UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22780

 

Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue

New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Tina M. Payne

280 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

COHEN & STEERS MLP INCOME AND ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Value

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED COMPANIES 123.2%

 

 

 

 

 

COAL 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Resource Partners LP(a),(b)

 

280,000

 

$

4,446,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPRESSION 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Compressco Partners, LP

 

100,000

 

2,699,000

 

Exterran Partners, LP(b)

 

158,460

 

4,595,340

 

USA Compression Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

278,640

 

7,289,222

 

 

 

 

 

14,583,562

 

CRUDE/REFINED PRODUCTS 23.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Buckeye Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

566,520

 

44,755,080

 

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP(b)

 

96,470

 

2,929,794

 

Enbridge Energy Management, LLC(b),(c)

 

1,051,105

 

37,650,579

 

Enbridge Inc. (Canada)(b)

 

151,588

 

7,560,579

 

Gibson Energy Inc (Canada)

 

74,547

 

2,499,069

 

Inter Pipeline Ltd. (Canada)

 

105,000

 

3,503,541

 

Lehigh Gas Partners LP

 

74,911

 

2,711,029

 

Magellan Midstream Partners, LP(b)

 

95,882

 

8,047,376

 

NuStar Energy LP(a),(b)

 

235,008

 

15,531,679

 

NuStar GP Holdings, LLC(b)

 

170,708

 

7,348,979

 

Plains GP Holdings, LP(b)

 

353,627

 

10,912,929

 

Rose Rock Midstream, LP(b)

 

50,477

 

3,078,592

 

SemGroup Corporation(b)

 

70,958

 

6,225,145

 

 

 

 

 

152,754,371

 

DIVERSIFIED MIDSTREAM 44.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Altagas Ltd. (Canada)

 

263,640

 

12,751,612

 

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.(b)

 

319,090

 

2,552,720

 

Energy Transfer Equity, LP(b)

 

493,082

 

29,905,423

 

Energy Transfer Partners, LP(b)

 

485,760

 

27,906,912

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP(a),(b)

 

1,399,934

 

56,879,318

 

Kinder Morgan Inc.(b)

 

174,270

 

7,016,110

 

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC(b),(c)

 

805,061

 

78,670,544

 

Martin Midstream Partners, LP

 

85,000

 

3,338,800

 

NGL Energy Partners LP(b)

 

254,072

 

10,818,386

 

Spectra Energy Corp(b)

 

276,457

 

11,517,199

 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

 

86,173

 

4,763,643

 

Williams Companies, Inc.(b)

 

303,213

 

18,022,981

 

Williams Partners LP(a),(b)

 

618,390

 

32,780,854

 

 

 

 

 

296,924,502

 

DIVERSIFIED UTILITIES 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

45,800

 

3,216,076

 

Sempra Energy

 

29,235

 

3,098,033

 

 

 

 

 

6,314,109

 

EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

EV Energy Partners LP

 

50,000

 

2,090,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GATHERING & PROCESSING 18.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Access Midstream Partners LP(b)

 

113,845

 

7,325,926

 

Crestwood Equity Partners LP(b)

 

367,300

 

4,683,075

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP(b)

 

301,689

 

7,047,455

 

DCP Midstream Partners, LP(a)

 

209,960

 

11,879,537

 

Enlink Midstream Partners, LP(b)

 

337,100

 

10,446,729

 

EQT Corporation

 

15,677

 

1,552,964

 

EQT Midstream Partners, LP(b)

 

52,650

 

5,132,849

 

MarkWest Energy Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

488,735

 

38,966,842

 

Midcoast Energy Partners LP

 

175,000

 

3,937,500

 

Regency Energy Partners LP(a),(b)

 

289,620

 

9,551,668

 

Southcross Energy Partners, LP(b)

 

366,739

 

8,108,599

 

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

 

72,397

 

3,098,592

 

Targa Resources Partners LP(b)

 

162,140

 

12,063,216

 

 

 

 

 

123,794,952

 

MARINE SHIPPING/OFFSHORE 12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dynagas LNG Partners LP

 

149,200

 

3,609,148

 

Golar LNG Partners LP (Marshall Islands)(b)

 

552,301

 

21,031,622

 

Hoegh LNG Partners LP (Marshall Islands)(d)

 

288,676

 

7,473,822

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP (Marshall Islands)(b)

 

170,380

 

4,779,159

 

Seadrill Partners LLC

 

265,152

 

9,155,699

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP (Marshall Islands)(b)

 

763,530

 

26,906,797

 

Teekay Shipping Corp (Marshall Islands)

 

85,000

 

5,212,200

 

Transocean Partners LLC (United Kingdom)(d)

 

60,676

 

1,729,873

 

 

 

 

 

79,898,320

 

 



 

NATURAL GAS PIPELINES 11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

743,071

 

$

30,882,031

 

Spectra Energy Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

139,957

 

7,976,149

 

TC Pipelines, LP(a)

 

109,207

 

6,401,714

 

TransCanada Corporation (Canada)(b)

 

113,070

 

6,076,226

 

Veresen Inc. (Canada)(b)

 

1,503,996

 

25,755,914

 

 

 

 

 

77,092,034

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

VTTI Energy Partners LP (United Kingdom)(d)

 

132,080

 

3,613,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPANE 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

AmeriGas Partners, L.P.(a)

 

170,339

 

7,881,586

 

Suburban Propane Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

162,288

 

7,216,947

 

 

 

 

 

15,098,533

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

NextEra Energy Partners LP(d)

 

47,063

 

1,652,382

 

Pattern Energy Group Inc.

