Filed pursuant to Rule 497
File No. 333-199777

FS ENERGY AND POWER FUND

Supplement dated June 22, 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 June 21, 2016, we increased our public offering price from $7.85 per share to $7.90 per share. This increase in the public offering price was effective as of our June 22, 2016 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from June 15, 2016 through June 21, 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 June 21, 2016.

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