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CION Investment Corporation Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Presentation
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Disclosures and Forward - Looking Statements 2 The information contained in this earnings presentation should be viewed in conjunction with the earnings conference call of CION Investment Corporation (NYSE : CION) (“CION” or the “Company”) held on Thursday, November 6 , 2025 as well as the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q for the quarter ended September 30 , 2025 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 6 , 2025 . The information contained herein may not be used, reproduced or distributed to others, in whole or in part, for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Company . This earnings presentation may contain forward - looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including the impact of tariffs and trade disputes with other countries, changes in inflation, high interest rates and the risk of recession on the business, future operating results, access to capital and liquidity of the Company and its portfolio companies . You can identify these statements by the use of forward - looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, including references to assumptions, forecasts of future results, shareholder diversification, institutional research coverage and availability and access to capital . You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss the Company’s plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning its business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters . These statements represent the Company’s belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are uncertain and outside of the Company’s control, such as the price at which the Company’s shares of common stock will trade on the NYSE . Any forward - looking statement made by the Company in this earnings presentation speaks only as of the date on which the Company makes it . Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ, possibly materially from its expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors the Company identifies in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward - Looking Statements” in filings the Company makes with the SEC, and it is not possible for the Company to predict or identify all of them . The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law . This earnings presentation does not constitute a prospectus and should under no circumstances be understood as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Company’s common stock or any other securities nor will there be any sale of common stock or any other securities referred to in this earnings presentation in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction . Nothing in these materials should be construed as a recommendation to invest in any securities that may be issued by the Company or as legal, accounting or tax advice . An investment in securities of the type described herein presents certain risks . The Company is managed by CION Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Company . Nothing contained herein shall be relied upon as a promise or representation whether as to past or future performance . The information contained in this earnings presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of other public announcements that the Company may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time . The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this earnings presentation, except as required by law . These materials contain information about the Company, certain of its personnel and affiliates and its historical performance . You should not view information related to past performance of the Company as indicative of its future results, the achievement of which cannot be assured . Past performance does not guarantee future results, which may vary . The value of investments and the income derived from investments will fluctuate and can go down as well as up . A loss of principal may occur .
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3 1. The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investments. Third Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended September 30, 2025 • Net investment income and earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30 , 2025 were $ 0 . 74 per share and $ 0 . 69 per share, respectively ; • Net asset value per share was $14.86 as of September 30, 2025 compared to $14.50 as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.36 per s hare, or 2.5%. The increase was primarily due to the Company out - earning its distribution by $0.38 per share during the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, which was part ially offset by realized and unrealized losses of $0.05 per share; • As of September 30 , 2025 , the Company had $ 1 . 09 billion of total principal amount of debt outstanding, of which 37 % was comprised of senior secured bank debt and 63 % was comprised of unsecured debt . The Company’s net debt - to - equity ratio was 1 . 28 x as of September 30 , 2025 compared to 1 . 39 x as of June 30 , 2025 ; • As of September 30 , 2025 , the Company had total investments at fair value of $ 1 . 74 billion in 91 portfolio companies across 23 industries . The investment portfolio was comprised of 80 . 0 % senior secured first lien investments ; 1 • During the quarter, the Company funded new investment commitments of $ 65 million, funded previously unfunded commitments of $ 17 million, and had sales and repayments totaling $ 151 million, resulting in a net decrease to the Company's funded portfolio of $ 69 million ; • As of September 30 , 2025 , investments on non - accrual status amounted to 1 . 75 % and 4 . 08 % of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively, from 1 . 37 % and 3 . 03 % , respectively, as of June 30 , 2025 ; and • During the quarter, the Company repurchased 330 , 324 shares of its common stock under its 10 b 5 - 1 trading plan at an average price of $ 9 . 86 per share for a total repurchase amount of $ 3 . 3 million . Through September 30 , 2025 , the Company repurchased a total of 4 , 984 , 922 shares of its common stock under its 10 b 5 - 1 trading plan at an average price of $ 10 . 09 per share for a total repurchase amount of $ 50 . 3 million . DISTRIBUTIONS • For the quarter ended September 30 , 2025 , the Company paid a quarterly base distribution totaling $ 18 . 7 million, or $ 0 . 36 per share, on September 16 , 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 2 , 2025 ; • On November 3 , 2025 , the Company’s co - chief executive officers declared a fourth quarter 2025 base distribution of $ 0 . 36 per share, payable on December 15 , 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 1 , 2025 ; and • On November 3 , 2025 , the Company’s co - chief executive officers changed the timing of paying base distributions to shareholders from quarterly to monthly commencing in January 2026 . Monthly base distributions will be declared quarterly in advance .
