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 May 31, 2014.

As of May 31, 2014, the Company’s net assets were $4.0 billion, and its net asset value per share was $37.06. As of May 31, 2014, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 419% 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
May 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

(in millions) Per Share
Investments $ 7,301.6 $ 66.92
Cash 1.8 0.02
Deposits 0.2 -
Accrued income 0.5 -
Receivable for securities sold 27.9 0.26
Other assets   16.3   0.15
Total assets 7,348.3 67.35
 
Credit facility borrowings 188.0 1.73
Senior notes 1,235.0 11.32
Preferred stock   499.0   4.57
Total leverage   1,922.0   17.62
 
Payable for securities purchased 14.1 0.13
Other liabilities 44.8 0.41
Deferred income tax liability   1,324.0   12.13
Total liabilities 1,382.9 12.67
 
Net assets $ 4,043.4 $ 37.06
 
The Fund had 109,109,946 common shares outstanding as of May 31, 2014.
 

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (85%), Midstream Company (5%), Shipping MLP (3%), Upstream MLP & Income Trust (2%), General Partner MLP (2%) and Other (3%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at May 31, 2014 were:

               

Units
(in thousands)

Amounts
($ millions)

Percent of
Long-Term
Investments

 
1. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 9,199

$688.2

9.4%

2. Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP) 15,064 418.8 5.7%
3. Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 7,458 396.1 5.4%
4. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 6,948 392.3 5.4%
5. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 6,715 378.2 5.2%
6. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 5,800 359.3 4.9%
7. Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (Midstream MLP) 4,892 352.5 4.8%
8. DCP Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream MLP) 6,148 330.2 4.5%
9. ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 5,476 301.7 4.1%
10. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,943 241.0 3.3%
 

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 master limited 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 natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

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