UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report: February 13, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36011   38-3899432

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3010 Briarpark Drive

Houston, Texas 77042

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(855) 283-9237

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On February 13, 2015, Phillips 66 Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC (the “General Partner”), Phillips 66 Company (“P66 Company”), and Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC (“P66 Pipeline”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66 (“PSX”). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership agreed to acquire from P66 Company and P66 Pipeline certain pipeline interests, each as described in more detail below (the “Pipeline Transaction”):

 

    A 19.46% equity interest in Explorer Pipeline Company (“Explorer”), which owns and operates the Explorer Pipeline, an approximately 1,830-mile refined petroleum product pipeline extending from the Texas Gulf Coast to Indiana with a current throughput capacity of approximately 660,000 barrels per day that transports gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel to more than 70 major cities in 16 U.S. states.

 

    A 100% equity interest in Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC, the owner of a one-third equity interest in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC, which owns the 720-mile, fee-based Sand Hills natural gas liquids (“NGL”) pipeline that transports NGL from plants in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale to facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu market hub. The Sand Hills NGL pipeline has a current capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.

 

    A 100% equity interest in Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC, the owner of a one-third equity interest in DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, which owns the 800-mile, fee-based Southern Hills NGL pipeline that transports NGL from the Midcontinent region to the Mont Belvieu market hub. The Southern Hills NGL pipeline has a current capacity of 175,000 barrels per day.

The Sand Hills and Southern Hills NGL pipelines are operated by DCP Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed by DCP Midstream, LLC, which is a joint venture between PSX and Spectra Energy Corp.

In exchange for the pipeline equity interests acquired by the Partnership in the Pipeline Transaction, P66 Company will receive total consideration of approximately $1.01 billion, consisting of approximately $880 million in cash and the issuance of 1,726,914 newly issued PSXP units, to be allocated between common units to P66 Company and general partner units in a proportion allowing the General Partner to maintain its 2% general partner interest in the Partnership.

The Pipeline Transaction is expected to close in early March 2015. The closing of the Pipeline Transaction is subject to standard closing conditions, including, among others: (i) the continued accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the Contribution Agreement; (ii) the performance by each party of its respective obligations under the Contribution Agreement; (iii) the absence of any legal proceeding or order by a governmental authority restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Pipeline Transaction; (iv) the

 

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absence of a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the interests to be acquired in the Pipeline Transaction; (v) the execution of certain agreements and delivery of certain documents related to the consummation of the Pipeline Transaction, including an amendment to the Partnership’s existing omnibus agreement with P66 Company; and (vi) the receipt by the Partnership of sufficient proceeds from financing arrangements to pay the cash consideration payable by the Partnership in the Pipeline Transaction.

Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, and subject to certain limitations, the Partnership has agreed to indemnify P66 Company, P66 Pipeline and their respective affiliates (other than the Partnership and its subsidiaries), directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “P66 Company Parties”) for any and all damages resulting from any breach of a representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of the Partnership and for certain other matters. Similarly, P66 Company and P66 Pipeline have agreed to indemnify the Partnership, its subsidiaries and its and their respective affiliates (other than any of the P66 Company Parties), directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives for any and all damages resulting from any breach of a representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of P66 Company or P66 Pipeline and for certain other matters.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Relationships

Each of the parties to the Contribution Agreement is a direct or indirect subsidiary of PSX. As a result, certain individuals, including officers of PSX and officers and directors of the General Partner, serve as officers and/or directors of one or more of such entities. P66 Company currently (as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K) owns 20,938,498 Common Units and 35,217,112 subordinated units of the Partnership (“Subordinated Units”), collectively representing a 73.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership based on the number of Common Units and Subordinated Units outstanding as of February 13, 2015. P66 Company also owns an indirect 2% general partner interest in the Partnership and all of the Partnership’s incentive distribution rights through its ownership of the General Partner.

The terms of the Contribution Agreement were approved on behalf of the Partnership by the conflicts committee and the board of directors of the General Partner. The conflicts committee, which is comprised of independent members of the board of directors of the General Partner, retained independent legal and financial advisors to assist it in evaluating and negotiating the Pipeline Transaction. In approving the terms of the Pipeline Transaction, the conflicts committee based its decision in part on an opinion from the independent financial advisor that the consideration to be paid by the Partnership pursuant to the Contribution Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Common Units unaffiliated with P66 Company and its affiliates.

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 16, 2015, the Partnership announced that it entered into the Contribution Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

Audited financial statements of Explorer Pipeline Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Audited financial statements of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Audited financial statements of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as of December 31, 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2014, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.5 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

      

Description

  2.1      Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2015, by and among Phillips 66 Partners LP, Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, Phillips 66 Company and Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC.
23.1      Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors for Explorer Pipeline Company.
23.2      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors for DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC and DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC.
99.1      Press release of Phillips 66 Partners LP, dated February 16, 2015.
99.2      Audited financial statements of Explorer Pipeline Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.3      Audited financial statements of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.4      Audited financial statements of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.5      Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as of December 31, 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP
By: Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, its general partner
Dated: February 17, 2015 By: /s/ J.T. Liberti
J.T. Liberti
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

      

Description

  2.1      Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2015, by and among Phillips 66 Partners LP, Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, Phillips 66 Company and Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC.
23.1      Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors for Explorer Pipeline Company.
23.2      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors for DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC and DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC.
99.1      Press release of Phillips 66 Partners LP, dated February 16, 2015.
99.2      Audited financial statements of Explorer Pipeline Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.3      Audited financial statements of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.4      Audited financial statements of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.
99.5      Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as of December 31, 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

by and among

PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY

PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS GP LLC

PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

and

PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP

dated as of

February 13, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  
  ARTICLE I       DEFINITIONS      1   
  ARTICLE II       CONTRIBUTIONS, CONVEYANCES, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS      7   
  2.1         Contributions      7   
  2.2         Consideration      8   
  2.3         Effective Time of Conveyances      8   
  2.4         Assumed Liabilities      8   
  2.5         Excluded Liabilities      8   
  2.6         Transaction Taxes      9   
  2.7         Distributions      9   
  ARTICLE III       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRIBUTING PARTIES      9   
  3.1         Organization and Existence      9   
  3.2         Authority and Approval; Enforceability      10   
  3.3         No Conflict      11   
  3.4         Consents      12   
  3.5         Laws and Regulations; Litigation      12   
  3.6         Management Projections and Budgets      13   
  3.7         Environmental Matters      13   
  3.8         Contributed Interests      14   
  3.9         Brokerage Arrangements      15   
  3.10       Contracts      15   
  3.11       Assets      15   
  3.12       Investment      15   
  3.13       Taxes      16   
  3.14       Financial Statements      16   
  3.15       Outstanding Capital Commitments      17   
  3.16       No Adverse Changes      17   
  3.17       No Preferential Rights      17   
  3.18       No Other Representations or Warranties; Schedules      17   

 

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  ARTICLE IV    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP   17   
  4.1      Organization and Existence   17   
  4.2      Authority and Approval; Enforceability   18   
  4.3      Delivery of Fairness Opinion   18   
  4.4      Brokerage Arrangements   18   
  4.5      New Common Units and New GP Units   18   
  ARTICLE V    COVENANTS, ETC   18   
  5.1      Certain Actions   18   
  5.2      Financial Statements   19   
  5.3      Independent Investigation   19   
  5.4      Post-Closing Payments   20   
  5.5      Financing Cooperation   20   
  5.6      Further Assurances   20   
  5.7      NYSE Listing   20   
  5.8      Tax Covenants   21   
  5.9      Consents   22   
  ARTICLE VI    CONDITIONS TO CLOSING   22   
  6.1      Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions   22   
  6.2      Conditions to the Obligation of the Partnership   22   
  6.3      Conditions to the Obligation of the Contributing Parties   23   
  ARTICLE VII    CLOSING   23   
  7.1      Closing   23   
  7.2      Deliveries by the Contributing Parties   24   
  7.3      Deliveries by the Partnership   24   
  ARTICLE VIII    INDEMNIFICATION   25   
  8.1      Indemnification of the Contributing Parties and Other Parties   25   
  8.2      Indemnification of the Partnership and Other Parties   25   
  8.3      Demands   26   
  8.4      Right to Contest and Defend   26   
  8.5      Cooperation   27   
  8.6      Right to Participate   27   
  8.7      Payment of Damages   27   
  8.8      Limitations on Indemnification   27   

 

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  8.9      Survival   28   
  8.10    Sole Remedy   28   
  8.11    Express Negligence Rule   28   
  8.12    Knowledge   29   
  8.13    Consideration Adjustment   29   
  ARTICLE IX    TERMINATION   29   
  9.1      Events of Termination   29   
  9.2      Effect of Termination   29   
  ARTICLE X    MISCELLANEOUS   30   
  10.1      Expenses   30   
  10.2      Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment   30   
  10.3      Right of Offset   30   
  10.4      Notices   30   
  10.5      Governing Law   31   
  10.6      Public Statements   31   
  10.7      Form of Payment   31   
  10.8      Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers   31   
  10.9      Binding Effect and Assignment   31   
  10.10    Severability   31   
  10.11    Interpretation   32   
  10.12    Headings and Schedules   32   
  10.13    Counterparts   32   
  10.14    Consent of Conflicts Committee   32   

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Assignment of Membership Interest (Sand Hills)
Exhibit A-2 Form of Assignment of Membership Interest (Southern Hills)
Exhibit B Form of Omnibus Agreement Amendment
Schedule 1.1 Permitted Liens
Schedule 3.4 Consents
Schedule 3.8 Restrictions on Contributed Interests
Schedule 3.16 Adverse Changes
Schedule 6.2(d) Required Consents

 

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CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of February 13, 2015 by and among Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation (“ P66 Company ”), Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC (“ Pipeline ” and, together with P66 Company, the “ Contributing Parties ”), Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), and Phillips 66 Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”). P66 Company, Pipeline, the General Partner and the Partnership are sometimes referred to in this Agreement individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS :

WHEREAS, P66 Company owns a 8.5721% equity interest in Explorer Pipeline Company (“ Explorer ”) and Pipeline owns a 10.8850% equity interest in Explorer (collectively, the “ Explorer Interests ”);

WHEREAS, P66 Company owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in Pipeline, and Pipeline owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in each of Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC (“ P66 Sand Hills ”) and Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC (“ P66 Southern Hills ” and, together with P66 Sand Hills, the “ Contributed Entities ”), each a Delaware limited liability company and each disregarded as an entity separate from P66 Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

WHEREAS, the Contributing Parties intend to contribute the Explorer Interests, and Pipeline intends to contribute the Contributed Entities, to the Partnership in exchange for the consideration and on the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, as of the Effective Time (as defined below), each of the events and transactions set forth in Section 2.1 below shall occur; and

WHEREAS, as of the Closing, each of the Contributed Entities will be merged with and into Phillips 66 Partners Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Partnership (“ Holdings ”), with Holdings continuing as the surviving limited liability company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms below:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, such specified Person through one or more intermediaries or otherwise; provided, however, that (a) with

 

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respect to the Contributing Parties, the term “Affiliate” shall not include any Group Member, (b) with respect to the Partnership Group, the term “Affiliate” shall not include the Contributing Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than a Group Member) and (c) the Contributed Entities shall be deemed to be Affiliates of the Contributing Parties before the Effective Time and Affiliates of the Partnership Group on and after the Effective Time.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

ASC 805-50 ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Assignment of Membership Interest (Sand Hills) ” means that certain Assignment of Membership Interest in the form attached as Exhibit A-1 hereto.

Assignment of Membership Interest (Southern Hills) ” means that certain Assignment of Membership Interest in the form attached as Exhibit A-2 hereto.

Assumed Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(a) .

Carrier ” means Phillips 66 Carrier, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Partnership.

Cash Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(e) .

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Conflicts Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .

Consent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Contract ” means any contract, commitment, instrument, undertaking, lease, note, mortgage, indenture, settlement, Permit or other legally binding agreement.

Contributed Entities ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Contributed Interests ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) .

Contributing Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Control ” means, where used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have correlative meanings.

Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Deductible ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(a) .

DCP Sand Hills ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d) .

DCP Southern Hills ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d) .

Effective Time ” means 12:01 a.m. local time in Houston, Texas on the Closing Date, or such other time mutually agreed to by the Parties in writing.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law relating to the prevention of pollution or protection of human health or the environment or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous Materials.

Excluded Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

Explorer ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Explorer Interests ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Financial Advisor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .

Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Financial and Operational Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .

Financing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

Fundamental Representations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) .

General Partner ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

General Partner Units ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Governmental Approval ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Governmental Authority ” means (a) the United States of America or any state or political subdivision thereof within the United States of America and (b) any court or any governmental or administrative department, commission, board, bureau or agency of the United States of America or of any state or political subdivision thereof within the United States of America.

 

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GP Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Group Member ” means a member of the Partnership Group.

Hazardous Material ” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (c) any petroleum or petroleum product, (d) any polychlorinated biphenyl and (e) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under or within the meaning of any applicable Environmental Law.

Holdings ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Indemnity Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

Joint Venture Companies ” means Explorer, DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills, collectively.

Joint Venture Company Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.

JV Assets ” means, collectively: (a) the Sand Hills natural gas liquids pipeline system consisting of approximately 720 miles of 20-inch pipeline and approximately 220 miles of laterals, extending from the Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu, Texas; (b) the Southern Hills natural gas liquids pipeline system consisting of approximately 800 miles of 16-inch pipeline and approximately 190 miles of laterals, extending from North Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma to Mont Belvieu, Texas; (c) the Explorer petroleum products pipeline system consisting of approximately 1,830 miles of pipeline, extending from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest; and (d) all other assets owned, held, used or held for use by any Joint Venture Company or its Affiliates in connection with the operation of such pipeline systems referred to in clauses (a) through (c).

JV Interests ” means the Sand Hills Interest and the Southern Hills Interest.

Liability ” or “ Liabilities ” means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, cost, expense, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, due or to become due, liquidated or unliquidated.

Lien ” means any security interest, lien, deed of trust, mortgage, pledge, charge, claim, restriction, easement, encumbrance or other similar interest or right.

Litigation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, circumstance, effect or condition that (a) is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations, as applicable, of the Contributed Entities or the Joint Venture Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) materially adversely affects, or could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect, the Contributing Parties’ ability to satisfy their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

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Material Contract ” means (a) any Transportation Agreement that, as of the date hereof, is reasonably expected to result in revenues to any Joint Venture Company in an amount greater than $15,000,000 during any calendar year, (b) any Contract relating to the ownership, use or operation of the JV Assets that, as of the date hereof, is reasonably expected to provide for revenues to or require commitments from any Joint Venture Company in an amount greater than $15,000,000 during any calendar year, and (c) any other Contract (other than any Contract granting any Permits, servitudes, easements or rights-of-way) affecting the ownership, use or operation of the JV Assets, the loss of which could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

New Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

New GP Units ” means a number of General Partner Units having an aggregate value equal to the amount required to maintain the General Partner’s 2% general partner interest in the Partnership as of the Closing.

NYSE ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7 .

Omnibus Agreement ” means that certain Omnibus Agreement dated effective July 26, 2013, as amended, by and among P66 Company, the Partnership, Carrier, Holdings, Pipeline and the General Partner.

Omnibus Agreement Amendment ” means that certain Third Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto.

Operator ” means, with respect to DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills, DCP Midstream Partners, LP, and with respect to Explorer, Explorer Pipeline Company.

P66 Closing Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(c) .

P66 Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

P66 Company Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c) .

P66 Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

P66 Sand Hills ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

P66 Southern Hills ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Partnership ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Partnership Agreement ” means that certain First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Phillips 66 Partners LP, dated as of July 26, 2013.

Partnership Closing Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(c) .

Partnership Group ” means, collectively, the Partnership and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Partnership Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

Partnership Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, circumstance, effect or condition that is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole.

Party ” or “ Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Permits ” means permits, licenses, certificates, orders, approvals, authorizations, grants, consents, concessions, warrants, franchises and similar rights and privileges.

Permitted Liens ” means (i) those Liens set forth in Schedule 1.1 , (ii) Liens for current Taxes that are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings in respect thereof and for which an appropriate reserve has been established in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (iii) Liens securing debt of any of the Contributed Entities that will be released prior to or as of the Effective Time and (iv) other imperfections of title or encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Contributed Entities, the Joint Venture Companies or the ownership of the Contributed Interests or the JV Interests.

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

Pipeline ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Pipeline Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) .

Preferential Right ” means any right or agreement that enables any Person to purchase or acquire, including by way of the exercise of a right of first refusal, right of first offer, or similar right, the Contributed Interests or any portion of or interest in the Contributed Interests as a result of or in connection with (a) the sale, assignment or other transfer of the Contributed Interests, (b) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Sand Hills Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d) .

Securities Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12 .

Southern Hills Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d) .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such

 

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Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the general partner interests of such partnership is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof; or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any federal, state, local or foreign income tax, ad valorem tax, excise tax, sales tax, use tax, franchise tax, real or personal property tax, transfer tax, gross receipts tax or other tax, assessment, duty, fee, levy or other governmental charge, together with and including, any and all interest, fines, penalties, assessments, and additions to Tax resulting from, relating to, or incurred in connection with any of those or any contest or dispute thereof.

Tax Authority ” means any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the payment or reporting of any Tax.

Tax Proceeding ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) .

Tax Return ” means any report, statement, form, return or other document or information required to be supplied to a Tax Authority in connection with Taxes.

Transaction Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c) .

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement Amendment.

Transaction Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .

Transportation Agreements ” means those certain Contracts between DCP Sand Hills, DCP Southern Hills, Explorer or their respective Operators, on the one hand, and the shippers party thereto, on the other hand, providing for take-or-pay or other volume commitments of specified volumes of natural gas liquids, refined products or other products, as the case may be, to be shipped through the Sand Hills pipeline system, the Southern Hills pipeline system or the Explorer pipeline system, as the case may be, in consideration of the tariffs and fees set forth therein.

Treasury Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c)

ARTICLE II

CONTRIBUTIONS, CONVEYANCES, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

2.1 Contributions . At the Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the following shall occur:

 

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(a) Pipeline shall contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the General Partner, as a capital contribution, limited liability company interests in P66 Sand Hills and P66 Southern Hills with a total value equal to an amount such that, immediately following the Closing, the General Partner will maintain its 2% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “ GP Contribution ”), and the General Partner shall accept the contribution of the GP Contribution;

(b) the General Partner shall contribute, assign, transfer and convey the GP Contribution to the Partnership in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 2.2 , and the Partnership shall accept the contribution of the GP Contribution;

(c) P66 Company shall contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Partnership its 8.5721%equity interest in Explorer (the “ P66 Company Contribution ”) in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 2.2 , and the Partnership shall accept the contribution of the P66 Company Contribution;

(d) Pipeline shall contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Partnership (i) its remaining limited liability company interests in P66 Sand Hills and P66 Southern Hills and (ii) its 10.8850 equity interest in Explorer (collectively, the “ Pipeline Contribution ”) in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 2.2 , and the Partnership shall accept the contribution of the Pipeline Contribution (the GP Contribution, the P66 Company Contribution and the Pipeline Contribution shall be referred to collectively as “ Contributed Interests ”); and

(e) The Partnership shall contribute, assign, transfer and convey the Contributed Interests to Holdings, and Holdings shall accept the contribution of the Contributed Interests.

2.2 Consideration . At the Closing, in consideration for the contribution of the Contributed Interests hereunder, the Partnership shall: (a) issue to P66 Company a number of Common Units equal to 1,726,914 less the number of New GP Units (the “ New Common Units ”); (b) issue the New GP Units to the General Partner; and (c) pay to P66 Company an amount of cash equal to $880,000,000 (the “ Cash Consideration ”).

2.3 Effective Time of Conveyances . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent the Closing occurs in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Partnership shall be entitled to all of the rights of ownership of the Contributed Interests and shall be liable for and shall bear all of the Assumed Liabilities, in each case, from and after the Effective Time.

2.4 Assumed Liabilities . Except for Excluded Liabilities as provided in Section 2.5 , at the Effective Time, the Partnership Group agrees to assume and to pay, discharge and perform as and when due, all Liabilities that first accrue, are caused by, arise out of, are associated with, are in respect of, or are incurred, in each case, at any time from and after the Effective Time, in connection with the ownership of the Contributed Interests or other activities occurring in connection with and attributable to the ownership of the Contributed Interests from and after the Effective Time (collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”).

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Effective Time that are not identified as Assumed Liabilities in Section 2.4 are not part of the Assumed Liabilities, and neither the Partnership Group nor any member thereof has assumed, and shall not assume or become obligated with respect to, any Liability first incurred, accrued or arising out of or attributable to the ownership of the Contributed Interests or other activities occurring in connection with and attributable to the ownership of the Contributed Interests prior to the Effective Time, including any Liabilities of the Contributing Parties or their respective Affiliates existing immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not described specifically in this Section 2.5 (collectively, the “ Excluded Liabilities ”), all of which shall remain the sole responsibility of, and be discharged and performed as and when due by, the Contributing Parties or their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time.

2.6 Transaction Taxes . All sales, use, transfer, filing, registration, business and occupation and similar Taxes arising from or associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“ Transaction Taxes ”), other than Taxes based on income, shall be borne fifty percent (50%) by P66 Company and fifty percent (50%) by the Partnership. To the extent under applicable law the transferee is responsible for filing Tax Returns in respect of Transaction Taxes, the Partnership shall prepare and file all such Tax Returns. The Parties shall provide such certificates and other information and otherwise cooperate to the extent reasonably required to minimize Transaction Taxes. The Party that is not responsible under applicable law for paying the Transaction Taxes shall pay its share of the Transaction Taxes to the responsible Party prior to the due date of such Taxes.

2.7 Distributions . To the extent that the Partnership receives distributions from Explorer related to activities in the first quarter of 2015, such distributions shall be prorated on a daily basis between P66 Company and the Partnership, with Partnership retaining the prorated portion of such distributions for the period beginning on the Closing Date through March 31, 2015. The prorated portion of such distributions for the period beginning January 1, 2015 up to, but not including, the Closing Date shall be promptly paid by the Partnership to P66 Company and for accounting purposes, shall be treated as an increase to the Cash Consideration payable to P66 Company.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRIBUTING PARTIES

The Contributing Parties jointly and severally hereby represent and warrant to the Partnership that, as of the date hereof and as of Closing:

3.1 Organization and Existence .

(a) P66 Company has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate the properties and assets it now owns, leases and operates and to carry on its business as and where such properties and assets are now owned or held and such business is now conducted. P66 Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing does not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Pipeline has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate the properties and assets it now owns, leases and operates and to carry on its business as and where such properties and assets are now owned or held and such business is now conducted. Pipeline is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing does not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Each of the Contributed Entities has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate the properties and assets it now owns, leases and operates and to carry on its business as and where such properties and assets are now owned or held and such business is now conducted. Each Contributed Entity is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing does not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Contributing Parties have delivered to the Partnership correct and complete copies of each Contributed Entity’s respective organizational documents, as amended to date. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, threatened action for the dissolution, liquidation or insolvency of any Contributed Entity.

(d) Each of the Contributed Entities is a holding company formed for the sole purpose of owning JV Interests and, since its respective date of formation, has not conducted any business (other than its ownership of the JV Interests that it owns). None of the Contributed Entities has incurred any Liabilities (other than Tax Liabilities or indebtedness to Pipeline) or owns any assets other than the JV Interests that it currently owns.

(e) Each of DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills is a limited liability company organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Explorer is a corporation organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, each Joint Venture Company is qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing does not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Contributing Parties have delivered to the Partnership correct and complete copies of each Joint Venture Company’s respective organizational documents, as amended to date.

3.2 Authority and Approval; Enforceability .

(a) P66 Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it. The execution and delivery by P66 Company of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance by it of all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and approved by all

 

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requisite corporate action of P66 Company. Each of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which P66 Company is or will be a party constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery by P66 Company, the valid and binding obligation of P66 Company, enforceable against P66 Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(b) Pipeline has the limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it. The execution and delivery by Pipeline of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance by it of all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite limited liability company action of Pipeline. Each of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which Pipeline is or will be a party constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery by Pipeline, the valid and binding obligation of Pipeline, enforceable against Pipeline in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

3.3 No Conflict . This Agreement, the Transaction Documents to which any Contributing Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Contributing Parties do not, and the fulfillment and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not:

(a) conflict with any of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of P66 Company or Explorer or with any of the provisions of the organizational documents of Pipeline, any of the Contributed Entities, DCP Sand Hills or DCP Southern Hills;

(b) conflict with any provision of any law or administrative regulation or any judicial, administrative or arbitration order, award, judgment, writ, injunction or decree applicable to any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, any Joint Venture Company;

(c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under (whether with notice or the lapse of time or both) or accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by, or require any consent, authorization or approval under, any material indenture, mortgage, lien or material agreement, contract, commitment or instrument to which any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, any Joint Venture Company is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of the Contributed Interests are subject;

 

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(d) result in the creation of, or afford any person the right to obtain, any material Lien on the capital stock or other equity interests, property or assets of any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, any Joint Venture Company under any such material indenture, mortgage, lien, agreement, contract, commitment or instrument; or

(e) result in the revocation, cancellation, suspension or material modification, singly or in the aggregate, of any Governmental Approval (as defined below) possessed by any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, any Joint Venture Company that is necessary or desirable for the ownership, lease or operation of its or their properties and other assets in the conduct of its or their business as now conducted, including any Governmental Approvals under any applicable Environmental Law;

except, in the case of clauses (b) , (c) , (d)  and (e) , as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and except for such as will have been cured at or prior to the Closing.

3.4 Consents . Other than as set forth in Schedule 3.4 (each item so listed, a “ Consent ”) and except for notice to, or consent of, Governmental Authorities related to the transfer of environmental Permits, no consent, approval, license, permit, order, waiver, or authorization of, or registration, declaration, or filing with any Governmental Authority (each a “ Governmental Approval ”) or other person or entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity, any of the Contributed Interests or any of the Joint Venture Companies in connection with:

(a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

(b) the enforcement against the Contributing Parties of their obligations hereunder and thereunder; or

(c) following the Closing, the ownership by the Partnership of the Contributed Interests;

except, in each case, as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

3.5 Laws and Regulations; Litigation . As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, threatened claims, fines, actions, suits, demands, investigations or proceedings or any arbitration or binding dispute resolution proceeding (collectively, “ Litigation ”) against any of the Contributing Parties, Contributed Entities or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, Joint Venture Companies, or against or affecting the Contributed Interests or the ownership of the Contributed Interests or the JV Assets (other than Litigation under any Environmental Law, which is the subject of Section 3.7 ) that (i) would individually, or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) seek any material injunctive relief with respect to the Contributed Interests or the JV Assets. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) none of the Contributed Entities or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, Joint Venture Companies is in violation of or

 

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in default under any law or regulation or under any order (other than Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 3.7 ) of any Governmental Authority and (y) there is no Litigation (other than Litigation under any Environmental Law, which is the subject of Section 3.7 ) pending or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Contributed Entities, the Contributed Interests, the Contributing Parties’ ownership of the Contributed Interests or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, the Joint Venture Companies, at law or in equity, by or before any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of the Contributing Parties, Contributed Entities or Joint Venture Companies. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, no Litigation is pending or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, threatened to which any of the Contributing Parties is or may become a party that questions or involves the validity or enforceability of any of its respective obligations under this Agreement or seeks to prevent or delay, or damages in connection with, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.6 Management Projections and Budgets . The projections and budgets (the “ Financial and Operational Information ”) provided to the Partnership (including those provided to Evercore Partners (“ Financial Advisor ”), the financial advisor to the conflicts committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “ Conflicts Committee ”)) by the Contributing Parties as part of the Partnership’s review of the Contributed Interests in connection with this Agreement have a reasonable basis, were prepared in good faith and are consistent with Contributing Parties’ management’s current expectations. The other financial and operational information provided by the Contributing Parties to Financial Advisor as part of its review of the proposed transaction for the Conflicts Committee is complete and correct in all material respects for the periods covered and is derived from and is consistent with the books and records of the Contributing Parties.

3.7 Environmental Matters . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) the Contributed Entities and, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, the Joint Venture Companies are operated in compliance with Environmental Laws;

(b) none of the Contributed Entities, Contributed Interests or, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, Joint Venture Companies is the subject of any outstanding administrative or judicial order of judgment, agreement or arbitration award from any governmental entity under any Environmental Law and requiring remediation or the payment of a fine or penalty;

(c) neither the Contributed Entities, nor, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, the Joint Venture Companies are subject to any pending Litigation under any Environmental Law with respect to the operation of the business of the Contributed Entities and Joint Venture Companies, as applicable, with respect to which the Contributed Entities or Joint Venture Companies have been contacted in writing by or on behalf of the plaintiff or claimant; and

(d) neither the Contributed Entities nor, to the Contributing Parties’ knowledge, the Joint Venture Companies have any Liability in connection with the release into the environment of any Hazardous Material.

 

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3.8 Contributed Interests .

(a) The Contributed Interests (i) constitute (A) 100% of the limited liability company interests in the Contributed Entities and (B) a 19.4571% equity interest in Explorer and (ii) were duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8 , the Contributed Interests are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of local or state law applicable to such Contributed Interests, any Contributed Entity’s or Explorer’s, as the case may be, organizational documents, or any contract, arrangement or agreement to which any Contributing Party, Contributed Entity, Explorer or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or to which it or any of their respective properties or assets is otherwise bound.

(b) The Contributing Parties have good and valid record and beneficial title to the Contributed Interests, free and clear of any and all Liens, and, except as provided or created by the limited liability company agreement or other organizational or governance documents of any Contributed Entity or Explorer, the Securities Act or applicable securities laws, the Contributed Interests are free and clear of any restrictions on transfer, Taxes, or claims. Except as set forth in the organizational or governance documents of the Contributing Parties, the Contributed Entities or Explorer, there are no options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts, commitments or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for any equity interests of the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, Explorer, any other commitments or agreements of the Contributing Parties, Contributed Entities or any of their respective Affiliates, or to the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, Explorer providing for the issuance of additional equity interests in the Contributed Entities or Explorer, or for the repurchase or redemption of the Contributed Interests, or any agreements of any kind which may obligate any Contributed Entity to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity interests. Immediately after the Closing, the Partnership Group will have good and valid record and beneficial title to such Contributed Interests, free and clear of any Liens.

(c) The Contributed Entities have good and valid record and beneficial title to the JV Interests, free and clear of any and all Liens, and, except as provided or created by the limited liability company agreement or other organizational or governance documents of any Joint Venture Company, the Securities Act or applicable securities laws, the JV Interests are free and clear of any restrictions on transfer, Taxes, or claims. To the Knowledge of the Contributing Parties and except as set forth in the organizational or governance documents of any Joint Venture Company, there are no options, warrants, purchase rights, Contracts, commitments or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for any equity interests of the Joint Venture Companies, any other commitments or agreements providing for the issuance of additional equity interests in any Joint Venture Company, or for the repurchase or redemption of the JV Interests, or any agreements of any kind which may obligate any Joint Venture Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity interests.

(d) P66 Sand Hills owns a direct 33.335% limited liability company interest (the “ Sand Hills Interest ”) in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC (“ DCP Sand Hills ”) and P66 Southern Hills owns a direct 33.335% limited liability company interest (the “ Southern Hills Interest ”) in DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC (“ DCP Southern Hills ”). Such limited liability company interests (i) were duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) except as set forth in Schedule 3.8 , are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any

 

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provision of local or state law applicable to such limited liability company interest, the organizational documents of DCP Sand Hills or DCP Southern Hills, or any contract, arrangement or agreement to which any Contributing Party, Contributed Entity, Joint Venture Company, or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or to which it or any of their respective properties or assets is otherwise bound.

3.9 Brokerage Arrangements . None of the Contributing Parties nor any of their respective Affiliates has entered, directly or indirectly, into any agreement with any person, firm or corporation that would obligate any Group Member to pay any commission, brokerage or “finder’s fee” or other fee in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.10 Contracts . To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, each Material Contract is in full force and effect, and no party thereto is in breach or default thereunder and no event has occurred that upon receipt of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute any breach or default thereunder, except for such breaches or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No Contributing Party is in breach or default of any Material Contract to which it is a party. To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, no Joint Venture Company has given or received from any third party any notice of any action or intent to terminate or amend in any material respect any Material Contract.

3.11 Assets . To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, the JV Assets, when considered together with the services provided by the applicable Operator, are sufficient to conduct the respective businesses of the Joint Venture Companies in a manner materially consistent with the Financial and Operational Information and the Joint Venture Company Financial Statements.

3.12 Investment . P66 Company is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). P66 Company is not acquiring the New Common Units with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof or any other security related thereto within the meaning of the Securities Act. P66 Company is familiar with investments of the nature of the New Common Units, understands that this investment involves substantial risks, has adequately investigated the Partnership and the New Common Units, and has substantial knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that it is capable of evaluating, and has evaluated, the merits and risks inherent in purchasing the New Common Units, and is able to bear the economic risks of such investment. P66 Company has had the opportunity to visit with the Partnership and meet with the officers of the General Partner and other representatives to discuss the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, and operations of the Partnership, has received all materials, documents and other information that P66 Company deems necessary or advisable to evaluate the Partnership and the New Common Units, and has made its own independent examination, investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Partnership and the New Common Units, including its own estimate of the value of the New Common Units. P66 Company has undertaken such due diligence (including a review of the properties, liabilities, books, records and contracts of the Partnership) as P66 Company deems adequate. P66 Company acknowledges that the New Common Units have not been registered under applicable federal and state securities laws and that the New Common Units may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged,

 

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hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition is registered under applicable federal and state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration under any federal or state securities laws.

3.13 Taxes .

(a) All Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of P66 Company, any Joint Venture Company on or prior to the Closing Date (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) have been or will be timely filed on or prior to the Closing Date and all such Tax Returns are or will be true, correct and complete in all material respects.

(b) All Taxes due and payable by or with respect to the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of P66 Company, any Joint Venture Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully paid and all deficiencies asserted or assessments made with respect to such Tax Returns have been paid in full or properly accrued for by the applicable Contributed Entities or Joint Venture Company, as the case may be.

(c) No examination, audit, claim, assessment, levy, or administrative or judicial proceeding regarding any of the Tax Returns described in Section 3.13(a) or any Taxes with respect to the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of P66 Company, any Joint Venture Company are currently pending or have been proposed in writing or have been threatened.

(d) No waivers or extensions of statutes of limitations have been given or requested in writing with respect to any amount of Taxes with respect to the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of P66 Company, any Joint Venture Company or any Tax Returns by or with respect to the Contributed Entities or, to the knowledge of P66 Company, any Joint Venture Company.

(e) To the knowledge of P66 Company, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, each of DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills is properly classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not as an association taxable as a corporation. To the knowledge of P66 Company, each of DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills has in effect a valid election under section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”).

(f) For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, each of P66 Sand Hills and P66 Southern Hills is properly classified as an entity disregarded as separate from its owner.

3.14 Financial Statements . The Contributing Parties have delivered to the Partnership the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014, and consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014, in each case with respect to DCP Sand Hills, DCP Southern Hills and Explorer (collectively, the “ Joint Venture Company Financial Statements ”). To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, the Joint Venture Company Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the applicable Joint Venture Company at the dates specified and the results of operations of the applicable Joint Venture Company for the periods specified in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby.

 

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3.15 Outstanding Capital Commitments . The Contributing Parties have provided the Partnership with a copy of the approved budgets for each of the Joint Venture Companies. Except as previously disclosed to the Partnership prior to the date hereof, there are no outstanding capital commitments or other expenditure commitments relating to the Joint Venture Companies that will require any Contributing Party, Contributed Entity or the Partnership Group to make any capital contributions, capital expenditures or pay any operating expenses in respect of the Contributed Interests, the Joint Venture Companies or the JV Interests other than those set forth in the applicable approved budget. Each of the capital projects set forth on the applicable approved budget, which capital projects represent all of the capital projects that are planned to be undertaken prior to the Effective Time in respect of any Joint Venture Company, have been duly authorized and approved by the applicable Joint Venture Company.

3.16 No Adverse Changes . To the knowledge of the Contributing Parties, except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 , since December 31, 2014:

(a) there has not been a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) the Joint Venture Companies have been operated and maintained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and

(c) there has not been any material damage or destruction to any material assets of the Joint Venture Companies other than such damage or destruction that has been repaired.

3.17 No Preferential Rights . The Contributed Interests are not subject to any Preferential Right that is applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.18 No Other Representations or Warranties; Schedules . The Contributing Parties make no other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Contributed Entities, the Contributed Interests, the Joint Venture Companies or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and disclaims any other representations or warranties. The disclosure of any matter or item in any schedule to this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that any such matter is required to be disclosed.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP

The Partnership hereby represents and warrants to the Contributing Parties that as of the date hereof:

4.1 Organization and Existence . The Partnership is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all limited partnership power and authority to own the Contributed Interests. The Partnership is duly qualified to transact business as a limited partnership and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing does not have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.2 Authority and Approval; Enforceability . The Partnership has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it. The execution and delivery by the Partnership of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which it is a party, the performance by it of all the terms and conditions hereof and thereof to be performed by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite action of the Partnership. Each of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which the Partnership is a party constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

4.3 Delivery of Fairness Opinion . Financial Advisor has delivered an opinion to the Conflicts Committee that the aggregate consideration to be paid by the Partnership as consideration for the Contributed Interests pursuant to this Agreement is fair to the common unitholders of the Partnership (other than P66 Company) from a financial point of view.

4.4 Brokerage Arrangements . The Partnership has not entered, directly or indirectly, into any agreement with any person, firm or corporation that would obligate any of the Contributing Parties or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Partnership) to pay any commission, brokerage or “finder’s fee” or other fee in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.5 New Common Units and New GP Units . The New Common Units and the New GP Units being issued at Closing will be, when issued in consideration for the contribution by Contributing Parties of the Contributed Interests, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act) and free of any preemptive or similar rights (other than those set forth in the Partnership’s limited partnership agreement).

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS, ETC.

5.1 Certain Actions . The Contributing Parties covenant and agree that from and after the execution of this Agreement and until the Closing:

(a) without the prior written consent of the Partnership, the Contributing Parties will not, and will not permit any of the Contributed Entities to, sell, transfer, assign, convey or otherwise dispose of any of the Contributed Interests;

(b) the Contributing Parties will not, and will not permit the Contributed Entities to, permit any Lien to be imposed on the Contributed Interests, other than Permitted Liens;

(c) the Contributing Parties will not, and will not permit the Contributed Entities to make, vote for or authorize any capital commitments or other expenditure commitments that will require any Contributing Party, any Contributed Entity or the Partnership to make a capital

 

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contribution or other expenditure in respect of the Contributed Interests or the Joint Venture Companies, except (i) as previously disclosed to the Partnership prior to the date hereof , (ii) to the extent such authorization is already granted and documented within the existing governance documents and delegations of authority of the Joint Venture Companies therein, or (iii) as set forth in the approved budgets of the Joint Venture Companies provided to the Partnership by the Contributing Parties; and

(d) except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Contributing Parties will not, and will not permit the Contributed Entities to, agree to, consent to, promote, or vote in favor of (or not vote, if the effect of a failure to vote is a vote in favor of), or, to the extent they have such authority, permit any Operator to conduct the business of a Joint Venture Company in a manner not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or do any of the foregoing in clauses (a) through (c) beyond what any Operator is already authorized and delegated to do pursuant to the existing governance documents and delegations of authority of the Joint Venture Companies therein. However, in case of emergency, the Contributing Parties are permitted to take, vote for and/or authorize all necessary and reasonable actions to resolve the emergency situation and then promptly inform the Partnership of same.

