DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Capital, LLC and Cushing® Asset Management, LP announce a potential interim change to The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the "Index"). Index constituent Crestwood Midstream Partners LP CMLP previously entered into a merger agreement with Crestwood Equity Partners LP CEQP wherein CMLP would be acquired by CEQP, subject to the approval of CMLP unitholders. A special meeting of the unitholders of CMLP is scheduled for September 30, 2015, at 10:00 AM Central Daylight Time for the purpose of considering and voting on the proposed acquisition.
If the acquisition is approved, CMLP will be removed from the Index and replaced with EQT Midstream Partners, LP EQM after the markets close on September 30, 2015. The change will be effective on October 1, 2015.
The remaining constituents of the Index will be unaffected.
If the acquisition is not approved, there will be no change to the constituents of the Index.
ABOUT THE CUSHING® MLP INDEX
The Cushing® 30 MLP Index tracks the performance of 30 publicly traded MLP securities that hold midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America, chosen according to a proprietary fundamental scoring model developed by Cushing® Asset Management, LP to rank MLPs for potential inclusion in the Index. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "MLPX".
ABOUT SWANK CAPITAL AND CUSHING® ASSET MANAGEMENT
Cushing® Asset Management, LP ("Cushing"), a subsidiary of Swank Capital, LLC, is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Cushing serves as investment adviser to affiliated funds and managed accounts which invest primarily in securities of MLPs and other natural resource companies.
Cushing is also dedicated to serving the needs of MLP and energy income investors by sponsoring a variety of industry benchmarks, including The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI), The Cushing® MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPY) and The Cushing® Upstream Energy Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CRTY). For more information, please visit www.swankcapital.com/the-cushing-indices.
Contact:
Gavin Worthy
214-692-6334
www.swankcapital.com
The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Cushing Asset Management, LP, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) ("S&P Dow Jones Indices") to calculate and maintain the Index. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("SPFS"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and, these trademarks have been licensed to S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices" and its related stylized mark(s) have been licensed for use by Cushing Asset Management, LP. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, SPFS, Dow Jones nor any of their affiliates sponsor and promote the Index and none shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.
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SOURCE Cushing Asset Management, LP; Swank Capital, LLC
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