Current Report Filing (8-k)
February 08 2021 - 06:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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) February 5, 2021 (February 5, 2021)
XAI Octagon
Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware
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811-23247
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82-235867
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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321 North Clark Street, Suite 2430, Chicago, Illinois
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60654
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on
which registered
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
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XFLT
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New York Stock Exchange
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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).
o 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. o
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Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On February 5, 2021, XAI Octagon Floating
Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution
Agreement”) with Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), pursuant to which the Trust may offer and sell
up to 8,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest of the Trust, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”),
from time to time, through the Distributor, in transactions deemed to be “at the market” as defined in Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Offering”). The minimum price on any day at which Common Shares may be
sold will not be less than the then current net asset value per Common Share plus the per Common Share amount of the commission
to be paid to the Distributor.
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement,
the Distributor may enter into sub-placement agent agreements with one or more selected dealers. The Distributor has entered into
a sub-placement agent agreement, dated February 5, 2021 (the “Sub-Placement Agent Agreement”), with UBS Securities
LLC (the “Sub-Placement Agent”) relating to the Common Shares to be offered under the Distribution Agreement.
The Offering is being made pursuant a prospectus
supplement, dated February 5, 2021 and the accompanying prospectus, dated February 2, 2021, each of which constitute part of
the Trust’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-251542) previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”).
The foregoing descriptions of the Distribution
Agreement and the Sub-Placement Agent Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to the full text of the Distribution Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference, and
the full text of the Sub-Placement Agent Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 1.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
On February 5, 2021, the Trust commenced
the Offering pursuant to the Trust’s Registration Statement. A copy of the opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP relating to the legality of the Common Shares is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this report.
The Trust incorporates by reference the
exhibits filed herewith into the Registration Statement.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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.
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XAI OCTAGON FLOATING RATE & ALTERNATIVE
INCOME TERM TRUST
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Date: February 5, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Benjamin D.
McCulloch
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Name:
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Benjamin D. McCulloch
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Title:
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Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
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