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 July 31, 2016.

As of July 31, 2016, the Company’s net assets were $2.2 billion, and its net asset value per share was $19.32. As of July 31, 2016, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 438% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 287%.

         

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
(in millions) Per Share
Investments $ 3,857.9 $ 34.03
Cash and cash equivalents 18.0 0.16
Deposits 0.1 -
Accrued income 29.3 0.26
Receivable for securities sold 0.7 0.01
Income tax receivable 19.5 0.17
Other assets   9.7   0.09
Total assets 3,935.2 34.72
 
Senior notes 767.0 6.77
Preferred stock   404.0   3.56
Total leverage   1,171.0   10.33
 
Other liabilities 15.5 0.14
Deferred income tax liability   559.0   4.93
Total liabilities 574.5 5.07
 
Net assets $ 2,189.7 $ 19.32
 
The Company had 113,363,530 common shares outstanding as of July 31, 2016.
 

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (92%), Midstream Company (4%), General Partner MLP (2%) and Shipping MLP (2%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at July 31, 2016 were:

                       

Units / Shares
(in thousands)

Amount
($ millions)

Percent of
Long-Term
Investments

1. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 19,208 $546.9 14.2%
2. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 10,409 411.1 10.7%
3. Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 10,622 396.6 10.3%
4. ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 6,726 270.6 7.0%
5. MPLX LP (Midstream MLP)* 6,883 236.3 6.1%
6. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 8,373 233.3 6.0%
7. DCP Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream MLP) 6,263 209.6 5.4%
8. Western Gas Partners, LP (Midstream MLP)** 3,841 196.1 5.1%
9. Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,498 180.0 4.7%
10. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,304 167.8 4.4%
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* Includes 4,628 common units ($150.1 million) and 2,255 preferred units ($86.2 million).

 

** Includes 3,707 common units ($188.8 million) and 134 preferred units ($7.3 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 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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