Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds Announces the Monthly Distributions for the Months of January, February and March for Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc., Payable on Jan. 31, 2017, Feb. 28, 2017 and Mar. 31, 2017

Cohen & Steers MLP Income & Energy Opportunity Fund, formerly Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc., is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide attractive total return, consisted of high current income and price appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in energy-related master limited partnerships (MLPs) and companies that are involved in the exploration, production, gathering, transportation, processing, storage, refining, distribution or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products, coal or other energy sources. The Fund also invests in marine shipping/offshore, chemicals, finance, real estate-diversified, technology-software, utilities, integrated telecommunications services and pipelines. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. is the investment advisor of the Fund.