Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of North America. The fund invests in pipeline companies that engage in the business of transporting natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and refined petroleum products. It employs a fundamental analysis with a bottom up stock picking approach with focus on factors like comparison of quantitative, qualitative, and relative value factors to create its portfolio. Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. was formed on July 19, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.