- Current report filing (8-K)
December 16 2008 - 6:05AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
December 15, 2008
KKR
Financial Holdings LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-33437
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11-3801844
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of incorporation)
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Number)
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Identification No.)
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555 California Street, 50th Floor
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San Francisco, California
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94104
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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415-315-3620
(Registrants 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 (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.02
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Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On December 15, 2008,
KKR Financial Holdings LLC (the Company) issued a press release announcing
that the Companys Board of Directors has appointed William C. Sonneborn as the
Companys new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors,
effective on such date. Mr. Sonneborn will succeed Saturnino S. Fanlo, who
resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the
Board of Directors effective on such date.
Also effective on such date, David A. Netjes resigned from his position
as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, with Michael McFerran assuming the
position of interim Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Sonneborn, who has
been affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) since September 2008,
will head KKR Asset Management, a division that includes the Companys manager,
KKR Financial Advisors LLC. Prior to
joining KKR, Mr. Sonneborn was President and Chief Operating Officer of
The TCW Group, Inc., a leading investment management firm with over $130
billion in assets.
Mr. McFerran has been affiliated
with the Companys manager, KKR Financial Advisors LLC, since 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. McFerran held
positions as Vice President of Securitizations at American Express, Vice
President of Technical Accounting at XL Capital Ltd. and Senior Manager at
Ernst & Young LLP.
A copy of the press release
is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety.
ITEM 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press
Release, dated December 15, 2008, announcing the appointment of William
C. Sonneborn.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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KKR Financial Holdings LLC
(Registrant)
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Date: December 15,
2008
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/s/ JEFFREY B. VAN HORN
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By:
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Jeffrey B. Van Horn
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated December 15, 2008, announcing the
appointment of William C. Sonneborn.
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