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Filed pursuant to Rule 497
File No. 333-199777

GRAPHIC

FS ENERGY AND POWER FUND



Supplement dated May 4, 2016
to
Prospectus dated April 29, 2016



        This supplement contains information which amends, supplements or modifies certain information contained in the Prospectus of FS Energy and Power Fund dated April 29, 2016, as previously supplemented and amended (as so supplemented and amended, the "Prospectus").

        You should carefully consider the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 43 of the Prospectus before you decide to invest in our common shares.

Increase in Public Offering Price

        On May 3, 2016, we increased our public offering price from $7.30 per share to $7.35 per share. This increase in the public offering price was effective as of our May 4, 2016 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from April 27, 2016 through May 3, 2016. In accordance with our previously disclosed share pricing policy, the new net offering price per share is not more than 2.5% greater than our net asset value per share as of May 3, 2016.




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