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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/08/09 -- Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) announced today that it will report its second fiscal quarter 2010 earnings results for the period ended September 30, 2009 on Thursday, November 5, 2009 after the close of the financial markets.



The company will host a conference call and audio webcast at 11:00 a.m.
(Eastern Time) on Friday, November 6, 2009 to discuss its quarterly results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing (888) 802-8579 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call. International callers should dial (973) 633-6740. All callers should reference Apollo Investment Corporation. Following the call you may access either an archived replay or audio webcast of the call. An archived replay will be available through November 20, 2009 by calling (800) 642-1687. International callers please dial (706) 645-9291. For all replays, please reference pin # 35049342. To access a replay of the audio webcast please visit the Event Calendar in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.apolloic.com : ; the replay will be available on our website later that same day.



About Apollo Investment Corporation


Apollo Investment Corporation is a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investing. We invest primarily in middle-market private companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, each of which may include an equity component, as well as by making direct equity investments in such companies. From time to time, we may invest in public companies. Apollo Investment Corporation is managed by Apollo Investment Management, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading private equity investor.



Forward-Looking Statements


Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

CONTACT:
Richard L. Peteka
Apollo Investment Corporation
(212) 515-3488