5.2 Financial Statements . The Contributing Parties and the Partnership contemplate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification, section 805-50, Business Combinations, Related Issues (“ ASC 805-50 ”), as a transaction between entities under common control. The Contributing Parties shall permit the Partnership and its representatives to contact the Contributing Parties’ accountants, auditors and employees, and shall cause such accountants, auditors and employees to discuss, cooperate and provide information reasonably requested by the Partnership or its representatives, in order for the Partnership to prepare audited and unaudited historical financial statements with respect to the Contributed Interests and pro forma financial statements of the Partnership, in each case that are necessary to comply with ASC 805-50, as applicable, and that meet the requirements of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and within the timeframe specified for the Partnership to file such financial statements on Form 8-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “ Financial Statements ”), or that are necessary for the Partnership to consummate the Financing. The Contributing Parties shall cause their accountants, auditors and employees to cooperate with the Partnership with regards to responding to any comments from the Commission on such Financial Statements. The Partnership shall be responsible for and shall pay for or reimburse the Contributing Parties for all costs incurred by the Contributing Parties in connection with the external audit of any such Financial Statements (including reasonable accountants’ fees). The obligations of the Contributing Parties under this Section 5.2 shall survive for five (5) years after the Closing.

5.3 Independent Investigation . The Partnership acknowledges that in making the decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, it has relied solely on its own independent investigation of the Contributed Interests and upon the express written representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the express written representations, warranties and covenants of the Parties and without affecting or impairing its right to rely thereon, THE PARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CONTRIBUTING PARTIES HAVE NOT MADE, AND THE

 

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CONTRIBUTING PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM AND NEGATE, ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS), OTHER THAN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT.

5.4 Post-Closing Payments . Should the Contributing Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, after Closing, receive any payments or distributions related to the Contributed Entities or the Contributed Interests (including with respect to the interests in DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills held by the Contributed Entities) to which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, then the Contributing Parties or their applicable Subsidiaries shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of such payments, forward such payments or distributions to the Partnership. If any demand is made on the Contributing Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries after Closing to pay any invoice or other obligation contracted or incurred in connection with the ownership of the Contributed Entities or the Contributed Interests on or after the Effective Time, the Partnership shall pay the same to the extent such invoice or obligation constitutes an Assumed Liability. If any demand is made on the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any invoice or other obligation contracted or incurred in connection with the ownership of the Contributed Entities or the Contributed Interests prior to the Effective Time, the Contributing Parties shall be responsible for the same.

5.5 Financing Cooperation . From and after the execution of this Agreement, the Contributing Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their representatives (including their auditors) to provide all customary cooperation as reasonably requested by the Partnership to assist the Partnership in the arrangement of any capital markets debt or equity financing, any bank debt, or any other financing arrangements necessary or desirable to fund the Cash Consideration and any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any necessary offering documents related thereto (the “ Financing ”).

5.6 Further Assurances . On and after the Closing Date, the Parties shall cooperate and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all appropriate actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or appropriate to make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including the execution of any additional assignment or similar documents or instruments of transfer of any kind, the obtaining of consents which may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out any of the provisions hereof and the taking of all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from to time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereby.

5.7 NYSE Listing . Prior to the Closing, the Partnership will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain approval for listing, subject to notice of issuance, the New Common Units on the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”).

 

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5.8 Tax Covenants .

(a) The Parties agree that the income related to the Contributed Entities’ respective interests in DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills for the period up to and including the Closing Date will be reflected on the federal income Tax Return of P66 Company and that P66 Company shall bear the liability for any Taxes associated with such income. The Parties further agree that the income related to the Contributed Entities’ respective interests in DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills for the period after the Closing Date will be reflected on the federal income Tax Return of the Partnership and that the partners of the Partnership shall bear the liability for any Taxes associated with such income.

(b) The Parties shall cooperate fully, and cause their Affiliates to cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, to accomplish the apportionment of income described pursuant to this Section 5.8(b) , requests for the provision of any information or documentation within the knowledge or possession of the other Party as reasonably necessary to facilitate compliance with financial reporting obligations arising under ASC 740 (formerly FASB Statement No. 109) (including compliance with FIN 48) promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and any audit, litigation or other proceeding (each a “ Tax Proceeding ”) with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include access to, the retention and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any Tax Return or Tax Proceeding, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Partnership and Contributing Parties will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Contributed Entities’ respective interests in DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills and relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the later of six years after the Closing Date or the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations of the respective taxable periods (including any extensions thereof), and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Tax Authority. The Partnership and the Contributing Parties each agree, upon request, to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Tax Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Prior to the Closing, the Partnership intends to incur a Liability or Liabilities with respect to the transactions contemplated by Section 2.1 , which will be considered recourse debt within the meaning of Section 1.752-1 of the Treasury regulations (the “ Treasury Regulations ”) promulgated under the Code (the “ Transaction Debt ”). The Parties intend that (i) the distribution of the Cash Consideration to P66 Company shall be made first out of proceeds of the Transaction Debt, and such portion of the Cash Consideration shall qualify as a “debt-financed transfer” under Section 1.707-5(b) of the Treasury Regulations; (ii) P66 Company’s share of the Transaction Debt under Sections 1.752-2 and 1.707-5(a)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations shall be the entire amount of the Transaction Debt; and (iii) the distribution of the Cash Consideration to P66 Company in excess of amounts distributed out of proceeds of the Transaction Debt shall be made to reimburse P66 Company for capital expenditures described in Section 1.707-4(d) of the Treasury Regulations to the extent such distribution does not exceed the amount of capital expenditures described in Section 1.707-4(d) of the Treasury Regulations. The Parties agree to act at all times in a manner consistent with this intended treatment of the Cash Consideration and the Transaction Debt.

 

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5.9 Consents . The Contributing Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Consents listed on Schedule 3.4 . Within one year after Closing, the Contributing Parties shall obtain all Consents listed in Schedule 3.4 and shall be responsible for all costs associated with obtaining such Consents and all Liabilities associated with failing to obtain any such Consent (and all such Liabilities shall be Excluded Liabilities for all purposes hereunder).

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions . The respective obligation of each Party to proceed with the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by each of the Parties (subject to applicable laws) on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions:

(a) all necessary filings with and consents of any Governmental Authority required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been made and obtained; provided, however, that, prior to invoking this condition, the invoking Party shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain such filings and consents.

(b) no Party shall be subject to any decree, order or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no statute, rule, regulation, order, decree or injunction enacted, entered, or issued by any Governmental Authority, or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall be in effect;

(c) the New Common Units shall have been approved for listing upon notice of issuance on the NYSE.

6.2 Conditions to the Obligation of the Partnership . The obligation of the Partnership to proceed with the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Partnership on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) the Contributing Parties shall have performed in all material respects the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date;

(b)(i) the Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), and (ii) the other representations and warranties of the Contributing Parties made in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein except in the case of the representation and warranty contained in Section 3.16(a) ) as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except in the case of clause (ii)  where the failure of the representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) the Contributing Parties shall have delivered to the Partnership a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of the Contributing Parties confirming the foregoing matters set forth in clauses (a)  and (b)  of this Section 6.2 (the “ P66 Closing Certificate ”);

(d) the consents listed on Schedule 6.2(d) shall have been obtained;

(e) the Contributing Parties shall have delivered or caused the delivery of the Closing deliverables set forth in Section 7.2 ;

(f) between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall not have been a Material Adverse Effect; and

(g) the Partnership shall have received sufficient proceeds in the Financing, on terms and conditions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Partnership, to fulfill its obligations required for Closing.

6.3 Conditions to the Obligation of the Contributing Parties . The obligation of the Contributing Parties to proceed with the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Contributing Parties on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) the Partnership shall have performed in all material respects the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date;

(b) the representations and warranties of the Partnership made in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Partnership Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except where the failure of the representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Partnership Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the Partnership shall have delivered to the Contributing Parties a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of the General Partner confirming the foregoing matters set forth in clauses (a)  and (b)  of this Section 6.3 (the “ Partnership Closing Certificate ”);

(d) the Partnership shall have delivered or caused the delivery of the Closing deliverables set forth in Section 7.3 ; and

(e) between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall not have been a Partnership Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VII

CLOSING

7.1 Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Contributing Parties and the Partnership, the closing (the

 

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Closing ”) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be held at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 811 Main Street, 37th Floor, Houston, Texas at 9:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time on the date that is the later of (a) March 2, 2015 and (b) three business days immediately following the date of fulfillment or waiver (in accordance with the provisions hereof) of the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 , 6.2 and 6.3 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be fulfilled at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such conditions). The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to as the “ Closing Date .”

7.2 Deliveries by the Contributing Parties . At the Closing, the Contributing Parties will deliver (or cause to be delivered) the following:

(a) a counterpart to the Assignment of Membership Interest (Sand Hills), duly executed by Pipeline;

(b) a counterpart to the Assignment of Membership Interest (Southern Hills), duly executed by Pipeline;

(c) certificates representing the Explorer Interests, and stock powers, duly executed in blank, transferring the Explorer Interests to the Partnership;

(d) a counterpart to the Omnibus Agreement Amendment, duly executed by the Contributing Parties;

(e) the P66 Closing Certificate, duly executed by an officer of the Contributing Parties;

(f) an executed statement described in Treasury regulations section 1.1445-2(b)(2) certifying that P66 Company is neither a disregarded entity nor a foreign person within the meaning of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder; and

(g) such other documents, certificates and other instruments as may be reasonably requested by the Partnership prior to the Closing Date to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

7.3 Deliveries by the Partnership . At the Closing, the Partnership will deliver (or cause to be delivered) the following:

(a) the Cash Consideration, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by P66 Company;

(b) the New Common Units, by issuance of such New Common Units (in book-entry form) to P66 Company, by instruction to the Partnership’s transfer agent or otherwise;

(c) the New GP Units, by issuance of such New GP Units (in certificated or book-entry form) to the General Partner, by instruction to the Partnership’s transfer agent or otherwise;

 

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(d) a counterpart to the Omnibus Agreement Amendment, duly executed by the Partnership, the General Partner, Holdings and Carrier;

(e) a counterpart to the Assignment of Membership Interest (Sand Hills), duly executed by the Partnership;

(f) a counterpart to the Assignment of Membership Interest (Southern Hills), duly executed by the Partnership;

(g) the Partnership Closing Certificate, duly executed by an officer of the General Partner; and

(h) such other documents, certificates and other instruments as may be reasonably requested by the Contributing Parties prior to the Closing Date to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

8.1 Indemnification of the Contributing Parties and Other Parties . Solely for the purpose of indemnification in this Section 8.1 , the representations and warranties of the Partnership in this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made without regard to any materiality or Partnership Material Adverse Effect or knowledge qualifiers. From and after the Closing Date, subject to the other provisions of this Article VIII , the Partnership shall indemnify and hold the Contributing Parties and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives (together with the Contributing Parties, the “ P66 Indemnitees ”) harmless from and against any and all damages (including exemplary damages and penalties), losses, deficiencies, costs, expenses, obligations, fines, expenditures, claims and liabilities, including reasonable counsel fees and reasonable expenses of investigation, defending and prosecuting litigation (collectively, the “ Damages ”), suffered by the P66 Indemnitees as a result of, caused by, arising out of, or in any way relating to (a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Partnership in this Agreement, (b) any breach of any agreement or covenant under this Agreement on the part of the Partnership or (c) any of the Assumed Liabilities.

8.2 Indemnification of the Partnership and Other Parties . Solely for the purpose of indemnification in this Section 8.2 , the representations and warranties of the Contributing Parties in this Agreement (other than the representation and warranty contained in Section 3.16(a) ) shall be deemed to have been made without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect or knowledge qualifiers. From and after the Closing Date, subject to the other provisions of this Article VIII , the Contributing Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold the Group Members and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives (together with the Partnership, the “ Partnership Indemnitees ”) harmless from and against any and all Damages suffered by the Partnership Indemnitees as a result of, caused by, arising out of, or in any way relating to (a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Contributing Parties in this Agreement, (b) any breach of any agreement or covenant in this Agreement on the part of the Contributing Parties, or (c) any of the Excluded Liabilities.

 

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8.3 Demands . Each indemnified party agrees that promptly upon its discovery of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement, including receipt by it of notice of any demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding, judicial or otherwise, by any third party (such third party actions being collectively referred to herein as the “ Indemnity Claim ”), with respect to any matter as to which it claims to be entitled to indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement, it will give prompt notice thereof in writing to the indemnifying party, together with a statement of such information respecting any of the foregoing as it shall have. Such notice shall include a formal demand for indemnification under this Agreement. The indemnifying party shall not be obligated to indemnify the indemnified party with respect to any Indemnity Claim if the indemnified party knowingly failed to notify the indemnifying party thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to the extent that knowing failure to notify actually results in material prejudice or damage to the indemnifying party.

8.4 Right to Contest and Defend .

(a) The indemnifying party shall be entitled at its cost and expense to contest and defend by all appropriate legal proceedings any Indemnity Claim with respect to which it is called upon to indemnify the indemnified party under the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that notice of the intention to so contest shall be delivered by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party within 20 days from the date of receipt by the indemnifying party of notice by the indemnified party of the assertion of the Indemnity Claim. Any such contest may be conducted in the name and on behalf of the indemnifying party or the indemnified party as may be appropriate. Such contest shall be conducted and prosecuted diligently to a final conclusion or settled in accordance with this Section 8.4 by reputable counsel employed by the indemnifying party and not reasonably objected to by the indemnified party, but the indemnified party shall have the right but not the obligation to participate in such proceedings and to be represented by counsel of its own choosing at its sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall have full authority to determine all action to be taken with respect thereto; provided, however, that the indemnifying party will not have the authority to subject the indemnified party to any obligation whatsoever, other than the performance of purely ministerial tasks or obligations not involving material expense. If the indemnifying party does not elect to contest any such Indemnity Claim or elects to contest such Indemnity Claim but fails diligently and promptly to prosecute or settle such claim, the indemnifying party shall be bound by the result obtained with respect thereto by the indemnified party. If the indemnifying party shall have assumed the defense of an Indemnity Claim, the indemnified party shall agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of an Indemnity Claim that the indemnifying party may recommend and that by its terms obligates the indemnifying party to pay the full amount of the liability in connection with such Indemnity Claim, which releases the indemnified party completely in connection with such Indemnity Claim and which would not otherwise adversely affect the indemnified party.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Indemnity Claim (and shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the indemnified party in defending such Indemnity Claim) if the Indemnity Claim seeks an order, injunction or other equitable relief or relief for other than money damages against the indemnified party which the indemnified party reasonably

 

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determines, after conferring with its outside counsel, cannot be separated from any related claim for money damages. If such equitable relief or other relief portion of the Indemnity Claim can be so separated from that for money damages, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to assume the defense of the portion relating to money damages.

8.5 Cooperation . If requested by the indemnifying party, the indemnified party agrees to cooperate with the indemnifying party and its counsel in contesting any Indemnity Claim that the indemnifying party elects to contest or, if appropriate, in making any counterclaim against the person asserting the Indemnity Claim, or any cross-complaint against any person, and the indemnifying party will reimburse the indemnified party for any expenses incurred by it in so cooperating. At no cost or expense to the indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall cooperate with the indemnified party and its counsel in contesting any Indemnity Claim.

8.6 Right to Participate . The indemnified party agrees to afford the indemnifying party and its counsel the opportunity to be present at, and to participate in, conferences with all persons, including Governmental Authorities, asserting any Indemnity Claim against the indemnified party or conferences with representatives of or counsel for such persons.

8.7 Payment of Damages . The indemnification required hereunder shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, within 10 days as and when reasonably specific bills are received or loss, liability, claim, damage or expense is incurred and reasonable evidence thereof is delivered. In calculating any amount to be paid by an indemnifying party by reason of the provisions of this Agreement, the amount shall be reduced by all reimbursements (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) credited to or received by the other party related to the Damages.

8.8 Limitations on Indemnification .

(a) To the extent the Partnership Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification for Damages pursuant to Section 8.2(a) (but not including Damages for breaches of Fundamental Representations), the Contributing Parties shall not be liable for those Damages unless the aggregate amount of Damages exceeds $10 million (the “ Deductible ”), and then only to the extent of any such excess; provided , however , that the Contributing Parties shall not be liable for Damages pursuant to Section 8.2(a) (but not including Damages for breaches of Fundamental Representations) that exceed, in the aggregate, $150.0 million (the “ Cap ”) less the Deductible.

(b) Notwithstanding clause (a)  above, to the extent the Partnership Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification for Damages for claims arising from fraud or related to or arising from Taxes (including, without limitation, Damages for breach of the representations or warranties in Section 3.13 ), the Contributing Parties shall be fully liable for such Damages without regard to the Deductible or the Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, the Contributing Parties shall be fully liable for Damages pursuant to Sections 8.2(b) or 8.2(c) and for breaches of Fundamental Representations without regard to the Deductible or the Cap.

(c) To the extent the P66 Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification for Damages pursuant to Section 8.1(a) , the Partnership shall not be liable for those Damages unless the aggregate amount of Damages exceeds, in the aggregate, the Deductible, and then only to the extent of any such excess; provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be liable for Damages that exceed, in the aggregate, the Cap less the Deductible.

(d) Notwithstanding clause (c)  above, to the extent the P66 Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification for Damages arising from fraud, the Partnership shall be fully liable for such Damages without regard to the Deductible or the Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, the Partnership shall be fully liable for Damages pursuant to Sections 8.1(b) or 8.1(c) without regard to the Deductible or the Cap.

 

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8.9 Survival .

(a) The liability of the Contributing Parties for the breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Contributing Parties set forth in Sections 3.1 , 3.2 , 3.8, 3.11 and 3.17 (the “ Fundamental Representations ”) shall be limited to claims for which the Partnership delivers written notice to the Contributing Parties on or before the date that is three years after the Closing Date. The liability of the Contributing Parties for the breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Contributing Parties set forth in Article III other than the Fundamental Representations shall be limited to claims for which the Partnership delivers written notice to the Contributing Parties on or before the date that is eighteen months after the Closing Date. The liability of the Contributing Parties for Damages for claims related to or arising from Taxes (including, without limitation, Damages for claims for breach of the representations or warranties in Section 3.13 ) shall be limited to claims for which the Partnership delivers written notice to the Contributing Parties on or before the date that is ninety (90) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for assessment of the applicable Tax.

(b) The liability of the Partnership for the breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Partnership set forth in Article IV shall be limited to claims for which the Contributing Parties deliver written notice to the Partnership on or before the date that is eighteen months after the Closing Date.

8.10 Sole Remedy . After the Closing, no Party shall have liability under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby except as is provided in this Article VIII (other than claims or causes of action arising from fraud, and other than claims for specific performance or claims arising under any Transaction Documents (which claims shall be subject to the liability provisions of such Transaction Documents)).

8.11 Express Negligence Rule . THE INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSUMPTION PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSLY NEGOTIATED IN EVERY DETAIL, ARE INTENDED TO BE GIVEN FULL AND LITERAL EFFECT, AND SHALL BE APPLICABLE WHETHER OR NOT THE LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES OR DAMAGES IN QUESTION ARISE OR AROSE SOLELY OR IN PART FROM THE GROSS, ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY. THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE CONTRIBUTING PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS STATEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE AND CONSTITUTES CONSPICUOUS NOTICE. NOTICE IN THIS CONSPICUOUS NOTICE IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE OR ALTER THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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8.12 Knowledge . The Partnership Indemnitees’ and the P66 Indemnitees’ rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not be diminished by any investigation performed or knowledge acquired or capable of being acquired, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, regarding the accuracy or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty or the performance or non-performance of any covenant.

8.13 Consideration Adjustment . The Parties agree to treat all payments made pursuant to this Article VIII as adjustments to the Cash Consideration for Tax purposes, except as otherwise required by Law following a final determination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a Governmental Authority with competent jurisdiction.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

9.1 Events of Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a) by mutual written consent of the Partnership and the Contributing Parties;

(b) by either the Partnership or the Contributing Parties in writing after May 1, 2015, if the Closing has not occurred by that date, provided that as of such date the terminating Party is not in default under this Agreement;

(c) by either the Partnership or the Contributing Parties in writing without prejudice to other rights and remedies the terminating Party or its Affiliates may have (provided the terminating Party and its Affiliates are not otherwise in material default or breach of this Agreement, or have not failed or refused to close without justification hereunder), if the other Party or its Affiliates shall have (i) materially failed to perform its covenants or agreements contained herein required to be performed by such Party or its Affiliates on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) materially breached any of its representations or warranties contained herein; provided , however , that in the case of clauses (i)  or (ii) , the defaulting Party shall have a period of 30 days following written notice from the non-defaulting Party to cure any breach of this Agreement if the breach is curable; or

(d) by either the Partnership or the Contributing Parties in writing, without liability, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on the Parties that prohibits or restrains any Party from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the applicable Party shall have used its reasonable best efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree removed but it shall not have been removed within 30 days after entry by the Governmental Authority.

9.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of the termination of this Agreement by a Party as provided in Section 9.1 , this Agreement shall thereafter become void except for this Section 9.2 and Section 10.4 . Nothing in this Section 9.2 shall be deemed to release any Party from any liability for any breach by such Party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or

 

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to impair any rights of any Party under this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by either Party pursuant to Section 9.1(c) , then the other Party shall reimburse such Party for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement (including legal fees and fees paid to Financial Advisor, in either case incurred by the Partnership or the Conflicts Committee).

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Expenses . Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each Party shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and all action taken in preparation for effecting the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

10.2 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment . To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment” of the assets and the liabilities referenced herein.

10.3 Right of Offset . Each Party agrees that, in addition to, and without limitation of, any right of set-off, lien or counterclaim a Party may otherwise have, each Party shall have the right and be entitled, at its option, to offset (a) balances held by it or by any of its Affiliates for account of any other Party at any of its offices and (b) other obligations at any time owing by such Party in connection with any obligations to or for the credit or account of the other Party, against any principal of or interest on any of such other Party’s indebtedness or any other amount due and payable to such other Party hereunder that is not paid when due.

10.4 Notices . Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, any notice, request, instruction, correspondence or other document to be given under or in relation to this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given if: (i) personally delivered (with written confirmation of receipt); or (ii) delivered by a recognized overnight delivery service (delivery fees prepaid), in either case to the appropriate address set forth below:

If to either of the Contributing Parties, addressed to:

Phillips 66 Company

3010 Briarpark Drive

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: General Counsel

If to the Partnership or the General Partner, addressed to:

Phillips 66 Partners LP

c/o Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC

3010 Briarpark Drive

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: General Counsel

 

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Any Party may change any address to which notice is to be given to it by giving notice as provided above of such change of address.

10.5 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Texas without reference to principles of conflicts of law that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

10.6 Public Statements . The Parties shall consult with each other and no Party shall issue any public announcement or statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of the other Parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless the Party desiring to make such announcement or statement, after seeking such consent from the other Parties, obtains advice from legal counsel that a public announcement or statement is required by applicable law or securities exchange regulations.

10.7 Form of Payment . All payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars and, unless the Parties making and receiving such payments shall agree otherwise or the provisions hereof provide otherwise, shall be made by wire or interbank transfer of immediately available funds on the date such payment is due to such account as the Party receiving payment may designate at least three business days prior to the proposed date of payment.

10.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the exhibits and schedules hereto, (a) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) are not intended to confer upon any other Person or entity any rights or remedies hereunder except as Article VIII or Article X contemplates or except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein. Each Party agrees that (i) no other Party (including its agents and representatives) has made any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement to or with such Party relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, other than those expressly set forth in the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the exhibits and schedules hereto, and (ii) such Party has not relied upon any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby other than those referred to in clause (i)  above. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

10.9 Binding Effect and Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, benefits or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

10.10 Severability . If any provision of the Agreement is rendered or declared illegal or unenforceable by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation or by decree of a court of last resort, the Parties shall meet promptly and negotiate substitute provisions for those rendered or declared illegal or unenforceable, but all of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and will not be affected or impaired in any way thereby.

 

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10.11 Interpretation . The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.

10.12 Headings and Schedules . The headings of the several Articles and Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The schedules referred to herein are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and unless the context expressly requires otherwise, those schedules are incorporated in the definition of “Agreement.”

10.13 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, including electronic, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

10.14 Consent of Conflicts Committee . Any amendment or waiver by the Partnership made prior to Closing shall be approved by the Conflicts Committee.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
By: /s/ T. G. Taylor
Name: T. G. Taylor
Title: President

 

PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
By: /s/ C. T. Denton

Name:

 

C. T. Denton

Title: President

 

PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS GP LLC

By:

/s/ J.T. Liberti
 

 

Name:

J.T. Liberti

Title:

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

 

PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
By: Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, its general partner

By:

/s/ J.T. Liberti

 

Name: J.T. Liberti

Title:

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

P HILLIPS 66 S AND H ILLS LLC

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS (this “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of 12:01 a.m. Central time on             , 2015 (the “ Effective Time ”), by and between Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Pipeline ”), Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), Phillips 66 Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), and Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Contribution Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of February [    ], 2015 (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), by and among Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation (“ P66 Company ”), the General Partner, Pipeline and the Partnership;

WHEREAS, reference is also made to that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Sand Hills ”), dated November 8, 2012 (the “ LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the LLC Agreement, Pipeline is the sole member of Sand Hills;

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) Pipeline desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in and to (i) [__]% of the limited liability company interests in Sand Hills (the “ GP Membership Interests ”) to the General Partner and (ii) [__]% of the limited liability company interests in Sand Hills (the “ LP Membership Interests ” and, together with the GP Membership Interests, the “ Membership Interests ”) to the Partnership; and the Partnership desires to accept Pipeline’s assignment of the LP Membership Interests;

(b) the General Partner desires to (i) accept the GP Membership Interests and (ii) effective immediately following such acceptance (the “ Interim Effective Time ”), assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests to the Partnership; and the Partnership desires to accept the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests; and

(c) effective immediately following the Partnership’s acceptance of the GP Membership Interests (the “ New Effective Time ”), the Partnership desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests to Holdings, and Holdings desires to accept the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests (collectively, the “ Assignments ”);


WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Assignments, Holdings will hold all of the Membership Interests;

WHEREAS, the General Partner will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests from and after the Effective Time up to the Interim Effective Time;

WHEREAS, the Partnership will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of (a) Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the LP Membership Interests from and after the Effective Time up to the New Effective Time and (b) all of the General Partner’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests from and after the Interim Effective Time up to the New Effective Time;

WHEREAS, Holdings will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of the Partnership’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the Membership Interests from and after the New Effective Time; and

WHEREAS, after giving effect to (a) Pipeline’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests and LP Membership Interests to the General Partner and the Partnership, respectively, Pipeline shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement, (b) the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests to the Partnership, the General Partner shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement and (c) the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests to Holdings, the Partnership shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Assignment

 

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, Pipeline hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to (i) the General Partner all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests and (ii) to the Partnership all of its right, title and interest in and to the LP Membership Interests, together with, in the case of clauses (i)  and (ii) , all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended (the “ Act ”).

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time, the General Partner hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to the Partnership all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests, together with all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Act.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time, the Partnership hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to Holdings all of its right, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests, together with all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Act.

 

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2. Acceptance, Assumption and Acknowledgment

 

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, each of the General Partner and the Partnership hereby accepts Pipeline’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests and LP Membership Interests, respectively, pursuant to Section 1(a) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Sand Hills and assumes and agrees to perform all of Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests or LP Membership Interests, as applicable.

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time, the Partnership hereby accepts the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests pursuant to Section 1(b) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Sand Hills and assumes and agrees to perform all of the General Partner’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time, Holdings hereby accepts the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests pursuant to Section 1(c) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Sand Hills, and assumes and agrees to perform all of the Partnership’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the Membership Interests.

3. Effect of Assignment

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the General Partner and the Partnership shall own the GP Membership Interests and the LP Membership Interests, respectively, in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) each of the General Partner and the Partnership shall be deemed to be admitted as a member of Sand Hills, such admission shall hereby be deemed evidenced by this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be included in the books and records of Sand Hills to reflect such admission; and (c) Pipeline shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement.

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time: (i) the Partnership shall own the GP Membership Interests in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) the General Partner shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the GP Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the GP Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement and (iii) the Partnership shall continue as the sole member of Sand Hills.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time: (i) Holdings shall own the Membership Interests in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) Holdings shall be deemed to be admitted as a member of Sand Hills and such admission shall hereby be deemed evidenced by this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be included in the books and records of Sand Hills to reflect such admission; and (iii) the Partnership shall cease to be a member of Sand Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement.

 

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4. Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of that state.

5. Further Assurances. Pipeline and Holdings agree to take such further action as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

6. General . This Agreement is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the signatories hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is expressly subject to the terms, provisions and limitations of the Contribution Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the terms of the Contribution Agreement shall control. This instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts, including electronic, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Time.

 

PIPELINE:

 

Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC

By:  
Name:
Title:

 

THE GENERAL PARTNER:

 

Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC

By:  
Name:
Title:

 

THE PARTNERSHIP:

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP

By: Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, its General Partner
By:  
Name:
Title:

 

 

HOLDINGS:

 

Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

By:  
Name:
Title:


EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

P HILLIPS 66 S OUTHERN H ILLS LLC

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS (this “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of 12:01 a.m. Central time on                  , 2015 (the “ Effective Time ”), by and between Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Pipeline ”), Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), Phillips 66 Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), and Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Contribution Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of February [      ], 2015 (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), by and among Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation (“ P66 Company ”), the General Partner, Pipeline and the Partnership;

WHEREAS, reference is also made to that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Southern Hills ”), dated November 8, 2012 (the “ LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the LLC Agreement, Pipeline is the sole member of Southern Hills;

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) Pipeline desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in and to (i) [      ]% of the limited liability company interests in Southern Hills (the “ GP Membership Interests ”) to the General Partner and (ii) [      ]% of the limited liability company interests in Southern Hills (the “ LP Membership Interests ” and, together with the GP Membership Interests, the “ Membership Interests ”) to the Partnership; and the Partnership desires to accept Pipeline’s assignment of the LP Membership Interests;

(b) the General Partner desires to (i) accept the GP Membership Interests and (ii) effective immediately following such acceptance (the “ Interim Effective Time ”), assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests to the Partnership; and the Partnership desires to accept the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests; and

(c) effective immediately following the Partnership’s acceptance of the GP Membership Interests (the “ New Effective Time ”), the Partnership desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests to Holdings, and Holdings desires to accept the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests (collectively, the “ Assignments ”);


WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Assignments, Holdings will hold all of the Membership Interests;

WHEREAS, the General Partner will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests from and after the Effective Time up to the Interim Effective Time;

WHEREAS, the Partnership will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of (a) Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the LP Membership Interests from and after the Effective Time up to the New Effective Time and (b) all of the General Partner’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests from and after the Interim Effective Time up to the New Effective Time;

WHEREAS, Holdings will agree to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement and to assume and agree to perform all of the Partnership’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the Membership Interests from and after the New Effective Time; and

WHEREAS, after giving effect to (a) Pipeline’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests and LP Membership Interests to the General Partner and the Partnership, respectively, Pipeline shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement, (b) the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests to the Partnership, the General Partner shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement and (c) the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests to Holdings, the Partnership shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills pursuant to the LLC Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

  1. Assignment .

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, Pipeline hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to (i) the General Partner all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests and (ii) to the Partnership all of its right, title and interest in and to the LP Membership Interests, together with, in the case of clauses (i)  and (ii) , all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended (the “ Act ”).

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time, the General Partner hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to the Partnership all of its right, title and interest in and to the GP Membership Interests, together with all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Act.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time, the Partnership hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to Holdings all of its right, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests, together with all such rights and obligations as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Act.

 

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  2. Acceptance, Assumption and Acknowledgment .

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, each of the General Partner and the Partnership hereby accepts Pipeline’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests and LP Membership Interests, respectively, pursuant to Section 1(a) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Southern Hills and assumes and agrees to perform all of Pipeline’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests or LP Membership Interests, as applicable.

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time, the Partnership hereby accepts the General Partner’s assignment of the GP Membership Interests pursuant to Section 1(b) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Southern Hills and assumes and agrees to perform all of the General Partner’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the GP Membership Interests.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time, Holdings hereby accepts the Partnership’s assignment of the Membership Interests pursuant to Section 1(c) and hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as a member of Southern Hills, and assumes and agrees to perform all of the Partnership’s agreements and obligations existing or arising with respect to the Membership Interests.

 

  3. Effect of Assignment .

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the General Partner and the Partnership shall own the GP Membership Interests and the LP Membership Interests, respectively, in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) each of the General Partner and the Partnership shall be deemed to be admitted as a member of Southern Hills, such admission shall hereby be deemed evidenced by this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be included in the books and records of Southern Hills to reflect such admission; and (c) Pipeline shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement.

(b) Effective as of the Interim Effective Time: (i) the Partnership shall own the GP Membership Interests in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) the General Partner shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the GP Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the GP Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement and (iii) the Partnership shall continue as the sole member of Southern Hills.

(c) Effective as of the New Effective Time: (i) Holdings shall own the Membership Interests in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) Holdings shall be deemed to be admitted as a member of Southern Hills and such admission shall hereby be deemed evidenced by this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be included in the books and records of Southern Hills to reflect such admission; and (iii) the Partnership shall cease to be a member of Southern Hills and cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the Membership Interests and shall have no further obligations with respect to the Membership Interests or otherwise under the LLC Agreement.

 

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4. Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of that state.

5. Further Assurances . Pipeline and Holdings agree to take such further action as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

6. General . This Agreement is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the signatories hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is expressly subject to the terms, provisions and limitations of the Contribution Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the terms of the Contribution Agreement shall control. This instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts, including electronic, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Time.

 

PIPELINE:
Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC
By:  
Name:
Title:
THE GENERAL PARTNER:
Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC
By:  
Name:
Title:
THE PARTNERSHIP:
Phillips 66 Partners LP
By: Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, its General Partner
By:  
Name:
Title:
HOLDINGS:
Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC
By:  
Name:
Title:


EXHIBIT B

THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment (this “ Third Amendment ”) to the Omnibus Agreement (as amended, the “ Omnibus Agreement ”) by and among Phillips 66 Company (“ Company ”), on behalf of itself and the other Phillips 66 Entities (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement), Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC (“ Pipeline ”), Phillips 66 Partners LP (the “ Partnership ”), Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC (“ Holdings ”), Phillips 66 Carrier LLC (“ Carrier ”) and Philips 66 Partners GP LLC (the “ General Partner ”) is dated as of the          day of March, 2015.

WHEREAS , the Parties entered into that certain First Amendment and Second Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement effective as of March 1, 2014, and December 1, 2014, respectively; and

WHEREAS , the Parties seek to amend the Omnibus Agreement to include certain additional assets acquired by the Partnership in the first quarter of 2015.

NOW THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the forgoing, the mutual covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement, as amended by this Third Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1. Unless otherwise noted, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the definitions set forth in the Omnibus Agreement.

 

2. Section 4.01(a) of the Omnibus Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a)    Company agrees to provide, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to provide, on behalf of the General Partner and for the Partnership Group’s benefit, the Services (such Services to be provided, to the extent applicable, in connection with the Assets and any other assets acquired or developed by the Partnership Group from time to time). As consideration for the Services, the Partnership will pay Company an operational and administrative support fee of $2,474,166.67 per Month (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and (c), the “Operational and Administrative Support Fee”), payable without discount no later than the 21st Day of the Month in which Services are rendered, provided that if such Day is not a Business Day, then the Partnership shall pay such amount without interest on the next Business Day. If the Effective Date is any day other than the first day of a Month, or if this Agreement is terminated on any day other than the last day of a Month, then the Operational and Administrative Support Fee for the relevant Month shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days in the relevant partial Month to the number of days in the relevant full Month.”

 

3. This Third Amendment shall be effective as of March       , 2015.


4. Except as expressly set forth herein, all other terms and conditions of the Omnibus Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

[ Signature Pages Follow ]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the Parties have executed this Third Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
By:

 

T.G. Taylor
President

Signature Page to Third Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement

 

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PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
By:

 

Todd Denton
President

Signature Page to Third Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement


PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
By:

Phillips 66 Partners GP, LLC,

General Partner of Phillips 66 Partners LP

By:

 

J.T. Liberti
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS GP, LLC
By:

 

J.T. Liberti
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC
By:

Phillips 66 Partners LP,

Sole Member of Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

By:

Phillips 66 Partners GP, LLC,

General Partner of Phillips 66 Partners LP

By:

 

J.T. Liberti
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Signature Page to Third Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement


PHILLIPS 66 CARRIER LLC
By:

Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC,

Sole Member of Phillips 66 Carrier LLC

By:

Phillips 66 Partners LP,

Sole Member of Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

By:

Phillips 66 Partners GP, LLC,

General Partner of Phillips 66 Partners LP

By:

 

J.T. Liberti
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Signature Page to Third Amendment to the Omnibus Agreement


SCHEDULE 1.1

Permitted Liens

None.


SCHEDULE 3.4

Consents

Consent to transfer interest in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC from Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC to Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

Consent to transfer interest in DCP Sand Southern Pipeline, LLC from Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC to Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC


SCHEDULE 3.8

Restrictions on Contributed Interests

 

  1. Pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Explorer Shareholders Agreement dated March 1, 1999, certain transfers of equity interests are subject to restriction. Those restrictions are not applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  2. Pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC dated September 3, 2013, certain transfers of equity interests are subject to restriction. Those restrictions are not applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  3. Pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC dated September 3, 2013, certain transfers of equity interests are subject to restriction. Those restrictions are not applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


SCHEDULE 3.16

Adverse Changes

None.


