UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 47-2215998 |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT | 06830 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
Title of each class
to be so registered | | Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered |
7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026,
par value $0.001 per share | | New York Stock Exchange |
| If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. þ |
| If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ¨ |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box¨ |
| Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-205540 |
| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. |
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The securities to be registered hereby are shares of 7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026 (the “Shares”) of Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”).
A description of the Shares is set forth under the headings “Description of Our Capital Stock” and “Description of Our Preferred Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus dated September 16, 2016 (the “Prospectus”) included in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (as amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (File Nos. 333-205540 and 811- 22974, respectively), and under the headings “The Offering” and “Description of the Series B Term Preferred Stock” in the prospectus supplement dated October 5, 2016 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act. The descriptions of the Shares contained in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement and in any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed with the Commission under the Securities Act, are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| | |
| 3.1 | Form of Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-196590 and 811-22974) filed on September 30, 2014) |
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| 3.2 | Form of Certificate of Designation for the 7.75% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-202914 and 811-22974)) |
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| 3.3 | Amendment to Certificate of Designation for the 7.75% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2022 |
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| 3.4 | Certificate of Designation for the 7.75% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2026 |
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| 3.5 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Item 77Q1(a) to the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report on Form N-SAR (File No. 811-22974) filed on February 29, 2016) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
EAGLE POINT CREDIT COMPANY INC.
By:/s/ Kenneth P. Onorio
Name: Kenneth P. Onorio
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Date: October 11, 2016
