8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the

Securities ExchangeAct of 1934

Date of Report (Dateof earliest event reported): May 12, 2026

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.

(Exact name of Registrantas specified in its charter)

600 Steamboat Road, Suite 202, Greenwich,CT 06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZipCode)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (203

) 340-8500

(Former name or formeraddress, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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¨ Emerging growth company

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Item 8.01.          OtherEvents.

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (the “Company”) intends to convert from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Conversion”), effective May 22, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). In connection with the Conversion, the Company will change its name to Eagle Point Credit Company.

The Conversion was approved by the Company’s stockholders at a special meeting held on March 12, 2026, and has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with applicable Delaware law.

In connection with the Conversion, on the Effective Date, each outstanding share of common stock will become one common share of beneficial interest of the Company, and each outstanding share of preferred stock will become one preferred share of beneficial interest of the Company of a corresponding series, reflecting the same terms and designations as the respective series of preferred stock from which it converts.

The Company’s (i) common shares of beneficial interest will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECC, (ii) 6.50% Series C Term Preferred Shares due 2031 will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECCC, (iii) 6.75% Series D Preferred Shares will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECC PRD, (iv) 7.75% Notes due 2030 will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECCU, and (v) 5.375% Notes due 2029 will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECCV, in each case, without interruption. Stockholders and holders of Notes are not required to take any action in connection with the Conversion or name change.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements otherthan statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements and arenot guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materiallyfrom those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the Company’s prospectusand the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein.All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURE

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