Cushing® Asset Management and Swank Capital Announce a Constituent Change to The Cushing® Energy Index

DALLAS, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP, and Swank Capital, LLC, announce an upcoming interim change to the constituents of The Cushing(®) Energy Index (the "Index"). The Cushing(®) 30 MLP Index (the "Sub-Index") announced today that after the market closes on December 27, 2019, and effective on December 30, 2019, Index constituent Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE) will be removed from the Sub-Index and replaced with Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: PAGP). Consequently, per the Index's Methodology Guide, after the market closes on December 27, 2019, and effective on December 30, 2019, PAGP will replace TGE in the Index at TGE's then-current weight.

There will be no changes to the remaining constituents of the Index due to this event.

ABOUT THE CUSHING(®) ENERGY INDEX

The Cushing(® )Energy Index tracks the performance of widely held companies engaged in exploration and production, refining and marketing, and storage and transportation of oil, natural gas, coal and consumable fuels, as well as oil and natural gas equipment and services companies. Constituents of the Index are weighted based on current yield. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "CENI".

ABOUT CUSHING(®) ASSET MANAGEMENT AND SWANK CAPITAL

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, providing active management in markets where inefficiencies exist.

Cushing is also dedicated to serving the needs of MLP and energy income investors by sponsoring a variety of benchmarks, including The Cushing(® )30 MLP Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPX), The Cushing(® )30 MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI), The Cushing(®) MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPY), The Cushing(®)( )Energy Supply Chain Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CSCI), The Cushing(®) Transportation Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CTRI) and The Cushing(®) Utility Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CUTI). For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.

Contact:
Brian Atwood
214-692-6334
www.cushingasset.com

The Cushing(®) Energy Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing Asset Management, LP, which have 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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SOURCE Cushing® Asset Management, LP; Swank Capital, LLC