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KYN Quarterly Report

February 28, 2015


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CONTENTS

 

      Page  

Management Discussion

     1   

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   

Repurchase Disclosure

     35   

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 February 28, 2015, we had total assets of $6.9 billion, net assets applicable to our common stock of $3.7 billion (net asset value of $33.09 per share), and 110.4 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 February 28, 2015, we held $6.8 billion in equity investments and no debt investments.

Our Top Ten Portfolio Investments

Listed below are our top ten portfolio investments by issuer as of February 28, 2015.

 

Holding

  

Sector

   Amount
($ millions)
     Percent of
Long-Term
Investments
 

  1.

  Kinder Morgan, Inc.    Midstream Company    $ 686.5         10.1

  2.

  Enterprise Products Partners L.P.    Midstream MLP      665.1         9.8   

  3.

  Williams Partners L.P.    Midstream MLP      565.7         8.4   

  4.

  Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.*    Midstream MLP      423.7         6.3   

  5.

  MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.    Midstream MLP      389.0         5.7   

  6.

  Regency Energy Partners LP*    Midstream MLP      378.6         5.6   

  7.

  Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.    Midstream MLP      358.9         5.3   

  8.

  ONEOK Partners, L.P.    Midstream MLP      265.1         3.9   

  9.

  DCP Midstream Partners, LP    Midstream MLP      264.1         3.9   

10.

  Western Gas Partners, LP    Midstream MLP      230.6         3.4   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
        $ 4,227.3         62.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* On January 26, 2015, Regency Energy Partners LP entered into a definitive merger agreement with Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.

Results of Operations — For the Three Months Ended February 28, 2015

Investment Income.    Investment income totaled $19.5 million for the quarter and consisted of net dividends and distributions on our investments. We received $100.4 million of dividends and distributions, of which $81.0 million was treated as return of capital and $0.1 million was treated as distributions in excess of cost basis. Other income of $0.2 million relates to a commitment fee earned in connection with a private investment in public equity (“PIPE investment”) that is expected to close during second quarter of 2015. We received $1.1 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 $42.9 million, including $23.4 million of net investment management fees (net of fee waiver of $0.8 million), $12.5 million of interest expense (including non-cash amortization of new issuance premium and debt offering costs of $0.7 million) and $0.9 million of other operating expenses. Preferred stock distributions for the quarter were $6.1 million (including non-cash amortization of offering costs of $0.3 million).

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

(UNAUDITED)

 

Net Investment Loss.    Our net investment loss totaled $14.7 million and included a deferred tax benefit of $8.7 million.

Net Realized Losses.    We had net realized losses from our investments of $17.8 million, net of $10.5 million of deferred tax benefit.

Net Change in Unrealized Gains.    We had a net decrease in our unrealized gains of $294.3 million. The net change consisted of a $467.9 million decrease in our unrealized gains on investments and a deferred tax benefit of $173.6 million.

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations.    We had a decrease in net assets resulting from operations of $326.8 million. This decrease was comprised of a net investment loss of $14.7 million, net realized losses of $17.8 million and a net decrease in unrealized gains of $294.3 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.

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 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.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Net Distributable Income (NDI)

(amounts in millions, except for per share amounts)

 

     Three Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Distributions and Other Income from Investments

  

Dividends and Distributions(1)

   $ 100.4   

Paid-In-Kind Dividends(1)

     1.1   

Other Income

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions and Other Income from Investments

     101.7   

Expenses

  

Net Investment Management Fee

     (23.4

Other Expenses

     (0.9

Interest Expense

     (12.0

Preferred Stock Distributions

     (5.8

Income Tax Benefit

     8.7   
  

 

 

 

Net Distributable Income (NDI)

   $ 68.3   
  

 

 

 

Weighted Shares Outstanding

     110.1   

NDI per Weighted Share Outstanding

   $ 0.620   
  

 

 

 

Adjusted NDI per Weighted Share Outstanding(2)

   $ 0.620   
  

 

 

 

Distributions paid per Common Share(3)

   $ 0.6575   

 

 

(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 to NDI during the quarter.

 

(3) The distribution of $0.6575 per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was paid on April 10, 2015.

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 March 11, 2015, we declared a quarterly distribution of $0.6575 per common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 (a total distribution of $72.6 million). The distribution represents an increase of 0.4% from the prior quarter’s distribution and an increase of 5.2% from the distribution for the quarter ended February 28, 2014.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

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.

 

   

We may hold debt securities from time to time. Certain of our investments in debt securities may be 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, premiums on newly issued debt 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 or the amortization of termination payments on interest rate swap contracts entered into in anticipation of an offering of unsecured notes (“Notes”) or mandatory redeemable preferred shares (“MRP Shares”). The termination payments on interest rate swap contracts are amortized over the term of the Notes or MRP Shares issued. 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 February 28, 2015 of $1,959 million was comprised of $1,435 million of Notes and $524 million of MRP Shares. At February 28, 2015, we did not have any borrowings outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) or under our unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”). Total leverage represented 28% of total assets at February 28, 2015. As of April 24, 2015, we had no borrowings outstanding under either our Credit Facility or Term Loan, and we had $31 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 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 LIBOR plus 1.30%. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan may be repaid and subsequently reborrowed. We pay a fee of 0.25% per annum on any unused amounts of the Term Loan.

We had $1,435 million of Notes outstanding at February 28, 2015. We have $79 million and $15 million of Notes that mature in May 2015 and November 2015, respectively, and we expect to refinance these Notes during fiscal year 2015. The remaining Notes mature between 2016 and 2025.

As of February 28, 2015, we had $524 million of MRP Shares outstanding. The MRP Shares outstanding are subject to mandatory redemption at various dates from 2017 through 2022.

At February 28, 2015, our asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), were 391% for debt and 286% 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 February 28, 2015, our total leverage consisted of both fixed rate (84%) and floating rate (16%) obligations. At such date, the weighted average interest/dividend rate on our total leverage was 3.58%.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Description

   No. of
Shares/Units
     Value  

Long-Term Investments — 185.4%

     

Equity Investments(1) — 185.4%

     

Midstream MLP(2) — 144.8%

     

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     1,516       $ 39,419   

Arc Logistics Partners LP

     1,006         18,612   

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

     2,932         227,939   

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP(3)

     735         20,352   

CONE Midstream Partners LP

     384         8,407   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

     10,557         158,139   

DCP Midstream Partners, LP

     6,635         264,073   

Enable Midstream Partners, LP

     703         12,645   

Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(4)

     1,902         70,892   

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

     4,954         194,154   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.(5)(6)

     7,123         423,688   

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

     5,311         142,650   

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.(5)

     19,948         665,056   

EQT Midstream Partners, LP

     170         14,175   

Global Partners LP

     2,068         82,192   

Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

     757         25,182   

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

     2,577         211,800   

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.(7)

     5,989         388,953   

Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P.

     2,140         32,842   

ONEOK Partners, L.P.

     6,344         265,122   

PBF Logistics LP

     487         11,914   

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     203         14,429   

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

     7,193         358,861   

QEP Midstream Partners, LP

     1,433         23,354   

Regency Energy Partners LP(6)

     15,522         378,579   

Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.

     1,211         47,282   

Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.

     151         1,915   

Sprague Resources LP

     1,417         34,515   

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

     1,516         54,671   

Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

     2,263         100,077   

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

     1,221         58,393   

Targa Resources Partners LP

     2,845         124,671   

USD Partners LP

     1,435         18,956   

Western Gas Partners, LP

     3,315         230,641   

Williams Partners L.P.

     11,062         565,728   
     

 

 

 
        5,290,278   
     

 

 

 

Midstream Company — 21.1%

     

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     16,739         686,468   

ONEOK, Inc.

     416         18,429   

Targa Resources Corp.

     315         31,341   

The Williams Companies, Inc.

     708         34,720   
     

 

 

 
        770,958   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Description

   No. of
Shares/Units
     Value  

General Partner MLP — 9.0%

     

Alliance Holdings GP L.P.

     1,031       $ 54,197   

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

     2,098         13,298   

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

     761         48,573   

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.(7)

     205         5,871   

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.(7)(8)

     6,402         183,355   

Western Gas Equity Partners, LP

     350         21,901   
     

 

 

 
        327,195   
     

 

 

 

Shipping MLP — 4.2%

     

Capital Product Partners L.P.

     1,244         11,574   

Capital Products Partners L.P. — Class B Units(9)(10)

     3,030         30,939   

Dynagas LNG Partners LP

     968         19,344   

Golar LNG Partners LP

     1,447         37,785   

Höegh LNG Partners LP

     226         5,077   

KNOT Offshore Partners LP

     362         8,128   

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

     1,911         41,927   
     

 

 

 
        154,774   
     

 

 

 

Upstream MLP & Income Trust — 1.0%

     

Enduro Royalty Trust

     86         418   

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

     516         7,817   

Legacy Reserves LP

     1,168         13,431   

Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP

     2,572         15,792   
     

 

 

 
        37,458   
     

 

 

 

Other — 5.3%

     

Clearwater Trust(7)(9)(11)

     N/A         190   

CSI Compressco LP

     1,034         17,745   

Exterran Partners, L.P.

     2,498         58,512   

Foresight Energy LP

     1,864         31,414   

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

     89         705   

Seadrill Partners LLC

     388         5,934   

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

     2,006         50,969   

USA Compression Partners, LP

     1,359         26,524   
     

 

 

 
        191,993   
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $4,051,725)

  

     6,772,656   
     

 

 

 

Debt

  

     (1,435,000

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock at Liquidation Value

  

     (524,000

Current Tax Liability

  

     (162

Deferred Tax Liability

  

     (1,206,509

Other Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities

 

     45,771   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

  

   $ 3,652,756   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

  (2) Includes limited liability companies.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

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

 

  (4) Dividends are paid-in-kind.

 

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

 

  (6) On January 26, 2015, Regency Energy Partners LP entered into a definitive merger agreement with Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.

 

  (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) 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 (which trades on the NYSE under the ticker “PAGP”) on a one-for-one basis at the Company’s option. See Notes 3 and 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

(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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments at fair value:

  

Non-affiliated (Cost — $3,775,357)

   $ 5,835,426   

Affiliated (Cost — $276,368)

     937,230   
  

 

 

 

Total investments (Cost — $4,051,725)

     6,772,656   

Cash

     73,191   

Deposits with brokers

     251   

Receivable for securities sold

     25,338   

Dividends and distributions receivable

     591   

Deferred debt and preferred stock offering costs and other assets

     15,683   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     6,887,710   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     31,242   

Investment management fee payable

     23,373   

Accrued directors’ fees and expenses

     130   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     14,538   

Current income tax liability

     162   

Deferred income tax liability

     1,206,509   

Notes

     1,435,000   

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, $25.00 liquidation value per share (20,960,000 shares issued and outstanding)

     524,000   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,234,954   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ 3,652,756   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS CONSIST OF

  

Common stock, $0.001 par value (110,381,879 shares issued and outstanding, 179,040,000 shares authorized)

   $ 110   

Paid-in capital

     2,303,337   

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

     (1,075,419

Accumulated realized gains, net of income taxes

     715,167   

Net unrealized gains, net of income taxes

     1,709,561   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ 3,652,756   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 33.09   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Income

  

Dividends and distributions:

  

Non-affiliated investments

   $ 88,801   

Affiliated investments

     11,594   
  

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     100,395   

Return of capital

     (80,964

Distributions in excess of cost basis

     (133
  

 

 

 

Net dividends and distributions

     19,298   

Other income

     222   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     19,520   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Investment management fees, before investment management fee waiver

     24,185   

Administration fees

     332   

Professional fees

     152   

Directors’ fees and expenses

     108   

Reports to stockholders

     102   

Custodian fees

     89   

Insurance

     69   

Other expenses

     94   
  

 

 

 

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

     25,131   

Investment management fee waiver

     (812

Interest expense and amortization of premium and offering costs

     12,446   

Distributions on mandatory redeemable preferred stock and amortization of offering costs

     6,117   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses — before taxes

     42,882   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss — Before Taxes

     (23,362

Deferred income tax benefit

     8,661   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (14,701
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)

  

Net Realized Losses

  

Investments — non-affiliated

     (28,300

Deferred income tax benefit

     10,499   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Losses

     (17,801
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Gains

  

Investments — non-affiliated

     (450,546

Investments — affiliated

     (17,299

Deferred income tax benefit

     173,571   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Gains

     (294,274
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Losses

     (312,075
  

 

 

 

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

   $ (326,776
  

 

 

 

 

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 Three
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
November 30,
2014
 

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment loss, net of tax(1)

   $ (14,701   $ (81,330

Net realized gains (losses), net of tax

     (17,801     239,845   

Net change in unrealized gains, net of tax

     (294,274     364,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (326,776     522,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS(1)

    

Dividends

       (2)      (243,150 )(3) 

Distributions — return of capital

     (72,053 )(2)      (27,182 )(3) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Common Stockholders

     (72,053     (270,332
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Issuance of common stock offering of 484,966 and 8,481,751 shares of common stock, respectively

     17,933        315,072   

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

     (217     (12,488

Issuance of 218,578 and 777,925 shares of common stock from reinvestment of dividends and distributions, respectively

