13D Filing: Oaktree Capital Management and Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp. (FSFR)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

Fifth Street
Senior Floating Rate Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

31678A103

(CUSIP Number)

Todd E.
Molz

Managing Director and General Counsel

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 830-6300

With a
copy to:

Gary I. Horowitz

Rajib Chanda

Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 455-2500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 13, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing
person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following
box.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7(b)
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).