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): June 20, 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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 20, 2013, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (“Fifth Street”) amended the terms of its secured credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Wells Fargo facility”) to, among other things, reduce the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum.
The foregoing description of the amendment to the Wells Fargo facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Loan and Servicing Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Loan and Servicing Agreement among Fifth Street Finance Corp., Fifth Street Funding, LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated as of June 20, 2013 | |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 24, 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: June 24, 2013 | FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP. | |||||
By: | /s/ Bernard D. Berman | |||||
Name: | Bernard D. Berman | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
