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December 31, 2020

Eagle Point Income Company Inc. (the “Company”) is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company’s primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, or “CLOs,” that are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. The Company focuses on CLO debt tranches rated “BB” (e.g., BB+, BB or BB-, or their equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or “Moody’s,” Standard & Poor’s, or “S&P,” or Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “Fitch,” and/or other applicable nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The Company may also invest in other junior debt tranches of CLOs, senior debt tranches of CLOs and other related securities and instruments. In addition, the Company may invest up to 20% of its total assets (at the time of investment) in unrated CLO equity securities and related securities and instruments. The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “EIC”.

The Company was initially formed on September 28, 2018 as EP Income Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Company commenced operations on October 4, 2018, the date Eagle Point Income Management LLC (the “Adviser”) contributed $100,000 in exchange for 100 units of the Company and Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited (“Cavello Bay” and collectively with the Adviser, the “Members”) contributed to the Company, at fair value, the entire portfolio of BB-rated CLO debt it held in a separately managed account managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, totaling $75,051,650, inclusive of accrued interest of $1,371,697, in exchange for 75,051.65 units of the Company. Cavello Bay is a subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited, or “Enstar.”

On October 16, 2018, the Company converted from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation (the “Conversion”). At the time of the Conversion, the Members became stockholders of Eagle Point Income Company Inc. In connection with the Conversion, the Members converted 75,151.65 units of the Delaware limited liability company into shares of common stock in the Delaware corporation at $20 per share, resulting in 3,769,596 shares and an effective conversion rate of approximately 50.15985069 per unit.

On July 23, 2019, the Company priced its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and sold an additional 1,200,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $19.89 per share. On July 24, 2019, the Company’s shares began trading on the NYSE. On August 2, 2019, the Company sold an additional 162,114 shares pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option granted to them in connection with the IPO at a public offering price of $19.89 per share.

See Note 5 “Common Stock” for further discussion relating to the Conversion and IPO.

On October 3, 2018, the Company entered into a custody agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), pursuant to which the Company’s portfolio of securities are held by Wells Fargo.

The Company intends to operate so as to qualify to be taxed as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for federal income tax purposes.

The Adviser is the investment adviser of the Company and manages the investments of the Company subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Eagle Point Administration LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, is the administrator of the Company (the “Administrator”).

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Basis of Accounting

The Company is considered an investment company under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. Items included in the financial statements are measured and presented in United States dollars.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts included in the financial statements and accompanying notes as of the reporting date. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Valuation of Investments

The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of the financial statements is the valuation of investments. In the absence of readily determinable fair values, fair value of the Company’s investments is determined in accordance with the Company’s valuation policy. Due to the uncertainty of valuation, this estimate may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

There is no single method for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value requires judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments held by the Company.

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and fair values its investment portfolio in accordance with the provisions of the FASB ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. Investments are reflected in the financial statements at fair value. Fair value is the estimated amount that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). The Company’s fair valuation process is reviewed and approved by the Board.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of investment, the characteristics specific to the investment and the state of the marketplace (including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants). Investments with readily available actively quoted prices, or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices in an orderly market, will generally have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories based on inputs:

In certain cases, inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the determination of which category within the fair value hierarchy is appropriate for any given investment is based on the lowest level of input significant to that fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific

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to the investment.

Investments for which observable, quoted prices in active markets do not exist are reported at fair value based on Level III inputs. The amount determined to be fair value may incorporate the Adviser’s own assumptions (including assumptions the Adviser believes market participants would use in valuing investments and assumptions relating to appropriate risk adjustments for nonperformance and lack of marketability), as provided for in the Company’s valuation policy and accepted by the Board.

An estimate of fair value is made for each investment at least monthly taking into account information available as of the reporting date. For financial reporting purposes, valuations are determined by the Board on a quarterly basis.

See Note 3 “Investments” for further discussion relating to the Company’s investments.

In valuing the Company’s investments in CLO debt and CLO equity, the Adviser considers a variety of relevant factors, including price indications from multiple dealers, or as applicable, a third-party pricing service, recent trading prices for specific investments, recent purchases and sales known to the Adviser in similar securities and output from a third-party financial model. The third-party financial model contains detailed information on the characteristics of CLOs, including recent information about assets and liabilities, and is used to project future cash flows. Key inputs to the model, including but not limited to assumptions for future loan default rates, recovery rates, prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and discount rates are determined by considering both observable and third-party market data and prevailing general market assumptions and conventions as well as those of the Adviser.

