Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)​

 1933 Act File No. 333-237586​

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(to Prospectus dated May 29, 2020)

$87,000,000

EAGLE POINT CREDIT COMPANY INC.

5.375% Notes due 2029

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the “1940 Act.” Our primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, or “CLOs,” that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. We may also invest in other related securities and instruments or other securities and investments that our investment adviser believes are consistent with our investment objectives, including senior debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles. The amount that we invest in other securities and instruments, which may include investments in debt and other securities issued by CLOs collateralized by non-U.S. loans, securities of other collective investment vehicles and corporate issuers (among other instruments), will vary from time to time and, as such, may constitute a material part of our portfolio on any given date, all as based on our investment adviser’s assessment of prevailing market conditions. Loan accumulation facilities are short- to medium-term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as the placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction. Loan accumulation facilities typically incur leverage between four and six times prior to a CLO’s pricing. The CLO securities in which we primarily seek to invest are unrated or rated below investment grade and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Unrated and below investment grade securities are also sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. In addition, the CLO equity and junior debt securities in which we invest are highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), which magnifies our risk of loss on such investments. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us” in the accompanying prospectus.

Eagle Point Credit Management LLC, or the “Adviser,” our investment adviser, manages our investments subject to the supervision of our board of directors. As of September 30, 2021, our Adviser, collectively with an affiliate of the Adviser, Eagle Point Income Management LLC or “Eagle Point Income Management,” had approximately $5.9 billion of total assets under management, including capital commitments that were undrawn as of such date. Eagle Point Administration LLC, an affiliate of our Adviser, or the “Administrator,” serves as our administrator.

We are offering $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% notes due 2029, or the “2029 Notes.”

The 2029 Notes will mature on January 31, 2029 and 100% of the aggregate principal amount will be paid at maturity. The 2029 Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. We will pay interest on the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, or the next business day thereafter, beginning on March 31, 2022. We may redeem the 2029 Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or after January 31, 2025, at our sole option, at the redemption price set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes —  Optional Redemption” in this prospectus supplement. Holders of the 2029 Notes will not have the option to have the 2029 Notes repaid prior to January 31, 2029.

The 2029 Notes are our direct unsecured obligations and will rank equal in right of payment with our existing unsecured indebtedness, including our 6.75% notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), our 6.6875% notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and our 6.75% notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and, together with the 2027 Notes and 2028 Notes, the “Existing Notes”), and any other unsecured indebtedness that we may incur in the future. The 2029 Notes are effectively subordinated, or junior in right of payment, to any future secured indebtedness that we may incur and structurally subordinated to all future indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries. We intend to list the 2029 Notes on the New York Stock Exchange, or the “NYSE,” under the symbol “ECCV,” and we expect trading in the 2029 Notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days of the original issue date. The 2029 Notes are expected to trade “flat.” This means that purchasers will not pay, and sellers will not receive, any accrued and unpaid interest on the 2029 Notes that is not reflected in the trading price. Currently, there is no public market for the 2029 Notes.

Investing in the 2029 Notes involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of a substantial loss of investment. Before purchasing any 2029 Notes, you should read the discussion of the principal risks of investing in the 2029 Notes, which are summarized in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-18 of this prospectus supplement and page 20 of the accompanying prospectus.

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain important information you should know before

investing in the 2029 Notes. Please read these documents before you invest and retain them for future reference. We file annual and semi-annual stockholder reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” To obtain this information free of charge or make other inquiries pertaining to us, please visit our website (www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com) or call (844) 810-6501 (toll-free). You may also obtain a copy of any information regarding us filed with the SEC from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into or part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. See “Additional Information” on page S-41 of this prospectus supplement.

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission, nor any other regulatory body, has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

​	Per 2029 Note			Total(1)
Public offering price	​	$	25.00	​	$	87,000,000
Sales load (underwriting discounts and commissions)	​	$	0.78125	​	$	2,718,750
Proceeds to us (before expenses)(2)	​	$	24.21875	​	$	84,281,250

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We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $13,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes from us at the public offering price, less the sales load payable by us, for 30 days after the date of this prospectus supplement solely to cover overallotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total sales load paid by us will be $3,125,000, and total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $96,875,000. The 2029 Notes will accrue interest from January 24, 2022. The underwriters have agreed to pay us any interest accrued on 2029 Notes issued after such date pursuant to the overallotment option.

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Total offering expenses payable by us, excluding sales load, are estimated to be $400,000.

THE 2029 NOTES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

The underwriters expect to deliver the 2029 Notes in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company on or about January 24, 2022.

Ladenburg Thalmann

B. Riley Securities

InspereX

Oppenheimer & Co.

Wedbush Securities

The date of this prospectus supplement is January 13, 2022

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific details regarding this offering of the 2029 Notes and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which provides general information about us and the securities we may offer from time to time, some of which may not apply to this offering. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs from the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or the information included in any document filed prior to the date of this prospectus supplement and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the information in this prospectus supplement shall control. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus,” we are referring to both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus combined, together with any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering.

YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND THEREIN, AND ANY FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS PREPARED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, US THAT RELATES TO THIS OFFERING OF THE 2029 NOTES. WE HAVE NOT, AND THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE NOT, AUTHORIZED ANY OTHER PERSON TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IF ANYONE PROVIDES YOU WITH DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT. WE ARE NOT, AND THE UNDERWRITERS ARE NOT, MAKING AN OFFER TO SELL THE 2029 NOTES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. YOU SHOULD ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION APPEARING IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND THEREIN, AND ANY FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF US THAT RELATES TO THIS OFFERING IS ACCURATE ONLY AS OF ITS RESPECTIVE DATE, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, ANY FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS OR ANY SALES OF THE 2029 NOTES. OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE THOSE DATES.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY	​	S-1
THE OFFERING	​	S-14
RISK FACTORS	​	S-18
USE OF PROCEEDS	​	S-22
CAPITALIZATION	​	S-23
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES	​	S-24
UNDERWRITING	​	S-34
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS	​	S-37
LEGAL MATTERS	​	S-41
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	​	S-41
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	​	S-41
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	​	S-41

PROSPECTUS

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	ii
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY	1
FEES AND EXPENSES	16
RISK FACTORS	20
USE OF PROCEEDS	59
SENIOR SECURITIES	60
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK	61
BUSINESS	63
THE ADVISER AND THE ADMINISTRATOR	78
MANAGEMENT	87
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE	96
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN	97
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	99
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS	104
DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES	116
DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK	117
DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED STOCK	123
DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS	124
DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES	126
BOOK-ENTRY ISSUANCE	138
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	140
REGULATION AS A CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY	142
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS AND TECHNIQUES	147
CONTROL PERSONS, PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS	153
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION	155
LEGAL MATTERS	156

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CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT	156
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	156
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	156
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	156
APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS	A-1

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

The following summary highlights some of the information included elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all the information that you may want to consider before making any investment decision regarding the 2029 Notes offered hereby. To understand the terms of the 2029 Notes offered hereby before making any investment decision, you should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, and any free writing prospectus related to the offering of the 2029 Notes, including “Risk Factors,” “Additional Information,” “Incorporation by Reference,” and “Use of Proceeds” and the financial statements contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Together, these documents describe the specific terms of the 2029 Notes we are offering.

Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms:

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“Eagle Point Credit Company,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries or, for periods prior to our conversion to a corporation, Eagle Point Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

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“Eagle Point Credit Management” and “Adviser” refer to Eagle Point Credit Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

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“Eagle Point Administration” and “Administrator” refer to Eagle Point Administration LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and

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Risk-adjusted returns” refers to the profile of expected asset returns across a range of potential macroeconomic scenarios, and does not imply that a particular strategy or investment should be considered low-risk.

Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in this prospectus supplement assumes the underwriters’ overallotment option is not exercised.

Eagle Point Credit Company

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. We have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company, or “RIC,” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the “Code,” commencing with our tax year ended November 30, 2014.

Our primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. We may also invest in other related securities and instruments or other securities and instruments that the Adviser believes are consistent with our investment objectives, including senior debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles (such as credit-linked notes and collateralized bond obligations or “CBOs”). Loan accumulation facilities are short- to medium-term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as the placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction. Loan accumulation facilities typically incur leverage between four and six times prior to a CLO’s pricing. The amount that we invest in other securities and instruments, which may include investments in debt and other securities issued by CLOs collateralized by non-U.S. loans or securities of other collective investment vehicles and corporate issuers (among other instruments), will vary from time to time and, as such, may constitute a material part of our portfolio on any given date, all as based on the Adviser’s assessment of prevailing market conditions. The CLO securities in which we primarily seek to invest are rated below investment grade or, in the case of CLO equity securities, are unrated, and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Unrated and below investment grade securities are also sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. In addition, the CLO equity and junior debt securities in which we invest are highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), which magnifies our risk of loss on such investments.

These investment objectives are not fundamental policies of ours and may be changed by our board of directors without prior approval of our stockholders. See “Business” in the accompanying prospectus.

In the primary CLO market (i.e., acquiring securities at the inception of a CLO), we seek to invest in CLO securities that the Adviser believes have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns and to outperform other similar CLO securities issued within the respective vintage period. In the secondary CLO market (i.e., acquiring existing CLO securities), we seek to invest in CLO securities that the Adviser believes have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

The Adviser pursues a differentiated strategy within the CLO market focused on:

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proactive sourcing and identification of investment opportunities;

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utilization of the Adviser’s methodical investment analysis and due diligence process;

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active involvement at the CLO structuring and formation stage; and

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taking, in many instances, significant stakes in CLO equity and junior debt tranches.

We believe that the Adviser’s direct and often longstanding relationships with CLO collateral managers, its CLO structural expertise and its relative scale in the CLO market will enable us to source and execute investments with attractive economics and terms relative to other CLO opportunities.

When we make a significant primary market investment in a particular CLO tranche, we generally expect to be able to influence the CLO’s key terms and conditions. In particular, the Adviser believes that, although typically exercised only a minority of the time in the Adviser’s experience, the protective rights associated with holding a majority position in a CLO equity tranche (such as the ability to call the CLO after the non-call period, to refinance/reprice certain CLO debt tranches after a period of time and to influence potential amendments to the governing documents of the CLO) may reduce our risk in these investments. We may acquire a majority position in a CLO tranche directly, or we may benefit from the advantages of a majority position where both we and other accounts managed by the Adviser collectively hold a majority position, subject to any restrictions on our ability to invest alongside such other accounts. See “Business — Other Investment Techniques — Co-Investment with Affiliates” in the accompanying prospectus.

We seek to construct a portfolio of CLO securities that provides varied exposure across a number of key categories, including:

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number of borrowers underlying each CLO;

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industry type of a CLO’s underlying borrowers;

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number and investment style of CLO collateral managers; and

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CLO vintage period.

The Adviser has a long-term investment horizon and invests primarily with a buy-and-hold mentality. However, on an ongoing basis, the Adviser actively monitors each investment and may sell positions if circumstances change from the time of investment or if the Adviser believes it is in our best interest to do so.

Portfolio

As of December 31, 2021, we estimate that 85.0% of the fair value of our investments was in equity tranches of CLOs, 6.4% was in loan accumulation facilities, 5.9% was in CLO debt tranches, 1.8% was in cash and 0.9% was in other investments. As of September 30, 2021, 88.2% of the fair value of our investments was in equity tranches of CLOs, 6.9% was in CLO debt tranches, 2.8% was in loan accumulation facilities, 1.2% was in other investments and 0.9% was in cash. As of September 30, 2021, our CLO investments had 35 different CLO collateral managers and our investments had an aggregate fair value of $708.7 million.

Below is an unaudited summary description of our CLO equity and loan accumulation facility investments held as of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021 on a look-through basis and reflects aggregate underlying exposure based on the portfolios of those investments. The information is estimated and derived from CLO trustee reports, custody statements, information received from CLO collateral managers, third-party data sources and other statements related to the months of December 2021 and September 2021:

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​	December 2021(1)		September 2021(1)
Number of unique underlying borrowers	​	1,829	​	1,704
Largest exposure to an individual obligor	​	0.78%	​	0.79%
Average individual loan obligor exposure	​	0.05%	​	0.06%
Top 10 loan obligors exposure	​	5.71%	​	6.07%
Aggregate indirect exposure to senior secured loans(2)	​	97.35%	​	97.94%
Weighted average stated loan spread	​	3.55%	​	3.53%
Weighted average loan credit rating(3)	B+/B		​	B+/B
Weighted average junior overcollateralization (OC) cushion(4)	​	3.89%	​	3.41%
Weighted average market value of loan collateral	​	98.34%	​	98.45%
Weighted average loan maturity (in years)	​	4.9	​	4.9
Weighted average remaining CLO reinvestment period (in  years)	​	3.0	​	2.9
U.S. dollar currency exposure	​	98.44%	​	99.62%

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Information relating to the market price of underlying collateral is as of month end for December 2021 and September 2021. However, with respect to other information shown, depending on when such information was received, the data may reflect a lag in the information reported. As such, while this information was obtained from third-party data sources, December 2021 and September 2021 trustee reports and similar reports, other than market price, it does not reflect actual underlying portfolio characteristics as of December 31, 2021, or September 30, 2021, and this data may not be representative of current or future holdings. In addition, certain underlying borrowers may be re-classified from time to time based on developments in their respective businesses and/or market practices. Accordingly, certain underlying borrowers that are currently, or were previously, summarized as a single borrower may in current or future periods be reflected as multiple borrowers. The weighted average remaining reinvestment period information is based on the fair value of CLO equity investments held by the Company at the end of the reporting period.

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Data represents aggregate indirect exposure to senior secured loans. We obtain exposure to underlying senior secured loans indirectly through our investments in CLOs.

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Credit ratings shown are based on those assigned by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, or “S&P,” or, for comparison and informational purposes, if S&P does not assign a rating to a particular obligor, the weighted average rating shown reflects the S&P equivalent rating of a rating agency that rated the obligor provided that such other rating is available with respect to a CLO equity or related investment held by us. In the event multiple ratings are available, the lowest S&P rating, or if there is no S&P rating, the lowest equivalent rating, is used. The ratings of specific borrowings by an obligor may differ from the rating assigned to the obligor and may differ among rating agencies. For certain obligors, no rating is available in the reports received by us. Such obligors are not shown in the figures presented. Ratings below BBB- are below investment grade. Further information regarding S&P’s rating methodology and definitions may be found on its website (www.standardandpoors.com). This data includes underlying portfolio characteristics of our CLO equity and loan accumulation facility portfolio.

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Overcollateralization refers to the fact that the value of the assets (i.e., broadly syndicated US loans) underlying a CLO exceeds the principal due on the liabilities (i.e., CLO debt securities) required to be repaid.

“Names Rule” Policy

In accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, we have adopted a policy to invest at least 80% of our assets in the particular type of investments suggested by our name. Accordingly, under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the aggregate of our net assets and borrowings for investment purposes in credit and credit-related instruments. For purposes of this policy, we consider credit and credit- related instruments to include, without limitation: (i) equity and debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles, such as credit-linked notes and CBOs; (ii) secured and

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unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans; (iii) investments in corporate debt obligations, including bonds, notes, debentures, commercial paper and other obligations of corporations to pay interest and repay principal; (iv) debt issued by governments, their agencies, instrumentalities, and central banks; (v) commercial paper and short-term notes; (vi) preferred stock; (vii) convertible debt securities; (viii) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits; and (ix) other credit-related instruments. Our investments in derivatives, other investment companies, and other instruments designed to obtain indirect exposure to credit and credit-related instruments are counted towards our 80% investment policy to the extent such instruments have similar economic characteristics to the investments included within that policy.

This policy is not a fundamental policy of ours and may be changed by our board of directors without prior approval of our stockholders. See “Business” in the accompanying prospectus.

Eagle Point Credit Management

Eagle Point Credit Management, our investment adviser, manages our investments subject to the supervision of our board of directors pursuant to an amended and restated investment advisory agreement, or the “Investment Advisory Agreement.” An affiliate of the Adviser, Eagle Point Administration, performs, or arranges for the performance of, our required administrative services. For a description of the fees and expenses that we pay to the Adviser and the Administrator, see “The Adviser and the Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee” and “The Adviser and the Administrator — The Administrator and the Administration Agreement” in the accompanying prospectus.

The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and, collectively with Eagle Point Income Management, as of September 30, 2021, had approximately $5.9 billion of total assets under management, including capital commitments that were undrawn as of such date. The Adviser was established in November 2012 by Thomas P. Majewski and Stone Point Capital LLC, or “Stone Point,” as investment manager of Trident V, L.P. and related investment vehicles, which we refer to collectively as the “Trident V Funds.” The Adviser is primarily owned by the Trident V Funds through intermediary holding companies. The Adviser’s Senior Investment Team also holds an indirect ownership interest in the Adviser. The Adviser is governed through intermediary holding companies by a board of managers, or the “Adviser’s Board of Managers,” which includes Mr. Majewski and certain principals of Stone Point. See “The Adviser and the Administrator” in the accompanying prospectus. Stone Point, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, is a specialized private equity firm focused on the financial services industry.

The “Senior Investment Team” is led by Mr. Majewski, Managing Partner of the Adviser, and is also comprised of Daniel W. Ko, Principal and Portfolio Manager, and Daniel M. Spinner, Principal and Portfolio Manager. The Senior Investment Team is primarily responsible for our day-to-day investment management and the implementation of our investment strategy and process.

Each member of the Senior Investment Team is a CLO industry specialist who has been directly involved in the CLO market for the majority of his career and has built relationships with key market participants, including CLO collateral managers, investment banks and investors. Members of the Senior Investment Team have been involved in the CLO market as:

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the head of the CLO business at various investment banks;

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a lead CLO structurer and collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) workout specialist at an investment bank;

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a CLO equity and debt investor;

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principal investors in CLO collateral management firms; and

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a lender and mergers and acquisitions adviser to CLO collateral management firms.

We believe that the complementary, yet highly specialized, skill set of each member of the Senior Investment Team provides the Adviser with a competitive advantage in its CLO-focused investment strategy. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — Portfolio Managers” in the accompanying prospectus.

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In addition to managing our investments, the Adviser, its affiliates and the members of the Senior Investment Team manage investment accounts for other clients, including Eagle Point Income Company Inc., or “Eagle Point Income Company” or “EIC,” a publicly traded closed-end management investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act and for which Eagle Point Income Management serves as investment adviser, privately offered pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. Many of these accounts pursue an investment strategy that substantially or partially overlaps with the strategy that we pursue. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — There are significant actual and potential conflicts of interest which could impact our investment returns” in the accompanying prospectus.

CLO Overview

Our investment portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. The CLOs that we primarily target are securitization vehicles that pool portfolios of primarily below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Such pools of underlying assets are often referred to as CLO “collateral.” While the vast majority of the portfolio of most CLOs consists of senior secured loans, many CLOs enable the CLO collateral manager to invest up to 10% of the portfolio in assets that are not first lien senior secured loans, including second lien loans, unsecured loans, senior secured bonds and senior unsecured bonds.

CLOs are generally required to hold a portfolio of assets that is highly diversified by underlying borrower and industry and that is subject to a variety of asset concentration limitations. Most CLOs are non-static, revolving structures that generally allow for reinvestment over a specific period of time (the “reinvestment period,” which is typically up to five years). The terms and covenants of a typical CLO structure are, with certain exceptions, based primarily on the cash flow generated by, and the par value (as opposed to the market price) of, the collateral. These covenants include collateral coverage tests, interest coverage tests and collateral quality tests.

A CLO funds the purchase of a portfolio of primarily senior secured loans via the issuance of CLO equity and debt securities in the form of multiple, primarily floating-rate, debt tranches. The CLO debt tranches typically are rated “AAA” ​(or its equivalent) at the most senior level down to “BB” or “B” ​(or its equivalent), which is below investment grade, at the junior level by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc., S&P and/or Fitch, Inc. The interest rate on the CLO debt tranches is the lowest at the AAA-level and generally increases at each level down the rating scale. The CLO equity tranche is unrated and typically represents approximately 8% to 11% of a CLO’s capital structure. Below investment grade and unrated securities are sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. The diagram below is for illustrative purposes only and highlights a hypothetical structure intended to depict a typical CLO in the market. A minority of CLOs also include a B-rated debt tranche, and the structure of CLOs in which we invest may otherwise vary from the example set forth below.

CLOs have two priority-of-payment schedules (commonly called “waterfalls”), which are detailed in a CLO’s indenture and which govern how cash generated from a CLO’s underlying collateral is distributed to

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the CLO’s equity and debt investors. One waterfall (the interest waterfall) applies to interest payments received on a CLO’s underlying collateral. The second waterfall (the principal waterfall) applies to cash generated from principal on the underlying collateral, primarily through loan repayments and the proceeds from loan sales. Through the interest waterfall, any excess interest-related cash flow available after the required quarterly interest payments to CLO debt investors are made and certain CLO expenses (such as administration and collateral management fees) are paid is then distributed to the CLO’s equity investors each quarter, subject to compliance with certain tests. Please see “Business — CLO Overview” in the accompanying prospectus for a more detailed description of a CLO’s typical structure and certain key terms and conditions thereof.

A CLO’s indenture typically requires that the maturity dates of a CLO’s assets (typically five to eight years from the date of issuance of a senior secured loan) be shorter than the maturity date of the CLO’s liabilities (typically 12 to 13 years from the date of issuance). However, CLO investors do face reinvestment risk with respect to a CLO’s underlying portfolio. In addition, in most CLO transactions, CLO debt investors are subject to prepayment risk in that the holders of a majority of the equity tranche can direct a call or refinancing of a CLO, which would cause the CLO’s outstanding CLO debt securities to be repaid at par. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We and our investments are subject to reinvestment risk” in the accompanying prospectus.

CLO securities are also subject to a number of risks as discussed elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in more detail in “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Among our primary targeted investments, the risks associated with CLO equity are generally greater than those associated with CLO debt.

Our Structure

We were organized as Eagle Point Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on March 24, 2014, converted to a Delaware corporation on October 6, 2014, and completed our initial public offering on October 7, 2014. We have two wholly-owned subsidiaries: (1) Eagle Point Credit Company Sub (Cayman) Ltd., or the “Cayman Subsidiary” and (2) Eagle Point Credit Company Sub II (Cayman) Ltd., or the “Cayman II Subsidiary.” We generally gain access to certain newly issued Regulation S securities and hold other securities through the Cayman Subsidiary, and hold certain other investments through the Cayman II Subsidiary. Regulation S securities are securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued through offerings made pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act.” Each of our subsidiaries is advised by the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The following chart reflects our organizational structure and our relationship with the Adviser and the Administrator as of the date of this prospectus supplement:

Financing and Hedging Strategy

Leverage by the Company.   We may use leverage as and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. We are permitted to obtain leverage using any form of financial leverage instruments, including funds borrowed from banks or other financial institutions, margin facilities, notes or preferred stock and leverage attributable to reverse repurchase agreements or similar transactions. Certain instruments that create leverage are considered to be senior securities under the 1940 Act. With respect to senior securities representing indebtedness (i.e., borrowing or deemed borrowing, including our Existing Notes), other than temporary borrowings as

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defined under the 1940 Act, we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 300%, as measured at the time of borrowing and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness. With respect to senior securities that are stocks (i.e., shares of our Preferred Stock), we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 200%, as measured at the time of the issuance of any such shares of preferred stock and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

As of December 31, 2021, we had three series of preferred stock outstanding, the 7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026, or the “Series B Term Preferred Stock,” the 6.50% Series C Term Preferred Stock due 2031, or the “Series C Term Preferred Stock,” and the 6.75% Series D Preferred Stock, or the “Series D Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series B Term Preferred Stock and Series C Term Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock.” As of September 30, 2021, the date of our most recent unaudited consolidated financial statements, our leverage, including the Existing Notes and the Series B Term Preferred Stock and the Series C Term Preferred Stock, represented approximately 32.0% of our total assets (less current liabilities). Based on a midpoint of management’s unaudited estimate of the range of our net asset value, or “NAV,” as of December 31, 2021 and after giving effect to (1) the payment of the $0.12 per share distribution on January 31, 2022 to holders of record as of January 11, 2022 and (2) the issuance and sale of shares of common stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to our “at-the-market” offering from January 1, 2022 through January 11, 2022, our leverage, including the Existing Notes and the Preferred Stock, represented approximately 31.8% of our total assets (less current liabilities) as of December 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, our asset coverage ratios in respect of (i) senior securities representing indebtedness and (ii) our outstanding preferred stock, each as calculated pursuant to Section 18 of the 1940 Act, were 526% and 312%, respectively. In the event we fail to meet our applicable asset coverage ratio requirements, we may not be able to incur additional debt and/or issue preferred stock, and could be required by law or otherwise to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt or redeem shares of preferred stock (if any) when it is disadvantageous to do so, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make certain distributions or pay dividends of an amount necessary to continue to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Over the long term, management expects us to operate under normal market conditions generally with leverage within a range of 25% to 35% of total assets, although the actual amount of our leverage is uncertain from time to time. We expect that we will, or that we may need to, raise additional capital in the future to fund our continued growth, and we may do so by entering into a credit facility, issuing additional shares of preferred stock or debt securities or through other leveraging instruments. Subject to the limitations under the 1940 Act, we may incur additional leverage opportunistically or not at all and may choose to increase or decrease our leverage. We may use different types or combinations of leveraging instruments at any time based on the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions and the investment environment, including forms of leverage other than preferred stock, debt securities and/or credit facilities. In addition, we may borrow for temporary, emergency or other purposes as permitted under the 1940 Act, which indebtedness would be in addition to the asset coverage requirements described above. By leveraging our investment portfolio, we may create an opportunity for increased net income and capital appreciation. However, the use of leverage also involves significant risks and expenses, which will be borne entirely by our common stockholders, and our leverage strategy may not be successful. For example, the more leverage is employed, the more likely a substantial change will occur in our NAV per share of our common stock. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us” in the accompanying prospectus.

Derivative Transactions.   We may engage in “Derivative Transactions,” as described below, from time to time. To the extent we engage in Derivative Transactions, we expect to do so to hedge against interest rate, credit and/or other risks, or for other investment or risk management purposes. We may use Derivative Transactions for investment purposes to the extent consistent with our investment objectives if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so. We may purchase and sell a variety of derivative instruments, including exchange-listed and over-the-counter, or “OTC,” options, futures, options on futures, swaps and similar instruments, various interest rate transactions, such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and credit transactions

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and credit default swaps. We also may purchase and sell derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments. Collectively, we refer to these financial management techniques as “Derivative Transactions.” Our use of Derivative Transactions, if any, will generally be deemed to create leverage for us and involves significant risks. No assurance can be given that our strategy and use of derivatives will be successful, and our investment performance could diminish compared with what it would have been if Derivative Transactions were not used. See “Asset Coverage” in our Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2021.

Operating and Regulatory Structure

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. As a registered closed-end management investment company, we are required to meet certain regulatory tests. See “Regulation as a Closed-End Management Investment Company” in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, we have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, commencing with our tax year ended on November 30, 2014.

Our investment activities are managed by the Adviser and supervised by our board of directors. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay the Adviser an annual base management fee based on our “Total Equity Base” as well as an incentive fee based on our “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income.” See “The Adviser and The Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee” in the accompanying prospectus. We have also entered into an administration agreement, which we refer to as the “Administration Agreement,” under which we have agreed to reimburse the Administrator for our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — The Administrator and the Administration Agreement” in the accompanying prospectus. “Total Equity Base” means the net asset value attributable to the common stock and the paid-in, or stated, capital of the Preferred Stock.

Conflicts of Interest

Our executive officers and directors, and the Adviser and certain of its affiliates and their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, have several conflicts of interest as a result of the other activities in which they engage. The Adviser and the Administrator are affiliated with other entities engaged in the financial services business. In particular, the Adviser and Administrator are affiliated with Eagle Point Income Management and Stone Point, and certain members of the Adviser’s Board of Managers are principals of Stone Point. Pursuant to certain management agreements, Stone Point has received delegated authority to act as the investment manager of the Trident V Funds, which hold a significant number of shares of our common stock. See “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders” in the accompanying prospectus. The Adviser and the Administrator are primarily owned by the Trident V Funds through intermediary holding companies. The Trident V Funds and other private equity funds managed by Stone Point invest in financial services companies. These relationships may cause the Adviser’s or the Administrator’s and certain of their affiliates’ interests, and the interests of their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, to diverge from our interests and may result in conflicts of interest that may not be foreseen or resolved in a manner that is always or exclusively in our best interest.

In addition, the Adviser is under common control with Marble Point Credit Management LLC, or “Marble Point,” which is a CLO collateral manager and manager of other investment vehicles that invest in senior secured loans, CLO securities and other related investments.

Our executive officers and directors, as well as other current and potential future affiliated persons, officers and employees of the Adviser and certain of its affiliates, may serve as officers, directors or principals of, or manage the accounts for, other entities including EIC, with investment strategies that substantially or partially overlap with the strategy that we pursue. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which obligations may not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Further, certain of our stockholders are affiliated with our Adviser or may from time to time have business relationships with the Adviser. In such cases, such stockholders may have an incentive to vote shares held by them in a manner that takes such relationships into account. As a result of these relationships and separate business

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activities, the Adviser has conflicts of interest in allocating management time, services and functions among us, other advisory clients and other business activities. See “Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying prospectus.

In order to address such conflicts of interest, we have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. Similarly, the Adviser has separately adopted the “Adviser Code of Ethics.” The Adviser Code of Ethics requires the officers and employees of the Adviser to act in the best interests of the Adviser and its client accounts (including us), act in good faith and in an ethical manner, avoid conflicts of interests with the client accounts to the extent reasonably possible and identify and manage conflicts of interest to the extent that they arise. Personnel subject to each code of ethics may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. Our directors and officers, and the officers and employees of the Adviser, are also required to comply with applicable provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws and make prompt reports to supervisory personnel of any actual or suspected violations of law.

Pursuant to the investment allocation policies and procedures of the Adviser and Eagle Point Income Management, they seek to allocate investment opportunities among accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time. In addition, an account managed by the Adviser, such as us, is expected to be considered for the allocation of investment opportunities together with other accounts managed by certain affiliates of the Adviser, including Eagle Point Income Management. There is no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to any particular account equitably in the short-term or that any such account, including us, will be able to participate in all investment opportunities that are suitable for it. See “Conflicts of Interest — Code of Ethics and Compliance Procedures” in the accompanying prospectus.

Co-Investment with Affiliates.   In certain instances, we co-invest on a concurrent basis with other accounts managed by the Adviser and may do so with other accounts managed by certain of the Adviser’s affiliates, subject to compliance with applicable regulations and regulatory guidance and the Adviser’s written allocation procedures. We have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC that permits us to participate in certain negotiated co-investments alongside other accounts, including EIC, managed by the Adviser, or certain of its affiliates, subject to certain conditions including (i) that a majority of our directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of us approve the co-investment and (ii) the price, terms and conditions of the co-investment are the same for each participant. A copy of the application for exemptive relief, including all of the conditions, and the related order are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Summary Risk Factors

The value of our assets, as well as the market price of the 2029 Notes, will fluctuate. An investment in the 2029 Notes should be considered risky, and you may lose all or part of your investment in us. Investors should consider their financial situation and needs, other investments, investment goals, investment experience, time horizons, liquidity needs and risk tolerance before investing in the 2029 Notes. An investment in the 2029 Notes may be speculative in that it involves a high degree of risk and should not be considered a complete investment program. We are designed primarily as a long-term investment vehicle, and the 2029 Notes are not an appropriate investment for a short-term trading strategy. We can offer no assurance that returns, if any, on our investments will be commensurate with the risk of investment in us, nor can we provide any assurance that enough appropriate investments that meet our investment criteria will be available.

The following is a summary of certain principal risks of an investment in us. See the section “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a more complete discussion of the risks of investing in the 2029 Notes, including certain risks not summarized below.

Risks Related to the 2029 Notes

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Unsecured Debt Risk.   The 2029 Notes will be our unsecured obligations and, therefore, effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future and pari passu with (i.e., equal in ranking to) all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by us (including the Existing Notes) and our general liabilities. The 2029 Notes will be structurally subordinated to any indebtedness and other liabilities incurred by our subsidiaries.

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Fixed Interest Rate Risk.   In general, as market interest rates rise, debt securities bearing interest at fixed rates of interest, such as the 2029 Notes, decline in value. Currently, market interest rates in the United States are near historic lows, which increases the risks associated with rising rates. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve has recently indicated that it intends to take steps to increase interest rates, in part address concerns relating to elevated inflation.

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Downgrade of Credit Rating Risk.   A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or the 2029 Notes, if any, or change in the debt markets could cause the liquidity or market value of the 2029 Notes to decline significantly.

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Lack of Trading Market Risk.   We intend to list the 2029 Notes on the NYSE so that trading on the exchange will begin within 30 days. Prior to the expected commencement of trading, the underwriters may, but are not obligated to, make a market in the 2029 Notes.

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Redemption Risk.   We may voluntarily redeem the 2029 Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option on or after January 31, 2025. Any such redemption may occur at a time that is unfavorable to holders of the 2029 Notes.

Risks Related to our Operations

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Key Personnel Risk.   We are dependent upon the key personnel of the Adviser for our future success.

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Conflicts of Interest Risk.   Our executive officers and directors, and the Adviser and certain of its affiliates and their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, have several conflicts of interest as a result of the other activities in which they engage.

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Interest Rate Risk.   The price of certain of our investments may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Interest rates in the United States are near historic lows, which increases our exposure to risks associated with rising interest rates.

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Prepayment Risk.   The assets underlying the CLO securities in which we invest are subject to prepayment by the underlying corporate borrowers. In addition, the CLO securities and related investments in which we invest are subject to prepayment risk. If we or a CLO collateral manager are unable to reinvest prepaid amounts in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid, our investment performance will be adversely impacted.

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LIBOR Risk.   The CLO equity and debt securities in which we invest earn interest at, and CLOs in which we invest typically obtain financing at, a floating rate based on LIBOR. After the global financial crisis, regulators globally determined that existing interest rate benchmarks should be reformed based on concerns that LIBOR was susceptible to manipulation. In a speech on July 27, 2017, the then-Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority of the UK (the “FCA”) announced the FCA’s intention to cease sustaining LIBOR. On March 5, 2021, the FCA announced that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator, or no longer be representative (i) immediately after December 31, 2021, for all GBP, EUR, CHF and JPY LIBOR settings and one-week and two-month US dollar LIBOR settings, and (ii) immediately after June 30, 2023 for the remaining US dollar LIBOR settings, including three-month US dollar LIBOR. Replacement rates that have been identified include the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR and measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities) and the Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate (SONIA, which is intended to replace GBP LIBOR and measures the overnight interest rate paid by banks for unsecured transactions in the sterling market), although other replacement rates could be adopted by market participants. At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of the establishment of SOFR, SONIA or any other replacement rates or any other reforms to LIBOR. In addition, the effect of a phase out of LIBOR on U.S. senior secured loans, the underlying assets of the CLOs in which we invest, is currently unclear. In addition, based on supervisory guidance from regulators, many banks were expected to cease issuance of new LIBOR-based instruments by January 1, 2022. To the extent that any LIBOR replacement rate utilized for senior secured loans differs from that utilized for debt of a CLO that holds those loans (including instances where the replacement rate is utilized for such loans prior to it being utilized by the CLO), for the duration of such mismatch, the CLO would experience an interest rate mismatch between its assets and liabilities, which would be expected to have an adverse impact on

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the cash flows distributed to CLO equity investors as well as our net investment income and portfolio returns until such mismatch is corrected or minimized, which would be expected to occur when both the underlying senior secured loans and the CLO debt securities utilize the same LIBOR replacement rate. As of the date hereof, certain senior secured loans have already transitioned to utilizing SOFR based interest rates whereas CLO debt securities have generally not yet transitioned to such replacement rate.

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Liquidity Risk.   Generally, there is no public market for the CLO investments we target. As such, we may not be able to sell such investments quickly, or at all. If we are able to sell such investments, the prices we receive may not reflect our assessment of their fair value or the amount paid for such investments by us.

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Incentive Fee Risk.   Our incentive fee structure and the formula for calculating the fee payable to the Adviser may incentivize the Adviser to pursue speculative investments and use leverage in a manner that adversely impacts our performance.

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Subordinated Securities.   CLO equity and junior debt securities that we may acquire are subordinated to more senior tranches of CLO debt. CLO equity and junior debt securities are subject to increased risks of default relative to the holders of superior priority interests in the same CLO. In addition, at the time of issuance, CLO equity securities are under-collateralized in that the face amount of the CLO debt and CLO equity of a CLO at inception exceed its total assets. Though not exclusively, we will typically be in a first loss or subordinated position with respect to realized losses on the underlying assets held by the CLOs in which we are invested.

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High Yield Investment Risk.   The CLO equity and junior debt securities that we acquire are typically rated below investment grade, or in the case of CLO equity securities unrated, and are therefore considered “higher yield” or “junk” securities and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. The senior secured loans and other credit-related assets underlying CLOs are also typically higher yield investments. Investing in CLO equity and junior debt securities and other high yield investments involves greater credit and liquidity risk than investment grade obligations, which may adversely impact our performance.

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Risks of Investing in CLOs and Other Structured Debt Securities.   CLOs and other structured finance securities are generally backed by a pool of credit-related assets that serve as collateral. Accordingly, CLO and structured finance securities present risks similar to those of other types of credit investments, including default (credit), interest rate and prepayment risks. In addition, CLOs and other structured finance securities are often governed by a complex series of legal documents and contracts, which increases the risk of dispute over the interpretation and enforceability of such documents relative to other types of investments. There is also a risk that the trustee of a CLO does not properly carry out its duties to the CLO, potentially resulting in loss to the CLO. CLOs are also inherently leveraged vehicles and are subject to leverage risk.

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Leverage Risk.   The use of leverage, whether directly or indirectly through investments such as CLO equity or junior debt securities that inherently involve leverage, may magnify our risk of loss. CLO equity or junior debt securities are very highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), and therefore the CLO securities in which we are currently invested and in which we intend to invest are subject to a higher degree of loss since the use of leverage magnifies losses.

We previously incurred leverage through the issuance of the Existing Notes and the Preferred Stock. We may incur additional leverage, directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose vehicles, indebtedness for borrowed money, as well as leverage in the form of derivative transactions, additional shares of preferred stock, debt securities and other structures and instruments, in significant amounts and on terms that the Adviser and our board of directors deem appropriate, subject to applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. Such leverage may be used for the acquisition and financing of our investments, to pay fees and expenses and for other purposes. Such leverage may be secured and/or unsecured. The more leverage we employ, the more likely a substantial change will occur in our NAV. Accordingly, any event that adversely affects the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent leverage is utilized. The cumulative effect of the use of leverage with respect to any investments

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in a market that moves adversely to such investments could result in a substantial loss that would be greater than if our investments were not leveraged.

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Credit Risk.   If (1) a CLO in which we invest, (2) an underlying asset of any such CLO or (3) any other type of credit investment in our portfolio declines in price or fails to pay interest or principal when due because the issuer or debtor, as the case may be, experiences a decline in its financial status, our income, NAV and/or market price would be adversely impacted.

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Fair Valuation of Our Portfolio Investments.   Generally there is no public market for the CLO investments we target. As a result, we value these securities at least quarterly, or more frequently as may be required from time to time, at fair value. Our determinations of the fair value of our investments have a material impact on our net earnings through the recording of unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and may cause our NAV on a given date to understate or overstate, possibly materially, the value that we ultimately realize on one or more of our investments.

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Limited Investment Opportunities Risk.   The market for CLO securities is more limited than the market for other credit related investments. We can offer no assurances that sufficient investment opportunities for our capital will be available.

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Non-Diversification Risk.   We are a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act and expect to hold a narrower range of investments than a diversified fund under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, we may be more susceptible than a “diversified” fund to experiencing investment losses attributable to particular corporate, economic, political, or regulatory events.

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Market Risk.   Political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of our investments. A disruption or downturn in the capital markets and the credit markets could impair our ability to raise capital, reduce the availability of suitable investment opportunities for us or adversely and materially affect the value of our investments, any of which would negatively affect our business. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain, and could affect companies worldwide.

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Loan Accumulation Facilities Risk.   We may invest in loan accumulation facilities, which are short to medium term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction and which acquire loans on an interim basis which are expected to form part of the portfolio of a future CLO. Investments in loan accumulation facilities have risks similar to those applicable to investments in CLOs. Leverage is typically utilized in such a facility and as such the potential risk of loss will be increased for such facilities employing leverage. In the event a planned CLO is not consummated, or the loans are not eligible for purchase by the CLO, the Company may be responsible for either holding or disposing of the loans. This could expose the Company primarily to credit and/or mark-to-market losses, and other risks.

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Currency Risk.   Although we primarily make investments denominated in U.S. dollars, we may make investments denominated in other currencies. Our investments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be subject to the risk that the value of such currency will decrease in relation to the U.S. dollar.

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Hedging Risk.   Hedging transactions seeking to reduce risks may result in poorer overall performance than if we had not engaged in such hedging transactions, and they may also not properly hedge our risks.

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Reinvestment Risk.   CLOs will typically generate cash from asset repayments and sales that may be reinvested in substitute assets, subject to compliance with applicable investment tests. If the CLO collateral manager causes the CLO to purchase substitute assets at a lower yield than those initially acquired (for example, during periods of loan compression or as may be required to satisfy a CLO’s covenants) or sale proceeds are maintained temporarily in cash, it would reduce the excess interest-related cash flow, potentially limiting our ability to make payments on the 2029 Notes and/or causing a reduction in the market price of the 2029 Notes. In addition, the reinvestment period for a CLO may terminate early, which would cause the holders of the CLO’s securities to receive principal payments earlier than anticipated. There can be no assurance that we will be able to reinvest such amounts in an alternative investment that provides a comparable return relative to the credit risk assumed.

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Refinancing Risk.   If we incur debt financing and subsequently refinance such debt, the replacement debt may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions. If we fail to extend, refinance or replace such debt financings prior to their maturity on commercially reasonable terms, our liquidity will be lower than it would have been with the benefit of such financings, which could impair our operations.

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Tax Risk.   If we fail to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code for any reason, or become subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions, and the amount of such distributions, to our common stockholders and for payments to the holders of our debt obligations, including the 2029 Notes, and other liabilities.

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Derivatives Risk.   Derivative instruments in which we may invest may be volatile and involve various risks different from, and in certain cases greater than, the risks presented by other instruments. The primary risks related to derivative transactions include counterparty, correlation, liquidity, leverage, volatility and OTC trading risks. In addition, a small investment in derivatives could have a large potential impact on our performance, effecting a form of investment leverage on our portfolio. In certain types of derivative transactions, we could lose the entire amount of our investment; in other types of derivative transactions the potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

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Counterparty Risk.   We may be exposed to counterparty risk, which could make it difficult for us or the CLOs in which we invest to collect on obligations, thereby resulting in potentially significant losses.

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Global Economy Risk.   Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Risk.   The COVID-19 pandemic has created economic and financial disruptions and contributed to increased volatility in global financial markets. The pandemic has affected certain countries, regions, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others and will likely continue to do so. It is not known how long the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will last or the severity thereof. Federal, state and local governments, as well as foreign governments, have taken aggressive steps to address problems being experienced by the markets and by businesses and the economy in general; however, there can be no assurance that these measures will be adequate.

Recent Developments

Net Asset Value and Net Investment Income

Management’s unaudited estimate of the range of the net asset value per share of our common stock as of December 31, 2021 was between $13.35 and $13.45.

In addition, management’s unaudited estimate of the range of our net investment income and realized gain/loss per share of our common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 was between $0.36 and $0.40. The unaudited estimate range of our net investment income and realized gain/loss per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 is net of estimated excise tax of $0.02 per share and is net of non-recurring expenses and losses of $0.04 per share related to the issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock and acceleration of unamortized issuance costs associated with the partial redemption of the Series B Term Preferred Stock.

ATM Offering

From October 1, 2021 through January 11, 2022, we sold 2,919,213 shares of our common stock, 263,599 shares of our Series C Term Preferred Stock and 0 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock, pursuant to our at-the-market offering, for total net proceeds to us of approximately $47.4 million.

Our Corporate Information

Our offices are located at 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 202, Greenwich, CT 06830, and our telephone number is (203) 340-8500.

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THE OFFERING

Issuer

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.

Title of the securities

5.375% Notes due 2029

Aggregate principal amount offered

$87,000,000

Overallotment Option

The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional $13,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes to cover overallotments, if any, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement.

Public offering price

100% of the aggregate principal amount ($25 per 2029 Note).

Denominations

We will issue these 2029 Notes in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.

Principal payable maturity

100% of the aggregate principal amount; the principal amount of each 2029 Note is payable on its stated maturity date (or, if such date is not a business day, the immediately succeeding business day) at the office of the trustee for the 2029 Notes or at such other office in New York City as we may designate.

Interest

5.375% per year, payable every March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. If an interest payment date is a non-business day, the applicable interest payment will be made on the next business day, and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment. Interest payments on the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will commence on March 31, 2022.

Regular record dates for
interest

Every March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The first record date for the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be March 15, 2022. If the record date for an interest payment is a non-business day, the record date will be the next business day.

Day count basis

360-day year of twelve 30-day months

Original issue date

January 24, 2022

Stated maturity date

January 31, 2029

Specified currency

U.S. Dollars

Interest periods

The initial interest period for the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be the period from and including January 24, 2022, to, but excluding the initial interest payment date. The subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an interest payment date to, but excluding, the next interest payment date or the stated maturity date, as the case may be.

Ranking of notes

The 2029 Notes are our direct unsecured obligations and rank:

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Senior to the outstanding shares of our common stock and our preferred stock;

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pari passu with existing unsecured indebtedness, including the Existing Notes, and any future unsecured indebtedness;

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effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured, but to which we subsequently grant security), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and

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structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.

Business days

Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

Optional redemption

The 2029 Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option on or after January 31, 2025 upon not less than 30-days’ nor more than 60-days’ written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at the redemption price set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption” in this prospectus supplement.

Sinking fund

The 2029 Notes are not subject to any sinking fund (i.e., no amounts will be set aside by us to ensure repayment of the 2029 Notes at maturity).

Repurchase at the option of the holder

Holders of the 2029 Notes do not have the option to have the 2029 Notes repaid prior to January 31, 2029.

Defeasance

The 2029 Notes are subject to legal and covenant defeasance by us. See “Description of the Notes — Defeasance” in this prospectus supplement.

Form of 2029 Notes

The 2029 Notes are represented by global securities that will be deposited and registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or “DTC,” or its nominee. This means that, except in limited circumstances, you will not receive certificates for the 2029 Notes. Beneficial interests in the 2029 Notes are represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the 2029 Notes through either DTC, if they are a participant, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC. See “Book-Entry Issuance” in the accompanying prospectus.

Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

Events of default

If an event of default on the 2029 Notes occurs, the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, may be declared immediately due and payable, subject to the conditions set forth in the indenture. See “Description of the Notes — Events of Default” in this prospectus supplement.

Other covenants

The covenants described under “Description of the Notes — Covenants,” including the following, will apply to the 2029 Notes:

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as modified by the other provisions of Section 18, or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, if any. Currently, these provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance

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of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, with respect to such borrowings equals at least 300% after such borrowings.

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act, as modified by the other provisions of Section 18, or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, giving effect to (i) any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, if any, and (ii) no-action relief granted by the SEC to another closed-end investment company (or to us if we determine to seek such similar no-action or other relief) permitting the closed-end investment company to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act in order to maintain the closed-end investment company’s status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. These provisions generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, with respect to our borrowings or other indebtedness is below 300% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase (provided that we may declare dividends on our preferred stock as long as such asset coverage with respect to our borrowings or other indebtedness is not below 200%).

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If, at any time, we are not subject to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act,” to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the 2029 Notes and the trustee, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 60 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 60 days of our second fiscal quarter end. All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable United States generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.”

Listing

We intend to list the 2029 Notes on the NYSE under the symbol “ECCV.” We expect trading in the 2029 Notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days of the original issue date.

Use of Proceeds

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the 2029 Notes to acquire investments in accordance with our investment objectives and strategies and for general working capital purposes, including, as applicable, making distributions to our stockholders, and/or to redeem all or a portion of our outstanding Series B Term Preferred Stock, 2027 Notes and/or 2028 Notes. As of January 11, 2022, we had approximately $27.0 million in aggregate principal value outstanding of our Series B Term Preferred Stock, approximately $28.9 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 2027 Notes and approximately $64.8 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 2028 Notes. See “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement.

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Additional Information

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-2 under the Securities Act, which contains additional information about us and the 2029 Notes being offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We file annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. This information is also available free of charge by contacting us at Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, by telephone at (844) 810-6501, or via email at ir@eaglepointcredit.com.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in the 2029 Notes involves a number of significant risks. You should carefully consider the risks described below and all other information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before making a decision to purchase the 2029 Notes. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or not presently deemed material by us, may also impair our operations and performance.

If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. If that happens, our net asset value and the trading price of the 2029 Notes could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to the Offering

The 2029 Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future and will rank pari passu with, or equal to, all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness issued by and us and our general liabilities (total liabilities, less debt).

The 2029 Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the 2029 Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the 2029 Notes. In addition, the 2029 Notes will rank pari passu with, or equal to, all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness issued by us and our general liabilities (total liabilities, less debt).

The 2029 Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.

The 2029 Notes will be obligations exclusively of Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries will be or will act as a guarantor of the 2029 Notes and the 2029 Notes will not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we may acquire or create in the future. The assets of any such subsidiary are not directly available to satisfy the claims of our creditors, including holders of the 2029 Notes.

Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such subsidiaries (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the 2029 Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the 2029 Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish.

There is no existing trading market for the 2029 Notes and, even if the NYSE approves the listing of the 2029 Notes, an active trading market for the 2029 Notes may not develop, which could limit your ability to sell the 2029 Notes and/or the market price of the 2029 Notes.

The 2029 Notes will be a new issue of debt securities for which there is no trading market. We intend to list the 2029 Notes on the NYSE within 30 days of the original issue date under the symbol “ECCV.” However, there is no assurance that the 2029 Notes will be approved for listing on the NYSE. Moreover, even if the listing of the 2029 Notes is approved, we cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market will develop or be maintained for the 2029 Notes or that you will be able to sell your 2029 Notes. If the 2029 Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, if any, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. The underwriters have

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advised us that they intend to make a market in the 2029 Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. The underwriters may discontinue any market-making activities in the 2029 Notes at any time at their sole discretion.

Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the 2029 Notes will be approved for listing on the NYSE, that a liquid trading market will develop or be maintained for the 2029 Notes, that you will be able to sell your 2029 Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the 2029 Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the 2029 Notes for an indefinite period of time.

A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or the 2029 Notes, if any, or change in the debt markets could cause the liquidity or market value of the 2029 Notes to decline significantly.

Any credit rating is an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in any credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the 2029 Notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the 2029 Notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor any underwriter undertakes any obligation to obtain or maintain any credit ratings or to advise holders of 2029 Notes of any changes in any credit ratings. There can be no assurance that any credit ratings will remain for any given period of time or that such credit ratings will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies if in their judgment future circumstances relating to the basis of the credit ratings, such as adverse changes in our Company, so warrant. The conditions of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the 2029 Notes.

The indenture under which the 2029 Notes will be issued contains limited protection for holders of the 2029 Notes.

The indenture under which the 2029 Notes will be issued offers limited protection to holders of the 2029 Notes. The terms of the indenture and the 2029 Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the 2029 Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the 2029 Notes do not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:

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issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the 2029 Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the 2029 Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore would rank structurally senior to the 2029 Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the 2029 Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions;

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pay distributions or dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the 2029 Notes, other than a distribution, dividend or purchase that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions;

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sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets);

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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make investments; or

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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries.

Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the 2029 Notes do not protect holders of the 2029 Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow or liquidity, except as required under the 1940 Act.

Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the 2029 Notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the 2029 Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the 2029 Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the 2029 Notes.

Other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the 2029 Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the 2029 Notes.

The optional redemption provision may materially adversely affect your return on the 2029 Notes.

The 2029 Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or after January 31, 2025 at our sole option at the redemption price set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption” in this prospectus supplement. We may choose to redeem the 2029 Notes at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the 2029 Notes. In this circumstance, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the 2029 Notes being redeemed.

If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the 2029 Notes.

Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness or under other indebtedness to which we may be a party that is not waived by the required lenders or holders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the 2029 Notes and substantially decrease the market value of the 2029 Notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness, we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness, including the 2029 Notes. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders of the debt we may incur in the future could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If our operating performance declines, we may in the future need to refinance or restructure our debt, including the 2029 Notes, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, seek to raise additional capital or seek to obtain waivers from the required lenders or holders of any debt that we may incur in the future to avoid being in default. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the 2029 Notes or our other debt. If we breach our covenants under our debt and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders or holders. If this occurs, we would be in default and our lenders or debt holders could exercise their rights as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If we are unable to repay debt, lenders having secured obligations could proceed against the collateral securing the debt. Because any future debt will likely have, customary cross-default provisions, if the indebtedness thereunder or under any future credit facility is accelerated, we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, other than historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements may relate to, among other things, future events or our future operating results, actual and potential conflicts of interest with the Adviser, the Administrator and their affiliates, and the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital, among other factors. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “believe,” “will,” “provided,” “anticipate,” “future,” “could,” “growth,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “if,” “seek,” “possible,” “potential,” “likely” or the negative or other variations of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include:

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changes in the economy and the capital markets;

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risks associated with negotiation and consummation of pending and future transactions;

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changes in our investment objectives and strategy;

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availability, terms (including the possibility of interest rate volatility) and deployment of capital;

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changes in interest rates, exchange rates, regulation or the general economy;

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changes in governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters;

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our ability to exit investments in a timely manner;

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our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC;

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the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic generally and on the economy and the capital markets, including the measures taken by governmental authorities to address it;

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use of the proceeds of this offering;

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our ability to sell the 2029 Notes in this offering in the amounts and on the terms contemplated, or at all; and

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those factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and in similar sections in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance. We have based forward-looking statements on information available to us on the date of this prospectus supplement. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, except as otherwise required by applicable law. The forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 27A of the Securities Act.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds to us of this offering are expected to be approximately $83.9 million (or approximately $96.5 million if the underwriters exercise the overallotment option in full), based on a public offering price of $25 per 2029 Note, after deducting the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us of approximately $2.7 million (or approximately $3.1 million if the underwriters exercise the overallotment option in full) and estimated offering expenses payable by us of approximately $400,000.

