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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Delaware
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30-0740483
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging Growth company
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Item 1.
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Item 1A.
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Item 1B.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Item 5.
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Item 6.
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Item 7.
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Item 7A.
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Item 8.
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Item 9.
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Item 9A.
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Item 9B.
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Item 10.
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Item 11.
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Item 12.
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Item 13.
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Item 14.
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Item 15.
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Item 16.
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Item 1.
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Business
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Sunoco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, primarily distributes motor fuel in 30 states throughout the East Coast, Midwest, South Central and Southeast regions of the United States. Sunoco LLC also processes transmix and distributes refined product through its terminals in Alabama and the Greater Dallas, TX metroplex.
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Aloha Petroleum LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, distributes motor fuel and operates terminal facilities on the Hawaiian Islands.
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Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC (“PropCo”), a Delaware limited liability company, primarily owns and leases convenience store properties.
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Susser Holdings Corporation (“Susser”), a Delaware corporation, sells motor fuel and merchandise in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma through Stripes-branded convenience stores.
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Sunoco Retail, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, owns and operates convenience stores that sell motor fuel and merchandise primarily in Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida.
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MACS Retail LLC (“MACS Retail”), a Virginia limited liability company, owns and operates convenience stores in Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee.
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Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. (“Aloha”), a Hawaii corporation, owns and operates convenience stores on the Hawaiian Islands.
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Philadelphia Energy Solutions Products Purchase Agreements –
two
related products purchase agreements,
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with Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing (“PES”) and
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with PES’s product financier Merrill Lynch Commodities; both purchase agreements contain
12
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12
-month terms until either party cancels with notice. ETP Retail owns a noncontrolling interest in the parent of PES. PES Holdings, LLC (“PES Holdings”) and eight affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 21, 2018 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to implement a prepackaged reorganization plan that will allow its shareholders to retain a minority stake. PES Holdings’ Chapter 11 Plan (“Plan”) proposes to inject $260 million in new capital into PES Holdings, cut debt service obligations by about $35 million per year and remove debt maturities before 2022. Under that Plan, PES Holdings’ non-debtor parent, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, in which ETP holds an indirect 33% equity interest, will provide a $65 million cash contribution in in exchange for a 25% stake in the reorganized debtor. After the restructuring, the proportionate ownership of Carlyle Group, L.P. and ETP in PES Holdings will be 16.26% and 8.13%, respectively. Finally, Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P. (“SXL Operating Partnership”), a subsidiary of ETP, is providing an additional $75 million exit loan ranked pari passu with the other debt. SXL Operating Partnership’s, PES Holdings’ and ETP’s current contracts will be assumed, without any impairments, in the Chapter 11, and business operations will continue uninterrupted. The financial reorganization is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2018.
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Transportation and Terminalling Contracts – various agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for pipeline, terminalling and storage services. We also have agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for the purchase and sale of fuel.
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1,348
convenience stores and fuel outlets;
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153
independently operated consignment locations where we sell motor fuel to retail customers under commission agent arrangement with such operators;
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5,501
convenience stores and retail fuel outlets operated by independent operators, which we refer to as “dealers” or “distributors,” pursuant to long-term distribution agreements; and
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2,222
other commercial customers, including unbranded convenience stores, other fuel distributors, school districts and municipalities and other industrial customers.
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Owned
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Leased
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Wholesale dealer and commission agent sites
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464
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218
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Company-operated convenience stores
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852
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496
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Warehouses, offices and other
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91
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87
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Total
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1,407
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801
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requiring remedial action to mitigate releases of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or wastes caused by our operations or attributable to former operators;
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requiring capital expenditures to comply with environmental control requirements; and
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enjoining the operations of facilities deemed to be in noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations.
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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demand for motor fuel in the markets we serve, including seasonal fluctuations in demand for motor fuel;
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competition from other companies that sell motor fuel products or have convenience stores in the market areas in which we or our commission agents or dealers operate;
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regulatory action affecting the supply of or demand for motor fuel, our operations, our existing contracts or our operating costs;
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prevailing economic conditions;
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supply, extreme weather and logistics disruptions; and
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volatility of margins for motor fuel.
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the level and timing of capital expenditures we make;
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the cost of acquisitions, if any;
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our debt service requirements and other liabilities;
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fluctuations in our general working capital needs;
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reimbursements made to our general partner and its affiliates for all direct and indirect expenses they incur on our behalf pursuant to the partnership agreement;
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our ability to borrow funds at favorable interest rates and access capital markets;
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restrictions contained in debt agreements to which we are a party;
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the level of costs related to litigation and regulatory compliance matters; and
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the amount of cash reserves established by our general partner in its discretion for the proper conduct of our business.
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a general or prolonged decline in, or shocks to, regional or broader macro-economies;
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regulatory changes that could impact the markets in which we operate, such as immigration or trade reform laws or regulations prohibiting or limiting hydraulic fracturing, which could reduce demand for our goods and services or lead to pricing, currency, or other pressures; and
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deflationary economic pressures, which could hinder our ability to operate profitably in view of the challenges inherent in making corresponding deflationary adjustments to our cost structure.
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our inability to renew a ground lease for certain of our fuel storage terminals on similar terms or at all;
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our dependence on third parties to supply our fuel storage terminals;
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outages at our fuel storage terminals or interrupted operations due to weather-related or other natural causes;
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the threat that the nation’s terminal infrastructure may be a future target of terrorist organizations;
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the volatility in the prices of the products stored at our fuel storage terminals and the resulting fluctuations in demand for our storage services;
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the effects of a sustained recession or other adverse economic conditions;
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the possibility of federal and/or state regulations that may discourage our customers from storing gasoline, diesel fuel, ethanol and jet fuel at our fuel storage terminals or reduce the demand by consumers for petroleum products;
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competition from other fuel storage terminals that are able to supply our customers with comparable storage capacity at lower prices; and
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climate change legislation or regulations that restrict emissions of GHGs could result in increased operating and capital costs and reduced demand for our storage services.
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the validity of our assumptions about revenues, capital expenditures and operating costs of the acquired business or assets, as well as assumptions about achieving synergies with our existing business;
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the validity of our assessment of environmental and other liabilities, including legacy liabilities;
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the costs associated with additional debt or equity capital, which may result in a significant increase in our interest expense and financial leverage resulting from any additional debt incurred to finance the acquisition, or the issuance of additional common units on which we will make distributions, either of which could offset the expected accretion to our unitholders from such acquisition and could be exacerbated by volatility in the equity or debt capital markets;
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a failure to realize anticipated benefits, such as increased available cash per unit, enhanced competitive position or new customer relationships;
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a decrease in our liquidity by using a significant portion of our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance the acquisition;
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the incurrence of other significant charges, such as impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, asset devaluation or restructuring charges; and
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the risk that our existing financial controls, information systems, management resources and human resources will need to grow to support future growth and we may not be able to react timely.
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operating a larger combined organization in new geographic areas and new lines of business;
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hiring, training or retaining qualified personnel to manage and operate our growing business and assets;
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integrating management teams and employees into existing operations and establishing effective communication and information exchange with such management teams and employees;
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diversion of management’s attention from our existing business;
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assimilation of acquired assets and operations, including additional regulatory programs;
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loss of customers or key employees;
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maintaining an effective system of internal controls in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as well as other regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters; and
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integrating new technology systems for financial reporting.
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making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our senior notes and our credit agreements governing our revolving credit facility and term loan;
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limiting our ability to borrow additional amounts to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, the execution of our growth strategy and other activities;
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requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest on our debt, which would reduce our cash flow available to make distributions to our unitholders and to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, execution of our growth strategy and other activities;
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making us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic conditions, our industry and government regulations and in our business by limiting our flexibility in planning for, and making it more difficult for us to react quickly to, changing conditions; and
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placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared with our competitors that have less debt.
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incur certain additional indebtedness;
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incur, permit, or assume certain liens to exist on our properties or assets;
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make certain investments or enter into certain restrictive material contracts; and
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merge or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
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Our general partner’s affiliates, including ETE, ETP and its affiliates, are not prohibited from engaging in other business or activities, including those in direct competition with us.
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In addition, neither our partnership agreement nor any other agreement requires ETE to pursue a business strategy that favors us. The affiliates of our general partner have fiduciary duties to make decisions in their own best interests and in the best interest of their owners, which may be contrary to our interests. In addition, our general partner is allowed to take into account the interests of parties other than us or our unitholders, such as ETE, in resolving conflicts of interest, which has the effect of limiting its fiduciary duty to our unitholders.
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Certain officers and directors of our general partner are officers or directors of affiliates of our general partner, and also devote significant time to the business of these entities and are compensated accordingly.
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Affiliates of our general partner, including ETE, are not limited in their ability to compete with us and may offer business opportunities or sell assets to parties other than us.
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Our partnership agreement provides that our general partner may, but is not required to, in connection with its resolution of a conflict of interest, seek “special approval” of such resolution by appointing a conflicts committee of the general partner’s board of directors composed of one or more independent directors to consider such conflicts of interest and to either, itself, take action or recommend action to the board of directors, and any resolution of the conflict of interest by the conflicts committee shall be conclusively deemed to be approved by our unitholders.
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Except in limited circumstances, our general partner has the power and authority to conduct our business without unitholder approval.
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Our general partner determines the amount and timing of asset purchases and sales, borrowings, repayment of indebtedness and issuances of additional partnership securities and the level of reserves, each of which can affect the amount of cash that is distributed to our unitholders.
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Our general partner determines the amount and timing of any capital expenditure and whether a capital expenditure is classified as a maintenance capital expenditure or an expansion capital expenditure. These determinations can affect the amount of cash that is distributed to our unitholders.
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Our general partner may cause us to borrow funds in order to permit the payment of cash distributions, even if the purpose or effect of the borrowing is to make incentive distributions on the incentive distribution rights.
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Our partnership agreement permits us to distribute up to $25 million as operating surplus, even if it is generated from asset sales, non-working capital borrowings or other sources that would otherwise constitute capital surplus. This cash may be used to fund distributions on the incentive distribution rights.
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Our general partner determines which costs incurred by it and its affiliates are reimbursable by us.
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Our partnership agreement does not restrict our general partner from causing us to pay it or its affiliates for any services rendered to us or entering into additional contractual arrangements with its affiliates on our behalf. There is no limitation on the amounts our general partner can cause us to pay it or its affiliates.
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Our general partner has limited its liability regarding our contractual and other obligations.
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Our general partner may exercise its right to call and purchase common units if it and its affiliates own more than 80% of the common units.
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Our general partner controls the enforcement of obligations owed to us by it and its affiliates. In addition, our general partner will decide whether to retain separate counsel or others to perform services for us.
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ETE may elect to cause us to issue common units to it in connection with a resetting of the target distribution levels related to ETE’s incentive distribution rights without the approval of the conflicts committee of the board of directors of our general partner or our unitholders. This election may result in lower distributions to our common unitholders in certain situations.
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the right to share in Partnership’s profits and losses;
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the right to share in the Partnership’s distributions;
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the rights upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership;
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whether, and the terms upon which, the Partnership may redeem the securities;
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whether the securities will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or transferred; and
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the right, if any, of the security to vote on matters relating to the Partnership, including matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges of such security.
