DALLAS, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian
announced today that Golar LNG Partners (NASDAQ: GMLP) is expected
to be added to the Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index (NYSE: AMZE),
replacing Copano Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CPNO) in a special
rebalancing.
Special rebalancings are triggered by corporate actions that
result in the termination of trading of an index constituent on a
major US exchange. Such corporate actions include, but are not
limited to, mergers, delistings, and bankruptcies. Pending
unitholder approval, CPNO will cease to trade on the NASDAQ due to
its merger with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP).
Golar LNG Partners owns and operates floating storage and
regasification units (or FSRUs) and LNG carriers under long-term
charters.
GMLP Shares Outstanding: 56,512,927
GMLP Investable Weight Factor: 0.49118850276504
On special rebalancing dates, the new constituent will take over
the index weight, as of the last trading day, of the replaced
constituent. Constituent additions to and deletions from the index
do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the investment merits of
the respective securities.
About the Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index
The Alerian
MLP Equal Weight Index is an equal-weighted version of the leading
MLP benchmark, the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). It has the same 50
constituents as the AMZ, but each constituent is rebalanced to a 2%
weight on a quarterly basis. The index is disseminated real-time on
a price-return basis (NYSE: AMZE) and on a total-return basis
(NYSE: AMZEX). For index values, yields, constituents, and
announcements regarding rebalancings, please visit
www.alerian.com.
About Alerian
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provides objective market information. The company is a leader in
MLP and energy infrastructure market intelligence, providing
benchmarks, data sets, and analytics that are used extensively by a
range of industry stakeholders such as management teams, investment
professionals, research analysts, and national media. The Alerian
Index Series is used to analyze relative performance and to create
index tracking funds. Over $13
billion is directly tied to Alerian's indices, including the
leading benchmark of MLP equities: the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). For
more information, please visit www.alerian.com.
SOURCE Alerian