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

FORM 8-K
 

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 3, 2025

Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund
 (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland
811-23248
83-6609702
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 5901 College Boulevard, Suite 400    
Overland Park, KS
  
66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 913 981-1020
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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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
  
TEAF
  
NYSE
 
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. ☐

Item 4.01
Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant..

(a)          At a meeting held on April 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund (the “Fund”) approved the engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.  Ernst & Young LLP previously served as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended November 30, 2024.  On April 8, 2025, the Fund notified Ernst & Young LLP of the Fund’s engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, and the resulting dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The reports of Ernst & Young LLP, the previous independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, on the Fund’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and such reports were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During each of the two fiscal years ended November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 and for the period through April 3, 2025: (i) there were no disagreements between the Fund and Ernst & Young LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young LLP, would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports and (ii) there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to the Fund.

The Fund has provided Ernst & Young LLP with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested that Ernst & Young LLP furnish the Fund with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the foregoing statements made by the Fund and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of Ernst & Young LLP’s letter, dated April 9, 2025, is filed as an exhibit to this Report.

(b)          At a meeting held on April 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved the engagement of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

During each of the two fiscal years ended November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 and for the period through April 3, 2025, none of the Fund or any party acting on behalf of the Fund consulted Tait, Weller & Baker LLP regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the financial statements of the Fund or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a “reportable event” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
  
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits

Exhibit Number
  
Description
     
 
Letter from Ernst & Young LLP
     
104
  
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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 Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund
       
Date:
April 9, 2025
By:
/s/ Matthew G.P. Sallee


 
Matthew G.P. Sallee
Chief Executive Officer