SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER HOLDINGS, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/15/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORTOISE NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY CORP [ TYN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER HOLDINGS, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER CONSULTING, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER VALUE STRATEGIES, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Mariner Quantitative Solutions, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MQS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1500 W. MARKET STREET, SUITE 225 (Street) MCQUON WI 53092 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER ANDERSON ONE, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARINER ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) LEAWOOD KS 66211 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

A form 3 is limited to a maximum of ten reporting persons. As a result, this Form 3 is one of four filed today reporting the same securities by the following thirty-seven joint filers: Mariner Holdings, LLC, Mariner Consulting, LLC, Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC, Mariner Value Strategies, LLC, Mariner Quantitative Solutions, LLC, MQS Long/Short Equity Fund, L.P., Mariner Real Estate Management, LLC, Mariner Real Estate Partners, LLC, Mariner Anderson One, LLC, Mariner Alternative Asset Management, LLC, Mariner Statistical Opportunities Fund, LP, Mariner Private Equity, LLC, Mariner Capital Ventures, LLC, Tortoise Holdings, LLC, Mariner Insurance Resources, LLC, Mariner Capital Partners, LLC, Mariner Medical Diagnostics 1, LLC, Label Real Estate, LLC, NPC Capital Partners II, LLC, Label Arts, LLC, We R, LLC, BAW Investments, LLC, Bicknell Properties, LLC, Great Plains Santa Rita, LLC, KCRS Partners, LLC, Bicknell Family Management Company, LLC, Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC, Power Group Company, LLC, Power Group Risk Services, LLC, Adams-Gabbert & Associates, LLC, BF 161 Electric, LLC, BF Wyandotte Development, LLC, Rancho Sienna KC, LP, Trinity Bakersfield Development, LLC, Bicknell Family Finance Company, Santa Rita KC, LLC and Bicknell Family Management Company Trust.

	/s/ Ryan Anderson, on behalf of Mariner Anderson One, LLC	10/19/2009
	/s/ Martin C. Bicknell, on behalf of all other reporting persons	10/19/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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