Carlyle Secured Lending sets Nov. 5 Q3 earnings date
The public webcast will be accessible through the company's website, with the call available there soon after it concludes.
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Form Type
8-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 6. The call will be available as a public webcast through a link on the company's website, and will be available there soon after it ends.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 7.01, 9.01
2 items
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Third-quarter results date: November 5, 2026
Conference call: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, November 6, 2026
Third-quarter period end: September 30, 2026
3 metrics
Third-quarter results date
November 5, 2026
Results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026
Conference call
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, November 6, 2026
Call to discuss third-quarter financial results
Third-quarter period end
September 30, 2026
Quarter for which results will be reported
Key Terms
business development company, directly originated, senior secured lending, capital structure
4 terms
business development company financial
"a publicly traded business development company"
A business development company is a publicly traded investment vehicle that lends to and buys stakes in smaller or privately held companies, acting like a combination of a lender, investor, and business partner. It matters to investors because BDCs offer the potential for higher regular income through dividends and diversified exposure to growing businesses, but they can also carry greater credit and liquidity risk than typical stocks or bonds—think higher-yielding but riskier income instruments.
directly originated financial
"providing directly originated, financing solutions"
senior secured lending financial
"a focus on senior secured lending"
A senior secured lending is a loan that has first claim on a borrower’s assets if the borrower runs into trouble and is backed by specific collateral, like a mortgage on a house. For investors, it matters because these loans carry lower risk and higher recovery chances than unsecured debt, which affects expected returns, credit ratings and how much cushion remains for other creditors or equity holders — think of being first in line to get paid from the sale of a pledged asset.
capital structure financial
"across the capital structure"
Capital structure is the way a company finances its operations and growth by using different sources of money, such as borrowed funds (loans or bonds) and owner’s equity (investments from owners or shareholders). It’s like a recipe for baking a cake, where the balance of ingredients affects the final product's strength and taste; similarly, the mix of debt and equity influences a company's stability and risk. For investors, understanding a company's capital structure helps gauge how risky it might be to invest or lend money.
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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): October 16, 2026
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(212 ) 813-4900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 16, 2026 , Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, November 6, 2026 to announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits:
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 16, 2026 | |||||||
| 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.
| CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
| Dated: | By: | /s/ Thomas M. Hennigan | ||||||||||||
| Name: Thomas M. Hennigan | ||||||||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1
For Immediate Release
October 16, 2026
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Quarterly Earnings Call to Discuss its Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
New York – Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (“Carlyle Secured Lending”) (NASDAQ: CGBD) will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, November 6, 2026 to announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. The Company will report its quarterly financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
The conference call will be available via public webcast via a link on Carlyle Secured Lending’s website at carlylesecuredlending.com and will also be available on the website soon after the call’s completion.
About Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: CGBD) business development company (“BDC”) which began investing in 2013. The Company focuses on providing directly originated, financing solutions across the capital structure, with a focus on senior secured lending to middle-market companies primarily located in the United States. Carlyle Secured Lending is externally managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Carlyle.
Web: carlylesecuredlending.com
About Carlyle
Carlyle (“Carlyle,” or the “Adviser”) (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest. With $485 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2026, Carlyle’s purpose is to connect people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for investors. Carlyle employs more than 2,500 people in 28 offices across four continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on X @OneCarlyle and LinkedIn at The Carlyle Group.
Contacts:
Investors: | Media: | ||||
Nishil Mehta | Brittany Bensaull | ||||
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publicinvestor@carlylesecuredlending.com | brittany.bensaull@carlyle.com | ||||