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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-000339
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CION Investment Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001534254
		IRS NUMBER:				453058280
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00941
		FILM NUMBER:		17503261

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		36TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 - 418 - 4700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		36TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	C&#298;ON Investment Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20111104
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>UNITED
STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of report </B>(Date of earliest
event reported): <B>January 3, 2017</B> (December 28, 2016)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>C&#298;ON Investment Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Maryland</B><BR>
    (State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
    Incorporation or Organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>000-54755</B><BR>
    (Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>45-3058280</B><BR>
    (I.R.S. Employer<BR>
    Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>3 Park Avenue, 36<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10016</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(212) 418-4700</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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:</P>

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                                         communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Soliciting
                                         material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Pre-commencement
                                         communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Pre-commencement
                                         communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On December 28, 2016,
C&#298;ON <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Investment Corporation </FONT>(&ldquo;C&#298;ON&rdquo;) <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">entered
into an amended and restated follow-on dealer manager agreement (the &ldquo;Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement&rdquo;)
with </FONT>C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC, C&#298;ON&rsquo;s investment adviser, and C&#298;ON Securities, LLC, as dealer
manager<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">, in connection with C&#298;ON&rsquo;s follow-on continuous public offering of shares
of common stock pursuant to its registration statement on Form N-2, as amended and supplemented (File No. 333-203683).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the original
<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">follow-on dealer manager agreement, dated as of January 25, 2016 (the &ldquo;Original Dealer
Manager Agreement&rdquo;), the dealer manager receives </FONT>a dealer manager fee of 3% of the gross offering proceeds as compensation
for acting as the dealer manager, and selected broker-dealers receive selling commissions of up to 7% of the gross proceeds of
shares sold by such selected broker-dealers in the offering.<FONT STYLE="background-color: white"> In addition, </FONT>the dealer
manager, in its sole discretion, may re-allow to any selected broker-dealer up to 1.5% of its dealer manager fee for reimbursement
of marketing expenses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Amended and
Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, the (i) dealer manager fee was reduced to 2%; (ii) selling commissions were reduced to up to
3%; and (iii) reallowance amount was reduced to up to 1%. These decreases will become effective on C&#298;ON&rsquo;s January 4,
2017 weekly closing and will be first applied to subscriptions received from&nbsp;December 28, 2016 through January 3, 2017. No
other material terms of the&nbsp;Original Dealer Manager Agreement have been amended in connection with the&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Amended
and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement</FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description
of the <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement</FONT> does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Amended and Restated Dealer Manager
Agreement</FONT>, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As a result of the
decrease in selling commissions and the dealer-manager fee as disclosed above, on&nbsp;January 3, 2017, C&#298;ON adjusted its
public offering price from $10.10 per share to $9.57 per share, in order to maintain its net offering price of $9.09 per share
(net of selling commissions and dealer manager fees).&nbsp; This adjustment to the public offering price will become effective
on C&#298;ON&rsquo;s January 4, 2017 weekly closing and will be first applied to subscriptions received from&nbsp;December 28,
2016 through January 3, 2017.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Although C&#298;ON
adjusted its public offering price on January 3, 2017 from $10.10 per share to $9.57 per share, C&#298;ON will maintain the amount
of weekly cash distributions payable to shareholders of $0.014067 per share resulting in an annual distribution yield of 7.65%
(based on the $9.57 per share public offering price).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Amended and Restated Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2016, &nbsp;by and among C&#298;ON Investment Corporation, C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC and C&#298;ON Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%">Date: January 3, 2017</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 45%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael A. Reisner</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Michael A. Reisner</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Amended and Restated Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2016,&nbsp;&nbsp;by and among C&#298;ON Investment Corporation, C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC and C&#298;ON Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>C&#298;ON INVESTMENT CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UP TO&nbsp;100,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK, </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(a Maryland corporation)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>AMENDED AND RESTATED</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>FOLLOW-ON DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt">C&#298;ON Securities, LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">Date: December 28, 2016</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">d/b/a CION Investments</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">3 Park Avenue, 36<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">New York, New York 10016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: left">This Amended and Restated Follow-On Dealer
Manager Agreement (the &ldquo;<B>Agreement</B>&rdquo;), effective December 28, 2016, is entered into among C&#298;ON Investment
Corporation, C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC and C&#298;ON Securities, LLC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser
and the Company (as each term is defined below) are parties to a Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement, dated January 25, 2016 (the
&ldquo;<B>Original Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, C&#298;ON Investment Corporation,
a Maryland corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), has registered for public sale a follow-on offering (the &ldquo;<B>Offering</B>&rdquo;)
of up to a maximum of 100,000,000 additional shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the &ldquo;<B>Common Stock</B>&rdquo;),
to be issued and sold to the public on a &ldquo;best efforts&rdquo; basis (the &ldquo;<B>Offered Shares</B>&rdquo;) through you
as the dealer manager (the &ldquo;<B>Dealer Manager</B>&rdquo;) and the broker-dealers and registered investment advisers selected
by you to participate and to whom you will provide sales support in the Offering (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Selected Dealers</B>&rdquo;)
at an initial offering price of $9.95 per share (subject in certain circumstances to discounts based upon the volume of shares
purchased or other exceptions). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, as that term
is defined in Section 1.1 below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an
investment advisory agreement, dated as of June 19, 2012 (as may be amended and supplemented from time to time, the &ldquo;<B>Advisory
Agreement</B>&rdquo;) with C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &ldquo;<B>Adviser</B>&rdquo;),
registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder
(collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Advisers Act</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an
administration agreement (as may be amended and supplemented from time to time, the &ldquo;<B>Administration Agreement</B>&rdquo;)
with ICON Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Adviser.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Dealer Manager, the Adviser
and the Company desire to amend and restate the Original Follow-On Dealer Manager Agreement in its entirety to, among other things,
