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 ~~October 23, 2020 (October 23, 2020)~~

~~Nuveen~~Date ~~Core~~of ~~Equity~~Report ~~Alpha~~(Date ~~Fund~~of earliest event reported): February 25, 2022 (February 24, 2022)

NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-22003	20-8449001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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~~

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:

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~20e~~13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~20e~~13-4(c))

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

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of exchange of which registered Common Shares of Beneficial Interest JCE 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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 ~~October~~February 2324, ~~2020~~2022, ~~Nuveen~~the ~~Core~~Board ~~Equity~~of ~~Alpha~~Trustees ~~Fund~~of ~~(NYSE:~~Nuveen ~~JCE)~~Core ~~(the~~Equity Alpha “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company, ~~issued a press release announcing~~ (the ~~results~~“Fund”), ofadopted aAmendment ~~special meeting of the Fund’s shareholders~~No. 1 At (the ~~meeting,~~“Amendment”) ~~the Fund’s shareholders voted~~ to ~~approve~~the ~~all~~Amended ~~items~~and ~~submitted~~Restated ~~for~~By-Laws ~~approval~~of ~~by shareholders, including~~ the ~~proposal~~Fund. ~~changing~~The ~~the~~Amendment ~~Fund’s~~is ~~sub-advisor~~attached ~~for~~hereto ~~its~~as ~~equity~~Exhibit ~~portfolio~~3.1 toand ~~Nuveen~~is ~~Asset~~incorporated ~~Management,~~herein ~~LLC~~by reference.

~~Item~~On ~~9.01.~~February 24, ~~Financial~~2022, ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~Fund ~~Exhibits~~issued a press release in connection with the adoption of the Amendment.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated October 23, 2020.


3.1		Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated By-Laws

99.1		Press Release, dated February 24, 2022

~~SIGNATURES~~2

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 CORE EQUITY ALPHA FUND
Date: October 23, 2020	By:	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
		Gifford R. Zimmerman
		Vice President and Secretary


NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA FUND

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

DATE: February 25, 2022

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