PennantPark Investment Corporation Receives Investment Grade Ratings From Both Standard & Poor's and Fitch

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 3, 2012) - PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ: PNNT) announced today that both Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings Services assigned it credit ratings of BBB-.

"We are extremely pleased with the investment grade ratings assigned to us by Standard & Poor's and Fitch and believe that they are a reflection of the institutionalization of our strategy, team and processes as well as the credit quality and investment performance of our portfolio over the long run," said Arthur Penn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

ABOUT PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION
PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company which principally invests in U.S. middle-market private companies in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine debt and equity investments. PennantPark Investment Corporation is managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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