UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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): May 7, 2009
BLACKROCK
KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33559
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20-2725151
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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Identification
Number)
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40
East 52nd
Street
New
York, NY 10022
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(212)
810-5800
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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_________________________________
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ITEM
8.01.
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OTHER
EVENTS.
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On
May 7, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release to correct the payment date
of a second quarter dividend of $0.16 per share announced earlier that
day. The correct and actual payment date is July 2, 2009 for
stockholders of record as of June 19, 2009.
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ITEM
9.01.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated as of May 7, 2009
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly
authorized.
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BLACKROCK
KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION
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Date: May
7, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Frank D. Gordon
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Name:
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Frank
D. Gordon
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated as of May 7, 2009
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Exhibit
99.1
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Investor
Contact:
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Press
Contact:
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Frank
Gordon
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Brian
Beades
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212.810.5858
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212.810.5596
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BlackRock
Kelso Capital Corporation Announces Correction of Payment Date for
Second
Quarter Dividend of $0.16 per Share
New York, New York, May 7,
2009 – In a release issued earlier today by BlackRock Kelso Capital
Corporation (NASDAQ:BKCC) (the “Company”), the payment date for the Company’s
second quarter dividend of $0.16 per share was inadvertently stated as July 3,
2009, a bank holiday. The correct and actual payment date will be
July 2, 2009. The record date is June 19, 2009, as previously
stated.
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