Swank Capital and Cushing® Asset Management Announce Rebalancing of The Cushing® 30 MLP Index

DALLAS, June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP, announce today the upcoming rebalancing of The Cushing(®) 30 MLP Index (the "Index") as part of normal index operations. After the markets close on June 16, 2017, the 30 constituents of the Index will be rebalanced, and the following changes will become effective on June 19, 2017.

Cushing(®) 30 MLP Index constituents, effective June 19, 2017:

                                          Company Name Ticker Index Weight        Status
                                          ------------ ------ ------------        ------

    Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.                          AHGP               3.33%    NEW
    --------------------------                          ----                ----     ---

    Antero Midstream Partners LP                         AM                3.33% Existing
    ----------------------------                        ---                 ----  --------

    Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.                    ARLP               3.33%    NEW
    --------------------------------                    ----                ----     ---

    Buckeye Partners, L.P.                              BPL                3.33% Existing
    ----------------------                              ---                 ----  --------

    Cone Midstream Partners LP                          CNNX               3.33%    NEW
    --------------------------                          ----                ----     ---

    DCP Midstream, LP                                   DCP                3.33% Existing
    -----------------                                   ---                 ----  --------

    Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP               DM                3.33% Existing
    --------------------------------------              ---                 ----  --------

    EnLink Midstream Partners, LP                       ENLK               3.33% Existing
    -----------------------------                       ----                ----  --------

    Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.                  EPD                3.33% Existing
    ----------------------------------                  ---                 ----  --------

    EQT Midstream Partners, LP                          EQM                3.33% Existing
    --------------------------                          ---                 ----  --------

    Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.                        ETE                3.33% Existing
    ----------------------------                        ---                 ----  --------

    Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.                      ETP                3.33% Existing
    ------------------------------                      ---                 ----  --------

    Genesis Energy, L.P.                                GEL                3.33% Existing
    --------------------                                ---                 ----  --------

    Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.                   MMP                3.33% Existing
    ---------------------------------                   ---                 ----  --------

    MPLX LP                                             MPLX               3.33% Existing
    -------                                             ----                ----  --------

    Noble Midstream Partners LP                         NBLX               3.33%    NEW
    ---------------------------                         ----                ----     ---

    NGL Energy Partners LP                              NGL                3.33%    NEW
    ----------------------                              ---                 ----     ---

    NuStar Energy, L.P.                                  NS                3.33% Existing
    -------------------                                 ---                 ----  --------

    ONEOK, Inc.                                         OKE                3.33% Existing
    -----------                                         ---                 ----  --------

    ONEOK Partners, L.P.                                OKS                3.33% Existing
    --------------------                                ---                 ----  --------

    Phillips 66 Partners LP                             PSXP               3.33% Existing
    -----------------------                             ----                ----  --------

    Rice Midstream Partners LP                          RMP                3.33% Existing
    --------------------------                          ---                 ----  --------

    Spectra Energy Partners, LP                         SEP                3.33% Existing
    ---------------------------                         ---                 ----  --------

    Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.                      SHLX               3.33% Existing
    ------------------------------                      ----                ----  --------

    Sunoco LP                                           SUN                3.33% Existing
    ---------                                           ---                 ----  --------

    Tallgrass Energy GP, LP                             TEGP               3.33%    NEW
    -----------------------                             ----                ----     ---

    Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP                       TEP                3.33% Existing
    -----------------------------                       ---                 ----  --------

    Tesoro Logistics LP                                 TLLP               3.33% Existing
    -------------------                                 ----                ----  --------

    Valero Energy Partners LP                           VLP                3.33% Existing
    -------------------------                           ---                 ----  --------

    Western Gas Partners, L.P.                          WES                3.33% Existing
    --------------------------                          ---                 ----  --------

Constituents removed, effective June 19, 2017:

                                   Company Name Ticker
                                   ------------ ------

    AmeriGas Partners, L.P.                      APU
    -----------------------                      ---

    American Midstream Partners, LP              AMID
    -------------------------------              ----

    Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P.            BWP
    ---------------------------------            ---

    Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.              SPH
    -------------------------------              ---

    Summit Midstream Partners, LP                SMLP
    -----------------------------                ----

    Western Refining Logistics, LP               WNRL
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ABOUT THE CUSHING(®) MLP INDEX

The Cushing(® )30 MLP Index tracks the performance of 30 publicly traded MLP securities that hold midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America, chosen according to a formula-based proprietary valuation model developed by Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP to rank MLPs for potential inclusion in the Index. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "MLPX".

ABOUT SWANK CAPITAL AND CUSHING(®) ASSET MANAGEMENT

Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP ("Cushing"), a subsidiary of Swank Capital, LLC, is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Cushing serves as investment adviser to affiliated funds and managed accounts which invest primarily in securities of MLPs and other natural resource companies.

Cushing is also dedicated to serving the needs of MLP and energy income investors by sponsoring a variety of industry benchmarks, including The Cushing(® )MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI), The Cushing(®) MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPY) and The Cushing(®) Upstream Energy Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CRTY). For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.

The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Cushing Asset Management, LP, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) ("S&P Dow Jones Indices") to calculate and maintain the Index. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("SPFS"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and, these trademarks have been licensed to S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices" and its related stylized mark(s) have been licensed for use by Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing Asset Management, LP. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, SPFS, Dow Jones nor any of their affiliates sponsor and promote the Index and none shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.

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