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): October 16, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 16, 2008 Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Ashok N. Bakhru has been appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately. Mr. Bakhru will also serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Bakhru to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated October 16, 2008, announcing the appointment of Ashok N. Bakhru to the Company’s Board of Directors.

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: October 16, 2008   By:  

/s/ Gordon E. Swartz

  Name:   Gordon E. Swartz
  Title:   Corporate Secretary