We intend to use the proceeds from the sale of the 2029 Notes pursuant to this prospectus supplement to acquire investments in accordance with our investment objectives and strategies described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and for general working capital purposes, including, as applicable, making distributions to our stockholders, and/or to redeem all or a portion of our outstanding Series B Term Preferred Stock, 2027 Notes and/or 2028 Notes. We cannot estimate the approximate amount of proceeds of this offering intended to be used for each of these purposes. Such amounts will depend on our cash flow needs after closing of the offering, market conditions and other factors. As of January 11, 2022, we had approximately $27.0 million in aggregate principal value outstanding of our Series B Term Preferred Stock, approximately $28.9 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 2027 Notes, and approximately $64.8 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 2028 Notes. We currently anticipate that it will take up to three to six months after completion of this offering to invest substantially all of the net proceeds in our targeted investments or otherwise utilize such proceeds, although such period may vary and depends on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objectives and market conditions. We cannot assure you we will achieve our targeted investment pace, which may negatively impact our returns. Until appropriate investments or other uses can be found, we will invest in temporary investments, such as cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, which we expect will have returns substantially lower than the returns that we anticipate earning from investments in CLO securities and related investments. Investors should expect, therefore, that before we have fully invested the proceeds of the offering in accordance with our investment objectives and policies, assets invested in these instruments would earn interest income at a modest rate, which may not exceed our expenses during this period.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September 30, 2021:

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on an actual basis;

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on a pro forma basis to give effect to (1) the payment of a distribution of $0.12 per share of common stock on each of October 29, 2021, November 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021; (2) the distribution of $0.50 per share of common stock payable on January 24, 2022 to holders of record as of December 23, 2021; (3) the distribution of $0.12 per share of common stock payable on January 31, 2022 to holders of record as of January 11, 2022; (4) the issuance and sale of 1,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $23.9 million; (5) the partial redemption of 1,078,383 shares of Series B Preferred Stock on December 31, 2021; and (6) the issuance and sale of shares of common stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to our “at-the-market” offering from October 1, 2021 through January 11, 2022, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $47.4 million; and

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on a pro forma (as adjusted) basis to give effect to (1) the distributions, issuances and redemption described above; and (2) the issuance and sale of $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes in this offering based on a public offering price of $25 per 2029 Note, after deducting the assumed underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $400,000 payable by us.

​	Actual			Pro Forma			Pro Forma (as adjusted)
​	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash and cash equivalents	​	$	7,265	​	$	15,511	​	$	99,392
Investments at fair value	​	​	708,688	​	​	708,688	​	​	708,688
Other assets	​	​	45,138	​	​	45,138	​	​	45,138
Total assets	​	$	761,091	​	$	769,337	​	$	853,218
Liabilities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
2027 Notes ($28,887,200 aggregate principal amount, actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted)	​	$	28,887	​	$	28,887	​	$	28,887
Deferred issuance costs – 2027 Notes	​	​	(807)	​	​	(807)	​	​	(807)
2028 Notes ($64,847,575 aggregate principal amount, actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted)	​	​	65,600	​	​	65,600	​	​	65,600
2031 Notes ($44,850,000 aggregate principal amount, actual, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted)	​	​	48,041	​	​	48,041	​	​	48,041
2029 Notes ($0 aggregate principal amount, actual, pro forma and $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount pro forma as adjusted)	​	​	—	​	​	—	​	​	87,000
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 3,792,377 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 3,977,593 shares, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted	​	​	95,496	​	​	100,127	​	​	100,127
Deferred issuance costs – Preferred Stock	​	​	(1,651)	​	​	(826)	​	​	(826)
Unamortized share issuance premium – Preferred Stock	​	​	211	​	​	281	​	​	281
Other liabilities	​	​	31,755	​	​	31,755	​	​	31,755
Total liabilities	​	$	267,532	​	$	273,058	​	$	360,058
Net Assets applicable to 35,292,123 shares of common stock, actual; 38,211,336 shares outstanding pro forma, pro forma as adjusted	​	$	493,559	​	$	496,279	​	$	493,160
Net Assets consist of:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Paid-in capital	​	$	490,102	​	$	530,912	​	$	530,912
Aggregate distributable earnings (losses)	​	​	7,150	​	​	(30,940)	​	​	(34,059)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	​	​	(3,693)	​	​	(3,693)	​	​	(3,693)
Total Net Assets	​	$	493,559	​	$	496,279	​	$	493,160

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

The following description of the particular terms of the 2029 Notes supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of our debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus.

The 2029 Notes to be sold pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be issued under an indenture, dated as of December 4, 2015, between us and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, and a fifth supplemental indenture thereto, to be entered into between us and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee. We refer to the indenture and the fifth supplemental indenture thereto collectively as the “Indenture” and to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as the “Trustee.” The 2029 Notes are governed by the Indenture, as required by federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered. An indenture is a contract between us and the financial institution acting as trustee on your behalf, and is subject to, and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Trustee has two main roles. First, the Trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default. There are some limitations on the extent to which the Trustee acts on your behalf, described in the second paragraph under “— Events of Default — Remedies if an Event of Default Occurs.” Second, the Trustee performs certain administrative duties for us with respect to the 2029 Notes.

This section includes a description of the material terms of the 2029 Notes and the Indenture. Because this section is a summary, however, it does not describe every aspect of the 2029 Notes and the Indenture. We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the 2029 Notes. The Indenture has been attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part and has been filed with the SEC. See “Additional Information” in this prospectus supplement for information on how to obtain a copy of the Indenture.

General

The 2029 Notes initially are being offered in the aggregate principal amount of $87,000,000.

The 2029 Notes will mature on January 31, 2029 and 100% of the aggregate principal amount will be paid at maturity (unless the 2029 Notes are earlier redeemed as described below). The interest rate of the 2029 Notes is 5.375% per year and will be paid every March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. If an interest payment date falls on a non-business day, the applicable interest payment will be made on the next business day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment. Interest payments on the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will commence on March 31, 2022. The regular record dates for interest payments will be every March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The first record date for the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be March 15, 2022. If a record date for an interest payment falls on a non-business day, the record date will be the next business day. The initial interest period for the 2029 Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be the period from and including January 24, 2022, to, but excluding, the initial interest payment date, and the subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an interest payment date to, but excluding, the next interest payment date or the stated maturity date, as the case may be.

We will issue the 2029 Notes offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The 2029 Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund and holders of the 2029 Notes will not have the option to have the 2029 Notes repaid prior to January 31, 2029.

The Indenture does not contain any provisions that give you protection in the event we issue a large amount of debt. Other than the restrictions described under “— Merger or Consolidation,” the Indenture does not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to afford holders of the 2029 Notes protection in the event we are acquired by another entity.

Pursuant to the Indenture, we have the ability, without the consent of the holders thereof, to reopen the 2029 Notes and issue additional 2029 Notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2029 Notes, except for the offering price and the issue date, in one or more series. We may also issue additional series of debt securities under the Indenture and other debt securities in accordance with the limitations of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, so long as any 2029 Notes are outstanding, additional debt securities, including the Existing Notes, must rank in parity with the 2029 Notes with respect to the payment of interest and as to the

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distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or the winding-up of our affairs. In addition, we may also enter certain other evidences of indebtedness (including bank borrowings and commercial paper) representing senior securities. We may also borrow in amounts up to 5% of our total assets if the borrowing is for temporary purposes only (i.e., if it is to be repaid within 60 days and not extended or renewed).

Under the current requirements of the 1940 Act, immediately after issuing any senior securities representing indebtedness (i.e., indebtedness other than borrowings for temporary purposes), including the 2029 Notes and the Existing Notes, we must have an asset coverage of at least 300%. Asset coverage means the ratio which the value of our total assets (including the proceeds of indebtedness), less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Other types of borrowings also may result in our being subject to similar covenants in credit agreements.

While any indebtedness and senior securities remain outstanding, we cannot make distributions to our stockholders or repurchase our capital stock unless we meet the applicable asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act at the time of, and after giving effect to, the distribution or repurchase.

Ranking

The 2029 Notes are unsecured obligations of us and, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, will rank (1) senior to the outstanding shares of our common stock and our preferred stock, (2) pari passu (or equally) with our existing and future unsecured indebtedness, including the Existing Notes, (3) effectively subordinated to any existing or future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and (4) structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.

Optional Redemption

The 2029 Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or after January 31, 2025 at our option, upon not less than 30-days’ nor more than 60-days’ written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus unpaid interest payable thereon accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption.

You may be prevented from exchanging or transferring the 2029 Notes when they are subject to redemption. If the 2029 Notes become represented by certificates and, in case any 2029 Notes are to be redeemed in part only, the redemption notice will provide that, upon surrender of such 2029 Note, you will receive, without a charge, a new 2029 Note or 2029 Notes of authorized denominations representing the principal amount of your remaining unredeemed 2029 Notes. Any exercise of our option to redeem the 2029 Notes will be done in compliance with the 1940 Act.

If we redeem only some of the 2029 Notes, the Trustee will determine the method for selection of the particular 2029 Notes to be redeemed, in accordance with the Indenture and the rules of the NYSE. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the 2029 Notes called for redemption.

Global Securities

DTC will act as securities depository for the 2029 Notes. The 2029 Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more fully registered 2029 Notes in global form, or “Global Notes,” registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One Global Note will be issued for each issuance of the 2029 Notes, in the aggregate principal amount thereof, and will be deposited with DTC. As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all the 2029 Notes represented by a Global Note and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a Global Note. For more information about these arrangements, see “— Global Notes; Book-Entry” below and “Book-Entry Issuance” in the accompanying prospectus.

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Termination of a Global Security

If a global security is terminated for any reason, interests in it will be exchanged for certificates in non-book-entry form (certificated securities). After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold the certificated 2029 Notes directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in a global security transferred on termination to their own names, so that they will be holders. See “— Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities.”

Conversion and Exchange

The 2029 Notes are not convertible into or exchangeable for other securities.

Payment and Paying Agents

We will pay interest to the person listed in the Trustee’s records as the owner of the 2029 Notes at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if that person no longer owns the 2029 Note on the interest due date. That day, usually about two weeks in advance of the interest due date, is called the “record date.” Because we will pay all the interest for an interest period to the holders on the record date, holders buying and selling the 2029 Notes must work out between themselves the appropriate purchase price. The most common manner is to adjust the sales price of the 2029 Notes to prorate interest fairly between buyer and seller based on their respective ownership periods within the particular interest period. This prorated interest amount is called “accrued interest.”

Payments on Global Securities

We will make payments on the 2029 Notes so long as they are represented by Global Notes in accordance with the applicable policies of the depositary as in effect from time to time. Under those policies, we will make payments directly to the depositary, or its nominee, and not to any indirect holders who own beneficial interests in the Global Notes. An indirect holder’s right to those payments will be governed by the rules and practices of the depositary and its participants, as described under “Book-Entry Issuance” in the accompanying prospectus.

Payments on Certificated Securities

In the event the 2029 Notes become represented by certificates, we will make payments on the 2029 Notes as follows. We will pay interest that is due on an interest payment date by a check mailed on the interest payment date to the holder of the 2029 Note at his or her address shown on the Trustee’s records as of the close of business on the record date. We will make all payments of principal and premium, if any, by check at the office of the Trustee in Brooklyn, New York and/or at other offices that may be specified in the Indenture or a notice to holders against surrender of the 2029 Note.

Alternatively, if the holder asks us to do so, we will pay any amount that becomes due on the 2029 Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a bank in the United States, on the due date. To request payment by wire, the holder must give the Trustee appropriate transfer instructions at least 15 business days before the requested wire payment is due. In the case of any interest payment due on an interest payment date, the instructions must be given by the person who is the holder on the relevant regular record date. Any wire instructions, once properly given, will remain in effect unless and until new instructions are given in the manner described above.

Payment When Offices Are Closed

If any payment is due on the 2029 Notes on a day that is not a business day, we will make the payment on the next day that is a business day. Payments made on the next business day in this situation will be treated under the Indenture as if they were made on the original due date. Such payment will not result in a default under the 2029 Notes or the Indenture, and no interest will accrue on the payment amount from the original due date to the next day that is a business day.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive payments on the 2029 Notes.

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Events of Default

You will have rights if an Event of Default occurs in respect of the 2029 Notes and is not cured, as described later in this subsection. The term “Event of Default” in respect of the 2029 Notes means any of the following:

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We do not pay the principal of, or any premium on, any 2029 Note when due and payable, and such default is not cured within five days.

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We do not pay interest on any 2029 Note when due, and such default is not cured within 30 days.

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We remain in breach of any other covenant with respect to the 2029 Notes for 60 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach. The notice must be sent by either the Trustee or holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes.

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We file for bankruptcy, or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur, and in the case of certain orders or decrees entered against us under any bankruptcy law, such order or decree remains undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 days.

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On the last business day of each of twenty-four consecutive calendar months, all series of our debt securities issued under the Indenture together have an asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, of less than 100% after giving effect to exemptive relief, if any, granted to us by the SEC.

An Event of Default for the 2029 Notes does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the same or any other indenture. The Trustee may withhold notice to the holders of the 2029 Notes of any default, except in the payment of principal or interest, if it in good faith considers the withholding of notice to be in the best interests of the holders.

Remedies if an Event of Default Occurs

If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the following remedies are available. The Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the 2029 Notes may declare the entire principal amount of all of the 2029 Notes to be due and immediately payable. This is called a declaration of acceleration of maturity. In certain circumstances, a declaration of acceleration of maturity may be canceled by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes if (1) we have deposited with the Trustee all amounts due and owing with respect to the 2029 Notes (other than principal that has become due solely by reason of such acceleration) and certain other amounts, and (2) any other Events of Default have been cured or waived.

The Trustee is not required to take any action under the Indenture at the request of any holders unless the holders offer the Trustee protection from expenses and liability reasonably satisfactory to it (called an “indemnity”). If indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee is provided, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal action seeking any remedy available to the Trustee. The Trustee may refuse to follow those directions in certain circumstances. No delay or omission in exercising any right or remedy will be treated as a waiver of that right, remedy or Event of Default.

Before you are allowed to bypass the Trustee and bring your own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your rights or protect your interests relating to the 2029 Notes, the following must occur:

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you must give the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured;

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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the 2029 Notes must make a written request that the Trustee take action because of the default and must offer the Trustee reasonable indemnity, security or both against the cost and other liabilities of taking that action;

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the Trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice and offer of indemnity and/or security; and

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the holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes must not have given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the above notice during that 60-day period.

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However, you are entitled at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on your 2029 Notes on or after the due date thereof.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a request of the Trustee and how to declare or cancel an acceleration of maturity.

Each year, we will furnish to the Trustee a written statement of certain of our officers certifying that to their knowledge we are in compliance with the Indenture and the 2029 Notes, or else specifying any default.

Waiver of Default

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes may waive any past defaults other than a default:

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in the payment of principal or interest; or

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in respect of a covenant that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each holder.

Merger or Consolidation

Under the terms of the Indenture, we are generally permitted to consolidate or merge with another entity. We are also permitted to sell all or substantially all of our assets to another entity. However, we may not take any of these actions unless all the following conditions are met:

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where we merge out of existence or convey or transfer all of our assets, the resulting entity must agree to be legally responsible for our obligations under the 2029 Notes;

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immediately after the transaction, no Default or Event of Default will have happened and be continuing; and

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we must deliver certain certificates and documents to the Trustee.

Modification or Waiver

There are three types of changes we can make to the Indenture and the 2029 Notes.

Changes Requiring Your Approval

First, there are changes that we cannot make to your 2029 Notes without your specific approval. The following is a list of those types of changes:

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change the stated maturity of the principal of or interest on the 2029 Notes;

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reduce any amounts due on the 2029 Notes;

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reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of a 2029 Note following a default;

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change the place or currency of payment on a 2029 Note;

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impair your right to sue for payment on the 2029 Notes following the date on which such amount is due and payable;

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reduce the percentage in principal amount of holders of 2029 Notes whose consent is needed to modify or amend the Indenture;

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reduce the percentage in principal amount of holders of 2029 Notes whose consent is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or to waive certain defaults; and

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modify any other aspect of the provisions of the Indenture dealing with supplemental indentures, waiver of past defaults, changes to the quorum or voting requirements or the waiver of certain covenants.

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Changes Not Requiring Approval

The second type of change does not require any vote by the holders of the 2029 Notes. This type is limited to clarifications and certain other changes that would not materially adversely affect holders of the 2029 Notes in any material respect. We also do not need any approval to make any change that affects only 2029 Notes to be issued under the Indenture after the change takes effect.

Changes Requiring Majority Approval

Any other change to the Indenture and the 2029 Notes would require the following approval:

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if the change affects only the 2029 Notes, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes; and

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if the change affects more than one series of debt securities issued under the Indenture, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series affected by the change, with all affected series voting together as one class for this purpose.

In each case, the required approval must be given by either written consent or written ballot.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series of debt securities issued under the Indenture, voting together as one class for this purpose, may waive our compliance with some of our covenants in the Indenture. However, we cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or of any of the matters covered by the bullet points included above under “— Changes Requiring Your Approval.”

Further Details Concerning Voting

When taking a vote, we will use the following rules to decide how much principal to attribute to the 2029 Notes:

The 2029 Notes will not be considered outstanding, and therefore not eligible to vote, if we have deposited or set aside in trust money for their payment or redemption. The 2029 Notes will also not be eligible to vote if they have been fully defeased as described later under “— Defeasance — Full Defeasance.”

We will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of the 2029 Notes that are entitled to vote or take other action under the Indenture. However, the record date may not be more than 30 days before the date of the first solicitation of holders to vote on or take such action and not later than the date on which solicitation is completed. If we set a record date for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of the 2029 Notes, that vote or action may be taken only by persons who are holders of the 2029 Notes on the record date and must be taken within eleven months following the record date.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted or denied if we seek to change the Indenture or the 2029 Notes or request a waiver.

Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance

We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture by delivering to the Trustee for cancellation all outstanding 2029 Notes or by depositing with the Trustee after the 2029 Notes have become due and payable, or otherwise, moneys sufficient to pay all of the outstanding 2029 Notes and paying all other sums payable under the Indenture by us. Such discharge is subject to terms contained in the Indenture.

Defeasance

The following defeasance provisions will be applicable to the 2029 Notes. “Defeasance” means that, by depositing with the Trustee an amount of cash and/or government securities sufficient to pay all principal and interest, if any, on the 2029 Notes when due and satisfying any additional conditions noted below, we will be deemed to have been discharged from our obligations under the 2029 Notes. In the event of a “covenant defeasance,” upon depositing such funds and satisfying similar conditions discussed below we would be released from certain covenants under the Indenture relating to the 2029 Notes. The consequences to the holders of the 2029 Notes would be that, while they would no longer benefit from certain covenants under the

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Indenture, and while the 2029 Notes could not be accelerated for any reason, the holders of 2029 Notes nonetheless would be guaranteed to receive the principal and interest owed to them.

Covenant Defeasance

Under current U.S. federal income tax law and the Indenture, we can make the deposit described below and be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture under which the 2029 Notes were issued. This is called “covenant defeasance.” In that event, you would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and government securities set aside in trust to repay your 2029 Notes. In order to achieve covenant defeasance, the following must occur:

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since the 2029 Notes are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of the 2029 Notes a combination of cash and U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the 2029 Notes on their various due dates;

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we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, we may make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the 2029 Notes any differently than if we did not make the deposit and just repaid the debt securities ourselves at maturity;

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we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion and officers’ certificate stating that all conditions precedent to covenant defeasance have been complied with;

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defeasance must not result in a breach or violation of, or result in a default under, the Indenture or any of our other material agreements or instruments; and

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no default or Event of Default with respect to the 2029 Notes shall have occurred and be continuing and no defaults or Events of Default related to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization shall occur during the next 90 days.

If we accomplish covenant defeasance, you can still look to us for repayment of the 2029 Notes if there were a shortfall in the trust deposit or the Trustee is prevented from making payment. In fact, if one of the remaining Events of Default occurred (such as our bankruptcy) and the 2029 Notes became immediately due and payable, there might be a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default, you may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall.

Full Defeasance

If there is a change in U.S. federal income tax law, as described below, we can legally release ourselves from all payment and other obligations on the 2029 Notes (called “full defeasance”) if we put in place the following other arrangements for you to be repaid:

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since the 2029 Notes are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of the 2029 Notes a combination of money and U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the 2029 Notes on their various due dates;

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we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion confirming that there has been a change in current U.S. federal income tax law or an IRS ruling that allows us to make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the 2029 Notes any differently than if we did not make the deposit. Under current U.S. federal income tax law the deposit and our legal release from the 2029 Notes would be treated as though we paid you your share of the cash and notes or bonds at the time the cash and notes or bonds were deposited in trust in exchange for your 2029 Notes and you would recognize gain or loss on the 2029 Notes at the time of the deposit;

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we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion and officers’ certificate stating that all conditions precedent to defeasance have been complied with;

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defeasance must not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Indenture or any of our other material agreements or instruments; and

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no default or Event of Default with respect to the 2029 Notes shall have occurred and be continuing and no defaults or Events of Default related to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization shall occur during the next 90 days.

If we ever did accomplish full defeasance, as described above, you would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment of the 2029 Notes. You could not look to us for repayment in the unlikely event of any shortfall. Conversely, the trust deposit would most likely be protected from claims of our lenders and other creditors if we ever became bankrupt or insolvent. If your 2029 Notes were effectively subordinated as described under “— Ranking,” such subordination would not prevent the Trustee under the Indenture from applying the funds available to it from the deposit referred to in the first bullet of the preceding paragraph to the payment of amounts due in respect of such 2029 Notes for the benefit of the subordinated debtholders.

Covenants

In addition to any other covenants described in the accompanying prospectus, as well as standard covenants relating to payment of principal and interest, maintaining an office where payments may be made or securities can be surrendered for payment, payment of taxes by us and related matters, the following covenants will apply to the 2029 Notes:

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes remain outstanding, we will remain a closed-end management investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act.

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes remain outstanding, our payment obligations under the Indenture and the 2029 Notes will at all times rank pari passu, without preference or priority, with all of our existing and future unsecured indebtedness and senior to any preferred stock we may issue.

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as modified by the other provisions of Section 18, or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, if any. Currently, these provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, with respect to such borrowings equals at least 300% after such borrowings. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Investments — We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us” in the accompanying prospectus.

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We agree that, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act, as modified by the other provisions of Section 18, or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, giving effect to (i) any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, if any, and (ii) no-action relief granted by the SEC to another closed-end investment company (or to us if we determine to seek such similar no-action or other relief) permitting the closed-end investment company to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act in order to maintain the closed-end investment company’s status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. These provisions generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, with respect to our borrowings or other indebtedness is below 300% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase (provided that we may declare dividends on our preferred stock as long as such asset coverage with respect to our borrowings or other indebtedness is not below 200%).

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If, at any time, we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the 2029 Notes and the Trustee, for the period of time during which the 2029 Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 60 days after the close of our fiscal year end, and our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 60 days after the close of our second fiscal quarter end. All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable GAAP.

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Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities

2029 Notes in physical, certificated form will be issued and delivered to each person that DTC identifies as a beneficial owner of the related 2029 Notes only if:

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DTC notifies us at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

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DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days.

Holders may exchange their certificated securities for 2029 Notes of smaller denominations or combined into fewer 2029 Notes of larger denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed and as long as the denomination is equal to or greater than $25.

Holders may exchange or transfer their certificated securities at the office of the Trustee. We have appointed the Trustee to act as our agent for registering 2029 Notes in the names of holders transferring 2029 Notes. We may appoint another entity to perform these functions or perform them ourselves.

Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange their certificated securities, but they may be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. The transfer or exchange will be made only if our transfer agent is satisfied with the holder’s proof of legal ownership.

We may appoint additional transfer agents or cancel the appointment of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.

If we redeem any of the 2029 Notes, we may block the transfer or exchange of those 2029 Notes selected for redemption during the period beginning 15 days before the day we mail the notice of redemption and ending on the day of that mailing, in order to determine and fix the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register transfers or exchanges of any certificated 2029 Notes selected for redemption, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unredeemed portion of any 2029 Note that will be partially redeemed.

Resignation of Trustee

The Trustee may resign or be removed with respect to the 2029 Notes, provided that a successor trustee is appointed to act with respect to the 2029 Notes. In the event that two or more persons are acting as trustee with respect to different series of indenture securities under the Indenture, each of the trustees will be a trustee of a trust separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee.

Concerning the Trustee

The Trustee serves as trustee for the Existing Notes, transfer agent for our common stock and Preferred Stock and agent for our dividend reinvestment plan. We will appoint the Trustee as registrar and paying agent under the Indenture.

Governing Law

The Indenture and the 2029 Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Global Notes; Book-Entry

Global Notes

Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be limited to persons who have accounts with DTC, or the DTC participants, or persons who hold interests through DTC participants. We expect that under procedures established by DTC:

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upon deposit of a Global Note with DTC’s custodian, DTC will credit portions of the principal amount of the Global Note to the accounts of the DTC participants designated by the underwriters, if applicable; and

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ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be shown on, and transfer of ownership of those interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to interests of DTC participants) and the records of DTC participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Note).

Beneficial interests in Global Notes may not be exchanged for 2029 Notes in physical, certificated form except in the limited circumstances described under “— Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities.”

Book-Entry Procedures for Global Notes

All interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC. The operations and procedures of DTC are controlled by that settlement system and may be changed at any time. Neither we nor the underwriters are responsible for those operations or procedures. See “Book-Entry Issuance” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of DTC’s operations and procedures.

So long as DTC’s nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the 2029 Notes represented by that Global Note for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided under “— Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities,” owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note:

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will not be entitled to have 2029 Notes represented by the Global Note registered in their names;

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will not receive or be entitled to receive physical, certificated 2029 Notes; and

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will not be considered the owners or holders of the 2029 Notes under the Indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the Trustee under the Indenture.

As a result, each investor who owns a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights of a holder of 2029 Notes under the Indenture (and, if the investor is not a participant or an indirect participant in DTC, on the procedures of the DTC participant through which the investor owns its interest). Payments of principal and interest with respect to the 2029 Notes represented by a Global Note will be made by the Trustee to DTC’s nominee as the registered holder of the Global Note. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note, for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of those interests by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to those interests.

Payments by participants and indirect participants in DTC to the owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of those participants or indirect participants and DTC.

Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected under DTC’s procedures and will be settled in same-day funds.

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UNDERWRITING

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. is acting as representative of the several underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated January 13, 2022, each underwriter named below has agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes set forth opposite the underwriter’s name.

