Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at April 30, 2018


HOUSTON, May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) (NYSE:KYN) today provided a summary unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of April 30, 2018.

As of April 30, 2018, the Company’s net assets were $2.0 billion, and its net asset value per share was $17.36. As of April 30, 2018, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 409% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 294%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 
April 30, 2018 
(Unaudited) 
  (in millions)  Per Share 
Investments $  3,350.0  $  29.02 
Cash and cash equivalents    2.0     0.02 
Deposits    0.2   0.00 
Accrued income    23.5   0.20 
Receivable for securities sold    5.3     0.05 
Other assets    1.2     0.01 
Total assets    3,382.2     29.30 
       
Term Loan    27.0     0.23 
Notes    716.0     6.20 
Unamortized notes issuance costs  (2.5)  (0.02)
Preferred stock    292.0     2.53 
Unamortized preferred stock issuance costs  (2.0)  (0.02)
Total leverage    1,030.5     8.92 
       
Payable for securities purchased  0.7   0.01 
Other liabilities    19.2     0.17 
Deferred tax liability    328.0     2.84 
Total liabilities    347.9     3.02 
       
Net assets $  2,003.8  $  17.36 
       
The Company had 115,429,599 common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2018.
       

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (85%), Midstream Company (13%), Shipping MLP (1%) and General Partner MLP (1%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at April 30, 2018 were:

  Units / Shares
(in thousands)
 Amount
(in millions)
 Percent of
Long-Term
Investments
 
1.Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)17,877 $479.8 14.3%
2.Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)18,385 331.3 9.9%
3.ONEOK, Inc. (Midstream Company)4,698 282.9 8.4%
4.MPLX LP (Midstream MLP)*7,054 259.4 7.7%
5.Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)7,094 258.2 7.7%
6.Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)**5,574 221.2 6.6%
7.Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP)8,465 199.0 5.9%
8.Western Gas Partners, LP (Midstream MLP)3,932 189.0 5.6%
9.Targa Resources Corp. (Midstream Company)3,332 156.5 4.7%
10.Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)1,930 127.0 3.8%
        

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* Includes 4,798 common units ($169.5 million) and 2,256 preferred units ($89.9 million).

** Includes 3,391 common units ($140.9 million) and 2,183 Class C units ($80.3 million).

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whose common stock is traded on the NYSE. The Company's investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return by investing at least 85% of its total assets in energy-related partnerships and their affiliates (collectively, “MLPs”), and in other companies that, as their principal business, operate assets used in the gathering, transporting, processing, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

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Contact:

KA Fund Advisors, LLC
877-657-3863
http://www.kaynefunds.com/