Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at April 30, 2016

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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, 2016.

As of April 30, 2016 , the Company’s net assets were $2.0 billion, and its net asset value per share was $17.89. As of April 30, 2016, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 416% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 273%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
	(in millions)		Per Share
Investments	$	3,477.4	$	30.77
Cash and cash equivalents		103.3		0.92
Deposits		0.3	─
Accrued income		34.4		0.30
Receivable for securities sold		0.9		0.01
Income tax receivable		19.5		0.17
Other assets		10.3		0.09
Total assets		3,646.1		32.26
Senior notes		767.0		6.79
Preferred stock		404.0		3.57
Total leverage		1,171.0		10.36
Payable for securities purchased		4.6		0.04
Other liabilities		20.5		0.18
Deferred income tax liability		428.1		3.79
Total liabilities		453.2		4.01
Net assets	$	2,021.9	$	17.89
The Company had 113,023,212 common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2016.

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (91%), Midstream Company (5%), General Partner MLP (2%) and Shipping MLP (2%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at April 30, 2016 were:

		Units / Shares (in thousands)	Amount ($ millions)	Percent of Long-Term Investments
1.	Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)	19,710	$526.1	15.1	%
2.	Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)	10,392	368.2	10.6	%
3.	Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)*	10,622	321.1	9.2	%
4.	ONEOK Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)	6,726	238.5	6.9	%
5.	DCP Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream MLP)	6,413	209.5	6.0	%
6.	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP)	8,373	192.1	5.5	%
7.	Western Gas Partners, LP (Midstream MLP)**	3,858	188.9	5.4	%
8.	Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)	2,498	179.9	5.2	%
9.	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)	2,304	166.0	4.8	%
10.	MPLX LP (Midstream MLP)	4,628	149.0	4.3	%
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*On September 28, 2015, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”) announced an agreement to combine with The Williams Companies, Inc. (“WMB”). WMB is the general partner of Williams Partners L.P. (“WPZ”). As of April 30, 2016, the Company owned 1,510 units ($18.8 million) of ETE and no shares of WMB.
** Includes 3,724 common units ($182.0 million) and 134 preferred units ($6.9 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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