Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a non-diversified, closed-endmanagement investment company registered under the Investment Company Actof 1940 whose common stock is traded on the NYSE. The Company's investmentobjective is to obtain a high after-tax total return by investing at least85% of its total assets in energy-related master limited partnerships andtheir affiliates, 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 gasliquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

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