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FORM 10-Q



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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q



|x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2005



| ̈ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Commission File Number: 333-112591



APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|Maryland                                                       |  | 52-2439556                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|                                                               | 
|9 West 57thStreet, 41st floor, New York, N.Y.                  |  | 10019                               
|(Address of principal executive office)                        |  | (Zip Code)                          



(212) 515-3200

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ̈No x



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes ̈No x



The number of shares of the registrants Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding as of September 30, 2005 was 63,083,117.



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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|        |  |                                                                                                                          |  | PAGE
|PART I  |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                    |  |     
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 1. |  | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)                                                                                         |  | 3   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005                                          |  | 3   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004                                   |  | 4   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 |  | 5   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004                                             |  | 6   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2005                                                                         |  | 7   
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Notes to Financial Statements                                                                                            |  | 11  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                  |  | 18  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 2. |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                    |  | 19  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 3. |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                               |  | 22  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 4. |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                  |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|PART II |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                        |  |     
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 1. |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                        |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 2. |  | Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities                                         |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 3. |  | Defaults upon Senior Securities                                                                                          |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 4. |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                                      |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 5. |  | Other Information                                                                                                        |  | 23  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|Item 6. |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                         |  | 24  
|        |  |                                                                                                                         
|        |  | Signatures                                                                                                               |  | 25  



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|PART | I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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In this Quarterly Report, Company, AIC, Fund, we, us and our refer to Apollo
Investment Corporation unless the context otherwise states.



|Item 1. | Financial Statements
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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(in thousands, except per share amounts)



|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------- | - |  | --------------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  | September 30,2005 (unaudited) |   |  | March 31, 2005# |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|Cash, at value*                                                                                                                                                             |  | $4,263                        |   |  | $5,208          |  
|Investments, at fair value (cost of $1,167,079 and $821,232, respectively) (1)                                                                                              |  | 1,173,735                     |   |  | 838,482         |  
|Cash equivalents, at fair value (cost of $498,680 and $873,061, respectively)                                                                                               |  | 498,680                       |   |  | 873,056         |  
|Interest receivable, at value*                                                                                                                                              |  | 19,956                        |   |  | 14,805          |  
|Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contract (see note 7)                                                                                                   |  | 1,756                         |   |  | 978             |  
|Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                                                                           |  | 4,225                         |   |  | 855             |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                                                                |  | $1,702,615                    |   |  | $1,733,384      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|Liabilities                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|Payable for investments and cash equivalents purchased                                                                                                                      |  | $498,680                      |   |  | $834,891        |  
|Credit facility payable, at value*                                                                                                                                          |  | 288,950                       |   |  |                |  
|Management and performance-based incentive fees payable (see note 3)                                                                                                        |  | 10,483                        |   |  | 4,492           |  
|Interest payable                                                                                                                                                            |  | 1,490                         |   |  |                |  
|Directors fees payable                                                                                                                                                     |  | 148                           |   |  | 125             |  
|Accrued administrative expenses                                                                                                                                             |  | 255                           |   |  | 42              |  
|Other accrued expenses                                                                                                                                                      |  | 1,302                         |   |  | 948             |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                           |  | $801,308                      |   |  | $840,498        |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|Net Assets                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                              
|Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 400,000,000 and 100,000,000 common shares authorized, respectively, 63,083,117 and 62,554,976 issued
and outstanding, respectively |  | $63                           |   |  | $63             |  
|Paid-in capital in excess of par                                                                                                                                            |  | 889,071                       |   |  | 878,838         |  
|Accumulated under (over) distributed net investment income (see note 2g)                                                                                                    |  | (4,512                        | ) |  | (4,067          | )
|Accumulated net realized gains (losses)                                                                                                                                     |  | 6,086                         |   |  | (145            | )
|Net unrealized appreciation                                                                                                                                                 |  | 10,599                        |   |  | 18,197          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|Total Net Assets                                                                                                                                                            |  | $901,307                      |   |  | $892,886        |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|Total liabilities and net assets                                                                                                                                            |  | $1,702,615                    |   |  | $1,733,384      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  
|Net Asset Value Per Share                                                                                                                                                   |  | $14.29                        |   |  | $14.27          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                               |   |  |                 |  



|(1) | None of our portfolio companies are controlled by or affiliated to the Company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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|* | Cash at value includes net unrealized depreciation on foreign currencies at September 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005 totaling $7 and $0 (in 000s), respectively.
Interest receivable at value includes net unrealized depreciation at September 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005 totaling $64 and $26 (in 000s), respectively. Credit facility payable at value includes net unrealized appreciation at
September 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005 totaling $2,258 and $0 (in 000s), respectively (see note 7).
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|# | Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current periods presentation.
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See notes to financial statements.



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)



|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------- | - |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                                                                |  | For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |   |  | For the Six Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                                                                |  | 2005                                    |   |  | 2004#                                 |   |  | 2005    |   |  | 2004*#  |  
|INVESTMENT INCOME:                                                                              |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Interest                                                                                        |  | $33,594                                 |   |  | $7,865                                |   |  | $60,328 |   |  | $11,670 |  
|Dividends                                                                                       |  |                                        |   |  |                                      |   |  | 3,484   |   |  |        |  
|Other Income                                                                                    |  | 1,419                                   |   |  | 24                                    |   |  | 8,995   |   |  | 26      |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Total Investment Income                                                                         |  | 35,013                                  |   |  | 7,889                                 |   |  | 72,807  |   |  | 11,696  |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   | 
|EXPENSES:                                                                                       |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Management fees                                                                                 |  | $5,310                                  |   |  | $4,398                                |   |  | $9,801  |   |  | $8,411  |  
|Performance-based incentive fees                                                                |  | 5,173                                   |   |  |                                      |   |  | 11,484  |   |  |        |  
|Interest and other credit facility expenses                                                     |  | 2,277                                   |   |  |                                      |   |  | 2,775   |   |  |        |  
|Administrative services expense                                                                 |  | 403                                     |   |  | 273                                   |   |  | 715     |   |  | 448     |  
|Insurance expense                                                                               |  | 213                                     |   |  | 404                                   |   |  | 423     |   |  | 773     |  
|General and administrative expenses                                                             |  | 944                                     |   |  | 551                                   |   |  | 1,672   |   |  | 1,278   |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Total expenses                                                                                  |  | 14,320                                  |   |  | 5,626                                 |   |  | 26,870  |   |  | 10,910  |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net investment income                                                                           |  | $20,693                                 |   |  | $2,263                                |   |  | $45,937 |   |  | $786    |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   | 
|REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES:    |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net realized gain (loss):                                                                       |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Investments                                                                                     |  | $160                                    |   |  | ($1                                   | ) |  | $3,510  |   |  | ($1     | )
|Foreign currency transactions                                                                   |  | (716                                    | ) |  |                                      |   |  | 2,723   |   |  |        |  
|Cash equivalents                                                                                |  | (4                                      | ) |  |                                      |   |  | (2      | ) |  |        |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net realized gains (losses)                                                                     |  | (560                                    | ) |  | (1                                    | ) |  | 6,231   |   |  | (1      | )
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net change in unrealized gain (loss):                                                           |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Investments                                                                                     |  | 7,456                                   |   |  | 3,326                                 |   |  | (10,594 | ) |  | 5,941   |  
|Cash equivalents                                                                                |  |                                        |   |  | 198                                   |   |  | 5       |   |  | (77     | )
|Foreign currency translations                                                                   |  | 3,420                                   |   |  |                                      |   |  | 2,991   |   |  |        |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                                            |  | 10,876                                  |   |  | 3,524                                 |   |  | (7,598  | ) |  | 5,864   |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, cash equivalents and foreign currencies |  | 10,316                                  |   |  | 3,523                                 |   |  | (1,367  | ) |  | 5,863   |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS                                            |  | $31,009                                 |   |  | $5,786                                |   |  | $44,570 |   |  | $6,649  |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (see note 5)                                                          |  | $0.494                                  |   |  | $0.093                                |   |  | $0.711  |   |  | $0.107  |  
|                                                                                                |  |                                         |   |  |                                       |   |  |         |   |  |         |  



