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): December 14, 2012
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-33901
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26-1219283
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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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
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01.
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Other Events.
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On December 14, 2012, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) ("Fifth Street") issued an additional 725,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $10.68 per share for gross proceeds of $7,743,000. The shares were issued in connection with the partial exercise of an option previously granted to the underwriters of its announced public offering of 14,000,000 shares which closed on December 7, 2012. Fifth Street now has 105,878,505 shares of common stock outstanding and estimates that the weighted average basic shares outstanding for the quarter ending December 31, 2012 will be 94,886,844.
Forward-Looking Statements
This filing 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," "anticipates," "estimates," 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 Fifth Street Finance Corp.'s 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.
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.
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FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.
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Date: December 18, 2012
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By:
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/S/ BERNARD D. BERMAN
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Name: Bernard D. Berman
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Title: President
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