Underwriter	Aggregate Principal Amount
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.	​	$	42,950,000
B. Riley Securities, Inc.	​	$	15,775,000
InspereX LLC	​	$	17,400,000
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.	​	$	8,700,000
Wedbush Securities Inc.	​	$	2,175,000
Total	​	$	87,000,000

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the 2029 Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of the 2029 Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.

We, the Adviser and the Administrator have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the 2029 Notes are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel to the underwriters and certain other conditions, including the receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part. Investors must pay for the 2029 Notes purchased in this offering on or about January 24, 2022.

Commission and Discount

An underwriting discount of 3.125% per 2029 Note will be paid by us. This underwriting discount will also apply to any 2029 Notes purchased pursuant to the overallotment option. The underwriters have advised us that they propose initially to offer the 2029 Notes to the public at the public offering price on the cover of this prospectus supplement and to certain other Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) members at that price less a concession not in excess of $0.50 per 2029 Note.

The following table shows the total underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option.

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​	Per 2029 Note		Without Overallotment			With Overallotment
Public offering price	​	100%	​	$	87,000,000	​	$	100,000,000
Sales load (underwriting discounts and commissions)	​	3.125%	​	$	2,718,750	​	$	3,125,000
Proceeds to us (before expenses)	​	96.875%	​	$	84,281,250	​	$	96,875,000

We estimate that the total expenses of this offering, excluding the sales load, will be approximately $400,000. As part of our payment of our offering expenses, we have agreed to pay expenses related to the fees and disbursements of counsel to the underwriters, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 in the aggregate, in connection with the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the 2029 Notes.

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Overallotment Option

We have granted an option to the underwriters to purchase up to an additional $13,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes offered hereby at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement solely to cover any overallotments. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, to purchase a number of additional 2029 Notes proportionate to that underwriter’s initial principal amount reflected in the table above.

No Sales of Debt Securities

Subject to certain exceptions, we have agreed not to sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by us or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for debt securities issued or guaranteed by us or file or cause to be declared effective a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing, without the consent of the underwriters, for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement. This consent may be given at any time without public notice.

Listing

The 2029 Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We intend to list the 2029 Notes on the NYSE under the symbol “ECCV,” and we expect trading in the 2029 Notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days of the original issue date.

We have been advised by certain of the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the 2029 Notes after completion of the offering as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. The underwriters are not obligated, however, to make a market in the 2029 Notes and any such market-making may be discontinued at any time in the sole discretion of the underwriters without any notice. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or development of a public trading market for, the 2029 Notes. If an active public trading market for the 2029 Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the 2029 Notes may be adversely affected.

Price Stabilization and Short Positions

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell 2029 Notes in the open market. These transactions may include overallotment, covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Overallotment involves sales of securities in excess of the aggregate principal amount of securities to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a short position for the underwriters. Covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of securities made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while the offering is in progress.

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representative has repurchased 2029 Notes sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Any of these activities may cause the price of the 2029 Notes to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of such transactions. These transactions may be affected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without any notice relating thereto.

Alternative Settlement Cycle

We expect that delivery of the 2029 Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about January 24, 2022, which will be the fifth business day following the date of the pricing of the 2029 Notes (such settlement being herein referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade

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expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the 2029 Notes prior to the date of delivery hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the 2029 Notes initially will settle in T+5 business days, to specify an alternative settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.

Other Relationships

We anticipate that, from time to time, certain of the underwriters may act as a broker or a dealer in connection with the execution of our portfolio transactions after it has ceased to be an underwriter and, subject to certain restrictions, may act as a broker while it is an underwriter.

Certain underwriters may have performed investment banking and financial advisory services for us, the Adviser and our affiliates from time to time, for which they have received customary fees and expenses. Certain underwriters may, from time to time, engage in transactions with or perform services for us, the Adviser and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

The principal business addresses of the underwriters are: Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 640 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019; B. Riley Securities, Inc., 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22209; InspereX LLC, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606; Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004; and Wedbush Securities Inc., 1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences generally applicable to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the 2029 Notes as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise stated, this summary principally applies only to holders of the 2029 Notes who acquire the 2029 Notes pursuant to this offering at their “issue price” within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the Code and who hold the 2029 Notes as capital assets for U.S. federal tax purposes (generally, property held for investment).

As used herein, a “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of the 2029 Notes that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes any of the following:

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an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

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a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state or other political subdivision thereof (including the District of Columbia);

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a trust if it (a) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations, or “Treasury Regulations,” to be treated as a United States person; or

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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.

The term “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of the 2029 Notes (other than a partnership or any other entity or other arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. holder.

An individual may, subject to exceptions, be deemed to be a resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as opposed to a non-resident alien, by, among other ways, being present in the United States (i) on at least 31 days in the calendar year, and (ii) for an aggregate of at least 183 days during a three-year period ending in the current calendar year, counting for such purposes all of the days present in the current year, one-third of the days present in the immediately preceding calendar year, and one-sixth of the days present in the second preceding calendar year. Individuals who are residents for such purposes are subject to U.S. federal income tax as if they were United States citizens.

This summary does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to you, as a holder of the 2029 Notes, if you are a person subject to special tax treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation:

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a dealer in securities or currencies;

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a financial institution;

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a RIC;

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a real estate investment trust;

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a tax-exempt organization;

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an insurance company;

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a person holding the 2029 Notes as part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle;

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a trader in securities that has elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities;

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a person subject to alternative minimum tax;

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a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

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a U.S. holder whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar;

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a U.S. holder who is subject to the special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the Code;

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a “controlled foreign corporation,” or “CFC”;

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a “passive foreign investment company,” or “PFIC”; or

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a United States expatriate or foreign persons or entities (except to the extent set forth below).

If a partnership (including any entity classified or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds 2029 Notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership or a partner in a partnership holding 2029 Notes, you should consult your own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the 2029 Notes.

This summary is based on the Code, Treasury Regulations, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those summarized below. This summary does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be applicable to you in light of your particular circumstances and, except as noted below, does not address the effects of any aspects of U.S. estate or gift, or state, local or non-U.S. income, estate or gift tax laws. It is not intended to be, and should not be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular purchaser of 2029 Notes. We have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or the “IRS.” No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below. For a summary of the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us regarding our election to be treated as a RIC, please refer to “U.S. Federal Income Tax Matters — Important U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations Affecting Us” in the accompanying prospectus. You should consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the ownership of the 2029 Notes, as well as the consequences to you arising under the laws or other guidance of any other taxing jurisdiction.

Taxation of Note Holders

Taxation of U.S. holders.   Payments or accruals of interest on a 2029 Note generally will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary interest income at the time they are received (actually or constructively) or accrued, in accordance with the U.S. holder’s regular method of tax accounting.

Upon the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of a 2029 Note, a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement (excluding any amounts representing accrued and unpaid interest, which are treated as ordinary income) and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the 2029 Note. A U.S. holder’s tax basis in a 2029 Note generally will equal the amount of the U.S. holder’s initial investment in the 2029 Note. Capital gain or loss recognized upon the sale or other disposition of a 2029 Note generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the 2029 Note is held for more than one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by individuals and certain other non-corporate U.S. holders generally are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation, currently at a rate of generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the U.S. holder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations prescribed under the Code. The distinction between capital gain or loss and ordinary income or loss is also important in other contexts, such as, for example, for purposes of the limitations on a U.S. holder’s ability to offset capital losses against ordinary income.

Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income.   A 3.8% tax is imposed under Section 1411 of the Code on the “net investment income” of certain U.S. citizens and residents and on the undistributed net investment income of certain estates and trusts. Among other items, net investment income generally includes payments of interest on, and net gains recognized from the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of 2029 Notes (unless the 2029 Notes are held in connection with certain trades or businesses), less certain deductions. Prospective investors in the 2029 Notes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this tax on their ownership and disposition of the 2029 Notes.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders.   A non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding taxes on payments or accruals of principal or stated interest on a 2029 Note provided that in the case of interest on the 2029 Note (i) the interest is not effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the United States, (ii) the non-U.S. holder is not a CFC directly or

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indirectly related to the Company through sufficient stock ownership, (iii) the recipient is not a bank receiving interest described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) the non-U.S. holder does not own (actually or constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and (v) (A) the non-U.S. holder provides to the applicable withholding agent a statement on an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or other applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form signed under penalties of perjury that includes its name and address and certifies that it is not a United States person in compliance with applicable requirements, or satisfies documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a non-U.S. holder, or (B) a securities clearing organization, bank, or other financial institution that holds customer securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business (i.e., a “financial institution”) and holds a 2029 Note certifies to us under penalties of perjury that either it or another financial institution has received the required statement from the non-U.S. Holder certifying that it is a non-U.S. person and furnishes us with a copy of the statement.

A non-U.S. holder that is not exempt from tax under these rules generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax on payments of interest on the 2029 Notes at a rate of 30% unless (i) the interest is effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business, in which case the interest will be subject to United States federal income tax on a net income basis as applicable to U.S. holders generally (unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise), or (ii) an applicable income tax treaty provides for a lower rate of, or exemption from, this withholding. In the case of a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that receives income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business, such income may also be subject to a branch profits tax (which is generally imposed on a non-U.S. corporation on the actual or deemed repatriation from the United States of earnings and profits attributable to a United States trade or business) at a 30% rate. The branch profits tax may not apply (or may apply at a reduced rate) if the non-U.S. holder is a qualified resident of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty.

To claim the benefit of an income tax treaty or to claim exemption from withholding because interest is effectively connected with a United States trade or business, the non-U.S. holder must timely provide the appropriate, properly executed applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form signed under penalties of perjury to the applicable withholding agent.

Generally, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding taxes on any amount that constitutes capital gain realized upon the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of a 2029 Note, provided the gain is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. holder (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is not attributable to a United States “permanent establishment” maintained by the non-U.S. holder). Certain other exceptions may be applicable, and a non-U.S. holder should consult its tax advisor in this regard.

A 2029 Note that is held by an individual who, at the time of death, is not a citizen or resident of the United States (as specially defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes) generally will not be subject to the U.S. federal estate tax, unless, at the time of death, (i) such individual directly or indirectly, actually or constructively, owns ten percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder or (ii) such individual’s interest in the 2029 Notes is effectively connected with the individual’s conduct of a United States trade or business.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.   A U.S. holder (other than an “exempt recipient,” including a corporation and certain other persons who, when required, demonstrate their exempt status) may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% on, and will be subject to information reporting requirements with respect to, payments of principal or interest on, and proceeds from the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of, the 2029 Notes. In general, if a non-corporate U.S. holder subject to information reporting fails to furnish a correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with applicable backup withholding requirements, backup withholding at the applicable rate may apply.

If you are a non-U.S. holder, generally, the applicable withholding agent generally reports to the IRS and to you payments of interest, if any, on the 2029 Notes and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which you reside under the provisions of a treaty

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or agreement. In general, backup withholding will not apply to payments of interest on your 2029 Notes if you have provided to the applicable withholding agent the required certification that you are not a U.S. person and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person. Information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding will apply to payment to you of the proceeds of a sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of your 2029 Notes within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless you certify under penalties of perjury that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish an exemption, and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person.

You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the application of information reporting and backup withholding in your particular circumstance and the availability of, and procedure for, obtaining an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

FATCA Withholding on Payments to Certain Foreign Entities.   FATCA generally imposes a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on (i) interest earned in respect of a debt instrument, and (ii) the gross proceeds from the disposition of a debt instrument that pays U.S. source interest income paid after December 31, 2018, which, in each case, would include the 2029 Notes, to certain non-U.S. entities (including, in some circumstances, where such an entity is acting as an intermediary) that fail to comply, or is not deemed compliant with, certain certification and information reporting requirements that are in addition to, and significantly more onerous than, the requirement to provide an applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form, as discussed above. FATCA withholding taxes generally apply to all withholdable payments without regard to whether the beneficial owner of the payment would otherwise be entitled to an exemption from withholding taxes pursuant to an applicable tax treaty with the United States or under U.S. domestic law. While existing U.S. Treasury regulations require withholding on payments of the gross proceeds from the sale of any property occurring after December 31, 2018, that could produce U.S. source interest, the U.S. Treasury Department, in subsequent proposed regulations, has indicated its intent to eliminate this requirement. The proposed regulations state that taxpayers may rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations are issued. If FATCA withholding taxes are imposed with respect to any payments of interest or proceeds made under the 2029 Notes, under certain circumstances, a holder might be eligible for a refund or credit of such taxes. Prospective holders of the 2029 Notes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of the FATCA rules for them based on their particular circumstances.

The preceding discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information only and is not tax advice. We urge you to consult your own tax advisor with respect to the particular tax consequences to you of an investment in the 2029 Notes, including the possible effect of any pending legislation or proposed regulations.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters in connection with the 2029 Notes will be passed upon for us by Dechert LLP, One International Place, 40th Floor, 100 Oliver Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and for the underwriters by Mayer Brown LLP, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm located at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, provides audit services, tax return preparation, and assistance and consultation with respect to the preparation of filings with the SEC.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus constitute part of a registration statement on Form N-2 that we have filed with the SEC, together with any and all amendments and related exhibits under the Securities Act. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and the 2029 Notes we are offering under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or other document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise incorporated by reference as an exhibit thereto, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed or incorporated by reference. Each statement in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to a contract or document filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by such exhibit.

We file with or submit to the SEC annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other information meeting the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Information contained on our website is not incorporated into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and you should not consider such information to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. This information is also available free of charge by writing us at Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 202, Greenwich, CT 06830, Attention: Investor Relations, by telephone at (844) 810-6501, or on our website at www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into or a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

We incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement the documents listed below and any future reports and other documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the 1940, until all of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement have been sold or we otherwise terminate the offering of these securities (such reports and other documents deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and other documents). To obtain copies of these filings, see “Additional Information.”

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our Annual Report on Form N-CSR for fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2021.

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our Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2021;

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our interim report filed pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the 1940 Act for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2021 and November 16, 2021, respectively; and

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021, June 16, 2021, November 24, 2021 and December 1, 2021.

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PROSPECTUS

$650,000,000

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.

Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Subscription Rights
Debt Securities

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the “1940 Act.” Our primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, or “CLOs,” that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. We may also invest in other related securities and instruments or other securities and instruments that the Adviser believes are consistent with our investment objectives, including senior debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles. Loan accumulation facilities are short- to medium-term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as the placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction. Loan accumulation facilities typically incur leverage between four and six times prior to a CLO’s pricing. The CLO securities in which we primarily seek to invest are unrated or rated below investment grade and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Unrated and below investment grade securities are also sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. In addition, the CLO equity and junior debt securities in which we invest are highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), which magnifies our risk of loss on such investments. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us.”

Eagle Point Credit Management LLC or the “Adviser,” our investment adviser, manages our investments subject to the supervision of our board of directors. As of March 31, 2020, the Adviser, collectively with an affiliate of the Adviser, Eagle Point Income Management LLC or “Eagle Point Income Management,” had approximately $2.2 billion in total assets under management for investment in CLO securities and related investments, including capital commitments that were undrawn as of such date. Eagle Point Administration LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, or the “Administrator,” serves as our administrator.

We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, together or separately, up to $650,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, subscription rights or debt securities, which we refer to, collectively, as the “securities.” We may sell our securities through underwriters or dealers, “at-the-market” to or through a market maker into an existing trading market or otherwise directly to one or more purchasers or through agents or through a combination of methods of sale. The identities of such underwriters, dealers, market makers or agents, as the case may be, will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The securities may be offered at prices and on terms to be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. In the event we offer common stock, the offering price per share of our common stock exclusive of any underwriting commissions or discounts will not be less than the net asset value per share of our common stock at the time we make the offering except (1) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (2) with the consent of the majority of our common stockholders, (3) upon the conversion of a convertible security in accordance with its terms or (4) under such circumstances as the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC,” may permit.

In addition, this prospectus relates to 5,822,727 shares of our common stock that may be sold by the selling stockholders identified under “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders.” Sales of our common stock by the selling stockholders, which may occur at prices below the net asset value per share of our common stock, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and may make it more difficult for us to raise capital. The selling stockholders acquired their shares of our common stock in connection with our conversion to a corporation. Each offering by the selling stockholders of their shares of our common stock through agents, underwriters or dealers will be accompanied by a prospectus supplement that will identify the selling stockholder that is participating in such offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

Our common stock, 7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026, 6.75% notes due 2027 and 6.6875% notes due 2028 trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “ECC,” “ECCB,” “ECCY” and “ECCX,” respectively. The last reported closing sales price for our common stock on May 27, 2020 was $7.32 per share. Based on the closing price of our common stock on May 27, 2020, the aggregate market value of the 5,822,727 shares of our common stock held by the selling stockholders is approximately $42.6 million. We determine the net asset value per share of our common stock on a quarterly basis. The net asset value per share of our common stock on March 31, 2020 (the last date prior to the date of this prospectus as of which we determined our net asset value) was $6.12. Management’s unaudited estimate of the range of our net asset value per share of our common stock as of April 30, 2020 was between $6.23 and $6.33.

Shares of common stock of closed-end management investment companies that are listed on an exchange frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. If our shares of common stock trade at a discount to our net asset value, it will likely increase the risk of loss for purchasers of our securities.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of a substantial loss of investment. Before purchasing any securities, you should read the discussion of the principal risks of investing in our securities, which are summarized in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus.

This prospectus contains important information you should know before investing in our securities. Please read this prospectus and retain it for future reference. We file annual and semi-annual stockholder reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” To obtain this information free of charge or make other inquiries pertaining to us, please visit our website (www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com) or call (844) 810-6501 (toll-free). You may also obtain a copy of any information regarding us filed with the SEC from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

The date of this prospectus is May 29, 2020

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

Beginning in February 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the SEC, paper copies of shareholder reports for Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (the “Company”) will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Company or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Company’s website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. For shareholder reports and other communications from the Company issued prior to February 2021, you may elect to receive such reports and other communications electronically. If you own shares of the Company through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive materials electronically. You may also visit www.fundreports.com or call 1-866-345-5954. If you own shares of the Company directly, you may contact us at 1-844-810-6501.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper, free of charge. If you own shares of the Company through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports after February 2021. You may also visit www.fundreports.com or call 1-866-345-5954. If you make such an election through your financial intermediary, your election to receive reports in paper may apply to all funds held through your financial intermediary. If you own shares of the Company directly, you may contact us at 1-844-810-6501.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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About This Prospectus	​	ii
Prospectus Summary	​	1
Fees and Expenses	​	16
Risk Factors	​	20
Use of Proceeds	​	59
Senior Securities	​	60
Price Range of Common Stock	​	61
Business	​	63
The Adviser and the Administrator	​	78
Management	​	87
Determination of Net Asset Value	​	96
Dividend Reinvestment Plan	​	97
Conflicts of Interest	​	99
U.S. Federal Income Tax Matters	​	104
Description of Our Securities	​	116
Description of Our Capital Stock	​	117
Description of Our Preferred Stock	​	123
Description of Our Subscription Rights	​	124
Description of Our Debt Securities	​	126
Book-Entry Issuance	​	138
Plan of Distribution	​	140
Regulation as a Closed-End Management Investment Company	​	142
Additional Investments and Techniques	​	147
Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders	​	153
Brokerage Allocation	​	155
Legal Matters	​	156
Custodian and Transfer Agent	​	156
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	​	156
Additional Information	​	156
Incorporation by Reference	​	156
Appendix A: Description of Securities Ratings	​	A-1

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not, and the selling stockholders have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the selling stockholders identified under “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders” are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since that date. We will notify securityholders promptly of any material change to this prospectus during the period in which we are required to deliver the prospectus.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC using the “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer from time to time up to $650,000,000 of our securities on the terms to be determined at the time of the offering. We may sell our securities through underwriters or dealers, “at-the-market” to or through a market maker, into an existing trading market or otherwise directly to one or more purchasers or through agents or through a combination of methods of sale. The identities of such underwriters, dealers, market makers or agents, as the case may be, will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The securities may be offered at prices and on terms described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. In addition, this prospectus relates to 5,822,727 shares of our common stock that may be sold by the selling stockholders identified under “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders.” This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we and the selling stockholders may offer. Each time we or the selling stockholders use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus, and the prospectus and prospectus supplement will together serve as the prospectus. Please carefully read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together with any exhibits, before you make an investment decision.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary highlights some of the information contained in this prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all the information that is important to a decision to invest in our securities. You should read carefully the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms:

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“Eagle Point Credit Company,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries or, for periods prior to our conversion to a corporation, Eagle Point Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

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“Eagle Point Credit Management” and “Adviser” refer to Eagle Point Credit Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

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“Eagle Point Administration” and “Administrator” refer to Eagle Point Administration LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and

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“Risk-adjusted returns” refers to the profile of expected asset returns across a range of potential macroeconomic scenarios, and does not imply that a particular strategy or investment should be considered low-risk.

Eagle Point Credit Company

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. We have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company, or “RIC,” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the “Code,” commencing with our tax year ended November 30, 2014.

Our primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs, that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. We may also invest in other related securities and instruments or other securities and instruments that the Adviser believes are consistent with our investment objectives, including senior debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles (such as credit-linked notes and collateralized bond obligations or “CBOs”). Loan accumulation facilities are short- to medium-term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as the placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction. Loan accumulation facilities typically incur leverage between four and six times prior to a CLO’s pricing. The amount that we will invest in other securities and instruments, which may include investments in debt and other securities issued by CLOs collateralized by non-U.S. loans or securities of other collective investment vehicles, will vary from time to time and, as such, may constitute a material part of our portfolio on any given date, all as based on the Adviser’s assessment of prevailing market conditions. The CLO securities in which we primarily seek to invest are rated below investment grade or, in the case of CLO equity securities, are unrated, and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Unrated and below investment grade securities are also sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. In addition, the CLO equity and junior debt securities in which we invest are highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), which magnifies our risk of loss on such investments.

These investment objectives are not fundamental policies of ours and may be changed by our board of directors without prior approval of our stockholders. See “Business.”

In the primary CLO market (i.e., acquiring securities at the inception of a CLO), we seek to invest in CLO securities that the Adviser believes have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns and to outperform other similar CLO securities issued within the respective vintage period. In the secondary CLO market (i.e., acquiring existing CLO securities), we seek to invest in CLO securities that the Adviser believes have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

The Adviser pursues a differentiated strategy within the CLO market focused on:

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proactive sourcing and identification of investment opportunities;

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utilization of the Adviser’s methodical investment analysis and due diligence process;

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active involvement at the CLO structuring and formation stage; and

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taking, in many instances, significant stakes in CLO equity and junior debt tranches.

We believe that the Adviser’s direct and often longstanding relationships with CLO collateral managers, its CLO structural expertise and its relative scale in the CLO market will enable us to source and execute investments with attractive economics and terms relative to other CLO opportunities.

When we make a significant primary market investment in a particular CLO tranche, we generally expect to be able to influence the CLO’s key terms and conditions. In particular, the Adviser believes that, although typically exercised only a minority of the time in the Adviser’s experience, the protective rights associated with holding a majority position in a CLO equity tranche (such as the ability to call the CLO after the non-call period, to refinance/reprice certain CLO debt tranches after a period of time and to influence potential amendments to the governing documents of the CLO) may reduce our risk in these investments. We may acquire a majority position in a CLO tranche directly, or we may benefit from the advantages of a majority position where both we and other accounts managed by the Adviser collectively hold a majority position, subject to any restrictions on our ability to invest alongside such other accounts. See “Business — Other Investment Techniques — Co-Investment with Affiliates.”

We seek to construct a portfolio of CLO securities that provides varied exposure across a number of key categories, including:

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number of borrowers underlying each CLO;

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industry type of a CLO’s underlying borrowers;

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number and investment style of CLO collateral managers; and

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CLO vintage period.

The Adviser has a long-term investment horizon and invests primarily with a buy-and-hold mentality. However, on an ongoing basis, the Adviser actively monitors each investment and may sell positions if circumstances change from the time of investment or if the Adviser believes it is in our best interest to do so.

Portfolio

As of April 30, 2020, we estimate that 83.6% of the fair value of our investments was in equity tranches of CLOs, 6.6% was in CLO debt tranches and 9.8% was in loan accumulation facilities. As of March 31, 2020, 83.4% of the fair value of our investments was in equity tranches of CLOs, 6.3% was in CLO debt tranches and 10.3% was in loan accumulation facilities. As of March 31, 2020, our investments had 26 different CLO collateral managers and an aggregate fair value of $275.2 million.

Below is an unaudited summary description of our CLO equity and loan accumulation facility investments held as of April 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 on a look-through basis and reflects aggregate underlying exposure based on the portfolios of those investments. The information is estimated and derived

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from CLO trustee reports, custody statements, information received from CLO collateral managers, third party data sources and other statements related to the months of April 2020 and March 31, 2020:

​	April 2020(1)		March 2020(1)
Number of unique underlying loan obligors	​	1,512	​	1,523
Largest exposure to any individual obligor	​	0.94%	​	0.94%
Average individual loan obligor exposure	​	0.07%	​	0.07%
Top 10 loan obligors exposure	​	5.82%	​	5.77%
Aggregate indirect exposure to senior secured loans(2)	​	97.99%	​	97.85%
Weighted average stated loan spread	​	3.56%	​	3.57%
Weighted average loan credit rating(3)	​	B+/B	​	B+/B
Weighted average junior overcollateralization (OC) cushion	​	2.00%	​	3.47%
Weighted average market value of loan collateral	​	85.82%	​	82.32%
Weighted average loan maturity (in years)	​	4.9	​	4.9
Weighted average remaining CLO reinvestment period (in years)	​	2.9	​	2.9
U.S. dollar currency exposure	​	99.63%	​	99.62%

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Information relating to the market price of underlying collateral is as of month end for April 2020 and March 2020. However, with respect to other information shown, depending on when such information was received, the data may reflect a lag in the information reported. As such, while this information was obtained from third party data sources, April 2020 and March 2020 trustee reports and similar reports, other than market price, it does not reflect actual underlying portfolio characteristics as of April 30, 2020 or March 31, 2020, and this data may not be representative of current or future holdings. In addition, certain underlying borrowers may be re-classified from time to time based on developments in their respective businesses and/or market practices. Accordingly, certain underlying borrowers that are currently, or were previously, summarized as a single borrower may in current or future periods be reflected as multiple borrowers. The weighted average remaining reinvestment period information is based on the fair value of CLO equity investments held by the Company at the end of the reporting period.

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Data represents aggregate indirect exposure to senior secured loans. We obtain exposure to underlying senior secured loans indirectly through our investments in CLOs.

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Credit ratings shown are based on those assigned by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, or “S&P,” or, for comparison and informational purposes, if S&P does not assign a rating to a particular obligor, the weighted average rating shown reflects the S&P equivalent rating of a rating agency that rated the obligor provided that such other rating is available with respect to a CLO equity or related investment held by us. In the event multiple ratings are available, the lowest S&P rating, or if there is no S&P rating, the lowest equivalent rating, is used. The ratings of specific borrowings by an obligor may differ from the rating assigned to the obligor and may differ among rating agencies. For certain obligors, no rating is available in the reports received by us. Such obligors are not shown in the figures presented. Ratings below BBB- are below investment grade. Further information regarding S&P’s rating methodology and definitions may be found on its website (www.standardandpoors.com). This data includes underlying portfolio characteristics of our CLO equity and loan accumulation facility portfolio.

