# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001985375
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-088591
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 5969
**Document Hash:** ca8474365215d7e09eba62f306ea0731
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-088591.hdr.sgml**: 20250917

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-088591

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250915

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250917

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250917

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001985375

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-01659
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251320466

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 450 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-888-3413

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 450 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Muzinich Direct Lending Income Fund, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20230713

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**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): September 17, 2025 (September 15, 2025)**

**Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **Delaware** | **814-01659** | **93-2545381** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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**450 Park Avenue**

**New York, NY 10022**

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

**(212) 888-3413**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**N/A**

(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: None

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |

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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).

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On September 15, 2025, Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The following two proposals were voted on at the meeting: (1) to elect two (2) Class III directors of the Company to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to serve for a term of three (3) years, or until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 25, 2025 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of August 25, 2025, there were 94,605 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 91,413 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. All of the proposals were approved by the requisite vote.

**Proposal 1**. To elect two (2) Class III directors of the Company to the Board to serve for a term of three (3) years, or until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified:

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| **Director Nominee** | **Number of Votes "For"** | **Number of Votes "Withheld"** |
| Jeffrey Youle | 91413 | 0 |
| Steven J. Paggioli | 91413 | 0 |

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**Proposal 2**. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025:

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| **Number of Votes "For"** | **Number of Votes "Against"** | **Number of Abstentions** |
| 91413 | 0 | 0 |

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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|  | **Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc.** | **Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc.** |
| Date: September 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Paul Fehre |
|  | Name: | Paul Fehre |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

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