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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective March 14, 2025, Ileana Stone will no longer serve as Chief Compliance Officer of Lafayette Square USA, Inc. (the “Company”). In connection with Ms. Stone’s resignation, there were no disagreements with the Company, known to an executive officer of the Company, on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Effective March 14, 2025 the board of directors of the Company appointed Joyce Martineau to replace Ms. Stone as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Martineau, age 56, has served as Director, Compliance Officer of the Company’s investment adviser, LS BDC Adviser, LLC, since January 2024. Prior to her role at LS BDC Adviser, LLC, Joyce previously held roles as a compliance officer at Anchorage Capital Group, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, and Tudor Investment Corporation and a Senior Principal Consultant at ACA Compliance Group.
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This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to the future performance and operation of the Company. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and some of these factors are enumerated in the filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Lafayette Square USA, Inc. | ||
| Date: March 14, 2025 | By: | /s/ Seren Tahiroglu |
| Name: | Seren Tahiroglu | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |