UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT
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| TORTOISE
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC. |
| (Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter) |
ATG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
ATG FUND II LLC
JID 2013 TRUST HOLDINGS LLLP
GABRIEL
D. GLIKSBERG
AARON T. MORRIS
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
TORTOISE
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC.
_________________________
PROXY STATEMENT
OF
ATG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
_________________________
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED GOLD PROXY CARD TODAY
This Proxy Statement is being
provided by ATG Capital Management LLC (“ATG”), ATG Fund II LLC (“ATG Fund”) and JID 2013 Trust Holdings LLLP
(“JID” and, together with the foregoing, “ATG” or “we”).1 ATG Fund II LLC beneficially
owns 37,106 shares and JID beneficially owns 45,629 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Tortoise Energy Independence
Fund, Inc. (“Energy Independence Fund” or the “Fund”), a Maryland corporation registered as a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
We are writing to you in
advance of the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on August 8, 2024 at 5100 W. 115th Place, Leawood, Kansas 66211 at [_:_ a.m./p.m.]
(the “Annual Meeting”). ATG has nominated two highly qualified candidates for election to the Fund’s Board of Directors
(the “Board”)— Gabriel Gliksberg (“Gliksberg”) and Aaron T. Morris (“Morris”) (together, the
“Nominees”). For further details regarding the Annual Meeting, please see the Fund’s forthcoming proxy materials.
Pursuant to this Proxy Statement,
ATG is soliciting proxies to elect the Nominees, who will introduce independence and fresh perspectives into the boardroom. We intend
to vote all shares FOR the election of the Nominees to the Board. We urge you to do the same.
This Proxy Statement and
GOLD proxy card are first being furnished to the Company's stockholders on or about [*], 2024.
The Company has set the close
of business on June 18, 2024 as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting
(the “Record Date”). The mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Fund is 5100 W. 115th Place, Leawood,
Kansas 66211. Stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of
May 28, 2024, there were 1,666,014 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
We
urge you to promptly sign, date and return your GOLD proxy card
This solicitation is being
made by ATG and not on behalf of the Board or management of the Fund. We are not aware of any other matters to be brought before the
annual meeting other than as described herein. Should other matters be brought before the annual meeting, the persons named as proxies
in the enclosed GOLD proxy card will vote on such matters in their discretion.
1 ATG is the investment
manager of ATG Fund. Gabi Gliksberg is the principal of ATG and also manages the investments of JID. ATG Fund and JID are beneficial
owners of the Fund’s Common Stock.
If you have already voted
using the Fund’s white proxy card, you have every right to change your vote by completing and mailing the enclosed GOLD proxy card
in the enclosed pre-paid envelope or by voting via Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the GOLD proxy card.
Importantly, only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted. In addition, any proxy may be revoked at any time
prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?”
in the Questions and Answers section.
For instructions on how to
vote, including the quorum and voting requirements for the Fund and other information about the proxy materials, see Information Concerning
the Annual Meeting below.
If you have any questions, require assistance
in voting your GOLD proxy card,
or need additional copies of ATG’s proxy
materials,
please contact:
19 Old Kings Highway S. – Suite 210
Darien, CT 06820
Stockholders call toll-free at (877) 972-0090
Banks and brokers call collect at (203) 972-9300
info@investor-com.com
IMPORTANT
Your vote is important no matter how many
shares of Common Stock you own. ATG urges you to sign, date, and return the enclosed GOLD proxy card today to vote FOR the Nominees.
| ● | If your shares of Common Stock are registered
in your own name, please sign and date the enclosed GOLD proxy card and return it
to ATG, c/o InvestorCom, in the enclosed postage-paid envelope today. |
| ● | If your shares of Common Stock are held
in a brokerage account or bank, you are considered the beneficial owner of the shares of
Common Stock, and these proxy materials, together with a GOLD voting form, are being
forwarded to you by your broker or bank. As a beneficial owner, if you wish to vote, you
must instruct your broker, trustee or other representative how to vote. Your broker cannot
vote your shares of Common Stock on your behalf without your instructions. |
| ● | Depending upon your broker or custodian,
you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or by the Internet. Please refer to
the enclosed voting form for instructions on how to vote electronically. You may also vote
by signing, dating and returning the enclosed voting form. |
If you have any questions, require assistance
in voting your GOLD proxy card,
or need additional copies of the ATG’s
proxy materials,
please contact:
19 Old Kings Highway S. – Suite 210
Darien, CT 06820
Stockholders call toll-free at (877) 972-0090
Banks and brokers call collect at (203)
972-9300
info@investor-com.com
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REASONS
FOR THE SOLICITATION
We believe that shareholders
of the Tortoise Energy Independence Fund would benefit from new and different perspectives on the Board. Tortoise’s own performance
numbers speak for themselves:
The Board appears undisturbed
by these results and has renewed Tortoise’s management contract year after year, despite the underperformance.
We urge stockholders to vote
FOR the Nominees, who will bring independence and conviction to the oversight and management of the Fund.
PROPOSAL
1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
We are soliciting proxies
to elect the Nominees—Gabriel Gliksberg and Aaron T. Morris—to serve as directors with a term expiring at the 2026 annual
meeting of shareholders. ATG intends to vote all of its shares in favor of the Nominees. The age and other information related to the
Nominees shown below are as of the date of this Proxy Statement.
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
Name,
Address, and
Age |
Position(s)
Held with
Fund |
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
or Nominee for
Trustee |
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee or
Nominee for
Trustee |
GABRIEL D. GLIKSBERG
Address
16690 Collins Avenue,
Suite #1103 Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
Age 36
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None |
N/A |
Mr.
Gliksberg is the founder of ATG Capital Management LLC, which provides investment management services to private funds and accounts. |
N/A |
None |
Mr. Gliksberg holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Washington University in Saint Louis. His qualifications to serve as a
director derive from his significant financial, accounting, investment, audit, and marketing expertise gained through his management
and oversight of multiple private and public operating companies and investment companies.
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(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
Name,
Address, and
Age |
Position(s)
Held with
Fund |
Term
of Office
and Length of
Time Served |
Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
or Nominee for
Trustee |
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee or
Nominee for
Trustee |
AARON
T. MORRIS
Address
4915
Mountain Road, Unit 4
Stowe,
Vermont 05672
Age
37
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None |
N/A |
Mr. Morris is the co-founder of Morris Kandinov
LLP, which represents retail and institutional investors in litigation. |
N/A |
None |
Mr. Morris holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Economics from Indiana University and a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School. His qualifications to serve as a trustee
derive from his extensive legal experience in federal securities regulation and litigation and, specifically, in matters involving the
management and oversight of mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and other investment vehicles.
The Nominees do not currently
hold, and have not at any time held, any position with the Fund. The Nominees do not oversee any portfolios in the Fund’s Fund
Complex (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
As of the date of this Proxy
Statement, the dollar range of the equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Nominees and the aggregate range of equity
securities in all funds to be overseen by the Nominees, are as follows:
| Name
of Nominee |
Dollar
Range of Equity Securities
in the Fund |
Aggregate
Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in All
Companies to be Overseen by the
Nominee in a Family of
Investment Companies |
| Gabriel
D. Gliksberg |
Over
$100,0002 |
None |
| Aaron
T. Morris |
None |
None |
Neither of the persons above
is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the Fund. We believe that, if elected, the Nominees will be considered independent trustees
of the Fund under (i) the pertinent listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and (ii) paragraph (a)(1) of Item 407 of Regulation
S-K. In addition, we believe that the Nominees are not and will not be “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning
of section 2(a)(19) of the 40 Act.
We urge you to sign and return
our GOLD proxy card. If you have already voted using the Fund’s white proxy card, you have the right to change your vote by completing
and mailing the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the enclosed pre-paid envelope or by voting via Internet or by telephone by following the
instructions on the GOLD proxy card. Only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted. If you have any questions
or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom, toll free at (877) 972-0090 or collect
at (203) 972-9300.
2 All shares are beneficially
owned by ATG Fund and JID.
INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE ANNUAL MEETING
VOTING AND PROXY PROCEDURES
Only stockholders of record
on the Record Date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record on the Record Date will
retain their voting rights in connection with the Annual Meeting even if they sell such shares of Common Stock after the Record Date.
As of May 28, 2024, there were 1,666,014 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Shares of Common Stock represented
by properly executed GOLD proxy cards will be voted at the Annual Meeting as marked and, in the absence of specific instructions,
will be voted FOR the Nominees, and, in the discretion of the persons named as proxies, on all other matters as may properly come
before the Annual Meeting.
QUORUM
According to the Fund’s
bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to
be cast (without regard to class) constitutes a quorum. For purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, shares of Common
Stock present that are not voted, or abstentions, will be treated as present for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. For
purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, shares present at the annual meeting that are not voted, or abstentions,
and broker non-votes (which occur when a broker has not received directions from customers and does not have discretionary authority
to vote the customers’ shares) will be treated as shares that are present at the meeting but have not been voted.
VOTES REQUIRED FOR ELECTION
According to the Fund’s
bylaws, a plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient
to elect a director. The information set forth above is based on publicly available information. The incorporation of this information
in this Proxy Statement should not be construed as an admission by us that such process and procedures are legal, valid or binding.
DISCRETIONARY VOTING
Shares held in “street
name” and held of record by banks, brokers or nominees may not be voted by such banks, brokers or nominees unless the beneficial
owners of such shares provide them with instructions on how to vote. If you beneficially own shares that are held in “street name”
through a broker-dealer or that are held of record by a service agent and you do not give specific voting instructions for your shares,
they may not be voted at all or, as described above, they may be voted in a manner that you may not intend. You are strongly encouraged
to give your broker-dealer, or service agent or participating insurance company specific instructions as to how you want your shares
to be voted.
REVOCATION OF PROXIES
Stockholders of the Fund
may revoke their proxies at any time prior to exercise by: (1) sending a letter stating that you are revoking your proxy to the Secretary
of Energy Independence Fund at the Energy Independence Fund’s offices located at 5100 W. 115th Place, Leawood, Kansas 66211; (2)
properly executing and sending a later-dated GOLD proxy; or (3) attending the meeting, requesting return of any previously delivered
proxy, and voting in person. Attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a properly executed proxy.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The solicitation of proxies
pursuant to this Proxy Statement is being made by ATG. Proxies may be solicited by mail, facsimile, telephone, Internet, in person and
by advertisements.
ATG has entered into an agreement
with InvestorCom for solicitation and advisory services in connection with this solicitation. The entire expense of soliciting proxies
is being borne by ATG, which intends to seek reimbursement from the Fund of all expenses it incurs in connection with this solicitation.
ATG does not intend to submit the question of such reimbursement to a vote of security holders of the Fund.
Some banks, brokers and other
nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and annual reports. This means
that only one copy of this Proxy Statement may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your household. ATG will promptly deliver a
separate copy of the document to you if you contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom, at the following address or phone number: 19 Old
Kings Highway S. – Suite 210, Darien, CT 06820, or call toll free at (877) 972-0090. If you want to receive separate copies of
our proxy materials in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy for your household,
you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee record holder, or you may contact our proxy solicitor at the above address and
phone number.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE
PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING
| Q: | When and where is the Annual Meeting? |
| A: | Energy Independence Fund intends to hold the
Annual Meeting on August 8, 2024 at [_:__ a.m./p.m.] at 5100 W. 115th Place, Leawood, Kansas
66211. |
| Q: | Who is entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting? |
| A: | All holders of shares of Common Stock as of
the Record Date (June 18, 2024) are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual
Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting scheduled in accordance
with Maryland law. |
| Q. | What am I being asked to vote
on at the Annual Meeting? |
| A. | Stockholders are being asked to vote on, potentially
among other things, the election of directors to the Board. |
| Q: | How should I vote on the Proposal? |
| A: | We recommend that you vote “FOR”
ATG’s Nominees described herein on the enclosed GOLD proxy card. |
| Q. | What vote is required to elect
the Nominees? |
| A. | According to the Fund’s bylaws, a plurality
of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present
shall be sufficient to elect a director. |
| Q. | How many shares must be present
to hold the Annual Meeting? |
| A. | According to the Fund’s bylaws, the presence
in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Fund entitled to cast
a majority of the votes entitled to be cast (without regard to class) shall constitute a
quorum at the Annual Meeting. |
| A. | You may vote at the Annual Meeting or you may
authorize a proxy to vote your shares using one of the methods below or by following the
instructions on your proxy card: |
| ● | By touch-tone telephone; simply
dial the toll-free number located on the enclosed proxy card. Please be sure to have your
proxy card available at the time of the call; |
| ● | By internet; please log on to the
voting website detailed on the enclosed proxy card. Again, please have your proxy card handy
at the time you plan on voting; or |
| ● | By returning the enclosed proxy
card in the postage-paid envelope. |
Please note, however,
that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain
from the record holder a proxy issued in your name. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to authorize a proxy to
vote your shares in advance of the Annual Meeting. That will ensure that your vote is counted should your plans change.
| Q: | What do I need to do now? |
| A. | Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting,
after carefully reading and considering the information contained in this Proxy Statement,
please submit your GOLD proxy card promptly to ensure that your shares are represented
at the Annual Meeting. If you hold your shares of Common Stock in your own name as the shareholder
of record, please submit your proxy for your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning
the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope. If you decide
to attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares in person, your vote by ballot at the Annual
Meeting will revoke any proxy previously submitted. If you are a beneficial owner of shares,
please refer to the instructions provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to
see which of the above choices are available to you. |
SCHEDULE I
TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES OF
the FUND DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS
JID
2013 Trust Holdings LLLP
| Transaction |
Date |
Amount |
| Purchase |
6/1/23 |
18 |
| Purchase |
6/1/23 |
782 |
| Purchase |
3/19/21 |
253 |
| Purchase |
3/18/21 |
400 |
| Purchase |
3/9/21 |
700 |
| Purchase |
3/8/21 |
300 |
| Purchase |
3/8/21 |
300 |
| Purchase |
3/8/21 |
300 |
| Purchase |
12/22/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
298 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
2,400 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
150 |
| Purchase |
12/21/20 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
12/14/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
12/14/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
12/9/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
12/1/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
12/1/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
12/1/20 |
2,080 |
| Purchase |
12/1/20 |
120 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
370 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
300 |
| Transaction |
Date |
Amount |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
900 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
128 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
72 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
29 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
71 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
800 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
900 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/30/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/27/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
11/19/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/19/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/19/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/18/20 |
3,000 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
179 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
950 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
50 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
1,070 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
350 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
450 |
| Transaction |
Date |
Amount |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
250 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/13/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
61 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
200 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
100 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
400 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
1,398 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
4,000 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
500 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
300 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
500 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
600 |
| Purchase |
11/12/20 |
600 |
ATG FUND II LLC
| Transaction |
Date |
Amount |
| Purchase |
11/28/23 |
700 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
1,100 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
300 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
200 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
283 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
400 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
500 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
100 |
| Purchase |
10/16/23 |
200 |
| Purchase |
10/12/23 |
800 |
| Purchase |
10/11/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/10/23 |
523 |
| Purchase |
10/10/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/10/23 |
100 |
| Purchase |
10/10/23 |
100 |
| Purchase |
10/10/23 |
900 |
| Purchase |
10/6/23 |
844 |
| Purchase |
10/6/23 |
156 |
| Purchase |
10/6/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/5/23 |
1,100 |
| Purchase |
10/5/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/4/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/4/23 |
599 |
| Purchase |
10/4/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/4/23 |
100 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
6,000 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
657 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
915 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
43 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/3/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
300 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
600 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
200 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
768 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
200 |
| Transaction |
Date |
Amount |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
800 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
800 |
| Purchase |
10/2/23 |
300 |
| Purchase |
9/27/23 |
11 |
| Purchase |
9/27/23 |
1 |
| Purchase |
7/27/23 |
1,500 |
| Purchase |
7/27/23 |
1,500 |
| Purchase |
7/20/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
7/19/23 |
50 |
| Purchase |
7/19/23 |
950 |
| Purchase |
7/14/23 |
102 |
| Purchase |
7/13/23 |
500 |
| Purchase |
7/11/23 |
800 |
| Purchase |
7/5/23 |
1,000 |
| Purchase |
6/29/23 |
100 |
| Purchase |
6/27/23 |
4 |
IMPORTANT
Your vote is important. No
matter how many shares you own, please give ATG your proxy FOR the Nominees by taking three steps:
| ● | SIGNING the enclosed GOLD proxy card, |
| ● | DATING the enclosed GOLD proxy card,
and |
| ● | MAILING the enclosed GOLD proxy
card in the envelope provided (no postage is required if mailed in the United States). |
If any of your shares
are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, bank nominee or other institution, only it can vote such shares and only upon receipt
of your specific instructions. Depending upon your broker or custodian, you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or
by the Internet. Please refer to the enclosed voting form for instructions on how to vote electronically. You may also vote by signing,
dating and returning the enclosed GOLD voting form.
If you have any questions
or require any additional information concerning this Proxy Statement, please contact InvestorCom at the address set forth below.
If you have any questions, require assistance
in voting your GOLD proxy card,
or need additional copies of ATG’s
proxy materials,
please contact:
19 Old Kings Highway S. – Suite 210
Darien, CT 06820
Stockholders call toll-free at (877) 972-0090
Banks and brokers call collect at (203)
972-9300
info@investor-com.com
|
GOLD PROXY CARD
Tortoise
Energy Independence Fund, Inc.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF ATG CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT LLC
AND JID 2013 TRUST HOLDINGS LLLP
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Tortoise
Energy
Independence Fund, Inc. IS NOT SOLICITING THIS PROXY
P R O X Y
The undersigned appoints
John Grau, Gabriel Gliksberg and Aaron T. Morris, and each of them, attorneys and agents with full power of substitution to vote all
shares of common stock of Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) that the undersigned would be entitled
to vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Company scheduled to be held on August 8, 2024 (the “Annual
Meeting”).
The undersigned hereby revokes
any other proxy or proxies heretofore given to vote or act with respect to the common stock of the Company held by the undersigned, and
hereby ratifies and confirms all action the herein named attorneys and proxies, their substitutes, or any of them may lawfully take by
virtue hereof. If properly executed, this Proxy will be voted as directed on the reverse and in the discretion of the herein named attorneys
and proxies or their substitutes with respect to any other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL ON THE REVERSE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” ATG’S NOMINEES.
This Proxy will be valid
until the completion of the Annual Meeting. This Proxy will only be valid in connection with ATG’s solicitation of proxies for
the Annual Meeting in favor of its Nominees.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS
PROXY CARD PROMPTLY!
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED
ON REVERSE SIDE
GOLD PROXY CARD
☒ Please mark vote as in this example
ATG STRONGLY RECOMMENDS
THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” BOTH OF ITS NOMINEES.
| 1. | Election at the Annual Meeting of the individuals
nominated by ATG. |
| Nominees: |
FOR
ALL |
WITHHOLD ALL |
FOR
ALL EXCEPT |
Gabriel D. Gliksberg
Aaron T. Morris |
☐ |
☐ |
☐ |
| |
|
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|
(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual Nominee,
mark the “For All Except” box above and write the name of the nominee(s) from which you wish to abstain in the space provided
below.)
| |
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| Signature (Capacity) |
|
Date |
| |
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|
| Signature
(Joint Owner) (Capacity/Title) |
|
Date |
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NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name(s)
appear(s) on stock certificates or on the label affixed hereto. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator or other fiduciary,
please give full title as such. Joint owners must each sign personally. ALL HOLDERS MUST SIGN. If a corporation or partnership,
please sign in full corporate or partnership name by an authorized officer and give full title as such.
|
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY
IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE THAT IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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