UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 2, 2007
KKR Financial Holdings LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-33437 | | 11-3801844 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| | | | |
555 California Street, 50th Floor | | |
San Francisco, California | | 94104 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
415-315-3620
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Effective July 2, 2007, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KKR Financial Holdings LLC (the “Company”) granted certain awards of restricted common shares representing limited liability company interests (“Restricted Common Shares”) to the Company’s directors (other than Messrs. Fanlo and Nuttall) pursuant to the Company’s 2007 Share Incentive Plan. The Committee granted Mr. Hazen, the chairman of the Board, 4,868 Restricted Common Shares and each other director (other than Messrs. Fanlo and Nuttall) 2,839 Restricted Common Shares. In addition, on the same date, the Committee granted Ms. Collins and Mr. Strothotte 2,583 and 1,275 Restricted Common Shares, respectively, based upon their duration of service on the Board prior to July 2, 2007. Each Restricted Common Share was granted pursuant to a restricted share award agreement, the form of which has been previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.5 to its Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | KKR Financial Holdings LLC |
| | (Registrant) |
Date: July 3, 2007 | | |
| | |
| | /s/ JEFFREY B. VAN HORN |
| | Jeffrey B. Van Horn |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| By: | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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