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Our partnership agreement permits our general partner to make a number of decisions in its individual capacity, as opposed to its capacity as general partner. This entitles our general partner to consider only the interests and factors that it desires, with no duty or obligation to give consideration to the interests of, or factors affecting, our common unitholders. Decisions made by our general partner in its individual capacity will be made by ETE, as the owner of our general partner, and not by the board of directors of our general partner. Examples of such decisions include:
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whether to exercise limited call rights;
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how to exercise voting rights with respect to any units it owns;
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whether to exercise registration rights; and
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whether to consent to any merger or consolidation, or amendment to our partnership agreement.
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Our partnership agreement provides that our general partner will not have any liability to us or our unitholders for decisions made in its capacity as general partner so long as it acted in good faith, meaning it believed that the decisions were not adverse to the interests of our partnership.
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Our partnership agreement provides that our general partner and the officers and directors of our general partner will not be liable for monetary damages to us for any acts or omissions unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that our general partner or those persons acted in bad faith or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that such person’s conduct was criminal.
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Our partnership agreement provides that our general partner will not be in breach of its obligations under the partnership agreement or its duties to us or our limited partners with respect to any transaction involving an affiliate if:
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the transaction with an affiliate or the resolution of a conflict of interest is:
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approved by the conflicts committee of the board of directors of our general partner, although our general partner is not obligated to seek such approval; or
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approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding common units, excluding any common units owned by our general partner and its affiliates; or
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the board of directors of our general partner acted in good faith in taking any action or failing to act.
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our existing unitholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease;
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the amount of cash available for distribution on each unit may decrease;
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the ratio of taxable income to distributions may increase;
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the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding unit may be diminished; and
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the market price of the common units may decline.
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Item 1B.
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2.
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Properties
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Item 3.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
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Market for Our Common Equity, Related Unitholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Sales Price per Common Unit
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Quarterly Cash Distribution
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Low
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per Unit (1)
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Fiscal Year 2017:
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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32.48
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$
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27.91
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$
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0.8255
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Third Quarter
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$
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32.67
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$
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29.72
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$
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0.8255
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Second Quarter
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$
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31.20
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$
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23.71
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$
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0.8255
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First Quarter
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$
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30.47
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$
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23.09
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0.8255
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Fiscal Year 2016:
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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29.62
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$
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21.01
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$
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0.8255
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Third Quarter
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$
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31.50
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$
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27.11
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$
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0.8255
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Second Quarter
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$
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37.25
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$
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28.21
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$
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0.8255
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First Quarter
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$
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40.00
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$
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22.86
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$
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0.8173
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(1)
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Distributions are shown in the quarter with respect to which they relate. Please see “Distributions of Available Cash” below for a discussion of our policy regarding the payment of distributions.
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provide for the proper conduct of our business;
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comply with applicable law, any of our debt instruments or other agreements or any other obligation; or
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provide funds for distributions to our unitholders for any one or more of the next four quarters;
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Marginal percentage interest in distributions
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Total quarterly distribution per
Common unit target amount
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Common
Unitholders
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IDR Holder
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Minimum Quarterly Distribution
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$0.4375
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100
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First Target Distribution
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Above $0.4375 up to $0.503125
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100
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Second Target Distribution
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Above $0.503125 up to $0.546875
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85
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15
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Third Target Distribution
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Above $0.546875 up to $0.656250
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75
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25
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Above $0.656250
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50
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50
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Item 6.
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Selected Financial Data
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Successor
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Combined
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Predecessor
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Year ended December 31, 2017
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Year ended December 31, 2016
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Year ended December 31, 2015
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Year ended December 31, 2014 (1)
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Year ended December 31, 2013
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Statement of Income Data:
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Total revenues
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$
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11,723
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$
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9,986
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$
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12,430
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$
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9,579
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$
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4,493
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Operating income (loss)
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$
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229
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$
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145
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$
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252
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$
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37
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$
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41
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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326
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$
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56
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$
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156
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$
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(26
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$
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37
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations per common limited partner unit - basic
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$
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2.13
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$
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(0.32
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$
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0.91
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$
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1.75
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$
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1.69
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations per common limited partner unit - diluted
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$
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2.12
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$
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(0.32
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$
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0.91
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$
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1.75
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$
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1.69
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Cash distribution per unit
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$
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3.30
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$
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3.29
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$
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2.89
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$
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2.17
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$
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1.84
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Successor
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Predecessor
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014 (1)
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2013
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Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
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Total assets
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$
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8,344
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$
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8,701
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$
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8,842
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$
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8,773
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$
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390
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Long-term debt, less current maturities
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$
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4,284
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$
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4,509
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$
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1,953
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$
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1,092
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$
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186
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Total equity
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$
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2,247
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$
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2,196
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$
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5,263
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$
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6,008
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$
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80
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(1)
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Reflects combined results of the Predecessor period from January 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014, and the Successor period from September 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. The impact from “push down” accounting related to the ETP Merger resulted in a $1.7 billion net change in the fair value of the Partnership’s assets and liabilities and a $4 million decrease in depreciation expense, offset by a $4 million increase in amortization expense.
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Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us following the completion of the 7-Eleven Transaction;
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our ability to make, complete and integrate acquisitions from affiliates or third-parties;
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business strategy and operations of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”) and ETP’s and ETE’s conflicts of interest with us;
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changes in the price of and demand for the motor fuel that we distribute and our ability to appropriately hedge any motor fuel we hold in inventory;
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our dependence on limited principal suppliers;
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competition in the wholesale motor fuel distribution and convenience store industry;
|
•
|
changing customer preferences for alternate fuel sources or improvement in fuel efficiency;
|
•
|
environmental, tax and other federal, state and local laws and regulations;
|
•
|
the fact that we are not fully insured against all risk incidents to our business;
|
•
|
dangers inherent in the storage and transportation of motor fuel;
|
•
|
our reliance on senior management, supplier trade credit and information technology; and
|
•
|
our partnership structure, which may create conflicts of interest between us and Sunoco GP LLC, our general partner (“General Partner”), and its affiliates, and limits the fiduciary duties of our General Partner and its affiliates.
|
•
|
1,348
convenience stores and fuel outlets;
|
•
|
153
independently operated consignment locations where we sell motor fuel to retail customers under commission agent arrangement with such operators;
|
•
|
5,501
convenience stores and retail fuel outlets operated by independent operators, which we refer to as “dealers” or “distributors,” pursuant to long-term distribution agreements; and
|
•
|
2,222
other commercial customers, including unbranded convenience stores, other fuel distributors, school districts, municipalities and other industrial customers.
|
•
|
Wholesale and retail motor fuel gallons sold
. One of the primary drivers of our business is the total volume of motor fuel sold through our wholesale and retail channels. Fuel distribution contracts with our wholesale customers generally provide that we distribute motor fuel at a fixed, volume-based profit margin or at an agreed upon level of price support. As a result, wholesale gross profit is directly tied to the volume of motor fuel that we distribute.
|
•
|
Gross profit per gallon
. Gross profit per gallon is calculated as the gross profit on motor fuel (excluding non-cash fair value adjustments) divided by the number of gallons sold, and is typically expressed as cents per gallon. Our gross profit per gallon varies amongst our third-party relationships and is impacted by the availability of certain discounts and rebates from suppliers. Retail gross profit per gallon is heavily impacted by volatile pricing and intense competition from club stores, supermarkets and other retail formats, which varies based on the market.
|
•
|
Merchandise gross profit and margin
. Merchandise gross profit is calculated as the gross sales price of merchandise less direct cost of goods and shortages, including bad merchandise and theft. Merchandise margin is calculated as merchandise gross profit as a percentage of merchandise sales. We do not include gross profit from ancillary products and services in the calculation of merchandise gross profit.
W
e do not anticipate that merchandise gross profit and margin will be used by management as a key measure to analyze our future business performance as we have transitioned primarily into a wholesale fuel distribution business.
|
•
|
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow
. EBITDA, as used throughout this document, is defined as earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense. Adjusted EBITDA is further adjusted to exclude allocated non-cash compensation expense, unrealized gains and losses on commodity derivatives and inventory fair value adjustments, and certain other operating expenses reflected in net income that we do not believe are indicative of ongoing core operations, such as gain or loss on disposal of assets and non-cash impairment charges. We define distributable cash flow as Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, including the accrual of interest expense related to our long-term debt which is paid on a semi-annual basis, current income tax expense, maintenance capital expenditures and other non-cash adjustments.
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA is used as a performance measure under our revolving credit facility;
|
•
|
securities analysts and other interested parties use such metrics as measures of financial performance, ability to make distributions to our unitholders and debt service capabilities;
|
•
|
our management uses them for internal planning purposes, including aspects of our consolidated operating budget, and capital expenditures; and
|
•
|
distributable cash flow provides useful information to investors as it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance, and as it provides investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and the cash our business is generating.
|
•
|
they do not reflect our total cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
|
•
|
they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital;
|
•
|
they do not reflect interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our revolving credit facility or term loan;
|
•
|
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements; and
|
•
|
as not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
(dollars and gallons in millions, except gross profit per gallon)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,577
|
|
|
$
|
1,577
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
|
9,278
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,278
|
|
|
|
7,812
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,812
|
|
||||||
Wholesale motor fuel sale to affiliates
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62
|
|
||||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
541
|
|
||||||
Rental income
|
77
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
88
|
|
||||||
Other
|
50
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
145
|
|
||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
9,460
|
|
|
$
|
2,263
|
|
|
$
|
11,723
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,995
|
|
|
$
|
1,991
|
|
|
$
|
9,986
|
|
Gross profit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
157
|
|
|
$
|
157
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel
|
535
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
535
|
|
|
|
596
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
596
|
|
||||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
178
|
|
||||||
Rental and other
|
116
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
219
|
|
||||||
Total gross profit
|
$
|
651
|
|
|
$
|
457
|
|
|
$
|
1,108
|
|
|
|
$
|
706
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
1,156
|
|
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) from continuing operations
|
167
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
326
|
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
|
56
|
|
||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss from discontinued operations
|
—
|
|
|
(177
|
)
|
|
(177
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(462
|
)
|
|
(462
|
)
|
||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to limited partners
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to partners (2)
|
$
|
346
|
|
|
$
|
386
|
|
|
$
|
732
|
|
|
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners, as adjusted (2)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
||||||||
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Total motor fuel gallons sold:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail (3)
|
|
|
2,526
|
|
|
2,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,517
|
|
|
2,517
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
5,421
|
|
|
|
|
5,421
|
|
|
|
5,288
|
|
|
|
|
5,288
|
|
||||||||
Motor fuel gross profit cents per gallon (1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail (3)
|
|
|
25.5¢
|
|
|
25.5¢
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.0¢
|
|
|
24.0¢
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
10.5¢
|
|
|
|
|
10.5¢
|
|
|
|
9.8¢
|
|
|
|
|
9.8¢
|
|
||||||||
Volume-weighted average for all gallons (3)
|
|
|
|
|
15.2¢
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.4¢
|
|
||||||||||
Retail merchandise margin (3)
|
|
|
31.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.5
|
%
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes the impact of inventory fair value adjustments consistent with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.
|
(2)
|
We define EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow as described above under “Key Measures Used to Evaluate and Assess Our Business.”
