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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21593

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

811 Main Street, 14th Floor, Houston, Texas

     

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

David Shladovsky, Esq.

KA Fund Advisors, LLC, 811 Main Street, 14th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 493-2020

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2014

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2014

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The report of Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Registrant”) to stockholders for the semi-annual period ended May 31, 2014 is attached below.


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MLP Investment Company

 

 

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KYN Semi-Annual Report

May 31, 2014


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CONTENTS

 

      Page  

Management Discussion

     1   

Portfolio Summary

     5   

Schedule of Investments

     6   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     9   

Statement of Operations

     10   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

     11   

Statement of Cash Flows

     13   

Financial Highlights

     14   

Notes to Financial Statements

     18   

Privacy Policy Notice

     38   

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     40   

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

     43   

Repurchase Disclosure

     43   

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

     44   

EX-99.CERT

  

EX-99.CERT 906

  

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:    This report of Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (“the Company”) 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 materially differ from the Company’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; master limited partnership (“MLP”) industry risk; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; and other risks discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Company’s investment objectives will be attained.


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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

(UNAUDITED)

 

Company Overview

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a non-diversified, closed-end fund that commenced operations in September 2004. Our investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return by investing at least 85% of our total assets in energy-related master limited partnerships and their affiliates (“MLPs”) and in other companies that operate assets used in the gathering, transporting, processing, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal (collectively with MLPs, “Midstream Energy Companies”).

As of May 31, 2014, we had total assets of $7.3 billion, net assets applicable to our common stock of $4.0 billion (net asset value of $37.06 per share), and 109.1 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Our investments are principally in equity securities issued by MLPs, but we also may invest in debt securities of MLPs and equity/debt securities of other Midstream Energy Companies. As of May 31, 2014, we held $7.3 billion in equity investments and no debt investments.

 

Results of Operations — For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2014

Investment Income.    Investment income totaled $12.0 million for the quarter and consisted of net dividends and distributions on our investments. We received $93.7 million of dividends and distributions, of which $80.8 million was treated as return of capital and $0.9 million was treated as distributions in excess of cost basis. We received $7.7 million of paid-in-kind dividends during the quarter, which are not included in investment income, but are reflected as an unrealized gain.

Operating Expenses.    Operating expenses totaled $41.0 million, including $23.2 million of net investment management fees (net of fee waiver of $0.8 million), $11.2 million of interest expense (including non-cash amortization of new issuance premium and debt offering costs of $0.7 million) and $1.0 million of other operating expenses. Preferred stock distributions for the quarter were $5.5 million (including non-cash amortization of offering costs of $0.3 million).

Net Investment Loss.    Our net investment loss totaled $19.8 million and included a current tax expense of $0.2 million and deferred tax benefit of $9.4 million.

Net Realized Gains.    We had net realized gains from our investments of $26.0 million, net of $0.2 million of current tax benefit and $15.4 million of deferred tax expense.

Net Change in Unrealized Gains.    We had a net increase in our unrealized gains of $319.9 million. The net change consisted of a $507.0 million increase in our unrealized gains on investments and a deferred tax expense of $187.1 million.

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations.    We had an increase in net assets resulting from operations of $326.1 million. This increase was comprised of a net investment loss of $19.8 million, net realized gains of $26.0 million and net increase in unrealized gains of $319.9 million, as noted above.

Distributions to Common Stockholders

We pay quarterly distributions to our common stockholders, funded generally by net distributable income (“NDI”) generated from our portfolio investments. NDI is the amount of income received by us from our portfolio investments less operating expenses, subject to certain adjustments as described below. NDI is not a financial measure under the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Refer to the “Reconciliation of NDI to GAAP” section below for a reconciliation of this measure to our results reported under GAAP.

 

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Income from portfolio investments includes (a) cash dividends and distributions, (b) paid-in-kind dividends received (i.e., stock dividends), (c) interest income from debt securities and commitment fees from private investments in public equity (“PIPE investments”) and (d) net premiums received from the sale of covered calls.

Operating expenses include (a) investment management fees paid to our investment adviser, (b) other expenses (mostly comprised of fees paid to other service providers), (c) interest expense and preferred stock distributions and (d) current and deferred income tax expense/benefit on net investment income/loss.

Net Distributable Income (NDI)

(amounts in millions, except for per share amounts)

 

      Three Months
Ended
May  31,

2014
 

Distributions and Other Income from Investments

  

Dividends and Distributions(1)

   $ 93.7   

Paid-In-Kind Dividends(1)

     7.7   

Net Premiums Received from Call Options Written

     1.2   
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions and Other Income from Investments

     102.6   

Expenses

  

Investment Management Fee

     (23.2

Other Expenses

     (1.0

Interest Expense

     (10.6

Preferred Stock Distributions

     (5.2

Income Tax Benefit

     9.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Distributable Income (NDI)

   $ 71.6   
  

 

 

 

Weighted Shares Outstanding

     109.0   

NDI per Weighted Share Outstanding

   $ 0.656   
  

 

 

 

Adjusted NDI per Weighted Share Outstanding(2)

   $ 0.656   
  

 

 

 

Distributions paid per Common Share(3)

   $ 0.640   

 

(1) See Note 2 (Investment Income) to the Financial Statements for additional information regarding paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions.

 

(2) There were no adjustments during the quarter.

 

(3) The distribution of $0.64 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 was paid on July 11, 2014.

Payment of future distributions is subject to Board of Directors approval, as well as meeting the covenants of our debt agreements and terms of our preferred stock. In determining our quarterly distribution to common stockholders, our Board of Directors considers a number of factors that include, but are not limited to:

 

   

NDI and Adjusted NDI generated in the current quarter;

 

   

Expected NDI over the next twelve months; and

 

   

Realized and unrealized gains generated by the portfolio.

On June 17, 2014, we declared a quarterly distribution of $0.64 per common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 (a total distribution of $69.8 million). The distribution represents an increase of 2.4% from the prior quarter’s distribution and an increase of 10.3% from the distribution for the quarter ended May 31, 2013. The distribution was paid on July 11, 2014.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Reconciliation of NDI to GAAP

The difference between distributions and other income from investments in the NDI calculation and total investment income as reported in our Statement of Operations is reconciled as follows:

 

   

GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs is characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the NDI calculation includes the return of capital portion of such distributions.

 

   

GAAP recognizes distributions received from MLPs that exceed the cost basis of our securities to be realized gains and are therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the NDI calculation includes these distributions.

 

   

NDI includes the value of paid-in-kind dividends and distributions, whereas such amounts are not included as investment income for GAAP purposes, but rather are recorded as unrealized gains upon receipt.

 

   

NDI includes commitment fees from PIPE investments, whereas such amounts are generally not included in investment income for GAAP purposes, but rather are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the investment.

 

   

Certain of our investments in debt securities were purchased at a discount or premium to the par value of such security. When making such investments, we consider the security’s yield to maturity, which factors in the impact of such discount (or premium). Interest income reported under GAAP includes the non-cash accretion of the discount (or amortization of the premium) based on the effective interest method. When we calculate interest income for purposes of determining NDI, in order to better reflect the yield to maturity, the accretion of the discount (or amortization of the premium) is calculated on a straight-line basis to the earlier of the expected call date or the maturity of the debt security.

 

   

We may sell covered call option contracts to generate income or to reduce our ownership of certain securities that we hold. In some cases, we are able to repurchase these call option contracts at a price less than the call premium that we received, thereby generating a profit. The premium we receive from selling call options, less (i) the premium that we pay to repurchase such call option contracts and (ii) the amount by which the market price of an underlying security is above the strike price at the time a new call option is written (if any), is included in NDI. For GAAP purposes, premiums received from call option contracts sold are not included in investment income. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies for a full discussion of the GAAP treatment of option contracts.

The treatment of expenses included in NDI also differs from what is reported in the Statement of Operations as follows:

 

   

The non-cash amortization or write-offs of capitalized debt issuance costs, new issuance premiums and preferred stock offering costs related to our financings is included in interest expense and distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock for GAAP purposes, but is excluded from our calculation of NDI.

 

   

NDI also includes recurring payments (or receipts) on interest rate swap contracts (excluding termination payments) whereas for GAAP purposes, these amounts are included in the realized gains/losses section of the Statement of Operations.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Total leverage outstanding at May 31, 2014 of $1,922 million was comprised of $1,235 million of senior unsecured notes (“Notes”), $188 million outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) and $499 million of mandatory redeemable preferred stock (“MRP Shares”). Total leverage represented 26% of total assets at May 31, 2014. As of July 24, 2014, we had $173 million and $150 million borrowed under our Credit Facility and unsecured term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan”), respectively, and we had $1.9 million of cash.

Our Credit Facility has total commitments of $250 million and matures on March 4, 2016. The interest rate varies between LIBOR plus 1.60% and LIBOR plus 2.25%, depending on our asset coverage ratios. Outstanding loan balances accrue interest daily at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.60% based on current asset coverage ratios. We pay a fee of 0.30% per annum on any unused amounts of the Credit Facility.

Our Term Loan has a total commitment of $150 million and matures on February 18, 2019. Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest at a rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%.

We had $1,235 million of Notes outstanding at May 31, 2014. On April 30, 2014, we executed a definitive agreement for the private placement of $140 million of Notes. In conjunction with the execution of this agreement, on April 30, 2014 we received funding of $80 million of the $140 million total offering amount. The proceeds were used, in part, to refinance $45 million principal amount of the Series P Notes due May 7, 2015. The remaining $60 million will be funded on July 30, 2014. We have $60 million of Notes that mature in November 2014 that we expect to repay from the proceeds of the July closing or otherwise refinance prior to maturity. The remaining Notes mature between 2015 and 2025.

As of May 31, 2014, we had $499 million of MRP Shares outstanding. On April 30, 2014, we completed a private placement offering of $50 million of Series H MRP Shares. The MRP Shares outstanding are subject to mandatory redemption at various dates from 2017 through 2021.

At May 31, 2014, our asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), were 419% for debt and 310% for total leverage (debt plus preferred stock). Our long-term target asset coverage ratio with respect to our debt is 375%, but at times we may be above or below our target depending on market conditions.

As of May 31, 2014, our total leverage consisted of both fixed rate (74%) and floating rate (26%) obligations. At such date, the weighted average interest/dividend rate on our total leverage was 3.44%.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

(UNAUDITED)

 

Portfolio of Long-Term Investments by Category

 

 

May 31, 2014   November 30, 2013

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Top 10 Holdings by Issuer

 

         Percent of Long-Term
Investments as of
 
Holding   Sector    May 31,
2014
       November 30,
2013
 

  1.   Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

  Midstream MLP      9.4        9.0

  2.   Regency Energy Partners LP(1)

  Midstream MLP      5.7           5.5   

  3.   Williams Partners L.P.

  Midstream MLP      5.4           5.7   

  4.   Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

  Midstream MLP      5.4           5.7   

  5.   Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

  Midstream MLP      5.2           5.2   

  6.   MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

  Midstream MLP      4.9           6.0   

  7.   Kinder Morgan Management, LLC

  Midstream MLP      4.8           5.2   

  8.   DCP Midstream Partners, LP

  Midstream MLP      4.5           4.0   

  9.   ONEOK Partners, L.P.

  Midstream MLP      4.1           3.5   

10.   Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

  Midstream MLP      3.3           2.8   

 

(1) As of November 30, 2013, our investments in Regency Energy Partners LP (“Regency”) and PVR Partners, L.P. (“PVR”) represented 5.5% of total investments. On March 21, 2014, PVR completed its merger with Regency.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MAY 31, 2014

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Description

             No. of
Shares/Units
     Value  

Long-Term Investments — 180.6%

           

Equity Investments(1) — 180.6%

           

Midstream MLP(2) — 152.7%

           

Access Midstream Partners, L.P.

