# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001703079
**File Stem:** 0001213900-23-001381
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 5214
**Document Hash:** 98b8df32821ef936fdc03eff3c0120bd
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-23-001381.hdr.sgml**: 20230106

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-23-001381

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230103

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230106

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230106

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001703079
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23247
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23515316

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 321 NORTH CLARK STREET #2430
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60654
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (312) 374-6930

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 321 NORTH CLARK STREET #2430
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60654

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** XAI Octagon Floating Rate Alternative Income Term Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170714

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** XAI Octagon Floating Rate Income & Credit Alternative Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170406

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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) January 6, 2023 (January 3, 2023)**

**XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **811-23247** | **82-235867** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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| **321 North Clark Street, Suite 2430, Chicago, Illinois** | **60654** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(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:

☐ 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:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Title of each class** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Trading Symbol(s)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | &nbsp;&nbsp;XFLT | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares (Liquidation Preference $25.00) | &nbsp;&nbsp;XFLTPRA | &nbsp;&nbsp;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).

☐ 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. ☐

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| **Item 3.02.** | **Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.** |

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On January 3, 2023, certain holders of 6.00% Series 2029 Convertible Preferred Shares ("Convertible Preferred Shares") of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the "Trust") elected to convert an aggregate of 200,000 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 793,880 Common Shares in the aggregate at a conversion price of $6.3643 per Common Share, effective as of January 4, 2023. Following the conversion, the Trust has issued and outstanding 36,484,367 Common Shares and 200,000 Convertible Preferred Shares.

**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 & <br> ALTERNATIVE INCOME TERM TRUST | XAI OCTAGON FLOATING RATE & <br> ALTERNATIVE INCOME TERM TRUST |
| Date: January 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ Benjamin D. McCulloch |
|  | Name: | Benjamin D. McCulloch |
|  | Title: | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |

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