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


HOUSTON, July 02, 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 June 30, 2018.

As of June 30, 2018, the Company’s net assets were $2.1 billion, and its net asset value per share was $18.35. As of June 30, 2018, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 437% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 310%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
  (in millions) Per Share
Investments $  3,452.1  $  29.91 
Cash and cash equivalents    30.9     0.27 
Deposits    0.2   0.00 
Accrued income    0.7   0.01 
Receivable for securities sold    1.9     0.02 
Other assets    1.3     0.01 
Total assets    3,487.1     30.22 
     
Notes    716.0     6.20 
Unamortized notes issuance costs   (2.4)    (0.02)
Preferred stock    292.0     2.53 
Unamortized preferred stock issuance costs   (1.8)    (0.02)
Total leverage    1,003.8     8.69 
     
Payable for securities purchased   0.5   0.01 
Other liabilities    6.6     0.06 
Current tax liability    4.3     0.04 
Net deferred tax liability    354.2     3.07 
Total liabilities    365.6     3.18 
     
Net assets $  2,117.7  $  18.35 
     
The Company had 115,429,599 common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2018.
     

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (83%), Midstream Company (15%), General Partner MLP (1%) and Shipping MLP (1%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at June 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      $494.6   14.3% 
2.Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)18,385 350.0 10.1% 
3.ONEOK, Inc. (Midstream Company)4,698 328.1 9.5% 
4.Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)*7,094 287.9 8.3% 
5.MPLX LP (Midstream MLP)**7,054 249.1 7.2% 
6.Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP)8,465 200.1 5.8% 
7.Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)***5,651 190.3 5.5% 
8.Western Gas Partners, LP (Midstream MLP)3,932 190.3 5.5% 
9.Targa Resources Corp. (Midstream Company)3,332 164.9 4.8% 
10.Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)1,930 133.1 3.9% 
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* On May 17, 2018, The Williams Companies, Inc.(“WMB”) and Williams Partners L.P. (“WPZ”) announced an agreement under which WMB will acquire all common units of WPZ in a stock-for-unit transaction.  As of June 30, 2018, the Company did not own any WMB shares.

** Includes 4,798 common units ($163.8 million) and 2,256 preferred units ($85.3 million).

*** Includes 3,391 common units ($119.2 million) and 2,260 Class C units ($71.1 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.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the Company’s historical experience and its present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; MLP industry risk; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; and other risks discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Company’s investment objective will be attained.

Contact:

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