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):  August 8, 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)

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 8.01                 Other Events.

On August 8, 2011, the Company announced the declaration of its third quarter 2011 distribution of $0.10 per common share.  A copy of the press release 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 August 8, 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:  August 12, 2011                                                     By:  /s/ Terry Matlack

Terry C. Matlack

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 8, 2011