(NYSE:KED) Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company (the “Company” or “KED”) announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.525 per share for the quarter ended November 30, 2014. This distribution represents an increase of 1.0% over the prior quarterly distribution and an increase of 5.0% over the same period last year.

The distribution will be payable on January 30, 2015 to common stockholders of record on January 26, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of January 22, 2015. The Company estimates that none of this distribution will be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes. This estimate is based on the Company’s anticipated earnings and profits for fiscal 2015 and its accumulated earnings and profits as of November 30, 2014. The final determination of the tax character of the distribution will be made in early 2016 when the Company can determine its actual earnings and profits for the full year (including gains and losses on the sale of securities for the remainder of fiscal 2015) and may differ substantially from this preliminary information.

The Company announced that its net asset value (NAV) as of November 30, 2014 was $348.5 million or $33.14 per share and announced that it will provide Adjusted NAV on a weekly basis. The Company’s Adjusted NAV is a non-GAAP measure and is intended to provide investors with a weekly update on the impact of price changes for the public securities in the Company’s portfolio.

Adjusted NAV will be calculated based on the same methodology as NAV (which is calculated as of the end of each fiscal quarter) and will incorporate updated values for the publicly-traded equity securities (including PIPE investments) and quoted debt investments in the Company’s portfolio, including any related income tax impact. The Company’s Adjusted NAV calculation will incorporate the Company’s weekly balance sheet (including borrowings on its credit facility and term loan, and accruals related to operating and administration expenses), but will not update the value of the non-traded securities in its portfolio (i.e., equity or non-traded debt investments in private companies, if any).

Adjusted NAV can be found at www.kaynefunds.com/ked/net-asset-value on the Company’s website. At the end of each fiscal quarter, NAV will be disclosed in a manner consistent with past practices.

The Company’s ten largest holdings by issuer at November 30, 2014 were as follows:

  Amount
($ millions)		  

Percent of
Long-Term
Investments

1. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP)

$46.9

8.6%
2. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Midstream Company) 46.1 8.4%
3. Regency Energy Partners LP (Midstream MLP) 45.5 8.3%
4. Williams Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) (1) 35.9 6.6%
5. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Midstream MLP) 29.0 5.3%
6. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 26.8 4.9%
7. Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (Midstream Company) (2) 23.6 4.3%
8. DCP Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream MLP) 22.8 4.2%
9. Natural Resource Partners L.P. (Minerals MLP) (3) 22.1 4.0%
10. Emerge Energy Services LP (Frac Sand MLP) 20.6 3.8%

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(1) On October 24, 2014, Williams Partners L.P. entered into a merger agreement with and into Access Midstream Partners, L.P. (“ACMP”). At November 30, 2014, KED’s investment in ACMP was $14.5 million (2.7% of long-term investments). The merger is expected to close in early 2015.

(2) KED holds an interest in Plains AAP, L.P. (“PAA GP”), which controls the general partner of Plains All American, L.P. KED’s ownership of PAA GP is exchangeable into shares of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (which trades on the NYSE under the ticker “PAGP”) on a one-for-one basis at KED’s option.

(3) On October 1, 2014, KED’s private investment in VantaCore Partners LP (“VantaCore”) merged with and into a subsidiary of Natural Resource Partners L.P. (“NRP”). KED received 1.983 million NRP common units as consideration for its equity interests in VantaCore.

The Company is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily through equity and debt investments. The Company will seek to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets together with the proceeds of any borrowings (its "total assets") in securities of companies that derive the majority of their revenue from activities in the energy industry, including: (a) Midstream Energy Companies, which are businesses that operate assets used to gather, transport, process, treat, terminal and store natural gas, natural gas liquids, propane, crude oil or refined petroleum products; (b) Upstream Energy Companies, which are businesses engaged in the exploration, extraction and production of natural resources, including natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil, from onshore and offshore geological reservoirs; and (c) Other Energy Companies, which are businesses engaged in owning, leasing, managing, producing, processing and sale of coal and coal reserves; the marine transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, as well as other energy-related natural resources using tank vessels and bulk carriers; and refining, marketing and distributing refined energy products, such as motor gasoline and propane to retail customers and industrial end-users.

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