UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
September 8, 2014
CARLYLE GMS FINANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | No. 000-54899 | No. 80-0789789 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 520 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor New York, New York |
10022 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 813-4900
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2.):
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 12, 2014, the Board of Directors of Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael Hart as the Company’s President to succeed Michael J. Petrick. Michael J. Petrick will continue as the Company’s Chairman and as the Chairman of the investment committee of Carlyle GMS Investment Management L.L.C., the Company’s investment adviser.
On September 8, 2014, Karen Vejseli informed the Company that she had determined to resign as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company effective September 12, 2014. On September 12, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Orit Mizrachi, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, as interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company effective September 12, 2014.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| CARLYLE GMS FINANCE, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Seth Gardner | |
| Name: | Seth Gardner | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
Date: September 12, 2014
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