     3,669       $ 231,128   

Arc Logistics Partners LP

     1,006         23,733   

Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.

     1,123         36,613   

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP(3)

     1,145         20,030   

Buckeye Partners, L.P.(3)

     2,770         217,369   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

     10,982         239,400   

DCP Midstream Partners, LP

     6,148         330,193   

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.

     5,288         181,058   

Enable Midstream Partners, LP(4)

     862         21,900   

Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(5)

     1,730         51,600   

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

     6,024         186,740   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.(6)

     6,715         378,214   

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

     5,992         182,588   

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.(6)

     9,199         688,233   

EQT Midstream Partners, LP

     200         16,428   

Global Partners LP

     2,068         84,715   

Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

     608         21,469   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP

     2,044         155,414   

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC(5)

     4,892         352,536   

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

     2,943         240,952   

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.(7)

     5,800         359,298   

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

     173         7,011   

Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P.

     1,520         33,454   

Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC

     1,602         22,831   

NuStar Energy L.P.

     285         16,529   

ONEOK Partners, L.P.

     5,476         301,710   

PBF Logistics LP(4)

     219         5,864   

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.(7)

     6,948         392,330   

QEP Midstream Partners, LP

     1,134         27,424   

Regency Energy Partners LP

     15,064         418,793   

Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.

     469         8,373   

Sprague Resources LP

     1,539         38,063   

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

     1,591         71,624   

Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

     344         31,686   

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

     564         20,820   

Targa Resources Partners L.P.

     2,497         169,701   

TransMontaigne Partners L.P.

     43         2,131   

Western Gas Partners, LP

     2,647         190,531   

Williams Partners L.P.

     7,458         396,075   
           

 

 

 
              6,174,561   
           

 

 

 

Midstream Company — 9.3%

           

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     1,447         48,309   

ONEOK, Inc.

     1,403         90,492   

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.— Unregistered(7)(8)(9)

     6,402         167,709   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MAY 31, 2014

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Description

                 No. of
Shares/Units
     Value  

Midstream Company (continued)

           

Targa Resources Corp.

  

     238       $ 27,317   

The Williams Companies, Inc.

  

     879         41,282   
           

 

 

 
              375,109   
           

 

 

 

Shipping MLP — 5.8%

           

Capital Product Partners L.P.

 

     2,841         30,454   

Capital Products Partners L.P. — Class B Units(8)(10)

  

     3,030         32,515   

Dynagas LNG Partners LP

  

     964         23,164   

GasLog Partners LP(4)

  

     53         1,408   

Golar LNG Partners LP

  

     1,474         48,579   

KNOT Offshore Partners LP

  

     362         9,935   

Navios Maritime Partners L.P.

 

     282         5,197   

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

  

     2,369         84,519   
           

 

 

 
              235,771   
           

 

 

 

General Partner MLP — 4.0%

           

Alliance Holdings GP L.P.

 

     1,958         125,924   

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

  

     2,273         31,942   

Western Gas Equity Partners, LP

  

     59         3,045   
           

 

 

 
              160,911   
           

 

 

 

Upstream MLP & Income Trust — 4.3%

           

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.

  

     1,597         34,250   

Enduro Royalty Trust

  

     718         9,069   

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

  

     516         19,043   

Legacy Reserves LP

  

     1,009         29,655   

LRR Energy, L.P.

  

     803         13,816   

Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP

  

     2,352         52,440   

Pacific Coast Oil Trust

  

     578         7,693   

SandRidge Permian Trust

  

     678         8,260   
           

 

 

 
              174,226   
           

 

 

 

Other — 4.5%

           

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.(3)

  

     44         3,984   

Clearwater Trust (7)(8)(11)

  

     N/A         860   

Exterran Partners, L.P.

 

     2,549         71,293   

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

  

     398         5,635   

Northern Tier Energy LP

  

     186         5,193   

Seadrill Partners LLC

  

     388         12,729   

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

  

     1,874         53,702   

USA Compression Partners, LP

  

     1,104         27,606   
           

 

 

 
              181,002   
           

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $4,046,072)

  

        7,301,580   
           

 

 

 
           
      Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     No. of
Contracts
     Value  

Liabilities

           

Call Option Contracts Written(12)

           

Midstream MLP

           

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP

   $ 18.00         7/18/14         5,000         (325

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MAY 31, 2014

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Description

   Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     No. of
Contracts
     Value  

Midstream MLP (continued)

           

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

   $ 80.00         7/18/14         2,260       $ (215
           

 

 

 
              (540
           

 

 

 

Other

           

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

     90.00         6/20/14         188         (35
           

 

 

 

Total Call Option Contracts Written (Premiums Received — $564)

  

     (575
           

 

 

 

Credit Facility

  

     (188,000

Notes

  

     (1,235,000

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock at Liquidation Value

  

     (499,000

Deferred Tax Liability

  

     (1,323,977

Other Liabilities

  

     (58,297
           

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  

     (3,304,849

Other Assets

  

     46,711   
           

 

 

 

Total Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

  

     (3,258,138
           

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

  

   $ 4,043,442   
           

 

 

 

 

  (1) Unless otherwise noted, equity investments are common units/common shares.

 

  (2) Includes limited liability companies.

 

  (3) Security or a portion thereof is segregated as collateral on option contracts written.

 

  (4) Security is not currently paying cash distributions but is expected to pay cash distributions within the next 12 months.

 

  (5) Dividends are paid-in-kind.

 

  (6) In lieu of cash distributions, the Company has elected to receive distributions in additional units through the partnership’s dividend reinvestment program.

 

  (7) The Company believes that it is an affiliate of Clearwater Trust, MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (“Plains GP”). See Note 5 — Agreements and Affiliations.

 

  (8) Fair valued security, restricted from public sale. See Notes 2, 3 and 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (9) The Company holds an interest in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”), which controls the general partner of Plains All American, L.P. The Company’s ownership of PAA GP is exchangeable into shares of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (which trades on the NYSE under the ticker “PAGP”) on a one-for-one basis at the Company’s option. See Note 3 — Fair Value.

 

(10) Class B Units are convertible on a one-for-one basis into common units of Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”) and are senior to the common units in terms of liquidation preference and priority of distributions. The Class B Units pay quarterly cash distributions of $0.21375 per unit and are convertible at any time at the option of the holder. If CPLP increases the quarterly cash distribution per common unit, the distribution per Class B Unit will increase by an equal amount. If CPLP does not redeem the Class B Units by May 2022, then the distribution increases by 25% per quarter to a maximum of $0.33345 per unit. CPLP may require that the Class B Units convert into common units after May 2015 if the common unit price exceeds $11.70 per unit, and the Class B Units are callable after May 2017 at a price of $9.27 per unit and after May 2019 at $9.00 per unit.

 

(11) The Company owns an interest in the Creditors Trust of Miller Bros. Coal, LLC (“Clearwater Trust”) consisting of a coal royalty interest and certain other assets. See Notes 5 and 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(12) Security is non-income producing.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MAY 31, 2014

(amounts in 000’s, except share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments at fair value:

  

Non-affiliated (Cost — $3,776,345)

   $ 6,381,383   

Affiliated (Cost — $269,727)

     920,197   
  

 

 

 

Total investments (Cost — $4,046,072)

     7,301,580   

Cash

     1,743   

Deposits with brokers

     250   

Receivable for securities sold

     27,890   

Dividends and distributions receivable

     493   

Deferred debt and preferred stock offering costs and other assets

     16,335   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     7,348,291   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     14,082   

Investment management fee payable

     23,234   

Accrued directors’ fees and expenses

     109   

Call option contracts written (Premiums received — $564)

     575   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     20,872   

Deferred income tax liability

     1,323,977   

Credit facility

     188,000   

Notes

     1,235,000   

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, $25.00 liquidation value per share (19,960,000 shares issued and outstanding)

     499,000   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,304,849   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ 4,043,442   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS CONSIST OF

  

Common stock, $0.001 par value (109,109,946 shares issued and outstanding, 180,040,000 shares authorized)

   $ 109   

Paid-in capital

     2,244,578   

Accumulated net investment loss, net of income taxes, less dividends

     (791,393

Accumulated realized gains, net of income taxes

     538,970   

Net unrealized gains, net of income taxes

     2,051,178   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ 4,043,442   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 37.06   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

      For the Three
Months Ended
May 31, 2014
    For the Six
Months Ended
May 31, 2014
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income

    

Dividends and distributions:

    

Non-affiliated investments

   $ 83,162      $ 158,506   

Affiliated investments

     10,517        20,419   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     93,679        178,925   

Return of capital

     (80,759     (153,814

Distributions in excess of cost basis

     (865     (1,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     12,055        23,392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment management fees, before investment management fee waiver

     23,998        45,651   

Administration fees

     322        642   

Professional fees

     151        316   

Directors’ fees and expenses

     137        228   

Reports to stockholders

     100        205   

Custodian fees

     83        168   

Insurance

     50        115   

Other expenses

     202        408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses — before fee waiver, interest expense, preferred distributions and taxes

     25,043        47,733   

Investment management fee waiver

     (764     (1,345

Interest expense and amortization of premium and offering costs

     11,203        21,791   

Distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock and amortization of offering costs

     5,518        10,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses — before taxes

     41,000        79,031   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss — Before Taxes

     (28,945     (55,639

Current income tax benefit (expense)

     (183     499   

Deferred income tax benefit

     9,366        17,033   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (19,762     (38,107
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)

    

Net Realized Gains

    

Investments — non-affiliated

     42,877        74,238   

Options

     406        494   

Interest rate swap contracts

     (2,045     (2,045

Current income tax benefit (expense)

     183        (764

Deferred income tax expense

     (15,429     (26,076
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains

     25,992        45,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Gains

    

Investments — non-affiliated

     492,071        610,507   

Investments — affiliated

     14,965        42,387   

Options

     (40     (11

Deferred income tax expense

     (187,085     (241,076
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Gains

     319,911        411,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains

     345,903        457,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 326,141      $ 419,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

(amounts in 000’s, except share amounts)

 

      For the Six
Months Ended
May 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment loss, net of tax(1)

   $ (38,107   $ (69,851

Net realized gains, net of tax

     45,847        202,524   

Net change in unrealized gains, net of tax

     411,807        603,798   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     419,547        736,471   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS(1)

    

Dividends

     (17,048 )(2)      (144,672 )(3) 

Distributions — return of capital

     (112,410 )(2)      (70,129 )(3) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Common Stockholders

     (129,458     (214,801
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Issuance of common stock offering of 8,296,180 and 11,249,151 shares of common stock, respectively

     307,698        392,861   

Underwriting discounts and offering expenses associated with the issuance of common stock

     (12,013     (15,534

Issuance of 395,107 and 738,095 shares of common stock from reinvestment of dividends and distributions, respectively

     13,752        24,098   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders from Capital Stock Transactions

     309,437        401,425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

     599,526        923,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

    

Beginning of period

     3,443,916        2,520,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,043,442      $ 3,443,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Distributions on the Company’s mandatory redeemable preferred stock (“MRP Shares”) are treated as an operating expense under GAAP and are included in the calculation of net investment loss. See Note 2 —Significant Accounting Policies. The character of the distribution in the amount of $10,238 paid to MRP shareholders during the six months ended May 31, 2014 as dividend income (qualified dividend income) is based solely on the Company’s operating results during the period and does not reflect the expected results during the remainder of the fiscal year. The actual characterization of the MRP Shares distributions made during the period will not be determinable until after the end of the fiscal year when the Company can determine earnings and profits. Therefore, the characterization may differ from the preliminary estimates. Distributions in the amount of $19,545 paid to MRP shareholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013, were characterized as dividend income (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income). This characterization is based on the Company’s earnings and profits.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

(amounts in 000’s, except share amounts)

 

 

(2) The characterization of the distributions paid to common stockholders for the six months ended May 31, 2014 as either dividend income (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or distributions (return of capital) is based solely on the Company’s operating results during the period and does not reflect the expected results during the remainder of the fiscal year. The actual characterization of the common stock distributions made during the current year will not be determinable until after the end of the fiscal year when the Company can determine earnings and profits. Therefore, the characterization may differ from the preliminary estimates.

 

(3) Distributions paid to common stockholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013 are characterized as either dividends (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or distributions (return of capital). This characterization is based on the Company’s earnings and profits.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2014

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 419,547   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

  

Return of capital distributions

     153,814   

Net realized gains

     (72,687

Net unrealized gains

     (652,883

Purchase of long-term investments

     (902,270

Proceeds from sale of long-term investments

     402,623   

Decrease in deposits with brokers

     1,061   

Increase in receivable for securities sold

     (18,830

Decrease in interest, dividends and distributions receivable

     1,290   

Amortization of deferred debt offering costs

     1,331   

Amortization of mandatory redeemable preferred stock offering costs

     614   

Increase in other assets

     (47

Increase in payable for securities purchased

     12,149   

Increase in investment management fee payable

     3,017   

Increase in accrued directors’ fees and expenses

     3   

Increase in call option contracts written

     564   

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     201   

Decrease in current tax liability

     (3,730

Increase in deferred tax liability

     250,119   
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

     (404,114
  

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

Increase in borrowings under credit facility

     119,000   

Issuance of shares of common stock, net of offering costs

     295,685   

Proceeds from offering of Notes

     155,000   

Proceeds from offering on mandatory redeemable preferred stock

     50,000   

Redemption of Notes

     (95,000

Costs associated with issuance of term loan

     (1,350

Costs associated with offering of Notes, net of new issuance premium

     (1,330

Costs associated with offering of mandatory redeemable preferred stock

     (699

Cash distributions paid to common stockholders

     (115,706
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

     405,600   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH

     1,486   

CASH — BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     257   
  

 

 

 

CASH — END OF PERIOD

   $ 1,743   
  

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consisted of reinvestment of distributions of $13,752 pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

During the six months ended May 31, 2014, interest paid was $20,243 and income tax paid was $3,995.

The Company received $39,738 of paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions during the six months ended May 31, 2014. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(amounts in 000’s, except share and per share amounts)

 

    

For the Six
Months
Ended
May 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
November 30,
 
       2013     2012  
                   

Per Share of Common Stock(1)

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 34.30      $       28.51      $       27.01   

Net investment income (loss)(2)

    (0.36     (0.73     (0.71

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.31        8.72        4.27   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from operations

    3.95        7.99        3.56   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions — auction rate preferred(2)(3)

                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common dividends(3)

    (0.17     (1.54     (1.54

Common distributions — return of capital(3)

    (1.07     (0.75     (0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions — common

    (1.24     (2.29     (2.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Underwriting discounts and offering costs on the issuance of auction rate preferred stock

                    

Effect of issuance of common stock

    0.05        0.09        0.02   

Effect of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                  0.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital stock transactions

    0.05        0.09        0.03   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 37.06      $ 34.30      $ 28.51   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share of common stock, end of period

  $ 37.29      $ 37.23      $ 31.13   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return based on common stock market value(4)

    3.7 %(5)      28.2     19.3 % 

Supplemental Data and Ratios(6)

     

Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period

  $ 4,043,442      $ 3,443,916      $ 2,520,821   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     

Management fees (net of fee waiver)

    2.4     2.4     2.4

Other expenses

    0.1        0.1        0.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    2.5        2.5        2.6   

Interest expense and distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock(2)

    1.8        2.1        2.4   

Income tax expense

    13.7        14.4        7.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    18.0     19.0     12.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(2)

    (2.1 )%      (2.3 )%      (2.5 )% 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets to common stockholders resulting from operations to average net assets

    11.4 %(5)      24.3     11.6 % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    6.0 %(5)      21.2     20.4 % 

Average net assets

  $ 3,671,405      $ 3,027,563      $ 2,346,249   

Notes outstanding, end of period

    1,235,000        1,175,000        890,000   

Credit facility outstanding, end of period

    188,000        69,000        19,000   

Auction rate preferred stock, end of period

                    

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, end of period

    499,000        449,000        374,000   

Average shares of common stock outstanding

    105,272,507        94,658,194        82,809,687   

Asset coverage of total debt(7)

    419.2     412.9     418.5

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(8)

    310.4     303.4     296.5

Average amount of borrowings per share of common stock during the period(1)

  $ 14.08      $ 11.70      $ 10.80   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(amounts in 000’s, except share and per share amounts)

 

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
November 30,
 
     2011     2010     2009     2008  
                         

Per Share of Common Stock(1)

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $       26.67      $       20.13      $       14.74      $       30.08   

Net investment income (loss)(2)

    (0.69     (0.44     (0.33     (0.73

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.91        8.72        7.50        (12.56
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from operations

    2.22        8.28        7.17        (13.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions — auction rate preferred(2)(3)

                  (0.01     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common dividends(3)

    (1.26     (0.84              

Common distributions — return of capital(3)

    (0.72     (1.08     (1.94     (1.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions — common

    (1.98     (1.92     (1.94     (1.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Underwriting discounts and offering costs on the issuance of auction rate preferred stock

                           

Effect of issuance of common stock

    0.09        0.16        0.12          

Effect of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    0.01        0.02        0.05        0.04   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital stock transactions

    0.10        0.18        0.17        0.04   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 27.01      $ 26.67      $ 20.13      $ 14.74   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share of common stock, end of period

  $ 28.03      $ 28.49      $ 24.43      $ 13.37   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return based on common stock market value(4)

    5.6     26.0     103.0     (48.8 )% 

Supplemental Data and Ratios(6)

       

Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period

  $ 2,029,603      $ 1,825,891      $ 1,038,277      $ 651,156   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       

Management fees (net of fee waiver)

    2.4     2.1     2.1     2.2

Other expenses

    0.2        0.2        0.4        0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    2.6        2.3        2.5        2.5   

Interest expense and distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock(2)

    2.3        1.9        2.5        3.4   

Income tax expense

    4.8        20.5        25.4        (9) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    9.7     24.7     30.4     5.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(2)

    (2.5 )%      (1.8 )%      (2.0 )%      (2.8 )% 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets to common stockholders resulting from operations to average net assets

    7.7     34.6     43.2     (51.2 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    22.3     18.7     28.9     6.7

Average net assets

  $ 1,971,469      $ 1,432,266      $ 774,999      $ 1,143,192   

Notes outstanding, end of period

    775,000        620,000        370,000        304,000   

Credit facility outstanding, end of period

                           

Auction rate preferred stock, end of period

                  75,000        75,000   

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, end of period

    260,000        160,000                 

Average shares of common stock outstanding

    72,661,162        60,762,952        46,894,632        43,671,666   

Asset coverage of total debt(7)

    395.4     420.3     400.9     338.9

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(8)

    296.1     334.1     333.3     271.8

Average amount of borrowings per share of common stock during the period(1)

  $ 10.09      $ 7.70      $ 6.79      $ 11.52   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(amounts in 000’s, except share and per share amounts)

 

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
November 30,
    For the
Period
September 28,
2004(10)
through
November 30,
2004
 
     2007     2006     2005    
                         

Per Share of Common Stock(1)

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $       28.99      $       25.07      $       23.91      $         23.70 (11) 

Net investment income (loss)(2)

    (0.73     (0.62     (0.17     0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.58        6.39        2.80        0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from operations

    2.85        5.77        2.63        0.21   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions — auction rate preferred(2)(3)

    (0.10     (0.10     (0.05       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common dividends(3)

    (0.09            (0.13       

Common distributions — return of capital(3)

    (1.84     (1.75     (1.37       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions — common

    (1.93     (1.75     (1.50       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Underwriting discounts and offering costs on the issuance of auction rate preferred stock

                  (0.03       

Effect of issuance of common stock

    0.26               0.11          

Effect of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    0.01                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital stock transactions

    0.27               0.08          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.08      $ 28.99      $ 25.07      $ 23.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share of common stock, end of period

  $ 28.27      $ 31.39      $ 24.33      $ 24.90   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return based on common stock market value(4)

    (4.4 )%      37.9     3.7     (0.4 )%(5) 

Supplemental Data and Ratios(6)

       

Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period

  $ 1,300,030      $ 1,103,392      $ 932,090      $ 792,836   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       

Management fees (net of fee waiver)

    2.3     3.2     1.2     0.8

Other expenses

    0.2        0.2        0.3        0.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    2.5        3.4        1.5        1.2   

Interest expense and distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock(2)

    2.3        1.7        0.8        0.0   

Income tax expense

    3.5        13.8        6.4        3.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    8.3     18.9     8.7     4.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(2)

    (2.3 )%      (2.4 )%      (0.7 )%      0.5

Net increase (decrease) in net assets to common stockholders resulting from operations to average net assets

    7.3     21.7     10.0     0.9 %(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    10.6     10.0     25.6     11.8 %(5) 

Average net assets

  $ 1,302,425      $ 986,908      $ 870,672      $ 729,280   

Notes outstanding, end of period

    505,000        320,000        260,000          

Credit facility outstanding, end of period

    97,000        17,000                 

Auction rate preferred stock, end of period

    75,000        75,000        75,000          

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, end of period

                           

Average shares of common stock outstanding

    41,134,949        37,638,314        34,077,731        33,165,900   

Asset coverage of total debt(7)

    328.4     449.7     487.3       

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(8)

    292.0     367.8     378.2       

Average amount of borrowings per share of common stock during the period(1)

  $ 12.14      $ 8.53      $ 5.57          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(amounts in 000’s, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

  (1) Based on average shares of common stock outstanding.

 

  (2) Distributions on the Company’s MRP Shares are treated as an operating expense under GAAP and are included in the calculation of net investment income (loss). See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies.

 

  (3) The characterization of the distribution paid for the six months ended May 31, 2014 is based solely on the Company’s operating results during the period and does not reflect the expected results during the remainder of the fiscal year. The information presented for each of the other periods is a characterization of the total distributions paid to preferred stockholders and common stockholders as either a dividend (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or a distribution (return of capital) and is based on the Company’s earnings and profits.

 

  (4) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported. The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

  (5) Not annualized.

 

  (6) Unless otherwise noted, ratios are annualized.

 

  (7) Calculated pursuant to section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act. Represents the value of total assets less all liabilities not represented by senior unsecured notes (“Notes”) or any other senior securities representing indebtedness and MRP Shares divided by the aggregate amount of Notes and any other senior securities representing indebtedness. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not declare or make any distribution on its common stock nor can it incur additional indebtedness if, at the time of such declaration or incurrence, its asset coverage with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness would be less than 300%. For purposes of this test, the Credit Facility is considered a senior security representing indebtedness.

 

  (8) Calculated pursuant to section 18(a)(2)(A) of the 1940 Act. Represents the value of total assets less all liabilities not represented by Notes, any other senior securities representing indebtedness and preferred stock divided by the aggregate amount of Notes, any other senior securities representing indebtedness and preferred stock. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not declare or make any distribution on its common stock nor can it issue additional preferred stock if at the time of such declaration or issuance, its asset coverage with respect to all senior securities would be less than 200%. In addition to the limitations under the 1940 Act, the Company, under the terms of its MRP Shares, would not be able to declare or pay any distributions on its common stock if such declaration would cause its asset coverage with respect to all senior securities to be less than 225%. For purposes of these tests, the Credit Facility is considered a senior security representing indebtedness.