|* | Commencement of operations on April 8, 2004
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|# | Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current periods presentation.
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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except
shares)



|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------- | -
|                                                                                                                 |  | Six Months Ended September 30, 2005 |   |  | April 8, 2004* through March 31, 2005 |  
|Increase in net assets from operations:                                                                          |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net investment income                                                                                            |  | $45,937                             |   |  | $25,453                               |  
|Net realized gains                                                                                               |  | 6,231                               |   |  | 495                                   |  
|Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                                                             |  | (7,598                              | ) |  | 18,197                                |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net increase in net assets resulting from operations                                                             |  | 44,570                              |   |  | 44,145                                |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Dividends to shareholders from:                                                                                  |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net investment income                                                                                            |  | (46,382                             | ) |  | (30,160                               | )
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Capital share transactions:                                                                                      |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Proceeds from shares sold                                                                                        |  |                                    |   |  | 871,875                               |  
|Less offering costs of initial public offering                                                                   |  |                                    |   |  | (1,722                                | )
|Reinvestment of dividends                                                                                        |  | 10,233                              |   |  | 8,747                                 |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions                                                       |  | 10,233                              |   |  | 878,900                               |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Total increase in net assets:                                                                                    |  | 8,421                               |   |  | 892,885                               |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                    
|Net assets at beginning of period                                                                                |  | 892,886                             |   |  | 1                                     |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net assets at end of period (includes over distributed net investment income of $4,512 and $4,067, respectively) |  | $901,307                            |   |  | $892,886                              |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Capital share activity                                                                                           |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Shares sold                                                                                                      |  |                                    |   |  | 62,000,100                            |  
|Shares issued from reinvestment of dividends                                                                     |  | 528,141                             |   |  | 554,876                               |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  
|Net increase in capital share activity                                                                           |  | 528,141                             |   |  | 62,554,976                            |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                                       |  



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(in thousands)



|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | - |  | -------------------------------------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                           |  | Six months endedSeptember 30,2005 |   |  | April 8, 2004*throughSeptember 30,2004 |  
|Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                                                                                                      |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations                                                                                                       |  | $44,570                           |   |  | $6,649                                 |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net increase:                                                                                                                     |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|Purchase of investment securities                                                                                                                          |  | (598,063                          | ) |  | (403,152                               | )
|Proceeds from disposition of investment securities                                                                                                         |  | 255,727                           |   |  |                                       |  
|Proceeds from the settlement of forward foreign currency contracts                                                                                         |  | 2,722                             |   |  |                                       |  
|Increase in interest and dividends receivable                                                                                                              |  | (5,189                            | ) |  | (4,950                                 | )
|Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                                              |  | (3,370                            | ) |  | (799                                   | )
|Increase in management fee payable                                                                                                                         |  | 5,991                             |   |  | 1,434                                  |  
|Increase in interest payable                                                                                                                               |  | 1,490                             |   |  |                                       |  
|Increase in accrued expenses                                                                                                                               |  | 590                               |   |  | 945                                    |  
|(Decrease) increase in payable for investments and cash equivalents purchased                                                                              |  | (336,207                          | ) |  | 679,595                                |  
|Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, cash equivalents, forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and
liabilities |  | 7,598                             |   |  | (5,941                                 | )
|Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on foreign currency                                                                                                |  | (7                                | ) |  |                                       |  
|Net realized (gain) loss on investments and cash equivalents                                                                                               |  | (6,231                            | ) |  | 1                                      |  
|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|Net Cash (Used) Provided by Operating Activities                                                                                                           |  | ($630,379                         | ) |  | $273,782                               |  
|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                  
|Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                                                                                                      |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock                                                                                                             |  |                                  |   |  | $871,875                               |  
|Offering costs from the issuance of common stock                                                                                                           |  |                                  |   |  | (1,722                                 | )
|Dividends paid in cash                                                                                                                                     |  | (36,149                           | ) |  | (1,672                                 | )
|Borrowings under credit facility                                                                                                                           |  | 377,207                           |   |  |                                       |  
|Repayments under credit facility                                                                                                                           |  | (86,000                           | ) |  |                                       |  
|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities                                                                                                                  |  | $255,058                          |   |  | $868,481                               |  
|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                                                                                       |  | ($375,321                         | ) |  | $1,142,263                             |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                                                                                             |  | 878,264                           |   |  | 1                                      |  
|                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                   |   |  |                                        |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD                                                                                                                   |  | $502,943                          |   |  | $1,142,264                             |  
|Non-cash financing activities consist of the reinvestment of dividends totaling $10,233 and $1,119, respectively (in thousands).                           | 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

September 30, 2005

(in
thousands, except shares)



