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): August 6, 2025 (August 1, 2025)

TCW Direct Lending VII LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		814-01246		82-2252672
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Clarendon Street, 51^st Floor

Boston, Massachusetts

02116

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 936-2275

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Effective August 1, 2025, the board of directors of TCW Direct Lending VII LLC (the “Company”) appointed Christopher Marzullo as the Company’s Global Chief Compliance Officer.

Prior to joining the Company as Global Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Marzullo served as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Brandywine Global Investment Management where he was responsible for overseeing and managing all legal and compliance matters globally for the past 17 years. Before joining Brandywine Global, he was Associate General Counsel with Legg Mason, responsible for providing legal and compliance advice to Legg Mason's various investment advisor subsidiaries. Mr. Marzullo began his career as a trial attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Marzullo earned his BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and his JD magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Effective same date, August 1, 2025, Gladys Xiques resigned as Global Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Ms. Xiques did not indicate that her departure was related to or a result of any disagreement relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	TCW Direct Lending VII LLC

Date: August 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Andrew Kim
		Name:	Andrew Kim
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

TCW Direct Lending VII LLC 8-K