|
(3)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (1)
|
118
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
319
|
|
||||||
Interest expense, net (1)
|
88
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
245
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
189
|
|
||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(248
|
)
|
|
(258
|
)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
$
|
363
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
|
$
|
339
|
|
|
|
$
|
410
|
|
|
$
|
(339
|
)
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
Non-cash compensation expense (1)
|
2
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets & impairment charge (1)
|
8
|
|
|
392
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
683
|
|
|
680
|
|
||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on commodity derivatives (1)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||||
Inventory adjustments (1)
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(104
|
)
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to partners
|
$
|
346
|
|
|
$
|
386
|
|
|
$
|
732
|
|
|
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
Cash interest expense (1)
|
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
||||||||||
Current income tax expense (1)
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||||
Maintenance capital expenditures (1)
|
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
||||||||||
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
381
|
|
||||||||
Transaction-related expenses (1)
|
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
||||||||||
Series A Preferred distribution
|
|
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||||
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners, as adjusted
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
•
|
an increase in wholesale motor fuel revenue of
$1.5 billion
due to a
15.6%
, or a
$0.23
, increase in the sales price per wholesale motor fuel gallon, and an increase in wholesale motor fuel gallons sold of approximately
133 million
; and
|
•
|
a net increase in retail motor fuel and merchandise revenue of $269 million.
|
•
|
a decrease in the gross profit on wholesale motor fuel of
$61 million
primarily due to a
$74 million
unfavorable change in the inventory adjustment compared to the prior year. Excluding the inventory adjustment change, we had a
7%
, or
$0.007
increase in the gross profit per wholesale motor fuel gallon and an increase in wholesale motor fuel gallons of approximately
133 million
; and
|
•
|
a net increase in other gross profit consisting of merchandise, rental and other and retail motor fuel of $13 million.
|
•
|
a decrease in loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges of
$111 million
caused by a decrease of
$108 million
in lower impairment charges on our retail reporting unit in
2017
compared to 2016 and loss on disposal of assets;
|
•
|
a decrease in general and administrative expenses of
$15 million
primarily due to higher costs in 2016 related to relocation, employee termination, and higher contract labor and professional fees as the Partnership transitioned offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Houston, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas to Dallas during 2016;
|
•
|
a decrease in depreciation, amortization and accretion expense of
$7 million
primarily due to lower depreciation expense over the past year; offset by
|
•
|
an increase of other operating expenses of
$1 million
.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
(dollars and gallons in millions, except gross profit per gallon)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,540
|
|
|
$
|
1,540
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
|
7,812
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,812
|
|
|
|
10,104
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,104
|
|
||||||
Wholesale motor fuel sale to affiliates
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
||||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
544
|
|
|
544
|
|
||||||
Rental income
|
76
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
81
|
|
||||||
Other
|
45
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
141
|
|
||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
7,995
|
|
|
$
|
1,991
|
|
|
$
|
9,986
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,204
|
|
|
$
|
2,226
|
|
|
$
|
12,430
|
|
Gross profit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel
|
596
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
596
|
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
384
|
|
||||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
179
|
|
||||||
Rental and other
|
110
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
217
|
|
||||||
Total gross profit
|
$
|
706
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
1,156
|
|
|
|
$
|
458
|
|
|
$
|
522
|
|
|
$
|
980
|
|
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) from continuing operations
|
252
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
156
|
|
||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
—
|
|
|
(462
|
)
|
|
(462
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
38
|
|
||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to limited partners
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(28
|
)
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
|
$
|
87
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to partners (2)
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
|
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
$
|
435
|
|
|
$
|
715
|
|
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners, as adjusted (2)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
272
|
|
||||||||
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Total motor fuel gallons sold:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail (3)
|
|
|
2,517
|
|
|
2,517
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,488
|
|
|
2,488
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
5,288
|
|
|
|
|
5,288
|
|
|
|
5,154
|
|
|
|
|
5,154
|
|
||||||||
Motor fuel gross profit cents per gallon (1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail (3)
|
|
|
24.0¢
|
|
|
24.0¢
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.4¢
|
|
|
26.4¢
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
9.8¢
|
|
|
|
|
9.8¢
|
|
|
|
9.4¢
|
|
|
|
|
9.4¢
|
|
||||||||
Volume-weighted average for all gallons (3)
|
|
|
|
|
14.4¢
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.9¢
|
|
||||||||||
Retail merchandise margin (3)
|
|
|
31.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
%
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes the impact of inventory fair value adjustments consistent with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.
|
(2)
|
We define EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow as described above under “Key Measures Used to Evaluate and Assess Our Business.”
|
(3)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion (3)
|
94
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
278
|
|
||||||
Interest expense, net (3)
|
59
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
88
|
|
||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) (3)
|
5
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
52
|
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
$
|
410
|
|
|
$
|
(339
|
)
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
|
$
|
195
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
$
|
612
|
|
Non-cash compensation expense (3)
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets & impairment charge (3)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
683
|
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Unrealized losses on commodity derivatives (3)
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Inventory adjustments (2) (3)
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
98
|
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
|
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
$
|
439
|
|
|
$
|
719
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to partners
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
|
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
$
|
435
|
|
|
$
|
715
|
|
Cash interest expense (1) (3)
|
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
||||||||||
Current income tax benefit (3)
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
||||||||||
Maintenance capital expenditures (3)
|
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
||||||||||
Preacquisition earnings
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
356
|
|
||||||||||
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
266
|
|
||||||||
Transaction-related expenses (3)
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||||||||
Distributable cash flow attributable to partners, as adjusted
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
272
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects the partnership’s cash interest less the cash interest paid on our VIE debt of $9 million during the year ended December 31, 2015.
|
(2)
|
Due to the change in fuel prices, we recorded a write-down on the value of fuel inventory of $98 million (including $20 million from discontinued operations) at December 31, 2015.
|
(3)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
•
|
a decrease in wholesale motor fuel revenue of
$2.3 billion
, due to a
24.2%
, or a
$0.48
, decrease in the sales price per wholesale motor fuel gallon, slightly offset by an increase in wholesale motor fuel gallons sold of approximately
134 million
;
|
•
|
a decrease in retail motor fuel revenue of
$202 million
; offset by
|
•
|
an increase in rental and other revenue of
$11 million
as a result of a $7 million increase in rental income and a
$4 million
increase in other income primarily related to increased other retail income such as car wash, ATM, and lottery income.
|
•
|
an increase in the gross profit on wholesale motor fuel of
$212 million
primarily due to a
28.7%
, or
$0.55
, decrease in the cost per wholesale motor fuel gallon; offset by
|
•
|
a decrease in the gross profit on retail motor fuel of
$37 million
.
|
•
|
a goodwill impairment charge of
$227 million
on our retail segment was recorded in 2016;
|
•
|
an increase in general and administrative costs of
$29 million
primarily due to $18 million for the transition of employees from Houston, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dallas, Texas, with the remaining increase primarily due to higher professional fees, acquisition costs and other administrative expenses, which includes salaries and wages; and
|
•
|
an increase in depreciation, amortization and accretion expense of
$26 million
primarily due to acquisitions completed in the last quarter of 2015 and throughout the year in 2016.
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in)
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating activities - continuing operations
|
$
|
303
|
|
|
$
|
466
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
Investing activities - continuing operations
|
(132
|
)
|
|
(331
|
)
|
|
(1,129
|
)
|
|||
Financing activities - continuing operations
|
(339
|
)
|
|
2,501
|
|
|
1,953
|
|
|||
Discontinued operations
|
93
|
|
|
(2,585
|
)
|
|
(1,250
|
)
|
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
$
|
(75
|
)
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
|
$
|
(77
|
)
|
•
|
received $300 million proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Units;
|
•
|
borrowed
$2.7 billion
and repaid
$2.9 billion
under our 2014 Revolver to fund daily operations;
|
•
|
paid
$431 million
in distributions to our unitholders, of which $251 million was paid to ETP and ETE collectively.
|
|
Payments Due by Years
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
|
Less than 1 Year
|
|
1-3 Years
|
|
3-5 Years
|
|
More than 5 Years
|
||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt obligations, including current portion (1)
|
$
|
4,324
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
2,619
|
|
|
$
|
812
|
|
|
$
|
887
|
|
Interest payments (2)
|
760
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
332
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
37
|
|
|||||
Operating lease obligations (3)
|
812
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
514
|
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
5,896
|
|
|
$
|
310
|
|
|
$
|
3,074
|
|
|
$
|
1,074
|
|
|
$
|
1,438
|
|
(1)
|
Payments include required principal payments on our debt, capital lease obligations and sale leaseback obligations (see Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). Assumes the balance of the 2014 Revolver, of which the balance at
December 31, 2017
was
$765 million
, remains outstanding until the 2014 Revolver matures in September 2019.
|
(2)
|
Includes interest on outstanding debt, capital lease obligations and sale leaseback financing obligations. Includes interest on the 2014 Revolver balance as of
December 31, 2017
and commitment fees on the unused portion of the facility through September 2019 using rates in effect at
December 31, 2017
.
|
(3)
|
Includes minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable leases.
|
Item 7A.
|
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
|
•
|
interest rate risk on short-term borrowings; and
|
•
|
the impact of interest rate movements on our ability to obtain adequate financing to fund future acquisitions.
|
Item 8.
|
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
|
Item 9.
|
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
|
Item 9A.
|
Controls and Procedures
|
•
|
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures recorded by us are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and board of directors; and
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
|
Item 9B.
|
Other Information
|
Item 10.
|
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position With Our General Partner
|
Matthew S. Ramsey
|
62
|
Chairman of the Board
|
Joseph Kim
|
46
|
President & Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
Arnold D. Dodderer
|
50
|
General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
|
Karl R. Fails
|
43
|
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
|
Brian A. Hand
|
50
|
Senior Vice President, Chief Development & Marketing Officer
|
S. Blake Heinemann
|
64
|
Senior Vice President, Chief Sales Officer
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
57
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
James W. Bryant
|
84
|
Director
|
Christopher R. Curia
|
62
|
Director and Executive Vice President, Human Resources
|
Thomas E. Long
|
61
|
Director
|
W. Brett Smith
|
58
|
Director
|
K. Rick Turner
|
59
|
Director
|
Item 11.
|
Executive Compensation
|
(1)
|
Mr. Owens, Chief Executive Officer of our General Partner, retired effective December 31, 2017. Mr. Owens entered into a consulting agreement with the Partnership which became effective January 1, 2018 whereby Mr. Owens shall provide consulting and advisory duties to the Partnership as requested by the Chairman on the Board of our General Partner.
|
(2)
|
Effective January 1, 2018, Mr. Kim was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of our General Partner.
|
(3)
|
Ms. Archer, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of our General Partner, retired effective December 31, 2017.
|
(4)
|
Mr. Williams, Executive Vice President, Operations — West of our General Partner, left the Partnership in connection with sale of our retail stores (the “Retail Divestiture”) to 7-Eleven Inc. (“7-Eleven”) in January 2018.
|
•
|
A separation payment to Mr. Owens of a lump sum total gross amount equal to $636,480, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount equal to one year of Mr. Owens' base salary;
|
•
|
An additional lump sum payment to Mr. Owens of $795,600, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount intended to be equivalent to Mr. Owens' target bonus award for 2017;
|
•
|
Payment by the Partnership of the full cost of Mr. Owens' premium for continued health insurance coverage under Sunoco LP’s health insurance plan for a period of twelve months; and
|
•
|
Accelerated vesting of:
|
◦
|
91,540 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards and 6,000 ETP restricted unit awards in January 2018;
|
◦
|
45,770 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards and 6,000 ETP restricted unit awards in January 2019; and
|
◦
|
45,770 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards in January 2020.
