NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 17, 2007) - PennantPark Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ: PNNT) declares its fourth fiscal quarter 2007 dividend of $0.22 per share, payable on September 28, 2007 to shareholders of record as of September 25, 2007. The ex-dividend date is September 21, 2007. Dividends are being paid from taxable earnings and from other sources whose specific tax characteristics will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year. The Company is a business development company that invests primarily in U.S. middle-market companies in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine loans and equity.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Contact Information: For More Information Contact: PennantPark Investment Corporation Aviv Efrat Chief Financial Officer (212) 307-3280 Or visit us at: www.pennantpark.com