 

  (9) For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008, the Company accrued deferred income tax benefits of $339,991 (29.7% of average net assets) primarily related to unrealized losses on investments. Realization of a deferred tax benefit was dependent on whether there would be sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character within the carryforward periods to realize a portion or all of the deferred tax benefit. Because it could not have been predicted whether the Company would incur a benefit in the future, a deferred income tax benefit of 0% was assumed.

 

(10) Commencement of operations.

 

(11) Initial public offering price of $25.00 per share less underwriting discounts of $1.25 per share and offering costs of $0.05 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

1.    Organization

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on June 4, 2004, and is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company’s investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return by investing at least 85% of its net assets plus any borrowings (“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 of natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal (collectively with MLPs, “Midstream Energy Companies”). The Company commenced operations on September 28, 2004. The Company’s shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) under the symbol “KYN.”

 

2.    Significant Accounting Policies

A. Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

B. Reclassifications — Certain prior year amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

C. Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include short-term, liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less and include money market fund accounts.

D. Calculation of Net Asset Value —  The Company determines its net asset value no less frequently than as of the last day of each month based on the most recent close of regular session trading on the NYSE, and makes its net asset value available for publication monthly. Currently, the Company reports its net asset value on a weekly basis. Net asset value is computed by dividing the value of the Company’s assets (including accrued interest and distributions and current and deferred income tax assets), less all of its liabilities (including accrued expenses, distributions payable, current and deferred accrued income taxes, and any borrowings) and the liquidation value of any outstanding preferred stock, by the total number of common shares outstanding.

E. Investment Valuation — Readily marketable portfolio securities listed on any exchange other than the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day. Securities admitted to trade on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities.

Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market, but excluding securities admitted to trading on the NASDAQ, are valued at the closing bid prices. Debt securities that are considered bonds are valued by using the mean of the bid and ask prices provided by an independent pricing service. For debt securities that are considered bank loans, the fair market value is determined by using the mean of the bid and ask prices provided by the agent or syndicate bank or principal market maker. When price quotes are not available, fair market value will be based on prices of comparable securities. In certain cases, the Company may not be able to purchase or sell debt securities at the quoted prices due to the lack of liquidity for these securities.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Exchange-traded options and futures contracts are valued at the last sales price at the close of trading in the market where such contracts are principally traded or, if there was no sale on the applicable exchange on such day, at the mean between the quoted bid and ask price as of the close of such exchange.

The Company holds securities that are privately issued or otherwise restricted as to resale. For these securities, as well as any other portfolio security held by the Company for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, valuations are determined in a manner that most accurately reflects fair value of the security on the valuation date. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the following valuation process is used for such securities:

 

   

Investment Team Valuation.    The applicable investments are valued by senior professionals of KAFA who are responsible for the portfolio investments. The investments will be valued monthly with new investments valued at the time such investment was made.

 

   

Investment Team Valuation Documentation.    Preliminary valuation conclusions will be determined by senior management of KAFA. Such valuations and supporting documentation is submitted to the Valuation Committee (a committee of the Company’s Board of Directors) and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

 

   

Valuation Committee.    The Valuation Committee meets to consider the valuations submitted by KAFA at the end of each quarter. Between meetings of the Valuation Committee, a senior officer of KAFA is authorized to make valuation determinations. All valuation determinations of the Valuation Committee are subject to ratification by the Board of Directors at its next regular meeting.

 

   

Valuation Firm.    Quarterly, a third-party valuation firm engaged by the Board of Directors reviews the valuation methodologies and calculations employed for these securities, unless the aggregate fair value of such security is less than 0.1% of total assets.

 

   

Board of Directors Determination.    The Board of Directors meets quarterly to consider the valuations provided by KAFA and the Valuation Committee and ratify valuations for the applicable securities. The Board of Directors considers the report provided by the third-party valuation firm in reviewing and determining in good faith the fair value of the applicable portfolio securities.

At May 31, 2014, the Company held 4.9% of its net assets applicable to common stockholders (2.7% of total assets) in securities valued at fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, with fair value of $201,084. See Note 3 — Fair Value and Note 7 — Restricted Securities.

F. Repurchase Agreements — From time to time, the Company has agreed to purchase securities from financial institutions subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed-upon time and price (“repurchase agreements”). The financial institutions with whom the Company enters into repurchase agreements are banks and broker/dealers which KAFA considers creditworthy. The seller under a repurchase agreement is required to maintain the value of the securities as collateral, subject to the agreement, at not less than the repurchase price plus accrued interest. KAFA monitors daily the mark-to-market of the value of the collateral, and, if necessary, requires the seller to maintain additional securities so that the value of the collateral is not less than the repurchase price. Default by or bankruptcy of the seller would, however, expose the Company to possible loss because of adverse market action or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities. As of May 31, 2014, the Company did not have any repurchase agreements.

G. Short Sales — A short sale is a transaction in which the Company sells securities it does not own (but has borrowed) in anticipation of or to hedge against a decline in the market price of the securities. To complete a short sale, the Company may arrange through a broker to borrow the securities to be delivered to the buyer. The proceeds received by the Company for the short sale are retained by the broker until the Company replaces the borrowed securities. In borrowing the securities to be delivered to the buyer, the Company becomes obligated to replace the securities borrowed at their market price at the time of replacement, whatever the price may be.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company’s short sales, if any, are fully collateralized. The Company is required to maintain assets consisting of cash or liquid securities equal in amount to the liability created by the short sale. These assets are adjusted daily to reflect changes in the value of the securities sold short. The Company is liable for any dividends or distributions paid on securities sold short.

The Company may also sell short “against the box” (i.e., the Company enters into a short sale as described above while holding an offsetting long position in the security which it sold short). If the Company enters into a short sale “against the box,” the Company would segregate an equivalent amount of securities owned as collateral while the short sale is outstanding. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company did not engage in any short sales.

H. Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for on the date these securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost basis.

I. Return of Capital Estimates — Distributions received from the Company’s investments in MLPs and other securities generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Company records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. The Company estimates that 90% of the MLP distributions received will be treated as a return of capital. Such estimates for MLPs and other investments are based on historical information available from each investment and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.

The return of capital portion of the distributions is a reduction to investment income that results in an equivalent reduction in the cost basis of the associated investments and increases net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses). If the cash distributions received by the Company exceed its cost basis (i.e. its cost basis is zero), the distributions are treated as realized gains.

The Company includes all cash distributions received on its Statement of Operations and reduces its investment income by (i) the estimated return of capital and (ii) the distributions in excess of cost basis. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company had $153,814 of return of capital and $1,719 of cash distributions that were in excess of cost basis. The cash distributions that were in excess of basis were treated as realized gains.

In accordance with GAAP, the return of capital cost basis reductions for the Company’s MLP investments are limited to the total amount of the cash distributions received from such investments. For income tax purposes, the cost basis reductions for the Company’s MLP investments typically exceed cash distributions received from such investments due to allocated losses from these investments. See Note 6 — Income Taxes. The following table sets forth the Company’s estimated total return of capital portion of the distributions received from its investments.

 

      For the
Three Months
Ended

May 31,
2014
    For the
Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2014
 

Return of capital portion of dividends and distributions received

     86     86

Return of capital — attributable to net realized gains (losses)

   $ 7,790      $ 16,529   

Return of capital — attributable to net change in unrealized gains (losses)

     72,969        137,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return of capital

   $ 80,759      $ 153,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

J. Investment Income — The Company records dividends and distributions on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. When investing in securities with payment in-kind interest, the Company will accrue interest income during the life of the security even though it will not be receiving cash as the interest is accrued. To the extent that interest income to be received is not expected to be realized, a reserve against income is established.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Debt securities that the Company may hold will typically be purchased at a discount or premium to the par value of the security. The non-cash accretion of a discount to par value increases interest income while the non-cash amortization of a premium to par value decreases interest income. The accretion of a discount and amortization of a premium are based on the effective interest method. The amount of these non-cash adjustments, if any, can be found in the Company’s Statement of Cash Flows. The non-cash accretion of a discount increases the cost basis of the debt security, which results in an offsetting unrealized loss. The non-cash amortization of a premium decreases the cost basis of the debt security, which results in an offsetting unrealized gain. To the extent that par value is not expected to be realized, the Company discontinues accruing the non-cash accretion of the discount to par value of the debt security.

The Company receives paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions in the form of additional units or shares from the investments listed in the table below. For paid-in-kind dividends, the additional units are not reflected in investment income during the period received but are recorded as unrealized gains upon receipt. Non-cash distributions are reflected in investment income because the Company has the option to receive its distributions in cash or in additional units of the security. During the three and six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company received the following paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions.

 

      For the
Three Months
Ended

May 31,
2014
     For the
Six Months
Ended

May 31,
2014
 

Paid-in-kind dividends

     

Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. 

   $ 923       $ 1,697   

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC

     6,804         13,562   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,727         15,259   

Non-cash distributions

     

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

     6,171         11,787   

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

     6,465         12,692   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,636         24,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions

   $ 20,363       $ 39,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

K. Distributions to Stockholders — Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to MRP shareholders are accrued on a daily basis as described in Note 12 — Preferred Stock. As required by the Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 480), the Company includes the accrued distributions on its MRP Shares as an operating expense due to the fixed term of this obligation. For tax purposes the payments made to the holders of the Company’s MRP Shares are treated as dividends or distributions.

The characterization of the distributions paid to preferred and common stockholders for the six months ended May 31, 2014 as either a dividend (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or a distribution (return of capital) is based solely on the Company’s operating results during the period and does not reflect the expected results during the remainder of the fiscal year. The actual characterization of the preferred and common stock distributions made during the current year will not be determinable until after the end of the fiscal year when the Company can determine earnings and profits and, therefore, the characterization may differ from the preliminary estimates.

L. Partnership Accounting Policy — The Company records its pro-rata share of the income (loss) and capital gains (losses), to the extent of distributions it has received, allocated from the underlying partnerships and adjusts the cost basis of the underlying partnerships accordingly. These amounts are included in the Company’s Statement of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

M. Federal and State Income Taxation — The Company, as a corporation, is obligated to pay federal and state income tax on its taxable income. The Company invests its assets primarily in MLPs, which generally are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a limited partner in the MLPs, the Company includes its allocable share of the MLP’s taxable income or loss in computing its own taxable income. Deferred income taxes reflect (i) taxes on unrealized gains (losses), which are attributable to the difference between fair value and tax basis, (ii) the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and (iii) the net tax benefit of accumulated net operating and capital losses. To the extent the Company has a deferred tax asset, consideration is given as to whether or not a valuation allowance is required. The need to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is assessed periodically by the Company based on the Income Tax Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 740), that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In the assessment for a valuation allowance, consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax asset. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability (which are highly dependent on future cash distributions from the Company’s MLP holdings), the duration of statutory carryforward periods and the associated risk that operating and capital loss carryforwards may expire unused.

The Company may rely to some extent on information provided by the MLPs, which may not necessarily be timely, to estimate taxable income allocable to the MLP units held in the portfolio and to estimate the associated deferred tax liability. Such estimates are made in good faith. From time to time, as new information becomes available, the Company modifies its estimates or assumptions regarding the deferred tax liability.

The Company’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. For the three and six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Tax years subsequent to fiscal year 2009 remain open and subject to examination by the federal and state tax authorities.

N. Derivative Financial Instruments — The Company may utilize derivative financial instruments in its operations.

Interest rate swap contracts.    The Company may use hedging techniques such as interest rate swaps to mitigate potential interest rate risk on a portion of the Company’s leverage. Such interest rate swaps would principally be used to protect the Company against higher costs on its leverage resulting from increases in interest rates. The Company does not hedge any interest rate risk associated with portfolio holdings. Interest rate transactions the Company uses for hedging purposes expose it to certain risks that differ from the risks associated with its portfolio holdings. A decline in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the swap contracts, which, everything else being held constant, would result in a decline in the net assets of the Company. In addition, if the counterparty to an interest rate swap defaults, the Company would not be able to use the anticipated net receipts under the interest rate swap to offset its cost of financial leverage.

Interest rate swap contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in value during the reporting period, and amounts accrued under the agreements, included as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Monthly cash settlements under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements or termination payments are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. The Company generally values its interest rate swap contracts based on dealer quotations, if available, or by discounting the future cash flows from the stated terms of the interest rate swap agreement by using interest rates currently available in the market. See Note 8 — Derivative Financial Instruments.

Option contracts.    The Company is also exposed to financial market risks including changes in the valuations of its investment portfolio. The Company may purchase or write (sell) call options. A call option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise price at any time during the term of the option.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company would realize a gain on a purchased call option if, during the option period, the value of such securities exceeded the sum of the exercise price, the premium paid and transaction costs; otherwise the Company would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchased call option. The Company may also purchase put option contracts. If a purchased put option is exercised, the premium paid increases the cost basis of the securities sold by the Company.

The Company may also write (sell) call options with the purpose of generating realized gains or reducing its ownership of certain securities. If the Company writes a call option on a security, the Company has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price. The Company will only write call options on securities that the Company holds in its portfolio (i.e., covered calls).

When the Company writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Company is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Company on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. If the Company repurchases a written call option prior to its exercise, the difference between the premium received and the amount paid to repurchase the option is treated as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Company has realized a gain or loss. The Company, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. See Note 8 — Derivative Financial Instruments.

O.  Indemnifications — Under the Company’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Company. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that provide general indemnification to other parties. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred, and may not occur. However, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.    Fair Value

The Fair Value Measurement Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 820”) defines fair value as the price at which an orderly transaction to sell an asset or to transfer a liability would take place between market participants under current market conditions at the measurement date. As required by ASC 820, the Company has performed an analysis of all assets and liabilities (other than deferred taxes) measured at fair value to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Inputs are the assumptions, along with considerations of risk, that a market participant would use to value an asset or a liability. In general, observable inputs are based on market data that is readily available, regularly distributed and verifiable that the Company obtains from independent, third-party sources. Unobservable inputs are developed by the Company based on its own assumptions of how market participants would value an asset or a liability.

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” amends ASC 820. The amended guidance clarifies the wording used to describe many requirements in accounting literature for fair value measurement and disclosure to establish consistency between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”).

ASU No. 2011-04 requires the inclusion of additional disclosures on assumptions used by the Company to determine fair value. Specifically, for assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), ASU No. 2011-04 requires that the Company (i) describe the valuation process, (ii) disclose quantitative information about unobservable inputs and (iii) provide a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in the unobservable inputs and inter-relationships between the inputs.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three broad categories.

 

   

Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets traded on a national exchange to which the Company has access at the date of measurement.

 

   

Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.

 

   

Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at May 31, 2014, and the Company presents these assets and liabilities by security type and description on its Schedule of Investments or on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Note that the valuation levels below are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment.

 

      Total      Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
(Level 1)
     Prices with  Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Assets at Fair Value

           

Equity investments

   $ 7,301,580       $ 7,100,496       $     —       $ 201,084   

Liabilities at Fair Value

           

Call option contracts written

   $ 575         —         $ 575         —     

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

As of May 31, 2014, the Company had Notes outstanding with aggregate principal amount of $1,235,000 and 19,960,000 shares of MRP Shares outstanding with a total liquidation value of $499,000. See Note 11 — Notes and Note 12 — Preferred Stock.

Of the $499,000 of MRP Shares, Series E ($120,000 liquidation value), Series F ($125,000 liquidation value) and Series G ($50,000 liquidation value) are publicly traded on the NYSE. As a result, the Company categorizes these series of MRP Shares as Level 1. Of the $1,235,000 Notes, the Series HH Notes ($250,000) are registered and are freely tradable. The Company categorized the Series HH Notes as a Level 2 security. The remaining four series of preferred stock (the Series A, B, C and H MRP Shares) and the remaining Notes were issued in private placements to institutional investors and are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. As such, the Company categorizes all of the remaining Notes ($985,000 aggregate principal amount) and Series A, B, C and H of the MRP Shares ($204,000 aggregate liquidation value) as Level 3 and determines the fair value of these instruments based on estimated market yields and credit spreads for comparable instruments with similar maturity, terms and structure.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company records these instruments on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities at principal amount or liquidation value. As of May 31, 2014, the estimated fair values of these leverage instruments are as follows.

 

Instrument

   Principal Amount/
Liquidation  Value
     Fair Value  

Notes (Series M, O and Q through GG and KK)

   $ 985,000       $ 1,025,100   

Notes (Series HH)

   $ 250,000       $ 251,700   

MRP Shares (Series A, B, C and H)

   $ 204,000       $ 216,500   

MRP Shares (Series E, F and G)

   $ 295,000       $ 299,002   

The following tables present the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and six months ended May 31, 2014.

 

Three Months Ended May 31, 2014

   Equity
Investments
 

Balance — February 28, 2014

   $ 200,756   

Purchases

       

Issuances

       

Transfers out to Level 1 and 2

       

Realized gains (losses)

       

Unrealized gains, net

     328   
  

 

 

 

Balance — May 31, 2014

   $ 201,084   
  

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2014

   Equity
Investments
 

Balance — November 30, 2013

   $ 167,516   

Purchases

       

Issuances

       

Transfers out to Level 1 and 2

       

Realized gains (losses)

       

Unrealized gains, net

     33,568   
  

 

 

 

Balance — May 31, 2014

   $ 201,084   
  

 

 

 

The $328 and $33,568 of unrealized gains presented in the tables above for the three and six months ended May 31, 2014 relate to investments that are still held at May 31, 2014, and the Company includes these unrealized gains on the Statement of Operations — Net Change in Unrealized Gains.

Valuation Techniques and Unobservable Inputs

Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Company values its private investments in public equity (“PIPE”) investments that are convertible into or otherwise will become publicly tradeable (e.g., through subsequent registration or expiration of a restriction on trading) based on the market value of the publicly-traded security less a discount. This discount is initially equal to the discount negotiated at the time the Company agrees to a purchase price. To the extent that such securities are convertible or otherwise become publicly traded within a time frame that may be reasonably determined, this discount will be amortized on a straight line basis over such estimated time frame.

The Company’s investment in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”), which controls the general partner of Plains All American, L.P., is valued as a PIPE investment. The Company’s ownership of PAA GP is exchangeable into shares of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (“Plains GP”) on a one-for-one basis at the Company’s option. Plains GP completed its initial public offering in October 2013 and in connection with the offering, the Company agreed to a 15-month lock-up on any Plains GP shares it receives in exchange for its ownership in PAA GP (lock-up expires in January 2015). During the 15-month lock-up period, the Company is valuing its investment in

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

PAA GP on an “as exchanged” basis based on the public market value of Plains GP less a discount because of the lack of liquidity.

One of the Company’s private investments is Class B Units of Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”). The Class B Units are convertible units (convertible on a one-for-one basis into common units) and are senior to CPLP’s common units in terms of liquidation preference and priority of distributions. The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it is appropriate to value the Class B Units using a convertible pricing model. This model takes into account the attributes of the Class B Units, including the preferred dividend, conversion ratio and call features, to determine the estimated value of such units. In using this model, the Company estimates (i) the credit spread for CPLP’s Class B Units, which is based on credit spreads for companies in a similar line of business as CPLP and (ii) the expected volatility for CPLP’s common units, which is based on CPLP’s historical volatility. The Company applies a discount to the value derived from the convertible pricing model to account for an expected discount in market prices for convertible securities relative to the values calculated using pricing models. To the extent this resulting price per Class B Unit is less than the public market price for CPLP’s common units at such time, the public market price is used for the Class B Units.

The Company’s other private investment is an interest in the Creditors Trust of Miller Bros. Coal, LLC (“Clearwater Trust”), which is a privately held entity. Clearwater Trust has an overriding royalty interest in certain coal reserves that were sold as part of the reorganization of Clearwater Natural Resources, LP. The Company uses a discounted cash flow analysis to value Clearwater Trust using projections provided to the Company by the entities mining such coal reserves as well as internally developed estimates. The Company develops multiple scenarios and probability weights such scenarios to determine its valuation. These projections are sensitive to changes in assumptions specific to Clearwater Trust as well as estimated levels of production for the entities mining the reserves and general assumptions for the coal industry. Generally, a decrease in the cash flow projections or an increase in the equity rate of return (discount rate) selected by the Company will result in a decrease in the fair value of Clearwater Trust.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Company’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of the Company’s investments may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that the Company may ultimately realize.

The following table summarizes the significant unobservable inputs that the Company used to value its portfolio investments categorized as Level 3 as of May 31, 2014:

Quantitative Table for Valuation Techniques

 

                  Range     Average  

Assets at Fair Value

  Fair Value    

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

  Low         High    

Equity securities of

  $ 167,709      - Discount to publicly-traded   - Current discount     5.1%          5.1%        5.1%   

public companies

   

securities

         

(PIPE) – valued based

on a discount to

market value

             
             

Equity securities of

    32,515      - Convertible pricing model   - Credit spread     6.3%          6.8%        6.5%   

public companies –

not valued based on a

discount to market value

  

  

  

   

- Volatility

- Discount for marketability

   

 

25.0%

8.0%

  

  

     

 

30.0%

8.0%

  

  

   

 

27.5%

8.0%

  

  

             

Equity securities of

    860      - Discounted cash flow   - Equity rate of return     25%          25%        25%   

private trust

             
             
 

 

 

             

Total

  $ 201,084               
 

 

 

             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

4.    Concentration of Risk

The Company’s investments are concentrated in the energy sector. The focus of the Company’s portfolio within the energy sector may present more risks than if the Company’s portfolio were broadly diversified across numerous sectors of the economy. A downturn in the energy sector would have a larger impact on the Company than on an investment company that does not concentrate in energy. The performance of securities in the energy sector may lag the performance of other industries or the broader market as a whole. Additionally, to the extent that the Company invests a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a limited number of issuers, the Company may be more susceptible than a more widely diversified investment company to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence. At May 31, 2014, the Company had the following investment concentrations.

 

Category

   Percent of
Long-Term
Investments
 

Securities of energy companies

     99.9

Equity securities

     100.0

MLP securities(1)

     94.5

Largest single issuer

     9.4

Restricted securities

     2.8

 

(1) As defined in the Company’s prospectus, “MLPs” are energy-related partnerships and their affiliates (including affiliates of MLPs that own general partner interests or, in some cases subordinated units, registered or unregistered common units, or other limited partner units in a MLP).

 

5.    Agreements and Affiliations

A. Administration Agreement — The Company has entered into an administration and accounting agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), which may be amended from time to time. Pursuant to the agreement, Ultimus will provide certain administrative and accounting services for the Company. The agreement has an initial term of two years (expiring on November 14, 2015) and has automatic one-year renewals unless earlier terminated by either party as provided under the terms of the agreement.

