KKR Income Opportunities Fund

KKR Income Opportunities Fund is a closed-end management investment company, which engages in the investments in bank loans and high yield securities. The company was founded on July 25, 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on November 10th, 2021 at 3:30pm ET. Terry Ing and Aaron Dalrymple will host the call and provide market color and portfolio updates for the third quarter of 2021. Terry Ing is a Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager for KKR's traded credit funds and Aaron Dalrymple is a Director in KKR's Client and Partner Group. The call may be accessed by dialing 866

KKR Income Opportunities Fund to Hold Investor Call for the Third Quarter 2021

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on August 17th, 2021 at 11:00am ET. Jeremiah Lane and Aaron Dalrymple will host the call and provide market color and portfolio updates for the second quarter of 2021. Jeremiah Lane is a Partner and a Portfolio Manager for KKR's traded credit funds and Aaron Dalrymple is a Director in KKR's Client and Partner Group. The call may be accessed by dialing 866-5

KKR Income Opportunities Fund to Hold Investor Call for the Second Quarter 2021

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on May 17th, 2021 at 1:00pm ET. Terry Ing and Aaron Dalrymple will host the call and provide market color and portfolio updates for the first quarter of 2021. Terry Ing is a Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager for KKR's traded credit funds and Aaron Dalrymple is a Director in KKR's Client and Partner Group. The call may be accessed by dialing 888-378-

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at 1:00pm ET. Jeremiah Lane and Aaron Dalrymple will host the call and provide market color and portfolio updates for the fourth quarter of 2020. Jeremiah Lane is a Partner and a Portfolio Manager for KKR's traded credit funds and Aaron Dalrymple is a Director in KKR's Client and Partner Group. The call may be accessed by dia

KKR Income Opportunities Fund to Hold Investor Call for the Fourth Quarter 2020

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (“KIO” or the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that The Board of Trustees of KIO has appointed Eric Mogelof as Trustee, Chair and President of the Fund. Mr. Mogelof replaces Suzanne Donohoe who has resigned from her role as Trustee, Chair and President of KIO. Mr. Mogelof recently joined KKR as a Partner and Global Head of KKR's Client and Partner Group, succeeding Ms. Donohoe who was promoted to a new role as KKR's first Global Head o

KKR Income Opportunities Fund Appoints Eric Mogelof as Trustee, Chair and President

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on Monday, November 16th, 2020 at 7:00pm ET. KKR's Head of Leveraged Credit, Chris Sheldon, and Aaron Dalrymple, a Director in KKR's Client and Partner Group, will host the call and provide market and portfolio updates for the third quarter of 2020. The call may be accessed by dialing 866-519-2796 passcode: 496536. A replay of the call will be available app

KKR Income Opportunities Fund to Hold Investor Call for the Third Quarter 2020

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that it will hold an investor update call on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 at 5:00pm ET. KKR’s Head of Leveraged Credit, Chris Sheldon, and Aaron Dalrymple, a Director in KKR’s Client and Partner Group, will host the call and provide market and portfolio updates for the second quarter of 2020.

KKR Income Opportunities Fund to Hold Investor Call for the Second Quarter 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced its monthly distributions of $0.125 per common share, payable on the dates below. Based on the Fund’s initial public offering price of $20.00 per share and current share price of $12.72 per share (as of market close on July 22, 2020), the distributions represent an annualized distribution rate of 7.5% and 11.79% respectively (calculated by annualizing the distribution amount and dividing it by the

KKR Income Opportunities Fund Declares Monthly Distributions of $0.125 Per Share

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