 

64,620

 

2,083,026

 

TerraForm Power, Inc.(d)

 

30,250

 

945,010

 

TransAlta Renewables Inc.

 

168,500

 

1,811,611

 

 

 

 

 

6,492,029

 

OTHER 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cheniere Energy Partners, LP(a),(b)

 

638,125

 

21,121,937

 

Sprague Resources LP

 

375,000

 

9,768,750

 

Westlake Chemical Partners LP(d)

 

44,843

 

1,361,433

 

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp (Canada)

 

67,744

 

2,253,564

 

 

 

 

 

34,505,684

 

TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED COMPANIES
(Identified cost - $652,986,991)

 

 

 

817,608,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31, 144A(b),(e)

 

5,000,000

 

5,962,500

 

Farm Credit Bank, 6.75%, due 12/31/49, 144A(e)

 

23,500

 

2,482,188

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625%, due 12/31/23

 

90,675

 

2,491,749

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.500%, due 06/27/24

 

2,600,000

 

2,733,250

 

Societe Generale, 7.878%, due 12/18/23 144A(e)

 

1,800,000

 

1,877,310

 

 

 

 

 

15,546,997

 

BANKS - FOREIGN 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA, 9.00%, due 5/29/49 (Spain)(b)

 

2,400,000

 

2,670,000

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA, 7.00%, due 2/19/19 (Spain)

 

1,200,000

 

1,657,162

 

Banco do Brasil, 9.00%, due 6/18/24 144A (Cayman)(e)

 

2,000,000

 

2,020,000

 

Barclays PLC, 8.25%, due 12/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

1,000,000

 

1,061,179

 

Barclays PLC, 8.125%, due 12/15/14 (United Kingdom)

 

135,000

 

3,499,200

 

Barclays PLC, 8.00%, due 12/15/20 (United Kingdom)

 

950,000

 

1,354,503

 

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875%, due 1/23/24, 144A (France)(e)

 

1,550,000

 

1,676,906

 

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 6.657%, due 1/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

1,500,000

 

1,646,250

 

Nationwide Building Society, 6.875%, due 6/20/19 (United Kingdom)

 

1,700,000

 

2,851,160

 

 

 

 

 

18,436,360

 

CHEMICALS 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

CHS Inc., 7.10%, due 3/31/24

 

100,000

 

2,780,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., 8.50%, due 12/31/49

 

125,000

 

3,408,750

 

Colony Financial Inc., 8.50%, due 12/31/49

 

90,308

 

2,406,708

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, due 12/11/23

 

1,769,000

 

1,923,788

 

 

 

 

 

7,739,246

 

GATHERING & PROCESSING 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

DCP Midstream LLC, 5.85%, due 5/21/43 144A(e)

 

1,075,000

 

1,048,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

La Mondiale, 7.625%, due 4/23/49 (France)(b)

 

3,646,000

 

4,042,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, due 4/21/20, 144A (Cayman Islands)(e)

 

2,500

 

3,143,750

 

Embarq Corporation, 7.995%, due 6/1/36

 

4,000,000

 

4,509,560

 

Frontier Communications Corporation, 9.00%, due 8/15/31

 

5,000,000

 

5,425,000

 

T-Mobile, 6.542%, due 4/28/20

 

2,575,000

 

2,713,406

 

 

 

 

 

15,791,716

 

MARINE SHIPPING 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP, 7.25%, due 4/30/18 (Marshall Islands)(b)

 

231,021

 

5,870,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

American Realty Cap Properties Inc., 6.70%, due 1/3/19

 

90,000

 

2,127,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Enel S.P.A., 8.75%, due 9/24/73, 144A, (Italy)(e)

 

4,200,000

 

4,956,000

 

Integrys Energy Group, 6.00%, due 8/1/73

 

144,119

 

3,778,800

 

Nextera Energy Capital, 5.625%, due 6/15/72

 

95,000

 

2,303,750

 

 

 

 

 

11,038,550

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Identified cost - $80,828,500)

 

 

 

 

 

84,421,341

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost - $733,815,491)

 

135.9

%

 

 

902,029,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(35.9

)

 

 

(238,076,819

)

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $24.72 per share based on 26,855,452 shares of common stock oustanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

663,952,727

 

 


Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

(a)         All or a portion of this security is held by the Cohen & Steers MLP Investment Fund, a wholly-owned subsidiary.

(b)         All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s line of credit agreement. As of August 31, 2014, the total value of securities pledged as collateral for the line of credit agreement was $520,972,681.

(c)          Distributions are paid-in-kind.

(d)         Non-income producing security.

