Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp - Quarter Report: 2010 December (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from: to

Commission File Number: 01-33901

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		26-1219283

(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Bank Street, 12^th Floor White Plains, NY		10606

(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(914) 286-6800

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods as the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES o NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer þ

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) YES o NO þ

The registrant had 55,059,057 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 28, 2011.

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010			3

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009			4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009			5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009			6

Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2010			7

Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2010			14

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			20

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			48

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			69

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			69

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION			70

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			70

Item 1A. Risk Factors			70

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			71

Item 6. Exhibits			72

Signatures			73
EX-10.1
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(unaudited)


	December 31, 2010			September 30, 2010
Assets

Investments at fair value:
Control investments (cost 12/31/10: $9,681,508; cost 9/30/10: $12,195,029)	$	9,088,988		$	3,700,000
Affiliate investments (cost 12/31/10: $50,136,804; cost 9/30/10: $50,133,521)		45,645,034			47,222,059
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost 12/31/10: $695,146,171; cost 9/30/10: $530,168,045)		687,661,313			512,899,257
Total investments at fair value (cost 12/31/10: $754,964,483; cost 9/30/10: $592,496,595)		742,395,335			563,821,316

Cash and cash equivalents		43,020,557			76,765,254
Interest and fees receivable		4,663,901			3,813,757
Due from portfolio company		151,962			103,426
Deferred financing costs		7,026,645			5,465,964
Collateral posted to bank and other assets		1,517,868			1,956,013

Total Assets	$	798,776,268		$	651,925,730

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	708,382		$	1,322,282
Base management fee payable		3,778,779			2,875,802
Incentive fee payable		3,513,901			2,859,139
Due to FSC, Inc.		1,261,541			1,083,038
Interest payable		1,147,642			282,640
Payments received in advance from portfolio companies		1,146,210			1,330,724
Loans payable		89,000,000			—
SBA debentures payable		123,300,000			73,000,000
Total Liabilities		223,856,455			82,753,625

Net Assets:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 55,059,057 and 54,550,290 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010		550,591			545,503
Additional paid-in-capital		625,519,180			619,759,984
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and interest rate swap		(12,606,190	)		(29,448,713	)
Net realized loss on investments		(46,541,180	)		(33,090,961	)
Accumulated undistributed net investment income		7,997,412			11,406,292
Total Net Assets (equivalent to $10.44 and $10.43 per common share at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010) (Note 12)		574,919,813			569,172,105

Total Liabilities and Net Assets	$	798,776,268		$	651,925,730

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)


	Three months			Three months
	ended December 31,			ended December 31,
	2010			2009
Interest income:
Control investments	$	969		$	224,746
Affiliate investments		1,162,516			2,259,501
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		16,489,184			7,673,326
Interest on cash and cash equivalents		9,136			195,662
Total interest income		17,661,805			10,353,235

PIK interest income:
Control investments		33,333			—
Affiliate investments		281,800			331,616
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		2,828,555			1,630,158
Total PIK interest income		3,143,688			1,961,774

Fee income:
Control investments		126,486			—
Affiliate investments		133,554			253,777
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		4,267,216			661,364
Total fee income		4,527,256			915,141

Dividend and other income:
Control investments		—			—
Affiliate investments		—			—
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		2,434			11,333
Total dividend and other income		2,434			11,333

Total Investment Income		25,335,183			13,241,483

Expenses:
Base management fee		3,778,779			2,267,003
Incentive fee		3,513,901			2,087,264
Professional fees		690,489			301,605
Board of Directors fees		49,500			38,000
Interest expense		1,938,710			91,179
Administrator expense		354,169			251,818
General and administrative expenses		954,033			582,623
Total expenses		11,279,581			5,619,492
Base management fee waived		—			(727,067	)
Net expenses		11,279,581			4,892,425

Net Investment Income		14,055,602			8,349,058
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap		736,390			—

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:
Control investments		8,070,596			1,993,222
Affiliate investments		(1,580,308	)		399,934
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		9,615,845			(1,393,862	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		16,106,133			999,294

Realized gain (loss) on investments:
Control investments		(7,765,119	)		—
Affiliate investments		—			—
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments		(5,685,100	)		106,000
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		(13,450,219	)		106,000

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	17,447,906		$	9,454,352

Net investment income per common share — basic and diluted	$	0.26		$	0.22
Earnings per common share — basic and diluted	$	0.32		$	0.25
Weighted average common shares— basic and diluted		54,641,164			37,880,435

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(unaudited)


	Three months ended			Three months ended
	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
Operations:
Net investment income	$	14,055,602		$	8,349,058
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and interest rate swap		16,842,523			999,294
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		(13,450,219	)		106,000

Net increase in net assets from operations		17,447,906			9,454,352

Stockholder transactions:
Distributions to stockholders from net investment income		(17,464,482	)		(10,227,326	)

Net decrease in net assets from stockholder transactions		(17,464,482	)		(10,227,326	)

Capital share transactions:
Issuance of common stock, net		4,814,310			(12,138	)
Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan		949,974			486,392

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		5,764,284			474,254
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		5,747,708			(298,720	)
Net assets at beginning of period		569,172,105			410,556,071
Net assets at end of period	$	574,919,813		$	410,257,351

Net asset value per common share	$	10.44		$	10.82

Common shares outstanding at end of period		55,059,057			37,923,407

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)


	Three months ended			Three months ended
	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	17,447,906		$	9,454,352
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used by operating activities:
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and interest rate swap		(16,842,523	)		(999,294	)
Net realized (gains) losses on investments		13,450,219			(106,000	)
PIK interest income		(3,143,688	)		(1,961,774	)
Recognition of fee income		(4,527,256	)		(915,141	)
Accretion of original issue discount on investments		(388,637	)		(220,943	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		409,095			—
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
PIK interest income received in cash		5,109,022			525,194
Fee income received		8,005,581			4,834,926
Increase in interest and fees receivable		(850,144	)		(575,625	)
Increase in due from portfolio company		(48,536	)		(27,269	)
(Increase) decrease in collateral posted to bank and other assets		438,145			(984,419	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		122,488			(448,360	)
Increase (decrease) in base management fee payable		902,977			(12,224	)
Increase in incentive fee payable		654,762			143,001
Increase in due to FSC, Inc.		178,503			24,115
Increase in interest payable		865,002			49,513
Increase (decrease) in payments received in advance from portfolio companies		(184,514	)		58,640
Purchase of investments		(238,577,119	)		(144,203,972	)
Proceeds from the sale of investments		—			106,000
Principal payments received on investments (scheduled repayments and revolver paydowns)		7,883,358			1,973,601
Principal payments received on investments (payoffs)		49,720,635			3,885,000
Net cash used by operating activities		(159,374,724	)		(129,400,679	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid in cash		(16,514,508	)		(9,740,934	)
Borrowings under SBA debentures payable		50,300,000			—
Borrowings under credit facilities		126,000,000			38,000,000
Repayments of borrowings under credit facilities		(37,000,000	)		—
Deferred financing costs paid		(1,969,775	)		—
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock		4,992,802			—
Offering costs paid		(178,492	)		(281,358	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		125,630,027			27,977,708
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(33,744,697	)		(101,422,971	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		76,765,254			113,205,287
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	43,020,557		$	11,782,316

Supplemental Information:
Cash paid for interest	$	664,613		$	—
Non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of shares of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan	$	949,974		$	486,392

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2010
(unaudited)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost		Fair Value


Control Investments (3)
Lighting By Gregory, LLC (13)(14)	Housewares & Specialties

First Lien Term Loan A, 9.75% due 2/28/2013		$	4,055,655	$	3,996,187	$	4,055,655
First Lien Bridge Loan, 8% due 10/15/2010			155,404		150,000		—
97.38% membership interest					410,000		—


					4,556,187		4,055,655

Nicos Polymers & Grinding Inc. (15)	Environmental & facilities services
First Lien Term Loan, 8% due 12/4/2017			5,033,333		4,957,235		5,033,333
First Lien Revolver, 8% due 12/4/2017			—		—		—
50% Membership Interest in CD Holdco, LLC					168,086		—


					5,125,321		5,033,333


Total Control Investments				$	9,681,508	$	9,088,988


Affiliate Investments (4)
O’Currance, Inc.	Data Processing & Outsourced Services

First Lien Term Loan A, 16.875% due 3/21/2012			11,073,880	$	10,997,715	$	10,879,458
First Lien Term Loan B, 16.875%, due 3/21/2012			1,872,993		1,851,757		1,913,528
1.75% Preferred Membership interest in O’Currance Holding Co., LLC					130,413		3,587
3.3% Membership Interest in O’Currance Holding Co., LLC					250,000		—


					13,229,885		12,796,573

MK Network, LLC (13)(14)	Education services
First Lien Term Loan A, 13.5% due 6/1/2012			9,789,304		9,539,188		6,928,697
First Lien Term Loan B, 17.5% due 6/1/2012			4,950,941		4,748,004		3,448,666
First Lien Revolver, Prime + 1.5% (10% floor), due 6/1/2010 (10)			—		—		—
11,030 Membership Units (6)					771,575		—


					15,058,767		10,377,363

Caregiver Services, Inc.	Healthcare services
Second Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+6.85% (12% floor) due 2/25/2013			6,783,839		6,492,617		6,768,521
Second Lien Term Loan B, 16.5% due 2/25/2013			14,808,616		14,275,137		14,353,376
1,080,399 shares of Series A Preferred Stock					1,080,398		1,349,201


					21,848,152		22,471,098


Total Affiliate Investments				$	50,136,804	$	45,645,034


Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (7)

CPAC, Inc.	Household Products

Subordinated Term Loan, 12.5% due 6/1/2012			1,098,928	$	1,098,928	$	1,098,928


					1,098,928		1,098,928


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost		Fair Value


Repechage Investments Limited	Restaurants
First Lien Term Loan, 15.5% due 10/16/2011			3,584,394		3,388,830		3,417,458
7,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Elephant & Castle, Inc.					750,000		438,902


					4,138,830		3,856,360

Traffic Control & Safety Corporation	Construction and Engineering
Senior Term Loan A, 7.741% due 6/29/2012			2,361,779		2,243,690		2,243,690
Senior Term Loan B, 5.29% due 6/29/2012			2,846,473		2,704,149		2,704,149
Senior Term Loan C, 5.29% due 6/29/2012			4,027,956		3,826,558		3,826,558
Senior Revolver, 5.29% due 6/29/2012			5,250,000		4,987,501		4,987,501
Second Lien Term Loan, 15% due 5/28/2015 (9)			20,174,355		19,942,451		19,742,401
Subordinated Loan, 15% due 5/28/2015			4,755,534		4,755,534		4,221,399
24,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock					247,500		—
43,494 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (6)					434,937		—
25,000 shares of Common Stock					2,500		—


					39,144,820		37,725,698

TBA Global, LLC	Advertising
53,994 Senior Preferred Shares					215,975		215,975
191,977 Shares A Shares					191,977		179,240


					407,952		395,215

Fitness Edge, LLC	Leisure facilities
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+5.25% (10% floor), due 8/8/2012			1,125,000		1,121,180		1,125,818
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 8/8/2012			5,667,603		5,619,154		5,726,159
1,000 Common Units (6)					42,908		121,545


					6,783,242		6,973,522

Filet of Chicken (9)	Food Distributors
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.5% due 7/31/2012			9,327,820		9,108,209		9,023,399


					9,108,209		9,023,399

Boot Barn (9)	Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
247.06 shares of Series A Preferred Stock					247,060		71,394
1,308 shares of Common Stock					131		—


					247,191		71,394

Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc. (9)(13)(14)	Trucking
Second Lien Term Loan, 16.5% due 10/23/2012			18,606,639		17,063,645		4,597,412
285 shares of Common Stock					1,140		—


					17,064,785		4,597,412

Pacific Press Technologies, Inc. (9)
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.75% due 1/10/2013	Industrial machinery		10,123,432		9,877,279		9,917,997
33,463 shares of Common Stock					344,513		739,542


					10,221,792		10,657,539

Rail Acquisition Corp. (9)	Electronic manufacturing services

First Lien Term Loan, 17% due 9/1/2013			16,821,351		14,042,454		11,680,404
First Lien Revolver, 7.85% due 9/1/2013			4,959,135		4,959,135		4,959,135


					19,001,589		16,639,539


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost			Fair Value


Western Emulsions, Inc. (9)	Construction materials
Second Lien Term Loan, 15% due 6/30/2014			6,615,232		6,477,386			6,477,386


					6,477,386			6,477,386

Storyteller Theaters Corporation	Movies & entertainment
1,692 shares of Common Stock					169			61,613
20,000 shares of Preferred Stock					200,000			200,000


					200,169			261,613

HealthDrive Corporation (9)	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 7/17/2013			6,562,970		6,255,358			6,485,832
First Lien Term Loan B, 13% due 7/17/2013			10,204,760		10,104,760			10,082,408
First Lien Revolver, 12% due 7/17/2013			500,000		490,000			546,086


					16,850,118			17,114,326

idX Corporation	Distributors
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.5% due 7/1/2014			13,658,366		13,436,082			13,415,216


					13,436,082			13,415,216

Cenegenics, LLC	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan, 17% due 10/27/2014			20,051,045		19,186,297			19,569,475
414,419 Common Units (6)					598,382			1,319,149


					19,784,679			20,888,624

IZI Medical Products, Inc.	Healthcare technology
First Lien Term Loan A, 12% due 3/31/2014			4,249,775		4,196,179			4,232,773
First Lien Term Loan B, 16% due 3/31/2014			17,259,468		16,743,527			17,113,683
First Lien Revolver, 10% due 3/31/2014 (11)			—		(32,500	)		—
453,755 Preferred units of IZI Holdings, LLC (6)					453,755			647,069


					21,360,961			21,993,525
Trans-Trade, Inc.	Air freight & logistics
First Lien Term Loan, 15.5% due 9/10/2014			16,006,996		15,710,301			15,878,390
First Lien Revolver, 12% due 9/10/2014			2,000,000		1,890,667			1,956,755


					17,600,968			17,835,145

Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP	Multi-sector holdings
1.89% limited partnership interest					122,105			122,105


					122,105			122,105

Riverside Fund IV, LP	Multi-sector holdings
0.25% limited partnership interest					321,417			321,417


					321,417			321,417

ADAPCO, Inc.	Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 12/17/2014			8,500,000		8,311,428			8,365,910
First Lien Term Loan B, 14% due 12/17/2014			14,298,448		13,985,575			14,002,842
First Lien Term Revolver, 10% due 12/17/2014			4,250,000		4,026,520			4,170,584


					26,323,523			26,539,336

Ambath/Rebath Holdings, Inc.	Home improvement retail
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/30/2014			9,250,000		9,048,648			8,951,281
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 12/30/2014			22,567,297		22,101,997			21,922,954
First Lien Term Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (9.5% floor) due 12/30/2014			1,500,000		1,436,550			1,444,374


					32,587,195			32,318,609


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost			Fair Value


JTC Education, Inc.	Education services
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (12.5% floor) due 12/31/2014			30,859,375		30,093,388			30,457,010
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+9.5% (12.5% floor) due 12/31/2014 (11)			—		(377,222	)		—


					29,716,166			30,457,010

Tegra Medical, LLC	Healthcare equipment
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/31/2014			25,480,000		25,075,398			25,525,452
First Lien Term Loan B, 14% due 12/31/2014			22,212,109		21,864,318			22,164,301
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/31/2014 (11)			—		(62,667	)		—


					46,877,049			47,689,753

Flatout, Inc.	Food retail
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 12/31/2014			7,050,000		6,888,024			6,927,166
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 12/31/2014			12,863,830		12,560,321			12,686,564
First Lien Revolver, 10% due 12/31/2014 (11)			—		(35,847	)		—


					19,412,498			19,613,730

Psilos Group Partners IV, LP	Multi-sector holdings
2.52% limited partnership interest (12)					—			—


Mansell Group, Inc.	Advertising
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 4/30/2015			9,937,500		9,755,254			9,753,678
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+9% (12% floor) due 4/30/2015			8,046,018		7,898,194			7,995,656
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (9% floor) due 4/30/2015 (11)			—		(34,667	)		—


					17,618,781			17,749,334

NDSSI Holdings, Inc.	Electronic equipment & instruments
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.75% (12.75% floor) due 4/30/2015			30,132,293		29,603,069			29,284,795
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 4/30/2015			3,500,000		3,415,385			3,397,632


					33,018,454			32,682,427

Eagle Hospital Physicians, Inc.	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (11.75% floor) due 8/11/2015			8,000,000		7,801,966			7,808,773
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5.75% (8.75% floor) due 8/11/2015			—		(60,076	)		—


					7,741,890			7,803,773

Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC	Diversified support services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 8/13/2015			15,250,000		14,950,346			14,892,359
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+10% (13% floor) due 8/13/2015			11,043,150		10,827,388			10,928,166
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 8/13/2015			—		(78,459	)		—


					25,699,275			25,820,525

Epic Acquisition, Inc.	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8% (11% floor) due 8/13/2015			9,685,000		9,459,263			9,423,141
First Lien Term Loan B, 15.25% due 8/13/2015			17,031,895		16,624,539			16,680,678
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (9.5% floor) due 8/13/2015			800,000		728,544			779,105


					26,812,346			26,882,924

Specialty Bakers LLC	Food distributors
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8.5% due 9/15/2015			9,000,000		8,769,920			8,799,561
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+11% (13.5% floor) due 9/15/2015			11,000,000		10,723,533			10,706,353
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.5% due 9/15/2015			—		(100,533	)		—


					19,392,920			19,505,914


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost			Fair Value


CRGT, Inc.	IT consulting & other services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.5% due 10/1/2015			29,000,000		28,460,094			29,000,000
First Lien Term Loan B, 12.5% due 10/1/2015			22,000,000		21,582,000			22,000,000
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% due 10/1/2015			—		(237,500	)		—


					49,804,594			51,000,000

Welocalize, Inc.	Internet software & services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8% (10% floor) due 11/19/2015			16,400,000		16,079,508			16,400,000
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9% (12.25% floor) due 11/19/2015			21,030,634		20,624,634			21,030,634
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 11/19/2015			1,250,000		1,134,000			1,250,000
2,086,163 Common Units in RPWL Holdings, LLC					2,086,163			2,086,163


					39,924,305			40,766,797

Miche Bag, LLC	Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+9% (12% floor) due 12/7/2013			15,500,000		15,118,187			15,500,000
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+10% (16% floor) due 12/7/2015			17,034,000		14,152,177			14,534,000
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/7/2015			—		(124,555	)		—
10,371 Preferred Equity units in Miche Holdings, LLC					1,037,112			1,037,112
146,289 Series D Common Equity units in Miche Holdings, LLC					1,462,888			1,462,888


					31,645,809			32,534,000

Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), L.P.	Multi-sector holdings
0.50% limited partnership interest (12)					—			—


					—			—


Dominion Diagnostics, LLC	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 12/17/2015			30,750,000		30,140,651			30,750,000
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9% (12.5% floor) due 12/17/2015			20,008,333		19,615,000			20,008,333
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (9% floor) due 12/17/2015			—		(98,083	)		—


					49,657,568			50,758,333

Advanced Pain Management	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (6.75% floor) due 12/22/2015			8,200,000		8,056,673			8,200,000
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (6.75% floor) due 12/22/2015			—		(5,900	)		—


					8,050,773			8,200,000

DISA, Inc.	Human resources & employment services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.5% (8.25% floor) due 12/30/2015			13,000,000		12,727,732			13,000,000
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+11.5% (12.5% floor) due 12/30/2015			8,300,346		8,128,965			8,300,346
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (7% floor) due 12/30/2015			—		(82,593	)		—


					20,774,104			21,300,346

Saddleback Fence and Vinyl Products, Inc. (9) (16)	Building products
First Lien Term Loan, 8% due 11/30/2013			757,516		757,516			757,516
First Lien Revolver, 8% due 11/30/2011			—		—			—


					757,516			757,516


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal (8)		Cost		Fair Value


Best Vinyl Fence & Deck, LLC (9) (16)	Building Products
First Lien Term Loan A, 8% due 11/30/2013			2,020,043		1,916,192		2,020,043
First Lien Term Loan B, 8% due 5/31/2011			3,787,580		3,787,580		3,787,580
First Lien Revolver, 8% due 11/30/2011			—		—		—
25,641 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock in Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.					253,846		—
25,641 Shares of Common Stock in Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.					2,564		—


					5,960,182		5,807,623

Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments				$	695,146,171	$	687,661,313


*Total Portfolio Investments*				$	754,964,483	$	742,395,335


(1)		All debt investments are income producing unless otherwise noted in (13) or (14). Equity is non-income producing unless otherwise noted.

