Tortoise Announces Constituent Changes Due to Merger and Acquisition Activity

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tortoise today announced that Jagged Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE: JAG) will be removed from the Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers Index^SM (TNEP) following the completion of the acquisition by Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PE). JAG will be removed from TNEP at market open on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

SRC Energy Inc. (NYSE: SRCI), will be removed from the Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers Index^SM (TNEP), effective at market open on Jan. 15, 2020, following the completion of the acquisition by PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCE), expected to close on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

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The Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers Index^SM is a float-adjusted, capitalization weighted index of North American energy companies primarily engaged in the production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas or natural gas liquids (NGLs). The index includes exploration and production companies structured as corporations, limited liability companies, and master limited partnerships, but excludes United States royalty trusts.

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