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, 2013.

As of April 30, 2013, the Company's net assets were $3.1 billion, and its net asset value per share was $33.24. As of April 30, 2013, the Company's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 405% and the Company's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 301%.

   
 
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
   
(in millions) Per Share
Investments $ 5,590.1 $ 59.89
Cash 1.7 0.02
Deposits 0.3 -
Accrued income 22.7 0.24
Receivable for securities sold 22.9 0.25
Other assets   15.1   0.16
Total assets 5,652.8 60.56
 
Credit facility borrowings 147.0 1.58
Senior notes 1,000.0 10.71
Preferred stock   399.0   4.27
Total leverage   1,546.0   16.56
 
Payable for securities purchased 9.1 0.10
Deferred tax liability 967.1 10.36
Other liabilities   28.4   0.30
Total liabilities 1,004.6 10.76
 
Net assets $ 3,102.2 $ 33.24
 
The Company had 93.34 million common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2013.
 

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (80%), General Partner MLP (5%), Shipping MLP (5%), Upstream MLP & Income Trust (2%), Midstream (5%) and Other (3%).

The Company's ten largest holdings by issuer at April 30, 2013 were:

         

Units
(in thousands)

      Amount

($ millions)

     

Percent of
Long-Term
Investments

1. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 8,489 514.8 9.2%
2. Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate) 4,482 395.6 7.1%
3. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 6,852 393.4 7.0%
4. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 5,055 319.5 5.7%
5. Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 5,007 273.6 4.9%
6. Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP) 8,640 225.5 4.0%
7. ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 4,066 219.9 3.9%
8. El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 4,575 196.0 3.5%
9. DCP Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream MLP) 3,691 181.3 3.2%
10. Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 5,824 173.6 3.1%
 

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.

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 objectives will be attained.

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