DALLAS, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cushing® Asset Management, LP, and Swank Capital, LLC, and announce an upcoming interim change to the constituents of The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index (the "Index"). On October 9, 2018, Index constituent Antero Midstream Partners LP AM entered into a Simplification Agreement with Antero Midstream GP LP AMGP and affiliated entities wherein AMGP would acquire AM, subject to the approval of AM unitholders and AMGP shareholders. Special meetings of AM unitholders and AMGP shareholders are scheduled for March 8, 2019, for the purpose of voting on the Simplification Agreement and related matters. Per the Index's methodology guide, after the market closes on March 8, 2019, and effective on March 11, 2019, AMGP will replace AM as a constituent of the Index at AM's then-current weight.
There will be no changes to the remaining constituents of the Index due to this event.
ABOUT THE CUSHING® MLP MARKET CAP INDEX
The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index provides a benchmark that is designed to track the performance of widely held midstream energy infrastructure companies, including master limited partnerships (MLPs) and non-MLP midstream corporations (each, a "Midstream Company" and collectively, "Midstream Companies"). The Index is weighted on a float-adjusted market capitalization basis, with the weight of each constituent capped at 7.5% at rebalance. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices while the constituents are selected from the entire universe of publicly traded Midstream Companies. The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "CMCI".
ABOUT CUSHING® ASSET MANAGEMENT AND SWANK CAPITAL
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 Midstream Companies 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® 30 MLP Index MLPX, The Cushing® MLP High Income Index MLPY ), The Cushing® Energy Index CENI, The Cushing® Energy Supply Chain Index CSCI, The Cushing® Transportation Index CTRI and The Cushing® Utility Index CUTI. For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.
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The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing Asset Management, LP, which have 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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