UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~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): ~~September~~July 2731, ~~2024~~2025

TCW ~~DIRECT~~Direct ~~LENDING~~Lending LLC

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Delaware	814-01069	~~814-01069~~	46-5327366
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)		(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts			02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 936-2275

200 Clarendon Street, 51^st Floor Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Not~~Registrant’s ~~Applicable~~telephone number, including area code: (617) 936-2275

Not Applicable(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since~~since ~~Last~~last ~~Report~~report)

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~~Securities~~☐ ~~registered~~Indicate ~~pursuant~~by tocheck ~~Section~~mark 12whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§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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~~Indicate~~Item ~~by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230~~5.~~405~~07. ofSubmission ~~this chapter) or Rule 12b-2~~ of ~~the~~Matters ~~Securities~~to ~~Exchange~~a ~~Act~~Vote of ~~1934~~Security ~~(§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~ Holders

~~Emerging~~On ~~growth~~July 31, ~~company~~2025, ☐TCW Direct Lending LLC (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Members (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present via teleconference or by proxy. This was a continuation of the meeting originally scheduled for July 17, 2025, that was adjourned at that time to facilitate the solicitation of additional proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to the vote of the members, with the results of voting on each such matter set forth below.

If1. anThe ~~emerging~~Company’s ~~growth~~members ~~company,~~approved ~~indicate~~a byproposal ~~check~~to ~~mark~~re-elect if the ~~registrant~~following ~~has~~Class ~~elected~~II ~~not~~directors to ~~use~~ the ~~extended~~Company’s ~~transition~~Board ~~period~~of ~~for~~Directors, ~~complying~~to ~~with~~hold ~~any~~office ~~new~~until the annual meeting, or ~~revised~~special ~~financial~~meeting ~~accounting~~in ~~standards~~lieu ~~provided~~thereof, ~~pursuant~~of tomembers ~~Section~~is ~~13(a)~~held ofin ~~the~~2028, ~~Exchange~~with ~~Act.~~voting ☐results as follows:

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Director Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
William Cobb	13,606,568	67,178	0
Donald M. Mykrantz	13,606,568	67,178	0

OnThere September 27, 2024, TCW Direct Lending LLC (the “Company”) completed its solicitation of consents to approve a proposal to increase the maximum aggregate of permissible follow-on investments (the “Consent Solicitation”). Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the following matters were ~~submitted~~no ~~to the vote of the members, with the results of voting on each such matter set forth below~~abstentions.

2. The Company’s members approved ~~(by~~a ~~affirmative~~proposal ~~vote~~to ofratify ~~52.80%~~the selection of ~~outstanding~~Deloitte ~~Common~~& ~~Units)~~Touche aLLP ~~proposal~~as tothe ~~amend~~independent ~~and~~registered ~~restate~~public ~~Section~~accounting ~~6.14(b)~~firm offor the Company’s ~~Second~~for ~~Amended~~the ~~and~~fiscal ~~Restated~~year ~~Limited~~ending ~~Liability~~December ~~Company~~31, ~~Agreement~~2025, ~~permitting~~with ~~follow-on~~voting ~~investments~~results as follows:

(b) Follow-on investments in existing Portfolio Companies up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $226.3 million (i.e., 11.2417% of the original Commitments of all Common Unitholders as of the Final Closing Date); provided, however, that any such follow-on investment to be made after the third anniversary of the expiration of the Commitment Period shall require the prior consent of a majority in interest of the Common Unitholders.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
13,669,267		0		4,479		0

3. The Company’s members approved a proposal to approve the extension of the Company’s term for an additional year, with voting results ~~were~~ as follows:

Votes For	~~Votes Against~~	Votes ~~Abstaining~~Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
9,523,082.40	216,748.65	0
13,423,856		155,841	94,049	0

~~SIGNATURES~~- 1 -

~~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.~~SIGNATURE

			TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC
Date:	October 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Andrew Kim
			Name: Andrew KimTitle: Chief Financial Officer

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 LLC

Date: August 4, 2025	By:	/s/ Andrew Kim
		Name:	Andrew Kim
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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