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): October 31, 2025

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

No. 814-00995

80-0789789

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS 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

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, $0.01 per share	CGBD	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
8.20% notes due 2028	CGBDL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 31, 2025, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its intent to redeem its outstanding 8.20% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 31, 2025, the Company announced that it will redeem 100% (or $85,000,000 aggregate principal amount) of the 2028 Notes on December 1, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the 2028 Notes will equal 100% of the $85,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. In connection with the redemption, the 2028 Notes will be delisted from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated October 31, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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, INC.

By:		/s/ Nelson Joseph
Name:		Nelson Joseph
Title:		Chief Accounting Officer

Date: October 31, 2025

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. 8-K