Filed by: Carlyle Secured Lending III

Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Carlyle Secured Lending III

(Commission File No.: 814-01410)

 

carlyle Carlyle Secured Lending III\(“CSL III”) Quarterly Update June 30, 2024

Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statement This presentation (the “Presentation”) has been prepared by Carlyle Secured Lending III (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “CSL III” or the “Company”) and may only be used for informational purposes only. This Presentation should be viewed in conjunction with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The information contained herein may not be used, reproduced, referenced, quoted, linked by website, or distributed to others, in whole or in part, except as agreed in writing by the Company. 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CGBD and CSL III have based the forward-looking statements included in this Presentation on information available to them on the date hereof, and they assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. Although CGBD and CSL III undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that they may make directly to you or through reports that CGBD and CSL III have filed or in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (each as defined below), annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statement Information throughout the Presentation provided by sources other than the Company (including information relating to portfolio companies) has not been independently verified and, accordingly, the Company makes no representation or warranty in respect of this information. The following slides contain summaries of certain financial and statistical information about the Company. The information contained in this Presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of our SEC filings and other public announcements that we may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Presentation. CSL III is managed by CSL III Advisor, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and a consolidated subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Carlyle”). This Presentation contains information about the Company and certain of its affiliates and includes the Company’s historical performance. You should not view information related to the past performance of the Company as indicative of the Company’s future results, the achievement of which is dependent on many factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and the Investment Adviser and cannot be assured. There can be no assurances that future dividends will match or exceed historical rates or will be paid at all. Further, an investment in the Company is discrete from, and does not represent an interest in, any other Carlyle entity. Nothing contained herein shall be relied upon as a promise or representation whether as to the past or future performance of the Company or any other Carlyle entity. Additional Information and Where to Find it In connection with the proposed merger of CSL III into CGBD, CGBD plans to file with the SEC and mail to its stockholders a proxy statement on Schedule I4A (the “Proxy Statement”), CSL III plans to file with the SEC and mail to its shareholders an information statement (the “Information Statement”), and CGBD plans to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”) that will include the Proxy Statement, the Information Statement and a prospectus of CGBD. The Proxy Statement, Information Statement and the Registration Statement all contain important information about CSL III, CGBD, the proposed merger of CGBD with CSL III and related matters. This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act. SHAREHOLDERS OF CSL III AND STOCKHOLDERS OF CGBD ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, THE INFORMATION STATEMENT AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CSL III, CGBD, THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain any documents filed with the SEC free of charge at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov or, for documents filed by CGBD, from CGBD’s website at carlylesecuredlending.com. Participants in the Solicitation CGBD, its directors, certain of its executive officers and certain employees and officers of Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management, LLC and its affiliates may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of CGBD proxies in connection with the merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of CGBD is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 26,2024. CSL III, its trustees, certain of its executive officers and certain employees and officers of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of CGBD proxies in connection with the merger. Information about the trustees and executive officers of CSL III is set forth in its annual report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2024. 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Notice to Recipients STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is confidential, and may not be disclosed, reproduced or used in whole or in part for any purpose other than monitoring or assessing the recipient’s existing or potential investments with The Carlyle Group. Information presented in this quarterly update may include Material Non-Public Information relating to certain publicly traded securities. Under applicable laws, it is illegal to buy or sell publicly traded debt or equity securities while in possession of Material Non-Public Information relating to the company and/or such securities. You must not, directly or indirectly, make or direct any trades in any publicly traded debt or equity security on the basis of the information in this update. NOTICE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The SEC has adopted Rule 206(4)-6 (the “Rule”), which requires registered investment advisers that exercise voting authority over client securities to implement proxy voting policies, the Investment Adviser, provides investment advisory services to private investment funds or accounts (each, an “Advisory Client” and collectively, the “Advisory Clients”), certain of which you may be an investor in, whose investment program involves investing Advisory Client assets in securities generally through privately negotiated transactions. Because the Investment Adviser may be deemed to have authority to vote proxies relating to the portfolio companies in which the Advisory Clients invest, the Investment Adviser has adopted a set of policies and procedures (together, the “Policy”) in compliance with the Rule. To the extent the Investment Adviser exercises or is deemed to be exercising voting authority over Advisory Client securities, the Investment Adviser’s general policy is to vote proxy proposals, amendments, consents or resolutions (collectively, “proxies”) in a manner that serves the best interest of the Advisory Client, as determined by the Investment Adviser in its discretion, taking into account factors described in the Policy. Investors may request a copy of the Policy and the voting records relating to proxies as provided by the Rule by contacting the Investment Adviser. PRIVACY NOTICE As part of our compliance with the provisions of certain privacy regulations issued by the United States federal government, we are required to provide you with notice of our firm’s policies and practices relating to the use and sharing of your personal information. For residents of the European Economic Area, please also see the EEA Investor Privacy Notice available for your review on our website at https://directlending.carlyle.com, or upon request. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of our current and former investors’ non-public personal information. Accordingly, we have developed internal policies to protect confidentiality while allowing investors’ needs to be met. We will not disclose any non-public personal information about investors who are individuals, except to our affiliates and service providers as allowed by applicable law or regulation. In the normal course of serving our investors, information we collect may be shared with companies that perform various services such as our accountants, attorneys and third-party administrators. We collect non-public information about you from the following sources: Information we receive on subscription agreements or other forms, such as name, address, account number and the types and amounts of investments; and Information about transactions with us or our affiliates, such as participation in other investment programs, ownership of certain types of accounts or other account data and activity. We may disclose the information that we collect from our investors or former investors, as described above, only to our affiliates and service providers and only as allowed by applicable law or regulation. Any party that receives this information will use it only for the services required by us and as allowed by applicable law or regulation, and is not permitted to share or use this information for any other purpose. To protect the non-public personal information of individuals, we permit access only by authorized employees who need access to that information to provide services to the fund and its investors. In order to guard investors’ non-public personal information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law. Non-public personal information that we collect about you will generally be stored on secured servers located in the United States. An individual investor’s right to privacy extends to all forms of contact with us, including telephone, written correspondence and electronic media, such as the Internet. Please be assured that we are committed to protecting the privacy of non-public information about you.

