HOUSTON, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient
Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) today announced a
dividend of $0.171 per share for the
second quarter ending May 31,
2018.
At the close of business on April 30,
2018, the Fund's total assets were $257.6 million and the Net Asset Value (NAV) per
share was $10.68. On April 30, 2018, the closing share price of the
Fund was $10.05, which was trading at
a 5.9% discount to the NAV.1 For the month ending
April 30, 2018 the Fund's yield was
9.7%2 while the Fund's NAV and market price total
returns were 9.7% and 10.4%, respectively, compared to 8.1% for the
Alerian MLP Index.3
Across the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) and midstream
industry, many companies have announced plans to simplify their
corporate structure and funding models. Several management
teams are taking steps to reduce their cost of capital by removing
incentive distribution rights (IDRs) and reducing dividend or
distribution payments in order to internally fund capital
expenditures for the company rather than issuing more equity at
depressed prices.4 Management teams are looking to
create value for shareholders by reducing debt, improving their
credit rating, and funding growth capital via internally generated
cash flow versus the old model of more frequent equity
issuances.
The Fund's private equity investment in EMG Utica I Offshore
Co-Investment, L.P., continues to perform in line with expectations
and is now distributing cash to the Fund. While we do not
ultimately control the timing, we expect to monetize this asset at
some point over the next few years and redeploy the cash proceeds
into income generating midstream securities, which we believe
should help support future dividend growth for the Fund.
As a result of recent distribution and dividend cuts by some of
the Fund's holdings, as well as announced strategic consolidations,
mergers and other strategic initiatives relating to various company
goals discussed above, the Fund has elected to reduce its quarterly
dividend from $0.244 per share to
$0.171 per share.
The Fund's second quarter dividend will be payable on
May 30, 2018 to common stockholders
of record on May 17, 2018. 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 2019 when the Fund can determine its earnings and
profits for the 2018 fiscal year.
The Fund's quarterly dividends per share over the past year are
shown below:5
Amount
|
Payable
Date
|
Ex-Date
|
Record
Date
|
$0.171
|
May 30,
2018
|
May 16,
2018
|
May 17,
2018
|
$0.244
|
February 27,
2018
|
February 14,
2018
|
February 15,
2018
|
$0.244
|
November 29,
2017
|
November 16,
2017
|
November 17,
2017
|
$0.244
|
August 31,
2017
|
August 16,
2017
|
August 18,
2017
|
$0.244
|
May 31,
2017
|
May 17,
2017
|
May 19,
2017
|
Past performance is
not indicative of future results.
|
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/
|
The Fund's Top 10 holdings as of April
30, 2018 are shown below:6
Company
Name
|
Sector
|
Percent
of
Gross
Assets
|
ONEOK, Inc
|
Midstream
Company
|
9.8%
|
EMG Utica I Offshore
Co-Investment, L.P
|
MLP
Affiliate
|
9.2%
|
Targa Resources
Corp
|
Midstream
Company
|
9.0%
|
Plains GP Holdings,
L.P
|
MLP
Affiliate
|
6.4%
|
The Williams
Companies, Inc
|
MLP
Affiliate
|
6.0%
|
SemGroup
Corp
|
Midstream
Company
|
5.2%
|
Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P
|
MLP
|
4.8%
|
EnLink Midstream
LLC
|
MLP General
Partner
|
4.5%
|
Enbridge,
Inc
|
Midstream
Company
|
4.0%
|
Energy Transfer
Equity, L.P
|
MLP
|
3.9%
|
Total
|
|
62.8%
|
For illustrative
purposes only. Current and future holdings are subject to change
and risk. Figures are based on the Fund's gross assets. Source:
Salient Capital Advisors, LLC, April 30, 2018
|
The Fund's unaudited balance sheet as of April 30, 2018 is shown below:
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
|
Balance
Sheet
|
April 30,
2018
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
(in
millions)
|
Investments
|
$254.8
|
Other
Assets
|
2.5
|
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
|
0.3
|
Total
Assets
|
257.6
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Line of Credit
Payable
|
67.8
|
Other
Liabilities
|
0.6
|
Total
Liabilities
|
68.4
|
Net
Assets
|
$189.2
|
|
|
The Fund had 17.7
million common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2018.
|
Past performance is
not indicative of future results.
|
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
diversified asset management firm and leading provider of real
asset and alternative investment strategies for institutional
investors and investment advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive
suite of single-asset and multi-asset solutions designed to serve
as powerful building blocks for smarter, more efficient portfolios.
Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds
and separately managed accounts. Salient provides unconventional
market insights in its highly acclaimed Epsilon Theory
newsletter and Salient blog. Learn more about Salient at
www.salientpartners.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston, San
Francisco and New York.
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800-994-0755
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917-330-8934
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.
2 Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC. The rate
is annualized based on the latest dividend paid by the Fund divided
by the April 30, 2018 stock price. Past performance is not
indicative of future results.
3 Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC and Alerian,
April 30, 2018. 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 MLP Index", "Alerian MLP Total
Return Index", "AMZ" and "AMZX" are trademarks of Alerian and their
use is granted under a license from Alerian.
4 Incentive Distribution Rights (IDRs) give a limited
partnership's general partner an increasing share in the
incremental distributable cash flow the partnership generates.
5 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.
6 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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