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) October 5, 2009
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
814-00755 |
26-1219283 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10 Bank Street, Suite 1210, White Plains, NY |
10606 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 286-6811
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 5, 2009 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 5, 2009
SIGNATURE
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| Fifth Street Finance Corp. |
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| Date: October 5, 2009 |
By: /s/ WILLIAM H. CRAIG William H. Craig Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 5, 2009 | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Fifth Street Finance Corp. Announces Staff Additions and Promotion
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE:FSC) is pleased to announce the addition of four new team members to its Investment Adviser, Fifth Street Management LLC ("Fifth Street") and the promotion of Stacey Thorne to Director of Investor Relations.
Lawrence Beller joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Execution team. Mr. Beller has over 12 years of experience managing financial transactions. Most recently, Mr. Beller worked for J.P. Morgan, where he was an Executive Director in the CDO Structuring and Execution group. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Beller was a Managing Director Principal at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., where he originated and structured securitizations of various fixed-income assets.
David Harrison joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Compliance team after 11 years of experience as corporate and securities attorney, most recently with the law firm Dewey & LeBeouf LLP.
Lee Haspel joins Fifth Street as an Analyst in the Execution team. Mr. Haspel most recently worked for Twin Capital Management as an Analyst focused on various equity trading strategies. Prior to Twin Capital Management, Mr. Haspel worked for Halcyon Asset Management in their Corporate Debt Group.
Danielle Presta joins Fifth Street as Executive Assistant. Ms. Presta most recently spent 6 years as a Trading Assistant at First Commercial Credit Corp., a distressed securities hedge fund based out of New York, NY.
Fifth Street is also pleased to announce the recent promotion of Stacey Thorne to Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Thorne's dedication to the firm has been instrumental to our successful capital raises and increased awareness to Wall Street and investors.
Leonard Tannenbaum, Fifth Street's CEO, said, "These key hires build upon our already strong core team and continue to position Fifth Street as a leader in middle market lending."
Fifth Street is always looking for talented individuals. To apply or inquire about current openings with Fifth Street, please visit our website at www.fifthstreetfinance.com/careers.
About Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies in connection with an investment by private equity sponsors. Fifth Street Finance Corp's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments.
The Fifth Street Finance Corp. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5525
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to the future performance of Fifth Street Finance Corp. Words such as "believes," "expects," "projects," and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and these factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Fifth Street Finance Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONTACT: Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Investor Relations
Stacey Thorne, Head of Investor Relations
(914) 286-6811
Stacey@fifthstreetcap.com