Eagle Point Institutional Income Fund Announces Fourth Quarter 2026 Preferred Share Distributions

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Point Institutional Income Fund (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce the declaration of distributions on shares of the Fund’s 8.125% Series A Term Preferred Shares due 2029 (the “Preferred Shares”) as follows:

Amount per Preferred Share	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.169271	October 13, 2026	October 30, 2026
$0.169271	November 10, 2026	November 30, 2026
$0.169271	December 11, 2026	December 31, 2026

The distributions on the Preferred Shares reflect an annual distribution rate of 8.125% of the $25 liquidation preference per share.

The Preferred Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EIIA). For details on the Preferred Shares distributions, refer to the Fund’s website (www.EPIIF.com).

ABOUT EAGLE POINT INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUND

The Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations. The Fund may also invest in other securities or instruments that are related investments or that are consistent with its investment objectives. The Fund is externally managed and advised by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. The Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest are not listed on any securities exchange.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the prospectus and the Fund’s other filings with the SEC. The Fund undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.