Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund Increases its Quarterly Distribution to $0.45 per Share for Q1 2013

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYS: KMF) announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.45 per share for the quarter ended February 28, 2013. This distribution represents an increase of 1.7% from the prior quarter’s distribution of $0.4425 per share and an increase of 5.9% from the distribution for the quarter ended February 29, 2012. This represents the sixth consecutive quarterly increase by the Fund.

The distribution will be payable on April 26, 2013 to common stockholders of record on April 19, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of April 17, 2013. It is anticipated that none of the distribution will be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. The final determination of such amount will be made in early 2014 when the Fund can determine its earnings and profits. The final tax status of the distribution may differ substantially from this preliminary information.

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whose common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 …read more
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