Q2 2024 Executive Summary MARKET COMMENTARY Deal flow continued to pick up in the second quarter of 2024 as sponsored direct lending volumes reached recent highs, driven by strong refinancing, recapitalization, and M&A activity Competition in the current market has led to spread tightening, however, spreads and credit protections in the core middle market where we operate have faced less pressure relative to larger, up-market borrowers BUSINESS UPDATES Total investments based on fair value were approximately $369 million as of June 30, 2024 The fund initiated a capital call during the second quarter for an additional $15 million, resulting in approximately 78% (1) of cumulative capital commitments called as of June 30, 2024 We declared a dividend of $0.55 per share for Q2 2024, which equates to an annualized net yield of approximately 10.4% (2) CSL III has entered into a definitive merger agreement with CGBD with a target closing date of Ql’25 ? PORTFOLIO & INVESTMENT ACTIVITY Quarterly net total return of 2.4%(3) was driven by meaningful income generation from the portfolio Funded approximately $49 million of investments in new and existing borrowers during the quarter The majority of new originations were in first lien assets, as we believe current spreads are compelling for the senior secured credit risk profile There were approximately $25 million in repayments during the quarter

SECTION 01 Portfolio Update

Q2 2024 Quarterly Snapshot Quarterly Activity $15M $49M $247M $224M / 78% CAPITAL CALLED INVESTMENT FUNDINGS (1) NET ASSETS CUMULATIVE CAPITAL CALLED (2) Fund Capital Overview $369M INVESTMENTS, AT FAIR VALUE (3)(4) Performance $161M TOTAL DEBT 0.7x LEVERAGE RATIO $21.28 NAV PER SHARE (4) 14.8% 10.4% 2.4% 0.0% Net IRR (5) ANNUALIZED DIVIDEND YIELD (6) QUARTERLY NET TOTAL RETURNS (7) ANNUALIZED DEFAULT RATE(8) Origination activity and resulting capital deployment is dependent on the Investment Adviser’s ability to identify investment opportunities. There can be no guarantee that appropriate opportunities will be identified and if they are, that the Company will be selected to originate any or all such opportunities. Note that figures are based on par/principal value for debt activity and cost/proceeds for equity activity. Cumulative capital called ratio is based on the equity commitments after the adjustment for certain concentration limitations. (3) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fair value is determined in good faith by the Investment Advisor pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act. Refer to Note 2 and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. (4) Values are subject to change over time. (5) Net IRRs are calculated based on the timing of contributions from, and distributions to, the stockholders in the fund after expenses and incentive fees from June 2021 to June 2024. Performance for individual investors may differ depending on subscription date, capital called dates and dividends paid. (6) Dividend paid based on total shares outstanding. The annualized dividend yield is calculated by dividing the declared dividend by the weighted average net asset value for the quarter and annualizing over 4 periods. There can be no assurance that we will continue to earn income at this rate and our income may decline. (7) Represents the time weighted return for the second quarter of 2024. (8) Represents the annualized defaulted invested capital as a percentage of total invested capital since inception.

