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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-153945
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211228

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:		211525320

	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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">____________________</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>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 28,&nbsp;2021</B></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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
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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    or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Commission
    File Number)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(I.R.S.
    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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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 40%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>(212)
    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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;
</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left">Securities registered
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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name
    of each exchange on which registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Emerging growth company <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">If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</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"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">On
December 28, 2021, C&Imacr;ON Investment Corporation </FONT>i<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">ssued a press release announcing that
it has </FONT>formed CION/EagleTree Partners, LLC, an off-balance sheet joint investment entity with an affiliate of EagleTree Capital,
LP. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></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; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
information disclosed under this Item 7.01, 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: 3%; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <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="tm2136434d1_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="tm2136434d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press
    Release dated December 28, 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 28, 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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT LIST</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 13%; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>EXHIBIT<BR>
NUMBER</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 85%; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>DESCRIPTION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 13%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm2136434d1_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="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 85%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm2136434d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press
    Release dated December 28, 2021</FONT></A></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>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><IMG SRC="tm2136434d1_ex99-1img001.jpg" ALT="">&nbsp;</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 FORMATION
OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CION/EAGLETREE PARTNERS, LLC</B></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"><B>Joint Investment Partnership with EagleTree
Capital</B></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"><B>For Immediate Release</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: justify">NEW YORK, December 28, 2021 &mdash; CION Investment
Corporation (NYSE: CION) (&ldquo;CION&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) today announced that it has formed CION/EagleTree Partners,
LLC (the &ldquo;JV&rdquo;), an off-balance sheet joint investment entity with an affiliate of EagleTree Capital, LP (&ldquo;EagleTree&rdquo;)
through which EagleTree has made a Firm-level investment. Bullingham Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, will invest alongside
EagleTree. The JV will jointly pursue debt opportunities and special situation, crossover, subordinated and other junior capital investments
that leverage the combined sourcing and portfolio management capabilities of CION&rsquo;s and EagleTree&rsquo;s respective credit and
private equity platforms. The initial holdings of the JV consist of a diversified portfolio of approximately $97 million of second lien
debt and equity investments that was held by CION immediately prior to closing and approximately $15 million of cash contributed by EagleTree
and Bullingham Capital.</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">The initial equity ownership of the JV will be
85% by CION and 15% by a Firm-level investment entity jointly owned by EagleTree and Bullingham Capital. Each of CION and EagleTree will
have equal voting rights on the Board. Principals of CION and EagleTree have a longstanding relationship of working and partnering together
on transactions that spans more than 25 years.</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">&ldquo;Partnering with EagleTree, a leading middle-market
private equity firm, will greatly benefit the management of the JV and its investment portfolio,&rdquo; stated Mark Gatto, co-Chief Executive
Officer of CION. &ldquo;EagleTree&rsquo;s strong track record and proven capabilities in private equity investing will support our objective
to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns on these investments for our shareholders.&rdquo;</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">&ldquo;The creation of this JV provides CION
the opportunity to expand our investment focus to capitalize on special situation loan and other junior capital investment opportunities
through the increased depth and breadth of our sourcing, execution, and portfolio management capabilities,&rdquo; stated Michael A. Reisner,
co-Chief Executive Officer of CION.</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">Anup Bagaria and George L. Majoros, Jr., EagleTree&rsquo;s
Co-Managing Partners commented that, &ldquo;Consistent with our desire to pursue complementary growth opportunities, we are excited about
this new partnership with CION, a leading direct lender with whom we have worked together for many years. We are pleased to be invested
alongside CION and look forward to collaborating with them on this new joint venture.&rdquo;</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"><B>ABOUT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION </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: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">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><U>www.cionbdc.com</U>.</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"><B>ABOUT EAGLETREE CAPITAL</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EagleTree
Capital, LP is a leading New York-based middle-market private equity firm with assets under management of $4.8 billion as of December
31, 2020. The firm has completed over 35 private equity investments and over 75 add-on transactions over the past 20+ years. EagleTree
primarily invests in North America in the following sectors: media and business services, consumer, and water and specialty industrial.
For more information, visit </FONT><U>www.eagletree.com</U> or find EagleTree on <U>LinkedIn</U>.</P>

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<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"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </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: 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>

<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: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with CION&rsquo;s Current Reports on
Form 8-K, which CION filed with the SEC on December 23, 2021 and December 28, 2021, as well as CION&rsquo;s other reports filed with
the SEC. A copy of CION&rsquo;s Current Reports 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><U>www.cionbdc.com</U>&nbsp;and the SEC&rsquo;s website at&nbsp;<U>www.sec.gov</U>.</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>CONTACTS</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: 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>

<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: 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>

<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: 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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