|                                                                     |  |                    |  |             |  |          |  |               
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ |  | ----------- |  | -------- |  | --------------
|Portfolio Company (1)                                                |  | Industry           |  | Par Amount* |  | Cost     |  | Fair Value (2)
|Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes  74.1%                            |  |                    |  |             |  |          |  |               
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 13.00%, 3/15/13  ̈                          |  | Publishing         |  | $16,572     |  | $16,419  |  | $16,572       
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|AMH Holdings II, Inc., 13.625%, 12/1/14  ̈                            |  | Building Products  |  | 45,992      |  | 45,021   |  | 44,843        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Anthony, Inc., 13.50%, 9/1/12  ̈                                      |  | Manufacturing      |  | 9,633       |  | 9,504    |  | 9,633         
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|API Heat Transfer, Inc., 13.75%, 12/31/12                            |  | Manufacturing      |  | 19,051      |  | 18,726   |  | 19,051        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Collect America, Ltd., 13.50%, 8/5/2012  ̈                            |  | Financial Services |  | 36,320      |  | 35,603   |  | 36,320        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|HanleyWood LLC, 12.25%, 8/1/2013  ̈                                   |  | Media              |  | 60,000      |  | 59,407   |  | 60,000        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12  ̈                                             |  | Chemicals          |  | 35,000      |  | 35,000   |  | 38,019        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Language Line Holdings, Inc., 0% / 14.125%, 6/15/13                  |  | Business Services  |  | 27,678      |  | 17,108   |  | 14,116        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Language Line Inc., 11.125%, 6/15/12                                 |  | Business Services  |  | 27,081      |  | 26,755   |  | 24,914        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Latham Manufacturing Corp., 14.00%, 6/30/11                          |  | Leisure Equipment  |  | 43,542      |  | 42,724   |  | 43,542        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Lexicon Marketing (USA), Inc., 13.75%, 1/2/12                        |  | Direct Marketing   |  | 27,406      |  | 26,903   |  | 27,406        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc., 14.00%, Convertible, 8/17/13 |  | Consumer Services  |  | 8,320       |  | 8,320    |  | 9,282         
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|NSP Holdings LLC, 11.75%, 1/1/2012  ̈                                 |  | Manufacturing      |  | 25,589      |  | 25,055   |  | 24,966        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Playpower Holdings Inc., 15.50%, 11/30/12  ̈                          |  | Leisure Equipment  |  | 65,485      |  | 65,485   |  | 65,485        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Pro Mach Merger Sub, Inc., 13.75%, 6/15/12                           |  | Machinery          |  | 19,191      |  | 18,836   |  | 19,191        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Sigmakalon Holdco B.V., E+1000, 12/31/2015                           |  | Chemicals          |  | 45,000     |  | 54,664   |  | 54,724        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, E+950, 7/1/12                            |  | Healthcare         |  | 25,309     |  | 30,330   |  | 31,274        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Source Media Holdings Inc., 13.00%, 11/30/12  ̈                       |  | Publishing         |  | 18,240      |  | 17,886   |  | 18,240        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|T/Y Merger Corp., 14.75%, 2/26/10                                    |  | Logistics          |  | 18,346      |  | 18,086   |  | 18,346        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Travelex Global, L+950, 10/30/2015                                   |  | Financial Services |  | £13,084     |  | 24,067   |  | 23,754        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|Tumi Holdings, Inc., L+1100, 12/31/14                                |  | Consumer Products  |  | 12,848      |  | 12,848   |  | 13,105        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|WDAC Intermediate Corp., 13.75%, 6/1/15                              |  | Publishing         |  | 35,193     |  | 47,158   |  | 42,816        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |            
|YBR Acquisition B.V., E+950, 7/1/2015                                |  | Publishing         |  | 10,000     |  | 12,285   |  | 12,387        
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |             |  |          |  |               
|Total Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes                              |  |                    |  |             |  | $668,190 |  | $667,986      
|                                                                     |  |                    |  |             |  |          |  |               



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2005

(in thousands, except shares)



|                                                |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|----------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- |  | ----------- |  | ------- |  | --------------
|Common Equity  6.9%                            |  | Industry              |  | Shares      |  | Cost    |  | Fair Value (2)
|CA Holding, Inc.                                |  | Financial Services    |  | 25,000      |  | $2,500  |  | $2,581        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|DTPI Holdings, Inc.                             |  | Infrastructure        |  | 200,000     |  | 2,000   |  | 2,323         
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|FSC Holdings Inc.                               |  | Media                 |  | 10,000      |  | 10,000  |  | 10,000        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Latham Acquisition Corp.                        |  | Leisure Equipment     |  | 33,091      |  | 3,309   |  | 3,309         
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|LM Acquisition Ltd.                             |  | Direct Marketing      |  | 10,000      |  | 10,000  |  | 12,469        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc.         |  | Consumer Services     |  | 1,105,961   |  | 3,415   |  | 4,935         
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P. (4,5)                |  | Limited Partnership   |  |             |  | 24,928  |  | 24,143        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Pro Mach Co-investment, LLC                     |  | Machinery             |  | 150,000     |  | 1,500   |  | 1,500         
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|T/Y Merger Corp.***                             |  | Logistics             |  | 250,000     |  | 2,500   |  | 550           
|                                                |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Total Common Equity                             |  |                       |  |             |  | $60,152 |  | $61,810       
|                                                |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans (3) 49.3 %      |  |                       |  | Par Amount* |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|1stLien Bank
Debt/Senior Secured Loans  7.4 %  |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Alliance Mortgage Investments, Inc., 6/1/10     |  | Consumer Finance      |  | $36,875     |  | $36,877 |  | $36,875       
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Cygnus Business Media, Inc., 7/13/09            |  | Media                 |  | 14,888      |  | 14,830  |  | 14,813        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Healthy Directions, LLC, 8/31/10                |  | Vitamins, Supplements |  | 15,000      |  | 14,927  |  | 15,000        
|                                                |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|Total 1st Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans   |  |                       |  |             |  | $66,634 |  | $66,688       
|                                                |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans  41.9% |  |                       |  |             |  |         |  |               
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 3/7/11                |  | Publishing            |  | $27,750     |  | $27,750 |  | $27,750       
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|American Asphalt & Grading Co., 7/1/11          |  | Infrastructure        |  | 26,500      |  | 26,500  |  | 27,030        
|                                                |  |                       |  |            
|American Safety Razor, 9/21/12                  |  | Consumer Products     |  | 13,500      |  | 13,500  |  | 13,736        



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2005

(in thousands, except shares)



|                                                 |  |                       |  |             |  |            |  |               
|------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------- |  | ----------- |  | ---------- |  | --------------
|2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans contd. |  | Industry              |  | Par Amount* |  | Cost       |  | Fair Value (2)
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Anthony International, 9/1/11                    |  | Manufacturing         |  | $13,000     |  | $12,886    |  | $13,000       
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., 10/22/11            |  | Building Products     |  | 10,000      |  | 9,955      |  | 10,150        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Cygnus Business Media, Inc., 1/13/10             |  | Media                 |  | 10,000      |  | 9,920      |  | 9,950         
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Diam International, 7/1/12                       |  | Consumer Products     |  | 20,000      |  | 20,000     |  | 20,050        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Dr. Leonards Healthcare Corp., 7/31/12          |  | Direct Marketing      |  | 22,000      |  | 22,000     |  | 22,055        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|EuroFresh, 5/14/10                               |  | Agriculture           |  | 25,000      |  | 24,716     |  | 25,750        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Healthy Directions, LLC, 8/31/11                 |  | Vitamins, Supplements |  | 15,000      |  | 15,000     |  | 15,075        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Mueller Group Inc., 11/1/11                      |  | Industrial            |  | 17,000      |  | 17,000     |  | 17,340        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Natural Products Group LLC, 8/16/2012            |  | Direct Marketing      |  | 25,000      |  | 24,724     |  | 25,062        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|NES Rentals Holdings Inc., 8/17/10               |  | Equipment Rental      |  | 24,750      |  | 24,750     |  | 25,307        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, 7/1/12        |  | Consumer Services     |  | 50,000      |  | 50,000     |  | 50,844        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Ranpak Corp., 3/17/11                            |  | Packaging             |  | 10,000      |  | 10,000     |  | 10,100        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Sigmakalon Holdco B.V., 6/30/2015                |  | Chemicals             |  | 10,000     |  | 12,148     |  | 12,101        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Source Media Inc., 11/30/12                      |  | Publishing            |  | 10,000      |  | 10,000     |  | 10,131        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Survey Sampling International, LLC, 5/7/12       |  | Market Research       |  | 15,000      |  | 14,964     |  | 15,178        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Tumi Holdings, Inc., 6/30/14                     |  | Consumer Products     |  | 3,000       |  | 3,000      |  | 3,030         
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|United Site Services, Inc., 6/30/10              |  | Environmental         |  | 13,462      |  | 13,290     |  | 13,462        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Wyle Laboratories, Inc., 7/28/11                 |  | Aerospace/Defense     |  | 10,000      |  | 10,000     |  | 10,150        
|                                                 |  |                       |  |             |  |            |  |               
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Total 2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans    |  |                       |  |             |  | $372,103   |  | $377,251      
|                                                 |  |                       |  |             |  |            |  |               
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Total Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans             |  |                       |  |             |  | $438,737   |  | $443,939      
|                                                 |  |                       |  |             |  |            |  |               
|                                                 |  |                       |  |            
|Total Investments                                |  |                       |  |             |  | $1,167,079 |  | $1,173,735    
|                                                 |  |                       |  |             |  |            |  |               



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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2005

(in thousands)



|                                                |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   |           |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ---------- |  | ----------- |  | ---- | --------- | -------------- | - | --------- | -
|                                                |  | Industry   |  | Par Amount* |  | Cost |           | Fair Value (2) |  
|Cash Equivalents  55.3%                        |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   |           |  
|                                                |  |            |  |            
|U.S. T-Bill, 3.065%, 11/3/05                    |  | Government |  | 500,000     |  | $    | 498,680   |                | $ | 498,680   |  
|                                                |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   |           |  
|                                                |  |            |  |            
|Total Investments & Cash Equivalents -185.6% ** |  |            |  |             |  | $    | 1,665,759 |                | $ | 1,672,415 |  
|                                                |  |            |  |            
|Liabilities in excess of other assets  (85.6%) |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   | (771,108  | )
|                                                |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   |           |  
|                                                |  |            |  |            
|Net Assets  100.0%                             |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                | $ | 901,307   |  
|                                                |  |            |  |             |  |      |           |                |   |           |  



| | (1) | None of our portfolio companies is controlled or affiliated as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (2) | Fair value is determined by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company (see Note 2).
| | --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (3) | Represent floating rate instruments that accrue interest at a predetermined spread relative to an index, typically the LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offer Rate), EURIBOR (Euro Inter-bank
Offered Rate), GBP Libor (London Interbank Offer Rate for British Pounds), or the Prime Rate.
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (4) | Denominated in Euro ()
| | --- | -----------------------

| | (5) | The Company is the sole Limited Partner in GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P. GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P. (acting through its general partner, GS Prysmian Co-Invest G.P. Limited) holds legal
title to the following equity securities: 8,045 common shares of GSCP Athena (Lux) S.A.R.L., 16,977,778 shares of GSCP Athena (Lux) S.A.R.L. iPECs (Interest Bearing Preferred Equity Certificates), and 2,822,223 GSCP Athena (Lux) S.A.R.L. nPECs
(Non-interest Bearing Preferred Equity Certificates). As the sole Limited Partner in GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P., the Company is the sole beneficial owner of these equity securities.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  ̈ | These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration,
normally to qualified institutional buyers.
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| | * | Denominated in USD unless otherwise noted
| | - | -----------------------------------------



| | ** | Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes totals $14,260 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes totals $13,634. Net
unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes totals $626 based on a tax cost of $1,671,215 (all in 000s).
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| | *** | Non-income producing security.
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Apollo Investment Corporation

Notes To Financial Statements (unaudited)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)



|Note | 1. Organization
|---- | ---------------



Apollo Investment Corporation (Apollo Investment or the Company), a Maryland corporation organized on February 2, 2004, is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that
has filed an election to be treated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, for tax purposes we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We invest primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior
secured loans, each of which may include an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, by making direct equity investments in such companies.



On April 8, 2004, Apollo Investment closed its initial public offering and sold 62,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share, less an
underwriting discount and commissions totaling $0.9375 per share. We commenced operations on April 8, 2004 as we received $870.15 million in total net proceeds from the offering.



|Note | 2. Significant Accounting Policies
|---- | ----------------------------------



The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Changes in the economic environment,
financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.



Interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and
Article 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X, as appropriate. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In accordance with Article 6-09 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act, we are
providing a Statement of Changes in Net Assets in lieu of a Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity. In addition, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period, have been included.



The significant accounting policies consistently followed by Apollo Investment are:

|(a) | Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date;
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|(b) | Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations; debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices
are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our Board of Directors. Subordinated debt, senior secured debt and other debt securities with maturities greater than 60 days are valued by
an independent pricing service or at the mean between the bid and ask prices from at least two brokers or dealers (if available, otherwise by a principal market maker or a primary market dealer). With respect to certain private equity securities,
each investment is valued using comparisons of financial ratios of the portfolio companies that issued such private equity securities to peer companies that are public. The value is then discounted to reflect the illiquid nature of the investment.
When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we will use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our private equity valuation. Because we expect that there will not be a
readily available market value for most of the investments in our portfolio, we expect to value substantially all of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our Board of Directors using a
documented valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ
significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.
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Apollo Investment Corporation

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share amounts)



With respect to our investments for which market quotations are not readily available, our Board of
Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:



| | (1) | Our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment;
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| | (2) | Preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with our senior management;
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| | (3) | Independent valuation firms engaged by our board of directors conduct independent appraisals and review managements preliminary valuations and their own independent
assessment;
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| | (4) | The audit committee of our board of directors reviews the preliminary valuation of our investment adviser and that of the independent valuation firms and responds and supplements
the valuation recommendation of the independent valuation firm to reflect any comments; and
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| | (5) | The board of directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith based on the input of our investment adviser, the
respective independent valuation firms and the audit committee.
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The types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio companys ability to make payments
and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded securities and other relevant factors.



Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, these notes to our financial
statements express the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our financial statements.



|(c) | Investments purchased within 60 days of maturity are valued at cost plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates value;
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|(d) | Gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated by using the specific identification method;
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|(e) | Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Origination, closing and/or commitment fees associated with
investments in portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties and unamortized loan origination, closing and commitment
fees are recorded as interest income;
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|(f) | The Company intends to comply with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, pertaining to regulated investment companies to make distributions of
taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income and excise taxes;
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|(g) | In accordance with Statement of Position 93-2 Determination, Disclosure, and Financial Statement Presentation of Income, Capital Gain, and Return of Capital Distributions by
Investment Companies, book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified to paid-in capital. In addition, the character of income and gains to be
distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
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|(h) | Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded as of record date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors each quarter and
is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.
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|(i) | The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate
of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Companys investments in foreign securities may involve certain risks such as foreign exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or
economic risks, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investment. In addition, changes in the relationship of foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of these investments and therefore the
earnings of the Company.
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|(j) | The Company may enter into forward exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency risk. These contracts are marked to market by recognizing the difference between the
contract exchange rate and the current market rate as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled.
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|(k) | The Company records origination expenses related to its multi-currency credit facility as prepaid assets. These expenses are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method
over the stated life of the facility and in accordance with FAS 91.
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|(l) | The Company records registration expenses related to Shelf filings as prepaid assets. These expenses will be charged as a reduction of capital upon utilization, in accordance with
Sections 8.23-.24 of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share amounts)



|Note | 3. Agreements
|---- | -------------



Apollo Investment has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, Apollo Investment Management, L.P., under which the Investment Adviser, subject to the overall
supervision of Apollo Investments Board of Directors, will manage the day-to-day operations of, and provide investment advisory services to, Apollo Investment. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from Apollo
Investment, consisting of two componentsa base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.00% of Apollo Investments gross assets. The incentive fee has two parts, as follows: one
part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on Apollo Investments pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest
income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio
companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus Apollo Investments operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, any expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense and dividends
paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital
depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of Apollo Investments net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to the hurdle rate of 1.75% per
quarter (7% annualized). Our net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the 2% base management fee. Apollo Investment pays the Investment Adviser an
incentive fee with respect to Apollo Investments pre-incentive fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows: (1) no incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which Apollo Investments pre-incentive fee net investment
income does not exceed the hurdle rate; (2) 100% of Apollo Investments pre-incentive fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less
than 2.1875% in any calendar quarter; and (3) 20% of the amount of Apollo Investments pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 2.1875% in any calendar quarter. These calculations are appropriately pro rated for any
period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant quarter. The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of
the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing on December 31, 2004, and will equal 20.0% of Apollo Investments cumulative realized capital gains less cumulative realized capital losses,
unrealized capital depreciation (unrealized depreciation on a gross investment-by-investment basis at the end of each calendar year) and all prior performance-based capital gains incentive fee payments made to the advisor.