B. Investment Management Agreement — The Company has entered into an investment management agreement with KAFA under which KAFA, subject to the overall supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors, manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. For providing these services, KAFA receives an investment management fee from the Company. On September 18, 2013, the Company renewed its agreement with KAFA for a period of one year. The agreement will expire on December 11, 2014 and may be renewed annually thereafter upon approval of the Company’s Board of Directors (including a majority of the Company’s directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as such term is defined in the 1940 Act). In conjunction with this renewal, the Company renewed the agreement with KAFA for an additional one-year term expiring on December 11, 2014 to waive 0.125% of its 1.375% management fee on average total assets in excess of $4,500,000, thereby reducing the management fee to 1.25% on average total assets in excess of $4,500,000. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company paid management fees at an annual rate of 1.32% of the Company’s average quarterly total assets.

For purposes of calculating the management fee the average total assets for each quarterly period are determined by averaging the total assets at the last day of that quarter with the total assets at the last day of the prior quarter. The Company’s total assets are equal to the Company’s gross asset value (which includes assets attributable to the Company’s use of preferred stock, commercial paper or notes and other borrowings and excludes any net deferred tax asset), minus the sum of the Company’s accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions on any outstanding common stock and accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions on any outstanding preferred stock and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities associated with borrowing or leverage by

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

the Company and any accrued taxes, including, a deferred tax liability). Liabilities associated with borrowing or leverage by the Company include the principal amount of any borrowings, commercial paper or notes issued by the Company, the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock, and other liabilities from other forms of borrowing or leverage such as short positions and put or call options held or written by the Company.

C. Portfolio Companies — From time to time, the Company may “control” or may be an “affiliate” of one or more of its portfolio companies, as each of these terms is defined in the 1940 Act. In general, under the 1940 Act, the Company would be presumed to “control” a portfolio company if the Company and its affiliates owned 25% or more of its outstanding voting securities and would be an “affiliate” of a portfolio company if the Company and its affiliates owned 5% or more of its outstanding voting securities. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between investment companies and their affiliates (including the Company’s investment adviser), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters.

The Company believes that there are several factors that determine whether or not a security should be considered a “voting security” in complex structures such as limited partnerships of the kind in which the Company invests. The Company also notes that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) staff has issued guidance on the circumstances under which it would consider a limited partnership interest to constitute a voting security. Under most partnership agreements, the management of the partnership is vested in the general partner, and the limited partners, individually or collectively, have no rights to manage or influence management of the partnership through such activities as participating in the selection of the managers or the board of the limited partnership or the general partner. As a result, the Company believes that many of the limited partnership interests in which it invests should not be considered voting securities. However, it is possible that the SEC staff may consider the limited partner interests the Company holds in certain limited partnerships to be voting securities. If such a determination were made, the Company may be regarded as a person affiliated with and controlling the issuer(s) of those securities for purposes of Section 17 of the 1940 Act.

In making such a determination as to whether to treat any class of limited partnership interests the Company holds as a voting security, the Company considers, among other factors, whether or not the holders of such limited partnership interests have the right to elect the board of directors of the limited partnership or the general partner. If the holders of such limited partnership interests do not have the right to elect the board of directors, the Company generally has not treated such security as a voting security. In other circumstances, based on the facts and circumstances of those partnership agreements, including the right to elect the directors of the general partner, the Company has treated those securities as voting securities. If the Company does not consider the security to be a voting security, it will not consider such partnership to be an “affiliate” unless the Company and its affiliates own more than 25% of the outstanding securities of such partnership. Additionally, certain partnership agreements give common unitholders the right to elect the partnership’s board of directors, but limit the amount of voting securities any limited partner can hold to no more than 4.9% of the partnership’s outstanding voting securities (i.e., any amounts held in excess of such limit by a limited partner do not have voting rights). In such instances, the Company does not consider itself to be an affiliate if it owns more than 5% of such partnership’s common units.

There is no assurance that the SEC staff will not consider that other limited partnership securities that the Company owns and does not treat as voting securities are, in fact, voting securities for the purposes of Section 17 of the 1940 Act. If such determination were made, the Company will be required to abide by the restrictions on “control” or “affiliate” transactions as proscribed in the 1940 Act. The Company or any portfolio company that it controls, and its affiliates, may from time to time engage in certain of such joint transactions, purchases, sales and loans in reliance upon and in compliance with the conditions of certain exemptive rules promulgated by the SEC. The Company cannot make assurances, however, that it would be able to satisfy the conditions of these rules with respect to any particular eligible transaction, or even if the Company were allowed to engage in such a transaction, that the terms would be more or as favorable to the Company or any company that it controls as those that could be

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

obtained in arm’s length transaction. As a result of these prohibitions, restrictions may be imposed on the size of positions that may be taken for the Company or on the type of investments that it could make.

As of May 31, 2014, the Company believes that MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. meets the criteria described above and is therefore considered an affiliate of the Company.

Clearwater Trust — At May 31, 2014, the Company held approximately 63% of the Clearwater Trust. The Company believes that it is an “affiliate” of the trust under the 1940 Act by virtue of its majority interest in the trust.

Plains GP Holdings, L.P., Plains AAP, L.P. and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. — Robert V. Sinnott is Chief Executive Officer of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (“KACALP”), the managing member of KAFA. Mr. Sinnott also serves as a director of (i) PAA GP Holdings LLC, which is the general partner of Plains GP Holdings L.P. (“Plains GP”) and (ii) Plains All American GP LLC (“Plains All American GP”), which controls the general partner of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“PAA”). Members of senior management of KACALP and KAFA and various affiliated funds managed by KACALP, including the Company, own shares of Plains GP as well as interests in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”) (which are exchangeable into shares of Plains GP as described in Note 3 — Fair Value). The Company believes that it is an affiliate of Plains GP and PAA under the 1940 Act by virtue of (i) the Company’s and other affiliated Kayne Anderson funds’ ownership interest in Plains GP and PAA GP and (ii) Mr. Sinnott’s participation on the boards of Plains GP and Plains All American GP.

6.    Income Taxes

The Company’s taxes include current and deferred income taxes. Current income taxes reflect the estimated income tax liability of the Company as of a measurement date. Deferred income taxes reflect (i) taxes on net unrealized gains, which are attributable to the difference between fair market value and tax basis, (ii) the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and (iii) the net tax benefit of accumulated net operating losses.

As of May 31, 2014, the components of the Company’s tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

Deferred tax assets:

  

Net operating loss carryforwards — Federal

   $ 88,536   

Net operating loss carryforwards — State

     7,364   

AMT credit carryforwards

     16,760   

Deferred tax liabilities:

  

Net unrealized gains on investment securities and option contracts

     (1,436,637
  

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability, net

   $ (1,323,977
  

 

 

 

At May 31, 2014, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $260,558 (deferred tax asset of $88,536). Realization of the deferred tax assets and net operating loss carryforwards are dependent, in part, on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the loss carryforwards. The federal net operating loss carryforwards have expiration dates ranging from 2029 to 2034. In addition, the Company has state net operating loss carryforwards of $249,655 (deferred tax asset of $7,364). These state net operating loss carryforwards have expiration dates ranging from the current year to 2034.

At May 31, 2014, the Company had alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforwards of $16,760. AMT credits can be used to reduce regular tax to the extent that regular tax exceeds the AMT in a future year. AMT credits do not expire.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company primarily invests in equity securities issued by MLPs, which generally are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a limited partner of MLPs, the Company includes its allocable share of such MLPs’ income or loss in computing its own taxable income or loss. Additionally, the Company reduces the GAAP and tax cost basis of its MLP investments by the cash distributions received, and increases or decreases the tax cost basis of its MLP investments by its allocable share of the MLP’s income or loss. The Company reduced its GAAP and tax cost basis by $277,707 associated with cash distributions received from MLP investments during 2013. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company had additional tax cost basis reductions of $285,707 due to fiscal 2013 net allocated losses from its MLP investments.

Although the Company currently has a net deferred tax liability, it periodically reviews the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based on the weight of available evidence. When assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, significant weight is given to the effects of potential future realized and unrealized gains on investments and the period over which these deferred tax assets can be realized, as the expiration dates for the federal capital and operating loss carryforwards range from five to twenty years.

Based on the Company’s assessment, it has determined that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized through future taxable income of the appropriate character. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been established for the Company’s deferred tax assets. The Company will continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance in the future. Significant declines in the fair value of its portfolio of investments may change the Company’s assessment regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and may result in a valuation allowance. If a valuation allowance is required to reduce any deferred tax asset in the future, it could have a material impact on the Company’s net asset value and results of operations in the period it is recorded.

Total income taxes were different from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to the net investment loss and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments before taxes as follows:

 

      For the
Three Months
Ended

May 31,
2014
     For the
Six Months
Ended

May 31,
2014
 

Computed federal income tax at 35%

   $ 181,751       $ 234,476   

State income tax, net of federal tax

     9,946         13,378   

Non-deductible distributions on MRP Shares and other

     1,451         2,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

   $ 193,148       $ 250,384   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At May 31, 2014, the cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes was $3,449,274. The cost basis for federal income tax purposes is $596,798 lower than the cost basis for GAAP reporting purposes primarily due to the additional basis adjustments attributable to the Company’s share of the allocated income or losses from its MLP investments. At May 31, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and options for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation of investments (including options)

   $ 3,858,238   

Gross unrealized depreciation of investments (including options)

     (5,943
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 3,852,295   
  

 

 

 

 

7.    Restricted Securities

From time to time, certain of the Company’s investments may be restricted as to resale. For instance, private investments that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, cannot be offered for public sale in a non-exempt transaction without first being registered. In other cases, certain of the Company’s investments have restrictions such as lock-up agreements that preclude the Company from offering these securities for public sale.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

At May 31, 2014, the Company held the following restricted investments:

 

Investment

  Acquisition
Date
  Type of
Restriction
  Number of
Units
(in 000’s)
    Cost
Basis
(GAAP)
    Fair
Value
    Fair Value
Per Unit
    Percent
of Net
Assets
    Percent
of Total
Assets
 

Level 3 Investments(1)

               

Capital Products Partners L.P.

               

Class B Units

  (2)   (3)     3,030      $ 22,012      $ 32,515      $ 10.73        0.8     0.4

Clearwater Trust

               

Trust Interest

  (4)   (5)     N/A        2,793        860        N/A        0.0        0.0   

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.

               

Common Units

  (2)   (6)     6,402        23,680        167,709      $ 26.20        4.1        2.3   
       

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  

  $ 48,485      $ 201,084          4.9     2.7
       

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Securities are valued using inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions as more fully described in Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3 — Fair Value.

 

(2) Security was acquired at various dates during the six months ended May 31, 2014 and/or in prior fiscal years.

 

(3) Unregistered or restricted security of a publicly-traded company.

 

(4) On September 28, 2010, the United States Bankruptcy Court finalized the plan of reorganization of Clearwater Natural Resources, LP (“Clearwater”). As part of the plan of reorganization, the Company received an interest in the Clearwater Trust consisting of cash and a coal royalty interest as consideration for its unsecured loan to Clearwater. See Note 5 — Agreements and Affiliations.

 

(5) Unregistered security of a private trust.

 

(6) The Company holds an interest in PAA GP, which controls the general partner of Plains All American, L.P. The Company’s ownership of PAA GP is exchangeable into shares of Plains GP (which trades on the NYSE under the ticker “PAGP”) on a one-for-one basis at the Company’s option. The Company agreed to a 15-month lock-up on any Plains GP shares it receives in exchange for its ownership in PAA GP (lock-up expires in January 2015). See Note 3 — Fair Value.

 

8.    Derivative Financial Instruments

As required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 815), the following are the derivative instruments and hedging activities of the Company. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies.

Option Contracts  Transactions in option contracts for the three and six months ended May 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended May 31, 2014

   Number of
Contracts
    Premium  

Call Options Written

    

Options outstanding at February 28, 2014

     2,600      $ 234   

Options written

     13,630        1,269   

Options subsequently repurchased(1)

     (2,500     (304

Options exercised

     (4,262     (487

Options expired

     (2,020     (148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at May 31, 2014(2)

     7,448      $ 564   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The price at which the Company subsequently repurchased the options was $46 which resulted in a net realized gains of $258.

