Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at September 30, 2009

As of September 30, 2009, the Company's net assets were $979 million and its net asset value per share was $19.09. As of September 30, 2009, the Company's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 396% and the Company's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 327%.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company
Balance Sheet
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
                                  (in millions)
Investments                       $            1,443.5
Repurchase agreements and cash                 4.1
Deposits                                       24.6
Accrued income                                 0.7
Receivable for securities sold                 1.3
Other assets                                   2.2
Total assets                                   1,476.4
Short-term borrowings                          52.0
Senior notes                                   304.0
Preferred stock                                75.0
Total leverage                                 431.0
Payable for securities purchased               6.1
Deferred tax liability                         51.7
Other liabilities                              8.4
Total liabilities                              66.2
Net assets                        $            979.2
51.3 million common shares currently outstanding

Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream MLPs (70%), General Partner MLPs (8%), MLP Affiliates (8%), Propane MLPs (7%), Shipping (4%), Upstream MLPs (2%), and Coal and Other MLPs (1%).

The Company's ten largest holdings by issuer at September 30, 2009 were:

                                                         Units/Par ($)   Amount        Percent of
                                                         (in thousands)  ($ millions)  Long-Term
                                                                                       Investments
1.   Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP)  2,876           133.1         9.2%
2.   Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)   2,996           112.6         7.8%
3.   Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP)   3,829           108.4         7.5%
4.   Inergy, L.P. (Propane MLP)                          3,216           95.8          6.6%
5.   Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate)       1,830           86.6          6.0%
6.   Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)      1,845           78.5          5.4%
7.   MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)      3,056 / $2,000  74.1          5.1%
8.   Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (General Partner MLP)  2,490           69.7          4.8%
9.   Copano Energy, L.L.C. (Midstream MLP)               3,370           61.3          4.2%
10.  Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP)          2,758 / $5,000  59.3          4.1%

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

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SOURCE: Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company

KA Fund Advisors, LLC 
Monique Vo, 877-657-3863 
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