CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 August (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
      STATES
    SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    WASHINGTON,
      D.C. 20549
    FORM
      10-Q
    |  | x QUARTERLY
                REPORT
                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                1934 | 
For
      the quarterly period ended August 31, 2007
    |  | o TRANSITION
                REPORT
                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                1934 | 
|  | For
                the transition period
                from                      to | 
COMMISSION
      FILE NUMBER: 001-33292
    TORTOISE
      CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    (Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    |  MARYLAND |  | 20-3431375 | 
| (State
                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S.
                Employer Identification No.) | 
|  |  |  | 
10801
      MASTIN BOULEVARD, SUITE 222
    OVERLAND
      PARK, KANSAS 66210
    (Address
      of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
    (913)
      981-1020
    (Registrant’s
      telephone number, including area code)
    Indicate
      by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
      be
      filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
      the
      preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required
      to
      file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
      the
      past 90 days. Yes x
      No o.
    Indicate
      by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
      accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
      Act. (Check One):
    Large
      accelerated filer o  Accelerated filer
      o 
Non-accelerated
      filer x.
    Indicate
      by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
      12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes o  No x .
    The
      number of shares of the issuer’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as
      of September 30, 2007 was 8,847,237. 
    TORTOISE
      CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    TABLE
      OF CONTENTS
    | PART
                I. |  | FINANCIAL
                INFORMATION | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                1. |  | Financial
                Statements | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  | Statements
                of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2007 (unaudited)
                and November
                30, 2006 | 
|  |  | Schedules
                of Investments as of August 31, 2007 (unaudited) and November 30,
                2006 | 
|  |  | Statements
                of Operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2007
                (unaudited), the
                three months ended August 31, 2006 (unaudited) and the period
                from December
                8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through August
                31, 2006 (unaudited) | 
|  |  | Statements
                of Changes in Net Assets for the nine months ended August 31, 2007
                (unaudited), the
                period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations)
                through August
                31, 2006 (unaudited) and the period from December 8, 2005
                (Commencement of Operations) through November 30, 2006 | 
|  |  | Statements
                of Cash Flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2007
                (unaudited) and
                the period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations)
                through August
                31, 2006 (unaudited) | 
|  |  | Financial
                Highlights for the nine months ended August 31, 2007
                (unaudited), the
                period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations)
                through August
                31, 2006 (unaudited) and the period from December 8, 2005
                (Commencement of Operations) through November 30, 2006 | 
|  |  | Notes
                to Financial Statements (unaudited) | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                2. |  | Management’s
                Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
                Operations | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                3. |  | Quantitative
                and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                4. |  | Controls
                and Procedures | 
|  |  |  | 
| PART
                II. |  | OTHER
                INFORMATION | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                1. |  | Legal
                Proceedings | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                1A. |  | Risk
                Factors | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                2. |  | Unregistered
                Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                3. |  | Defaults
                Upon Senior Securities | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                4. |  | Submission
                of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                5. |  | Other
                Information | 
|  |  |  | 
| Item
                6. |  | Exhibits | 
|  |  |  | 
| SIGNATURES | ||
|  |  |  | 
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||
| STATEMENTS
                  OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | November
                  30, 2006 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Investments
                  at value, non-affiliated (cost $33,145,714 and $21,867,831,
                  respectively) | $ | 39,179,233 | $ | 22,196,689 | ||||
| Investments
                  at value, affiliated (cost $91,633,045 and $14,828,825,
                  respectively) | 93,648,840 | 14,828,825 | ||||||
| Investments
                  at value, control (cost $20,713,593 and $5,550,000,
                  respectively) | 21,503,255 | 5,550,000 | ||||||
| Total
                  investments (cost $145,492,352 and $42,246,656,
                  respectively) | 154,331,328 | 42,575,514 | ||||||
| Distribution
                  receivable from affiliated investment | 66,667 | - | ||||||
| Interest
                  receivable from control investments | 143,277 | 43,983 | ||||||
| Other
                  receivable from affiliate | - | 44,487 | ||||||
| Dividends
                  receivable | 1,849 | 24,262 | ||||||
| Prepaid
                  expenses and other assets | 138,297 | 244,766 | ||||||
| Total
                  assets | 154,681,418 | 42,933,012 | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Management
                  fees payable to Adviser | 517,455 | 112,765 | ||||||
| Accrued
                  capital gain incentive fees payable to Adviser (Note 4) | 1,325,846 | - | ||||||
| Payable
                  for investments purchased | 3,836,237 | - | ||||||
| Dividend
                  payable on common shares | 1,591,484 | - | ||||||
| Short-term
                  borrowings | 22,500,000 | - | ||||||
| Accrued
                  expenses and other liabilities | 378,947 | 155,303 | ||||||
| Current
                  tax liability | - | 86,386 | ||||||
| Deferred
                  tax liability | 2,747,064 | 250,156 | ||||||
| Total
                  liabilities | 32,897,033 | 604,610 | ||||||
| Net
                  assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 121,784,385 | $ | 42,328,402 | ||||
| Net
                  Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders Consist
                  of | ||||||||
|  
                  Warrants, no par value; 945,774 issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| at
                  August 31, 2007 and 772,124 issued and outstanding at | ||||||||
| November
                  30, 2006 (5,000,000 authorized) | $ | 1,370,957 | $ | 1,104,137 | ||||
|  
                  Capital stock, $0.001 par value; 8,842,330 shares issued
                  and | ||||||||
| outstanding
                  at August 31, 2007 and 3,088,596 issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| at
                  November 30, 2006 (100,000,000 shares authorized) | 8,842 | 3,089 | ||||||
| Additional
                  paid-in capital | 117,043,347 | 41,018,413 | ||||||
| Accumulated
                  net investment loss, net of deferred tax benefit | (2,126,300 | ) | - | |||||
| Accumulated
                  realized gain (loss), net of deferred tax expense | 7,595 | (906 | ) | |||||
| Net
                  unrealized appreciation of investments, net of deferred tax
                  expense | 5,479,944 | 203,669 | ||||||
| Net
                  assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 121,784,385 | $ | 42,328,402 | ||||
| Net
                  Asset Value per common share outstanding (net assets
                  applicable | ||||||||
| to
                  common shares, divided by common shares outstanding) | $ | 13.77 | $ | 13.70 | ||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||||
| SCHEDULES
                  OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | ||||||||||
|  (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
|  Company |  Energy
                  Infrastructure Segment |  Type
                  of Investment | Cost | Value | ||||||
| Control
                  Investments (1) | ||||||||||
| Mowood,
                  LLC | Downstream | Equity
                  Interest (100%) (2) | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,590,786 | ||||
| Subordinated
                  Debt (12% Due 7/1/2016) (2) | 7,050,000 | 7,050,000 | ||||||||
| VantaCore
                  Partners LP | Aggregate | Common
                  Units (425,000) (2) | 8,413,593 | 9,112,469 | ||||||
| Subordinated
                  Debt (10.90% Due 5/21/2014) (2)
                  (3) | 3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | ||||||||
| Incentive
                  Distribution Rights (789 units) (2)
                  (6) | - | - | ||||||||
| Total
                  Control Investments - 17.7% (4) | 20,713,593 | 21,503,255 | ||||||||
| Affiliated
                  Investments (5) | ||||||||||
| High
                  Sierra Energy, LP | Midstream | Common
                  Units (999,614) (2) | 24,054,618 | 27,279,466 | ||||||
| International
                  Resource Partners LP | Coal | Common
                  Units (500,000) (2) | 9,960,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
| LONESTAR
                  Midstream Partners, LP | Midstream | Common
                  Units (1,169,776) (2)
                  (6) | 23,395,520 | 23,395,520 | ||||||
| LSMP
                  GP, LP | Midstream | Incentive
                  Distribution Rights (180 units) (2)
                  (7) | 549,142 | 549,142 | ||||||
| Quest
                  Midstream Partners, L.P. | Midstream | Common
                  Units (945,946) (2) | 16,857,315 | 15,836,890 | ||||||
| Millennium
                  Midstream Partners, LP | Midstream | Class
                  A Common Units (875,000) (2) | 16,797,880 | 16,587,822 | ||||||
| Incentive
                  Distribution Rights (78 units) (2)
                  (7) | 18,570 | - | ||||||||
| Total
                  Affiliated Investments -76.9% (4) | 91,633,045 | 93,648,840 | ||||||||
| Non-affiliated
                  Investments | ||||||||||
| Abraxas
                  Energy Partners, L.P. | Upstream | Common
                  Units (450,181) (2) | 7,438,430 | 7,500,015 | ||||||
| Eagle
                  Rock Energy Partners, L.P. | Midstream | Common
                  Units (659,071) | 11,125,106 | 14,453,427 | ||||||
| EV
                  Energy Partners, L.P. | Upstream | Common
                  Units (217,391) (2) | 7,456,512 | 7,499,555 | ||||||
| Legacy
                  Reserves LP | Upstream | Limited
                  Partner Units (264,705) | 3,973,539 | 6,143,803 | ||||||
| High
                  Sierra Energy GP, LLC | Midstream | Equity
                  Interest (2.37%) (2) | 2,416,814 | 2,847,120 | ||||||
| First
                  American Government Obligations Fund | Short-term
                  investment | Class
                  Y | 735,313 | 735,313 | ||||||
| Total
                  Non-affiliated Investments - 32.1% (4) | 33,145,714 | 39,179,233 | ||||||||
| Total
                  Investments - 126.7%(4) | $ | 145,492,352 | $ | 154,331,328 | ||||||
| (1)
                  Control investments are generally defined under the Investment
                  Company Act
                  of 1940 as companies in which | ||||||||||
| at
                  least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 7 to the
                  financial
                  statements for further disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (2)
                  Fair valued securities have a total value of $132,998,785, which
                  represents 109.2% of net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||
| stockholders.
                  These securities are deemed to be restricted; see Note 6 to the
                  financial
                  statements for further disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (3)  Security
                  is a variable rate instrument.  Interest rate is as of August
                  31, 2007. | ||||||||||
| (4)
                  Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
                  stockholders. | ||||||||||
| (5)
                  Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment
                  Company
                  Act of 1940 as companies in which | ||||||||||
| at
                  least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments
                  in which at least 25% of the voting securities are | ||||||||||
| owned
                  are generally defined as control investments as described in footnote
                  1;
                  see Note 7 to the financial statements for further
                  disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (6)
                  Distributions are paid in kind. | ||||||||||
| (7)
                  Currently non-income producing. | ||||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||||
| SCHEDULES
                  OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||
| November
                  30, 2006 | ||||||||||
|  Company |  Energy
                  Infrastructure Segment |  Type
                  of Investment | Cost | Value | ||||||
| Control
                  Investments (1) | ||||||||||
| Mowood,
                  LLC | Downstream | Equity
                  Interest (100%) (2) | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||
| Subordinated
                  Debt (12% Due 7/1/2016) (2) | 4,550,000 | 4,550,000 | ||||||||
| Total
                  Control Investments - 13.2% (3) | 5,550,000 | 5,550,000 | ||||||||
| Affiliated
                  Investments (4) | ||||||||||
| High
                  Sierra Energy, LP | Midstream | Common
                  Units (633,179) (2) | 14,828,825 | 14,828,825 | ||||||
| Total
                  Affiliated Investments - 35.0% (3) | 14,828,825 | 14,828,825 | ||||||||
| Non-affiliated
                  Investments | ||||||||||
| Eagle
                  Rock Energy Partners, L.P. | Midstream | Common
                  Units (474,071) (2) | 8,449,785 | 8,533,278 | ||||||
| Eagle
                  Rock Energy Partners, L.P. | Midstream | Common
                  Units (185,000) | 3,515,000 | 3,494,650 | ||||||
| Legacy
                  Reserves LP | Upstream | Limited
                  Partner Units (264,705) (2) | 4,300,446 | 4,566,161 | ||||||
| High
                  Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C. | Midstream | Options
                  (3%) (2)
                  (5) | 171,186 | 171,186 | ||||||
| First
                  American Prime Obligations Money Market Fund | Short-term
                  investment | Class
                  Y | 5,431,414 | 5,431,414 | ||||||
| Total
                  Non-affiliated Investments - 52.4% (3) | 21,867,831 | 22,196,689 | ||||||||
| Total
                  Investments - 100.6%
                  (3) | $ | 42,246,656 | $ | 42,575,514 | ||||||
| (1)
                  Control investments are generally defined under the Investment
                  Company Act
                  of 1940 as companies in which | ||||||||||
| at
                  least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 7 to the
                  financial
                  statements for further disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (2)
                  Fair valued securities have a total value of $33,649,450, which
                  represents
                  79.5% of net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||
| stockholders.
