CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 May (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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x QUARTERLY
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended May 31, 2007
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o TRANSITION
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period
from to
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COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 001-33292
TORTOISE
CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
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20-3431375
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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10801
MASTIN BOULEVARD, SUITE 222
OVERLAND
PARK, KANSAS 66210
(Address
of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(866)
362-9331
(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 June 30, 2007 was 8,840,105.
1
TORTOISE
CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
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PART
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Item
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Item
1A.
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Item
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SIGNATURES
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Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
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STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS&
LIABILITIES
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May
31, 2007
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November
30, 2006
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Investments
at value, non-affiliated (cost $53,074,126 and $21,867,831,
respectively)
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$ |
60,929,415
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$ |
22,196,689
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Investments
at value, affiliated (cost $48,753,776 and $14,828,825,
respectively)
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50,701,156
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14,828,825
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Investments
at value, control (cost $18,800,000 and $5,550,000,
respectively)
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18,973,954
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5,550,000
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Total
investments (cost $120,627,902 and $42,246,656,
respectively)
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130,604,525
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42,575,514
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Dividends
receivable
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124,586
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24,262
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Interest
receivable from control investments
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61,859
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43,983
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Other
receivable from affiliate
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-
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44,487
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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109,863
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244,766
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Total
assets
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130,900,833
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42,933,012
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Liabilities
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Management
fees payable to Adviser
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468,000
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112,765
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Accrued
capital gain incentive fees payable to Adviser (Note 4)
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1,496,494
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-
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Dividend
payable on common shares
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1,414,035
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-
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
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143,289
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155,303
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Current
tax liability
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67,786
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86,386
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Deferred
tax liability
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3,174,261
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250,156
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Total
liabilities
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6,763,865
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604,610
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Net
assets applicable to common stockholders
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$ |
124,136,968
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$ |
42,328,402
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Net
Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders Consist
of
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Warrants,
no par value; 948,005 issued and outstanding
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at
May 31, 2007 and 772,124 issued and outstanding at
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November
30, 2006 (5,000,000 authorized)
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$ |
1,374,147
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$ |
1,104,137
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Capital
stock, $0.001 par value; 8,837,721 shares issued and
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outstanding
at May 31, 2007 and 3,088,596 issued and outstanding
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at
November 30, 2006 (100,000,000 shares authorized)
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8,838
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3,089
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Additional
paid-in capital
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118,662,119
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41,018,413
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Accumulated
net investment loss, net of deferred tax benefit
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(2,101,017 | ) |
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Accumulated
realized gain (loss), net of deferred tax expense
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7,595
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Net
unrealized appreciation of investments, net of deferred tax
expense
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6,185,286
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203,669
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Net
assets applicable to common stockholders
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$ |
124,136,968
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$ |
42,328,402
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Net
Asset Value per common share outstanding (net assets
applicable
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to
common shares, divided by common shares outstanding)
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$ |
14.05
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$ |
13.70
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See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
3
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
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SCHEDULES
OF INVESTMENTS
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May
31, 2007
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(Unaudited)
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Company
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Industry
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Type
of Investment
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Cost
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Value
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Control
Investments (1)
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Mowood,
L.L.C.
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Natural
Gas Distribution
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Equity
Interest (100%) (2)
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$ |
1,500,000
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$ |
1,673,954
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Subordinated
Debt (12% Due 7/01/2016) (2)
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5,050,000
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5,050,000
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VantaCore
Partners, L.P.
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Aggregate
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Common
Units (425,000) (2)
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8,500,000
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8,500,000
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Subordinated
Debt (10.86% Due 5/21/2014) (2)
(3)
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3,750,000
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3,750,000
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Incentive
Distribution Rights (789 units) (2)
(6)
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-
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Total
Control Investments - 15.3% (4)
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18,800,000
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18,973,954
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Affiliated
Investments (5)
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High
Sierra Energy, L.P.
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Diversified
Energy Infrastructure
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Common
Units (633,179) (2)
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14,373,762
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17,279,455
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Quest
Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas/Gathering Processing
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Common
Units (945,946) (2)
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17,228,876
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15,836,890
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Millennium
Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas/Gathering Processing
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Class
A Common Units (875,000) (2)
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17,132,568
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17,584,811
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Incentive
Distribution Rights (78 units) (2)
(6)
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18,570
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Total
Affiliated Investments - 40.8% (4)
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48,753,776
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50,701,156
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Non-affiliated
Investments
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Abraxas
Energy Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas Gathering/Processing
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Common
Units (450,181) (2)
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7,500,015
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7,500,015
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Eagle
Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas Gathering/Processing
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Common
Units (659,071)
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11,316,198
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15,830,885
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Legacy
Reserves, L.P.
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Natural
Gas and Oil Exploitation
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Limited
Partner Units (264,705) (2)
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4,073,598
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7,585,386
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High
Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C.
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Diversified
Energy Infrastructure
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Equity
Interest (3%) (2)
(6)
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2,421,186
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2,250,000
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Alpine
Municipal Money Market Fund
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Short-term
investment
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Class
I
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18,459,523
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18,459,523
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Fidelity
Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio Fund
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Short-term
investment
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Class
I
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8,803,606
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8,803,606
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AIM
Short-term Investments Prime Portfolio Money Market Fund
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Short-term
investment
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Institutional
Class
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500,000
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500,000
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Total
Non-affiliated Investments - 49.1% (4)
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53,074,126
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60,929,415
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Total
Investments - 105.2%(4)
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$ |
120,627,902
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$ |
130,604,525
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(1)
Control investments are generally defined under the Investment
Company Act
of 1940 as companies in which
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at
least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 7 to the
financial
statements for further disclosure.
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(2)
Fair valued securities have a total value of $87,010,511, which
represents
70.1% of net assets applicable to common
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||||||||||
stockholders.
These securities are deemed to be restricted; see Note 6 to the
financial
statements for further disclosure.
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(3) Security
is a variable rate instrument. Interest rate is as of May 31,
2007.
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(4)
Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
stockholders.
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(5)
Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment
Company
Act of 1940 as companies in which
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at
least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments
in which at least 25% of the voting securities are
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owned
are generally defined as control investments as described in
footnote 1;
see Note 7 to the financial statements for further
disclosure.
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(6)
Currently non-income producing.
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See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
4
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
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SCHEDULES
OF INVESTMENTS
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November
30, 2006
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Company
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Industry
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Type
of Investment
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Cost
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Value
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Control
Investments (1)
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Mowood,
L.L.C.
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Natural
Gas Distribution
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Equity
Interest (100%) (2)
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$ |
1,000,000
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$ |
1,000,000
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Subordinated
Debt (12% Due 7/01/2016) (2)
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4,550,000
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4,550,000
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Total
Control Investments - 13.2% (3)
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5,550,000
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5,550,000
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Affiliated
Investments (4)
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High
Sierra Energy, L.P.
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Diversified
Energy Infrastructure
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Common
Units (633,179) (2)
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14,828,825
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14,828,825
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Total
Affiliated Investments - 35.0% (3)
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14,828,825
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14,828,825
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Non-affiliated
Investments
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Eagle
Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas Gathering/Processing
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Common
Units (474,071) (2)
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8,449,785
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8,533,278
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Eagle
Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
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Natural
Gas Gathering/Processing
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Common
Units (185,000)
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3,515,000
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3,494,650
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Legacy
Reserves, L.P.
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Natural
Gas and Oil Exploitation
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Limited
Partner Units (264,705) (2)
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4,300,446
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4,566,161
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High
Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C.
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Diversified
Energy Infrastructure
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Options
(3%) (2)
(5)
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171,186
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171,186
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First
American Prime Obligations Money Market Fund
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Short-term
investment
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Class
Y
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5,431,414
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5,431,414
|
||||||
Total
Non-affiliated Investments - 52.4% (3)
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21,867,831
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22,196,689
|
||||||||
Total
Investments - 100.6%
(3)
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$ |
42,246,656
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$ |
42,575,514
|
||||||
(1)
Control investments are generally defined under the Investment
Company Act
of 1940 as companies in which
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||||||||||
at
least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 7 to the
financial
statements for further disclosure.
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(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.
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||||||||||
(3)
Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common
stockholders.
|
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(4)
Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment
Company
Act of 1940 as companies in which
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at
least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments
in which at least 25% of the voting securities are
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owned
are generally defined as control investments as described in
footnote 1;
see Note 7 to the financial statements for further
disclosure.
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(5)
The Company has an option to purchase a 3% Membership Interest
(fully
diluted) in High Sierra Energy GP, LLC at an
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exercise
price of $2,250,000. The option may be exercised any time prior
to May 2,
2007.
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See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
5
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
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STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
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For
the three months ended
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For
the three months ended
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For
the six months ended
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Period
from
December
8, 2005 (1) through
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May
31, 2007
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May
31, 2006
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May
31, 2007
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May
31, 2006
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Investment
Income
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Distributions
received from investments
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Non-affiliated
investments
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$ |
347,442
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$ |
-
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$ |
695,872
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$ |
-
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Affiliated
investments
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1,078,025
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-
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1,333,282
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-
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Total
distributions received from investments
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1,425,467
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2,029,154
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Less
return of capital on distributions
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||||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated
investments
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(602,896 | ) |
-
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(889,148 | ) |
-
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Affiliated
investments
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(881,245 | ) |
-
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(1,075,050 | ) |
-
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Net
distributions from investments
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(58,674 | ) |
-
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64,956
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-
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Dividends
from money market mutual funds
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442,126
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347,496
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581,659
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751,001
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Interest
income from control investments
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162,404
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-
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290,876
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-
|
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Total
Investment Income
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545,856
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347,496
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937,491
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751,001
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||||||||||||
Expenses
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Base
management fees
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468,012
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169,367
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848,079
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306,163
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Capital
gain incentive fees (Note 4)
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1,008,867
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-
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1,496,494
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-
|
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Professional
fees
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157,467
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44,201
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214,848
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83,597
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Directors'
fees
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25,205
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23,129
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48,373
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43,743
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||||||||||||
Administrator
fees
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20,063
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(6,844 | ) |
30,736
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-
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|||||||||||
Reports
to stockholders
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11,847
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2,067
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16,305
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15,810
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||||||||||||
Fund
accounting fees
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8,428
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6,599
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14,277
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12,409
|
||||||||||||
Stock
transfer agent fees
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3,680
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7,260
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7,280
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10,009
|
||||||||||||
Custodian
fees and expenses
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2,545
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1,610
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5,145
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3,438
|
||||||||||||
Registration
fees
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6,395
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-
|
8,063
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-
|
||||||||||||
Other
expenses
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11,454
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3,908
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17,992
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10,849
|
||||||||||||
Total
Expenses before Interest Expense,
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends and Loss on Redemption of Preferred
Stock
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1,723,963
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251,297
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2,707,592
|
486,018
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(5,771 | ) |
-
|
117,710
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividends
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-
|
-
|
228,750
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Loss
on redemption of preferred stock
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(33,346 | ) |
-
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731,713
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-
|
|||||||||||
Total
Interest Expense, Preferred Stock Dividends
|
||||||||||||||||
and
Loss on Redemption of Preferred Stock
|
(39,117 | ) |
-
|
1,078,173
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
Expenses
|
1,684,846
|
251,297
|
3,785,765
|
486,018
|
||||||||||||
Net
Investment Income (Loss), before Income Taxes
|
(1,138,990 | ) |
96,199
|
(2,848,274 | ) |
264,983
|
||||||||||
Current
tax expense
|
-
|
(34,855 | ) |
-
|
(95,955 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred
tax benefit
|
432,817
|
-
|
747,257
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
tax benefit (expense)
|
432,817
|
(34,855 | ) |
747,257
|
(95,955 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
Investment Income (Loss)
|
(706,173 | ) |
61,344
|
(2,101,017 | ) |
169,028
|
||||||||||
Realized
and Unrealized Gain on Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
realized gain on investments, before deferred tax expense
|
13,712
|
-
|
13,712
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
tax expense
|
(5,211 | ) |
-
|
(5,211 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||
Net
Realized Gain on Investments
|
8,501
|
-
|
8,501
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation of non-affiliated investments
|
5,179,360
|
-
|
7,507,863
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation of affiliated investments
|
1,505,983
|
-
|
1,965,951
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation of control investments
|
40,435
|
-
|
173,954
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation, before deferred tax expense
|
6,725,778
|
-
|
9,647,768
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
tax expense
|
(2,555,796 | ) |
-
|
(3,666,151 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||
Net
Unrealized Appreciation of Investments
|
4,169,982
|
-
|
5,981,617
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments
|
4,178,483
|
-
|
5,990,118
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common
Stockholders
|
||||||||||||||||
Resulting
from Operations
|
$ |
3,472,310
|
$ |
61,344
|
$ |
3,889,101
|
$ |
169,028
|
||||||||
Net
Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders:
|
||||||||||||||||
Resulting
from Operations Per Common Share
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ |
0.39
|
$ |
0.02
|
$ |
0.58
|
$ |
0.05
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
$ |
0.35
|
$ |
0.02
|
$ |
0.51
|
$ |
0.05
|
||||||||
Weighted
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
8,830,580
|
3,088,596
|
6,653,445
|
3,088,596
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
9,785,726
|
3,088,596
|
7,587,209
|
3,088,596
|
||||||||||||
(1)
Commencement of Operations.
|
See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
6
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
|
||||||||||||
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
For
the six months ended
|
Period
from
December
8, 2005 (1)
through
|
Period
from
December
8, 2005 (1)
through
|
||||||||||
May
31, 2007
|
May
31, 2006
|
November
30, 2006
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||
Operations
|
||||||||||||
Net
investment income (loss)
|
$ | (2,101,017 | ) | $ |
169,028
|
$ |
733,276
|
|||||
Net
realized gain (loss) on investments
|
8,501
|
(906 | ) | |||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation of investments
|
5,981,617
|
$ |
-
|
203,669
|
||||||||
Net
increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting
from
operations
|
3,889,101
|
169,028
|
936,039
|
|||||||||
Dividends
and Distributions to Common Stockholders
|
||||||||||||
Net
investment income
|
-
|
-
|
(639,220 | ) | ||||||||
Return
of capital
|
(1,722,895 | ) |
-
|
(410,903 | ) | |||||||
Total
dividends and distributions to common stockholders
|
(1,722,895 | ) |
-
|
(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 185,006 warrants
|
283,059
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of 9,125 warrants
|
136,875
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Underwriting
discounts and offering expenses associated with the issuance
of
|
||||||||||||
common
shares
|
(6,877,574 | ) | (3,769,372 | ) | (3,769,373 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase in net assets, applicable to common stockholders, from capital
share transactions
|
79,642,360
|
42,230,633
|
42,230,632
|
|||||||||
Total
increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders
|
81,808,566
|
42,399,661
|
42,116,548
|
|||||||||
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||
Beginning
of period
|
42,328,402
|
211,854
|
211,854
|
|||||||||
End
of period
|
$ |
124,136,968
|
$ |
42,611,515
|
$ |
42,328,402
|
||||||
Accumulated
net investment income (loss) net of deferred tax expense (benefit),
at end
of period
|
$ | (2,101,017 | ) | $ |
74,973
|
$ |
-
|
|||||
(1)
Commencement of Operations.
|
See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
7
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
|
||||||||
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
|
||||||||
For
the six
months
ended
May
31, 2007
|
Period
from
December
8, 2005 (1)
through
May
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
||||||||
Distributions
received from investments
|
$ |
2,029,104
|
$ |
-
|
||||
Interest
and dividend income received
|
754,385
|
646,060
|
||||||
Purchases
of long-term investments
|
(58,000,016 | ) | (16,999,991 | ) | ||||
Purchases
of short-term investments, net
|
(22,331,715 | ) | (25,758,402 | ) | ||||
Interest
expense paid
|
(122,231 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Preferred
stock dividends
|
(228,750 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Current
tax expense paid
|
(18,600 | ) | ||||||
Operating
expenses paid
|
(877,205 | ) | (424,210 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(78,795,028 | ) | (42,536,543 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
86,236,875
|
46,000,005
|
||||||
Common
stock issuance costs
|
(6,684,333 | ) | (3,769,372 | ) | ||||
Issuance
of preferred stock
|
18,216,941
|
-
|
||||||
Redemption
of preferred stock
|
(18,870,000 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Preferred
stock issuance costs
|
(78,654 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Issuance
of warrants
|
283,059
|
-
|
||||||
Advances
from revolving line of credit
|
12,600,000
|
-
|
||||||
Repayments
on revolving line of credit
|
(12,600,000 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Dividends
paid to common stockholders
|
(308,860 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
78,795,028
|
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
|
$ |
3,889,101
|
$ |
169,028
|
||||
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
|
(58,000,016 | ) | (16,999,991 | ) | ||||
Return
of capital on distributions received
|
1,964,198
|
-
|
||||||
Net
purchases of short-term investments
|
(22,331,715 | ) | (25,758,402 | ) | ||||
Accrued
capital gain incentive fees payable to Adviser
|
1,496,494
|
-
|
||||||
Deferred
income tax expense
|
2,924,105
|
-
|
||||||
Realized
gains on investments
|
(13,712 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Loss
on redemption of preferred stock
|
731,713
|
-
|
||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation of investments
|
(9,647,768 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
|
||||||||
Increase
in interest and dividends receivable
|
(118,200 | ) | (104,941 | ) | ||||
Increase
in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(13,850 | ) | (19,789 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in current tax liability
|
(18,600 | ) |
95,955
|
|||||
Increase
in management fees payable to Adviser
|
355,235
|
106,802
|
||||||
Decrease
in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
(12,013 | ) | (25,205 | ) | ||||
Total
adjustments
|
(82,684,129 | ) | (42,705,571 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
$ | (78,795,028 | ) | $ | (42,536,543 | ) | ||
(1)
Commencement of Operations.
|
See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
8
Tortoise
Capital Resources Corporation
|
||||||||||||
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
|
||||||||||||
For
the six months ended
|
Period
from December 8, 2005 (1)
through
|
Period
from December 8, 2005 (1)
through
|
||||||||||
May
31, 2007
|
May
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)
|
0.02
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
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 | ) |
0.02
|
0.21
|
||||||||
Net
realized and unrealized gain on investments (4)
|
0.84
|
-
|
0.05
|
|||||||||
Total
increase from investment operations
|
0.60
|
0.02
|
0.26
|
|||||||||
Less
Dividends and Distributions to Common Stockholders:
|
||||||||||||
Net
investment income
|
-
|
-
|
(0.21 | ) | ||||||||
Return
of capital
|
(0.26 | ) |
-
|
(0.13 | ) | |||||||
Total
dividends and distributions to common stockholders
|
(0.26 | ) |
-
|
(0.34 | ) | |||||||
Net
Asset Value, end of period
|
$ |
14.05
|
$ |
13.80
|
$ |
13.70
|
||||||
Per
common share market value, end of period (5)
|
$ |
17.85
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||
Total
Investment Return, including capital gain incentive fees, based on
net
asset value (6)
|
4.22 | % | (8.00 | )% | (6.39 | )% | ||||||
Total
Investment Return, excluding capital gain incentive fees, based on
net
asset value (6)
|
5.48 | % | (8.00 | )% | (6.39 | )% | ||||||
Total
Investment Return, based on market value (7)
|
20.07 | % |
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||||
Supplemental
Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||
Net
assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period
(000's)
|
$ |
124,137
|
$ |
42,612
|
$ |
42,328
|
||||||
Ratio
of expenses (including current and deferred income tax
expense
|
||||||||||||
and
capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets: (8) (9)
(10)
|
14.66 | % | 2.88 | % | 3.64 | % | ||||||
Ratio
of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax
expense)
|
||||||||||||
to
average net assets: (8)
(11)
|
8.27 | % | 2.40 | % | 2.40 | % | ||||||
Ratio
of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax
expense
|
||||||||||||
and
capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets: (8) (11)
(12)
|
5.00 | % | 2.40 | % | 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) (9)
(10)
|
(2.95 | )% | 0.84 | % | 2.71 | % | ||||||
Ratio
of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before
current
|
||||||||||||
and
deferred income tax expense : (8)
(11)
|
(6.22 | )% | 0.84 | % | 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) (11)
(12)
|
(12.61 | )% | 0.36 | % | 1.47 | % | ||||||
Portfolio
turnover rate (8)
|
0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 9.51 | % | ||||||
(1)
Commencement of Operations.
|
||||||||||||
(2)
Information
presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the
entire
period.
|
||||||||||||
(3)
This amount
represents the premium on the initial public offering of $1.17 per
share,
less the underwriting discounts and offering costs of $1.15 per
share.
|
||||||||||||
(4)
The per
common share data for the period from December 8, 2005 through May
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 2C to the financial statements
for further disclosure.
|
||||||||||||
(5)
Per common
share market value for the period from December 8, 2005 through May
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 market
value,
|
||||||||||||
end
of period. Total investment return on a market value basis is shown
for
the period from February 7, 2007 (the Company's initial public offering)
through May 31, 2007.
|
||||||||||||
Total
investment return does not reflect brokerage
commissions.
|
||||||||||||
(8)
Annualized
for periods less than one full year.
|
||||||||||||
(9)
For the six
months ended May 31, 2007, the Company accrued $2,924,105 in net
deferred income tax expense.
|
||||||||||||
For
the period from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006, the Company
accrued $95,955 in current 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
six months ended May 31, 2007, the Company accrued $1,496,494 in
capital gain incentive fees. There were no capital gain incentive
fees accrued for the period from
|
||||||||||||
December
8, 2005 through May 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.
|
See
Accompanying Notes to the Financial
Statements
9
TORTOISE
CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MAY
31, 2007
(UNAUDITED)
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
managing portfolios of securities of MLPs and other energy
companies.
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 Company has also
retained an independent valuation firm to provide valuation assistance for
particular investments, as requested by the Board of Directors.
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 warrants or free equity securities (“nominal cost equity”), the
Company allocates the cost basis of the nominal cost equity at the time of
origination, if any. 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 six-month periods ended May 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 current period, 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 three-month and six-month periods
ended May 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 six-month period ended May 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 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 31percent 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.
10
F.
Federal and State Income Taxation– The Company, as a corporation, is
obligated to pay federal and state income tax on its taxable income. The Company
invests its assets primarily in limited partnerships (LPs) 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 $850,574
(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. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open years as of the
effective 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 issued unsecured subordinated debt and equity securities
within the U.S. energy infrastructure sector that will generally be expected
to
pay interest or dividends on a current basis. The Company seeks to
obtain enhanced returns through warrants or other equity conversion features
within certain subordinated debt securities in which the Company
invests. 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, with the first potential fee commencing
on December 8, 2006. 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
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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 six-month period ended May 31, 2007, the
Company accrued no investment income fees, and accrued $1,496,494 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.
All
fiscal year-end valuations are determined by the Company in accordance with
U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles, the 1940 Act, and the policies and
procedures of the Company. 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 Advisor 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, L.L.C. 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 May 31, 2007, and November 30, 2006 are as
follows:
May
31, 2007
|
November
30, 2006
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset:
|
||||||||
Organization
costs
|
$ |
30,406
|
$ |
31,532
|
||||
Capital
gain incentive fees
|
568,668
|
-
|
||||||
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
607,937
|
-
|
||||||
1,207,011
|
31,532
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
||||||||
Net
unrealized gains on investment securities
|
3,791,118
|
124,967
|
||||||
Basis
reduction of investment in MLPs
|
590,154
|
156,721
|
||||||
4,381,272
|
281,688
|
|||||||
Total
net deferred tax liability
|
$ |
3,174,261
|
$ |
250,156
|
The
amount of deferred tax asset for the net operating loss at May 31, 2007 is
for
the year to date operations for the year ended November 30, 2007.
Total
income taxes differ from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory
income tax rate of 34 percent for the periods ended May 31, 2007 and 35 percent
for the periods ended May 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
|
|||||||
May
31, 2007
|
May
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Application
of statutory income tax rate
|
$ |
1,904,282
|
$ |
31,280
|
||||
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
224,033
|
3,575
|
||||||
Total
|
$ |
2,128,315
|
$ |
34,855
|
For
the six
|
For
the period
|
|||||||
months
ended
|
December
8, 2006 to
|
|||||||
May
31, 2007
|
May
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Application
of statutory income tax rate
|
$ |
2,316,490
|
$ |
86,113
|
||||
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
272,528
|
9,842
|
||||||
Preferred
dividends
|
86,925
|
-
|
||||||
Loss
on redemption of preferred stock
|
248,162
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$ |
2,924,105
|
$ |
95,955
|
For
the
three months ended May 31, 2007, the components of income tax expense include
deferred federal and state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $1,904,282
and $224,033, respectively. For the three months ended May 31, 2006,
the components of income tax expense include current federal and state income
tax expense of $31,280 and $3,575, respectively.
For
the
six months ended May 31, 2007, the components of income tax expense include
deferred federal and state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $2,651,577
and $272,528, respectively. For the period from December 8, 2005 to
May 31, 2006, the components of income tax expense include current federal
and
state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $86,113 and $9,842,
respectively.
At
May
31, 2007, a valuation allowance was not recorded because the Company believes
it
is more likely that not that there is an ability to utilize its deferred tax
asset.
As
of May
31, 2007, the aggregate cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes
was
$119,074,866. At May 31, 2007, the aggregate gross unrealized
appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over
tax
cost was $12,674,097 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all
securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was
$1,144,438.
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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 May 31, 2007
and
November 30, 2006, respectively.
May
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
|
6.0%
|
High
Sierra Energy, L.P.
|
Common
Units
|
633,179
|
11/2/06
|
14,828,825
|
27.29
|
13.9
|
High
Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C.
|
Equity
Interest
|
3%
|
11/2/06
5/1/07
|
2,421,186
|
N/A
|
1.8
|
Legacy
Reserves, L.P.
|
Limited
Partner Units
|
264,705
|
3/14/06
|
4,499,985
|
28.66
|
6.1
|
Millennium
Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
Class
A Common Units
|
875,000
|
12/28/06
|
17,481,430
|
20.10
|
14.2
|
Millennium
Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
Incentive
Distribution Rights
|
78
|
12/28/06
|
18,570
|
-
|
-
|
Mowood,
L.L.C.
|
Equity
Interest
|
100%
|
6/5/06,
5/4/07
|
1,500,000
|
N/A
|
1.3
|
Mowood,
L.L.C.
|
Subordinated
Debt
|
$5,050,000
|
6/5/06,
5/4/07
|
5,050,000
|
N/A
|
4.1
|
Quest
Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
Common
Units
|
945,946
|
12/22/06
|
17,500,001
|
16.74
|
12.8
|
VantaCore
Partners, L.P.
|
Common
Units
|
425,000
|
5/21/07
|
8,500,000
|
20.00
|
6.8
|
VantaCore
Partners, L.P.
|
Incentive
Distribution Rights
|
789
|
5/21/07
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
VantaCore
Partners, L.P.
|
Subordinated
Debt
|
$3,750,000
|
5/21/07
|
3,750,000
|
N/A
|
3.0
|
$83,050,012
|
70.0%
|
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, L.P.
|
Common
Units
|
633,179
|
11/2/06
|
14,828,825
|
23.42
|
35.0
|
High
Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C.
|
Option
to Purchase Equity Interest
|
3%
|
11/2/06
|
171,186
|
N/A
|
0.4
|
Legacy
Reserves, L.P.
|
Limited
Partner Units
|
264,705
|
3/14/06
|
4,499,985
|
17.25
|
10.8
|
Mowood,
L.L.C.
|
Equity
Interest
|
100%
|
6/5/06
|
1,000,000
|
N/A
|
2.4
|
Mowood,
L.L.C.
|
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 May 31, 2007 amounted to $69,675,110 representing 56.1 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 May 31, 2007 or during the six months then ended is as
follows:
May
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Units/
Equity Interest/ Principal Balance 11/30/06
|
Gross
Additions
|
Gross
Deductions
|
Gross
Distributions
|
Units/
Equity
Interest/
Principal
Balance
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
High
Sierra Energy, L.P.
|
633,179
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
606,751
|
633,179
|
$ |
17,279,455
|
||||||||||||||
Millennium
Midstream Partners, L.P.
Class
A Common Units
|
-
|
17,481,430
|
-
|
387,625
|
875,000
|
17,584,811
|
||||||||||||||||||
Millennium
Midstream Partners, L.P.
Incentive
Distribution Rights
|
-
|
18,570
|
-
|
-
|
78
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Mowood,
L.L.C. Subordinated Debt
|
$ |
4,550,000
|
500,000
|
-
|
-
|
$ |
5,050,000
|
5,050,000
|
||||||||||||||||
Mowood,
L.L.C.
Equity
Interest
|
100 | % |
500,000
|
-
|
-
|
100 | % |
1,673,954
|
||||||||||||||||
Quest
Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
-
|
17,500,001
|
-
|
338,906
|
945,946
|
15,836,890
|
||||||||||||||||||
VantaCore
Partners, L.P. Subordinated Debt
|
-
|
3,750,000
|
-
|
-
|
$ |
3,750,000
|
3,750,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
VantaCore
Partners, L.P. Common Units
|
-
|
8,500,000
|
-
|
-
|
425,000
|
8,500,000
|
||||||||||||||||||
$ |
44,500,001
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1,333,282
|
$ |
69,675,110
|
8.
|
Investment
Transactions
|
For
the
six-month period ended May 31, 2007, the Company purchased (at cost) securities
in the amount of $58,000,016 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. The 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. 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
23, 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. As of May 31, 2007, there was no outstanding
principal balance under the credit facility.
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10.
|
Preferred
Stock
|
On
December 22, 2006, the Company issued 466,666 shares of Series A Redeemable
Preferred Stock and 70,006 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 8,837,721 shares outstanding
at
May 31, 2007.
Shares
at November 30, 2006
|
3,088,596
|
|||
Shares
sold through initial public offering
|
5,740,000
|
|||
Shares
issued upon exercise of warrants
|
9,125
|
|||
Shares
at May 31, 2007
|
8,837,721
|
12.
|
Warrants
|
At
May
31, 2007, there were 948,005 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
|
185,006
|
|||
Warrants
exercised
|
(9,125 | ) | ||
Warrants
at May 31, 2007
|
948,005
|
13.
|
Earnings
Per Share
|
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
For
the three months ended May 31, 2007
|
For
the three months ended May 31, 2006
|
For
the six months ended May 31, 2007
|
Period
from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through May
31,
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted net increase in net assets applicable to
common
stockholders resulting from operations per common share
|
$ |
3,472,310
|
$ |
61,344
|
$ |
3,889,101
|
$ |
169,028
|
||||||||
Denominator
for basic weighted average shares
|
8,830,580
|
3,088,596
|
6,653,445
|
3,088,596
|
||||||||||||
Average
warrants outstanding
|
955,146
|
-
|
933,764
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Denominator
for diluted weighted average shares
|
9,785,726
|
3,088,596
|
7,587,209
|
3,088,596
|
||||||||||||
Basic
net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting
from operations per common share
|
$ |
0.39
|
$ |
0.02
|
$ |
0.58
|
$ |
0.05
|
||||||||
Diluted
net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting
from operations per common share
|
$ |
0.35
|
$ |
0.02
|
$ |
0.51
|
$ |
0.05
|
Warrants to purchase 772,124 shares of common stock at $15.00 per share were outstanding during the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2006 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
June
1, 2007, the Company paid a dividend in the amount of $0.16 per share, for
a
total of $1,414,035. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment
amounted to $42,537.
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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 period ended May 31, 2007, the aggregate
compensation paid by the Company to the independent directors was $60,000.
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.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
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.
Overview
We
invest
in companies operating in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector, primarily
in
privately-held and micro-cap public companies focused on the midstream and
downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment. We believe
companies in the energy infrastructure sector generally produce stable cash
flows as a result of their fee-based revenues and have 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.
On
February 1, 2007, we filed an election to be 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
managing portfolios of securities of MLPs and other energy
companies.
Portfolio
and Investment Activity
In
May
2007, we completed two additional new investments. We invested
$12,250,000 in a newly formed private partnership, VantaCore Partners,
L.P. The partnership was formed to acquire companies in the aggregate
industry. Aggregate companies operate quarries and typically mine
limestone, gravel, granite and sand which are used in road construction and
other public works projects. The investment consisted of $8,500,000 in common
units and incentive distribution rights, and a $3,750,000 participation
investment in a secured credit facility. We also invested $7,500,015
in a newly formed private partnership, Abraxas Energy Partners,
L.P. Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: ABP) formed Abraxas Energy
Partners, L.P. and has contributed long-lived, low decline natural gas and
oil
reserves located in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas.
Additionally,
in May 2007, we completed two follow on investments. We exercised our
option to purchase a 3 percent interest in High Sierra Energy GP, L.L.C., the
general partner of High Sierra Energy, L.P., at an exercise price of $2,250,000
and we invested an additional $1,000,000 in Mowood, L.L.C. to fund the expansion
of its newest subsidiary, Timberline Energy, L.L.C. Timberline
Energy, L.L.C. is a developer and operator of landfill methane gas collection
systems.
As
of May
31, 2007, the value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term
investments) totaled $102,841,396, including equity investments of $94,041,396
and debt investments of $8,800,000, and was invested as follows:
Midstream
|
|
|
66 | % |
Upstream
|
15 | % | ||
Other
|
12 | % | ||
Downstream
|
7 | % | ||
Total
|
100 | % |
We monitor 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
May 31, 2007, all of our portfolio companies have a rating of (1), with the
exception of one which has a rating of (2).
Results
of Operations
Set
forth
are the results of operations for the three and six months ended May 31, 2007
as
compared to the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period from December
8,
2005 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2006.
Investment
Income: Investment income totaled $545,856 and $937,491 for the
three and six-month periods ended May 31, 2007, respectively, compared to
$347,496 and $751,001 for the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period
from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006, respectively. Investment
income for the three-month period ended May 31, 2007 consisted of $1,425,467
in
gross distributions from investments, including $1,484,141 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 $604,530 in dividends
from money market mutual funds and interest income from debt
investments. Investment income for the six-month period ended May 31,
2007 consisted of $2,029,154 in gross distributions from investments, including
$1,964,198 characterized as return of capital, and $872,535 in dividends from
money market mutual funds and interest income from debt
investments. Investment income for the three-month period ended May
31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006 consisted
only of dividends from money market mutual funds. The increase
in investment income for the three and six months ended May 31, 2007 as compared
to the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005
(Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2006, respectively, is directly
related to an increase in the number of investments in our portfolio and the
distributions received from these investments. The weighted average
yield on our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of
May
31, 2007 was 8.8 percent, as compared to 7.8 percent at May 31,
2006.
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Operating
Expenses: Total operating expenses totaled $1,684,846 and $3,785,765 for
the three and six-month periods ended May 31, 2007, respectively, compared
to
$251,297 and $486,018 for the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period
from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006, respectively. Total
operating expenses for the three-month period ended May 31, 2007 consisted
of
$468,012 in management fees, $1,008,867 in capital gain incentive fees, and
$247,084 in other operating expenses, less $39,117 related to a reduction of
issuance costs on previously outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock.
For the six-month period ended May 31, 2007, total operating expenses consisted
of $848,079 in management fees, $1,496,494 in capital gain incentive fees,
$731,713 in redemption premium and issuance costs on previously outstanding
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, $346,460 in interest expense on our line
of
credit and preferred dividends, and $363,019 in other operating expenses. Total
operating expenses for the three-month period ended May 31, 2006 consisted
of
$169,367 in management fees and $81,930 in other operating expenses and for
the
period from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006 consisted of $306,163 in
management fees, and $179,855 in other operating expenses. The increase in
expenses for the three and six-month periods ended May 31, 2007 as compared
to
the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005
(Commencement of Operations) through May 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 simply 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.
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 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 six-month periods ended May
31,
2007. DCF comparisons to the same periods last year are not
meaningful as we did not pay our first dividend until the third quarter of
2006.
Distributable
Cash Flow (unaudited)
|
|
|||||||
For
the three months ended
|
For
the six months ended
|
|||||||
May
31, 2007
|
May
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Total
Distributions Received from Investments
|
||||||||
Distributions
received from equity investments
|
$ |
1,425,467
|
$ |
2,029,154
|
||||
Interest
income from debt investments
|
162,404
|
290,876
|
||||||
Dividend
and interest income on short-term investments
|
442,126
|
581,659
|
||||||
Total
from Investments
|
2,029,997
|
2,901,689
|
||||||
Operating
Expenses Before Leverage Costs and Current Taxes
|
||||||||
Advisory
fees
|
468,012
|
848,079
|
||||||
Other
operating expenses (excluding capital gain incentive fees)
|
247,084
|
363,019
|
||||||
715,096
|
1,211,098
|
|||||||
Distributable
cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes
|
1,314,901
|
1,690,591
|
||||||
Leverage
Costs
|
(5,771 | ) |
346,460
|
|||||
Current
income tax expense
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Distributable
Cash Flow
|
$ |
1,320,672
|
$ |
1,344,131
|
||||
DCF/GAAP
Reconciliation
|
||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile to Net Investment Income (Loss), before Income
Taxes
|
||||||||
Return
of capital on distributions received from equity
investments
|
(1,484,141 | ) | (1,964,198 | ) | ||||
Capital
gain incentive fees
|
(1,008,867 | ) | (1,496,494 | ) | ||||
Loss
on redemption of preferred stock
|
33,346
|
(731,713 | ) | |||||
Net
Investment Income (Loss), before Income Taxes
|
$ | (1,138,990 | ) | $ | (2,848,274 | ) |
Net
Investment Income (Loss): Net investment loss for the three and six-month
period ended May 31, 2007 was $706,173 (including a deferred tax benefit of
$432,817) and $2,101,017 (including a deferred tax benefit of $747,257),
respectively. Net investment income for the three-month period ended
May 31, 2006 and the period from December 8, 2005 through May 31, 2006 was
$61,344 (including current tax expense of $34,855) and $169,028 (including
current tax expense of $95,955), respectively. The increased net
investment loss for the three and six-month periods ended May 31, 2007 as
compared to the three months ended May 31, 2006 and the period from December
8,
2005 (Commencement of Operations) through May 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 May 31, 2007, we had net unrealized gains of $4,169,982 after
a
deferred tax expense of $2,555,796. For the six-month period ended
May 31, 2007, we had net unrealized gains of $5,981,617 after a deferred tax
expense of $3,666,151. There were no net unrealized gains or losses
for the three months ended May 31, 2006 or for the period from December 8,
2005
through May 31, 2006. The increase in unrealized gains as compared to
last year is a result of the increased number of portfolio investments and
the
length of maturity of these investments. For the three-month period
ended May 31, 2007 and the six-month period ended May 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
June
1, 2007, we paid a dividend in the amount of $0.16 per share, for a total of
$1,414,035. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to
$42,537.
On
June
1, 2007, we invested $7,499,990 in common units in a private placement of 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 of Monroe field properties in
Louisiana. In addition, proceeds will fund a portion of its
$100,000,000 acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in Central and East
Texas.
On
June
12, 2007, we invested $10,000,000 in International Resource Partners, L.P,
a
newly formed private partnership. International Resource Partners,
L.P. acquired International Resources, L.L.C., 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 another follow-on investment, purchasing $10,000,011
in
common units of High Sierra Energy, L.P. The company indicated that
it plans to use the proceeds to support its continued expansion.
On
June
29, 2007, we completed an additional $2,000,000 follow-on debt investment in
Mowood, L.L.C.
Subsequent
to these investments, the current weighted average yield on our investment
portfolio (excluding short-term investments) is 8.6 percent.
17
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
approximately $23,000,000 of the net proceeds to fund additional investments
in
new and existing portfolio companies this fiscal quarter. The
remaining net proceeds of the offering have been used to purchase short-term,
temporary investments. During the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2007, 9,125
warrants were exercised at $15.00 per common share, for proceeds of
$136,875.
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
There
have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in our
contractual obligations during the fiscal quarter ended May 31,
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
23, 2007, we replaced our previous credit facility with 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 by all assets of the Company. The
non-usage fee is not applicable during a defined 120 day “resting period”
following the initial public offering. As of May 31, 2007, there was
no outstanding principal balance 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.
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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.
Interest
rate risk primarily results from variable rate securities in which we invest.
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 May 31, 2007, our floating rate debt
investments totaled $3,750,000 (43 percent) of our total debt investments of
$8,800,000. Based on a sensitivity analysis of the variable rate financial
obligations in our portfolio at May 31, 2007, we estimate that a one percentage
point interest rate movement in the average market interest rates (either higher
or lower) over the ten days the obligations were outstanding during the period
ended May 31, 2007 would either increase or decrease net investment income
by
approximately $1,000.
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
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. As of May 31, 2007, the value of our
long-term equity investments totaled $94,041,396. The impact of a 10%
change in fair value of these investments (either higher or lower), net of
deferred tax and capital gain incentive fees, would increase or decrease net
assets applicable to common stockholders by approximately
$4,400,000.
We
consider the management of risk essential to conducting our
businesses. Accordingly, our risk management systems and procedures
are designed to identify and analyze our risks, to set appropriate policies
and
limits and to continually monitor these risks and limits by
means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies
and
programs.
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES.
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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 May 31 2007, that have materially affected,
or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
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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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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
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Risks
Related to Our Operations
We
are a new company with 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 new 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 has a limited operating history and 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
Advisor was formed in October 2002 and has been managing investments in
portfolios of MLPs and other issuers in the energy sector since that
time. From time to time, the Adviser may pursue areas of investments
in which the Adviser has more limited experience.
Our
Adviser serves as investment adviser to three other publicly traded closed-end
management investment companies. We rely on some of the same
personnel and will use the same investment committee as those entities. Our
Adviser’s services under our 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, although
these entities generally target investments in publicly traded companies
with
market capitalizations in excess of $250 million, while we generally target
investments in companies that are privately-held or have market capitalizations
of less than $250 million, and that are earlier in their stage of
development. This may change in the future, however. 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, and thus might divert attractive investment
opportunities away from us. However, our Adviser intends to allocate investment
opportunities in a fair and equitable manner consistent with our investment
objective 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, and particularly Terry Matlack,
Abel
Mojica III, Ed Russell or David Schulte, could have a material adverse
effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective and on the value
of
our common shares and warrants. We will rely on certain employees of the
Adviser, especially Messrs. Matlack, and Schulte, who will be devoting
significant amounts of their time to non-Company related activities of the
Adviser. To the extent Messrs. Matlack or Schulte and other employees of
the
Adviser who are not committed exclusively to us are unable to, or do not,
devote
sufficient amounts of their time and energy to our affairs, our performance
may
suffer.
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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 has limited experience in managing a business development
company.
Our
Adviser has limited experience in establishing, managing or serving as
investment advisor to a BDC. Additionally, the time required to
maintain a BDC could distract our Advisor from its other
duties.
If
we distribute substantially all of our income to our stockholders, we will
continue to need additional capital to finance our growth. If additional
funds
are unavailable or not available on favorable terms, our ability to grow
and
execute our business plan 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 grow. 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 new 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 will not be 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. Our Adviser has previously applied to the SEC
for
exemptive relief to permit other clients of our Adviser, including us, to
co-invest in negotiated private placements of securities. Unless and until
such
an exemptive order is obtained, we will not co-invest with affiliates in
negotiated private placement transactions.
If
our investments are deemed not to be qualifying assets, we could lose our
status
as a business development company 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
April
23, 2007, we entered into a new credit facility. The new credit
facility replaces our previous revolving credit facility 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. Our new 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.
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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. One
or
two of our portfolio companies may constitute a significant percentage of
our
total portfolio. 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 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 exists 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. Our Board of Directors
has
retained Duff & Phelps, L.L.C., an independent valuation firm, to provide
valuation assistance to the Board of Directors, if they so request, in
connection with assessing whether the fair value determinations made by the
investment committee of our Adviser are unreasonable. 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 may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to,
our
investments in such companies.
Portfolio
companies in which we invest usually will have, or may be permitted to incur,
debt that ranks senior to, or equally with, our investments, including debt
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. In the case of debt ranking equally
with our investments, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions
with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency,
liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio
company.
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.
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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 both
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 regulation sof
the
SEC thereunder. 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.
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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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ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS.
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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. We used $23,000,000 of the net proceeds to
fund additional long-term investments in new and existing portfolio companies
this fiscal quarter. The remaining net proceeds of the offering have
been used to purchase short-term, temporary investments.
On
May
11, 2007, we filed a resale registration statement covering securities issued
in
private placements prior to the company’s initial public
offering. 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. During the fiscal
quarter ended May 31, 2007, 9,125 warrants were exercised at $15.00 per common
share, for proceeds of $136,875.
We
did
not repurchase any of our common shares during the
period
from our initial public offering through May 31, 2007.
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR
SECURITIES.
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Not
applicable.
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS.
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Stockholder
Proxy Voting Results
The
annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 13, 2007. The
matters considered at the meeting, together with the actual vote tabulations
relating to such matters are as follows:
1.
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To
elect H. Kevin Birzer and John R. Graham as Directors of the Company,
each
to hold office for a term of three years and until his successor
is duly
elected and qualified.
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No.
of Shares
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(i)
H. Kevin Birzer
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||||
Affirmative
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7,774,469
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Withheld
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219,146
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TOTAL
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7,993,615
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(ii)
John R. Graham
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||||
Affirmative
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7,778,738
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|||
Withheld
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214,877
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TOTAL
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7,993,615
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Charles
E. Heath and Terry C. Matlack
continued as directors and their terms expire on the date of the 2009 annual
meeting of stockholders, and Conrad S. Ciccotello continued as a director and
his term expires on the date of the 2008 annual meeting of
stockholders.
2.
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To
ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year
ending November 30, 2007.
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No.
of Shares
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||||
Affirmative
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7,988,946
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Against
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4,669
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Abstain
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0
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TOTAL
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7,993,615
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Based
upon votes required for approval, each of these matters
passed.
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
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Not
applicable
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this
report.
SIGNATURE
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.
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TORTOISE
CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
TERRY MATLACK
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Terry
Matlack
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial Officer)
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Date:
____________________
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Description
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4.1
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated May 4, 2007, by and among the Company and
each of
the purchasers party thereto, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to
the
Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference
as
Exhibit 4.1
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10.1
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Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 23, 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
April 27,
2007, is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit
10.1
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10.2
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Security
Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2007, by and among the Company and
U.S.
Bank, N.A., and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., which is attached as Exhibit
10.2
to the Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2007, is hereby incorporated by
reference as Exhibit 10.2
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10.3
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated May 4, 2007 (see Exhibit 4.1
above)
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31.1
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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
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31.2
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Cer
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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
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32.1
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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
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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.