Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Completes $70 Million Auction Rate Senior Notes Offering
May 30 2007 - 4:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tortoise
Energy Infrastructure Corp. (NYSE:TYG) today announced that it has
completed an offering of $70 million in Auction Rate Senior Notes,
Series E ("Tortoise Notes"). The Tortoise Notes are rated 'Aaa'
from Moody's Investors Service Inc. and 'AAA' from Fitch Ratings,
and were issued in denominations of $25,000. Lehman Brothers Inc.
acted as the lead underwriter. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith, Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC also participated as underwriters for
the offering. Tortoise Notes may only be bought or sold through an
auction or in a secondary market maintained by certain
broker-dealers. There is no assurance that such a market will be
maintained. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure intends to use a portion
of the net proceeds of this offering to retire the outstanding
balance under the company's unsecured credit facility, and the
remaining net proceeds to make investments in energy infrastructure
companies in accordance with its investment objective and policies
and for working capital purposes. About Tortoise Energy
Infrastructure Corp. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. owns a
portfolio of master limited partnership investments in the energy
infrastructure sector. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. seeks
to provide its stockholders a high level of total return with an
emphasis on current dividends. About Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC
Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC, the adviser to Tortoise Energy
Infrastructure Corp., is a pioneer in the capital markets for
master limited partnership (MLP) investment companies and a leader
in closed-end funds and separately managed accounts focused on MLPs
in the energy infrastructure sector. As of April 30, 2007, the
adviser had approximately $2.9 billion of assets under management.
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 the 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.
Investors should consider the investment objective, risks, charges
and expenses of the fund carefully before investing. For this and
other important information, investors should refer to the
closed-end fund's most recent prospectus supplement and its
accompanying prospectus and read it carefully before investing.
Contact information Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC Pam Kearney,
Investor Relations, (866) 362-9331, DATASOURCE: Tortoise Energy
Infrastructure Corp. CONTACT: Pam Kearney, Investor Relations, of
Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC, +1-866-362-9331, Web site:
http://www.tortoiseadvisors.com/
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