Exhibit 32.2
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. 1350)
In connection with the annual report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2008 as amended by this
annual report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended September 30, 2008 (collectively,
“this report”) of Fifth Street Finance Corp. (the
“Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, William H.
Craig, the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, hereby
certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:
(1) This report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in this report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Registrant.
Name: William H. Craig
Date: July 8, 2009