February 28,
2010 |
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Distributions |
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Fair Value |
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11/30/09 |
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Additions |
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Reductions |
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Received |
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2/28/10 |
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2/28/10 |
High Sierra Energy, LP |
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1,042,685 |
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— |
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$ |
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656,892 |
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1,042,685 |
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$ |
24,325,831 |
International Resource Partners LP |
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500,000 |
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— |
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200,000 |
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500,000 |
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10,520,000 |
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP(1)(2) |
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1,327,900 |
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— |
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(787,133 |
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(16,224 |
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1,327,900 |
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376,000 |
LSMP GP, LP(1)(2) |
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180 |
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(17,254 |
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(1,221 |
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— |
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180 |
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68,000 |
Mowood, LLC Subordinated Debt |
$ |
8,800,000 |
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750,000 |
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(4,250,000 |
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— |
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191,431 |
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5,300,000 |
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5,300,000 |
Mowood, LLC Equity Interest |
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99.5 |
% |
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— |
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(4,750,000 |
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1,578,001 |
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112,500 |
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5,847,523 |
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.(2) |
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1,216,881 |
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1,216,881 |
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6,339,950 |
VantaCore Partners LP Common Units |
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933,430 |
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443,379 |
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933,430 |
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16,409,700 |
VantaCore Partners LP
Incentive |
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988 |
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988 |
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208,403 |
Distribution Rights(2) |
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750,000 |
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1,560,556 |
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$ |
1,604,202 |
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69,395,407 |
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See Note 9 — Investment Transactions for
additional information.
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Currently non-income
producing.
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November 30,
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Fair Value |
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11/30/08 |
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Additions |
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Received |
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11/30/09 |
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11/30/09 |
High Sierra Energy, LP |
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1,042,685 |
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2,579,159 |
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1,042,685 |
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$ |
24,461,390 |
International Resource Partners LP |
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500,000 |
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800,000 |
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500,000 |
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9,984,402 |
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP(1)(2) |
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1,327,900 |
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(1,128,428 |
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(363,932 |
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1,327,900 |
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1,102,000 |
LSMP GP, LP(1)(2) |
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180 |
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(55,353 |
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25,360 |
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180 |
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124,000 |
Mowood, LLC Subordinated Debt |
$ |
7,050,000 |
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1,750,000 |
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807,848 |
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8,800,000 |
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8,800,000 |
Mowood, LLC Promissory Notes |
$ |
1,235,000 |
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(1,235,000 |
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Mowood, LLC Equity Interest |
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99.6 |
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450,000 |
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8,253,910 |
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P.(2) |
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1,180,946 |
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1,216,881 |
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5,987,055 |
VantaCore Partners LP Common
Units |
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933,430 |
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1,820,189 |
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933,430 |
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16,256,482 |
VantaCore Partners LP Incentive |
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988 |
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988 |
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147,654 |
Distribution Rights(2) |
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1,750,000 |
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(2,418,781 |
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(338,572 |
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6,457,196 |
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75,116,893 |
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See Note 9 — Investment Transactions for
additional information.
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Currently non-income producing.
Additional units held at 11/30/09 resulted from paid-in-kind distribution
to private investors in October
2009.
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9. Investment
Transactions
For the
three months ended February 28, 2010, the Company purchased (at cost) securities
in the amount of $750,000 and sold securities (at proceeds) in the amount of
$9,839,190 (excluding short-term debt securities). For the three months ended
February 28, 2009, the Company purchased (at cost) securities in the amount of
$1,131,168 and sold securities (at proceeds) in the amount of $588,032
(excluding short-term debt securities).
On February 9, 2010,
Mowood, LLC closed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Timberline Energy,
LLC, to Landfill Energy Systems, LLC. Timberline is an owner and developer of
projects that convert landfill gas to energy. Mowood will continue its ownership
and operation of Omega Pipeline Company, LLC (“Omega”), a local distribution
company which serves the natural gas and propane needs of Fort Leonard Wood and
other customers in south central Missouri. The Company received proceeds from
the sale of $9,000,000, which were used to pay off the outstanding balance on
its credit facility and to fund an additional investment of $750,000 in Omega to
facilitate growth. The Company intends to invest the remaining proceeds
according to its stated investment policies, which may include investments in
publicly-traded securities. Over the next two years, the Company could receive
additional proceeds of up to $2.4 million, based on contingent and escrow terms.
In connection with the transaction, the Company entered into a guarantee
agreement with the purchaser to unconditionally guarantee the sellers
performance under the sale agreement, including certain related seller
obligations in the Purchase Agreement.