|
•
|
Bi-weekly severance payments under the Sunoco GP LLC Severance Plan ("SUN Severance Plan") to Ms. Archer of total gross amount equal to $367,200, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount equal to one year of Ms. Archer's base salary;
|
•
|
An additional lump sum payment to Ms. Archer of $293,760, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount intended to be equivalent to Ms. Archer's target bonus award for 2017;
|
•
|
Payment by the Partnership of the full cost of Ms. Archer's premium for continued health insurance coverage under Sunoco LP’s health insurance plan and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act for a period of six months; and
|
•
|
Accelerated vesting of 31,064 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards and 2,100 ETP restricted unit awards in January 2018.
|
(i)
|
an amount equivalent to his 2017 target bonus award;
|
(ii)
|
an amount equivalent to his target bonus award for 2018 pro-rated for the number of days in 2018 prior to the closing of the Retail Divestiture; and
|
(iii)
|
Acceleration of 15,000 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards and 2,400 ETP restricted unit awards.
|
(i)
|
$266,506, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount intended to be equivalent to Mr. Williams’ target bonus award for 2017;
|
(ii)
|
$16,063, less all required government payroll deductions, which is an amount intended to be equivalent to Mr. Williams’ target bonus award for 2018 pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Williams was employed by us in 2018 prior to closing of the Retail Divestiture; and
|
(iii)
|
Accelerated vesting of 15,000 Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit awards and 2,400 ETP restricted unit awards in February 2018.
|
•
|
reward executives with an industry-competitive total compensation package of competitive base salaries and significant incentive opportunities yielding a total compensation package approaching the top-quartile of the market;
|
•
|
attract, retain and reward talented executive officers and key management employees by providing total compensation competitive with that of other executive officers and key management employees employed by publicly traded limited partnerships of similar size and in similar lines of business;
|
•
|
motivate executive officers and key employees to achieve strong financial and operational performance;
|
•
|
emphasize performance-based or “at-risk” compensation; and
|
•
|
reward individual performance.
|
•
|
annual base salary;
|
•
|
non-equity incentive plan compensation consisting solely of discretionary cash bonuses;
|
•
|
time-vested restricted phantom unit awards under the equity incentive plan;
|
•
|
payment of distribution equivalent rights (“DERs”) on unvested time-based restricted phantom unit awards under our equity incentive plan;
|
•
|
vesting of previously issued time-based restricted unit awards issued pursuant to equity incentive plans of affiliates;
|
•
|
401(k) plan employer contributions; and
|
•
|
severance payments where applicable.
|
Employee Level
|
|
Minimum Severance Pay
|
|
Maximum Severance Pay
|
Senior Manager or below
|
|
8 weeks of Base Pay
|
|
26 weeks of Base Pay
|
Director or Senior Director
|
|
16 weeks of Base Pay
|
|
39 weeks of Base Pay
|
Vice President and above
|
|
26 weeks of Base Pay
|
|
52 weeks of Base Pay
|
Employee Level
|
|
Accelerated Vesting of Outstanding LTIP Awards
|
Senior Manager or below
|
|
30% of the unvested outstanding LTIP awards
|
Director or Senior Director
|
|
40% of the unvested outstanding LTIP awards
|
Vice President and above
|
|
50% of the unvested outstanding LTIP awards
|
Name and Principal Position
|
Year
|
|
Salary ($) (1)
|
|
Bonus ($) (2)
|
|
Unit Awards ($) (3)
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
|
|
Change in Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
|
|
All Other Compensation ($) (4)
|
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||
Robert W. Owens
|
2017
|
|
$
|
636,480
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
62,912
|
|
|
$
|
5,619,491
|
|
|
$
|
6,318,883
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
2016
|
|
629,760
|
|
|
708,480
|
|
|
2,192,764
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
794,960
|
|
|
66,175
|
|
|
4,392,139
|
|
|||||||
2015
|
|
611,077
|
|
|
763,846
|
|
|
4,446,828
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,543
|
|
|
5,832,294
|
|
||||||||
Joseph Kim
|
2017
|
|
386,913
|
|
|
406,259
|
|
|
897,278
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,884
|
|
|
1,700,334
|
|
|||||||
President and Chief Operating Officer
|
2016
|
|
378,462
|
|
|
272,492
|
|
|
607,425
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,797
|
|
|
1,262,176
|
|
|||||||
Thomas M. Miller
|
2017
|
|
323,692
|
|
|
323,692
|
|
|
524,475
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,430
|
|
|
1,181,289
|
|
|||||||
Chief Financial Officer
|
2016
|
|
196,923
|
|
|
230,400
|
|
|
1,021,650
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,208
|
|
|
1,471,181
|
|
|||||||
S. Blake Heinemann
|
2017
|
|
333,132
|
|
|
333,132
|
|
|
524,475
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,294
|
|
|
1,203,033
|
|
|||||||
Executive Vice President, Operations — East
|
2016
|
|
325,855
|
|
|
234,616
|
|
|
534,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,182
|
|
|
1,106,653
|
|
|||||||
2015
|
|
318,635
|
|
|
254,908
|
|
|
976,596
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11,128
|
|
|
1,561,267
|
|
||||||||
Cynthia A. Archer
|
2017
|
|
367,200
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
34,919
|
|
|
1,599,345
|
|
|
2,001,464
|
|
|||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
|
2016
|
|
363,323
|
|
|
261,593
|
|
|
587,400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,703
|
|
|
12,592
|
|
|
1,230,611
|
|
|||||||
2015
|
|
349,716
|
|
|
279,773
|
|
|
1,082,758
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11,374
|
|
|
1,723,621
|
|
||||||||
R. Bradley Williams
|
2017
|
|
333,132
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
342,132
|
|
|||||||
Executive Vice President, Operations — West
|
2016
|
|
325,855
|
|
|
234,616
|
|
|
534,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
1,103,471
|
|
|||||||
2015
|
|
318,937
|
|
|
255,150
|
|
|
1,053,953
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
1,637,040
|
|
(1)
|
For comparative purposes, the above table provides a summary of the total compensation for each NEO for each of 2015, 2016 and 2017. In accordance with the terms of our partnership agreement, we reimburse our General Partner and its affiliates for compensation related expenses attributable to the portion of the named executive officer’s time dedicated to providing services to us. For 2015, ETP and their affiliates allocated to us (i) 56%, 50%, 15% and 50% of the cash compensation expense associated with the services performed by Mr. Owens, Ms. Archer, Mr. Heinemann and Mr. Williams, respectively, and (ii) 100% of the grant date fair value of phantom unit awards made under the LTIP Plan to the NEOs and directors in 2015. The remainder of the compensation expense for Mr. Owens in 2015 and for the remainder of the named executive officers in 2015 was primarily allocated to the retail and wholesale businesses of ETP, which businesses were contributed to us in 2015 and 2016. For 2016 and 2017, amounts reported herein reflect (i) 100% of the cash compensation expense associated with the NEO’s services and (iii) 100% grant date value of phantom unit awards associated with the services performed by each of the NEOs and directors. Cash compensation expenses for each NEO were allocated on the basis of total cash compensation earned by the NEO during the period.
|
(2)
|
The discretionary cash bonus amounts for our named executive officers for
2017
reflect cash bonuses approved by the Compensation Committee in February 2018 that are expected to be paid in March 2018. Mr. Owens and Ms. Archer each retired on December 31, 2017 and received a payment designed to be equivalent to 100% of their targeted bonus in accordance with their respective separation agreements. Mr. Williams left the Partnership upon completion of the 7-Eleven Retail Divestiture and received a payment designed to be equivalent to 100% of his target for 2017 and pro-rated for the portion of the year that he was employed by Sunoco in 2018 in accordance with his Retention Agreement.
|
(3)
|
The amounts reported for unit awards represent the full grant date fair value of phantom units granted to each of our NEOs, calculated in accordance with the accounting guidance on share-based payments.
|
(4)
|
The details of amounts listed as “All Other Compensation” are presented in the “All Other Compensation” table below. The amounts reflected for all periods exclude distribution payments in connection with distribution equivalent rights on unvested unit awards, because the dollar value of such distributions are factored into the grant date fair value reported in the “Unit Awards” column of the Summary Compensation Table at the time that the unit awards and distribution equivalent rights were originally granted. For 2017, distribution payments in connection with distribution equivalent rights totaled $851,774 for Mr. Owens, $197,856 for Mr. Kim, $113,919 for Mr. Miller, $239,560 for Mr. Heinemann, $254,551 for Ms. Archer and $197,889 for Mr. Williams.
|
Name
|
|
Year
|
|
Perquisites
and Other
Personal
Benefits
($) (1)
|
|
Matching
Contributions
to 401(k) and
Deferred
Compensation
Plans
($) (2)
|
|
Severance Payments (3)
|
|
Other
($) (4)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Robert W. Owens
|
|
2017
|
|
$
|
61,529
|
|
|
$
|
6,120
|
|
|
$
|
5,546,724
|
|
|
$
|
5,118
|
|
|
$
|
5,619,491
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
54,861
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,314
|
|
|
66,175
|
|
|||||
|
|
2015
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,309
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,234
|
|
|
10,543
|
|
|||||
Joseph Kim
|
|
2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
9,884
|
|
|||||
|
|
2016
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,942
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
855
|
|
|
3,797
|
|
|||||
Thomas M. Miller
|
|
2017
|
|
2,331
|
|
|
5,023
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,077
|
|
|
9,431
|
|
|||||
|
|
2016
|
|
20,928
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,280
|
|
|
22,208
|
|
|||||
S. Blake Heinemann
|
|
2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,294
|
|
|
12,294
|
|
|||||
|
|
2016
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,182
|
|
|
12,182
|
|
|||||
|
|
2015
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,128
|
|
|
11,128
|
|
|||||
Cynthia A. Archer
|
|
2017
|
|
5,872
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
1,580,810
|
|
|
3,663
|
|
|
1,599,345
|
|
|||||
|
|
2016
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,592
|
|
|
12,592
|
|
|||||
|
|
2015
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,374
|
|
|
11,374
|
|
|||||
R. Bradley Williams
|
|
2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
||||||
|
|
2016
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|||||
|
|
2015
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
(1)
|
The amounts in this column reflect relocation costs for Mr. Owens and health insurance premiums in connection with their respective severance agreements of $11,160 and $5,046, respectively, for Mr. Owens and Ms. Archer.
|
(2)
|
The amounts in this column reflect the Partnership's matching contributions to the 401(k) plan. Each of our NEOs is eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan that is generally available to all employees. The amounts deferred by the executive officers under the 401(k) plan are fully vested at all times.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Owens and Ms. Archer retired as of December 31, 2017. Mr. Owens received a lump sum separation payment after his separation agreement became effective and Ms. Archer will receive bi-weekly payments of her severance amount and such payments began in January 2018 after her separation agreement became effective. Each received/will receive accelerated vesting of Sunoco LP and ETP unit award contingent upon their compliance with a restrictive covenants described in their separation agreements, the fair value of as of December 31, 2017 is included above ($4,114,644 for Mr. Owens and $919,850 for Ms. Archer).
|
(4)
|
The amounts in this column reflect the dollar value of life insurance premiums paid for the benefit of the named executive officers.
