Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information & Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of June 3...
July 03 2017 - 5:36PM
Business Wire
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TTP) today
announced that as of June 30, 2017, the company’s unaudited total
assets were approximately $277.7 million and its unaudited net
asset value was $209.0 million, or $20.87 per share.
As of June 30, 2017, 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 540 percent, and its coverage ratio
for preferred shares was 411 percent. For more information on
calculation of coverage ratios, please refer to the company’s most
recent applicable prospectus.
Set forth below is a summary of the company’s unaudited balance
sheet at June 30, 2017 and a summary of its top 10 holdings.
Unaudited balance sheet
(in Millions) Per Share
Investments $ 276.9 $ 27.64 Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.3 0.03
Other Assets
0.5 0.05 Total
Assets
277.7 27.72
Credit Facility Borrowings 17.2 1.72 Senior Notes 34.0 3.39
Preferred Stock
16.0 1.60
Total Leverage
67.2 6.71
Other Liabilities
1.5
0.14 Net Assets
$ 209.0
$ 20.87
10.02 million common shares currently
outstanding.
Top 10 holdings (as of June 30, 2017)
Name
Ticker
Market Value(in
Millions)
% ofInvestmentSecurities(1)
Enbridge, Inc. ENB $ 25.5 9.2% Plains GP Holdings, L.P. PAGP 23.9
8.6% TransCanada Corporation TRP 23.4 8.4% ONEOK, Inc. OKE 17.5
6.3% Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ETP 12.2 4.4% Targa Resources
Corp. TRGP 11.9 4.3% Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. EEQ 10.7
3.8% The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 10.1 3.6% VTTI Energy
Partners LP VTTI 10.0 3.6% Inter Pipeline Ltd. IPL CA
9.8 3.5% Total
$
155.0 55.7%
(1) Percent of Investments and Cash
Equivalents.
3rd Quarter Conference Call
Tortoise will host its third quarter conference call on July 26,
2017 at 3 p.m. Central to discuss the energy sector and provide an
update on the energy value chain and Tortoise’s investment
outlook.
Toll Free Dial-In Number: (877) 407-9210Replay Number: (877)
481-4010Replay ID: 10194 (available through Aug. 26, 2017)
About Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TTP) is a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that
seeks to obtain a high level of total return with an emphasis on
current distributions. TTP invests primarily in equity securities
of pipeline companies that transport natural gas, natural gas
liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined products and, to a lesser
extent, in other energy infrastructure companies.
About Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. is an investment manager
specializing in actively managed essential assets investing
including the energy value chain. As of May 31, 2017, the adviser
had approximately $16.0 billion of assets under management in
listed closed-end funds, mutual funds, private funds and separate
accounts. For more information, 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 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 any forward-looking statement.
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