Company: PNNT
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-322723
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Company: PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ——————————— SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 —————————————————

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Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☒ Definitive Proxy Statement ☐ Definitive Additional Material ☐ Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 PennantPark Investment Corporation (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): ☒ No fee required. ☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials ☐ Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11

December 17, 2025 Dear Stockholder: You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of PennantPark Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“PNNT” or the “Company”), to be held on February 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting hosted by means of a live audio webcast. The Annual Meeting can be accessed on the above date and time, and you or your proxyholder can participate in and vote at the virtual Annual Meeting by registering at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PNNT2026 and using the Control Number included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. The Notice of Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement of the Company, which is accessible on the Internet or by request, provides an outline of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon: (1) the election of two directors to the board of directors of the Company and (2) the ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the