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): August 19,
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 August 19, 2008, GSC Investment
Corp. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared
a second quarter dividend of $0.39 per share payable on September 15, 2008 to
common stockholders of record on August 29, 2008. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the text of which is incorporated by
reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press
Release dated August 19, 2008
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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August
19, 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 Second Quarter Dividend of $0.39 per
Share
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NEW YORK,
August 19, 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 September 15, 2008, to common shareholders of record
on August 29, 2008. The dividend is for the second quarter of the
Company's 2009 fiscal year ending August 31, 2008.
About GSC Investment
Corp.
GSC
Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in
leveraged loans and mezzanine debt issued by U.S. middle-market companies, high
yield bonds and collateralized loan obligations. It has elected to be
treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of
1940. The Company may also opportunistically invest in distressed
debt, debt issued by non-middle market companies, and equity securities issued
by middle and non-middle market companies. 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
Investment Corp. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“GNV.”
GSC
Investment Corp.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press
releases, earnings releases and other financial information are available on its
website at www.gscinvestmentcorp.com.
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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