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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORTOISE MLP FUND, INC. [NTG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100,  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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LEAWOOD, KS 66211 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Â

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MARINER HOLDINGS, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MARINER CONSULTING, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
Mariner Quantitative Solutions, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MQS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND, L.P. 1500 W. MARKET STREET, SUITE 225 MCQUON, WI 53092	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MARINER REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MARINER REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MARINER ANDERSON ONE, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
440 INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor

Signatures

/s/ S. Kirk Lambright, on behalf of Mariner Anderson One, LLC		07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Martin C. Bicknell, on behalf of all other reporting persons		07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
  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-six joint filers:  Mariner Holdings, LLC, Mariner Consulting, LLC, Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC,  Nuance Investments, 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, 440 Investment Group, LLC, 440 Partners, LP, Mariner Private Equity, LLC, Mariner Capital Ventures, LLC, Tortoise Holdings, LLC, Mariner Insurance Resources, LLC, Mariner Capital Partners, 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.

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