 

(2) The percentage of total investments subject to call options written was 0.4% at May 31, 2014.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2014

   Number of
Contracts
    Premium  

Call Options Written

    

Options outstanding at November 30, 2013

          $   

Options written

     22,470        2,058   

Options subsequently repurchased(1)

     (3,500     (403

Options exercised

     (9,502     (943

Options expired

     (2,020     (148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at May 31, 2014

     7,448      $ 564   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The price at which the Company subsequently repurchased the options was $57, which resulted in net realized gains of $346.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  The Company may enter into interest rate swap contracts to partially hedge itself from increasing expense on its leverage resulting from increasing interest rates. At the time the interest rate swap contracts reach their scheduled termination, there is a risk that the Company would not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement transaction would not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. In addition, if the Company is required to terminate any swap contract early, then the Company could be required to make a termination payment. As of May 31, 2014, the Company did not have any interest rate swap contracts outstanding.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into interest rate swap contracts ($142,500 notional amount) in anticipation of a private placement of Notes. On April 11, 2014, these interest rate swap contracts were terminated and resulted in a $2,045 realized loss.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Fair Value as of
May 31, 2014
 
     

Call options

   Call option contracts written    $ (575

The following tables set forth the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments

  

Location of Gains/(Losses) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income

   For the Three Months Ended
May 31, 2014
 
      Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
 

Call options

   Options    $ 406      $ (40

Interest rate swap contracts.

   Interest rate swap contracts      (2,045       
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (1,639   $ (40
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as

Hedging Instruments

  

Location of Gains/(Losses) on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

   For the Six Months Ended
May 31, 2014
 
      Net  Realized
Gains/(Losses)  on
Derivatives
Recognized  in
Income
    Change  in
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)  on
Derivatives
Recognized  in
Income
 

Call options

   Options    $ 494      $ (11

Interest rate swap contracts.

   Interest rate swap contracts      (2,045       
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,551      $ (11
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

9.    Investment Transactions

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company purchased and sold securities in the amounts of $902,270 and $402,623 (excluding short-term investments and options).

10.    Credit Facility and Term Loan

At May 31, 2014, the Company had a $250,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility has a three-year term, maturing on March 4, 2016. Under the Credit Facility, the interest rate varies between LIBOR plus 1.60% and LIBOR plus 2.25%, depending on the Company’s asset coverage ratios. Outstanding loan balances accrue interest daily at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.60% based on current asset coverage ratios. The Company pays a fee of 0.30% per annum on any unused amounts of the Credit Facility.

For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the average amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $104,890 with a weighted average interest rate of 1.66%. As of May 31, 2014, the Company had $188,000 outstanding under the Credit Facility at an interest rate of 1.78%. See Financial Highlights for the Company’s asset coverage ratios under the 1940 Act.

On February 18, 2014, the Company entered into a $150,000 unsecured term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan has a five-year commitment maturing on February 18, 2019, and borrowings under the Term Loan will bear interest at a rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%. The Company will pay a fee of 0.25% per annum on any unused amount of the Term Loan. The Company may borrow under the Term Loan at any time until February 18, 2015, at which point any unused portion of the commitment will terminate. For the six months ended and as of May 31, 2014, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan.

11.    Notes

At May 31, 2014, the Company had $1,235,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding. On April 30, 2014, the Company executed a definitive agreement for the private placement of $140,000 of Notes. In conjunction with the execution of this agreement, on April 30, 2014 the Company received funding of $80,000 (the “April Funding”) of the $140,000 total offering amount. Proceeds from the April Funding were used to refinance $45,000 principal amount of the Series P Notes due May 7, 2015, to make new portfolio investments and for general corporate purposes. The remaining $60,000 will be funded on July 30, 2014. On February 7, 2014, the Company completed an offering of $75,000 of Notes in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued under the same indenture as the $175,000 of the Series HH floating rate Notes issued by the Company on August 22, 2013. A portion of the proceeds from the offering were used on February 18, 2014, to redeem the Series N Notes ($50,000), due on November 4, 2014.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The table below sets forth the key terms of each series of the Notes at May 31, 2014.

 

Series    Principal
Outstanding,
November 30,
2013
     Principal
Redeemed
     Principal
Issued
     Principal
Outstanding,
May 31,
2014
    Estimated
Fair Value
May 31,
2014
     Fixed/Floating
Interest Rate
 

Maturity
Date

M    $ 60,000       $       $       $ 60,000      $ 62,000       4.560%   11/4/14
N      50,000         50,000                              3-month LIBOR + 185 bps   11/4/14
O      65,000                         65,000        67,800       4.210%   5/7/15
P      45,000         45,000                              3-month LIBOR + 160 bps   5/7/15
Q      15,000                         15,000        15,600       3.230%   11/9/15
R      25,000                         25,000        26,600       3.730%   11/9/17
S      60,000                         60,000        65,300       4.400%   11/9/20
T      40,000                         40,000        43,600       4.500%   11/9/22
U      60,000                         60,000        60,400       3-month LIBOR + 145 bps   5/26/16
V      70,000                         70,000        73,800       3.710%   5/26/16
W      100,000                         100,000        109,000       4.380%   5/26/18
X      14,000                         14,000        14,300       2.460%   5/3/15
Y      20,000                         20,000        20,700       2.910%   5/3/17
Z      15,000                         15,000        15,600       3.390%   5/3/19
AA      15,000                         15,000        15,600       3.560%   5/3/20
BB      35,000                         35,000        36,500       3.770%   5/3/21
CC      76,000                         76,000        79,800       3.950%   5/3/22
DD      75,000                         75,000        75,700       2.740%   4/16/19
EE      50,000                         50,000        50,300       3.200%   4/16/21
FF      65,000                         65,000        65,900       3.570%   4/16/23
GG      45,000                         45,000        45,200       3.670%   4/16/25
HH      175,000                 75,000         250,000 (1)      251,700       3-month LIBOR + 125 bps(2)   8/19/16
KK                      80,000         80,000        81,400       3.930%   7/30/24
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      
   $ 1,175,000       $ 95,000       $ 155,000       $ 1,235,000      $ 1,276,800        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

(1) On January 10, 2014, the Company concluded an exchange offer of the original $175,000 unregistered Notes for registered Notes with holders of $174,700 Series HH Notes that elected to exchange their notes. On June 6, 2014, the Company concluded an exchange offer of the $75,000 unregistered Notes for registered Notes with holders of $74,900 Series HH Notes that elected to exchange their notes.

 

(2) The $75,000 tranche of Notes were offered at a price of 100.232% plus accrued interest, which results in an effective interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.15%.

Holders of the fixed rate Notes are entitled to receive cash interest payments semi-annually (on June 19 and December 19) at the fixed rate. Holders of the floating rate Notes are entitled to receive cash interest payments quarterly (on March 19, June 19, September 19 and December 19) at the floating rate. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding Notes was 3.15%.

As of May 31, 2014, each series of Notes was rated “AAA” by FitchRatings. In the event the credit rating on any series of Notes falls below “A-”, the interest rate on such series will increase by 1% during the period of time such series is rated below “A-”. The Company is required to maintain a current rating from one rating agency with respect to each series of Notes.

The Notes were issued in private placement offerings to institutional investors and are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The Notes contain various covenants related to other indebtedness, liens and limits on the Company’s overall leverage. Under the 1940 Act and the terms of the Notes, the Company

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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(UNAUDITED)

 

may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares of its common stock or make purchases of such shares if, at any time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding Notes would be less than 300%.

The Notes are redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of the Company. The Notes are also subject to a mandatory redemption to the extent needed to satisfy certain requirements if the Company fails to meet an asset coverage ratio required by law and is not able to cure the coverage deficiency by the applicable deadline, or fails to cure a deficiency as stated in the Company’s rating agency guidelines in a timely manner.

The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, will rank: (1) senior to all of the Company’s outstanding preferred shares; (2) senior to all of the Company’s outstanding common shares; (3) on a parity with any unsecured creditors of the Company and any unsecured senior securities representing indebtedness of the Company; and (4) junior to any secured creditors of the Company.

At May 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Notes agreements.

12.    Preferred Stock

At May 31, 2014, the Company had 19,960,000 shares of MRP Shares outstanding, with a total liquidation value of $499,000 ($25.00 per share). On April 30, 2014, the Company completed a private offering of 2,000,000 shares of Series H MRP Shares at a price of $25.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering were ($50,000 liquidation value) used primarily to make new portfolio investments and for general corporate purposes.

The table below sets forth the key terms of each series of the MRP Shares at May 31, 2014.

 

Series   Liquidation
Value
November 30,
2013
     Liquidation
Value
Shares Issued
     Liquidation
Value
May 31,
2014
     Estimated
Fair Value
May 31,
2014
     Rate    

Maturity
Redemption
Date

A   $ 104,000       $       $ 104,000       $ 112,500         5.57   5/7/17
B     8,000                 8,000         8,400         4.53   11/9/17
C     42,000                 42,000         45,300         5.20   11/9/20
E(1)     120,000                 120,000         123,072         4.25   4/1/19
F(2)     125,000                 125,000         124,750         3.50   4/15/20
G(3)     50,000                 50,000         51,180         4.60   10/1/21
H             50,000         50,000         50,300         4.06   7/30/21
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
  $ 449,000       $ 50,000       $ 499,000       $ 515,502        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

(1) Series E MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRE”. The fair value is based on the price of $25.64 on May 31, 2014.
(2) Series F MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRF”. The fair value is based on the price of $24.95 as of May 31, 2014.
(3) Series G MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRG”. The fair value is based on the price of $25.59 as of May 31, 2014.

Holders of the series A, B, C and H MRP Shares are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividend payments on the first business day following each quarterly period (February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30). Holders of the series E, F and G MRP Shares are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividend payments on the first business day of each month.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The table below outlines the terms of each series of MRP Shares. The dividend rate on the Company’s MRP Shares will increase if the credit rating is downgraded below “A” by FitchRatings. Further, the annual dividend rate for all series of MRP Shares will increase by 4.0% if no ratings are maintained, and the annual dividend rate will increase by 5.0% if the Company fails to make dividend or certain other payments. The Company is required to maintain a current rating from one rating agency with respect to each series of MRP Shares.

 

    

Series A, B, C and H

 

Series E, F and G

Rating as of May 31, 2014 (FitchRatings)

   “AA”   “AA”

Ratings Threshold

   “A”   “A”

Method of Determination

   Lowest Credit Rating   Highest Credit Rating

Increase in Annual Dividend Rate

   0.5% to 4.0%   0.75% to 4.0%

The MRP Shares rank senior to all of the Company’s outstanding common shares and on parity with any other preferred stock. The MRP Shares are redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of the Company and are also subject to a mandatory redemption if the Company fails to meet a total leverage (debt and preferred stock) asset coverage ratio of 225% or fails to maintain its basic maintenance amount as stated in the Company’s rating agency guidelines.

Under the terms of the MRP Shares, the Company may not declare dividends or pay other distributions on shares of its common stock or make purchases of such shares if, at any time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to total leverage would be less than 225%.

The holders of the MRP Shares have one vote per share and will vote together with the holders of common stock as a single class except on matters affecting only the holders of MRP Shares or the holders of common stock. The holders of the MRP Shares, voting separately as a single class, have the right to elect at least two directors of the Company.

At May 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the asset coverage and basic maintenance requirements of its MRP Shares.

