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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-206636
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497AD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180628
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180628

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CM Finance Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001578348
		IRS NUMBER:				462883380
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497AD
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-223999
		FILM NUMBER:		18923237

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		26TH FLOOR SUITE C
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-388-5813

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		26TH FLOOR SUITE C
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-223999 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Rule 482 AD </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CM FINANCE
INC </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$30,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6.125% Notes Due 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pricing Term Sheet </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;27, 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following sets
forth the final terms of the 6.125% Notes due 2023 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) and should only be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 27, 2018, together with the accompanying prospectus dated June 1, 2018, relating to
these securities (the &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148;), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. In all other respects, this pricing term sheet is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S.
dollars. </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>CM Finance Inc (the &#147;Company&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Securities:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>6.125% Notes due 2023 (the &#147;Notes&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Rating:*</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Egan-Jones Ratings Company: BBB</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Initial Aggregate Principal Amount Being Offered:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>$30,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Over-Allotment Option:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>$4,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes within 30 days of the date hereof solely to cover over-allotments, if any.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Initial Public Offering Price:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>100% of aggregate principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Principal Payable at Maturity:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>100% of the aggregate principal amount; the principal amount of each Note will be payable on its stated maturity date at the office of the trustee, paying agent, and security registrar for the Notes or at such other office as
the Company may designate.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Type of Note:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Fixed-rate note</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Listing:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>The Company intends to list the Notes on The Nasdaq Global Select Market within 30 days of the original issue date under the trading symbol &#147;CMFNL&#148;.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Stated Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>July 1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>6.125% per year</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Underwriting Discount:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>3.00% (or $900,000 total assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Net Proceeds to the Issuer, before Expenses:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>97.00% (or $29,100,000 total assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Day Count Basis:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>360-day year of twelve 30-day months</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>June&nbsp;27, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Date:**</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>July 2, 2018 (T+3)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Date Interest Starts Accruing:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>July&nbsp;2, 2018</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Every January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2018. If an interest payment date falls on a non-business day, the applicable interest payment will be made on the next business day and no additional
interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Periods:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>The initial interest period will be the period from and including July 2, 2018, to, but excluding, the initial interest payment date, and the subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an interest
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Specified Currency:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>U.S. Dollars</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>The Company will issue the Notes in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Business Day:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or another place of payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Optional Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company&#146;s option on or after July 1, 2020, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date
fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to the date fixed for
redemption.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP / ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>12574Q 202 / US12574Q2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Use of Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its credit facility. However, the Company may re-borrow under its credit facility and use such borrowings to invest in
middle-market companies in accordance with its investment objective and strategies and for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of June 26, 2018, there were $17.8 million in borrowings outstanding under the Company&#146;s credit
facility, which generally bears interest at a rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.55%. As of June 26, 2018, indebtedness under the credit facility was $102.0 million and the Company pays interest on the face amount of term financing
thereunder at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum through December 4, 2018. For the period from December 5, 2018 through December 5, 2020, the Company will pay interest on the face amount of the term financing thereunder monthly at a rate of LIBOR
plus 2.55% per annum.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Joint Bookrunners:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, Inc. and Ladenberg Thalman &amp; Co Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Co-Lead:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Janney Montgomery Scott LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Co-Managers:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>BB&amp;T Capital Markets, a division of BB&amp;T Securities LLC and Oppenheimer &amp; Co. Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trustee, Paying Agent, and Security Registrar:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>U.S. Bank National Association</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally
are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on the date of pricing or the next two succeeding business days
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will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle T+3, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers
of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes on the date of pricing or the next two succeeding business days should consult their own advisor </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This pricing term sheet, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the pricing press release are not offers to sell or the
solicitation of offers to buy, nor will there be any sale of the Notes referred to in this press release, in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of such jurisdiction. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and a related preliminary prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained, when available, from Keefe, Bruyette&nbsp;&amp; Woods, Inc., Attn: Capital
Markets, 787 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (telephone number:&nbsp;1-800-966-1559). Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses of the Company before investing. The
preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus contain this and other information about the Company and should be read carefully before investing. </B></P>
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