---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001535778-26-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSIF"
cik: "0001535778"
company_name: "MSC INCOME FUND, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-30T13:32:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T13:34:05.929635+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Income Fund announces CEO succession: Nicholas Meserve to become CEO in Q4 2026; Hyzak to remain Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Dwayne Hyzak to transition CEO role to Nicholas Meserve in Q4 2026; Hyzak will become Executive Chairman.
- Meserve currently serves as Managing Director and group head of the Fund's private credit investment team.
- Transition is part of the Board's long-term succession plan; no immediate appointment.
- Meserve's compensation is paid by MSC Adviser I, LLC and Main Street Capital, not by the Fund.
- Hyzak has served as Chairman and CEO since October 2020; will work closely with Meserve post-transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001535778-26-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSIF
- cik: 0001535778
- company_name: MSC INCOME FUND, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-30T13:32:49+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535778/000153577826000072/0001535778-26-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535778/000153577826000072/msif-20260630.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535778-26-000072
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535778-26-000072.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535778-26-000072.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dwayne L. Hyzak changed role as Executive Chairman at MSC INCOME FUND, INC..
  - Action: will transition
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Dwayne L. Hyzak, who has served as MSC Income’s Chairman and CEO since October 2020, will transition the role and responsibilities of CEO to Nicholas T. Meserve, with this transition currently expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535778/000153577826000072/0001535778-26-000072-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nicholas T. Meserve was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at MSC INCOME FUND, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Dwayne L. Hyzak, who has served as MSC Income’s Chairman and CEO since October 2020, will transition the role and responsibilities of CEO to Nicholas T. Meserve, with this transition currently expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535778/000153577826000072/0001535778-26-000072-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.