On July 17, 2008,
LONESTAR Midstream Partners LP (“LONESTAR”) closed a transaction with Penn
Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: PVR) for the sale of its gas gathering
and transportation assets. LONESTAR distributed substantially all of the initial
sales proceeds to its limited partners but did not redeem partnership interests.
On July 24, 2008, the Company received a distribution of $10,476,511 in cash,
468,001 newly issued unregistered common units of PVR, and 59,503 unregistered
common
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of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: PVG). On July 24, 2008, the Company
recorded the cash and the unregistered PVR and PVG common units it received at a
cost basis equal to the fair value on the date of receipt, less a discount for
illiquidity. The Company reduced its basis in LONESTAR by $20,427,674,
approximately 82 percent of the respective relative value of the entire
transaction, resulting in a realized gain of $1,104,244. The Company also
reduced its basis in LSMP GP, LP by $403,488, approximately 71 percent of the
respective relative value of the entire transaction, resulting in a realized
gain of $1,007,962.
On
February 3, 2009, the Company received a distribution of 37,305 freely tradable
common units of PVR and 4,743 freely tradable common units of PVG. The Company
recorded the PVR and PVG common units it received at a cost basis equal to the
fair value on the date of receipt. The Company reduced its basis in LONESTAR by
$746,180, approximately 3 percent of the respective relative value of the entire
transaction, resulting in a realized loss of $184,201. The Company also reduced
its basis in LSMP GP, LP by $14,996, approximately 3 percent of the respective
relative value of the entire transaction, resulting in a realized gain of
$11,057.
On July
17, 2009, the Company received a distribution of 37,304 freely tradable common
units of PVR and 4,744 freely tradable common units of PVG. The Company recorded
the PVR and PVG common units it received at a cost basis equal to the fair value
on the date of receipt. The Company reduced its basis in LONESTAR by $746,180,
approximately 3 percent of the respective relative value of the entire
transaction, resulting in a realized loss of $179,731. The Company also reduced
its basis in LSMP GP, LP by $14,996, approximately 3 percent of the respective
relative value of the entire transaction, resulting in a realized gain of
$14,303.
On
December 31, 2009, the Company received a cash distribution from LONESTAR of
$804,387. The Company reduced its basis in LONESTAR by $803,357, approximately 3
percent of the respective relative value of the entire transaction, resulting in
a realized loss of $16,224. The Company also reduced its basis in LSMP GP, LP by
$18,475, approximately 3 percent of the respective relative value of the entire
transaction, resulting in a realized loss of $1,221.
There
are also two future contingent payments due from LONESTAR which are based on the
achievement of specific revenue targets by or before June 30, 2013. No payments
are due if these revenue targets are not achieved. If received, the Company’s
expected portion would total approximately $9,638,829, payable in cash or common
units of PVR (at PVR’s election). The fair value of the LONESTAR and LSMP GP, LP
units as of February 28, 2010 is based on unobservable inputs related to the
potential receipt of these future payments relative to the sales
transaction.
On October 1, 2008,
Millennium sold its partnership interests to Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
(“EROC”) for approximately $181,000,000 in cash and approximately four million
EROC unregistered common units. In exchange for its Millennium partnership
interests, the Company received $13,687,081 in cash and 373,224 EROC
unregistered common units with an aggregate basis of $5,044,980 for a total
implied value at closing of approximately $18,732,061. In addition,
approximately 212,404 units with an aggregate cost basis of 2,920,555 were
placed in escrow for 18 months from the date of the transaction. This includes a
reserve the Company placed against the units held in the escrow for estimated
post-closing adjustments. The Company originally invested $17,500,000 in
Millennium (including common units and incentive distribution rights), and had
an adjusted cost basis at closing of $15,161,125 (after reducing its basis for
cash distributions received since investment that were treated as return of
capital). At the transaction closing, the Company recorded a realized gain for
book purposes of $6,491,491, including a reserve the Company placed against the
restricted cash and units held in the escrow for estimated post-closing
adjustments. Subsequent to November 30, 2008, the Company increased the reserve
against the units held in escrow for additional post-closing adjustments and a
realized loss related to the reclassification of investment income and return of
capital recognized based on the 2008 tax reporting information received from
Millennium resulting in a revised cumulative realized gain for book purposes of
$5,661,808. Of this amount, a realized loss for book purposes of $7,191 was
recorded for the three months ended February 28, 2010. For purposes of the
capital gain incentive fee, the realized gain totals $3,600,657, which excludes
that portion of the fee that would be due as a result of cash distributions
which were characterized as return of capital. Pursuant to the Investment
Advisory Agreement, the capital gain 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. No capital gain incentive fees have been
paid to date.
