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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): May 29, 2024

The Carlyle Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-35538 |  |  | 45-2832612
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2505
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(202) 729-5626
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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
4.625% Subordinated Notes due 2061 of Carlyle Finance L.L.C. | CGABL | 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 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 May 29, 2024, The Carlyle Group Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”). As further described in Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved The Carlyle
Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), which had been previously
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to shareholder approval.
A description of the Equity Incentive Plan is set forth in the section entitled “Item 4. Approval of The Carlyle Group Inc.
Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan” starting on page 36 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), which is
incorporated herein by reference. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders considered six proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the
Proxy Statement. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as
follows:
Item 1. Election to Our Board of Three Director Nominees for a One-Year Term

|  | FOR |  | WITHHELD |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
Daniel A. D’Aniello |  | 297,040,105 |  | 12,516,890 |  | 23,542,432
Sharda Cherwoo |  | 308,518,313 |  | 1,038,682 |  | 23,542,432
William J. Shaw |  | 302,172,377 |  | 7,384,618 |  | 23,542,432

Item 2. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2024

FOR |  | AGAINST |  | ABSTAIN |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
326,375,367 |  | 6,583,018 |  | 141,042 |  | —

Item 3. Management Proposal to Eliminate the Supermajority Vote Provision in Our Charter

FOR |  | AGAINST |  | ABSTAIN |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
308,967,464 |  | 502,455 |  | 87,076 |  | 23,542,432

Item 4. Approval of The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan

FOR |  | AGAINST |  | ABSTAIN |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
253,091,280 |  | 56,173,905 |  | 291,810 |  | 23,542,432

Item 5. Non-Binding Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”)

FOR |  | AGAINST |  | ABSTAIN |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
250,319,089 |  | 58,881,055 |  | 356,851 |  | 23,542,432

Item 6. Shareholder Proposal to Adopt Improved Shareholder Right to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting

FOR |  | AGAINST |  | ABSTAIN |  | BROKER NON-VOTES
119,111,471 |  | 189,847,420 |  | 598,104 |  | 23,542,432

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
10.1+ |  | The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

+ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement in which directors and/or executive officers are eligible to participate.

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: May 31, 2024 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Jeffrey W. Ferguson
|  |  |  | Name: |  | Jeffrey W. Ferguson
|  |  |  | Title: |  | General Counsel