(2)		See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition by geographic region.

(3)		Control Investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.

(4)		Affiliate Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the voting securities.

(5)		Equity ownership may be held in shares or units of companies related to the portfolio companies.

(6)		Income producing through payment of dividends or distributions.

(7)		Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments.

(8)		Principal includes accumulated PIK interest and is net of repayments.

(9)		Interest rates have been adjusted on certain term loans and revolvers. These rate adjustments are temporary in nature due to financial or payment covenant violations in the original credit agreements, or permanent in nature per loan amendment or waiver documents. The table below summarizes these rate adjustments by portfolio company:


Portfolio Company	Effective date	Cash interest	PIK interest	Reason
Traffic Control & Safety Corp.	May 28, 2010	- 4.0% on Term Loan	+ 1.0% on Term Loan	Per restructuring agreement
Filet of Chicken	October 1, 2010	+ 1.0% on Term Loan	+ 1.0% on Term Loan	Tier pricing per waiver agreement
Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.	August 4, 2009	+ 4.0% on Term Loan		Default interest per credit agreement
HealthDrive Corporation	April 30, 2009	+ 2.0% on Term Loan A		Per waiver agreement


(10)		Revolving credit line has been suspended and is deemed unlikely to be renewed in the future.

(11)		Amounts represent unearned income related to undrawn commitments.

(12)		Represents an unfunded commitment to fund a limited partnership interest.

(13)		Investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2010.

(14)		Investment was on PIK non-accrual status as of December 31, 2010.

(15)		On October 13, 2010, Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc., an existing portfolio company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a restructuring of that investment. On December 2, 2010, the Company and the major shareholder of Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc. closed on a restructuring agreement via an out of court foreclosure process, resulting in a restructured facility and these terms.

(16)		On November 4, 2010, the Company held a foreclosure auction of the assets of Vanguard Vinyl, Inc., an existing portfolio company, as part of a loan restructuring. The restructuring broke up Vanguard Vinyl, Inc. into two operating companies. Saddleback Fence and Vinyl Products, Inc., which is located in California, and Best Vinyl Fence & Deck, LLC, which will manage operations in Utah and Hawaii, and resulted in a restructured facility and these terms.

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company/Type
of Investment(1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal(8)		Cost		Fair Value
Control Investments(3)
Lighting By Gregory, LLC(13)(14)	Housewares & Specialties
First Lien Term Loan A, 9.75% due 2/28/2013		$	5,419,495	$	4,728,589	$	1,503,716
First Lien Term Loan B, 14.5% due 2/28/2013			8,575,783		6,906,440		2,196,284
First Lien Bridge Loan, 8% due 10/15/2010			152,312		150,000		—
97.38% membership interest					410,000		—

					12,195,029		3,700,000

Total Control Investments				$	12,195,029	$	3,700,000

Affiliate Investments(4)
O’Currance, Inc.	Data Processing & Outsourced Services
First Lien Term Loan A, 16.875% due 3/21/2012			10,961,448	$	10,869,262	$	10,805,775
First Lien Term Loan B, 16.875%, due 3/21/2012			1,853,976		1,828,494		1,896,645
1.75% Preferred Membership interest in O’Currance Holding Co., LLC					130,413		38,592
3.3% Membership Interest in O’Currance Holding Co., LLC					250,000		—

					13,078,169		12,741,012
MK Network, LLC(13)(14)	Education services
First Lien Term Loan A, 13.5% due 6/1/2012			9,740,358		9,539,188		7,913,140
First Lien Term Loan B, 17.5% due 6/1/2012			4,926,187		4,748,004		3,938,660
First Lien Revolver, Prime + 1.5% (10% floor), due 6/1/2010(10)			—		—		—
11,030 Membership Units(6)					771,575		—

					15,058,767		11,851,800
Caregiver Services, Inc.	Healthcare services
Second Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+6.85% (12% floor) due 2/25/2013			7,141,190		6,813,431		7,113,622
Second Lien Term Loan B, 16.5% due 2/25/2013			14,692,015		14,102,756		14,179,626
1,080,399 shares of Series A Preferred Stock					1,080,398		1,335,999

					21,996,585		22,629,247

Total Affiliate Investments				$	50,133,521	$	47,222,059

Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments(7)
CPAC, Inc.	Household Products
Subordinated Term Loan, 12.5% due 6/1/2012			1,064,910	$	1,064,910	$	1,064,910

					1,064,910		1,064,910
Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.(9)(13)(14)	Building Products
First Lien Term Loan, 12% due 3/30/2013			7,000,000		6,827,373		5,812,199
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 3/30/2013			1,250,000		1,207,895		1,029,268
25,641 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock					253,846		—
25,641 Shares of Common Stock					2,564		—

					8,291,678		6,841,467
Repechage Investments Limited	Restaurants
First Lien Term Loan, 15.5% due 10/16/2011			3,708,971		3,475,906		3,486,342
7,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Elephant & Castle, Inc.					750,000		354,114

					4,225,906		3,840,456

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company/Type
of Investment(1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal(8)		Cost		Fair Value
Traffic Control & Safety Corporation(9)	Construction and Engineering
Second Lien Term Loan, 15% due 5/28/2015			19,969,524		19,724,493		19,440,090
Subordinated Loan, 15% due 5/28/2015			4,577,800		4,577,800		4,404,746
24,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock					247,500		—
43,494 shares of Series D Preferred Stock(6)					434,937		—
25,000 shares of Common Stock					2,500		—

					24,987,230		23,844,836
Nicos Polymers & Grinding Inc.(9)(13)(14)	Environmental & facilities services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+5% (10% floor), due 7/17/2012			3,154,876		3,040,465		1,782,181
First Lien Term Loan B, 13.5% due 7/17/2012			6,180,185		5,713,125		3,347,672
3.32% Interest in Crownbrook Acquisition I LLC					168,086		—

					8,921,676		5,129,853
TBA Global, LLC(9)	Advertising
Second Lien Term Loan B, 14.5% due 8/3/2012			10,840,081		10,594,939		10,625,867
53,994 Senior Preferred Shares					215,975		215,975
191,977 Shares A Shares					191,977		179,240

					11,002,891		11,021,082
Fitness Edge, LLC	Leisure Facilities
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+5.25% (10% floor), due 8/8/2012			1,250,000		1,245,136		1,247,418
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 8/8/2012			5,631,547		5,575,477		5,674,493
1,000 Common Units (6)					42,908		118,132

					6,863,521		7,040,043
Filet of Chicken(9)	Food Distributors
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.5% due 7/31/2012			9,316,518		9,063,155		8,964,766

					9,063,155		8,964,766
Boot Barn(9)	Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.5% due 10/3/2013			23,545,479		23,288,566		23,477,539
247.06 shares of Series A Preferred Stock					247,060		71,394
1,308 shares of Common Stock					131		—

					23,535,757		23,548,933
Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.(9)(13)(14)	Trucking
Second Lien Term Loan, 16.5% due 10/23/2012			18,452,952		17,063,645		4,597,412
285 shares of Common Stock					1,140		—

					17,064,785		4,597,412
Pacific Press Technologies, Inc.(9)
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.75% due 7/10/2013	Industrial machinery		10,071,866		9,798,901		9,829,869
33,786 shares of Common Stock					344,513		402,894

					10,143,414		10,232,763
Goldco, LLC
Second Lien Term Loan, 17.5% due 1/31/2013	Restaurants		8,355,688		8,259,479		8,259,479

					8,259,479		8,259,479
Rail Acquisition Corp.(9)	Electronic manufacturing services
First Lien Term Loan, 17% due 9/1/2013			16,315,866		13,536,969		12,854,425
First Lien Revolver, 7.85% due 9/1/2013			5,201,103		5,201,103		5,201,103

					18,738,072		18,055,528

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company/Type
of Investment(1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal(8)		Cost			Fair Value
Western Emulsions, Inc.(9)	Construction materials
Second Lien Term Loan, 15% due 6/30/2014			17,864,713		17,475,899			17,039,751

					17,475,899			17,039,751
Storyteller Theaters Corporation	Movies & entertainment
1,692 shares of Common Stock					169			61,613
20,000 shares of Preferred Stock					200,000			200,000

					200,169			261,613
HealthDrive Corporation(9)	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 7/17/2013			6,662,970		6,324,339			6,488,990
First Lien Term Loan B, 13% due 7/17/2013			10,178,726		10,068,726			9,962,414
First Lien Revolver, 12% due 7/17/2013			500,000		489,000			508,967

					16,882,065			16,960,371
idX Corporation	Distributors
Second Lien Term Loan, 14.5% due 7/1/2014			13,588,794		13,350,633			13,258,317

					13,350,633			13,258,317
Cenegenics, LLC	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan, 17% due 10/27/2014			20,172,004		19,257,215			19,544,864
414,419 Common Units(6)					598,382			1,417,886

					19,855,597			20,962,750
IZI Medical Products, Inc.	Healthcare technology
First Lien Term Loan A, 12% due 3/31/2014			4,449,775		4,387,947			4,406,684
First Lien Term Loan B, 16% due 3/31/2014			17,258,033		16,702,405			17,092,868
First Lien Revolver, 10% due 3/31/2014(11)			—		(35,000	)		(35,000	)
453,755 Preferred units of IZI Holdings, LLC (6)					453,755			676,061

					21,509,107			22,140,613
Trans-Trade, Inc.	Air freight & logistics
First Lien Term Loan, 15.5% due 9/10/2014			12,751,463		12,536,099			12,549,159
First Lien Revolver, 12% due 9/10/2014			1,500,000		1,468,667			1,491,373

					14,004,766			14,040,532
Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP	Multi-sector holdings
1.87% limited partnership interest					33,640			33,640

					33,640			33,640
Riverside Fund IV, LP	Multi-sector holdings
0.33% limited partnership interest					135,825			135,825

					135,825			135,825
ADAPCO, Inc.	Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 12/17/2014			9,000,000		8,789,498			8,806,763
First Lien Term Loan B, 14% due 12/17/2014			14,225,615		13,892,772			13,897,677
First Lien Term Revolver, 10% due 12/17/2014			4,250,000		4,012,255			4,107,420

					26,694,525			26,811,860

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company/Type
of Investment(1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal(8)		Cost			Fair Value
Ambath/Rebath Holdings, Inc.	Home improvement retail
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/30/2014			9,500,000		9,277,900			9,127,886
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 12/30/2014			22,423,729		21,920,479			21,913,276
First Lien Term Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (9.5% floor) due 12/30/2014			1,500,000		1,432,500			1,442,696

					32,630,879			32,483,858
JTC Education, Inc.	Education services
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (12.5% floor) due 12/31/2014			31,054,688		30,243,946			30,660,049
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+9.5% (12.5% floor) due 12/31/2014(11)			—		(401,111	)		(401,111	)

					29,842,835			30,258,938
Tegra Medical, LLC	Healthcare equipment
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/31/2014			26,320,000		25,877,206			26,250,475
First Lien Term Loan B, 14% due 12/31/2014			22,098,966		21,729,057			22,114,113
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 12/31/2014(11)			—		(66,667	)		(66,667	)

					47,539,596			48,297,921
Flatout, Inc.	Food retail
First Lien Term Loan A, 10% due 12/31/2014			7,300,000		7,120,671			7,144,136
First Lien Term Loan B, 15% due 12/31/2014			12,862,760		12,539,879			12,644,316
First Lien Revolver, 10% due 12/31/2014(11)			—		(38,136	)		(38,136	)

					19,622,414			19,750,316
Psilos Group Partners IV, LP	Multi-sector holdings
2.53% limited partnership interest(12)					—			—

					—			—

Mansell Group, Inc.	Advertising
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 4/30/2015			5,000,000		4,909,720			4,915,885
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+9% (13.5% floor) due 4/30/2015			4,025,733		3,952,399			3,946,765
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (9% floor) due 4/30/2015(11)			—		(36,667	)		(36,667	)

					8,825,452			8,825,983
NDSSI Holdings, Inc.	Electronic equipment & instruments
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.75% (13.75% floor) due 9/10/2014			30,245,558		29,684,880			29,409,043
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (10% floor) due 9/10/2014			3,500,000		3,409,615			3,478,724

					33,094,495			32,887,767
Eagle Hospital Physicians, Inc.	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (11.75% floor) due 8/11/2015			8,000,000		7,783,892			7,783,892
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5.75% (8.75% floor) due 8/11/2015			—		(64,394	)		(64,394	)

					7,719,498			7,719,498
Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC	Diversified support services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 8/13/2015			15,500,000		15,171,867			15,171,867
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+10% (13% floor) due 8/13/2015			11,014,977		10,782,174			10,782,174
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (9% floor) due 8/13/2015			376,852		292,196			292,196

					26,246,237			26,246,237

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company/Type
of Investment(1)(2)(5)	Industry	Principal(8)		Cost		Fair Value
Epic Acquisition, Inc.	Healthcare services
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8% (11% floor) due 8/13/2015			7,750,000		7,554,728		7,554,728
First Lien Term Loan B, 15.25% due 8/13/2015			13,555,178		13,211,532		13,211,532
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (9.5% floor) due 8/13/2015			300,000		223,634		223,634

					20,989,894		20,989,894
Specialty Bakers LLC	Food distributors
First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8.5% due 9/15/2015			9,000,000		8,755,670		8,755,670
First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+11% (13.5% floor) due 9/15/2015			11,000,000		10,704,008		10,704,008
First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.5% due 9/15/2015			2,000,000		1,892,367		1,892,367

					21,352,045		21,352,045

Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments				$	530,168,045	$	512,899,257

*Total Portfolio Investments*				$	592,496,595	$	563,821,316


(1)		All debt investments are income producing unless otherwise noted in (13) or (14). Equity is non-income producing unless otherwise noted.

(2)		See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition by geographic region.

(3)		Control Investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.

(4)		Affiliate Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the voting securities.

(5)		Equity ownership may be held in shares or units of companies related to the portfolio companies.

(6)		Income producing through payment of dividends or distributions.

(7)		Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments.

(8)		Principal includes accumulated PIK interest and is net of repayments.

(9)		Interest rates have been adjusted on certain term loans and revolvers. These rate adjustments are temporary in nature due to financial or payment covenant violations in the original credit agreements, or permanent in nature per loan amendment or waiver documents. The table below summarizes these rate adjustments by portfolio company:

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2010


Portfolio Company	Effective date	Cash interest	PIK interest	Reason
Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc.	February 10, 2008		+ 2.0% on Term Loan A & B	Per waiver agreement
TBA Global, LLC	February 15, 2008		+ 2.0% on Term Loan B	Per waiver agreement
Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.	April 1, 2008	+ 0.5% on Term Loan		Per loan amendment
Filet of Chicken	January 1, 2009	+ 1.0% on Term Loan		Tier pricing per waiver agreement
Boot Barn	January 1, 2009	+ 1.0% on Term Loan	+ 2.5% on Term Loan	Tier pricing per waiver agreement
HealthDrive Corporation	April 30, 2009	+ 2.0% on Term Loan A		Per waiver agreement
Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.	August 4, 2009	+ 4.0% on Term Loan		Default interest per credit agreement
Rail Acquisition Corp.	May 1, 2010	- 4.5% on Term Loan	- 0.5% on Term Loan	Per restructuring agreement
Traffic Control & Safety Corp.	May 28, 2010	- 4.0% on Term Loan	+ 1.0% on Term Loan	Per restructuring agreement
Pacific Press Technologies, Inc.	July 1, 2010	- 2.0% on Term Loan	- 0.75% on Term Loan	Per waiver agreement
Western Emulsions, Inc.	September 30, 2010		+ 3.0% on Term Loan	Per loan agreement


(10)		Revolving credit line has been suspended and is deemed unlikely to be renewed in the future.

(11)		Amounts represent unearned income related to undrawn commitments.

(12)		Represents an unfunded commitment to fund a limited partnership interest.

(13)		Investment was on cash non-accrual status as of September 30, 2010.

(14)		Investment was on PIK non-accrual status as of September 30, 2010.

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Note 1. Organization

Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners III, L.P. (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, was organized on February 15, 2007 to primarily invest in debt securities of small and middle market companies. FSMPIII GP, LLC was the Partnership’s general partner (the “General Partner”). The Partnership’s investments were managed by Fifth Street Management LLC (the “Investment Adviser”). The General Partner and Investment Adviser were under common ownership.