10. Credit Facility
On December 1, 2008, the Company had a
$50,000,000 committed credit facility with U.S. Bank, N.A., who served as a
lender, agent and lead arranger. The revolving credit facility had a variable
annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus 1.75 percent and 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. The credit facility contained
a covenant precluding the Company from incurring additional debt.
On March 20, 2009,
the Company entered into a 90-day extension of its amended credit facility.
Terms of the extension provided for a secured revolving credit facility of up to
$25,000,000. Effective June 20, 2009, the Company entered into a 60-day
extension of its amended credit facility. The terms of the extension provided
for a secured revolving credit facility of up to $11,700,000.
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The credit agreement,
as extended, had a termination date of August 20, 2009. Terms of these
extensions required the Company to apply 100 percent of the proceeds from any
private investment liquidation and 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of
any publicly traded portfolio assets to the outstanding balance of the facility.
In addition, each prepayment of principal of the loans under the amended credit
facility would permanently reduce the maximum amount of the loans under the
amended credit agreement to an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance
of the loans under the amended credit agreement immediately following the
prepayment. During these extensions, outstanding loan balances accrued interest
at a variable rate equal to the greater of (i) one-month LIBOR plus 3.00
percent, and (ii) 5.50 percent.
On August 20, 2009,
the Company entered into a six-month extension of its amended credit facility
through February 20, 2010. Terms of the extension provided for a secured
revolving facility of up to $5,000,000. The amended credit facility required the
Company to apply 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of any investment to
the outstanding balance of the facility. In addition, each prepayment of
principal of the loans under the amended credit facility permanently reduced the
maximum amount of the loans under the amended credit agreement to an amount
equal to the outstanding principal balance of the loans under the amended credit
agreement immediately following the prepayment. During this extension,
outstanding loan balances accrued interest at a variable rate equal to the
greater of (i) one-month LIBOR plus 3.00 percent, and (ii) 5.50 percent. On
February 10, 2010, the Company paid off the remaining balance under the credit
facility with proceeds from the sale of investments and the credit facility was
terminated.
For the three months
ended February 28, 2010, the average principal balance and interest rate for the
period during which the credit facility was utilized were $4,205,634 and 5.50
percent, respectively.
11. Common Stock
The Company has 100,000,000 shares authorized
and 9,078,090 shares outstanding at February 28, 2010 and November 30,
2009.
Shares at November 30, 2008 |
8,962,147 |
Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions |
115,943 |
Shares at November 30, 2009 and February
28, 2010 |
9,078,090 |
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12. Warrants
At February 28, 2010, the Company had 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 $15.00 per common share. Warrants were issued as separate
instruments from the common shares and are permitted to be transferred
independently from the common shares. The warrants have no voting rights and the
common shares underlying the unexercised warrants will have no voting rights
until such common shares are received upon exercise of the warrants. All
warrants will expire on February 6, 2013.
Warrants outstanding at November 30,
2009 and February 28, 2010 |
945,594 |
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13. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation
of basic and diluted earnings per share:
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February 28, 2010 |
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February 28, 2009 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
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common stockholders resulting from operations |
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$ |
4,017,523 |
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(9,471,915 |
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Basic weighted average shares |
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9,078,090 |
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8,962,147 |
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Average warrants outstanding(1) |
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Diluted weighted average shares |
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9,078,090 |
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8,962,147 |
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Basic and diluted net increase
(decrease) in net assets |
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applicable to common stockholders resulting from |
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operations per common share |
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0.44 |
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(1.06 |
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(1) |
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Warrants to purchase shares of common
stock at $15.00 per share were outstanding during the periods reflected in
the table above, but were not included in the computation of diluted
earnings per share because the warrants’ exercise price was greater than
the average market value of the common shares and, therefore, the effect
would be anti-dilutive.
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14. Subsequent Events
The Company has performed an evaluation of
subsequent events through April 8, 2010, which is the date the financial
statements were issued.
On March 1, 2010, the
Company paid a distribution in the amount of $0.13 per common share, for a total
of $1,180,152. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to
$144,744.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Director and Officer
Compensation
The
Company does not compensate any of its directors who are “interested persons”
(as defined in Section 2 (a) (19) of the 1940 Act) or any of its officers. For
the three months ended February 28, 2010, the aggregate compensation paid by the
Company to the independent directors was $34,500. The Company did not pay any
special compensation to any of its directors or officers.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This report
contains “forward-looking statements.” By their nature, all forward-looking
statements involve risk and uncertainties, and actual results could differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements.
Certifications
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer
submitted to the New York Stock Exchange in 2009 the annual CEO certification as
required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
The Company has filed
with the SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
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
The Company is committed to maintaining the
privacy of its stockholders and safeguarding their non-public personal
information. The following information is provided to help you understand what
personal information the Company collects, how the Company protects that
information and why, in certain cases, the Company may share information with
select other parties.
