Vanguard Natural Resources to Be Removed from the Alerian Small Cap MLP Index

DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced today that Vanguard Natural Resources (NASDAQ: VNR) will be removed from the Alerian Small Cap MLP Index (AMSI) in a special rebalancing after market close on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Special rebalancings are triggered by corporate actions such as mergers, bankruptcies, and liquidations. VNR filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

The index will be rebalanced in accordance with its existing methodology. Constituent additions to and deletions from the index do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the investment merits of the respective securities.

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