Effective January 2, 2008, the Partnership merged with and into Fifth Street Finance Corp. (the “Company”), an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Fifth Street Finance Corp. is managed by the Investment Adviser. Prior to January 2, 2008, references to the Company are to the Partnership. Since January 2, 2008, references to the Company, FSC, “we” or “our” are to Fifth Street Finance Corp., unless the context otherwise requires.

The Company also has certain wholly-owned subsidiaries, including subsidiaries that are not consolidated for income tax purposes, which hold certain portfolio investments of the Company. The subsidiaries are consolidated with the Company, and the portfolio investments held by the subsidiaries are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company’s shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FSC.” The following table reflects common stock offerings that have occurred since inception:


				Offering
Date	Transaction	Shares		price			Gross proceeds

June 17, 2008	Initial public offering		10,000,000	$	14.12		$141.2 million
July 21, 2009	Follow-on public offering (including underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option)		9,487,500	$	9.25		$87.8 million
September 25, 2009	Follow-on public offering (including underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option)		5,520,000	$	10.50		$58.0 million
January 27, 2010	Follow-on public offering		7,000,000	$	11.20		$78.4 million
February 25, 2010	Underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option		300,500	$	11.20		$3.4 million
June 21, 2010	Follow-on public offering (including underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option)		9,200,000	$	11.50		$105.8 million
December 2010	At-the-Market offering		429,110	$	11.87	(1)	$5.1 million

(1) Average offering price

On February 3, 2010, the Company’s consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary, Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P., received a license, effective February 1, 2010, from the United States Small Business Administration, or SBA, to operate as a small business investment company, or SBIC, under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. SBICs are designated to stimulate the flow of private equity capital to eligible small businesses. Under SBA regulations, SBICs may make loans to eligible small businesses and invest in the equity securities of small businesses.

The SBIC license allows the Company’s SBIC subsidiary to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the issuance of a capital commitment by the SBA and other customary procedures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are non-recourse, interest only debentures with interest payable semi-annually and have a ten year maturity. The principal amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid prior to maturity but may be prepaid at any time without

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penalty. The interest rate of SBA-guaranteed debentures is fixed on a semi-annual basis at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with 10-year maturities.

SBA regulations currently limit the amount that the Company’s SBIC subsidiary may borrow to a maximum of $150 million when it has at least $75 million in regulatory capital, receives a capital commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing. As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s SBIC subsidiary had $75 million in regulatory capital. The SBA has issued a capital commitment to the Company’s SBIC subsidiary in the amount of $150 million, and $123.3 million of SBA debentures were outstanding as of December 31, 2010. $73.0 million of these debentures bore an interest rate of 3.50%, including the SBA annual charge of 0.285%, while the remainder do not yet have a locked interest rate.

The SBA restricts the ability of SBICs to repurchase their capital stock. SBA regulations also include restrictions on a “change of control” or transfer of an SBIC and require that SBICs invest idle funds in accordance with SBA regulations. In addition, the Company’s SBIC subsidiary may also be limited in its ability to make distributions to the Company if it does not have sufficient capital, in accordance with SBA regulations.

The Company’s SBIC subsidiary is subject to regulation and oversight by the SBA, including requirements with respect to maintaining certain minimum financial ratios and other covenants. Receipt of an SBIC license does not assure that the SBIC subsidiary will receive SBA-guaranteed debenture funding and is dependent upon the SBIC subsidiary continuing to be in compliance with SBA regulations and policies.

The SBA, as a creditor, will have a superior claim to the SBIC subsidiary’s assets over the Company’s stockholders in the event the Company liquidates the SBIC subsidiary or the SBA exercises its remedies under the SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by the SBIC subsidiary upon an event of default.

The Company has received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to permit it to exclude the debt of the SBIC subsidiary guaranteed by the SBA from the 200% asset coverage test under the 1940 Act. This allows the Company increased flexibility under the 200% asset coverage test.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

FASB Accounting Standards Codification:

The issuance of FASB Accounting Standards Codification tm (the “Codification”) on July 1, 2009 (effective for interim or annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009), changes the way that U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are referenced. Beginning on that date, the Codification officially became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP; however, SEC registrants must also consider rules, regulations and interpretive guidance issued by the SEC or its staff. The switch affects the way companies refer to GAAP in financial statements and in their accounting policies. References to standards will consist solely of the number used in the Codification’s structural organization.

Consistent with the effective date of the Codification, financial statements for periods ending after September 15, 2009, refer to the Codification structure, not pre-Codification historical GAAP.

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Basis of Presentation and Liquidity:

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements have been made. The financial results of the Company’s portfolio investments are not consolidated in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Although the Company expects to fund the growth of its investment portfolio through the net proceeds from the recent and future equity offerings, the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, and issuances of senior securities or future borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the Company cannot assure that its plans to raise capital will be successful. In addition, the Company intends to distribute to its stockholders between 90% and 100% of its taxable income each year in order to satisfy the requirements applicable to Regulated Investment Companies (“RICs”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). Consequently, the Company may not have the funds or the ability to fund new investments, to make additional investments in its portfolio companies, to fund its unfunded commitments to portfolio companies or to repay borrowings. In addition, the illiquidity of its portfolio investments may make it difficult for the Company to sell these investments when desired and, if the Company is required to sell these investments, it may realize significantly less than their recorded value.

Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. The most significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are the valuation of investments and revenue recognition.

The Consolidated Financial Statements include portfolio investments at fair value of $742.4 million and $563.8 million at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively. The portfolio investments represent 129.1% and 99.1% of net assets at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively, and their fair values have been determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith in the absence of readily available market values. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the determined values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments, and the differences could be material.

The Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, “Control Investments” are defined as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or has rights to maintain greater than 50% of the board representation; “Affiliate Investments” are defined as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the voting securities; and “Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments” are defined as investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments.

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Fair Value Measurements:

ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available or reliable, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the investments or market and the investments’ complexity.

Assets recorded at fair value in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value.

Hierarchical levels, defined by ASC 820 and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

	•		Level 1 — Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

	•		Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data at the measurement date for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

	•		Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Under ASC 820, the Company performs detailed valuations of its debt and equity investments on an individual basis, using market, income, and bond yield approaches as appropriate. In general, the Company utilizes a bond yield method for the majority of its investments, as long as it is appropriate. If, in the Company’s judgment, the bond yield approach is not appropriate, it may use the enterprise value approach, or, in certain cases, an alternative methodology potentially including an asset liquidation or expected recovery model.

Under the market approach, the Company estimates the enterprise value of the portfolio companies in which it invests. There is no one methodology to estimate enterprise value and, in fact, for any one portfolio company, enterprise value is best expressed as a range of fair values, from which the Company derives a single estimate of enterprise value. To estimate the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the Company analyzes various factors, including the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results. Typically, private companies are valued based on multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues, or in limited cases, book value. The Company generally requires portfolio companies to provide annual audited and quarterly and monthly unaudited financial statements, as well as annual projections for the upcoming fiscal year.

Under the income approach, the Company generally prepares and analyzes discounted cash flow models based on projections of the future free cash flows of the business.

Under the bond yield approach, the Company uses bond yield models to determine the present value of the future cash flow streams of its debt investments. The Company reviews various sources of transactional data, including private mergers and acquisitions involving debt investments with similar characteristics, and assesses the information in the valuation process.

The Company’s Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of the Company’s investments:

•

The quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the deal team within the Investment Adviser responsible for the portfolio investment;

	•		Preliminary valuations are then reviewed and discussed with the principals of the Investment Adviser;

	•		Separately, independent valuation firms engaged by the Board of Directors prepare preliminary valuations on a selected basis and submit the reports to the Company;

	•		The deal team compares and contrasts its preliminary valuations to the preliminary valuations of the independent valuation firms;

	•		The deal team prepares a valuation report for the Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors;

	•		The Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors is apprised of the preliminary valuations of the independent valuation firms;

	•		The Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors reviews the preliminary valuations, and the deal team responds and supplements the preliminary valuations to reflect any comments provided by the Valuation Committee;

	•		The Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors makes a recommendation to the Board of Directors; and

	•		The Board of Directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in the Company’s portfolio in good faith.

The fair value of all of the Company’s investments at December 31, 2010 was determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is solely responsible for the valuation of the portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to the Company’s valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process.

The Board of Directors has engaged independent valuation firms to provide valuation assistance. Upon completion of their processes each quarter, the independent valuation firms provide the Company with written reports regarding the preliminary valuations of selected portfolio securities as of the close of such quarter. The Company will continue to engage independent valuation firms to provide assistance regarding the determination of the fair value of selected portfolio securities each quarter; however, the Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of the Company’s investments in good faith.

Realized gain or loss on the sale of investments is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their stated costs. Realized losses may also be recorded in connection with the Company’s determination that certain investments are considered worthless securities and/or meet the conditions for loss recognition per the applicable tax rules.

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Investment Income:

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of original issue discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. In connection with its investment, the Company sometimes receives nominal cost equity that is valued as part of the negotiation process with the particular portfolio company. When the Company receives nominal cost equity, the Company allocates its cost basis in its investment between its debt securities and its nominal cost equity at the time of origination. Any resulting discount from recording the loan is accreted into interest income over the life of the loan.

Distributions of earnings from portfolio companies are recorded as dividend income when the distribution is received.

The Company has investments in debt securities which contain a payment-in-kind or “PIK” interest provision. PIK interest is computed at the contractual rate specified in each investment agreement and added to the principal balance of the investment and recorded as income.

Fee income consists of the monthly collateral management fees that the Company receives in connection with its debt investments and the accreted portion of the debt origination fees. The Company capitalizes upfront loan origination fees received in connection with investments. The unearned fee income from such fees is accreted into fee income, based on the straight line method or effective interest method as applicable, over the life of the investment.

The Company has also structured exit fees across certain of its portfolio investments to be received upon the future exit of those investments. These fees are to be paid to the Company upon the sooner to occur of (i) a sale of the borrower or substantially all of the assets of the borrower, (ii) the maturity date of the loan, or (iii) the date when full prepayment of the loan occurs. Exit fees are fees which are earned and payable upon the exit of a debt security and, similar to a prepayment penalty, are not accrued or otherwise included in net investment income until received. The receipt of such fees as well the timing of the Company’s receipt of such fees is contingent upon a successful exit event for each of the investments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when acquired. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions and, at times, cash held in bank accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit. Included in cash and cash equivalents is $0.8 million that is held at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) in connection with the Company’s three-year credit facility. The Company is restricted in terms of access to this cash until such time as the Company submits its required monthly reporting schedules and Wells Fargo verifies the Company’s compliance per the terms of the credit agreement.

Deferred Financing Costs:

Deferred financing costs consist of fees and expenses paid in connection with the closing of credit facilities and are capitalized at the time of payment. Deferred financing costs are amortized using the straight line method over the terms of the respective credit facilities. This amortization expense is included in interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Collateral posted to bank:

Collateral posted to bank consists of cash posted as collateral with respect to the Company’s interest rate swap. The Company is restricted in terms of access to this collateral until such swap is terminated or the swap agreement expires. Cash collateral posted is held in an account at Wells Fargo.

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Interest Rate Swap:

The Company does not utilize hedge accounting and marks its interest rate swap to fair value on a quarterly basis through operations.

Offering Costs:

Offering costs consist of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the public offer and sale of the Company’s common stock, including legal, accounting, and printing fees. $0.3 million of offering costs have been charged to capital during the three months ended December 31, 2010.

Income Taxes:

As a RIC, the Company is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income and gains distributed currently to its stockholders as a dividend. The Company intends to distribute between 90% and 100% of its taxable income and gains, within the Subchapter M rules, and thus the Company anticipates that it will not incur any federal or state income tax at the RIC level. As a RIC, the Company is also subject to a federal excise tax based on distributive requirements of its taxable income on a calendar year basis (e.g., calendar year 2011). The Company anticipates timely distribution of its taxable income within the tax rules; however, the Company incurred a de minimis federal excise tax for calendar years 2008 and 2009, and expects to incur a de minimis federal excise tax for the calendar year 2010. In addition, the Company may incur a federal excise tax in future years.

The purpose of the Company’s taxable subsidiaries is to permit the Company to hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are “pass through” entities for federal tax purposes in order to comply with the “source income” requirements contained in the RIC tax requirements. The taxable subsidiaries are not consolidated with the Company for income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense as a result of their ownership of certain portfolio investments. This income tax expense, if any, would be reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for its taxable subsidiaries’ income taxes. Using this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company recognizes deferred tax benefits associated with net operating carry forwards that it may use to offset future tax obligations. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which it expects to recover or settle those temporary differences.

ASC 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management’s determinations regarding ASC 740 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based upon factors including, but not limited to, an ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Company’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2008 or 2009 or expected to be taken in the Company’s 2010 tax return. The Company identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and New York State, and the Company is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820), which provides for improving disclosures about fair value measurements, primarily significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2, and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for the interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, while the disclosures about the purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for the interim periods within those fiscal years. Except for certain detailed Level 3 disclosures, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and interim periods within those years, the new guidance became effective for the Company’s fiscal 2010 second quarter. The adoption of this disclosure-only guidance is included in Note 3 — Portfolio Investments and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results.

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In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-12, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) which provides guidance on estimating the fair value of an alternative investment, amending ASC 820-10. The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on either the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Note 3. Portfolio Investments

At December 31, 2010, 129.1% of net assets or $742.4 million was invested in 45 long-term portfolio investments and 7.5% of net assets or $43.0 million was invested in cash and cash equivalents. In comparison, at September 30, 2010, 99.1% of net assets or $563.8 million was invested in 38 long-term portfolio investments and 13.5% of net assets or $76.8 million was invested in cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2010, primarily all of the Company’s debt investments were secured by first or second priority liens on the assets of the portfolio companies. Moreover, the Company held equity investments in certain of its portfolio companies consisting of common stock, preferred stock or limited liability company interests designed to provide the Company with an opportunity for an enhanced rate of return. These instruments generally do not produce a current return, but are held for potential investment appreciation and capital gain.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded net realized losses on investments of $13.5 million. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a $0.1 million reduction to a previously recorded realized gain. During the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded net unrealized appreciation of $16.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The composition of the Company’s debt investments as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 at fixed rates and floating rates was as follows:


	December 31, 2010					September 30, 2010
	Fair Value		% of Portfolio			Fair Value		% of Portfolio
Fixed rate debt securities	$	366,003,445		50.00	%	$	375,584,242		67.24	%
Floating rate debt securities		366,014,988		50.00	%		182,995,709		32.76	%


Total	$	732,018,433		100.00	%	$	558,579,951		100.00	%

The composition of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 at cost and fair value was as follows:


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Investments in debt securities	$	743,136,969	$	732,018,433	$	585,529,301	$	558,579,951
Investments in equity securities		11,827,514		10,376,902		6,967,294		5,241,365


Total	$	754,964,483	$	742,395,335	$	592,496,595	$	563,821,316

The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value as of December 31, 2010, by caption on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each of the three levels of hierarchy established by ASC 820.


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Investments in debt securities (first lien)		—		—		642,402,398		642,402,398
Investments in debt securities (second lien)		—		—		85,394,636		85,394,636
Investments in debt securities (subordinated)		—		—		4,221,399		4,221,399
Investments in equity securities (preferred)		—		—		3,963,240		3,963,240
Investments in equity securities (common)		—		—		6,413,662		6,413,662

Total investments at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	742,395,335	$	742,395,335
Interest rate swap		—		37,045		—		37,045


Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	37,045	$	—	$	37,045

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The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value as of September 30, 2010, by caption on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each of the three levels of hierarchy established by ASC 820.


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Investments in debt securities (first lien)		—		—		416,323,957		416,323,957
Investments in debt securities (second lien)		—		—		137,851,248		137,851,248
Investments in debt securities (subordinated)		—		—		4,404,746		4,404,746
Investments in equity securities (preferred)		—		—		2,892,135		2,892,135
Investments in equity securities (common)		—		—		2,349,230		2,349,230

Total investments at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	563,821,316	$	563,821,316
Interest rate swap		—		773,435		—		773,435


Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	773,435	$	—	$	773,435

When a determination is made to classify a financial instrument within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy, the determination is based upon the fact that the unobservable factors are the most significant to the overall fair value measurement. However, Level 3 financial instruments typically include, in addition to the unobservable or Level 3 components, observable components (that is, components that are actively quoted and can be validated by external sources). Accordingly, the appreciation (depreciation) in the tables below includes changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology.

The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value from September 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010, for all investments for which the Company determines fair value using unobservable (Level 3) factors.


	First			Second			Subordinated			Preferred		Common
	Lien Debt			Lien Debt			Debt			Equity		Equity		Total

Fair value as of September 30, 2010	$	416,323,957		$	137,851,248		$	4,404,746		$	2,892,135	$	2,349,230	$	563,821,316
Purchases and other increases		231,619,326			1,973,839			177,734			1,037,112		3,823,108		238,631,119
Redemptions, repayments and other decreases		(7,910,103	)		(54,802,911	)		—			—		—		(62,713,014	)
Net realized losses		(13,450,219	)		—			—			—		—		(13,450,219	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		15,819,437			372,460			(361,081	)		33,993		241,324		16,106,133
Transfers into (out of) level 3		—			—			—			—		—		—


Fair value as of December 31, 2010	$	642,402,398		$	85,394,636		$	4,221,399		$	3,963,240	$	6,413,662	$	742,395,335


Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to Level 3 assets still held at December 31, 2010 and reported within net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2010	$	5,559,340		$	592,361		$	(361,081	)	$	33,993	$	241,324	$	6,065,937

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value from September 30, 2009 to December 31, 2009, for all investments for which the Company determines fair value using unobservable (Level 3) factors.