Q2 2024 Portfolio Summary $369 Total investments at Fair Value Weighted Average Yield on Debt and Income Producing Investments at Amortized Cost(1) 12.2% 99.3% Number of investments 103 Number of portfolio companies 77 Company EBITDA Average exposure by portfolio company(2) 1.3% (Median)(3) $88M Non-accrual investments(2) 0% Senior Secured Exposure(4) 99% Sponsored 93.3% KEY STATISTICS ASSET MIX(2) PORTFOLIO INDUSTRY EXPOSURE(2) First Lien Debt Second Lien Debt Equity Investments Consumer Services Diversified Financial Services Business Services Software Construction & Building Capital Equipment Environmental Industries Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Other (15 industries) Note: 100% of investments are categorized as Level 3 for determination of fair value. (I) Weighted average yields on debt and income producing investments include income producing equity investments. (2) As a percentage of fair value. (3) Excludes forward currency contracts, equity positions, loans on non-accrual, unfunded commitments, and certain asset-backed, asset-based, and recurring revenue loans. (4) As a percentage of fair value of total debt investments. 34% 1 Represents each investment’s fair value as a percentage of total investment fair value as of June 30,2024.

Q2 2024 Portfolio Overview 10 Largest Positions INVESTMENT TYPE COST ($M) FV ($M) % OF FV INDUSTRY North Haven Fairway Buyer, LLC First Lien Debt 15.6 16.0 4.3% Consumer Services Ascend Buyer, LLC First Lien Debt 14.3 14.6 4.0% Containers, Packaging & Glass Spotless Brands, LLC First Lien Debt 13.9 14.3 3.9% Consumer Services Radwell Parent, LLC First Lien Debt 13.6 14.0 3.8% Wholesale Dwyer Instruments, Inc. First Lien Debt 13.6 13.7 3.7% Capital Equipment Avalara, Inc. First Lien Debt 13.2 13.7 3.7% Diversified Financial Services Trader Corporation (Canada) First Lien Debt 12.1 12.5 3.4% Auto Aftermarket & Services Apex Companies Holdings, LLC First Lien Debt 12.1 12.4 3.4% Environmental Industries Pushpay USA Inc. First Lien Debt 11.6 12.0 3.3% Diversified Financial Services Park County Holdings, LLC First Lien Debt 11.3 11.4 3.1% Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing Largest Quarter-over-Quarter MTM Changes INVESTMENT TYPE A ($M) %(1) INVESTMENT TYPE A($M) %(1) BlueCat Networks, Inc. (Canada) First Lien Debt 0.2 2.0% I Forty Intermediate Holdings, First Lien Debt (0.3) 2.4% Allied Benefit Systems, LLC First Lien Debt 0.1 1.4% 2 Raptor Merger Sub Debt, LLC First Lien Debt (0.2) 3.8% Apex Companies Holdings, LLC First Lien Debt 0.1 3.4% 3 Excelitas Technologies Corp. First Lien Debt (0.1) 1.8% Ascend Buyer, LLC (d/b/a “PPC”) First Lien Debt 0.1 4.0% 4 RSC Acquisition, Inc. First Lien Debt (0.1) 2.7% Pestco Intermediate, LLC First Lien Debt 0.0 1.7% 5 NearU Holdings, LLC Equity (0.1) 0.0%

