UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
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TCG BDC, INC.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on June 6, 2018.
Dear Stockholder:
Notice is hereby given that the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of TCG BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on June 6, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the offices of the Company, 520 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Stockholders of the Company will be asked at the Meeting:
1. | To elect two directors, each to serve for a three-year term until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal; |
2. | To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; |
3. | To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the application of a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150% to the Company, which would permit the Company to double the maximum amount of leverage that it is permitted to incur; |
4. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. |
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of each proposal.
To view/download the proxy statement, proxy card and the Company's 2017 annual report, and vote your proxy, click here: www.proxyonline.com and enter your control number.
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This communication represents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet at: https://proxyonline.com/docs/tcgbdc2018.pdf/.
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
We must receive your vote by Tuesday, June 5, 2018 to be counted. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own.
If interested, you may attend the meeting in person and vote. To obtain directions to the Meeting, please call the Company at (866) 796-7181.
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