	First			Second			Subordinated		Preferred			Common
	Lien Debt			Lien Debt			Debt		Equity			Equity		Total

Fair value as of September 30, 2009	$	142,016,942		$	153,904,458		$	—	$	2,889,471		$	800,266	$	299,611,137
Purchases and other increases		138,819,323			3,387,609			—		—			153,972		142,360,904
Redemptions, repayments and other decreases		(1,711,417	)		(4,672,378	)		—		—			—		(6,383,795	)
Net realized losses		—			106,000			—		—			—		106,000
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		1,643,654			(470,920	)		—		(227,648	)		54,208		999,294
Transfers into (out of) level 3		—			—			—		—			—		—

Fair value as of December 31, 2009	$	280,768,502		$	152,254,769		$	—	$	2,661,823		$	1,008,446	$	436,693,540

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to Level 3 assets still held at December 31, 2009 and reported within net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2009	$	1,643,654		$	(712,563	)	$	—	$	(227,648	)	$	54,208	$	757,651

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Concurrent with its adoption of ASC 820, effective October 1, 2008, the Company augmented the valuation techniques it uses to estimate the fair value of its debt investments where there is not a readily available market value (Level 3). Prior to October 1, 2008, the Company estimated the fair value of its Level 3 debt investments by first estimating the enterprise value of the portfolio company which issued the debt investment. To estimate the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the Company analyzed various factors, including the portfolio companies historical and projected financial results. Typically, private companies are valued based on multiples of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization), cash flow, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value.

In estimating a multiple to use for valuation purposes, the Company looked to private merger and acquisition statistics, discounted public trading multiples or industry practices. In some cases, the best valuation methodology may have been a discounted cash flow analysis based on future projections. If a portfolio company was distressed, a liquidation analysis may have provided the best indication of enterprise value.

If there was adequate enterprise value to support the repayment of the Company’s debt, the fair value of the Level 3 loan or debt security normally corresponded to cost plus the amortized original issue discount unless the borrower’s condition or other factors lead to a determination of fair value at a different amount.

Beginning on October 1, 2008, the Company also introduced a bond yield model to value these investments based on the present value of expected cash flows. The significant inputs into the model are market interest rates for debt with similar characteristics and an adjustment for the portfolio company’s credit risk. The credit risk component of the valuation considers several factors including financial performance, business outlook, debt priority and collateral position.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Company’s investment portfolio from September 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010.


	Debt			Equity		Total


Fair value as of September 30, 2010	$	558,579,951		$	5,241,365	$	563,821,316
New investments		233,716,898			4,860,221		238,577,119
Redemptions/ repayments		(60,794,114	)		—		(60,794,114	)
Net accrual of PIK interest income		(1,965,334	)		—		(1,965,334	)
Accretion of original issue discount		388,637			—		388,637
Net change in unearned income		(3,478,325	)		—		(3,478,325	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		15,830,817			275,316		16,106,133
Net changes from unrealized to realized		(10,260,097	)		—		(10,260,097	)


Fair value as of December 31, 2010	$	732,018,433		$	10,376,902	$	742,395,335

The Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $95.3 million and $49.5 million of unfunded commitments to provide debt financing to its portfolio companies or to fund limited partnership interests as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

A summary of the composition of the unfunded commitments (consisting of revolvers, term loans and limited partnership interests) as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 is shown in the table below:


	December 31, 2010		September 30, 2010


HealthDrive Corporation	$	1,500,000	$	1,500,000
IZI Medical Products, Inc.		2,500,000		2,500,000
Trans-Trade, Inc.		4,000,000		500,000
Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP (limited partnership interest)		877,895		966,360
Riverside Fund IV, LP (limited partnership interest)		678,583		864,175
ADAPCO, Inc.		5,750,000		5,750,000
AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
JTC Education, Inc.		14,000,000		9,062,453
Tegra Medical, LLC		4,000,000		4,000,000
Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.		—		1,250,000
Flatout, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
Psilos Group Partners IV, LP (limited partnership interest)		1,000,000		1,000,000
Mansell Group, Inc.		2,000,000		2,000,000
NDSSI Holdings, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
Eagle Hospital Physicians, Inc.		2,500,000		2,500,000
Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC		4,000,000		3,623,148
Epic Acquisition, Inc.		2,200,000		2,700,000
Specialty Bakers, LLC		4,000,000		2,000,000
Rail Acquisition Corp.		5,040,865		4,798,897
Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), L.P. (limited partnership interest)		1,000,000		—
Nicos Polymers & Grinding Inc.		500,000		—
CRGT, Inc.		12,500,000		—
Welocalize, Inc.		4,750,000		—
Miche Bag, LLC		5,000,000		—
Dominion Diagnostics, LLC		5,000,000		—
Advanced Pain Management		400,000		—
DISA, Inc.		4,000,000		—
Best Vinyl Fence & Deck, LLC		1,000,000		—
Saddleback Fence and Vinyl Products, Inc.		400,000		—
Traffic Control & Safety Corporation		2,250,000		—


Total	$	95,347,343	$	49,515,033

Summaries of the composition of the Company’s investment portfolio at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments are shown in the following tables:


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010


Cost:
First lien debt	$	640,609,701	84.85	%	$	430,200,694	72.61	%
Second lien debt		96,672,806	12.80	%		150,600,807	25.42	%
Subordinated debt		5,854,462	0.78	%		4,727,800	0.80	%
Purchased equity		4,416,468	0.58	%		2,330,305	0.39	%
Equity grants		6,967,524	0.92	%		4,467,524	0.75	%
Limited partnership interests		443,522	0.07	%		169,465	0.03	%


Total	$	754,964,483	100.00	%	$	592,496,595	100.00	%

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010


Fair value:
First lien debt	$	642,402,398	86.53	%	$	416,323,957	73.84	%
Second lien debt		84,295,708	11.35	%		137,851,248	24.45	%
Subordinated debt		5,320,327	0.72	%		4,404,746	0.78	%
Purchased equity		2,955,827	0.40	%		625,371	0.11	%
Equity grants		6,977,553	0.94	%		4,446,529	0.79	%
Limited partnership interests		443,522	0.06	%		169,465	0.03	%


Total	$	742,395,335	100.00	%	$	563,821,316	100.00	%

The Company invests in portfolio companies located in the United States. The following tables show the portfolio composition by geographic region at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company, which may not be indicative of the primary source of the portfolio company’s business.


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Cost:
Northeast	$	210,633,806	27.90	%	$	175,370,861	29.60	%
Southwest		180,442,847	23.91	%		121,104,464	20.44	%
Southeast		158,144,424	20.95	%		108,804,931	18.36	%
West		144,318,593	19.12	%		133,879,457	22.60	%
Midwest		61,424,813	8.12	%		53,336,882	9.00	%


Total	$	754,964,483	100.00	%	$	592,496,595	100.00	%


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Fair value:
Northeast	$	208,392,159	28.07	%	$	161,264,153	28.60	%
Southwest		167,079,771	22.51	%		107,468,588	19.07	%
Southeast		160,412,465	21.61	%		109,457,070	19.41	%
West		143,781,175	19.37	%		131,881,487	23.39	%
Midwest		62,729,765	8.44	%		53,750,018	9.53	%


Total	$	742,395,335	100.00	%	$	563,821,316	100.00	%

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The composition of the Company’s portfolio by industry at cost and fair value as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 were as follows:


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Cost:
Healthcare services	$	150,745,526	19.97	%	$	87,443,639	14.76	%
IT consulting & other services		49,804,594	6.60	%		—	0.00	%
Healthcare equipment		46,877,049	6.21	%		47,539,596	8.02	%
Education services		44,774,933	5.93	%		44,901,602	7.58	%
Internet software & services		39,924,305	5.29	%		—	0.00	%
Construction and engineering		39,144,820	5.18	%		24,987,230	4.22	%
Electronic equipment & instruments		33,018,454	4.37	%		33,094,495	5.59	%
Home improvement retail		32,587,195	4.32	%		32,630,879	5.51	%
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods		31,893,000	4.22	%		23,535,757	3.97	%
Food distributors		28,501,129	3.78	%		30,415,200	5.13	%
Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals		26,323,523	3.49	%		26,694,525	4.51	%
Diversified support services		25,699,275	3.40	%		26,246,237	4.43	%
Healthcare technology		21,360,961	2.83	%		21,509,107	3.63	%
Human resources & employment services		20,774,104	2.75	%		—	0.00	%
Food retail		19,412,498	2.57	%		19,622,414	3.31	%
Electronic manufacturing services		19,001,589	2.52	%		18,738,072	3.16	%
Media — Advertising		18,026,733	2.39	%		19,828,343	3.35	%
Air freight and logistics		17,600,968	2.33	%		14,004,766	2.36	%
Trucking		17,064,785	2.26	%		17,064,785	2.88	%
Distributors		13,436,082	1.78	%		13,350,633	2.25	%
Data processing and outsourced services		13,229,885	1.75	%		13,078,169	2.21	%
Industrial machinery		10,221,792	1.35	%		10,143,414	1.71	%
Leisure facilities		6,783,242	0.90	%		6,863,521	1.16	%
Building products		6,717,698	0.89	%		8,291,678	1.40	%
Construction materials		6,477,386	0.86	%		17,475,899	2.95	%
Environmental & facilities services		5,125,321	0.68	%		8,921,676	1.51	%
Housewares & specialties		4,556,187	0.60	%		12,195,029	2.06	%
Restaurants		4,138,830	0.55	%		12,485,385	2.11	%
Household products		1,098,928	0.15	%		1,064,910	0.18	%
Multi-sector holdings		443,522	0.05	%		169,465	0.02	%
Movies & entertainment		200,169	0.03	%		200,169	0.03	%


Total	$	754,964,483	100.00	%	$	592,496,595	100.00	%


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Fair Value:
Healthcare services	$	154,124,078	20.76	%	$	89,261,760	15.83	%
IT consulting & other services		51,000,000	6.87	%		—	0.00	%
Healthcare equipment		47,689,753	6.42	%		48,297,921	8.57	%
Education services		40,834,373	5.50	%		42,110,738	7.47	%
Internet software & services		40,766,797	5.49	%		—	0.00	%
Construction and engineering		37,725,698	5.08	%		23,844,836	4.23	%
Electronic equipment & instruments		32,682,427	4.40	%		32,887,767	5.83	%
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods		32,605,394	4.39	%		23,548,933	4.18	%
Home improvement retail		32,318,609	4.35	%		32,483,858	5.76	%
Food distributors		28,529,313	3.84	%		30,316,811	5.38	%
Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals		26,539,336	3.57	%		26,811,860	4.76	%
Diversified support services		25,820,525	3.48	%		26,246,237	4.66	%

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Healthcare technology		21,993,525	2.96	%		22,140,613	3.93	%
Human resources & employment services		21,300,346	2.87	%		—	0.00	%
Food retail		19,613,730	2.64	%		19,750,316	3.50	%
Media — Advertising		18,144,549	2.44	%		19,847,065	3.52	%
Air freight and logistics		17,835,145	2.40	%		14,040,532	2.49	%
Electronic manufacturing services		16,639,539	2.24	%		18,055,528	3.20	%
Distributors		13,415,216	1.81	%		13,258,317	2.35	%
Data processing and outsourced services		12,796,573	1.72	%		12,741,012	2.26	%
Industrial machinery		10,657,539	1.44	%		10,232,763	1.81	%
Leisure facilities		6,973,522	0.94	%		7,040,043	1.25	%
Building products		6,565,139	0.88	%		6,841,467	1.21	%
Construction materials		6,477,386	0.87	%		17,039,751	3.02	%
Environmental & facilities services		5,033,333	0.68	%		5,129,853	0.91	%
Trucking		4,597,412	0.62	%		4,597,412	0.82	%
Housewares & specialties		4,055,655	0.55	%		3,700,000	0.66	%
Restaurants		3,856,360	0.52	%		12,099,935	2.15	%
Household products		1,098,928	0.15	%		1,064,910	0.19	%
Multi-sector holdings		443,522	0.08	%		169,465	0.01	%
Movies & entertainment		261,613	0.04	%		261,613	0.05	%


Total	$	742,395,335	100.00	%	$	563,821,316	100.00	%

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The Company’s investments are generally in small and mid-sized companies in a variety of industries. At December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, the Company had no single investment that represented greater than 10% of the total investment portfolio at fair value. Income, consisting of interest, dividends, fees, other investment income, and realization of gains or losses, can fluctuate upon repayment or sale of an investment and in any given year can be highly concentrated among several investments. For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, no individual investment produced income that exceeded 10% of investment income.

Note 4. Fee Income

The Company receives a variety of fees in the ordinary course of business. Certain fees, such as origination fees, are capitalized and amortized in accordance with ASC 310-20 Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. In accordance with ASC 820, the net unearned fee income balance is netted against the cost of the respective investments. Other fees, such as servicing and collateral management fees, are classified as fee income and recognized as they are earned on a monthly basis.

Accumulated unearned fee income activity for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:


	Three months			Three months
	ended December 31,			ended December 31,
	2010			2009


Beginning unearned fee income balance	$	11,900,871		$	5,589,630
Net fees received		4,706,689			4,861,907
Unearned fee income recognized		(1,228,366	)		(915,129	)


Ending unearned fee income balance	$	15,379,194		$	9,536,408

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had structured $7.6 million in aggregate exit fees across 10 portfolio investments upon the future exit of those investments. These fees are to be paid to the Company upon the sooner to occur of (i) a sale of the borrower or substantially all of the assets of the borrower, (ii) the maturity date of the loan, or (iii) the date when full prepayment of the loan occurs. Exit fees are fees which are earned and payable upon the exit of a debt security and, similar to a prepayment penalty, are not accrued or otherwise included in net investment income until received. The receipt of such fees as well the timing of the Company’s receipt of such fees is contingent upon a successful exit event for each of the investments.

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Note 5. Share Data

Effective January 2, 2008, the Partnership merged with and into the Company. At the time of the merger, all outstanding partnership interests in the Partnership were exchanged for 12,480,972 shares of common stock of the Company. An additional 26 fractional shares were payable to the stockholders in cash.

On June 17, 2008, the Company completed an initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at the offering price of $14.12 per share. The net proceeds totaled $129.5 million after deducting investment banking commissions of $9.9 million and offering costs of $1.8 million.

On July 21, 2009, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 9,487,500 shares of its common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $9.25 per share. The net proceeds totaled $82.7 million after deducting investment banking commissions of $4.4 million and offering costs of $0.7 million.

On September 25, 2009, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 5,520,000 shares of its common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $10.50 per share. The net proceeds totaled $54.9 million after deducting investment banking commissions of $2.8 million and offering costs of $0.3 million.

On January 27, 2010, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at the offering price of $11.20 per share, with 300,500 additional shares being sold as part of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option on February 25, 2010. The net proceeds totaled $77.5 million after deducting investment banking commissions of $3.7 million and offering costs of $0.5 million.

On April 20, 2010, at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, among other things, amendments to the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 49,800,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares and to remove the Company’s authority to issue shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

On June 21, 2010, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 9,200,000 shares of its common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $11.50 per share. The net proceeds totaled $100.5 million after deducting investment banking commissions of $4.8 million and offering costs of $0.5 million.

On December 7, 2010, the Company entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreement relating to shares of its common stock. Throughout the month of December 2010, the Company sold 429,110 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $11.87 per share. The net proceeds totaled $5.0 million after deducting fees and commissions of $0.1 million. The Company terminated the at-the-market equity offering sales agreement effective January 20, 2011 and did not sell any shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant thereto subsequent to December 31, 2010.

No dilutive instruments were outstanding and therefore none were reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2010. The following table sets forth the weighted average common shares outstanding for computing basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009:


	Three months		Three months
	ended December 31, 2010		ended December 31, 2009


Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted		54,641,164		37,880,435

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following table reflects the dividend distributions per share that the Board of Directors of the Company has declared and the Company has paid, including shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), on its common stock from inception to December 31, 2010:

Record

Payment

Amount

Cash

DRIP Shares

Date Declared

Date

per Share

Distribution

Issued

Value

5/1/2008

5/19/2008

6/3/2008

0.30

$1.9 million

133,317

$1.9 million

8/6/2008

9/10/2008

9/26/2008

0.31

5.1 million

196,786

(1)

1.9 million

12/9/2008

12/19/2008

12/29/2008

0.32

6.4 million

105,326

0.8 million

12/9/2008

12/30/2008

1/29/2009

0.33

6.6 million

139,995

0.8 million

12/18/2008

12/30/2008

1/29/2009

0.05

1.0 million

21,211

0.1 million

4/14/2009

5/26/2009

6/25/2009

0.25

5.6 million

11,776

0.1 million

8/3/2009

9/8/2009

9/25/2009

0.25

7.5 million

56,890

0.6 million

11/12/2009

12/10/2009

12/29/2009

0.27

9.7 million

44,420

0.5 million

1/12/2010

3/3/2010

3/30/2010

0.30

12.9 million

58,689

0.7 million

5/3/2010

5/20/2010

6/30/2010

0.32

14.0 million

42,269

0.5 million

8/2/2010

9/1/2010

9/29/2010

0.10

5.2 million

25,425

0.3 million

8/2/2010

10/6/2010

10/27/2010

0.10

5.5 million

24,850

0.3 million

8/2/2010

11/3/2010

11/24/2010

0.11

6.0 million

26,569

0.3 million

8/2/2010

12/1/2010

12/29/2010

0.11

6.0 million

28,238

0.3 million


(1)		Shares were purchased on the open market and distributed.

In October 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire up to $8 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Stock repurchases under this program were made through the open market at times and in such amounts as Company management deemed appropriate. The stock repurchase program expired December 2009. In October 2008, the Company repurchased 78,000 shares of common stock on the open market as part of its share repurchase program.

In October 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire up to $20 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Stock repurchases under this program are to be made through the open market at times and in such amounts as the Company’s management deems appropriate, provided it is below the most recently published net asset value per share. The stock repurchase program expires December 31, 2011 and may be limited or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice.

Note 6. Lines of Credit

On November 16, 2009, Fifth Street Funding, LLC, a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiary (“Funding”), and the Company entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (“Agreement”), with respect to a three-year credit facility (“Wells Fargo facility”) with Wells Fargo, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association (“Wachovia”), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as administrative agent, each of the additional institutional and conduit lenders party thereto from time to time, and each of the lender agents party thereto from time to time, in the amount of $50 million, with an accordion feature which allowed for potential future expansion of the facility up to $100 million. The facility bore interest at LIBOR plus 4.0% per annum and had a maturity date of November 16, 2012.

On May 26, 2010, the Company amended the Wells Fargo facility to expand the borrowing capacity under that facility. Pursuant to the amendment, the Company received an additional $50 million commitment, thereby increasing the size of the facility from $50 million to $100 million, with an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of that facility from a total of $100 million up to a total of $150 million. In addition, the interest rate of the Wells Fargo facility was reduced from LIBOR plus 4% per annum to LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum, with no LIBOR floor, and the maturity date of the facility was extended from November 16, 2012 to May 26, 2013. The facility may be extended for up to two additional years upon the mutual consent of Wells Fargo and each of the lender parties thereto.

