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<CONFORMED-NAME>Fifth Street Finance Corp
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<STREET1>10 BANK STREET
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
					SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of<br>
					The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 5, 2009 </font><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>Fifth Street Finance Corp.</b></font><br>
			<font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></p>
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					<font size="2"><b>Delaware</b></font></td>
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					<font size="2"><b>814-00755</b></font></td>
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					<font size="2"><b>26-1219283</b></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
						of incorporation) </font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2">(Commission File Number) </font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2">(IRS Employer Identification No.) </font></td>
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					<font size="2"><b>10 Bank Street, Suite 1210, White Plains, NY</b></font></td>
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					<font size="2"><b>10606</b></font></td>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices) </font></td>
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				<td width="13%" align="center"><font size="2">(Zip Code) </font></td>
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		<p align="center"><font size="2">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp; <b>(914) 286-6811</b></font></p>
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			<b>________________________________________________________________________________</b><br>
			(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
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				<td colspan="3"><font size="2">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.</font></td>
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				<td><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td><font size="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </font></td>
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				<td><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td><font size="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </font></td>
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				<td><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td><font size="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </font></td>
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				<td><font size="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font></td>
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		<p><font size="3"><b>Item 8.01. Other Events.</b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">On October 5, 2009 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

		<p><font size="3"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated October 5, 2009</font></p>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>SIGNATURE</b> </font></p>
		<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </font></p>
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				<td width="55%"><font size="2"><b>Fifth Street Finance Corp.</b></font><br>
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				<td width="45%"><font size="2">Date: October 5, 2009</font><br>
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				<td width="55%"><font size="2">By: <u>/s/ WILLIAM H. CRAIG</u></font><br>
					<font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William H. Craig</font><br>
					<font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer</font></td>
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    <td width="30" align="center"><font size="2">99.1</font></td>
    <td width="300"><font size="2">Press release dated October 5, 2009</font></td>
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    <title>Fifth Street Finance Corp. Announces Staff Additions and Promotion</title>
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  <body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Fifth Street Finance Corp. Announces Staff Additions and Promotion</h3>
<p>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE:FSC) is pleased to announce the addition of four new team members to its Investment Adviser, Fifth Street Management LLC ("Fifth Street") and the promotion of Stacey Thorne to Director of Investor Relations.
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Lawrence Beller joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Execution team. Mr. Beller has over 12 years of experience managing financial transactions. Most recently, Mr. Beller worked for J.P. Morgan, where he was an Executive Director in the CDO Structuring and Execution group. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Beller was a Managing Director Principal at Bear, Stearns &amp; Co. Inc., where he originated and structured securitizations of various fixed-income assets.
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David Harrison joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Compliance team after 11 years of experience as corporate and securities attorney, most recently with the law firm Dewey &amp; LeBeouf LLP.
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Lee Haspel joins Fifth Street as an Analyst in the Execution team. Mr. Haspel most recently worked for Twin Capital Management as an Analyst focused on various equity trading strategies. Prior to Twin Capital Management, Mr. Haspel worked for Halcyon Asset Management in their Corporate Debt Group.
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Danielle Presta joins Fifth Street as Executive Assistant. Ms. Presta most recently spent 6 years as a Trading Assistant at First Commercial Credit Corp., a distressed securities hedge fund based out of New York, NY.
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Fifth Street is also pleased to announce the recent promotion of Stacey Thorne to Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Thorne's dedication to the firm has been instrumental to our successful capital raises and increased awareness to Wall Street and investors.
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Leonard Tannenbaum, Fifth Street's CEO, said, "These key hires build upon our already strong core team and continue to position Fifth Street as a leader in middle market lending."
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Fifth Street is always looking for talented individuals. To apply or inquire about current openings with Fifth Street, please visit our website at www.fifthstreetfinance.com/careers.
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About Fifth Street Finance Corp.
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<p>
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies in connection with an investment by private equity sponsors. Fifth Street Finance Corp's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments.
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The Fifth Street Finance Corp. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5525
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Forward-Looking Statements
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This press release 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," 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 our 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.
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CONTACT:  Fifth Street Finance Corp.
          Investor Relations
          Stacey Thorne, Head of Investor Relations
          (914) 286-6811
          Stacey@fifthstreetcap.com
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