reduce the compensation of the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers under the terms and conditions set forth herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and
the Adviser hereby agree with you, the Dealer Manager, as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Representations
and Warranties of the Company.</U> The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>SEC</B>&rdquo;) a registration statement
on Form N-2 (SEC Registration No. 333-203683), as amended and supplemented (the &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;) pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Securities Act</B>&rdquo;), and the applicable rules and regulations of
the SEC promulgated thereunder (the &ldquo;<B>Securities Act Regulations</B>&rdquo;). As used in this Agreement, the term &ldquo;<B>Effective
Date</B>&rdquo; means the applicable date upon which the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto is or was
first declared effective by the SEC; the term &ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo; means the prospectus in the form constituting a part
of the Registration Statement as well as in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 497 after the Registration Statement has
been effective, except that the term &ldquo;Prospectus&rdquo; shall also include any amendments or supplements thereto; the term
&ldquo;<B>Filing Date</B>&rdquo; means the applicable date upon which the initial Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
is filed with the SEC; and the term &ldquo;<B>Offering Period</B>&rdquo; means the period commencing on the initial Effective Date
and ending on the earlier to occur of (a)&nbsp;acceptance by the Company of subscriptions for 100,000,000 Offered Shares or (b)&nbsp;the
termination of the Offering and further limited by any limitations on or required approvals of such Offering Period by any State
securities commission or agency for an offering lasting more than 12 months.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
SEC has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus nor are any proceedings
for that purpose pending, threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by the SEC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements thereto, including any post-effective amendments,
will, as of the applicable Effective Date, conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities
Act Regulations and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty as to statements or omissions contained in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished in writing to the Company by the Dealer Manager or any Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of&nbsp;Maryland, and is in good standing
with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to conduct
its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the
transactions contemplated hereby.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Adviser and the Dealer Manager, is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability
of the indemnity provisions contained in Section 12 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, results of operations or cash flows of the Company that individually
or in the aggregate would materially and adversely affect the Company such that the Company would be prevented from carrying out
its business, performing its obligations under this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement (a
&ldquo;<B>Company</B> <B>Material Adverse Effect&rdquo;</B>).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
financial statements of the Company contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related notes,
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the date specified. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently maintained throughout
the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting
schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement or Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
accountants that have reported upon certain of the financial statements of the Company are an independent publicly registered accounting
firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Such accountants have not been engaged by the Company
to perform any &ldquo;prohibited activities&rdquo; (as defined in Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &ldquo;<B>Exchange Act</B>&rdquo;)).</P>

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consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution or delivery
by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Company of the Offered Shares, except (a) registration of the
Offered Shares under the Securities Act; (b) any necessary qualification under the state securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdictions
in which the Offered Shares will be offered or subscriptions to purchase will be made available, as applicable, by the Dealer Manager
and the Selected Dealers; and (c) any necessary qualification under the Conduct Rules set forth in the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (&ldquo;<B>FINRA</B>&rdquo;) rulebook (the &ldquo;<B>FINRA Rules</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company at law or in equity
or before or by any federal or State commission, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic
or foreign, which would have a Company Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company is not in violation of its amended and restated articles of incorporation (the &ldquo;<B>Charter</B>&rdquo;) or its bylaws
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with
the terms of this Agreement by the Company will not conflict with, violate the terms of or constitute a default under (a) its Charter
or bylaws, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is
a party or by which it may be bound, (c) any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or (d) any writ, injunction
or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or
its assets, properties or operations, except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such conflicts, violations or defaults
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Offered Shares conform in all material respects to the description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus. The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof are as set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Description of Our Securities.&rdquo; The Offered Shares have been duly authorized and, when
issued and sold as contemplated by the Prospectus and upon payment therefor as provided in this Agreement and the Prospectus, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There
are no contracts or other documents required by the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations to be described in or incorporated
by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have
not been accurately described in all material respects in the Prospectus or incorporated by reference or filed as required. The
agreements to which the Company is a party, which are described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are valid and
enforceable in all material respects by the Company except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and, to the knowledge
of the Company, no party thereto is in breach or default under any of such agreements, except where such breach or default would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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Company is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development
company (&ldquo;<B>BDC</B>&rdquo;) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Investment Company Act</B>&rdquo;),
and has not withdrawn such election, and the SEC has not ordered that such election be withdrawn nor, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge,
have proceedings to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the SEC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, including compensation terms, comply in all material
respects with all applicable provisions of the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement by each of the board of directors and the initial stockholders of the Company has
been made in accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Company Act applicable to companies that have elected to be regulated
as BDCs under the Investment Company Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, (a) no person is serving or acting as an officer, director or investment
adviser of the Company, except in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and the applicable
published rules and regulations thereunder and (b) to the knowledge of the Company, no director of the Company is an &ldquo;affiliated
person&rdquo; (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Dealer Manager.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&rsquo;s current business operations and investments and contemplated business operations and investments are in compliance
in all material respects with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder
applicable to BDCs, except as will not have, singly or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
provisions of the Charter and bylaws of the Company and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions described in the Prospectus
are not inconsistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable
to a BDC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company (a) implements and maintains controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC&rsquo;s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company&rsquo;s
