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~~UNITED STATES~~ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

~~Form~~FORM 8-K

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

~~Date~~ Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported): March~~Exchange ~~31,~~Act ~~2024~~of 1934

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

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Its Charter)

Maryland

Maryland	811-22585	45-2785066
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

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

811-22585		45-2785066
(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

~~913-981-1020~~ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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		TTP		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).

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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. o☐

Item 5.02

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

~~Effective~~(b) On ~~March~~May 3129, 2024, ~~the~~ ~~Board~~Jennifer ofPaquette, ~~Directors~~a director of Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~appointed~~notified ~~Courtney~~the ~~Gengler~~Company toof ~~succeed P.~~her ~~Bradley~~decision ~~Adams~~not asto stand ~~Chief~~for ~~Executive~~reelection ~~Officer~~when ofher ~~the~~current ~~Company,~~term ~~effective~~expires asat ofthe ~~April 1,~~Company’s 2024. ~~The~~Annual ~~appointment~~Meeting ~~was~~of ~~made~~Stockholders. Ms. inPaquette ~~connection with~~advised the ~~retirement~~Company ofthat ~~Mr.~~her ~~Adams,~~decision ~~who~~was innot ~~addition~~the toresult ~~stepping~~of ~~down~~any ~~from~~disagreement ~~his~~with ~~role~~the asCompany ~~Chief~~on ~~Executive~~any ~~Officer~~matter ofrelating ~~the~~to the Company’s ~~retired~~operations, ~~from his~~policies ~~position~~or aspractices ~~Managing~~or ~~Director~~with ofother ~~Tortoise~~members ~~Capital~~of ~~Advisors, L.L.C. (~~the ~~“Adviser”)~~Company’s ~~effective~~Board as of ~~March 31, 2024~~Directors.

InAdditionally, ~~connection~~effective ~~with~~June ~~Ms.~~3, ~~Gengler’s transition~~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 ~~Board~~close of business ~~Directors~~on ~~appointed~~June ~~Sean~~7, ~~Wickliffe~~2024. The toappointment ~~serve~~was asmade ~~Principal~~in ~~Financial~~connection ~~Officer~~with ~~and~~the ~~Treasurer~~ departure of ~~the~~Ms. ~~Company~~Gengler, ~~also~~who is leaving Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Adviser”) to pursue other opportunities effective ~~April 1~~as of the close of business on June 7, 2024.

MsMr. ~~Gengler~~Sallee, 37age 45, will continue in ~~her~~his current position as Managing Director~~–Financial~~ ~~Operations~~ of the Adviser. As ~~Prior~~discussed toin ~~her~~greater ~~appointment~~detail asin ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~proxy ~~Officer, Ms.~~statement ~~Gengler~~for ~~served as Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of~~ the Company’s ~~since~~2023 ~~2021,~~Annual asMeeting ~~well as in a number~~ of ~~other roles for the~~ ~~Adviser~~ Stockholders, ~~and~~prior ~~for the funds managed by the Adviser since 2017. Prior~~ to his appointment as ~~Principal~~Chief ~~Financial~~Executive Officer ~~and Treasurer of the Company~~, Mr. ~~Wickliffe,~~Sallee ~~34,~~ served ~~as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of the Company since 2021 as well as~~ in a number of other roles for the Adviser since ~~2015, and will continue to serve in his current position as Vice President–Financial Operations of the Adviser~~2005.

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 Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.~~		Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Courtney Gengler
Date:	June 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Courtney Gengler
		Courtney Gengler, Chief Executive Officer
			Courtney Gengler
Date: April 1, 2024
			Chief Executive Officer

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