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): November 3, 2015
TPG 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.) | ||
| 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300 Fort Worth, TX |
76102 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 871-4000
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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 November 3, 2015, Ian Simmonds was appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective November 30, 2015, replacing Robert (Bob) Ollwerther, who has served in the position on an interim basis.
Mr. Simmonds, 44, has over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance and asset management. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Simmonds was part of the Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently as Managing Director. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Simmonds was Managing Director at Principal Global Investors, the asset management unit of The Principal Financial Group. Prior to that, Mr. Simmonds was Senior Vice President at Bankers Trust Australia and was a Senior Accountant at KPMG. Mr. Simmonds is a Chartered Accountant of Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Mr. Simmonds will serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer beginning November 30, 2015 until his resignation or earlier termination.
Mr. Ollwerther will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
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.
| TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: November 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jennifer Mello | ||||
| Jennifer Mello | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||