8-K

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): July 18, 2013

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 7.01 Regulation FD

On July 18, 2013, 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 July 18, 2013.

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: July 18, 2013

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated July 18, 2013.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

New York, NY – July 18, 2013 – Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) (the “Company”) announced today that it will report its first quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2013 at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 8, 2013.

The Company will also host a conference call on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All interested parties are welcome to participate in the conference call by dialing (888) 802-8579 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call; international callers should dial (973) 633-6740. Participants should reference Apollo Investment Corporation or Conference ID # 18399472 when prompted. A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis and can be accessed through the Event Calendar in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.apolloic.com. Following the call you may access a replay of the event either telephonically or via audio webcast. The telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the live call and through August 22, 2013 by dialing (800) 585-8367; international callers please dial (404) 537-3406, reference Conference ID # 18399472. A replay of the audio webcast will also be available later that same day. To access the audio webcast please visit the Event Calendar in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.apolloic.com.

About Apollo Investment Corporation

Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) is a closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company invests primarily in various forms of debt investments including secured and unsecured loans, mezzanine investments and/or equity in private middle market companies. The Company may also invest in the securities of public companies and structured products such as collateralized loan obligations. The Company seeks to provide private financing solutions for private companies that do not have access to the more traditional providers of credit. Apollo Investment Corporation is managed by Apollo Investment Management, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading global alternative investment manager. For more information, please visit http://www.apolloic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements as to our future operating results; our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; the impact of investments that we expect to make; the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; our expected financings and investments; the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

We may use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required by law.

Contact

Elizabeth Besen

Investor Relations Manager

Apollo Investment Corporation

(212) 822-0625

ebesen@apollolp.com

SOURCE: Apollo Investment Corporation