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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): September 19, 2022 (September 15, 2022)

 

CĪON Investment Corporation

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   000-54755   45-3058280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

  3 Park Avenue, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10016
 
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  

 

  (212) 418-4700  
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

 

  Not applicable  
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  

 

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:

 

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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   CION   The New York Stock Exchange

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

CĪON Investment Corporation (“CION”) reconvened its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September 15, 2022. The Annual Meeting was initially called to order on July 28, 2022, and was adjourned until September 15, 2022 to permit additional time to solicit shareholder votes for the proposals.

 

As of May 31, 2022, the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 56,958,440 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted, and 28,483,854 of those shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in CION’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2022:

 

·Proposal No. 1 – the election of three members of the board of directors of CION to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and

 

·Proposal No. 2 – to authorize flexibility for CION, with the approval of CION’s board of directors, to offer and sell shares of common stock at a price below net asset value during the next 12 months following shareholder approval, subject to certain limitations described in the proxy statement (the “Share Issuance Proposal”).

 

The director nominees listed in CION’s 2022 proxy statement were elected by CION’s shareholders at the reconvened Annual Meeting.  The votes for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for the director nominees are set forth below:

 

Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Edward J. Estrada 25,636,831 2,847,023 0
Peter I. Finlay 25,596,932 2,886,922 0
Earl V. Hedin 25,607,536 2,876,318 0

 

The Share Issuance Proposal was also approved by CION’s shareholders at the reconvened Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below:

 

Votes For 20,326,615
Votes Against 6,004,744
Abstentions 2,152,495
Broker Non-Votes 0

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 19, 2022, CION issued a press release announcing that its management will be presenting at the Sidoti Small-Cap Virtual Conference to be held on September 22, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by CION for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

  

99.1 Press Release dated September 19, 2022.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

  

 

 

 

  SIGNATURES  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

   

CĪON Investment Corporation

 

Date: September 19, 2022 By: /s/ Michael A. Reisner
    Co-Chief Executive Officer

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER
  DESCRIPTION
99.1   Press Release dated September 19, 2022
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).