                  These securities are deemed to be restricted; see Note 6 to the
                  financial
                  statements for further disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (3)
                  Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
                  stockholders. | ||||||||||
| (4)
                  Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment
                  Company
                  Act of 1940 as companies in which | ||||||||||
| at
                  least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments
                  in which at least 25% of the voting securities are | ||||||||||
| owned
                  are generally defined as control investments as described in footnote
                  1;
                  see Note 7 to the financial statements for further
                  disclosure. | ||||||||||
| (5)
                  The Company has an option to purchase a 3% Membership Interest
                  (fully
                  diluted) in High Sierra Energy GP, LLC at an | ||||||||||
|     exercise
                  price of $2,250,000. The option may be exercised any time prior
                  to May 2,
                  2007. | ||||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
| STATEMENTS
                  OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| For
                  the three months ended | For
                  the three months ended | For
                  the nine months ended | Period
                  from  December
                  8, 2005 (1)
                  through | |||||||||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Investment
                  Income | ||||||||||||||||
|    Distributions
                  received from investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-affiliated
                  investments | $ | 532,992 | $ | 350,993 | $ | 1,228,864 | $ | 350,993 | ||||||||
| Affiliated
                  investments | 1,328,533 | - | 2,661,815 | - | ||||||||||||
| Control
                  investments | 148,080 | - | 148,080 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Total
                  distributions received from investments | 2,009,605 | 350,993 | 4,038,759 | 350,993 | ||||||||||||
|    Less
                  return of capital on distributions | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-affiliated
                  investments | (400,584 | ) | (297,054 | ) | (1,289,732 | ) | (297,054 | ) | ||||||||
| Affiliated
                  investments | (1,065,404 | ) | - | (2,140,454 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Control
                  investments | (86,407 | ) | - | (86,407 | ) | - | ||||||||||
|             Net
                  distributions from investments | 457,210 | 53,939 | 522,166 | 53,939 | ||||||||||||
|    Dividends
                  from money market mutual funds | 38,726 | 263,085 | 620,385 | 1,014,086 | ||||||||||||
|    Interest
                  income from control investments | 306,738 | 131,100 | 597,614 | 131,100 | ||||||||||||
| Total
                  Investment Income | 802,674 | 448,124 | 1,740,165 | 1,199,125 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
|    Base
                  management fees | 512,894 | 163,364 | 1,360,973 | 469,527 | ||||||||||||
|    Capital
                  gain incentive fees (Note 4) | (170,648 | ) | - | 1,325,846 | - | |||||||||||
|    Professional
                  fees | 187,014 | 61,701 | 401,862 | 145,298 | ||||||||||||
|    Directors'
                  fees | 25,205 | 12,929 | 73,578 | 56,672 | ||||||||||||
|    Administrator
                  fees | 24,193 | - | 54,929 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Reports
                  to stockholders | 10,083 | - | 26,388 | 15,810 | ||||||||||||
|    Fund
                  accounting fees | 9,294 | 6,599 | 23,571 | 19,008 | ||||||||||||
|    Stock
                  transfer agent fees | 3,180 | 3,680 | 10,460 | 13,689 | ||||||||||||
|    Custodian
                  fees and expenses | 3,044 | 1,615 | 8,189 | 5,053 | ||||||||||||
|    Registration
                  fees | 14,686 | - | 22,749 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Other
                  expenses | 16,944 | 486 | 34,936 | 11,335 | ||||||||||||
| Total
                  Expenses before Interest Expense, | ||||||||||||||||
| Preferred
                  Stock Dividends and Loss on Redemption of Preferred
                  Stock | 635,889 | 250,374 | 3,343,481 | 736,392 | ||||||||||||
|    Interest
                  expense | 229,692 | - | 347,402 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Preferred
                  stock dividends | - | - | 228,750 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Loss
                  on redemption of preferred stock | - | - | 731,713 | - | ||||||||||||
|  Total
                  Interest Expense, Preferred Stock Dividends | ||||||||||||||||
| and
                  Loss on Redemption of Preferred Stock | 229,692 | - | 1,307,865 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total
                  Expenses | 865,581 | 250,374 | 4,651,346 | 736,392 | ||||||||||||
| Net
                  Investment Income (Loss), before Income Taxes | (62,907 | ) | 197,750 | (2,911,181 | ) | 462,733 | ||||||||||
|      Current
                  tax benefit (expense) | 42,732 | (59,732 | ) | 42,732 | (155,687 | ) | ||||||||||
|      Deferred
                  tax benefit (expense) | (5,109 | ) | 11,904 | 742,149 | 11,904 | |||||||||||
| Total
                  tax benefit (expense) | 37,623 | (47,828 | ) | 784,881 | (143,783 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net
                  Investment Income (Loss) | (25,284 | ) | 149,922 | (2,126,300 | ) | 318,950 | ||||||||||
| Realized
                  and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | ||||||||||||||||
|    Net
                  realized gain on investments, before deferred tax expense | - | - | 13,712 | - | ||||||||||||
| Deferred
                  tax expense | - | - | (5,211 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Net
                  Realized Gain on Investments | - | - | 8,501 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Net
                  unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of non-affiliated
                  investments | (1,821,769 | ) | 297,054 | 5,686,094 | 297,054 | |||||||||||
|    Net
                  unrealized appreciation of affiliated investments | 68,414 | - | 2,034,365 | - | ||||||||||||
|    Net
                  unrealized appreciation of control investments | 615,708 | - | 789,662 | - | ||||||||||||
| Net
                  unrealized appreciation (depreciation), before deferred
                  taxes | (1,137,647 | ) | 297,054 | 8,510,121 | 297,054 | |||||||||||
| Deferred
                  tax benefit (expense) | 432,306 | (115,851 | ) | (3,233,846 | ) | (115,851 | ) | |||||||||
| Net
                  unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (705,341 | ) | 181,203 | 5,276,275 | 181,203 | |||||||||||
| Net
                  Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
                  Investments | (705,341 | ) | 181,203 | 5,284,776 | 181,203 | |||||||||||
| Net
                  Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common
                  Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||
|    Resulting
                  from Operations | $ | (730,625 | ) | $ | 331,125 | $ | 3,158,476 | $ | 500,153 | |||||||
| Net
                  Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common
                  Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||
|    Resulting
                  from Operations Per Common Share | ||||||||||||||||
|    Basic
                  and diluted | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||
| Weighted
                  Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
|    Basic
                  and diluted | 8,840,487 | 3,088,596 | 7,387,780 | 3,088,596 | ||||||||||||
| (1)
                  Commencement of Operations. | ||||||||||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||||||
| STATEMENTS
                  OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| For
                  the nine months ended | Period
                  from  December
                  8, 2005 (1)
                  through | Period
                  from  December
                  8, 2005 (1)
                  through | ||||||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | November
                  30, 2006 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Operations | ||||||||||||
|    Net
                  investment income (loss) | $ | (2,126,300 | ) | $ | 318,950 | $ | 733,276 | |||||
|    Net
                  realized gain (loss) on investments | 8,501 | -  | (906 | ) | ||||||||
|    Net
                  unrealized appreciation on investments | 5,276,275 | 181,203 | 203,669 | |||||||||
| Net
                  increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting
                  from
                  operations | 3,158,476 | 500,153 | 936,039 | |||||||||
| Dividends
                  and Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||
|    Net
                  investment income | - | (224,893 | ) | (639,220 | ) | |||||||
|    Return
                  of capital | (3,314,379 | ) | (207,511 | ) | (410,903 | ) | ||||||
|    Total
                  dividends and distributions to common stockholders | (3,314,379 | ) | (432,404 | ) | (1,050,123 | ) | ||||||
| Capital
                  Share Transactions | ||||||||||||
|    Proceeds
                  from private offerings of 3,066,667 common shares | - | 44,895,868 | 44,895,868 | |||||||||
|    Proceeds
                  from issuances of 772,124 warrants | - | 1,104,137 | 1,104,137 | |||||||||
|    Proceeds
                  from initial public offering of 5,740,000 common shares | 86,100,000 | - | - | |||||||||
|    Proceeds
                  from issuance of 185,000 warrants | 283,050 | - | - | |||||||||
|    Proceeds
                  from exercise of 11,350 warrants | 170,250 | - | - | |||||||||
|   
                  Underwriting discounts and offering expenses associated with the
                  issuance
                  of | ||||||||||||
|       common
                  shares | (6,983,951 | ) | (3,769,372 | ) | (3,769,373 | ) | ||||||
|    Issuance
                  of 2,384 common shares from reinvestment of dividend distributions
                  to
                  stockholders | 42,537 | - | - | |||||||||
| Net
                  increase in net assets, applicable to common stockholders, from
                  capital
                  share transactions | 79,611,886 | 42,230,633 | 42,230,632 | |||||||||
| Total
                  increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders | 79,455,983 | 42,298,382 | 42,116,548 | |||||||||
| Net
                  Assets | ||||||||||||
|    Beginning
                  of period | 42,328,402 | 211,854 | 211,854 | |||||||||
|    End
                  of period | $ | 121,784,385 | $ | 42,510,236 | $ | 42,328,402 | ||||||
|    Accumulated
                  net investment income (loss) net of deferred tax expense (benefit),
                  at end
                  of period | $ | (2,126,300 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
| (1)
                  Commencement of Operations. | ||||||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||
| STATEMENT
                  OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| For
                  the nine months
                  ended August
                  31, 2007 | Period
                  from December
                  8, 2005 (1) through August
                  31, 2006 | |||||||
| Cash
                  Flows From Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Distributions
                  received from investments | $ | 3,972,092 | $ | 350,993 | ||||
| Interest
                  and dividend income received | 1,141,118 | 1,009,772 | ||||||
| Purchases
                  of long-term investments | (107,608,442 | ) | (23,549,991 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds
                  from sales of long-term investments | - | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds
                  (purchases) of short-term investments, net | 4,696,101 | (20,649,152 | ) | |||||
| Interest
                  expense paid | (193,127 | ) | - | |||||
| Preferred
                  stock dividends | (228,750 | ) | - | |||||
| Current
                  tax expense paid | (19,362 | ) | - | |||||
| Operating
                  expenses paid | (1,634,910 | ) | (698,165 | ) | ||||
| Net
                  cash used in operating activities | (99,875,280 | ) | (42,536,543 | ) | ||||
| Cash
                  Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
|  Issuance
                  of common stock (including warrant exercises) | 86,270,250 | 46,000,005 | ||||||
| Common
                  stock issuance costs | (6,765,958 | ) | (3,769,372 | ) | ||||
| Issuance
                  of preferred stock | 18,216,950 | - | ||||||
| Redemption
                  of preferred stock | (18,870,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Preferred
                  stock issuance costs | (78,654 | ) | - | |||||
| Issuance
                  of warrants | 283,050 | - | ||||||
| Advances
                  from revolving line of credit | 36,500,000 | - | ||||||
| Repayments
                  on revolving line of credit | (14,000,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Dividends
                  paid to common stockholders | (1,680,358 | ) | - | |||||
| Net
                  cash provided by financing activities | 99,875,280 | 42,230,633 | ||||||
|       Net
                  decrease in cash | - | (305,910 | ) | |||||
|       Cash--beginning
                  of period | - | 305,910 | ||||||
|       Cash--end
                  of period | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Reconciliation
                  of net increase in net assets applicable to common
                  stockholders | ||||||||
| resulting
                  from operations to net cash used in operating
                  activities | ||||||||
|    Net
                  increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting
                  from
                  operations | $ | 3,158,476 | $ | 500,153 | ||||
|   
                  Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets applicable
                  to common
                  stockholders | ||||||||
|      
                   resulting from operations to net cash used in operating
                  activities | ||||||||
|       
                   Purchases of long-term investments | (111,444,679 | ) | (23,549,991 | ) | ||||
|       
                   Return of capital on distributions received | 3,516,593 | 297,054 | ||||||
|    
                      Proceeds from sales of long-term
                  investments | 1,000,000 | |||||||
|     
                     Proceeds (purchases) of short-term investments,
                  net | 4,696,101 | (20,649,152 | ) | |||||
|     
                    Accrued capital gain incentive fees payable to
                  Adviser | 1,325,846 | - | ||||||
|     
                    Deferred income tax expense | 2,496,908 | 103,947 | ||||||
|     
                    Realized gains on investments | (13,712 | ) | - | |||||
|    
                     Amortization of issuance costs | 2,110 | - | ||||||
|   
                      Loss on redemption of preferred stock | 731,713 | - | ||||||
|        Net
                  unrealized appreciation of investments | (8,510,121 | ) | (297,054 | ) | ||||
|        Changes
                  in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
|        Increase
                  in interest, dividend and distribution receivable | (143,548 | ) | (135,414 | ) | ||||
|        Increase
                  in prepaid expenses and other assets | (22,997 | ) | (98,156 | ) | ||||
|        Increase
                  (decrease) in current tax liability | (86,386 | ) | 155,687 | |||||
|        Increase
                  in management fees payable to Adviser | 404,690 | 108,987 | ||||||
|        Increase
                  in payable for investments purchased | 3,836,237 | - | ||||||
|        Increase
                  in accrued expenses and other liabilities | 177,489 | 27,396 | ||||||
|         Total
                  adjustments | (103,033,756 | ) | (43,036,696 | ) | ||||
|     Net
                  cash used in operating activities | $ | (99,875,280 | ) | $ | (42,536,543 | ) | ||
| Non-Cash
                  Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Reinvestment
                  of distributions by common stockholders in additional common
                  shares | $ | 42,537 | $ | - | ||||
| (1)
                  Commencement of Operations. | ||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||
| Tortoise
                  Capital Resources Corporation | ||||||||||||
| FINANCIAL
                  HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||||||||
| For
                  the nine months ended | Period
                  from December 8, 2005 (1)
                  through | Period
                  from December 8, 2005 (1)
                  through | ||||||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | November
                  30, 2006 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Per
                  Common Share Data (2) | ||||||||||||
| Net
                  Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 13.70 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Initial
                  offering price | - | 15.00 | 15.00 | |||||||||
|     
                  Premium less underwriting discounts and offering costs on initial
                  public | ||||||||||||
|              
                  offering of common shares (3) | 0.01 | - | - | |||||||||
|       
                  Underwriting discounts and offering costs on issuance of common
                  shares | - | (1.22 | ) | (1.22 | ) | |||||||
| Income
                  from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
|       
                  Net investment income (loss) (4) | (0.24 | ) | 0.07 | 0.21 | ||||||||
|       
                  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments (4) | 0.74 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||||||
|        
                  Total increase from investment operations | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.26 | |||||||||
| Less
                  Dividends and Distributions to Common Stockholders: | ||||||||||||
|   
                  Net investment income | - | (0.07 | ) | (0.21 | ) | |||||||
| Return
                  of capital | (0.44 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||
| Total
                  dividends and distributions to common stockholders | (0.44 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||
|    Net
                  Asset Value, end of period | $ | 13.77 | $ | 13.76 | $ | 13.70 | ||||||
|    Per
                  common share market value, end of period (5) | $ | 14.45 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
|    Total
                  Investment Return, including capital gain incentive fees, based
                  on net
                  asset value (6) | 3.38 | % | (7.33 | )% | (6.39 | )% | ||||||
|    Total
                  Investment Return, excluding capital gain incentive fees, based
                  on net
                  asset value (6) | 4.51 | % | (7.33 | )% | (6.39 | )% | ||||||
|    Total
                  Investment Return, based on market value (7) | (1.62 | )% | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Supplemental
                  Data and Ratios | ||||||||||||
| Net
                  assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period
                  (000's) | $ | 121,784 | $ | 42,510 | $ | 42,328 | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of expenses (including current and deferred income tax
                  expense | ||||||||||||
| and
                  capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets: (8) (9)
                  (10) | 9.16 | % | 3.24 | % | 3.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax
                  expense) | ||||||||||||
| to
                  average net assets: (8)
                  (11) | 6.00 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.40 | % | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax
                  expense | ||||||||||||
| and
                  capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets: (8) (11)
                  (12) | 4.29 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.40 | % | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before
                  current | ||||||||||||
| and
                  deferred income tax expense and capital gain incentive fees: (8) (11)
                  (12) | (2.04 | )% | 1.50 | % | 2.71 | % | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before
                  current | ||||||||||||
| and
                  deferred income tax expense : (8) (10)
                  (11) | (3.75 | )% | 1.50 | % | 2.71 | % | ||||||
| Ratio
                  of net investment income (loss) to average net assets after
                  current | ||||||||||||
| and
                  deferred income tax expense and capital gain incentive fees: (8) (9)
                  (10) | (6.91 | )% | 6.50 | % | 1.47 | % | ||||||
| Portfolio
                  turnover rate (8)
                  (13) | 0.00 | % | 6.38 | % | 9.51 | % | ||||||
| (1)
                  Commencement of Operations. | ||||||||||||
| (2)
                  Information
                  presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the
                  entire
                  period. | ||||||||||||
| (3)
                  Represents
                  the premium on the initial public offering of $1.17 per share,
                  less the
                  underwriting discounts and offering costs of $1.16 per
                  share. | ||||||||||||
| (4)
                  The per
                  common share data for the period from December 8, 2005 through
                  August 31,
                  2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 through November 30,
                  2006 | ||||||||||||
| do
                  not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return
                  of
                  capital for the respective period. See Note 2D to the financial
                  statements
                  for further disclosure. | ||||||||||||
| (5)
                  Per common
                  share market value for the period from December 8, 2005 through
                  August 31,
                  2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 through November 30,
                  2006 | ||||||||||||
| not
                  applicable as shares were not publicly traded. | ||||||||||||
| (6)
                  Not
                  annualized for periods less than a year. Total investment return
                  is
                  calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the initial offering
                  price, | ||||||||||||
| reinvestment
                  of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Company's dividend
                  reinvestment plan or net asset value, as applicable, and a sale
                  at net
                  asset value, end of period. | ||||||||||||
| Total
                  investment return does not reflect brokerage
                  commissions. | ||||||||||||
| (7)
                  Not
                  annualized for periods less than a year. Total investment return
                  is
                  calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the initial public
                  offering price, | ||||||||||||
| reinvestment
                  of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Company's dividend
                  reinvestment plan or market value, as applicable, and a sale at
                  the
                  current market price | ||||||||||||
| on
                  the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions).