management, including its co-chief executive officers and chief financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; (b) the Company makes and keeps books, records and accounts that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (c) the Company implements
and maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with management&rsquo;s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability
for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&rsquo;s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences; and (d) to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, neither the Company nor any employee or agent
thereof has made any payment of funds of the Company or received or retained any funds, and no funds of the Company have been set
aside to be used for any payment, in each case, in material violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
supplemental sales literature or advertisements have been and will be, to the extent required, filed with and approved by the appropriate
securities agencies and bodies; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the Dealer Manager shall be responsible for filing all such
sales literature or advertisements with FINRA, to the extent required, as set forth in Section 7 below. Any and all Approved Sales
Literature did not or will not, at the time provided for use, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Such supplemental sales
literature or advertisement shall be categorized as either: (a)&nbsp;&ldquo;Broker/Dealer/RIA Use Only&rdquo; educational materials,
which are, for purposes of this Agreement, materials prepared for or by the Company for the sole purpose of educating the Dealer
Manager or Selected Dealers, as the case may be, in preparation to solicit sales of Offered Shares or make subscriptions to purchase
the Offered Shares available and shall not be used with members of the general investing public (&ldquo;<B>B/D/RIA Use Only Approved
Sales Literature</B>&rdquo;) or (b)&nbsp;&ldquo;Investor&rdquo; sales materials, which are, for purposes of this Agreement, materials
prepared for or by the Company and may be used by the Dealer Manager or Selected Dealers, as the case may be, with members of the
general investing public (&ldquo;<B>Investor Use Approved Sales Literature</B>&rdquo; and, together with B/D/RIA Use Only Approved
Sales Literature, the &ldquo;<B>Approved Sales Literature</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Representations
and Warranties of the Adviser.</U> The Adviser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Adviser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Company and the Dealer Manager, is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Adviser enforceable against the Adviser in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the extent that the enforceability
of the indemnity provisions contained in Section 12 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Adviser is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of&nbsp;Delaware, and is
in good standing with the State of Delaware Secretary of State, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to conduct
its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the
transactions contemplated hereby.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
for the continued registration of the Adviser under the Advisers Act, no consent, approval, authorization or other order of any
governmental authority is required in connection with the execution or delivery by the Adviser of this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of the Adviser, threatened against the Adviser at law or in equity
or before or by any federal or State commission, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic
or foreign, which would have any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, results of operations or cash
flows of the Adviser that individually or in the aggregate would materially and adversely affect the Adviser such that the Adviser
would be prevented from carrying out its business, performing its obligations under this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement (an &ldquo;<B>Adviser Material Adverse Effect</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Adviser is not in violation of its certificate of formation or its limited liability company agreement and the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by
the Adviser will not conflict with, violate the terms of or constitute a default under (a) its certificate of formation or limited
liability company agreement, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement or instrument to which
the Adviser is a party or by which it may be bound, (c) any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Adviser or (d) any
writ, injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over
the Adviser or its assets, properties or operations, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such violations or defaults
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
agreements to which the Adviser is a party which are described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are valid and enforceable
in all material respects by the Adviser except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and, to the knowledge of the
Adviser, no party thereto is in breach or default under any of such agreements, except where such breach or default would not have
an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Representations and Warranties of
the Dealer Manager.</U> The Dealer Manager hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and at all times during the Offering
Period (provided that, to the extent such representations and warranties are given only as of a specified date or dates, the Dealer
Manager only makes such representations and warranties as of such date or dates):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
is in good standing with the Secretary of State of Delaware, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and to perform the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Dealer Manager and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Company and the Adviser, is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Dealer Manager enforceable against the
Dealer Manager in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general equitable principles, and except to the
extent that the enforceability of the indemnity provisions contained in Section 12 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable
securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms
of this Agreement by the Dealer Manager will not conflict with, violate the terms of or constitute a default under (a) its organizational
documents, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement or instrument to which the Dealer Manager
is a party or by which it may be bound, (c) any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Dealer Manager or (d) any writ,
injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the
Dealer Manager or its assets, properties or operations, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) for such conflicts, violations
or defaults that would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations or cash flow of the Dealer Manager.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager is (a) a member in good standing of FINRA and (b) registered as a securities broker-dealer in those jurisdictions
wherein members of, or persons associated with, the Dealer Manager will distribute the Offered Shares. Members of, or persons associated
with, the Dealer Manager who distribute the Offered Shares are duly registered or licensed by, and in good standing with, FINRA
and those jurisdictions wherein they will distribute the Offered Shares. Except as otherwise disclosed to the Company in writing,
neither the Dealer Manager nor any of its associated persons have been subject to a fine, a consent decree or suspension of their
licenses or registrations within the last three (3) years for violation of federal or State securities rules, laws or regulations.
The Dealer Manager will promptly advise the Company of any pending, threatened or current civil or administrative proceedings involving
alleged violations of such rules, laws or regulations.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
information under the caption &ldquo;Plan of Distribution&rdquo; in the Prospectus insofar as it relates to the Dealer Manager,
and all other information furnished to the Company by the Dealer Manager in writing specifically for use in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Covenants
of the Company.</U> The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto
to become effective as promptly as possible; (b) promptly advise the Dealer Manager (i) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests
for additional or supplemental information from, the SEC, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus; and (iii) of the time and date that any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective; and (c) if at any time the SEC shall issue any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will promptly notify the Dealer Manager and, to the extent that the
Company determines such action is in the best interest of the Company, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting
of such order at the earliest possible time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will, at no expense to the Dealer Manager, furnish the Dealer Manager with such number of printed copies of the Registration
Statement, including all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, as the Dealer Manager may reasonably
