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    XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust filed SEC Form 8-K: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

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    false 0001703079 82-2305867 0001703079 2025-12-18 2025-12-18 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares

     

     

    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) December 18, 2025

     

     

     

    XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

     

     

    Delaware   811-23247   82-235867

    (State or other jurisdiction

    of incorporation)

     

    (Commission File Number)

     

    (IRS Employer

    Identification No.)

     

    321 North Clark Street, Suite 2430, Chicago, Illinois   60654
    (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

     

    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:

     

    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

     

    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 Shares of Beneficial Interest   XFLT   New York Stock Exchange

     

    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 new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     

     

     

     

    Item 3.02.Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

     

    As previously disclosed, on October 21, 2025, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) among the Trust and the purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), in connection with the issuance and sale of up to 7,300,000 shares of the Trust’s Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, liquidation preference of $10.00 (the “MRP Shares”), at a price equal to $10.00 per MRP Share, in two transactions exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

     

    On December 18, 2025, the Trust issued and sold to the Purchasers 2,300,000 MRP Shares. The Trust received net proceeds (before expenses) of approximately $23 million.

     

    Immediately after giving effect to the sale of MRP Shares on December 18, 2025, the Trust had issued and outstanding 7,300,000 MRP Shares.

     

    For a description of the MRP Shares see the Trust’s Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2025 and the full text of the Statement of Preferences of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares filed therewith as Exhibit 3.1. A copy of the Purchase Agreement was also filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2025.

     

    1

     

    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.

     

      XAI OCTAGON FLOATING RATE & ALTERNATIVE
    INCOME TRUST
       
    Date: December 19, 2025 By: /s/ Benjamin D. McCulloch
      Name: Benjamin D. McCulloch
      Title: Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

     

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