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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): February 11, 2025

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) |  |  | (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
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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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 11, 2025, The Carlyle Group Inc. issued a summary press release and a detailed earnings presentation announcing
financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2024. The summary press release and the earnings
presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”).
The information in this Report, including the exhibits hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Summary earnings press release of The Carlyle Group Inc., dated February 11, 2025.
99.2 |  | Earnings presentation of The Carlyle Group Inc., dated February 11, 2025.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: February 10, 2025 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ John C. Redett
|  |  |  | Name: |  | John C. Redett
|  |  |  | Title: |  | Chief Financial Officer