request. The Company will similarly furnish to the Dealer Manager as many copies as the Dealer Manager may reasonably request in
connection with the Offering of the Offered Shares of: (a) the Prospectus in preliminary and final form and every form of supplement
or amendment; and (b) the Approved Sales Literature.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has filed Form N-54A &ndash; Notification of Election to be Subject to Sections 55 through 65 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 Filed Pursuant to Section 54(a) of the Act (the &ldquo;<B>Notification of Election</B>&rdquo;) with the SEC, pursuant
to which the Company has elected to be treated as a BDC. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Company will not
withdraw such Notification of Election or take any action to cause the SEC to order such Notification of Election to be withdrawn.
The Company intends to maintain its status as a BDC; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Company may change the nature of its business
so as to cease to be, or to withdraw its election as, a BDC, with the approval of the Company&rsquo;s board of directors and a
vote of its stockholders as required by Section 58 of the Investment Company Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has qualified for and elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and intends to maintain such qualification and election in effect for each full fiscal year during which
it is a BDC under the Investment Company Act; provided that, at the discretion of the Company&rsquo;s board of directors, it may
elect not to be so treated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify the Offered Shares for offering and sale under, or to establish
the exemption of the offering and sale of the Offered Shares from qualification or registration under, the applicable state securities
or &ldquo;blue sky&rdquo; laws of such jurisdictions as the Dealer Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon and to make
such applications, file such documents and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for such purpose (collectively,
the &ldquo;<B>Blue Sky Applications</B>&rdquo;); provided that, the Dealer Manager shall have provided the Company with any information
required for such Blue Sky Applications that is in the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s possession. The Company will notify the Dealer Manager
promptly following each date of: (a) the effectiveness of qualification or exemption of the Offered Shares in any additional jurisdiction
in which the offering and sale of the Offered Shares has been authorized by appropriate State regulatory authorities; and (b) a
change in the status of the qualification or exemption of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction in any material respect. The Company
will file and obtain clearance of the Approved Sales Literature to the extent required by applicable State securities laws. At
the request of the Dealer Manager, the Company will furnish the Dealer Manager a copy of such papers filed by the Company in connection
with any such qualification.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If,
at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Offered Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall
have occurred to the knowledge of the Company, or the Company receives notice from the Dealer Manager that it believes such an
event has occurred, as a result of which the Prospectus or any Approved Sales Literature as then amended or supplemented would
include any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances existing at the time it is so required to be delivered to a prospective purchaser, or
if it is necessary at any time to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus relating to the Offered Shares
to comply with the Securities Act, then the Company will promptly notify the Dealer Manager thereof (unless the information shall
have been received from the Dealer Manager) and will prepare and file with the SEC an amendment or supplement which will correct
such statement or effect such compliance to the extent required, and shall make available to the Dealer Manager thereof sufficient
copies for its own use and/or distribution to Selected Dealers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares as set forth in the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Covenants
of the Adviser.</U> The Adviser hereby covenants and agrees as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the Investment
Company Act from acting under the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Company as contemplated by the Prospectus. There are no
proceedings or, to the Adviser&rsquo;s knowledge, any facts or circumstances the existence of which could lead to any proceeding
which might adversely affect the registration of the Adviser with the SEC.</P>

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of the Dealer Manager.</U> The Dealer Manager covenants and agrees as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&#9;6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With
respect to the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s participation in distributing and the participation of each Selected Dealer in the offer
and sale of the Offered Shares, the Dealer Manager agrees, and each Selected Dealer in its selected dealer agreement or registered
investment adviser agreement, as applicable (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Selected Dealer Agreement</B>&rdquo;) will agree, to comply
in all material respects with all applicable requirements of (a) the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other federal regulations applicable to the Offering and the roles
of the respective parties, (b) all applicable State securities or blue sky laws and regulations in effect from time to time, and
(c) the rules of FINRA applicable to the Offering in effect from time to time and including, without limitation, FINRA Rules 2010,
2090, 2111, 2310, 2340, 2420, 3310 and 5141 and with any other pertinent FINRA and/or NASD Rules. The Dealer Manager will not distribute
the Offered Shares for sale by Selected Dealers in any jurisdiction unless and until it has been advised that the Offered Shares
are either registered in accordance with, or exempt from, the securities and other laws applicable thereto. The parties acknowledge
that for the purposes of FINRA Rules, the investors who purchase Offered Shares through Selected Dealer are &ldquo;customers&rdquo;
of Selected Dealer and not of the Dealer Manager.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall, in accordance with applicable law or as prescribed by any State securities administrator, provide, or require
in the Selected Dealer Agreement that the Selected Dealer shall provide, to any prospective investor copies of the Prospectus and
any supplements thereto during the course of the Offering and prior to sale of the Offered Shares. The Company may provide the
Dealer Manager with certain Approved Sales Literature to be used by the Selected Dealers (a) for its own educational purposes,
(b) in connection with the solicitation of purchasers of the Offered Shares or (c)&nbsp;to make subscriptions to purchase the Offered
Shares available. The Dealer Manager agrees that it shall require each Selected Dealer to agree that such Selected Dealer will
(i)&nbsp;not use any sales materials in connection with the solicitation of purchasers of the Offered Shares except Approved Sales
Literature; (ii) not use any B/D/RIA Use Only Approved Sales Literature with members of the general investing public; and (iii)
to the extent the Company provides Investor Use Approved Sales Literature, not use such Investor Use Approved Sales Literature
unless accompanied or preceded by the Prospectus, as then currently in effect, and as may be supplemented in the future. The Selected
Dealers will not publish, circulate or otherwise use any other advertisement or solicitation material in connection with the Offering
without the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s express prior written approval. The use of any other sales material is expressly prohibited.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall not, and each Selected Dealer shall agree not to, give or provide any information or make any representation
other than those contained in the Prospectus. The Dealer Manager shall require each Selected Dealer to agree not to (a) show or
give to any investor or prospective investor or reproduce any material or writing that is supplied to it by the Company bearing
a legend denoting that it is not to be used in connection with the sale of the Offered Shares to members of the public, including
any B/D/RIA Use Only Approved Sales Literature; or (b) show or give to any investor or prospective investor in a particular jurisdiction
any material or writing that is supplied to it by the Company if such material bears a legend denoting that it is not to be used
in connection with the sale of Offered Shares to members of the public in such jurisdiction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall distribute and shall require each Selected Dealer to agree to solicit purchases of the Offered Shares or make
subscriptions to purchase the Offered Shares available only in the jurisdictions in which the Dealer Manager and such Selected
Dealer are legally qualified to so act and in which the Dealer Manager and each Selected Dealer have been advised by the Company
