Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at December 31, 2012

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) KMF today provided a summary unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as of December 31, 2012.

As of December 31, 2012, the Fund's net assets were $620 million and its net asset value per share was $28.32. As of December 31, 2012, the Fund's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 466% and the Fund's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 346%.

Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc. Statement of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
						(in millions)				Per Share
Investments						$	879.9			$	40.19
Cash							1.3				0.06
Deposits							0.2				0.01
Accrued income							3.5				0.16
Other assets							2.3				0.10
Total assets							887.2				40.52
Credit facility borrowings							22.0				1.00
Senior notes							165.0				7.54
Preferred stock							65.0				2.97
Total leverage							252.0				11.51
Distribution payable							9.7				0.44
Payable for securities purchased							0.2				0.01
Other liabilities							5.3				0.24
Total liabilities							15.2				0.69
Net assets						$	620.0			$	28.32
The Fund had 21.90 million common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2012.

As of December 31, 2012, equity and debt investments were 84% and 16%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments of $880 million. Long-term investments were comprised of Midstream Companies (42%), MLP and MLP Affiliate (38%), Other Energy (3%), Other (1%) and Debt (16%).

The Fund's ten largest holdings by issuer at December 31, 2012 were:

								Units (in thousands)			Amounts ($ millions)				Percent of Long-Term Investments
1.				The Williams Companies, Inc. (Midstream Company)				2,472			$80.9				9.2%
2.				Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate)				1,008			76.1				8.6%
3.				Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Midstream Company)				1,913			67.6				7.7%
4.				ONEOK, Inc. (Midstream Company)				1,478			63.2				7.2%
5.				Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (MLP Affiliate)				1,129			32.6				3.7%
6.				Golar LNG Partners LP (Midstream Company)				914			27.3				3.1%
7.				Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)				557			24.6				2.8%
8.				Targa Resources Corp. (Midstream Company)				413			21.8				2.5%
9.				Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP)				459			20.8				2.4%
10.				Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP)				932			20.2				2.3%

The Fund 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 Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its stockholders by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of companies in the Midstream/Energy Sector, consisting of: (a) Midstream Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”), (b) Midstream Companies, (c) Other MLPs and (d) Other Energy Companies. The Fund anticipates that the majority of its investments will consist of investments in Midstream MLPs and Midstream Companies. See Glossary of Key Terms on page ii of the Prospectus for definitions of certain key terms.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release 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 differ from the Fund'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; MLP industry risk; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be attained.