(e)          Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 3.5% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

 


 


 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1.  Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on December 13, 2012 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.  The Fund’s investment objective is to provide attractive total return, comprised of high current income and price appreciation. The Fund had no operations until February 8, 2013 when it sold 5,250 common shares to Cohen & Steers Capital Management Inc. (the investment advisor). Investment operations commenced on March 26, 2013.

 

Cohen & Steers MLP Investment Fund (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the state of Maryland, was formed on January 30, 2013 and commenced operations on March 26, 2013. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund in order to effect certain investments on behalf of the Fund, consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies as described in the Fund’s prospectus. The Fund expects that it will achieve a significant portion of its exposure to Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) through investment in the Subsidiary. Unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary may invest without limitation in MLPs. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund held an investment of $164,166,935 in the Subsidiary, representing 20.9% of the Fund’s total assets (based on U.S. Federal income tax regulations). The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Where the context requires, the “Fund” includes both the Fund and Subsidiary. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Note 2.  Portfolio Valuation

 

Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price.

 

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

 

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by the investment advisor to be over-the-counter, are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date as reported by sources deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. However, certain fixed-income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair market value of such securities.

 

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value.

 

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved

 



 

annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

 

Foreign equity fair value pricing procedures utilized by the Fund may cause certain non-U.S. equity holdings to be fair valued on the basis of fair value factors provided by a pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

 

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

 

· Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

· Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

· Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfer at the end of the period in which the underlying event causing the movement occurred. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities as of August 31, 2014.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 



 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Instruments

(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)(a)

 

Investments In Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies

 

$

817,608,205

 

$

817,608,205

 

$

 

$

 

Preferred Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

15,546,997

 

2,491,749

 

10,573,060

 

2,482,188

(b)

Banks - Foreign

 

18,436,360

 

3,499,200

 

14,937,160

 

 

Finance

 

7,739,246

 

5,815,458

 

1,923,788

 

 

Gathering Processing

 

1,048,125

 

 

1,048,125

 

 

Insurance

 

4,042,503

 

 

4,042,503

 

 

Integrated Telecommunication Services

 

15,791,716

 

 

15,791,716

 

 

Utilities

 

11,038,550

 

6,082,550

 

4,956,000

 

 

Other

 

10,777,844

 

10,777,844

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities(c)

 

$

902,029,546

 

$

846,275,006

 

$

53,272,352

 

$

2,482,188

 

 


(a)  Certain of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 3 and were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on significant unobservable inputs. A change in the significant unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

(b)  Valued by a pricing service which utilized independent broker quotes.

(c)  Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

Total
Investments
in
Securities

 

Master Limited
Partnerships and
Related
Companies —
Diversified
Midstream

 

Preferred
Securities -
Banks

 

Balance as of November 30, 2013

 

$

2,520,800

 

$

2,520,800

 

$

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

679,200

 

679,200

 

 

Transfers into Level 3(a)

 

2,482,188

 

 

2,482,188

 

Transfers out of Level 3(b)

 

(3,200,000

)

(3,200,000

)

 

Balance as of August 31, 2014

 

$

2,482,188

 

$

 

$

2,482,188

 

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned on August 31, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $172,577.

 


(a)  As of November 30, 2013, the Fund used significant observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments.

(b)  As of November 30, 2013, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of this investment. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund used a quoted price in determining the value of the same investment, which resulted from the expiration of a lockup on these shares on March 3, 2014.

 

Note 3.  Income Tax Information

 

As of August 31, 2014, the federal tax cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation in value of securities held were as follows:

 



 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

733,815,491

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

173,855,115

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(5,641,060

)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

168,214,055

 

 

Note 4.  Proposed Tax Regulation

 

On August 2, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations which, if adopted in their current form, would require the Fund to limit its overall investment in MLPs to no more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets. The proposed regulations would not limit the Fund’s investments in affiliates of MLPs or other Energy Investments structured as corporations rather than as MLPs. The proposal has no immediate impact on the current operations of the Fund. It has not been determined whether, when or in what form these proposed regulations will be adopted, or, if adopted, the impact such regulations may have on the Fund. If ultimately adopted as proposed, the regulations will apply to taxable quarters beginning at least 90 days after publication of the new rules.

 

The IRS had requested comments on the proposed regulations by October 31, 2013, and received a number of comments. The IRS adoption of the proposed regulations remains uncertain at this time.

 

The Fund’s investment advisor believes that, in the event the proposed regulations are adopted in their proposed form, the Fund will be able to otherwise continue to pursue its investment objective and strategies by either (i) maintaining its status as a regulated investment company by reducing its investments in MLPs and eliminating the Subsidiary or (ii) converting to a C-Corporation for tax purposes which would allow the Fund to invest up to 100% of its assets in MLPs, but which may have a negative impact on the Fund’s net asset value on the date of conversion as a result of recognition of deferred tax expense on Fund assets not held in the Subsidiary. Any change from the Fund’s current structure may negatively affect the price at which the Fund’s shares trade, and the Fund’s investment returns and distribution yield.

 


 


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                 The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

(b)                                 During the last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a)                                 Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

COHEN & STEERS MLP INCOME AND ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 28, 2014

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: James Giallanza

 

Title: President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 28, 2014

 

 

October 28, 2014