For the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2005, the Investment Adviser
received $5,310 and $9,801, respectively, in base investment advisory and management fees and $5,173 and $11,484, respectively, in performance-based net investment income incentive fees from Apollo Investment.



Apollo Investment has also entered into an Administration Agreement with Apollo Investment
Administration, LLC (the Administrator) under which the Administrator provides administrative services for Apollo Investment. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, Apollo Investment reimburses the Administrator for
Apollo Investments allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Apollo Administration in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and Apollo Investments allocable portion of its chief
compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs. The Administrator will also provide on Apollo Investments behalf managerial assistance to these portfolio companies to which Apollo Investment is required to provide
such assistance.



For the three and six month periods ended September 30,
2005, the Administrator was reimbursed $262 and $460, respectively, from Apollo Investment on the $403 and $715, respectively, of expenses accrued under the Administration Agreement.



On April 14, 2005, Apollo Investment entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement), among
Apollo Investment, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMorgan), as administrative agent for the lenders. From time to time, certain of the lenders provide customary commercial and investment banking services to
affiliates of Apollo Investment. JPMorgan also serves as custodian and fund accounting agent for Apollo Investment.



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Notes To Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share amounts)



|Note | 4. Net Asset Value Per Share
|---- | ----------------------------



At September 30, 2005, the Companys total net assets and net asset value per share were $901,307 and $14.29, respectively.



|Note | 5. Earnings Per Share
|---- | ---------------------



The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted per share net investment income and net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the
three and six month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively:



|                                                                                  |  |                                      |  |                                      |  |                                   |  |                                         
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|                                                                                  |  | Three months endedSeptember 30, 2005 |  | Three months endedSeptember 30, 2004 |  | Six months endedSeptember 30,2005 |  | April 8, 2004* through September 30,2004
|Numerator for net investment income per share:                                    |  | $20,693                              |  | $2,263                               |  | $45,937                           |  | $786                                    
|Numerator for increase in net assets per share:                                   |  | $31,009                              |  | $5,786                               |  | $44,570                           |  | $6,649                                  
|Denominator for basic and diluted weighted average shares:                        |  | 62,774,863                           |  | 62,000,100                           |  | 62,666,684                        |  | 62,000,100                              
|                                                                                  |  |                                      |  |                                     
|Basic and diluted net investment income per share:                                |  | $0.330                               |  | $0.036                               |  | $0.733                            |  | $0.013                                  
|Basic and diluted net increase in net assets per share resulting from operations: |  | $0.494                               |  | $0.093                               |  | $0.711                            |  | $0.107                                  



|* | Commencement of Operations
|- | --------------------------



|Note | 6. Investments
|---- | --------------



As of September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively, investments and cash equivalents consisted of the following:



|                                  |  |                    |  |                    |  |            |  |           
|--------------------------------- |  | ------------------ |  | ------------------ |  | ---------- |  | ----------
|                                  |  | September 30, 2005 |  | September 30, 2004
|                                  |  | Cost               |  | Fair Value         |  | Cost       |  | Fair Value
|Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes |  | $668,190           |  | $667,986           |  | $116,328   |  | $120,089  
|Common Equity                     |  | 60,152             |  | 61,810             |  | 5,904      |  | 5,904     
|Bank Debt/Senior Secured Debt     |  | 438,737            |  | 443,939            |  | 280,920    |  | 283,100   
|Cash Equivalents                  |  | 498,680            |  | 498,680            |  | 1,141,697  |  | 1,141,620 
|                                  |  |                    |  |                    |  |            |  |           
|Totals                            |  | $1,665,759         |  | $1,672,415         |  | $1,554,849 |  | $1,550,713



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Apollo Investment Corporation

Notes To Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share amounts)



|Note | 7. Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations
|---- | -------------------------------------------------



At September 30, 2005, the Company had an open foreign currency contract to sell euro forward and bears the market risk that arises from changes in foreign currency
exchange rates. Unrealized appreciation on the contract is reflected in the accompanying financial statements as follows:



|                 |  |               |  |         |  |             |  |                |  |                       
|---------------- |  | ------------- |  | ------- |  | ----------- |  | -------------- |  | ----------------------
|Foreign Currency |  | LocalCurrency |  | Cost    |  | MarketValue |  | SettlementDate |  | UnrealizedAppreciation
|To Sell: Euro    |  | 37,000       |  | $46,361 |  | $44,605     |  | 12/08/05       |  | $1,756                



At September 30, 2005, the
Company had outstanding non-US borrowings on its $800 million multicurrency revolving credit line, denominated in both euro and British pounds. Unrealized appreciation on these outstanding borrowings is indicated in the table below:



|                 |  |               |  |                       |  |                       |  |              |  |                       
|---------------- |  | ------------- |  | --------------------- |  | --------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ----------------------
|Foreign Currency |  | LocalCurrency |  | OriginalBorrowingCost |  | CurrentBorrowingValue |  | MaturityDate |  | UnrealizedAppreciation
|Euro             |  | 10,090       |  | $12,489               |  | $12,164               |  | 10/11/2005   |  | $325                  
|Euro             |  | 25,061       |  | 30,246                |  | 30,212                |  | 10/21/2005   |  | 34                    
|Euro             |  | 20,022       |  | 24,888                |  | 24,137                |  | 12/6/2005    |  | 751                   
|Pounds Sterling  |  | £13,000       |  | 23,917                |  | 22,998                |  | 12/7/2005    |  | 919                   
|Euro             |  | 55,525       |  | 67,167                |  | 66,938                |  | 3/20/2006    |  | 229                   
|                 |  |               |  | $158,707              |  | $156,449              |  |              |  | $2,258                



|Note | 8. Cash Equivalents
|---- | -------------------



Pending investment in longer-term portfolio holdings, Apollo Investment makes temporary investments in U.S. Treasury bills (of varying maturities) and repurchase agreements as outlined in our prospectus. These
temporary investments are deemed cash equivalents by us and are included in our Schedule of Investments. At the end of each fiscal quarter, the Company typically takes proactive steps to prospectively preserve investment flexibility in the next
quarter which are assessed against the Companys total assets at its most recent quarter end. The Company can accomplish this in many ways including its current practice of purchasing U.S. Treasury bills and closing out its position on a net
cash basis subsequent to quarter end. The Company may also utilize repurchase agreements or other balance sheet transactions as it deems appropriate for this purpose and these amounts are excluded from total assets for purposes of computing the
asset base upon which the management fee is determined. U.S. Treasury bills with maturities of greater than 60 days from the time of purchase are marked-to-market as per our valuation policy. U.S. Treasury bills settle regular way on trade date plus
one.



|Note | 9. Repurchase Agreements
|---- | ------------------------



The Company enters into repurchase agreements as part of its investment program. The Companys custodian takes possession of collateral pledged by the counterparty.
The collateral is marked-to-market daily to ensure that the value, plus accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price. In the event of default of the obligor to repurchase, the Company has the right to liquidate the collateral and
apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal
proceedings. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding at September 30, 2005.