|
Name
|
|
Grant Date
|
|
Type of Award (1)
|
|
Approval Date
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
|
|
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock
(#) (1)
|
|
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock Awards
($) (1)
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Threshold (#)
|
|
Target (#)
|
|
Maximum (#)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Joseph Kim
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
Phantom units
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,650
|
|
|
$
|
897,278
|
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
Phantom units
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18,500
|
|
|
524,475
|
|
|
S. Blake Heinemann
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
Phantom units
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18,500
|
|
|
524,475
|
|
(1)
|
The restricted phantom units granted in December 2017 vest 60% in December 2020 and 40% in December 2022. The reported grant date fair value of stock awards was determined in compliance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and are more fully described in Note 18–
|
|
|
|
|
Unit Awards (1)
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
|
Grant Date (1)
|
|
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units
That
Have Not
Vested
($) (2)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
($)
|
||||||
Robert W. Owens (3)
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
82,126
|
|
|
$
|
2,332,378
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
12/16/2015
|
|
65,290
|
|
|
1,854,236
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
1/26/2015
|
|
15,664
|
|
|
444,858
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
11/10/2014
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
568,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Joseph Kim
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
31,650
|
|
|
898,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
22,750
|
|
|
646,100
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/16/2015
|
|
13,888
|
|
|
394,419
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
10/26/2015
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
568,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
18,500
|
|
|
525,400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
19,500
|
|
|
553,800
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
5/26/2016
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
426,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
S. Blake Heinemann (4)
|
|
12/21/2017
|
|
18,500
|
|
|
525,400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
568,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/16/2015
|
|
14,780
|
|
|
419,752
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
1/26/2015
|
|
2,808
|
|
|
79,747
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
11/10/2014
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
284,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Cynthia A. Archer (5)
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
12,987
|
|
|
368,831
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/16/2015
|
|
9,888
|
|
|
280,819
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
1/26/2015
|
|
2,189
|
|
|
62,168
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
11/10/2014
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
170,400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
R. Bradley Williams (6)
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
568,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
12/16/2015
|
|
16,080
|
|
|
456,672
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
1/26/2015
|
|
3,540
|
|
|
100,536
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
11/10/2014
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
170,400
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
Common unit awards outstanding vest as follows:
|
(2)
|
Based on the closing market price of our common units of $28.40 on December 29, 2017.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Owens also had 12,000 unvested ETP unit awards outstanding at
December 31, 2017
with a market value of $215,040 based on the closing market price of ETP’s common units of $17.92 on December 29, 2017. In connection with the Owens Severance Agreement, certain units outstanding at December 31, 2017 will accelerate as follows:
|
◦
|
91,540 Sunoco LP unit awards and 6,000 ETP unit awards in January 2018;
|
◦
|
45,770 Sunoco LP unit awards and 6,000 ETP unit awards in January 2019; and
|
◦
|
45,770 Sunoco LP unit awards in January 2020.
|
(4)
|
Mr. Heinemann also had 4,200 unvested ETP unit awards outstanding at
December 31, 2017
with a market value of $75,264 based on the closing market price of ETP’s common units of $17.92 on December 29, 2017.
|
(5)
|
Ms. Archer also had 2,100 unvested ETP unit awards outstanding at
December 31, 2017
with a market value of $37,632 based on the closing market price of ETP’s common units of $17.92 on December 29, 2017. In connection with the Archer Severance Agreement, accelerated vesting of 31,064 Sunoco LP unit awards and 2,100 ETP unit awards will occur in January 2018.
|
(6)
|
Mr. Williams also had 2,400 unvested ETP unit awards outstanding at
December 31, 2017
with a market value of $43,008 based on the closing market price of ETP’s common units of $17.92 on December 29, 2017.
|
|
Unit Awards
|
|||||
Name
|
Number of
Units
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
|
|
Value Realized on
Vesting ($) (1)
|
|||
Sunoco LP restricted phantom unit vestings:
|
|
|
|
|||
Robert W. Owens
|
53,496
|
|
|
$
|
1,592,576
|
|
S. Blake Heinemann
|
20,472
|
|
|
609,451
|
|
|
Cynthia A. Archer
|
20,472
|
|
|
609,451
|
|
|
R. Bradley Williams
|
14,310
|
|
|
426,009
|
|
|
Joseph Kim
|
3,282
|
|
|
97,705
|
|
|
ETP restricted phantom unit vestings:
|
|
|
|
|||
S. Blake Heinemann
|
2,100
|
|
|
34,287
|
|
|
Robert W. Owens
|
18,000
|
|
|
293,886
|
|
|
Cynthia A. Archer
|
2,100
|
|
|
34,287
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts presented represent the number of unit awards vested during
2017
and the value realized upon vesting of these awards, which is calculated as the number of units vested multiplied by the closing price of Sunoco LP or ETP’s respective common units upon the vesting date.
|
Name
|
Executive Contributions in Last FY ($)
|
|
Registrant Contributions in Last FY ($)
|
|
Aggregate Earnings in Last FY ($)
|
|
Aggregate Withdrawals/Distributions ($)
|
|
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)
|
||||||||||
Robert W. Owens
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
62,912
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,193,463
|
|
Joseph Kim
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Thomas R. Miller
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
S. Blake Heinemann
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Cynthia A. Archer
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
34,919
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
159,673
|
|
|||||
R. Bradley Williams
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Name
|
|
Benefit
|
|
Termination
Due to Death
or Disability
($) (1)
|
|
Termination
for any other reason
($)
|
|
Change of
Control
with or without Continued
Employment
($) (1)
|
|
Not for Cause Termination ($)
|
||||||||
Robert W. Owens
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
$
|
5,199,472
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5,199,472
|
|
|
$
|
444,858
|
|
Joseph Kim
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
2,507,379
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,507,379
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
1,505,200
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,505,200
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
S. Blake Heinemann
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
1,876,899
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,876,899
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Cynthia A. Archer
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
882,218
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
882,218
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
R. Bradley Williams
|
|
Unit Vesting
|
|
1,295,608
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,295,608
|
|
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
The amounts reflected above represent the product of the number of phantom units that were subject to vesting/restrictions on December 29, 2017 multiplied by the closing price of our common units of $28.40 on that date.
|
1.
|
It was determined that, as of December 31, 2017, the applicable employee populations consisted of 20,048 with all of the identified individuals being employed in the United States. This population consisted of all of our full-time and part-time
|
2.
|
To identify the “median employee” from our employee population, we compared the total earnings of our employees as reflected in our payroll records as reported on Form W-2 for 2017.
|
3.
|
We identified our median employee using W-2 reporting and applied this compensation measure consistently to all of our employees required to be included in the calculation. We did not make any cost of living adjustments in identifying the “median employee”.
|
4.
|
Once we identified our median employee, we combined all elements of the employee’s compensation for 2017 resulting in an annual compensation of $25,287. The difference between such employee’s total earnings and the employee’s total compensation represents the estimated value of the employee’s health care benefits (estimated for the employee and such employee’s eligible dependents at $5,452 and the employee’s 401(k) matching contribution and profit sharing contribution, as applicable estimated at $2,930 per employee).
|
5.
|
With respect to Mr. Owens, we used the amount reported in the “Total” column of our 2017 Summary Compensation Table under this Item 11.
|
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash
($) (1)
|
|
Unit
Awards
($) (2)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||
James W. Bryant
|
|
$
|
67,300
|
|
|
$
|
100,008
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
167,308
|
|
K. Rick Turner
|
|
82,100
|
|
|
100,008
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
182,108
|
|
|||||
W. Brett Smith
|
|
77,100
|
|
|
100,008
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
177,108
|
|
|||||
Thomas E. Long (3)
|
|
—
|
|
|
484,700
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
484,700
|
|
|||||
Christopher R. Curia (3)
|
|
—
|
|
|
338,811
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
338,811
|
|
(1)
|
The amounts in this column reflect the aggregate dollar amount of fees earned or paid in cash including the annual retainer fee.
|
(2)
|
The amounts reported for unit awards represent the full grant date fair value of the awards granted in
2017
, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. These amounts do not correspond to the actual value that may be recognized by the recipient upon any disposition of vested units and do not give effect to any decline or increase in the trading price of our common units since the date of grant. For a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used in calculating the grant date fair value of the unit awards reported above, see Note 18–Unit-Based Compensation in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As of
December 31, 2017
, Mr. Turner had 8,564 outstanding restricted phantom units, Mr. Bryant had 7,617 outstanding restricted phantom units, Mr.
|
(3)
|
Messrs. Long (ETE's Group Chief Financial Officer) and Curia (our EVP-Human Resources and EVP-Chief Human Resources Officer of ETE), are entitled to receive grants of restricted phantom units pursuant to the LTIP in recognition of their commitment and contribution to us and our unitholders. The restricted phantom units were granted in December 2017 and will vest 60% in December 2020 and 40% in December 2022, subject to the terms of the award agreement. The awards of restricted phantom units to Messrs. Curia and Long in respect of their contribution to us represent a portion of their total awards as executive officers of ETE and the allocation of such percentage to us is in recognition of the portion of their total time spent on our business.
|
Item 12.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Unitholder Matters
|
•
|
each person or group of persons known by us to be beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common or Class C units;
|
•
|
each director, director nominee and named executive officer of our general partner; and
|
•
|
all of our directors and executive officers of our general partner, as a group.
|
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
|
Common Units Beneficially Owned (7)
|
|
Percentage of Commons Units Beneficially Owned
|
|
Class C Units Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percentage of
Class C Units Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percentage of Common and
Class C Units Beneficially Owned
|
|||
ETP (2)
|
|
26,200,809
|
|
|
31.8%
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26.5%
|
Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. (6)
|
|
13,398,674
|
|
|
16.2%
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13.6%
|
Stripes LLC
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
5,624,527
|
|
|
34.3
|
%
|
|
5.7%
|
Stripes No. 1009 LLC
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
5,544,140
|
|
|
33.8
|
%
|
|
5.6%
|
Aloha Petroleum Ltd (4)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
5,242,113
|
|
|
31.9
|
%
|
|
5.3%
|
Citigroup Inc. (3)
|
|
3,633,415
|
|
|
4.4%
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3.7%
|
ETE (2)
|
|
2,263,158
|
|
|
2.7%
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.3%
|
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (5)
|
|
1,027,948
|
|
|
1.2%
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.0%
|
Robert W. Owens
|
|
86,571
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
R. Bradley Williams
|
|
21,742
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
Cynthia A. Archer
|
|
34,019
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
S. Blake Heinemann
|
|
13,374
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
Joseph Kim
|
|
8,718
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
K. Rick Turner (8)
|
|
3,669
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
Christopher R. Curia
|
|
1,539
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
Matthew S. Ramsey
|
|
1,118
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
James W. Bryant
|
|
832
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
Thomas E. Long
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
W. Brett Smith
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
All executive officers and directors as a group (fifteen persons)
|
|
184,698
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
*
|
Represents less than 1%.
|
(1)
|
As of the date set forth above, there are no arrangements for any listed beneficial owner to acquire within 60 days common units from options, warrants, rights, conversion privileges or similar obligations. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for all beneficial owners in this table is 8020 Park Lane, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75231.
|
(2)
|
The address for ETE, ETP and ETP's subsidiaries is 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75225.
