Alerian Announces Changes To The Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index

DALLAS, June 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced that following the close of business on Friday, June 19, the following names will be added to the Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index (CME: AMEI):

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP (NYSEMKT: CQP)
• EQT GP Holdings LP (NYSE: EQGP)
• Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE: ETE)
• Exterran Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EXH)
• Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (NYSE: MIC)
• MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX)
• NuStar GP Holdings LLC (NYSE: NSH)
• Phillips 66 Partners LP (NYSE: PSXP)
• SemGroup Corp (NYSE: SEMG)
• Shell Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: SHLX)
• Tallgrass Energy GP LP (NYSE: TEGP)
• Western Gas Equity Partners LP (NYSE: WGP)

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO), DTE Energy Co (NYSE: DTE), Emera Inc (TSE: EMA), EQT Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: EQM), Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP), Questar Corporation (NYSE: STR), and Western Gas Partners LP (NYSE: WES) will be removed from the index following the close of business on June 19.

The constituents of the index will be rebalanced in accordance with the existing index methodology. Constituent additions to and deletions from the index do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the investment merits of the respective securities.

About the Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index

The Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index is a composite of North American energy infrastructure companies engaged in the pipeline transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities. The index is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMEI) and on a total-return basis (AMEIX).

About Alerian

Alerian equips investors to make informed decisions about Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and energy infrastructure. Its benchmarks, including the flagship Alerian MLP Index (AMZ), are widely used by industry executives, investment professionals, research analysts, and national media to analyze relative performance. Over $18 billion is directly tied to the Alerian Index Series through exchange-traded products, delta one notes, and separately managed accounts. For more information, including index values, yields, constituents, and announcements regarding rebalancings, please visit www.alerian.com.

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