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 21, 2015

Fifth Street Asset Management Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

777 West Putnam Avenue, 3^rd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 681-3600

(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):

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

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Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. has attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 a copy of a “Capital Markets Outlook” newsletter, dated as of January 21, 2015, that it intends to provide to investors and other market participants.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. In addition, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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