XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (XFLT) 8-K XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust Declares Monthly Distribution

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) February 1, 2019

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	811-23247	82-2305867
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

321 North Clark Street, Suite 2430, Chicago, Illinois	60654
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code (312) 374-6930

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

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On February 1, 2019, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”), a closed-end fund, issued a press release in connection with the declaration of the Trust’s regular monthly distribution of $0.069 per share on the Trust’s common shares, payable on March 1, 2019 to common shareholders of record as of February 15, 2019.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

99.1 XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust Press Release dated February 1, 2019

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.

	XAI OCTAGON FLOATING RATE & ALTERNATIVE INCOME TERM TRUST
Date: February 1, 2019	By:	/s/ Theodore J. Brombach
	Name:	Theodore J. Brombach
	Title:	President