UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 13, 2016

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(213) 830-6300

(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:

On April 13, 2016, Oaktree Capital Group, LLC issued a press release announcing that it has received commitments from certain accredited investors (collectively, “the Investors”) to purchase $100 million of senior notes (the “Notes”) to be issued by its indirect subsidiary, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (the “Issuer”), and guaranteed by its indirect subsidiaries, Oaktree Capital I, L.P., Oaktree Capital II, L.P. and Oaktree AIF Investments, L.P. (the “Guarantors”). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer, jointly and severally guaranteed by the Guarantors, and will have a maturity of 15 years. The Issuer intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to pay down a portion of its $250 million term loan due March 31, 2021. The offering of the Notes is expected to close on July 12, 2016.

The offer and sale of the Notes will be made solely in private placement transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

(d) Exhibits

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SIGNATURE

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.