DALLAS, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian
announced today that Golar LNG Partners (NASDAQ: GMLP) is expected
to be added to the Alerian MLP Index (NYSE: AMZ), replacing Copano
Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CPNO) in a special rebalancing.
Special rebalancings are triggered by corporate actions that
result in the termination of trading of an index constituent on a
major US exchange. Such corporate actions include, but are not
limited to, mergers, delistings, and bankruptcies. Pending
unitholder approval, CPNO will cease to trade on the NASDAQ due to
its merger with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP).
Golar LNG Partners owns and operates floating storage and
regasification units (or FSRUs) and LNG carriers under long-term
charters.
GMLP Shares Outstanding: 56,512,927
GMLP Investable Weight Factor: 0.49118850276504
The 50 constituents of the index will be rebalanced on a
float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted basis 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 MLP Index
The Alerian MLP Index is a
composite of the 50 most prominent energy Master Limited
Partnerships that provides investors with an unbiased,
comprehensive benchmark for this emerging asset class. The index,
which is calculated using a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted
methodology, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis
(NYSE: AMZ) and on a total-return basis (NYSE: AMZX). For index
values, yields, constituents, and announcements regarding
rebalancings, please visit www.alerian.com.
About Alerian
Alerian is an independent company that
provides objective market information. The company is a leader in
MLP and energy infrastructure market intelligence, providing
benchmarks, data sets, and analytics that are used extensively by a
range of industry stakeholders such as management teams, investment
professionals, research analysts, and national media. The Alerian
Index Series is used to analyze relative performance and to create
index tracking funds. Over $13
billion is directly tied to Alerian's indices, including the
leading benchmark of MLP equities: the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). For
more information, please visit www.alerian.com.
SOURCE Alerian