Generally, the
Company does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its
stockholders, although certain non-public personal information of its
stockholders may become available to the Company. The Company does not disclose
any non-public personal information about its stockholders or a former
stockholder to anyone, except as required by law or as is necessary in order to
service stockholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent).
The Company restricts
access to non-public personal information about its stockholders to employees of
its Adviser with a legitimate business need for the information. The Company
maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the
non-public personal information of its stockholders.
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Statements contained herein, other than
historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements
may relate to, among other things, future events or our future performance or
financial condition. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements
by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “believe,” “will,” “provided,”
“anticipate,” “future,” “could,” “growth,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,”
“would,” “if,” “seek,” “possible,” “potential,” “likely” or the negative of such
terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any 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 I, Item 1A. of our most recent Annual Report
filed on Form 10-K.
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 have elected to be regulated as a business
development company (“BDC”) and we are classified as a non-diversified
closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of
1940. As a BDC, we are subject to numerous regulations and restrictions. Unlike
most investment companies, we are, and intend to continue to be, taxed as a
general business corporation under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
We seek to 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 and coal and aggregates
segments. Companies in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector
engage in the business of transporting, processing or storing natural gas,
natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products and renewable energy
resources. Companies in the downstream segment of the energy infrastructure
sector engage in distributing or marketing such commodities, and companies in
the upstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage in exploring,
developing, managing or producing such commodities. The energy infrastructure
sector also includes producers and processors of coal and aggregates, two
business segments that also are eligible for master limited partnership (“MLP”)
status. We seek to invest in companies in the energy infrastructure sector that
generally produce stable cash flows as a result of their fee-based revenues and
proactive hedging programs which help to limit direct commodity price
risk.
Performance Review and Investment
Outlook
Our first
quarter resulted in a significant improvement of both our net asset value and
our stock price. Net asset value as of February 28, 2010 was $9.60 per share, as
compared to $9.29 at November 30, 2009. The increase in net asset value is
largely attributable to an increase in our private company valuations, most
notably International Resource Partners LP and Mowood (which continues to own
and operate Omega Pipeline Company). Total investment return, based on net asset
value and assuming reinvestment of distributions, was 5.28 percent for the
quarter ending February 28, 2010. In the first quarter, we saw continued
investor interest in the BDC sector with improved trading relative to net asset
value and over $500 million of equity raised in the sector in January and
February. Our stock price as of February 28, 2010 was $6.85, compared to $6.23
as of November 30, 2009. Our total investment return, based on market value and
assuming reinvestment of distributions, was 12.02 percent for the three months
ended February 28, 2010.
As previously
reported, Mowood closed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Timberline
Energy, LLC, to Landfill Energy Systems in February 2010. We received $9.0
million in cash distributions from Mowood. We used a portion of the proceeds to
pay off our credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $4.6 million as
of November 30, 2009. We also invested $750,000 this quarter in Mowood, in the
form of subordinated debt, to facilitate growth projects at Omega. The remainder
of the proceeds received from the sale of Timberline were invested in
publicly-traded securities after our quarter-end. Over the next two years, we
could receive additional proceeds of up to $2.4 million based on the contingent
and escrow terms contained in the sale agreement.
Another positive
development in our portfolio was Quest Midstream Partners completing its
transformation into a publicly traded C-corp, PostRock Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:
PSTR). PSTR is the new corporation formed for the purpose of wholly owning all
three Quest entities. PostRock announced on March 5, 2010 that
shareholders of Quest Resource Corporation (“QRCP”) and Quest Energy
Partners, L.P. (“QELP”) and unitholders of Quest Midstream Partners approved the
merger and PostRock began trading on March 8, 2010. Upon closing of the merger,
we received 490,769 freely tradable common units of PSTR in exchange for our
1,216,881 common units of Quest Midstream.
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As of February 28,
2010, the value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments)
was $76.9 million, including equity investments of $71.6 million and debt
investments of $5.3 million. Our portfolio is diversified among approximately 57
percent midstream and downstream investments, 8 percent upstream, and 35 percent
in aggregates and coal. The weighted average yield (to cost) on our investment
portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of February 28, 2010 was 6.9
percent. A summary of our investments follows:
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Yield on |
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Fair Value |
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Company (Segment) |
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Principal Business |
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Held by Us |
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(in millions)(1) |
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Invested(2) |
Abraxas Petroleum
Corporation (Upstream)(3) |
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Acquisition, development, exploration,
and production of oil and gas principally in the Rocky Mountain,
Mid-Continent, Permian Basin, and Gulf Coast regions of the United
States |
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Common
Units |
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$ |
2.9 |
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3.4 |
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0.0 |
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Eagle Rock Energy Partners,
L.P.
