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): ~~August~~November 614, 2025 (~~August~~November 112, 2025)

2025-11-12

TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		814-01420		86-3307898
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Clarendon Street, 51^st Floor

Boston, Massachusetts

02116

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 936-2275

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 85.0102. ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective ~~August~~November 112, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC (the “Company”) appointed ~~Christopher~~David ~~Marzullo~~R. Adler as a Class I director and David Wang as a Class III director of the Company’s, ~~Global~~to ~~Chief~~serve until their terms expire in 2026 and 2028, respectively, or ~~Compliance~~until ~~Officer~~their earlier resignation or removal.

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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: August 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Andrew Kim
Date: November 14, 2025	By:	/s/ Andrew Kim
		Name:	Andrew Kim
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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