                  Total investment return on a market value basis is shown for the
                  period
                  from February 7, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| (the
                  Company's initial public offering) through August 31, 2007. Total
                  investment return does not reflect brokerage
                  commissions. | ||||||||||||
| (8)
                  Annualized
                  for periods less than one full year. | ||||||||||||
| (9)
                  For the
                  nine months ended August 31, 2007, the Company accrued $42,732
                  in current
                  income tax benefit and $2,496,908 in deferred income tax
                  expense. | ||||||||||||
| For
                  the period from December 8, 2005 through August 31, 2006, the Company
                  accrued $155,687 in current income tax expense, and $103,947 in
                  net
                  deferred income tax expense. | ||||||||||||
| For
                  the period from December 8, 2005 through November 30, 2006, the
                  Company
                  accrued $265,899 in current income tax expense, and $250,156 in
                  net
                  deferred income tax expense. | ||||||||||||
| (10)
                  For the
                  nine months ended August 31, 2007, the Company accrued $1,325,846
                  in
                  capital gain incentive fees. There were no capital gain incentive
                  fees accrued for the period from | ||||||||||||
| December
                  8, 2005 through August 31, 2006 or the period from December 8,
                  2005
                  through November 30, 2006. | ||||||||||||
| (11)
                  The ratio
                  excludes the impact of current and deferred income
                  taxes. | ||||||||||||
| (12) The
                  ratio excludes the impact of capital gain incentive
                  fees. | ||||||||||||
| (13) There
                  were no sales during the nine months ended August 31, 2007. The
                  recognition of realized gains was related to a reclassification
                  of the
                  amount of | ||||||||||||
| investment
                  income and return of capital recognized based on the 2006 tax
                  reporting information received from portfolio
                  companies. | ||||||||||||
| See
                  Note 2D to the financial statements for further
                  disclosure. | ||||||||||||
| See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements | ||||||||||||
TORTOISE
      CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    NOTES
      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    AUGUST
      31, 2007
    
    | 1. | Organization | 
Tortoise
      Capital Resources Corporation (the "Company") was organized as a Maryland
      corporation on September 8, 2005, and is a non-diversified closed-end management
      investment company focused on the U.S. energy infrastructure
      sector.  The Company invests primarily in privately held and micro-cap
      public companies operating in the midstream and downstream segments, and to
      a
      lesser extent the upstream segment.  The Company has elected to be
      regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company
      Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company is externally managed by
      Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., an investment advisor specializing in the
      energy sector.  The Company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock
      Exchange under the symbol “TTO”.
    | 2. | Significant
                Accounting Policies | 
A.
      Use of Estimates– The preparation of financial statements in conformity
      with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
      estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
      liabilities, recognition of distribution income and disclosure of contingent
      assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
      statements.  Actual results could differ from those
      estimates.
    B.
      Investment Valuation– The Company invests primarily in illiquid
      securities including debt and equity securities of privately-held
      companies.  The investments generally are subject to restrictions on
      resale, have no established trading market and are fair valued on a quarterly
      basis.  Fair value is intended to be the amount for which an
      investment could be exchanged in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period
      of time between willing parties other than in a forced liquidation or
      sale.  Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the fair
      values of such investments, which are determined in accordance with procedures
      approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, may differ materially from the
      values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the
      investments.  The Company’s Board of Directors may consider other
      methods of valuing investments as appropriate and in conformity with U.S.
      generally accepted accounting principles.  The Board of Directors are
      ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of the
      investments in good faith.
    The
      process for determining the fair value of a security of a private investment
      begins with determining the enterprise value of the company that issued the
      security.  The fair value of the investment is based on the enterprise
      value at which a company could be sold in an orderly disposition over a
      reasonable period of time between willing parties.  There is no one
      methodology to determine enterprise value and for any one company, enterprise
      value may best be expressed as a range of fair values, from which a single
      estimate of enterprise value will be derived.
    If
      the
      portfolio company has an adequate enterprise value to support the repayment
      of
      its debt, the fair value of the Company’s loan or debt security normally
      corresponds to cost unless the portfolio company’s condition or other factors
      lead to a determination of fair value at a different amount.  When
      receiving nominal cost warrants or free equity securities (“nominal cost
      equity”), the Company allocates the cost basis in the investment between debt
      securities and nominal cost equity at the time of origination.  At
      that time, the original issue discount basis of the nominal cost equity is
      recorded by increasing the cost basis in the equity and decreasing the cost
      basis in the related debt securities.  The fair value of equity
      interests in portfolio companies is determined based on various factors,
      including the enterprise value remaining for equity holders after repayment
      of
      debt and other preference capital, and other pertinent factors such as recent
      offers to purchase a company, recent transactions involving the purchase or
      sale
      of equity securities, or other liquidation events.  The determined
      equity values are generally discounted when holding a minority position, when
      restrictions on resale are present, when there are specific concerns about
      the
      receptivity of the capital markets to a specific company at a certain time,
      or
      when other factors are present.
    For
      freely tradable equity securities that are listed on a securities exchange,
      the
      Company values those securities at the closing price on that exchange on the
      valuation date.  If the security is listed on more than one exchange,
      the Company uses the price of the exchange that it generally considers to be
      the
      principal exchange on which the security is traded.  Securities listed
      on the NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may
      not
      necessarily represent the last sale price.  If there has been no sale
      on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the mean
      between bid and asked price on such day.
    C.
      Interest and Fee Income– Interest income is recorded on the accrual
      basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be
      collected.  When investing in instruments with an original issue
      discount or payment-in-kind interest, the Company will accrue interest income
      during the life of the investment, even though the Company will not necessarily
      be receiving cash as the interest is accrued.  Fee income will include
      fees, if any, for due diligence, structuring, commitment and facility fees,
      transaction services, consulting services and management services rendered
      to
      portfolio companies and other third parties.  Commitment and facility
      fees generally are recognized as income over the life of the underlying loan,
      whereas due diligence, structuring, transaction service, consulting and
      management service fees generally are recognized as income when services are
      rendered.  For the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2007,
      the Company received no fee income.
    D.
      Security Transactions and Investment Income– Security transactions are
      accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade
      date).  Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost
      basis.  Distributions received from the Company’s investments in
      limited partnerships and limited liability companies generally are comprised
      of
      ordinary income, capital gains and return of capital.  The Company
      records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at
      the
      time such distributions are received.  Such estimates are based on
      information available from each company and/or other industry
      sources.  These estimates may subsequently be revised based on
      information received from the entity after their tax reporting periods are
      concluded, as the actual character of these distributions are not known until
      after the fiscal year-end of the Company.
    For
      the
      period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through November
      30,
      2006, the Company estimated the allocation of investment income and return
      of
      capital for the distributions received from its portfolio companies within
      the
      Statement of Operations.  For this period, the Company had estimated
      approximately 8 percent as investment income and approximately 92 percent as
      return of capital.
    During
      the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007, the Company reclassified the amount
      of investment income and return of capital it recognized based on the 2006
      tax
      reporting information received from the individual portfolio
      companies.  This reclassification amounted to a decrease in pre-tax
      net investment income of approximately $314,000 or $0.04 per share ($195,000
      or
      $0.02 per share, net of deferred tax benefit), an increase in unrealized
      appreciation of investments of approximately $300,000 or $0.03 per share
      ($186,000 or $0.02 per share, net of deferred tax expense) and an increase
      in
      realized gains of approximately $14,000 or $0.002 per share ($9,000 or $0.001
      per share, net of deferred tax expense) for the period from December 8, 2005
      (Commencement of Operations) through November 30, 2006.  The
      reclassification is reflected in the accompanying Statements of Operations
      for
      the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007.
    E.
      Dividends to Stockholders–The amount of any quarterly dividends will be
      determined by the Board of Directors. Distributions to stockholders are recorded
      on the ex-dividend date. The character of distributions made during the year
      may
      differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax
      purposes.  For the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007, the
      Company’s dividends, for book purposes, were comprised entirely of return of
      capital.  For the year ended November 30, 2006, the Company’s
      dividends, for book purposes were comprised of 61 percent investment income
      and
      39 percent return of capital, and for tax purposes were comprised of 42 percent
      investment income and 58 percent return of capital.  Had the
      information from the 2006 tax reporting information received from the individual
      portfolio companies as described in the paragraph above been obtained prior
      to
      November 30, 2006, the Company’s dividends, for book purposes, would have been
      comprised of 31 percent investment income and 69 percent return of
      capital.  The tax character of dividends paid for the year ended
      November 30, 2007 will be determined subsequent to year-end.
    F.
      Federal and State Income Taxation– The Company, as a corporation, is
      obligated to pay federal and state income tax on its taxable
      income.   Currently, the maximum marginal regular federal income
      tax rate for a corporation is 35 percent; however, the Company anticipates
      a
      marginal effective tax rate of 34 percent due to expectations of the level
      of
      taxable income relative to the federal graduated tax rates, including the tax
      rate anticipated when temporary differences reverse.  The Company may
      be subject to a 20 percent federal alternative minimum tax on its federal
      alternative minimum taxable income to the extent that its alternative minimum
      tax exceeds its regular federal income tax.
    The
      Company invests its assets primarily in limited partnerships (L.P.s) or limited
      liability companies (LLCs), which are treated as partnerships for federal and
      state income tax purposes. As a limited partner, the Company reports its
      allocable share of taxable income in computing its own taxable income. The
      Company’s tax expense or benefit will be included in the Statement of Operations
      based on the component of income or gains (losses) to which such expense or
      benefit relates. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary
      differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
      reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
    G.
      Organization Expenses and Offering Costs - The Company is
      responsible for paying all organization and offering expenses. Offering costs
      paid by the Company were charged as a reduction of paid-in capital at the
      completion of the Company’s initial public offering, and amounted to $889,050
      (excluding underwriter commissions).  Organizational expenses in the
      amount of $88,906 were expensed prior to the commencement of
      operations.
    H.
      Indemnifications - Under the Company’s organizational documents, its
      officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising
      out
      of the performance of their duties to the Company. In addition, in the normal
      course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that provide general
      indemnification to other parties. The Company’s maximum exposure under these
      arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made
      against the Company that have not yet occurred, and may not
      occur.   However, the Company has not had prior claims or losses
      pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be
      remote.
    I.  Warrants
      - The Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2006 reflects
      a revision to the warrants and additional paid-in capital
      accounts.  After further evaluation of the underlying assumptions and
      characteristics of the warrants, it was determined that $1,104,137 should be
      attributed to the value of the warrants and additional paid-in capital reduced
      by the same amount.  This revision has no impact on net assets
      applicable to common stockholders or net asset value per common share
      outstanding.
    J.
      Recent Accounting Pronouncements– In July 2006, the Financial
      Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
      for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48).  FIN 48 provides guidance
      for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and
      disclosed in the financial statements.  FIN 48 requires the evaluation
      of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the
      Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are
“more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax
      authority.  FIN 48 is effective as of the beginning of the first
      fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006.  At adoption, companies
      must adjust their financial statements to reflect only those tax positions
      that
      are more-likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date.  At
      this time, the Company is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact
      on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
    In
      September 2006, FASB issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
      No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single
      authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring
      fair
      value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS
      No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by
      existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued
      for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within
      those fiscal years. SFAS No. 157 is effective for the Company in the year
      beginning December 1, 2007. The changes to current U.S. generally accepted
      accounting principles from the application of this statement relate to the
      definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the
      expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The Company has recently
      begun to evaluate the application of the statement, and is not in a position
      at
      this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Company’s
      financial statements.
    | 3. | Concentration
                of Risk | 
The
      Company’s goal is to provide stockholders with a high level of total return with
      an emphasis on dividends and dividend growth.  The Company invests
      primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public companies focused on the
      midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment
      of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.  The Company may, for
      defensive purposes, temporarily invest all or a significant portion of its
      assets in investment grade securities, short-term debt securities and cash
      or
      cash equivalents. To the extent the Company uses this strategy it may not
      achieve its investment objective.
    | 4. | Agreements | 
The
      Company has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Tortoise Capital
      Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Adviser”).  Under the terms of the agreement,
      the Adviser is paid a fee consisting of a base management fee and an incentive
      fee.
    The
      base
      management fee is 0.375 percent (1.5 percent annualized) of the Company’s
      average monthly Managed Assets, calculated and paid quarterly in arrears within
      thirty days of the end of each fiscal quarter.  The term “Managed
      Assets” as used in the calculation of the management fee means total assets
      (including any assets purchased with or attributable to borrowed funds) minus
      accrued liabilities other than (1) deferred taxes, (2) debt entered into for
      the
      purpose of leverage, and (3) the aggregate liquidation preference of any
      outstanding preferred shares.  The base management fee for any partial
      quarter is appropriately prorated.
    The
      incentive fee consists of two parts.  The first part, the investment
      income fee, is equal to 15 percent of the excess, if any, of the Company’s Net
      Investment Income for the fiscal quarter over a quarterly hurdle rate equal
      to 2
      percent (8 percent annualized), and multiplied, in either case, by the Company’s
      average monthly Net Assets for the quarter.  “Net Assets” means the
      Managed Assets less deferred taxes, debt entered into for the purposes of
      leverage and the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred
      shares.  “Net Investment Income” means interest income (including
      accrued interest that we have not yet received in cash), dividend and
      distribution income from equity investments (but excluding that portion of
      cash
      distributions that are treated as a return of capital), and any other income
      (including any fees such as commitment, origination, syndication, structuring,
      diligence, monitoring, and consulting fees or other fees that the Company is
      entitled to receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the fiscal quarter,
      minus the Company’s operating expenses for such quarter (including the base
      management fee, expense reimbursements payable pursuant to the Investment
      Advisory Agreement, any interest expense, any accrued income taxes related
      to
      net investment income, and dividends paid on issued and outstanding preferred
      stock, if any, but excluding the incentive fee payable).  Net
      Investment Income also includes, in the case of investments with a deferred
      interest or income feature (such as original issue discount, debt or equity
      instruments with a payment-in-kind feature, and zero coupon securities), accrued
      income that the Company has not yet received in cash.  Net Investment
      Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses,
      or
      unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.  The investment
      income fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears within thirty (30)
      days of the end of each fiscal quarter.  The investment income fee
      calculation is adjusted appropriately on the basis of the number of calendar
      days in the first fiscal quarter the fee accrues or the fiscal quarter during
      which the Agreement is in effect in the event of termination of the Agreement
      during any fiscal quarter.
    The
      second part of the incentive fee payable to the Adviser, the capital gains
      fee,
      is equal to:  (A) 15 percent of (i) the Company’s net realized capital
      gains (realized capital gains less realized capital losses) on a cumulative
      basis from December 8, 2005 to the end of each fiscal year, less (ii) any
      unrealized capital depreciation at the end of such fiscal year, less (B) the
      aggregate amount of all capital gains fees paid to the Adviser in prior fiscal
      years.  The calculation of the capital gains fee includes any capital
      gains that result from the cash distributions that are treated as a return
      of
      capital.  In that regard, any such return of capital will be treated
      as a decrease in the cost basis of an investment for purposes of calculating
      the
      capital gains fee.  The capital gains fee is calculated and payable
      annually within thirty (30) days of the end of each fiscal
      year.  Realized capital gains on a security will be calculated as the
      excess of the net amount realized from the sale or other disposition of such
      security over the adjusted cost basis for the security.  Realized
      capital losses on a security will be calculated as the amount by which the
      net
      amount realized from the sale or other disposition of such security is less
      than
      the adjusted cost basis of such security.  Unrealized capital
      depreciation on a security will be calculated as the amount by which the
      Company’s adjusted cost basis of such security exceeds the fair value of such
      security at the end of a fiscal year.  During the nine-month period
      ended August 31, 2007, the Company accrued no investment income fees, and
      accrued $1,325,846 as a provision for capital gains incentive
      fees.  The provision for capital gains incentive fees is a result of
      the increase in fair value and unrealized appreciation of
      investments.  Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the
      capital gains incentive fee is paid annually only if there are realization
      events and only if the calculation defined in the agreement results in an amount
      due.
    The
      Adviser shall use at least 25 percent of any capital gains fee received on
      or
      prior to December 8, 2007 to purchase the Company’s common stock in the open
      market.  In the event the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated,
      the capital gains fee calculation shall be undertaken as of, and any resulting
      capital gains fee shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of
      termination.  The Adviser may, from time to time, waive or defer all
      or any part of the compensation described in the Investment Advisory
      Agreement.
    The
      Company has engaged U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC to serve as the Company’s
      fund accounting services provider.  The Company pays the provider a
      monthly fee computed at an annual rate of $24,000 on the first $50,000,000
      of
      the Company’s Net Assets, 0.0125 percent on the next $200,000,000 of Net Assets
      and 0.0075 percent on the balance of the Company’s Net Assets.
    The
      Adviser has been engaged as the Company’s administrator.  The Company
      pays the administrator a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.07 percent of
      aggregate average daily Managed Assets up to and including $150,000,000, 0.06
      percent of aggregate average daily Managed Assets on the next $100,000,000,
      0.05
      percent of aggregate average daily Managed Assets on the next $250,000,000,
      and
      0.02 percent on the balance.  This fee is calculated and accrued daily
      and paid quarterly in arrears.
    Computershare
      Trust Company, N.A. serves as the Company's transfer agent, dividend paying
      agent, and  agent for the automatic dividend reinvestment
      plan.
    U.S.
      Bank, N.A. serves as the Company's custodian. The Company pays the custodian
      a
      monthly fee computed at an annual rate of 0.015 percent on the first
      $200,000,000 of the Company's portfolio assets and 0.01 percent on the balance
      of the Company's portfolio assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of
      $4,800.
    | 5. | Income
                Taxes | 
Deferred
      income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the
      carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax
      purposes.  Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and
      liabilities as of August 31, 2007, and November 30, 2006 are as
      follows:
    |  | August
                31, 2007 | November
                30, 2006 | ||||||
| Deferred
                tax assets: | ||||||||
| Organization
                costs | $ | 29,843 | $ | 31,532 | ||||
| Capital
                gain incentive fees | 503,822 | - | ||||||
| Net
                operating loss carryforwards | 1,043,747 | - | ||||||
| 1,577,412 | 31,532 | |||||||
| Deferred
                tax liabilities: | ||||||||
| Net
                unrealized gains on investment securities | 3,358,813 | 124,967 | ||||||
| Basis
                reduction of investment in MLPs | 965,663 | 156,721 | ||||||
| 4,324,476 | 281,688 | |||||||
| Total
                net deferred tax liability | $ | 2,747,064 | $ | 250,156 | ||||
The
      amount of deferred tax asset for the net operating loss carryforward at August
      31, 2007 is based on the results of operations for the nine-month period ended
      August 31, 2007.
    Total
      income tax expense or benefit differs from the amount computed by applying
      the
      federal statutory income tax rate of 34 percent for the periods ended August
      31,
      2007 and 35 percent for the periods ended August 31, 2006 to net investment
      income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments before
      taxes as follows.
    Management
      has re-evaluated the rate at which it expects the components of deferred tax
      assets and liabilities to reverse in the future and has determined that 34
      percent is reflective of its expected future federal income tax rate at which
      such amounts are expected to reverse.  The impact of this change is
      not significant to income tax expense for the current
      period. 
    | For
                  the three | For
                  the three | |||||||
| months
                  ended | months
                  ended | |||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | |||||||
| Application
                  of statutory income tax rate | $ | (453,224 | ) | $ | 146,891 | |||
| State
                  income taxes, net of federal taxes | (46,594 | ) | 16,788 | |||||
| Other,
                  net | 29,889 | - | ||||||
| Total
                  tax expense (benefit) | $ | (469,929 | ) | $ | 163,679 | |||
| For
                  the nine | For
                  the period | |||||||
| months
                  ended | December
                  8, 2006 to | |||||||
| August
                  31, 2007 | August
                  31, 2006 | |||||||
| Application
                  of statutory income tax rate | $ | 1,863,266 | $ | 265,926 | ||||
| State
                  income taxes, net of federal taxes | 225,934 | 30,391 | ||||||
| Preferred
                  dividends | 86,925 | - | ||||||
| Loss
                  on redemption of preferred stock | 278,051 | - | ||||||
| Change
                  in deferred tax valuation allowance | - | (36,683 | ) | |||||
| Total
                  tax expense | $ | 2,454,176 | $ | 259,634 | ||||
At August 31, 2007, a valuation allowance was not recorded because the Company believes it is more likely than not that there is an ability to utilize its deferred tax asset.
For
      the
      three months ended August 31, 2007, the components of income tax benefit include
      current federal and state tax (benefit)/expense (net of federal benefit) of
      $(44,252) and $1,520 and deferred federal and state income tax benefit (net
      of
      federal benefit) of $379,083 and $48,114, respectively.  For the three
      months ended August 31, 2006, the components of income tax expense include
      current federal and state income tax expense of $53,606 and $6,126, and deferred
      federal and state income tax expense (net of federal benefit) of $93,285 and
      $10,662 respectively.
    For
      the
      nine months ended August 31, 2007, the components of income tax
      (benefit)/expense include current federal and state tax (benefit)/expense (net
      of federal benefit) of $ (44,252) and $1,520 and deferred federal and state
      income tax expense (net of federal benefit) of $2,272,494 and $224,414
      respectively.  For the period from December 8, 2005 to August 31,
      2006, the components of income tax expense include current federal and state
      income tax expense (net of federal benefit) of $139,719 and $15,968, and
      deferred federal and state income tax expense (net of federal benefit) of
      $93,285 and $10,662 respectively.
    As
      of
      August 31, 2007, the aggregate cost of securities for Federal income tax
      purposes was $142,951,135.  At August 31, 2007, the aggregate gross
      unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of
      value
      over tax cost was $12,275,282, the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation
      for
      all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $895,089
      and the net unrealized appreciation was $11,380,193.
    | 6. | Restricted
                Securities | 
Certain
      of the Company’s investments are restricted and are valued as determined in
      accordance with procedures established by the Board of Directors and more fully
      described in Note 2.  The tables below show the equity interest,
      number of units or principal amount, the acquisition date(s), acquisition cost
      (excluding return of capital adjustments), value per unit of such securities
      and
      percent of net assets applicable to common stockholders as of August 31, 2007
      and November 30, 2006, respectively.
    | August
                31, 2007 Investment
                Security | Equity
                Interest, Units or Principal Amount | Acquisition
                Dates | Acquisition
                Cost | Value
                Per Unit | Percent
                of Net Assets | |
| Abraxas
                Energy Partners, L.P. | Common
                Units | 450,181 | 5/25/07 | $7,500,015 | $16.66 | 6.2% | 
| EV
                Energy Partners, L.P. | Common
                Units | 217,391 | 6/1/07 | 7,499,990 | 34.50 | 6.2 | 
| High
                Sierra Energy, LP | Common
                Units | 999,614 | 11/2/06, 6/15/07 | 24,828,836 | 27.29 | 22.3 | 
| High
                Sierra Energy GP, LLC | Equity
                Interest | 2.37% | 11/2/06, 5/1/07 | 2,421,186 | N/A | 2.3 | 
| International
                Resource Partners LP | Class
                A Common Units | 500,000 | 6/12/07 | 10,000,000 | 20.00 | 8.2 | 
| LONESTAR
                Midstream Partners, LP | Class
                A Common Units | 1,169,776 | 7/27/07 | 23,395,520 | 20.00 | 19.2 | 
| LSMP
                GP, LP | GP
                LP Units | 180 | 7/27/07 | 549,142 | 3,050.79 | 0.5 | 
| Millennium
                Midstream Partners, LP | Class
                A Common Units | 875,000 | 12/28/06 | 17,481,430 | 18.96 | 13.6 | 
| Millennium
                Midstream Partners, LP | Incentive
                Distribution Rights | 78 | 12/28/06 | 18,570 | - | - | 
| Mowood,
                LLC | Equity
                Interest | 100% | 6/5/06, 5/4/07 | 1,500,000 | N/A | 1.3 | 
| Mowood,
                LLC | Subordinated
                Debt | $7,050,000 | 6/5/06, 5/4/07, 6/29/07 | 7,050,000 | N/A | 5.8 | 
| Quest
                Midstream Partners, L.P. | Common
                Units | 945,946 | 12/22/06 | 17,500,001 | 16.74 | 13.0 | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP | Common
                Units | 425,000 | 5/21/07 | 8,500,000 | 21.44 | 7.5 | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP | Incentive
                Distribution Rights | 789 | 5/21/07 | - | - | - | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP | Subordinated
                Debt | $3,750,000 | 5/21/07 | 3,750,000 | N/A | 3.1 | 
| $131,994,690 | 109.2% | |||||
The
      carrying value per unit of unrestricted common units of EV Energy Partners,
      L.P.
      was $35.88 on June 1, 2007, the date of the purchase agreement and date an
      enforceable right to acquire the restricted EV Energy Partners, L.P. units
      was
      obtained by the Company.
    | November
                30, 2006 Investment
                Security | Equity
                Interest, Units or Principal Amount | Acquisition
                Date | Acquisition
                Cost | Value
                Per Unit | Percent
                of Net Assets | |
| Eagle
                Rock Energy Partners, L.P. | Common
                Units | 474,071 | 3/27/06 | $12,058,401 | $18.00 |   20.1% | 
| High
                Sierra Energy, LP | Common
                Units | 633,179 | 11/2/06 | 14,828,825 | 23.42 | 35.0 | 
| High
                Sierra Energy GP, LLC | Option
                to Purchase Equity Interest | 3% | 11/2/06 | 171,186 | N/A | 0.4 | 
| Legacy
                Reserves LP | Limited
                Partner Units | 264,705 | 3/14/06 | 4,499,985 | 17.25 | 10.8 | 
| Mowood,
                LLC | Equity
                Interest | 100% | 6/5/06 | 1,000,000 | N/A | 2.4 | 
| Mowood,
                LLC | Subordinated
                Debt | $4,550,000 | 6/5/06 | 4,550,000 | N/A | 10.8 | 
| $37,108,397 | 79.5% | |||||
| 7. | Investments
                in Affiliates and Control
                Entities | 
Investments
      representing 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a
      portfolio company result in that company being considered an affiliated company,
      as defined in the 1940 Act.  Investments representing 25 percent or
      more of the outstanding voting securities of a portfolio company result in
      that
      company being considered a control company, as defined in the 1940 Act. The
      aggregate value of all securities of affiliates and controlled entities held
      by
      the Company as of August 31, 2007 amounted to $115,152,095 representing 94.6
      percent of net assets applicable to common stockholders.  A summary of
      affiliated transactions for each company which is or was an affiliate or
      controlled entity at August 31, 2007 or during the nine months then ended is
      as
      follows:
    | Units/
                Equity Interest/ Principal Balance 11/30/06 | Gross
                Additions | Gross
                Reductions | Gross
                Distributions | August
                31, 2007 | ||
| Units/ Equity
                Interest/ Principal
                Balance | Value | |||||
| High
                Sierra Energy, LP | 633,179 | $10,000,011 |                - | $1,032,291 | 999,614 | $27,279,466 | 
| International
                Resource Partners LP | - | 10,000,000 | - | 66,667 | 500,000 | 10,000,000 | 
| LONESTAR
                Midstream Partners, LP | - | 23,395,520 | - | - | 1,169,776 | 23,395,520 | 
| LSMP
                GP, LP | - | 549,142 | - | - | 180 | 549,142 | 
| Millennium
                Midstream Partners, LP      Class
                A Common Units | - | 17,481,430 | - | 759,500 | 875,000 | 16,587,822 | 
| Millennium
                Midstream Partners, LP       Incentive
                Distribution Rights | - | 18,570 | - | - | 78 | - | 
| Mowood,
                LLC Subordinated Debt | $4,550,000 | 2,500,000 | - | - | $7,050,000 | 7,050,000 | 
| Mowood,
                LLC  Equity
                Interest | 100% | 500,000 | - | 57,125 | 100% | 1,590,786 | 
| Quest
                Midstream Partners, L.P. | - | 17,500,001 | - | 803,357 | 945,946 | 15,836,890 | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP   Subordinated Debt | - | 3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP   Common Units | - | 8,500,000 | - | 90,955 | 425,000 | 9,112,469 | 
| VantaCore
                Partners LP   Incentive Distribution Rights | - | - | - | - | 789 | - | 
| $94,194,674 |                - | $2,809,895 | $115,152,095 | |||
| 8. | Investment
                Transactions | 
For
      the
      nine-month period ended August 31, 2007, the Company purchased (at cost)
      securities in the amount of $111,444,679 and sold no securities (excluding
      short-term debt securities).
    | 9. | Credit
                Facilities | 
On
      December 13, 2006, the Company entered into a $15,000,000 secured committed
      credit facility, maturing December 12, 2007, with U.S. Bank, N.A.  The
      principal amount of the credit facility was subsequently increased to
      $20,000,000.  This credit facility had a variable annual interest rate
      equal to the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75 percent, a non-usage fee equal
      to an
      annual rate of 0.375 percent of the difference between the total credit facility
      commitment and the average outstanding balance at the end of each day for the
      preceding fiscal quarter, and was secured with all assets of the
      Company.  The non-usage fee was not applicable during a defined 120
      day “resting period” following the initial public offering.  The
      average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the
      credit facility was utilized (December 22, 2006 through February 6, 2007) was
      approximately $11,600,000 and 7.08 percent, respectively.
    On
      April
      25, 2007, the Company replaced its previous revolving credit facility with
      U.S.
      Bank, N.A. and entered into a new secured committed credit facility with U.S.
      Bank, N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, and Bank of Oklahoma,
      N.A.  The new credit facility matures on March 21, 2008 and provides
      for a revolving credit facility of up to $20,000,000 that can be increased
      to
      $40,000,000 if certain conditions are met.  The revolving credit
      facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate
      plus 1.75 percent, a non-usage fee equal to an annual rate of 0.375 percent
      of
      the difference between the total credit facility commitment and the average
      outstanding balance at the end of each day for the preceding fiscal quarter,
      and
      is secured with all assets of the Company.  The non-usage fee is not
      applicable during a defined 120 day “resting period” following the initial
      public offering.  Proceeds from the credit facility are used to
      execute the Company’s investment objective. On July 18, 2007, the credit
      facility was amended to increase the maximum principal amount of the revolving
      credit facility from $20,000,000 to $35,000,000.