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“Names Rule” Policy

In accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, we have adopted a policy to invest at least 80% of our assets in the particular type of investments suggested by our name. Accordingly, under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the aggregate of our net assets and borrowings for investment purposes in credit and credit‑related instruments. For purposes of this policy, we consider credit and credit‑ related instruments to include, without limitation: (i) equity and debt tranches of CLOs, loan accumulation facilities and securities issued by other securitization vehicles, such as credit-linked notes and CBOs; (ii) secured and unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans; (iii) investments in corporate debt obligations, including bonds, notes, debentures, commercial paper and other obligations of corporations to pay interest and repay principal; (iv) debt issued by governments, their agencies, instrumentalities, and central banks; (v) commercial paper and short-term notes; (vi) preferred stock; (vii) convertible debt securities; (viii) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits; and (ix) other credit-related instruments. Our investments in derivatives, other investment companies, and other instruments designed to obtain indirect exposure to credit and credit-related instruments are counted towards our 80% investment policy to the extent such instruments have similar economic characteristics to the investments included within that policy.

This policy is not a fundamental policy of ours and may be changed by our board of directors without prior approval of our stockholders. See “Business.”

Eagle Point Credit Management

Eagle Point Credit Management, our investment adviser, manages our investments subject to the supervision of our board of directors pursuant to an amended and restated investment advisory agreement, or the “Investment Advisory Agreement.” An affiliate of the Adviser, Eagle Point Administration, performs, or arranges for the performance of, our required administrative services. For a description of the fees and expenses that we pay to the Adviser and the Administrator, see “The Adviser and the Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee” and “The Adviser and the Administrator — The Administrator and the Administration Agreement.”

The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and, collectively with Eagle Point Income Management, as of March 31, 2020, had approximately $2.2 billion of total assets under management for investment in CLO securities and related investments, including capital commitments that were undrawn as of such date. Based on the Adviser’s CLO equity assets under management, the Adviser believes that it is among the largest CLO equity investors in the market. The Adviser was established in November 2012 by Thomas P. Majewski and Stone Point Capital LLC, or “Stone Point,” as investment manager of Trident V, L.P. and related investment vehicles, which we refer to collectively as the “Trident V Funds.” The Adviser is primarily owned by the Trident V Funds through intermediary holding companies. The Adviser’s Senior Investment Team also holds an indirect ownership interest in the Adviser. The Adviser is ultimately governed through intermediary holding companies by a board of managers, or the “Adviser’s Board of Managers,” which includes Mr. Majewski and certain principals of Stone Point. See “The Adviser and the Administrator.” Stone Point, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, is a specialized private equity firm focused on the financial services industry. Since its inception, Stone Point (including a predecessor entity) has raised eight private equity funds with aggregate committed capital of approximately $25 billion.

The “Senior Investment Team” is led by Mr. Majewski, Managing Partner of the Adviser, and is also comprised of Daniel W. Ko, Principal and Portfolio Manager, and Daniel M. Spinner, Principal and Portfolio Manager. The Senior Investment Team is primarily responsible for our day-to-day investment management and the implementation of our investment strategy and process.

Each member of the Senior Investment Team is a CLO industry specialist who has been directly involved in the CLO market for the majority of his career and has built relationships with key market participants, including CLO collateral managers, investment banks and investors. Members of the Senior Investment Team have been involved in the CLO market as:

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the head of the CLO business at various investment banks;

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a lead CLO structurer and collateralized debt obligation or “CDO” workout specialist at an investment bank;

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a CLO equity and debt investor;

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principal investors in CLO collateral management firms; and

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a lender and mergers and acquisitions adviser to CLO collateral management firms.

We believe that the complementary, yet highly specialized, skill set of each member of the Senior Investment Team provides the Adviser with a competitive advantage in its CLO-focused investment strategy. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — Portfolio Managers.”

In addition to managing our investments, the Adviser’s affiliates and the members of the Senior Investment Team manage investment accounts for other clients, including Eagle Point Income Company Inc., or “Eagle Point Income Company” or “EIC,” a closed-end management investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act and for which Eagle Point Income Management serves as investment adviser, privately offered pooled investment vehicles and several institutional separate accounts. Many of these accounts pursue an investment strategy that substantially or partially overlaps with the strategy that we pursue.

CLO Overview

Our investment portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. The CLOs that we primarily target are securitization vehicles that pool portfolios of primarily below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Such pools of underlying assets are often referred to as CLO “collateral.” While the vast majority of the portfolio of most CLOs consists of senior secured loans, many CLOs enable the CLO collateral manager to invest up to 10% of the portfolio in assets that are not first lien senior secured loans, including second lien loans, unsecured loans, senior secured bonds and senior unsecured bonds.

CLOs are generally required to hold a portfolio of assets that is highly diversified by underlying borrower and industry and that is subject to a variety of asset concentration limitations. Most CLOs are non-static, revolving structures that generally allow for reinvestment over a specific period of time (the “reinvestment period,” which is typically up to five years). The terms and covenants of a typical CLO structure are, with certain exceptions, based primarily on the cash flow generated by, and the par value (as opposed to the market price) of, the collateral. These covenants include collateral coverage tests, interest coverage tests and collateral quality tests.

A CLO funds the purchase of a portfolio of primarily senior secured loans via the issuance of CLO equity and debt securities in the form of multiple, primarily floating-rate, debt tranches. The CLO debt tranches typically are rated “AAA” ​(or its equivalent) at the most senior level down to “BB” or “B” ​(or its equivalent), which is below investment grade, at the junior level by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc., S&P and/or Fitch, Inc. The interest rate on the CLO debt tranches is the lowest at the AAA-level and generally increases at each level down the rating scale. The CLO equity tranche is unrated and typically represents approximately 8% to 11% of a CLO’s capital structure. Below investment grade and unrated securities are sometimes referred to as “junk” securities. The diagram below is for illustrative purposes only and highlights a hypothetical structure intended to depict a typical CLO in the market. A minority of CLOs also include a B-rated debt tranche, and the structure of CLOs in which we invest may otherwise vary from the example set forth below.

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CLOs have two priority-of-payment schedules (commonly called “waterfalls”), which are detailed in a CLO’s indenture and which govern how cash generated from a CLO’s underlying collateral is distributed to the CLO’s equity and debt investors. One waterfall (the interest waterfall) applies to interest payments received on a CLO’s underlying collateral. The second waterfall (the principal waterfall) applies to cash generated from principal on the underlying collateral, primarily through loan repayments and the proceeds from loan sales. Through the interest waterfall, any excess interest-related cash flow available after the required quarterly interest payments to CLO debt investors are made and certain CLO expenses (such as administration and collateral management fees) are paid is then distributed to the CLO’s equity investors each quarter, subject to compliance with certain tests. Please see “Business — CLO Overview” for a more detailed description of a CLO’s typical structure and certain key terms and conditions thereof.

A CLO’s indenture typically requires that the maturity dates of a CLO’s assets (typically five to eight years from the date of issuance of a senior secured loan) be shorter than the maturity date of the CLO’s liabilities (typically 12 to 13 years from the date of issuance). However, CLO investors do face reinvestment risk with respect to a CLO’s underlying portfolio. In addition, in most CLO transactions, CLO debt investors are subject to prepayment risk in that the holders of a majority of the equity tranche can direct a call or refinancing of a CLO, which would cause the CLO’s outstanding CLO debt securities to be repaid at par. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We and our investments are subject to reinvestment risk.”

We believe that CLO equity has the following attractive fundamental attributes:

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Potential for strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns:   We believe that CLO equity offers a potential total return profile that is attractive on a risk-adjusted basis compared to U.S. public equity markets over the long-term.

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Expected shorter duration high-yielding credit investment with the potential for high quarterly cash distributions:   Relative to certain other high-yielding credit investments such as mezzanine or subordinated debt, CLO equity is expected to have a shorter payback period with higher front-end loaded quarterly cash flows during the early years of a CLO’s life.

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Expected protection against rising interest rates:   Since a CLO’s asset portfolio is typically comprised principally of floating rate loans and the CLO’s liabilities are also generally floating rate instruments, we expect CLO equity to provide potential protection against rising interest rates when the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” is above the average LIBOR floor on a CLO’s assets. However, our investments are still subject to other forms of interest rate risk. For a discussion of the interest rate risks associated with our investments, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We and our investments are subject to interest rate risk” and “Business — CLO Overview.”

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Expected low-to-moderate correlation with fixed income and equity markets:   Given that CLO assets and liabilities are primarily floating rate, we expect CLO equity investments to have a low-to-moderate correlation with U.S. fixed income securities over the long term. In addition, because CLOs generally

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allow for the reinvestment of principal during the reinvestment period regardless of the market price of the underlying collateral if the respective CLO remains in compliance with its covenants, we expect CLO equity investments to have a low-to-moderate correlation with the U.S. equity markets over the long term.

CLO securities are also subject to a number of risks as discussed elsewhere in this “Prospectus Summary” section and in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. Among our primary targeted investments, the risks associated with CLO equity are generally greater than those associated with CLO debt.

Our Competitive Advantages

We believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of investment opportunities in CLO securities and related investments due to the following competitive advantages:

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Specialist in CLO securities.   The Adviser focuses primarily on CLO securities and related investments. Each member of the Senior Investment Team is a CLO specialist who has been involved with the CLO market for the majority of his career and brings a distinct and complementary skill set that the Adviser believes is necessary for our success.

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Deep CLO structural experience and expertise.   Members of the Senior Investment Team have significant experience structuring, valuing and investing in CLOs throughout their careers. The Adviser believes that the initial structuring of a CLO investment is an important contributor to the ultimate risk-adjusted returns, and that experienced and knowledgeable investors can add meaningful value relative to other market participants by identifying investments with more protective and advantageous structures.

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Methodical investment process.   The goal of the Adviser’s investment process is to source, evaluate and execute investments in CLO securities and related investments that the Adviser believes have the potential to outperform the CLO market or the applicable market of such related investments, respectively, generally over the long term. This process, augmented by the first-hand CLO industry experience of the Adviser’s Senior Investment Team, is designed to be repeatable and is focused on key areas for analysis that the Adviser believes are most relevant to potential future performance. Our Adviser believes that its investment and security selection process, with its strong emphasis on assessing the skill of the CLO collateral manager and analyzing the structure of a CLO, differentiates its approach to investing in CLO securities. See “Business — Investment Process.”

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Proactive investment sourcing.   Due to their long-standing experience in the CLO market, members of the Senior Investment Team have developed relationships with many CLO collateral managers and, as such, the Adviser believes that it is viewed as an important market participant. We believe our Adviser’s relative size and prominence in the CLO market and the Senior Investment Team’s broad and often longstanding relationships with CLO collateral managers and arranging banks benefit us by enhancing our ability to source investments in their early stages and to execute investments in CLO securities.

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Efficient vehicle for gaining exposure to CLO securities.   We believe that we are structured as an efficient vehicle for investors to gain exposure to CLO securities and related investments. We believe our closed-end fund structure allows the Adviser to take a long-term view from a portfolio management perspective without the uncertainty posed by redemptions in an open-end fund structure. As such, the Adviser can focus principally on maximizing long-term risk-adjusted returns for the benefit of stockholders. Moreover, our permanent structure enables us to execute CLO reset transactions which have the effect of extending the life of the investment. In a CLO reset, the CLO’s indenture, which sets forth the terms governing the CLO, is “re-opened” ​(e.g., the terms of the indenture and the various tranches of the CLO can be re-negotiated). Among other potential benefits, resetting a CLO renews the reinvestment period on the CLO. The Adviser believes that, in certain instances, resetting a CLO can create meaningful value for CLO equity holders. Limited life investment vehicles may be unable to pursue such CLO resets due to the extended life of the investment and because certain CLO resets may require additional equity capital to be invested, which is something limited life investment vehicles may be unable to commit if they are beyond their investment period.

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Alignment of Interests.   As of May 27, 2020, the Adviser and the Senior Investment Team held an aggregate of 5.0% of the outstanding shares of our voting securities, or approximately $11.5 million

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based on the closing sales price of our common stock and preferred stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or the “NYSE,” on May 27, 2020. See “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders.” Their holdings in our common stock and our preferred stock align the interests of the Adviser and the Senior Investment Team with ours. In addition, our fee structure includes an incentive fee component whereby we pay the Adviser an incentive fee only if our net income exceeds a quarterly preferred return, or “hurdle rate.” See “The Adviser and the Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee.”

Our Structure

We were organized as Eagle Point Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on March 24, 2014, converted to a Delaware corporation on October 6, 2014 and completed our initial public offering on October 7, 2014. We have two wholly-owned subsidiaries: (1) Eagle Point Credit Company Sub (Cayman) Ltd., or the “Cayman Subsidiary” and (2) Eagle Point Credit Company Sub II (Cayman) Ltd., or the “Cayman II Subsidiary.” We generally gain access to certain newly issued Regulation S securities and hold other securities through the Cayman Subsidiary, and hold certain other investments through the Cayman II Subsidiary. Regulation S securities are securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued through offerings made pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act.” Each of our subsidiaries is advised by the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The following chart reflects our organizational structure and our relationship with the Adviser and the Administrator as of the date of this prospectus:

Financing and Hedging Strategy

Leverage by the Company.   We may use leverage as and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. We are permitted to obtain leverage using any form of financial leverage instruments, including funds borrowed from banks or other financial institutions, margin facilities, notes or preferred stock and leverage attributable to reverse repurchase agreements or similar transactions. Instruments that create leverage are generally considered to be senior securities under the 1940 Act. With respect to senior securities representing indebtedness (i.e., borrowing or deemed borrowing, including our 6.6875% notes due 2028, or the “2028 Notes,” our 6.75% notes due 2027, or the “2027 Notes,” and collectively with the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”), other than temporary borrowings as defined under the 1940 Act, we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 300%, as measured at the time of borrowing and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness. With respect to senior securities that are stocks (i.e., shares of our preferred stock), we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 200%, as measured at the time of the issuance of any such shares of preferred stock and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

As of March 31, 2020, we had one series of preferred stock outstanding, the 7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026, or the “Series B Term Preferred Stock.” As of March 31, 2020, our leverage, including the outstanding Notes and the Series B Term Preferred Stock, represented approximately 45.5% of

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our total assets (less current liabilities). On a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the issuance in our “at-the-market” offering of 61,126 shares of our common stock from April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020, our leverage, including the outstanding Notes and the Series B Term Preferred Stock, represented approximately 45.4% of our total assets (less current liabilities) as of March 31, 2020 (excluding any distributions paid after March 31, 2020) and approximately 44.9% of our total assets (less current liabilities) as of April 30, 2020 (based on management’s unaudited estimate of the range of our net asset value, or “NAV,” as of such date and after giving effect to the payment of the $0.08 per share distribution on May 29, 2020 to holders of record as of May 12, 2020). As of March 31, 2020, our asset coverage ratios in respect of (i) senior securities representing indebtedness and (ii) our outstanding preferred stock, each as calculated pursuant to Section 18 of the 1940 Act, were 330% and 220%, respectively. In the event we fail to meet our applicable asset coverage ratio requirements, we may not be able to incur additional debt and/or issue preferred stock, and could be required by law or otherwise to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt or redeem shares of preferred stock (if any) when it is disadvantageous to do so, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make certain distributions or pay dividends of an amount necessary to continue to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Over the long term, management expects us to operate under normal market conditions generally with leverage within a range of 25% to 35% of total assets, although the actual amount of our leverage is uncertain from time to time. We expect that we will, or that we may need to, raise additional capital in the future to fund our continued growth, and we may do so by entering into a credit facility, issuing additional shares of preferred stock or debt securities or through other leveraging instruments. Subject to the limitations under the 1940 Act, we may incur additional leverage opportunistically or not at all and may choose to increase or decrease our leverage. We may use different types or combinations of leveraging instruments at any time based on the Adviser’s assessment of market conditions and the investment environment, including forms of leverage other than preferred stock, debt securities and/or credit facilities. In addition, we may borrow for temporary, emergency or other purposes as permitted under the 1940 Act, which indebtedness would be in addition to the asset coverage requirements described above. By leveraging our investment portfolio, we may create an opportunity for increased net income and capital appreciation. However, the use of leverage also involves significant risks and expenses, which will be borne entirely by our stockholders, and our leverage strategy may not be successful. For example, the more leverage is employed, the more likely a substantial change will occur in our NAV per share of our common stock. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us.”

Derivative Transactions.   We may engage in “Derivative Transactions,” as described below, from time to time. To the extent we engage in Derivative Transactions, we expect to do so to hedge against interest rate, credit and/or other risks, or for other investment or risk management purposes. We may use Derivative Transactions for investment purposes to the extent consistent with our investment objectives if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so. We may purchase and sell a variety of derivative instruments, including exchange-listed and over-the-counter, or “OTC,” options, futures, options on futures, swaps and similar instruments, various interest rate transactions, such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and credit transactions and credit default swaps. We also may purchase and sell derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments. Collectively, we refer to these financial management techniques as “Derivative Transactions.” Our use of Derivative Transactions, if any, will generally be deemed to create leverage for us and involves significant risks. No assurance can be given that our strategy and use of derivatives will be successful, and our investment performance could diminish compared with what it would have been if Derivative Transactions were not used. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — We are subject to risks associated with any hedging or Derivative Transactions in which we participate.”

Operating and Regulatory Structure

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. As a registered closed-end management investment company, we are required to meet certain regulatory tests. See “Regulation as a Closed-End Management Investment Company.” In addition, we have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, commencing with our tax year ended on November 30, 2014.

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Our investment activities are managed by the Adviser and supervised by our board of directors. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay the Adviser an annual base management fee based on our “Total Equity Base” as well as an incentive fee based on our “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income.” See “The Adviser and The Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee.” “Total Equity Base” means the net asset value attributable to the common stock and the paid-in, or stated, capital of the Preferred Stock.

We have also entered into an administration agreement, which we refer to as the “Administration Agreement,” under which we have agreed to reimburse the Administrator for our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — The Administrator and the Administration Agreement.”

Conflicts of Interest

Our executive officers and directors, and the Adviser and certain of its affiliates and their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, have several conflicts of interest as a result of the other activities in which they engage. The Adviser and the Administrator are affiliated with other entities engaged in the financial services business. In particular, the Adviser and Administrator are affiliated with Eagle Point Income Management and Stone Point, and certain members of the Adviser’s Board of Managers are principals of Stone Point. Pursuant to certain management agreements, Stone Point has received delegated authority to act as the investment manager of the Trident V Funds, which hold a significant number of shares of our common stock. See “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders.” The Adviser and the Administrator are primarily owned by the Trident V Funds through intermediary holding companies. The Trident V Funds and other private equity funds managed by Stone Point invest in financial services companies. These relationships may cause the Adviser’s or the Administrator’s and certain of their affiliates’ interests, and the interests of their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, to diverge from our interests and may result in conflicts of interest that may not be foreseen or resolved in a manner that is always or exclusively in our best interest.

In addition, the Adviser is under common control with Marble Point Credit Management LLC, or “Marble Point,” which is a CLO collateral manager and manager of other investment vehicles that invest in senior secured loans, CLO securities and other related investments.

Our executive officers and directors, as well as other current and potential future affiliated persons, officers and employees of the Adviser and certain of its affiliates, may serve as officers, directors or principals of, or manage the accounts for, other entities including EIC, with investment strategies that substantially or partially overlap with the strategy that we intend to pursue. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which obligations may not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Further, certain of our stockholders are affiliated with our Adviser or may from time to time have business relationships with the Adviser. In such cases, such stockholders may have an incentive to vote shares held by them in a manner that takes such relationships into account. As a result of these relationships and separate business activities, the Adviser has conflicts of interest in allocating management time, services and functions among us, other advisory clients and other business activities. See “Conflicts of Interest.”

In order to address such conflicts of interest, we have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. Similarly, the Adviser has separately adopted the “Adviser Code of Ethics.” The Adviser Code of Ethics requires the officers and employees of the Adviser to act in the best interests of the Adviser and its client accounts (including us), act in good faith and in an ethical manner, avoid conflicts of interests with the client accounts to the extent reasonably possible and identify and manage conflicts of interest to the extent that they arise. Personnel subject to each code of ethics may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. Our directors and officers, and the officers and employees of the Adviser, are also required to comply with applicable provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws and make prompt reports to supervisory personnel of any actual or suspected violations of law.

Pursuant to the investment allocation policies and procedures of the Adviser and Eagle Point Income Management, they seek to allocate investment opportunities among accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time. In addition, an account managed by the Adviser, such as us, is expected to be considered

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for the allocation of investment opportunities together with other accounts managed by certain affiliates of the Adviser, including Eagle Point Income Management. There is no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to any particular account equitably in the short-term or that any such account, including us, will be able to participate in all investment opportunities that are suitable for it. See “Conflicts of Interest — Code of Ethics and Compliance Procedures.”

Co-Investment with Affiliates.   In certain instances, we co-invest on a concurrent basis with other accounts managed by the Adviser and may do so with other accounts managed by certain of the Adviser’s affiliates, subject to compliance with applicable regulations and regulatory guidance and the Adviser’s written allocation procedures. We have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC that permits us to participate in certain negotiated co-investments alongside other accounts, including EIC, managed by the Adviser, or certain of its affiliates, subject to certain conditions including (i) that a majority of our directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of us approve the co-investment and (ii) the price, terms and conditions of the co-investment are the same for each participant. A copy of the application for exemptive relief, including all of the conditions, and the related order are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Summary Risk Factors

The value of our assets, as well as the market price of our securities, will fluctuate. Our investments should be considered risky, and you may lose all or part of your investment in us. Investors should consider their financial situation and needs, other investments, investment goals, investment experience, time horizons, liquidity needs and risk tolerance before investing in our securities. An investment in our securities may be speculative in that it involves a high degree of risk and should not be considered a complete investment program. We are designed primarily as a long-term investment vehicle, and our securities are not an appropriate investment for a short-term trading strategy. We can offer no assurance that returns, if any, on our investments will be commensurate with the risk of investment in us, nor can we provide any assurance that enough appropriate investments that meet our investment criteria will be available.

The following is a summary of certain principal risks of an investment in us. See “Risk Factors” for a more complete discussion of the risks of investing in our securities, including certain risks not summarized below.

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Key Personnel Risk.   We are dependent upon the key personnel of the Adviser for our future success.

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Conflicts of Interest Risk.   Our executive officers and directors, and the Adviser and certain of its affiliates and their officers and employees, including the Senior Investment Team, have several conflicts of interest as a result of the other activities in which they engage. See “Conflicts of Interest.”

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Interest Rate Risk.   The price of certain of our investments may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. As of the date of this prospectus, interest rates in the United States are at historic lows, which increases our exposure to risks associated with rising interest rates.

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Prepayment Risk.   The assets underlying the CLO securities in which we invest are subject to prepayment by the underlying corporate borrowers. In addition, the CLO securities and related investments in which we invest are subject to prepayment risk. If we or a CLO collateral manager are unable to reinvest prepaid amounts in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid, our investment performance will be adversely impacted.

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LIBOR Risk.   The CLO equity and debt securities in which we invest earn interest at, and CLOs in which we invest typically obtain financing at, a floating rate based on LIBOR. After the global financial crisis, regulators globally determined that existing interest rate benchmarks should be reformed based on concerns that LIBOR was susceptible to manipulation. Replacement rates that have been identified include the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR and measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities) and the Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate (SONIA, which is intended to replace pound sterling LIBOR and measures the overnight interest rate paid by banks for unsecured transactions in the sterling market). At this time, it is not possible to predict the

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effect of the establishment of SOFR, SONIA or any other reforms to LIBOR. In addition, the effect of a phase out of LIBOR on U.S. senior secured loans, the underlying assets of the CLOs in which we invest, is currently unclear.

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Liquidity Risk.   Generally, there is no public market for the CLO investments we target. As such, we may not be able to sell such investments quickly, or at all. If we are able to sell such investments, the prices we receive may not reflect our assessment of their fair value or the amount paid for such investments by us.

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Incentive Fee Risk.   Our incentive fee structure and the formula for calculating the fee payable to the Adviser may incentivize the Adviser to pursue speculative investments and use leverage in a manner that adversely impacts our performance. In view of the catch-up provision applicable to income incentive fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser could potentially receive a significant portion of the increase in our investment income attributable to a general increase in interest rates.

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Subordinated Securities.   CLO equity and junior debt securities that we may acquire are subordinated to more senior tranches of CLO debt. CLO equity and junior debt securities are subject to increased risks of default relative to the holders of superior priority interests in the same CLO. In addition, at the time of issuance, CLO equity securities are under-collateralized in that the face amount of the CLO debt and CLO equity of a CLO at inception exceed its total assets. Though not exclusively, we will typically be in a first loss or subordinated position with respect to realized losses on the underlying assets held by the CLOs in which we are invested.

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High Yield Investment Risk.   The CLO equity and junior debt securities that we acquire are typically rated below investment grade, or in the case of CLO equity securities unrated, and are therefore considered “higher yield” or “junk” securities and are considered speculative with respect to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. The senior secured loans and other credit-related assets underlying CLOs are also typically higher yield investments. Investing in CLO equity and junior debt securities and other high yield investments involves greater credit and liquidity risk than investment grade obligations, which may adversely impact our performance.

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Risks of Investing in CLOs and Other Structured Debt Securities.   CLOs and other structured finance securities are generally backed by a pool of credit-related assets that serve as collateral. Accordingly, CLO and structured finance securities present risks similar to those of other types of credit investments, including default (credit), interest rate and prepayment risks. In addition, CLOs and other structured finance securities are often governed by a complex series of legal documents and contracts, which increases the risk of dispute over the interpretation and enforceability of such documents relative to other types of investments. There is also a risk that the trustee of a CLO does not properly carry out its duties to the CLO, potentially resulting in loss to the CLO. CLOs are also inherently leveraged vehicles and are subject to leverage risk.

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Leverage Risk.   The use of leverage, whether directly or indirectly through investments such as CLO equity or junior debt securities that inherently involve leverage, may magnify our risk of loss. CLO equity or junior debt securities are very highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to 13 times), and therefore the CLO securities in which we are currently invested and in which we intend to invest are subject to a higher degree of loss since the use of leverage magnifies losses.

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Credit Risk.   If (1) a CLO in which we invest, (2) an underlying asset of any such CLO or (3) any other type of credit investment in our portfolio declines in price or fails to pay interest or principal when due because the issuer or debtor, as the case may be, experiences a decline in its financial status, our income, NAV and/or market price would be adversely impacted.

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Fair Valuation of Our Portfolio Investments.   Generally there is no public market for the CLO investments we target. As a result, we value these securities at least quarterly, or more frequently as may be required from time to time, at fair value. Our determinations of the fair value of our investments have a material impact on our net earnings through the recording of unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and may cause our NAV on a given date to understate or overstate, possibly materially, the value that we ultimately realize on one or more of our investments.

