Credit Suisse Announces Name Change for the Credit Suisse MLP Index ETN

The Credit Suisse Equal Weight MLP Index ETN will continue to trade on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol "MLPN"

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Aug 07, 2013, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The new name, Credit Suisse Equal Weight MLP ETN, is designed to better emphasize MLPN's equal weight investment strategy. MLPN is the only equally-weighted MLP exchange-traded product tracking oil and natural gas midstream MLPs.

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MLPN tracks the performance of the Cushing® 30 MLP Index, which consists of thirty MLPs holding midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America. The index uses a formulaic methodology, developed by Swank Energy Income Advisors, LP, to determine which MLPs are eligible for inclusion. The methodology focuses on companies' balance sheets, cash flows and cash distribution metrics, rather than market capitalizations, when ranking them for possible inclusion in the index. All MLPs in the index are reset to equal weightings quarterly.

The Cushing® 30 MLP Index only tracks MLPs in the midstream sector, which focuses on the gathering, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas and crude oil. These MLPs operate businesses with a "toll-road" type model, with revenues based on volume.

"The MLPN ETN is designed to provide investors with diversified exposure to the midstream MLP segment via an equal-weight approach. Many investors appreciate the emphasis away from larger cap stocks and toward smaller cap stocks, as well as the rebalancing away from outperforming stocks toward underperforming stocks, that equal-weight investing delivers," said Greg King, the New York-based head of exchange traded products for Credit Suisse.

The ETN may not be suitable for all investors and should be purchased only by knowledgeable investors who understand the potential consequences of investing in the ETNs.

More information on the Credit Suisse Equal Weight MLP Index ETN (MLPN) can be found on: www.credit-suisse.com/etn

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