|
(3)
|
The information contained in the table and this footnote with respect to Citigroup Inc. is based solely on a filing on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2017. The business address of the reporting party is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013.
|
(4)
|
The address for Aloha is 1132 Bishop St., Suite 1700, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
|
(5)
|
The information contained in the table and this footnote with respect to Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP is based solely on a filing on Schedule 13G/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2017. The business address of the reporting party is 200 West Street, C/O Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, New York 10282.
|
(6)
|
The information contained in the table and this footnote with respect to Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. is based solely on a filing on Schedule 13G/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2018. The business address of the reporting party is Two World Financial center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281.
|
(7)
|
Does not include unvested phantom units that may not be voted or transferred prior to vesting. As of February 16, 2018, there were
82,487,330
common units and
16,410,780
Class C Units deemed to be beneficially owned for purposes of the above table.
|
(8)
|
Includes 1,000 common units held by the Turner Family Partnership. Mr. Turner disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his interest as the general partner of the partnership.
|
|
|
ETP Common Units Beneficially Owned†
|
|
ETE Common Units Beneficially Owned†
|
||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
|
Number of Common Units (2)
|
|
Percentage of Total Common Units (3)
|
|
Number of Common Units (2)
|
|
Percentage of Total Common Units (3)
|
||
Cynthia A. Archer
|
|
20,420
|
|
|
*
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
*
|
Robert W. Owens
|
|
73,147
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
S. Blake Heinemann
|
|
7,266
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
R. Bradley Williams
|
|
4,429
|
|
|
*
|
|
3,158
|
|
|
*
|
James W. Bryant
|
|
3,003
|
|
|
*
|
|
239,696
|
|
|
*
|
Christopher R. Curia
|
|
61,415
|
|
|
*
|
|
29,683
|
|
|
*
|
Matthew S. Ramsey
|
|
23,033
|
|
|
*
|
|
52,317
|
|
|
*
|
K. Rick Turner
|
|
10,651
|
|
|
*
|
|
452,072
|
|
(4)
|
*
|
Joseph Kim
|
|
6,500
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
W. Brett Smith
|
|
14,800
|
|
|
*
|
|
15,445
|
|
|
*
|
Thomas E. Long
|
|
51,869
|
|
|
*
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
All executive officers and directors as a group
(fifteen persons) |
|
287,370
|
|
|
*
|
|
796,871
|
|
|
*
|
*
|
Represents less than 1%.
|
†
|
Officers and directors of our General Partner may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own certain limited partnership interests in us or ETP, by virtue of owning common units in ETP or ETE, respectively, or based upon their simultaneous service as officers or directors of ETP or ETE. Any such deemed ownership is not reflected in the table.
|
(1)
|
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for all beneficial owners in this table is 8020 Park Lane, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75231.
|
(2)
|
Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the above table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial owner of securities if they have or share the power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or direct the disposition thereof, or have the right to acquire such powers with sixty (60) days.
|
(3)
|
As of February 16, 2018, there were 1,164,024,480 common units of ETP and 1,079,152,668 common units of ETE deemed to be beneficially owned for purposes of the above table.
|
(4)
|
Includes (i) 39,408 common units held by Mr. Turner directly; (ii) 89,084 common units held in a partnership controlled by the Stephens Group, Mr. Turner’s former employer; (iii) 8,000 common units held by the Turner Family Partnership; and (iv) 157,790 common units held by the Turner Liquidating Trust. The voting and disposition of the common units held by the Stephens Group partnership is controlled by the board of directors of the Stephens Group. With respect to the common units held by the Turner Family Partnership, Mr. Turner exercises voting and dispositive power as the general partner of the partnership; however, he disclaims beneficial ownership of these common units, except to the extent of his interest in the partnership. With respect to the common units held by the Turner Liquidating Trust, Mr. Turner exercises one-third of the shared voting and dispositive power with the administrator of the liquidating trust and Mr. Turner’s ex-wife, who beneficially owns an additional 157,790 common units. Mr. Turner disclaims beneficial ownership of the common units owned by his ex-wife.
|
Plan Category
|
|
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (1)
|
||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
474,153
|
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
474,153
|
|
(1)
|
As of January 1, 2018, the number of units awarded for future issuances increased by 500,000 to 974,153 as the Partnership completed a qualifying equity issuance event during
2017
.
|
Item 13.
|
Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence
|
Transaction
|
Explanation
|
Amount/Value
|
|
|
|
2017 quarterly distributions on limited partner interests and IDRs held by affiliates.
|
Represents the aggregate amount of distributions made to affiliates of our general partner in respect of Series A preferred units, common units and IDRs during 2017.
|
$251 million
|
|
|
|
Fuel sold to affiliates.
|
Total revenues we received for fuel gallons sold by us to affiliates of our general partner for 2017.
|
$55 million
|
|
|
|
Bulk purchases of motor fuel from ETP and its affiliates.
|
Represents payments made to ETP and its affiliates for bulk motor fuel purchases.
|
$2.4 billion
|
|
|
|
Reimbursement to our general partner for certain allocated overhead and other expenses.
|
Total payment to our general partner for reimbursement of overhead and other expenses, including employee compensation costs relating to employees supporting our operations, for 2017 pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement fiscal year.
|
$1 million
|
•
|
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Products Purchase Agreements –
two
related products purchase agreements,
one
with Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing (“PES”) and
one
with PES’s product financier Merrill Lynch Commodities; both purchase agreements contain
12
-month terms that automatically renew for consecutive
12
-month terms until either party cancels with notice. ETP Retail owns a noncontrolling interest in the parent of PES. PES Holdings, LLC (“PES Holdings”) and eight affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 21, 2018 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to implement a prepackaged reorganization plan that will allow its shareholders to retain a minority stake. PES Holdings’ Chapter 11 Plan (“Plan”) proposes to inject $260 million in new capital into PES Holdings, cut debt service obligations by about $35 million per year and remove debt maturities before 2022. Under that Plan, PES Holdings’ non-debtor parent, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, in which ETP holds an indirect 33% equity interest, will provide a $65 million cash contribution in in exchange for a 25% stake in the reorganized debtor. After the restructuring, the proportionate ownership of Carlyle Group, L.P. and ETP in PES Holdings will be 16.26% and 8.13%, respectively. Finally, Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P. (“SXL Operating Partnership”), a subsidiary of ETP, is providing an additional $75
|
•
|
ETP Transportation and Terminalling Contracts – various agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for pipeline, terminalling and storage services. We also have agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for the purchase and sale of fuel.
|
Item 14.
|
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
|
|
Fiscal 2017
|
|
Fiscal 2016
|
||||
Audit Fees (1)
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
|
$
|
3.0
|
|
Audit-Related Fees (2)
|
—
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
||
Tax Fees
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
All Other Fees
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
|
$
|
3.2
|
|
(1)
|
Includes fees for audits of annual financial statements of our companies, reviews of the related quarterly financial statements, and services that are normally provided by the independent accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including reviews of documents filed with the SEC and services related to the audit of our internal control over financial reporting.
|
(2)
|
Included fees in 2016 for a prior year financial statement audit of a subsidiary in connection with a statutory requirement.
|
(1)
|
Financial Statements - see
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
appearing on page
F-1
.
|
(2)
|
Financial Statement Schedules - None.
|
(3)
|
Exhibits - see
Exhibit Index
set forth on page
79
.
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Item 16.
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Form 10-K Summary
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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2.2
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3.1
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3.2
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3.3
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3.4
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3.6
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3.7
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3.8
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3.10
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3.11
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3.12
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3.13
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3.14
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4.1
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4.2
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10.1
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10.2
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10.3
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10.4
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10.5
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10.6
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10.7
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10.8
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10.9
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10.11
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10.12
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10.15
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10.16
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10.18
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10.27
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10.28
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10.33
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10.34
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10.36
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10.37
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12.1
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21.1
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23.2
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31.1
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31.2
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32.1
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32.2
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99.1
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
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Filed herewith.
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Filed herewith. Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8212, this certification will be treated as “accompanying” this Annual Report on Form 10-K and not “filed” as part of such report for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and this certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
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Sunoco LP
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By:
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Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
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By:
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/s/
Joseph Kim
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Joseph Kim
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(On behalf of the registrant, and in his capacity as principal executive officer)
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Date:
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February 23, 2018
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Joseph Kim
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Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
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February 23, 2018
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Joseph Kim
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/
Thomas R. Miller
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Chief Financial Officer
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February 23, 2018
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Thomas R. Miller
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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/s/
Leta G. McKinley
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Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
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February 23, 2018
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Leta G. McKinley
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(Principal Accounting Officer)
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/s/
Matthew S. Ramsey
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Chairman of the Board
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February 23, 2018
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Matthew S. Ramsey
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/s/
Thomas E. Long
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Director
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February 23, 2018
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Thomas E. Long
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/s/
James W. Bryant
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Director
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February 23, 2018
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James W. Bryant
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/s/
Christopher R. Curia
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Director
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February 23, 2018
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Christopher R. Curia
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/s/
K. Rick Turner
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Director
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February 23, 2018
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K. Rick Turner
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/s/
W. Brett Smith
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Director
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February 23, 2018
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W. Brett Smith
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December 31,
2017 |
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December 31,
2016 |
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(in millions, except units)
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||||||
Assets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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28
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$
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103
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Accounts receivable, net
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541
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539
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Receivables from affiliates
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155
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3
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Inventories, net
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426
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423
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Other current assets
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81
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73
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Assets held for sale
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3,313
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177
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|
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Total current assets
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4,544
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1,318
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Property and equipment, net
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1,557
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1,584
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|
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Other assets:
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|
||||
Goodwill
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1,430
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1,550
|
|
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Intangible assets, net
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768
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775
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|
||
Other noncurrent assets
|
45
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|
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63
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|
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Assets held for sale
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—
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3,411
|
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Total assets
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$
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8,344
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$
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8,701
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Liabilities and equity
|
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||||
Current liabilities:
|
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|
||||
Accounts payable
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$
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559
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$
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616
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Accounts payable to affiliates
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206
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|
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109
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|
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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368
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372
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|
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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6
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5
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|
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Liabilities associated with assets held for sale
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75
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|
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—
|
|
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Total current liabilities
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1,214
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1,102
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|
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Revolving line of credit
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765
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1,000
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Long-term debt, net
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3,519
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3,509
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Advances from affiliates
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85
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87
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|
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Deferred tax liability
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389
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643
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|
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Other noncurrent liabilities
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125
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116
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|
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Liabilities associated with assets held for sale
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—
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48
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|
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Total liabilities
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6,097
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6,505
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
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Equity:
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||||
Limited partners:
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||||
Series A Preferred unitholders - affiliated
(12,000,000 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and no units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016) |
300
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—
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Common unitholders
(99,667,999 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 98,181,046 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016) |
1,947
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2,196
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Class C unitholders - held by subsidiary
(16,410,780 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016) |
—
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—
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Total equity
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2,247
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2,196
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|
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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8,344