Risk Rating Distribution • As of June 30,2024, two borrowers were on non-accrual status, representing 0.0% of total investments at cost and PORTFOLIO RISK RATINGS (Dollar amounts in thousands) March 31,2024 June 30,2024 Internal Risk Rating Fair Value %of Fair Value Fair Value % of Fair Value 1 $- RATING DEFINITION 1 Borrower is operating above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable. 2 Borrower is operating generally as expected or at an acceptable level of performance. The level of risk to our initial cost basis is similar to the risk to our initial cost basis at the time of origination. This is the initial risk rating assigned to all new borrowers. 3 Borrower is operating below expectations and level of risk to our cost basis has increased since the time of origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants. Payments are generally current although there may be higher risk of payment default. 4 Borrower is operating materially below expectations and the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due, but generally not by more than 120 days. It is anticipated that we may not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a loss of our initial cost basis upon exit. 5 Borrower is operating substantially below expectations and the loan’s risk has increased substantially since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. It is anticipated that we will not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a substantial loss of our initial cost basis upon exit. -% $—% 2 331,192 95.6% 352,929 95.9% 3 15,355 4.4% 14,974 4.\% 4 o, — ‘o 2 0% 5 -% -% Total 5346,547 100.0% 5567,905 100.0% (I) Risk ratings assigned to each debt investment in the portfolio.

Net Asset Value Per Share Bridge Q2 2024 YTD Q2 2024 SO.62 SI.29 S0.0I $(0.55) $(0.11) $21.28 $(1.09) $21.28 March 31,2024 NAV Net Investment Income Dividend Declared Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) & Other June 30.2024 NAV Net Investment Income Dividend Declared Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) & Other June 30. 2024 NAV Note: The net asset value per share and dividends declared per share are based on the shares outstanding at each respective quarter-end. Net Investment Income per share and Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) per share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Effect of Offering Price of Subscriptions is due to the offering price of subscriptions during the period. The sum of the individual numbers may not add up due to rounding.

Portfolio Leverage and Financing Facilities $280M Balance Sheet Leverage Available Subscription SPV Credit $30M Size Facility 0 Facility(1) $250M Reinvestment Period April 22,2025 September 30, 2025 Maturity Date April 22,2025 September 30, 2030 Pricing S +2.50% to 2.60%/ 30 bps unused fee S + 2.85% / 30 bps unused fee (I) Size represents maximum principal amount of the Subscription Facility and is subject to availability under the Subscription Facility, which is based on certain advance rates multiplied by the uncalled commitments of the Company’s investors (subject to certain concentration limitations) in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Facility. (2) Size represents maximum principal amount of the facility and is subject to availability under the facility, which is based on certain advance rates multiplied by the value of certain portfolio investments of the Company (subject to certain concentration limitations) and may be net of certain other indebtedness that the Company may incur in accordance with the terms of the facility.

