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): April 2, 2012

Apollo Investment Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	814-00646	52-2439556
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9 West 57th Street,

New York, NY 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 515-3450

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On April 2, 2012, Apollo Investment Corporation issued a press release. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated April 2, 2012.

SIGNATURE

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

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORP.
BY:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
	Name:	Joseph D. Glatt
	Title:	Secretary

Date: April 2, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated April 2, 2012.