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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Feb. 28, 2018

 March 1, 2018 - 7:40 PM EST

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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Feb. 28, 2018

LEAWOOD, Kan.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (NYSE: TYG) today announced that as
of Feb. 28, 2018, the company’s unaudited total assets were
approximately $2.2 billion and its unaudited net asset value was $1.3
billion, or $25.59 per share.

As of Feb. 28, 2018, the company was in compliance with its asset
coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act)
and basic maintenance covenants. The company’s asset coverage ratio
under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing
indebtedness was 395 percent, and its coverage ratio for preferred
shares was 297 percent. For more information on calculation of coverage
ratios, please refer to the company’s most recent applicable prospectus.

Year-to-date, through Feb. 28, 2018, the company issued 62,700 shares of
common stock under its at-the-market equity offering program for gross
proceeds of approximately $2.0 million.

Set forth below is a summary of the company’s unaudited preliminary
balance sheet at Feb. 28, 2018 and a summary of its top 10 holdings.

Unaudited balance sheet

 
    (in Millions)     Per Share
Investments $ 2,192.5 $ 42.65
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.1 0.00
Receivable for Investments Sold 0.4 0.01
Current Tax Asset 13.0 0.25
Other Assets   3.6   0.07
Total Assets   2,209.6   42.98
 
Credit Facility Borrowings 89.8 1.75
Senior Notes 412.5 8.02
Preferred Stock   165.0   3.21
Total Leverage   667.3   12.98
 
Payable for Investments Purchased 4.9 0.10
Other Liabilities 9.7 0.19
Deferred Tax Liability   211.9   4.12
Net Assets $ 1,315.8 $ 25.59
 

51.42 million common shares currently outstanding.

 

Top 10 holdings (as of Feb. 28, 2018)

 
Name    

 

Ticker

   

Market Value
(in Millions)

   

% of Investment
Securities(1)

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ETP $ 207.5 9.5 %
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. MMP 171.9 7.8 %
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. EPD 165.7 7.6 %
MPLX LP MPLX 147.5 6.7 %
Andeavor Logistics LP ANDX 141.6 6.5 %
Western Gas Partners, LP WES 132.6 6.0 %
Buckeye Partners, L.P. BPL 120.6 5.5 %
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA 101.7 4.6 %
Williams Partners L.P. WPZ 86.2 3.9 %

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

TEP   85.4 3.9 %
Total $ 1,360.7 62.0 %
 

(1) Percent of Investments and Cash Equivalents.

 

About Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (NYSE: TYG) owns a portfolio of
master limited partnership investments in the energy infrastructure
sector. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.’s objective is to provide
its stockholders a high level of total return with an emphasis on
current distributions.

About Tortoise

Tortoise specializes in essential assets and income. Tortoise invests in
assets and services that serve essential needs in society and can also
serve essential client needs, such as diversification and income.
Tortoise’s energy investing expertise across the energy value chain,
including infrastructure and MLPs, dates back more than 15 years.
Through a variety of investment vehicles, Tortoise provides a wide range
of client solutions, focused on their evolving needs. For more
information, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.

Safe harbor statement

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in
any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws
of such state or jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included
herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the company and
Tortoise Capital Advisors believe that the expectations reflected in
these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove
to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety
of factors, including those discussed in the company’s reports that are
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the
company and Tortoise Capital Advisors do not assume a duty to update
this forward-looking statement.

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
Pam Kearney, 866-362-9331
Investor
and Public Relations
pkearney@tortoiseadvisors.com

Source: Business Wire
(March 1, 2018 - 7:40 PM EST)

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