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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-266294"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0002043133"
company_name: "TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC"
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:26:15.255938+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC completes conversion from LP to statutory trust effective Nov 3, 2025

## Summary
- Converted from Delaware limited partnership (TCW Steel City Perpetual Levered Fund LP) to Delaware statutory trust (TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC) on Nov 3, 2025.
- Rights of common shareholders substantially consistent with prior limited partner rights; shareholders get one vote per share.
- Trust is successor registrant under Exchange Act; common shares deemed registered under Section 12(g).
- Bylaws and Declaration of Trust adopted; filed as exhibits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-266294
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0002043133
- company_name: TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2043133/000119312525266294/0001193125-25-266294-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2043133/000119312525266294/d99368d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-266294.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  TCW Steel City Senior Lending BDC: Conversion from limited partnership to Delaware statutory trust, with adoption of new Certificate of Trust, Bylaws, and Declaration of Trust (effective 2025-11-03).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-11-03
  source text: On November 3, 2025, to implement the Conversion, the LP approved the Conversion by executing the GP Consent pursuant to the amended and restated limited partnership agreement of the LP, and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Trust. On the Effective Date, the LP converted to the Trust pursuant to the GP Consent and the amended and restated limited partnership agreement of the LP, and the Certificate of Trust, Bylaws and Declaration of Trust of the Trust became effective.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2043133/000119312525266294/0001193125-25-266294-index.htm

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