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):  July 5, 2012

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 5, 2012, Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2012.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        EXHIBITS.

99.1            Press Release dated July 5, 2012.

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:  July 6, 2012	By:	/s/ David J. Schulte
		David J. Schulte
		Chief Executive Officer and President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 5, 2012