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4 Selected Financial Highlights 1. The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investments. 2. Total debt outstanding excludes netting of debt issuance costs. Please refer to page 10 for debt net of issuance costs. 3. Includes a special distribution of $ 0 . 05 per share during the quarter ended December 31 , 2024 . Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 ($ in millions) $1,753 $1,820 $1,792 $1,766 $1,738 Investment portfolio, at fair value (1) $1,070 $1,117 $1,117 $1,117 $1,092 Total debt outstanding (2) $839 $821 $757 $759 $773 Net assets 1.28x 1.36x 1.48x 1.47x 1.41x Debt - to - equity 1.18x 1.27x 1.39x 1.39x 1.28x Net debt - to - equity $59.6 $57.9 $56.1 $52.5 $78.7 Total investment income $21.6 $18.7 $19.3 $16.9 $38.6 Net investment income $(22.0) $(13.2) $(62.0) $10.4 $(2.7) Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains $(0.4) $5.5 $(42.7) $27.3 $35.9 Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations Per Share Data $15.73 $15.43 $14.28 $14.50 $14.86 Net asset value per share $0.40 $0.35 $0.36 $0.32 $0.74 Net investment income per share $(0.41) $(0.25) $(1.16) $0.20 $(0.05) Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains per share $(0.01) $0.10 $(0.80) $0.52 $0.69 Earnings per share $0.36 $0.41 $0.36 $0.36 $0.36 Distributions declared per share (3)
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Investment Activity • New investment commitments for the quarter were $73 million, of which $65 million were funded and $8 million were unfunded. • New investment commitments were made across 1 new and 12 existing portfolio companies. • Fundings of previously unfunded commitments for the quarter were $17 million. • Sales and repayments totaled $151 million for the quarter, which included the full exit of investments in 9 portfolio compani es. Note - The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investments. Unfunded commitments are generally subject to borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. These amounts may remain outstanding until the commitment period of an applicable loan expires, whi ch may be shorter than the loan’s maturity date. 5 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 ($ in millions) $97 $106 $65 $41 $73 New investment commitments $78 $100 $55 $29 $65 Funded $19 $6 $10 $12 $8 Unfunded $15 $12 $10 $10 $17 Fundings of previously unfunded commitments $(129) $(47) $(36) $(86) $(148) Repayments $(25) $(1) $(13) $(2) $(3) Sales $(61) $64 $16 $(49) $(69) Net funded investment activity 103 105 104 99 91 Total Portfolio Companies
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6 Portfolio Asset Composition * Less than 1%. The discussion of the investment portfolio is at fair value and excludes short term investments. 100% 94% 96% 2% 99% 1% 80% 19% 0%* 0%* 1% 0%* 0%* 0%* 0%* 0%* 87% 0%* 12% 86% 13% 1% 85% 85% 1% 14% 14% 1% 1% 79% 5% 1% 0%* 0%* 2% 20% 1%
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7 INTERNAL INVESTMENT RISK RATINGS (1) (% of Total Portfolio, Fair Value) Q3 2025 NON - ACCRUAL % (1) Higher Credit Quality Lower Credit Quality Credit Quality of Investments 1. The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investments. * - Less than 1%. Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Rating 0.6% 2.0% 2.3% 3.2% 1.5% 1 85.7% 85.8% 86.1% 83.4% 85.7% 2 11.8% 10.6% 10.3% 11.6% 10.4% 3 1.5% 1.3% 0.9% 1.4% 2.1% 4 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 5 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Total
