UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 6, 2011

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Maryland
1-33292
20-3431375
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


11550 Ash Street, Suite 300, Leawood, KS
66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(913) 981-1020
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01.                      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On March 6, 2011, International Resource Partners LP (“IRP”), a private portfolio company of Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation (the “Company”), entered into a definitive agreement  (the “Agreement”) with James River Coal Company (“JRCC”) to sell IRP’s partnership interests to JRCC.  The Company, along with other limited partners of IRP, were also signatories to the Agreement.  The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2011 subject to completion of various closing conditions.

The Company’s portion of the initial sale proceeds is expected to be approximately $31.1 million in cash with an additional $2.1 million held in escrow for a period of up to 14 months.  The release of escrow funds is contingent upon a number of factors, including coal reserves and outstanding regulatory items.

A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 
Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 (d)
Exhibits
 
99.1
Press Release dated March 6, 2011
   


 
 

 

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
 
       
Dated: March 10, 2011
By:
/s/ Terry Matlack  
    Terry C. Matlack  
    Chief Financial Officer  
       




 
 

 

Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press Release dated March 6, 2011