On November 5, 2010, the Company amended the Wells Fargo facility to, among other things, provide for the issuance from time to time of letters of credit for the benefit of the Company’s portfolio companies. The letters of credit are subject to certain restrictions, including a borrowing base limitation and an aggregate sublimit of $15.0 million.

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In connection with the Wells Fargo facility, the Company concurrently entered into (i) a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Funding, pursuant to which the Company will sell to Funding certain loan assets it has originated or acquired, or will originate or acquire and (ii) a Pledge Agreement with Wells Fargo, pursuant to which the Company pledged all of its equity interests in Funding as security for the payment of Funding’s obligations under the Agreement and other documents entered into in connection with the Wells Fargo facility.

The Agreement and related agreements governing the Wells Fargo facility required both Funding and the Company to, among other things (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well as each of their businesses, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations, and (iii) comply with various covenants, servicing procedures, limitations on acquiring and disposing of assets, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The Wells Fargo facility agreements also include usual and customary default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the facility, a change in control of Funding, and the failure by Funding or the Company to materially perform under the Agreement and related agreements governing the facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. The Company is currently in compliance with all financial covenants under the Wells Fargo facility.

The Wells Fargo facility is secured by all of the assets of Funding, and all of the Company’s equity interest in Funding. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Wells Fargo facility to fund a portion of its loan origination activities and for general corporate purposes. Each loan origination under the facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company cannot be assured that Funding will be able to borrow funds under the Wells Fargo facility at any particular time or at all. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $38.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Wells Fargo facility.

On May 27, 2010, the Company entered into a three-year secured syndicated revolving credit facility (“ING facility”) pursuant to a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (“ING Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto from time to time and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent. The ING facility allows for the Company to borrow money at a rate of either (i) LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum or (ii) 2.5% per annum plus an alternate base rate based on the greatest of the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% per annum or LIBOR plus 1% per annum, and has a maturity date of May 27, 2013. The ING facility also allows the Company to request letters of credit from ING Capital LLC, as the issuing bank. The initial commitment under the ING facility is $90 million, and the ING facility includes an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of the facility up to a total of $150 million. The ING facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, as well as the assets of two of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc., subject to certain exclusions for, among other things, equity interests in the Company’s SBIC subsidiary and equity interests in Funding as further set forth in a Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement (“ING Security Agreement”) entered into in connection with the ING Credit Agreement, among FSFC Holdings, Inc., FSF/MP Holdings, Inc., ING Capital LLC, as collateral agent, and the Company. Neither the Company’s SBIC subsidiary nor Funding is party to the ING facility and their respective assets have not been pledged in connection therewith. The ING facility provides that the Company may use the proceeds and letters of credit under the facility for general corporate purposes, including acquiring and funding leveraged loans, mezzanine loans, high-yield securities, convertible securities, preferred stock, common stock and other investments.

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Pursuant to the ING Security Agreement, FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. guaranteed the obligations under the ING Security Agreement, including the Company’s obligations to the lenders and the administrative agent under the ING Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Company pledged its entire equity interests in FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. to the collateral agent pursuant to the terms of the ING Security Agreement.

The ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the ING facility required FSFC Holdings, Inc., FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. and the Company to, among other things (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well as each of the Company’s businesses, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations, and (iii) agree to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The ING facility documents also include usual and customary default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the facility, the occurrence of a change in control, and the failure by the Company to materially perform under the ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. The Company is currently in compliance with all financial covenants under the ING facility.

Each loan or letter of credit originated under the ING facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company cannot be assured that it will be able to borrow funds under the ING facility at any particular time or at all.

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $51.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ING facility.

As of December 31, 2010, except for assets that were funded through the Company’s SBIC subsidiary, substantially all of the Company’s assets were pledged as collateral under the Wells Fargo facility or the ING facility.

Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $1.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Note 7. Interest and Dividend Income

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. In accordance with the Company’s policy, accrued interest is evaluated periodically for collectability. The Company stops accruing interest on investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Distributions from portfolio companies are recorded as dividend income when the distribution is received.

The Company holds debt in its portfolio that contains a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. The PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the loan balance that is generally due at the end of the loan term, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company generally ceases accruing PIK interest if there is insufficient value to support the accrual or if the Company does not expect the portfolio company to be able to pay all principal and interest due. The Company’s decision to cease accruing PIK interest involves subjective judgments and determinations based on available information about a particular portfolio company, including whether the portfolio company is current with respect to its payment of principal and interest on its loans and debt securities; monthly and quarterly financial statements and financial projections for the portfolio company; the Company’s assessment of the portfolio company’s business development success, including product development, profitability and the portfolio company’s overall adherence to its business plan; information obtained by the Company in connection with periodic formal update interviews with the portfolio company’s management and, if appropriate, the private equity sponsor; and information about the general economic and market conditions in which the portfolio company operates. Based on this and other information, the Company determines whether to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security. The Company’s determination to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security is generally made well before the Company’s full write-down of such loan or debt security.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Accumulated PIK interest activity for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:


	Three months ended			Three months ended
	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
PIK balance at beginning of period	$	19,300,954		$	12,059,478
Gross PIK interest accrued		3,384,078			2,430,656
PIK income reserves		(240,390	)		(468,882	)
PIK interest received in cash		(5,109,022	)		(525,194	)
Adjustments due to loan exits		—			(530,061	)


PIK balance at end of period	$	17,335,620		$	12,965,997

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had stopped accruing cash interest, PIK interest and original issue discount (“OID”) on three investments that did not pay all of their scheduled monthly cash interest payments for the period ended December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had stopped accruing PIK interest and OID on five investments, including two investments that had not paid all of their scheduled monthly cash interest payments.

The non-accrual status of the Company’s portfolio investments as of December 31, 2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:

December 31, 2010

September 30, 2010

December 31, 2009

Lighting by Gregory, LLC

Cash non-accrual

CPAC, Inc.

—

PIK non-accrual

Martini Park, LLC

—

PIK non-accrual

Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc.

—

Cash non-accrual

PIK non-accrual

MK Network, LLC

Cash non-accrual

—

Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.

Cash non-accrual

Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.

—

Cash non-accrual

—

Income non-accrual amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:


	Three months ended		Three months ended
	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2009

Cash interest income	$	2,106,432	$	1,134,564
PIK interest income		240,390		468,882
OID income		30,138		103,911


Total	$	2,376,960	$	1,707,357

Note 8. Taxable/Distributable Income and Dividend Distributions

Taxable income differs from net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations primarily due to: (1) unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, as investment gains and losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized; (2) origination fees received in connection with investments in portfolio companies, which are amortized into interest income over the life of the investment for book purposes, are treated as taxable income upon receipt; (3) organizational and deferred offering costs; (4) recognition of interest income on certain loans; and (5) income or loss recognition on exited investments.

At September 30, 2010, the Company has a net loss carryforward of $1.5 million to offset net capital gains, to the extent provided by federal tax law. The capital loss carryforward will expire in the Company’s tax year ending September 30, 2017. During the year ended September 30, 2010, the Company realized capital losses from the sale of investments after October

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31 and prior to year end (“post-October capital losses”) of $12.9 million, which for tax purposes are treated as arising on the first day of the following year.

Listed below is a reconciliation of “net increase in net assets resulting from operations” to taxable income for the three months ended December 31, 2010.


	Three months ended
	December 31, 2010

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	17,448,000
Net unrealized appreciation		(16,843,000	)
Book/tax difference due to deferred loan origination fees, net		3,478,000
Book/tax difference due to organizational and deferred offering costs		(22,000	)
Book/tax difference due to interest income on certain loans		1,051,000
Book/tax difference due to capital losses not recognized		13,450,000
Other book-tax differences		131,000


Taxable/Distributable Income (1)	$	18,693,000


(1)		The Company’s taxable income for 2011 is an estimate and will not be finally determined until the Company files its tax return for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. Therefore, the final taxable income may be different than the estimate.

Distributions to stockholders are recorded on the record date. The Company is required to distribute annually to its stockholders at least 90% of its net ordinary income and net realized short-term capital gains in excess of net realized long-term capital losses for each taxable year in order to be eligible for the tax benefits allowed to a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. The Company anticipates paying out as a dividend all or substantially all of those amounts. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors and is based on management’s estimate of the Company’s annual taxable income. The Company maintains an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for its stockholders.

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To date, the Company’s Board of Directors declared the following distributions:

Dividend Type

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount per Share

Quarterly

5/1/2008

5/19/2008

6/3/2008

0.30

Quarterly

8/6/2008

9/10/2008

9/26/2008

0.31

Quarterly

12/9/2008

12/19/2008

12/29/2008

0.32

Quarterly

12/9/2008

12/30/2008

1/29/2009

0.33

Special

12/18/2008

12/30/2008

1/29/2009

0.05

Quarterly

4/14/2009

5/26/2009

6/25/2009

0.25

Quarterly

8/3/2009

9/8/2009

9/25/2009

0.25

Quarterly

11/12/2009

12/10/2009

12/29/2009

0.27

Quarterly

1/12/2010

3/3/2010

3/30/2010

0.30

Quarterly

5/3/2010

5/20/2010

6/30/2010

0.32

Quarterly

8/2/2010

9/1/2010

9/29/2010

0.10

Monthly

8/2/2010

10/6/2010

10/27/2010

0.10

Monthly

8/2/2010

11/3/2010

11/24/2010

0.11

Monthly

8/2/2010

12/1/2010

12/29/2010

0.11

Monthly

11/30/2010

1/4/2011

1/31/2011

0.1066

Monthly

11/30/2010

2/1/2011

2/28/2011

0.1066

Monthly

11/30/2010

3/1/2011

3/31/2011

0.1066

For income tax purposes, the Company estimates that its distributions will be composed entirely of ordinary income, and will be reflected as such on the Form 1099-DIV for the calendar years 2010 and 2011. The Company anticipates declaring further distributions to its stockholders to meet the RIC distribution requirements.

As a RIC, the Company is also subject to a federal excise tax based on distributive requirements of its taxable income on a calendar year basis. Because the Company did not satisfy these distribution requirements for calendar years 2008 and 2009, the Company incurred a de minimis federal excise tax for those calendar years, and the Company expects to incur a de minimis federal excise tax for the calendar year 2010.

Note 9. Realized Gains or Losses from Investments and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation from Investments

Realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the sale or redemption and the cost basis of the investment without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, and includes investments written-off during the period, net of recoveries. Realized losses may also be recorded in connection with the Company’s determination that certain investments are considered worthless securities and/or meet the conditions for loss recognition per the applicable tax rules. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation from investments reflects the net change in the valuation of the portfolio pursuant to the Company’s valuation guidelines and the reclassification of any prior period unrealized appreciation or depreciation on exited investments.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded the following investment realization events:

	•		In October 2010, the Company received a cash payment of $8.7 million from Goldco, Inc. in full satisfaction of all obligations under the loan agreement. The debt investment was exited at par and no realized gain or loss was recorded on this transaction;

	•		In November 2010, the Company received a cash payment of $11.0 million from TBA Global, LLC in full satisfaction of all obligations under the loan agreement. The debt investment was exited at par and no realized gain or loss was recorded on this transaction;

	•		In November 2010, the Company restructured its investment in Vanguard Vinyl, Inc. The restructuring resulted in a material modification of the terms of the loan agreement. As such, the Company recorded a realized loss in the

			amount of $1.7 million in accordance with ASC 470-50;

	•		In December 2010, the Company restructured its investment in Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc. The restructuring resulted in a material modification of the terms of the loan agreement. As such, the Company recorded a realized loss in the amount of $3.9 million in accordance with ASC 470-50;

	•		In December 2010, the Company received a cash payment of $25.3 million from Boot Barn in full satisfaction of all obligations under the loan agreement. The debt investment was exited at par and no realized gain or loss was recorded on this transaction;

	•		In December 2010, the Company received a cash payment of $11.7 million from Western Emulsions, Inc. in partial satisfaction of the obligations under the loan agreement. No realized gain or loss was recorded on this transaction; and

	•		In December 2010, the Company restructured its investment in Lighting by Gregory, LLC. The restructuring resulted in a material modification of the terms of the loan agreement. As such, the Company recorded a realized loss in the amount of $7.8 million in accordance with ASC 470-50.

During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded the following investment realization events:

	•		In October 2009, the Company received a cash payment in the amount of $0.1 million representing a payment in full of all amounts due in connection with the cancellation of its loan agreement with American Hardwoods Industries, LLC. The Company recorded a $0.1 million reduction to the previously recorded $10.4 million realized loss on the investment in American Hardwoods; and

	•		In October 2009, the Company received a cash payment of $3.9 million from Elephant & Castle, Inc. in partial satisfaction of the obligations under the loan agreement. No realized gain or loss was recorded on this transaction.

Note 10. Concentration of Credit Risks

The Company places its cash in financial institutions and at times such balances may be in excess of the FDIC insured limit. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and monitoring their financial stability.

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

The Company has entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Investment Adviser. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Company pays the Investment Adviser a fee for its services under the investment advisory agreement consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee.

Base management Fee

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2% of the Company’s gross assets, which includes any borrowings for investment purposes. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and will be calculated based on the value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of each fiscal quarter, and appropriately adjusted on a pro rata basis for any equity capital raises or repurchases during such quarter. The base management fee for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately prorated.

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On January 6, 2010, the Company announced that the Investment Adviser had voluntarily agreed to take the following actions:

	•		To waive the portion of its base management fee for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 attributable to four new portfolio investments, as well as cash and cash equivalents. The amount of the management fee waived was $727,000; and

	•		To permanently waive that portion of its base management fee attributable to the Company’s assets held in the form of cash and cash equivalents as of the end of each quarter beginning March 31, 2010.

For purposes of the waiver, cash and cash equivalents is as defined in the notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, base management fees were $3.8 million, and $1.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010, the Company had a liability on its Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $3.8 million reflecting the unpaid portion of the base management fee payable to the Investment Adviser.

Incentive Fee

The incentive fee portion of the investment advisory agreement has two parts. The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. For this purpose, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the fiscal quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Company’s administration agreement with FSC, Inc., and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding indebtedness or preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 2% per quarter (8% annualized), subject to a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company’s net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of its gross assets used to calculate the 2% base management fee. The operation of the incentive fee with respect to the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for each quarter is as follows:

	•		No incentive fee is payable to the Investment Adviser in any fiscal quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 2% (the “preferred return” or “hurdle”);

	•		100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5% in any fiscal quarter (10% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser. The Company refers to this portion of its Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5%) as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Investment Adviser with an incentive fee of 20% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 2.5% in any fiscal quarter; and

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•

20% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.5% in any fiscal quarter (10% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser once the hurdle is reached and the catch-up is achieved (20% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income thereafter is allocated to the Investment Adviser).

The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the investment advisory agreement, as of the termination date), commencing on September 30, 2008, and equals 20% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, incentive fees were $3.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010, the Company had a liability on its Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $3.5 million reflecting the unpaid portion of the incentive fee payable to the Investment Adviser.

Indemnification

The investment advisory agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their respective duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of their respective duties and obligations, the Company’s Investment Adviser and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members (or their owners) and any other person or entity affiliated with it, are entitled to indemnification from the Company for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the Investment Adviser’s services under the investment advisory agreement or otherwise as the Company’s Investment Adviser.

Administration Agreement

The Company has also entered into an administration agreement with FSC, Inc. under which FSC, Inc. provides administrative services for the Company, including office facilities and equipment, and clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such facilities. Under the administration agreement, FSC, Inc. also performs or oversees the performance of the Company’s required administrative services, which includes being responsible for the financial records which the Company is required to maintain and preparing reports to the Company’s stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, FSC, Inc. assists the Company in determining and publishing the Company’s net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to the Company’s stockholders, and generally overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, the Company reimburses FSC, Inc. the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by FSC, Inc. in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including rent and the Company’s allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their staffs. FSC, Inc. has voluntarily determined to forgo receiving reimbursement for the services performed for the Company by its chief compliance officer. However, although FSC, Inc. currently intends to forgo its right to receive such reimbursement, it is under no obligation to do so and may cease to do so at any time in the future. FSC, Inc. may also provide, on the Company’s behalf, managerial assistance to the Company’s portfolio companies. The administration agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company accrued administrative expenses of $0.8 million, including $0.4 million of general and administrative expenses, that are due to FSC, Inc. At December 31, 2010, $1.3 million was included in Due to FSC, Inc. in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Note 12. Financial Highlights


	Three			Three
	months ended			months ended
Per share data:	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
Net asset value at beginning of period	$	10.43		$	10.84
Net investment income		0.26			0.22
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and interest rate swap		0.31			0.03
Net realized loss on investments		(0.24	)		—
Dividends declared		(0.32	)		(0.27	)
Issuance of common stock		—			—
Net asset value at end of period	$	10.44		$	10.82

Per share market value at beginning of period	$	11.14		$	10.93
Per share market value at end of period	$	12.14		$	10.74
Total return (1)		11.93	%		0.68	%
Common shares outstanding at beginning of period		54,550,290			37,878,987
Common shares outstanding at end of period		55,059,057			37,923,407

Net assets at beginning of period	$	569,172,105		$	410,556,071
Net assets at end of period	$	574,921,159		$	410,257,351
Average net assets (2)	$	572,151,947		$	409,840,589
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (3)		9.75	%		8.08	%
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (3)		7.82	%		4.74	%
Ratio of portfolio turnover to average investments at fair value		2.17	%		0.00	%
Weighted average outstanding debt (4)	$	102,678,261		$	500,000
Average debt per share	$	1.86		$	0.01


(1)		Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized.

(2)		Calculated based upon the daily weighted average net assets for the period.

(3)		Interim periods are annualized.

(4)		Calculated based upon the daily weighted average of loans payable for the period.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Note 13. Preferred Stock

The Company’s restated certificate of incorporation had not authorized any shares of preferred stock. However, on April 4, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a certificate of amendment to its restated certificate of incorporation reclassifying 200,000 shares of its common stock as shares of non-convertible, non-participating preferred stock, with a par value of $0.01 and a liquidation preference of $500 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”) and authorizing the issuance of up to 200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. A certificate of amendment was also approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock through a written consent first solicited on April 7, 2008.

