Cushing® Closed-End Funds Announce New Board Trustee Member

DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cushing^® MLP Total Return Fund (NYSE: SRV), Cushing^® Energy Income Fund (formerly known as the Cushing^® Royalty & Income Fund) (NYSE:  SRF), The Cushing^® Renaissance Fund (NYSE: SZC), The Cushing^® MLP Infrastructure Master Fund, The Cushing^® MLP Infrastructure Fund I and The Cushing^® MLP Infrastructure Fund II, (collectively, the "Funds") are pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda Cline as a new Cushing Funds Trustee, effective today.

Ms. Cline is currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer for the Kimbell Art Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. She brings to the Trustee position over ten years of experience, serving as an Independent Trustee of the American Beacon Funds and an Independent Director for Tyler Technologies, Inc. and Range Resources Corporation.

She graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Summa cum laude. She is a certified public accountant.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the Funds and Cushing believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the Funds and Cushing do not assume a duty to update this forward-looking statement.

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SOURCE Cushing® Asset Management