Cushing® Asset Management and Swank Capital Announce a Constituent Change to The Cushing® MLP High Income Index

DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cushing^® Asset Management, LP, and Swank Capital, LLC, announce an upcoming interim change to constituents of The Cushing^® MLP High Income Index (the "Index"). Per the Index's methodology guide, a constituent change due to a distribution cut will take place on the latter of the distribution ex-date or the last business day of the week that is at least five business days after the day on which the announcement is made. Due to the February 5, 2020, distribution cut announcement by Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (NYSE: BSM), after the market closes on February 14, 2020, (the last business day of the week at least 5 business days after BSM's announcement) and effective on February 18, 2020, ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) will replace BSM as a constituent of the Index at BSM's then-current weight.

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

ABOUT THE CUSHING^® MLP HIGH INCOME INDEX

The Cushing^® MLP High Income Index provides a benchmark that is designed to track the performance of 30 higher-yielding publicly traded midstream energy infrastructure companies, including master limited partnerships (MLPs) and non-MLP energy midstream corporations (each, a "Midstream Company" and collectively, "Midstream Companies"). Constituents are chosen according to a three-tiered proprietary weighting system developed by Cushing^® Asset Management, LP. The Cushing^® MLP High Income Index is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "MLPY".

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 industry benchmarks, including The Cushing^® 30 MLP Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPX) and The Cushing^® MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI). For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.

Contact:
Jon Abel
214-692-6334
www.cushingasset.com

The Cushing^® MLP High Income Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Swank Capital, LLC, and 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 maintain and calculate 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 S&P nor any of their affiliates sponsor and promote the Index and none shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.

SOURCE Cushing® Asset Management, LP and Swank Capital, LLC

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