December 17, 2015 - 6:30 PM EST
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Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund Announces Distribution of $0.33 per Share for Q4 2015; Announces Investment in Closed-End Funds by Kayne Anderson

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:KYE) announced today its quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share for the quarter ended November 30, 2015. The distribution will be payable on January 15, 2016 to common stockholders of record on December 30, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of December 28, 2015.

“The board has elected to reduce the quarterly distribution from $0.485 per share to $0.33 per share, a reduction of $0.155 per share, in light of the weak conditions in the energy equity and debt markets,” said Kevin McCarthy, CEO of the Fund. “Our net distributable income has declined over the past twelve months due to a variety of factors, including merger activity (where the acquirer has a lower yield), the effects of deleveraging (where lower rate debt has been repaid by selling higher rate securities) and the dividend cut by Kinder Morgan, Inc. Further, we’ve become more convinced that MLP management teams will slow their distribution growth rates in 2016, and many MLPs will opt to build coverage instead and keep distribution levels flat. As a result of these factors, we’ve reduced the Fund’s dividend to a level that we believe is sustainable, given current market conditions.”

Separately, the advisor to the Fund, KA Fund Advisors (or “KAFA”), and its principals have agreed to purchase newly issued shares of KYE, KYN, KMF and KED, funded in part with 100% of the after-tax management fees received during the quarter. These purchases total $14 million across all the four closed-end funds managed by KAFA, and of this amount, $1.8 million will be invested in KYE. The purchases will be made at the greater of market price or net asset value as of the close of business on Friday, December 18. As of Wednesday, December 16, the purchase price for KYE would have represented a premium of 16.8% to the closing market price. Bob Sinnott, President and CEO of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors commented, “Kayne Anderson continues to believe in the long-term prospects of the Fund as well as the sustainability of the MLP market. Because Kayne Anderson is purchasing primary shares, this transaction at the same time strengthens the Fund’s balance sheet.” The transaction is expected to close on December 23, 2015.

The Fund estimates that none of its distribution for the quarter ended November 30, 2015 will be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. This estimate is based on the Fund’s anticipated earnings and profits for fiscal 2015 and its accumulated earnings and profits as of November 30, 2015. The final determination of the tax character of the distribution will be made in early 2016 when the Fund can determine its actual earnings and profits for the full year (including gains and losses on the sale of securities) and may differ substantially from this preliminary information.

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 obtain a high total return with an emphasis on current income by investing primarily in securities of companies engaged in the energy industry, principally including publicly-traded energy-related master limited partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships and their affiliates, energy-related U.S. and Canadian trusts and income trusts and other companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from operating assets used in, or providing energy-related services for, the exploration, development, production, gathering, transportation, processing, storing, refining, distribution, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

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 materially differ from the Fund’s historical experience and its present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statement. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; energy industry risk; commodity pricing risk; leverage risk; valuation risk; non-diversification 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 objectives will be attained.

KA Fund Advisors, LLC
Monique Vo, 877-657-3863
http://www.kaynefunds.com


Source: Business Wire (December 17, 2015 - 6:30 PM EST)

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