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):

~~November~~December 211, 2025

CRESTLINE LENDING SOLUTIONS, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-56777

99-3640580

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

201 Main Street, Suite 2100

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 339-7600

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Item 51.0701. ~~Submission~~Entry ofinto ~~Matters to~~ a ~~Vote~~Material ofDefinitive ~~Security Holders~~Agreement.

OnAdvisory ~~November~~Agreement 21, 2025, Crestline Lending Solutions, LLC (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). Shareholders of record at the close of business on November 3, 2025 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 17,146,374 of the Company’s units of limited liability company interests (“shares”) outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 17,146,374 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting.

~~The~~As ~~Company’s~~previously disclosed, on November 21, 2025, shareholders ~~voted~~of onCrestline ~~and~~Lending Solutions, LLC (the “Company”) approved ~~one~~a ~~proposal~~new atinvestment advisory agreement (the ~~Special~~“New ~~Meeting~~Advisory Agreement”) by and between the Company and Crestline Management, L.P. (“Crestline Management”), pursuant to which Crestline Management will continue to provide investment advisory services to the Company. On December 1, 2025, the Company entered into the New Advisory Agreement. The ~~final~~New ~~voting~~Advisory ~~results~~Agreement ~~from~~became effective on December 1, 2025 upon the ~~Special~~closing ~~Meeting~~of ~~were~~the astransaction ~~follows:~~contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 3, 2025, by and between Crestline Management, on the one hand, and Rithm Capital Corporation and certain of its affiliates, on the other hand (the “Transaction”).

~~Proposal~~The 1New –Advisory ~~The~~Agreement ~~proposal~~is identical to ~~approve~~the aprior ~~new~~ investment advisory agreement, dated September 2, 2025, by and between the Company and Crestline Management (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”), Lincluding with respect to the advisory fees payable by the Company to Crestline Management, except that the initial term began upon the execution of the New Advisory Agreement.P The base management fee and incentive fees under the New Advisory Agreement will be calculated in a manner identical to that of the Prior Advisory Agreement. The New Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for an initial two year period from December 1, 2025, its effective date, and thereafter from year-to-year, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (A) the “vote of the Company’s board of directors, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, and (B) the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not parties to the New Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) ~~was~~of ~~approved~~the byInvestment Company Act of 1940 (the ~~following~~“1940 ~~vote:~~Act”)) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

Votes For						Votes Against						Abstentions
10,155,527						0						6,990,847

The foregoing description of the New Advisory Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Advisory Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

~~The~~Administration ~~New Advisory~~ Agreement will become effective upon the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 3, 2025, by and among Crestline Management, L.P., on the one hand, and Rithm Capital Corporation and certain of its affiliates, on the other hand, which is anticipated to occur on or about December 1, 2025.

On December 1, 2025, in connection with the closing of the Transaction and in conjunction with entering into the New Advisory Agreement, the Company entered into a new administration agreement (the “New Administration Agreement”) with Crestline Management.

The terms of the New Administration Agreement are identical to the prior administration agreement, dated September 2, 2025, by and between the Company and Crestline Management. Pursuant to the New Administration Agreement, Crestline Management (or a sub-administrator engaged by Crestline Management) will continue to furnish the Company with office facilities, together with equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such facilities, and will provide or oversee the performance of the Company’s required administrative services. Pursuant to the New Administration Agreement, Crestline Management will continue to charge the Company only for the actual expenses it incurs on its behalf, or its allocable portion thereof, without any profit to Crestline Management.

The foregoing description of the New Administration Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Administration Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number						Description

10.1						Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 1, 2025, by and between Crestline Lending Solutions, LLC and Crestline Management, L.P.
10.2						Administration Agreement, dated December 1, 2025, by and between Crestline Lending Solutions, LLC and Crestline Management, L.P.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: November 21, 2025	CRESTLINE LENDING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Date: December 2, 2025	CRESTLINE LENDING SOLUTIONS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Chris Semple
		Name: Chris SempleTitle: Chief Executive Officer

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