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): December 19, 2008
 
Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Jurisdiction of 		  814-00729
(Commission File Number) 		  205423854
(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)
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ITEM 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 19, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors approved a reorganization of the Company into Highland Credit Strategies Fund (the “Trust”) (NYSE: HCF), a nondiversified closed-end management investment company also managed by Highland Capital Management, L.P. (“Highland”). A copy of the Press Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and will be posted on the Registrant’s website, www.highlandhcd.com, under the segment entitled “Literature & Prospectus.”
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, 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 December 19, 2008.*
 
*  
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: December 19, 2008
  By:
Name: 		  /s/ James D. Dondero
 
James D. Dondero 		   
 
      President (Principal Executive Officer)    

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release dated December 19, 2008.

 

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