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
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Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20,
2008
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GSC
Investment Corp.
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(Exact
name of registrant
as
specified in charter)
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Maryland
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001-33376
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20-8700615
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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888
Seventh Ave, New York, NY 10019
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (212) 884-6200
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
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On
February 20, 2008, GSC Investment
Corp. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared
a dividend of $0.39 per share payable on March 10, 2008 to common stockholders
of record on February 29, 2008. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the text of which is incorporated by reference
herein.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 20, 2008
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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GSC
Investment Corp.
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Date:
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February
25, 2008
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By:
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/s/
David L. Goret
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Name:
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David
L. Goret
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Title:
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Vice
President and Secretary
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Investor
Contacts: Carl J. Crosetto
GSC
Group
973-437-1007
Michael
H. Yip
GSC
Group
973-593-5424
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GSC
Investment Corp. Declares Dividend
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NEW
YORK,
February 20, 2008 – GSC Investment Corp. (NYSE:GNV), a business development
company today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend
of
$0.39 per share payable on March 10, 2008 to common shareholders of record
on
February 29, 2008. The dividend is for the fourth quarter of the
Company's 2008 fiscal year ending February 29, 2008.
About
GSC Investment Corp.
GSC
Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in
first
and second lien term loans and mezzanine debt of private, U.S. middle-market
companies and high yield bonds. It has elected to be treated as a
business development company under the Investment Company Act of
1940. The Company also may opportunistically invest in distressed
debt; debt and equity securities of public companies; credit default swaps;
emerging market debt; and collateralized debt obligation vehicles holding
debt,
equity or synthetic securities. The Company draws upon the support
and investment advice of its external manager, GSC Group, an alternative
asset
investment manager that focuses on complex, credit-driven
strategies. GSC Group's corporate credit group manages approximately
$8.1 billion of assets1
in leveraged loans, high yield bonds and mezzanine debt. GSC Investment
Corp. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“GNV.”
Forward
Looking Statements
Information
provided in this press release, including valuation of certain of our
investments, may contain statements relating to current expectations, estimates,
forecasts and projections about future events that are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements generally relate to GSC
Investment Corp.'s plans, objectives and expectations for future operations
and
are based upon management's current estimates and projections of future results
or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from those
projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. For a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Note About Forward-Looking
Statements" included in the Company's 10-K which has been filed with the
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements
are made only as of the date hereof, and GSC Investment Corp. undertakes
no
obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as
a
result of the new information, future events or otherwise.
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1 As
of September 30, 2007. Includes leverage and warehoused
assets.