Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: October 31, 2025
Principal Executive Offices: One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400, New York, New York 10017
Key Financial Metrics and Debt
This filing focuses on a specific debt instrument rather than comprehensive financial performance metrics such as revenue, profit, or cash flow.
- Debt Instrument: 8.20% Notes due 2028 (Trading Symbol: CGBDL).
- Aggregate Principal Amount: $85,000,000.
- Redemption Price: 100% of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.
- Liquidity Impact: The filing does not provide specific data on the company's overall liquidity position or cash reserves used to fund this redemption.
Material Changes
The primary material change disclosed is the Company's intent to redeem 100% of its outstanding 8.20% Notes due 2028.
- Redemption Date: December 1, 2025.
- Market Status: Following the redemption, the 2028 Notes will be delisted from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
- Comparison: No prior comparable period financial data is provided in this specific filing to assess year-over-year changes in revenue or margins.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The Company announced the redemption via a press release (Exhibit 99.1) to retire the debt obligation early. The filing states that the information is furnished and not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Risks and Contingencies: The filing does not explicitly detail new risks or contingencies beyond the standard execution of the debt redemption. The delisting of the notes represents a change in the capital structure.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the source of funds used to redeem the $85,000,000 principal amount (e.g., cash on hand, new debt issuance, or asset sales).
- Confirm the exact accrued interest amount payable on the December 1, 2025 Redemption Date.
- Review the attached Press Release (Exhibit 99.1) for any additional strategic rationale not included in the 8-K text.
- Monitor the delisting process of the CGBDL trading symbol on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.