The Company engages a third-party independent valuation firm as an input to the Company’s valuation of the fair value of its investments in CLO equity. The valuation firm’s advice is only one factor considered in the valuation of such investments, and the Board does not solely rely on such advice in determining the fair value of the Company’s investments in accordance with the 1940 Act.

Investment Income Recognition

Interest income from investments in CLO debt is recorded using the accrual basis of accounting to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. Interest income on investments in CLO debt is generally expected to be received in cash. Amortization of premium or accretion of discount is recognized using the effective interest method. The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”) in calculating amortization of premium for purchased CLO debt securities

In certain circumstances interest income may be paid in the form of additional investment principal, often referred to as payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest. PIK interest is included in interest income and interest receivable through the payment date. The PIK interest rate for CLO debt securities represents the coupon rate at payment date when PIK interest is received. On the payment date, interest receivable is capitalized as additional investment principal in the CLO debt security. To the extent the Company does not believe it will be able to collect PIK interest, the CLO debt security will be placed on non-accrual status, and previously recorded PIK interest income will be reversed.

CLO equity investments recognize investment income for U.S. GAAP purposes on the accrual basis utilizing an effective interest methodology based upon an effective yield to maturity utilizing projected cash flows. ASC Topic 325-40 Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets requires investment income from CLO equity investments to be recognized under the effective interest method, with any difference between cash distributed and the amount calculated pursuant to the effective interest method being recorded as an adjustment to the cost basis of the investment. It is the Company’s policy to update the effective yield for each CLO equity position held within the Company’s portfolio at the initiation of each investment and each subsequent quarter thereafter.

Interest Expense

Interest expense includes the amounts due under the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8 “Revolving Credit Facility”) in relation to the outstanding borrowings and unused commitment fees. Interest expense is recorded as an expense on the Statement of Operations. Please refer to Note 8 “Revolving Credit Facility” for further discussion on the interest expense.

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Securities Transactions

The Company records the purchases and sales of securities on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of the specific identification method.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents as cash and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. The Company maintains its cash in a bank account which, at times, may exceed federal insured limits. The Adviser monitors the performance of the financial institution where the account is held in order to manage any risk associated with such account. No cash equivalent balances were held as of December 31, 2020.

Expense Recognition

Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis of accounting.

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses consist primarily of insurance premiums, shelf registration expenses and at-the-market (“ATM”) program expenses. Insurance premiums are amortized over the term of the current policy. Prepaid shelf registration expenses and ATM program expenses represent fees and expenses incurred in connection with maintaining the Company’s current shelf registration and ATM program. Such costs are allocated to paid-in-capital for each transaction pro-rata based on gross proceeds relative to the total potential offering amount.

Any unallocated prepaid expense balance associated with the shelf registration and the ATM program are accelerated into expense at the earlier of the end of the program period or at the effective date of a new shelf registration or ATM program.

Offering Expenses

Offering expenses associated with the issuance and sale of shares of common stock are charged to paid-in capital at the time the shares are sold in accordance with guidance noted in FASB ASC Topic 946-20-25-5 Investment Companies – Investment Company Activities – Recognition during the period incurred. Please refer to Note 5 “Common Stock” for further discussion on offering expenses.

Payments by Affiliates

Contributions made by affiliates of the Adviser are reflected within paid-in capital and accounted for as payments by affiliates, which follows the guidance noted in FASB ASC Topic 946-20-25 Investment Companies – Investment Company Activities – Recognition. Please refer to Note 5 “Common Stock” for further discussion relating to payments by affiliates.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs consist of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Facility. Deferred financing costs are capitalized and amortized over the term of the Credit Facility, and are reflected in borrowings under the credit facility on the Statement of Asset and Liabilities. Amortization of deferred financing costs is recorded as an expense on the Statement of Operations on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.

Federal and Other Taxes

The Company intends to continue to operate so as to qualify to be taxed as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code and, as such, to not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income and gains distributed to stockholders. To qualify for RIC tax treatment, among other requirements, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code. Accordingly, the Company intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to stockholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal income provision is required. The Company’s tax year end is December 31. The Company intends to file federal income and excise tax returns as well as any applicable state tax filings. The statute of limitations on the Company’s tax return filings generally remains open for three years. The Company has analyzed its tax positions for its tax year ended December 31, 2020, including open tax years, and does not believe

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there are any uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements

Because U.S. federal income tax regulations differ from U.S. GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax basis components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities due to temporary book/tax differences arising primarily from partnerships and passive foreign investment company investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, $16,487 was reclassified between aggregate distributable earnings (losses) and paid-in capital. This reclassification was due to nondeductible U.S. federal excise taxes incurred in relation to the 2019 excise tax year of $16,487. This difference has no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

For the tax year ended December 31, 2020, the estimated components of distributable earnings, on a tax basis, were as follows:

The tax character of distributions declared and paid for the tax year ended December 31, 2020 were ordinary dividends of $7,997,030 and return of capital of $1,106,093 and for the tax year ended December 31, 2019 were ordinary dividends of $4,123,118 and return of capital of $0 and for the tax year ended December 31, 2018 were ordinary dividends of $1,316,466 and return of capital of $0. Tax information for the tax year ended December 31, 2020 is estimated and is not considered final until the Company files its tax return.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s tax cost for federal income tax purposes was $118,158,028. Accordingly, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments held by the Company was $(1,731,112), consisting of $3,956,644 gross unrealized appreciation and $(5,687,756) gross unrealized depreciation.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company incurred $50,000 in Delaware franchise tax expense related to the 2020 tax year end, and also applied an offsetting credit of $34,013 related to Delaware franchise tax for the 2019 tax year end.

Distributions

The composition of distributions paid to common stockholders from net investment income and capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Distributions to common stockholders are comprised of net investment income, realized gains or losses and return of capital for either U.S. federal income tax or U.S. GAAP purposes and are intended to be paid monthly. Distributions payable to common stockholders are recorded as a liability on record date and, unless a common stockholder opts out of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”), are automatically reinvested in full shares of the Company as of the payment date, pursuant to the DRIP. The Company’s common stockholders who opt-out of participation in the DRIP (including those common stockholders whose shares are held through a broker who has opted out of participation in the DRIP) generally will receive all distributions in cash.

In addition to the regular monthly distributions, and subject to available taxable earnings of the Company, the Company may make periodic special distributions representing the excess of the Company’s net taxable income over the Company’s aggregate monthly distributions paid during the year (or for other purposes).

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For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company declared and paid distributions on common stock of $9,103,123 or approximately $1.50 per share, which is comprised of $1.12 per share of regular monthly common distributions and $0.38 per share of special distributions related to the 2019 tax year.

The characterization of distributions paid to stockholders, as set forth in the Financial Highlights, reflect estimates made by the Company for federal income tax purposes. Such estimates are subject to change once the final determination of the source of all distributions has been made by the Company.

Fair Value Measurement

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s investments measured and reported at fair value under the fair value hierarchy levels described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” as of December 31, 2020:

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Valuation of CLO Equity

The Adviser gathers price indications from dealers, if available, as part of its valuation process as an input to estimate the fair value of each CLO equity investment. Dealer price indications are not firm bids and may not be representative of the actual value where trades can be consummated. In addition, the Adviser utilizes the output of a third-party financial model to estimate the fair value of CLO equity investments. The model contains detailed information on the characteristics of each CLO, including recent information about assets and liabilities from data sources such as trustee reports, and is used to project future cash flows to the CLO note tranches, as well as management fees.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for investments categorized as Level III of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2020. In addition to the techniques and inputs noted in the table below, the Adviser may use other valuation techniques and methodologies when determining the Company’s fair value measurements as provided for in the valuation policy approved by the Board. The table below is not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provides information on the significant Level III inputs as they relate to the Company’s fair value measurements as of December 31, 2020. Unobservable inputs and assumptions are periodically reviewed and updated as necessary to reflect current market conditions.

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Global Economic Risks

Terrorist acts, acts of war, natural disasters, outbreaks or pandemics may disrupt the Company’s operations, as well as the operations of the businesses in which it invests. Such acts have created, and continue to create, economic and political uncertainties and have contributed to global economic instability. For example, many countries have experienced outbreaks of infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian influenza, SARS and COVID-19. In December 2019, an initial outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in Hubei, China. Since then, a large and growing number of cases have been confirmed around the world, which has resulted in numerous deaths and the imposition of both local and more widespread “work from home” and other quarantine measures, border closures and other travel restrictions, causing social unrest and commercial disruption on a global scale. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.

Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has magnified these risks and has had, and will continue to have, a material adverse impact on local economies in the affected jurisdictions and also on the global economy, as cross border commercial activity and market sentiment are increasingly impacted by the outbreak and government and other measures seeking to contain its spread. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to increased volatility in global financial markets and likely will affect countries, regions, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and any other outbreak of an infectious disease or serious environmental or public health concern could have, a significant negative impact on economic and market conditions, could exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or regions and could trigger a prolonged period of global economic slowdown, which may impact the Company and its underlying investments. It is not known how long the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will, or future impacts of other significant events would, last or the severity thereof. Federal, state and local governments, as well as foreign governments, have taken aggressive steps to address problems being experienced by the markets and by businesses and the economy in general; however, there can be no assurance that these measures will be adequate.

To the extent the Company’s underlying investments are overweight in certain countries, regions, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, regions, companies, industries or sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed restrictions have imposed severe financial harm on certain industries to which the Company is exposed indirectly through its CLOs investments’ underlying loan assets. For example, the airline and hotel industries have experienced sharp declines in revenue due to restrictions on travel, hospitals and other healthcare companies have experienced financial losses as a result of increased expenses and declining revenue as patients choose to delay elective or routine procedures, and many casino operators have been forced to limit operations due to the imposition of mandatory business closures and to address social distancing guidelines.

To date, certain of the CLOs in which the Company invests have experienced increased defaults by underlying borrowers. Obligor defaults and rating agency downgrades have caused, and may continue to cause, payments that would have otherwise been made to the CLO equity or CLO debt securities that the Company holds to instead be diverted to buy additional loans within a given CLO or paid to senior CLO debt holders as an early amortization payment. In addition, defaults and downgrades of underlying obligors have caused, and may continue to cause, a decline in the value of CLO securities generally. If CLO cash flows or income decrease as a result of the pandemic, the portion of the Company’s distribution comprised of a return of capital could increase or distributions could be reduced.

Concentration Risk

The Company is classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act. As a result, the Company can invest a greater portion of its assets in obligations of a single issuer than a “diversified” fund. The Company may therefore be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory occurrence.

Liquidity Risk

The securities issued by CLOs generally offer less liquidity than below investment grade or high-yield corporate debt,

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and are subject to certain transfer restrictions imposed on certain financial instruments and other eligibility requirements on prospective transferees. Other investments the Company may purchase through privately negotiated transactions may also be illiquid or subject to legal restrictions on their transfer. As a result of this illiquidity, the Company’s ability to sell certain investments quickly, or at all, in response to changes in economic and other conditions and to receive a fair price when selling such investments may be limited, which could prevent the Company from making sales to mitigate losses on such investments.

Risks of Investing in CLOs

The Company’s investments consist primarily of CLO securities and the Company may invest in other related structured finance securities. CLOs and structured finance securities are generally backed by an asset or a pool of assets (typically senior secured loans and other credit-related assets in the case of a CLO) which serve as collateral. The Company and other investors in CLOs and related structured finance securities ultimately bear the credit risk of the underlying collateral. If there are defaults or the relevant collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches of such securities take precedence over those of junior tranches, and scheduled payments to junior tranches have a priority in the right of payment to subordinated/equity tranches. Therefore, CLO and other structured finance securities may present risks similar to those of the other types of debt obligations and, in fact, such risks may be of greater significance in the case of CLO and other structured finance securities. In addition to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, CLO securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (1) the possibility that distributions from collateral assets will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (2) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (3) the fact that investments in CLO junior debt and equity tranches will likely be subordinate in right of payment to other senior classes of CLO debt; and (4) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

Interest Rate Risk

The fair value of certain investments held by the Company may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Although senior secured loans are generally floating rate instruments, the Company’s investments in senior secured loans through junior debt and equity tranches of CLOs are sensitive to interest rate levels and volatility. Although CLOs are generally structured to mitigate the risk of interest rate mismatch, there may be some difference between the timing of interest rate resets on the assets and liabilities of a CLO. Such a mismatch could have a negative effect on the amount of funds distributed to CLO equity investors. In addition, in the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and/or economic downturn, loan defaults may increase and result in credit losses which may adversely affect the Company’s cash flow, fair value of its assets and operating results. In the event that the Company’s interest expense were to increase relative to income, or sufficient financing became unavailable, return on investments and cash available for distribution to stockholders or to make other payments on the Company’s securities would be reduced.

LIBOR Risk

The CLO equity and debt securities in which the Company invests earn interest at, and CLOs in which it invests typically obtain financing at, a floating rate based on LIBOR.

