Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund Enters Into $75 Million Revolving Credit Facility

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:KYE) announced today that it has entered into a $75 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders. The Credit Facility has a 364-day term, maturing on February 15, 2019. The Credit Facility replaces the Fund’s $75 million unsecured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature on February 28, 2018.

The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility may vary between LIBOR plus 1.30% and LIBOR plus 1.95%, depending on the Fund’s asset coverage ratios. Based on the Fund’s current asset coverage ratios, the interest rate would be one-month LIBOR plus 1.30%. The Fund will pay a commitment fee of 0.20% on any unused amounts of the Credit Facility. As of February 15, 2018, the Fund had $9 million borrowed under the Credit Facility.

A copy of the new credit agreement is available on the Fund’s website at www.kaynefunds.com/kye/other-material-documents.

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc. 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. KYE’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, 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, coal or electricity.

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 statements. 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.

Contact:

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