SCHEDULE 6.2(d)

Required Consents

Consent to transfer interest in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC from Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC to Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

Consent to transfer interest in DCP Southern Pipeline, LLC from Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC to Phillips 66 Partners Holdings LLC

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-190195) on Form S-8 and the registration statement (333-197797) on Form S-3 of Phillips 66 Partners LP of our report dated February 13, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Explorer Pipeline Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, which report appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Phillips 66 Partners LP dated February 13, 2015, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus supplements forming a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 (333-197797) of Phillips 66 Partners LP.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 13, 2015

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-197797 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement No. 333-190195 on Form S-8 of Phillips 66 Partners LP of our report dated February 13, 2015, relating to the consolidated financial statements of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC, appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Phillips 66 Partners LP dated February 13, 2015.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-197797 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement No. 333-190195 on Form S-8 of Phillips 66 Partners LP of our report dated February 13, 2015, relating to the consolidated financial statements of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Phillips 66 Partners LP dated February 13, 2015.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 17, 2015

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

NEWS RELEASE

Phillips 66 Partners to Acquire Equity Interests in 3 Pipeline Systems for approximately $1 Billion

 

    Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to unitholders

 

    One-third interests in Sand Hills and Southern Hills NGL pipeline companies

 

    19.46% interest in Explorer Pipeline

 

    Acquisition enhances fee-based portfolio and asset diversity

HOUSTON, Feb. 16, 2015 – Phillips 66 Partners LP (NYSE: PSXP) (the “Partnership”) announced that it has reached agreement with Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) to acquire Phillips 66’s interests in three pipeline systems. The acquisition includes one-third equity interests in the limited liability companies that respectively own the Sand Hills and Southern Hills natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline systems, and a 19.46 percent equity interest in Explorer Pipeline Company, the owner of the Explorer refined products pipeline system. In exchange, Phillips 66 will receive total consideration of $1.01 billion consisting of $880 million in cash and 1,726,914 newly issued PSXP units, to be allocated between common units and general partner units in a proportion allowing the general partner to maintain its 2% general partner interest. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to the Partnership and its unitholders and is anticipated to close in early March 2015.

The total transaction value, including approximately $65 million of proportional non-consolidated debt of Explorer Pipeline Company, reflects an approximate 9.5 times multiple of the forecasted full-year 2015 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of $115 million attributable to these equity interests. Based on current projections for the twelve months ending Feb. 29, 2016, the transaction is expected to be more than 20 percent accretive to distributable cash flow of the Partnership over that period.

“This acquisition will expand our fee-based portfolio into NGL transportation and provide us with an interest in one of the largest refined products pipeline systems in the U.S.,” said Greg Garland, Phillips 66 Partners chairman and CEO. “Our addition of these diversified assets demonstrates our commitment to providing strong growth for our unitholders.”

The transaction includes Phillips 66’s equity interests in entities holding the following assets:

 

    Sand Hills NGL Pipeline System: A 720-mile NGL pipeline system that provides takeaway service from DCP Midstream and third-party plants in the Permian and the Eagle Ford basins to fractionation facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu, Texas market hub. The system has a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day and is expandable up to 350,000 barrels per day with additional pumping stations.

 

    Southern Hills NGL Pipeline System: An 800-mile NGL pipeline system that provides takeaway service from DCP Midstream and third-party plants in the Midcontinent to fractionation facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu, Texas market hub. The system has a capacity of 175,000 barrels per day.


    Explorer Refined Products Pipeline System: A 1,830 mile refined products pipeline system, which provides connectivity to refineries and market centers from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest. The system has a capacity of 660,000 barrels per day.

The terms of the transaction were approved by the board of directors of the general partner of Phillips 66 Partners, based on the approval and recommendation of its conflicts committee, which is comprised solely of independent directors. The conflicts committee engaged Evercore Partners to act as its financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. to act as its legal counsel.

About Phillips 66 Partners

Headquartered in Houston, Phillips 66 Partners is a growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by Phillips 66 to own, operate, develop and acquire primarily fee-based crude oil, refined petroleum product and natural gas liquids pipelines and terminals and other transportation and midstream assets. For more information, visit www.phillips66partners.com .

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CONTACTS

Rosy Zuklic (investors)

832-765-2297

rosy.zuklic@p66.com

William Steen (investors)

832-765-3174

william.steen@p66.com

Dennis Nuss (media)

832-765-1850

dennis.h.nuss@p66.com

Reconciliation of Estimated EBITDA to Net Income

 

     Projected Next
Twelve Months
Ending
February 29, 2016
(in millions)
 

Estimated Net Income

   $ 82   

Plus:

  

Depreciation

     20   

Interest Expense

     4   

Provision for income taxes

     9   
  

 

 

 

Estimated EBITDA

$ 115   


CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under the federal securities laws, including projections, plans and objectives. Although Phillips 66 Partners believes that expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition, these statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other assumptions that are difficult to predict and may be beyond Phillips 66 Partners’ control. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what Phillips 66 Partners anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. The key risk factors that may have a direct bearing on the forward-looking statements are the accuracy of our assumptions used to estimate the benefits to be realized from the acquisition, our ability to successfully complete the acquisition and integrate the assets into our operations, the decisions made by Explorer Pipeline Company, DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC, and DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC regarding distributions these entities make to us as an equity owner, and other factors as described in the filings that Phillips 66 Partners makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than as described. All forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date hereof and Phillips 66 Partners undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information — This news release includes the term estimated EBITDA. This is a non-GAAP financial measure. This press release is accompanied by a reconciliation of estimated EBITDA to the nearest GAAP financial measure, net income, on a forward-looking basis. Estimated EBITDA is included to help facilitate comparisons of operating performance of the Partnership with other companies in our industry, as well as help facilitate an assessment of our assets’ projected ability to generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to our partners. Estimated EBITDA is not presented as an alternative to net income and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Exhibit 99.2

EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)


Independent Auditors’ Report

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Explorer Pipeline Company:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Explorer Pipeline Company and its subsidiary, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.


Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Explorer Pipeline Company and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/KPMG LLP

Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 13, 2015

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

Assets    2014     2013  

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 32,767,094        39,236,791   

Accounts receivable – trade

     53,181,162        49,413,284   

Accounts receivable – affiliated companies

     3,964,962        10,754,440   

Income tax receivable

     4,145,651        9,681,303   

Unbilled revenue – other

     3,898,820        3,125,139   

Unbilled revenue – affiliated companies

     503,514        571,507   

Materials and supplies

     10,257,344        9,158,537   

Other current assets

     11,742,296        11,656,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  120,460,843      133,597,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost (note 3)

  862,119,923      815,665,009   

Accumulated depreciation

  (389,802,181   (369,081,738
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

  472,317,742      446,583,271   

Deferred charges and other assets

  16,393,126      17,417,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 609,171,711      597,598,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity    2014     2013  

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 38,322,379        50,423,097   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (note 6)

     8,078,903        10,899,547   

Accrued interest

     4,648,636        5,069,034   

Current installments of unsecured notes and revolver (note 4)

     16,363,636        16,363,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  67,413,554      82,755,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt (note 4):

Series N note, 4.85%, due 2015

  —        5,000,000   

Series O note, 6.15%, due 2017

  250,000,000      250,000,000   

Series K note, 6.76%, due 2017

  9,090,909      13,636,364   

Series L note, 7.01%, due 2022

  47,727,273      54,545,455   

Advancing term debt

  12,000,000      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt, net of current installments

  318,818,182      323,181,819   

Commitments and contingencies (note 8)

Deferred interest income

  1,702,074      2,470,745   

Other noncurrent liabilities (note 6)

  33,296,797      23,446,027   

Deferred income taxes

  77,665,367      78,828,186   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  498,895,974      510,682,091   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, $1 par value per share. Authorized and issued 21,920 shares

  21,920      21,920   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (8,980,775   (4,499,024

Retained earnings

  119,234,592      91,393,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

  110,275,737      86,916,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 609,171,711      597,598,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

     2014     2013     2012  

Revenues:

      

Operating revenue

   $ 339,764,749        299,287,081        227,818,649   

Other income

     2,700,323        2,287,539        74,467,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  342,465,072      301,574,620      302,286,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

Operations and maintenance

  120,521,479      96,456,631      74,399,079   

General and administrative

  35,949,800      34,168,679      29,831,081   

Taxes, other than income taxes

  9,289,983      8,980,741      9,462,069   

Depreciation and amortization

  23,270,900      22,585,098      22,248,601   

Interest expense

  20,086,300      21,172,109      22,113,501   

Impairment loss

  —        —        8,698,391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

  209,118,462      183,363,258      166,752,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  133,346,610      118,211,362      135,533,806   

Income taxes:

Current income taxes (note 5)

  47,162,926      39,970,513      48,169,960   

Deferred income tax expense (note 5)

  1,526,232      3,522,563      1,278,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income taxes

  48,689,158      43,493,076      49,448,845   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  84,657,452      74,718,286      86,084,961   

Retained earnings, beginning of year

  91,393,780      84,167,174      41,045,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retained earnings, available

  176,051,232      158,885,460      127,130,373   

Less dividends

  (56,816,640   (67,491,680   (42,963,199
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retained earnings, end of year

$ 119,234,592      91,393,780      84,167,174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

     2014     2013      2012  

Net income

   $ 84,657,452        74,718,286         86,084,961   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

       

Pension and other postretirement benefits

     (4,481,751     6,487,678         1,594,761   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

$ 80,175,701      81,205,964      87,679,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

     2014     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Cash received from customers

   $ 342,080,661        297,496,935        198,087,217   

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

     (168,944,661     (123,495,533     (105,762,152

Other income received

     2,700,323        2,287,538        2,037,879   

Interest paid (net of amounts capitalized)

     (21,275,369     (21,899,979     (21,945,594

Income taxes paid

     (41,627,274     (51,759,125     (44,483,048

Ad valorem and other taxes paid

     (9,289,983     (8,980,741     (9,462,069
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  103,643,697      93,649,095      18,472,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

Capital expenditures

  (48,206,323   (19,124,885   (15,123,699

Proceeds from the sale of assets

  123,443      —        75,000,000   

Return on investment

  (10,000   16,297      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  (48,092,880   (19,108,588   59,876,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payment of financing costs

  (840,238   (498,005   (67,112

Repayment of long term notes

  (16,363,636   (16,363,636   (16,363,636

Proceeds from long-term borrowing

  12,000,000      —        —     

Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swap

  —        3,077,000      —     

Dividends paid

  (56,816,640   (67,491,680   (42,963,199
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

  (62,020,514   (81,276,321   (59,393,947
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

  (6,469,697   (6,735,814   18,954,587   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

  39,236,791      45,972,605      27,018,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$ 32,767,094      39,236,791      45,972,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Net income

$ 84,657,452      74,718,286      86,084,961   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

  23,270,900      22,585,098      22,248,601   

Noncash portion of change in value of interest rate swap

  (768,671   (329,431   —     

Gain on sale of assets

  —        —        (72,430,000

Impairment loss

  —        —        8,698,391   

Deferred income tax expense

  1,526,232      3,522,563      1,278,885   

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable and unbilled revenue

  2,315,912      (1,790,148   (29,731,434

Decrease in interest and other receivables

  —        568,795      77,834   

(Increase) decrease income tax receivable

  5,535,652      (9,681,303   —     

(Increase) in materials and supplies

  (1,098,807   (960,471   (165,932

Decrease (increase) in other current assets

  (85,520   3,390,230      (6,434,332

Decrease (increase) in deferred charges and other assets

  952,340      (4,601,970   —     

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and

other current liabilities

  (14,921,362   7,168,682      5,068,271   

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest

  (420,398   (967,235   90,073   

Increase (decrease) in income tax payable

  —        (2,107,309   3,686,915   

Increase in other noncurrent liabilities

  2,679,967      2,133,308      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 103,643,697      93,649,095      18,472,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash items:

Change in fair value of interest rate swap and corresponding change in fair value of long-term debt

$ —        470,103      905,322   

Impact of pension accounting:

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$ 7,170,802      (10,396,287   (2,551,614

Increase (decrease) to accumulated other comprehensive loss

  4,481,751      (6,487,678   1,594,761   

Decrease (increase) to deferred income tax liability

  2,689,051      (3,908,608   (956,853

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Description of Business

Explorer Pipeline Company and subsidiary (the Company) owns and operates an approximate 1,830 mile common carrier petroleum products pipeline system. Products shipped include gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and diluent. The system extends from Gulf Coast refineries and import facilities in Texas and into the mid-western United States. Through connections with other product pipelines, the Company serves more than seventy major population centers in sixteen states. Approximately 19%, 21% and 29% of the Company’s operating revenues were derived from its owner companies in 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. Operating revenues include revenues from 10 significant nonaffiliated customers of approximately 51%, 55% and 51% of operating revenues in 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. The Company is dependent upon continued demand in the population centers it serves for petroleum products and availability of product to its customers.

The pipeline operations of the Company are subject, as to rate filings, accounting, and other matters, to the regulatory authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

 

  (b) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Explorer Pipeline Services Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

  (c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

  (d) Transportation Revenue

Transportation revenue is recorded at delivery, except that one half of the revenue on shipments in transit at year end is accrued.

 

  (e) Materials and Supplies

Materials and supplies are stated at the lower of average cost or market.

 

  (f) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, including any allocable amount of administrative and other costs incurred in connection with the construction of the pipeline. Retirements and sales of property, plant and equipment are charged to accumulated depreciation as prescribed by FERC when related specific assets cannot be identified. Depreciation is provided by the straight line method at rates prescribed by FERC which are in accordance with US GAAP. These rates range from 2.25% to 20.00% per annum.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

  (g) Impairments

Long lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

 

  (h) Deferred Charges and Other Assets

Deferred charges and other assets consist of tank heels, environmental insurance receivable, and deferred loan costs that are being amortized over the lives of the related loans. Amortization expense related to deferred loan costs was $922,491, $898,153 and $598,693 for 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively, and is reflected in depreciation and amortization on the consolidated statements of income and retained earnings.

 

  (i) Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs.

 

  (j) Pension and Other Postretirement Plans

The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering all employees employed prior to January 1, 2007. The benefits are based on years of service and employee compensation. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date, but also for those expected to be earned in the future. The Company also sponsors a defined benefit healthcare plan for substantially all retirees and employees.

The Company records annual amounts relating to its pension and postretirement plans based on calculations that incorporate various actuarial and other assumptions, including discount rates, mortality, assumed rates of return, compensation increases, turnover rates and healthcare cost trend rates. The Company reviews its assumptions on an annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when it is appropriate to do so. The effect of modifications to those assumptions is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and amortized to net periodic cost over future periods using the corridor method. The Company believes

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

that the assumptions utilized in recording its obligations under its plans are reasonable based on its experience and market conditions.

The net periodic costs are recognized as employees render the services necessary to earn the postretirement benefits.

 

  (k) Environmental Remediation Contingencies

Liabilities for environmental remediation contingencies, environmental remediation costs arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated. The costs for a specific clean-up site are discounted if the aggregate amount of the obligation and the amount and timing of the cash payments for that site are fixed or reliably determinable based upon information derived from the remediation plan for that site. Recoveries from third parties that are probable of realization are separately recorded, and are not offset against the related environmental liability.

Accruals for estimated losses from environmental remediation obligations generally are recognized no later than completion of a remedial feasibility study. Such accruals are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Recoveries for environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed probable. The discounted and undiscounted amount of the environmental remediation obligations net of insurance receivable is $6,718,590 and $8,099,554, respectively, as of December 31, 2014 and $6,275,242 and $7,674,045, respectively, as of December 31, 2013. The discounted liability and insurance receivable is reflected in other non-current liabilities and deferred charges and other assets, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

  (l) Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates include fair value of derivative instruments, depreciation periods for property, plant and equipment, pension obligations, and environmental remediation contingencies.

 

  (m) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. All derivative instruments are recorded at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, if so, on the reason for holding it. If certain conditions are met, entities may elect to designate a derivative instrument as a hedge of exposures to changes in fair values, cash flows, or foreign currencies. If the hedged exposure is a fair value exposure, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in earnings in the period of change together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. If the hedged exposure is a cash flow exposure, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported initially as a component of other

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

comprehensive income (outside earnings) and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. Any amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, as well as the ineffective portion of the hedge, are reported in earnings immediately.

 

  (n) Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company records the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of the fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. After the initial measurement of the asset retirement obligation, the liability is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. Determination of any amounts recognized is based upon numerous estimates and assumptions, including future retirement costs, future inflation rates and the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rates. If the obligation is settled for an amount other than the carrying amount of the liability, the Company will recognize a gain or loss on settlement.

The Company is obligated by contractual or regulatory requirements to remove facilities or perform other remediation upon retirement of the Company’s assets. However, management is not able to reasonably determine the fair value of the asset retirement obligations since future dismantlement and removal dates are indeterminate. The Company will record such asset retirement obligations in the period in which more information becomes available to reasonably estimate the settlement dates of the retirement obligations. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there was no asset retirement obligation recorded.

 

  (o) Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior years’ consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

(2) Company Ownership

The Company’s stockholders at December 31, 2014 are:

 

     Shares      Percentage  

EXPL Pipeline Investment LLC

     1,490         6.80

Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC

     2,386         10.88

Shell Pipeline Company LP

     7,885         35.97

MPL Investment LLC

     5,372         24.51

Phillips 66 Company

     1,879         8.57

Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

     2,908         13.27
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shares authorized and issued

  21,920      100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

(3) Property, Plant and Equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment by class of asset is as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2014      2013  

Land

   $ 9,822,408        9,682,408  

Rights-of-way

     23,182,414        23,182,414  

Line pipe, fittings and pipeline

     376,725,958        373,932,910  

Buildings

     17,730,875        17,367,105  

Pumping and station equipment and tanks

     344,025,929        339,730,855  

Office furniture, vehicles and other assets

     33,596,512        31,266,016  

Noncarrier property

     277,306        277,306  

Construction in progress

     56,758,521        20,225,995  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 862,119,923     815,665,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment for 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $22,348,409, $21,686,945 and $21,649,908 respectively. The Company had no capitalized interest for 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

(4) Debt

Effective August 21, 2014 the Company has a commercial paper program supported by a renegotiated $100,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a $75,000,000 advancing term loan facility with, Bank of Oklahoma, JP Morgan Chase, BANCFIRST, and US Bank, which expires August 21, 2019. The Company had a commercial paper program supported by an $80,000,000 revolving credit agreement with, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of Oklahoma and US Bank, which was scheduled to expire August 19, 2015, but was renegotiated effective August 21, 2014. This revolving credit agreement allows outstanding commercial paper and draws on the revolver to be classified as noncurrent. There were no amounts outstanding under the commercial paper program or revolver at December 31, 2014 and 2013. There was $12,000,000 outstanding on the advancing term loan as of December 31, 2014.

The Company also has long term debt outstanding under the Series K, L, N and O unsecured notes. Required annual principal payments are as follows:

 

2015

$ 16,363,636   

2016

  11,963,636   

2017

  261,963,636   

2018

  7,418,182   

2019

  17,018,182   

Thereafter

  20,454,546   

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

The notes have certain restrictive financial debt covenants, the most significant of which are a leverage ratio and coverage ratio covenant. The Company was in compliance with all restrictive financial debt covenants as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

(5) Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 consists of:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 43,379,628        36,676,943        45,408,894  

State

     3,783,298        3,293,570        2,761,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  47,162,926     39,970,513     48,169,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred:

Federal

  1,410,099     3,274,053     1,205,580  

State

  116,133     248,510     73,305  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,526,232     3,522,563     1,278,885  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 48,689,158     43,493,076     49,448,845  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of property, plant and equipment (principally differences in depreciation), certain accrued liabilities, and pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities gave rise to substantially all of the net deferred tax liability at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

The effective tax rate exceeds the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% in 2014, 2013 and 2012 primarily due to state income taxes.

 

(6) Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering all employees employed prior to January 1, 2007. The benefits are based on years of service and employee’s compensation.