On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the United Kingdom's financial regulatory body and regulator of LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR due to the absence of an active market for interbank unsecured lending and other reasons, indicating that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis (or at all) cannot and will not be guaranteed after such time, and that planning a transition to alternative references rates that are based firmly on transactions, such as reformed Sterling Over Night Index Average ("SONIA") must begin. However, subsequent announcements by LIBOR's administrator and supportive statements from the FCA and other regulators indicate that it is possible that certain of the most widely used USD LIBOR tenors may continue until mid-2023. It is anticipated that LIBOR ultimately will be officially discontinued or the regulator will announce that it is no longer sufficiently robust to be representative of its underlying market around that time. In the United States, efforts to identify a set of alternative U.S. dollar reference interest rates include proposals by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On June 22, 2017, the ARRC identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a broad U.S. treasuries repo financing rate to

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be published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the rate that, in the consensus view of the ARRC, represented best practice for use in certain new U.S. dollar derivatives and other financial contracts. The first publication of SOFR was released in April 2018. Although there have been certain issuances utilizing SONIA and SOFR, it remains in question whether or not these alternative reference rates will attain market acceptance as replacements for LIBOR.

At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of the FCA’s announcement or other regulatory changes or announcements, the establishment of SOFR, SONIA or any other alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere. As such, the potential effect of any such event on the Company’s net investment income cannot yet be determined.

As LIBOR is currently being reformed, investors should be aware that: (a) any changes to LIBOR could affect the level of the published rate, including to cause it to be lower and/or more volatile than it would otherwise be; (b) if the applicable rate of interest on any CLO security is calculated with reference to a tenor which is discontinued, such rate of interest will then be determined by the provisions of the affected CLO security, which may include determination by the relevant calculation agent in its discretion; (c) the administrator of LIBOR will not have any involvement in the CLOs or loans and may take any actions in respect of LIBOR without regard to the effect of such actions on the CLOs or loans; and (d) any uncertainty in the value of LIBOR or, the development of a widespread market view that LIBOR has been manipulated or any uncertainty in the prominence of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate due to the recent regulatory reform may adversely affect the liquidity of the securities in the secondary market and their market value. Any of the above or any other significant change to the setting of LIBOR could have a material adverse effect on the value of, and the amount payable under, (i) any underlying assets of a CLO which pay interest linked to a LIBOR rate and (ii) the CLO securities in which the Company invests.

If LIBOR is eliminated as a benchmark rate, it is uncertain whether broad replacement conventions in the CLO markets will develop and, if conventions develop, what those conventions will be and whether they will create adverse consequences for the issuer or the holders of CLO securities. If no replacement conventions develop, it is uncertain what effect broadly divergent interest rate calculation methodologies in the markets will have on the price and liquidity of CLO securities and the ability of the collateral manager to effectively mitigate interest rate risks. While the issuers and the trustee of a CLO may enter into a reference rate amendment or the collateral manager may designate a designated reference rate, in each case, subject to the conditions described in a CLO indenture, there can be no assurance that a change to any alternative benchmark rate (a) will be adopted, (b) will effectively mitigate interest rate risks or result in an equivalent methodology for determining the interest rates on the floating rate instrument, (c) will be adopted prior to any date on which the issuer suffers adverse consequences from the elimination or modification or potential elimination or modification of LIBOR or (d) will not have a material adverse effect on the holders of the CLO securities.

In addition, the effect of a phase out of LIBOR on U.S. senior secured loans, the underlying assets of CLOs, is currently unclear. To the extent that any replacement rate utilized for senior secured loans differs from that utilized for a CLO that holds those loans, the CLO would experience an interest rate mismatch between its assets and liabilities, which could have an adverse impact on the Company’s net investment income and portfolio returns.

Low Interest Rate Environment

As of the date of the financial statements, interest rates in the United States are at historic lows due to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent lowering of certain interest rates as part of its efforts to ease the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the historically low interest rates, there is a risk that interest rates will rise once the COVID-19 pandemic abates. The senior secured loans underlying the CLOs in which the Company invests typically have floating interest rates. A rising interest rate environment may increase loan defaults, resulting in losses for the CLOs in which the Company invests. In addition, increasing interest rates may lead to higher prepayment rates, as corporate borrowers look to avoid escalating interest payments or refinance floating rate loans. Further, a general rise in interest rates will increase the financing costs of the CLOs. However, since many of the senior secured loans within these CLOs have LIBOR floors, if LIBOR is below the applicable LIBOR floor (which can typically range from 0.00% to 1.00% depending on the loan), there may not be corresponding increases in investment income, which could result in the CLO not having adequate cash to make interest or other payments on the securities which the Company holds.

