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~~July 1123, 2009

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-51459	74-3068511
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

274 Riverside Avenue, Westport, Connecticut		06880
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		203-429-2700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 25.02 ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~May~~July 1123, 2009, William E. Alvarez, Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the employment agreement with Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a"Company"), ~~press~~dated ~~release~~August ~~announcing~~7, ~~its~~2007. The ~~financial~~Amendment ~~results~~is ~~for~~attached hereto as exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.The Amendment modifies the ~~quarter~~definition ~~ended~~of ~~March~~"Average ~~31,~~Annual ~~2009~~Bonus" set forth in Section 8 of the employment agreement for purposes of calculating the lump sum payment Mr. ~~The~~Alvarez ~~press~~would ~~release~~receive if his employment is ~~included~~terminated for any reason except for "cause" (as ~~Exhibit~~defined 99in the employment agreement).1 The Amendment defines "Average Annual Bonus" to ~~this~~include ~~Form~~his ~~8-K~~average bonus for the term of the employment agreement plus the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock awarded during the term of the employment agreement. Prior to the Amendment, "Average Annual Bonus" was defined to include his average bonus for the last two years prior to his termination of employment.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.(b) Not applicable.(c) Not applicable.(d) ~~Exhibits~~Exhibits10.~~99.~~1 ~~Press~~First ~~Release~~Amendment to Employment Agreement between William E. Alvarez, Jr. and Patriot Capital Funding, Inc., dated ~~May~~July 1123, 2009.

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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.

	Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.
May 11, 2009	By:	/s/ William E. Alvarez, Jr.
July 28, 2009	By:	/s/ Richard P. Buckanavage
		Name: William E. Alvarez, Jr.
		Name: Richard P. Buckanavage
		Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 11, 2009.
10.1		First Amendment to Employment Agreement between William E. Alvarez, Jr. and Patriot Capital Funding, Inc., dated July 23, 2009.

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