PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION
590 MADISON AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
April 12, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: John Ganley and Megan Miller
| Re: | PennantPark Investment Corporation |
| Registration Statement on Form N-2 |
| File Number 333-230014 |
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PennantPark Investment Corporation respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form N-2 (Registration No. 333-230014) (the “Registration Statement”) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. on April 16, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Thomas J. Friedmann of Dechert LLP at (617) 728-7120, and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| PennantPark Investment Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Aviv Efrat | |
| Name: | Aviv Efrat | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |