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): December 30, 2024

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-21494	20-0806178
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, 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 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

JFR

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).

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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 8.01. Other Events.

Coale Mechlin has been named a portfolio manager of Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”), effective December 30, 2024.

Coale Mechlin is a portfolio manager on Nuveen’s Leveraged Finance investment team, focusing on the platform’s bank loan strategies. His responsibilities include supporting the day-to-day oversight and monitoring of the platform’s bank loan strategies. He joined Nuveen in 2017 as a research analyst covering the Technology sector. Prior to joining Nuveen, he was a high yield/senior loan capital markets associate for J.P. Morgan and an analyst for the UBS Investment Bank. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University.

There have been no changes in Fund’s investment objectives or policies.

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 Floating Rate Income Fund

Date: December 30, 2024	By:	/s/ Mark L. Winget
		Mark L. Winget
		Vice President and Secretary

NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND 8-K