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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240927
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240926

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497AD
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-278658
		FILM NUMBER:		241330032

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-418-4700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	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: right"><B>Filed pursuant to Rule 497<BR>
Registration No. 333-278658<BR>
Rule 482ad</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="tm2425073d1_497adimg.jpg" ALT="">&nbsp;</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>CION Investment Corporation </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Unsecured
Notes Due 2029</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, NY (September 26, 2024) &ndash; CION
Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; or &ldquo;CION&rdquo;) announced today that it has priced an underwritten
public offering of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes due 2029 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;), which will result
in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $145.4 million after the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated
offering expenses payable by the Company. The Notes will mature on December 30, 2029 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time
or from time to time at the Company&rsquo;s option on or after December 30, 2026. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $25 and
integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof and will bear interest at a rate of 7.50% per year, payable quarterly, with the first interest
payment occurring on December 30, 2024. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional
$22.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover overallotments, if any.</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 offering is expected to close on October 3,
2024, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &ldquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CICB</FONT>.&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">The Company intends to use the net proceeds of
the offering of the Notes to pay down borrowings under the Company&rsquo;s senior secured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association.</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 joint book-running managers for the offering
are Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, Inc., <I>A Stifel Company</I>, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Oppenheimer
&amp; Co. Inc.</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>Investors are advised to carefully consider
the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Company before investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated September
26, 2024 and the accompanying base prospectus dated June 18, 2024, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;),
contain this and other information about the Company and should be read carefully before investing. The information in the preliminary
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed.</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"><B>A shelf registration statement relating to
these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus
supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, Inc., 787 Seventh Avenue,
Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10019 (telephone number 1-800-966-1559); copies may also be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC&rsquo;s website
at http://www.sec.gov. </B></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">This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering or any other securities nor will there be any sale of these
securities or any other securities referred to in this press release in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.</P>

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

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<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; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<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 $2.0 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2024. 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.</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"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">sarmstrong@cioninvestments.com</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"><B>Investor Relations</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">carestia@cioninvestments.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(646) 253-8259&nbsp;</P>

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