KYN Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: KYN) 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 Company’s net assets were $2.4 billion, and its net asset value per share was $28.79. As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 411% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 289%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Balance Sheet March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)     (in millions)   Per Share Investments $ 4,226.5 $ 51.00 Cash 2.0 0.02 Deposits 0.3

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Accrued income 1.2 0.02 Receivable for securities sold 8.0 0.10 Other assets 11.1 0.14 Total assets 4,249.1 51.28   Credit facility borrowings 112.0 1.35 Senior notes 775.0 9.35 Preferred stock 374.0 4.52 Total leverage 1,261.0 15.22   Payable for securities purchased 1.8 0.02 Deferred tax liability 584.0 7.05 Other liabilities 16.3 0.20 Total liabilities 602.1 7.27   Net assets $ 2,386.0 $ 28.79   The Company had 82.87 million common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2012.  

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (68%), MLP Affiliate (9%), General Partner MLP (6%), Shipping MLP (5%), Propane MLP (1%), Upstream MLP & Income Trust (3%) and Coal MLP & Other (8%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at March 31, 2012 were:

            Percent of Units Amount Long-Term (in thousands) ($ millions) Investments 1. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 7,612 384.2 9.1% 2. Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate) 3,986 297.5 7.0% 3. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 3,426 268.8 6.4% 4. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 4,276 249.9 5.9% 5. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (General Partner MLP) 4,425 178.3 4.2% 6. Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP) 6,902 169.7 4.0% 7. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,334 168.9 4.0% 8. El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 4,676 163.2 3.9% 9. Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,755 155.9 3.7% 10. Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 2,407 142.7 3.4%  

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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