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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
Date
of Report
(Date of earliest event reported): September
17,
2007
BRANTLEY
CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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814-00127
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34-1838462
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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287
Bowman Ave., 2nd Floor,
Purchase, NY
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10577
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
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(914)
510-9400
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(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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
September 17, 2007, Brantley Capital Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company
has entered into a memorandum of understanding providing the terms of a
settlement in principle to resolve the two pending lawsuits to which the Company
is a party.
The
foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and
qualified in its entirety by reference to the
text
of the Company's Press Release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Exhibit 99.1 is
incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
Brantley Capital Corporation Press Release dated September 17,
2007.
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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.
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BRANTLEY
CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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Date:
September 17, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Phillip
Goldstein |
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Phillip
Goldstein |
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Chairman
of the Board |
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