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Swank Capital and Cushing® Asset Management Announce Rebalancing of The Cushing® 30 MLP Index

MLPX | December 11, 2015

DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Capital, LLC and Cushing^® Asset Management, LP announce today the upcoming rebalancing of The Cushing^® 30 MLP Index (the "Index") as part of normal index operations. After the markets close on December 18, 2015, the 30 constituents of the Index will be rebalanced, effective December 21, 2015, as follows. Although there will be changes to the constituent weightings, there will be no changes to the Index constituents on this date.

Cushing^® 30 MLP Index constituents, effective December 21, 2015:
Company Name	Ticker	Index Weight	Status
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.	ARLP	3.33%	Existing
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.	APU	3.33%	Existing
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P.	BWP	3.33%	Existing
Buckeye Partners, L.P.	BPL	3.33%	Existing
DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.	DPM	3.33%	Existing
EQT Midstream Partners, LP	EQM	3.33%	Existing
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP	ENLK	3.33%	Existing
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	EEP	3.33%	Existing
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.	ETE	3.33%	Existing
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.	ETP	3.33%	Existing
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.	EPD	3.33%	Existing
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.	FGP	3.33%	Existing
MPLX LP	MPLX	3.33%	Existing
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	MMP	3.33%	Existing
NGL Energy Partners LP	NGL	3.33%	Existing
ONEOK Partners, L.P.	OKS	3.33%	Existing
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	PAA	3.33%	Existing
Plains GP Holdings, L.P.	PAGP	3.33%	Existing
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.	RRMS	3.33%	Existing
Summit Midstream Partners, LP	SMLP	3.33%	Existing
Sunoco LP	SUN	3.33%	Existing
Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.	SXL	3.33%	Existing
Targa Resources Partners, L.P.	NGLS	3.33%	Existing
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP	TEP	3.33%	Existing
Targa Resources Corp.	TRGP	3.33%	Existing
Tesoro Logistics LP	TLLP	3.33%	Existing
The Williams Companies, Inc.	WMB	3.33%	Existing
Western Gas Partners, L.P.	WES	3.33%	Existing
Western Refining Logistics, LP	WNRL	3.33%	Existing
Williams Partners, L.P.	WPZ	3.33%	Existing

ABOUT THE CUSHING^® MLP INDEX

The Cushing^®30 MLP Index tracks the performance of 30 publicly traded MLP securities that hold midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America, chosen according to a proprietary fundamental scoring model developed by Cushing^® Asset Management, LP to rank MLPs for potential inclusion in the Index. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "MLPX".

ABOUT SWANK CAPITAL AND CUSHING^® ASSET MANAGEMENT

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 which invest primarily in securities of MLPs and other natural resource companies.

Cushing is also dedicated to serving the needs of MLP and energy income investors by sponsoring a variety of industry benchmarks, including The Cushing^®MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI), The Cushing^® MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPY) and The Cushing^® Upstream Energy Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CRTY). For more information, please visit www.swankcapital.com/the-cushing-indices.

The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of 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 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 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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