in writing that such solicitations can be made or subscriptions be made available.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager will require each Selected Dealer to agree to comply in all material respects with the subscription procedures and
&ldquo;Plan of Distribution&rdquo; set forth in the Prospectus. Subscriptions will be submitted by each Selected Dealer only on
the form which is included as Appendix A to the Prospectus (the &ldquo;<B>Subscription Agreement</B>&rdquo;). The Dealer Manager
understands and acknowledges, and each Selected Dealer shall acknowledge, that the Subscription Agreement must be executed and
initialed by the subscriber as provided for in the Subscription Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall require each Selected Dealer to agree not to offer or sell the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction except to
investors who satisfy the investor suitability and minimum investment requirements under the most restrictive of the following:
(a) applicable provisions of the Prospectus, (b) the laws of the jurisdiction of which such investor is a resident, and (c) FINRA
rules and regulations and FINRA Rules 2310 and 2111, in particular. Specifically, the Dealer Manager agrees to require each Selected
Dealer to agree to ensure that, in recommending the purchase or sale of Offered Shares to an investor, each member of, or person
associated with, the Selected Dealer, as applicable, shall have reasonable grounds (as required by FINRA Rules 2310(b)(2)(B)(i)
and 2111) to believe, on the basis of information obtained from the investor (and thereafter maintained in the manner and for the
period provided in this Agreement and such FINRA Rules) concerning his or her age, investment objectives, other investments, financial
situation and needs, and any other information known to such member of, or person associated with, the Selected Dealer that (A)
the investor is or will be in a financial position appropriate to enable him or her to realize to a significant extent the benefits
described in the Prospectus, including tax benefits to the extent they are a significant aspect of the Company; (B) the investor
has a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in an investment in the Offered Shares in the amount proposed,
including complete loss, and lack of liquidity, of such investment; and (C) an investment in the Offered Shares is suitable in
type and amount for such investor. The Dealer Manager will require each Selected Dealer to agree to ensure that (x) each member
of, or person associated with, the Selected Dealer, will make diligent inquiry as to the suitability and appropriateness of an
investment in Offered Shares from each proposed investor, (y) retain in its records for a period equal to the longer of (A) six
years from the date of the applicable sale of Offered Shares or (B) five years from the end of the Offering Period, and (z) make
available to the Company, upon request (and upon the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s or Selected Dealer&rsquo;s receipt of an appropriate
document subpoena from one of the following, to representatives of the SEC, FINRA and applicable State securities administrators)
documents disclosing the basis upon which the determination as to suitability was reached as to each purchaser of Offered Shares
pursuant to a subscription solicited by the applicable Selected Dealer, whether such records relate to accounts which have been
closed, accounts which are currently maintained, or accounts hereafter established. The Selected Dealer shall not purchase any
Offered Shares for a discretionary account without obtaining the customer&rsquo;s prior written approval and/or his or her signature
on a Subscription Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager will comply and will require each Selected Dealer to agree to comply with relevant provisions applicable to securities
broker-dealers of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001) (the &ldquo;<B>PATRIOT Act</B>&rdquo;), as well as FINRA Rule 3310
setting forth minimum standards for anti-money laundering (&ldquo;<B>AML</B>&rdquo;) programs of broker-dealers. These minimum
standards require the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealer to have implemented a written AML program reasonably designed to (a)
detect traces of suspicious financial transactions, (b) achieve compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations, (c)&nbsp;provide
for independent testing, (d) designate an AML compliance officer, and (e)&nbsp;provide for ongoing training. Title III of the PATRIOT
Act, 31 U.S.C. &sect;&sect; 5311, et seq., is referred to as the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing
Act of 2001 (the &ldquo;<B>Money Laundering Abatement Act</B>&rdquo;). Among other applicable requirements under the Money Laundering
Abatement Act, the Dealer Manager agrees to require the Selected Dealer to agree to comply with Section 312 regarding due diligence
requirements, Section 313 regarding correspondent account prohibitions, Section 314 regarding financial institution cooperation,
Section 319(b) regarding domestic and foreign bank records production, Section 326 regarding customer identification standards
(as described in greater detail in Section 6.9 of this Agreement), Section 352 regarding AML compliance program components, and
Section 356 regarding suspicious activity reporting requirements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager agrees to, and will require the Selected Dealer and any persons associated with the Selected Dealer to agree to
(a) abide by and comply with (i) the privacy standards and requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the &ldquo;<B>GLB
Act</B>&rdquo;), (ii)&nbsp;the privacy standards and requirements of any other applicable federal or State law, and (iii)&nbsp;the
Dealer Manager&rsquo;s internal privacy policies and procedures, each as may be amended from time to time; (b)&nbsp;refrain from
the use or disclosure of nonpublic personal information (as defined under the GLB Act) of all customers who have opted out of such
disclosures except as necessary to service the customers or as otherwise necessary or required by applicable law; and (c)&nbsp;be
responsible for determining which customers have opted out of the disclosure of nonpublic personal information by periodically
reviewing and, if necessary, retrieving a list of such customers (the &ldquo;<B>List</B>&rdquo;) to identify customers that have
exercised their opt-out rights. In the event the Selected Dealer uses or discloses nonpublic personal information of any customer
for purposes other than servicing the customer, or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Selected Dealer will agree to consult
the List to determine whether the affected customer has exercised his or her opt-out rights. The Dealer Manager will require the
Selected Dealer to agree that it understands it is prohibited from using or disclosing any nonpublic personal information of any
customer that is identified on the List as having opted out of such disclosures.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act, the Dealer Manager will require the Selected Dealer to agree to implement reasonable Customer
Identification Procedures (&ldquo;<B>CIP</B>&rdquo;) to (a)&nbsp;verify and identify customers who open new accounts, (b)&nbsp;
maintain records of the information retrieved from the customer, including the name, address and other identifying information,
and (c) consult lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations to determine if the potential investor appears
on any such list and will provide the Company with annual re-certification of such implementation to the extent reasonably requested
by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager will not distribute, and no person associated with the Selected Dealer will solicit customers&rsquo; orders for,
the Offered Shares prior to the Effective Date. The Dealer Manager agrees to take all reasonable steps to make available a copy
of the final Prospectus relating to the Offered Shares to the Selected Dealer that is expected to solicit customer orders for the
Offered Shares after the Effective Date prior to making any such solicitation by such associated persons of the Selected Dealer.
The Dealer Manager agrees to take reasonable steps to furnish each Selected Dealer with sufficient copies, as requested by them,
of the final Prospectus to enable them to comply with paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Rule 15c2-8 of the Exchange Act, and
the prospectus delivery requirements of Section 5(b)(1) and (2) of the Securities Act. Neither the Dealer Manager nor the Selected
Dealer nor any person associated with the Dealer Manager or the Selected Dealer will furnish Prospectuses to any person in any
State (e.g. in any State (a) listed as not cleared on the &ldquo;Blue-Sky Survey&rdquo; by counsel to the Company or the Dealer
Manager or (b) in which the Selected Dealer or any person associated with the Selected Dealer who solicits offers to buy or offers
to sell the Offered Shares, or makes subscriptions to purchase the Offered Shares available, is not currently registered); <I>provided,
however</I>, that this provision is not to be construed to relieve the Dealer Manager or each Selected Dealer from complying with
the requirements of Section 5(b)(1) and (2) of the Securities Act. The Dealer Manager will require that each Selected Dealer acknowledge
that Prospectuses shall not be furnished by the Selected Dealers or any person associated with such Selected Dealers to any prospective
investor while the Registration Statement is subject to an examination, proceeding or stop order pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities
Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Obligations
of the Dealer Manager.</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby appoints the Dealer Manager as its exclusive agent during the Offering Period to cause Selected Dealers to solicit
subscriptions for the Offered Shares or make subscriptions to purchase the Offered Shares available at the subscription price to
be paid in accordance with, and otherwise upon the terms and conditions set forth in, the Prospectus and the Subscription Agreement,
and the Dealer Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to offer, and to enter into Selected Dealer Agreements
on behalf of the Company authorizing each such Selected Dealer to offer or make available subscriptions to purchase, the Offered
Shares during the Offering Period directly to potential investors that (a) satisfy the investor suitability standards (i) set forth
in the Prospectus, (ii) provided under applicable State laws and (iii) provided in FINRA&rsquo;s Rules and (b) are acceptable to
the Company (the &ldquo;<B>Eligible Investors</B>&rdquo;). The Dealer Manager hereby agrees that it will not make representations
or give information not contained in (x) the Prospectus or (y) any Approved Sales Literature.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
Selected Dealer selected by the Dealer Manager is authorized by its Selected Dealer Agreement to find Eligible Investors for the
Offered Shares who satisfy the suitability standards set forth in the Prospectus during the Offering Period and that are acceptable
to the Company. Each date on which any investor is admitted to the Company and thereby becoming a stockholder is hereinafter called
a &ldquo;Closing Date.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
Approved Sales Literature shall, to the extent required, be filed by the Dealer Manager with, and approved by, FINRA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Subscription
Procedures.</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall require each Selected Dealer to agree to (a)&nbsp;find Eligible Investors for the Offered Shares, (b)&nbsp;keep
records of the basis for each determination by a member of, or person associated with, the Selected Dealer, as applicable, of an
investor&rsquo;s suitability and (c) promptly forward each fully completed and executed copy of the Subscription Agreement, as
signed by each investor and countersigned by a supervisory representative of the Selected Dealer, together with the related subscription
payment in the form of a check made payable to &ldquo;C&#298;ON Investment Corporation&rdquo; to:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 43%; text-decoration: underline; padding-left: 0.5in"><U>Regular Mail</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 57%; text-decoration: underline"><U>Overnight:</U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in">CION Investments</TD>
    <TD>CION Investments</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in">c/o DST Systems</TD>
    <TD>c/o DST Systems</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in">P.O. Box 219476</TD>
    <TD>430 West 7<SUP>th</SUP> Street</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in">Kansas City, MO&nbsp;&nbsp;64121-9476</TD>
    <TD>Kansas City, MO&nbsp;&nbsp;64105</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Tel:&nbsp;&nbsp;(800) 343-3736</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
Subscription Agreement and related subscription payment shall be forwarded by the Selected Dealer to the Company at the foregoing
address no later than noon of the next business day after receipt from its customer by any member of, or person associated with,
the Selected Dealer of such payment, unless such Subscription Agreement and payment are first forwarded to another of the Selected
Dealer&rsquo;s offices for internal supervisory review (which shall take place within the aforementioned time period), in which
event such other office shall complete its review and forward such Subscription Agreement and payment to the above address no later
than noon of the next business day after its receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investor&rsquo;s check not properly
completed as described above shall be promptly returned to such investor not later than the next business day following the Selected
Dealer&rsquo;s receipt of such check. Each subscription so received by the Company will be subject to acceptance or rejection by
it by the end of the business day on which it is received. The Company undertakes to promptly return directly to the Selected Dealer
for return to any of its customers whose subscriptions are not accepted by the Company, their Subscription Agreements together
with the related subscription payment within five business days of the Company&rsquo;s receipt of same. Unless and until an event
requiring a refund occurs, an investor will have no right to withdraw his or her subscription payment. The Company has reserved
the unconditional right to refuse to accept, in whole or in part, any subscription and related payment and to refuse to accept
as an investor any person for any reason whatsoever or no reason.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company will accept subscriptions for Offered Shares during the Offering Period and admit to the Company as stockholders, investors
whose subscriptions are accepted. Such admissions will take place from time to time as shall be determined by the Company, with
the anticipation that Closing Dates will occur weekly and promptly following the end of the Offering Period or earlier termination
of the Offering.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will accept subscriptions for the Offered Shares subject to the Company&rsquo;s right to terminate the Offering at any
time with notice to the Dealer Manager and to the Selected Dealer and to reject any subscription in whole or in part, in its sole
discretion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Compensation
of the Dealer Manager</U>. In consideration for the services rendered by the Dealer Manager:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company agrees to pay to the Dealer Manager, a dealer manager fee in the amount of 2.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of
the Offered Shares (the &ldquo;<B>Dealer Manager Fee</B>&rdquo;), all or a portion of which may be reallowed to Selected Dealers
(as described more fully in the Selected Dealer Agreement entered into with such Selected Dealer and contingent upon Selected Dealer&rsquo;s
execution of a separate agreement) up to a maximum of 1.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offered Shares sold, which reallowance,
if any, shall be determined by the Dealer Manager in its sole discretion based on factors including, but not limited to, the assistance
of such Selected Dealer in marketing the Offering and due diligence expenses incurred; provided, however, that no Dealer Manager
Fee shall be payable in respect of the purchase of Offered Shares by an officer, director or employee of the Company, the Adviser
or their respective affiliates or for Offered Shares purchased through the Company&rsquo;s distribution reinvestment plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall reimburse the Dealer Manager for approved reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by the Dealer Manager.
Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Dealer
Manager and its personnel when visiting the Company&rsquo;s offices to verify information relating to the Company. The Dealer Manager
shall provide to the Company a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
such compensation will be paid by the Company substantially concurrently with the acceptance of subscribers for such Offered Shares
as stockholders of the Company. No compensation will be paid with respect to subscriptions (or portions thereof) that have been
rejected by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Compensation
to Selected Dealers.</U> In consideration for the services rendered by a Selected Dealer:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall pay to the Selected Dealers, subject to volume discounts and other special circumstances described in or otherwise
provided in the &ldquo;Plan of Distribution&rdquo; section of the Prospectus, selling commissions in an amount up to 3.0% of the
gross proceeds of the Offered Shares sold (the &ldquo;<B>Sales Commissions</B>&rdquo;); <I>provided, however</I>, that no Sales
Commissions shall be payable in respect of the purchase of Offered Shares: (a) through an investment advisory representative who
is paid on a fee-for-service basis by the investor; (b) by a Selected Dealer (or such Selected Dealer&rsquo;s registered representative)
in its individual capacity, or by a retirement plan of such Selected Dealer (or such Selected Dealer&rsquo;s registered representative);
(c)&nbsp;officers, directors or employees of the Dealer Manager, the Company, the Adviser or their respective affiliates in each
case for their own accounts, for investment purposes only and not with a view toward resale or other distribution; or (d) through
the Company&rsquo;s distribution reinvestment plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall reimburse the Selected Dealers for approved reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by any Selected
Dealer. Such due diligence expenses may include travel, lodging, meals and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
any Selected Dealer and its personnel when visiting the Company&rsquo;s offices to verify information relating to the Company.
