Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2007

 


APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland   814-00646   52-2439556

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  Commission File Number  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

9 West 57th Street, 14th Floor

New York, NY

  10019
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3450

 


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Section 8 – Other Information

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 29, 2007, Innkeepers USA Trust ("Innkeepers") and Apollo Investment Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Innkeepers by Grand Prix Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the Company ("Grand Prix"). The Agreement and Plan of Merger was approved at a special meeting of the common shareholders of Innkeepers on June 26, 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, Grand Prix will acquire Innkeepers for $17.75 per common share in cash, plus the assumption of Innkeeper's indebtedness. A press release announcing the closing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 – Financial Statement and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

99.1   Press Release, dated June 29, 2007

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.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Patrick Dalton

Name:

 

Patrick Dalton

Title:

 

Executive Vice President

Date: July 2, 2007


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1

       Press release, dated June 29, 2007