CION CION Investment Corporation

 

 

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): September 7, 2023

 

CĪON Investment Corporation

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland		000-54755		45-3058280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

	100 Park Avenue, 25th Floor New York, New York 10017
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

	(212) 418-4700
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

	Not applicable
	(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:

 

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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share		CION		The New York Stock Exchange

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 7, 2023, CĪON Investment Corporation (“CION”) issued a press release announcing a one-year extension to CION’s existing $60 million share repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by CION for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

  

99.1	Press Release dated September 7, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

  

 

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.

   

		CĪON Investment Corporation
Date:	September 7, 2023	By: /s/ Michael A. Reisner
		Co-Chief Executive Officer

  

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

EXHIBIT NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

99.1		Press Release dated September 7, 2023.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

  

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

CION Investment Corporation Announces Extension of Existing $60 Million Share Repurchase Program

 

NEW YORK, NY, September 7, 2023 - CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (“CION”) today announced a one-year extension to its existing $60 million share repurchase program through August 29, 2024, under which CION will continue to support the trading of its common shares and seek to drive long-term shareholder value.

 

The share repurchase program authorizes CION to repurchase up to $60 million of its common shares, of which approximately $37.0 million remains available. CION had repurchased a total of approximately 2,325,622 of its common shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $22.0 million from the commencement of the share repurchase program on August 17, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

 

Repurchases under CION's share repurchase program may be made either in the open market or through private transactions, including under CION’s Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, subject to market conditions and applicable legal requirements. CION has no obligation to repurchase shares, and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by CION at any time.

 

ABOUT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION

 

CION Investment Corporation is a leading publicly listed business development company that had approximately $1.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2023. CION seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation for investors by focusing primarily on senior secured loans to U.S. middle-market companies. CION is advised by CION Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser and an affiliate of CION. For more information, please visit www.cionbdc.com.

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with CION’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which CION filed with the SEC on September 7, 2023, as well as CION’s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of CION’s Current Report on Form 8-K and CION’s other reports filed with the SEC can be found on CION’s website at www.cionbdc.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Media

Susan Armstrong

sarmstrong@cioninvestments.com

 

Investor Relations

1-800-343-3736

 

Analysts and Institutional Investors

James Carbonara

Hayden IR

(646)-755-7412

James@haydenir.com

 

 

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