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