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): April 25, 2012

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of holders of common shares of KKR Financial Holdings LLC (the “Company”) was held on April 25, 2012, and the matters voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:

(a)  The nominees named below were elected to serve as members of the board of directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of the holders of common shares and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify, and the voting results were as follows:

(b)  The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:

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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.

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