Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund (NTG) Form 3 TORTOISE MLP FUND / INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA PRUDENTIAL ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

751 BROAD ST

(Street)

NEWARK NJ 07102

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORTOISE MLP FUND, INC. [ NTG ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series D Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock	1,000,000	I(1)	By The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

751 BROAD ST

(Street)

NEWARK NJ 07102

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA

(Last) (First) (Middle)

751 BROAD STREET

(Street)

NEWARK NJ 07102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Preferred stock owned directly by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a ten percent owner of a class, and indirectly owned by Prudential Financial, Inc., its parent holding company.

	Prudential Financial, Inc., By: /s/ Richard Baker, Second Vice President	12/17/2015
	The Prudential Insurance Company of America, By: /s/ Hillary Lorenzo, Vice President	12/17/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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