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PORTFOLIO BY SECURITY TYPE (4) PORTFOLIO BY INTEREST RATE TYPE (4) Portfolio Summary 8 ( 1 ) See endnote 4 in our press release filed with the SEC on November 6 , 2025 . ( 2 ) See endnote 5 in our press release filed with the SEC on November 6 , 2025 . ( 3 ) See endnote 6 in our press release filed with the SEC on November 6 , 2025 . ( 4 ) The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investments . Portfolio Characteristics (as of September 30, 2025) (4) Investment Portfolio $1,786.9 million Total investments and unfunded commitments $48.7 million Unfunded commitments $1,738.2 million Investments at fair value 10.85 % Yield on debt and other income producing investments at amortized cost (1) 11.42 % Yield on performing loans at amortized cost (1) 9.31 % Yield on total investments at amortized cost Portfolio Companies 91 Number of portfolio companies 5.15x Weighted average leverage (net debt/EBITDA) (2) 1.94x Weighted average interest coverage (2) $34.6 million Median EBITDA (3) Industry Diversification (4) % of Investment Portfolio Industry 16.6 % Services: Business 10.3 % Retail 10.1 % Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals 8.1 % Energy: Oil & Gas 7.2 % Media: Diversified & Production 47.7 % Other (≤ 6.4% each) 80.0% Senior Secured Debt Investments - Less than 1%
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Quarterly Operating Results 9 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 All figures in thousands, except share and per share data Investment income $ 53,390 $ 51,364 $ 51,394 $ 48,881 $ 68,177 Interest income (1) 434 653 697 1,651 905 Dividend income 5,803 5,877 3,983 1,712 9,629 Fee income $ 59,627 $ 57,894 $ 56,074 $ 52,244 $ 78,711 Total investment income Expenses $ 6,854 $ 6,762 $ 6,625 $ 6,497 $ 6,532 Management fees 23,551 25,244 22,998 22,637 22,652 Interest and other debt expenses 4,586 3,963 4,084 3,589 8,181 Incentive fees 3,039 3,120 3,115 2,589 2,874 Other operating expenses $ 38,030 $ 39,089 $ 36,822 $ 35,312 $ 40,239 Total expenses before taxes (21) 119 — 10 (95) Income tax (benefit) expense, including excise tax $ 21,618 $ 18,686 $ 19,252 $ 16,922 $ 38,567 Net investment income after taxes Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments $ 3,938 $ (2,238) $ 2,294 $ (32,376) $ (9,605) Net realized (loss) gain (25,935) (10,990) (64,251) 42,770 6,916 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $ (21,997) $ (13,228) $ (61,957) $ 10,394 $ (2,689) Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains $ (379) $ 5,458 $ (42,705) $ 27,316 $ 35,878 Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations Per share data $ 0.40 $ 0.35 $ 0.36 $ 0.32 $ 0.74 Net investment income $ (0.41) $ (0.25) $ (1.16) $ 0.20 $ (0.05) Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments $ (0.01) $ 0.10 $ (0.80) $ 0.52 $ 0.69 Earnings per share $ 0.36 $ 0.41 $ 0.36 $ 0.36 $ 0.36 Distributions declared per share (2) 53,439,316 53,268,577 53,073,211 52,628,784 52,065,707 Weighted average shares outstanding 53,359,886 53,189,269 53,003,407 52,303,842 51,973,518 Shares outstanding, end of period 1. Includes certain prepayment fees, exit fees, accelerated OID and paid - in - kind interest income. 2. Include a special distribution of $0.05 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