Any Selected Dealer shall provide to the Company a detailed and itemized invoice for any such due diligence expenses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
such compensation will be paid by the Company substantially concurrently with the acceptance of subscribers for such Offered Shares
as stockholders of the Company. No compensation will be paid with respect to subscriptions (or portions thereof) that have been
rejected by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Expenses</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">11.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to Section 11.2 below, the Dealer Manager shall pay all its own costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">11.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the Offering, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees and taxes in connection with: (a) the registration fee, the
preparation and filing of the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, financial statements, exhibits, schedules
and consents), the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof
to the Dealer Manager and to the Selected Dealers (including the costs of mailing and shipment); (b) the preparation, issuance
and delivery of certificates, if any, for the Offered Shares, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable upon
the sale of the Offered Shares; (c) all fees and expenses of the Company&rsquo;s legal counsel and the independent registered public
accounting firm; (d) the qualification of the Offered Shares for offering and sale under State laws in the States that the Company
and the Dealer Manager shall agree as appropriate and the determination of their eligibility for investment under State law as
aforesaid and the printing and furnishing of copies of any blue sky surveys or legal investment surveys to the Dealer Manager;
(e) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Offered Shares and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the
Registration Statement; (f) all costs and expenses incident to the travel and accommodation of the Company&rsquo;s employees in
making road show presentations with respect to the Offering; and (g) the performance of the Company&rsquo;s other obligations hereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, an &ldquo;<B>Indemnified Party</B>&rdquo; shall mean a person entitled to indemnification under this
Section 12, as well as such person&rsquo;s officers, directors (including, with respect to the Company, any person named in the
Registration Statement (including any such person who has consented to become a director) and any person who signed the Registration
Statement), employees, members, partners, affiliates, agents and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls such person
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers, and their respective Indemnified
Parties, from and against any losses, claims, expenses (including reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in investigating
and defending such claims or liabilities), damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any such Selected Dealers or the
Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein by the Company, any material breach
of a covenant contained herein by the Company, or any material failure by the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or to
comply with state or federal securities laws applicable to the Offering; (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, (ii) in any Approved Sales Literature or (iii) in any Blue Sky Application based upon
written information furnished by the Company; or (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof to make the statements therein not misleading or the omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company will reimburse
each Selected Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, for any reasonable legal or other expenses
incurred by such Selected Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, in connection with investigating
or defending such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability or action; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Company will not be liable
in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, expense, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Dealer Manager or Selected Dealer expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition
to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the foregoing, as required
by the Company&rsquo;s Charter, the indemnification and agreement to hold harmless provided in this Section 12.2 is further limited
to the extent that no such indemnification by the Company of a Selected Dealer or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified
Parties, shall be permitted under this Agreement for, or arising out of, an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws,
unless one or more of the following conditions are met:&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of
each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular Indemnified Party; (b) such claims have been dismissed
with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular Indemnified Party; or (c) a court of competent
jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the particular Indemnified Party and finds that indemnification of the
settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of
the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were
offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Adviser will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers, and their respective Indemnified
Parties, from and against any losses, claims, expenses (including reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in investigating
and defending such claims or liabilities), damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any such Selected Dealers or the
Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
in whole or in part, (a) any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein by the Adviser, (b) any material
breach of a covenant contained herein by the Adviser, or (c) any material failure by the Adviser to perform its obligations hereunder
or to comply with state or federal securities laws applicable to the Offering. The Adviser will reimburse each Selected Dealer
or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Selected
Dealer or the Dealer Manager, and their respective Indemnified Parties, in connection with investigating or defending such loss,
claim, expense, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Adviser may
otherwise have.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the foregoing, as required
by the Adviser&rsquo;s certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, the indemnification and agreement to hold
harmless provided in this Section 12.3 is further limited to the extent that no such indemnification by the Adviser of a Selected
Dealer or the Dealer Manager, or their respective Indemnified Parties, shall be permitted under this Agreement for, or arising
out of, an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws, unless one or more of the following conditions are met:&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular
Indemnified Party; (b) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to
the particular Indemnified Party; or (c) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the particular
Indemnified Party and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering
the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities
regulatory authority in which the securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, the Adviser and each of their Indemnified Parties, from and
against any losses, claims, expenses (including the reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in investigating and defending
any such claims or liabilities), damages or liabilities to which any of the aforesaid parties may become subject under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon:&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) in whole or in part, any material inaccuracy in a representation or warranty contained herein
by the Dealer Manager or any material breach of a covenant contained herein by the Dealer Manager;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) any untrue statement
or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (i) in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, (ii) in any Approved Sales Literature, or (iii)
any Blue Sky Application; (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof to make the statements therein not misleading, or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact required to be stated in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <I>provided, however</I>, that in each case
described in clauses (b) and (c) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Dealer Manager expressly for use in the Registration
Statement or any such post-effective amendments thereof or the Prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto;
(d) any use of sales literature, including &ldquo;Broker-Dealer/RIA use only&rdquo; materials, with members of the public concerning
the Offered Shares by the Dealer Manager that is not Approved Sales Literature; (e) any material violation by the Dealer Manager
of this Agreement; (f) any failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with applicable laws governing AML and anti-terrorist financing
efforts, including FINRA rules, SEC rules and the PATRIOT Act; or (g) any other failure by the Dealer Manager to comply with SEC
or FINRA rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dealer Manager will reimburse the aforesaid parties for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred
in connection with investigation or defense of such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability or action.&nbsp;&nbsp;This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Dealer Manager may otherwise have.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By
virtue of entering into the Selected Dealer Agreement, each Selected Dealer severally will agree to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Company, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager, and each of their respective Indemnified Parties, from and against any losses,
claims, expenses, damages or liabilities to which the Company, the Adviser, the Dealer Manager or any of their respective Indemnified
Parties may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, as more fully described in the Selected Dealer Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Promptly
after receipt by any Indemnified Party under this Section 12 of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 12, promptly notify the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party
of its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure. In case any such action
is brought against any Indemnified Party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party
will be entitled, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to participate in the
defense thereof, with separate counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such participation shall not relieve such indemnifying party of the obligation
to reimburse the Indemnified Party for reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in defending itself,
except for such expenses incurred after the indemnifying party has deposited funds sufficient to effect the settlement, with prejudice,
of, and unconditional release of all liabilities from, the claim in respect of which indemnity is sought.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any such indemnifying
party shall not be liable to any such Indemnified Party on account of any settlement of any claim or action effected without the
consent of such indemnifying party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An
indemnifying party under Section 12 of this Agreement shall be obligated to reimburse an Indemnified Party for reasonable legal
and other expenses as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the case of the Company indemnifying the Dealer Manager, the advancement of Company funds to the Dealer Manager for legal expenses
and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought shall be permissible only if
all of the following conditions are satisfied:&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the
performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder
of the Company or the legal action is initiated by a stockholder of the Company acting in his or her capacity as such and a court
of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and (iii) the Dealer Manager undertakes to repay the advanced
funds to the Company, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which the Dealer Manager is found
not to be entitled to indemnification.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
any case of indemnification other than that described in Section 12.7(a) above, the indemnifying party shall pay all legal fees
and expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party in the defense of such claims or actions; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>,
that the indemnifying party shall not be obligated to pay legal expenses and fees to more than one law firm in connection with
the defense of similar claims arising out of the same alleged acts or omissions giving rise to such claims notwithstanding that
such actions or claims are alleged or brought by one or more parties against more than one Indemnified Party.&nbsp;&nbsp;If such
claims or actions are alleged or brought against more than one Indemnified Party, then the indemnifying party shall only be obliged
to reimburse the expenses and fees of the one law firm (in addition to local counsel) that has been participating by a majority
of the indemnified parties against which such action is finally brought; and if a majority of such indemnified parties is unable
to agree on which law firm for which expenses or fees will be reimbursable by the indemnifying party, then payment shall be made
to the first law firm of record representing an Indemnified Party against the action or claim.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such law firm shall be
paid only to the extent of services performed by such law firm and no reimbursement shall be payable to such law firm on account
of legal services performed by another law firm.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnity agreements contained in this Section 12 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of: (a) any investigation
made by or on behalf of any Selected Dealer, or any person controlling any Selected Dealer or by or on behalf of the Company, the
Adviser, the Dealer Manager or any officer or director thereof, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Dealer Manager; (b) the
delivery of any Offered Shares and payment therefor; and (c) any termination of this Agreement or any Selected Dealer Agreement.
