Form 8-K

Date: January 23, 2012

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

/s/ Bernard D. Berman

Bernard D. Berman

0001193125-12-019931.txt : 20120123 0001193125-12-019931.hdr.sgml : 20120123 20120123134733 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-019931 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120118 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fifth Street Finance Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001414932 IRS NUMBER: 261219283 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00755 FILM NUMBER: 12538862 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 BANK STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1210 CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 BUSINESS PHONE: (914) 286-6800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 BANK STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1210 CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 8-K 1 d287349d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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 18, 2012

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, 12^th Floor

White Plains, New York 10606

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 286-6800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 18, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release which disclosed a preliminary estimated range of net investment income (NII) of $0.28 to $0.30 per share for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. 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 No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated January 18, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed with Fifth Street Finance Corp.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-33901) on January 18, 2012).

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.