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Limited Investment Opportunities Risk.   The market for CLO securities is more limited than the market for other credit related investments. We can offer no assurances that sufficient investment opportunities for our capital will be available.

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Non-Diversification Risk.   We are a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act and expect to hold a narrower range of investments than a diversified fund under the 1940 Act.

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Market Risk.   Political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of our investments. A disruption or downturn in the capital markets and the credit markets could impair our ability to raise capital, reduce the availability of suitable investment opportunities for us, or adversely and materially affect the value of our investments, any of which would negatively affect our business. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain, and could affect companies worldwide.

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Loan Accumulation Facilities Risk.   We may invest in loan accumulation facilities, which are short to medium term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction and which acquire loans on an interim basis which are expected to form part of the portfolio of a future CLO. Investments in loan accumulation facilities have risks similar to those applicable to investments in CLOs. Leverage is typically utilized in such a facility and as such the potential risk of loss will be increased for such facilities employing leverage. In the event a planned CLO is not consummated, or the loans are not eligible for purchase by the CLO, the Company may be responsible for either holding or disposing of the loans. This could expose the Company primarily to credit and/or mark-to-market losses, and other risks.

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Currency Risk.   Although we primarily make investments denominated in U.S. dollars, we may make investments denominated in other currencies. Our investments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be subject to the risk that the value of such currency will decrease in relation to the U.S. dollar.

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Hedging Risk.   Hedging transactions seeking to reduce risks may result in poorer overall performance than if we had not engaged in such hedging transactions, and they may also not properly hedge our risks.

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Reinvestment Risk.   CLOs will typically generate cash from asset repayments and sales that may be reinvested in substitute assets, subject to compliance with applicable investment tests. If the CLO collateral manager causes the CLO to purchase substitute assets at a lower yield than those initially acquired (for example, during periods of loan compression or as may be required to satisfy a CLO’s covenants) or sale proceeds are maintained temporarily in cash, it would reduce the excess interest-related cash flow, thereby having a negative effect on the fair value of our assets and the market value of our securities. In addition, the reinvestment period for a CLO may terminate early, which would cause the holders of the CLO’s securities to receive principal payments earlier than anticipated. There can be no assurance that we will be able to reinvest such amounts in an alternative investment that provides a comparable return relative to the credit risk assumed.

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Refinancing Risk.   If we incur debt financing and subsequently refinance such debt, the replacement debt may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions. If we fail to extend, refinance or replace such debt financings prior to their maturity on commercially reasonable terms, our liquidity will be lower than it would have been with the benefit of such financings, which would limit our ability to grow, and holders of our common stock would not benefit from the potential for increased returns on equity that incurring leverage creates.

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Tax Risk.   If we fail to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code for any reason, or become subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions, and the amount of such distributions, to our common stockholders and for payments to the holders of our other obligations.

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Derivatives Risk.   Derivative instruments in which we may invest may be volatile and involve various risks different from, and in certain cases greater than, the risks presented by other instruments. The primary risks related to Derivative Transactions include counterparty, correlation, liquidity, leverage,

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volatility, and OTC trading risks. In addition, a small investment in derivatives could have a large potential impact on our performance, effecting a form of investment leverage on our portfolio. In certain types of Derivative Transactions, we could lose the entire amount of our investment; in other types of Derivative Transactions the potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

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Counterparty Risk.   We may be exposed to counterparty risk, which could make it difficult for us or the CLOs in which we invest to collect on obligations, thereby resulting in potentially significant losses.

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Global Economy Risk.   Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Risk.   The emergence of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic and financial disruptions and contributed to increased volatility in global financial markets and likely will affect countries, regions, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. It is not known how long the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will last or the severity thereof.

Recent Developments

Net Asset Value

The NAV per share of our common stock as of March 31, 2020 (the last date prior to the date of this prospectus as of which we determined our NAV) was $6.12. Management’s unaudited estimate of the range of our NAV per share of our common stock as of April 30, 2020 was between $6.23 and $6.33.

Distributions

On April 1, 2020, we declared three monthly distributions of $0.161459 per share on shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock. The first and second monthly distributions were paid on April 30, 2020 and May 29, 2020 to holders of record as of April 13, 2020 and May 12, 2020, respectively. The remaining distribution will be payable on June 30, 2020 to holders of record as of June 12, 2020.

On April 15, 2020, we declared three monthly distributions of $0.08 per share on shares of our common stock. The first and second monthly distributions were paid on May 4, 2020 and May 29, 2020 to holders of record as of April 27, 2020 and May 12, 2020, respectively. The remaining monthly distribution will be payable on June 30, 2020 to holders of record as of June 12, 2020.

On May 18, 2020, we declared three monthly distributions of $0.08 per share on shares of our common stock. The monthly distributions will be payable on July 31, 2020, August 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, to holders of record as of July 13, 2020, August 12, 2020 and September 11, 2020, respectively.

On May 18, 2020, we declared three monthly distributions of $0.161459 per share on shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock. The monthly distributions will be payable on July 31, 2020, August 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, to holders of record as of July 13, 2020, August 12, 2020 and September 11, 2020, respectively.

Offerings

From April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020, we sold 61,126 shares of our common stock pursuant to our “at-the-market” offering, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $0.4 million.

Repurchase of Notes

We have engaged a broker-dealer to repurchase opportunistically, through open market transactions on our behalf, a portion of our Notes. The price and other terms of any such repurchases will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and other factors. Depending on market conditions, the amount of Note repurchases may be material and may continue through year-end 2020; however, we may reduce or extend this timeframe in our discretion and without notice. Any Note repurchases will comply with the

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provisions of the 1940 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We will retire the repurchased Notes, thereby reducing our outstanding leverage.

Our Corporate Information

Our offices are located at 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 202, Greenwich, CT 06830, and our telephone number is (203) 340-8500.

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FEES AND EXPENSES

The following table is intended to assist you in understanding the costs and expenses that an investor in shares of our common stock will bear directly or indirectly. The expenses shown in the table under “Annual Expenses” are estimated based on historical fees and expenses incurred by the Company, as appropriate. In addition, such amounts are based on our pro forma total assets as of March 31, 2020, which have been adjusted to reflect the issuance in our “at-the-market” offering of 61,126 shares of our common stock from April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $0.4 million, which would mean that our adjusted total assets are assumed to equal approximately $315.4 million. As of March 31, 2020, and pro forma for the issuances described above (excluding any distributions paid after March 31, 2020), our leverage, including the outstanding Notes and Series B Term Preferred Stock, represented approximately 45.4% of our total assets (less current liabilities). We caution that such expenses, and actual leverage incurred by us, may vary in the future. Whenever this prospectus contains a reference to fees or expenses paid by “us” or “Eagle Point Credit Company,” or that “we” will pay fees or expenses, our common stockholders will indirectly bear such fees or expenses.

Stockholder Transaction Expenses (as a percentage of the offering price):	​
Sales load	—%(1)
Offering expenses borne by the Company	—%(2)
Dividend reinvestment plan expenses	Up to $15(3)
Total Stockholder transaction expenses	—%
Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stock):	​
Base management fee	2.24%(4)
Incentive fees payable under our Investment Advisory Agreement (20%)	6.14%(5)
Interest payments on borrowed funds	5.79%(6)
Other expenses	1.72%(7)
Total annual expenses	15.89%

(1)

In the event that the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters or agents, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the applicable sales load.

(2)

The related prospectus supplement, including each underwritten offering by any of the selling stockholders identified under “Control Persons, Principal Stockholders and Selling Stockholders,” will disclose the estimated amount of total offering expenses (which may include offering expenses borne by third parties on our behalf), the offering price and the offering expenses borne by us as a percentage of the offering price.

(3)

The expenses of administering the dividend reinvestment plan, or the “DRIP,” are included in “Other expenses.” If a participant elects by written notice to the plan administrator prior to termination of his or her account to have the plan administrator sell part or all of the shares held by the plan administrator in the participant’s account and remit the proceeds to the participant, the plan administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.10 per share brokerage commission from the proceeds. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.”

(4)

Our base management fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 1.75% of our “Total Equity Base,” or the NAV attributable to the common stock and the paid-in or stated capital of our preferred stock. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee.” The base management fee referenced in the table above is based on actual amounts incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020, annualized for a full year, and reflects the pro forma effect of the issuance of 61,126 shares of our common stock from April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020 in our “at-the-market” offering as described above, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $0.4 million, as if such shares were issued at the start of such period. In addition, such amount reflects the $47.1 million of our Series B Term Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2020, our NAV for such period (as adjusted to account for the actions described above), and the

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$94.1 million aggregate principal amount of our Notes outstanding as of March 31, 2020 (on which management fees are not payable).

For purposes of this table, the SEC requires that the “Base management fees” percentage be calculated as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stockholders, rather than total assets, including assets that have been funded with borrowed monies because common stockholders bear all of this cost. If the management fee were calculated instead as a percentage of our total assets (as adjusted for the issuances described above), our base management fee would be approximately 1.30% of our total assets.

(5)

The incentive fee referenced in the table above assumes the pro forma effect of the issuance of shares of our common stock from April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020 in our “at-the-market” offering as described above, yielding net proceeds to us of approximately $0.4 million, as if such shares were issued at the start of such period, and that such pro forma assets earn a return that is the same as the return on our total deployed assets during the three months ended March 31, 2020, annualized for a full fiscal year and is based on the total assets assumed for such period. We have agreed to pay the Adviser as compensation under the Investment Advisory Agreement a quarterly incentive fee equal to 20% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding quarter, subject to a hurdle of 2.00% of our NAV and a catch-up feature. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. However, the portion of the incentive fee that is attributable to deferred interest (such as payment-in-kind, or “PIK,” interest or original issue discount, or “OID”) will be paid to the Adviser, without interest, only if and to the extent we actually receive such interest in cash, and any accrual will be reversed if and to the extent such interest is reversed in connection with any write-off or similar treatment of the investment giving rise to any deferred interest accrual. No incentive fees are payable to the Adviser in respect of any capital gains.

The incentive fee in each calendar quarter is paid to the Adviser as follows:

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no incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle of 2.00% of our NAV;

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100% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle but is less than 2.50% of our NAV in any calendar quarter. We refer to this portion of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle but is less than 2.50% of our NAV) as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with 20% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle did not apply if this net investment income meets or exceeds 2.50% of our NAV in any calendar quarter; and

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20% of the amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.50% of our NAV in any calendar quarter is payable to the Adviser (that is, once the hurdle is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 20% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income thereafter is paid to the Adviser).

For a more detailed discussion of the calculation of this fee, see “The Adviser and the Administrator — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee and Incentive Fee.”

(6)

“Interest payments on borrowed funds” represents our annualized interest expense and includes dividends payable on our Series B Term Preferred Stock and interest payable on the Notes, each as outstanding on March 31, 2020, which, in the aggregate, have a weighted average interest rate of 7.05% per annum on such date. We may issue additional shares of preferred stock or debt securities pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or otherwise. In the event we were to issue additional shares of preferred stock or debt securities, our borrowing costs, and correspondingly our total annual expenses, including, in the case of such preferred stock, our base management fee as a percentage of our net assets attributable to common stock, would increase.

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“Other expenses” includes our overhead expenses, including payments under the Administration Agreement based on our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Eagle Point Administration and payment of fees in connection with outsourced administrative functions, and are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. See “The Adviser and the Administrator — The Administrator and the Administration Agreement.” “Other expenses” also includes the ongoing

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administrative expenses to the independent accountants and legal counsel of the Company, compensation of independent directors, and cost and expenses relating to rating agencies.

Example

The following example is furnished in response to the requirements of the SEC and illustrates the various costs and expenses that you would pay, directly or indirectly, on a $1,000 investment in shares of our common stock for the time periods indicated, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 9.75% of net assets attributable to our common stock and (2) a 5% annual return*:

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You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return	​	$	98	​	$	279	​	$	443	​	$	791

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The example should not be considered a representation of future returns or expenses, and actual returns and expenses may be greater or less than those shown. The example assumes that the estimated “other expenses” set forth in the Annual Expenses table are accurate, and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. In addition, because the example assumes a 5% annual return, the example does not reflect the payment of the incentive fee which would either not be payable or would have an insignificant impact on the expense amounts shown above. Our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

Other Expenses

The Adviser’s investment team, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, are provided and paid for by the Adviser. We will bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including:

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the cost of calculating our NAV (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);

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interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments;

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fees and expenses incurred by the Adviser or payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making or disposing of investments, including legal fees and expenses, travel expenses and other fees and expenses incurred by the Adviser or payable to third parties in performing due diligence on prospective investments, monitoring our investments and, if necessary, enforcing our rights;

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brokerage fees and commissions;

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federal and state registration fees and exchange listing fees;

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federal, state and local taxes;

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costs of offerings or repurchases of our common stock and other securities;

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the base management fee and any incentive fee;

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distributions on our shares;

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administration fees payable to the Administrator under the Administration Agreement;

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direct costs and expenses of administration and operation, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff, including fees payable in connection with outsourced administrative functions;

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transfer agent and custody fees and expenses;

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independent director fees and expenses;

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the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to our stockholders, including printing costs;

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costs of holding stockholder meetings;

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litigation, indemnification and other non-recurring or extraordinary expenses;

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fees and expenses associated with marketing and investor relations efforts;

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dues, fees and charges of any trade association of which we are a member;

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fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs;

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fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;

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costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws; and

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all other expenses reasonably incurred by us or the Administrator in connection with administering our business, such as the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions, and our allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of our Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and their respective support staff.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a number of significant risks. In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus, you should consider carefully the following information before making an investment in our securities. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us might also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the price of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Investments

Investing in senior secured loans indirectly through CLO securities involves particular risks.

We obtain exposure to underlying senior secured loans through our investments in CLOs, but may obtain such exposure directly or indirectly through other means from time to time. Such loans may become nonperforming or impaired for a variety of reasons. Nonperforming or impaired loans may require substantial workout negotiations or restructuring that may entail a substantial reduction in the interest rate and/or a substantial write-down of the principal of the loan. In addition, because of the unique and customized nature of a loan agreement and the private syndication of a loan, certain loans may not be purchased or sold as easily as publicly traded securities, and, historically, the trading volume in the loan market has been small relative to other markets. Loans may encounter trading delays due to their unique and customized nature, and transfers may require the consent of an agent bank and/or borrower. Risks associated with senior secured loans include the fact that prepayments generally may occur at any time without premium or penalty.

In addition, the portfolios of certain CLOs in which we invest may contain middle market loans. Loans to middle market companies may carry more inherent risks than loans to larger, publicly traded entities. These companies generally have more limited access to capital and higher funding costs, may be in a weaker financial position, may need more capital to expand or compete, and may be unable to obtain financing from public capital markets or from traditional sources, such as commercial banks. Middle market companies typically have narrower product lines and smaller market shares than large companies. Therefore, they tend to be more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns. These companies may also experience substantial variations in operating results. The success of a middle market business may also depend on the management talents and efforts of one or two persons or a small group of persons. The death, disability or resignation of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the obligor. Accordingly, loans made to middle market companies may involve higher risks than loans made to companies that have greater financial resources or are otherwise able to access traditional credit sources. Middle market loans are less liquid and have a smaller trading market than the market for broadly syndicated loans and may have default rates or recovery rates that differ (and may be better or worse) than has been the case for broadly syndicated loans or investment grade securities. There can be no assurance as to the levels of defaults and/or recoveries that may be experienced with respect to middle market loans in any CLO in which we may invest. As a consequence of the forgoing factors, the securities issued by CLOs that primarily invest in middle market loans (or hold significant portions thereof) are generally considered to be a riskier investment than securities issued by CLOs that primarily invest in broadly syndicated loans.

Covenant-lite loans may comprise a significant portion of the senior secured loans underlying the CLOs in which we invest. Over the past decade, the senior secured loan market has evolved from one in which covenant-lite loans represented a minority of the market to one in which such loans represent a significant majority of the market. Generally, covenant-lite loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent that the CLOs that we invest in hold covenant-lite loans, our CLOs may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.

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Our investments in CLO securities and other structured finance securities involve certain risks.

Our investments consist primarily of CLO securities, and we may invest in other related structured finance securities. CLOs and structured finance securities are generally backed by an asset or a pool of assets (typically senior secured loans and other credit-related assets in the case of a CLO) that serve as collateral. We and other investors in CLO and related structured finance securities ultimately bear the credit risk of the underlying collateral. In the case of most CLOs, the structured finance securities are issued in multiple tranches, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics, often categorized as senior, mezzanine and subordinated/equity according to their degree of risk. If there are defaults or the relevant collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches of such securities take precedence over those of junior tranches which are the focus of our investment strategy, and scheduled payments to junior tranches have a priority in right of payment to subordinated/equity tranches.

In light of the above considerations, CLO and other structured finance securities may present risks similar to those of the other types of debt obligations and, in fact, such risks may be of greater significance in the case of CLO and other structured finance securities. For example, investments in structured vehicles, including CBOs and equity and junior debt securities issued by CLOs, involve risks, including credit risk and market risk. Changes in interest rates and credit quality may cause significant price fluctuations. A CBO is a trust which is often backed by a diversified pool of high risk, below investment grade fixed income securities. The collateral can be from many different types of fixed income securities, such as high yield debt, residential privately issued mortgage-related securities, commercial privately issued mortgage related securities, trust preferred securities and emerging market debt. The pool of high yield securities underlying CBOs is typically separated into tranches representing different degrees of credit quality. The higher quality tranches have greater degrees of protection and pay lower interest rates, whereas the lower tranches, with greater risk, pay higher interest rates.

In addition to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, CLO securities carry additional risks, including: (1) the possibility that distributions from collateral assets will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (2) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (3) our investments in CLO equity and junior debt tranches will likely be subordinate in right of payment to other senior classes of CLO debt; and (4) the complex structure of a particular security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. Additionally, changes in the collateral held by a CLO may cause payments on the instruments we hold to be reduced, either temporarily or permanently. Structured investments, particularly the subordinated interests in which we invest, are less liquid than many other types of securities and may be more volatile than the assets underlying the CLOs we may target. In addition, CLO and other structured finance securities may be subject to prepayment risk. Further, the performance of a CLO or other structured finance security may be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including the security’s priority in the capital structure of the issuer thereof, the availability of any credit enhancement, the level and timing of payments and recoveries on and the characteristics of the underlying receivables, loans or other assets that are being securitized, remoteness of those assets from the originator or transferor, the adequacy of and ability to realize upon any related collateral and the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets. There are also the risks that the trustee of a CLO does not properly carry out its duties to the CLO, potentially resulting in loss to the CLO. In addition, the complex structure of the security may produce unexpected investment results, especially during times of market stress or volatility. Investments in structured finance securities may also be subject to liquidity risk.

Our investments in the primary CLO market involve certain additional risks.

Between the pricing date and the effective date of a CLO, the CLO collateral manager will generally expect to purchase additional collateral obligations for the CLO. During this period, the price and availability of these collateral obligations may be adversely affected by a number of market factors, including price volatility and availability of investments suitable for the CLO, which could hamper the ability of the collateral manager to acquire a portfolio of collateral obligations that will satisfy specified concentration limitations and allow the CLO to reach the target initial par amount of collateral prior to the effective date. An inability or delay in reaching the target initial par amount of collateral may adversely affect the timing and amount of interest or principal payments received by the holders of the CLO debt securities and distributions on the CLO equity securities and could result in early redemptions which may cause CLO equity and debt investors to receive less than face value of their investment.

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Our portfolio of investments may lack diversification among CLO securities which may subject us to a risk of significant loss if one or more of these CLO securities experience a high level of defaults on collateral.

Our portfolio may hold investments in a limited number of CLO securities. Beyond the asset diversification requirements associated with our qualification as a RIC under the Code, we will not have fixed guidelines for diversification, we will not have any limitations on the ability to invest in any one CLO, and our investments may be concentrated in relatively few CLO securities. As our portfolio may be less diversified than the portfolios of some larger funds, we are more susceptible to failure if one or more of the CLOs in which we are invested experiences a high level of defaults on its collateral. Similarly, the aggregate returns we realize may be significantly adversely affected if a small number of investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one investment. We may also invest in multiple CLOs managed by the same CLO collateral manager, thereby increasing our risk of loss in the event the CLO collateral manager were to fail, experience the loss of key portfolio management employees or sell its business.

Failure to maintain adequate diversification of underlying obligors across the CLOs in which we invest would make us more vulnerable to defaults.

Even if we maintain adequate diversification across different CLO issuers, we may still be subject to concentration risk since CLO portfolios tend to have a certain amount of overlap across underlying obligors. This trend is generally exacerbated when demand for bank loans by CLO issuers outpaces supply. Market analysts have noted that the overlap of obligor names among CLO issuers has increased recently, and is particularly evident across CLOs of the same year of origination, as well as with CLOs managed by the same asset manager. To the extent we invest in CLOs which have a high percentage of overlap, this may increase the likelihood of defaults on our CLO investments occurring together.

Our portfolio is focused on CLO securities, and the CLO securities in which we invest may hold loans that are concentrated in a limited number of industries.

Our portfolio is focused on securities issued by CLOs and related investments, and the CLOs in which we invest may hold loans that are concentrated in a limited number of industries. As a result, a downturn in the CLO industry or in any particular industry that the CLOs in which we invest are concentrated could significantly impact the aggregate returns we realize.

Failure by a CLO in which we are invested to satisfy certain tests will harm our operating results.

The failure by a CLO in which we invest to satisfy financial covenants, including with respect to adequate collateralization and/or interest coverage tests, would lead to a reduction in its payments to us. In the event that a CLO fails certain tests, holders of CLO senior debt would be entitled to additional payments that would, in turn, reduce the payments we, as holder of junior debt or equity tranches, would otherwise be entitled to receive. Separately, we may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting CLO or any other investment we may make. If any of these occur, it could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

Negative loan ratings migration may also place pressure on the performance of certain of our investments.

Per the terms of a CLO’s indenture, assets rated “CCC+” or lower or their equivalent in excess of applicable limits typically do not receive full par credit for purposes of calculation of the CLO’s overcollateralization tests. As a result, negative rating migration could cause a CLO to be out of compliance with its overcollateralization tests. This could cause a diversion of cash flows away from the CLO equity and junior debt tranches in favor of the more senior CLO debt tranches until the relevant overcollateralization test breaches are cured. This could have a negative impact on our NAV and cash flows.

Our investments in CLOs and other investment vehicles result in additional expenses to us.

We invest in CLO securities and may invest, to the extent permitted by law, in the securities and other instruments of other investment companies, including private funds, and, to the extent we so invest, will bear our ratable share of a CLO’s or any such investment vehicle’s expenses, including management and

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performance fees. In addition to the management and performance fees borne by our investments in CLOs, we also remain obligated to pay management and incentive fees to the Adviser with respect to the assets invested in the securities and other instruments of other investment vehicles, including CLOs. With respect to each of these investments, each holder of our common stock bears his or her share of the management and incentive fee of the Adviser as well as indirectly bearing the management and performance fees charged by the underlying advisor and other expenses of any investment vehicles in which we invest.

In the course of our investing activities, we pay management and incentive fees to the Adviser and reimburse the Adviser for certain expenses it incurs. As a result, investors in our securities invest on a “gross” basis and receive distributions on a “net” basis after expenses, potentially resulting in a lower rate of return than an investor might achieve through direct investments.

Our investments in CLO securities may be less transparent to us and our stockholders than direct investments in the collateral.

We invest primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs and other related investments. Generally, there may be less information available to us regarding the collateral held by such CLOs than if we had invested directly in the debt of the underlying obligors. As a result, our stockholders do not know the details of the collateral of the CLOs in which we invest or receive the reports issued with respect to such CLO. In addition, none of the information contained in certain monthly reports nor any other financial information furnished to us as a noteholder in a CLO is audited and reported upon, nor is an opinion expressed, by an independent public accountant. Our CLO investments are also subject to the risk of leverage associated with the debt issued by such CLOs and the repayment priority of senior debt holders in such CLOs.

CLO investments involve complex documentation and accounting considerations.

CLOs and other structured finance securities in which we invest are often governed by a complex series of legal documents and contracts. As a result, the risk of dispute over interpretation or enforceability of the documentation may be higher relative to other types of investments.

The accounting and tax implications of the CLO investments that we make are complicated. In particular, reported earnings from CLO equity securities are recorded under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP,” based upon an effective yield calculation. Current taxable earnings on certain of these investments, however, will generally not be determinable until after the end of the fiscal year of each individual CLO that ends within our fiscal year, even though the investments are generating cash flow throughout the fiscal year. The tax treatment of certain of these investments may result in higher distributable earnings in the early years and a capital loss at maturity, while for reporting purposes the totality of cash flows are reflected in a constant yield to maturity.

We are dependent on the collateral managers of the CLOs in which we invest, and those CLOs are generally not registered under the 1940 Act.

We rely on CLO collateral managers to administer and review the portfolios of collateral they manage. The actions of the CLO collateral managers may significantly affect the return on our investments; however, we, as investors of the CLO, typically do not have any direct contractual relationship with the collateral managers of the CLOs in which we invest. The ability of each CLO collateral manager to identify and report on issues affecting its securitization portfolio on a timely basis could also affect the return on our investments, as we may not be provided with information on a timely basis in order to take appropriate measures to manage our risks. We will also rely on CLO collateral managers to act in the best interests of a CLO it manages; however, such CLO collateral managers are subject to fiduciary duties owed to other classes of notes besides those in which we invest; therefore, there can be no assurance that the collateral managers will always act in the best interest of the class or classes of notes in which we are invested. If any CLO collateral manager were to act in a manner that was not in the best interest of the CLOs (e.g., gross negligence, with reckless disregard or in bad faith), this could adversely impact the overall performance of our investments. Furthermore, since the underlying CLO issuer often provides an indemnity to its CLO collateral manager, we may not be incentivized to pursue actions against the collateral manager since any such action, if successful, may ultimately be borne by the underlying CLO issuer and payable from its assets, which could create losses to us as investors in the

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CLO. In addition, to the extent we invest in CLO equity, liabilities incurred by the CLO manger to third parties may be borne by us to the extent the CLO is required to indemnify its collateral manager for such liabilities.

In addition, the CLOs in which we invest are generally not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. As investors in these CLOs, we are not afforded the protections that stockholders in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act would have.

The collateral managers of the CLOs in which we invest may not continue to manage such CLOs.

Given that we invest in CLO securities issued by CLOs which are managed by unaffiliated collateral managers, we are dependent on the skill and expertise of such managers. As discussed under “Business — Investment Process,” we believe our Adviser’s ability to analyze and diligence potential CLO managers differentiates our approach to investing in CLO securities. However, there is no guarantee that, for any CLO we invest in, the collateral manager in place when we invest in such CLO securities will continue to manage such CLO through the life of our investment. Collateral managers are subject to removal or replacement by other holders of CLO securities without our consent, and may also voluntarily resign as collateral manager or assign their role as collateral manager to another entity. There can be no assurance that any removal, replacement, resignation or assignment of any particular CLO manager’s role will not adversely affect the returns on the CLO securities in which we invest.

Our investments in CLO securities may be subject to special anti-deferral provisions that could result in us incurring tax or recognizing income prior to receiving cash distributions related to such income.

