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<CONFORMED-NAME>Fifth Street Finance Corp
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    <b>UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></b>
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    <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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    <b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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    <b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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    <b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of<br>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>November 13, 2009</b> &nbsp; <br>
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    <b>Fifth Street Finance Corp.</b>
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    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        <b>Delaware</b>
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        <b>814-00755</b>
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        <b>26-1219283</b>
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        (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)
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        (Commission File Number)
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        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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        <b>10 Bank Street, Suite 1210, White Plains, NY</b>
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        <b>10606</b>
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    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp;
    <b>(914) 286-6811</b>
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    ________________________________________________________________________________<br />
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
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    <b>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</b>
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    On November 13, 2009 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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    <b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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    &nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated November 13, 2009
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    &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.
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        <b>Fifth Street Finance Corp.</b>
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        (Registrant)<br><br>
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        <b>November 13, 2009</b>
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        <b>/s/ &nbsp; WILLIAM H. CRAIG</b>
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        William H. Craig
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        <i>Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer</i>
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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 November 13, 2009</font></td>
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<html><head><title>Fifth Street Finance Corp. Increases Its 2010 First Quarter Dividend to $0.27 Per Share</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Fifth Street Finance Corp. Increases Its 2010 First Quarter Dividend to $0.27 Per Share</h3><p>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE:FSC) ("Fifth Street") today announced its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.27 per share for the first fiscal quarter of 2010, an increase of 8% from the previous fiscal quarter.
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First Quarter 2010 Record Date: December 10, 2009
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First Quarter 2010 Payment Date: December 29, 2009
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"We are encouraged that our deal origination growth has allowed us to increase the dividend," stated Fifth Street Finance Corp.'s President and Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Tannenbaum.
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Dividends are paid from taxable income. Our Board of Directors determines quarterly dividends based on estimates of taxable income, which differ from book income due to changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and due to temporary and permanent differences in income and expense recognition.
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Fifth Street Finance Corp. has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP") that provides for reinvestment of our dividends on behalf of our shareholders, unless a shareholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if we declare a cash dividend, our shareholders who have not "opted out" of our DRIP will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividends. If your shares of our common stock are held through a brokerage firm or other financial intermediary and you wish to participate in the DRIP, please contact your broker or other financial intermediary.
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About Fifth Street Finance Corp.
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Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies in connection with investments 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.
          Stacey Thorne, Director, Investor Relations
          (914) 286-6811
          stacey@fifthstreetcap.com
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