Form 8-K - Current report

Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type
Carlyle Credit Income Fund	NYSE:VCIF	NYSE	Common Stock

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	0.00	0.00%	7.85				0	01:00:00

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 29, 2024

Carlyle Credit Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

811-22554

45-2904236

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400

New York, New York 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(212) 813-4900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):


☐			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))
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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	CCIF	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Shares	CCIA	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 any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 29, 2024, Carlyle Credit Income Fund (the “Company”) issued a summary press release and a detailed earnings presentation announcing its second quarter 2024 financial results. Copies of the summary press release and the earnings presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall be deemed furnished herewith.

(d)Exhibits:


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Summary earnings press release of Carlyle Credit Income Fund, dated March 31, 2024.
99.2						Earnings presentation of Carlyle Credit Income Fund, dated March 31, 2024.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

CARLYLE CREDIT INCOME FUND

(Registrant)

Dated: May 29, 2024

By:

/s/ Nelson Joseph

Name: Nelson Joseph

Title: Principal Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Carlyle Credit Income Fund Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

New York - May 29, 2024 - Carlyle Credit Income Fund (“we,” “us,” “our,” “CCIF” or the “Fund”) (NYSE: CCIF) today announced its financial results for its second quarter ending March 31, 2024. The full detailed presentation of the Fund’s second quarter 2024 financial results can be viewed on the Fund’s website carlylecreditincomefund.com/investor-dashboard.

Lauren Basmadjian, CCIF’s Chief Executive Officer said, “As of quarter end, we have successfully deployed the remaining proceeds from the preferred stock offering into new CLO equity positions. Our diversified portfolio of CLO investments is producing historically high cash distributions, further supporting our original investment thesis of rotating the fund into a CLO investing strategy.”

Over the past quarter, the Fund has successfully:

•Deployed the remaining proceeds from the preferred stock offering with a weighted average GAAP yield of 19.4%. The aggregate portfolio weighted average GAAP yield was 20.8% as of March 31, 2024.

•Maintained the monthly dividend of 10.5 cents through August 2024, equating to a 15.95% annualized dividend based on share price as of May 28, 2024.

•Sold 570,000 common shares in connection with the ATM offering program at a premium to NAV for net proceeds of $4.5 million.

Net investment income for the second quarter of 2024 was $0.33 per common share and net asset value per common share was $7.88 on March 31, 2024. The total fair value of investments was $142.1 million as of March 31, 2024.

Dividends

CCIF is maintaining a monthly dividend on shares of the Fund’s common stock of $0.1050 per share for June, July and August 2024. The monthly dividend represents an annualized yield of 15.95% based on closing share price of $7.90 on May 28, 2024.


Security	Amount per Share	Record Dates	Payable Dates
Common Stock	$0.1050	June 17, 2024	June 28, 2024
		July 19, 2024	July 31, 2024
		August 20, 2024	August 30, 2024

CCIF is also pleased to announce the declaration of dividends on shares of the Fund’s 8.75% Series A Term Preferred Shares of $0.1823 per share for June, July, and August 2024.


Security	Amount per Share	Record Dates	Payable Dates
Series A Preferred Shares	$0.1823	June 17, 2024	June 28, 2024
		July 19, 2024	July 31, 2024
		August 20, 2024	August 30, 2024

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Conference Call

The Fund will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 30, 2024 to discuss its second quarter financial results. Please register for the conference call at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ck5wi5hn/. The conference call information will also be available via a link on Carlyle Credit Income Fund’s website and the recording will be available on our website soon after the call’s completion.

About Carlyle Credit Income Fund

Carlyle Credit Income Fund (NYSE: CCIF) is an externally managed closed-end fund focused on investing in primarily equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The CLOs are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. CCIF is externally managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C. (“CGCIM”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Carlyle. CCIF draws upon the significant scale and resources of Carlyle as one of the world's largest CLO managers.

Web: www.carlylecreditincomefund.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts:


Investors:			Media:
Jane Cai			Kristen Greco Ashton
+1 (866) 277-8243 investorrelations@carlylecreditincomefund.com			+1 (212) 813-4763 kristen.ashton@carlyle.com

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R-171, G-132, B-51 R-108, G-132, B-156 R-97, G-161, B-224 R-10, G-54, B-74 R-29, G-101, B-113 R-182, G-231, B-250 R-215, G-185, B-122 R-196, G-206, B-215 R-171, G-202, B-243 R-13, G-107, B-147 R-33, G-152, B-172 R-208, G-232, B-248 R-0, G-0, B-0 R-95, G-95, B-95 R-188, G-188, B-188 R-235, G-235, B-235 R-242, G-232, B-211 R-196, G-234, B-240 T R A D E S E C R E T & S T R I C T L Y C O N F I D E N T I A L 2 This presentation (the “Presentation”) has been prepared by Carlyle Credit Income Fund. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “CCIF” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CCIF) and may only be used for informational purposes only. This Presentation should be viewed in conjunction with the earnings conference call of the Company held on May 30, 2024. The information contained herein may not be used, reproduced, referenced, quoted, linked by website, or distributed to others, in whole or in part, except as agreed in writing by the Company. This Presentation does not constitute a prospectus and should under no circumstances be understood as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy our common shares or any other securities nor will there be any sale of the common shares or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. This Presentation provides limited information regarding the Company and is not intended to be taken by, and should not be taken by, any individual recipient as investment advice, a recommendation to buy, hold or sell, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to purchase, our common shares or any other securities that may be issued by the Company, or as legal, accounting or tax advice. An investment in securities of the type described herein presents certain risks. This Presentation may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which we make them. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Information throughout the Presentation provided by sources other than the Company (including information relating to portfolio companies) has not been independently verified and, accordingly, the Company makes no representation or warranty in respect of this information. The following slides contain summaries of certain financial and statistical information about the Company. The information contained in this Presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of our SEC filings and other public announcements that we may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Presentation. CCIF is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Carlyle”). This Presentation contains information about the Company and certain of its affiliates and includes the Company’s historical performance. You should not view information related to the past performance of the Company as indicative of the Company’s future results, the achievement of which is dependent on many factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and the Investment Adviser and cannot be assured. There can be no assurances that future dividends will match or exceed historical rates or will be paid at all. Further, an investment in the Company is discrete from, and does not represent an interest in, any other Carlyle entity. Nothing contained herein shall be relied upon as a promise or representation whether as to the past or future performance of the Company or any other Carlyle entity. 2 Important Information

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