A successor of any Selected Dealer or of any of the parties to this Agreement, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the benefits
of the indemnity agreements contained in this Section 12.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">12.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 12, no party shall be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement in violation of Section
17(i) of the Investment Company Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">13. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination.</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">13.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
provisions of this Agreement relating to the Offering shall terminate as to the Company upon the completion of the Offering Period
or earlier termination of the Offering.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">13.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement may be terminated by the Dealer Manager or by the Company by giving written notice by mail, cable or facsimile at least
30 calendar days in advance of the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s or the Company&rsquo;s intention to terminate; <I>provided, however</I>,
that any rights to receive Sales Commissions with respect to sales of Offered Shares made prior to such termination and any rights
to indemnification hereunder, and all representations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement which, by their terms,
expire or will need to be performed after the termination date of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the suitability
record retention and disclosure covenants contained in Section 6 above), shall survive such termination.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">13.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
termination of this Agreement shall be subject to the survival of all provisions which by their nature are intended to survive
termination of this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Miscellaneous.</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement is being delivered in the State of New York and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the
laws of such State without reference to its choice of law provisions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing
herein contained shall constitute a partnership, association or other separate entity or partners between or among the Dealer Manager,
and/or any Selected Dealer and the Company, or with each other, but the Dealer Manager shall be responsible for its share of any
liability or expense based upon any claim to the contrary. The Company shall not have any liability to the Dealer Manager, except
for obligations expressly assumed in this Agreement and any liabilities under the Securities Act and no other obligations on the
Company&rsquo;s part shall be implied hereby or inferred herefrom.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;&#9;14.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
notices, consents, approvals, waivers or other communications required or permitted hereunder (each, a &ldquo;<B>Notice</B>&rdquo;)
shall be in writing and shall be (a) delivered personally or by commercial messenger, (b) sent by a recognized overnight courier
service; or (c) sent by facsimile transmission, provided confirmation of receipt is received by sender and such Notice is sent
or delivered contemporaneously by an additional method provided hereunder; in each case above provided such Notice is addressed
to the intended recipient thereof as set forth below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%">If to the Company:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%">C&#298;ON Investment Corporation</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>3 Park Avenue, 36<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Facsimile No.:</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention: Co- President and Co-Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>With a copy to (which shall not constitute a Notice):</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Dechert LLP</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>1095 Avenue of the Americas</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>New York, NY 10036</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 26%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%">Facsimile No.: 212-698-3599</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Horowitz, Esq.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>If to the Adviser:</TD>
    <TD>C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>3 Park Avenue, 36<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Facsimile No.:</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention: Co- President and Co-Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>With a copy to (which shall not constitute a Notice):</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Dechert LLP</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>1095 Avenue of the Americas</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10036</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Facsimile No.: 212-698-3599</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Horowitz, Esq.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>If to the Dealer Manager:</TD>
    <TD>C&#298;ON Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD></TD>
    <TD>d/b/a CION Investments</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>3 Park Avenue, 36<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Facsimile No.:</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention: Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>With a copy to (which shall not constitute a Notice):</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Kutak Rock LLP</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>1625 Eye Street, NW, Suite 800</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Washington, DC 20006</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Deborah S. Froling, Esq.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Any party may change its address specified
about by giving each party Notice of such change in accordance with this Section 14.3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
as set forth below, this Agreement shall be fully binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Dealer Manager shall have the right to assign this Agreement to an affiliate without the consent of either the Company or the Adviser.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other
than pursuant to Section 14.4(a) hereof, neither the Dealer Manager nor the Company shall assign (voluntarily, by operation of
law or otherwise) this Agreement or any right, interest or benefit under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Dealer Manager or the Company, as the case may be. The Adviser shall have no right to object to any such assignment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement
shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
failure of any party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by any other party of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise
any right under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party&rsquo;s right to
assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather, such provision or right shall be and remain
in full force and effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument comprising this Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written,
of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of
performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended
other than by an agreement in writing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
connection with the Dealer Manager&rsquo;s engagement hereunder, the Company shall make available to the Dealer Manager any information
concerning the Offering as the Dealer Manager reasonably requests. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assure
the accuracy and completeness of all of such information at the time it is furnished to the Dealer Manager.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">14.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company may authorize any transfer agent to provide information to a Selected Dealer regarding recordholder information about the
clients of such Selected Dealer who have invested with the Company on an ongoing basis for so long as such Selected Dealer has
a relationship with such client. The Dealer Manager shall require that Selected Dealers not disclose any password for a restricted
website or portion of website provided to such Selected Dealer in connection with the Offering and not disclose to any person,
other than an officer, director, employee or agent of such Selected Dealer with a need to know, any material downloaded from such
a restricted website or portion of a restricted website.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Please acknowledge acceptance of the terms hereof by signing
the two enclosed copies of this Agreement and returning the same to the Company, whereupon this Agreement and Dealer Manager&rsquo;s
acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Dealer Manager as of the date first above written.
The Company will then supply to Dealer Manager for its files one of such copies signed by the Company and the Dealer Manager.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: justify"><B><U>Company</U></B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">C&#298;ON Investment Corporation</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; padding-left: 0in"><I>/s/ Michael A. Reisner</I></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Name: Michael A. Reisner</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Title: Co-President and Co-CEO</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: justify"><B><U>Adviser:</U></B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">C&#298;ON Investment Management, LLC</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; padding-left: 0in"><I>/s/ Michael A. Reisner</I></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Name: Michael A. Reisner</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Title: Co-President and Co-CEO</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: justify"><B><U>Dealer Manager:</U></B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">C&#298;ON Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; padding-left: 0in"><I>/s/ Douglas Crossman&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Name: Douglas Crossman</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0.125in">Title: Senior Managing Director</TD></TR>
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