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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 May (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2008
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                    to                      
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-33292
TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
 
20-3431375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11550 ASH STREET, SUITE 300
LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66211
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(913) 981-1020
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
10801 MASTIN BOULEVARD, SUITE 222
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66210
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 þ No o.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o    Accelerated filer þ    Non-accelerated filer o    Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o  No þ .
The number of shares of the issuer’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of June 30, 2008 was 8,893,866.
 

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I.
 
     
Item 1.
 
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
Item 2.
 
     
Item 3.
 
     
Item 4.
 
     
PART II.
 
     
Item 1.
 
     
Item 1A.
 
     
Item 2.
 
     
Item 3.
 
     
Item 4.
 
     
Item 5.
 
     
Item 6.
 
     
 
1

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
May 31, 2008
 
November 30, 2007
 
 
(Unaudited)
       
Assets
           
Investments at fair value, control (cost $22,191,839 and $20,521,816, respectively)
$
24,966,263
 
$
23,292,904
 
Investments at fair value, affiliated (cost $94,225,138 and $95,507,198, respectively)
 
106,237,490
   
98,007,275
 
Investments at fair value, non-affiliated (cost $30,547,112 and $31,716,576, respectively)
 
34,648,388
   
37,336,154
 
Total investments (cost $146,964,089 and $147,745,590, respectively)
 
165,852,141
   
158,636,333
 
Income tax receivable
 
218,935
   
218,935
 
Receivable for Adviser expense reimbursement
 
98,333
   
94,181
 
Interest receivable from control investments
 
125,280
   
68,686
 
Dividends and distributions receivable
 
133,034
   
1,419
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
223,124
   
154,766
 
Total assets
 
166,650,847
   
159,174,320
 
             
Liabilities
           
Base management fees payable to Adviser
 
589,995
   
565,086
 
Accrued capital gain incentive fees payable to Adviser (Note 4)
 
1,395,113
   
307,611
 
Distribution payable to common stockholders
 
2,330,092
   
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
   
1,235,994
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
427,307
   
419,744
 
Short-term borrowings
 
33,800,000
   
30,550,000
 
Deferred tax liability
 
6,590,578
   
4,182,919
 
Total liabilities
 
45,133,085
   
37,261,354
 
Net assets applicable to common stockholders
$
121,517,762
 
$
121,912,966
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders Consist of:
           
Warrants, no par value; 945,594 issued and outstanding
           
at May 31, 2008 and 945,774 issued and outstanding at
           
November 30, 2007 (5,000,000 authorized)
$
1,370,700
 
$
1,370,957
 
Capital stock, $0.001 par value; 8,876,540 shares issued and
           
outstanding at May 31, 2008 and 8,858,168 issued and outstanding
           
at November 30, 2007 (100,000,000 shares authorized)
 
8,858
   
8,858
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
110,863,178
   
115,186,412
 
Accumulated net investment loss, net of deferred tax benefit
 
(2,595,817
)
 
(1,565,774
)
Accumulated realized gain, net of deferred tax expense
 
160,474
   
160,474
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments, net of deferred tax expense
 
11,710,369
   
6,752,039
 
Net assets applicable to common stockholders
$
121,517,762
 
$
121,912,966
 
Net Asset Value per common share outstanding (net assets applicable
           
to common stock, divided by common shares outstanding)
$
13.69
 
$
13.76
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
2

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2008

(Unaudited)
Company
Energy Infrastructure Segment
Type of Investment
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
Control Investments (1)
             
Mowood, LLC
Downstream
Equity Interest (99%) (2)
$
3,500,000
 
$
4,127,557
   
Subordinated Debt (12% Due 7/1/2016) (2)
 
7,050,000
   
7,050,000
VantaCore Partners LP
Aggregate
Common Units (425,000) (2)
 
7,839,443
   
9,940,597
   
Subordinated Debt (8.20% Due 5/21/2014) (2) (3)
 
3,750,000
   
3,750,000
   
Incentive Distribution Rights (789)(2) (7)
 
52,396
   
98,109
Total Control Investments - 20.6% (4)
     
22,191,839
   
24,966,263
               
Affiliated Investments (5)
             
High Sierra Energy, LP
Midstream
Common Units (999,614) (2)
 
22,930,679
   
27,279,466
International Resource Partners LP
Coal
Class A Units (500,000) (2)
 
9,600,000
   
10,360,329
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP
Midstream
Class A Units (1,305,275) (2) (6)
 
24,872,660
   
26,229,062
LSMP GP, LP
Midstream
GP LP Units (180) (2)
 
572,002
   
1,722,163
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
Midstream
Common Units (1,180,946) (2)
 
20,461,034
   
20,076,082
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP
Midstream
Class A Common Units (875,000) (2)
 
15,744,410
   
19,882,745
   
Incentive Distribution Rights (78) (2) (7)
 
44,353
   
687,643
Total Affiliated Investments - 87.4% (4)
     
94,225,138
   
106,237,490
               
Non-affiliated Investments
             
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P.
Upstream
Common Units (450,181) (2)
 
7,018,547
   
7,369,463
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (8)
Midstream
Common Units (659,071)
 
10,324,679
   
11,415,110
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (8)
Upstream
Common Units (217,391)
 
7,373,164
   
6,793,469
Legacy Reserves LP (8)
Upstream
Limited Partner Units (264,705)
 
3,702,535
   
6,096,156
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC
Midstream
Equity Interest (2.37%) (2)
 
2,001,118
   
2,847,121
First American Government Obligations Fund
Short-term investment
Class Y shares
 
127,069
   
127,069
Total Non-affiliated Investments - 28.5% (4)
     
30,547,112
   
34,648,388
               
Total Investments - 136.5%(4)
   
$
146,964,089
 
$
165,852,141
(1)    Control investments are generally defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as companies in which at least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 8 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(2)    Restricted securities have a total fair value of $141,420,337, which represents 116.4% of net assets applicable to common stockholders; see Note 7 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(3)    Security is a variable rate instrument. Interest rate is as of May 31, 2008.
(4)    Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders.
(5)    Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as companies in which at least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments in which at least 25% of the voting securities are owned are generally defined as control investments as described in footnote 1; see Note 8 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(6)    Distributions are paid-in-kind.
(7)    Currently non-income producing.
(8)    Publicly-traded company.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
3

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2007
Company
Energy Infrastructure Segment
Type of Investment
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
Control Investments (1)
             
Mowood, LLC
Downstream
Equity Interest (100%) (2)
$
1,500,000
 
$
2,816,148
   
Subordinated Debt (12% Due 7/1/2016) (2)
 
7,050,000
   
7,050,000
VantaCore Partners LP
Aggregate
Common Units (425,000) (2)
 
8,169,420
   
9,458,350
   
Subordinated Debt (10.73% Due 5/21/2014) (2) (3)
 
3,750,000
   
3,750,000
   
Incentive Distribution Rights (789)(2) (7)
 
52,396
   
218,406
Total Control Investments - 19.1% (4)
     
20,521,816
   
23,292,904
               
Affiliated Investments (5)
             
High Sierra Energy, LP
Midstream
Common Units (999,614) (2)
 
24,005,079
   
27,279,466
International Resource Partners LP
Coal
Class A Units (500,000) (2)
 
9,840,000
   
9,048,521
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP
Midstream
Class A Units (1,184,532) (2) (6)
 
23,395,520
   
23,418,198
LSMP GP, LP
Midstream
GP LP Units (180 units) (2)
 
549,142
   
679,482
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
Midstream
Common Units (1,180,946) (2)
 
21,235,694
   
21,847,501
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP
Midstream
Class A Common Units (875,000) (2)
 
16,437,410
   
15,452,412
   
Incentive Distribution Rights (78) (2) (7)
 
44,353
   
281,695
Total Affiliated Investments - 80.4% (4)
     
95,507,198
   
98,007,275
               
Non-affiliated Investments
             
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P.
Upstream
Common Units (450,181) (2)
 
7,286,495
   
7,365,704
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (8)
Midstream
Common Units (659,071)
 
10,931,340
   
13,893,217
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (8)
Upstream
Common Units (217,391) (2)
 
7,407,816
   
7,356,511
Legacy Reserves LP (8)
Upstream
Limited Partner Units (264,705)
 
3,871,099
   
5,654,099
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC
Midstream
Equity Interest (2.37%) (2)
 
2,000,324
   
2,847,121
First American Government Obligations Fund
Short-term investment
Class Y shares
 
219,502
   
219,502
Total Non-affiliated Investments - 30.6% (4)
     
31,716,576
   
37,336,154
               
Total Investments - 130.1%(4)
   
$
147,745,590
 
$
158,636,333
(1)    Control investments are generally defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as companies in which at least 25% of the voting securities are owned; see Note 8 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(2)    Restricted securities have a total fair value of $138,869,515, which represents 113.9% of net assets applicable to common stockholders. These securities are deemed to be restricted; see Note 7 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(3)    Security is a variable rate instrument. Interest rate is as of November 30, 2007.
(4)    Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders.
(5)    Affiliated investments are generally defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as companies in which at least 5% of the voting securities are owned. Affiliated investments in which at least 25% of the voting securities are owned are generally defined as control investments as described in footnote 1; see Note 8 to the financial statements for further disclosure.
(6)    Distributions are paid-in-kind.
(7)    Currently non-income producing.
(8)    Publicly-traded company.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
4

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended May 31, 2008
 
For the three months ended May 31, 2007
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2008
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2007
 
Investment Income
                       
Distributions from investments
                       
Control investments
$
344,597
 
$
 
$
627,501
 
$
 
Affiliated investments
 
1,709,792
   
1,078,025
   
3,359,680
   
1,333,282
 
Non-affiliated investments
 
719,544
   
347,442
   
1,407,467
   
695,872
 
Total distributions from investments
 
2,773,933
   
1,425,467
   
5,394,648
   
2,029,154
 
Less return of capital on distributions
 
(2,330,564
)
 
(1,484,141
)
 
(4,190,305
)
 
(1,964,198
)
Net distributions from investments
 
443,369
   
(58,674
)
 
1,204,343
   
64,956
 
Interest income from control investments
 
301,944
   
162,404
   
615,353
   
290,876
 
Dividends from money market mutual funds
 
817
   
442,126
   
3,127
   
581,659
 
Other income
 
   
   
28,987
   
 
Total Investment Income
 
746,130
   
545,856
   
1,851,810
   
937,491
 
                         
Operating Expenses
                       
Base management fees
 
589,996
   
468,012
   
1,175,249
   
848,079
 
Capital gain incentive fees (Note 4)
 
1,367,168
   
1,008,867
   
1,087,503
   
1,496,494
 
Professional fees
 
164,131
   
157,467
   
315,882
   
214,848
 
Administrator fees
 
27,408
   
20,063
   
54,558
   
30,736
 
Directors' fees
 
22,083
   
25,205
   
44,746
   
48,373
 
Reports to stockholders
 
13,056
   
11,847
   
25,971
   
16,305
 
Fund accounting fees
 
8,550
   
8,428
   
17,038
   
14,277
 
Registration fees
 
7,458
   
6,395
   
14,834
   
8,063
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
4,684
   
2,545
   
9,369
   
5,145
 
Stock transfer agent fees
 
3,403
   
3,680
   
6,769
   
7,280
 
Other expenses
 
11,742
   
11,454
   
23,629
   
17,992
 
Total Operating Expenses
 
2,219,679
   
1,723,963
   
2,775,548
   
2,707,592
 
Interest expense
 
435,594
   
(5,771
)
 
933,498
   
117,710
 
Preferred stock distributions
 
   
   
   
228,750
 
Loss on redemption of preferred stock
 
   
(33,346
)
 
   
731,713
 
Total Interest Expense, Preferred Stock Distributions
                       
and Loss on Redemption of Preferred Stock
 
435,594
   
(39,117
)
 
933,498
   
1,078,173
 
Total Expenses
 
2,655,273
   
1,684,846
   
3,709,046
   
3,785,765
 
Less expense reimbursement by Adviser
 
(104,228
)
 
   
(195,875
)
 
 
Net Expenses
 
2,551,045
   
1,684,846
   
3,513,171
   
3,785,765
 
Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes
 
(1,804,915
)
 
(1,138,990
)
 
(1,661,361
)
 
(2,848,274
)
Deferred tax benefit
 
685,869
   
432,817
   
631,318
   
747,257
 
Net Investment Loss
 
(1,119,046
)
 
(706,173
)
 
(1,030,043
)
 
(2,101,017
)
                         
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 (depreciation) of control investments
 
(1,257,164
)
 
40,435
   
3,336
   
173,954
 
Net unrealized appreciation of affiliated investments
 
10,055,991
   
1,505,983
   
9,749,617
   
1,965,951
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of non-affiliated investments
 
2,646,187
   
5,179,360
   
(1,755,646
)
 
7,507,863
 
Net unrealized appreciation, before deferred taxes
 
11,445,014
   
6,725,778
   
7,997,307
   
9,647,768
 
Deferred tax expense
 
(4,349,106
)
 
(2,555,796
)
 
(3,038,977
)
 
(3,666,151
)
Net Unrealized Gain on Investments
 
7,095,908
   
4,169,982
   
4,958,330
   
5,981,617
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments
 
7,095,908
   
4,178,483
   
4,958,330
   
5,990,118
 
                         
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
                       
Resulting from Operations
$
5,976,862
 
$
3,472,310
 
$
3,928,287
 
$
3,889,101
 
                         
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
                       
Resulting from Operations Per Common Share:
                       
Basic
$
0.67
 
$
0.39
 
$
0.44
 
$
0.58
 
Diluted
$
0.67
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.44
 
$
0.51
 
                         
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
                       
Basic
 
8,876,540
   
8,830,580
   
8,858,213
   
6,653,445
 
Diluted
 
8,876,540
   
9,785,726
   
8,858,213
   
7,587,209
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
5

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2008
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2007
 
For the year ended November 30, 2007
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
       
Operations
                 
Net investment loss
$
(1,030,043
)
$
(2,101,017
)
$
(1,565,774
)
Net realized gain on investments
 
   
8,501
   
161,380
 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
 
4,958,330
   
5,981,617
   
6,548,370
 
Net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting from operations
 
3,928,287
   
3,889,101
   
5,143,976
 
                   
Distributions to Common Stockholders
                 
Net investment income
 
   
   
 
Return of capital
 
(4,544,679
)
 
(1,722,895
)
 
(5,349,244
)
Total distributions to common stockholders
 
(4,544,679
)
 
(1,722,895
)
 
(5,349,244
)
                   
Capital Stock Transactions
                 
Proceeds from initial public offering of 5,740,000 common shares
 
   
86,100,000
   
86,100,000
 
Proceeds from issuance of 185,006 warrants
 
   
283,059
   
283,050
 
Proceeds from exercise of 180 warrants
 
2,700
   
   
 
Proceeds from exercise of 9,125 warrants
 
   
136,875
   
 
Proceeds from exercise of 11,350 warrants
 
   
   
170,250
 
Underwriting discounts and offering expenses associated with the issuance of
 
             
common stock
 
   
(6,877,574
)
 
(7,006,341
)
Issuance of 18,192 and 18,222 common shares from reinvestment of distributions
 
218,488
   
   
242,873
 
to stockholders, respectively
 
218,488
   
   
242,873
 
Net increase in net assets, applicable to common stockholders, from capital stock transactions
 
221,188
   
79,642,360
   
79,789,832
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common stockholders
 
(395,204
)
 
81,808,566
   
79,584,564
 
                   
Net Assets
                 
Beginning of period
 
121,912,966
   
42,328,402
   
42,328,402
 
End of period
$
121,517,762
 
$
124,136,968
 
$
121,912,966
 
Accumulated net investment loss, net of deferred tax benefit, at the end of period
$
(2,595,817
)
$
(2,101,017
)
$
(1,565,774
)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
6

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2008
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2007
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Distributions received from investments
$
5,262,551
 
$
2,029,104
 
Interest and dividend income received
 
560,754
   
754,385
 
Purchases of long-term investments
 
(4,735,994
)
 
(58,000,016
)
Proceeds (purchases) of short-term investments, net
 
92,425
   
(22,331,715
)
Interest expense paid
 
(973,916
)
 
(122,231
)
Distributions to preferred stockholders
 
   
(228,750
)
Current tax expense paid
 
   
(18,600
)
Operating expenses paid
 
(1,462,421
)
 
(877,205
)
Net cash used in operating activities
 
(1,256,601
)
 
(78,795,028
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
           
Issuance of common stock (including warrant exercises)
 
2,700
   
86,236,875
 
Common stock issuance costs
 
   
(6,684,333
)
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
 
8,750,000
   
12,600,000
 
Repayments on revolving line of credit
 
(5,500,000
)
 
(12,600,000
)
Distributions paid to common stockholders
 
(1,996,099
)
 
(308,860
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
1,256,601
   
78,795,028
 
Net change in cash
 
   
 
Cash—beginning of period
 
   
 
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
$
3,928,287
 
$
3,889,101
 
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
 
(3,500,000
)
 
(58,000,016
)
Return of capital on distributions received
 
4,190,305
   
1,964,198
 
Proceeds (purchases) of short-term investments, net
 
92,425
   
(22,331,715
)
Accrued capital gain incentive fees payable to Adviser
 
1,087,503
   
1,496,494
 
Deferred income tax expense
 
2,407,659
   
2,924,105
 
Amortization of issuance costs
 
14,267
   
 
Realized gains on investments
 
   
(13,712
)
Loss on redemption of preferred stock
 
   
731,713
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
 
(7,997,307
)
 
(9,647,768
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
           
Increase in interest, dividend and distribution receivable
 
(188,209
)
 
(118,200
)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(83,866
)
 
(13,850
)
Decrease in current tax liability
 
   
(18,600
)
Increase in management fees payable to Adviser, net of expense reimbursement
 
20,757
   
355,235
 
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
 
(1,235,994
)
 
 
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
7,572
   
(12,013
)
Total adjustments
 
(5,184,888
)
 
(82,684,129
)
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(1,256,601
)
$
(78,795,028
)
             
Non-Cash Financing Activities
           
Reinvestment of distributions by common stockholders in additional common shares
$
218,488
 
$
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2008
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2007
 
For the year ended
November 30, 2007
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
     
Per Common Share Data(1)
                 
Net Asset Value, beginning of period
$
13.76
 
$
13.70
 
$
13.70
 
Premium less underwriting discounts and offering costs on initial public
                 
offering of common shares(2)
 
   
0.02
   
 
Underwriting discounts and offering costs on issuance of common shares
 
   
   
0.01
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                 
Net investment loss(3)
 
(0.12
)
 
(0.24
)
 
(0.18
)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments(3)
 
0.56
   
0.83
   
0.90
 
Total increase from investment operations
 
0.44
   
0.59
   
0.72
 
Less Distributions to Common Stockholders:
                 
Net investment income
 
   
   
 
Return of capital
 
(0.51
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(0.67
)
Total distributions to common stockholders
 
(0.51
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(0.67
)
Net Asset Value, end of period
$
13.69
 
$
14.05
 
$
13.76
 
Per common share market value, end of period
$
12.45
 
$
17.85
 
$
11.66
 
Total Investment Return, including capital gain incentive fees, based on net asset value(4)
 
3.71
%
 
4.22
%
 
5.35
%
Total Investment Return, excluding capital gain incentive fees, based on net asset value(4)
 
4.69
%
 
5.48
%
 
5.57
%
Total Investment Return, based on market value(5)
 
11.30
%
 
20.07
%
 
(19.05
)%
Supplemental Data and Ratios
                 
Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period (000's)
$
121,518
 
$
124,137
 
$
121,913
 
Ratio of expenses (including current and deferred income tax expense (benefit)
                 
and capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets(6)(7)(8)
 
9.86
%
 
14.66
%
 
8.35
%
Ratio of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax expense (benefit))
                 
to average net assets(6)(9)
 
5.85
%
 
8.27
%
 
4.69
%
Ratio of expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax expense (benefit))
                 
and capital gain incentive fees) to average net assets(6)(9)(10)
 
4.04
%
 
5.00
%
 
4.40
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before current
                 
and deferred income tax expense (benefit) and capital gain incentive fees(6)(9)(10)
 
(0.96
)%
 
(2.95
)%
 
(1.58
)%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before current
                 
and deferred income tax expense (benefit)(6)(8)(9)
 
(2.77
)%
 
(6.22
)%
 
(1.87
)%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets after current
                 
and deferred income tax expense (benefit) and capital gain incentive fees(6)(7)(8)
 
(6.78
)%
 
(12.61
)%
 
(5.52
)%
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.62
%
Short-term borrowings, end of period (000's)
$
33,800
 
$
 
$
30,550
 
Asset coverage, per $1,000 of short-term borrowings(11)
$
4,595
 
$
 
$
4,991
 
Asset coverage ratio of short-term borrowings(11)
 
460
%
 
   
499
%
(1)    Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period.
(2)    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.
(3)    The per common share data for the period ended November 30, 2007 does not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital, for the respective period.
(4)    Not annualized for periods less than a year. Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at net asset value per share as of the beginning of the period, reinvestment of distributions at net asset value, and a sale at net asset value at the end of the period.
(5)    Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the initial public offering price, reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the Company's dividend reinvestment plan or market value, as applicable, and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions).
(6)    Annualized for periods less than one full year.
(7)    For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Company accrued $2,407,659 in deferred income tax expense, net. For the six months ended May 31, 2007, the Company accrued $2,924,105 in deferred income tax expense, net. For the year ended November 30, 2007, the Company accrued $261,667 in current income tax benefit and $3,932,763 in deferred income tax expense.
(8)    For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Company accrued $1,087,503 in capital gains incentive fees. For the six months ended May 31, 2007, the Company accrued $1,496,494 in capital gains incentive fees. For the year ended November 30, 2007, the Company accrued $307,611 as a provision for capital gains incentive fees.
(9)    The ratio excludes the impact of current and deferred income taxes.
(10)  The ratio excludes the impact of capital gain incentive fees.
(11)  Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by short-term borrowings at the end of the period divided by short-term borrowings outstanding at the end of the period.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
May 31, 2008
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, of the energy infrastructure sector. The Company is regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company does not report results of operations internally on an operating segment basis. The Company is externally managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Adviser”), an investment adviser specializing in the energy sector. The Company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TTO.”
2. Significant Accounting Policies
A. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, recognition of distribution income and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
B. Investment Valuation – The Company invests primarily in illiquid securities including debt and equity securities of privately-held companies. These investments generally are subject to restrictions on resale, have no established trading market and are fair valued on a quarterly basis. 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.
Effective December 1, 2007, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is applicable in conjunction with other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, but does not expand the use of fair value to any new circumstances. More specifically, SFAS 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy with the highest priority given to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The Company’s adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
Consistent with SFAS 157, the Company determines fair value to be the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Also in accordance with SFAS 157, the Company has determined the principal market, or the market in which the Company exits its portfolio investments with the greatest volume and level of activity, to be the private secondary market. Typically, private companies are bought and sold based on multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues, or in limited cases, book value.
For private company investments, value is often realized through a liquidity event of the entire company. Therefore, the value of the company as a whole (enterprise value) at the reporting date often provides the best evidence of the value of the investment and is the initial step for valuing the Company’s privately issued securities. For any one company, enterprise value may best be expressed as a range of fair values, from which a single estimate of fair value will be derived. In determining the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the Company prepares an analysis consisting of traditional valuation methodologies including market and income approaches. The Company considers some or all of the traditional valuation methods based on the individual circumstances of the portfolio company in order to derive its estimate of enterprise value.
The fair value of investments in portfolio companies is determined based on various factors, including enterprise value, observable market transactions and other pertinent factors such as recent offers to purchase a company, recent transactions involving the purchase or sale of the equity securities of the company, or other liquidation events. The determined equity values will generally be discounted when the Company has a minority position, is subject to restrictions on resale, has specific concerns about the receptivity of the capital markets to a specific company at a certain time, or other comparable factors exist.
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For equity and equity-related securities that are freely tradable and listed on a securities exchange, the Company fair values those securities at their last sale price on that exchange on the valuation date. If the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Company will use the price of the exchange that it 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 will be valued at the mean between bid and ask price on such day.
An equity security of a publicly traded company acquired in a private placement transaction without registration is subject to restrictions on resale that can affect the security’s liquidity (and hence its fair value). Such securities that are convertible into or otherwise will become freely tradable will be valued based on the market value of the freely tradable security less an applicable discount. Generally, the discount will initially be equal to the discount at which the Company purchased the securities. To the extent that such securities are convertible or otherwise become freely tradable within a time frame that may be reasonably determined, an amortization schedule may be determined for the discount.
The Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of private investments:
•      The quarterly valuation process begins with each investment being initially valued by the Valuation Officer of the Adviser. As part of this process, materials are prepared containing the supporting analysis, which are reviewed by the investment professionals of the Adviser;
•      The Investment Committee of the Adviser reviews the preliminary valuations, and the Valuation Officer of the Adviser considers and assesses, as appropriate, any changes that may be required to the preliminary valuations to address any comments provided by the Investment Committee of the Adviser;
•      An independent valuation firm engaged by the Board of Directors to provide third-party valuation consulting services performs certain limited procedures that the Board of Directors has identified and asked it to perform on a selection of these valuations as determined by the Board of Directors. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the independent valuation firm provided limited procedures on ten portfolio companies comprising 100 percent of the total restricted investments at fair value as of May 31, 2008. Upon completion of the limited procedures, the independent valuation firm concluded that the fair value of the investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be unreasonable.
•      The Board of Directors assesses the valuations and ultimately determines the fair value of each investment in the Company’s portfolio in good faith.
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 (in which case the Company chooses payment-in-kind in lieu of cash), 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 months ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007, respectively, 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 entities 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 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007, 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 these distributions to be approximately 27 percent investment income and 73 percent return of capital.
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Subsequent to November 30, 2007, the Company reclassified the amount of investment income and return of capital it recognized based on the 2007 tax reporting information received from the individual portfolio companies. This reclassification amounted to a decrease in pre-tax net investment income and a corresponding increase in unrealized appreciation of approximately $1,053,000 or $0.119 per share ($653,000 or $0.074 per share, net of deferred tax).
Subsequent to the period ended February 29, 2008, the Company reclassified the amount of investment income and return of capital reported in the current fiscal year based on its revised 2008 estimates. This reclassification amounted to an increase in pre-tax net investment income and a corresponding decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments of approximately $324,000 or $0.037 per share ($201,000 or $0.023 per share, net of deferred tax).
E. Distributions to Stockholders –The amount of any quarterly distributions 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 year ended November 30, 2007, the Company’s distributions, for book and tax purposes, were comprised of 100 percent return of capital. For the period ended May 31, 2008, the Company’s distributions, for book purposes, were comprised of 100 percent return of capital. The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended November 30, 2008 will be determined subsequent to year end.
F. Federal and State Income Taxation – The Company, as a corporation, is obligated to pay federal and state income tax on its taxable income. Currently, the maximum regular federal income tax rate for a corporation is 35 percent; however, the Company anticipates a marginal effective tax rate of 34 percent due to expectations of the level of taxable income relative to the federal graduated tax rates, including the tax rate anticipated when temporary differences reverse. The Company may be subject to a 20 percent federal alternative minimum tax on its federal alternative minimum taxable income to the extent that its alternative minimum tax exceeds its regular federal income tax and such amount would be a credit available for future years.
On December 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. The Company has analyzed the tax positions taken and has concluded that it has no uncertain tax positions as described in FIN 48. All of the Company’s tax years remain open and subject to examination for both federal and state purposes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of tax expense.
The Company invests its assets primarily in limited partnerships or limited liability companies 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 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.
G. Organization Expenses and Offering Costs -The Company is responsible for paying all organization and offering expenses. Offering costs related to the issuance of common stock are charged to additional paid-in capital when the stock is issued. Offering costs paid by the Company related to a resale registration statement covering securities issued in private placements prior to the Company’s initial public offering amounting to $90,292 were charged as a reduction of paid-in capital and $28,454 were capitalized and amortized over a one-year period following July 26, 2007, the effective date of the registration statement.
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.
3. Concentration of Risk
The Company’s goal is to provide stockholders with a high level of total return with an emphasis on distributions and distribution growth. The Company invests primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public companies focused on the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. The Company may, for defensive purposes, temporarily invest all or a significant portion of its assets in investment grade securities, short-term debt securities and cash or cash equivalents. To the extent the Company uses this strategy it may not achieve its investment objective.
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4. Agreements
The Company has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. 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.
On November 30, 2007, the Company entered into an Expense Reimbursement and Partial Fee Waiver Agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the agreement, the Adviser will reimburse the Company for certain expenses incurred beginning September 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2008 in an amount equal to an annual rate of 0.25 percent of the Company’s average monthly Managed Assets. During the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, the Adviser reimbursed the Company $104,228 and $195,875, respectively.
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 distributions paid on issued and outstanding preferred stock, if any, but excluding the incentive fee payable). Net Investment Income also includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest or income feature (such as original issue discount, debt or equity instruments with a payment-in-kind feature, and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses, or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. The investment income fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears within thirty (30) days of the end of each fiscal quarter. The investment income fee calculation is adjusted appropriately on the basis of the number of calendar days in the first fiscal quarter the fee accrues or the fiscal quarter during which the Agreement is in effect in the event of termination of the Agreement during any fiscal quarter. During the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, the Company accrued no investment income fees.
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 (subject to the Expense Reimbursement and Partial Fee Waiver agreement described below). In that regard, any such return of capital will be treated as a decrease in the cost basis of an investment for purposes of calculating the capital gains fee. The capital gains fee is calculated and payable annually within thirty (30) days of the end of each fiscal year. Realized capital gains on a security will be calculated as the excess of the net amount realized from the sale or other disposition of such security over the adjusted cost basis for the security. Realized capital losses on a security will be calculated as the amount by which the net amount realized from the sale or other disposition of such security is less than the adjusted cost basis of such security. Unrealized capital depreciation on a security will be calculated as the amount by which the Company’s adjusted cost basis of such security exceeds the fair value of such security at the end of a fiscal year. The provision for capital gains incentive fees is a result of the increase or decrease in the fair value of investments. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the capital gains incentive fee is paid annually only if there are realization events and only if the calculation defined in the agreement results in an amount due. The Adviser agreed to 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; however as of November 30, 2007, no annual amount was required to be paid for capital gains incentive fees. In the event the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated, the capital gains fee calculation shall be undertaken as of, and any resulting capital gains fee shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of termination. The Adviser may, from time to time, waive or defer all or any part of the compensation described in the Investment Advisory Agreement.
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Under the terms of the Expense Reimbursement and Partial Fee Waiver Agreement, the Adviser terminated its right to receive the capital gains incentive fee as described above, to the extent such fee would be due as to that portion of any scheduled periodic distributions made possible by the normally recurring cash flow from the operations of portfolio companies (“Expected Distributions”) that are characterized by the Company as return of capital for book purposes. This does not apply to any portion of any distribution from a portfolio company that is not an Expected Distribution. As of May 31, 2008, the Adviser terminated its right to receive $1,438,094 in capital gains incentive fees as a result of Expected Distributions received from portfolio companies which were characterized as return of capital for book purposes. For the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, the Company increased the capital gains incentive fee payable by $1,367,168 and $1,087,503, respectively, as a result of the increase in the fair value of investments during the period.
The Company has engaged U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC to serve as the Company’s fund accounting services provider. The Company pays the provider a monthly fee computed at an annual rate of $24,000 on the first $50,000,000 of the Company’s Net Assets, 0.0125 percent on the next $200,000,000 of Net Assets and 0.0075 percent on the balance of the Company’s Net Assets.
The Adviser has been engaged as the Company’s administrator. The Company pays the administrator a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.07 percent of aggregate average daily Managed Assets up to and including $150,000,000, 0.06 percent of aggregate average daily Managed Assets on the next $100,000,000, 0.05 percent of aggregate average daily Managed Assets on the next $250,000,000, and 0.02 percent on the balance. This fee is calculated and accrued daily and paid quarterly in arrears.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. serves as the Company's transfer agent and agent for the automatic dividend reinvestment plan. Its affiliate, Computershare Inc., serves as the Company’s dividend paying agent.
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, 2008, and November 30, 2007 are as follows:
 
May 31, 2008
November 30, 2007
Deferred tax assets:
   
Organization costs
$                 28,154
$                    29,280
Capital gain incentive fees
530,143
116,892
Net operating loss carry forwards
3,128,707
1,397,684
 
3,687,004
1,543,856
Deferred tax liabilities:
   
Net unrealized gains on investment securities
7,177,462
4,138,485
Basis reduction of investment in MLPs
3,100,120
1,588,290
 
10,277,582
5,726,775
Total net deferred tax liability
$            6,590,578
$               4,182,919
At May 31, 2008, a valuation allowance was not recorded because the Company believes it is more likely than not that there is an ability to utilize its deferred tax assets.
Total income tax expense or benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 34 percent to net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments before taxes as follows:
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For the three
 
For the three
 
months ended
 
months ended
 
May 31, 2008
 
May 31, 2007
       
Application of statutory income tax rate
$            3,277,633
 
$            1,904,170
State income taxes, net of federal taxes
385,604
 
224,020
       
Total tax expense
$            3,663,237
 
$            2,128,190
       
 
For the six
 
For the six
 
months ended
 
months ended
 
May 31, 2008
 
May 31, 2007
       
Application of statutory income tax rate
$            2,154,221
 
$            2,316,490
State income taxes, net of federal taxes
253,438
 
272,528
Preferred distributions
 
86,925
Loss on redemption of preferred stock
 
248,163
Total tax expense (benefit)
$            2,407,659
 
$            2,924,105
For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the components of income tax expense include deferred federal and state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $3,277,633 and $385,604, respectively. 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 $1,904,170 and $224,020, respectively.
For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the components of income tax expense include deferred federal and state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $2,154,221 and $253,438, respectively. For the six months ended May 31, 2007, the components of income tax expense include federal and state income taxes (net of federal benefit) of $2,651,577 and $272,528, respectively.
As of November 30, 2007, the Company had a net operating loss of approximately $3,678,000. This net operating loss can be carried forward and will expire in the year ending November 30, 2027. The amount of the deferred tax asset for net operating losses at May 31, 2008 also includes an amount for the year-to-date operations for the year ending November 30, 2008.
As of May 31, 2008, the aggregate cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes was $138,805,879. At May 31, 2008, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of fair value over tax cost was $27,466,664, the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over fair value was $420,402 and the net unrealized appreciation was $27,046,262.
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 fair value over tax cost was $12,674,097, the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over fair value was $1,144,438 and the net unrealized appreciation was $11,529,659.
6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of the Company’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
•     Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
•     Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, market corroborated inputs, etc.)
•     Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table provides the fair value measurements of applicable Company assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy as of May 31, 2008. These assets are measured on a recurring basis.
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Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
           
     
Quoted Prices in
   
     
Active Markets for
Significant Other
Significant
 
Fair Value at
 
Identical Assets
Observable Inputs
Unobservable Inputs
Description
May 31, 2008
 
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
           
Investments
$165,852,141
 
$24,431,804
$27,951,225
$113,469,112
 
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Investments
 
     
 
For the three months ended
 
 
February 29, 2008
May 31, 2008
 
Fair value beginning balance
$        131,513,004
$        133,475,756
 
Total gains (realized or unrealized) included in net increase
(decrease) in net assets applicable to common stockholders
1,454,924
7,340,380
 
Purchases, issuances, and settlements
2,001,241
1,500,000
 
Return of capital adjustments impacting cost basis of securities
(1,493,413)
(895,799)
 
Transfers in (out) of Level 3
(27,951,225)
(1)
Fair value ending balance
$        133,475,756
$        113,469,112
 
(1) See Note 15-Subsequent Events for additional information.
7. 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), fair value per unit of such securities and fair value as percent of net assets applicable to common stockholders as of May 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively.
May 31, 2008
Investment Security
Equity Interest, Units or Principal Amount
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Fair Value Per Unit
Fair Value as Percent of Net Assets
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P.
Common Units
450,181
5/25/07
$7,500,015
$16.37
6.1%
High Sierra Energy, LP
Common Units
999,614
11/2/06,
6/15/07
24,828,836
27.29
22.4
High Sierra Energy GP,
LLC
Equity Interest
2.37%
11/2/06,
5/1/07
2,006,732
N/A
2.3
International Resource Partners LP
Class A Common Units
500,000
6/12/07
10,000,000
20.72
8.5
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP
Class A Common Units
1,305,275
7/27/07,
9/17/07,
12/17/07,
4/2/08
24,872,660
20.10
21.6
LSMP GP, LP
GP LP Units
180
7/27/07,
9/17/07,
12/17/07,
4/2/08
572,002
9,567.57
1.4
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP
Class A Common Units
875,000
12/28/06
17,455,647
22.72
16.4
 
Incentive Distribution Rights
78
12/28/06
44,353
8,815.94
0.6
Mowood, LLC
Equity Interest
99%
6/5/06,
5/4/07,
1/10/08
3,500,000
N/A
3.4
Subordinated Debt
$7,050,000
6/5/06,
5/4/07,
6/29/07
7,050,000
N/A
5.8
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
Common Units
1,180,946
12/22/06
22,200,001
17.00
16.5
VantaCore Partners LP
Common Units
425,000
5/21/07
8,447,604
23.39
8.2
 
Incentive Distribution Rights
789
5/21/07
52,396
124.35
0.1
 
Subordinated Debt
$3,750,000
5/21/07
3,750,000
N/A
3.1
       
$132,280,246
 
116.4%
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Investment Security
Equity Interest, Units or Principal Amount
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Fair Value Per Unit
Fair Value as Percent of Net Assets
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P.
Common Units
450,181
5/25/07
$7,500,015
$16.36
6.0%
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
Common Units
217,391
6/1/07
7,499,990
33.84
6.0
High Sierra Energy, LP
Common Units
999,614
11/2/06,
6/15/07
24,828,836
27.29
22.4
High Sierra Energy GP,
LLC
Equity Interest
2.37%
11/2/06,
5/1/07
2,005,491
N/A
2.3
International Resource Partners LP
Class A Common Units
500,000
6/12/07
10,000,000
18.10
7.4
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP
Class A Common Units
1,184,532
7/27/07,
9/17/07
23,395,520
19.77
19.1
LSMP GP, LP
GP LP Units
180
7/27/07,
9/17/07
549,142
3,806.22
0.6
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP
Class A Common Units
875,000
12/28/06
17,455,647
17.66
12.7
 
Incentive Distribution Rights
78
12/28/06
44,353
3,611.47
0.2
Mowood, LLC
Equity Interest
100%
6/5/06,
5/4/07
1,500,000
N/A
2.3
 
Subordinated Debt
$7,050,000
6/5/06,
5/4/07,
6/29/07
7,050,000
N/A
5.8
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
Common Units
1,180,946
12/22/06
22,200,001
18.50
18.0
VantaCore Partners LP
Common Units
425,000
5/21/07
8,447,604
22.25
7.8
 
Incentive Distribution Rights
789
5/21/07
52,396
276.81
0.2
 
Subordinated Debt
$3,750,000
5/21/07
3,750,000
N/A
3.1
       
$136,278,995
 
113.9%
8. 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 fair value of all securities of affiliates and controlled entities held by the Company as of May 31, 2008 amounted to $131,203,753, representing 108.0 percent of net assets applicable to common stockholders. The aggregate fair value of all securities of affiliates and controlled entities held by the Company as of November 30, 2007 amounted to $121,300,179, representing 99.5 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, 2008 or during the six months then ended and at November 30, 2007 or during the year then ended is as follows:
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May 31, 2008
 
Units/Equity
Interest/ Principal
Balance 11/30/07
Gross
Additions
Gross Reductions
Gross Distributions Received
Units/Equity
Interest/ Principal
Balance
Fair Value
High Sierra Energy, LP
999,614
$           —
$           —
$1,219,529
999,614
$27,279,466
International Resource Partners LP
500,000
400,000
500,000
10,360,329
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (1)
1,184,532
1,477,140
1,305,275
26,229,062
LSMP GP, LP
180
22,860
180
1,722,163
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP Class A Common Units
875,000
770,000
875,000
19,882,745
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP Incentive Distribution Rights
78
78
687,643
Mowood, LLC Subordinated Debt
$7,050,000
$7,050,000
7,050,000
Mowood, LLC Equity Interest
100%
2,000,000
202,501
99%
4,127,557
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
1,180,946
970,151
1,180,946
20,076,082
VantaCore Partners LP Subordinated Debt
$3,750,000
$3,750,000
3,750,000
VantaCore Partners LP Common Units
425,000
425,000
425,000
9,940,597
VantaCore Partners LP Incentive Distribution Rights
789
789
98,109
   
$3,500,000
$           —
$3,987,181
 
$131,203,753
(1) Distributions are paid-in-kind.
         
November 30, 2007
 
Units/Equity
Interest/ Principal
Balance 11/30/06
Gross
Additions
Gross Reductions
Gross Distributions Received
Units/Equity
Interest/ Principal
Balance
Fair Value
High Sierra Energy, LP
633,179
$10,000,011
$           —
$1,642,056
999,614
$27,279,466
International Resource Partners LP
10,000,000
266,667
500,000
9,048,521
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (1)
23,395,520
1,184,532
23,418,198
LSMP GP, LP
549,142
180
679,482
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP Class A Common Units
17,481,430
1,131,375
875,000
15,452,412
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP Incentive Distribution Rights
18,570
78
281,695
Mowood, LLC Subordinated Debt
$4,550,000
2,500,000
$7,050,000
7,050,000
Mowood, LLC Equity Interest
100%
500,000
96,895
100%
2,816,148
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.
22,200,001
1,205,384
1,180,946
21,847,501
VantaCore Partners LP Subordinated Debt
3,750,000
$3,750,000
3,750,000
VantaCore Partners LP Common Units
8,500,000
292,825
425,000
9,458,350
VantaCore Partners LP Incentive Distribution Rights
789
218,406
   
$98,894,674
$           —
$4,635,202
 
$121,300,179
(1) Distributions are paid-in-kind.
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9. Investment Transactions
For the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, the Company purchased (at cost) securities in the amount of $1,500,000 and $3,501,241, respectively, and sold no securities (excluding short-term debt securities).
10. Credit Facility
On April 25, 2007, the Company entered into a secured committed credit facility with U.S. Bank, N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A providing for a revolving credit facility up to $20,000,000. On July 18, 2007, the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility was increased to $35,000,000. On September 28, 2007 the maximum principal amount was increased to $40,000,000 and the facility was amended to include First National Bank of Kansas as a lender. On March 21, 2008, the Company secured an extension to its revolving credit facility and on March 28, 2008, amended the credit agreement to exclude Bank of Oklahoma and include Wells Fargo as a lender, and to increase the total credit facility to $50,000,000. The credit facility matures on March 20, 2009. The revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR 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 credit facility contains a covenant precluding the Company from incurring additional debt.
For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the credit facility was utilized were $34,273,770 and 5.12 percent, respectively. As of May 31, 2008, the principal balance outstanding was $33,800,000 at a rate of 4.21 percent.
11. Preferred Stock
On December 22, 2006, the Company issued 466,666 shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock and 70,000 warrants to purchase common stock 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 distributions (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 redemption premium, for a total redemption price of $18,870,000. After attributing $283,050 in value to the warrants, the redemption premium of $370,000 and $78,663 in issuance costs, the Company recognized a loss on redemption of the preferred stock of $731,713. In addition, distributions in the amount of $228,750 were paid to the preferred stockholders.
12. Common Stock
The Company has 100,000,000 shares authorized and 8,876,540 shares outstanding at May 31, 2008.
Shares at November 30, 2006
3,088,596
Shares sold through initial public offering
5,740,000
Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions
18,222
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants
11,350
Shares at November 30, 2007
8,858,168
Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions
18,192
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants
180
Shares at May 31, 2008
8,876,540
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13. Warrants
At May 31, 2008, there were 945,594 warrants issued and outstanding. The warrants became exercisable on February 7, 2007 (the closing 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 outstanding at November 30, 2006
772,124
Warrants issued in December 2006
185,000
Warrants exercised
(11,350)
Warrants outstanding at November 30, 2007
945,774
Warrants exercised
(180)
Warrants outstanding at May 31, 2008
945,594
14. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
For the three months ended May 31, 2008
For the three months ended May 31, 2007
For the six months ended May 31, 2008
For the six months ended May 31, 2007
Net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting from operations
$5,976,862
$3,472,310
$3,928,287
$3,889,101
Basic weighted average shares
8,876,540
8,830,580
8,858,213
6,653,445
Average warrants outstanding (1)
955,146
933,764
Diluted weighted average shares
8,876,540
3,088,596
8,858,213
7,587,209
Basic net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting from operations per common share
$0.67
$0.39
$0.44
$0.58
Diluted net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting from operations per common share
$0.67
$0.35
$0.44
$0.51
(1) Warrants to purchase shares of common stock at $15.00 per share were outstanding during the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the warrants’ exercise price was greater than the average market value of the common shares, and therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.
15. Subsequent Events
On June 2, 2008, the Company paid a distribution in the amount of $0.2625 per common share, for a total of $2,330,092. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to $215,016.
On June 17, 2008, LONESTAR Midstream Partners LP, entered into a definitive agreement with Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: PVR) for the sale of Lone Star Gathering LP’s (an affiliate of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, L.P.) gas gathering and transportation assets. LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP plans to distribute substantially all of the sales proceeds to its limited partners.
The Company expects its portion of the proceeds at closing to be $13.5 million in cash and 494,191 newly-issued unregistered common units of PVR, and approximately $1 million in cash payable on December 31, 2009. Additionally, there are two contingent payments of approximately $4.7 million and $5.0 million, payable in cash or common units of PVR (at purchasers’ election), each of which payments will be triggered if a defined geographic area in which a subset of the acquired assets are located reaches certain revenue targets by or before June 30, 2013.
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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 three months ended May 31, 2008, the aggregate compensation paid by the Company to the independent directors was $66,000. The Company did not pay any special compensation to any of its directors or officers.
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 distribution 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.
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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, constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements may relate to, among other things, future events or our future performance or financial condition. 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 anticipated 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 1A. of this report.
We may experience fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, including the return on our equity investments, the interest rates payable on our debt investments, the default rates on such investments, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.
Overview
We invest 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. Our goal is to provide our stockholders with a high level of total return, with an emphasis on distributions. We target companies we believe will provide stable and growing cash flows as a result of their fee-based revenues and limited direct commodity price risk which in turn should provide our shareholders with a stable and growing distribution.
We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. 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 Code.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
On April 2, 2008, we invested an additional $1,477,140 in LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $22,860 in LSMP GP, LP.
As of May 31, 2008, the fair value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) totaled $165,725,072 including equity investments of $154,925,072 and debt investments of $10,800,000, across the following segments of the energy infrastructure sector:
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Allocation of Portfolio Assets
May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
(Percentages based on fair value of total investment portfolio,
excluding short-term investments)
The following table summarizes our investments as of May 31, 2008:
Name of Portfolio
Company (Segment)
Nature of its
Principal Business
 
Securities
Held by Us
Amount Invested (in millions)
Fair Value
(in millions)
Current
Yield
(1)
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)
Natural gas and oil exploitation and development in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas, Rockies and mid-continent region of the U.S.
 
Common Units
$7.5
$7.4
9.6%
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream/Midstream)(2)
Gatherer and processor of natural gas in north and east Texas and Louisiana and producer and developer of upstream assets located in 17 states
 
Common Units
12.1
11.4
8.7
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)
Acquirer, producer and developer of oil and gas properties
 
Common Units
7.5
6.8
7.2
High Sierra Energy, LP (Midstream)
Marketer, processor, storer and transporter of hydrocarbons with operations primarily in Colorado, Wyoming and Florida
 
Common Units
24.8
27.3
9.8
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (Midstream) (3)
General Partner of High Sierra Energy, LP
 
GP Interest
2.0
2.8
2.3
International Resource Partners LP (Coal)
Operator of both metallurgical and steam coal mines in Central Appalachia
 
Class A Units
10.0
10.4
8.0
Legacy Reserves LP (Upstream)
Oil and natural gas exploitation and development in the Permian Basin
 
Limited Partner Units
4.5
6.1
11.5
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream) (4)
Gatherer and processor of natural gas in six counties in Texas
 
Class A Units
24.9
26.2
8.4
LSMP GP, LP
(Midstream) (4)
Indirectly owns General Partner of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP
 
GP LP Units
0.5
1.7
1.6
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)
Gatherer and processor of natural gas in Texas, Louisiana and offshore Gulf of Mexico
 
Class A Common Units and Incentive Distribution Rights
17.5
20.5
9.1
Mowood, LLC (Downstream) (5)
Natural gas distribution in central Missouri and landfill gas to energy projects
 
Equity interest
3.5
4.1
10.0
     
Subordinated Debt
7.1
7.1
12.0
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream)
Operator of natural gas gathering pipelines in the Cherokee Basin and interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri
 
Common Units
22.2
20.1
9.0
VantaCore Partners LP (Aggregate)
Acquirer and operator of aggregate companies, with quarry and asphalt operations in Clarksville, Tennessee
 
Common Units and
Incentive Distribution Rights
8.5
10.0
10.0
     
Secured Credit Facility (6)
3.8
3.8
8.2
       
$156.4
$165.7
 
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(1)   The current yield has been calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the amount invested in the underlying security. Actual distributions to us are based on each company’s available cash flow and are subject to change.
(2)   Segment classification revised this quarter to 50% upstream and 50% downstream to reflect the company's current profile.
(3)   Includes original purchase of 3 percent equity interest, sale of 0.6274 percent equity interest in July 2007 and subsequent capital calls.
(4)   Distributions are paid-in-kind.
(5)   Represents an equity distribution on the previous quarter fair value of our invested capital. We expect that, pending cash availability, such equity distributions will recur on a quarterly basis at or above such yield.
(6)   Variable interest rate.
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (“Abraxas”)
Abraxas was formed with Abraxas Petroleum Corp.’s long-lived, low-decline natural gas and oil reserves located in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas, Rocky Mountains and mid-continent region of the U.S. Abraxas Petroleum Corp. is an independent publicly-traded energy company engaged in the exploration and production of natural gas and oil in the Permian Basin of West Texas, onshore Texas Gulf Coast, mid-continent region, Rocky Mountains and the southern Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming. Abraxas’ principal office is located at 500 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78232.
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (“Eagle Rock Energy”)
Eagle Rock Energy is a publicly traded master limited partnership with midstream assets located in Texas and Louisiana and upstream assets in seventeen states. The company conducts its operations through Eagle Rock Pipeline, L.P. Eagle Rock Energy’s principal office is located at 14950 Heathrow Forest Pkwy., Suite 111, Houston, TX 77032.
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (“EV”)
EV is a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and gas properties. EV’s current properties are located in the Appalachian Basin, primarily in Ohio and West Virginia and in the Monroe Field in Northern Louisiana and Tennessee. EV’s principal office is located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002.
High Sierra Energy, LP (“High Sierra”)
High Sierra is a holding company with diversified midstream energy assets focused on the processing, transportation, storage and marketing of hydrocarbons. The management team of High Sierra includes former executives and founders of midstream private and public companies focused on acquiring attractive assets at reasonable multiples. The company’s purchased assets include a natural gas liquids logistics and transportation business in Colorado, natural gas gathering and processing operations in Louisiana, a natural gas storage facility in Mississippi, an ethanol terminal in Nevada, crude and natural gas liquids trucking businesses in Kansas and Colorado, a well water processing facility in Wyoming and two asphalt processing, packaging and distribution terminals in Florida. High Sierra’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (“High Sierra GP”)
High Sierra GP is the general partner of High Sierra. High Sierra GP’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.
International Resource Partners LP (“IRP”)
IRP’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. IRP’s principal office is located at 725 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
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Legacy Reserves LP (“Legacy”)
Legacy is a publicly traded master limited partnership focused on mature oil weighted properties in the Permian Basin in Western Texas that generate stable volumes of oil and natural gas with low rates of decline. Legacy focuses on the exploitation of proved developed reserves. Legacy’s principal office is located at 303 West Wall, Suite 1500, Midland, TX 79701.
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (“Lonestar”)
Lonestar is a midstream limited partnership which provides gathering, dehydration, compression, and processing services to natural gas producers in six counties of the Barnett-Shale play. The company has the capacity to gather, compress and transport over 350,000 Mcfd through the company’s gathering systems. Our President holds one of four seats on Lonestar’s Board of Directors. Lonestar’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.
LSMP GP, LP (“LSMP GP”)
LSMP GP indirectly owns the general partner of Lonestar. LSMP GP’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (“Millennium”)
Millennium is a limited partnership focused on natural gas gathering and processing with assets in Texas, Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Millennium’s gathering business consists of over 500 miles of pipelines and its processing business consists of interests in six plants. Millennium’s principal office is located at 10077 Grogans Mill Rd., Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380.
Mowood, LLC (“Mowood”)
Mowood is a holding company whose assets include Omega Pipeline, LLC (“Omega”) and Timberline Energy, LLC (“Timberline”). Omega is a natural gas local distribution company located on the Fort Leonard Wood army base in southwest Missouri. Omega is in the third year of a ten-year contract with the Department of Defense pursuant to which it provides natural gas to Fort Leonard Wood. Timberline is an owner and developer of projects that convert landfill gas to energy. Mowood’s principal office is located at P.O. Box 2861, Ordinance Street, Building 2570, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473.
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Quest”)
Quest was formed by the spin-off of Quest Resource Corporation’s midstream coal bed methane natural gas gathering assets in the Cherokee Basin. Quest owns more than 1,800 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines (primarily serving Quest Energy Partners, L.P., an affiliate) and over 1,100 miles of interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Quest’s principal office is located at 210 Park Avenue, Suite 2750, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
VantaCore Partners LP (“VantaCore”)
VantaCore was formed to acquire companies in the aggregate industry and currently owns a quarry and asphalt plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. Our President holds one of four seats on Vantacore’s Board of Directors. VantaCore’s principal office is located at 666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10103.
Portfolio Company Monitoring
Our Adviser monitors each portfolio company to determine progress relative to meeting that company’s business plan and to assess the company’s strategic and tactical courses of action. 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.
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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:
(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, 2008, all of our portfolio companies have a rating of (1).
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007
Investment Income: Investment income totaled $746,130 and $1,851,810 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, respectively, an increase of $200,274 and $914,319, respectively, as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2007. The increase is primarily related to full investment of proceeds from the initial public offering and the credit facility. The weighted average yield (to cost) on our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of May 31, 2008 was 8.9 percent as compared to 8.8 percent at May 31, 2007.
Net Expenses: Net expenses totaled $2,551,045 and $3,513,171 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, respectively, an increase of $866,199 and a decrease of $272,594, respectively, as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2007. The decrease for the six month period is primarily related to a reduction in the total capital gain incentive fee accrual, a decrease in leverage costs (during the six months ended May 31, 2007, we incurred a redemption premium and issuance costs on Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, which was utilized as bridge financing to fund portfolio investments and was fully redeemed upon completion of our initial public offering), and the expense reimbursement from the Adviser. The increase in net expenses for the three month period is primarily related to an increase in the capital gains incentive fees payable of $1,367,168 for the quarter as a result of the increase in the fair value of investments, and interest expense on the credit facility. The provision for capital gains incentive fees results from an increase or decrease in fair value and 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 distributions to stockholders. When our Board of Directors determines the amount of any distribution we expect to pay our stockholders, it will review distributable cash flow (“DCF”). DCF is distributions received from investments less our total expenses. The total distributions received from our investments include the amount received by us as cash distributions from equity investments, paid-in-kind distributions, and dividend and interest payments. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses, leverage costs and current income taxes on our operating income. Total expenses do not include deferred income taxes or accrued capital gain incentive fees. Distributions paid to stockholders may exceed distributable cash flow for the period.
We disclose DCF in order to provide supplemental information regarding our results of operations and to enhance our investors’ overall understanding of our core financial performance and our prospects for the future. We believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results of DCF in addition to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“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 months ended May 31, 2008 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2007. DCF totaled $2,377,017 and $4,554,167 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, respectively, an increase of $1,056,345 and $3,210,036, respectively, as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2007. The increase is related to full investment of proceeds from the initial public offering and the credit facility, and increased distributions from our portfolio companies.
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Distributable Cash Flow
For the three months
ended May 31, 2008
 
For the three months
ended May 31, 2007
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2008
 
For the six months
ended May 31, 2007
 
Total Distributions Received from Investments
                       
Distributions from investments
$
2,773,933
 
$
1,425,467
 
$
5,394,648
 
$
2,029,154
 
Distributions paid in stock
 
484,200
   
   
937,720
   
 
Interest income from investments
 
301,944
   
162,404
   
615,353
   
290,876
 
Dividends from money market mutual funds
 
817
   
442,126
   
3,127
   
581,659
 
Other income
 
   
   
28,987
   
 
Total from Investments
 
3,560,894
   
2,029,997
   
6,979,835
   
2,901,689
 
                         
Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs and Current Taxes
                       
Advisory fees (net of expense reimbursement by Adviser)
 
485,768
   
468,012
   
979,374
   
848,079
 
Other operating expenses (excluding capital gain incentive fees)
 
262,515
   
247,084
   
512,796
   
363,019
 
Total Operating Expenses
 
748,283
   
715,096
   
1,492,170
   
1,211,098
 
Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes
 
2,812,611
   
1,314,901
   
5,487,665
   
1,690,591
 
Leverage Costs
 
435,594
   
(5,771
)
 
933,498
   
346,460
 
Distributable Cash Flow
$
2,377,017
 
$
1,320,672
 
$
4,554,167
 
$
1,344,131
 
                         
DCF/GAAP Reconciliation
                       
Distributable Cash Flow
$
2,377,017
 
$
1,320,672
 
$
4,554,167
 
$
1,344,131
 
Adjustments to reconcile to Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes
                       
Distributions paid in stock
 
(484,200
)
 
   
(937,720
)
 
 
Return of capital on distributions received from equity investments
 
(2,330,564
)
 
(1,484,141
)
 
(4,190,305
)
 
(1,964,198
)
Capital gain incentive fees
 
(1,367,168
)
 
(1,008,867
)
 
(1,087,503
)
 
(1,496,494
)
Loss on redemption of preferred stock
       
33,346
         
(731,713
)
Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes
$
(1,804,915
)
$
(1,138,990
)
$
(1,661,361
)
$
(2,848,274
)
Distributions: The following table sets forth distributions for the six months ended May 31, 2008.
Record Date
Payment Date
Amount
     
February 21, 2008
March 3, 2008
$0.2500
May 22, 2008
June 2, 2008
$0.2625
The distribution of $.2625 per share paid on June 2, 2008 represents achievement of our targeted annualized yield of 7 percent based upon the initial public offering price of $15.00 per share. A portion of this distribution is expected to be treated as return of capital for income tax purposes, although the ultimate determination will not be made until after our year-end. Based on current financial information, the distribution is estimated to consist of 100 percent of return of capital for book purposes.
Net Investment Loss: Net investment loss totaled $1,119,046 and $1,030,043 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, respectively, as compared to a net investment loss of $706,173 and $2,101,017, respectively, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2007. The variance in net investment loss is primarily related to net expenses as described above.
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: We recognized $7,095,908 and $4,958,330 in net unrealized appreciation (after deferred taxes) for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, respectively, as compared to $4,169,982 and $5,981,617 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2007, respectively. We had no realized gains for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008, as compared to a realized gain of $8,501 (after deferred taxes) for the three and six months ended May 31, 2007.
Recent Developments
On June 2, 2008, we paid a distribution in the amount of $0.2625 per common share, for a total of $2,330,092. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to $215,016.
On June 17, 2008, LONESTAR Midstream Partners LP, entered into a definitive agreement with Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: PVR) for the sale of Lone Star Gathering LP’s (an affiliate of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, L.P.) gas gathering and transportation assets. LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP is distributing substantially all of the sales proceeds to its limited partners.
We expect our portion of the proceeds at closing to be $13.5 million in cash and 494,191 newly-issued unregistered common units of PVR, and approximately $1 million in cash payable on December 31, 2009. Additionally, there are two contingent payments of approximately $4.7 million and $5.0 million, payable in cash or common units of PVR (at purchasers’ election), each of which payments will be triggered if a defined geographic area in which a subset of the acquired assets are located reaches certain revenue targets by or before June 30, 2013.
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We believe this transaction is an important step in validating our private investment thesis. The cash received from the transaction will allow us to pay down debt or redeploy capital in new or follow-on investments, while the PVR units received from the sale are expected to provide us future distribution growth.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect to raise additional capital to support our future growth through equity offerings, rights offerings, and issuances of senior securities or future borrowings to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and our current credit facility and subject to market conditions. 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. We are restricted in our ability to incur additional debt by the terms of our credit facility.
On April 8, 2008, the company filed an initial shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When effective, the shelf will allow the company to prudently raise additional capital.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our significant contractual payment obligations as of May 31, 2008.
 
Total
Fiscal
2008
Fiscal
2009
Fiscal
2010
Fiscal
2011
After
2011
 
Secured revolving credit facility (1)
$33,800,000
$33,800,000
 
$33,800,000
$33,800,000
(1) At May 31, 2008, the outstanding balance under the credit facility was $33,800,000
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are 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 March 21, 2008, the Company secured an extension to its revolving credit facility and on March 28, 2008, amended the credit agreement to exclude Bank of Oklahoma and include Wells Fargo as a lender, and to increase the total credit facility to $50,000,000. The credit facility matures on March 20, 2009. The revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR 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 credit facility contains a covenant precluding the Company from incurring additional debt.
For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the credit facility was utilized were $34,273,770 and 5.12 percent, respectively. As of May 31, 2008, the principal balance outstanding was $33,800,000 at a rate of 4.21 percent.
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 Financial Statements included in this report provides more detailed disclosure of all of our significant accounting policies.
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Valuation of Portfolio Investments
The Company invests primarily in illiquid securities including debt and equity securities of privately-held companies. These investments generally are subject to restrictions on resale, have no established trading market and are fair valued on a quarterly basis. 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.
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 (in which case we choose payment-in-kind in lieu of cash), we will 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.
ITEM 3. QUANTITIATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our business activities contain elements of market risk. We consider changes in interest rates and the effect such changes can have on the valuations of the distribution-paying equity securities and debt securities we hold and the cost of capital under our credit facility to be our principal market risk.
Debt investments in our portfolio are based on floating and fixed rates. Loans bearing a floating interest rate are usually based on LIBOR and, in most cases, a spread consisting of additional basis points. The interest rates for these debt instruments typically have one to six-month durations and reset at the current market interest rates. As of May 31, 2008, our floating rate debt investments totaled $3,750,000 (35 percent) of our total debt investments of $10,800,000. Based on a sensitivity analysis of the variable rate financial obligation in our portfolio at May 31, 2008, we estimate that a one percentage point interest rate movement in the average market interest rates (either higher or lower) over a three-month period would either increase or decrease net investment income by approximately $9,375.
Our revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus 1.75 percent. We estimate that a one percentage point interest rate movement in the average market interest rates (either higher or lower) over a three-month period would either increase or decrease net investment income by approximately $90,586.
We carry our investments at fair value, as determined by our Board of Directors. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are fair valued at such market quotations. Securities that are not publicly traded or whose market price is not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. Because there are no readily available market quotations for most of the investments in our portfolio, we value substantially all of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the fair values that would have been used had a ready market quotation existed for such investments, and these differences could be material.
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As of May 31, 2008, the fair value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) totaled $165,725,072. The impact of a 10 percent increase in the fair value of these investments, net of capital gain incentive fees and related deferred taxes, would increase net assets applicable to common stockholders by approximately $8,733,711. The impact of a 10 percent decrease in the fair value of these investments, net of the reduction of capital gain incentive fees and related deferred taxes, would decrease net assets applicable to common stockholders by approximately $9,409,984.
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.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 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) or 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceeding, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
We did not sell any securities during the three months ended May 31, 2008 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
We did not repurchase any of our common shares during the three months ended May 31, 2008.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 21, 2008.  The matters considered at the meeting, together with the actual vote tabulations relating to such matters are as follows:
1.    To elect Conrad S. Ciccotello as a Director of the Company, to hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
 
No. of Shares
Affirmative
7,883,109
Withheld
546,464
TOTAL
8,429,573
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 H. Kevin Birzer and John R. Graham continued as directors and their terms expire on the date of the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders.
2.    To grant the Company the authority to sell its common shares for less than net asset value, subject to certain conditions.
Vote of Common Stockholders
No. of Shares
Affirmative
2,754,528
Against
384,325
Abstain
67,751
Broker Non-votes
5,222,969
TOTAL
8,429,573
3.    To grant the Company the authority to sell warrants or options to acquire common shares and to issue the common shares underlying such warrants or options upon their exercise.
 
No. of Shares
Affirmative
2,902,331
Against
236,614
Abstain
67,659
Broker Non-votes
5,222,969
TOTAL
8,429,573
4.    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, 2008.
 
No. of Shares
Affirmative
8,332,709
Against
36,582
Abstain
60,282
TOTAL
8,429,573
Based upon votes required for approval, proposals 1, 3 and 4 above passed. Proposal 2 required the approval of both (a) the affirmative vote of common stockholders holding a majority of all common stock (abstentions and broker non-votes have the effect of a vote against the proposal), and (b) the affirmative vote of common stockholders who are not affiliated persons of the Company and who hold a majority of all common stock held by common stockholders who are not affiliates of the Company. The affirmative vote of common stockholders holding a majority of all common stock was not obtained; therefore, Proposal 2 did not pass.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 Exhibit
 
Description
     
10.1
 
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2008, by and among the Company and U.S. Bank, N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and First National Bank of Kansas, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1
     
10.2
 
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2008, by and among the Company and U.S. Bank, N.A. as a lender, agent and lead arranger, First National Bank of Kansas and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2
     
31.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is filed herewith
     
31.2
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is filed herewith
     
32.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is furnished herewith
All other exhibits for which provision is made in the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instruction or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
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.
 
TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
       
 
By:
 
/s/ TERRY MATLACK
       
 
Terry Matlack
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: July 9, 2008