7/01/2014 TYG

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of June 30, 2014

LEAWOOD, Kan.-- July 01, 2014 () --Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (NYSE: TYG) today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company‘s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.5 billion and its unaudited net asset value was $2.5 billion, or $52.87 per share.

As of June 30, 2014, 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 478 percent, and its coverage ratio for preferred shares was 404 percent. For more information on calculation of coverage ratios, please refer to the company‘s joint proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the TYG, TYY and TYN merger.

Set forth below is a summary of the company‘s unaudited balance sheet at June 30, 2014 and a summary of its top 10 holdings, both reflective of the recent merger noted below.

Unaudited balance sheet

    (in Millions)   Per Share  
Investments   $ 4,501.5   $ 93.75  
Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.2     0.00  
Receivable for Investments Sold     6.1     0.13  
Current Tax Asset     0.1     0.00  
Other Assets     5.2     0.11  
Total Assets     4,513.1     93.99  
           
Short-Term Borrowings     180.9     3.77  
Senior Notes     524.4     10.92  
Preferred Stock     130.0     2.71  
Total Leverage     835.3     17.40  
               
Payable for Investments Purchased     6.0     0.12  
Other Liabilities     15.3     0.32  
Deferred Tax Liability     1,117.7     23.28  
Net Assets   $ 2,538.8   $ 52.87  
               

48.02 million common shares currently outstanding.

Top 10 holdings (as of June 30, 2014)

Name

 

Market
Value
(in Millions)

 

% of
Investment
Securities(1)

 
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.   $ 416.3   9.2 %  
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.     403.6   9.0 %  
Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.     312.2   6.9 %  
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.     305.2   6.8 %  
Buckeye Partners, L.P.     273.0   6.1 %  
ONEOK Partners, L.P.     179.3   4.0 %  
Western Gas Partners, L.P.     173.9   3.9 %  
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.     173.3   3.8 %  
Regency Energy Partners, L.P.     165.5   3.7 %  
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.     155.7   3.5 %  
Total   $ 2,558.0   56.9 %  

(1) Percent of Investments and Cash Equivalents

TYG, TYY and TYN merger completed

Effective June 23, 2014, TYY and TYN ceased their operations and were merged into TYG, and TYY and TYN stockholders became stockholders of TYG.

For more information, please review the merger closing press release. Historical TYY and TYN financial reports, distribution and tax information are available on TYG‘s respective pages.

TYG provides update on quarterly portfolio allocation reporting

Effective in July, to further enhance its transparency to stockholders, TYG intends to update its portfolio allocation within 3 weeks of each fiscal quarter end. However, for this quarter only, TYG will report its post-merger portfolio allocation as of June 30, 2014. The information will be available on TYG‘s webpage through its fact sheet.

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.‘s objective is to provide its stockholders a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions.

About Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. is an investment manager specializing in listed energy investments. As of May 31, 2014, the adviser had approximately $17.2 billion of assets under management in NYSE-listed closed-end investment companies, open-end funds and other 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 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.

Contacts

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