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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-035675"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001834543"
company_name: "BlackRock Direct Lending Corp."
filed_at: "2026-09-04T12:00:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-04T12:05:12.464394+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackRock Direct Lending names Jason Mehring CEO as Philip Tseng resigns

## Summary
- Philip Tseng resigned as Director, Board Chair, CEO, and Co-CIO effective Aug 31, 2026, to pursue other opportunities; not due to disagreement.
- Jason Mehring appointed Director, Board Chair, and CEO effective Sept 2, 2026; previously President since Nov 2024.
- Dan Worrell appointed President effective Sept 2, 2026, from Co-CIO; also for BDEBT and TCPC.
- Tseng remains BlackRock employee until Oct 1, 2026 for transition; removed from Investment Committee voting membership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-035675
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001834543
- company_name: BlackRock Direct Lending Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-09-04T12:00:52+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834543/000114036126035675/0001140361-26-035675-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834543/000114036126035675/ef20081603_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-035675
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-035675.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-035675.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jason Mehring was appointed as CEO at BlackRock Direct Lending Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: CEO
  source text: On September 2, 2026, the Board appointed Jason Mehring as a Director, Chair of the Board, and CEO of the Company, with the appointments each effective as of September 2, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834543/000114036126035675/0001140361-26-035675-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dan Worrell was appointed as President at BlackRock Direct Lending Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Effective as of September 2, 2026, the Board appointed Dan Worrell to the position of President of the Company, moving from his previous position of Co-Chief Investment Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834543/000114036126035675/0001140361-26-035675-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.