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$
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8,701
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Year Ended December 31,
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||||||||||
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2017
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2016
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2015
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||||||
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(dollars in millions, except unit and per unit amounts)
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||||||||||
Revenues:
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||||
Retail motor fuel
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$
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1,577
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$
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1,338
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$
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1,540
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Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
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9,278
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7,812
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10,104
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|
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Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates
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55
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62
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20
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Merchandise
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571
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541
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544
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|
|||
Rental income
|
89
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88
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81
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|
|||
Other
|
153
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145
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141
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|
|||
Total revenues
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11,723
|
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9,986
|
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12,430
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|
|||
Cost of sales:
|
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|
||||||
Retail motor fuel cost of sales
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1,420
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1,175
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1,340
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|
|||
Wholesale motor fuel cost of sales
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8,798
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7,278
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9,740
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|
|||
Merchandise cost of sales
|
386
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|
|
363
|
|
|
365
|
|
|||
Other
|
11
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14
|
|
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5
|
|
|||
Total cost of sales
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10,615
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8,830
|
|
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11,450
|
|
|||
Gross profit
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1,108
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1,156
|
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|
980
|
|
|||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
General and administrative
|
140
|
|
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155
|
|
|
126
|
|
|||
Other operating
|
375
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|
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374
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372
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|
|||
Rent
|
81
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81
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79
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|
|||
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
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114
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225
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1
|
|
|||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
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169
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|
|
176
|
|
|
150
|
|
|||
Total operating expenses
|
879
|
|
|
1,011
|
|
|
728
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|
|||
Operating income
|
229
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
252
|
|
|||
Interest expense, net
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209
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|
|
161
|
|
|
67
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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20
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|
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(16
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)
|
|
185
|
|
|||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
(306
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)
|
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(72
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)
|
|
29
|
|
|||
Income from continuing operations
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326
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|
|
56
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|
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156
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|
|||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
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(177
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)
|
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(462
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)
|
|
38
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
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149
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|
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(406
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)
|
|
194
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|
|||
Less: Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
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—
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—
|
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4
|
|
|||
Less: Preacquisition income allocated to general partner
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—
|
|
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—
|
|
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103
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to partners
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$
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149
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$
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(406
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)
|
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$
|
87
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
2017 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2016 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2015 |
||||||
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(dollars in millions, except unit and per unit amounts)
|
||||||||||
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit - basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Continuing operations - common units
|
$
|
2.13
|
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
Discontinued operations - common units
|
(1.78
|
)
|
|
(4.94
|
)
|
|
0.20
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) - common units
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
(5.26
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Continuing operations - subordinated units
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.17
|
|
Discontinued operations - subordinated units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|||
Net income - subordinated units
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit - diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Continuing operations - common units
|
$
|
2.12
|
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
Discontinued operations - common units
|
(1.78
|
)
|
|
(4.94
|
)
|
|
0.20
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) - common units
|
$
|
0.34
|
|
|
$
|
(5.26
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Continuing operations - subordinated units
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.17
|
|
Discontinued operations - subordinated units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|||
Net income - subordinated units
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Common units - basic
|
99,270,120
|
|
|
93,575,530
|
|
|
40,253,913
|
|
|||
Common units - diluted
|
99,728,354
|
|
|
93,603,835
|
|
|
40,275,651
|
|
|||
Subordinated units - affiliated (basic and diluted)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,010,333
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cash distribution per unit
|
$
|
3.30
|
|
|
$
|
3.29
|
|
|
$
|
2.89
|
|
|
Preferred Units - Affiliated
|
|
Common Units
|
|
Subordinated Units - Affiliated
|
|
Predecessor
Equity
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest
|
|
Total Equity
|
||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2014
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
902
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5,112
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
Contribution of Sunoco LLC from ETP
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
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(775
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(775
|
)
|
||||||
Contribution of Susser from ETP
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(967
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(967
|
)
|
||||||
Contribution of assets between entities under common control above historic cost
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
(1,069
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,008
|
)
|
||||||
Cancellation of promissory note with ETP
|
—
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
255
|
|
||||||
Cash distribution to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(179
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(204
|
)
|
||||||
Cash distribution to unitholders
|
—
|
|
|
(112
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(120
|
)
|
||||||
Equity issued to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
1,008
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,008
|
|
||||||
Public equity offering, net
|
—
|
|
|
899
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
899
|
|
||||||
Subordinated unit conversion
|
—
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
(60
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Unit-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
||||||
Partnership net income
|
—
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
194
|
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
—
|
|
|
3,045
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,218
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,263
|
|
||||||
Contribution of Sunoco Retail & Sunoco LLC from ETP
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,200
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,200
|
)
|
||||||
Equity issued to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
194
|
|
||||||
Equity issued to ETE, net of issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61
|
|
||||||
Equity issued under ATM, net
|
—
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
71
|
|
||||||
Contribution of assets between entities under common control above historic cost
|
—
|
|
|
(374
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(392
|
)
|
||||||
Cash distribution to unitholders
|
—
|
|
|
(386
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(386
|
)
|
||||||
Cash distribution to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
||||||
Unit-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
||||||
Partnership net loss
|
—
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
—
|
|
|
2,196
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,196
|
|
||||||
Equity issued under ATM, net
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
||||||
Equity issued to ETE
|
300
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
300
|
|
||||||
Cash distribution to unitholders
|
—
|
|
|
(420
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(420
|
)
|
||||||
Distribution to preferred units
|
(23
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
||||||
Unit-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
||||||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
||||||
Partnership net income
|
23
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149
|
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
300
|
|
|
$
|
1,947
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,247
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
(Income) loss from discontinued operations
|
177
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
169
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
150
|
|
|||
Amortization of deferred financing fees
|
15
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
|
114
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Non-cash unit based compensation expense
|
24
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
8
|
|
|||
Deferred income tax
|
(308
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
31
|
|
|||
Inventory valuation adjustment
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
78
|
|
|||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(215
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|||
Accounts receivable from affiliates
|
(131
|
)
|
|
5
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
21
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|||
Other assets
|
7
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Accounts payable
|
(44
|
)
|
|
221
|
|
|
19
|
|
|||
Accounts payable to affiliates
|
97
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|||
Accrued liabilities
|
(16
|
)
|
|
56
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|||
Other noncurrent liabilities
|
54
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
19
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities
|
303
|
|
|
466
|
|
|
349
|
|
|||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Capital expenditures
|
(103
|
)
|
|
(119
|
)
|
|
(178
|
)
|
|||
Purchase of intangible assets
|
(39
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(61
|
)
|
|||
Acquisition of Sunoco LLC
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(775
|
)
|
|||
Acquisition from Alta East
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|||
Acquisition of VIE assets
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|||
Acquisition of Emerge fuels business, net of cash acquired
|
—
|
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Other acquisitions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
|
10
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(132
|
)
|
|
(331
|
)
|
|
(1,129
|
)
|
|||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
2,835
|
|
|
1,400
|
|
|||
Payments on long-term debt
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(808
|
)
|
|
(242
|
)
|
|||
Revolver borrowings
|
2,653
|
|
|
2,811
|
|
|
1,471
|
|
|||
Revolver repayments
|
(2,888
|
)
|
|
(2,261
|
)
|
|
(1,449
|
)
|
|||
Loan origination costs
|
—
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|||
Advances from affiliates
|
3
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
221
|
|
|||
Equity issued to ETE, net of issuance costs
|
300
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Proceeds from issuance of common units, net of offering costs
|
33
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
899
|
|
|||
Distributions to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(204
|
)
|
|||
Other cash from financing activities, net
|
(4
|
)
|
|
3
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Distributions to unitholders
|
(431
|
)
|
|
(386
|
)
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(339
|
)
|
|
2,501
|
|
|
1,953
|
|
|||
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating activities
|
136
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
90
|
|
|||
Investing activities
|
(38
|
)
|
|
(2,683
|
)
|
|
(1,327
|
)
|
|||
Changes in cash included in current assets held for sale
|
(5
|
)
|
|
5
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
|
93
|
|
|
(2,585
|
)
|
|
(1,250
|
)
|
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
(75
|
)
|
|
51
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
103
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
129
|
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-cash distribution
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cancellation of promissory note with ETP
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
255
|
|
Equity issued to ETP and ETE
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
255
|
|
|
$
|
1,008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interest paid
|
$
|
209
|
|
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
1.
|
Organization and Principles of Consolidation
|
•
|
Sunoco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, primarily distributes motor fuel in
30
states throughout the East Coast, Midwest, South Central and Southeast regions of the United States. Sunoco LLC also processes transmix and distributes refined product through its terminals in Alabama and the Greater Dallas, Texas metroplex.
|
•
|
Aloha Petroleum LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, distributes motor fuel and operates terminal facilities on the Hawaiian Islands.
|
•
|
Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC (“PropCo”), a Delaware limited liability company, primarily owns and leases convenience store properties.
|
•
|
Susser, a Delaware corporation, sells motor fuel and merchandise in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma through Stripes-branded convenience stores.
|
•
|
Sunoco Retail, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, owns and operates convenience stores that sell motor fuel and merchandise primarily in Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida.
|
•
|
MACS Retail LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, owns and operates convenience stores, in Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee.
|
•
|
Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. (“Aloha”), a Hawaii corporation, owns and operates convenience stores on the Hawaiian Islands.
|
2.
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|
3.
|
Acquisitions
|
|
August 31, 2014
|
||
Current assets
|
$
|
217
|
|
Property and equipment
|
984
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
977
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
541
|
|
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
38
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
(246
|
)
|
|
Other noncurrent liabilities
|
(842
|
)
|
|
Net assets
|
1,669
|
|
|
Net deemed contribution
|
(702
|
)
|
|
Cash acquired
|
(64
|
)
|
|
Total cash consideration, net of cash acquired
|
$
|
903
|
|
•
|
synergies created through increased fuel purchasing advantages and integration with our existing wholesale business;
|
•
|
strategic advantages of owning transmix processing plants and increasing our terminal capacity; and
|
•
|
competitors processing transmix in the geographic region.
|
|
|
August 31, 2016
|
||
Current assets
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
51
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
53
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
56
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
Net assets
|
|
171
|
|
|
Cash acquired
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total cash consideration, net of cash acquired
|
|
$
|
171
|
|
4.
|
Discontinued Operations
|
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Carrying amount of assets held for sale:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
Inventories
|
|
149
|
|
|
150
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
|
16
|
|
|
11
|
|
||
Property and equipment, net
|
|
1,851
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
||
Goodwill
|
|
796
|
|
|
1,068
|
|
||
Intangible assets, net
|
|
477
|
|
|
480
|
|
||
Other noncurrent assets
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||
Total assets held for sale
|
|
$
|
3,313
|
|
|
$
|
3,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Carrying amount of liabilities associated with assets held for sale:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long term debt
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Other current and noncurrent liabilities
|
|
54
|
|
|
48
|
|
||
Total liabilities associated with assets held for sale
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
2017 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2016 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2015 |
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Motor fuel sales
|
$
|
5,137
|
|
|
$
|
3,923
|
|
|
$
|
4,351
|
|
Merchandise
|
1,762
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
1,634
|
|
|||
Rental income
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Other
|
62
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
45
|
|
|||
Total revenues
|
6,964
|
|
|
5,712
|
|
|
6,030
|
|
|||
Cost of sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Motor fuel cost of sales
|
4,590
|
|
|
3,458
|
|
|
3,893
|
|
|||
Merchandise cost of sales
|
1,210
|
|
|
1,193
|
|
|
1,133
|
|
|||
Other
|
6
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total cost of sales
|
5,806
|
|
|
4,649
|
|
|
5,026
|
|
|||
Gross profit
|
1,158
|
|
|
1,063
|
|
|
1,004
|
|
|||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
General and administrative
|
168
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
91
|
|
|||
Other operating
|
707
|
|
|
685
|
|
|
644
|
|
|||
Rent
|
56
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
61
|
|
|||
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
|
286
|
|
|
455
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense
|
34
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
128
|
|
|||
Total operating expenses
|
1,251
|
|
|
1,456
|
|
|
922
|
|
|||
Operating income (loss)
|
(93
|
)
|
|
(393
|
)
|
|
82
|
|
|||
Interest expense, net
|
36
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
21
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
|
(129
|
)
|
|
(421
|
)
|
|
61
|
|
|||
Income tax expense
|
48
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$
|
(177
|
)
|
|
$
|
(462
|
)
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
5.
