Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2024

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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Maryland	811-21462	20-0384222
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6363 College Boulevard, Suite 100A
Overland Park, KS		66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 913 981-1020

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		TYG		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)          On May 29, 2024, Jennifer Paquette, a director of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company of her decision not to stand for reelection when her current term expires at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Ms. Paquette advised the Company that her decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices or with other members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Additionally, effective June 3, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Matthew Sallee to succeed Courtney Gengler as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of the close of business on June 7, 2024.  Mr. Sallee also will remain in his current role as President of the Company.  The appointment was made in connection with the departure of Ms. Gengler, who is leaving Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Adviser”) to pursue other opportunities effective as of the close of business on June 7, 2024.

Mr. Sallee, age 45, will continue in his current position as Managing Director of the Adviser.  As discussed in greater detail in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Sallee served as President of the Company since 2015, as well as in a number of other roles for the Adviser since 2005.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation
Date: June 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Courtney Gengler
		Courtney Gengler Chief Executive Officer

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