Form 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 31, 2006

 


APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland   814-00646   52-2439556

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

9 West 57th Street, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3200

 


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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On July 31, 2006, Michael S. Gross, the Chairman of the Board of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Company”), resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and as its Chairman, effective as of such date. A copy of the press release announcing the resignation of Michael S. Gross from the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated July 31, 2006, announcing the resignation of Michael S. Gross from the Company’s Board of Directors and as its Chairman.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Date: July 31, 2006   By:  

/s/ Gordon E. Swartz

  Name:   Gordon E. Swartz
  Title:   Corporate Secretary

 

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