FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP
			Symbol			FSC

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Fifth Street Finance Corp. Announces Staff Additions and Promotion

2009-10-05 07:06 ET - News Release

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE:FSC) is pleased to announce the addition of four new team members to its Investment Adviser, Fifth Street Management LLC ("Fifth Street") and the promotion of Stacey Thorne to Director of Investor Relations.

Lawrence Beller joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Execution team. Mr. Beller has over 12 years of experience managing financial transactions. Most recently, Mr. Beller worked for J.P. Morgan, where he was an Executive Director in the CDO Structuring and Execution group. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Beller was a Managing Director Principal at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., where he originated and structured securitizations of various fixed-income assets.

David Harrison joins Fifth Street as a Vice President in the Compliance team after 11 years of experience as corporate and securities attorney, most recently with the law firm Dewey & LeBeouf LLP.

Lee Haspel joins Fifth Street as an Analyst in the Execution team. Mr. Haspel most recently worked for Twin Capital Management as an Analyst focused on various equity trading strategies. Prior to Twin Capital Management, Mr. Haspel worked for Halcyon Asset Management in their Corporate Debt Group.

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