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): April 28, 2017 (April 27, 2017)
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33901 | 26-1219283 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 777 West Putnam Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT | 06830 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 681-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 27, 2017, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (the “Company”) held its reconvened 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the two proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 21, 2017, as supplemented by the Definitive Additional Materials filed with the SEC on April 7, 2017, together with the voting results for each proposal. As of February 9, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 140,960,651 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following two nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified: Brian S. Dunn and Byron J. Haney. The tabulation of votes was:
| Name | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Brian S. Dunn | 57,690,180 | 6,633,924 | 56,543,504 |
| Byron J. Haney | 57,749,763 | 6,574,341 | 56,543,504 |
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, as set forth below.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain |
| 114,091,065 | 5,422,216 | 1,354,327 |
SIGNATURE
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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FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.
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| Date: April 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Kerry S. Acocella | |
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Name: Kerry S. Acocella Title: Chief Compliance Officer | |||