UNITED STATES
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FORM
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference:
| • | Unaudited pro forma statement of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2025; and |
| • | Unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC | ||||||
| Date: April 24, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew Kim | ||||
| Name: Andrew Kim | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Exchange Offer and Related Transfer of Assets and Liabilities to TCW Specialty Lending LLC TCW
On January 14, 2026, as amended on February 20, 2026 and March 8, 2026, TCW Direct Lending Fund VIII LLC (the “Company”) filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and a related offer to exchange, subscription agreement and letter of transmittal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) outstanding Company limited liability units (“Units”) for an equivalent number of limited liability company units of TCW Specialty Lending LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Perpetual Fund”). The Perpetual Fund operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company regulated as a business development corporation (a “BDC”) under the 1940 Act. The Exchange Offer was completed on April 1, 2026.
We conducted the Exchange Offer in order to provide Company unitholders (“Unitholders”) with the option to either (i) continue to hold Units for the duration of our remaining term with no material change to the existing economics of the Unitholder’s investment or (ii) exchange all, or a portion, of their Units for an equivalent number of Perpetual Fund units. The Perpetual Fund is a perpetual-life BDC, allowing unitholders to remain invested in a direct lending vehicle over an indefinite investment horizon. The Exchange Offer provided Unitholders with the optionality that was negotiated for and that was disclosed at the time of their investment in the Company. The Exchange Offer resulted in the transfer to Perpetual Fund of the assets, liabilities and related interests attributable to the exchanged Units, with the remaining assets and liabilities continuing to be held by the Company.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information (the “pro forma financial information”) presents the consolidated financial statements of TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC after giving effect to the consummation of the Exchange Offer and the related transfer of a portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities to Perpetual Fund as well as the pay down of the Company’s Subscription Based Credit Facility. The unaudited pro forma Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2025, gives effect to the Exchange Offer and transfer of assets as if they had occurred on December 31, 2025. The unaudited pro forma Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflect pro forma results of the Company’s operations as if the Exchange Offer and transfer of assets had occurred on January 1, 2025, the beginning of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year.
The pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the pro forma financial statements. In addition, the pro forma financial statements were based on and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026.
The pro forma financial information, which was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, has been presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s financial position or results of operations would have been had the Exchange Offer been completed as of the dates indicated above. In addition, the pro forma financial information does not purport to project the future financial position or results of operations of the Company.
Pro forma adjustments to historical financial information are subject to assumptions described in the accompanying notes. Management believes that these assumptions and adjustments are reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances and are factually supported based on information currently available.
TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Assets and Liabilities
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except unit data)
As of December 31, 2025
| As of December 31, 2025 Historical |
Pro Forma Adjustments |
As of December 31, 2025 Pro Forma |
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| Investments, at fair value |
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$ | 1,209,788 | $ | (610,833 | )(a) | $ | 598,955 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
52,311 | (46,463 | )(a), (b) | 5,848 | ||||||||
| Interest income receivable |
4,870 | (2,459 | )(a) | 2,411 | ||||||||
| Receivable for investment sold |
155 | (78 | )(a) | 77 | ||||||||
| Due from adviser |
106 | (54 | )(a) | 52 | ||||||||
| Deferred financing costs |
595 | (300 | )(a) | 295 | ||||||||
| Prepaid and other assets |
75 | (38 | )(a) | 37 | ||||||||
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| Total Assets |
$ | 1,267,900 | $ | (660,225 | ) | $ | 607,675 | |||||
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| Liabilities |
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| Term loan |
$ | 324,437 | $ | (163,811 | )(a) | $ | 160,626 | |||||
| Revolving credit facilities payable |
76,700 | (58,778 | )(a), (b) | 17,922 | ||||||||
| Incentive fee payable |
37,358 | (18,862 | )(a) | 18,496 | ||||||||
| Interest and credit facility expense payable |
4,289 | (2,166 | )(a) | 2,123 | ||||||||
| Management fees payable |
3,859 | (1,948 | )(a) | 1,911 | ||||||||
| Unrealized depreciation on unfunded commitments |
1,006 | (508 | )(a) | 498 | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses and other liabilities |
1,151 | (581 | )(a) | 570 | ||||||||
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| Total Liabilities |
448,800 | (246,654 | ) | 202,146 | ||||||||
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| Commitments and Contingencies |
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| Members’ Capital |
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| Common Unitholders’ commitment |
1,274,566 | (643,540 | )(a) | 631,026 | ||||||||
| Common Unitholders’ undrawn commitment |
(384,504 | ) | 194,140 | (a) | (190,364 | ) | ||||||
| Common Unitholders’ return of capital |
(9,729 | ) | 4,912 | (a) | (4,817 | ) | ||||||
| Common Unitholders’ offering costs |
(347 | ) | 175 | (a) | (172 | ) | ||||||
