Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. 8-K

What Happened Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. filed an 8-K on December 29, 2025, disclosing that its adviser, Muzinich Direct Lending Adviser, LLC, agreed via a Fee Waiver Letter dated December 26, 2025 to reduce the base management fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement (dated September 14, 2023). The fee is reduced from an annual rate of 1.25% of net assets to 0.95% for the two fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Unless the adviser chooses to extend the waiver, the Company will resume paying the original fee rate on April 1, 2026. A copy of the Fee Waiver Letter is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the 8-K.

Key Details

• Fee change: base management fee reduced from 1.25% to 0.95% of net assets.
• Effective period: for the two fiscal quarters ending Dec 31, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026.
• Agreement parties/dates: waiver between Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. and Muzinich Direct Lending Adviser, LLC; Advisory Agreement dated Sept 14, 2023; Fee Waiver Letter dated Dec 26, 2025.
• Reversion: normal fee structure resumes April 1, 2026 unless the adviser elects to extend the waiver. Fee Waiver Letter is attached as Exhibit 10.1.

Why It Matters A temporary reduction in the adviser’s management fee lowers the fund’s operating expense burden for two quarters, which can modestly increase net income available to shareholders or improve distributable cash in that period. The change is voluntary and limited in duration; investors should watch for any extension of the waiver or additional fee changes in future filings. No other financial results or operational changes were disclosed in this 8-K.