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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-147296
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211206
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211207

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:		211476950

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt 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">&nbsp;</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) of the</B></P>

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

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<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>&nbsp;December 7,&nbsp;2021 </B>(December 6, 2021)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>C&#298;ON
Investment Corporation</B></FONT></P>

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in Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>000-54755</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 0.8pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>45-3058280</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    File Number)</FONT></TD>
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    Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 40%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>3 Park Avenue, 36th
        Floor</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York
        10016</B></P></TD>
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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    418-4700</B></FONT></TD>
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    telephone number, including area code)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;(Former
    name or former address, if changed since last report)</FONT></TD>
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<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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;
</FONT>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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</FONT>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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</FONT>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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</FONT>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:</P>

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    of each class</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Trading
    symbol(s)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Common stock, par value $0.001 per share</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CION</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>The New York Stock Exchange</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The board
of directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of C&#298;ON Investment Corporation (&ldquo;CION&rdquo;) has delegated to CION&rsquo;s executive
officers the authority to determine the amount, record dates, payment dates and other terms of distributions to shareholders, which will
be ratified by the Board on a quarterly basis. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">As
previously announced, </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">on September 15, 2021,&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">CION&rsquo;s
co-chief executive officers </FONT>declared&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">a special cash distribution&nbsp;</FONT>expected
to be in the range of $0.14 to $0.20 per share for the year ending December 31, 2021. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The special
cash distribution will be paid on December 23, 2021 to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2021. </FONT>On December 6, 2021,</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">CION&rsquo;s
co-chief executive officers approved this special cash distribution in the amount of $0.20 per share. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">A
copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being &ldquo;furnished&rdquo; and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
by CION for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -9pt"><B>Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Exhibits.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm2134808d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm2134808d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press
    Release dated December 7, 2021.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><U>SIGNATURES</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0"><B>C&#298;ON Investment Corporation</B></P>
                                                                           <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 45%">  December 7, 2021</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By: <U>/s/ Michael A. Reisner</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Co-Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FULL YEAR 2021 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION OF $0.20
PER SHARE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Total Distributions Declared In 2021 Amount
to $1.26 Per Share</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"><B>For Immediate Release</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NEW YORK, December 7, 2021 &mdash; CION Investment
Corporation (NYSE: CION) (&ldquo;CION&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) today announced that on December 6, 2021, the Company&rsquo;s
previously announced special cash distribution for the year ending December 31, 2021 estimated to be in the range of $0.14 to $0.20 per
share was approved in the amount of $0.20 per share, payable on December 23, 2021 to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2021. The
special distribution represents a portion of the Company&rsquo;s investment company taxable income generated through the course of the
year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;We are pleased to declare this special
distribution for 2021 at the top-end of our previously announced estimated range, which was driven by the strong performance of our portfolio
throughout the year,&rdquo; stated Mark Gatto, co-Chief Executive Officer of CION.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Our objective is to continue to generate
consistent financial performance as we seek to deliver attractive and increasing distributions for shareholders. In addition to this special
distribution, we previously announced a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.28 per share for the first quarter of 2022, which represents
an increase of $0.02 per share from the regular fourth quarter 2021 distribution,&rdquo; added Michael A. Reisner, co-Chief Executive
Officer of CION.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ABOUT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">CION Investment Corporation is a leading publicly
listed business development company that had approximately $1.8 billion in assets as of September 30, 2021. CION seeks to generate current
income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation for investors by focusing primarily on senior secured loans to U.S. middle-market
companies. CION is advised by CION Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser and an affiliate of CION. For more information,
please visit <FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.cionbdc.com</U></FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This press release may contain forward-looking
statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;target,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; or &ldquo;believe&rdquo; or the negatives
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they
discuss CION&rsquo;s plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning its business, operating results, financial condition and
other similar matters. These statements represent CION&rsquo;s belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are uncertain and
outside of CION&rsquo;s control. There are likely to be events in the future, however, that CION is not able to predict accurately or
control. Any forward-looking statement made by CION in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events
that could cause CION&rsquo;s actual results to differ, possibly materially from its expectations, include, but are not limited to, the
risks, uncertainties and other factors CION identifies in the sections entitled &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; and &ldquo;Forward-Looking
Statements&rdquo; in filings CION makes with the SEC, and it is not possible for CION to predict or identify all of them. CION undertakes
no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>OTHER INFORMATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The information in this press release is summary
information only and should be read in conjunction with CION&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K, which CION filed with the SEC on December
7, 2021, as well as CION&rsquo;s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of CION&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K and CION&rsquo;s
other reports filed with the SEC can be found on CION&rsquo;s website at&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.cionbdc.com</U></FONT>&nbsp;and
the SEC&rsquo;s website at&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.sec.gov</U></FONT>.</P>

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

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">1-800-343-3736</P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">212-836-9615</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">All per share amounts in this press release reflect
the two-to-one reverse stock split of the Company, which became effective on September 21, 2021.</P>

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