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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-000157
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211230
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220103

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:		22500483

	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;January 3, 2022 </B>(December 30, 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>

<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="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>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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    <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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    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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 40%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Not
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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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</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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<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
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CION</B></FONT></TD>
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    <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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders.</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">C&Imacr;ON Investment Corporation
(&ldquo;CION&rdquo;)&nbsp;held its Special Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;) on December 30, 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;As
of November 2, 2021, the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting,&nbsp;56,958,440
shares of common stock were eligible to be voted, and 21,554,691 of those shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting.
Shareholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposal, which is described in detail in CION&rsquo;s definitive proxy
statement for the Special Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2021:</P>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Proposal No. 1 <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">&ndash;
the approval of a proposal to approve the application of the reduced asset coverage requirements in Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, to CION, which would permit CION to increase the maximum amount of leverage that it is permitted to incur
by reducing the asset coverage requirement applicable to CION from 200% to 150% (the &ldquo;Leverage Proposal&rdquo;).</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Leverage Proposal received
the requisite number of votes to pass at the Special Meeting. The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth
below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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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">On January 3, 2022, CION i<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">ssued
a press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting held on December 30, 2021 and the approval of the Leverage Proposal by CION&rsquo;s
shareholders. A copy of the press release&nbsp;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"><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>

<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 8.01. Other Events.</B>&nbsp;</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">Commencing on December 31,
2021, the first date after CION&rsquo;s shareholders approved the Leverage Proposal, CION will be required to maintain asset coverage
for its senior securities of 150% (i.e., <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">$2 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity</FONT>) rather
than 200% (i.e.,&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">$1 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity</FONT>), which would permit CION
to increase the maximum amount of leverage that it is permitted to incur.</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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<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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                                                                           <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: 45%">   January 3, 2022</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: 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></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO REDUCE ITS ASSET COVERAGE REQUIREMENT TO 150%</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, January 3, 2022 &mdash; CION Investment
Corporation (NYSE: CION) (&ldquo;CION&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) today announced that its shareholders have approved a proposal
to reduce CION&rsquo;s asset coverage requirement from 200% to 150%, which will permit CION to increase the maximum amount of leverage
that it is permitted to incur from <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">$1 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity to $2 of debt outstanding
for each $1 of equity</FONT>. This change, which was made pursuant to <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended,</FONT> was approved at CION&rsquo;s special shareholders meeting held virtually on December 30, 2021
and became effective on December 31, 2021. Over time, CION plans to target a debt-to-equity ratio in the range of 1.00 to 1.25x<SUP>(1)</SUP>
and will maintain its strategy of originating high quality senior secured loans to U.S. middle market companies.</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;We appreciate the support received from
our shareholders as we seek to prudently grow assets and in turn, potentially generate incremental shareholder returns,&rdquo; stated
Mark Gatto, 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">&ldquo;The reduced asset coverage
requirement will now allow CION the same flexibility and access to increased leverage as our publicly listed peers,&rdquo; stated
Michael A. Reisner, co-Chief Executive Officer of CION. &ldquo;We believe that we have built a solid track record over the past
almost ten years, having carefully managed leverage in step with growth, and believe we are ready for this next phase.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ENDNOTE</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">(1) CION&rsquo;s ability to obtain additional
debt financing on attractive terms or at all are not guaranteed. CION&rsquo;s leverage may not increase within this target range or from
current levels at all.</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>

<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>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></B></P>

<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">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 January
3, 2022, 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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