Edgar Filing: NewStar Financial, Inc.

Form 8-K

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

May 29, 2008

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

NewStar Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33211

54-2157878

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

500 Boylston Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 848-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:

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

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ITEM 1.01.

ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On May 29, 2008, NewStar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the “Amendment”), dated as of May 29, 2008, to the Secured Loan and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of August 26, 2005, by and among NewStar Short-Term Funding LLC, as the borrower, the Company, as the originator and the servicer, MMP-5 Funding, LLC as the lender, NATIXIS Financial Products, Inc., as the administrative agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as the trustee. The primary purpose of the Amendment to the Agreement was to extend the maturity date of the Agreement to May 22, 2009.

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.


	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC.

Date: June 2, 2008	By:	/s/ JOHN K. BRAY
		John K. Bray
		Chief Financial Officer