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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-320903
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181107
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20181107

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-01054
		FILM NUMBER:		181166431

	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="center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Washington, D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SCHEDULE
14A </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(A) of the </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a 6(e)(2))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a 12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CM Finance
Inc </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant
as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CM Finance Inc Announces Results from its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NEW YORK, November&nbsp;7, 2018 &#150; CM Finance Inc (the &#147;Company&#148;) (NASDAQ: CMFN) announced today that it will reconvene its 2018 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) on December&nbsp;18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, The Grace Building, 40<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;Floor, 1114
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the reconvened Annual Meeting, stockholders will vote on the proposal to authorize the Company, with the
approval of the Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue up to 25% of the Company&#146;s outstanding common stock at an offering price that is below the Company&#146;s then current net asset value per share. This proposal is the second
proposal described in detail in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;20, 2018 (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders of record at the close of business on September&nbsp;14, 2018 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or
postponement of the meeting. As of September&nbsp;14, 2018, the record date, 13,650,124 shares of common stock were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders who have already voted on the second proposal found in the Proxy Statement need
not submit another vote unless they wish to change their votes. Stockholders who have not voted or wish to change their vote on the second proposal found in the Proxy Statement are encouraged to do so promptly. You may vote by signing your proxy
card and returning it promptly in the self-addressed envelope provided with your proxy card. You may also vote your proxy electronically by telephone or over the Internet by following the instructions included with your proxy card.&nbsp;The Proxy
Statement and the Company&#146;s annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2018 are available at the following cookies-free website that can be accessed
anonymously:<I>&nbsp;www.proxyonline.com/docs/cmfinanceinc2018.pdf</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;6, 2018, prior to the adjournment of the Annual Meeting,
Christopher Jansen and Robert Wagner were elected to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2021, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified and the Company&#146;s stockholders voted to approve
the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About CM Finance Inc </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is an externally-managed, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-diversified</FONT> management
investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company&#146;s primary investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of
current income and capital appreciation by investing in debt and related equity investments of privately held middle-market companies. The Company seeks to invest primarily in middle-market companies that have annual revenues of at least
$50&nbsp;million and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of at least $15&nbsp;million. The Company&#146;s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, CM Investment Partners LLC. To learn more about CM
Finance Inc, please visit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">www.cmfn-inc.com.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Statements included herein may contain &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; which relate to future performance or financial condition.
Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which
change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein except as required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. </P>

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Finance Inc </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:
investorrelations@cmipllc.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-257-5199</FONT></FONT> </P>
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