UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Triangle Capital Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		001-33130		06-1798488
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 530, Raleigh, North Carolina		27612
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 719-4770

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 4, 2011, Triangle Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information in these Items 2.02 and 7.01 of Form 8-K, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, are being furnished by the Company in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations or financial condition as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

     In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in these Items 2.02 and 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 4, 2011. Following are descriptions of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

     The following individuals, constituting all of the nominees named in the Company’s Proxy’s Statement, were elected as directors to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

										Broker Non-
Director		For				Withheld				Votes
Garland S. Tucker, III			9,321,591				286,080				6,929,908
Brent P.W. Burgess			9,313,908				293,763				6,929,908
Steven C. Lilly			9,169,660				438,011				6,929,908
W. McComb Dunwoody			9,320,789				286,882				6,929,908
Mark M. Gambill			9,316,977				290,694				6,929,908
Benjamin S. Goldstein			9,321,402				286,269				6,929,908
Simon B. Rich, Jr.			9,307,144				300,527				6,929,908
Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.			9,226,763				380,908				6,929,908

Proposal 3 — Approval to Offer and Issue Debt Securities or Preferred Stock Convertible into Shares of our Common Stock

     The proposal to allow the Company to issue debt securities or preferred stock convertible into shares of our common stock was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

For		Against				Abstain
7,317,586			2,151,088				137,982

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

For		Against				Abstain
16,465,648			0				71,931

Proposal 5 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

     The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

For		Against				Abstain
8,992,173			479,840				134,642

Proposal 6 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

     The proposal to determine, on an advisory basis, whether the stockholders of the Company shall conduct an advisory vote every one year, two years or three years regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers resulted in “Three Years.” The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

One Year		Two Years				Three Years				Abstain
3,172,000			388,199				5,903,559				142,898

     In accordance with the results of this vote, the Board of Directors determined to implement an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives, which is scheduled to occur at the 2017 Annual Stockholders Meeting.

Adjournment of 2011 Annual Stockholders Meeting

     The Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was adjourned until Monday, June 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), in order to provide additional time to solicit proxies for Proposal 2, the approval to authorize Triangle Capital Corporation, pursuant to approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below Triangle Capital Corporation’s then current net asset value, or book value, per share. The meeting will be reconvened at 3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 530, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

     The following Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 4, 2011 of the Company

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 4, 2011 of the Company