Note 14. Interest Rate Swaps

In August 2010, the Company entered into a three-year interest rate swap agreement to mitigate its exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates for a total notional amount of $100.0 million. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company will pay a fixed interest rate of 0.99% and receive a floating rate based on the prevailing one-month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2010 was 0.26%. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded $0.7 million of unrealized appreciation related to this swap agreement. As of December 31, 2010, this swap agreement had a fair value of ($37,000), which is included in “accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of December 31, 2010, the Company posted $1.5 million of cash as collateral with respect to the interest rate swap. The Company is restricted in terms of access to this collateral until such swap is terminated or the swap agreement expires. Cash collateral posted is held in an account at Wells Fargo.

Swaps contain varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk which could result from changes in the market values of underlying assets, indices or interest rates and similar items. As a result, the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities at any given date may not reflect the total amount of potential losses that the Company could ultimately incur.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in connection with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Some of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may include statements as to:

	•		our future operating results and dividend projections;

	•		our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

	•		the impact of the investments that we expect to make;

	•		the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

	•		our expected financings and investments;

	•		the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and

	•		the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “project”and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:

	•		changes in the economy and the financial markets;

	•		risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters;

	•		future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies, small business investment companies, or SBICs, and regulated investment companies, or RICs; and

	•		other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in our publicly disseminated documents and filings.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of this quarterly report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Except as otherwise specified, references to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Overview

We are a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return by generating current income from our debt investments and capital appreciation from our equity investments.

We were formed as a Delaware limited partnership (Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners III, L.P.) on February 15, 2007. Effective as of January 2, 2008, Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners III, L.P. merged with and into Fifth Street Finance Corp. At the time of the merger, all outstanding partnership interests in Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners III, L.P. were exchanged for 12,480,972 shares of common stock in Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Our consolidated financial statements prior to January 2, 2008 reflect our operations as a Delaware limited partnership (Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners III, L.P.) prior to our merger with and into a corporation (Fifth Street Finance Corp.).

On June 17, 2008, we completed an initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock at the offering price of $14.12 per share. Our shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FSC.”

On July 21, 2009, we completed a follow-on public offering of 9,487,500 shares of our common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $9.25 per share.

On September 25, 2009, we completed a follow-on public offering of 5,520,000 shares of our common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $10.50 per share.

On January 27, 2010, we completed a follow-on public offering of 7,000,000 shares of our common stock, which did not include the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $11.20 per share. On February 25, 2010, we sold 300,500 shares of our common stock at the offering price of $11.20 per share upon the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in connection with this offering.

On June 21, 2010, we completed a follow-on public offering of 9,200,000 shares of our common stock, which included the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, at the offering price of $11.50 per share.

On December 7, 2010, we entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreement relating to shares of our common stock. Throughout the month of December 2010, we sold 429,110 shares of our common stock at an average offering price of $11.87 per share. We terminated the at-the-market equity offering sales agreement effective January 20, 2011 and did not sell any shares of our common stock pursuant thereto subsequent to December 31, 2010.

Current Market Conditions

Since mid-2007, the global financial markets have experienced stress, volatility, illiquidity, and disruption. This turmoil appears to have peaked in the fall of 2008, resulting in several major financial institutions becoming insolvent, being acquired, or receiving government assistance. While the turmoil in the financial markets appears to have abated somewhat, the global economy continues to experience economic uncertainty. Economic uncertainty impacts our business in many ways, including changing spreads, structures, and purchase multiples as well as the overall supply of investment capital.

Despite the economic uncertainty, our deal pipeline remains robust, with high quality transactions backed by private equity sponsors in small to mid-sized companies. As always, we remain cautious in selecting new investment opportunities, and will only deploy capital in deals which are consistent with our disciplined philosophy of pursuing superior risk-adjusted returns.

As evidenced by our recent investment activities, we expect to grow the business in part by increasing the average investment size when and where appropriate. At the same time, we expect to focus more on first lien transactions. Although we believe that we currently have sufficient capital available to fund investments, a prolonged period of market disruptions may cause us to reduce the volume of loans we originate and/or fund, which could have an adverse effect

on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In this regard, because our common stock has at times traded at a price below our then current net asset value per share and we are limited in our ability to sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, we may be limited in our ability to raise equity capital.

Critical Accounting Policies

FASB Accounting Standards Codification

The issuance of FASB Accounting Standards Codification tm (the “Codification”) on July 1, 2009 (effective for interim or annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009), changes the way that U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are referenced. Beginning on that date, the Codification officially became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP; however, SEC registrants must also consider rules, regulations, and interpretive guidance issued by the SEC or its staff. The switch affects the way companies refer to GAAP in financial statements and in their accounting policies. References to standards will consist solely of the number used in the Codification’s structural organization.

Consistent with the effective date of the Codification, financial statements for periods ending after September 15, 2009, refer to the Codification structure, not pre-Codification historical GAAP.

Basis of Presentation

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We have identified investment valuation and revenue recognition as our most critical accounting estimates. We continuously evaluate our estimates, including those related to the matters described below. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. A discussion of our critical accounting policies follows.

Investment Valuation

We are required to report our investments that are not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available at fair value. The fair value is deemed to be the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Under Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), which we adopted effective October 1, 2008, we perform detailed valuations of our debt and equity investments on an individual basis, using market based, income based, and bond yield approaches as appropriate. In general, we utilize a bond yield method for the majority of our investments, as long as it is appropriate. If, in our judgment, the bond yield approach is not appropriate, we may use the enterprise value approach, or, in certain cases, an alternative methodology potentially including an asset liquidation or expected recovery model.

Under the market approach, we estimate the enterprise value of the portfolio companies in which we invest. There is no one methodology to estimate enterprise value and, in fact, for any one portfolio company, enterprise value is best expressed as a range of fair values, from which we derive a single estimate of enterprise value. To estimate the enterprise value of a portfolio company, we analyze various factors, including the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results. Typically, private companies are valued based on multiples of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization), cash flows, net income, revenues, or in limited cases, book value. We generally require portfolio companies to provide annual audited and quarterly and monthly unaudited financial statements, as well as annual projections for the upcoming fiscal year.

Under the income approach, we generally prepare and analyze discounted cash flow models based on our projections of the future free cash flows of the business. Under the bond yield approach, we use bond yield models to determine the present

value of the future cash flow streams of our debt investments. We review various sources of transactional data, including private mergers and acquisitions involving debt investments with similar characteristics, and assess the information in the valuation process.

Our Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of our investments:

	•		Our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the deal team within our investment adviser responsible for the portfolio investment;

	•		Preliminary valuations are then reviewed and discussed with the principals of our investment adviser;

	•		Separately, independent valuation firms engaged by our Board of Directors prepare preliminary valuations on a selected basis and submit reports to us;

	•		The deal team compares and contrasts its preliminary valuations to the preliminary valuations of the independent valuation firms;

	•		The deal team prepares a valuation report for the Valuation Committee of our Board of Directors;

	•		The Valuation Committee of our Board of Directors is apprised of the preliminary valuations of the independent valuation firms;

	•		The Valuation Committee of our Board of Directors reviews the preliminary valuations, and the deal team responds and supplements the preliminary valuations to reflect any comments provided by the Valuation Committee;

	•		The Valuation Committee of our Board of Directors makes a recommendation to the Board of Directors; and

	•		Our Board of Directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith.

The fair value of all of our investments at December 31, 2010, and September 30, 2010, was determined by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is solely responsible for the valuation of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation policy and our consistently applied valuation process.

Our Board of Directors has engaged independent valuation firms to provide us with valuation assistance. Upon completion of their processes each quarter, the independent valuation firms provide us with written reports regarding the preliminary valuations of selected portfolio securities as of the close of such quarter. We will continue to engage independent valuation firms to provide us with assistance regarding our determination of the fair value of selected portfolio securities each quarter; however, our Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of our investments in good faith.

The portions of our portfolio valued, as a percentage of the portfolio at fair value, by independent valuation firms by period were as follows:


For the quarter ending December 31, 2007	91.9	%
For the quarter ending March 31, 2008	92.1	%
For the quarter ending June 30, 2008	91.7	%
For the quarter ending September 30, 2008	92.8	%
For the quarter ending December 31, 2008	100.0	%
For the quarter ending March 31, 2009	88.7	%(1)
For the quarter ending June 30, 2009	92.1	%
For the quarter ending September 30, 2009	28.1	%
For the quarter ending December 31, 2009	17.2	%(2)
For the quarter ending March 31, 2010	26.9	%
For the quarter ending December 31, 2009	53.1	%
For the quarter ending September 30, 2010	61.8	%
For the quarter ending December 31, 2010	73.9	%


(1)		96.0% excluding our investment in IZI Medical Products, Inc., which closed on December 31, 2009 and therefore was not part of the independent valuation process

(2)		24.8% excluding four investments that closed in December 2009 and therefore were not part of the independent valuation process

Our $50 million credit facility with Bank of Montreal was terminated effective September 16, 2009. The facility required independent valuations for at least 90% of the portfolio on a quarterly basis. With the termination of this facility, this valuation test is no longer required. However, we still intend to have a portion of the portfolio valued by an independent third party on a quarterly basis, with a substantial portion being valued on an annual basis.

As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010, approximately 92.9% and 86.5%, respectively, of our total assets represented investments in portfolio companies valued at fair value.

Revenue Recognition

Interest and Dividend Income

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of original issue discount, is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. We stop accruing interest on investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Distributions from portfolio companies are recorded as dividend income when the distribution is received.

Fee Income

We receive a variety of fees in the ordinary course of business. Certain fees, such as origination fees, are capitalized and amortized in accordance with ASC 310-20 Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. In accordance with ASC 820, the net unearned fee income balance is netted against the cost and fair value of the respective investments. Other fees, such as servicing fees, are classified as fee income and recognized as they are earned on a monthly basis.

We have also structured exit fees across certain of our portfolio investments to be received upon the future exit of those investments. These fees are to be paid to us upon the sooner to occur of (i) a sale of the borrower or substantially all of the assets of the borrower, (ii) the maturity date of the loan, or (iii) the date when full prepayment of the loan occurs. Exit fees are fees which are earned and payable upon the exit of a debt security and, similar to a prepayment penalty, are not accrued or otherwise included in net investment income until received. The receipt of such fees as well as the timing of our receipt of such fees is contingent upon a successful exit event for each of the investments.

Payment-in-Kind (PIK) Interest

Our loans typically contain a contractual PIK interest provision. The PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the loan balance that is generally due at the end of the loan term, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. We generally cease accruing PIK interest if there is insufficient value to support the accrual or if we do not expect the portfolio company to be able to pay all principal and interest due. Our decision to cease accruing PIK interest involves subjective judgments and determinations based on available information about a particular portfolio company, including whether the portfolio company is current with respect to its payment of principal and interest on its loans and debt securities; monthly and quarterly financial statements and financial projections for the portfolio company; our assessment of the portfolio company’s business development success, including product development, profitability and the portfolio company’s overall adherence to its business plan; information obtained by us in connection with periodic formal update interviews with the portfolio company’s management and, if appropriate, the private equity sponsor; and information about the general economic and market conditions in which the portfolio company operates. Based on this and other information, we determine whether to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security. Our determination to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security is generally made well before our full write-down of such loan or debt security. In addition, if it is subsequently determined that we will not be able to collect any previously accrued PIK interest, the fair value of our loans or debt securities would decline by the amount of such previously accrued, but uncollectible, PIK interest.

For a discussion of risks we are subject to as a result of our use of PIK interest in connection with our investments, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure — We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income,” “— We may in the future choose to pay dividends in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay tax in excess of the cash you receive” and “— Our incentive fee may induce our investment adviser to make speculative investments” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010. In addition, if it is subsequently determined that we will not be able to collect any previously accrued PIK interest, the fair value of our loans or debt securities would decline by the amount of such previously accrued, but uncollectible, PIK interest.

To maintain our status as a RIC, PIK income must be paid out to our stockholders in the form of dividends even though we have not yet collected the cash and may never collect the cash relating to the PIK interest. Accumulated PIK interest was $17.3 million and represented 2.3% of the fair value of our portfolio of investments as of December 31, 2010 and $19.3 million or 3.4% as of September 30, 2010. The net increase in loan balances as a result of contracted PIK arrangements are separately identified in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Portfolio Composition

Our investments principally consist of loans, purchased equity investments and equity grants in privately-held companies. Our loans are typically secured by either a first or second lien on the assets of the portfolio company and generally have terms of up to six years (but an expected average life of between three and four years). We are currently focusing our new debt origination efforts on first lien loans because we believe that the risk-adjusted returns from these loans are superior to second lien and unsecured loans at this time and offer superior credit quality. However, we may choose to originate second lien and unsecured loans in the future.

A summary of the composition of our investment portfolio at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments is shown in the following tables:


	December 31,			September 30,
	2010			2010

Cost:
First lien debt		84.85	%		72.61	%
Second lien debt		12.80	%		25.42	%
Subordinated debt		0.78	%		0.80	%
Purchased equity		0.58	%		0.39	%
Equity grants		0.92	%		0.75	%
Limited partnership interests		0.07	%		0.03	%


Total		100.00	%		100.00	%


	December 31,			September 30,
	2010			2010

Fair value:
First lien debt		86.53	%		73.84	%
Second lien debt		11.35	%		24.45	%
Subordinated debt		0.72	%		0.78	%
Purchased equity		0.40	%		0.11	%
Equity grants		0.94	%		0.79	%
Limited partnership interests		0.06	%		0.03	%


Total		100.00	%		100.00	%

The industry composition of our portfolio at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments were as follows:


	December 31, 2010			September 30, 2010
Cost:
Healthcare services		19.97	%		14.76	%
IT consulting & other services		6.60	%		0.00	%
Healthcare equipment		6.21	%		8.02	%
Education services		5.93	%		7.58	%
Internet software & services		5.29	%		0.00	%
Construction and engineering		5.18	%		4.22	%
Electronic equipment & instruments		4.37	%		5.59	%
Home improvement retail		4.32	%		5.51	%
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods		4.22	%		3.97	%
Food distributors		3.78	%		5.13	%
Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals		3.49	%		4.51	%
Diversified support services		3.40	%		4.43	%
Healthcare technology		2.83	%		3.63	%
Human resources & employment services		2.75	%		0.00	%
Food retail		2.57	%		3.31	%
Electronic manufacturing services		2.52	%		3.16	%
Media — Advertising		2.39	%		3.35	%
Air freight and logistics		2.33	%		2.36	%
Trucking		2.26	%		2.88	%
Distributors		1.78	%		2.25	%
Data processing and outsourced services		1.75	%		2.21	%
Industrial machinery		1.35	%		1.71	%
Leisure facilities		0.90	%		1.16	%
Building products		0.89	%		1.40	%
Construction materials		0.86	%		2.95	%
Environmental & facilities services		0.68	%		1.51	%
Housewares & specialties		0.60	%		2.06	%
Restaurants		0.55	%		2.11	%
Household products		0.15	%		0.18	%
Multi-sector holdings		0.05	%		0.02	%
Movies & entertainment		0.03	%		0.03	%

Total		100.00	%		100.00	%


	December 31, 2010			September 30, 2010
Fair Value:
Healthcare services		20.76	%		15.83	%
IT consulting & other services		6.87	%		0.00	%
Healthcare equipment		6.42	%		8.57	%
Education services		5.50	%		7.47	%
Internet software & services		5.49	%		0.00	%
Construction and engineering		5.08	%		4.23	%
Electronic equipment & instruments		4.40	%		5.83	%
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods		4.39	%		4.18	%
Home improvement retail		4.35	%		5.76	%
Food distributors		3.84	%		5.38	%
Fertilizers & agricultural chemicals		3.57	%		4.76	%
Diversified support services		3.48	%		4.66	%
Healthcare technology		2.96	%		3.93	%
Human resources & employment services		2.87	%		0.00	%
Food retail		2.64	%		3.50	%
Media — Advertising		2.44	%		3.52	%
Air freight and logistics		2.40	%		2.49	%
Electronic manufacturing services		2.24	%		3.20	%
Distributors		1.81	%		2.35	%
Data processing and outsourced services		1.72	%		2.26	%
Industrial machinery		1.44	%		1.81	%
Leisure facilities		0.94	%		1.25	%
Building products		0.88	%		1.21	%
Construction materials		0.87	%		3.02	%
Environmental & facilities services		0.68	%		0.91	%
Trucking		0.62	%		0.82	%
Housewares & specialties		0.55	%		0.66	%
Restaurants		0.52	%		2.15	%
Household products		0.15	%		0.19	%
Multi-sector holdings		0.08	%		0.01	%
Movies & entertainment		0.04	%		0.05	%


Total		100.00	%		100.00	%

Portfolio Asset Quality

We employ a grading system to assess and monitor the credit risk of our investment portfolio. We rate all investments on a scale from 1 to 5. The system is intended to reflect the performance of the borrower’s business, the collateral coverage of the loan, and other factors considered relevant to making a credit judgment.

	•		Investment Rating 1 is used for investments that are performing above expectations and/or a capital gain is expected.

	•		Investment Rating 2 is used for investments that are performing substantially within our expectations, and whose risks remain neutral or favorable compared to the potential risk at the time of the original investment. All new investments are initially rated 2.

	•		Investment Rating 3 is used for investments that are performing below our expectations and that require closer monitoring, but where we expect no loss of investment return (interest and/or dividends) or principal. Companies with a rating of 3 may be out of compliance with financial covenants.

	•		Investment Rating 4 is used for investments that are performing below our expectations and for which risk has increased materially since the original investment. We expect some loss of investment return, but no loss of principal.

	•		Investment Rating 5 is used for investments that are performing substantially below our expectations and whose risks have increased substantially since the original investment. Investments with a rating of 5 are those for which some loss of principal is expected.

The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 investment rating scale at fair value, as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010:


	December 31, 2010								September 30, 2010
			Percentage of			Leverage					Percentage of			Leverage
	Fair Value		Total Portfolio			Ratio			Fair Value		Total Portfolio			Ratio

1	$	80,790,254		10.88	%		3.00		$	89,150,457		15.81	%		2.97
2		620,901,779		83.63	%		3.40			424,494,799		75.29	%		4.31
3		21,672,872		2.92	%	11.16				18,055,528		3.20	%		13.25
4		—		0.00	%		—			23,823,120		4.23	%		8.13
5		19,030,430		2.57	%	NM		(1)		8,297,412		1.47	%	NM		(1)


Total	$	742,395,335		100.00	%		3.25		$	563,821,316		100.00	%		4.53


(1)		Due to operating performance this ratio is not measurable and, as a result, is excluded from the total portfolio calculation.

We may from time to time modify the payment terms of our investments, either in response to current economic conditions and their impact on certain of our portfolio companies or in accordance with tier pricing provisions in certain loan agreements. As of December 31, 2010, we had modified the payment terms of our investments in four portfolio companies. Such modified terms may include increased PIK interest provisions and reduced cash interest rates. These modifications, and any future modifications to our loan agreements, may limit the amount of interest income that we recognize from the modified investments, which may, in turn, limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Loans and Debt Securities on Non-Accrual Status

As of December 31, 2010, we had stopped accruing cash interest, PIK interest and original issue discount (“OID”) on three investments that did not pay all of their scheduled monthly cash interest payments for the period ended December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, we had stopped accruing PIK interest and OID on five investments, including two investments that had not paid all of their scheduled monthly cash interest payments.

The non-accrual status of our portfolio investments as of December 31, 2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:

December 31, 2010

September 30, 2010

December 31, 2009

Lighting by Gregory, LLC

Cash non-accrual

CPAC, Inc.

—

PIK non-accrual

Martini Park, LLC

—

PIK non-accrual

Nicos Polymers & Grinding, Inc.

—

Cash non-accrual

PIK non-accrual

MK Network, LLC

Cash non-accrual

—

Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.

Cash non-accrual

Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.

—

Cash non-accrual

—

Non-accrual interest amounts related to the above investments for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:


	Three months ended		Three months ended
	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2009


Cash interest income	$	2,106,432	$	1,134,564
PIK interest income		240,390		468,882
OID income		30,138		103,911


Total	$	2,376,960	$	1,707,357

Discussion and Analysis of Results and Operations

Results of Operations

The principal measure of our financial performance is net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations, which includes net investment income (loss), net realized gain (loss) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Net investment income is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees, and other investment income and total expenses. Net realized gain (loss) on investments is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their stated costs. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio and derivative instruments.

Comparison of the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

Total Investment Income

Total investment income includes interest and dividend income on our investments, fee income and other investment income. Fee income consists principally of loan and arrangement fees, administrative fees, unused fees, amendment fees, equity structuring fees, exit fees, prepayment fees, and waiver fees. Other investment income consists primarily of dividend income received from certain of our equity investments and interest on cash and cash equivalents on deposit with financial institutions.

Total investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $25.3 million and $13.2 million, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, this amount primarily consisted of $20.8 million of interest income from portfolio investments (which included $3.1 million of PIK interest), and $4.5 million of fee income. For the three months ended December 30, 2009, total investment income primarily consisted of $12.3 million of interest income from portfolio investments (which included $2.0 million of PIK interest), and $0.9 million of fee income.

The increase in our total investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily attributable to higher average levels of outstanding debt investments, which was principally due to an increase of 13 investments in our portfolio in the year-over-year period, partially offset by scheduled amortization repayments received and other debt payoffs during the same period.

Expenses

Expenses (net of the permanently waived portion of the base management fee) for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $11.3 million and $4.9 million, respectively. Expenses increased for the three months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 by $6.4 million, primarily as a result of increases in the base management fee, the incentive fee, interest expense, professional fees, and other general and administrative expenses.

The increase in base management and incentive fees resulted from an increase in our total assets as reflected in the growth of the investment portfolio, offset partially by our investment adviser’s unilateral decision to waive $0.7 million of the base management fee for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in interest expense resulted from a $174.3 million increase in debt levels in the year-over-year period.

Net Investment Income

As a result of the $12.1 million increase in total investment income as compared to the $6.4 million increase in net expenses, net investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2010 reflected a $5.7 million, or 68.4%, increase compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009.

Realized Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments

Net realized gain (loss) on investments is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their stated costs. Realized losses may also be recorded in connection with our determination that certain investments are considered worthless securities and/or meet the conditions for loss recognition per the applicable tax rules.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded the following investment realization events:

	•		In November 2010, we restructured our investment in Best Vinyl, Inc., which resulted in a material modification of the terms of the loan agreement. As such, we recorded a realized loss in the amount of $1.7 million in accordance with ASC 470-50;

	•		In December 2010, we restructured our investment in Nicos Polymers & Grinding Inc., which resulted in a material modification of the terms of the loan agreement. As such, we recorded a realized loss in the amount of $3.9 million in accordance with ASC 470-50;

	•		In December 2010, we cancelled Lighting by Gregory, LLC’s entire Term Loan B balance and $1.5 million of Term Loan A. We recorded a realized loss on this investment in the amount of $7.8 million.

During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we received a cash payment in the amount of $0.1 million, representing a payment in full of all amounts due in connection with the cancellation of our loan agreement with American Hardwoods Industries, LLC. We recorded a $0.1 million reduction to the previously recorded $10.4 million realized loss on this investment.

Net Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Interest Rate Swaps

Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio and our interest rate swaps during the reporting period, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation when gains or losses are realized.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded net unrealized appreciation of $16.8 million. This consisted of $10.3 million of reclassifications to realized losses, $5.5 million of net unrealized appreciation on debt investments, $0.3 million of net unrealized appreciation on equity investments and $0.7 million of net unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded net unrealized appreciation of $1.0 million. This consisted of $1.2 million of net unrealized appreciation on debt investments, partially offset by $0.2 million of net unrealized depreciation on equity investments.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

We have a number of alternatives available to fund the growth of our investment portfolio and our operations, including, but not limited to, raising equity, increasing debt, or funding from operational cash flow. Additionally, we may reduce investment size by syndicating a portion of any given transaction.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010, we experienced a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $33.7 million. During that period, we used $159.4 million of cash in operating activities, primarily for the funding of $238.6 million of investments, partially offset by $57.6 million of principal payments received and $14.1 million of net investment income. During the same period cash provided by financing activities was $125.6 million, primarily consisting of $89.0 million of net borrowings under our credit facilities, $50.3 million of SBA borrowings, and $5.0 million of proceeds from issuances of our common stock, partially offset by $16.5 million of cash dividends paid, $0.2 million of offering costs paid and $2.0 million of deferred financing costs paid. We intend to fund our future distribution obligations through operating cash flow or with funds obtained through future equity offerings or credit facilities, as we deem appropriate.

For the three months ended December 31, 2009, we experienced a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $101.4 million. During that period, we used $129.4 million of cash in operating activities, primarily for the funding of $144.2 million of investments, partially offset by $5.9 million of principal payments received and $8.3 million of net investment income. During the same period cash provided by financing activities was $28.0 million, primarily $38.0 million of net borrowings on our credit facility partially offset by $9.7 million of cash dividends paid.

As of December 31, 2010, we had $43.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, portfolio investments (at fair value) of $742.4 million, $4.7 million of interest and fees receivable, $123.3 million of SBA debentures payable, $89.0 of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities, and unfunded commitments of $95.3 million.

As of September 30, 2010, we had $76.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, portfolio investments (at fair value) of $563.8 million, $3.8 million of interest and fees receivable, $73.0 million of SBA debentures payable, and unfunded commitments of $49.5 million.

Other Sources of Liquidity

We intend to continue to generate cash primarily from cash flows from operations, including interest earned from the temporary investment of cash in U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, future borrowings and future offerings of securities. In the future, we may also securitize a portion of our investments in first and second lien senior loans or unsecured debt or other assets. To securitize loans, we would likely create a wholly-owned subsidiary and contribute a pool of loans to the subsidiary. We would then sell interests in the subsidiary on a non-recourse basis to purchasers and we would retain all or a portion of the equity in the subsidiary. Our primary use of funds is investments in our targeted asset classes and cash distributions to holders of our common stock.

Although we expect to fund the growth of our investment portfolio through the net proceeds from future equity offerings, including our dividend reinvestment plan, and issuances of senior securities or future borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, our plans to raise capital may not be successful. In this regard, because our common stock has at times traded at a price below our then-current net asset value per share and we are limited in our ability to sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, we may be limited in our ability to raise equity capital.

In addition, we intend to distribute between 90% and 100% of our taxable income to our stockholders in order to satisfy the requirements applicable to RICs under Subchapter M of the Code. See “Regulated Investment Company Status and Distributions” below. Consequently, we may not have the funds or the ability to fund new investments, to make additional investments in our portfolio companies, to fund our unfunded commitments to portfolio companies or to repay borrowings. In addition, the illiquidity of our portfolio investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments when desired and, if we are required to sell these investments, we may realize significantly less than their recorded value.

Also, as a business development company, we generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets, less liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to total senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any outstanding preferred stock, of at least 200%. This requirement limits the amount that we may borrow. As of December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with this requirement. To fund growth in our investment portfolio in the future, we anticipate needing to raise additional capital from various sources, including the equity markets and the securitization or other debt-related markets, which may or may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.

Finally, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, we sought and obtained a license from the SBA to operate an SBIC. In this regard, on February 3, 2010, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P., received a license, effective February 1, 2010, from the SBA to operate as an SBIC under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. SBICs are designated to stimulate the flow of private equity capital to eligible small businesses. Under SBA regulations, SBICs may make loans to eligible small businesses and invest in the equity securities of small businesses.

The SBIC license allows our SBIC subsidiary to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the issuance of a capital commitment by the SBA and other customary procedures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are non-recourse, interest only debentures with interest payable semi-annually and have a ten year maturity. The principal amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid prior to maturity but may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The interest rate of SBA-guaranteed debentures is fixed on a semi-annual basis at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with 10-year maturities.

SBA regulations currently limit the amount that our SBIC subsidiary may borrow to a maximum of $150 million when it has at least $75 million in regulatory capital, receives a capital commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing. As of December 31, 2010, our SBIC subsidiary had $75 million in regulatory capital. The SBA has issued a capital commitment to our SBIC subsidiary in the amount of $150 million, and $123.3 million of SBA debentures were outstanding as of December 31, 2010. $73.0 million of these debentures bore an interest rate of 3.50%, including the SBA annual charge of 0.285%, while the remainder do not yet have a locked interest rate.

We have received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to permit us to exclude the debt of the SBIC subsidiary guaranteed by the SBA from the 200% asset coverage test under the 1940 Act. This allows us increased flexibility under the 200% asset coverage test.

Significant capital transactions that occurred from October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010

The following table reflects the dividend distributions per share that our Board of Directors has declared on our common stock from October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010:

Date

Record

Payment

Amount

Cash

DRIP Shares

Declared

Date

per Share

Distribution

Issued

Value

December 9, 2008

December 19, 2008

December 29, 2008

0.32

$6.4 million

105,326

$0.8 million

December 9, 2008

December 30, 2008

January 29, 2009

0.33

6.6 million

139,995

0.8 million

December 18, 2008

December 30, 2008

January 29, 2009

0.05

1.0 million

21,211

0.1 million

April 14, 2009

May 26, 2009

June 25, 2009

0.25

5.6 million

11,776

0.1 million

August 3, 2009

September 8, 2009

September 25, 2009

0.25

7.5 million

56,890

0.6 million

November 12, 2009

December 10, 2009

December 29, 2009

0.27

9.7 million

44,420

0.5 million

January 12, 2010

March 3, 2010

March 30, 2010

0.30

12.9 million

58,689

0.7 million

May 3, 2010

May 20, 2010

June 30, 2010

0.32

14.0 million

42,269

0.5 million

August 2, 2010

September 1, 2010

September 29, 2010

0.10

5.2 million

25,425

0.3 million

August 2, 2010

October 6, 2010

October 27, 2010

0.10

5.5 million

24,850

0.3 million

August 2, 2010

November 3, 2010

November 24, 2010

0.11

6.0 million

26,569

0.3 million

August 2, 2010

December 1, 2010

December 29, 2010

0.11

6.0 million

28,238

0.3 million

November 30, 2010

January 4, 2011

January 31, 2011

0.1066

5.4 million

24,850

0.5 million

November 30, 2010

February 1, 2011

February 28, 2011

0.1066

—

November 30, 2010

March 1, 2011

March 31, 2011

0.1066

—

The following table reflects shareholder transactions that occurred from October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010:

Date

Transaction

Shares

Share Price

Gross Proceeds (Uses)

October 27, 2008

Repurchase shares

39,000

5.96

$(0.2 million)

October 28, 2008

Repurchase shares

39,000

5.89

(0.2 million)

July 21, 2009

Public offering ¹

9,487,500

9.25

87.8 million

September 25, 2009

Public offering ¹

5,520,000

10.50

58.0 million

January 27, 2010

Public offering

7,000,000

11.20

78.4 million

February 25, 2010

Underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment

300,500

11.20

3.4 million

June 21, 2010

Public offering ¹

9,200,000

11.50

105.8 million

December 2010

At-the-market offering

429,110

11.87

5.1 million


¹		Includes the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option

²		Average offering price

Borrowings

On November 16, 2009, Fifth Street Funding, LLC, a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiary (“Funding”), and we entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (“Agreement”), with respect to a three-year credit facility (“Wells Fargo facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association (“Wachovia”), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as administrative agent, each of the additional institutional and conduit lenders party thereto from time to time, and each of the lender agents party thereto from time to time, in the amount of $50 million, with an accordion feature which allowed for potential future expansion of the facility up to $100 million. The facility bore interest at LIBOR plus 4.0% per annum and had a maturity date of November 16, 2012.

On May 26, 2010, we amended the Wells Fargo facility to expand the borrowing capacity under that facility. Pursuant to the amendment, we received an additional $50 million commitment, thereby increasing the size of the facility from $50 million to $100 million, with an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of that facility from a total

of $100 million up to a total of $150 million. In addition, the interest rate of the Wells Fargo facility was reduced from LIBOR plus 4% per annum to LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum, with no LIBOR floor, and the maturity date of the facility was extended from November 16, 2012 to May 26, 2013. The facility may be extended for up to two additional years upon the mutual consent of Wells Fargo and each of the lender parties thereto.

On November 5, 2010, we amended the Wells Fargo facility to, among other things, provide for the issuance from time to time of letters of credit for the benefit of our portfolio companies. The letters of credit are subject to certain restrictions, including a borrowing base limitation and an aggregate sublimit of $15.0 million.

In connection with the Wells Fargo facility, we concurrently entered into (i) a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Funding, pursuant to which we will sell to Funding certain loan assets we have originated or acquired, or will originate or acquire and (ii) a Pledge Agreement with Wells Fargo, pursuant to which we pledged all of our equity interests in Funding as security for the payment of Funding’s obligations under the Agreement and other documents entered into in connection with the Wells Fargo facility.

The Agreement and related agreements governing the Wells Fargo facility required both Funding and us to, among other things (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well as each of our businesses, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations, and (iii) comply with various covenants, servicing procedures, limitations on acquiring and disposing of assets, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The Wells Fargo facility agreements also include usual and customary default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the facility, a change in control of Funding, and the failure by Funding or us to materially perform under the Agreement and related agreements governing the facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

The Wells Fargo facility is secured by all of the assets of Funding, and all of our equity interest in Funding. We intend to use the net proceeds of the Wells Fargo facility to fund a portion of our loan origination activities and for general corporate purposes. Each loan origination under the facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. We cannot be assured that Funding will be able to borrow funds under the Wells Fargo facility at any particular time or at all. As of December 31, 2010, we had $38.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Wells Fargo facility.

On May 27, 2010, we entered into a three-year secured syndicated revolving credit facility (“ING facility”) pursuant to a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (“ING Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto from time to time and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent. The ING facility allows for us to borrow money at a rate of either (i) LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum or (ii) 2.5% per annum plus an alternate base rate based on the greatest of the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% per annum or LIBOR plus 1% per annum, and has a maturity date of May 27, 2013. The ING facility also allows us to request letters of credit from ING Capital LLC, as the issuing bank. The initial commitment under the ING facility is $90 million, and the ING facility includes an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of the facility up to a total of $150 million. The ING facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, as well as the assets of two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc., subject to certain exclusions for, among other things, equity interests in our SBIC subsidiary and equity interests in Fifth Street Funding, LLC (the special purpose subsidiary established pursuant to the Wells Fargo facility) as further set forth in a Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement (“ING Security Agreement”) entered into in connection with the ING Credit Agreement, among FSFC Holdings, Inc., FSF/MP Holdings, Inc., ING Capital LLC, as collateral agent, and us. Neither our SBIC subsidiary nor Fifth Street Funding, LLC is party to the ING facility and their respective assets have not been pledged in connection therewith. The ING facility provides that we may use the proceeds and letters of credit under the facility for general corporate purposes, including acquiring and funding leveraged loans, mezzanine loans, high-yield securities, convertible securities, preferred stock, common stock and other investments.

Pursuant to the ING Security Agreement, FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. guaranteed the obligations under the ING Security Agreement, including our obligations to the lenders and the administrative agent under the ING Credit Agreement. Additionally, we pledged our entire equity interests in FSFC Holdings, Inc. and FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. to the collateral agent pursuant to the terms of the ING Security Agreement.

The ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the ING facility required FSFC Holdings, Inc., FSF/MP Holdings, Inc. and us to, among other things (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well as each of our businesses, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations, and (iii) agree to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The ING facility documents also include usual and customary default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the facility, the occurrence of a change in control, and the failure by us to materially perform under the ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Each loan or letter of credit originated under the ING facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. We cannot be assured that we will be able to borrow funds under the ING facility at any particular time or at all.

As of December 31, 2010, we had $51.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ING facility.

As of December 31, 2010, except for assets that were funded through our SBIC subsidiary, substantially all of our assets were pledged as collateral under the Wells Fargo facility or the ING facility.

Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $1.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

The following table describes significant financial covenants with which we must comply under each of our credit facilities on a quarterly basis:


	Financial
Facility	Covenant	Description	Target Value	Reported Value (1)
Wells Fargo facility	Minimum shareholders’ equity (inclusive of affiliates)	Net assets shall not be less than $200 million plus 75% of the aggregate net proceeds of all sales of equity interests after November 16, 2009	$338 million	$569 million
	Minimum shareholders’ equity (exclusive of affiliates)	Net assets exclusive of affiliates other than Funding shall not be less than $250 million	$250 million	$494 million
	Asset coverage ratio	Asset coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.00:1	2.00:1	2.78:1
ING facility	Minimum shareholders’ equity	Net assets shall not be less than the greater of (a) 55% of total assets; and (b) $385 million plus 50% of the aggregate net proceeds of all sales of equity interests after February 24, 2010	$436 million	$569 million
	Asset coverage ratio	Asset coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.25:1	2.25:1	8.80:1
	Interest coverage ratio	Interest coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.50:1	2.50:1	43.18:1
	Eligible portfolio investments test	Aggregate value of (a) Cash and cash equivalents and (b) Portfolio investments rated 1, 2 or 3 shall not be less than $175 million	$175 million	$288 million


(1)		As contractually required, we report financial covenants based on the last filed quarterly or annual report, in this case our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.

The following table reflects credit facility and debenture transactions that occurred from October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010. Amounts available and drawn are as of December 31, 2010:

Total

Facility

Upfront

Amount

Interest

Amount

fee Paid

Availability

Drawn

Rate

Bank of Montreal

December 30, 2008

Renewed credit facility

$50 million

$0.3 million

$ —

LIBOR + 3.25%

September 16, 2009

Terminated credit facility

Wells Fargo facility

November 16, 2009

Entered into credit
facility

50 million

0.8 million

LIBOR + 4.00%

May 26, 2010

Expanded credit facility

100 million

0.9 million

91 million (1)

38 million

LIBOR + 3.50%

ING facility

May 27, 2010

Entered into credit
facility

90 million

0.8 million

90 million

51 million

LIBOR + 3.50%

SBA

February 16, 2010

Received capital commitment

75 million

0.8 million

September 21, 2010

Received capital
commitment

150 million

0.8 million

150 million

123.3 million

3.50% (2)


(1)		Availability to increase upon our decision to further collateralize the facility.

(2)		Includes the SBA annual charge of 0.285%.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We may be a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2010, our only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $95.3 million of unfunded commitments, which was comprised of $91.8 million to provide debt financing to certain of our portfolio companies and $3.6 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. As of September 30, 2010, our only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $49.5 million, which was comprised of $46.7 million to provide debt financing to certain of our portfolio companies and $2.8 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not reflected on our Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Contractual Obligations

On February 3, 2010, our SBIC subsidiary received a license, effective February 1, 2010, from the SBA to operate as an SBIC. The SBIC license allows our SBIC subsidiary to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the issuance of a capital commitment by the SBA and other customary procedures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are non-recourse, interest only debentures with interest payable semi-annually and have a ten year maturity. The principal amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid prior to maturity but may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The interest rate of SBA-guaranteed debentures is fixed on a semi-annual basis at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with 10-year maturities. As of December 31, 2010, we had $123.3 million of SBA debentures payable. $73.0 million of these debentures bore an interest rate of 3.50%, including the SBA annual charge of 0.285%, while the remainder do not yet have a locked interest rate.

On November 16, 2009, we entered into the Wells Fargo facility in the amount of $50 million with an accordion feature, which allowed for potential future expansion of the Wells Fargo facility up to $100 million. The Wells Fargo facility bore interest at LIBOR plus 4% per annum and had a maturity date of November 26, 2012. On May 26, 2010, we amended the Wells Fargo facility to expand our borrowing capacity under that facility. Pursuant to the amendment, we received an additional $50 million commitment, thereby increasing the size of the Wells Fargo facility from $50 million to $100 million, with an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of that facility from a total of $100 million up to a total of $150 million. In addition, the interest rate of the Wells Fargo facility was reduced from LIBOR plus 4% per annum to

LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum, with no LIBOR floor, and the maturity date of the facility was extended from November 16, 2012 to May 26, 2013. On November 5, 2010, we amended the Wells Fargo facility to, among other things, provide for the issuance from time to time of letters of credit for the benefit of our portfolio companies. The letters of credit are subject to certain restrictions, including a borrowing base limitation and an aggregate sublimit of $15.0 million.

On May 27, 2010, we entered into the ING facility, which allows for us to borrow money at a rate of either (i) LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum or (ii) 2.5% per annum plus an alternate base rate based on the greatest of the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% per annum or LIBOR plus 1% per annum, and has a maturity date of May 27, 2013. The ING facility also allows us to request letters of credit from ING Capital LLC, as the issuing bank. The initial commitment under the ING facility is $90 million, and the ING facility includes an accordion feature that allows for potential future expansion of the facility up to a total of $150 million.

As of December 31, 2010, we had $51.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ING facility and $38.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Wells Fargo facility.

The table below reflects the following for the SBA debentures payable, the Wells Fargo facility and the ING facility:

	•		Debt outstanding as of September 30, 2010;

	•		Debt outstanding as of December 31, 2010;

	•		Weighted average debt outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2010;

	•		Maximum debt outstanding during the three months ended December 31, 2010;


					Weighted average debt outstanding		Maximum debt outstanding
	Debt Outstanding as of		Debt Outstanding as of		for the three months ended		for the three months ended
	September 30, 2010		December 31, 2010		December 31, 2010		December 31, 2010

SBA debentures payable	$	73,000,000	$	123,300,000	$	81,276,087	$	123,300,000
Wells Fargo facility		—		38,000,000		16,380,435		75,000,000
ING facility		—		51,000,000		5,021,739		51,000,000
Total debt		73,000,000		212,300,000		102,678,261		234,300,000

The following table reflects our contractual obligations arising from the SBA debentures payable, the Wells Fargo facility and the ING facility:


	Payments due by period as of December 31, 2010
	Total		< 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		> 5 years
SBA debentures payable	$	123,300,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	123,300,000
Interest due on SBA debentures		42,112,568		3,237,603		8,642,822		8,631,000		21,601,143
Wells Fargo facility		38,000,000		—		38,000,000		—		—
Interest due on Wells Fargo facility		5,266,012		2,179,039		3,086,972		—		—
ING facility		51,000,000		—		51,000,000		—		—
Interest due on ING facility		5,686,226		2,352,921		3,333,305		—		—
Total	$	265,364,806	$	7,769,563	$	104,063,099	$	8,631,000	$	144,901,143

A summary of the composition of unfunded commitments (consisting of revolvers, term loans and limited partnership interests) as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 is shown in the table below:


	December 31, 2010		September 30, 2010

HealthDrive Corporation	$	1,500,000	$	1,500,000
IZI Medical Products, Inc.		2,500,000		2,500,000
Trans-Trade, Inc.		4,000,000		500,000
Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP (limited partnership interest)		877,895		966,360
Riverside Fund IV, LP (limited partnership interest)		678,583		864,175
ADAPCO, Inc.		5,750,000		5,750,000
AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
JTC Education, Inc.		14,000,000		9,062,453
Tegra Medical, LLC		4,000,000		4,000,000
Vanguard Vinyl, Inc.		—		1,250,000
Flatout, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
Psilos Group Partners IV, LP (limited partnership interest)		1,000,000		1,000,000
Mansell Group, Inc.		2,000,000		2,000,000
NDSSI Holdings, Inc.		1,500,000		1,500,000
Eagle Hospital Physicians, Inc.		2,500,000		2,500,000
Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC		4,000,000		3,623,148
Epic Acquisition, Inc.		2,200,000		2,700,000
Specialty Bakers, LLC		4,000,000		2,000,000
Rail Acquisition Corp.		5,040,865		4,798,897
Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), L.P. (limited partnership interest)		1,000,000		—
Nicos Polymers & Grinding Inc.		500,000		—
CRGT, Inc.		12,500,000		—
Welocalize, Inc.		4,750,000		—
Miche Bag, LLC		5,000,000		—
Dominion Diagnostics, LLC		5,000,000		—
Advanced Pain Management		400,000		—
DISA, Inc.		4,000,000		—
Best Vinyl Fence & Deck, LLC		1,000,000		—
Saddleback Fence and Vinyl Products, Inc.		400,000		—
Traffic Control & Safety Corporation		2,250,000		—

Total	$	95,347,343	$	49,515,033

Regulated Investment Company Status and Dividends

We elected, effective as of January 2, 2008, to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As long as we qualify as a RIC, we will not be taxed on our investment company taxable income or realized net capital gains, to the extent that such taxable income or gains are distributed, or deemed to be distributed, to stockholders on a timely basis.

Taxable income generally differs from net income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes net unrealized appreciation or depreciation until realized. Dividends declared and paid by us in a year may differ from taxable income for that year as such dividends may include the distribution of current year taxable income or the distribution of prior year taxable income carried forward into and distributed in the current year. Distributions also may include returns of capital.

To maintain RIC tax treatment, we must, among other things, distribute, with respect to each taxable year, at least 90% of our investment company taxable income (i.e., our net ordinary income and our realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any). As a RIC, we are also subject to a federal excise tax, based on distributive requirements of our taxable income on a calendar year basis (e.g., calendar year 2011). We anticipate timely distribution of our taxable income within the tax rules; however, we expect to incur a de minimis U.S. federal excise tax for the calendar year 2010. We intend to distribute to our stockholders between 90% and 100% of our annual taxable income (which includes our taxable interest and fee income). However, in future periods, we will be partially dependent on our SBIC subsidiary for cash distributions to enable us to meet the RIC distribution requirements. Our SBIC subsidiary may be limited by the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and SBA regulations governing SBICs, from making certain distributions to us that may be necessary to enable us to maintain our status as a RIC. We may have to request a waiver of the SBA’s restrictions for our SBIC subsidiary to make certain distributions to maintain our RIC status. We cannot assure you that the SBA will grant such waiver. Also, the covenants under the Wells Fargo facility could, under certain circumstances, restrict Fifth Street Funding, LLC from making distributions to us and, as a result, hinder our ability to satisfy the distribution requirement. Similarly, the covenants contained in the ING facility may prohibit us from making distributions to our stockholders, and, as a result, could hinder our ability to satisfy the distribution requirement. In addition, we may retain for investment some or all of our net taxable capital gains (i.e., realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) and treat such amounts as deemed distributions to our stockholders. If we do this, our stockholders will be treated as if they received actual distributions of the capital gains we retained and then reinvested the net after-tax proceeds in our common stock. Our stockholders also may be eligible to claim tax credits (or, in certain circumstances, tax refunds) equal to their allocable share of the tax we paid on the capital gains deemed distributed to them. To the extent our taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of our dividends for that fiscal year, a portion of those dividend distributions may be deemed a return of capital to our stockholders.

We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of these distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage test for borrowings applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act and due to provisions in our credit facilities. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our taxable income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of our status as a RIC. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any distributions or distributions at a particular level.

Pursuant to a recent revenue procedure (Revenue Procedure 2010-12), or the Revenue Procedure, issued by the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, the IRS has indicated that it will treat distributions from certain publicly traded RICs (including BDCs) that are paid part in cash and part in stock as dividends that would satisfy the RIC’s annual distribution requirements and qualify for the dividends paid deduction for federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify for such treatment, the Revenue Procedure requires that at least 10% of the total distribution be payable in cash and that each stockholder have a right to elect to receive its entire distribution in cash. If too many stockholders elect to receive cash, each stockholder electing to receive cash must receive a proportionate share of the cash to be distributed (although no stockholder electing to

receive cash may receive less than 10% of such stockholder’s distribution in cash). This Revenue Procedure applies to distributions declared on or before December 31, 2012 with respect to taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2011. We have no current intention of paying dividends in shares of our stock.

Related Party Transactions

We have entered into an investment advisory agreement with Fifth Street Management LLC, our investment adviser. Fifth Street Management is controlled by Leonard M. Tannenbaum, its managing member and the chairman of our Board of Directors and our chief executive officer. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, fees payable to our investment adviser will be equal to (a) a base management fee of 2.0% of the value of our gross assets, which includes any borrowings for investment purposes, and (b) an incentive fee based on our performance. Our investment adviser agreed to permanently waive that portion of its base management fee attributable to our assets held in the form of cash and cash equivalents as of the end of each quarter beginning March 31, 2010. The incentive fee consists of two parts. The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and equals 20% of our “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding quarter, subject to a preferred return, or “hurdle,” and a “catch up” feature. The second part is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the investment advisory agreement) and equals 20% of our “Incentive Fee Capital Gains,” which equals our realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of the year, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fee.

The investment advisory agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon no fewer than 60 days’ written notice to the other. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we paid our investment adviser $7.3 million under the investment advisory agreement.

Pursuant to the administration agreement with FSC, Inc., which is controlled by Mr. Tannenbaum, FSC, Inc. will furnish us with the facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations, including equipment, clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such facilities. In addition, FSC, Inc. will assist us in connection with the determination and publishing of our net asset value, the preparation and filing of tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders. We will pay FSC, Inc. our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including a portion of the rent and the compensation of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. FSC, Inc. has voluntarily determined to forgo receiving reimbursement for the services performed for us by our chief compliance officer. Although FSC, Inc. currently intends to forgo its right to receive such reimbursement, it is under no obligation to do so and may cease to do so at any time in the future. The administration agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon no fewer than 60 days’ written notice to the other. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we paid FSC, Inc. $0.8 million under the administration agreement.

We have also entered into a license agreement with Fifth Street Capital LLC pursuant to which Fifth Street Capital LLC has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Fifth Street.” Under this agreement, we will have a right to use the “Fifth Street” name, for so long as Fifth Street Management LLC or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we will have no legal right to the “Fifth Street” name. Fifth Street Capital LLC is controlled by Mr. Tannenbaum, its managing member.

Recent Developments

On January 4, 2011, we drew $22.0 million on the Wells Fargo facility. On January 28, 2011, we drew $25.0 million on the Wells Fargo facility. As of January 31, 2011, we had $85.0 million outstanding under the facility.

On January 4, 2011, we closed a $19.0 million senior secured debt facility to support the acquisition of a technology-enabled home-delivery pharmacy. The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $17.0 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $2.0 million revolver at an interest rate of LIBOR+6.0% per annum and a $17.0 million Term Loan at an interest rate of LIBOR+10.5% per annum. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of five years.

On January 6, 2011, we closed a $14.0 million senior secured debt facility to support the acquisition of a provider of outsourced Medicaid eligibility services. The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $12.0 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $2.0 million revolver at an interest rate of LIBOR+6.5% per annum with a 1.75% LIBOR floor, and a $12.0 million Term Loan at an interest rate of LIBOR+10.0% per annum with a 1.75% LIBOR floor. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of five years.

On January 6, 2011, we closed a $20.0 million senior secured debt facility to support the acquisition of a manager and administrator of investment products. The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $11.7 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $20.0 million Term Loan at an interest rate of LIBOR+9.5% per annum with a 2% LIBOR floor. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of five years.

On January 14, 2011, we drew $12.0 million on the ING facility. On January 31, 2011, we drew $27.0 million on the ING facility. As of January 31, 2011, we had $90.0 million outstanding under the facility.

On January 14, 2011, we closed a $13.3 million senior secured debt facility to support the acquisition of a provider of non-destructive pipe testing services. The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $11.3 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $2.0 million revolver at an interest rate of LIBOR+8.0% per annum with a 2% LIBOR floor, a $5.3 million Term Loan A at an interest rate of LIBOR+8.0% per annum with a 2% LIBOR floor, and a $6.0 million Term Loan B at an interest rate of LIBOR+12% per annum with a 2% LIBOR floor. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of five years.

On January 20, 2011, we closed a $10.0 million senior secured debt facility to support the acquisition of an acquirer and operator of specialty pharmaceutical companies. The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $10.0 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $10.0 million Term Loan at an interest rate of LIBOR+6.25% per annum with a 2% LIBOR floor. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of five years.

On January 30, 2011, our Board of Directors declared the following dividends:

	•		$0.1066 per share, payable on April 29, 2011 to stockholders of record on April 1, 2011;

	•		$0.1066 per share, payable on May 31, 2011 to stockholders of record on May 2, 2011; and

	•		$0.1066 per share, payable on June 30, 2011 to stockholders of record on June 1, 2011.

On January 31, 2011, we paid a dividend in the amount of $0.1066 per share to stockholders of record on January 4, 2011.

We are currently in negotiations with the lenders to the ING facility and new lender parties thereto to potentially more than double our borrowing capacity under the ING facility, although we have not yet obtained a commitment from these lenders for any such increase. As a result, there are no assurances that we will be successful in our negotiations with these lenders or that we will ultimately enter into any agreement with the lenders to expand our borrowing capacity under the ING facility at all. In addition, any such agreement by these lenders to increase our borrowing capacity under the ING facility may also be accompanied by other changes to the ING facility, including changes to the maturity date of the ING facility.

In addition, we are also in the process of preparing an application to the SBA for a second SBIC license. If approved, this license would provide us with the capability to issue an additional $75 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures beyond the $150 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, currently have the ability to issue. However, there are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining a second SBIC license from the SBA.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and the anticipated impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect both our cost of funding and our interest income from portfolio investments, cash and cash equivalents and idle funds investments. Our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze our risk, to set appropriate policies and limits and to continually monitor these risks and limits by means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies and programs. Our investment income will be affected by changes in various interest rates, including LIBOR and prime rates, to the extent any of our debt investments include floating interest rates. As of December 31, 2010, 50.0% of our debt investment portfolio (at fair value) and 48.5% of our debt investment portfolio (at cost) bore interest at floating rates. As of December 31, 2010, based on our applicable levels of floating-rate debt investments, a 1.0% change in interest rates would not have a material effect on our level of interest income from debt investments.

Based on our review of interest rate risk, we determine whether or not any hedging transactions are necessary to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates. On August 16, 2010, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that expires on August 15, 2013, for a total notional amount of $100 million, for the purposes of hedging the interest rate risk related to the Wells facility and the ING facility. Under the interest rate swap agreement, we will pay a fixed interest rate of 0.99% and receive a floating rate based on the prevailing one-month LIBOR.

Our investments are carried at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors in accordance with the 1940 Act (See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies — Investment Valuation”). Our valuation methodology utilizes discount rates in part in valuing our investments, and changes in those discount rates may have an impact on the valuation of our investments. Assuming no changes in our investment and capital structure, a hypothetical increase or decrease in discount rates of 100 basis points would increase or decrease our net assets resulting from operations by $17 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

	(a)		As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely identifying, recording, processing, summarizing, and reporting any material information relating to us that is required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	(b)		Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Although we may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise, we are currently not a party to any pending material legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes during the three months ended December 31, 2010 to the risk factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

We issued a total of 79,657 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan during the three months ended December 31, 2010. This issuance was not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The aggregate price for the shares of common stock issued under the dividend reinvestment plan was $0.9 million.

Item 6. Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
10.1*		Custody Agreement, dated January 31, 2011, by and between Fifth Street Finance Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).

32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).


*		Submitted herewith.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Date: January 31, 2011	/s/ Leonard M. Tannenbaum
	Leonard M. Tannenbaum
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date: January 31, 2011	/s/ William H. Craig
	William H. Craig
	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
10.1*		Custody Agreement, dated January 31, 2011, by and between Fifth Street Finance Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).

32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).


*		Submitted herewith.