Some of the CLOs in which we invest may constitute “passive foreign investment companies,” or “PFICs.” If we acquire interests treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes in PFICs (including equity tranche investments and certain debt tranche investments in CLOs that are PFICs), we may be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” or gain from the disposition of such shares even if such income is distributed as a taxable dividend by us to our stockholders. Certain elections may be available to mitigate or eliminate such tax on excess distributions, but such elections (if available) will generally require us to recognize our share of the PFIC’s income for each tax year regardless of whether we receive any distributions from such PFIC. We must nonetheless distribute such income to maintain our status as a RIC. The IRS recently issued final regulations that generally treat our income inclusion with respect to a PFIC with respect to which we have made a qualified electing fund, or “QEF”, election, as qualifying income for purposes of determining our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC if (i) there is a current distribution out of the earnings and profits of the PFIC that are attributable to such income inclusion or (ii) such inclusion is derived with respect to our business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies. As such, we may be restricted in our ability to make QEF elections with respect to our holdings in issuers that could be treated as PFICs in order to ensure our continued qualification as a RIC and/or maximize our after-tax return from these investments.

If we hold 10% or more of the interests treated as equity (by vote or value) for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a foreign corporation that is treated as a controlled foreign corporation, or “CFC” ​(including equity tranche investments and certain debt tranche investments in a CLO treated as a CFC), we may be treated as receiving a deemed distribution (taxable as ordinary income) each tax year from such foreign corporation in an amount equal to our pro rata share of the corporation’s income for the tax year (including both ordinary earnings and capital gains). If we are required to include such deemed distributions from a CFC in our income, we will be required to distribute such income to maintain our RIC status regardless of whether or not the CFC makes an actual distribution during such tax year. The IRS recently issued final regulations that generally treat our income inclusion with respect to a CFC as qualifying income for purposes of determining our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC either if (i) there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of the CFC that are attributable to such income inclusion or (ii) such inclusion is derived with respect to our business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies. As such, we may limit and/or manage our holdings in issuers that could be treated as CFCs in order to ensure our continued qualification as a RIC and/or maximize our after-tax return from these investments.

If we are required to include amounts from CLO securities in income prior to receiving the cash distributions representing such income, we may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment

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opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax.

If a CLO in which we invest fails to comply with certain U.S. tax disclosure requirements, such CLO may be subject to withholding requirements that could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act provisions of the Code, or “FATCA” imposes a withholding tax of 30% on U.S. source periodic payments, including interest and dividends to certain non-U.S. entities, including certain non-U.S. financial institutions and investment funds, unless such non-U.S. entity complies with certain reporting requirements regarding its U.S. account holders and its U.S. owners. Most CLOs in which we invest will be treated as non-U.S. financial entities for this purpose, and therefore will be required to comply with these reporting requirements to avoid the 30% withholding. If a CLO in which we invest fails to properly comply with these reporting requirements, it could reduce the amount available to distribute to equity and junior debt holders in such CLO, which could materially and adversely affect the fair value of the CLO’s securities, our operating results and cash flows.

Increased competition in the market or a decrease in new CLO issuances may result in increased price volatility or a shortage of investment opportunities.

In recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of, and flow of capital into, investment vehicles established to pursue investments in CLO securities whereas the size of this market is relatively limited. While we cannot determine the precise effect of such competition, such increase may result in greater competition for investment opportunities, which may result in an increase in the price of such investments relative to the risk taken on by holders of such investments. Such competition may also result under certain circumstances in increased price volatility or decreased liquidity with respect to certain positions.

In addition, the volume of new CLO issuances and CLO refinancings varies over time as a result of a variety of factors including new regulations, changes in interest rates, and other market forces. As a result of increased competition and uncertainty regarding the volume of new CLO issuances and CLO refinancings, we can offer no assurances that we will deploy all of our capital in a timely manner or at all. Prospective investors should understand that we may compete with other investment vehicles, as well as investment and commercial banking firms, which have substantially greater resources, in terms of financial wherewithal and research staffs, than may be available to us.

We are subject to risks associated with our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

We invest indirectly through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries, including the Cayman Subsidiary through which we expect to invest in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued in private offerings without registration with the SEC pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Our wholly-owned subsidiaries are not separately registered under the 1940 Act and are not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. In addition, changes in the laws of the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Cayman Subsidiary and Cayman II Subsidiary to operate as anticipated.

We and our investments are subject to interest rate risk.

Since we may incur leverage (including through preferred stock and/or debt securities) to make investments, our net investment income depends, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds.

Since the economic downturn that began in 2007, interest rates are at historic lows. Because longer-term inflationary pressure may result from the U.S. government’s fiscal policies and other challenges and, because of the historically low interest rate environment in which we now operate, interest rates could continue to rise, rather than fall, in the future. In a rising interest rate environment, any leverage that we incur may bear a higher interest rate that our current leverage. There may not, however, be a corresponding increase in our investment income. Any reduction in the level of rate of return on new investments relative to the rate of return on our current investments, and any reduction in the rate of return on our current investments, could

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adversely impact our net investment income, reducing our ability to service the interest obligations on, and to repay the principal of, our indebtedness, as well as our capacity to pay distributions to our stockholders. See “— LIBOR Floor Risk.”

The fair value of certain of our investments may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Although senior secured loans are generally floating rate instruments, our investments in senior secured loans through investments in junior equity and debt tranches of CLOs are sensitive to interest rate levels and volatility. For example, because CLO debt securities are floating rate securities, a reduction in interest rates would generally result in a reduction in the coupon payment and cash flow we receive on our CLO debt investments, Further, although CLOs are generally structured to mitigate the risk of interest rate mismatch, there may be some difference between the timing of interest rate resets on the assets and liabilities of a CLO. Such a mismatch in timing could have a negative effect on the amount of funds distributed to CLO equity investors. In addition, CLOs may not be able to enter into hedge agreements, even if it may otherwise be in the best interests of the CLO to hedge such interest rate risk. Furthermore, in the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and/or economic downturn, loan defaults may increase and result in credit losses that may adversely affect our cash flow, fair value of our assets and operating results. In the event that our interest expense were to increase relative to income, or sufficient financing became unavailable, our return on investments and cash available for distribution to stockholders or to make other payments on our securities would be reduced. In addition, future investments in different types of instruments may carry a greater exposure to interest rate risk.

LIBOR Floor Risk.   Because CLOs generally issue debt on a floating rate basis, an increase in LIBOR will increase the financing costs of CLOs. Many of the senior secured loans held by these CLOs have LIBOR floors such that, when LIBOR is below the stated LIBOR floor, the stated LIBOR floor (rather than LIBOR itself) is used to determine the interest payable under the loans. Therefore, if LIBOR increases but stays below the average LIBOR floor rate of the senior secured loans held by a CLO, there would not be a corresponding increase in the investment income of such CLOs. The combination of increased financing costs without a corresponding increase in investment income in such a scenario could result in the CLO not having adequate cash to make interest or other payments on the securities which we hold.

LIBOR Risk.   The CLO equity and debt securities in which we invest earn interest at, and CLOs in which we typically invest obtain financing at, a floating rate based on LIBOR. Regulators and law enforcement agencies from a number of governments, including entities in the United States, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom, have conducted or are conducting civil and criminal investigations into whether the banks that contributed to the British Bankers’ Association, or the “BBA,” in connection with the calculation of daily LIBOR may have been under-reporting or otherwise manipulating or attempting to manipulate LIBOR. Several financial institutions have reached settlements with the CFTC, the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, or the “FCA,” in connection with investigations by such authorities into submissions made by such financial institutions to the bodies that set LIBOR and other interbank offered rates. In such settlements, such financial institutions admitted to submitting rates to the BBA that were lower than the actual rates at which such financial institutions could borrow funds from other banks. Additional investigations remain ongoing with respect to other major banks. There can be no assurance that there will not be additional admissions or findings of rate-setting manipulation or that manipulations of LIBOR or other similar interbank offered rates will not be shown to have occurred. On July 9, 2013, it was announced that the NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Limited would take over the administration of LIBOR from the BBA, subject to authorization from the FCA and following a period of transition. Accordingly, ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (formerly NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Limited) assumed this role on February 1, 2014. Any new administrator of LIBOR may make methodological changes to the way in which LIBOR is calculated or may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of LIBOR. Any of such actions or other effects from the ongoing investigations could adversely affect the liquidity and value of our investments. Further, additional admissions or findings of manipulation may decrease the confidence of the market in LIBOR and lead market participants to look for alternative, non-LIBOR based types of financing, such as fixed rate loans or bonds or floating rate loans based on non-LIBOR indices. An increase in alternative types of financing at the expense of LIBOR-based CLOs may impair the liquidity of our investments. Additionally, it may make it more difficult for CLO issuers to satisfy certain conditions set forth in a CLO’s offering documents.

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On July 27, 2017, the FCA announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of the LIBOR rates after 2021, or the “FCA Announcement.” The FCA Announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis (or at all) cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021 and that planning a transition to alternative reference rates that are based firmly on transactions, such as reformed Sterling Over Night Index Average, or “SONIA,” must begin. Furthermore, in the United States, efforts to identify a set of alternative U.S. dollar reference interest rates include proposals by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, or the “ARRC,” of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On June 22, 2017, the ARRC identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or “SOFR,” a broad U.S. treasuries repo financing rate to be published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the rate that, in the consensus view of the ARRC, represented best practice for use in certain new U.S. dollar derivatives and other financial contracts. The first publication of SOFR was released in April 2018. Although there have been certain issuances utilizing SONIA and SOFR, it remains in question whether or not these alternative reference rates will attain market acceptance as replacements for LIBOR.

Potential Effects of Alternative Reference Rates.   At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of the FCA Announcement or other regulatory changes or announcements, the establishment of SOFR, SONIA or any other alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere. As such, the potential effect of any such event on our net investment income cannot yet be determined.

As LIBOR is currently being reformed, investors should be aware that: (a) any changes to LIBOR could affect the level of the published rate, including to cause it to be lower and/or more volatile than it would otherwise be; (b) if the applicable rate of interest on any CLO security is calculated with reference to a tenor which is discontinued, such rate of interest will then be determined by the provisions of the affected CLO security, which may include determination by the relevant calculation agent in its discretion; (c) the administrator of LIBOR will not have any involvement in the CLOs or loans and may take any actions in respect of LIBOR without regard to the effect of such actions on the CLOs or loans; and (d) any uncertainty in the value of LIBOR or, the development of a widespread market view that LIBOR has been manipulated or any uncertainty in the prominence of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate due to the recent regulatory reform may adversely affect the liquidity of the securities in the secondary market and their market value. Any of the above or any other significant change to the setting of LIBOR could have a material adverse effect on the value of, and the amount payable under, (i) any underlying asset of the CLO which pay interest linked to a LIBOR rate and (ii) the CLO securities in which we invest.

If LIBOR is eliminated as a benchmark rate, it is uncertain whether broad replacement conventions in the CLO markets will develop and, if conventions develop, what those conventions will be and whether they will create adverse consequences for the issuer or the holders of CLO securities. Currently, the CLOs we are invested in generally contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by requiring the CLO administrator to calculate a replacement rate primarily through dealer polling on the applicable measurement date. However, there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of the dealer polling processes, including the willingness of banks to provide such quotations, which could adversely impact our net investment income. More recently, the CLOs we are invested in have included, or have been amended to include, language permitting the CLO investment manager to implement a market replacement rate (like those proposed by the ARRC) upon the occurrence of certain material disruption events. However, we cannot ensure that all CLOs in which we are invested will have such provisions, nor can we ensure the CLO investment managers will undertake the suggested amendments when able.

If no replacement conventions develop, it is uncertain what effect broadly divergent interest rate calculation methodologies in the markets will have on the price and liquidity of CLO securities and the ability of the collateral manager to effectively mitigate interest rate risks. While the issuers and the trustee of a CLO may enter into a reference rate amendment or the collateral manager may designate a designated reference rate, in each case, subject to the conditions described in a CLO indenture, there can be no assurance that a change to any alternative benchmark rate (a) will be adopted, (b) will effectively mitigate interest rate risks or result in an equivalent methodology for determining the interest rates on the floating rate instrument, (c) will be adopted prior to any date on which the issuer suffers adverse consequences from the elimination or modification or potential elimination or modification of LIBOR or (d) will not have a material adverse effect on the holders of the CLO securities.

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In addition, the effect of a phase out of LIBOR on U.S. senior secured loans, the underlying assets of the CLOs in which we invest, is currently unclear. To the extent that any replacement rate utilized for senior secured loans differs from that utilized for a CLO that holds those loans, the CLO would experience an interest rate mismatch between its assets and liabilities, which could have an adverse impact on our net investment income and portfolio returns.

LIBOR Mismatch.   Many underlying corporate borrowers can elect to pay interest based on 1-month LIBOR, 3-month LIBOR and/or other rates in respect of the loans held by CLOs in which we are invested, in each case plus an applicable spread, whereas CLOs generally pay interest to holders of the CLO’s debt tranches based on 3-month LIBOR plus a spread. The 3-month LIBOR currently exceeds the 1-month LIBOR by a historically high amount, which may result in many underlying corporate borrowers electing to pay interest based on 1-month LIBOR. This mismatch in the rate at which CLOs earn interest and the rate at which they pay interest on their debt tranches negatively impacts the cash flows on a CLO’s equity tranche, which may in turn adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations. Unless spreads are adjusted to account for such increases, these negative impacts may worsen as the amount by which the 3-month LIBOR exceeds the 1-month LIBOR increases.

Low Interest Rate Environment.    As of the date of this prospectus, interest rates in the United States are at historic lows due to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent lowering of certain interest rates as part of its efforts to ease the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the historically low interest rates, there is a risk that interest rates will rise once the COVID-19 pandemic abates.

The senior secured loans underlying the CLOs in which we invest typically have floating interest rates. A rising interest rate environment may increase loan defaults, resulting in losses for the CLOs in which we invest. In addition, increasing interest rates may lead to higher prepayment rates, as corporate borrowers look to avoid escalating interest payments or refinance floating rate loans. See “— Risks Related to Our Investments — Our investments are subject to prepayment risk”. Further, a general rise in interest rates will increase the financing costs of the CLOs. However, since many of the senior secured loans within these CLOs have LIBOR floors, if LIBOR is below the average LIBOR floor, there may not be corresponding increases in investment income which could result in the CLO not having adequate cash to make interest or other payments on the securities which we hold.

For detailed discussions of the risks associated with a rising interest rate environment, see “— Risks Related to Our Investments — We and our investments are subject to interest rate risk” and “— Risks Related to Our Investments — We and our investments are subject to risks associated with investing in high-yield and unrated, or “junk,” securities.”

Our investments are subject to credit risk.

If a CLO in which we invest, an underlying asset of any such CLO or any other type of credit investment in our portfolio declines in price or fails to pay interest or principal when due because the issuer or debtor, as the case may be, experiences a decline in its financial status either or both our income and NAV may be adversely impacted. Non-payment would result in a reduction of our income, a reduction in the value of the applicable CLO security or other credit investment experiencing non-payment and, potentially, a decrease in our NAV. With respect to our investments in CLO securities and credit investments that are secured, there can be no assurance that liquidation of collateral would satisfy the issuer’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled dividend, interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy of an issuer, we could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a CLO security or credit investment. To the extent that the credit rating assigned to a security in our portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected. In addition, if a CLO in which we invest triggers an event of default as a result of failing to make payments when due or for other reasons, the CLO would be subject to the possibility of liquidation, which could result in full loss of value to the CLO equity and junior debt investors. CLO equity tranches are the most likely tranche to suffer a loss of all of their value in these circumstances.

Our investments are subject to prepayment risk.

Although the Adviser’s valuations and projections take into account certain expected levels of prepayments, the collateral of a CLO may be prepaid more quickly than expected. Prepayment rates are

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influenced by changes in interest rates and a variety of factors beyond our control and consequently cannot be accurately predicted. Early prepayments give rise to increased reinvestment risk, as a CLO collateral manager might realize excess cash from prepayments earlier than expected. If a CLO collateral manager is unable to reinvest such cash in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid, this may reduce our net income and the fair value of that asset.

In addition, in most CLO transactions, CLO debt investors, such as us, are subject to prepayment risk in that the holders of a majority of the equity tranche can direct a call or refinancing of a CLO, which would cause such CLO’s outstanding CLO debt securities to be repaid at par. Such prepayments of CLO debt securities held by us also give rise to reinvestment risk if we are unable to reinvest such cash in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid.

We may leverage our portfolio, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and will increase the risk of investing in us.

We previously incurred leverage through the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the Notes. We may incur additional leverage, directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose vehicles, indebtedness for borrowed money, as well as leverage in the form of Derivative Transactions, additional shares of preferred stock, debt securities and other structures and instruments, in significant amounts and on terms that the Adviser and our board of directors deem appropriate, subject to applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. Such leverage may be used for the acquisition and financing of our investments, to pay fees and expenses and for other purposes. Such leverage may be secured and/or unsecured. Any such leverage does not include leverage embedded or inherent in the CLO structures in which we invest or in derivative instruments in which we may invest. Accordingly, there is a layering of leverage in our overall structure.

The more leverage we employ, the more likely a substantial change will occur in our NAV. Accordingly, any event that adversely affects the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent leverage is utilized. For instance, any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could also negatively affect our ability to make distributions and other payments to our securityholders. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. Our ability to service any debt that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. The cumulative effect of the use of leverage with respect to any investments in a market that moves adversely to such investments could result in a substantial loss that would be greater than if our investments were not leveraged.

As a registered closed-end management investment company, we will generally be required to meet certain asset coverage requirements, as defined under the 1940 Act, with respect to any senior securities. With respect to senior securities representing indebtedness (i.e., borrowings or deemed borrowings, including the Notes), other than temporary borrowings as defined under the 1940 Act, we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 300%, as measured at the time of borrowing and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness. With respect to senior securities that are stocks (i.e., shares of preferred stock, including the Series B Term Preferred Stock), we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 200%, as measured at the time of the issuance of any such shares of preferred stock and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. If legislation were passed that modifies this section of the 1940 Act and increases the amount of senior securities that we may incur, we may increase our leverage to the extent then permitted by the 1940 Act and the risks associated with an investment in us may increase.

If our asset coverage declines below 300% (or 200%, as applicable), we would not be able to incur additional debt or issue additional preferred stock, and could be required by law to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt or redeem shares of preferred stock when it is disadvantageous to do so, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make certain distributions or pay dividends of an amount necessary to continue to be subject to tax as a RIC. The amount of leverage that

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we employ will depend on the Adviser’s and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us.

In addition, any debt facility into which we may enter would likely impose financial and operating covenants that restrict our business activities, including limitations that could hinder our ability to finance additional loans and investments or to make the distributions required to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

The following table is furnished in response to the requirements of the SEC and illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock assuming various annual returns, net of expenses. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below.

Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (Net of Expenses)	-10%		-5%		0%		5%		10%
Corresponding return to common stockholder(1)	​	−22.70%	​	−14.07%	​	−5.45%	​	3.18%	​	11.80%

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Assumes $315.4 million in pro forma total assets (which have been adjusted to reflect the issuance in our “at-the-market” offering of 61,126 shares of our common stock from April 1, 2020 through May 27, 2020), and $182.8 million in net assets (reflecting the actions described above), which amounts are as of March 31, 2020 (as adjusted).

Based on our assumed leverage described above, our investment portfolio would have been required to experience an annual return of at least 3.16% to cover annual dividend and interest payments on our outstanding preferred stock and additional indebtedness.

Our investments may be highly subordinated and subject to leveraged securities risk.

Our portfolio includes equity and junior debt investments in CLOs, which involve a number of significant risks. CLOs are typically very highly levered (with CLO equity securities being leveraged nine to 13 times), and therefore the junior equity and debt tranches in which we are currently invested and in which we invest will be subject to a higher degree of risk of total loss. In particular, investors in CLO securities indirectly bear risks of the collateral held by such CLOs. We generally have the right to receive payments only from the CLOs, and generally not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers or the entity that sponsored the CLO. While the CLOs we target generally enable an equity investor therein to acquire interests in a pool of senior secured loans without the expenses associated with directly holding the same investments, we generally pay a proportionate share of the CLOs’ administrative, management and other expenses, if we make a CLO equity investment. In addition, we may have the option in certain CLOs to contribute additional amounts to the CLO issuer for purposes of acquiring additional assets or curing coverage tests, thereby increasing our overall exposure and capital at risk to such CLO. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of assets underlying CLOs will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of the CLOs’ securities) are influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally. The interests we acquire in CLOs generally are thinly traded or have only a limited trading market. CLO securities are typically privately offered and sold, even in the secondary market. As a result, investments in CLO securities are illiquid.

We and our investments are subject to risks associated with investing in high-yield and unrated, or “junk,” securities.

We invest primarily in securities that are rated below investment grade or, in the case of CLO equity securities, are not rated by a national securities rating service. The primary assets underlying our CLO security investments are senior secured loans, although these transactions may allow for limited exposure to other asset classes including unsecured loans, high yield bonds, emerging market loans or bonds and structured finance securities with underlying exposure to CBO and CDO tranches, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, trust preferred securities and other types of securitizations. CLOs generally invest in lower-rated debt securities that are typically rated below Baa/BBB by Moody’s, S&P or

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Fitch. In addition, we may obtain direct exposure to such financial assets/instruments. Securities that are not rated or are rated lower than Baa by Moody’s or lower than BBB by S&P or Fitch are sometimes referred to as “high yield” or “junk.” High-yield debt securities have greater credit and liquidity risk than investment grade obligations. High-yield debt securities are generally unsecured and may be subordinated to certain other obligations of the issuer thereof. The lower rating of high-yield debt securities and below investment grade loans reflects a greater possibility that adverse changes in the financial condition of an issuer or in general economic conditions or both may impair the ability of the issuer thereof to make payments of principal or interest.

Risks of high-yield debt securities may include:

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limited liquidity and secondary market support;

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substantial marketplace volatility resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates;

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subordination to the prior claims of banks and other senior lenders;

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the operation of mandatory sinking fund or call/redemption provisions during periods of declining interest rates that could cause the CLO issuer to reinvest premature redemption proceeds in lower-yielding debt obligations;

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the possibility that earnings of the high-yield debt security issuer may be insufficient to meet its debt service;

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the declining creditworthiness and potential for insolvency of the issuer of such high-yield debt securities during periods of rising interest rates and/or economic downturn; and

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greater susceptibility to losses and real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher grade securities.

An economic downturn or an increase in interest rates could severely disrupt the market for high-yield debt securities and adversely affect the value of outstanding high-yield debt securities and the ability of the issuers thereof to repay principal and interest.

Issuers of high-yield debt securities may be highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. The risk associated with acquiring (directly or indirectly) the securities of such issuers generally is greater than is the case with highly rated securities. For example, during an economic downturn or a sustained period of rising interest rates, issuers of high-yield debt securities may be more likely to experience financial stress, especially if such issuers are highly leveraged. During such periods, timely service of debt obligations also may be adversely affected by specific issuer developments, or the issuer’s inability to meet specific projected business forecasts or the unavailability of additional financing. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is significantly greater for the holders of high-yield debt securities because such securities may be unsecured and may be subordinated to obligations owed to other creditors of the issuer of such securities. In addition, the CLO issuer may incur additional expenses to the extent it (or any investment manager) is required to seek recovery upon a default on a high yield bond (or any other debt obligation) or participate in the restructuring of such obligation.

A portion of the loans held by CLOs in which we invest may consist of second lien loans. Second lien loans are secured by liens on the collateral securing the loan that are subordinated to the liens of at least one other class of obligations of the related obligor, and thus, the ability of the CLO issuer to exercise remedies after a second lien loan becomes a defaulted obligation is subordinated to, and limited by, the rights of the senior creditors holding such other classes of obligations. In many circumstances, the CLO issuer may be prevented from foreclosing on the collateral securing a second lien loan until the related first lien loan is paid in full. Moreover, any amounts that might be realized as a result of collection efforts or in connection with a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving a second lien loan must generally be turned over to the first lien secured lender until the first lien secured lender has realized the full value of its own claims. In addition, certain of the second lien loans contain provisions requiring the CLO issuer’s interest in the collateral to be released in certain circumstances. These lien and payment obligation subordination provisions may materially and adversely affect the ability of the CLO issuer to realize value from second lien loans and adversely affect the fair value of and income from our investment in the CLO’s securities.

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We are subject to risks associated with loan assignments and participations.

We, or the CLOs in which we invest, may acquire interests in loans either directly (by way of assignment, or “Assignments”) or indirectly (by way of participation, or “Participations”). The purchaser by an Assignment of a loan obligation typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the selling institution and becomes a lender under the loan or credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation. In contrast, Participations acquired by us or the CLOs in which we invest in a portion of a debt obligation held by a selling institution, or the “Selling Institution,” typically result in a contractual relationship only with such Selling Institution, not with the obligor. We or the CLOs in which we invest would have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which we (or the CLOs in which we invest) are entitled under the Participation only from the Selling Institution and only upon receipt by the Selling Institution of such payments from the obligor. In purchasing a Participation, we or the CLOs in which we invest generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the obligor with the terms of the loan or credit agreement or other instrument evidencing such debt obligation, nor any rights of setoff against the obligor, and we or the CLOs in which we invest may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, we or the CLOs in which we invest would assume the credit risk of both the obligor and the Selling Institution. In the event of the insolvency of the Selling Institution, we or the CLOs in which we invest will be treated as a general creditor of the Selling Institution in respect of the Participation and may not benefit from any setoff between the Selling Institution and the obligor.

The holder of a Participation in a debt obligation may not have the right to vote to waive enforcement of any default by an obligor. Selling Institutions commonly reserve the right to administer the debt obligations sold by them as they see fit and to amend the documentation evidencing such debt obligations in all respects. However, most participation agreements with respect to senior secured loans provide that the Selling Institution may not vote in favor of any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) forgives principal, interest or fees, (2) reduces principal, interest or fees that are payable, (3) postpones any payment of principal (whether a scheduled payment or a mandatory prepayment), interest or fees or (4) releases any material guarantee or security without the consent of the participant (at least to the extent the participant would be affected by any such amendment, modification or waiver).

A Selling Institution voting in connection with a potential waiver of a default by an obligor may have interests different from ours, and the Selling Institution might not consider our interests in connection with its vote. In addition, many participation agreements with respect to senior secured loans that provide voting rights to the participant further provide that, if the participant does not vote in favor of amendments, modifications or waivers, the Selling Institution may repurchase such Participation at par. An investment by us in a synthetic security related to a loan involves many of the same considerations relevant to Participations.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

High-yield investments, including subordinated CLO securities and collateral held by CLOs in which we invest, generally have limited liquidity. As a result, prices of high-yield investments have at times experienced significant and rapid decline when a substantial number of holders (or a few holders of a significantly large “block” of the securities) decided to sell. In addition, we (or the CLOs in which we invest) may have difficulty disposing of certain high-yield investments because there may be a thin trading market for such securities. To the extent that a secondary trading market for non-investment grade high-yield investments does exist, it would not be as liquid as the secondary market for highly rated investments. Reduced secondary market liquidity would have an adverse impact on the fair value of the securities and on our direct or indirect ability to dispose of particular securities in response to a specific economic event such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer of such securities.

