As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2024

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~~the ~~(Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event reported):~~of ~~October 20, 2020~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2024

DWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________

Massachusetts

811-05655

36-3605060

(State or other Jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

~~Massachusetts~~875 ~~(State~~Third ~~or other Jurisdiction of incorporation) 811-05655 (Commission File Number) 36-3605060 (IRS Employer Identification No.)~~Avenue

~~875 Third Avenue~~ New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-4500 ~~Not Applicable~~

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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~~ITEM 8~~Item 5.0102 ~~OTHER~~Departure ~~EVENTS~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~The~~Effective ~~information~~March 27, in2024, ~~the~~John ~~Registrant’s~~W. ~~Form 8-K~~Ballantine, ~~filed~~a onClass III ~~September~~Trustee 25of DWS Municipal Income Trust (the “Fund”), ~~2020~~resigned isfrom ~~updated~~the asFund’s ~~follows:~~Board.

OnItem ~~October 20, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a permanent order pursuant to Section 9(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)~~8.01 AsOther a result of the permanent order, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. may continue to provide investment advisory services to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act, including the Registrant, notwithstanding the issuance of the Consent Order (as defined in the September 25, 2020 Report on Form 8-K).Events

Effective March 27, 2024, Richard J. Herring was reclassified from a Class I Trustee to a Class III Trustee of the Fund and the size of the Fund’s Board was reduced by one Class I Trustee.

Effective March 27, 2024, Keith R. Fox was appointed as a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 27, 2020 DWS Municipal Income Trust /s/John Millette Name: John Millette Title: Secretary

Date: March 27, 2024

DWS Municipal Income Trust

/s/ John Millette

Name: John Millette

Title: Secretary

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