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Leverage Risk

The Company has incurred leverage through the Credit Facility, and the Company may incur additional leverage, directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose vehicles, including indebtedness for borrowed money and leverage in the form of derivative transactions, shares of preferred stock and other structures and instruments, in significant amounts and on terms the Adviser and the Board deem appropriate, subject to applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. Such leverage may be used for the acquisition and financing of the Company’s investments, to pay fees and expenses and for other purposes. Any such leverage does not include embedded or inherent leverage in CLO structures in which the Company invests or in derivative instruments in which the Company may invest. Accordingly, there is effectively a layering of leverage in the Company’s overall structure. The more leverage is employed, the more likely a substantial change will occur in the Company’s net asset value (“NAV”). For instance, any decrease in the Company’s income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had the Company not borrowed. In addition, any event adversely affecting the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent leverage is utilized.

Highly Subordinated and Leveraged Securities Risk

The Company’s portfolio includes junior debt and equity investments in CLOs, which involve a number of significant risks. CLO junior debt and equity securities are typically very highly leveraged (with CLO equity securities typically being leveraged nine to thirteen times), and therefore the junior debt and equity tranches in which the Company invests are subject to a higher degree of risk of total loss. In particular, investors in CLO securities indirectly bear risks of the collateral held by such CLOs. The Company generally has the right to receive payments only from the CLOs, and generally does not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers or the entity that sponsored the CLO.

Credit Risk

If a CLO in which the Company invests, an underlying asset of any such CLO or any other type of credit investment in the Company’s portfolio declines in price or fails to pay interest or principal when due because the issuer or debtor, as the case may be, experiences a decline in its financial status either or both the Company’s income and NAV may be adversely impacted. Non-payment would result in a reduction of the Company’s income, a reduction in the value of the applicable CLO security or other credit investment experiencing non-payment and, potentially, a decrease in the Company’s NAV. To the extent the credit rating assigned to a security in the Company’s portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected. In addition, if a CLO in which the Company invests triggers an event of default as a result of failing to make payments when due or for other reasons, the CLO would be subject to the possibility of liquidation, which could result in full loss of value to the CLO junior debt and equity investors. CLO equity tranches are the most likely tranche to suffer a loss of all of their value in those circumstances.

Low Or Unrated Securities Risks

The Company invests primarily in securities that are rated below investment grade or, in the case of CLO equity securities, are not rated by a national securities rating service. The primary assets underlying the CLO security investments are senior secured loans, although these transactions may allow for limited exposure to other asset classes including unsecured loans, high yield bonds, emerging market loans or bonds and structured finance securities with underlying exposure to collateralized loan obligation and other collateralized debt obligation tranches, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, trust preferred securities and other types of securitizations. CLOs generally invest in lower-rated debt securities that are typically rated below Baa/BBB by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch. In addition, the Company may obtain direct exposure to such financial assets/instruments. Securities that are not rated or are rated lower than Baa by Moody’s or lower than BBB by S&P or Fitch are sometimes referred to as “high yield” or “junk.” High-yield debt securities have greater credit and liquidity risk than investment grade obligations. High-yield debt securities are generally unsecured and may be subordinated to certain other obligations of the issuer thereof. The lower rating of high-yield debt securities and below investment grade loans reflects a greater possibility that adverse changes in the financial condition of an issuer or in general economic conditions or both may impair the ability of the issuer thereof to make payments of principal or interest.

Eagle Point Income Company Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

Investment Adviser

On October 5, 2018, the Company entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Adviser, for its services, a management fee equal to an annual rate of 1.25% of the Company’s “Managed Assets”. Managed Assets are defined as the Company’s total assets (including assets attributable to the Company’s use of leverage) minus the sum of the Company’s accrued liabilities (other than liabilities incurred for the purpose of creating leverage). The management fee is calculated monthly and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s Managed Assets at the end of each calendar month. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company was charged a management fee of $1,280,466, of which $342,391 was payable as of December 31, 2020.

Administrator

Effective October 5, 2018, the Company entered into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Administrator, an affiliate of the Adviser. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator performs, or arranges for the performance of, the Company’s required administrative services, which include being responsible for the financial records which the Company is required to maintain and preparing reports which are disseminated to the Company’s stockholders. In addition, the Administrator provides the Company with accounting services, assists the Company in determining and publishing its NAV, oversees the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns, monitors the Company’s compliance with tax laws and regulations, and prepares and assists the Company with any audits by an independent public accounting firm of the financial statements. The Administrator is also responsible for printing and disseminating reports to the Company’s stockholders and maintaining the Company’s website, providing support to investor relations, generally overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others, and providing such other administrative services as the Company may from time to time designate.

