Cion Investment Corporation · NYSE:CION

Cion Investment — Q3 2022 Earnings Presentation

30 slides from Cion Investment's earnings presentation, November 2022

  1. Slide 1: CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Third Quarter 2022

    CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Third Quarter 2022

  2. Slide 2: Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements

    Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements This presentation has been prepared by CĪON Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (the “Company” or “CION”) and may be used for information purposes only. This presentation shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any secu

  3. Slide 3: CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a glance

    CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a glance NYSE: CION Size & Scale Strategy Focus • Externally managed • Origination via proprietary • High quality senior secured business development sources and a strong debt financings, primarily company (BDC) with a network of public and first lien market cap

  4. Slide 4: CION Platform Overview

    CION Platform Overview CION Investment Group is a vertically integrated alternative investment manager and retail distribution organization founded in 2011 Key Products CION Investment CION Ares Diversified Corporation Credit Fund Profile Publicly listed business Globally diversified development com

  5. Slide 5: Evolution of CION Investment Corporation

    Evolution of CION Investment Corporation 2012 $1.15B 30+ 0.03% Inception Year Total Equity Raised Advisor Years of Annualized Loss Rate Experience Since Inception1 CION acquires Credit $1,865 Suisse Park View BDC, Inc. $1,807 $1,765 $1,754 $1,714 Apollo Investment $1,569 Management (“AIM”) engaged a

  6. Slide 6: History of Value Creation

    History of Value Creation 29.74 $30.00 29.09 29.06 28.66 28.95 28.22 27.73 27.04 26.85 26.23 26.50 26.56 26.52 25.91 26.13 26.41 26.02 25.22 25.56 25.18 25.46 24.85 $25.00 24.04 24.33 23.49 22.67 21.96 22.29 22.25 21.78 21.86 12.14 12.61 12.89 13.17 13.48 21.33 7.65 8.01 8.38 8.75 9.11 9.48 11.61 11

  7. Slide 7: Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans

    Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans Senior Secured First Lien Loans Senior Secured Second Lien Loans Other Investments $2.0b $1.85b $1.80b $1.81b $1.80b $1.82b $1.79b $1.80b $1.75b $1.74b $1.74b $1.68b $1.67b $1.63b $1.55b $1.58b $1.58b $1.54b $1.52b $1.53b $1.51b $1.50b $1.5b $ (Billion

  8. Slide 8: Differentiated Investment Platform

    Differentiated Investment Platform CION’s unique platform drives selectivity, efficiency and focus  Direct first lien and club investments based on deep, long-standing relationships with like-minded Sourcing Powered partners, including other leading private and public lenders by Strong Network  In

  9. Slide 9: Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity

    Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity CION’s open architecture origination approach capitalizes on a deep and diverse network of highly experienced and like-minded partners:  Relationships are deep, long-term and  Private and Public Lenders personal; often date back for decades  Select middle mark

  10. Slide 10: Investment Strategy

    Investment Strategy CION drives investor returns primarily through a first lien focus supplemented with select, opportunistic investments  First lien primarily, with unitranche and second lien CORE  Companies with EBITDA between $25-$75 million; target $20 million initial hold sizes  92% senior s

  11. Slide 11: Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous

    Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous CION has attractive scale within its niche market along with investing flexibility  At $1.9 billion in total assets(1), CION is a scaled BDC with enough influence to have “a voice at the table”  Flexibility to invest across a borrower’s capital st

  12. Slide 12: Solid Performance and Current Valuation

    Solid Performance and Current Valuation Senior Secured1 Portfolio Yield2 Leverage3 95.0% 92.0% 130.0% 12.00% 117.6% 90.0% 85.9% 10.76% 120.0% 85.0% 11.00% 10.46% 110.0% 104.7% 80.0% 10.00% 100.0% 75.0% 9.00% 90.0% 70.0% 8.00% 80.0% 65.0% 7.00% 70.0% 60.0% 55.0% 6.00% 60.0% 50.0% 5.00% 50.0% CION BDC

  13. Slide 13: Recent Developments

    Recent Developments  On December 21, 2021, CION entered into a joint venture partnership with EagleTree Capital:  The joint venture was initially capitalized through the contribution of nearly a $100 million portfolio of junior capital investments from CION and proprietary Firm-level cash from Eag

