UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2013

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number: 814-00827

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 745-3797

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 8.01. Other Events

(a) On December 20, 2013, our board of directors declared distribution rates per share of $0.015004 for the first quarter of 2014. The distributions are based on weekly record dates from January 7, 2014 through and including March 25, 2014. The distributions will be paid by us monthly in accordance with the schedule below. It is anticipated that these distributions, in the aggregate, will be substantially supported by our taxable income and the sources of distributions will be disclosed in our regular financial reports. The record dates and payment dates will be as follows:

(b) On December 20, 2013, our board of directors declared a special cash distribution of $0.03 per share to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2013. The special distribution will be paid on January 2, 2014.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements generally are characterized by the use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “believe” and “expect” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, we caution investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.