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~~the ~~(Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event~~of ~~reported):~~1934 ~~December 1, 2020 (December 1, 2020)~~

~~Nuveen~~Date ~~Floating~~of ~~Rate~~Report ~~Income~~(Date ~~Fund~~of earliest event reported): February 25, 2022 (February 24, 2022)

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~~Title ~~registered~~of ~~pursuant~~each toclass ~~Section 12~~Trading Symbol(bs) Name of ~~the~~each ~~Act:~~exchange on which registered Common Stock JFR New York Stock Exchange

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of exchange of 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 87.01. ~~Other~~Regulation ~~Events~~FD Disclosure.

Amendment of By-Laws. On ~~December~~February 124, ~~2020~~2022, the Board of Trustees of Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund ~~(NYSE: JFR)~~, a registered closed-end management investment company (the “Fund”), ~~announced~~adopted ~~the~~Amendment ~~approval~~No. 1 ~~of a new sub-advisory agreement between Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC~~ (~~“Nuveen Fund~~the ~~Advisors~~“Amendment”), to the ~~Fund’s~~Amended ~~investment adviser,~~ and ~~Nuveen~~Restated ~~Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”). The new sub~~By-~~advisory~~Laws ~~agreement was approved in connection with the forthcoming merger~~ of the Fund’s. ~~current~~The ~~sub-adviser,~~Amendment ~~Symphony Asset Management LLC (“Symphony”), with and into NAM, which~~ is ~~currently~~attached ~~scheduled~~hereto toas ~~close~~Exhibit ~~on December 31, 2020~~3.1 ~~Symphony~~ and ~~NAM~~is ~~are~~incorporated ~~both~~herein ~~affiliates of~~by ~~Nuveen Fund Advisors and all are subsidiaries of Nuveen, LLC~~reference. ~~The new sub-advisory agreement will become effective upon the close of the merger.~~

~~The~~On ~~terms~~February 24, of2022, the ~~new~~Fund ~~sub-advisory~~issued ~~agreement~~a ~~with~~press ~~NAM~~release ~~are~~in ~~substantially~~connection ~~identical to the current sub-advisory agreement~~ with ~~Symphony. NAM will provide~~ the ~~same~~adoption ~~level~~ of ~~services to~~ the ~~Fund, with the Symphony personnel who currently serve as portfolio managers of the Fund continuing to do so as NAM personnel~~Amendment. In ~~addition, this change will not impact the Fund’s fees, investment objectives or policies.~~

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Pursuant~~(d) ~~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.~~ Exhibits

	NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
3.1	Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated By-Laws
Date: December 1, 2020	By:	/s/ Mark L. Winget
99.1	Press Release, dated February 24, 2022
		Mark L. Winget
		Vice President and Secretary

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

	By:	/s/ David J. Lamb
	Name:	David J. Lamb
	Title:	Chief Administrative Officer

DATE: February 25, 2022

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