UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): March 17, 2020 (March 16, 2020)

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware	000-55746	81-2506508
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 West Street, New York, New York		10282
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-0300

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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.

As previously announced, Carmine Rossetti stepped down as the Principal Accounting Officer of Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (the “Company”) on March 16, 2020. On March 16, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed David Pessah as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. Mr. Pessah, age 34, has also been appointed as Principal Accounting Officer of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc., Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC, and Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC. Mr. Pessah is a Vice President in the BDC Fund Controllers team of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., the Company’s investment adviser. Mr. Pessah is responsible for fund accounting and financial reporting oversight as well as the continuous improvement of the control environment for the Company. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in September 2010, he worked in the audit practice at Ernst & Young LLP. He received a B.S. in Accounting from University of Delaware in 2007 and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College in 2016.

Mr. Pessah was not appointed to the position of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person. Mr. Pessah has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions in which Mr. Pessah has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

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.

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

(Registrant)

Date: March 17, 2020

/s/ Jonathan Lamm

Name: Jonathan Lamm

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. 8-K