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Apollo Investment Corporation

Notes To Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share amounts)



Note 10. Financial Highlights



The following is a schedule of financial highlights for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and the period April 8, 2004
(commencement of operations) through March 31, 2005:



|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | - |  | ----------------------------------- | -----
|                                                                      |  | Six MonthsEndedSeptember 30,2005 |   |  | April 8, 2004*through March 31,2005 |      
|Per Share Data:                                                       |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|                                                                      |  |                                 
|Net asset value, beginning of period                                  |  | $14.27                           |   |  | $14.06                              |      
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Net investment income                                                 |  | 0.73                             |   |  | 0.41                                |      
|Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                       |  | 0.03                             |   |  | 0.31                                |      
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Net increase in net assets resulting from operations                  |  | 0.76                             |   |  | 0.72                                |      
|Dividends to shareholders (1)                                         |  | (0.74                            | ) |  | (0.48                               | )    
|Costs related to the initial public offering                          |  |                                 |   |  | (0.03                               | )    
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Net asset value at end of period                                      |  | $14.29                           |   |  | $14.27                              |      
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Per share market value at end of period                               |  | $19.80                           |   |  | $16.78                              |      
|Total return (2)                                                      |  | 22.56                            | % |  | 15.32                               | %    
|Shares outstanding at end of period                                   |  | 63,083,117                       |   |  | 62,554,976                          |      
|                                                                      |  |                                 
|Ratio/Supplemental Data:                                              |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|                                                                      |  |                                 
|Net assets at end of period (in millions)                             |  | $901.3                           |   |  | $892.9                              |      
|                                                                      |  |                                 
|Ratio of net investment income to average net assets                  |  | 5.15                             | % |  | 2.96                                | % (3)
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets                     |  | 2.70                             | % |  | 2.60                                | % (3)
|Ratio of credit facility related expenses to average net assets       |  | .31                              | % |  |                                    |      
|                                                                      |  |                                  |   |  |                                     |      
|Ratio of operating and credit facility expenses to average net assets |  | 3.01                             | % |  | 2.60                                | % (3)
|                                                                      |  |                                 
|Average debt outstanding**                                            |  | $168,949                         |   |  | $0                                  |      
|Average debt per share**                                              |  | $2.70                            |   |  | $0                                  |      
|Portfolio turnover ratio                                              |  | 26.8                             | % |  | 14.7                                | %    



|(1) | Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from amounts determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Total return is based on the change in market price per share during the respective periods. It also takes into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance
with the Companys dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Annualized for the period April 8, 2004 through March 31, 2005.
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|* | Commencement of operations
|- | --------------------------

|** | Average debt outstanding and per share is calculated from July 8, 2005 (the date of the Companys first borrowing from its revolving credit facility) through
September 30, 2005, and average debt per share is calculated as average debt outstanding divided by the average shares outstanding during the period (in 000s).
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Apollo Investment Corporation

Notes To Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except
share and per share/unit amounts)



Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of each fiscal year ended March 31
since the Company commenced operations, unless otherwise noted. The  indicates information which the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.



|                                       |  |                             |         |                          |   |                                             |  |                                |   |  |    
|-------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------ | - | ------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | - |  | ---
|Class and Year                         |  | Total AmountOutstanding (1) |         | AssetCoveragePer Unit(2) |   | InvoluntaryLiquidatingPreferencePer Unit(3) |  | AverageMarket ValuePer Unit(4)
|                                       |  |                             |         |                         
|Revolving Credit Facility              |  |                             |         |                          |   |                                             |  |                                |   |  |    
|Fiscal 2006 (as of September 30, 2005) |  | $                           | 288,950 |                          | $ | 4,119                                       |  | $                              |  |  | N/A
|Fiscal 2005                            |  | $                           | 0       |                          | $ | 0                                           |  | $                              |  |  | N/A



|(1) | Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented (in 000s).
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our consolidated total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not
represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon the involuntary liquidation of the issuer in preference to any security junior to it.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Not applicable, as senior securities are not registered for public trading.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



Note 11. Credit Agreement and Borrowings



Under the Credit Agreement, the lenders agreed to extend credit to Apollo Investment in an initial aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $800 million at any
one time outstanding. The Credit Agreement is a five-year revolving facility (with a stated maturity date of April 14, 2010) and is secured by substantially all of the assets in Apollo Investments portfolio, including cash and cash
equivalents. Pricing is set at 100 basis points over LIBOR. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and restrictive covenants, including: (a) periodic financial reporting requirements, (b) maintaining minimum shareholders equity of
the greater of (i) 40% of the total assets of Apollo Investment and its subsidiaries as at the last day of any fiscal quarter and (ii) the sum of (A) $300 million plus (B) 25% of the net proceeds from the sale of equity interests
in Apollo Investment after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, (c) maintaining a ratio of total assets (less total liabilities) to total indebtedness, in each case of Apollo Investment and its subsidiaries, of not less than 2.0:1.0,
(d) maintaining minimum liquidity, (e) limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (f) limitations on liens, (g) limitations on investments (other than in the ordinary course of Apollo Investments business),
(h) limitations on mergers and disposition of assets (other than in the normal course of Apollo Investments business activities) and (i) limitations on the creation or existence of agreements that prohibit liens on properties of
Apollo Investments subsidiaries. In addition to the asset coverage ratio described in clause (c) of the preceding sentence, borrowings under the Credit Agreement (and the incurrence of certain other permitted debt) are subject to
compliance with a borrowing base that applies different advance rates to different types of assets in Apollo Investments portfolio. The Credit Agreement provides for the ability of Apollo Investment to seek additional commitments from lenders
thereunder in an aggregate amount of up to $400 million. The Credit Agreement is used to supplement Apollo Investments equity capital to make additional portfolio investments and for other general corporate purposes.



At September 30, 2005, the Company had $288,950 (at value) drawn on its $800,000
revolving credit facility. The weighted average annual interest cost for this period, inclusive of annual amortization of commitment fees and other prepaid expenses related to the establishment of the credit facility, is 4.46%.



The average debt outstanding on the credit facility was $168,949 for the period that
borrowings were outstanding from July 8, 2005 through September 30, 2005. The maximum amount borrowed during this period was $288,950. The remaining available amount under the revolving line of credit at September 30, 2005, was
$511,050.



At September 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all
financial and operational covenants required by the revolving line of credit.



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Apollo Investment Corporation



We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Apollo Investment Corporation (the Company) as of September 30, 2005, including
the schedule of investments, the related statements of operations for each of the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2005, the three-month period ended September 30, 2004 and for the period April 8, 2004 through
September 30, 2004 and of cash flows for the six-month period ended September 30, 2005 and for the period April 8, 2004 through September 30, 2004 and the statement of changes in net assets for the six-month period ended
September 30, 2005. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.



We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information
consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.



Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for
them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



We previously audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of assets and liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2005, including the
schedule of investments and the related statements of operations, of cash flows and of changes in net assets for the period from April 8, 2004 through March 31, 2005 and in our report dated June 14, 2005, we expressed an unqualified
opinion on those financial statements.



/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

October 31, 2005



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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Certain statements in this report that relate to estimates or expectations of our future performance or financial condition may constitute
forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements as to:



|Ø |  | our future operating results;
|- |  | -----------------------------



|Ø |  | our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;
|- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------



|Ø |  | the impact of investments that we expect to make;
|- |  | -------------------------------------------------



|Ø |  | the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;
|- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|Ø |  | the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
|- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------



|Ø |  | our expected financings and investments;
|- |  | ----------------------------------------



|Ø |  | the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and
|- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------



|Ø |  | the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------



We may use words such as anticipates, believes, expects, intends, will,
should, may and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are
made. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Overview



Apollo Investment was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law in February 2004. We have elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. As such, we are required to comply
with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we generally have to invest at least 70% of our total assets in qualifying assets, including securities of private or thinly traded public U.S. companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S.
government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less.



On April 5, 2004, we completed our initial public offering and became an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company that elected to be treated as a business development company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, for tax purposes we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Pursuant to these elections, we generally will not have to
pay corporate-level taxes on any income we distribute to our stockholders.



Portfolio and Investment Activity



Our ongoing investment
strategy and strong relationships combined to produce an active second fiscal quarter. Throughout the summer months, activity remained strong as we continued to identify attractive investment opportunities with middle market companies generating
strong free cash flow. We also identified some interesting private equity opportunities at prices that met our value discipline. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we invested $302.9 million across eight new portfolio companies while
adding to two existing positions. These investments were in our targeted asset classes with $37.7 million invested in private equity, $224.6 million invested in subordinated debt and $40.6 million invested in second lien bank debt. In addition, we
re-invested an additional $30.0 million in the refinanced bank debt of Healthy Directions, LLC as our $26.4 million position with the company was pre-paid. Investments during the quarter totaled $332.9 million. For the fiscal year-to-date period
April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, we invested $583.6 million across 15 new and 7 existing portfolio companies.



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In addition to the $26.4 million refinancing of Healthy Directions, LLC, we also continued to rationalize our portfolio
during the quarter ended September 30 by selectively exiting $68.9 million in lower-yielding senior bank debt. Also during the quarter, our $37.0 million subordinated loan to National Waterworks was pre-paid at a premium. For the quarter and
six months ended September 30, 2005, we had proceeds from exits and prepayments totaling $134.2 million and $258.7 million, respectively. Of the $258.7 million of total fiscal year exits and prepayments, $190 million were exits of senior loans
which we intended to divest. The remaining $69 million were pre-payments by two successful companies.



Beginning in early July, we began drawing on our $800 million, multi-currency credit facility and had $289 million drawn and outstanding at September 30 with $511 million available. Our net portfolio reached $1.2
billion and was invested 56.9% in subordinated debt/corporate notes, 5.3% in private equity and 37.8% in senior secured loans. Our remaining first lien senior secured debt holdings represented 5.7% of our portfolio at September 30, 2005. A
year earlier at September 30, 2004, our net portfolio of $901.1 million was invested 13.3% in subordinated debt/corporate notes, 31.4% in senior secured loans, 0.7% in equity and 54.6% in cash equivalents.



At September 30, 2005, the weighted average yield on our debt portfolio was 12.2% versus
11.8% at June 30, 2005 and 8.8% at September 30, 2004. The weighted average yield on our subordinated debt/corporate notes was 13.4% at September 30, 2005 versus 13.6% at June 30, 2005 and 12.8% at September 30, 2004. Our
total bank debt/senior secured loan portfolio yielded 10.4% at September 30, 2005 versus 10.0% at June 30, 2005 and 6.9% at September 30, 2004. The weighted average yield attributable to first lien bank loans was 9.6% at
September 30, 2005 versus 8.1% at June 30, 2005 and 5.4% at September 30, 2004. Our second lien bank loans yielded 10.6% at September 30, 2005 versus 10.6% at June 30, 2005 and 8.2% at September 30, 2004. Yields are
computed using interest rates as of the balance sheet date and include amortization of loan origination fees, original issue discount and market premium or discount, weighted by their respective costs when averaged.



Bank debt/senior secured debt and European mezzanine loans typically accrue interest at
variable rates determined on the basis of a benchmark LIBOR, EURIBOR or prime rate with stated maturities at origination that range from 5 to 10 years. While subordinated debt/corporate notes will typically accrue interest at fixed rates, some of
these investments may include zero coupon, PIK and/or step bonds that accrue income on a constant yield to call or maturity basis. At September 30, 2005, 52% of our debt portfolio is floating rate debt and 48% is fixed rate debt.



As a business development company, we must not acquire any assets other than qualifying
assets specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). If we invest in an issuer that, at the time we make the investment, has
outstanding securities as to which a broker or dealer may extend or maintain margin credit or marginable securities, these acquired assets cannot normally be treated as qualifying assets. This results from the definition of
eligible portfolio company under the 1940 Act, which in part looks to whether a company has outstanding securities that are eligible for margin credit. Amendments promulgated in 1998 by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System to Regulation T under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, expanded the definition of marginable security to include any non-equity security. These amendments have raised questions as to whether a private
company that has outstanding debt securities would qualify as an eligible portfolio company. We note that under applicable self-regulatory organization rules that govern the ability of brokers and dealers to extend margin credit, many non-equity
securities issued by private companies may not be effectively marginable. While we understand the SEC is considering these issues, we do not believe the SEC or the Staff has made any determinations with respect to the above.



We continue to monitor this issue closely and intend to adjust our investment focus as needed
to comply with and/or take advantage of any future administrative position, judicial decision or legislative action.



In August 2004, our board of directors approved an amendment to our investment policy to eliminate the 5% limitation on investments on foreign securities. As such, these
investments are included in our 30% non-qualifying assets bucket.



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Results of Operations



Results comparisons are for the three and six months ended September 2005 and 2004. These comparisons between current and prior periods may not be meaningful as our
portfolio for the three and six months ending September 30, 2004 was largely invested in cash equivalents from our initial IPO in April 2004.



Investment Income



Gross investment income totaled $35.0 million and $72.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $7.9 million and $11.7 million, respectively, for the three and six
months ended September 30, 2004. The increases in gross investment income were primarily due to the growth of our investment portfolio compared to the September 2004 comparative periods.



Expenses



Expenses totaled $14.3 million and $26.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005
of which $5.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively, were performance-based incentive fees and $2.3 million and $2.8 million, respectively, were interest and other credit facility expenses. Expenses net of performance-based incentive fees and
interest and other credit facility expenses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 were $6.8 million and $12.6 million, respectively, versus the $5.6 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended
September 30, 2004. Operating expenses consist of base investment advisory and management fees, insurance expenses, administrative services fees, professional fees, directors fees, audit and tax services expenses, and other general and
administrative expenses. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to the increase in base management fees related to the growth of our investment portfolio as compared to the September 2004 comparative periods.



Net Investment Income



The Companys net investment income totaled $20.7 million and $45.9 million or $0.33 per share and $0.73 per share, respectively, for
the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 versus $2.3 million and $0.8 million or $0.04 per share and $0.01 per share, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004.



