Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure Enters Into $20 Million Unsecured Credit Facility


HOUSTON, Aug. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KMF) announced that it entered into a $20 million unsecured revolving credit facility (“Bank Facility”) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The three-year Bank Facility matures on August 6, 2024, and borrowings under the Bank Facility will bear interest at a rate of 1-month LIBOR plus 1.35%. The Fund will pay a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on any unused amounts of the Bank Facility. As of August 6, 2021, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the Bank Facility.

A copy of the credit agreement is available on the Fund’s website at kaynefunds.com/kmf/#resources.

Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE: KMF) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, whose common stock is traded on the NYSE. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making cash distributions to its stockholders. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of Energy Companies and Infrastructure Companies. The Fund anticipates that the majority of its investments will consist of investments in ”NextGen” companies, which it defines as Energy Companies and Infrastructure Companies that are meaningfully participating in, or benefitting from, the Energy Transition. See Glossary of Key Terms in the Fund's most recent quarterly report for a description of these investment categories and the meaning of capitalized terms.

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