Payments under the Administration Agreement are equal to an amount based upon the Company’s allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and the Company’s allocable portion of the compensation of the Company’s chief compliance officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and the Company’s allocable portion of the compensation of any related support staff. The Company’s allocable portion of such compensation is based on an allocation of the time spent on the Company relative to other matters. To the extent the Administrator outsources any of its functions, the Company pays the fees on a direct basis, without profit to the Administrator. Certain accounting and other administrative services have been delegated by the Administrator to SS&C Technologies, Inc. (“SS&C”). The Administration Agreement may be terminated by the Company without penalty upon not less than sixty days’ written notice to the Administrator and by the Administrator upon not less than ninety days’ written notice to the Company. The Administration Agreement is approved by the Board, including by a majority of the Company’s independent directors, on an annual basis.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company was charged a total of $448,411 in administration fees consisting of $340,411 and $108,000, relating to services provided by the Administrator and SS&C, respectively, which are included in the Statement of Operations, and of which $102,303 was payable as of December 31, 2020 and reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Affiliated Ownership

As of December 31, 2020, the Adviser and its affiliates and senior investment team held an aggregate of 0.79% of the Company’s common stock. In addition, an affiliate of Enstar holds an indirect non-controlling ownership interest in the Adviser. As of December 31, 2020, subsidiaries of Enstar, including Cavello Bay, held an aggregate of 61.6% of the Company’s common stock.

Eagle Point Income Company Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

On October 16, 2018, the Company converted from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation. At the time of the Conversion, the Members of EP Income Company LLC became stockholders of Eagle Point Income Company Inc. and were issued an aggregate of 3,769,596 shares of common stock, par value of $0.001 per share.

In May 2019, the Company issued 886,563 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement at an average net price per share to the Company of $20.11, which represented the applicable NAV per share of common stock. Of such average net price per share of common stock, $19.10 per share was paid by investors participating in the private placement and $1.01 per share was contributed to the Company by an affiliate of the Adviser. As a result, the Company received total net proceeds of $17,832,932 in connection with the private placement, $897,481 of which was contributed by an affiliate of the Adviser.

On July 23, 2019, the Company priced its IPO and sold an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $19.89 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $23,868,000. In addition, the underwriters partially exercised the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the IPO and purchased 162,114 shares, resulting in additional gross proceeds of $3,224,447. The Adviser and its affiliates paid the full amount of the sales load of $1.3 million or approximately $1.00 per share of common stock issued in the offering (excluding shares sold to the Company’s board of directors, the Adviser, its affiliates, and employees of the Adviser and its affiliates). As the sales load was paid solely by the Adviser and its affiliates, the sales load did not reduce the NAV per share of the Company’s common stock. The Company reimbursed $750,000 or $0.1246 per share of common stock to the Adviser and its affiliates in offering costs incurred prior to or in connection with the IPO. This cost was borne by all common stockholders as a charge to paid-in capital. The Company utilized the net proceeds from the IPO to acquire investments in accordance with the Company’s investment objectives and strategies and for general working capital purposes.

On July 24, 2019, the Company’s shares began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “EIC”.

On November 22, 2019 the Company launched an ATM offering to sell up to $14,500,000 aggregate amount of its common stock, pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on November 22, 2019 and additional supplements thereafter. The offering expired on May 29, 2020. As a result of the expiration, $152,441 of remaining cost pertaining to the ATM program was accelerated into expense and reflected in professional fees in the Statement of Operations.

On May 29, 2020, the Company filed a new shelf registration statement with 150,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 6,100,248 shares were issued and outstanding at the time of filing. As a result of the new shelf registration, $103,539 of remaining cost pertaining to the previous shelf registration was accelerated into expense and reflected in professional fees in the Statement of Operations.

On June 1, 2020 the Company launched a new ATM offering to sell up to $7,500,000 aggregate amount of its common stock, pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on June 1, 2020 and additional supplements thereafter.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold 88,185 shares of its common stock, pursuant to the ATM offerings for total net proceeds to the Company of $862,553. In connection with such sales, the Company paid a total of $17,721 in sales agent commissions.

As of December 31, 2020, there were 150,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 6,106,458 shares were issued and outstanding.

Eagle Point Income Company Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

The Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings. From time to time, the Company may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of the Company’s rights under contracts. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not expect these proceedings will have a material effect upon its financial condition or results of operations.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had no unfunded commitments.