    The
      average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the
      credit facilities were utilized were approximately $12,058,400 and 7.12 percent,
      respectively.  As of August 31, 2007, there was $22,500,000
      outstanding under the credit facility.  A portion of the remaining
      availability under the credit facility has been segregated to fund the future
      purchase commitments to LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and LSMP GP
      LP.
    | 10. | Preferred
                Stock | 
On
      December 22, 2006, the Company issued 466,666 shares of Series A Redeemable
      Preferred Stock and 70,000 warrants at $15.00 per share.  On December
      26, 2006, the Company issued an additional 766,667 shares of Series A Redeemable
      Preferred Stock and 115,000 warrants at $15.00 per share.  Holders of
      Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock received cash dividends (as declared by
      the
      Board of Directors and from funds legally available for distribution) at the
      annual rate of 10 percent of the original issue price.  On February 7,
      2007, the Company redeemed all of the preferred stock at $15.00 per share plus
      a
      2 percent premium, for a total redemption price of $18,870,000. After
      attributing $283,059 in value to the warrants, the redemption premium of
      $370,000 and $78,654 in issuance costs, the Company recognized a loss on
      redemption of the preferred stock of $731,713.  In addition, dividends
      in the amount of $228,750 were paid to the preferred stockholders.
    | 11. | Common
                Stock | 
The
      Company has 100,000,000 shares authorized and 8,842,330 shares outstanding
      at
      August 31, 2007.
    | Shares
                at November 30, 2006 | 3,088,596 | |||
| Shares
                sold through initial public offering | 5,740,000 | |||
| Shares
                issued through reinvestment of dividends | 2,384 | |||
| Shares
                issued upon exercise of warrants | 11,350 | |||
| Shares
                at August 31, 2007 | 8,842,330 | 
| 12. | Warrants | 
At
      August
      31, 2007, there were 945,774 warrants issued and outstanding.  The
      warrants became exercisable on the date of the Company’s initial public offering
      of common shares, subject to a lock-up period with respect to the underlying
      common shares.  Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
      common share at the exercise price of $15.00 per common
      share.  Warrants were issued as separate instruments from common
      shares and are permitted to be transferred independently from the common
      shares.  The warrants have no voting rights and the common shares
      underlying the unexercised warrants will have no voting rights until such common
      shares are received upon exercise of the warrants. All warrants will expire
      on
      February 6, 2013.
    | Warrants
                at November 30, 2006 | 772,124 | |||
| Warrants
                issued in December 2006 | 185,000 | |||
| Warrants
                exercised | (11,350 | ) | ||
| Warrants
                at August 31, 2007 | 945,774 | 
| 13. | Earnings
                Per Share | 
The
      following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
      share:
    | For
                the three months ended  August
                31, 2007 | For
                the three months ended  August
                31, 2006 | For
                the nine months ended  August
                31, 2007 | Period
                from  December
                8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through August 31,
                2006 | |||||||||||||
| Net
                increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common stockholders
                resulting from operations | $ | (730,625 | ) | $ | 331,125 | $ | 3,158,476 | $ | 500,153 | |||||||
| Basic
                weighted average shares | 8,840,487 | 3,088,596 | 7,387,780 | 3,088,596 | ||||||||||||
| Average
                warrants outstanding | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Diluted
                weighted average shares | 8,840,487 | 3,088,596 | 7,387,780 | 3,088,596 | ||||||||||||
| Basic
                and diluted net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common
                stockholders resulting from  operations
                per common share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||
Warrants
      to purchase shares of common stock at $15.00 per share were outstanding during
      the periods reflected in the table above, but were not included in the
      computation of diluted earnings per share because the warrants’ exercise price
      was greater than the average net asset value of the common shares, and
      therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.
    | 14. | Subsequent
                Events | 
On
      September 4, 2007, the Company paid a dividend in the amount of $0.18 per share,
      for a total of $1,591,484.  Of this total, the dividend reinvestment
      amounted to $72,881.
    On
      September 17, 2007, we invested $2,560,620 in additional Class A common units
      of
      LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $39,623 in additional GP LP units of LSMP
      GP, LP by utilizing the borrowing capacity under the revolving credit
      facility.
    On
      September 28, 2007, the Company increased the maximum principal
      amount of the revolving credit facility from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000.
    ADDITIONAL
      INFORMATION
    (Unaudited)
    Director
      and Officer Compensation
    The
      Company does not compensate any of its directors who are interested persons
      or
      any of its officers. For the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007, the
      aggregate compensation paid by the Company to the independent directors was
      $76,000. The Company did not pay any special compensation to any of its
      directors or officers.
    Forward-Looking
      Statements
    This
      report contains “forward-looking statements”.  By their nature, all
      forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, and actual results
      could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
      statements.
    Proxy
      Voting Policies
    A
      description of the policies and procedures that the Company uses to determine
      how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities owned by the Company is
      available to stockholders (i) without charge, upon request by calling the
      Company at (913) 981-1020 or toll-free at (866) 362-9331 and on the Company’s
      web site at www.tortoiseadvisors.com/tto.cfm; and (ii) on the SEC’s Web site at
      www.sec.gov.
    Privacy
      Policy
    In
      order
      to conduct its business, the Company collects and maintains certain nonpublic
      personal information about its investors.  This information includes
      the stockholder’s address, tax identification or Social Security number, share
      balances, and dividend elections.
    The
      Company does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about the Company’s
      investors to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction, service
      an
      account, or as otherwise permitted by law.
    To
      protect your personal information internally, the Company restricts access
      to
      nonpublic personal information about the Company’s stockholders to those
      employees who need to know that information to provide services to the Company’s
      investors.  The Company also maintains certain other safeguards to
      protect your nonpublic personal information.
    Important
      Notice About the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
    The
      Board
      of Directors of the Company has approved amendments to the Company’s Automatic
      Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) as necessary or appropriate to ensure
      compliance with applicable law or the rules and policies of the Securities
      and
      Exchange Commission, and to clarify the procedures for dividend
      reinvestment.
    If
      a
      stockholder’s shares of common stock (“common shares”) of the Company are
      registered directly with the Company or with a brokerage firm that participates
      in the Plan through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company and such
      stockholder’s account is coded dividend reinvestment by such brokerage firm, all
      distributions are automatically reinvested for stockholders by the Plan Agent,
      Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (the “Agent”).
    The
      amendments to the Plan provide that the Company intends to use primarily
      newly-issued shares of the Company’s common stock to implement the Plan, whether
      its shares are trading at a premium or discount to net asset value
      (“NAV”).  However, the Company reserves the right to instruct the
      Agent to purchase shares in the open market in connection with the Company’s
      obligations under the Plan.  The number of newly issued shares will be
      determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable
      to
      the participant by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on
      the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the distribution payment date, or the
      average of the reported bid and asked prices if no sale is reported for that
      day.  If distributions are reinvested in shares purchased on the open
      market, then the number of shares received by a stockholder shall be determined
      by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such
      stockholder by the weighted average price per share (including brokerage
      commissions and other related costs) for all shares purchased by the Agent
      on
      the open-market in connection with such distribution. Such open-market purchases
      will be made by the Agent as soon as practicable, but in no event more than
      30
      days after the distribution payment date.  The plan previously
      provided that the Agent would receive from the Company newly-issued shares
      of
      the Company’s common stock for each participant’s account only if the Company’s
      common stock was trading at a premium to NAV.  In addition, the Plan
      previously provided that open-market purchases would be made prior to the next
      succeeding ex-dividend date.
    The
      Plan,
      as amended, became effective on June 1, 2007.
    Participation
      in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated at any time without
      penalty by giving notice in writing to the Agent at the address set forth below,
      or by contacting the Agent as set forth below; such termination will be
      effective with respect to a particular distribution if notice is received prior
      to the record date for such distribution.
    Additional
      information about the Plan may be obtained by writing to Computershare Trust
      Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078, by
      contacting them by phone at 312-588-4990, or by visiting their Web site at
      www.computershare.com.
    All
      statements contained herein, other than historical facts, may constitute
“forward-looking statements”. These statements may relate to, among other
      things, future events or our future performance or financial condition. In
      some
      cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,”
“might,” “believe,” “will,” “provided,” “anticipate,” “future,” “could,”
“growth,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “if,” “seek,”
“possible,” “potential,” “likely” or the negative of such terms or comparable
      terminology. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
      uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of
      activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
      results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied
      by
      such forward-looking statements.   For a discussion of factors
      that could cause our actual results to differ from forward-looking statements
      contained herein, please see the discussion under the heading “Risk Factors” in
      Part II, Item 1.A. of this report.
    We
        may experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number
        of factors, including the return on our equity investments, the interest
        rates
        payable on our debt investments, the default rates on such investments, the
        level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of
        realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter
        competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of
        these
        factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative
        of
        performance in future periods.
    Overview
    We
      invest
      primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies focused on
      the
      midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment
      of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.  We believe companies in the
      energy infrastructure sector generally produce stable cash flows as a result
      of
      their fee-based revenues and limited direct commodity price risk.  Our
      goal is to provide our stockholders with a high level of total return, with
      an
      emphasis on dividends and dividend growth.  We invest primarily in the
      equity securities of companies that we expect to pay us distributions on a
      current basis and provide us distribution growth.  These securities
      will generally be limited partner interests, including interests in master
      limited partnerships (“MLPs”), and limited liability company interests, and may
      also include, among others, general partner interests, common and preferred
      stock, convertible securities, warrants and depository receipts of companies
      that are organized as corporations, limited partnerships or limited liability
      companies.
    Companies
      in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage in the
      business of transporting, processing or storing natural gas, natural gas
      liquids, coal, crude oil, refined petroleum products and renewable energy
      resources.  Companies in the downstream segment of the energy
      infrastructure sector engage in distributing or marketing such commodities
      and
      companies in the upstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage
      in
      exploring, developing, managing or producing such commodities.  Under
      normal conditions, we intend to invest at least 90% of our total assets
      (including assets obtained through leverage) in companies in the energy
      infrastructure sector.  Companies in the energy infrastructure sector
      include (i) companies that derive a majority of their revenues from activities
      within the downstream, midstream and upstream segments of the energy
      infrastructure sector, and (ii) companies that derive a majority of their
      revenues from providing products or services to such companies.  Our
      investments are expected to range between $5,000,000 and $30,000,000 per
      investment, although investment sizes may be smaller or larger than this
      targeted range.
    We
      are
      treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company
      Act of 1940 (“the 1940 Act”), and we are classified as a closed-end,
      non-diversified management investment company under the 1940 Act. As a BDC,
      we
      are subject to numerous regulations and restrictions. Unlike most investment
      companies, we are, and intend to continue to be, taxed as a general business
      corporation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”).
      The Company is externally managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (“the
      Adviser”), an investment advisor specializing in the energy sector.
    Portfolio
      and Investment Activity
    On
      June
      1, 2007, we invested $7,499,990 in common units issued to us by EV Energy
      Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing
      and
      developing oil and gas properties.  EV Energy Partners, L.P. stated
      that it plans to use the proceeds of the private placement to repay all of
      its
      borrowings under its revolving credit facility which were used to finance a
      previously completed acquisition.  In addition, proceeds will fund a
      portion of its $97,000,000 acquisition of oil and natural gas
      properties.
    On
      June
      12, 2007, we invested $10,000,000 in International Resource Partners LP, a
      newly
      formed private partnership.  International Resource Partners LP
      acquired International Resources, LLC, the coal subsidiary of International
      Industries, Inc.  The company’s initial acquisition of surface and
      underground coal mine operations in southern West Virginia is comprised of
      metallurgical and steam coal reserves, a coal washing and preparation plant,
      rail load-out facilities and a sales and marketing subsidiary.
    On
      June
      15, 2007, we completed a follow-on investment, purchasing $10,000,011 in common
      units of High Sierra Energy, LP.  The company indicated that it plans
      to use the proceeds to support its continued expansion.
    On
      June
      29, 2007, we completed a $2,000,000 follow-on debt investment in Mowood, LLC
      which will be used for project financing of landfill to gas energy
      projects.
    On
      July
      27, 2007, we completed an investment of $19,617,740 in common units of LONESTAR
      Midstream Partners, LP, a gatherer and processor of natural gas in six counties
      in Texas, and $490,685 in GP LP units of LSMP GP LP, the general partner of
      LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP.  We have agreed to purchase
      $2,560,620 of additional Class A common units of LONESTAR Midstream Partners,
      LP
      and $39,623 of GP LP units from LSMP GP, LP in September 2007 and $1,217,160
      of
      additional Class A common units of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $18,834
      of GP LP units of LSMP GP, LP in December 2007.  The company indicated
      that it plans to use the proceeds to support various expansion
      projects.
    As
      of
      August 31, 2007, the value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term
      investments) totaled $153,596,015 including equity investments of $142,796,015
      and debt investments of $10,800,000, across the following segments of the energy
      infrastructure sector:
    | Midstream | 66% | 
| Upstream | 14% | 
| Coal/Aggregate | 14% | 
| Downstream | 6% | 
| Total | 100% | 
Our
        Adviser monitors each portfolio company to determine progress relative to
        meeting the company’s business plan and to assess the appropriate strategic and
        tactical courses of action for the company. This monitoring may be accomplished
        by attendance at Board of Directors meetings, the review of periodic operating
        reports and financial reports, an analysis of relevant reserve information
        and
        capital expenditure plans, and periodic consultations with engineers,
        geologists, and other experts. The performance of each portfolio company
        is also
        periodically compared to performance of similarly sized companies with
        comparable assets and businesses to assess performance relative to peers.
        Our
        Adviser’s monitoring activities are expected to provide it with the necessary
        access to monitor compliance with existing covenants, to enhance our ability
        to
        make qualified valuation decisions, and to assist our evaluation of the nature
        of the risks involved in each individual investment. In addition, these
        monitoring activities should permit our Adviser to diagnose and manage the
        common risk factors held by our total portfolio, such as sector concentration,
        exposure to a single financial sponsor, or sensitivity to a particular
        geography.
    As
        part
        of the monitoring process, our Adviser continually assesses the risk profile
        of
        each of our investments and rates them on a scale of 1 to 3 based on the
        following categories:
    (1) The
        portfolio company is performing at or above expectations and the trends and
        risk
        factors are generally favorable to neutral.
    (2) The
        portfolio company is performing below expectations and the investment’s risk has
        increased materially since origination. The portfolio company is generally
        out
        of compliance with various covenants; however, payments are generally not
        more
        than 120 days past due.
    (3) The
        portfolio company is performing materially below expectations and the investment
        risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the covenants
        are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Investment
        is
        not expected to provide a full repayment of the amount
        invested.
    As
        of
        August 31, 2007, all of our portfolio companies have a rating of
        (1).
    Results
      of Operations
    Set
      forth
      are the results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31,
      2007 as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2006 and the period from
      December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through August 31,
      2006.
    Investment
      Income:  Investment income totaled $802,674 and $1,740,165 for
      the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2007, respectively, compared
      to $448,124 and $1,199,125 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and the
      period from December 8, 2005 through August 31, 2006,
      respectively.  Investment income for the three-month period ended
      August 31, 2007 consisted of $2,009,605 in gross distributions from investments,
      including $1,552,395 characterized as return of capital (which includes $314,000
      related to the reclassification of investment income and return of capital
      based
      on the 2006 tax reporting information received from our portfolio companies),
      and $345,464 in dividends from money market mutual funds, interest income from
      debt investments and other income.  Investment income for the
      nine-month period ended August 31, 2007 consisted of $4,038,759 in gross
      distributions from investments, including $3,516,593 characterized as return
      of
      capital, and $1,217,999 in dividends from money market mutual funds, interest
      income from debt investments and other income.  Investment income for
      the three-month period ended August 31, 2006 consisted of $350,993 in gross
      distributions from investments, including $297,054 characterized as return
      of
      capital and $394,185 in dividends from money market mutual funds and interest
      income from debt investments.  Investment income for the nine-month
      period ended August 31, 2006 consisted of $350,993 in gross distributions from
      investments, including $297,054 characterized as return of capital and
      $1,145,186 in dividends from money market mutual funds and interest income
      from
      debt investments.  The weighted average yield (to cost) on our
      investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of August 31, 2007
      was 8.74 percent, as compared to 8.73 percent at August 31, 2006.
    Operating
      Expenses: Total operating expenses totaled $865,581 and $4,651,346 for the
      three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2007, respectively, compared
      to
      $250,374 and $736,392 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and the period
      from December 8, 2005 through August 31, 2006, respectively.  Total
      operating expenses for the three-month period ended August 31, 2007 consisted
      of
      $512,894 in management fees, $170,648 as a reduction in capital gain incentive
      fees, $293,643 in other operating expenses and  $229,692 in interest
      expense on our line of credit. For the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007,
      total operating expenses consisted of $1,360,973 in management fees, $1,325,846
      in capital gain incentive fees, $731,713 in redemption premium and issuance
      costs on previously outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, $576,152
      in
      interest expense on our line of credit and preferred dividends, and $656,662
      in
      other operating expenses. Total operating expenses for the three-month period
      ended August 31, 2006 consisted of $163,364 in management fees and $87,010
      in
      other operating expenses and for the period from December 8, 2005 through August
      31, 2006 consisted of $469,527 in management fees, and $266,865 in other
      operating expenses. The increase in expenses for the three and nine-month
      periods ended August 31, 2007 as compared to the three months ended August
      31,
      2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through
      August 31, 2006, respectively, generally relate to capital gain incentive fees
      and the redemption premium and issuance costs on previously outstanding Series
      A
      Redeemable Preferred Stock, which was utilized as bridge financing to fund
      portfolio investments and was fully redeemed upon completion of the initial
      public offering.  The provision for capital gains incentive fees
      resulted from the increase in fair value and unrealized appreciation on
      investments.  Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the
      capital gains incentive fee is paid annually only if there are realization
      events and only if the calculation defined in the agreement results in an amount
      due.
