UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 80-0789789 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400, New York, New York | 10017 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
8.20% Notes due 2028 | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐
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Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-255589.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of the Registrants Securities to be Registered
The securities to be registered hereby consist of the 8.20% Notes due 2028 (the Notes) of Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Registrant). The Notes are expected to be listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and to trade thereon within 30 days of the original issue date under the trading symbol CGBDL.
For a description of the Notes, reference is made to (i) the information set forth in the section captioned Description of Debt Securities in the Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-255589) (including the information incorporated by reference therein, the Registration Statement), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on April 29, 2021 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and (ii) the information set forth under the section captioned Description of the Notes in the Registrants prospectus supplement dated November 13, 2023, as filed with the Commission on November 15, 2023 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act. The foregoing descriptions therein are incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: November 20, 2023
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Joseph | |
Name: | Nelson Joseph | |
Title: | Chief Accounting Officer |