Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at January 31, 2012

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at January 31, 2012 | Bild: ©

As of January 31, 2012, the Company?s net assets were $2.2 billion, and its net asset value per share was $28.97. As of January 31, 2012, the Company?s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 393% and the Company?s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 299%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company

Balance Sheet

January 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLP (67%), MLP Affiliate (10%), General Partner MLP (7%), Shipping MLP (6%), Propane MLP (2%), Upstream MLP & Income Trust (2%) and Coal MLP, Midstream & Other (6%).

The Company?s ten largest holdings by issuer at January 31, 2012 were:

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, 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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