    Distributable
      Cash Flow: Our portfolio generates cash flow to us from which we pay
      dividends to stockholders.  When our Board of Directors determines the
      amount of any distribution we expect to pay our stockholders, it will review
      distributable cash flow (“DCF”). DCF is distributions received from investments
      less our total expenses.  The total distributions received from our
      investments include the amount received by us as cash distributions from equity
      investments, paid-in-kind distributions, and dividend and interest
      payments.  The total expenses include current or anticipated operating
      expenses, leverage costs and current income taxes on our operating
      income.   Total expenses do not include deferred income taxes or
      accrued capital gain incentive fees.  Dividends paid to shareholders prior
      to full investment may exceed distributable cash flow for the
      period.
    We
      disclose DCF in order to provide supplemental information regarding our results
      of operations and to enhance our investors’ overall understanding of our core
      financial performance and our prospects for the future.  We believe
      that our investors benefit from seeing the results of DCF in addition to U.S.
      generally accepted accounting policies (“GAAP”) information.  This
      non-GAAP information facilitates management’s comparison of current results with
      historical results of operations and with those of our peers.  This
      information is not in accordance with, or an
      alternative to, GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
      reported by other companies.  The
      following table represents DCF for the three and nine-month periods ended August
      31, 2007.  
    | Distributable
                Cash Flow (unaudited) | ||||||||
| For
                the three months ended | For
                the nine months ended | |||||||
| August
                31, 2007 | August
                31, 2007 | |||||||
| Total
                Distributions Received from Investments | ||||||||
| Distributions
                received from equity investments | $ | 2,009,605 | $ | 4,038,759 | ||||
| Interest
                income from debt investments | 306,738 | 597,614 | ||||||
| Dividend
                and interest income on short-term investments | 38,726 | 620,385 | ||||||
| Total
                from Investments | 2,355,069 | 5,256,758 | ||||||
| Operating
                Expenses Before Leverage Costs and Current Taxes | ||||||||
| Advisory fees | ||||||||
| Other
                operating expenses (excluding capital gain incentive fees) | 293,643 | 656,662 | ||||||
| 806,537 | 2,017,635 | |||||||
| Distributable
                cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes | 1,548,532 | 3,239,123 | ||||||
| Leverage
                Costs | 229,692 | 576,152 | ||||||
| Distributable
                Cash Flow | $ | 1,318,840 | $ | 2,662,971 | ||||
| DCF/GAAP
                Reconciliation | ||||||||
| Adjustments
                to reconcile to Net Investment Income (Loss), before Income
                Taxes | ||||||||
| Return
                of capital on distributions received from equity
                investments | (1,552,395 | ) | (3,516,593 | ) | ||||
| Capital
                gain incentive fees | 170,648 | (1,325,846 | ) | |||||
| Loss
                on redemption of preferred stock | - | (731,713 | ) | |||||
| Net
                Investment Income (Loss), before Income Taxes | $ | (62,907 | ) | $ | (2,911,181 | ) | ||
Dividends: The following table sets forth dividends paid during the nine months ended August 31, 2007:
| Record
                  Date | Payment
                  Date | Amount | 
| August
                  21, 2007 | September
                  4, 2007 | $0.18 | 
| May
                  22, 2007 | June
                  1, 2007 | $0.16 | 
| January
                  31, 2007 | February
                  7, 2007 | $0.10 | 
Net
      Investment Income (Loss): Net investment loss for the three-month period
      ended August 31, 2007 was $25,284 (including a current tax benefit of $42,732
      and deferred tax expense of $5,109) and net investment loss for the nine-month
      period ended August 31, 2007 was $2,126,300 (including a current tax benefit
      of
      $42,732 and deferred tax benefit of $742,149), respectively.  Net
      investment income for the three-month period ended August 31, 2006 and the
      period from December 8, 2005 through August 31, 2006 was $149,922 (including
      current tax expense of $59,732 and a deferred tax benefit of $11,904) and
      $318,950 (including current tax expense of $155,687 and a deferred tax benefit
      of $11,904), respectively.  The increased net investment loss for the
      three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2007 as compared to the three
      months ended August 31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement
      of Operations) through August 31, 2006, respectively, generally relate to
      capital gain incentive fees and the redemption premium and issuance costs on
      previously outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock as described in
      “Operating Expenses” above.
    Net
      Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses):  For the three-month
      period ended August 31, 2007, we had net unrealized losses of $705,341 after
      a
      deferred tax benefit of $432,306.  For the nine-month period ended
      August 31, 2007, we had net unrealized gains of $5,276,275 after a deferred
      tax
      expense of $3,233,846.  For the three months ended August 31, 2006 and
      the period from December 8, 2005 through August 31, 2006 we had net unrealized
      gains of $181,203 after a deferred tax expense of $115,851.  For the
      three-month period ended August 31, 2007 we recognized no realized gains or
      losses and for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2007, we recognized
      realized gains of $8,501 after a deferred tax expense of $5,211.  The
      recognition of realized gains was not the result of a sale during these periods,
      but was related to a reclassification of the amount of investment income and
      return of capital we recognized based on the 2006 tax reporting information
      received from the individual MLPs resulting in an adjustment to realized
      gains.
    Recent
      Developments
    On
      September 4, 2007, we paid a dividend in the amount of $0.18 per share, for
      a
      total of $1,591,484.  Of this total, the dividend reinvestment
      amounted to $72,881.
    On
      September 17, 2007, we invested $2,560,620 in additional Class A common units
      of
      LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $39,623 in additional GP LP units of LSMP
      GP, LP by utilizing the borrowing capacity under the revolving credit
      facility.
    On
      September 28, 2007, we increased the maximum principal amount of the revolving
      credit facility from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000.
    Liquidity
      and Capital Resources
    On
      February 7, 2007, we completed our initial public offering of 5,740,000 shares
      of common stock at $15.00 per share for gross proceeds of
      $86,100,000.  After underwriting discount and offering expenses, we
      received net proceeds of $79,222,426.  Upon completion of the
      offering, we redeemed all of the Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock at $15.00
      per share plus a 2 percent premium, for a total redemption price of $18,870,000.
      After attributing $283,059 in value to the warrants, the redemption premium
      of
      $370,000 and $78,654 in issuance costs, we recognized a loss on redemption
      of
      the preferred shares of $731,713.   In addition, accrued
      dividends in the amount of $228,750 were paid to the preferred
      stockholders.  We have used approximately $12,600,000 of the net
      proceeds to repay the amount outstanding under the credit facility, and the
      remaining net proceeds to fund additional investments in new and existing
      portfolio companies.
    As
      of
      August 31, 2007, a total of 11,350 warrants have been exercised at $15.00 per
      common share, for proceeds of $170,250.  All such proceeds have been
      used for working capital purposes.
    On
      April
      25, 2007, we replaced our previous revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank,
      N.A. and entered into a new secured committed credit facility with U.S. Bank,
      N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, and Bank of Oklahoma,
      N.A.  The new credit facility matures on March 21, 2008 and provides
      for a revolving credit facility of up to $20,000,000 that can be increased
      to
      $40,000,000 if certain conditions are met.  The revolving credit
      facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate
      plus 1.75 percent, a non-usage fee equal to an annual rate of 0.375 percent
      of
      the difference between the total credit facility commitment and the average
      outstanding balance at the end of each day for the preceding fiscal quarter,
      and
      is secured with all assets of the Company.  The non-usage fee was not
      applicable during a defined 120 day “resting period” following the initial
      public offering.  On July 18, 2007, the maximum principal amount of
      the revolving credit facility was increased to $35,000,000.
    We
      expect
      to raise additional capital to support our future growth through equity
      offerings, issuances of senior securities or future borrowings to the extent
      permitted by the 1940 Act and our current credit facility. We generally may
      not
      issue additional common shares at a price below our net asset value (net of
      any
      sales load (underwriting discount)) without first obtaining approval of our
      stockholders and Board of Directors. Our stockholders granted us the authority
      to sell our common shares below net asset value, subject to certain conditions,
      through December 20, 2007.  We are restricted in our ability to incur
      additional debt by the terms of our credit facility.
    Contractual
      Obligations
    The
      following table summarizes our significant contractual payment obligations
      as of
      August 31, 2007.
    | Total | Fiscal 2007 | Fiscal 2008 | Fiscal 2009 | Fiscal 2010 | Fiscal 2011 | After 2011 | |
| (in
                millions) | |||||||
| Secured
                revolving credit facility (1) | $22.5 | $22.5 | - |  | |||
| Purchase
                commitment (2) | $  3.8 | $  2.6 | $  1.2 | ||||
| $26.3 | $25.1 | $1.2 | |||||
| (1)   | At
                August 31, 2007, the outstanding balance under the credit facility
                was
                $22,500,000.  The credit facility expires on March 21,
                2008. | 
| (2)   | We
                have agreed to purchase, subject to the satisfaction of certain
                conditions, $2,560,620 of additional Class A common units of LONESTAR
                 Midstream
                Partners, LP and $39,623 GP LP units from LSMP GP LP in September
                2007 and $1,217,160 of additional Class A common units  of
                LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $18,834 GP LP units of LSMP
                GP LP in December 2007. | 
Off-Balance
      Sheet Arrangements
    Other
      than the investment advisory agreement and the administration agreement with
      our
      Adviser, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangement that has or is
      reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition,
      changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations,
      liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.
    Borrowings
    On
      April
      25, 2007, we replaced our previous revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank,
      N.A. and entered into a new secured committed credit facility with U.S. Bank,
      N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, and Bank of Oklahoma,
      N.A.  The new credit facility matures on March 21, 2008 and provides
      for a revolving credit facility of up to $20,000,000 that can be increased
      to
      $40,000,000 if certain conditions are met.  The revolving credit
      facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate
      plus 1.75 percent, a non-usage fee equal to an annual rate of 0.375 percent
      of
      the difference between the total credit facility commitment and the average
      outstanding balance at the end of each day for the preceding fiscal quarter,
      and
      is secured with all assets of the Company.  The non-usage fee was not
      applicable during a defined 120 day “resting period” following the initial
      public offering.  On July 18, 2007, the maximum principal amount of
      the revolving credit facility was increased to $35,000,000.
    The
      average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the
      credit facilities were utilized was approximately $12,058,400 and 7.12 percent,
      respectively.  As of August 31, 2007, there was $22,500,000
      outstanding under the credit facility.
    Critical
      Accounting Policies
    The
      financial statements included in this report are based on the selection and
      application of critical accounting policies, which require management to make
      significant estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting policies are those
      that are both important to the presentation of our financial condition and
      results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex or
      subjective judgments. While our critical accounting policies are discussed
      below, Note 2 in the notes to our financial statements included in this
      report provides more detailed disclosure of all of our significant accounting
      policies.
    Valuation
      of Portfolio Investments
    We
      invest
      primarily in illiquid securities that generally are subject to restrictions
      on
      resale, have no established trading market and are valued at fair value on
      a
      quarterly basis. Fair value is intended to be the amount for which an investment
      could be exchanged in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period of time
      between willing parties other than in a forced liquidation or sale. Because
      of
      the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the fair values of such investments,
      which are determined in accordance with procedures approved by our Board of
      Directors, may differ materially from the values that would have been used
      had a
      ready market existed for the investments.
    Interest
      and Fee Income Recognition
    Interest
      income is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are
      expected to be collected. When investing in instruments with an original issue
      discount or payment-in-kind interest, we accrue interest income during the
      life
      of the investment, even though we will not necessarily be receiving cash as
      the
      interest is accrued. Commitment and facility fees generally are recognized
      as
      income over the life of the underlying loan, whereas due diligence, structuring,
      transaction service, consulting and management service fees for services
      rendered to portfolio companies generally are recognized as income when services
      are rendered.
    Security
      Transactions and Investment Income Recognition
    Security
      transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or
      sold
      (trade date). Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost
      basis. Distributions received from our equity investments generally are
      comprised of ordinary income, capital gains and return of capital from the
      portfolio company. We record investment income and returns of capital based
      on
      estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates
      are
      based on information available from each portfolio company and/or other industry
      sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information
      received from the portfolio companies after their tax reporting periods are
      concluded, as the actual character of these distributions are not known until
      after our fiscal year-end.
    Federal
      and State Income Taxation
    We,
      as a
      corporation, are obligated to pay federal and state income tax on our taxable
      income. Our tax expense or benefit is included in the Statement of Operations
      based on the component of income or gains (losses) to which such expense or
      benefit relates. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary
      differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
      reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
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                3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
                RISK. | 
Our
      business activities contain elements of market risk.  We consider
      changes in interest rates and the effect such changes can have on the valuations
      of the distribution-paying equity securities and debt securities we hold and
      the
      cost of capital under our credit facility to be our principal market
      risk.
    Debt
      investments in our portfolio are based on floating and fixed rates. Loans
      bearing a floating interest rate are usually based on LIBOR and, in most cases,
      a spread consisting of additional basis points. The interest rates for these
      debt instruments typically have one to six-month durations and reset at the
      current market interest rates. As of August 31, 2007, our floating rate debt
      investments totaled $3,750,000 (35 percent) of our total debt investments of
      $10,800,000. Based on a sensitivity analysis of the variable rate financial
      obligations in our portfolio at August 31, 2007, we estimate that a one
      percentage point interest rate movement in the average market interest rates
      (either higher or lower) over the three-month period ended August 31, 2007
      would
      either increase or decrease net investment income by approximately
      $9,583.
    Our
      revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the
      one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75 percent.  We estimate that a one
      percentage point interest rate movement in the average market interest rates
      (either higher or lower) for the period during which the credit facilities
      were
      utilized would either increase or decrease net investment income by
      approximately $41,869.
    We
      carry
      our investments at fair value, as determined by our Board of
      Directors.  Investments for which market quotations are readily
      available are valued at such market quotations.  Securities that are
      not publicly traded or whose market price is not readily available are valued
      at
      fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of
      Directors.  Because there is not a readily available market value for
      most of the investments in our portfolio, we value substantially all of our
      portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board
      of
      Directors under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation
      process.  Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair
      value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the
      fair
      value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would
      have been used had a ready market existed for such investments, and these
      differences could be material.  The Board of Directors has retained
      Duff & Phelps, LLC (an independent valuation firm) to provide third party
      valuation consulting services to the Board of Directors which consists of
      certain limited procedures that the Board of Directors has identified and
      requested they perform.  For the quarter ended August 31, 2007, the
      Board of Directors requested Duff & Phelps, LLC to perform the limited
      procedures on investments in seven portfolio companies comprising approximately
      67% of the total investments at fair value as of August 31,
      2007.  Duff & Phelps, LLC’s limited procedures did not involve an
      audit, review, compilation or any other form of examination or attestation
      under
      generally accepted auditing standards.  Upon completion of the limited
      procedures, Duff & Phelps, LLC concluded that the fair value of the
      investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be
      unreasonable.  The Board of Directors are ultimately and solely
      responsible for determining the fair value of the investments in good
      faith.
    As
        of
        August 31, 2007, the value of our long-term equity investments totaled
        $153,596,015.  The impact of a 10 percent increase in the fair
        value of these investments, net of capital gain incentive fees and related
        deferred taxes, would increase net assets applicable to common stockholders
        by
        approximately $8,094,510.  The impact of a 10 percent decrease in
        the fair value of these investments, net of the reduction of capital gain
        incentive fees and related deferred taxes, would decrease net assets applicable
        to common stockholders by approximately $8,700,928.
