Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Joseph Mello to the Risk Committee of CapitalSource Inc.

On October 26, 2012, the Board of Directors of CapitalSource elected Joseph Mello to serve as a member of the Risk Committee.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 30, 2012, we announced our consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2012. A copy of the press release announcing those results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01of this Current Report and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Commission.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Our October 30, 2012 press release included the announcement that our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan to repurchase up to $250 million of our common stock. Any share repurchases made under the plan will be made through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions from time to time during the period ending December 31, 2013. The amount and exact timing of any repurchases will depend upon market conditions and other factors.

There are no assurances that we will repurchase any shares during the period, and we may suspend or discontinue the stock repurchase plan at any time.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

See Exhibit Index attached to this Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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