     7,047        27,675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     24,763        330,259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

     (374,066     582,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

    

Beginning of period

     4,026,822        3,443,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,652,756      $ 4,026,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 $5,777 paid to holders of MRP Shares during the three months ended February 28, 2015 as dividends (eligible to be treated as 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 $21,398 paid to holders of MRP Shares for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014 were characterized as dividends (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 three months ended February 28, 2015 as either a dividend (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or 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 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, 2014 were 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(amounts in 000’s)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (326,776

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Return of capital distributions

     80,964   

Distributions in excess of cost basis

     133   

Net realized losses

     28,300   

Net unrealized losses

     467,845   

Purchase of long-term investments

     (341,194

Proceeds from sale of long-term investments

     440,404   

Decrease in receivable for common stock offering

     137   

Decrease in receivable for securities sold

     3,148   

Increase in interest, dividends and distributions receivable

     (154

Amortization of deferred debt offering costs

     738   

Amortization of mandatory redeemable preferred stock offering costs

     340   

Increase in other assets

     (430

Increase in payable for securities purchased

     31,242   

Decrease in investment management fee payable

     (2,371

Increase in accrued directors’ fees and expenses

     1   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (7,593

Decrease in current tax liability

     (12,036

Decrease in deferred tax liability

     (192,732
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     169,966   
  

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

Decrease in borrowings under term loan

     (51,000

Issuance of shares of common stock, net of offering costs

     17,716   

Cash distributions paid to common stockholders

     (65,006
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

     (98,290
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH

     71,676   

CASH — BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     1,515   
  

 

 

 

CASH — END OF PERIOD

   $ 73,191   
  

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consisted of reinvestment of distributions of $7,047 pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

During the three months ended February 28, 2015, interest paid was $19,447 and income tax paid was $12,036.

The Company received $15,259 of paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions during the three months ended February 28, 2015. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

 

     For the Three
Months
Ended
February  28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
November 30,
 
       2014     2013     2012  
                         

Per Share of Common Stock(1)

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 36.71      $ 34.30      $       28.51      $       27.01   

Net investment income (loss)(2)

    (0.13     (0.76     (0.73     (0.71

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.84     5.64        8.72        4.27   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from operations

    (2.97     4.88        7.99        3.56   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                           
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common dividends(3)

           (2.28     (1.54     (1.54

Common distributions — return of capital(3)

    (0.66     (0.25     (0.75     (0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions — common

    (0.66     (2.53     (2.29     (2.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                           

Effect of issuance of common stock

    0.01        0.06        0.09        0.02   

Effect of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                         0.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital stock transactions

    0.01        0.06        0.09        0.03   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.09      $ 36.71      $ 34.30      $ 28.51   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share of common stock, end of period

  $ 36.61      $ 38.14      $ 37.23      $ 31.13   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (2.1 )%(5)      9.9     28.2     19.3 % 

Total investment return based on net asset value(6)

    (8.0 )%(5)      14.8     29.0     13.4

Supplemental Data and Ratios(7)

       

Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period

  $ 3,652,756      $ 4,026,822      $ 3,443,916      $ 2,520,821   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       

Management fees (net of fee waiver)

    2.5     2.4     2.4     2.4

Other expenses

    0.1        0.1        0.1        0.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    2.6        2.5        2.5        2.6   

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

    2.0        1.8        2.1        2.4   

Income tax expense

    (8)      8.3        14.4        7.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4.6     12.6     19.0     12.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (1.6 )%      (2.0 )%      (2.3 )%      (2.5 )% 

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

    (8.7 )%(5)      13.2     24.3     11.6 % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    4.9 %(5)      17.6     21.2     20.4 % 

Average net assets

  $ 3,754,996      $ 3,967,458      $ 3,027,563      $ 2,346,249   

Notes outstanding, end of period

    1,435,000        1,435,000        1,175,000        890,000   

Credit facility outstanding, end of period

                  69,000        19,000   

Term loan outstanding, end of period

           51,000                 

Auction rate preferred stock, end of period

                           

Mandatory redeemable preferred stock, end of period

    524,000        524,000        449,000        374,000   

Average shares of common stock outstanding

    110,111,026        107,305,514        94,658,194        82,809,687   

Asset coverage of total debt(9)

    391.1     406.2     412.9     418.5

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(10)

    286.5     300.3     303.4     296.5

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

  $ 13.07      $ 13.23      $ 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 )% 

Total investment return based on net asset value(6)

    8.7     43.2     51.7     (46.9 )% 

Supplemental Data and Ratios(7)

       

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        (11) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                           

Term loan 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(9)

    395.4     420.3     400.9     338.9

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(10)

    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,
 
     2007     2006     2005  
                   

Per Share of Common Stock(1)

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $       28.99      $       25.07      $       23.91   

Net investment income (loss)(2)

    (0.73     (0.62     (0.17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.58        6.39        2.80   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (loss) from operations

    2.85        5.77        2.63   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value per share of common stock, end of period

  $ 28.27      $ 31.39      $ 24.33   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (4.4 )%      37.9     3.7

Total investment return based on net asset value(6)

    10.2     23.6     11.2

Supplemental Data and Ratios(7)

     

Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period

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

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     

Management fees (net of fee waiver)

    2.3     3.2     1.2

Other expenses

    0.2        0.2        0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    2.5        3.4        1.5   

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

    2.3        1.7        0.8   

Income tax expense

    3.5        13.8        6.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    8.3     18.9     8.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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

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

    7.3     21.7     10.0

Portfolio turnover rate

    10.6     10.0     25.6

Average net assets

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

Notes outstanding, end of period

    505,000        320,000        260,000   

Credit facility outstanding, end of period

    97,000        17,000          

Term loan outstanding, end of period

                    

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   

Asset coverage of total debt(9)

    328.4     449.7     487.3

Asset coverage of total leverage (debt and preferred stock)(10)

    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 three months ended February 28, 2015 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 based on market value 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) Not audited. Total investment return based on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the net asset value on the first day and a sale at the net asset value 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.

 

  (7) Unless otherwise noted, ratios are annualized.

 

  (8) For the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company accrued deferred income tax benefits of $192,731 (20.8% of average net assets) primarily related to unrealized losses on investments. Realization of the deferred tax benefit is dependent on whether there will 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 cannot be predicted whether the Company will incur a benefit in the future, a deferred income tax expense of 0% was assumed.

 

  (9) Calculated pursuant to section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act. Represents the value of total assets less all liabilities not represented by 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 and the Term Loan are considered senior securities representing indebtedness.

 

(10) 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 MRP Shares divided by the aggregate amount of Notes, any other senior securities representing indebtedness and MRP Shares. 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 and the Term Loan are considered senior securities representing indebtedness.

 

(11) 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.

 

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

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies that the Company uses to prepare its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946 — “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”

A. Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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. 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.

C. Calculation of Net Asset Value —  The Company determines its net asset value on a daily basis and reports its net asset value on its website. Prior to March 9, 2015, the Company reported its net asset value on its website 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.

D. 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. Any securities for which (a) reliable market quotations are not available in the judgment of KA Fund Advisors, LLC (“KAFA”), or (b) the pricing service does not provide a valuation or provides a valuation that in the judgment of KAFA is stale or does not represent fair value, shall each be valued in a manner that most fairly reflects fair value of the security on the valuation date. When price

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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.

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 February 28, 2015, the Company held 0.9% of its net assets applicable to common stockholders (0.4% of total assets) in securities valued at fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, with fair value of $31,129. See Note 3 — Fair Value and Note 7 — Restricted Securities.

E. 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 February 28, 2015, the Company did not have any repurchase agreements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

F. 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.

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 three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company did not engage in any short sales.

G. 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.

H. 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 three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company had $80,964 of return of capital and $133 of cash distributions that were in excess of cost basis. The cash distributions that were in excess of cost 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
February 28, 2015
 

Return of capital portion of dividends and distributions received

     81

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

   $ 12,315   

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

     68,649   
  

 

 

 

Total return of capital

   $ 80,964   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

I. 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.

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 months ended February 28, 2015, the Company received the following paid-in-kind and non-cash dividends and distributions.

 

      For the
Three Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Paid-in-kind dividends

  

Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. 

   $ 1,068   
  

Non-cash distributions

  

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

     7,018   

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

     7,173   
  

 

 

 
     14,191   
  

 

 

 

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

   $ 15,259   
  

 

 

 

J. Distributions to Stockholders — Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to holders of MRP Shares 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 holders of MRP Shares and common stock for the three months ended February 28, 2015 as either a dividend (eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) or a distribution (return of capital) will be determined after the end of the fiscal year based on the Company’s actual earnings and profits and, therefore, the characterization may differ from the preliminary estimates.

