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 *   Kehler Dean C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/29/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kohlberg Capital CORP [KCAP] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 34TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share 725,000 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2,150,000 I See Footnote (1)

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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
Kehler Dean C C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Dean C. Kehler		03/07/2012
**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).
(1)	2,150,000 shares of Common Stock are registered in the name of an escrow agent pursuant to an escrow agreement to which TFM is a party. Pursuant to an agreement with TFM, the Reporting Person has the right to direct the voting of 50% of such shares and, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement, is entitled to receive half of the shares released from escrow from time to time. The Reporting Person disclaims his beneficial ownership of any indirectly held Common Stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
  Remarks: Dean C. Kehler (the "Reporting Person") may be considered a 10% owner by virtue of the fact that, in addition to his direct ownership of Common Stock as reported herein, (i) he has the right, pursuant to an agreement with Trimaran Fund Management, L.L.C. ("TFM"), to direct the voting of 1,075,000 shares of Common Stock registered in the name of an escrow agent and is entitled to receive half of the shares released from escrow from time to time and (ii) he owns 50% of the equity of TFM.

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