KKR & Co. L.P. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results

Significant realization activity drives record total distributable earnings

GAAP net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. was $96.7 million and $560.8 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, up from $46.1 million and $1.9 million in the comparable periods of 2011.

Assets under management (“AUM”) totaled $75.5 billion as of December 31, 2012, up from $66.3 billion as of September 30, 2012.

Fee related earnings (“FRE”) were $86.0 million and $319.8 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, down from $116.6 million and $417.2 million in the comparable periods of 2011.

Total distributable earnings were $546.3 million and $1,449.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, up from $146.5 million and $782.6 million in the comparable periods of 2011.

Economic net income (loss) (“ENI”) was $347.7 million and $2,130.9 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, up from $285.5 million and $750.9 million in the comparable periods of 2011.

After-tax ENI was $0.48 and $2.90 per adjusted unit for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, up from $0.33 and $0.73 per adjusted unit in the comparable periods of 2011.

Book value was $7.0 billion on a segment basis as of December 31, 2012, representing $9.87 per adjusted unit.

KKR & Co. L.P. declares a fourth quarter distribution of $0.70 per common unit, bringing year-to-date distributions for 2012 to $1.22 per common unit, up from $0.74 per common unit for 2011.