HOUSTON, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient
Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) today announced a
dividend of $0.07 per share for the
fourth quarter ending November 30,
2021. This distribution is payable to common stockholders on
November 29, 2021.
At the close of business on October 31,
2021, the Fund's total assets were $204.7 million and the Net Asset Value (NAV) per
share was $8.37. On October 31, 2021, the closing share price of the
Fund was $6.75, which was trading at
a 19.4% discount to the NAV.1 For the month ending
October 31, 2021 the Fund's NAV and
market price total returns were 7.7% and 6.3%, respectively,
compared to 5.6% for the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index
(AMEI).2
The Fund's fourth quarter dividend will be payable on
November 29, 2021 to common
stockholders of record on November 16,
2021. It is anticipated that this dividend will be a
combination of return of capital and ordinary income for tax
purposes. The final tax status of the dividend may differ
substantially from this preliminary information, and the final
determination of such amount will be made in early 2022 when the
Fund can determine its earnings and profits for the 2021 fiscal
year.
The Fund's quarterly dividends per share over the past year are
shown below:3
Amount
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Payable
Date
|
Ex-Date
|
Record
Date
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$0.070
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November 29,
2021
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November 15,
2021
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November 16,
2021
|
$0.070
|
August 30,
2021
|
August 16,
2021
|
August 17,
2021
|
$0.060
|
May 27,
2021
|
May 17,
2021
|
May 18,
2021
|
$0.060
|
February 25,
2021
|
February 16,
2021
|
February 17,
2021
|
$0.060
|
November 27,
2020
|
November 16,
2020
|
November 17,
2020
|
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Past performance is
not indicative of future results.
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The Fund
distributions are comprised of distributable cash flow generated
from its portfolio investments plus any realized capital gains. The
tax characteristics of the historical distributions can be found on
www.salientpartners.com/strategies/salient-midstream-mlp-fund/
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The Fund's top ten holdings as of October 31, 2021 are shown below:4
No.
|
Symbol
|
Name
|
Country
|
Asset
Type
|
Weight
|
1
|
-
|
EMG Utica | Offshore
Co-Investment LP
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
8.5%
|
2
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer,
L.P.
|
United
States
|
MLP
|
7.6%
|
3
|
OKE
|
ONEOK Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
6.1%
|
4
|
ENB
|
Enbridge
Inc.
|
Canada
|
C-Corp
|
5.9%
|
5
|
TRGP
|
Targa Resources
Corp.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
5.7%
|
6
|
MPLX
|
MPLX, L.P.
|
United
States
|
MLP
|
5.6%
|
7
|
LNG
|
Cheniere Energy
Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
5.5%
|
8
|
WMB
|
The Williams
Companies Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
4.8%
|
9
|
PAGP
|
Plains GP Holdings,
L.P.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
4.8%
|
10
|
PPL CN
|
Pembina Pipeline
Corp.
|
Canada
|
C-Corp
|
4.8%
|
|
59.3%
|
For illustrative purposes only. Current and future holdings are
subject to change and risk and are not recommendations to buy or
sell any security. Figures are based on the Fund's gross assets
ex-cash. Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC, October 31, 2021.
The Fund's unaudited balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 is shown below:
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
|
Balance
Sheet
|
October 31,
2021
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
(in
millions)
|
Investments
|
$201.1
|
Other
Assets
|
1.7
|
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
|
1.9
|
Total
Assets
|
$204.7
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Line of Credit
Payable
|
$54.9
|
Other
Liabilities
|
1.4
|
Total
Liabilities
|
$56.3
|
Net
Assets
|
$148.4
|
|
|
The Fund had 17.7
million common shares outstanding as of October 31,
2021.
|
Past performance is not indicative of future
results.
Amended and Restated By-Laws
The Fund's board of trustees (the "board"), after a deliberative
discussion, amended and restated the Fund's By-Laws (as amended,
the "by-laws") at its most recent meeting. The amendments reflected
in the by-laws provide that certain litigation relating to the
internal governance of the Fund (excluding claims arising under
federal securities laws) must be brought in federal or state courts
in Delaware and increased the
quorum for a shareholder vote on the election of trustees from a
third to a majority of shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
This high-level summary of amendments is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full by-laws, which will be posted on the
Fund's website and filed with the SEC in due course. Shareholders
should refer to the by-laws for more information.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment
objective is to provide a high level of total return with an
emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common
shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing
at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and
midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objective.
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 future results to differ
significantly from the Fund's 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; leverage risk; valuation
risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and
purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory,
administration and other service arrangements; and other risks
discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. 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.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a
real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of
strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and
tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment
advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient
portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and
closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was
founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San
Francisco. Learn more about Salient at
www.salientpartners.com.
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1 Past performance is not indicative
of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than
the data shown. The data shown are unaudited. Returns do not
reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on
Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.
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2 Source:
Salient Capital Advisors, LLC and Alerian, October 31, 2021. Past
performance is not indicative of future results. No investment
strategy can guarantee performance results. The index reflects the
reinvestment of dividends and income and does not reflect
deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The index is unmanaged and
not available for direct investment. "Alerian Midstream Energy
Select Index" and "AMEI" are trademarks of Alerian and their use is
granted under a license from Alerian.
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3 The
amount of dividends may vary depending on a number of factors. As
portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions
on Fund common shares could change. A portion of the Fund's returns
may be comprised of ordinary income, return of capital and net
realized capital gains. The Fund will determine the tax
characteristics of all Fund dividends after the end of the calendar
year and will provide shareholders such information at that
time.
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4 Fund
shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not
guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository
institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other
government agency. Data are based on total market value of Fund
investments unless otherwise indicated. The data provided are for
informational purposes only and are not intended for trading
purposes.
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