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 ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported): December 1, 2020 (December 1, 2020)

~~Date~~Nuveen ofCredit ~~Report~~Opportunities ~~(Date~~2022 ofTarget ~~earliest~~Term ~~event~~Fund ~~reported): October 5, 2020 (October 5, 2020)~~

NUVEEN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

2022 TARGET TERM FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-23195	81-4041205
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(~~Commission~~CommissionFile ~~File~~ Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois		60606
333 West Wacker DriveChicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 257-8787

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): N/A

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Securities registered ~~or to be registered~~ pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.:

Title of each class Trading ~~Symbol~~symbol(s) Name of ~~each~~exchange ~~exchangeon~~of which registered Common ~~Stock~~Shares of Beneficial Interest JCO New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 78.01. ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosure~~Events.

~~Amended and Restated By-Laws.~~ On ~~October~~December 51, 2020, the Board of Trustees of Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (NYSE: JCO), a registered closed-end management investment company (the “Fund”), ~~amended~~announced ~~and~~the ~~restated~~approval inof ~~its~~a ~~entirety~~new ~~the~~sub-advisory ~~Amended~~agreement ~~and~~between ~~Restated~~Nuveen ~~By-Laws~~Fund ofAdvisors, ~~the~~LLC (“Nuveen Fund Advisors”), (the ~~“Amended~~Fund’s investment adviser, and ~~Restated~~Nuveen ~~By-Laws~~Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”). The ~~Amended~~new ~~and~~sub-advisory ~~Restated~~agreement Bywas approved in connection with the forthcoming merger of the Fund’s current sub-~~Laws~~adviser, Symphony Asset Management LLC (“Symphony”), with and into NAM, which is currently scheduled to close on December 31, 2020. Symphony and NAM are ~~attached~~both ~~hereto~~affiliates asof Nuveen ~~Exhibit~~Fund ~~3.1~~Advisors and all are ~~incorporated~~subsidiaries ~~herein~~of byNuveen, ~~reference~~LLC. The new sub-advisory agreement will become effective upon the close of the merger.

OnThe ~~October 5,~~terms ~~2020,~~of the ~~Fund~~new ~~issued~~sub-advisory aagreement ~~press~~with ~~release~~NAM inare ~~connection~~substantially identical to the current sub-advisory agreement with Symphony. NAM will provide the ~~adoption~~ same level of services to the ~~Amended~~Fund, ~~and~~with ~~Restated~~the ~~By-Laws~~Symphony personnel who currently serve as portfolio managers of the Fund continuing to do so as NAM personnel. In addition, this change will not impact the Fund’s fees, investment objectives or policies.

~~Item~~SIGNATURES ~~9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

3.1		Amended and Restated By-Laws
		NUVEEN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES 2022 TARGET TERM FUND
99.1		Press Release, dated October 5, 2020
Date: December 1, 2020		By: /s/ Mark L. Winget
		Mark L. Winget
		Vice President and Secretary

SIGNATURE

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

NUVEEN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES 2022 TARGET TERM FUND
By:		/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
Name:		Gifford R. Zimmerman
Title:		Vice President and Secretary

DATE: October 5, 2020

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