UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~of the~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~October 2513, ~~2022~~2023 (~~February~~October 2413, ~~2022~~2023)

~~NUVEEN~~Nuveen ~~CORE~~Core ~~EQUITY~~Equity ~~ALPHA~~Alpha ~~FUND~~Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts		811-22003		20-8449001
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)		(~~CommissionFile~~Commission File Number)		(~~I.R.S.~~IRS EmployerIdentification ~~No.~~Number)

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois		60606
333 West Wacker DriveChicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(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)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on 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 75.0102 ~~Regulation~~Departure FDof ~~Disclosure~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Amendment of By-Laws.~~ On ~~February~~October 2413, ~~2022~~2023, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (the “Fund”) ~~Board~~announced that the board of ~~Trustees~~trustees of ~~Nuveen~~the ~~Core~~Fund ~~Equity Alpha~~(the “Board”) and the boards of certain other investment companies advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, aLLC, ~~registered~~the ~~closed-end~~Fund’s ~~management~~ investment ~~company~~adviser (the “~~Fund~~Adviser”) and its affiliates (collectively, ~~adopted~~the ~~Amendment~~“Nuveen ~~No. 1~~Funds”), as well as certain mutual funds advised by Teachers Advisors, LLC that are series of the TIAA-CREF Funds and the TIAA-CREF Life Funds (collectively, the “~~Amendment~~TC Funds,” and together with the Nuveen Funds, the “Fund Complex”) separately determined to approve the ~~Amended~~alignment and ~~Restated~~consolidation ~~By-Laws~~ of the ~~Fund.~~membership ~~The~~of ~~Amendment~~the isboards ~~attached~~so ~~hereto~~that asfunds ~~Exhibit~~in ~~3.1~~the ~~and~~Fund isComplex ~~incorporated~~are ~~herein~~overseen by ~~reference~~the same board members (the “Board Consolidation”).

OnThe ~~February~~Board Consolidation is expected to (i) 24generate cost efficiencies and expense savings that would benefit Fund shareholders; (ii) align the Fund Complex and the consolidated Board with Nuveen’s operating model to promote growth across new, ~~2022~~as well as similar, investment products; (iii) facilitate negotiating with vendors as a unified Fund Complex to obtain expected economies of scale and to standardize servicing; (iv) expand marketing and distribution opportunities associated with presenting the TC Funds and Nuveen Funds to the marketplace as one Fund ~~issued~~Complex aand ~~press~~grow ~~release~~investor engagement; and (v) eliminate duplicate efforts in ~~connection~~board ~~with~~operations. The Board and Fund management believe that the ~~adoption~~prospective benefits of the ~~Amendment~~Board Consolidation will be advantageous to all Fund shareholders.

~~Item~~Pursuant 9to resolutions adopted by the Board in connection with the Board Consolidation, the size of the Board will be set at ten (10) members effective January 1, 2024, and Thomas J.01 ~~Financial~~Kenny ~~Statements~~and Loren M. Starr have been appointed to the Board as independent board members effective January 1, 2024. Each of Mr. Kenny and ~~Exhibits~~Mr. Starr currently serve as members of the TC Funds’ boards. Biographical information for Mr. Kenny and Mr. Starr is as follows:

Thomas J. Kenny. Mr. Kenny has been a TC Board Member since 2011. Mr. Kenny served as an Advisory Director (d2010-2011), ~~Exhibits~~Partner (2004-2010), Managing Director (1999-2004) and Co-Head (2002-2010) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Global Cash and Fixed Income Portfolio Management team, having worked at Goldman Sachs since 1999. Mr. Kenny is a Director and the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee of Aflac Incorporated and a Director of ParentSquare. He is a Former Director and Finance Committee Chair for the, Sansum Clinic; Former Advisory Board Member, B’Box; Former Member of the University of California at Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures Advisory Council; Former Investment Committee Member, Cottage Health System; and Former President of the Board of Crane Country Day School. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.S. from Golden Gate University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has served as Chairman of CREF since 2017.

3.1		Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated By-Laws
99.1		Press Release, dated February 24, 2022

Loren M. Starr. Mr. Starr has been a TC Board Member since 2022. Mr. Starr was Vice Chair, Senior Managing Director from 2020 to 2021, and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director from 2005 to 2020, for Invesco Ltd. Mr. Starr is also a Director for AMG. He is former Chair and member of the Board of Directors, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI); former Chair and member of the Board of Trustees, Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE). Mr. Starr received a B.A. and a B.S. from Columbia College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.

2In addition, the Board has invited Joseph A. Boateng and Michal A. Forrester to serve as consultants to the Board, effective as of January 1, 2024. Each of Mr. Boateng and Mr. Forrester currently serve as members of the TC Funds’ boards. Biographical information for Mr. Boateng and Mr. Forrester is as follows:

~~SIGNATURE~~Joseph A. Boateng. Mr. Boateng has been a TC Board Member since 2019. Since 2007, Mr. Boateng has served as the Chief Investment Officer for Casey Family Programs. He was previously Director of U.S. Pension Plans for Johnson & Johnson from 2002-2006. Mr. Boateng is a board member of the Lumina Foundation and Waterside School, an emeritus board member of Year Up Puget Sound, member of the Investment Advisory Committee and former chair for the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System, and an investment committee member for The Seattle Foundation. Mr. Boateng received a B.S. from the University of Ghana and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

~~Pursuant~~Michael A. Forrester. Mr. Forrester has been a TC Board Member since 2007. From 2007 to ~~the~~2021, ~~requirements~~he ofheld ~~the~~various ~~Securities~~positions ~~Exchange~~with ~~Act~~Copper ofRock ~~1934~~Capital Partners, LLC (“Copper Rock”), including Chief Executive Officer (2014-2021), Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) (2007-2014) and Board Member (2007-2021). Mr. Forrester is currently a member of the ~~registrant~~Independent ~~has~~Directors ~~duly~~Council ~~caused~~Governing ~~this~~Council ~~report~~of tothe beInvestment ~~signed~~Company Institute. He also serves on ~~its~~the ~~behalf~~Board by of Trustees of the ~~undersigned~~Dexter ~~hereunto~~Southfield ~~duly~~School. ~~authorized~~Mr. Forrester has a B.A. from Washington and Lee University.

~~NUVEEN~~Two ~~CORE~~current ~~EQUITY~~members ~~ALPHA~~of ~~FUND~~the ~~By:~~Board ~~/s/~~of ~~David~~the JFund, Jack B. ~~Lamb~~Evans ~~Name:~~and ~~David~~William JC. ~~Lamb~~Hunter, ~~Title:~~are ~~Chief~~expected ~~Administrative~~to ~~Officer~~retire effective as of December 31, 2023 in accordance with the retirement policies adopted by the Board.

~~DATE:~~SIGNATURE ~~February 25, 2022~~

3Pursuant 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 13, 2023

/s/ Mark L. Winget

Mark L. Winget

Vice President and Secretary

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