13.    Common Stock

On September 24, 2013, the Company commenced an “at-the-market” offering program (or “ATM program”). This ATM program enables the Company to sell newly issued shares of common stock at the market prices through ordinary brokers’ transactions. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Company issued 296,180 shares of common stock pursuant to the ATM program at an average price of $38.14 per share (gross proceeds of $11,298). The Company pays the sales agent a total commission of up to 2% of the gross sales price per share for shares sold pursuant to the program.

On February 25, 2014, the Company completed a public offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $37.05 per share. At May 31, 2014, the Company had 180,040,000 shares of common stock authorized and 109,109,946 shares outstanding. As of that date, KACALP owned 4,000 shares. Transactions in common shares for the six months ended May 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

Shares outstanding at November 30, 2013

     100,418,659   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

     395,107   

Shares issued in connection with the offerings of common stock

     8,296,180   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at May 31, 2014

     109,109,946   
  

 

 

 

14.    Subsequent Events

On June 17, 2014, the Company declared its quarterly distribution of $0.64 per common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 for a total quarterly distribution payment of $69,830. The distribution was paid on

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in 000’s, except number of option contracts, share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

July 11, 2014 to common stockholders. Of this total, pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, $6,835 was reinvested into the Company through the issuance of 187,831 shares of common stock.

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that no additional items require recognition or disclosure.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

(UNAUDITED)

 

Rev. 01/2011

 

FACTS

   WHAT DOES KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY (“KYN”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
  

Why?

   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

n  Social Security number and account balances

 

n  Payment history and transaction history

 

n  Account transactions and wire transfer instructions

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?

   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons KYN chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information   Does KYN share?   Can you limit
this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes — 

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

  Yes   No

For our marketing purposes — 

to offer our products and services to you

  No   No
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — 
information about your transactions and experiences
  No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — 

information about your creditworthiness

  No   We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t share

 

Questions?

   Call 877-657-3863 or go to http://www.kaynefunds.com

 

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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   KYN    
   
What we do

How does KYN

protect my personal information?

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Access to your personal information is on a need-to-know basis. KYN has adopted internal policies to protect your non-public personal information.

   

How does KYN

collect my personal information?

 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

n  Open an account or provide account information

 

n  Buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

 

n  Give us your contact information

 

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

   
Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

n  sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

 

n  affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

n  sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

   
   
Definitions
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

n  KYN does not share with our affiliates.

   
Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

n  KYN does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

   
Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

n  KYN doesn’t jointly market.

   
   
Other important information
None.    

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

(UNAUDITED)

 

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has adopted the following plan (the “Plan”) with respect to distributions declared by its Board of Directors (the “Board”) on shares of its Common Stock:

1. Unless a stockholder specifically elects to receive cash as set forth below, all distributions hereafter declared by the Board shall be payable in shares of the Common Stock of the Company, and no action shall be required on such stockholder’s part to receive a distribution in stock.

2. Such distributions shall be payable on such date or dates as may be fixed from time to time by the Board to stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date(s) established by the Board for the distribution involved.

3. The Company may use newly-issued shares of its Common Stock or purchase shares in the open market in connection with the implementation of the plan. The number of shares to be issued to a stockholder shall be based on share price equal to 95% of the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock one day prior to the dividend payment date.

4. The Board may, in its sole discretion, instruct the Company to purchase shares of its Common Stock in the open market in connection with the implementation of the Plan as follows: If the Company’s Common Stock is trading below net asset value at the time of valuation, upon notice from the Company, the Plan Administrator (as defined below) will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase Common Stock in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the Participants’ accounts, except that the Plan Administrator will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Company to issue the remaining shares if, following the commencement of the purchases, the market value of the shares, including brokerage commissions, exceeds the net asset value at the time of valuation. These remaining shares will be issued by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the net asset value at the time of valuation or (ii) 95% of the then current market price.

5. In a case where the Plan Administrator has terminated open market purchases and caused the issuance of remaining shares by the Company, the number of shares received by the participant in respect of the cash dividend or distribution will be based on the weighted average of prices paid for shares purchased in the open market, including brokerage commissions, and the price at which the Company issues the remaining shares. To the extent that the Plan Administrator is unable to terminate purchases in the open market before the Plan Administrator has completed its purchases, or remaining shares cannot be issued by the Company because the Company declared a dividend or distribution payable only in cash, and the market price exceeds the net asset value of the shares, the average share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Company.

6. A stockholder may, however, elect to receive his or its distributions in cash. To exercise this option, such stockholder shall notify American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the plan administrator and the Company’s transfer agent and registrar (collectively the “Plan Administrator”), in writing so that such notice is received by the Plan Administrator no later than the record date fixed by the Board for the distribution involved.

7. The Plan Administrator will set up an account for shares acquired pursuant to the Plan for each stockholder who has not so elected to receive dividends and distributions in cash (each, a “Participant”). The Plan Administrator may hold each Participant’s shares, together with the shares of other Participants, in non-certificated form in the Plan Administrator’s name or that of its nominee. Upon request by a Participant, received no later than three (3) days prior to the payable date, the Plan Administrator will, instead of crediting shares to and/or carrying shares in a Participant’s account, issue, without charge to the Participant, a certificate registered in the Participant’s name for the number of whole shares payable to the Participant

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

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and a check for any fractional share less a broker commission on the sale of such fractional shares. If a request to terminate a Participant’s participation in the Plan is received less than three (3) days before the payable date, dividends and distributions for that payable date will be reinvested. However, subsequent dividends and distributions will be paid to the Participant in cash.

8. The Plan Administrator will confirm to each Participant each acquisition made pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable but not later than ten (10) business days after the date thereof. Although each Participant may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in a share of Common Stock of the Company, no certificates for a fractional share will be issued. However, dividends and distributions on fractional shares will be credited to each Participant’s account. In the event of termination of a Participant’s account under the Plan, the Plan Administrator will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Company’s shares at the time of termination.

9. The Plan Administrator will forward to each Participant any Company related proxy solicitation materials and each Company report or other communication to stockholders, and will vote any shares held by it under the Plan in accordance with the instructions set forth on proxies returned by Participants to the Company.

10. In the event that the Company makes available to its stockholders rights to purchase additional shares or other securities, the shares held by the Plan Administrator for each Participant under the Plan will be added to any other shares held by the Participant in certificated form in calculating the number of rights to be issued to the Participant.

11. The Plan Administrator’s service fee, if any, and expenses for administering the Plan will be paid for by the Company.

12. Each Participant may terminate his or its account under the Plan by so notifying the Plan Administrator via the Plan Administrator’s website at www.amstock.com, by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of the Participant’s Statement and sending it to American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, P.O. Box 922, Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560 or by calling the Plan Administrator at (888) 888-0317. Such termination will be effective immediately. The Plan may be terminated by the Company upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Company. Upon any termination, the Plan Administrator will cause a certificate or certificates to be issued for the full shares held for the Participant under the Plan and a cash adjustment for any fractional share to be delivered to the Participant without charge to the Participant. If a Participant elects by his or its written notice to the Plan Administrator in advance of termination to have the Plan Administrator sell part or all of his or its shares and remit the proceeds to the Participant, the Plan Administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.10 per share brokerage commission from the proceeds.

13. These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Company at any time but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Administrator receives written notice of the termination of his or its account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Administrator in its place and stead of a successor agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Administrator under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of any agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and distributions, the Company will be authorized to pay to such successor agent, for each Participant’s account, all dividends and distributions payable on shares of the

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

(UNAUDITED)

 

Company held in the Participant’s name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor agent as provided in these terms and conditions.

14. The Plan Administrator will at all times act in good faith and use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure its full and timely performance of all services to be performed by it under this Plan and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by the Plan Administrator’s negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees or agents.

15. These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.

Adopted: September 27, 2004

Amended: December 13, 2005

Amended: March 12, 2009

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

PROXY VOTING AND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

The policies and procedures that the Company uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:

 

   

without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 657-3863/MLP-FUND;

 

   

on the Company’s website, http://www.kaynefunds.com; and

 

   

on the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Company voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 657-3863/MLP-FUND, and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov (see Form N-PX).

The Company files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each of its fiscal years with the SEC on Form N-Q and Form N-30B-2. The Company’s Form N-Q and Form N-30B-2 are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Company also makes its Form N-Q and Form N-30B-2 available on its website at http://www.kaynefunds.com.

REPURCHASE DISCLOSURE

(UNAUDITED)

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, that the Company may from time to time purchase shares of its common and preferred stock and its Notes in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS (UNAUDITED)

 

On June 18, 2014, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders where the following matters were approved by stockholders. As of the record date of April 29, 2014 (the “Record Date”), the Company had 109,109,946 outstanding shares of common stock and 17,960,000 outstanding shares of mandatory redeemable preferred stock, each of which was entitled to cast one vote. Represented in person or by proxy at this meeting were a total of 111,196,002 shares of common stock and mandatory redeemable preferred stock, constituting a quorum.

 

  (i) The election of Gerald I. Isenberg as Class I director, to serve for a term of three years until the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

The election of Mr. Isenberg required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Company’s common stock and mandatory redeemable preferred stock outstanding as of the Record Date, voting together as a single class. On this matter, 108,751,610 shares were cast in favor, 1,834,289 shares were cast against, and 610,095 shares withheld authority in the election of Mr. Isenberg.

As a result of the vote on this matter, Mr. Isenberg was elected to serve as a director of the Company for a three-year term.

Steven C. Good and Kevin S. McCarthy continued as directors with terms expiring on the date of the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. William H. Shea, Jr. and Anne K. Costin continued as directors with terms expiring on the date of the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

  (ii) The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2014.

Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Company’s common stock and mandatory redeemable preferred stock outstanding as of the Record Date, voting together as a single class. For purposes of this proposal, each share of common stock and each share of mandatory redeemable preferred stock is entitled to one vote. For purposes of the vote on this proposal, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote.

On this matter, 109,007,301 shares were cast in favor, 1,755,318 shares were cast against, 433,383 shares abstained, and there were no broker non-votes.

As a result of the vote on this matter, the proposal was approved.

 

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Directors and Corporate Officers   
Kevin S. McCarthy    Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne K. Costin    Director
Steven C. Good    Director
Gerald I. Isenberg    Director
William H. Shea, Jr.     Director
Terry A. Hart    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
David J. Shladovsky    Secretary
Michael O’Neil    Chief Compliance Officer
J.C. Frey    Executive Vice President,
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
James C. Baker    Executive Vice President
Ron M. Logan, Jr.    Senior Vice President
Jody C. Meraz    Vice President
Investment Adviser
KA Fund Advisors, LLC
811 Main Street, 14th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
   Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
  

Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219

(888) 888-0317

Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
14201 North Dallas Parkway, Second Floor
Dallas, TX 75254
   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
   Legal Counsel
Paul Hastings LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Please visit us on the web at http://www.kaynefunds.com or call us toll-free at 1-877-657-3863.

 

LOGO

This report, including the financial statements herein, is made available to stockholders of the Company for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Company or of any securities mentioned in this report.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Please see the schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)), as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of such date, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


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Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

(a)(2) Separate certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as EX-99.906 CERT.

 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  

KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT

COMPANY

  
Date: July 30, 2014    By:   

/s/ KEVIN S. MCCARTHY

  
      Kevin S. McCarthy   
      Chairman of the Board of Directors,   
      President and Chief Executive Officer   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Date: July 30, 2014    By:   

/s/ KEVIN S. MCCARTHY

  
      Kevin S. McCarthy   
      Chairman of the Board of Directors,   
      President and Chief Executive Officer   
Date: July 30, 2014    By:   

/s/ TERRY A. HART

  
      Terry A. Hart   
      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   

 


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Exhibit Index

(a)(1) Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

(a)(2) Separate certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as EX-99.906 CERT.