Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at July 31, 2009

Business Wire, August 03, 2009

HOUSTON -- Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: KYN) today provided a summary unaudited balance sheet and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of July 31, 2009.

As of July 31, 2009, the Company’s net assets were $946 million and its net asset value per share was $18.71. As of July 31, 2009, the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 437% and the Company’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 348%.

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Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLPs (64%), General Partner MLPs (14%), MLP Affiliates (9%), Propane MLPs (7%), Shipping MLPs (3%), Upstream MLPs (2%), and Coal and Other MLPs (1%).

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at July 31, 2009 were:

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Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whose common stock is traded on the NYSE. The Company's investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return by investing at least 85% of its total assets in energy-related master limited partnerships and their affiliates, and in other companies that, as their principal business, operate assets used in the gathering, transporting, processing, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

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