Net Realized Gains/Losses



The Company had exits and prepayments totaling $134.2 million and $258.7 million,
respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 versus $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004. The net realized gains on investments totaled $0.2 million and
$3.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005, versus $0 million for both the three and six months ended September 30, 2004. The Company also had net realized losses and gains, respectively, on its
foreign currency transactions of $0.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 versus $0 for both the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2004. Total net realized losses
and gains, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 were $0.6 million and $6.2 million, respectively, versus $0 for both the three and six months ended September 30, 2004.



Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Contracts and Translations



For the three and six months ended September 30, 2005, the
Companys investments and other assets and liabilities had net appreciation and a net decrease in appreciation of $10.9 million and $7.6 million, respectively. This compared to net appreciation of $3.5 million and $5.9 million, respectively, on
the portfolio for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004. At September 30, 2005, net unrealized appreciation totaled $10.6 million of which $5.2 million was attributable to net unrealized appreciation on our bank debt/senior
secured debt, $1.5 million was attributable to net unrealized appreciation on our subordinated debt/corporate notes/equity and $3.9 million in unrealized appreciation on our foreign currency contracts and translations.



Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations



For the three and six months ended September 30, 2005, the Company had a net increase in
net assets resulting from operations of $31.0 million and $44.6 million, respectively, versus $5.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004. The net change in net assets from operations per
share was $0.49 and $0.71, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 versus $0.09 and $0.11 per share for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004.



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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources



The Companys liquidity and capital resources was generated primarily from cash flows from operations, including exits and prepayments
of senior and subordinated loans and income earned from investments and cash equivalents (which normally comprise of U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less). The Company also funds its
investments and operations through draw-downs of its senior secured, multi-currency, $800 million, five-year credit facility. At September 30, 2005, the Company has $289 million in borrowings outstanding and $511 million available for its use.
In the future, the Company may raise additional equity capital through the filing of its shelf registration or may securitize a portion of its investments. The primary use of funds will be investments in portfolio companies and cash distributions to
holders of common stock.



Dividends



Dividends paid to stockholders for the quarter totaled $27.0 million or $0.43 per share
versus $2.79 million or $0.045 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. For the period April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, dividends paid to stockholders totaled $46.4 million or $0.74 per share. Tax characteristics
of all dividends will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.



We have elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In order to maintain our status as a regulated investment company, we are required to
(1) distribute at least 90% of our investment company taxable income and (2) distribute at least 98% of our income (both ordinary income and net capital gains) to avoid an excise tax. We intend to make distributions to our stockholders on
a quarterly basis of substantially all of our net operating income. We also intend to make distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.



We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of
these distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage test for borrowings when applicable to us as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940
and due to provisions in our credit facilities. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of our status as a regulated investment company. We cannot assure
stockholders that they will receive any distributions or distributions at a particular level.



With respect to the dividends paid to shareholders, income from origination, closing, commitment and other upfront fees associated with investments in portfolio companies is treated as taxable income and accordingly,
distributed to shareholders. For the period from April 8, 2004 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2005, these fees totaled $4.5 million and for the period April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005 these fees totaled
$2.4 million.



|Ite
m 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------



We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Many of the loans in our portfolio have floating rates. We also have a significant portion
of our loans with fixed rates. We may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. While hedging activities may insulate us
against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments. During the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2005, we
did not engage in interest rate hedging activities.



On September 6, 2005,
we entered into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge our exposure to the currency risk associated with our investment in WDAC Intermediate Corp. Accordingly, we sold 37,000,000 euro forward at a rate of 1.253 dollars per euro for settlement
on December 8, 2005. Unrealized appreciation on this contract is represented on our statement of assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2005 and described further in footnote 7 to the financial statements.



Additionally, we currently have and may continue to have outstanding borrowings denominated
in foreign currencies. These borrowings are primarily used to fund foreign investments. As a result of borrowing and subsequently investing in the same foreign currency denominated investments, we are able to effectively hedge our exposure to
currency risk resulting from these foreign investments. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on these borrowings is reflected in the outstanding liability for credit facility payable on our statement of assets and liabilities as of
September 30, 2005 and described further in footnote 7 to the financial statements.



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|Item 
4. | Controls and Procedures
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As of the end of the period covered by this report, Apollo Investment carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of AICs
management, including AICs Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of AICs disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that AICs current disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them of material information relating to AIC that
is required to be disclosed by AIC in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There have been no changes in AICs internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period July 1, 2005
through September 30, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, AICs internal control over financial reporting.



PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION



|It
em 1. | Legal Proceedings
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We are not a defendant in any material pending legal proceeding, and no such material proceedings are known to be contemplated.



|I
tem 2. | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
|-------- | -----------------------------------------



We intend to use the net proceeds from selling securities pursuant to our registration statement filed on Form N-2 effective June 24, 2005 for general corporate
purposes, which includes investing in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective and strategies and, pending such investments, investing in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments
that mature in one year or less from the date of investment and other general corporate purposes. Supplements to the registration statement that relate to an offering will more fully identify the use of the proceeds from such offering.



We anticipate that substantially all of the net proceeds of an offering of securities will
be used for the above purposes within three years, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objective and market conditions. Our portfolio currently consists primarily of senior loans and
mezzanine loans and related equity securities. Pending our investments, we plan to invest a portion of net proceeds in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date
of investment and other general corporate purposes.



We did not repurchase any
shares of our common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2005.



|Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities
|------- | -------------------------------



Not Applicable



|I
tem 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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On October 12, 2005, Apollo Investment Corporation held its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in New York, N.Y. for the purpose of considering and voting upon the
election of Directors. Votes were cast as follows:



|                  |  |            |  |          
|----------------- |  | ---------- |  | ---------
|Nominee           |  | For        |  | Withheld 
|Martin E. Frankin |  | 51,294,625 |  | 4,911,124
|Carl Spielvogel   |  | 54,227,375 |  | 1,978,374



|Ite
m 5. | Other Information
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Not Applicable



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|I
tem 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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| | (a) | Exhibits
| | --- | --------



Listed below are the exhibits that are filed as part of this report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):



|              |   |  |                                                                                                                       
|------------- | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|ExhibitNumber |   |  | Description of Document                                                                                               
|              |  
|31.1          | * |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.        
|              |  
|31.2          | * |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.        
|              |  
|32.1          | * |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U. S. C. 1350).
|              |  
|32.2          | * |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U. S. C. 1350).



|* | Submitted herewith
|- | ------------------



| | (b) | Reports on Form 8-K
| | --- | -------------------



On April 14, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Item 1.01 and 9.01 reporting the entry into a senior secured revolving
credit agreement in the amount of $800,000,000.



On
May 13, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Item 8.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing the scheduling of fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 results.



On May 24, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to
Item 9.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 financial results.



On June 16, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Item 7.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing a first
fiscal quarter dividend of $0.31 per share.



On July 21,
2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Item 8.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing the scheduling the release of earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006.



On August 3, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to
Item 9.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006.



On September 12, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Item 7.01 reporting the issuance of a press release announcing a
second fiscal quarter dividend of $0.43 per share.



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SIGNA
TURES



Pursuant to the
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 3, 2005.



APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATIONBy:

/S/    MICHAEL S. GROSSMichael S. Gross President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board




By:

/S/    RICHARD L. PETEKARichard L. Peteka Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




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