  14. Slide 14: Conclusion

    Conclusion CION offers investors a differentiated investment platform and strategy built over nearly a decade of operations High-quality portfolio focused on senior secured loans, primarily first lien Sourcing, origination & investment pipeline product of strong network not easily replicated Underwr

  15. Slide 15: Third Quarter 2022

    Third Quarter 2022 SSN

  16. Slide 16: Third Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended September 30, 2022

    Third Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended September 30, 2022 The Company completed a 2-to-1 reverse stock split effective September 21, 2021. Accordingly, share and per share amounts in this presentation have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 2-to-1 reverse stock split.  Net investment in

  17. Slide 17: Selected Financial Highlights

    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 the quarterly balance sheet for debt net of issuance costs. (3) Includes a special distribution of $0.20 p

  18. Slide 18: Investment Activity

    Investment Activity  New investment commitments for the quarter were $134 million, of which $127 million were funded and $7 million were unfunded.  New investment commitments were made across 6 new portfolio companies and 5 existing portfolio companies.  Fundings of previously unfunded commitment

  19. Slide 19: Portfolio Asset Composition

    Portfolio Asset Composition End of Period Investments New Investment Commitments (in millions) (in millions) $1,797 $1,791 $353 4% 2% $1,740 6% 2% 4% 2% $1,666 6% 2% 1% 0%* 4% 2% $1,630 0%* 2% 0%* 5% 0%* 6% 2% 0%* 6% 1% $184 1% $179 1% 2% 90% 93% 92% $155 92% 1% 88% 88% $134 2% 14% 98% 98% 99% 84% Q

  20. Slide 20: Credit Quality of Investments

    Credit Quality of Investments INTERNAL INVESTMENT RISK RATINGS(1) Q3 2022 NON-ACCRUAL %(1) (% of Total Portfolio, Fair Value) Higher Credit Quality 1.67% 0.42% Lower Credit Quality Amortized Cost Fair Value * - Less than 1%. (1) The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short term investme

  21. Slide 21: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary PORTFOLIO BY SECURITY TYPE(4) 92% Senior 0.1% 1.6% 6.3% Secured Debt 2.2% Investments  First Lien Debt (89.8%)  Second Lien Debt (2.2%)  Equity (6.3%)  Collateralized Securities & Structured Products: Equity (0.1%) 89.8%  Unsecured Debt (1.6%) PORTFOLIO BY INTEREST RATE TYPE(4

  22. Slide 22: Q3 2022 Net Asset Value Bridge

    Q3 2022 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data * * 22

  23. Slide 23: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary $72 million in available capacity within existing senior secured facilities DEBT SCHEDULE DEBT MATURITIES ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Total Principal Commitment Amount Interest Maturity Amount Outstanding Rate Date JPM Credit Facility $675 $610 L + 3.10%(2) 5/15/2024 UBS Facility 15

  24. Slide 24: Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage

    Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage 1 24

  25. Slide 25: Quarterly Operating Results

    Quarterly Operating Results 25

  26. Slide 26: Quarterly Balance Sheet

    Quarterly Balance Sheet 1 Investments, at fair value 1 $1,807,048} $1,805,452 $1,755,297 $1,754,039 $1,746,238 Cash ; 43,661; 42,542 17,500 3,774 2,159 Interest receivable on investments i 26,976} 21,962 21,298 21,549 21,283 Receivable due on investments sold i 7,146} 2,713 7,303 2,854 19,559 Divide

  27. Slide 27: Appendix

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  28. Slide 28: CION Team Overview

    CION Team Overview Years of Relevant Executive Team Experience Years at CION Background • Co-Founder, CION Investment Group, LLC Mark Gatto 17 10 • Attorney, private practice in NJ Co-Chief Executive Officer • B.A., Montclair State University; J.D. and M.B.A, Seton Hall University • Co-Founder, CION

  29. Slide 29: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information Board of Directors Senior Management Corporate Headquarters Research Coverage Mark Gatto Mark Gatto 100 Park Avenue, 25th Floor Finian O’Shea Co-Chairman of the Board Co-Chief Executive Officer New York, NY 10017 Wells Fargo Michael A. Reisner Michael A. Reisner Co-Chairman of

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