UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 18, 2026, Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following two proposals were voted on at the meeting: (1) to elect one (1) Class I director of the Company to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to serve for a term of three (3) years, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on July 27, 2026 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of July 27, 2026, there were 99,827 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 91,414 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. All of the proposals were approved by the requisite vote.
Proposal 1. To elect one (1) Class I director of the Company to the Board to serve for a term of three (3) years, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified:
| Director Nominee | Number of Votes “For” | Number of Votes “Withheld” | ||
| Kathleen T. Barr | 91,414 | 0 |
Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:
| Number of Votes “For” | Number of Votes “Against” | Number of Abstentions | ||
| 91,414 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Muzinich Corporate Lending Income Fund, Inc. | ||
| Date: September 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Rocco DelGuercio |
| Name: | Rocco DelGuercio | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
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