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| Common Unitholders’ capital |
879,986 | (444,313 | ) | 435,673 | ||||||||
| Accumulated overdistributed earnings |
(60,886 | ) | 30,742 | (a) | (30,144 | ) | ||||||
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| Total Members’ Capital |
819,100 | (413,571 | ) | 405,529 | ||||||||
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| Total Liabilities and Members’ Capital |
$ | 1,267,900 | $ | (660,225 | ) | $ | 607,675 | |||||
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| Net Asset Value Per Unit (accrual base) |
$ | 94.43 | $ | 94.43 | ||||||||
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TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except unit data)
December 31, 2025
| For the year ended December 31, 2025 Historical |
Pro Forma Adjustments(a) |
For the year ended December 31, 2025 Pro Forma |
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| Investment Income |
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| Interest income |
$ | 156,295 | $ | (78,915 | ) | $ | 77,380 | |||||
| Interest income paid-in-kind |
13,024 | (6,576 | ) | 6,448 | ||||||||
| Other fee income |
321 | (162 | ) | 159 | ||||||||
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| Total investment income |
169,640 | (85,653 | ) | 83,987 | ||||||||
| Expenses |
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| Interest and credit facilities expenses |
36,281 | (18,319 | ) | 17,962 | ||||||||
| Incentive fees (Note 4) |
15,683 | (7,918 | ) | 7,765 | ||||||||
| Management fees (Note 4) |
15,106 | (7,627 | ) | 7,479 | ||||||||
| Administrative fees |
1,079 | (545 | ) | 534 | ||||||||
| Professional fees |
728 | (368 | ) | 360 | ||||||||
| Directors’ fees |
251 | (127 | ) | 124 | ||||||||
| Organizational costs |
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| Interest expense on repurchase transactions |
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| Other expenses |
489 | (247 | ) | 242 | ||||||||
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| Total expenses before expenses reimbursed |
69,617 | (35,150 | ) | 34,467 | ||||||||
| Expenses reimbursed by Adviser |
(106 | ) | 54 | (52 | ) | |||||||
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| Total expenses |
69,511 | (35,097 | ) | 34,414 | ||||||||
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| Net investment income |
100,129 | (50,556 | ) | 49,573 | ||||||||
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449 | (227 | ) | 222 | ||||||||
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(11,707 | ) | 5,911 | (5,796 | ) | |||||||
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| Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments |
(11,258 | ) | 5,684 | (5,574 | ) | |||||||
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| Net increase in Members’ Capital from operations |
$ | 88,871 | $ | (44,872 | ) | $ | 43,999 | |||||
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| Income per unit |
$ | 6.97 | $ | 6.97 | ||||||||
| Units outstanding |
12,745,660 | (6,435,400 | ) | 6,310,260 | ||||||||
TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except unit data)
December 31, 2025
| 1. | Basis of Pro Forma Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial information for the Company was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and are based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the accompanying pro forma financial information to give effect to pro forma events that are (i) directly attributable to the Exchange Offer, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the pro forma statements of income, expected to have a continuing impact on the consolidated results of the Company.
The pro forma financial information includes unaudited pro forma financial information that gives effect to the Exchange Offer as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2025, which has been voluntarily furnished in this filing. The Company’s financial statements will reflect the consummation of the Exchange Offer and the related transfer of assets and liabilities beginning on April 1, 2026.
This presentation represents management’s best estimate of the Company’s unaudited pro forma financial information. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
| 2. | Adjustments to the Pro Forma Balance Sheet and Income Statement |
(a) Reflects the transfer to Perpetual Fund of approximately 50.49% of the Company’s assets, liabilities and related results of operations, corresponding to the exchanged Units.
(b) Reflects the $40,500 paydown of the Company’s Subscription Based Credit Facility in connection with the Exchange Offer.
Document and Entity Information |
Apr. 01, 2026 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 01, 2026 |
| Entity Registrant Name | TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 814-01420 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 86-3307898 |
| Entity Address Address Line 1 | 200 Clarendon Street |
| Entity Address Address Line 2 | 51st Floor |
| Entity Address City Or Town | Boston |
| Entity Address State Or Province | MA |
| Entity Address Postal Zip Code | 02116 |
| City Area Code | 617 |
| Local Phone Number | 936-2275 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
| Entity Ex Transition Period | false |
| Amendment Description | This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amended Form 8-K”) is being filed solely to amend Item 9.01 of the Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2026 (the “Original Form 8-K”) in order to restate the unaudited pro forma financial information that was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Original Form 8-K to reflect the final amount of Units tendered in connection with the Exchange Offer described in the Original Form 8-K. Such unaudited pro forma financial information is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amended Form 8-K, which replaces the Exhibit 99.1 filed with the Original Form 8-K in its entirety. No other changes were made to the Original Form 8-K other than to replace Exhibit 99.1. All other Items of the Original Form 8-K are unaffected by this Amended Form 8-K and such Items have not been included herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Original Form 8-K. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001825265 |
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