Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces Its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at March 31, 2012

Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 18:27 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

HOUSTON-( Business Wire )-

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KMF) today provided a summary unaudited balance sheet and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, the Fund’s net assets were $635 million and its net asset value per share was $29.18. As of March 31, 2012, the Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 448% and the Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 339%.

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc.
Balance Sheet
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
				(in millions)			Per Share
Investments				$ 903.5			$ 41.53
Cash				1.2			0.06
Deposits				0.1			—
Accrued income				3.2			0.15
Receivable for securities sold				1.8			0.08
Other assets				2.9			0.13
Total assets				912.7			41.95
Credit facility borrowings				36.0			1.66
Senior notes				165.0			7.58
Preferred stock				65.0			2.99
Total leverage				266.0			12.23
Payable for securities purchased				8.8			0.40
Other liabilities				3.1			0.14
Total liabilities				11.9			0.54
Net assets				$ 634.8			$ 29.18
The Fund had 21.76 million common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, equity and debt investments were 85% and 15%, respectively, of the Fund’s long-term investments of $903 million. Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream Companies (44%), MLP and MLP Affiliate (36%), Other Energy (4%), Other (1%) and Debt (15%).

The Fund’s ten largest holdings by issuer at March 31, 2012 were:
								Units (in thousands)					Amounts ($ millions)					Percent of Long-Term Investments
1.				The Williams Companies, Inc. (Midstream Company)				2,730					$84.1					9.3%
2.				Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate)				877					65.5					7.2%
3.				Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Midstream Company)				1,329					51.3					5.7%
4.				El Paso Corporation (Midstream Company)				1,690					49.9					5.5%
5.				Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (MLP Affiliate)				1,077					34.3					3.8%
6.				Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)				537					31.3					3.5%
7.				ONEOK, Inc. (Midstream Company)				338					27.6					3.1%
8.				Targa Resources Corp. (Midstream Company)				585					26.6					2.9%
9.				Spectra Energy Corp. (Midstream Company)				819					25.8					2.9%
10.				Golar LNG Partners LP (Midstream Company)				641					23.8					2.6%

The Fund 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 Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its stockholders by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of companies in the Midstream/Energy Sector, consisting of: (a) Midstream Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”), (b) Midstream Companies, (c) Other MLPs and (d) Other Energy Companies. The Fund anticipates that the majority of its investments will consist of investments in Midstream MLPs and Midstream Companies. See Glossary of Key Terms on page ii of the Prospectus for definitions of certain key terms.

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 Fund’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 Fund’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 Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund’s investment objective will be attained.

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