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Quarterly Balance Sheet 10 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 All figures in thousands, except per share data and asset coverage ratio Assets $ 1,806,229 $ 1,888,688 $ 1,845,660 $ 1,824,628 $ 1,840,584 Investments, at fair value 29,765 7,670 7,720 6,533 3,931 Cash 49,446 45,140 40,863 45,246 31,192 Interest receivable on investments 28,604 2,965 1,047 3,408 5,218 Receivable due on investments sold 76 — — — — Dividend receivable on investments 1,501 1,265 1,033 966 3,019 Prepaid expenses and other assets $ 1,915,621 $ 1,945,728 $ 1,896,323 $ 1,880,781 $ 1,883,944 Total Assets Liabilities & Net Assets $ 1,054,919 $ 1,099,187 $ 1,099,776 $ 1,101,640 $ 1,078,522 Financing arrangements (net of debt issuance costs) (1) — 1,019 1,896 4 9,277 Payable for investments purchased 1,316 1,034 990 1,178 1,154 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 7,201 8,244 6,475 7,866 6,194 Interest payable 6,854 6,761 6,625 6,497 6,571 Accrued management fees 4,586 3,964 4,084 3,589 8,181 Accrued subordinated incentive fee on income 1,515 2,006 544 1,263 1,499 Accrued administrative services expense 40 40 — 134 40 Share repurchase payable — 2,663 19,149 — — Shareholder distribution payable $ 1,076,431 $ 1,124,918 $ 1,139,539 $ 1,122,171 $ 1,111,438 Total Liabilities $ 839,190 $ 820,810 $ 756,784 $ 758,610 $ 772,506 Total Net Assets $ 1,915,621 $ 1,945,728 $ 1,896,323 $ 1,880,781 $ 1,883,944 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 15.73 $ 15.43 $ 14.28 $ 14.50 $ 14.86 Net Asset Value per share 1.78 1.73 1.68 1.68 1.71 Asset coverage ratio (2) 1. The Company had debt issuance costs of $ 13 , 822 as of September 30 , 2025 , $ 15 , 704 as of June 30 , 2025 , $ 17 , 568 as of March 31 , 2025 , $ 18 , 156 as of December 31 , 2024 and $ 14 , 925 as of September 30 , 2024 . 2. Asset coverage ratio is equal to (i) the sum of (a) net assets at the end of the period and (b) total senior securities outstanding at the end of the period (excluding unfunded commitments), divided by (ii) total senior securities outstanding at the end of the period .
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11 Q3 2025 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data
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12 Maturity Date Interest Rate Principal Amount Outstanding Total Commitment Amount 6/15/2027 S + 2.55% (2) $300 $375 JPM Credit Facility 12/30/2029 7.50% 173 173 Unsecured Notes, 2029 (1) 2/13/2028 S + 2.75% 100 125 UBS Credit Facility 2/11/2026 4.50% 125 125 Unsecured Notes, 2026 (1) 8/31/2026 S + 3.82% 115 115 Series A Unsecured Notes, 2026 (1) 11/8/2027 S + 4.75% 100 100 Unsecured Notes, Tranche A 2027 (1) 11/8/2027 S + 3.90% 100 100 Unsecured Notes, Tranche B, 2027 (1) 4/27/2027 S + 3.50% 50 50 2022 Unsecured Term Loan (1) 9/30/2027 S + 3.80% 30 30 2024 Unsecured Term Loan (1) 7.5% $1,092 $1,192 Total Debt Debt Summary DEBT MATURITIES ($ in millions) DEBT SCHEDULE ($ in millions) $100 million in available capacity within existing senior secured facilities 1. Investment grade credit rating. 2. The Company pays an annual administrative fee of 0.20% on JPM's total financing commitment.
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13 Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage 1 1. Includes special and/or supplemental distributions of $0.20. $0.05 and $0.05 per share during Q4 2023, Q2 2024 and Q4 2024, r esp ectively. Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 $0.74 $0.32 $0.36 $0.35 $0.40 $0.43 $0.60 $0.40 Net Investment Income (per share) $0.36 $0.36 $0.36 $0.41(1) $0.36 $0.41(1) $0.34 $0.54(1) Distribution (per share) 2.06x 0.89x 1.00x 0.85x 1.11x 1.05x 1.76x 0.74x Distribution coverage