K. 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

adjusts the cost basis of the underlying partnerships accordingly. These amounts are included in the Company’s Statement of Operations.

L. 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 months ended February 28, 2015, the Company did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes. Tax years subsequent to fiscal year 2010 remain open and subject to examination by the federal and state tax authorities.

M. 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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.

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.

N.  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.

O.  Offering and Debt Issuance Costs — Offering costs incurred by the Company related to the issuance of its common stock reduce additional paid-in capital when the stock is issued. Costs incurred by the Company related to the issuance of its debt (credit facility, term loan or senior notes) or its preferred stock are capitalized and amortized over the period the debt or preferred stock is outstanding.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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.

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 measured at fair value on a recurring basis at February 28, 2015, and the Company presents these assets 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

   $ 6,772,656       $ 6,558,172       $ 183,355       $ 31,129   

The Company did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at February 28, 2015. For the three months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

As of February 28, 2015, the Company had Notes outstanding with aggregate principal amount of $1,435,000 and 20,960,000 shares of MRP Shares outstanding with a total liquidation value of $524,000. See Note 11 — Notes and Note 12 — Preferred Stock.

Of the $524,000 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 securities. Of the $1,435,000 Notes, the Series HH Notes ($250,000) are registered and are freely tradable. The Company categorizes the Series HH Notes as a Level 2 security. The remaining series of 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 ($1,185,000 aggregate principal amount) and the remaining MRP Shares ($229,000 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 Notes and MRP Shares on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities at principal amount or liquidation value. As of February 28, 2015, the estimated fair values of these leverage instruments are as follows.

 

Instrument

   Principal Amount/
Liquidation  Value
     Fair Value  

Notes (Series O and Q through GG and II through OO)

   $ 1,185,000       $ 1,234,700   

Notes (Series HH)

   $ 250,000       $ 250,800   

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

   $ 229,000       $ 241,900   

MRP Shares (Series E, F and G)

   $ 295,000       $ 298,670   

The following table presents the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended February 28, 2015.

 

      Equity
Investments
 

Balance — November 30, 2014

   $ 191,621   

Purchases

       

Issuances

       

Transfers out to Level 1 and 2

     (164,453

Realized gains (losses)

       

Unrealized gains, net

     3,961   
  

 

 

 

Balance — February 28, 2015

   $ 31,129   
  

 

 

 

The $3,961 of net unrealized gains relate to investments that are still held at February 28, 2015, and the Company includes these unrealized gains on the Statement of Operations — Net Change in Unrealized Gains.

The transfer out of $164,453 relates to the Company’s investment in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”) that became marketable during the first quarter of fiscal 2015 when its 15-month lock-up expired.

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 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 trades on the NYSE under the ticker “PAGP”. The Company values its investment in PAA GP on an “as exchanged” basis based on the public market value of Plains GP and categorizes its investment as a Level 2 security for fair value reporting purposes.

The Company owns Class B Units of Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”) that were issued in a private placement. The Class B Units are 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

models. If 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 for CPLP’s common units will be 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 the value of Clearwater Trust. 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 February 28, 2015:

Quantitative Table for Valuation Techniques

 

                  Range     Average  

Assets at Fair Value

  Fair Value    

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

  Low         High    

Equity securities of

  $ 30,939      - Convertible pricing model   - Credit spread     7.0%          7.5%        7.3%   

public companies – valued based on pricing model

     

- Volatility

- Discount for marketability

   

 

32.5%

5.0%

  

  

     

 

37.5%

5.0%

  

  

   

 

35.0%

5.0%

  

  

             

Equity securities of

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

private trust

             
             
 

 

 

             

Total

  $ 31,129               
 

 

 

             

 

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 focus on the energy sector. 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 February 28, 2015, the Company had the following investment concentrations:

 

Category

   Percent of
Long-Term
Investments
 

Securities of energy companies

     100.0

Equity securities

     100.0

Securities of MLPs(1)

     88.6

Midstream Energy Companies

     98.6

Largest single issuer

     10.1

Restricted securities

     3.2

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

(1) Securities of MLPs consist of 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) and partnerships that elected to be taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.

 

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 17, 2014, the Company renewed its agreement with KAFA for a period of one year. The agreement will expire on December 11, 2015 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 amended and extended its fee waiver agreement with KAFA for an additional one-year term expiring on December 11, 2015. The fee waiver agreement provides for a management fee of 1.375% on average total assets up to $4,500,000, a fee of 1.25% on average total assets between $4,500,000 and $9,500,000, a fee of 1.125% on average total assets between $9,500,000 and $14,500,000, and a fee of 1.0% on average total assets in excess of $14,500,000. The Company’s management fees for the three months ended February 28, 2015 were $23,373, net of management fee waivers of $812. The Company paid management fees at an annual rate of 1.33% of the Company’s average quarterly total assets (as defined in the investment management agreement).

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 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.

 

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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 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 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 February 28, 2015, 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 February 28, 2015, 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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). 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 or asset 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, if any.

During the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company paid $11,400 of federal income taxes and paid $636 of state income taxes. As of February 28, 2015, the components of the Company’s tax assets and liabilities are as follows.

 

Current income tax liability

   $ (162

Deferred tax assets:

  

Net operating loss carryforwards — Federal

   $ 110,121   

Net operating loss carryforwards — State

     10,504   

AMT credit carryforwards

     8,271   

Deferred tax liabilities:

  

Net unrealized gains on investment securities

     (1,335,405
  

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability, net

   $ (1,206,509
  

 

 

 

At February 28, 2015, the Company had a federal net operating loss carryforward of $325,135 (deferred tax asset of $110,121). 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 carryforward has an expiration date of 2035. In addition, the Company has state net operating loss carryforwards of $325,135 (deferred tax asset of $10,504). The majority of the state net operating loss carryforwards expires during 2035.

At February 28, 2015, the Company had alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforwards of $8,271. 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.

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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

February 28,
2015
 

Computed federal income tax at 35%

   $ 181,828   

State income tax, net of federal tax

     10,909   

Non-deductible distributions on MRP Shares and dividend received deductions

     (6
  

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit

   $ 192,731   
  

 

 

 

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. During the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company reduced its tax cost basis by $297,017 due to its fiscal 2014 net allocated losses from its MLP investments.

At February 28, 2015, the cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes was $3,206,656. The cost basis for federal income tax purposes is $845,069 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 losses from its MLP investments. At February 28, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 3,639,916   

Gross unrealized depreciation of investments

     (73,916
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 3,566,000   
  

 

 

 

 

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 (the “Securities Act”), 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. At February 28, 2015, 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 2 Investments

               

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.(1)

               

Partnership Interests

       (2)        (3)     6,402      $ 20,807      $ 183,355      $ 28.64        5.0     2.7

Level 3 Investments(4)

               

Capital Products Partners L.P.

               

Class B Units

       (2)        (5)     3,030      $ 22,158      $ 30,939      $ 10.21        0.9     0.4

Clearwater Trust

               

Trust Interest

       (6)        (7)     N/A        2,771        190        N/A                 
       

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  

  $ 24,929      $ 31,129          0.9     0.4
       

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total of all restricted securities

  

  $ 45,736      $ 214,484          5.9     3.1
       

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

(1) The Company values its investment in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”) on an “as exchanged” basis based on the public market value of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (“Plains GP”). See Note 3 — Fair Value.

 

(2) Security was acquired at various dates in prior fiscal years.

 

(3) 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. Upon exchange, the shares of Plains GP will be free of any restriction.

 

(4) 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.

 

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

 

(6) The Company holds an interest in the Clearwater Trust consisting primarily of a coal royalty interest. See Note 5 — Agreements and Affiliations.

 

(7) Unregistered security of a private trust.

 

 

8.    Derivative Financial Instruments

As of February 28, 2015, the Company held no derivative instruments, and during the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company did not have any activity involving derivative instruments. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies.

9.    Investment Transactions

For the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company purchased and sold securities in the amounts of $341,194 and $440,404 (excluding short-term investments and options).

10.    Credit Facility and Term Loan

At February 28, 2015, 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 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 three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company had no borrowings under the Credit Facility.

At February 28, 2015, the Company had a $150,000 unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan has a five-year commitment maturing on February 18, 2019, and borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.30%. The Company pays a fee of 0.25% per annum on any unused amount of the Term Loan. For the three months ended February 28, 2015, the average amount outstanding under the Term Loan was $4,133 with a weighted average interest rate of 1.51%. As of February 28, 2015, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan may be repaid and subsequently reborrowed. See Financial Highlights for the Company’s asset coverage ratios under the 1940 Act.

As of February 28, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the Credit Facility and Term Loan.

11.    Notes

At February 28, 2015, the Company had $1,435,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding.

 

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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 February 28, 2015.

 

Series    Principal
Outstanding,
February 28,
2015
     Estimated
Fair Value
February 28,
2015
     Fixed/Floating
Interest Rate
 

Maturity
Date

O    $ 65,000       $ 65,900       4.210%   5/7/15
Q      15,000         15,300       3.230%   11/9/15
R      25,000         26,200       3.730%   11/9/17
S      60,000         65,500       4.400%   11/9/20
T      40,000         44,300       4.500%   11/9/22
U      60,000         60,400       3-month LIBOR + 145 bps   5/26/16
V      70,000         72,400       3.710%   5/26/16
W      100,000         107,400       4.380%   5/26/18
X      14,000         14,100       2.460%   5/3/15
Y      20,000         20,500       2.910%   5/3/17
Z      15,000         15,600       3.390%   5/3/19
AA      15,000         15,700       3.560%   5/3/20
BB      35,000         37,000       3.770%   5/3/21
CC      76,000         81,100       3.950%   5/3/22
DD      75,000         76,100       2.740%   4/16/19
EE      50,000         51,200       3.200%   4/16/21
FF      65,000         67,800       3.570%   4/16/23
GG      45,000         47,000       3.670%   4/16/25
HH      250,000         250,800       3-month LIBOR + 125 bps   8/19/16
II      30,000         30,600       2.880%   7/30/19
JJ      30,000         31,100       3.460%   7/30/21
KK      80,000         85,300       3.930%   7/30/24
LL      50,000         50,500       2.890%   10/29/20
MM      40,000         40,800       3.260%   10/29/22
NN      20,000         20,500       3.370%   10/29/23
OO      90,000         92,400       3.460%   10/29/24
  

 

 

    

 

 

      
   $ 1,435,000       $ 1,485,500        
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

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 three months ended February 28, 2015, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding Notes was 3.24%.

As of February 28, 2015, 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 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%.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

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 February 28, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Notes agreements.

12.    Preferred Stock

At February 28, 2015, the Company had 20,960,000 shares of MRP Shares outstanding, with a total liquidation value of $524,000 ($25.00 per share). The table below sets forth the key terms of each series of the MRP Shares at February 28, 2015.

 

Series   Liquidation
Value

February 28,
2015
     Estimated
Fair Value
February 28,
2015
     Rate    

Maturity
Redemption
Date

A   $ 104,000       $ 110,700         5.57   5/7/17
B     8,000         8,400         4.53   11/9/17
C     42,000         45,900         5.20   11/9/20
E(1)     120,000         121,200         4.25   4/1/19
F(2)     125,000         126,350         3.50   4/15/20
G(3)     50,000         51,120         4.60   10/1/21
H     50,000         51,500         4.06   7/30/21
I     25,000         25,400         3.86   10/29/22
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
  $ 524,000       $ 540,570        
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

(1) Series E MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRE”. The fair value is based on the price of $25.25 as of February 28, 2015.
(2) Series F MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRF”. The fair value is based on the price of $25.27 as of February 28, 2015.
(3) Series G MRP Shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KYNPRG”. The fair value is based on the price of $25.56 as of February 28, 2015.

Holders of the series A, B, C, H and I 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.

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.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

Series A, B, C, H and I

 

Series E, F and G

Rating as of February 28, 2015 (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 February 28, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the asset coverage and basic maintenance requirements of its MRP Shares.

13.    Common Stock

During the three months ended February 28, 2015, the Company issued 484,966 shares of common stock pursuant to its “at-the-market” offering program (the “ATM program”) at an average price of $36.98 per share (gross proceeds of $17,933). 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 ATM program.

At February 28, 2015, the Company had 179,040,000 shares of common stock authorized and 110,381,879 shares outstanding. As of that date, KACALP owned 4,000 shares. Transactions in common shares for the three months ended February 28, 2015 were as follows:

 

Shares outstanding at November 30, 2014

     109,678,335   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

     218,578   

Shares issued in connection with the offerings of common stock

     484,966   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at February 28, 2015

     110,381,879   
  

 

 

 

14.    Subsequent Events

On March 11, 2015, the Company declared its quarterly distribution of $0.6575 per common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 for a total quarterly distribution payment of $72,576. The distribution was paid on April 10, 2015 to common stockholders. Of this total, pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, $7,283 was reinvested into the Company through the issuance of 222,046 shares of common stock.

On April 1, 2015, the Company renewed its ATM program which enables it to offer up to $100,000 of common stock. As of April 27, 2015, the Company had issued 226,064 shares of common stock through this program and received $7,900 in gross proceeds from these issuances.

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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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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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.

 

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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.