Edgar Filing: APOLLO INVESTMENT CORP

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Date: July 11, 2008

/s/ Gordon E. Swartz

Gordon E. Swartz

Corporate Secretary

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 9, 2008

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 No.)

9 West 57th Street, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 212-515-3450

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 July 11, 2008 Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Gerald Tsai, Jr., a member of its Board of Directors, passed away on July 9, 2008. Mr. Tsai had served as a Director from March 2004. Mr. Tsai was also a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

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.