Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results, Declares Third Quarter 2023 Dividends of $0.44 Per Common Share

NEW YORK, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “CSL” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CGBD) today announced its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023. The full detailed presentation of CSL’s second quarter 2023 results can be viewed here.

Aren LeeKong, CSL’s Chief Executive Officer said, “In spite of a complex economic backdrop, our portfolio continues to generate attractive income for our investors and remained stable throughout the second quarter. With traditional deal flow in the market continuing to maintain a sluggish pace, we have focused on leveraging Carlyle relationships for unique deal flow and working with existing borrowers to address their needs, while improving pricing and documentation. This backdrop allows us to be highly selective and committed to disciplined credit underwriting, while capturing attractive terms and pricing.”

Net investment income for the second quarter of 2023 was $0.52 per common share, and net asset value per common share decreased by 2.1% for the second quarter to $16.73 from $17.09 as of March 31, 2023. The total fair value of our investments was $1.9 billion as of June 30, 2023.

Dividends

On August 3, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a base quarterly common dividend of $0.37 plus a supplemental common dividend of $0.07, which are payable on October 17, 2023 to common stockholders of record on September 29, 2023.

On June 27, 2023, the Company declared and paid a cash dividend on the Preferred Stock for the period from April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 in the amount of $0.438 per Preferred Share to the holder of record on June 30, 2023.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 to discuss these quarterly financial results. The conference call will be available via public webcast via a link on Carlyle Secured Lending’s website and will also be available on our website soon after the call’s completion.

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.

CSL is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. CSL is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. Since it commenced investment operations in May 2013 through June 30, 2023, CSL has invested approximately $7.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. CSL’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments in U.S. middle market companies. CSL has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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 Global Investment Solutions. With $385 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2023, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,200 people in 29 offices across five continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on Twitter @OneCarlyle.

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