CSL III Q2 2024 New Investment Activity During Q2 2024, CSL III committed $55.9MM across 5 new and 9 existing platform investments at a blended weighted average yield of -II.8% INVESTMENT TYPE INVESTMENT AMOUNT ($MM) SPREAD OID ALL-IN YIELD(1) 1 ACR Group Borrower, LLC First Lien $1.5 S + 5.00% 1.00% 10.6% 2 Associations, Inc. First Lien 7.5 S + 6.50% 0.10% 12.0%(2) 3 Associations, Inc. (HoldCo PIK Notes) Mezzanine 2.5 14.25% PIK 0.50% 144% 4 Athlete Buyer, LLC First Lien 1.0 S + 6.25% 2.00% 12.2%(2) 5 Big Bus Tours Group Limited First Lien 5.0 S + 8.25% 3.00% 14.3% 6 CoreWeave Compute Acquisition Co. IV, LLC First Lien 1.0 S + 6.00% 1.50% 11.7% 7 Diligent Corporation First Lien 9.1 S + 5.00% 0.75% 10.5% 8 Essential Services Holding Corporation First Lien 1.0 S + 5.00% 1.00% 10.6% 9 Excel Fitness Holdings, Inc. First Lien 1.6 S + 5.50% 1.50% 11.2% 10 Excelitas Technologies Corp. First Lien 3.4 S + 5.25% 1.50% 10.9% II Oranje Holdco, Inc. First Lien 34 S + 7.25% 2.00% 13.1% 12 SCP Eye Care HoldCo, LLC First Lien 1.4 S + 5.50% 2.00% 11.3% 13 Trader Corp. First Lien 3.5 S + 5.50% 1.00% 11.1% 14 United Flow Technologies Intermediate Holdco II, LLC First Lien 5.0 S + 5.25% 1.50% 10.9% Total New Activity: $55.9 11.8% Note: figures are total allocations, including unfunded commitments and equity co-investments. Descriptions of individual investments were selected using objective, non-performance based criteria. These investments do not represent all of the investments purchased, sold or recommended and the reader should not assume that investments identified and discussed were or will be profitable. (I) Yield assumes 4-year average life unless the deal was underwritten to a shorter maturity profile—investment activity includes funded and unfunded commitments. Reference rates reflect quarter-end 3M SOFR of 5.32%. (2) Includes CSA.

CSL III Q2 2024 Illustrative Investment Examples June 2024 Lead Arranger June 2024 Administrative Agent June 2024 Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner bigo BUSU TOURS Fairway lawns UFT Provider of sightseeing bus tours globally, operating in 16 major cities. Senior Secured Ist Lien Credit Facilities In Support Of Exponent SOFR FLOOR S/E + 8.25% 0.00% 3.00% OID Yes CALL PROTECTION Provider of lawn, tree and shrub treatments to residential homeowner in the Southeastern U.S. Senior Secured Ist Lien Credit Facilities In Support Of Morgan Stanley CAPITAL PARTNERS 1.00% S + 5.25% 2.00% OID Yes SOFR FLOOR CALL PROTECTION Municipal and industrial water and wastewater platform Senior Secured Ist Lien Credit Facilities In Support Of Logos are protected trademarks of their respective owners and Carlyle disclaims any association (including any actual or imputed rights) with such trademarks. Note: Spreads are subject to change based on pre-agreed conditions outlined in the respective credit agreements. There can be no assurance that Carlyle Direct Lending will be able to implement its investment strategy or achieve its investment objective. The investments described on this page are examples only. No discussion with respect to specific investments should be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular investment. The companies discussed do not represent all past investments. It should not be assumed that any of the investments discussed were or will be profitable, or that similar recommendations or decisions will be made in the future. Source: These statements reflect the subjective views of Carlyle Direct Lending. There is no assurance that the securities discussed will remain in the portfolio or that securities sold have not been repurchased.

SECTION 02 Appendix

Capital Summary and Performance Statistics Capital Summary Fund Level Performance Statistics(3) (in thousands) Equity Commitments (1) Subscription Facility SPV Credit Facility Total Capital Raised Total Capital Called Leverage Utilized Total Capital and Leverage Utilized June 50,2024 288,891 30,000 250,000 568,891 223,980 161,075 385,055 Inception to Date Gross IRR Gross Multiple of Invested Capital (“MOIC”) Net IRR Net Multiple of Invested Capital 17.6 % l.20x 14.8 % I.l7x Unfunded Equity Commitments Debt Financing Available (2) Remaining Available Capital 64,911 186,459 251,370 (I) Represents the equity commitments after the adjustment for certain concentration limitations. (2) Available for borrowing based on the computation of collateral to support the borrowings and subject to compliance with applicable covenants and financial ratios. (3) As of June 30,2024. The internal rates of return (“IRR”) reflected herein reflect Company level cash flows. Net IRRs are calculated based on the timing of contributions from, and distributions to, the stockholders in the fund after expenses and incentive fees. Gross IRRs do not reflect incentive fees that are borne by investors in the Company, which will reduce returns, and in the aggregate, are expected to be substantial. Individual investors’ IRRs may differ depending on subscription date, capital called dates and dividends paid. Reflects the IRR and MOIC generated based on disposal of the investments based on the respective fair value as of June 30,2024.