0001851277-22-000046.txt : 20221220 0001851277-22-000046.hdr.sgml : 20221220 20221220082824 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001851277-22-000046 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221216 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20221220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20221220 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Carlyle Secured Lending III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001851277 IRS NUMBER: 866498423 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-01410 FILM NUMBER: 221472874 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-813-4900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 8-K 1 csliii_20221216xappointmen.htm 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2022

CARLYLE SECURED LENDING III
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware No. 814-01410 86-6498423
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400
New York, New York
 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 813-4900
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 16, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Carlyle Secured Lending III (the “Company”) appointed Aren LeeKong as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2023, when Taylor Boswell and Linda Pace step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, respectively. Mr. LeeKong, 46, is currently a Trustee of the Company and a Director of Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. and Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc., business development companies managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C. or an affiliate thereof.

Ms. Pace will continue to serve in her current capacity on the Company’s Board and as the Chair of the Board. Carlyle and the Board are thankful to retain her counsel and experience through her continued involvement as the Board’s Chair.





SIGNATURE
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                    
Carlyle Secured Lending III
By:/s/ Joshua Lefkowitz
Name:Joshua Lefkowitz
Title:Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Date: December 20, 2022