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                4.  CONTROLS AND
                PROCEDURES. | 
Our
      management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
      Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
      and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this
      report.  Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
      Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
      were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required
      to be
      disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
      periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is
      accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
      Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
      regarding required disclosure.
    There
      have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as
      defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934)
      during the fiscal quarter ended August 31 2007, that have materially affected,
      or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
      financial reporting.
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                1.  LEGAL
                PROCEEDINGS. | 
We
      are
      not currently subject to any material legal proceeding, nor, to our knowledge,
      is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.
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                1A.  RISK FACTORS. | 
Risks
        Related to Our Operations
    We
        have a limited operating history.
    We
        were
        incorporated in Maryland on September 8, 2005. We are subject to all of the
        business risks and uncertainties associated with any business, including
        the
        risk that we will not achieve our investment objective and that the value
        of an
        investment in our common shares could decline substantially.
    Our
        Adviser will serve as investment adviser to other funds, which may create
        conflicts of interest not in the best interest of us or our
        stockholders.
    Our
        Adviser was formed in October 2002 and has been managing investments in
        portfolios of MLPs and other issuers in the energy sector since that time,
        including management of the investments of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure
        Corporation (“TYG”) since February 27, 2007, Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation
        (“TYY”) since May 31, 2005, Tortoise North American Energy Corporation (“TYN”)
        since October 31, 2005, Tortoise Total Return Fund, LLC (“TTRF”) since June 29,
        2007 and Tortoise Gas and Oil Corporation (“TGOC”) since July 19,
        2007.  From time to time, the Adviser may pursue areas of investments
        in which the Adviser has more limited experience.
    Our
        investment committee is the same for, and all of our Adviser’s employees provide
        services for, other funds managed by the Adviser.  Our Adviser’s
        services under the investment advisory agreement are not exclusive, and it
        is
        free to furnish the same or similar services to other entities, including
        businesses that may directly or indirectly compete with us so long as its
        services to us are not impaired by the provision of such services to
        others.  In addition, the publicly traded funds and private accounts
        managed by our Adviser may make investments similar to investments that we
        may
        pursue.  Unlike the other funds managed by our Adviser (other than
        TGOC), we generally target investments in companies that are privately-held
        or
        have capitalizations of less than $250 million, and that are earlier in their
        stage of development. We also focus on privately-held and micro-cap public
        energy companies operating in the midstream and downstream segment, and to
        a
        lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S. energy infrastructure
        sector.  TGOC focuses on privately-held companies and publicly traded
        MLPs in the upstream, and to a lesser extent the midstream, gas and oil segments
        of the energy sector.  This may change in the future,
        however.  TGOC could contemplate an investment that falls within our
        investment focus.  Accordingly, our Adviser and the members of its
        investment committee may have obligations to other investors, the fulfillment
        of
        which might not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders, and it
        is
        possible that our Adviser might allocate investment opportunities to other
        entities, limiting attractive investment opportunities available to
        us.  However, our Adviser intends to allocate investment opportunities
        in a fair and equitable manner consistent with our investment objectives
        and
        strategies, and in accordance with written allocation policies and procedures
        of
        our Adviser, so that we will not be disadvantaged in relation to any other
        client.
    We
        are dependent upon our Adviser’s key personnel for our future
        success.
    We
        depend
        on the diligence, expertise and business relationships of the senior management
        of our Adviser. The Adviser’s senior investment professionals and senior
        management will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close and monitor our
        investments. Our future success will depend on the continued service of the
        senior management team of our Adviser. The departure of one or more senior
        investment professionals of our Adviser could have a material adverse effect
        on
        our ability to achieve our investment objective and on the value of our common
        shares. We will rely on certain employees of the Adviser who will be devoting
        significant amounts of their time to non-Company related activities of the
        Adviser. To the extent the Adviser’s senior investment professionals and senior
        management are unable to, or do not, devote sufficient amounts of their time
        and
        energy to our affairs, our performance may suffer.
    The
      incentive fee payable to our Adviser may create conflicting
      incentives.
    The
        incentive fee payable by us to our Adviser may create an incentive for our
        Adviser to make investments on our behalf that are riskier or more speculative
        than would be the case in the absence of such a compensation arrangement.
        Because a portion of the incentive fee payable to our Adviser is calculated
        as a
        percentage of the amount of our net investment income that exceeds a hurdle
        rate, our Adviser may imprudently use leverage to increase the return on
        our
        investments. Under some circumstances, the use of leverage may increase the
        likelihood of default, which would disfavor the holders of our common shares.
        In
        addition, our Adviser will receive an incentive fee based, in part, upon
        net
        realized capital gains on our investments. Unlike the portion of the incentive
        fee based on net investment income, there is no hurdle rate applicable to
        the
        portion of the incentive fee based on net capital gains. As a result, our
        Adviser may have an incentive to pursue investments that are likely to result
        in
        capital gains as compared to income producing securities. Such a practice
        could
        result in our investing in more speculative or long term securities than
        would
        otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses,
        particularly during economic downturns or longer return
        cycles.
    We
        may be
        required to pay an incentive fee even in a fiscal quarter in which we have
        incurred a loss. For example, if we have pre-incentive fee net investment
        income
        above the hurdle rate and realized capital losses, we will be required to
        pay
        the investment income portion of the incentive fee.
    The
      investment income portion of the incentive fee payable by us will be computed
      and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not
      yet
      received in cash, and the collection of which is uncertain or deferred. If
      a
      portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued
      interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously used in the
      calculation of the investment income portion of the incentive fee will become
      uncollectible. Our Adviser will not be required to reimburse us for any such
      incentive fee payments.
    Our
      Adviser and its management have limited experience operating under the
      constraints imposed on us as a BDC.
    The
        1940
        Act imposes numerous constrains on the operations of BDCs.  For
        example, BDCs are required to invest at least 70 percennt of their total
        assets primarily in securities of private or thinly traded U.S. public
        companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government securities and other high
        quality debt investments that mature in one year or less.  These
        constraints, among others, may hinder the Adviser’s ability to take advantage of
        attractive investment opportunities and to achieve our investment
        objective.  Our Adviser’s experience operating under these constraints
        is limited to the period since our commencement of operations in
        2005.
    Because
      we expect to distribute substantially all of our income to our stockholders,
      we
      will continue to need additional capital to make new investments. If additional
      funds are unavailable or not available on favorable terms, our ability to make
      new investments will be impaired.
    Our
        business will require a substantial amount of capital if we distribute
        substantially all of our income to our stockholders and we are to make new
        investments.  We may acquire additional capital from the issuance of
        securities senior to our common shares, including additional borrowings or
        other
        indebtedness or the issuance of additional securities. We may also acquire
        additional capital through the issuance of additional equity. However, we
        may
        not be able to raise additional capital in the future on favorable terms
        or at
        all. Our credit facility contains a covenant precluding us from incurring
        additional debt. We may issue debt securities, other instruments of indebtedness
        or preferred stock, and we intend to borrow money from banks or other financial
        institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the
        maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act permits us to issue
        senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in
        the
        1940 Act, equals at least 200 percent after each issuance of senior securities.
        Our ability to pay distributions or issue additional senior securities is
        restricted if our asset coverage ratio is not at least 200 percent, or put
        another way, the value of our assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness
        not
        represented by senior securities) must be at least twice that of any outstanding
        senior securities representing indebtedness (plus the aggregate involuntary
        liquidation preference of any preferred stock). If the value of our assets
        declines, we may be unable to satisfy this test. If that happens, we may
        be
        required to liquidate a portion of our investments and repay a portion of
        our
        indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. As a result
        of
        issuing senior securities, we will also be exposed to typical risks associated
        with leverage, including increased risk of loss. If we issue preferred
        securities which will rank “senior” to our common shares in our capital
        structure, the holders of such preferred securities may have separate voting
        rights and other rights, preferences or privileges more favorable than those
        of
        our common shares, and the issuance of such preferred securities could have
        the
        effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of
        control
        that might involve a premium price for security holders or otherwise be in
        our
        best interest.
    To
        the
        extent our ability to issue debt or other senior securities is constrained,
        we
        will depend on issuances of additional common shares to finance our operations.
        As a BDC, we generally are not able to issue additional common shares at
        a price
        below net asset value (net of any sales load (underwriting discount)) without
        first obtaining required approvals of our stockholders and our independent
        directors which could constrain our ability to issue additional equity. Our
        stockholders granted us the authority to sell our common shares below net
        asset
        value, subject to certain conditions. This authority extends through December
        20, 2007. If we raise additional funds by issuing more of our common shares
        or
        senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common shares,
        the
        percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time would decrease, and
        you
        may experience dilution.
    As
        a BDC, we are subject to limitations on our ability to engage in certain
        transactions with affiliates.
    As
        a BDC,
        we are prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in
        certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our
        independent directors or the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly,
        5 percent or more of our outstanding voting securities is our affiliate for
        purposes of the 1940 Act and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling
        any security from or to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of our
        independent directors. The 1940 Act also prohibits “joint” transactions
        with an affiliate, which could include investments in the same portfolio
        company
        (whether at the same or different times), without prior approval of our
        independent directors. If a person acquires more than 25 percent of our voting
        securities, we will be prohibited from buying or selling any security from
        or to
        such person, or entering into joint transactions with such person, absent
        the
        prior approval of the SEC.
    If
        our investments are deemed not to be qualifying assets, we could lose our
        status
        as BDC or be precluded from investing according to our current business
        plan.
    As
        a BDC,
        we must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the
        time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70 percent
        of our
        total assets are qualifying assets. If our investments are deemed not to
        be
        qualifying assets, our status as a BDC may be jeopardized or we may be precluded
        from investing in the manner intended, either of which would have a material
        adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
        We also may be required to dispose of investments, which could have a material
        adverse effect on us and our stockholders, because even if we were successful
        in
        finding a buyer, we may have difficulty in finding a buyer to purchase such
        investments on favorable terms or in a sufficient time frame. 
    We
        may choose to invest a portion of our portfolio in investments that may be
        considered highly speculative and that could negatively impact our ability
        to
        pay distributions and cause you to lose part of your
        investment.
    The
        1940
        Act permits a BDC to invest up to 30 percent of its assets in investments
        that
        do not meet the test for “qualifying assets.” Such investments may be made by us
        with the expectation of achieving a higher rate of return or increased cash
        flow
        with a portion of our portfolio and may fall outside of our targeted investment
        criteria. These investments may be made even though they may expose us to
        greater risks than our other investments and may consequently expose our
        portfolio to more significant losses than may arise from our other investments.
        We may invest up to 30 percent of our total assets in assets that are non
        qualifying assets in among other things, high yield bonds, bridge loans,
        distressed debt, commercial loans, private equity, and securities of public
        companies or secondary market purchases of securities of target portfolio
        companies. Such investments could impact negatively our ability to pay you
        distributions and cause you to lose part of your investment.
    Our
        debt increases the risk of investing in us.
    On
        July
        18, 2007, our previous credit facility was amended to increase the maximum
        principal amount of the revolving credit facility from $20,000,000 to
        $35,000,000.  As of August 31, 2007, we had an outstanding balance of
        $22,500,000 under the credit facility.  The credit facility precludes
        us from incurring additional debt and we may face liquidity constraints as
        a
        result. We may in the future incur incremental debt to increase our ability
        to
        make investments. Lenders from whom we may borrow money or holders of our
        debt
        securities will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior
        to the
        claims of our stockholders, and we have and may grant a security interest
        in our
        assets in connection with our debt. In the case of a liquidation event, those
        lenders or note holders would receive proceeds before our stockholders. In
        addition, debt, also known as leverage, magnifies the potential for gain
        or loss
        on amounts invested and, therefore, increases the risks associated with
        investing in our securities. Leverage is generally considered a speculative
        investment technique and the costs of any leverage transactions will be borne
        by
        our stockholders. In addition, because the base management fees we pay to
        our
        Adviser are based on managed assets (which include any assets purchased with
        borrowed funds) our Adviser may imprudently borrow funds in an attempt to
        increase our managed assets in conflict with our or our stockholders’ best
        interests. If the value of our assets increases, then leveraging would cause
        the
        net asset value attributable to our common shares to increase more than it
        otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Conversely, if the value of our
        assets decreases, leveraging would cause the net asset value attributable
        to our
        common shares to decline more than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged.
        Similarly, any increase in our revenue in excess of interest expense on our
        borrowed funds would cause our net income to increase more than it would
        without
        the leverage. Any decrease in our revenue would cause our net income to decline
        more than it would have had we not borrowed funds and could negatively affect
        our ability to make distributions on our common shares. Our ability to service
        any debt that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and
        the
        performance of our portfolio companies and will be subject to prevailing
        economic conditions and competitive pressures.
    We
        operate in a highly competitive market for investment
        opportunities.
    We
        compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks and
        commercial financing companies to make the types of investments that we plan
        to
        make in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Many of our competitors are
        substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and
        marketing resources than us. For example, some competitors may have a lower
        cost
        of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In
        addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different
        risk assessments, allowing them to consider a wider variety of investments
        and
        establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors
        are
        not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us
        as a
        BDC.
    Our
        quarterly results may fluctuate.
    We
        could
        experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number
        of
        factors, including the return on our equity investments, the interest rates
        payable on our debt investments, the default rates on such investments, the
        level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of
        realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter
        competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of
        these
        factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative
        of
        performance in future periods.
    Our
        portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio
        companies.
    We
        currently have investments in a limited number of portfolio companies. An
        inherent risk associated with this investment concentration is that we may
        be
        adversely affected if one or two of our investments perform poorly or if
        we need
        to write down the value of any one investment. Financial difficulty on the
        part
        of any single portfolio company or the failure of a portfolio company to
        make
        distributions will expose us to a greater risk of loss than would be the
        case if
        we were a “diversified” company holding numerous investments.
    Our
        anticipated investments in privately-held companies present certain challenges,
        including the lack of available information about these companies and a greater
        inability to liquidate our investments in an advantageous
        manner.
    We
        primarily make investments in privately-held companies. Generally, little
        public
        information will exist about these companies, and we will be required to
        rely on
        the ability of our Adviser to obtain adequate information to evaluate the
        potential risks and returns involved in investing in these companies. If
        our
        Adviser is unable to obtain all material information about these companies,
        including with respect to operational, regulatory, environmental, litigation
        and
        managerial risks, our Adviser may not make a fully-informed investment decision,
        and we may lose some or all of the money invested in these companies. In
        addition, our Adviser may inappropriately value the prospects of an investment,
        causing us to overpay for such investment and fail to receive the expected
        or
        projected return on the investment. Substantially all of these securities
        will
        be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be
        less
        liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of these investments
        may
        make it difficult for us to sell such investments at advantageous times and
        prices or in a timely manner. In addition, if we are required to liquidate
        all
        or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less
        than
        the value at which we previously have recorded our investments. We also may
        face
        other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio
        company to the extent that we or one of our affiliates have material non-public
        information regarding such portfolio company.
    Most
        of our portfolio investments are and will continue to be recorded at fair
        value
        as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. As a result, there
        is and
        will continue to be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio
        investments.
    Most
      of
      our investments are and will be in the form of securities or loans that are
      not
      publicly traded. The fair value of these investments may not be readily
      determinable. We will value these investments quarterly at fair value as
      determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
      has
      retained Duff & Phelps, LLC (an independent valuation firm) to provide third
      party valuation consulting services which consists of certain limited procedures
      that the Board of Directors has identified and requested they
      perform.  For the quarter ended August 31, 2007, the Board of
      Directors requested Duff & Phelps, LLC to perform the limited procedures on
      investments in seven portfolio companies comprising approximately 67
      percent of the total investments at fair value as of August 31,
      2007.  Duff & Phelps, LLC’s limited procedures did not involve an
      audit, review, compilation or any other form of examination or attestation
      under
      generally accepted auditing standards.  Upon completion of the limited
      procedures, Duff & Phelps, LLC concluded that the fair value of the
      investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be
      unreasonable.  The Board of Directors are ultimately and solely
      responsible for determining the fair value of the investments in good
      faith.  The types of factors that may be considered in fair value
      pricing of an investment include the nature and realizable value of any
      collateral, the portfolio company’s earnings and ability to make payments, the
      markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly
      traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors. Because
      such
      valuations are inherently uncertain, our determinations of fair value may differ
      materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for
      these
      securities existed. As a result, we may not be able to dispose of our holdings
      at a price equal to or greater than the determined fair value, which could
      have
      a negative impact on our net asset value.
    Our
        equity investments may decline in value.
    The
        equity securities in which we invest may not appreciate or may decline in
        value.
        We may thus not be able to realize gains from our equity securities, and
        any
        gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity securities may
        not be
        sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. As a result, the equity
        securities in which we invest may decline in value, which may negatively
        impact
        our ability to pay distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your
        investment.
    Unrealized
        decreases in the value of debt investments in our portfolio may impact the
        value
        of our common shares and may reduce our income for
        distribution.
    As
        a BDC,
        we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market
        value
        is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith by our Board
        of
        Directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our debt investments
        will be recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized depreciation
        in our
        investment portfolio could be an indication of a portfolio company’s inability
        to meet its obligations to us with respect to the loans whose market values
        or
        fair values decreased. This could result in realized losses in the future
        and
        ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution in future
        periods.
    When
        we are a minority equity or a debt investor in a portfolio company, we may
        not
        be in a position to control that portfolio company.
      When
        we
        make minority equity investments or invest in debt, we will be subject to
        the
        risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we may
        disagree, and that the stockholders and management of such company may take
        risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests. As a result,
        a
        portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our
        investments.
    Our
        portfolio companies can incur debt that ranks senior to our equity investments
        in such companies.
    Portfolio
        companies in which we invest usually will have, or may be permitted to incur,
        debt that ranks senior to our equity investments. As a result, payments on
        such
        securities may have to be made before we receive any payments on our
        investments. For example, these debt instruments may provide that the holders
        are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the
        dates
        on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to our investments.
        These debt instruments will usually prohibit the portfolio companies from
        paying
        interest on or repaying our investments in the event and during the continuance
        of a default under such debt. In the event of insolvency, liquidation,
        dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders
        of
        debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company
        would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive
        any
        distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying its senior creditors,
        a portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use to repay its
        obligation to us or provide a full or even partial return of capital on an
        equity investment made by us.
    If
      our investments do not meet our performance expectations, you may not receive
      distributions.
    We
        intend
        to make distributions on a quarterly basis to our stockholders out of assets
        legally available for distribution. We may not be able to achieve operating
        results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to
        increase the amount of these distributions from time to time. In addition,
        due
        to the asset coverage test applicable to us as a BDC, we may be limited in
        our
        ability to make distributions.  Also, restrictions and provisions in
        any future credit facilities and debt securities may limit our ability to
        make
        distributions. We cannot assure you that you will receive distributions at
        a
        particular level or at all.
    The
        lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business, and
        if
        we need to sell any of our investments, we may not be able to do so at a
        favorable price. As a result, we may suffer
        losses.
    We
        generally expect to invest in the equity of companies whose securities are
        not
        publicly traded, and whose securities will be subject to legal and other
        restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly-traded
        securities. We also expect to invest in debt securities with terms of five
        to
        ten years and hold such investments until maturity. The illiquidity of
        these investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments
        when
        desired. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of
        our
        portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which
        we
        had previously recorded these investments. As a result, we do not expect
        to
        achieve liquidity in our investments in the near-term. However, to maintain
        our
        status as a BDC, we may have to dispose of investments if we do not satisfy
        one
        or more of the applicable criteria under the regulatory framework. Our
        investments are usually subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale
        or are otherwise illiquid because there is usually no established trading
        market
        for such investments. The illiquidity of most of our investments may make
        it
        difficult for us to dispose of them at a favorable price, and, as a result,
        we
        may suffer losses.
    We
        will be exposed to risks associated with changes in interest
        rates.
    Equity
        securities may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, which
        generally increase borrowing costs and the cost of capital and may reduce
        the
        ability of portfolio companies in which we own equity securities to either
        execute acquisitions or expansion projects in a cost-effective manner or
        provide
        us liquidity by completing an initial public offering or completing a sale.
        Fluctuations in interest rates will also impact any debt investments we make.
        Changes in interest rates may also negatively impact the costs of our
        outstanding borrowings, if any.
    We
      may not have the funds to make additional investments in our portfolio
      companies.
    After
        our
        initial investment in a portfolio company, we may be called upon from time
        to
        time to provide additional funds to such company or have the opportunity
        to
        increase our investment through the exercise of a warrant to purchase common
        stock. There is no assurance that we will make, or will have sufficient funds
        to
        make, follow-on investments. Any decisions not to make a follow-on investment
        or
        any inability on our part to make such an investment may have a negative
        impact
        on a portfolio company in need of such an investment, may result in a missed
        opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation
        or
        may reduce the expected yield on the investment.
    Changes
        in laws or regulations or in the interpretations of laws or regulations could
        significantly affect our operations and cost of doing
        business.
    We
        are
        subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations and are subject
        to
        judicial and administrative decisions that affect our operations, including
        loan
        originations, maximum interest rates, fees and other charges,
        disclosures to portfolio companies, the terms of secured transactions,
        collection and foreclosure procedures and other trade practices. If these
        laws,
        regulations or decisions change, we may have to incur significant expenses
        in
        order to comply, or we may have to restrict our operations. In addition,
        if we
        do not comply with applicable laws, regulations and decisions, or fail to
        obtain
        licenses that may become necessary for the conduct of our business; we may
        be
        subject to civil fines and criminal penalties, any of which could have a
        material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations or financial
        condition.
    Our
        internal controls over financial reporting may not be adequate, and our
        independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify
        as to
        their adequacy, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our
        business and reputation.
    We
        are
        evaluating our internal controls over financial reporting.  We plan to
        design enhanced processes and controls to address any issues that might be
        identified.  As a result, we expect to incur significant additional
        expenses in the near term, which will negatively impact our financial
        performance and our ability to make distributions.  This process will
        also result in a diversion of management’s time and attention.  We
        cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing
        and
        remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations and may not
        be
        able to ensure that the process is effective or that the internal controls
        are,
        or will be effective in a timely manner.  Beginning with our annual
        report for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2008, our management will be
        required to report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant
        to
        Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules and regulations of
        the
        SEC there under.  We will be required to review on an annual basis our
        internal controls over financial reporting, and to disclose on a quarterly
        basis
        changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
        affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. There can be no
        assurance that our quarterly reviews will not identify material
        weaknesses.
    Risks
        Related to an Investment in the
U.S. Energy Infrastructure
        Sector
    Our
      portfolio is and will continue to be concentrated in the energy infrastructure
      sector, which will subject us to more risks than if we were broadly
      diversified.
    We
        invest
        primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies. Because
        we
        are specifically focused on the energy infrastructure sector, investments
        in our
        common shares may present more risks than if we were broadly diversified
        over
        numerous sectors of the economy. Therefore, a downturn in the U.S. energy
        infrastructure sector would have a larger impact on us than on an investment
        company that does not concentrate in one sector of the economy. The energy
        infrastructure sector can be significantly affected by the supply of and
        demand
        for specific products and services; the supply and demand for crude oil,
        natural
        gas, and other energy commodities; the price of crude oil, natural gas, and
        other energy commodities; exploration, production and other capital
        expenditures; government regulation; world and regional events and economic
        conditions. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy
        infrastructure sector may lag the performance of securities of companies
        in
        other sectors or the broader market as a whole.
    The
        portfolio companies in which we invest are subject to variations in the supply
        and demand of various energy commodities.
    A
        decrease in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil,
        coal,
        refined petroleum products or other energy commodities, or a decrease in
        the
        volume of such commodities available for transportation, mining, processing,
        storage or distribution, may adversely impact the financial performance of
        companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Production declines and volume
        decreases could be caused by various factors, including catastrophic events
        affecting production, depletion of resources, labor difficulties, political
        events, OPEC actions, environmental proceedings, increased regulations,
        equipment failures and unexpected maintenance problems, failure to obtain
        necessary permits, unscheduled outages, unanticipated expenses, inability
        to
        successfully carry out new construction or acquisitions, import supply
        disruption, increased competition from alternative energy sources or related
        commodity prices. Alternatively, a sustained decline in demand for such
        commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of companies
        in the energy infrastructure sector. Factors that could lead to a decline
        in
        demand include economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, higher
        fuel taxes or governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer
        shifts to the use of alternative fuel sources, changes in commodity prices
        or
        weather.
    Many
        companies in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to the risk that
        they,
        or their customers, will be unable to replace depleted reserves of energy
        commodities.
    Many
        companies in the energy infrastructure sector are either engaged in the
        production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum
        products or coal, or are engaged in transporting, storing, distributing and
        processing these items on behalf of producers. To maintain or grow their
        revenues, many customers of these companies need to maintain or expand their
        reserves through exploration of new sources of
        supply, through the development of existing sources, through acquisitions,
        or
        through long-term contracts to acquire reserves. The financial performance
        of
        companies in the energy infrastructure sector may be adversely affected if
        the
        companies to which they provide service are unable to cost-effectively acquire
        additional reserves sufficient to replace the natural
        decline.
    Our
        portfolio companies are and will be subject to extensive regulation because
        of
        their participation in the energy infrastructure
        sector.
    Companies
        in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to significant federal, state
        and local government regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations,
        including how facilities are constructed, maintained and operated, environmental
        and safety controls, and the prices they may charge for the products and
        services they provide. Various governmental authorities have the power to
        enforce compliance with these regulations and the permits issued under them,
        and
        violators are subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including
        civil fines, injunctions or both. Stricter laws, regulations or enforcement
        policies could be enacted in the future that likely would increase compliance
        costs and may adversely affect the financial performance of companies in
        the
        energy infrastructure sector and the value of our investments in those
        companies.
    Our
        portfolio companies are and will be subject to the risk of fluctuations in
        commodity prices.
    The
        operations and financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure
        sector may be directly affected by energy commodity prices, especially those
        companies in the energy infrastructure sector owning the underlying energy
        commodity. Commodity prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes
        in
        market and economic conditions, the impact of weather on demand or supply,
        levels of domestic production and imported commodities, energy conservation,
        domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation and the availability
        of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems. Volatility of
        commodity prices, which may lead to a reduction in production or supply,
        may
        also negatively impact the performance of companies in the energy infrastructure
        sector that are solely involved in the transportation, processing, storing,
        distribution or marketing of commodities. Volatility of commodity prices
        may
        also make it more difficult for companies in the energy infrastructure sector
        to
        raise capital to the extent the market perceives that their performance may
        be
        tied directly or indirectly to commodity prices. Historically, energy commodity
        prices have been cyclical and exhibited significant
        volatility.
    Our
        portfolio companies are and will be subject to the risk of extreme weather
        patterns.
    Extreme
        weather patterns, such as Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and
        Rita
        in 2005 could result in significant volatility in the supply of energy and
        power. This volatility may create fluctuations in commodity prices and earnings
        of companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Moreover, any extreme weather
        patterns, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, could adversely impact the
        assets
        and valuation of our portfolio companies.
    Acts
      of terrorism may adversely affect us.
    The
        value
        of our common shares, warrants, and our investments could be significantly
        and
        negatively impacted as a result of terrorist activities, such as the terrorist
        attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; war, such as the
        war in Iraq and its aftermath; and other geopolitical events, including upheaval
        in the Middle East or other energy producing regions. The U.S. government
        has issued warnings that energy assets, specifically those related to pipeline
        infrastructure, production facilities and transmission and distribution
        facilities, might be specific targets of terrorist activity. Such events
        have
        led, and in the future may lead, to short-term market volatility and may
        have
        long-term effects on the U.S. economy and markets. Such events may also
        adversely affect our business and financial condition.
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                2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
                PROCEEDS. | 
On
      February 1, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective
      our
      Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-136923) for the initial
      public offering of 5,740,000 of our common shares at a price of $15.00 per
      share. We commenced our offering immediately thereafter. On February 7, 2007,
      we
      completed the sale of 5,740,000 shares of common stock at a price of $15.00
      per
      share. Merrill Lynch
      & Co. acted as the book running manager.  Stifel Nicolaus,
      Wachovia Securities, Oppenheimer & Co. and Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated
      acted as co-managers.
    The
      gross
      proceeds of the offering were $86,100,000 and we received net proceeds from
      the
      offering (after deducting offering expenses of $850,574 and the sales load
      of
      $6,027,000) of $79,222,426. Our total offering expenses consisted of legal,
      accounting, printing and miscellaneous expenses.  No payments for such
      expenses were made directly or indirectly to (i) any of our directors,
      officers or their associates, (ii) any person owning 10 percent or more of
      any class of our equity securities, or (iii) any of our
      affiliates.
    We
      used
      $19,098,750 of the net proceeds of the offering to pay dividends on, and redeem
      all of our previously outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock and
      $12,600,000 of the net proceeds of the offering to repay the outstanding balance
      of our credit facility.  The remaining net proceeds have been used to
      fund additional investments in new and existing portfolio
      companies.
    On
      July
      26, 2007, a resale registration statement covering securities issued in private
      placements prior to the company’s initial public offering was declared
      effective.  The securities registered for resale are the common stock
      and warrants issued in September 2005 in our seed round, the common stock and
      warrants issued in December 2005 and January 2006 in our initial private
      placement, the warrants issued in December 2006, and the common stock issuable
      upon exercise of the warrants.  We will not receive any proceeds from
      the securities registered for resale, other than cash consideration in
      connection with the exercise of the warrants.  As of August 31, 2007,
      a total of 11,350 warrants have been exercised (with a corresponding number
      of
      common shares issued upon exercise) at $15.00 per common share, for proceeds
      of
      $170,250.  All such proceeds have been used for working capital
      purposes.
    On
      June
      1, 2007, we issued 2,384 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment
      plan pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
      Securities Act of 1933.  The aggregate offering price for the shares
      of common stock sold under the dividend reinvestment plan was approximately
      $42,537 and the proceeds were used for working capital purposes.
    We
      did
      not repurchase any of our common shares during the period from our initial
      public offering through August 31, 2007.
    |  | ITEM
                3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR
                SECURITIES. | 
Not
      applicable.
    |  | ITEM
                4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
                HOLDERS. | 
Not
      applicable.
    |  | ITEM
                5.  OTHER
                INFORMATION. | 
Not
      applicable.
    |  Exhibit |  | Description | 
|  |  | |
| 4.1 | Dividend
                Reinvestment Plan (as amended effective June 1, 2007), is filed
                herewith | |
| 10.1 |  | First
                Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2007, by and
                among the
                Company and U.S. Bank, N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger,
                and Bank
                of Oklahoma, N.A., which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form
                8-K filed
                on July 20, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit
                10.1 | 
| 31.1 | Certification
                by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a),
                as
                adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
                is
                filed herewith | |
| 31.2 | Cer | Certification
                by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a),
                as
                adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
                is
                filed herewith | 
| 32.1 | Certification
                by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                18
                U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is furnished
                herewith | 
All
      other
      exhibits for which provision is made in the applicable regulations of the
      Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related
      instruction or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
    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 thereunto
      duly authorized.
    | TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION | |||
| Date: 
                October 12, 2007 | By:
                 | /s/ Terry C. Matlack | |
| Terry C. Matlack | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
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