In addition to the defined benefit pension plan, the Company makes available postretirement medical and life benefits to all retired employees and their eligible dependents. For the year ended December 31, 2014, participants under the age of 65 were eligible to receive reimbursement through a Health Reimbursement Account for eligible premium expenses associated with health insurance enrollment. For the 2014 Plan Year, eligible retirees were eligible for up to $400 per month of eligibility and eligible retirees plus eligible dependents were eligible for up to $1,100 per month of eligibility. Life insurance for participants under the age of 65 was contributory and participants paid 30% of the active premium for the face amount of life benefits. Upon reaching age 65, participants paid all of any Part D Prescription Plan and 30% of the fully insured rate for the cost of medical benefits with the Company paying the full cost for life benefits.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the plan was contributory and participants under age 65 paid approximately 35% of the cost of medical benefits and 30% of the active premium for the face amount of life benefits. Upon reaching age 65, participants paid 30% of the cost of medical benefits with the Company paying the full cost for life benefits. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the plan was contributory and participants under age 65 paid approximately 35% of the cost of medical benefits and 30% of the active premium for the face amount of life benefits. Upon reaching age 65, participants paid all of any Part D Prescription Plan and 25% of the remaining fully insured rate with the Company paying the full cost for life benefits.

The measurement date used to determine pension and other postretirement benefit obligations and plan assets for the pension plan and the postretirement benefit plan is December 31.

The following table sets forth the plans’ benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, and funded status at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Pension benefits      Postretirement benefits  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

Projected benefit obligation

   $ (37,141,848      (30,705,119      (16,495,524      (11,895,846

Fair value of plan assets

     32,507,733         30,786,487        —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Funded status

$ (4,634,115   81,368      (16,495,524   (11,895,846
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued benefit cost

$ (4,634,115   81,368      (16,495,524   (11,895,846

Accrued benefit cost is reflected in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes, $8,980,775 and $4,499,024, related to the plans at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. This amount is primarily comprised of net actuarial loss of $14,353,240 and $7,182,438, at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The accumulated benefit obligation for the pension plan was $31,145,892 and $25,777,513 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

Net periodic benefit cost recognized and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss in 2014 and 2013 were:

 

     Pension benefits      Postretirement benefits  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

Net periodic benefit cost recognized

   $ 1,808,664         2,189,621         1,153,777         1,502,186   

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations:

           

Amortization of transition obligation

     —           —           (16,793      (41,140

Net actuarial loss (gain)

     4,952,047         (4,716,856      3,858,032         (3,179,200

Amortization of net loss

     (885,228      (1,301,405      —           (43,919

Prior service credit

     —           —           —           (964,477

Amortization of prior service cost

     —           —           —           (91,208
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  4,066,819      (6,018,261   3,841,239      (4,319,944
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$ 5,875,483      (3,828,640   4,995,016      (2,817,758
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net loss for the defined benefit pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $1,220,000. The transition obligation, prior service cost, and net loss for the defined benefit postretirement plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $0 and $0 respectively.

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Pension
benefits
    Postretirement
benefits
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Discount rate

     3.64     4.46     3.94     4.90

Rate of compensation increase

     3.00        3.00        3.00        3.00   

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Pension
benefits
    Postretirement
benefits
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Discount rate

     4.46     3.55     4.90     3.98

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

     6.00        6.00        —          —     

Rate of compensation increase

     3.00        3.00        3.00        3.00   

The Company’s overall expected long term rate of return on assets is 6.00%. The expected long term rate of return is based on the portfolio as a whole and not on the sum of the returns on individual asset categories. The return is based exclusively on historical returns, without adjustments.

For measurement purposes, a 7.5% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered healthcare benefits was assumed for 2014, dropping to an ultimate 5% trend in 2019.

The following table summarizes benefit costs, benefits paid, and employer contributions for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Pension benefits      Postretirement benefits  
     2014      2013      2012      2014      2013      2012  

Benefit cost

   $ 1,808,664         2,189,621         2,097,233         1,153,777         1,502,186         1,430,898   

Benefits paid

     1,529,838         2,516,521         1,719,685         395,338         379,987         328,378   

Employer contributions

     1,160,000         1,200,000         4,859,367         395,338         379,987         328,378   

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

  (a) Plan Assets

The asset allocations of the Company’s pension benefits at December 31, 2014 and 2013 measurement dates were as follows:

 

     Pension benefits – plan assets  
            Fair value measurements at
December 31, 2014
 
     Total      Quoted
prices in
active
markets for
identical
assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Asset category:

           

Cash

   $ 4,871,290         4,871,290         —           —     

Mutual funds:

           

U.S. equity

     17,888,024         17,888,024         —           —     

International equity

     1,628,777         1,628,777         —           —     

Bond funds

     8,119,642         8,119,642         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 32,507,733      32,507,733      —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Pension benefits – plan assets  
            Fair value measurements at
December 31, 2013
 
     Total      Quoted
prices in
active
markets for
identical
assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Asset category:

           

Cash

   $ 4,567,717         4,567,717         —           —     

Mutual funds:

           

U.S. equity

     17,047,081         17,047,081         —           —     

International equity

     1,559,712         1,559,712         —           —     

Bond funds

     7,611,977         7,611,977         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 30,786,487      30,786,487      —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

     Plan assets  
     December 31  
     2014     2013  

Asset category:

    

Cash

     15.0     14.8

Equity securities

     60.0        60.5   

Debt securities

     25.0        24.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  100.0   100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s investment policies and strategies for the pension plan use target allocations for the individual asset categories. The Company’s investment goals are to maximize returns subject to specific risk management policies. Its risk management policies permit investments in mutual funds, and prohibit direct investments in debt and equity securities and derivative financial instruments. The Company addresses diversification by the use of mutual fund investments whose underlying investments are in domestic and international fixed income securities and domestic and international equity securities. These mutual funds are readily marketable and can be sold to fund benefit payment obligations as they become payable.

 

  (b) Cash Flows

The Company’s funding policy is to contribute annually no less than the minimum requirement under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Pursuant to this policy, the Company expects to contribute $1,200,000 and $426,461 to its pension plan and postretirement benefit plan, respectively in 2015.

The pension and postretirement benefits expected to be paid in each year 2015 – 2019 are $1,777,180; $1,653,702; $2,246,684; $2,927,095 and $3,725,255 respectively. The aggregate benefits expected to be paid in the five years thereafter are $17,972,499. The expected benefits are based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s benefit obligations at December 31, 2014 and include estimated future employee service.

The Company also has a contributory thrift plan which is available to substantially all employees. The Company matches employee contributions up to 6% of the employee’s base salary. In addition, a separate 401(k) plan went into effect January 1, 2007 for all employees hired subsequent to that date. Total contributions by the Company to the two plans were approximately $1,485,135, $1,374,588 and $1,217,709 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

(7) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is subject to the risk of fluctuation in interest rates in the normal course of business. The Company manages interest rate risk through the use of fixed rate debt, floating rate debt and, at times, interest rate swaps. The Company does not speculate using derivative instruments.

The Company had one interest rate swap agreement, which was designated a fair value hedge. The interest rate swap was redeemed during 2013. The interest rate under the swap reset semiannually based on the six-month LIBOR at the reset date. The amount remaining to be realized in earnings related to the interest rate

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

swap was $1,702,074 at December 31, 2014. Long-term debt was also adjusted to recognize the change in fair value of the related hedged liability. The amount remaining in long-term debt at the date of redemption will be recognized in earnings over the remainder of the original term of the interest rate swap.

By using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and, therefore, the Company is not exposed to the counterparty’s credit risk in those circumstances. The Company minimizes counterparty credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties. The derivative instruments entered into by the Company do not contain credit risk related contingent features.

Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of an interest rate swap that results from a change in interest rates. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.

 

(8) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases pipeline right of way and office premises and equipment. All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases.

The following is a schedule by year of minimum future rentals on operating leases for office premises, equipment and right-of-way commitments as of December 31, 2014:

 

Year ending December 31:

2015

  4,290,119   

2016

  4,240,641   

2017

  4,272,500   

2018

  4,296,623   

2019

  4,319,732   

Thereafter

  10,351,252   

The Company has entered into both cancelable and noncancelable leases for pipeline right of way. All right of way leases are essentially future lease commitments since they relate to the operation of the pipeline and are necessary for its continued operation. The annual rental payments for these leases were approximately $428,635, $409,074 and $383,674 for December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. Total rental expense was approximately $4,302,356, $3,208,702 and $2,487,932 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively, and is reflected in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income and retained earnings. It is expected that, in the normal course of business, leases that expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases; thus, it is anticipated that future annual rental expense will not be substantially less than the amount shown for 2014.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of approximately $2,005,000 related to insurance companies and remediation projects.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

(9) Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Value Option

 

  (a) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, receivables from affiliated companies, interest and other receivables, other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and accrued interest approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The estimated fair value of the Company’s Series K, L, N, and O secured notes and advancing term note at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was a $368,232,299 and $377,067,565, respectively. The carrying amount of these notes was $335,181,818 and $339,545,455 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The fair values of the financial instruments discussed above represent management’s best estimates of the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. Those fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by the Company based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The fair value of the Company’s long term debt is measured using quoted offered side prices when quoted market prices are available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is determined by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at rates that reflect, among other things, market interest rates and the Company’s credit standing. In determining an appropriate spread to reflect its credit standing, the Company considers credit default swap spreads, bond yields of other long term debt offered by the Company, and interest rates currently offered to the Company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities by the Company’s bankers as well as other banks that regularly compete to provide financing to the Company.

 

  (b) Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

    Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

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EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

    Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

    Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The pension plan assets are considered Level 1 and there are no Level 2 or 3 assets or liabilities in the financial statements at fair value.

The consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 do not include any nonrecurring fair value measurements relating to assets or liabilities.

 

(10) Sale of Pipeline

In August 2012, the Company sold a pipeline segment, approximately 50 miles in length that runs from the Lake Charles, Louisiana area to the Port Arthur, Texas area for $75,000,000. The sale included the associated pump station facilities and all other related assets. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $72,430,000 which is included in other income in the consolidated statements of income and retained earnings. The Company obtained approval from FERC to recognize a gain on the sale of the assets.

 

(11) Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events through February 13, 2015, the date these financial statements were available to be issued. There were no subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

21

Exhibit 99.3

 

DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012


DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Independent Auditors’ Report

   i

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   1

Consolidated Statements of Operations

   2

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Members of

DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC

Denver, Colorado

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC (the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

February 13, 2015

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(millions)

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13.5       $ 36.0   

Accounts receivable:

     

Affiliates

     8.5         7.3   

Trade and other

     6.1         3.4   

Other

     0.2         0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

  28.3      46.8   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  1,250.2      1,198.6   

Other long-term assets

  1.3      1.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,279.8    $ 1,246.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY        

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable:

Affiliates

$ 1.1    $ 0.3   

Trade and other

  8.4      2.0   

Deferred revenues:

Affiliates

  15.4      18.3   

Third party

  20.1      8.1   

Distributions payable to members

  —        24.9   

Accrued taxes

  3.3      5.4   

Accrued capital expenditures

  11.3      9.2   

Accrued liabilities and other

  6.2      1.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  65.8      69.6   

Other long-term liabilities

  3.0      1.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  68.8      71.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total members’ equity

  1,211.0      1,175.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

$ 1,279.8    $ 1,246.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(millions)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  

Operating revenues:

      

Transportation — affiliates

   $ 100.5      $ 38.7      $ 0.1   

Transportation

     39.1        7.5        —     

Other revenues — affiliates

     0.4        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

  140.0      46.2      0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

Cost of transportation

  2.5      1.0      —     

Operating and maintenance expense

  23.0      7.0      0.4   

Depreciation expense

  25.4      16.2      0.1   

General and administrative expense — affiliates

  5.4      5.0      —     

General and administrative expense

  1.7      2.2      0.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

  58.0      31.4      1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

  82.0      14.8      (1.1

Income tax expense

  (0.5   (0.7   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$ 81.5    $ 14.1    $ (1.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY

(millions)

 

     DCP
Midstream,
LP
    DCP
Pipeline
Holding
LLC
    Phillips
66 Sand
Hills
LLC
    Spectra
Energy
Sand
Hills
Holding,
LLC
    Total
Members’
Equity
 

Balance, January 1, 2012

   $ 150.2      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 150.2   

Contributions from members

     554.8        —          —          —          554.8   

Net loss attributable to January 1, 2012 to November 15, 2012 (prior to sale of ownership interests in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC)

     (0.6     —          —          —          (0.6

Acquisition of ownership interest in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC

     (450.4     —          225.2        225.2        —     

Contributions from members

     27.0        —          36.5        36.5        100.0   

Return of investment to members

     (19.1     —          —          —          (19.1

Net loss attributable to November 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012

     (0.3     —          (0.1     (0.1     (0.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

  261.6      —        261.6      261.6      784.8   

Contributions from members

  172.0      —        172.2      172.2      516.4   

Return of investment to members

  (30.4   —        (30.6   (30.6   (91.6

Distributions of earnings to members

  (9.2   —        (9.2   (9.2   (27.6

Working capital distributions to members

  (6.9   —        (6.8   (6.8   (20.5

Net income

  4.7      —        4.7      4.7      14.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

  391.8      —        391.9      391.9      1,175.6   

Contributions from members

  8.5      35.1      43.7      43.7      131.0   

Return of investment to members

  (4.1   (12.3   (16.5   (16.5   (49.4

Distributions of earnings to members

  (6.6   (30.0   (36.7   (36.7   (110.0

Working capital distributions to members

  (4.2   (1.7   (5.9   (5.9   (17.7

Transfer of one-third interest in DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC

  (388.5   388.5      —        —        —     

Net income

  3.1      24.0      27.2      27.2      81.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

$ —      $ 403.6    $ 403.7    $ 403.7    $ 1,211.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(millions)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 81.5      $ 14.1      $ (1.1

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

      

Depreciation expense

     25.4        16.2        0.1   

Other, net

     0.2        —          —     

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     (3.7     (7.7     (4.4

Accounts payable

     4.5        0.4        0.5   

Deferred revenues

     9.1        26.4        —     

Other current assets

     (0.1     (0.1     —     

Other long-term assets

     —          (1.4     —     

Other current liabilities

     (0.7     5.8        0.1   

Other long-term liabilities

     1.3        0.8        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  117.5      54.5      (4.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Capital expenditures

  (74.1   (427.6   (564.3

Acquisition of Odessa Pipeline Asset

  —        —        (60.0

Proceeds from sale of assets

  5.1      0.9      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (69.0   (426.7   (624.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Proceeds from sale of equity interests

  —        —        450.4   

Contributions from members

  131.0      516.4      654.8   

Return of investment to members

  (70.1   (70.9   (469.5

Distributions of earnings to members

  (114.2   (23.4   —     

Working capital distributions to members

  (17.7   (20.5   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  (71.0   401.6      635.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  (22.5   29.4      6.6   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  36.0      6.6      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 13.5    $ 36.0    $ 6.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC, with its consolidated subsidiary, or Sand Hills, we, our, the Company, or us, is engaged in the business of transporting natural gas liquids, or NGLs. The Sand Hills pipeline is a common carrier pipeline which provides takeaway service from plants in the Permian and the Eagle Ford basins to fractionation facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu, Texas market hub. Certain segments of the Sand Hills pipeline were placed into service in late 2012, but did not generate significant revenues. The Sand Hills pipeline was placed into service in June 2013, and planned expansions are expected to continue through 2015.

We are a limited liability company owned 33.33% by DCP Pipeline Holding LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of DCP Midstream Partners, LP, or DCP Partners, and 33.335% by Phillips 66 Sand Hills LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, and 33.335% by Spectra Energy Sand Hills Holding, LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, or Spectra Energy Partners. Throughout these financial statements, DCP Partners, Phillips 66 and Spectra Energy Partners will together be referenced as the members. DCP Partners is a master limited partnership, of which a subsidiary of DCP Midstream, LLC, or DCP Midstream, acts as general partner. Prior to March 31, 2014, we were owned 33.33% by DCP Midstream, LP, a 100% owned subsidiary of DCP Midstream. On March 31, 2014, DCP Partners acquired DCP Midstream’s interest in the Company. DCP Midstream is an affiliate of DCP Partners and is the operator of the Sand Hills pipeline.

The Company allocates revenues, costs, and expenses in accordance with the terms of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, which became effective on September 3, 2013, or the LLC Agreement, to each of the three members based on each member’s ownership interest. Under terms of the LLC Agreement, the members are required to fund capital calls necessary to fund the capital requirements of the Company, including capital expansion and working capital requirements. The necessary capital calls are determined based on estimated capital activity each month, and are reconciled to actual spending on a quarterly basis. Based on this analysis, any excess cash calls are refunded to the members as part of the quarterly distribution, and such refunds are shown with return of investment to members, within the consolidated statements of changes in members’ equity. Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, cash calls and cash distributions from operations are allocated to the members based upon each member’s respective ownership interest.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sand Hills and its 100% owned subsidiary and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Transactions between us and the members have been identified in the consolidated financial statements as transactions between affiliates.

Changes to Presentation — In the current year, the Company has changed the form of presentation within the consolidated statements of changes in members’ equity to present, on a gross basis, contributions from members , return of investment to members , and working capital distributions to members . Previously, such amounts were presented on a net basis as contributions from members, net . Additionally, in the current year the Company has changed the form of presentation within the consolidated statements of cash flows to present cash used for working capital distributions to members separately from returns of investment to members , which were previously presented on a combined basis. Management believes that the current form of presentation provides additional information to the users of the consolidated financial statements and accordingly has conformed prior periods to the current year presentation.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates — Conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s best available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and investments in highly liquid financial instruments purchased with an original stated maturity of 90 days or less and temporary investments of cash in short-term money market securities.

Distributions — Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, we are required to make quarterly distributions to the members based on Available Cash, as the term is defined in the LLC Agreement. Available cash distributions are paid pursuant to the members’ respective ownership percentages at the date the distributions are due, and include a distribution of earnings and, when applicable, a distribution of excess cash, which are classified as a distributions of working capital within the consolidated statements of changes

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

in members’ equity. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, distributions of working capital primarily related to amounts collected under deferred revenue agreements.

Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable included in the consolidated balance sheets are not materially different from their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these instruments. We may invest available cash balances in short-term money market securities. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we invested $13.5 million and $11.0 million, respectively, in short-term money market securities which are included in cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheets. Given that the value of the short-term money market securities is publicly traded and market prices are readily available, these investments are considered Level 1 fair value measurements.

Concentration of Credit Risk — Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. We extend credit to customers and other parties in the normal course of business and have established various procedures to manage our credit exposure, including initial credit approvals, credit limits and rights of offset.

Property, Plant and Equipment — Property, plant and equipment are recorded at historical cost. The cost of maintenance and repairs, which are not significant improvements, are expensed when incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Asset Retirement Obligations Our asset retirement obligations, or AROs, relate primarily to the contractual obligations relating to the retirement or abandonment of our transportation pipelines, obligations related to right-of-way easement agreements, and contractual leases for land use. We adjust our AROs each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the estimated cash flows. Asset retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets are recorded at fair value in the period in which they are incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and added to the carrying amount of the associated asset. This additional carrying amount is then depreciated over the life of the asset. The liability is determined using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate and accretes due to the passage of time based on the time value of money until the obligation is settled. None of our assets are legally restricted for purposes of settling AROs.

Long-Lived Assets — We periodically evaluate whether the carrying value of long-lived assets has been impaired when circumstances indicate the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. This evaluation is based on undiscounted cash flow projections. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. We consider various factors when determining if these assets should be evaluated for impairment, including but not limited to:

 

    a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climate;

 

    a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses, or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset;

 

    an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset;

 

    significant adverse changes in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or in its physical condition;

 

    a significant adverse change in the market value of an asset; or

 

    a current expectation that, more likely than not, an asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of its estimated useful life.

If the carrying value is not recoverable, the impairment loss is measured as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. We assess the fair value of long-lived assets using commonly accepted techniques, and may use more than one method, including, but not limited to, recent third party comparable sales and discounted cash flow models. Significant changes in market conditions resulting from events such as the condition of an asset or a change in management’s intent to utilize the asset would generally require management to reassess the cash flows related to the long-lived assets.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

Revenue Recognition — We generate the majority of our revenues from fee-based arrangements. The revenues we earn are from long-term contracts relating to the transportation of NGLs and generally are not dependent on commodity prices. Certain demand contracts state that we will collect our monthly fee based on committed volumes, regardless of the actual volumes transported. In some instances, revenue is deferred for any payments received in excess of actual volumes transported and revenue is recognized once the committed volumes are transported, or certain contractual provisions have expired, and all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

We recognize revenues under the four revenue recognition criteria, as follows:

 

    Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists — Our customary practice is to enter into a written contract.

 

    Delivery — Delivery is deemed to have occurred when the services are rendered.

 

    The fee is fixed or determinable — We negotiate the fee for our services at the outset of our fee-based arrangements. In these arrangements, the fees are nonrefundable.

 

    Collectability is reasonably assured — Collectability is evaluated on a customer-by-customer basis. New and existing customers are subject to a credit review process, which evaluates the customers’ financial position (for example, credit metrics, liquidity and credit rating) and their ability to pay. If collectability is not considered probable at the outset of an arrangement in accordance with our credit review process, revenue is not recognized until the cash is collected.

Revenue for services provided, but not invoiced, is estimated each month. These estimates are generally based on preliminary throughput measurements and contract data.

Significant Customers — There were no third party customers that accounted for more than 10% of total operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014. There was one third party customer that accounted for more than 10% of total operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013. There were significant transactions with affiliates for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Environmental Expenditures — Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized as appropriate, depending upon the future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that do not generate current or future revenue are expensed. Liabilities for these expenditures are recorded on an undiscounted basis when environmental assessments and/or clean-ups are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Income Taxes — We are structured as a limited liability company, which is a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. As a limited liability company, we do not pay federal income taxes. Instead, our income or loss for tax purposes is allocated to each of the members for inclusion in their respective tax returns. Consequently, no provision for federal income taxes has been reflected in these consolidated financial statements. We are subject to the Texas margin tax, which is treated as a state income tax. We follow the asset and liability method of accounting for state income taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, deferred state income tax expense totaled $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. There was no deferred state income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, current state income tax expense totaled $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. There was no current state income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” or ASU 2014-09 — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.” We intend to adopt this ASU when it is effective for public entities, which is for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and we are currently assessing the impact of adoption on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

4. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

DCP Partners and its Affiliates

Under the LLC Agreement, we are required to reimburse our operator, an affiliate of DCP Partners, for any direct costs or expenses (other than general and administration services) incurred by our operator on our behalf. Additionally, we pay our operator an annual service fee of $5.0 million, for centralized corporate functions provided by our operator on our behalf, including legal, accounting, cash management, insurance administration and claims processing, risk management, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes and engineering. These expenses are included in general and administrative expense – affiliates in the consolidated statements of operations. Except with respect to the annual service fee, there is no limit on the reimbursements we make to our operator under the LLC Agreement for other expenses and expenditures incurred or payments made on our behalf.

We have entered into transportation agreements with an affiliate of DCP Partners, which include a commitment to transport volumes at rates defined in our tariffs. These 15-year transportation agreements became effective in June 2013. We currently, and anticipate to continue to, transact with DCP Partners and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business. DCP Partners and its affiliates were significant customers during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Prior to November 15, 2012, we participated in DCP Midstream’s cash management program. As a result, we had no cash balances during that period and all of our cash management activity was performed by DCP Midstream on our behalf, including collection of receivables and payment of payables, which were recorded as contributions from members, net and are included in equity from DCP Midstream on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC

We have entered into a long-term transportation agreement with DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, or Southern Hills, which expires in March 2023. Under the terms of this agreement, Southern Hills has committed to transporting minimum throughput volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline at rates defined in the transportation agreement.

Summary of Transactions with Affiliates

The following table summarizes our transactions with affiliates:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (millions)  

DCP Partners and its affiliates:

        

Transportation — affiliates

   $ 97.3       $ 38.3       $ 0.1   

Other revenues — affiliates

   $ 0.4       $ —         $ —     

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 5.1       $ 5.0       $ —     

Southern Hills:

        

Transportation — affiliates

   $ 3.2       $ 0.4       $ —     

Phillips 66:

        

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 0.2       $ —         $ —     

Spectra Energy Partners:

        

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 0.1       $ —         $ —     

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

We had balances with affiliates as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (millions)  

DCP Partners and its affiliates:

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 8.2       $ 7.3   

Accounts payable

   $ (1.1    $ (0.3

Deferred revenue

   $ (15.4    $ (18.3

Southern Hills:

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 0.3       $ —     

 

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment by classification is as follows:

 

     Depreciable Life      December 31,  
        2014      2013  
            (millions)  

Transmission systems

     20 — 50 Years       $ 1,235.6       $ 1,205.0   

Other

     3 — 30 Years         3.2         1.0   

Land

        0.2         0.2   

Construction work in progress

        52.9         8.7   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

  1,291.9      1,214.9   

Accumulated depreciation

  (41.7   (16.3
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

$ 1,250.2    $ 1,198.6   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $25.4 million, $16.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

On September 25, 2014, we entered into an agreement with an affiliate of DCP Partners to sell excess materials for net proceeds of $5.1 million, which approximated net book value. The sale was completed in October 2014, and net proceeds were distributed to the members, based on proportionate ownership.

Asset Retirement Obligations — As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we had AROs of $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, included in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. For each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, accretion expense was less than $0.1 million. There was no accretion expense for the year ended December 31, 2012. Accretion expense is recorded within operating and maintenance expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

6. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Regulatory Compliance — In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to various laws and regulations. In the opinion of our management, compliance with existing laws and regulations will not materially affect our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Litigation — We are not party to any significant legal proceedings, but are a party to various administrative and regulatory proceedings and various commercial disputes that arose during the development of the Sand Hills pipeline and in the ordinary course of our business. Management currently believes that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters, taken as a whole, and after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage or other indemnification arrangements, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

 

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DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

General Insurance — Insurance for Sand Hills is written in the commercial markets and through affiliate companies, which management believes is consistent with companies engaged in similar commercial operations with similar assets. Our insurance coverage includes general liability and excess liability insurance above the established primary limits for general liability. All coverage is subject to certain limits and deductibles, the terms and conditions of which are common for companies with similar types of operations.

Environmental — The operation of pipelines for transporting NGLs is subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations pertaining to health, safety and the environment. As an owner or operator of these facilities, we must comply with United States laws and regulations at the federal, state and local levels that relate to air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste storage, management, transportation and disposal, and other environmental matters. The cost of planning, designing, constructing and operating pipelines incorporates compliance with environmental laws and regulations and safety standards. Failure to comply with various health, safety and environmental laws and regulations may trigger a variety of administrative, civil and potentially criminal enforcement measures, including citizen suits, which can include the assessment of monetary penalties, the imposition of remedial requirements, and the issuance of injunctions or restrictions on operation. Management believes that, based on currently known information, compliance with these laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Operating Leases — Consolidated rental expense, including leases with no continuing commitment, was $3.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Rental expense for leases with escalation clauses is recognized on a straight line basis over the initial lease term.

Minimum rental payments under our various operating leases in the year indicated are as follows:

 

Minimum Rental Payments

 
(millions)  

2015

     3.5   

2016

     3.5   

2017

     1.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

$ 8.8   
  

 

 

 

 

7. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (millions)  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

        

Distributions payable to members

   $ —         $ 24.9       $ —     

Property, plant and equipment acquired with accrued liabilities

   $ 15.5       $ 10.7       $ 34.7   

Other non-cash changes in property, plant and equipment, net

   $ (1.1    $ 2.3       $ 0.2   

 

8. Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 13, 2015, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

10

Exhibit 99.4

 

DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012


DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

Independent Auditors’ Report

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

   1

Consolidated Statements of Operations

   2

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

   3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   4

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   5


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Members of

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC

Denver, Colorado

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC (the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

February 13, 2015

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(millions)

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 8.0       $ 2.1   

Accounts receivable:

     

Affiliates

     8.2         1.3   

Trade

     1.3         2.2   

Other

     0.3         0.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

  17.8      5.8   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  963.4      966.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 981.2    $ 972.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY        

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable:

Affiliates

$ 0.7    $ 0.5   

Trade and other

  6.0      2.9   

Deferred revenues — affiliates

  2.6      —     

Accrued capital expenditures

  1.4      9.3   

Accrued taxes

  0.4      4.8   

Accrued liabilities and other

  2.3      1.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  13.4      18.8   

Other long-term liabilities

  1.4      1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  14.8      19.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total members’ equity

  966.4      952.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

$ 981.2    $ 972.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(millions)

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  

Operating revenues:

      

Transportation — affiliates

   $ 92.4      $ 15.7      $ —     

Transportation

     3.3        0.1        —     

Other revenues — affiliates

     0.5        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

  96.2      15.8      —     

Operating costs and expenses:

Cost of transportation — affiliates

  3.2      0.4      —     

Operating and maintenance expense

  18.6      6.0      0.5   

Depreciation expense

  19.7      9.8      —     

General and administrative expense — affiliates

  5.3      5.0      —     

General and administrative expense

  1.0      1.2      0.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

  47.8      22.4      0.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

  48.4      (6.6   (0.9

Income tax expense

  (0.3   (0.2   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$ 48.1    $ (6.8 $ (0.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY

(millions)

 

     DCP LP
Holdings,
LLC
    DCP
Pipeline
Holding
LLC
    Phillips
66

Southern
Hills

LLC
    Spectra
Energy

Southern
Hills

Holding,
LLC
    Members’
Equity
 

Balance, January 1, 2012

   $ 411.6      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 411.6   

Contributions from members

     262.3        —          —          —          262.3   

Net loss attributable to January 1, 2012 to November 15, 2012 (prior to sale of ownership interests in DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC)

     (0.7     —          —          —          (0.7

Acquisition of ownership interest in DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC

     (434.8     —          217.4        217.4        —     

Contributions from members

     27.0        —          34.2        34.2        95.4   

Return of investment to members

     (14.6     —          —          —          (14.6

Net loss attributable to November 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012

     (0.2     —          —          —          (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

  250.6      —        251.6      251.6      753.8   

Contributions from members

  95.2      —        95.3      95.3      285.8   

Return of investment to members

  (25.8   —        (25.8   (25.8   (77.4

Distributions of earnings

  (1.0   —        (1.0   (1.0   (3.0

Net loss

  (2.2   —        (2.3   (2.3   (6.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

  316.8      —        317.8      317.8      952.4   

Contributions from members

  9.3      10.1      19.4      19.4      58.2   

Return of investment to members

  (2.7   (5.2   (8.0   (8.0   (23.9

Distributions of earnings to members

  (4.6   (17.5   (21.9   (21.9   (65.9

Working capital distributions to members

  (0.6   (0.3   (0.8   (0.8   (2.5

Transfer of one-third interest in DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC

  (321.4   321.4      —        —        —     

Net income

  3.2      12.9      16.0      16.0      48.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

$ —      $ 321.4    $ 322.5    $ 322.5    $ 966.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(millions)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 48.1      $ (6.8   $ (0.9

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation expense

     19.7        9.8        —     

Other, net

     0.2        —          —     

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     (6.0     (0.7     (0.4

Accounts payable

     4.0        (1.8     2.2   

Deferred revenues – affiliates

     2.6        —          —     

Other current assets

     (0.1     (0.2     —     

Other current liabilities

     (4.9     2.7        1.0   

Other long-term liabilities

     0.4        0.3        0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  64.0      3.3      2.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Capital expenditures

  (24.8   (227.8   (324.9

Proceeds from sale of assets

  0.8      1.0      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (24.0   (226.8   (324.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Proceeds from sale of equity interests

  —        —        434.8   

Contributions from members

  58.2      285.8      357.7   

Return of investment to members

  (23.9   (77.4   (449.4

Distributions of earnings to members

  (65.9   (3.0   —     

Working capital distributions to members

  (2.5   —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  (34.1   205.4      343.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  5.9      (18.1   20.2   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  2.1      20.2      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 8.0    $ 2.1    $ 20.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, with its consolidated subsidiary, or Southern Hills, we, our, the Company, or us, is engaged in the business of transporting natural gas liquids, or NGLs. The Southern Hills pipeline provides takeaway service from the Midcontinent to fractionation facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu, Texas market hub. The Southern Hills pipeline was placed into service in June 2013.

We are a limited liability company owned 33.33% by DCP Pipeline Holding LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of DCP Midstream Partners, LP, or DCP Partners, and 33.335% by Phillips 66 Southern Hills LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, and 33.335% by Spectra Energy Southern Hills Holding, LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, or Spectra Energy Partners. Throughout these financial statements, DCP Partners, Phillips 66 and Spectra Energy Partners will together be referenced as the members. DCP Partners is a master limited partnership, of which a subsidiary of DCP Midstream, LLC, or DCP Midstream, acts as general partner. Prior to March 31, 2014, we were owned 33.33% by DCP LP Holdings, LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of DCP Midstream. On March 31, 2014, DCP Partners acquired DCP Midstream’s interest in the Company. DCP Midstream is an affiliate of DCP Partners and is the operator of the Southern Hills pipeline.

The Company allocates revenues, costs, and expenses in accordance with the terms of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, which became effective on September 3, 2013, or the LLC Agreement, to each of the three members based on each member’s ownership interest. Under terms of the LLC Agreement, the members are required to fund capital calls necessary to fund the capital requirements of the Company, including capital expansion and working capital requirements. The necessary capital calls are determined based on estimated capital activity each month, and are reconciled to actual spending on a quarterly basis. Based on this analysis, any excess cash calls are refunded to the members as part of the quarterly distribution, and such refunds are shown with return of investment to members, within the consolidated statements of changes in members’ equity. Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, cash calls and cash distributions from operations are allocated to the members based upon each member’s respective ownership interest.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Southern Hills and its 100% owned subsidiary and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Transactions between us and the members have been identified in the consolidated financial statements as transactions between affiliates.

Changes to Presentation — In the current year the Company has changed the form of presentation within the consolidated statements of changes in members’ equity to present, on a gross basis, contributions from members and return of investment to members . Previously, such amounts were presented on a net basis as contributions from members, net . Management believes that the current form of presentation provides additional information to the users of the consolidated financial statements and accordingly has conformed prior periods to the current year presentation.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates — Conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s best available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and investments in highly liquid financial instruments purchased with an original stated maturity of 90 days or less and temporary investments of cash in short-term money market securities.

Distributions — Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, we are required to make quarterly distributions to the members based on Available Cash, as the term is defined in the LLC Agreement. Available cash distributions are paid pursuant to the members’ respective ownership percentages at the date the distributions are due, and include a distribution of earnings and, when applicable, a distribution of excess cash, which are classified as a distributions of working capital within the consolidated statements of changes in members’ equity. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, distributions of working capital primarily related to amounts collected under deferred revenue agreements.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable included in the consolidated balance sheets are not materially different from their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these instruments. We may invest available cash balances in short-term money market securities. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we invested $8.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in short-term money market securities which are included in cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheets. Given that the value of the short-term money market securities is publicly traded and market prices are readily available, these investments are considered Level 1 fair value measurements.

Concentration of Credit Risk — Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. We extend credit to customers and other parties in the normal course of business and have established various procedures to manage our credit exposure, including initial credit approvals, credit limits and rights of offset.

Property, Plant and Equipment — Property, plant and equipment are recorded at historical cost. The cost of maintenance and repairs, which are not significant improvements, are expensed when incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Asset Retirement Obligations Our asset retirement obligations, or AROs, relate primarily to the contractual obligations relating to the retirement or abandonment of our transportation pipelines, obligations related to right-of-way easement agreements, and contractual leases for land use. We adjust our AROs each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the estimated cash flows. Asset retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets are recorded at fair value in the period in which they are incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and added to the carrying amount of the associated asset. This additional carrying amount is then depreciated over the life of the asset. The liability is determined using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate and accretes due to the passage of time based on the time value of money until the obligation is settled. None of our assets are legally restricted for purposes of settling AROs.

Long-Lived Assets — We periodically evaluate whether the carrying value of long-lived assets has been impaired when circumstances indicate the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. This evaluation is based on undiscounted cash flow projections. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. We consider various factors when determining if these assets should be evaluated for impairment, including but not limited to:

 

    a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climate;

 

    a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses, or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset;

 

    an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset;

 

    significant adverse changes in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or in its physical condition;

 

    a significant adverse change in the market value of an asset; or

 

    a current expectation that, more likely than not, an asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of its estimated useful life.

If the carrying value is not recoverable, the impairment loss is measured as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. We assess the fair value of long-lived assets using commonly accepted techniques, and may use more than one method, including, but not limited to, recent third party comparable sales and discounted cash flow models. Significant changes in market conditions resulting from events such as the condition of an asset or a change in management’s intent to utilize the asset would generally require management to reassess the cash flows related to the long-lived assets.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

Revenue Recognition — We generate the majority of our revenues from fee-based arrangements. The revenues we earn are from long-term contracts relating to the transportation of NGLs and generally are not dependent on commodity prices. Certain demand contracts state that we will collect our monthly fee based on committed volumes, regardless of the actual volumes transported. In some instances, revenue is deferred for any payments received in excess of actual volumes transported and revenue is recognized once the committed volumes are transported, or certain contractual provisions have expired, and all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

We recognize revenues under the four revenue recognition criteria, as follows:

 

    Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists — Our customary practice is to enter into a written contract.

 

    Delivery — Delivery is deemed to have occurred when the services are rendered.

 

    The fee is fixed or determinable — We negotiate the fee for our services at the outset of our fee-based arrangements. In these arrangements, the fees are nonrefundable.

 

    Collectability is reasonably assured — Collectability is evaluated on a customer-by-customer basis. New and existing customers are subject to a credit review process, which evaluates the customers’ financial position (for example, credit metrics, liquidity and credit rating) and their ability to pay. If collectability is not considered probable at the outset of an arrangement in accordance with our credit review process, revenue is not recognized until the cash is collected.

Revenue for services provided, but not invoiced, is estimated each month. These estimates are generally based on preliminary throughput measurements and contract data.

Significant Customers — There were no third party customers that accounted for more than 10% of total operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. There were significant transactions with affiliates for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Environmental Expenditures — Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized as appropriate, depending upon the future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that do not generate current or future revenue are expensed. Liabilities for these expenditures are recorded on an undiscounted basis when environmental assessments and/or clean-ups are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Income Taxes — We are structured as a limited liability company, which is a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. As a limited liability company, we do not pay federal income taxes. Instead, our income or loss for tax purposes is allocated to each of the members for inclusion in their respective tax returns. Consequently, no provision for federal income taxes has been reflected in these consolidated financial statements. We are subject to the Texas margin tax, which is treated as a state income tax. We follow the asset and liability method of accounting for state income taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, deferred state income tax expense totaled $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. There was no deferred state income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, current state income tax expense totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. There was no current state income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” or ASU 2014-09 — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.” We intend to adopt this ASU when it is effective for public entities, which is for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and we are currently assessing the impact of adoption on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

4. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

DCP Partners and its Affiliates

Under the LLC Agreement, we are required to reimburse our operator, an affiliate of DCP Partners, for any direct costs or expenses (other than general and administration services) incurred by our operator on our behalf. Additionally, we pay our operator an annual service fee of $5.0 million, for centralized corporate functions provided by our operator on our behalf, including legal, accounting, cash management, insurance administration and claims processing, risk management, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes and engineering. These expenses are included in general and administrative expense – affiliates in the consolidated statements of operations. Except with respect to the annual service fee, there is no limit on the reimbursements we make to our operator under the LLC Agreement for other expenses and expenditures incurred or payments made on our behalf.

We have entered into transportation agreements with an affiliate of DCP Partners, which include a commitment to transport volumes at rates defined in our tariffs. These 15-year transportation agreements became effective in June 2013. We currently, and anticipate to continue to, transact with DCP Partners and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business. DCP Partners and its affiliates were significant customers during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Prior to November 15, 2012, we participated in DCP Midstream’s cash management program. As a result, we had no cash balances during that period and all of our cash management activity was performed by DCP Midstream on our behalf, including collection of receivables and payment of payables, which were recorded as contributions from members, net and are included in equity from DCP Midstream on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC

We have entered into a long-term transportation agreement with DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC, or Sand Hills, which expires in March 2023. Under the terms of this agreement, we have committed to transporting minimum throughput volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline at rates defined in the transportation agreement. This agreement became effective in June 2013, and the monthly fee is included in cost of transportation – affiliates in the consolidated statements of operations. We currently, and anticipate to continue to, transact with Sand Hills in the ordinary course of business.

Summary of Transactions with Affiliates

The following table summarizes our transactions with affiliates:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (millions)  

DCP Partners and its affiliates:

        

Transportation — affiliates

   $ 92.4       $ 15.7       $ —     

Other revenues — affiliates

   $ 0.5       $ —         $ —     

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 5.1       $ 5.0       $ —     

Sand Hills:

        

Cost of transportation — affiliates

   $ 3.2       $ 0.4       $ —     

Phillips 66:

        

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 0.1       $ —         $ —     

Spectra Energy Partners:

        

General and administrative expense — affiliates

   $ 0.1       $ —         $ —     

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

We had balances with affiliates as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (millions)  

DCP Partners and its affiliates:

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 8.2       $ 1.3   

Accounts payable

   $ (0.4    $ (0.5

Deferred revenues

   $ (2.6    $ —     

Sand Hills:

     

Accounts payable

   $ (0.3    $ —     

 

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment by classification is as follows:

 

     Depreciable Life      December 31,  
        2014      2013  
            (millions)  

Transmission systems

     20 — 50 Years       $ 985.5       $ 963.9   

Other

     3 — 30 Years         4.0         0.4   

Land

        2.0         2.0   

Construction work in progress

        1.4         9.9   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

  992.9      976.2   

Accumulated depreciation

  (29.5   (9.8
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

$ 963.4    $ 966.4   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $19.7 million and $9.8 million, respectively. We had no depreciation expense during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Asset Retirement Obligations — As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we had AROs of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, included in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. For each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, accretion expense was less than $0.1 million. There was no accretion expense for the year ended December 31, 2012. Accretion expense is recorded within operating and maintenance expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

6. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Regulatory Compliance — In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to various laws and regulations. In the opinion of our management, compliance with existing laws and regulations will not materially affect our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Litigation — We are not party to any significant legal proceedings, but are a party to various administrative and regulatory proceedings and various commercial disputes that arose during the development of the Southern Hills pipeline and in the ordinary course of our business. Management currently believes that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters, taken as a whole, and after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage or other indemnification arrangements, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

General Insurance — Insurance for Southern Hills is written in the commercial markets and through affiliate companies, which management believes is consistent with companies engaged in similar commercial operations with similar assets. Our insurance coverage includes general liability and excess liability insurance above the established primary limits for general liability. All coverage is subject to certain limits and deductibles, the terms and conditions of which are common for companies with similar types of operations.

Environmental — The operation of pipelines for transporting NGLs is subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations pertaining to health, safety and the environment. As an owner or operator of these facilities, we must comply with United States laws

 

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DCP SOUTHERN HILLS PIPELINE, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

and regulations at the federal, state and local levels that relate to air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste storage, management, transportation and disposal, and other environmental matters. The cost of planning, designing, constructing and operating pipelines incorporates compliance with environmental laws and regulations and safety standards. Failure to comply with various health, safety and environmental laws and regulations may trigger a variety of administrative, civil and potentially criminal enforcement measures, including citizen suits, which can include the assessment of monetary penalties, the imposition of remedial requirements, and the issuance of injunctions or restrictions on operation. Management believes that, based on currently known information, compliance with these laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

We make expenditures in connection with environmental matters as part of our normal operations. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, environmental liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets as other current liabilities amounted to less than $0.1 million. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, environmental liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheet as other long-term liabilities amounted to $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Operating Leases — Consolidated rental expense, including leases with no continuing commitment, was $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. There was no rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2012. Rental expense for leases with escalation clauses is recognized on a straight line basis over the initial lease term.

 

7. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (millions)  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

        

Property, plant and equipment acquired with accrued liabilities

   $ 3.0       $ 11.8       $ 31.3   

Other non-cash changes in property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 0.1       $ 3.1       $ 0.2   

 

8. Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 13, 2015, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

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Exhibit 99.5

Phillips 66 Partners LP

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

Introduction

Set forth below are the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 (together with the notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements, the “pro forma financial statements”), of Phillips 66 Partners LP. Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise indicates, all references to “Phillips 66 Partners,” “the Partnership,” “us,” “our,” “we,” or similar expressions refer to the legal entity Phillips 66 Partners LP, including its consolidated subsidiaries. The pro forma financial statements have been prepared based on certain pro forma adjustments to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 13, 2015, and should be read in conjunction with such historical consolidated financial statements, including the related financial statement notes. The pro forma financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X.

On February 13, 2015, we entered into a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with Phillips 66 Partners GP LLC, our general partner, Phillips 66 Company and Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC, all of which are, directly or indirectly, wholly owned subsidiaries of Phillips 66. Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, we agreed to acquire, on or about March 2, 2015, Phillips 66’s indirectly held 33.3 percent ownership interest in each of two separate Delaware limited liability companies, DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC (the “Sand Hills Investment”) and DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC (the “Southern Hills Investment”), and Phillips 66’s indirectly held 19.46 percent ownership interest in a Delaware corporation, Explorer Pipeline Company (the “Explorer Investment” and, together with the Sand Hills Investment and the Southern Hills Investment, the “Acquired Equity-Method Investments”) (the “Acquisition”).

The total consideration for the Acquisition will be $1,010 million, including $880 million in cash, and common units and general partner units totaling 1,726,914 units in the aggregate, with a fair value of $130 million. The pro forma financial statements assume the issuance of 1,588,453 common units of the Partnership to Phillips 66 Company and the issuance of 138,461 general partner units of the Partnership to our general partner. The actual allocation of units will be determined at the closing of the Acquisition, with the number of general partner units issued being that number required for the general partner to maintain its 2 percent general partner interest in the Partnership. We plan to fund the cash portion of the total consideration, along with associated offering and transaction costs, with the issuance of a combination of public equity (common units) and public debt. The pro forma financial statements assume that the public offerings will consist of a $400 million equity offering and a $499.2 million debt offering. The actual ratio of equity and debt that will be used to finance the cash portion of the total consideration may be different than the assumed ratio. In connection with the Acquisition, the Partnership will enter into a third amendment to the omnibus agreement with Phillips 66 Company.

The Acquired Equity-Method Investments are as follows:

 

    Sand Hills Investment. DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC owns a 720-mile natural gas liquids (“NGL”) pipeline extending from the plants in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins to facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and the Mont Belvieu, Texas, market hub, with a current capacity of 200,000 barrels per day (“BPD”). DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC is operated by DCP Midstream, LLC, which is 50 percent owned indirectly by Phillips 66.

 

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    Southern Hills Investment. DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC owns an 800-mile NGL pipeline extending from the Midcontinent region to the Mont Belvieu, Texas, market hub, with a current capacity of 175,000 BPD. DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC is also operated by DCP Midstream, LLC.

 

    Explorer Investment. Explorer Pipeline Company owns and operates a 1,830-mile refined products pipeline extending from the Texas Gulf Coast to the Indiana, with a current capacity of 660,000 BPD. The Explorer pipeline connects to the Partnership’s Pasadena Terminal, Phillips 66’s Ponca City Refinery and Phillips 66’s jointly owned Wood River Refinery.

The Acquired Equity-Method Investments will be recorded by the Partnership at Phillips 66’s historical cost, as the Acquisition is between entities under common control. The pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and certain estimates and assumptions; actual adjustments may differ from the pro forma adjustments. However, our management believes the assumptions are reasonable for presenting the significant effects of the transactions, and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, are factually supportable, and are properly applied in the pro forma financial statements.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014, has been prepared as if the Acquisition had occurred on that date. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2014, has been prepared as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2014. The unaudited pro forma financial statements may not be indicative of the results that actually would have occurred if the Partnership had acquired the investments on the dates indicated, or the results that will be obtained in the future.

The pro forma financial statements give pro forma effect to the matters described in the accompanying notes, including:

 

    The acquisition of the Sand Hills Investment, the Southern Hills Investment and the Explorer Investment, and the associated equity earnings of those investments.

 

    The financing of the Acquisition and associated transaction and offering costs, which is assumed to consist of $400 million from an equity offering and $499.2 million from a debt offering. The actual ratio of equity and debt that will be used to finance the Acquisition may be different than the assumed ratio. If the percentage of the cash portion of the total consideration financed with debt were increased or decreased by 10 percent, the annual interest and debt expense in the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income would increase or decrease by $3.7 million, respectively, at an assumed annual interest rate of 3.97 percent.

 

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Phillips 66 Partners LP

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income

 

     Millions of Dollars  
     Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Phillips 66
Partners
LP
     Sand
Hills
     Southern
Hills
     Explorer      Acquisition
Adjustments
         Phillips 66
Partners
LP Pro
Forma
 
     (Audited)                                         

Revenues

                   

Transportation and terminaling services—related parties

   $ 222.9         —           —           —           —           $ 222.9   

Transportation and terminaling services—third parties

     6.1         —           —           —           —             6.1   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —           27.4         17.9         11.2         —        (a)(b)(c)      56.5   

Other income

     0.1        —           —           —           —             0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenues and other income

  229.1      27.4      17.9      11.2      285.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

Operating and maintenance expenses

  52.5      —        —        —        —        52.5   

Depreciation

  16.2      —        —        —        —        16.2   

General and administrative expenses

  25.6      —        —        —        1.0    (f)   26.6   

Taxes other than income taxes

  4.2      —        —        —        —        4.2   

Interest and debt expense

  5.3      —        —        —        20.3    (e)   25.6   

Other expenses

  0.1      —        —        —        —        0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

  103.9      —        —        —        21.3      125.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  125.2      27.4      17.9      11.2      (21.3   160.4   

Provision for income taxes

  0.8     —       —       —       0.1    (g)   0.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Income

  124.4      27.4      17.9      11.2      (21.4   159.5   

Less: Net income attributable to predecessors

  8.4     —        —        —        —        8.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the Partnership

  116.0      27.4      17.9      11.2      (21.4   151.1   

Less: General partner’s interest in net income attributable to the Partnership

  8.3      0.5      0.4      0.2      (0.4   9.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income attributable to the Partnership

$ 107.7      26.9      17.5      11.0      (21.0 $ 142.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to the Partnership Per Limited Partner Unit—Basic and Diluted (dollars)

Common units

$ 1.48      1.70   

Subordinated units—Phillips 66

  1.45      1.86   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Limited Partner Units Outstanding —Basic and Diluted (thousands)

Common units—public

  18,889      —        —        —        5,196    (j)   24,085   

Common units—Phillips 66

  19,380      —        —        —        1,588    (i)   20,968   

Subordinated units—Phillips 66

  35,217      —        —        —        —        35,217   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements.

 

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Phillips 66 Partners LP

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

     Millions of Dollars  
     December 31, 2014  
     Phillips 66
Partners
LP
    Sand
Hills
     Southern
Hills
     Explorer     Acquisition
Adjustments
         Phillips 66
Partners
LP Pro
Forma
 
     (Audited)                                       

Assets

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 8.3        —           —           —          —        (h)    $ 8.3   

Accounts receivable—related parties

     21.5        —           —           —          —             21.5   

Accounts receivable—third parties

     1.5        —           —           —          —             1.5   

Materials and supplies

     2.2        —           —           —          —             2.2   

Other current assets

     2.7        —           —           —          0.5      (d)      3.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

  36.2      —         —         —         0.5      36.7   

Net properties, plants and equipment

  485.1      —        —        —        —        485.1   

Equity-method investments

  —        403.6      225.6      109.2      —      (a)(b)(c)   738.4   

Goodwill

  2.5      —        —        —        —        2.5   

Intangibles

  8.4      —        —        —        —        8.4   

Deferred rentals—related parties

  5.9      —        —        —        —        5.9   

Deferred tax assets

  0.5     —        —        —        —        0.5  

Other assets

  0.9     —        —        —        5.0    (d)   5.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

$ 539.5      403.6      225.6      109.2      5.5    $ 1,283.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

Accounts payable—related parties

$ 18.0      —        —        —        —      $ 18.0   

Accounts payable—third parties

  10.2      —        —        —        —        10.2   

Accrued property and other taxes

  2.7      —        —        —        —        2.7   

Accrued interests

  1.9      —        —        —        —        1.9   

Deferred revenue—related parties

  0.6      —        —        —        —        0.6   

Other current liabilities

  0.3      —        —        —        —        0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

  33.7      —        —        —        —        33.7   

Notes payable—related parties

  411.6      —        —        —        —        411.6   

Long-term debt

  18.0      —        —        —        499.2    (d)   517.2   

Asset retirement obligations

  3.5      —        —        —        —        3.5   

Deferred income taxes

  —        —        —        —        0.7    (g)   0.7   

Other liabilities

  0.5     —        —        —        —        0.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  467.3      —        —        —        499.9      967.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Equity

Net investment—predecessors

  —        403.6      225.6      110.5      (739.7 (j)   —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  —        —        —        (1.3   —        (1.3

Common unitholders—public

  415.3      —        —        —        387.0    (j)   802.3   

Common unitholder—Phillips 66

  57.1      —        —        —        (0.3 (i)(j)   56.8   

Subordinated unitholder—Phillips 66

  116.8      —        —        —        (0.4 (j)   116.4   

General partner—Phillips 66

  (517.0   —        —        —        (141.0 (i)(j)   (658.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Equity

  72.2      403.6      225.6      109.2      (494.4   316.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$ 539.5      403.6      225.6      109.2      5.5    $ 1,283.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements.

 

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Phillips 66 Partners LP

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements present the impact of the Acquisition on our financial position and results of operations. The pro forma adjustments have been prepared as if the Acquisition occurred on December 31, 2014, in the case of the pro forma consolidated balance sheet, and on January 1, 2014, in the case of the pro forma consolidated statement of income.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements give pro forma effect to the matters described below:

 

  (a) Reflects the acquisition of the Sand Hills Investment at Phillips 66’s historical cost as of December 31, 2014, and the associated equity earnings from the Sand Hills Investment for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

  (b) Reflects the acquisition of the Southern Hills Investment at Phillips 66’s historical cost as of December 31, 2014, and the associated equity earnings from the Southern Hills Investment for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

  (c) Reflects the acquisition of the Explorer Investment at Phillips 66’s historical cost as of December 31, 2014, and the associated equity earnings from the Explorer Investment for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

  (d) Reflects an assumed public debt offering of $499.2 million and the estimated expenses and costs associated with the debt offering of $5.5 million, including underwriter discounts, legal fees, accounting fees, and filing and printing fees. The current portion of the debt issuance costs of $0.5 million is included in “Other current assets” and the remaining $5.0 million is included in “Other assets” on the pro forma consolidated balance sheet.

 

  (e) Reflects estimated interest expense of $19.8 million associated with the public debt offering at an assumed annual interest rate of 3.97 percent and amortization of estimated debt issuance costs of $0.5 million. If the annual interest rate were increased or decreased by 0.125 percent, the estimated annual interest expense would increase or decrease by $0.6 million, respectively.

 

  (f) Reflects an increase of $1.0 million in “General and administrative expenses” associated with the incremental fees for certain administrative and operational support services to be provided to us by Phillips 66 in connection with the Acquired Equity-Method Investments, pursuant to the terms of a third amendment to the omnibus agreement with Phillips 66.

 

  (g) Reflects the estimated additional provision of $0.1 million for income taxes and estimated additional deferred income taxes of $0.7 million associated with the Acquisition.

 

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  (h) Reflects adjustments to cash as follows:

Increases to cash:

 

    Assumed gross proceeds from the public equity offering of $400.0 million from the issuance of 5,196,155 common units. For purposes of calculating the number of common units to be issued for the Acquisition, a unit price of $76.98 was used, which was the closing price of our common units on February 12, 2015.

 

    Assumed proceeds received from the public debt offering of $499.2 million.

Decreases to cash:

 

    Payment of estimated underwriter discounts of $12.0 million in connection with the public equity offering.

 

    Payment of estimated offering costs of $0.7 million in connection with the public equity offering, including legal fees, accounting fees, and filing and printing fees.

 

    Payment of estimated debt issuance costs of $5.5 million in connection with the public debt offering, including underwriter discounts, legal fees, accounting fees, and filing and printing fees.

 

    Cash payment of $880.0 million to Phillips 66 as part of total consideration for the Acquisition.

 

    Payment of estimated transaction costs of $1.0 million associated with the Acquisition, including legal and advisory fees, which are reflected as expense when incurred.

 

  (i) Reflects the issuance of 1,588,453 common units of the Partnership to Phillips 66 Company and 138,461 general partner units of the Partnership to our general partner. Because the cash payment exceeds the historical book value of the Acquired Equity-Method Investments, no value has been assigned to the common units and general partner units issued to Phillips 66 Company and our general partner, respectively.

 

  (j) Reflects the adjustments to equity as follows:

Increases to equity:

 

    Assumed gross proceeds from the public equity offering of $400.0 million from the issuance of 5,196,155 common units, which are allocated to the common unitholders—public.

Decreases to equity:

 

    Payment of estimated underwriter discounts and structuring fees of $12.0 million, which are allocated to the common unitholders—public.

 

    Payment of estimated costs of $0.7 million associated with the public equity offering, including legal fees, accounting fees, and filing and printing fees, which are allocated to the common unitholders—public.

 

    Payment of estimated transaction costs of $1.0 million associated with the Acquisition, including legal and advisory fees, which are allocated to the common and subordinated unitholders and general partner in accordance with their assumed respective ownership percentages at December 31, 2014.

 

    Excess of cash acquisition price over the historical book value of the Acquired Equity-Method Investments, which is treated as a capital transaction with our general partner, similar to a dividend.

 

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Pro Forma Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit

Net income per unit applicable to common units and to subordinated units is computed by dividing the respective limited partners’ interest in net income attributable to the Partnership by the weighted-average number of common units and subordinated units, respectively, outstanding for the period. Because we have more than one class of participating securities, we use the two-class method when calculating the net income per unit applicable to limited partners. The classes of participating securities include common units, subordinated units, general partner units, and incentive distribution rights. Cash distributions made to our unitholders are determined according to the actual distributions declared during the period. Basic and diluted net income per unit are the same because we do not have any potentially dilutive units outstanding for the period presented.

The pro forma basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit is determined by dividing the limited partners’ interests in pro forma net income attributable to the Partnership by the weighted-average number of common and subordinated units outstanding for the period. Because all newly issued common units and general partner units in connection with the Acquisition were assumed to have been outstanding for the entire period, the pro forma basic and diluted weighted-average number of common and subordinated units outstanding equals the actual weighted-average number of common and subordinated units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2014, plus the 6,784,608 of assumed newly issued common units.

 

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