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) May 11, 2023 (May 11, 2023)

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrants telephone number, including area code (312) 374-6930

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

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).

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

As previously disclosed, on June 28, 2022, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) entered into a purchase agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Trust, Eagle Point Credit Management LLC and the purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), in connection with the issuance and sale of 400,000 shares of the Trust’s 6.00% Series 2029 Convertible Preferred Shares, liquidation preference of $25.00 (the “Convertible Preferred Shares”), at a price equal to $23.25 per Convertible Preferred Share, in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to purchase up to 800,000 additional Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Additional Shares”), at one or more subsequent closings, as determined by the Trust in its discretion, on or before December 31, 2023.

On May 2, 2023, the holders of the Convertible Preferred Shares elected to convert all of the then outstanding Convertible Preferred Shares into common shares of beneficial interest of the Trust, par value of $0.01 per share (“Common Shares”). Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Trust issued to such holders 543,657 Common Shares in the aggregate at a conversion price of $6.44 per Common Share, effective as of May 3, 2023.

On May 11, 2023, the Trust issued and sold to the Purchasers 400,000 Additional Shares in a subsequent closing. The Trust received net proceeds (before expenses) of approximately $9.3 million.

Immediately after giving effect to the issuance and sale of Additional Shares on May 11, 2023, the Trust has issued and outstanding 38,491,277 Common Shares and 400,000 Convertible Preferred Shares.

For a description of the Convertible Preferred Shares see the Trust’s Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2022 and the full text of the Statement of Preferences, filed therewith as Exhibit 3.1. A copy of the Purchase Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2022 and an Amendment to the Purchase Agreement, dated February 23, 2023, was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2022.

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.