8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 2020

 

 

The Carlyle Group Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35538   45-2832612

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

  20004-2505
(Address of Principal Executive Officers)   (Zip Code)

(202) 729-5626

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock   CG   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 21, 2020, The Carlyle Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Carlyle”) announced that Pamela L. Bentley has resigned as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective September 30, 2020. Ms. Bentley’s resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company’s independent auditors or any member of management on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or internal controls.

Chas Andrews, age 40, the Company’s Corporate Controller, has been appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company to succeed Ms. Bentley. Mr. Andrews has been with Carlyle since 2015 and previously served as the Company’s Director of Accounting Policy and SEC Reporting. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Andrews was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Andrews is a registered CPA and a graduate of Virginia Tech.

As a senior Carlyle professional, Mr. Andrews makes investments in and alongside Carlyle investment funds as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There is no family relationship between Mr. Andrews and any of the directors or executive officers of Carlyle.


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.

 

    THE CARLYLE GROUP INC.
Date: August 21, 2020      
    By:  

/s/ Curtis L. Buser

    Name:   Curtis L. Buser
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer