Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. Releases Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. (NYSE: TTO) (the company) today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2010, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed Jan. 26, 2011.

Recent Highlights

    --  Maintained $0.10 per share distribution
    --  Net asset value of $10.44 per share as of Nov. 30, 2010, compared to
        $9.74 as of Aug. 31, 2010, and $9.29 per share as of Nov. 30, 2009
    --  Filed a preliminary proxy statement which includes a proposal to
        withdraw its election to be regulated as a business development company
        (BDC)

Performance Review

On Nov. 30, 2010, the company paid a distribution of $0.10 per common share, the same amount as the prior quarter. The company determines the amount of distributions paid to stockholders based on distributable cash flow (DCF), which is distributions received from investments less total expenses. The company believes it will have sufficient cash flow to pay a $0.10 per share distribution through the first quarter of 2011, subject to the Board of Directors approval and continued portfolio company distributions at current levels.

Net Asset Value

At Nov. 30, 2010, the company's net asset value was $10.44 per share, compared to $9.74 as of Aug. 31, 2010 and $9.29 per share at Nov. 30, 2009. Total investment return, based on net asset value and assuming reinvestment of distributions, was approximately 20 percent for the year ended Nov. 30, 2010.

Annual Portfolio Review

As of Nov. 30, 2010, the value of the company's investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) was $93.7 million, with approximately 78 percent of the portfolio in private investments totaling $72.9 million and approximately 22 percent in publicly-traded investments totaling $20.8 million. The portfolio is diversified among approximately 43 percent midstream and downstream investments, 12 percent upstream, and 45 percent in aggregates and coal.

International Resource Partners' (IRP) fair value increased approximately $18 million this past year. Over the last twelve months there have been significant increases in comparable company valuations, two coal MLP IPOs and renewed M&A activity which, combined with IRP's improved financial performance, supported the significant increase in valuation. IRP also steadily increased its quarterly distribution this year, from $0.40 per unit in TTO's first quarter to $0.55 per unit in the fourth quarter.

In February 2010, Mowood, LLC (Mowood) closed the sale of Timberline to Landfill Energy Systems. TTO received $9.0 million in cash distributions from the sale and used the proceeds to pay off its credit facility and invest in publicly-traded securities. Subsequently, TTO received approximately $778,000 as a result of a contingent payment from the sale and carbon credit reimbursements. TTO may also receive additional contingent and escrow payments from the sale, currently expected to total up to $1.4 million. The fair value of the company's Mowood investment, including debt, equity and potential contingent payments, was approximately $9.3 million as of Nov. 30, 2010.

The fair value of VantaCore Partners LP (VantaCore) decreased approximately $2.4 million over this past year. VantaCore has struggled with lower than anticipated operating results, primarily attributed to its Southern Aggregates subsidiary, which has experienced a decrease in demand and pricing, and higher than expected costs, partially offset by better results from its Winn Materials and McIntosh operations. VantaCore was unable to meet its minimum quarterly distribution ("MQD") for the past two quarters. Common unit holders received a cash distribution equal to MQD of $0.475 for each of those two quarters, due to preferred unit holders' acceptance of a paid-in-kind distribution, and no distributions were made to the holders of subordinated units.

The fair value of High Sierra Energy, LP ("High Sierra") decreased by approximately $5 million over this past year. High Sierra's board elected not to declare a cash distribution for TTO's second, third and fourth quarters. High Sierra extended its existing credit facility through March 31, 2011.

Quest Midstream Partners completed its transformation into a publicly traded C-corp, PostRock Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: PSTR) in March 2010. PSTR was a new corporation formed for the purpose of wholly owning all three Quest entities. Upon closing of the merger, the company received 490,769 freely tradable common units of PSTR in exchange for its 1,216,881 common units of Quest Midstream. The company held 260,500 common units of PostRock as of Nov. 30, 2010 at a fair value of $3.65 per unit, the NASDAQ closing price on that date. Subsequent to its fiscal year end, the company sold all of its remaining PostRock units.

On Jan. 18, 2011, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: AXAS) (Abraxas) announced that it intends to offer 10,000,000 shares of common stock and certain selling stockholders intend to offer 8,503,347 shares of common stock, both subject to market conditions, in an underwritten offering. The selling stockholders received their shares of common stock in the merger of Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abraxas in October 2009. TTO has elected to participate as a selling unit holder and include up to 1,646,376 common units in the offering. Abraxas intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its credit facility, to increase its 2011 capital expenditure budget and for general corporate purposes.

Preliminary Proxy Statement

The company filed a preliminary proxy statement which includes a proposal to withdraw its election to be regulated as a business development company.

The Board of Directors believes it is in the best interests of the company and its stockholders to make this change for two primary reasons: 1) There are significant potential opportunities for investment in real assets in the energy infrastructure sector, but BDC constraints limit these types of direct investments; and 2) the company is expected to have greater access to capital and flexibility in raising capital for its investment strategy. The company's investment strategy will be very similar to the one it has historically followed, targeting investments in the energy infrastructure sector. However, the withdrawal will allow the company to expand its investment pool to invest in real, physical assets, rather than investment securities. The company will seek to identify and invest in energy infrastructure assets that have the potential to become real estate investment trust (REIT) qualified. The company may in the future elect to be taxed as a REIT, provided that it has qualifying assets and income to permit such election.

The company expects to file its definitive proxy statement soon. Stockholders should make no decision about this proposal or any other proposal until reviewing the definitive proxy statement. The company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders is April 8, 2011, and will be held in the company's office in Leawood, Kan.

Earnings Call

The company will host a conference call at 4 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 to discuss its financial results for the fiscal year. Please dial-in to the call at 480-629-9822 approximately five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

The call will also be webcast in a listen-only format. A link to the webcast will be accessible at www.tortoiseadvisors.com.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6:00 p.m. CST on Jan. 26, 2011 and continuing until 11:59 p.m. CST Feb. 2, 2011, by dialing 800-406-7325. The replay access code is 4398228#. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the company's website at www.tortoiseadvisors.com through Jan. 26, 2012.

About Tortoise Capital Resources Corp.

Tortoise Capital Resources invests primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public companies operating in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.

About Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC

Tortoise is an investment manager specializing in listed energy infrastructure investments, such as pipeline and power companies. As of Dec. 31, 2010, the adviser had approximately $6.1 billion of assets under management in six NYSE-listed investment companies and private accounts. For more information, visit our Web site at www.tortoiseadvisors.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the company and Tortoise Capital Advisors believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the company and Tortoise Capital Advisors do not assume a duty to update this forward-looking statement. Any distribution paid in the future to our stockholders will depend on the actual performance of the company's investments, its costs of leverage and other operating expenses and will be subject to the approval of the company's Board and compliance with asset coverage requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the leverage covenants.


Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

                                         November 30, 2010    November 30, 2009

Assets

 Investments at fair value, control
 (cost $18,122,054 and $28,180,070,      $ 23,260,566         $ 33,458,046
 respectively)

 Investments at fair value, affiliated
 (cost $31,329,809 and $52,676,299,      49,066,009           41,658,847
 respectively)

 Investments at fair value,
 non-affiliated (cost $21,628,965 and    22,875,848           8,865,047
 $9,568,566, respectively)

  Total investments (cost $71,080,828    95,202,423           83,981,940
  and $90,424,935, respectively)

 Receivable for Adviser expense          109,145              49,843
 reimbursement

 Receivable for investments sold         5,198                -

 Interest receivable from control        42,778               -
 investments

 Dividends receivable                    83                   87

 Deferred tax asset                      656,743              5,429,391

 Prepaid expenses and other assets       25,023               16,792

  Total assets                           96,041,393           89,478,053

Liabilities

 Base management fees payable to         327,436              299,060
 Adviser

 Accrued expenses and other liabilities  234,784              282,408

 Short-term borrowings                   -                    4,600,000

  Total liabilities                      562,220              5,181,468

  Net assets applicable to common        $ 95,479,173         $ 84,296,585
  stockholders

Net Assets Applicable to Common
Stockholders Consist of:

 Warrants, no par value; 945,594 issued
 and outstanding

  at November 30, 2010 and November 30,
  2009

  (5,000,000 authorized)                 $ 1,370,700          $ 1,370,700

 Capital stock, $0.001 par value;
 9,146,506 shares issued and
 outstanding at

  November 30, 2010 and 9,078,090
  issued and outstanding at November
  30, 2009

  (100,000,000 shares authorized)        9,147                9,078

 Additional paid-in capital              98,444,952           101,929,307

 Accumulated net investment loss, net    (3,308,522   )       (3,304,416   )
 of income taxes

 Accumulated realized loss, net of       (18,532,648  )       (14,041,614  )
 income taxes

 Net unrealized appreciation
 (depreciation) of investments, net of   17,495,544           (1,666,470   )
 income taxes

  Net assets applicable to common        $ 95,479,173         $ 84,296,585
  stockholders

 Net Asset Value per common share
 outstanding (net assets applicable

  to common stock, divided by common     $ 10.44              $ 9.29
  shares outstanding)




Distributable Cash Flow  Year Ended         Year Ended         Year Ended
                         November 30, 2010  November 30, 2009  November 30, 2008

Total from Investments

    Distributions from   $ 4,196,269        $ 7,724,577        $ 9,688,521
    investments

    Distributions paid   65,268             -                  2,186,767
    in stock

    Interest income from 720,323            807,848            1,103,059
    investments

    Dividends from money 859                1,986              18,205
    market mutual funds

    Other income         38,580             61,514             28,987

Total from Investments   5,021,299          8,595,925          13,025,539

Operating Expenses
Before Leverage Costs

    Advisory fees (net
    of expense           925,820            1,126,327          1,928,109
    reimbursement by
    Adviser)

    Other operating      684,739            911,779            1,037,624
    expenses

Total Operating
Expenses, before         1,610,559          2,038,106          2,965,733
Leverage Costs

    Distributable cash
    flow before leverage 3,410,740          6,557,819          10,059,806
    costs

    Leverage costs       45,619             627,707            1,650,926

     Distributable Cash  $ 3,365,121        $ 5,930,112        $ 8,408,880
     Flow

     Capital gain        882,212            -                  -
     proceeds

     Cash Available for  $ 4,247,333        $ 5,930,112        $ 8,408,880
     Distribution

Distributions paid on    $ 3,915,124        $ 5,582,473        $ 9,265,351
common stock

Payout percentage for    92          %      94          %      110          %
period(1)

DCF/GAAP Reconciliation

    Distributable Cash   $ 3,365,121        $ 5,930,112        $ 8,408,880
    Flow

    Adjustments to
    reconcile to Net
    Investment Loss,
    before Income Taxes:

    Distributions paid   (65,268     )      -                  (2,186,767   )
    in stock(2)

    Return of capital on
    distributions        (3,064,204  )      (6,791,394  )      (7,894,819   )
    received from equity
    investments

    Capital gain         -                  -                  307,611
    incentive fees

    Non-recurring        (242,198    )      -                  -
    professional fees

     Net Investment
     Loss, before Income $ (6,549    )      $ (861,282  )      $ (1,365,095 )
     Taxes

(1) Distributions paid as a percentage of
    Cash Available for Distribution.

    Distributions paid in stock for the years ended November 30, 2010 and
(2) November 30, 2008 were paid as part of normal operations and are included in
    DCF.




Tortoise Capital
Resources
Corporation

STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS

                      Year Ended         Year Ended            Year Ended
                      November 30, 2010  November 30, 2009     November 30, 2008

Investment Income

Distributions from
investments

Control investments   $ 2,021,943        $ 2,270,189           $ 1,576,716

Affiliated            1,606,891          3,379,159             4,699,082
investments

Non-affiliated        567,435            2,075,229             3,412,723
investments

Total distributions   4,196,269          7,724,577             9,688,521
from investments

Less return of
capital on            (3,064,204   )     (6,791,394  )         (7,894,819    )
distributions

Net distributions     1,132,065          933,183               1,793,702
from investments

Interest income from  720,323            807,848               1,103,059
control investments

Dividends from money  859                1,986                 18,205
market mutual funds

Fee income            38,580             61,514                -

Other income          -                  -                     28,987

Total Investment      1,891,827          1,804,531             2,943,953
Income

Operating Expenses

Base management fees  1,233,823          1,351,593             2,313,731

Capital gain
incentive fees (Note  -                  -                     (307,611      )
4)

Professional fees     590,486            553,856               642,615

Directors' fees       92,053             90,257                86,406

Stockholder
communication         53,807             61,130                58,943
expenses

Administrator fees    57,578             63,074                107,325

Fund accounting fees  27,723             31,968                34,546

Registration fees     25,889             31,306                29,668

Stock transfer agent  13,421             13,506                13,538
fees

Franchise tax         9,470              -                     -
expense

Custodian fees and    6,361              16,928                17,426
expenses

Other expenses        50,149             49,754                47,157

Total Operating       2,160,760          2,263,372             3,043,744
Expenses

Interest expense      45,619             627,707               1,650,926

Total Expenses        2,206,379          2,891,079             4,694,670

Less expense
reimbursement by      (308,003     )     (225,266    )         (385,622      )
Adviser

Net Expenses          1,898,376          2,665,813             4,309,048

Net Investment Loss,  (6,549       )     (861,282    )         (1,365,095    )
before Income Taxes

Current tax expense   -                  -                     (6,881        )

Deferred tax benefit  2,443              101,133               393,483

Income tax benefit,   2,443              101,133               386,602
net

Net Investment Loss   (4,106       )     (760,149    )         (978,493      )

Realized and
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

Net realized gain on  2,356,404          -                     112,500
control investments

Net realized gain
(loss) on affiliated  (9,520,748   )     (338,572    )         8,603,697
investments

Net realized loss on
non-affiliated        (3,954,175   )     (22,782,176 )         -
investments

Net realized gain
(loss), before        (11,118,519  )     (23,120,748 )         8,716,197
income taxes

Deferred tax benefit  6,627,485          2,714,872             (2,512,409    )
(expense)

Net realized gain
(loss) on             (4,491,034   )     (20,405,876 )         6,203,788
investments

Net unrealized
appreciation          (139,464     )     5,483,497             (2,976,609    )
(depreciation) of
control investments

Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) of     28,753,652         (2,371,877  )         (11,145,652   )
affiliated
investments

Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) of     1,950,402          21,135,760            (27,458,859   )
non-affiliated
investments

Net unrealized
appreciation          30,564,590         24,247,380            (41,581,120   )
(depreciation),
before income taxes

Deferred tax benefit  (11,402,576  )     (3,070,361  )         11,985,592
(expense)

Net unrealized
appreciation          19,162,014         21,177,019            (29,595,528   )
(depreciation) of
investments

Net Realized and
Unrealized Gain       14,670,980         771,143               (23,391,740   )
(Loss) on
Investments

Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to
Common Stockholders

Resulting from        $ 14,666,874       $ 10,994              $ (24,370,233 )
Operations

Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to
Common Stockholders

Resulting from
Operations Per
Common Share:

Basic and Diluted     $ 1.61             $ 0.00            (1) $ (2.74       )

Weighted Average
Shares of Common
Stock Outstanding:

Basic and Diluted     9,107,070          8,997,145             8,887,085

(1)Less than $0.01
per share.




    Source: Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation