UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): June 30, 2022
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-36364 | 27-3380000 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX |
75201 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (469) 621-3001
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | TSLX | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 30, 2022, Sixth Street Specialty Lending (the “Company”) announced that Ian Simmonds would step down from his position as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company and Anton Brett was appointed by the Board of the Company to the position of Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Company, each effective June 30, 2022. Mr. Simmonds will continue to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Anton Brett is a Vice President of Sixth Street. Prior to joining Sixth Street, from 2017 to 2020, he was a Senior Associate at Scopia Capital Management, LP. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Brett was an Associate at the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. From 2009 to 2011, he was an Analyst, and later a Senior Analyst, at the law firm of Kobre & Kim LLP. Mr. Brett holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Studies, magna cum laude, from Brown University.
Mr. Simmonds and Mr. Brett will each serve as an officer of the Company in the roles outlined above until his resignation or earlier termination.
SIGNATURES
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.
| SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: July 1, 2022 | By: | /s/ Ian Simmonds | ||||
| Ian Simmonds | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||