Filed Pursuant to Rule 497
Registration No. 333-178695
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FUND INC.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 DATED JANUARY 9, 2015 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 2, 2014
Recent developments
On January 8, 2015, ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc. (the Fund) completed the private placement of 420 shares of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of $42 million (MRPS). Net proceeds from the offering will be used to make new portfolio investments and for general corporate purposes.
The table below summarizes the key terms of the MRPS.
Security | Aggregate Liquidation |
Shares | Rate | Liquidation Preference |
Maturity | |||||||||||||||
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock |
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Series A |
$ | 19 million | 190 | 3.85 | % | $ | 100,000 | 1/08/21 | ||||||||||||
Series B |
$ | 23 million | 230 | 4.18 | % | $ | 100,000 | 1/08/23 |