UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 8, 2013
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-33901 | 26-1219283 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10 Bank Street, 12th Floor
White Plains, New York 10606
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 286-6800
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 8, 2013, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (“Fifth Street”) issued a press release announcing the expansion of its syndicated secured credit facility with certain lenders party thereto from time to time and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, to add two new lenders and increase the borrowing capacity from $380 million to $415 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2013 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 8, 2013 | FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP. | |||||||||
| By: | /s/ Bernard D. Berman | |||||||||
| Name: | Bernard D. Berman | |||||||||
| Title: | President | |||||||||