Under the Company’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Company. In addition, during the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts containing a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these agreements cannot be known; however, the Company expects any risk of loss to be remote.

The Company may utilize leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Company may obtain leverage using any form of financial leverage instruments, including funds borrowed from banks or other financial institutions, margin facilities, notes or preferred stock and leverage attributable to repurchase agreements or similar transactions. Instruments that create leverage are generally considered to be senior securities under the 1940 Act. The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased net income and capital appreciation, but also creates additional risks and expenses which will be borne entirely by common stock holders. The Company’s leverage strategy may not ultimately be successful.

Consistent with the ability to utilize leverage, on September 27, 2019, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Société Générale. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company can borrow up to an aggregate principal balance of $30,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”). Such borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at 3 month LIBOR plus a spread. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused amount, which is subject to change based on the terms of the Credit Facility.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had an average outstanding borrowing and average interest rate of $13,219,014 and 2.47%, respectively. The interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 on the Credit Facility was $532,177, inclusive of the commitment fee, and is recorded on the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2020, the current outstanding borrowing amount was $14,815,000.

The Credit Facility will mature on the earlier of (i) the termination of the Commitment, as defined by the terms of the Credit Facility or (ii) the scheduled maturity date of September 27, 2021.

See Note 9 “Asset Coverage” for further discussion on the Company’s calculation of asset coverage with respect to the Credit Facility.

Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, the Company is permitted to issue senior securities, including debt securities and preferred stock, and borrow from banks or other financial institutions, provided that the Company satisfies certain asset coverage requirements.

With respect to senior securities that are stocks, such as preferred stock, the Company is required to have asset coverage of at least 200%, as measured at the time of the issuance of any such senior securities that are stocks and

Eagle Point Income Company Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

calculated as the ratio of the Company’s total consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, over the aggregate amount of the Company’s outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of senior securities that are stocks.

With respect to senior securities representing indebtedness, such as the Credit Facility or any bank borrowings (other than temporary borrowings as defined under the 1940 Act), the Company is required to have asset coverage of at least 300%, as measured at the time of borrowing and calculated as the ratio of the Company’s total consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, over the aggregate amount of the Company’s outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness.

If the Company’s asset coverage declines below 300% (or 200%, as applicable), the Company would be prohibited under the 1940 Act from incurring additional debt or issuing additional preferred stock and from declaring certain distributions to its stockholders. In addition, the terms of the Credit Facility require the Company to cure any breach of the applicable asset coverage if the Company fails to maintain the applicable asset coverage.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s asset coverage of senior securities representing indebtedness was 796%, which is above the minimum requirement of 300%. Asset coverage is calculated in accordance with Section 18(h) of the 1940 act, as generally described above.

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”) related to FASB ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 eliminates, amends, and adds to the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820. The amendments are designed to provide more decision useful information to financial statement users. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company has fully adopted the provisions of ASU 2018-13, which did not have a significant impact on the financial statements and related disclosures of the Company.

In October 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-08 (“ASU 2020-08”), Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Codification Improvements Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU 2020-08 is an update of Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, which amends the amortization period of certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. ASU 2020-08 updates the amortization period for callable debt securities to be amortized to the next call date. For purposes of this update, the next call date is the first date when a call option at a specified price becomes exercisable. Once that date has passed, the next call date is when the next call option at a specified price becomes exercisable, if applicable. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this amendment.

On January 29, 2021 the Company paid an aggregate distribution of $488,517 or $0.08 per share to holders of record on January 12, 2021. The Company previously declared two separate distributions of $0.08 per share on shares of its common stock which are payable each on February 26, 2021 and March 31, 2021 to holders of record as of February 12, 2021 and March 12, 2021 respectively.

On February 10, 2021, the Company declared three separate distributions of $0.085 per share on its common stock. The distributions are payable on each of April 30, 2021, May 28, 2021 and June 30, 2021 to holders of record as of April 12, 2021, May 10, 2021 and June 10, 2021, respectively.

As of February 22, 2021, the date these financials were available to be distributed, the aggregate outstanding principal amount borrowed by the Company from the Credit Facility was $19,160,000.

For the period of January 1, 2021 to February 22, 2021, the Company did not sell any shares of its common stock pursuant to the ATM offering.

Eagle Point Income Company Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

Management’s unaudited estimate of the range of the Company’s NAV per common share as of January 31, 2021 was $17.22 to $17.26.

Management of the Company has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of release of this report, and has determined there are no events in addition to those described above which would require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements and related notes through the date of release of this report.