UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~ SECTION 13 OR 15(d) ~~of the~~

~~Securities~~OF ~~Exchange~~THE ~~Act~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1218, 2026

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Charter)

Maryland

No. 814-00995

80-0789789

~~814-00995~~

~~80-0789789~~

(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

~~(CommissionFile Number)~~

~~(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)~~

One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400

New York

10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 813-4900

One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400

New York, New York

10017

(Address of Principal Executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s ~~Telephone~~telephone ~~Number~~number, ~~Including~~including ~~Area~~area ~~Code~~code: (212) 813-4900

~~Not~~(Former ~~Applicable~~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 CGBD The Nasdaq Global Select Market


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

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 5.0102 – ~~Regulation~~ FDDeparture ~~Disclosure~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Carlyle~~On ~~Secured~~February 18, ~~Lending~~2026, ~~Inc.~~Justin ~~(NASDAQ:~~Plouffe, ~~CGBD)~~a isClass II ~~filing~~director ~~this~~of ~~Current Report on Form 8-K to report that CGBD,~~ Carlyle ~~Credit~~Secured ~~Solutions, Inc., Sixth Street Specialty~~ Lending, Inc. (~~NYSE:~~the ~~TSLX~~“Company”), ~~and~~informed ~~Sixth~~the ~~Street~~Company ~~Lending~~that ~~Partners~~he ~~have~~is ~~formed~~resigning ~~Structured~~from ~~Credit~~the ~~Partners~~Board ~~JV,~~of ~~LLC~~Directors of the Company (the “~~SCP~~Board”)~~. SCP~~ ~~will~~and ~~focus~~his onpositions ~~investing~~as inthe ~~broadly~~President ~~syndicated~~and ~~first~~Chief ~~lien~~Executive ~~senior~~Officer ~~secured~~of ~~loans,~~the ~~financed with long-term~~Company, ~~non-mark-to-market,~~in ~~and~~each ~~predominantly~~case ~~investment~~effective ~~grade~~immediately. ~~rated CLO debt~~Mr. Plouffe’s ~~SCP~~resignation ~~will~~follows ~~provide~~his ~~shareholders~~recent inappointment ~~the~~as ~~respective~~Chief ~~business~~Financial ~~development~~Officer ~~companies~~of ~~("BDCs")~~The ~~with~~Carlyle ~~highly~~Group ~~diversified~~Inc., ~~exposure~~the toparent ~~actively~~company ~~managed~~of ~~corporate credit and~~ the ~~ability~~Company’s toinvestment ~~generate~~adviser, ~~enhanced~~effective ~~risk-adjusted~~January 1, ~~returns~~2026. ~~SCP will be initially capitalized with $600 million of equity capital commitments.(1)~~

~~The~~On ~~formation~~February 18, of2026, ~~this joint venture underscores~~ the ~~power~~Board ofappointed ~~collaboration~~Alex atChi ~~scale.~~as Bya ~~aggregating~~Class II ~~the~~Director ~~CLO investment capabilities and credit expertise~~ of the ~~Carlyle~~Company and ~~Sixth~~its ~~Street~~Chief ~~platforms,~~Executive ~~SCP will enhance diversification~~Officer, ~~expand~~effective ~~investment flexibility, and support the generation of attractive risk‑adjusted returns for BDC shareholders~~immediately. ~~The structure is expected to be accretive to return on equity given SCP will not be charged any management or incentive fees on the underlying CLOs or charge at the joint venture level.~~

~~SCP~~Mr. Chi, ~~will~~53, ~~leverage~~joined ~~the~~Carlyle ~~broader~~in ~~capabilities~~January of2026 and serves as the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle Global Credit and ~~Sixth~~Head ~~Street~~of ~~platforms~~Direct ~~and~~Lending. ~~the~~Prior ~~extensive~~to ~~combined~~joining ~~resources~~Carlyle, he had over 30 years of ~~two~~experience ~~market-leading~~at ~~CLO~~Goldman ~~managers~~Sachs. InHe ~~aggregate,~~spent ~~Carlyle~~six ~~and~~years ~~Sixth~~in ~~Street~~Goldman ~~have~~Sachs ~~more~~Asset ~~than~~Management, 35where ~~years~~he served as Co-Head of ~~CLO~~Private ~~management~~Credit ~~experience~~in ~~with~~the ~~more~~Americas ~~than~~and ~~$60~~as ~~billion~~Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of ~~current~~the ~~CLO~~firm’s ~~assets~~business ~~under~~development ~~management~~companies ~~across~~from ~~more~~August ~~than~~2022 ~~130~~to ~~CLO~~August ~~vehicles~~2025. Prior thereto, he spent 25 years in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division.

~~Each~~On ~~CLO~~February 18, ~~will~~2026, bethe ~~wholly~~Board ~~owned~~appointed byThomas ~~SCP~~Hennigan ~~and~~as ~~managed~~President ~~respectively by an affiliate~~ of ~~Carlyle~~the ~~or Sixth Street~~Company, ~~subject~~effective toimmediately. ~~oversight from SCP’s board of directors~~Mr. Hennigan ~~Governance~~will ofcontinue ~~SCP~~as isthe ~~shared~~Company’s ~~equally~~Chief ~~between~~Financial ~~Carlyle~~Officer and ~~Sixth~~Chief ~~Street,~~Risk ~~with~~Officer ~~material~~and ~~decisions~~as ~~requiring~~a ~~unanimous approval of representatives of each~~ member. ~~Approximately half~~ of the ~~CLOs issued by SCP will be managed by Carlyle and approximately half will be managed by Sixth Street~~Board.

~~The information contained in this Current Report on Form~~ Item 8-K.01 ~~shall~~– ~~not~~Other be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filingEvents.

~~Cautionary~~On ~~Statement~~February 18, ~~Regarding~~2026, ~~Forward-Looking~~Nelson ~~Statements~~Joseph informed the Company that he is resigning from his position as Treasurer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Joseph will continue as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer.

~~This~~On Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipatesFebruary 18,” ~~“believes~~2026,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters, including with respect to the ~~ability~~Board ofappointed ~~SCP~~Frank toTaylor provide shareholders any of the benefits described herein for SCP’s members or their respective shareholders. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as ofTreasurer the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections of ~~our filings with~~ the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”~~Company, ~~and~~effective ~~it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them~~immediately. ~~We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of our respective forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.~~

~~Item 9.01~~SIGNATURE ~~– Financial Statements and Exhibits~~

~~(d)Exhibits:~~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.

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


CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC.

By:		/s/ Joshua Lefkowitz
Name:		Joshua Lefkowitz
Title:		Secretary

~~(1)~~Date: ~~Total equity capital commitments of SCP are 25% Carlyle Secured Lending~~February 20, ~~Inc.,~~2026 ~~25% Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc., 33% Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. and 17% Sixth Street Lending Partners.~~

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.

CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: February 12, 2026

By:

/s/ Thomas M. Hennigan

Name: Thomas M. Hennigan

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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