UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
__________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    December 31, 2009
 
FS Investment Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-53424
(Commission File Number)
26-1630040
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street, Suite 675
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
19104-2867
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (215) 495-1150

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On December 31, 2009, FS Investment Corporation (the “Company”) received the resignation of Gerald Stahlecker from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective December 31, 2009. Mr. Stahlecker has accepted a position with the Company’s affiliate and sponsor firm, Franklin Square Holdings, L.P., as Executive Vice President - Operations.  As he would no longer qualify as an independent director of the Company, Mr. Stahlecker decided to resign from the Board.  The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.  Mr. Stahlecker was a member of the Company’s Audit and Valuation Committees.
 
 
 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
   
 
FS Investment Corporation
   
   
Date:
January 6, 2010
 
By:
/s/ Michael C. Forman
     
Michael C. Forman
     
President and Chief Executive Officer