As secondary market trading volumes increase, new loans frequently contain standardized documentation to facilitate loan trading that may improve market liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that future levels of supply and demand in loan trading will provide an adequate degree of liquidity or that the current level of liquidity will continue. Because holders of such loans are offered confidential information relating to the borrower, the unique and customized nature of the loan agreement, and the private syndication of the loan, loans are not purchased or sold as easily as publicly traded securities are purchased or sold. Although a secondary market may exist, risks similar to those described above in connection with an investment in high-yield debt investments are also applicable to investments in lower rated loans.

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The securities issued by CLOs generally offer less liquidity than other investment grade or high-yield corporate debt, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions that impose certain financial and other eligibility requirements on prospective transferees. Other investments that we may purchase in privately negotiated transactions may also be illiquid or subject to legal restrictions on their transfer. As a result of this illiquidity, our ability to sell certain investments quickly, or at all, in response to changes in economic and other conditions and to receive a fair price when selling such investments may be limited, which could prevent us from making sales to mitigate losses on such investments. In addition, CLOs are subject to the possibility of liquidation upon an event of default, which could result in full loss of value to the CLO equity and junior debt investors. CLO equity tranches are the most likely tranche to suffer a loss of all of their value in these circumstances.

We may be exposed to counterparty risk.

We may be exposed to counterparty risk, which could make it difficult for us or the CLOs in which we invest to collect on the obligations represented by investments and result in significant losses.

We may hold investments (including synthetic securities) that would expose us to the credit risk of our counterparties or the counterparties of the CLOs in which it invests. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of such a counterparty, we or a CLO in which such an investment is held could suffer significant losses, including the loss of that part of our or the CLO’s portfolio financed through such a transaction, declines in the value of our investment, including declines that may occur during an applicable stay period, the inability to realize any gains on our investment during such period and fees and expenses incurred in enforcing our rights. If the CLO enters into or owns synthetic securities, the CLO may fall within the definition of “commodity pool” under new CFTC rules, and the collateral manager of the CLO may be required to register as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC, which could increase costs for the CLO and reduce amounts available to pay to the residual tranche.

In addition, with respect to certain swaps and synthetic securities, neither a CLO nor we usually has a contractual relationship with the entities, referred to as “Reference Entities” whose payment obligations are the subject of the relevant swap agreement or security. Therefore, neither the CLOs nor we generally have a right to directly enforce compliance by the Reference Entity with the terms of this kind of underlying obligation, any rights of set-off against the Reference Entity or any voting rights with respect to the underlying obligation. Neither the CLOs nor we will directly benefit from the collateral supporting the underlying obligation and will not have the benefit of the remedies that would normally be available to a holder of such underlying obligation.

Furthermore, we may invest in unsecured notes which are linked to loans or other assets held by a bank or other financial institution on its balance sheet (so called “credit-linked notes”). Although the credit-linked notes are tied to the underlying performance of the assets held by the bank, such credit-linked notes are not secured by such assets and we have no direct or indirect ownership of the underlying assets. Thus, as a holder of such credit-linked notes, we would be subject to counterparty risk of the bank which issues the credit-linked notes (in addition to the risk associated with the assets themselves). To the extent the relevant bank experiences an insolvency event or goes into receivership, we may not receive payments on the credit-linked notes, or such payments may be delayed.

We are subject to risks associated with defaults on an underlying asset held by a CLO.

A default and any resulting loss as well as other losses on an underlying asset held by a CLO may reduce the fair value of our corresponding CLO investment. A wide range of factors could adversely affect the ability of the borrower of an underlying asset to make interest or other payments on that asset. To the extent that actual defaults and losses on the collateral of an investment exceed the level of defaults and losses factored into its purchase price, the value of the anticipated return from the investment will be reduced. The more deeply subordinated the tranche of securities in which we invest, the greater the risk of loss upon a default. For example, CLO equity is the most subordinated tranche within a CLO and is therefore subject to the greatest risk of loss resulting from defaults on the CLO’s collateral, whether due to bankruptcy or otherwise. Any defaults and losses in excess of expected default rates and loss model inputs will have a negative impact on the fair value of our investments, will reduce the cash flows that we receive from our investments, adversely affect the fair value of our assets and could adversely impact our ability to pay dividends. Furthermore, the holders of the junior equity and debt tranches typically have limited rights with respect to decisions made with

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respect to collateral following an event of default on a CLO. In some cases, the senior most class of notes can elect to liquidate the collateral even if the expected proceeds are not expected to be able to pay in full all classes of notes. We could experience a complete loss of our investment in such a scenario.

In addition, the collateral of CLOs may require substantial workout negotiations or restructuring in the event of a default or liquidation. Any such workout or restructuring is likely to lead to a substantial reduction in the interest rate of such asset and/or a substantial write-down or write-off of all or a portion the principal of such asset. Any such reduction in interest rates or principal will negatively affect the fair value of our portfolio.

We are subject to risks associated with loan accumulation facilities.

We may invest capital in loan accumulation facilities, which are short- to medium-term facilities often provided by the bank that will serve as placement agent or arranger on a CLO transaction and which acquire loans on an interim basis which are expected to form part of the portfolio of a future CLO. Investments in loan accumulation facilities have risks similar to those applicable to investments in CLOs. Leverage is typically utilized in such a facility and as such the potential risk of loss will be increased for such facilities employing leverage. In the event a planned CLO is not consummated, or the loans are not eligible for purchase by the CLO, the Company may be responsible for either holding or disposing of the loans. This could expose the Company primarily to credit and/or mark-to-market losses, and other risks.

Furthermore, we likely will have no consent rights in respect of the loans to be acquired in such a facility and in the event we do have any consent rights, they will be limited. In the event a planned CLO is not consummated, or the loans are not eligible for purchase by the CLO, we may be responsible for either holding or disposing of the loans. This could expose us primarily to credit and/or mark-to-market losses, and other risks. Loan accumulation facilities typically incur leverage from four to six times prior to a CLO’s closing and as such the potential risk of loss will be increased for such facilities that employ leverage.

We are subject to risks associated with the bankruptcy or insolvency of an issuer or borrower of a loan that we hold or of an underlying asset held by a CLO in which we invest.

In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of an issuer or borrower of a loan that we hold or of an underlying asset held by a CLO or other vehicle in which we invest, a court or other governmental entity may determine that our claims or those of the relevant CLO are not valid or not entitled to the treatment we expected when making our initial investment decision.

Various laws enacted for the protection of debtors may apply to the underlying assets in our investment portfolio. The information in this and the following paragraph represents a brief summary of certain points only, is not intended to be an extensive summary of the relevant issues and is applicable with respect to U.S. issuers and borrowers only. The following is not intended to be a summary of all relevant risks. Similar avoidance provisions to those described below are sometimes available with respect to non-U.S. issuers or borrowers, and there is no assurance that this will be the case which may result in a much greater risk of partial or total loss of value in that underlying asset.

If a court in a lawsuit brought by an unpaid creditor or representative of creditors of an issuer or borrower of underlying assets, such as a trustee in bankruptcy, were to find that such issuer or borrower did not receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value for incurring the indebtedness constituting such underlying assets and, after giving effect to such indebtedness, the issuer or borrower (1) was insolvent; (2) was engaged in a business for which the remaining assets of such issuer or borrower constituted unreasonably small capital; or (3) intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond our ability to pay such debts as they mature, such court could decide to invalidate, in whole or in part, the indebtedness constituting the underlying assets as a fraudulent conveyance, to subordinate such indebtedness to existing or future creditors of the issuer or borrower or to recover amounts previously paid by the issuer or borrower in satisfaction of such indebtedness. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of an issuer or borrower of underlying assets, payments made on such underlying assets could be subject to avoidance as a “preference” if made within a certain period of time (which may be as long as one year under U.S. Federal bankruptcy law or even longer under state laws) before insolvency.

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Our underlying assets may be subject to various laws for the protection of debtors in other jurisdictions, including the jurisdiction of incorporation of the issuer or borrower of such underlying assets and, if different, the jurisdiction from which it conducts business and in which it holds assets, any of which may adversely affect such issuer’s or borrower’s ability to make, or a creditor’s ability to enforce, payment in full, on a timely basis or at all. These insolvency considerations will differ depending on the jurisdiction in which an issuer or borrower or the related underlying assets are located and may differ depending on the legal status of the issuer or borrower.

We are subject to risks associated with any hedging or Derivative Transactions in which we participate.

We may in the future purchase and sell a variety of derivative instruments. To the extent we engage in Derivative Transactions, we expect to do so to hedge against interest rate, credit and/or other risks or for other investment or risk management purposes. We may use Derivative Transactions for investment purposes to the extent consistent with our investment objectives if the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so. Derivative Transactions may be volatile and involve various risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by other instruments. The primary risks related to Derivative Transactions include counterparty, correlation, illiquidity, leverage, volatility and OTC trading risks. A small investment in derivatives could have a large potential impact on our performance, effecting a form of investment leverage on our portfolio. In certain types of Derivative Transactions we could lose the entire amount of our investment. In other types of Derivative Transactions, the potential loss is theoretically unlimited.

The following is a more detailed discussion of primary risk considerations related to the use of Derivative Transactions that investors should understand before investing in our securities.

Counterparty risk.   Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty in a Derivative Transaction will be unable to honor its financial obligation to us, or the risk that the reference entity in a credit default swap or similar derivative will not be able to honor its financial obligations. Certain participants in the derivatives market, including larger financial institutions, have experienced significant financial hardship and deteriorating credit conditions. If our counterparty to a Derivative Transaction experiences a loss of capital, or is perceived to lack adequate capital or access to capital, it may experience margin calls or other regulatory requirements to increase equity. Under such circumstances, the risk that a counterparty will be unable to honor its obligations may increase substantially. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt, we may experience significant delays in obtaining recovery (if at all) under the derivative contract in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding; if our claim is unsecured, we will be treated as a general creditor of such prime broker or counterparty and will not have any claim with respect to the underlying security. We may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to us.

Correlation risk.   When used for hedging purposes, an imperfect or variable degree of correlation between price movements of the derivative instrument and the underlying investment sought to be hedged may prevent us from achieving the intended hedging effect or expose us to the risk of loss. The imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative and our underlying assets may result in losses on the Derivative Transaction that are greater than the gain in the value of the underlying assets in our portfolio. The Adviser may not hedge against a particular risk because it does not regard the probability of the risk occurring to be sufficiently high as to justify the cost of the hedge, or because it does not foresee the occurrence of the risk. These factors may have a significant negative effect on the fair value of our assets and the market value of our securities.

Liquidity risk.   Derivative Transactions, especially when traded in large amounts, may not be liquid in all circumstances, so that in volatile markets we would not be able to close out a position without incurring a loss. Although both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives markets may experience a lack of liquidity, OTC non-standardized derivative transactions are generally less liquid than exchange-traded instruments. The illiquidity of the derivatives markets may be due to various factors, including congestion, disorderly markets, limitations on deliverable supplies, the participation of speculators, government regulation and intervention, and technical

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and operational or system failures. In addition, daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative position limits on exchanges on which we may conduct transactions in derivative instruments may prevent prompt liquidation of positions, subjecting us to the potential of greater losses.

Leverage risk.   Trading in Derivative Transactions can result in significant leverage and risk of loss. Thus, the leverage offered by trading in derivative instruments will magnify the gains and losses we experience and could cause our NAV to be subject to wider fluctuations than would be the case if we did not use the leverage feature in derivative instruments.

Volatility risk.   The prices of many derivative instruments, including many options and swaps, are highly volatile. Price movements of options contracts and payments pursuant to swap agreements are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The value of options and swap agreements also depends upon the price of the securities or currencies underlying them.

OTC trading.   Derivative Transactions that may be purchased or sold may include instruments not traded on an organized market. The risk of non-performance by the counterparty to such Derivative Transaction may be greater and the ease with which we can dispose of or enter into closing transactions with respect to such an instrument may be less than in the case of an exchange traded instrument. In addition, significant disparities may exist between “bid” and “asked” prices for certain derivative instruments that are not traded on an exchange. Such instruments are often valued subjectively and may result in mispricings or improper valuations. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value, or both. In contrast, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marked-to-market pricing and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. Transactions entered into directly between two counterparties generally do not benefit from such protections; however, certain uncleared derivative transactions are subject to minimum margin requirements which may require us and our counterparties to exchange collateral based on daily marked-to-market pricing. OTC trading generally exposes us to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing us to suffer a loss. Such “counterparty risk” is accentuated for contracts with longer maturities where events may intervene to prevent settlement, or where we have concentrated our transactions with a single or small group of counterparties.

We may be subject to risks associated with investments in other investment companies.

We may invest in securities of other investment companies subject to statutory limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. These limitations include in certain circumstances a prohibition on us acquiring more than 3% of the voting shares of any other investment company, and a prohibition on investing more than 5% of our total assets in securities of any one investment company or more than 10% of our total assets in securities of all investment companies. We will indirectly bear our proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses that we regularly bear. We may only invest in other investment companies to the extent that the asset class exposure in such investment companies is consistent with the permissible asset class exposure for us had we invested directly in securities, and the portfolios of such investment companies are subject to similar risks as we are.

Investors will bear indirectly the fees and expenses of the CLO equity securities in which we invest.

Investors will bear indirectly the fees and expenses (including management fees and other operating expenses) of the CLO equity securities in which we invest. CLO collateral manager fees are charged on the total assets of a CLO but are assumed to be paid from the residual cash flows after interest payments to the CLO senior debt tranches. Therefore, these CLO collateral manager fees (which generally range from 0.35% to 0.50% of a CLO’s total assets) are effectively much higher when allocated only to the CLO equity tranche. The calculation does not include any other operating expense ratios of the CLOs, as these amounts are not routinely reported to shareholders on a basis consistent with this methodology; however, it is estimated that additional operating expenses of 0.30% to 0.70% could be incurred. In addition, CLO collateral managers may earn fees based on a percentage of the CLO’s equity cash flows after the CLO equity has earned a cash-on-cash return of its capital and achieved a specified “hurtle” rate.

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We and our investments are subject to reinvestment risk.

As part of the ordinary management of its portfolio, a CLO will typically generate cash from asset repayments and sales and reinvest those proceeds in substitute assets, subject to compliance with its investment tests and certain other conditions. The earnings with respect to such substitute assets will depend on the quality of reinvestment opportunities available at the time. If the CLO collateral manager causes the CLO to purchase substitute assets at a lower yield than those initially acquired (for example, during periods of loan compression or need to satisfy the CLO’s covenants) or sale proceeds are maintained temporarily in cash, it would reduce the excess interest-related cash flow that the CLO collateral manager is able to achieve. The investment tests may incentivize a CLO collateral manager to cause the CLO to buy riskier assets than it otherwise would, which could result in additional losses. These factors could reduce our return on investment and may have a negative effect on the fair value of our assets and the market value of our securities. In addition, the reinvestment period for a CLO may terminate early, which would cause the holders of the CLO’s securities to receive principal payments earlier than anticipated. In addition, in most CLO transactions, CLO debt investors are subject to the risk that the holders of a majority of the equity tranche, who can direct a call or refinancing of a CLO, causing such CLO’s outstanding CLO debt securities to be repaid at par earlier than expected. There can be no assurance that we will be able to reinvest such amounts in an alternative investment that provides a comparable return relative to the credit risk assumed.

We and our investments are subject to risks associated with non-U.S. investing.

While we invest primarily in CLOs that hold underlying U.S. assets, these CLOs may be organized outside the United States and we may also invest in CLOs that hold collateral that are non-U.S. assets.

Investing in foreign entities may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, restrictions on the types or amounts of investment, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the U.S., higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards, currency fluctuations and greater price volatility. Further, we, and the CLOs in which we invest, may have difficulty enforcing creditor’s rights in foreign jurisdictions.

In addition, international trade tensions may arise from time to time which could result in trade tariffs, embargoes or other restrictions or limitations on trade. The imposition of any actions on trade could trigger a significant reduction in international trade, supply chain disruptions, an oversupply of certain manufactured goods, substantial price reductions of goods and possible failure of individual companies or industries, which could have a negative impact on the value of the CLO securities that we hold.

Foreign markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures, and in certain markets there have been times when settlements have failed to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct such transactions. Delays in settlement could result in periods when our assets are uninvested. Our inability to make intended investments due to settlement problems or the risk of intermediary counterparty failures could cause it to miss investment opportunities. The inability to dispose of an investment due to settlement problems could result either in losses to the funds due to subsequent declines in the value of such investment or, if we have entered into a contract to sell the security, could result in possible liability to the purchaser. Transaction costs of buying and selling foreign securities also are generally higher than those involved in domestic transactions. Furthermore, foreign financial markets have, for the most part, substantially less volume than U.S. markets, and securities of many foreign companies are less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable domestic companies.

The economies of individual non-U.S. countries may also differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, volatility of currency exchange rates, depreciation, capital reinvestment, resources self-sufficiency and balance of payments position.

Currency Risk.   Any of our investments that are denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be subject to the risk that the value of such currency will decrease in relation to the U.S. dollar. Although we will consider hedging any non-U.S. dollar exposures back to U.S. dollars, an increase in the value of the U.S.

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dollar compared to other currencies in which we make investments would otherwise reduce the effect of increases and magnify the effect of decreases in the prices of our non-U.S. dollar denominated investments in their local markets. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates will similarly affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of any interest, dividends or other payments made that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars.

Any unrealized losses we experience on our portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution or to make payments on our other obligations.

As a registered closed-end management investment company, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments are recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized losses in our portfolio could be an indication of an issuer’s inability to meet its repayment obligations to us with respect to the affected investments. This could result in realized losses in the future and ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution or to make payments on our other obligations in future periods.

If our distributions exceed our taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to our common stockholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable to our stockholders. However, a return of capital distribution will reduce a stockholder’s cost basis in shares of our common stock on which the distribution was received, thereby potentially resulting in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares of our common stock are sold or otherwise disposed of.

A portion of our income and fees may not be qualifying income for purposes of the income source requirement.

Some of the income and fees that we may recognize will not satisfy the qualifying income requirement applicable to RICs. In order to ensure that such income and fees do not disqualify us as a RIC for a failure to satisfy such requirement, we may need to recognize such income and fees indirectly through one or more entities classified as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such corporations will be subject to U.S. corporate income tax on their earnings, which ultimately will reduce our return on such income and fees.

Risks Relating to an Investment in Our Securities

Common stock of closed-end management investment companies frequently trades at discounts to their respective NAVs, and we cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not decline below our NAV per share.

Common stock of closed-end management investment companies frequently trades at discounts to their respective NAVs and our common stock may also be discounted in the market. This characteristic of closed-end management investment companies is separate and distinct from the risk that our NAV per share may decline. We cannot predict whether shares of our common stock will trade above, at or below our NAV per share. The risk of loss associated with this characteristic of closed-end management investment companies may be greater for investors expecting to sell common stock purchased in an offering soon after such offering. In addition, if our common stock trades below our NAV per share, we will generally not be able to sell additional common stock to the public at market price except (1) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (2) with the consent of the majority of the holders of our common stock, (3) upon the conversion of a convertible security in accordance with its terms or (4) under such circumstances as the SEC may permit. See “Description of Our Capital Stock — Repurchase of Shares and Other Discount Measures.”

Our common stock price may be volatile and may decrease substantially.

The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially. The price of our common stock that will prevail in the market may be higher or lower than the price you paid to purchase shares of our common stock, depending on many factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include the following:

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significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of registered closed-end management investment companies or other companies in our sector, which are not necessarily related to the operating performance of these companies;

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changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines with respect to RICs or registered closed-end management investment companies;

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failure to qualify as a RIC, or the loss of RIC status;

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any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors or securities analysts;

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changes, or perceived changes, in the value of our portfolio investments;

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departures of any members of the Senior Investment Team;

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operating performance of companies comparable to us; or

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general economic conditions and trends and other external factors.

We and the Adviser could be the target of litigation.

We or the Adviser could become the target of securities class action litigation or other similar claims if our stock price fluctuates significantly or for other reasons. The outcome of any such proceedings could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results and could continue without resolution for long periods of time. Any litigation or other similar claims could consume substantial amounts of our management’s time and attention, and that time and attention and the devotion of associated resources could, at times, be disproportionate to the amounts at stake. Litigation and other claims are subject to inherent uncertainties, and a material adverse impact on our financial statements could occur for the period in which the effect of an unfavorable final outcome in litigation or other similar claims becomes probable and reasonably estimable. In addition, we could incur expenses associated with defending ourselves against litigation and other similar claims, and these expenses could be material to our earnings in future periods.

Sales in the public market of substantial amounts of our common stock may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, including by the selling stockholders, or the availability of such common stock for sale, whether or not actually sold, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock. If this occurs and continues, it could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities should we desire to do so. For a discussion of the adverse effect that the concentration of beneficial ownership may have on the market price of our common stock, see “—​Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — Significant stockholders may control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders or adversely impact the market price of our securities.”

Our stockholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.

All distributions declared in cash payable to stockholders that are participants in our dividend reinvestment plan are automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, our stockholders that do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan will experience dilution in their ownership percentage of our common stock over time.

Our Series B Term Preferred Stock and Notes may cause the NAV and market value of our common stock to be more volatile.

The Series B Term Preferred Stock and Notes, and any future issuances of additional series of preferred stock or debt securities or other indebtedness, may cause the NAV and market value of our common stock to become more volatile. If the dividend rate on our outstanding preferred stock or interest rate payable on indebtedness were to approach the net rate of return on our investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to the common stockholders would be reduced. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock or interest rate payable on

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indebtedness were to exceed the net rate of return on our portfolio, the leverage would result in a lower rate of return to the common stockholders than if we had not issued preferred stock. Any decline in the NAV of our investments would be borne entirely by the common stockholders. Therefore, if the market value of our portfolio were to decline, the leverage would result in a greater decrease in NAV to the common stockholders than if we were not leveraged through the issuance of preferred stock and debt securities. This greater NAV decrease would also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for our common stock. We might be in danger of failing to maintain the required asset coverage of the preferred stock or indebtedness or of losing our ratings, if any, on the preferred stock or indebtedness or, in an extreme case, our current investment income might not be sufficient to meet the dividend requirements on the preferred stock or interest rate payable on indebtedness. In order to counteract such an event, we might need to liquidate investments in order to fund a redemption of some or all of the preferred stock or debt. In addition, we would pay (and the common stockholders would bear) all costs and expenses relating to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of the preferred stock or indebtedness, including higher advisory fees if our total return exceeds the dividend rate on the preferred stock.

Market yields may increase, which would result in a decline in the price of our Series B Term Preferred Stock or Notes.

The prices of fixed income investments, such as our Series B Term Preferred Stock and Notes, vary inversely with changes in market yields. The market yields on securities comparable to our Series B Term Preferred Stock and Notes may increase, which would result in a decline in the secondary market price of shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock and Notes prior to the redemption date of such Series B Term Preferred Stock or due date of such Notes.

The Series B Term Preferred Stock is subject to a risk of early redemption, and holders may not be able to reinvest their funds.

We may voluntarily redeem some or all of the outstanding shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock after October 29, 2021. We also may be forced to redeem some or all of the outstanding shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock to meet regulatory requirements and the asset coverage requirements of such shares. Any such redemption may occur at a time that is unfavorable to holders of the Series B Term Preferred Stock. We may have an incentive to redeem the Series B Term Preferred Stock voluntarily before the mandatory redemption date for such Series B Term Preferred Stock if market conditions allow us to issue other preferred stock or debt securities at a rate that is lower than the dividend rate on the outstanding Series B Term Preferred Stock. If we redeem shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock before the mandatory redemption date or such Series B Term Preferred Stock, the holders of such redeemed shares face the risk that the return on an investment purchased with proceeds from such redemption may be lower than the return previously obtained from the investment in the Series B Term Preferred Stock.

An active trading market for the Series B Term Preferred Stock may not exist, which could adversely affect the market price of the Series B Term Preferred Stock or a holder’s ability to sell their shares.

The Series B Term Preferred Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “ECCB.” However, we cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market for the Series B Term Preferred Stock will exist in the future or that you will be able to sell your shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock. Even if an active trading market does exist, shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock may trade at a discount from the liquidation preference for such shares depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, if any, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. To the extent an active trading market does not exist, the liquidity and trading price for shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock may be harmed. Accordingly, holders may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Series B Term Preferred Stock for an indefinite period of time.

The Series B Term Preferred Stock are unrated securities.

The Series B Term Preferred Stock is not rated by any rating agency. Unrated securities typically trade at a discount to similar, rated securities, depending on the rating of the rated securities. As a result, there is a risk

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that the shares of the Series B Term Preferred Stock may trade at a price that is lower than what they might otherwise trade at if rated by a rating agency.

Our preferred stock is subordinate to the rights of holders of senior indebtedness.

While preferred stockholders, including holders of the Series B Term Preferred Stock, will have equal liquidation and distribution rights to any other series of preferred stock, they are subordinated to the rights of holders of our other senior indebtedness, including the Notes. Therefore, dividends, distributions and other payments to preferred stockholders in liquidation or otherwise may be subject to prior payments due to the holders of senior indebtedness. In addition, the 1940 Act may provide debt holders with voting rights that are superior to the voting rights of our preferred stock.

Holders of our preferred stock bear dividend risk.

We may be unable to pay dividends on our preferred stock under some circumstances. The terms of any future indebtedness we may incur could preclude the payment of dividends in respect of equity securities, including our preferred stock, under certain conditions.

To the extent that our distributions represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders of our preferred stock may recognize an increased gain or a reduced loss upon subsequent sales (including cash redemptions) of their shares of preferred stock.

The dividends payable by us on our preferred stock may exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If that were to occur, it would result in the amount of distributions that exceed our earnings and profits being treated first as a return of capital to the extent of a holder’s adjusted tax basis in the holder’s preferred stock and then, to the extent of any excess over the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the holder’s preferred stock, as capital gain. Any distribution that is treated as a return of capital will reduce the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the holder’s preferred stock, and subsequent sales (including cash redemptions) of such holder’s preferred stock will result in recognition of an increased taxable gain or reduced taxable loss due to the reduction in such adjusted tax basis. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Matters — Taxation of Securityholders — Taxation of U.S. resident holders of our stock.”

There is a risk of delay in our redemption of our preferred stock, and we may fail to redeem such securities as required by their terms.

We generally make investments in CLO vehicles whose securities are not traded in any public market. Substantially all of the investments we presently hold and the investments we expect to acquire in the future are, and will be, subject to legal and other restrictions on resale and will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to obtain cash equal to the value at which we record our investments quickly if a need arises. If we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity prior to the redemption date for an outstanding series of preferred stock, including the Series B Term Preferred Stock, we may be forced to engage in a partial redemption or to delay a required redemption. If such a partial redemption or delay were to occur, the market price of shares of our preferred stock might be adversely affected.

Our debt securities are unsecured and therefore effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future.

Our debt securities, including the Notes, are not secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, our debt securities are subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequ