UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 10, 2012 (April 10, 2012)

 

Prospect Capital Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND

 

814-00659

 

43-2048643

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

10 East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10016

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(212) 448-0702

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Today the registrant updated its estimate of net investment income per share for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 to $0.50 to $0.55 per share, a reduction of 3 cents per share from $0.53 to $0.58 per share.  The reduction is primarily due to the increase in the average number of shares outstanding for the quarter from the registrant’s issuance of 12,000,000 shares of common stock in February 2012.

 

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Prospect Capital Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By.

/s/ M. Grier Eliasek

 

Name: M. Grier Eliasek

 

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Date:  April 10, 2012

 

 

 

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