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 26, 2017
FS Investment Corporation III
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
814-01047 (Commission File Number) |
90-0994912 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) |
19112 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Effective December 27, 2017, FS Investment Corporation III (the “Company”) decreased the price at which it issues shares under its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRP”) from $8.64 per share to $8.35 per share. As previously disclosed by the Company, the price at which shares are issued under the DRP is determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, and is (i) not less than the net asset value per share determined in good faith by the Board or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, immediately prior to the payment of the distribution (the “NAV Per Share”) and (ii) not more than 2.5% greater than the NAV Per Share as of such date. The purpose of this decrease was to ensure that the Company did not issue shares under the DRP at a price per share that was more than 2.5% greater than the NAV Per Share.
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.
| FS Investment Corporation III | ||||
| Date: | December 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd | |
| Stephen S. Sypherd | ||||
| Vice President | ||||