Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution, Payable on November 1, 2021

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income and the secondary investment objective is total return. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets at time of purchase, in loans or securities that are senior to its common equity in the issuing company's capital structure, including but not limited to debt securities and preferred securities. The Fund invests at least 70% of its managed assets in adjustable rate senior secured and second lien loans, and up to 30% opportunistically in other types of securities across a company's capital structure, primarily income-oriented securities such as high yield debt, convertible securities, and other forms of corporate debt. It serves various industries, such as software, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, and insurance. Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the Funds’ investment adviser.