(Upstream/Midstream) |
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Gatherer and processor of natural gas in
north, south and east Texas and Louisiana and producer and developer of
upstream and mineral assets located in 17 states |
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Unregistered Common Units (held in escrow) |
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0.7 |
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0.3 |
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0.7 |
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EV Energy Partners, L.P.
(Upstream) |
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Acquirer, producer and developer of oil
and gas properties in the Appalachian Basin, the Monroe field in
Louisiana, Michigan, the Austin Chalk, South Central Texas, the Permian
Basin, the San Juan Basin and the Mid-continent area |
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Common
Units |
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2.7 |
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2.4 |
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8.8 |
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High Sierra Energy, LP
(Midstream) |
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Marketing, processing, storage and
transportation of hydrocarbons and processing and disposal of oilfield
produced water with operations primarily in Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma,
Florida and Mississippi |
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Common
Units |
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24.8 |
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24.3 |
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10.6 |
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High Sierra Energy GP,
LLC (Midstream)(4) |
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General Partner of High Sierra Energy,
LP |
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Equity
Interest |
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2.0 |
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1.4 |
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3.0 |
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International Resource Partners
LP (Coal) |
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Operator of both metallurgical and steam
coal mines and related assets in Central Appalachia |
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Class A
Units |
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10.0 |
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10.5 |
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8.0 |
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LONESTAR Midstream Partners,
LP (Midstream)(5) |
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LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP sold its
assets to Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P (PVR) in July 2008.
LONESTAR has no continuing operations, but currently holds rights to
receive future payments from PVR relative to the sale |
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Class A
Units |
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2.2 |
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0.4 |
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N/A |
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LSMP GP, LP (Midstream)(5) |
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Indirectly owns General Partner of
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP |
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GP LP
Units |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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N/A |
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Mowood, LLC
(Midstream/ Downstream)(6) |
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Natural gas distribution and gas
marketing in central Missouri |
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Equity
interest |
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1.0 |
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5.9 |
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9.0 |
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Subordinated Debt |
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5.3 |
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5.3 |
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14.0 |
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Quest Midstream Partners,
L.P. (Midstream)(3) |
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Operator of natural gas gathering pipelines in the Cherokee Basin
and interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and
Missouri |
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Common Units |
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22.2 |
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6.3 |
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0.0 |
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Held by Us |
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Invested(2) |
VantaCore Partners
LP (Aggregates) |
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Acquirer and operator of aggregate
companies, with quarry and asphalt operations in Clarksville, Tennessee
and sand and gravel operations located near Baton Rouge,
Louisiana |
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Common Units and Incentive
Distribution Rights |
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$ |
18.4 |
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$ |
16.6 |
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9.6 |
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92.3 |
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76.9 |
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Fair value as of February 28,
2010. |
(2) |
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The current yield has been calculated by
annualizing the most recent distribution during the period 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. |
(3) |
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Currently non-income
producing. |
(4) |
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Includes original purchase of 3 percent
equity interest, sale of 0.6274 percent equity interest in July 2007 and
subsequent capital calls. |
(5) |
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LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP sold its
assets to Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P in July 2008. LONESTAR has
no continuing operations, but currently holds rights to receive future
payments from PVR relative to the sale. The cost basis and the fair value
of the LONESTAR and LSMP GP, LP units as of February 28, 2010 are related
to the potential receipt of those future payments. Since this investment
is not deemed to be “active”, the yield is not meaningful and we have
excluded it from our weighted average yield to cost on investments as
described below in Results of Operations. |
(6) |
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Current yield on our equity interest
represents an equity distribution on our invested capital. We expect that,
pending cash availability, such equity distributions will recur on a
quarterly basis at or above such
yield. |
Portfolio Company
Monitoring
Our Adviser
monitors each portfolio company to determine progress relative to meeting the
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, ad hoc communications with company management, the review of
periodic operating 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 private
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 information that will enable us 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 enable our Adviser
to diagnose and manage the common risk factors held by our total portfolio, such
as sector concentration, exposure to a single financial sponsor, or sensitivity
to a particular geography.
As part of the
monitoring process, our Adviser continually assesses the risk profile of each of
our private investments. We intend to disclose, as appropriate, those risk
factors that we deem most relevant in assessing the risk of any particular
investment. Such factors may include, but are not limited to, the investment’s
current cash distribution status, compliance with loan covenants, operating and
financial performance, changes in the regulatory environment or other factors
that we believe are useful in determining overall investment risk.
High Sierra Energy, LP (“High Sierra”)
High Sierra is a holding company with
diversified midstream energy assets focused on the transportation, storage and
marketing of hydrocarbons. The company’s businesses include a natural gas
liquids logistics, transportation and marketing business operating throughout
the lower 48 states, a natural gas storage facility in Mississippi, an ethanol
terminal in Nevada, crude oil and natural gas liquids trucking businesses in
Kansas and Colorado, crude oil gathering, transportation and marketing services,
primarily focused in the Mid-Continent, Western and Gulf Coast regions, water
treatment, transportation and disposal businesses serving oil and gas producers
in Wyoming and Oklahoma, and two asphalt processing, packaging and distribution
terminals in Florida. We hold board of directors’ observation rights for High
Sierra.
During our first
fiscal quarter, High Sierra maintained its quarterly cash distribution of $0.63
per unit, which was paid in February 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2009,
the company reported aggregate, unaudited EBITDA results, before mark-to-market
adjustments and minority interests, and excluding results of unconsolidated
entities, approximately at budget. Results within the various business units
were mixed, with favorable results at the company’s Anticline water treatment
facility in Pinedale, Wyoming, and Centennial Energy (natural gas liquids
marketing) units generally offsetting weaker-than-budgeted performance from
several other business units. National Coal County, an Oklahoma based water
transportation and disposal service company acquired in 2007, continued to
struggle with reported results significantly below expectations, driven in part
by a reduction in drilling activities in its service territory. At High Sierra
Crude Oil & Marketing, favorable gross margins were offset by
higher-than-budgeted delivery expenses. The prolonged downturn of construction
in Florida continues to produce lower results in High Sierra’s asphalt business.
Monroe Gas Storage (“MGS”), an underground natural gas storage joint venture,
began commercial operations in 2009. MGS was not consolidated by High Sierra
during 2009. On March 1, 2010, High Sierra assumed the role of operator of the
facility. It is expected that the change will result in consolidation of MGS’s
financial results by High Sierra going forward.
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High Sierra continues
to work on refinancing its bank credit facilities. Subsequent to February 28,
2010, the terms of the working capital facility were amended and it was also
extended to May 31, 2010. The frequency and amount of High Sierra’s distribution
payments are subject to both operating performance and terms of financing
arrangements.
International Resource Partners LP (“IRP”)
IRP’s surface and underground coal mine
operations in southern West Virginia are comprised of metallurgical and steam
coal reserves, a coal washing and preparation plant, rail load-out facilities
and a sales and marketing subsidiary. We hold board of director’s observation
rights for IRP.
For the year ended
December 31, 2009, IRP reported EBITDA results well in excess of its budget. In
January 2010, IRP purchased certain assets of Miller Brothers Coal, LLC in
eastern Kentucky for approximately $22.7 million net cash and a 1.0 percent
royalty on future sales from the property. Lightfoot Capital Partners purchased
980,000 new Class A units in IRP to finance the majority of the transaction. The
assets include both leased and owned properties with capacity for seven surface
and three underground mines. The acquisition is not expected to significantly
contribute to IRP’s EBITDA until 2011. With this transaction, IRP’s existing
reserves will be approximately 82.4 million tons.
Mowood, LLC (“Mowood”)
Mowood is the holding company of Omega
Pipeline, LLC (“Omega”). We hold 100 percent of the equity interests in Mowood
and currently hold a seat on its board of directors. In February 2010, Mowood
sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Timberline Energy, LLC, to Landfill Energy
Systems, LLC.
Omega is a natural
gas local distribution company located on the Fort Leonard Wood military
installation in south central Missouri. Omega serves the natural gas and propane
needs of Fort Leonard Wood and other customers in the surrounding area. Omega
was slightly behind budget through January 2010. Omega’s performance is expected
to be at or above budget in the following months as construction and growth
projects at the Fort make larger contributions to profitability. Following the
sale of Timberline, we made an additional investment of $750,000 in Omega to
facilitate growth.
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Quest
Midstream”)
Quest Midstream was formed by the spin-off of QRCP’s midstream coal bed
methane natural gas gathering assets in the Cherokee Basin. Quest Midstream owns
more than 2,000 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines (primarily serving
QELP, an affiliate) and over 1,100 miles of interstate natural gas transmission
pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
On February 8, 2010,
QRCP and QELP announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared
effective the Registration Statement of PostRock Energy Corporation (“PostRock”)
on Form S-4. PostRock is a new corporation formed for the purpose of wholly
owning all three Quest entities. The Form S-4 registered with the SEC PostRock’s
common stock to be issued in connection with the merger of QRCP, QELP, and Quest
Midstream.
