Exhibit e
TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Registered holders (Common Shareholders) of common shares (the Common Shares) of Tortoise
Energy Capital Corporation (the Company) whose Common Shares are registered with us or with a
brokerage firm that participates in our Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan) and has coded such
holders account dividend reinvestment will automatically be enrolled (the Participants) in the
Plan and are advised as follows:
1. THE PLAN AGENT. Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (the Agent) will act as agent for each
Participant. The Agent will open an account for each Participant under the Plan in the same name in
which his or her outstanding Common Shares are registered.
2. CASH OPTION. Pursuant to the Companys Plan, unless a holder of Common Shares otherwise
elects, all dividend and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested by the Agent
in additional Common Shares of the Company. Common Shareholders who elect not to participate in the
Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of
record (or, if the shares are held in street or other nominee name then to such nominee) by the
Agent, as dividend paying agent. Such participants may elect not to participate in the Plan and to
receive all distributions of dividends and capital gains in cash by sending written instructions to
the Agent, as dividend paying agent, at the address set forth below. Please note that the Plan
administrator may use an affiliated broker for trading activity, relative to the Plan on behalf of
Plan participants.
3. MARKET PREMIUM ISSUANCES. If on the payment date for a Distribution, the net asset value
per Common Share is equal to or less than the market price per Common Share plus estimated
brokerage commissions, the Agent shall receive newly issued Common Shares (Additional Common
Shares) from the Company for each Participants account. The number of Additional Common Shares to
be credited shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Distribution by the greater of
(i) the net asset value per Common Share on the payment date, or (ii) 95% of the market price per
Common Share on the payment date.
4. MARKET DISCOUNT PURCHASES. If the net asset value per Common Share exceeds the market
price plus estimated brokerage commissions on the payment date for a Distribution, the Agent (or a
broker-dealer selected by the Agent) shall endeavor to apply the amount of such Distribution on
each Participants Common Shares to purchase Common Shares on the open market. In the event of a
market discount on the payment date, the Agent will have until the last business day before the
next date on which the shares trade on an ex-dividend basis or in no event more than 90 days
after the dividend payment date (the last purchase date) to invest the dividend amount in shares
acquired in open-market purchases. It is contemplated that the Company will pay quarterly income
dividends. Therefore, the period during which open-market
purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each dividend through the date
before the next ex-dividend date. The weighted average price (including brokerage commissions)
of all Common Shares purchased by the Agent as Agent will be the price per Common Share allocable
to each Participant. If, before the Agent has completed its purchases, the market price plus
estimated brokerage commissions exceeds the net asset value of the Common Shares as of the payment
date, the purchase price paid by Agent may exceed the net asset value of the Common Shares,
resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if such Distribution had been paid in
Additional Common Shares. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to open-market
purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in
open-market purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market
premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent may cease making open-market purchases and may
invest the uninvested portion of the dividend amount in newly issued Common Shares at the net asset
value per Common Share at the close of business on the last purchase date. Participants should note
that they will not be able to instruct the Agent to purchase Common Shares at a specific time or at
a specific price. Open-market purchases may be made on any securities exchange where Common Shares
are traded, in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions, and may be on such terms
as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Agent shall determine. Each Participants uninvested
funds held by the Agent will not bear interest. The Agent shall have no liability in connection
with any inability to purchase Common Shares within the time provided, or with the timing of any
purchases effected. The Agent shall have no responsibility for the value of Common Shares acquired.
The Agent may commingle Participants funds to be used for open-market purchases of Company shares
and the price per share allocable to each Participant in connection with such purchases shall be
the average price (including brokerage commissions and other related costs) of all Company shares
purchased by Agent.
5. VALUATION. The market price of Common Shares on a particular date shall be the last sales
price on the securities exchange where the Common Shares are listed on that date (the Exchange),
or, if there is no sale on such Exchange on that date, then the mean between the closing bid and
asked quotations on such Exchange on such date will be used. The net asset value per Common Share
on a particular date shall be the amount calculated on that date (or if not calculated on such
date, the amount most recently calculated) by or on behalf of the Company in accordance with the
then current Valuation Procedures approved by the Companys Board of Directors.
6. TAXATION. The automatic reinvestment of Distributions does not relieve Participants of any
federal, state or local taxes which may be payable (or required to be withheld on Distributions).
Participants will receive tax information annually for their personal records and to help them
prepare their federal income tax return. For further information as to tax consequences of
participation in the Plan, Participants should consult with their own tax advisors.
7. LIABILITY OF AGENT. The Agent shall at all times act in good faith and agree to use its
best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this
Agreement and to comply with applicable law, but assumes
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no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error
is caused by the Agents negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees.
8. RECORDKEEPING. The Agent may hold each Participants Common Shares acquired pursuant to
the Plan together with the Common Shares of other Common Shareholders of the Company acquired
pursuant to the Plan in non-certificated form in the Agents name or that of the Agents nominee.
Each Participant will be sent a confirmation by the Agent of each acquisition made for his or her
account as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 60 days, after the date thereof. Upon a
Participants request, the Agent will deliver to the Participant, without charge, a certificate or
certificates for the full Common Shares. Although each Participant may from time to time have an
undivided fractional interest in a Common Share of the Company, no certificates for a fractional
share will be issued. Similarly, Participants may request to sell a portion of the Common Shares
held by the Agent in their Plan accounts by calling the Agent, writing to the Agent, or completing
and returning the transaction form attached to each Plan statement. The Agent will sell such Common
Shares through a broker-dealer selected by the Agent within 5 business days of receipt of the
request. The sale price will equal the weighted average price of all Common Shares sold through the
Plan on the day of the sale, less brokerage commissions. Participants should note that the Agent is
unable to accept instructions to sell on a specific date or at a specific price. Any share
dividends or split shares distributed by the Company on Common Shares held by the Agent for
Participants will be credited to their accounts. In the event that the Company makes available to
its Common Shareholders rights to purchase additional Common Shares, the Common Shares held for
each Participant under the Plan will be added to other Common Shares held by the Participant in
calculating the number of rights to be issued to each Participant.
9. PROXY MATERIALS. The Agent will forward to each Participant any proxy solicitation
material. The Agent will vote any Common Shares held for a Participant first in accordance with the
instructions set forth on proxies returned by such Participant to the Company, and then with
respect to any proxies not returned by such Participant to the Company, in the same proportion as
the Agent votes the proxies returned by the Participants to the Company.
10. FEES. The Agents service fee for handling Distributions will be paid by the Company.
Each Participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all
open-market purchases. If a Participant elects to have the Agent sell part or all of his or her
Common Shares and remit the proceeds, such Participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of
brokerage commissions on the shares sold, plus a $15 transaction fee.
11. TERMINATION IN THE PLAN. Each registered Participant may terminate his or her account
under the Plan by notifying the Agent in writing at 250 Royal Street, MS 3B, Canton, MA 02021, or
by calling the Agent at 1-800-727-0254, or using the website: www.computershare.com. Such
termination will be effective with respect to a particular Distribution if the Participants notice
is received by the Agent
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prior to such Distribution record date. The Plan may be terminated by the Agent or the Company
upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 60 days prior to the effective date of
the termination. Upon any termination, the Agent will cause a certificate or certificates to be
issued for the full shares held for each Participant under the Plan and cash adjustment for any
fraction of a Common Share at the then current market value of the Common Shares to be delivered to
him. If preferred, a Participant may request the sale of all of the Common Shares held by the Agent
in his or her Plan account in order to terminate participation in the Plan. If any Participant
elects in advance of such termination to have Agent sell part or all of his shares, Agent is
authorized to deduct from the proceeds a $15 fee plus the brokerage commissions incurred for the
transaction. If a Participant has terminated his or her participation in the Plan but continues to
have Common Shares registered in his or her name, he or she may re-enroll in the Plan at any time
by notifying the Agent in writing at the address above.
12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. These terms and conditions may be amended by the Agent or the
Company at any time but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the
rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only
by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective
date thereof. The amendment shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the
effective date thereof, the Agent receives notice of the termination of the Participants account
under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Agent of a successor Agent,
subject to the prior written approval of the successor Agent by the Company.
13. APPLICABLE LAW. These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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