MLP Investment Products Catering to a Spectrum of Investor Needs

MLP Investment Products Catering to a Spectrum of Investor Needs Platts 2011 MLP Conference Kenny Feng, CFA President & CEO

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3 MLPs: Core to a Diversified Portfolio Value of $1,000 Invested $7,000 $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: Bloomberg as of 9/30/11 AMZI AMZ REITs DJIA Utilities S&P 500

4 Are Investors Better Off Owning Individual MLPs? 100% MLP Fund Performance Since Inception vs Individual MLPs 90% Percent of MLPs that Outperformed Each Fund 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Source: Alerian as of 10/7/11

5 Investor Appetite Spurs MLP Product Creation From 1981 early 2000s, MLPs were primarily held directly by individual investors In the early 2000s, pooled MLP investment vehicles began to emerge, as investors desired: - Portfolio diversification - Easier tax filings (K-1s, state taxes) - A 401(k) / IRA eligible product - An institution-friendly product Structural considerations - Liquidity constraints - Regulated Investment Company ( RIC Compliant ) vs. Registered Investment Company ( C-Corp Tax ) - Fees

Various MLP Products to Suite Investor Needs Product Type Direct Investment Closed End Funds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Notes Exchange Traded Funds Tax Characteristic Flow-Through Yes Yes Yes No Yes Tax Treatment Ordinary Income Qualified Dividend Qualified Dividend Ordinary Income Qualified Dividend Tax Form Form K-1 Form 1099 Form 1099 Form 1099 Form 1099 IRA/401k Eligible Taxable Beyond $1,000 in UBTI Yes Yes Yes Yes Leverage No Varies Varies Varies No Annual Fee None Varies Varies 0.85% 0.85% First Fund Launched N/A February 2004 March 2010 July 2009 August 2010 Total Funds N/A 15 9 8 1 AUM ($ MM) N/A $8,066 $1,578 $3,347 $1,390 Exchange-Traded Products Include: AMJ, AMLP, MLPG, MLPI, MLPL, MLPN, MLPS, MLPW and MLPY Mutual Funds Include: CCCAX, CSHAX, INFRX, MGMLPCA, MLPAX, MLPDX, MLPFX, MLPPX, and TORTX Closed-End Funds Include: CEM, EMO, FEN, FMO, JMF, KED, KYN, MTP, NTG, SRV, TPZ, TTO, TYG, TYN, and TYY 6 Source: Alerian, Bloomberg as of 10/10/11

7 MLP Investment Product IPO Timeline 16 Number of Funds 14 12 10 8 6 CCCAX INFRX MLPW CSHAX MLPS MLPPX AMLP NTG MLPG CEM 4 MLPN FMO SRV MLPI EMO TORTX 2 0 KYN BSR MLPFX MLPY FEN TYN MTP TPZ MLPDX JMF TYG TYY KED TTO AMJ MLPAX AMLPX 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: NAPTP as of 9/30/11 CEF ETF Mutual Fund ETN

8 MLP Exchange Traded Product Growth (AUM) $5,000 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $3,000 (Millions) $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $0 Source: Bloomberg as of 9/30/11 AMJ AMLP MLPG MLPI MLPL MLPN MLPS MLPW MLPY

9 AMJ: 20% of the Global ETN Market Source: IndexUniverse as of 10/6/11

10 AMLP: Consistent Asset Growth Despite Price Volatility 17.00 100 16.50 80 NAV ($) 16.00 15.50 15.00 60 40 Shares Outstanding (Millions) 14.50 20 14.00 0 Source: Alerian as of 9/30/11 Shares Outstanding NAV

11 MLP Mutual Fund Growth (AUM) $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 (Millions) $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 Source: Bloomberg as of 9/30/11 MLPFX MLPAX MLPDX CCCAX CSHAX INFRX AMLPX MLPPX TORTX

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AMZ: Leading Benchmark of the Asset Class The Alerian MLP Index (NYSE: AMZ) is a composite of the 50 most prominent energy Master Limited Partnerships Float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted calculation methodology Only statistically significant, academically accepted benchmarking methodology Liquidity creates greater price transparency and accuracy for asset class pricing The AMZ was the first real time MLP index and is the leading benchmark of the asset class MLPs reference the AMZ throughout their investor presentations, website fact sheets, annual reports, as well as for internal benchmarking purposes Research analysts, investment bankers, and investment managers use the AMZ in their client reports to track the performance of the energy MLP sector The AMZ is the benchmark for the NYSE: AMJ, a $2.8 billion exchange-traded note 14

Other Alerian MLP Indices Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI / AMZIX) 25 MLPs whose constituents earn a majority of cash flow (>50%) from the transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities Methodology: Capped 1, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index (ANGI / ANGIX) 20 MLPs whose constituents earn a majority of cash flow (>50%) from the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas and natural gas liquids. Methodology: equal-weighted Alerian Large Cap Index (ALCI / ALCIX) Top 15 largest MLPs by market capitalization Methodology: equal-weighted 1 Capped to increase diversification. Top 2 names capped at 9.49%, third through sixth names capped at 6.99%, with remainder proportionately distributed to remaining constituents 15

16 Trusted Innovation and Data Integrity Market-leading data depth 15 years of price, distribution yield, and total return performance data available in daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly formats Quarterly summary and composition analysis data, including share counts and float adjustment factors for each underlying constituent Rigorous data checking process Other index publishers utilize units outstanding and float numbers from inaccurate and/or outdated databases Alerian maintains a custom database that incorporates recent public equity offerings, PIPE transactions, and special units outstanding First mover advantage Some copycat indices have used quirks in an attempt to differentiate themselves Others have engaged in data mining to produce specific results Transparency Methodology is highly structured and publicly available Index rebalancings and constituent changes are publicly announced via PR Newswire

17 Innovation Ahead of Industry Trends 2006 Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) Launched 10 years of price and total returns, distribution yields, and market capitalization The index went live on the New York Stock Exchange on 1 June 2006 2007 Widespread Adoption Corporate presentations and websites, Annual reports and 10-Ks, research analyst reports, end-ofyear compensation decisions 2008 Creation of the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) Following sector downturn, investors refocused on infrastructure assets with toll-road business models 2009 Launch of an Exchange-Traded Note NYSE: AMJ began trading on 2 April 2009 Largest MLP pooled investment vehicle with over $2.8 billion in assets today 2010 Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) Launched First in the Asset Class 2 nd highest volume of any ETF launch in past three years

18 Full Suite of Linked Products Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Alerian MLP ETF JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN UBS E-TRACS Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index ETN NYSE Ticker Symbol AMLP AMJ MLPI MLPL MLPG Licensee ALPS JPMorgan UBS (E-TRACS) UBS (E-TRACS) UBS (E-TRACS) Underlying Index Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) Alerian MLP Natural Gas Index (ANGI) Annual Fee (%) 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% Total Assets (million) Exchanged Traded Notes (ETNs) $1,371 $2,790 $170 $71 $13 As of 9/30/11 Total Alerian Linked-Products AUM ($ million): $4,415