PostRock announced on
March 5, 2010 that shareholders of QRCP and QELP and unitholders of Quest
Midstream approved the merger and PostRock began trading on the NASDAQ under the
symbol “PSTR” on March 8, 2010. Upon closing of the merger, we received 490,769
freely tradable common units of PostRock in exchange for our 1,216,881 common
units of Quest Midstream. PostRock is not expected to pay cash dividends. The
merger changes the risk profile of our investment from primarily a gathering
company to an integrated company that has increased drilling risk and commodity
exposure.
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 and sand and gravel operations located near Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. We hold a seat on VantaCore’s board of directors.
VantaCore paid a
quarterly cash distribution for their fourth quarter of $0.475 per unit, the
minimum quarterly distribution, in February 2010. The operating results at
VantaCore’s Clarksville facility continue to exceed budget, supported by two
large projects and activity at the Fort Campbell military base. Overall
construction activity in the area is down, but signs of improvement are becoming
apparent with jobs for bid steadily increasing. Southern Aggregates continues to
report disappointing results with volumes well below historical numbers.
VantaCore has made significant changes to Southern Aggregates’ operations to
reflect the lower volumes seen and VantaCore believes that 2010 will yield
improved construction spending in the area.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended February 28, 2010 and February 28,
2009
Investment Income: Investment income decreased $391,690 for the three months ended February
28, 2010 compared to the three months ended February 28, 2009. The decrease in
investment income is primarily due to the sale of portfolio investments to pay
down outstanding leverage. The weighted average yield to cost on our investment
portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of February 28, 2010 was 6.9
percent, as compared to 7.8 percent at February 28, 2009. The decrease in the
weighted average yield to cost is primarily related to the sale of higher
yielding publicly traded securities to pay down outstanding
leverage.
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Net Expenses: Net expenses decreased $237,551 during the
three months ended February 28, 2010 as compared to the three months ended
February 28, 2009. The decrease is primarily related to a reduction in base
management fees payable to the Adviser and a decrease in interest expense
resulting from the paydown of our outstanding leverage.
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
reviews 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.
Total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses, leverage costs
and current income taxes on our operating income. Total expenses do not include
deferred income taxes or accrued capital gain incentive fees. We do not include
in distributable cash flow the value of distributions received from portfolio
companies which are paid in stock as a result of credit constraints, market
dislocation or other similar issues.
We disclose DCF in
order to provide supplemental information regarding our results of operations
and to enhance our investors’ overall understanding of our core financial
performance and our prospects for the future. We believe that our investors
benefit from seeing the results of DCF in addition to GAAP information. This
non-GAAP information facilitates management’s comparison of current results with
historical results of operations and with those of our peers. This information
is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following table
represents DCF for the three months ended February 28, 2010 as compared to the
three months ended February 28, 2009:
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For the three |
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For the three |
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months ended |
|
months ended |
Distributable Cash Flow |
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February 28, 2010 |
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February 28, 2009 |
Total from Investments |
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Distributions from
investments |
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$ |
1,488,756 |
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$ |
2,691,635 |
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Interest income from investments |
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191,431 |
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201,598 |
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Dividends from money market
mutual funds |
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217 |
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725 |
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Other income |
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10,392 |
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15,000 |
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Total from Investments |
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1,690,796 |
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2,908,958 |
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Operating Expenses Before Leverage
Costs |
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Advisory fees (net of expense
reimbursement by Adviser) |
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258,268 |
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327,308 |
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Other operating expenses |
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174,568 |
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|
217,582 |
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Total Operating Expenses, before Leverage Costs |
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432,836 |
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|
544,890 |
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Distributable cash flow before leverage costs |
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1,257,960 |
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2,364,068 |
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Leverage Costs |
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45,619 |
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|
171,116 |
|
Distributable Cash Flow |
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$ |
1,212,341 |
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$ |
2,192,952 |
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Distributions paid on common
stock |
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$ |
1,180,152 |
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$ |
2,061,294 |
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Payout percentage for period(1) |
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97 |
% |
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94 |
% |
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DCF/GAAP Reconciliation |
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Distributable Cash
Flow |
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$ |
1,212,341 |
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$ |
2,192,952 |
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Adjustments to reconcile to Net Investment Income, before Income
Taxes: |
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Distributions paid in stock(2) |
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— |
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28,136 |
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Return of capital on distributions received from equity
investments |
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(998,640 |
) |
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(1,853,248 |
) |
Net Investment Income,
before Income Taxes |
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$ |
213,701 |
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$ |
367,840 |
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(1) |
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Distributions paid as a percentage of
Distributable Cash Flow.
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(2) |
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The only distributions paid in stock for
the three months ended February 28, 2009 were from Abraxas Energy
Partners, L.P. which were paid in stock as a result of credit constraints
and therefore were not included in
DCF.
