Kim Andrew J 4

What Happened Kim Andrew J, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of TCW Specialty Lending LLC, received 15,000 limited liability company units on April 1, 2026. The units were recorded at $20.00 each for a total value of $300,000. This was an acquisition reported on Form 4 and resulted from the settlement of an exchange offer rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: April 1, 2026 — 15,000 units @ $20.00 each (total $300,000).
• Transaction type: Code J — "Other acquisition or disposition" (exchange offer settlement).
• Footnote: The 15,000 units were received upon settlement of TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC’s exchange offer; the reporting person tendered and exchanged 3,000 units of TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC as part of the offer.
• Shares/units owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timing: Form filed April 3, 2026 (appears timely based on the transaction date).

Context This was not an option exercise or market purchase but units received through a corporate exchange offer (a portfolio/company restructuring mechanism). Such exchange settlements are contractual and don't necessarily signal an insider’s buy/sell intent; they indicate conversion or exchange of existing holdings as specified by the offer.