UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2016 (February 10, 2016)

CAREY CREDIT INCOME FUND – I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware	814-01091	47-2009064
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York		10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02.    Departure of Trustees or Certain Officers; Election of Trustees; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 10, 2016, Trevor P. Bond resigned, effective immediately, from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Carey Credit Income Fund– I (the “Company”). Mr. Bond did not resign due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On February 17, 2016, the Board appointed Mark J. DeCesaris to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.

Mr. DeCesaris, age 56, has served as Chief Executive Officer of W. P. Carey Inc. (“W. P. Carey”) since February 2016, as a member of its Board of Directors since July 2012. Mr. DeCesaris was Chief Financial Officer of W. P. Carey and Corporate Property Associates 17 - Global Incorporated from 2010 to 2013, having served as Acting Chief Financial Officer of each since 2005 and 2007, respectively. He was also Chief Financial Officer of Corporate Property Associates 18 - Global Incorporated from 2012 to 2013 and of Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated from 2008 to 2013. Mr. DeCesaris has also been a member of the Board of Managers of Carey Financial, LLC since 2006 and served as its Chairman from 2013 to 2015. Before joining W. P. Carey, from March 2003 to December 2004, Mr. DeCesaris was Executive Vice President for Southern Union Company, a natural gas energy company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, where he oversaw the integration of acquisitions and developed and implemented a shared service organization to reduce annual operating costs. From August 1999 to March 2003, he was Senior Vice President for Penn Millers Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance company where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn Software, a subsidiary of Penn Millers Insurance. From 1994 to August 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of System One Solutions, a business consulting firm that he founded. He started his career with Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, earning his Certified Public Accountant license in 1983. Mr. DeCesaris graduated from Kings College with a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Information Technology. He currently serves on the Board of Kings College and on the Board of the Denver Mile High Youth Corps, Petroleum Service Co. and Mountain Productions, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

		CAREY CREDIT INCOME FUND –I
Date: February 17, 2016	By:	/s/ Paul S. Saint-Pierre
		PAUL S. SAINT-PIERRE
		Chief Financial Officer