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Distributions: The following table sets forth distributions
for the three months ended February 28, 2010 as compared to the three months
ended February 28, 2009.
Record Date |
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Payment Date |
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Amount |
February 19, 2010 |
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March 1, 2010 |
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$0.1300 |
February 23, 2009 |
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March 2, 2009 |
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$0.2300 |
Net Investment Income: Net investment income for the three months
ended February 28, 2010 was $181,007 after deferred tax expense as compared to
$266,657 after deferred tax expense for the three months ended February 28,
2009. The variance in net investment income is primarily related to a decrease
in investment income and corresponding decreases in net expenses during the
current fiscal periods as described above.
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain
(Loss): We had net
unrealized appreciation of $2,491,319 (after deferred taxes) for the three
months ended February 28, 2010 as compared to net unrealized depreciation of
$9,376,241 (after deferred taxes) for the three months ended February 28, 2009.
We had net realized gains for the three months ended February 28, 2010 of
$1,345,197 (after deferred taxes) as compared to net realized losses for the
three months ended February 28, 2009 of $362,331 (after deferred taxes). The net
realized gains for the current period are primarily attributable to the sale of
Mowood’s subsidiary, Timberline, as described in the Portfolio Company
Monitoring section above.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
We may raise
additional capital to support our future growth through equity offerings, rights
offerings, and issuances of senior securities to the extent permitted by the
1940 Act 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.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any significant contractual
payment obligations as of February 28, 2010.
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
For the three months ended February 28, 2010,
the average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the
credit facility was utilized were $4,205,634 and 5.50 percent, respectively. We
used proceeds from the sale of portfolio investments to pay off and terminate
the credit facility on February 10, 2010.
Recent Developments
On March 1, 2010, the Company paid a
distribution in the amount of $0.13 per common share, for a total of $1,180,152.
Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to $144,744.
On February 8, 2010,
QRCP and QELP announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared
effective the Registration Statement of PostRock on Form S-4. PostRock is a new
corporation formed for the purpose of wholly owning all three Quest entities.
The Form S-4 registered with the SEC PostRock’s common stock to be issued in
connection with the merger of QRCP, QELP, and Quest Midstream.
PostRock announced on March 5, 2010 that shareholders of
QRCP and QELP and unitholders of Quest Midstream approved the merger and
PostRock began trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “PSTR” on March 8, 2010.
Upon closing of the merger, we received 490,769 freely tradable common units of
PSTR in exchange for our 1,216,881 common units of Quest Midstream. PostRock is
not expected to pay cash dividends. The merger changes the risk profile of our
investment from primarily a gathering company to an integrated company that has
increased drilling risk and commodity exposure.
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
We invest 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 our Board of Directors, may
differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market
existed for the investments.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Recognition
Securities 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.
Our business
activities contain elements of market risk. We consider fluctuations in the
value of our equity securities and the cost of capital under our credit facility
to be our principal market risk.
We carry our
investments at fair value, as determined by our Board of Directors. The fair
value of securities is determined using readily available market quotations from
the principal market if available. The fair value of securities that are not
publicly traded or whose market price is not readily available is 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.
As of February 28,
2010, the fair value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term
investments) totaled $76,924,737. We estimate that the impact of a 10 percent
increase or decrease in the fair value of these investments, net of capital gain
incentive fees and related deferred taxes, would increase or decrease net assets
applicable to common stockholders by approximately $4,807,027.
Debt investments in
our portfolio may be based on floating or 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 February 28, 2010, we had no floating rate debt
investments outstanding.
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.
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 (identified in
connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the fiscal quarter ended February 28,
2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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We are not currently
subject to any material legal proceeding, nor, to our knowledge, is any material
legal proceeding threatened against us.
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, 2009, 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.
We did not sell any
securities during the three months ended February 28, 2010 that were not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
We did not repurchase
any of our common shares during the three months ended February 28,
2010.
Not
applicable.
Not
applicable
Exhibit |
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Description |
10.1 |
|
Expense
Reimbursement Agreement dated as of February 17, 2010 by and between
Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation and Tortoise Capital Advisors,
LLC.(1) |
|
10.2 |
|
Membership
Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2009, by and between
Landfill Energy Systems LLC and Mowood, LLC, as amended by the First
Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of February
9, 2010, by and between Landfill Energy Systems, LLC and Mowood, LLC.
Portions of this exhibit have been omitted subject to a pending request
for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, and in connection with that request an unredacted copy of this
exhibit has been filed with the SEC. |
|
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. |
(1) |
|
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed March 26,
2010.
|
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.
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Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES
CORPORATION |
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Date: April 8, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Terry
Matlack |
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|
Terry Matlack |
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|
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
(Principal Financial
Officer) |
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