DALLAS, July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced that as of the close of business on Monday, July 23, 2018, the following companies will be added to the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index (AMEI):

• Buckeye Partners BPL
• BP Midstream Partners BPMP
• Crestwood Equity Partners CEQP
• Dominion Energy Midstream Partners DM
• Enable Midstream Partners ENBL
• Genesis Energy GEL
• Holly Energy Partners HEP
• Cheniere Energy Inc LNG
• Noble Midstream Partners NBLX
• NGL Energy Partners NGL
• NuStar Energy NS
• Shell Midstream Partners SHLX
• Summit Midstream Partners SMLP
• Tellurian TELL
• Valero Energy Partners VLP

CenterPoint Energy CNP, Cheniere Energy Partners CQP, Dominion Energy D, NuStar GP Holdings NSH, and OGE Energy OGE will be removed from the AMEI as of the close of business on Monday, July 23, 2018.

The index will be rebalanced in accordance with the index methodology change announced on Friday, June 29, 2018 and detailed on the alerian.com website on Monday, July 9, 2018. Constituent additions to and deletions from the index do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the investment merits of the respective securities.

About the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index
The Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index is an investable subset of the broad-based Alerian Midstream Energy Index. The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy commodities, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMEI) and on a total-return basis (AMEIX).

About Alerian
Alerian equips investors to make informed decisions about energy infrastructure and Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Its benchmarks are widely used by industry executives, investment professionals, research analysts, and national media to analyze relative performance. As of June 30, 2018, over $15 billion is directly tied to the Alerian Index Series through exchange-traded funds and notes, separately managed accounts, and structured products. For more information, including index values and constituents, research content, and announcements regarding rebalancings, please visit alerian.com.

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