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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2009

Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	814-00729	205423854
(State or Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)

NexBank Tower
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(877) 247-1888
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 7, 2009, Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing, among other things, its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of the Press Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and will be posted on the Company’s website, www.highlandhcd.com, under the segment entitled “Literature & Prospectus.”

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1

Press Release, dated May 7, 2009.*


*		Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc.
Date: May 7, 2009	By:	/s/ James D. Dondero
		Name:	James D. Dondero
		Title:	President (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 7, 2009.

Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc. 8-K