ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Unaudited Balance Sheet Information as of August 31, 2018

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: CTR) announced today the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, the net asset value and asset coverage ratio of the Fund as of August 31, 2018.

As of August 31, 2018, the Fund’s net assets were $472.7 million, and its net asset value per share was $12.31. The Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) with respect to senior indebtedness was 348% and the Fund’s asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage was 325%.

As of August 31, 2018

Amount (millions)

Per Share

        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Investments
        
        
        
        
          $ 694.1
        
        
        
        
          $ 18.08
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Cash and Cash Equivalents
        
        
        
        
          3.4
        
        
        
        
          $ 0.09
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Other Assets
        
        
        
        
          2.6
        
        
        
        
          $ 0.07
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total Assets
        
        
        
        
          $ 700.1
        
        
        
        
          $ 18.24
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Senior Notes*
        
        
        
        
          $ 142.0
        
        
        
        
          $ 3.70
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Loans Outstanding*
        
        
        
        
          54.0
        
        
        
        
          1.41
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares*
        
        
        
        
          14.0
        
        
        
        
          0.36
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total Leverage
        
        
        
        
          $ 210.0
        
        
        
        
          $ 5.47
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Deferred Tax Liability
        
        
        
        
          $ 14.1
        
        
        
        
          $ 0.37
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Other Liabilities
        
        
        
        
          3.3
        
        
        
        
          0.09
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total Liabilities
        
        
        
        
          $ 17.4
        
        
        
        
          $ 0.46
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Net Assets
        
        
        
        
          $ 472.7
        
        
        
        
          $ 12.31
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Outstanding Shares
        
        
        
        
          38,400,142
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          * The Fund's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to 
          senior indebtedness was 348%.
        
      
      
        
          * The Fund's asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to 
          total leverage was 325%.
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Top Ten Holdings (as of August 31, 2018)**
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          Market Value
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Name
        
        
           
        
        
          (millions)
        
        
        
        
          % of Investments
        
        
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          Enterprise Products Partners LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 67.2
        
        
        
        
          9.6%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Energy Transfer Partners LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 54.8
        
        
        
        
          7.9%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Williams Cos Inc.
        
        
        
        
          $ 45.6
        
        
        
        
          6.5%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          ONEOK, Inc.
        
        
        
        
          $ 39.2
        
        
        
        
          5.6%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Magellan Midstream Partners LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 35.2
        
        
        
        
          5.1%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Genesis Energy LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 32.4
        
        
        
        
          4.7%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Targa Resources Corp.
        
        
        
        
          $ 31.6
        
        
        
        
          4.5%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          EnLink Midstream Partners LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 26.4
        
        
        
        
          3.8%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Plains All American Pipeline LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 24.9
        
        
        
        
          3.6%
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
        
        
        
        
          $ 21.1
        
        
        
        
          3.0%
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          $ 378.4
        
        
        
        
          54.3%
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          **Subject to change at any time
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          ***Percent of Total Investments
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) and subadvised by ClearBridge Investments, LLC (“ClearBridge”). LMPFA and ClearBridge are wholly owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

This financial data is unaudited.

The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-Q or a semi-annual or annual report from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

For more information about the Fund, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s website at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Fund’s complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Fund.

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