|
Accounts Receivable, net
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, trade
|
$
|
285
|
|
|
$
|
361
|
|
Credit card receivables
|
160
|
|
|
133
|
|
||
Vendor receivables for rebates, branding, and other
|
29
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Other receivables
|
69
|
|
|
27
|
|
||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||
Accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
541
|
|
|
$
|
539
|
|
6.
|
Inventories, net
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Fuel
|
$
|
387
|
|
|
$
|
383
|
|
Merchandise
|
30
|
|
|
29
|
|
||
Other
|
9
|
|
|
11
|
|
||
Inventories, net
|
$
|
426
|
|
|
$
|
423
|
|
7.
|
Property and Equipment, net
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Land
|
$
|
516
|
|
|
$
|
547
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements
|
714
|
|
|
666
|
|
||
Equipment
|
623
|
|
|
544
|
|
||
Construction in progress
|
159
|
|
|
185
|
|
||
Total property and equipment
|
2,012
|
|
|
1,942
|
|
||
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
455
|
|
|
358
|
|
||
Property and equipment, net
|
$
|
1,557
|
|
|
$
|
1,584
|
|
8.
|
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Wholesale
|
|
Retail
|
|
Consolidated
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
$
|
687
|
|
|
$
|
1,007
|
|
|
$
|
1,694
|
|
Goodwill adjustment related to Alta East acquisition
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|||
Goodwill related to Kolkhorst acquisition
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||
Goodwill related to Emerge acquisition
|
78
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
78
|
|
|||
Goodwill impairment charge
|
—
|
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
770
|
|
|
780
|
|
|
1,550
|
|
|||
Goodwill adjustment related to Emerge acquisition
|
(25
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|||
Goodwill adjustment related to Denny acquisition
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|||
Goodwill impairment charge
|
—
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
752
|
|
|
$
|
678
|
|
|
$
|
1,430
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net
Book Value
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net
Book Value
|
||||||||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Indefinite-lived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Tradenames
|
$
|
295
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
295
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
Contractual rights
|
30
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
43
|
|
||||||
Liquor licenses
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
||||||
Finite-lived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Customer relations including supply agreements
|
674
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
418
|
|
|
611
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
413
|
|
||||||
Favorable leasehold arrangements, net
|
12
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||||
Loan origination costs (1)
|
10
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||||
Other intangibles
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
$
|
1,038
|
|
|
$
|
270
|
|
|
$
|
768
|
|
|
$
|
981
|
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
775
|
|
(1)
|
Loan origination costs are associated with the 2014 Revolver, see Note 10 for further information of the debt.
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Interest
|
||||
2018
|
$
|
58
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
2019
|
57
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
2020
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
2021
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
2022
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Thereafter
|
181
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
427
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
9.
|
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Wage and other employee-related accrued expenses
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
Accrued tax expense
|
180
|
|
|
154
|
|
||
Accrued insurance
|
26
|
|
|
23
|
|
||
Accrued interest expense
|
43
|
|
|
39
|
|
||
Dealer deposits
|
16
|
|
|
16
|
|
||
Accrued capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
||
Others
|
31
|
|
|
84
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
368
|
|
|
$
|
372
|
|
10.
|
Long-Term Debt
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Term Loan (1)
|
$
|
1,243
|
|
|
$
|
1,243
|
|
Sale leaseback financing obligation
|
113
|
|
|
117
|
|
||
2014 Revolver
|
765
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
||
6.375% Senior Notes Due 2023 (2)
|
800
|
|
|
800
|
|
||
5.500% Senior Notes Due 2020 (2)
|
600
|
|
|
600
|
|
||
6.250% Senior Notes Due 2021 (2)
|
800
|
|
|
800
|
|
||
Other
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Total debt
|
4,324
|
|
|
4,561
|
|
||
Less: current maturities
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Less: debt issuance costs
|
34
|
|
|
47
|
|
||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
|
$
|
4,284
|
|
|
$
|
4,509
|
|
(1)
|
The Term Loan was repaid in full and terminated on January 23, 2018.
|
(2)
|
The Senior Notes were redeemed on January 23, 2018.
|
2018
|
$
|
6
|
|
2019
|
2,013
|
|
|
2020
|
606
|
|
|
2021
|
806
|
|
|
2022
|
6
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
887
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
4,324
|
|
Level 1
|
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
|
Level 2
|
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;
|
Level 3
|
Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.
|
11.
|
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Accrued straight-line rent
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Reserve for underground storage tank removal
|
41
|
|
|
34
|
|
||
Reserve for environmental remediation, long-term
|
23
|
|
|
35
|
|
||
Unfavorable lease liability
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
|
||
Aloha acquisition contingent consideration
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
||
Others
|
23
|
|
|
10
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
125
|
|
|
$
|
116
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
$
|
34
|
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
Liabilities incurred
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||
Liabilities settled
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Accretion expense
|
6
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Revision of estimated cash flows
|
—
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Balance at end of year
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
12.
|
Related-Party Transactions
|
•
|
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Products Purchase Agreements –
two
related products purchase agreements,
one
with Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing (“PES”) and
one
with PES's product financier Merrill Lynch Commodities; both purchase agreements contain
12
-month terms that automatically renew for consecutive
12
-month terms until either party cancels with notice. ETP Retail owns a noncontrolling interest in the parent of PES. PES Holdings, LLC (“PES Holdings”) and eight affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 21, 2018 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to implement a prepackaged reorganization plan that will allow its shareholders to retain a minority stake. PES Holdings’ Chapter 11 Plan (“Plan”) proposes to inject
$260 million
in new capital into PES Holdings, cut debt service obligations by about
$35 million
per year and remove debt maturities before 2022. Under that Plan, PES Holdings’ non-debtor parent, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, in which ETP holds an indirect
33%
equity interest, will provide a
$65 million
cash contribution in in exchange for a
25%
stake in the reorganized debtor. After the restructuring, the proportionate ownership of Carlyle Group, L.P. and ETP in PES Holdings will be
16.26%
and
8.13%
, respectively. Finally, Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P. (“SXL Operating Partnership”), a subsidiary of ETP, is providing an additional
$75 million
exit loan ranked pari passu with the other debt. SXL Operating Partnership’s, PES Holdings’ and ETP’s current contracts will be assumed, without any impairments, in the Chapter 11, and business operations will continue uninterrupted. The financial reorganization is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2018.
|
•
|
ETP Transportation and Terminalling Contracts – various agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for pipeline, terminalling and storage services. We also have agreements with subsidiaries of ETP for the purchase and sale of fuel.
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
Motor fuel sales to affiliates
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
Bulk fuel purchases from affiliates
|
$
|
2,416
|
|
|
$
|
1,867
|
|
|
$
|
2,449
|
|
•
|
Net advances from affiliates were
$85 million
and
$87 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. Advances to and from affiliates are primarily related to the treasury services agreements between Sunoco LLC and Sunoco (R&M), LLC and Sunoco Retail and Sunoco (R&M), LLC, which are in place for purposes of cash management.
|
•
|
Net accounts receivable from affiliates were
$155 million
and
$3 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, which are primarily related to motor fuel purchases from us.
|
•
|
Net accounts payable to affiliates was
$206 million
and
$109 million
as of
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, attributable to operational expenses.
|
13.
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Cash rent:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Store base rent (1)(2)
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
Equipment and other rent (3)
|
14
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
12
|
|
|||
Total cash rent
|
80
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
79
|
|
|||
Non-cash rent:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Straight-line rent
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Net rent expense
|
$
|
81
|
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
(1)
|
Store base rent includes the Partnership's rent expense for leased convenience store properties which are subleased to third-party operators. The sublease income from these sites is recorded in rental income on the statement of operations and totaled
$25 million
,
$25 million
and
$26 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2017
,
December 31, 2016
, and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Store base rent includes contingent rent expense totaling
$16 million
,
$18 million
, and
$20 million
for the years ending
December 31, 2017
,
December 31, 2016
, and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
|
(3)
|
Equipment and other rent consists primarily of vehicles and marine transportation vessels.
|
2018
|
$
|
74
|
|
2019
|
64
|
|
|
2020
|
59
|
|
|
2021
|
53
|
|
|
2022
|
48
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
514
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
812
|
|
14.
|
Rental Income under Operating Leases
|
|
December 31,
2017 |
|
December 31,
2016 |
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Land
|
$
|
354
|
|
|
$
|
303
|
|
Buildings and improvements
|
254
|
|
|
224
|
|
||
Equipment
|
53
|
|
|
137
|
|
||
Total property and equipment
|
661
|
|
|
664
|
|
||
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
(90
|
)
|
|
(121
|
)
|
||
Property and equipment, net
|
$
|
571
|
|
|
$
|
543
|
|
2018
|
$
|
56
|
|
2019
|
41
|
|
|
2020
|
23
|
|
|
2021
|
11
|
|
|
2022
|
7
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
6
|
|
|
Total minimum future rentals
|
$
|
144
|
|
15.
|
Interest Expense, net
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Interest expense
|
$
|
195
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
65
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing fees
|
15
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Interest income
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||
Interest expense, net
|
$
|
209
|
|
|
$
|
161
|
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
16.
|
Income Tax Expense
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Federal
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(65
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
State
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Total current income tax expense
|
2
|
|
|
(64
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Federal
|
(302
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
|||
State
|
(6
|
)
|
|
4
|
|
|
19
|
|
|||
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)
|
(308
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
31
|
|
|||
Net income tax expense (benefit)
|
$
|
(306
|
)
|
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||||||
Tax at statutory federal rate of 35 percent
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
65
|
|
Partnership earnings not subject to tax
|
(126
|
)
|
|
(127
|
)
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|||
Goodwill impairment
|
36
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Revaluation of investments in affiliates
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|||
State and local tax, net of federal benefit
|
(6
|
)
|
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Statutory rate change
|
(225
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|||
Other
|
8
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Net income tax expense (benefit)
|
$
|
(306
|
)
|
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
||||
|
(in millions)
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Environmental, asset retirement obligations, and other reserves
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
Inventories
|
(1
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
||
Net operating loss carry forwards
|
79
|
|
|
92
|
|
||
Other
|
78
|
|
|
61
|
|
||
Total deferred tax assets
|
176
|
|
|
193
|
|
||
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Fixed assets
|
324
|
|
|
506
|
|
||
Trademarks and other intangibles
|
169
|
|
|
272
|
|
||
Investments in affiliates
|
72
|
|
|
58
|
|
||
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
565
|
|
|
836
|
|
||
Net deferred income tax liabilities
|
$
|
389
|
|
|
$
|
643
|
|
17.
|
Partners’ Capital
|
|
Number of Units
|
|
Number of common units at December 31, 2015
|
87,365,706
|
|
Common units issued in connection with ETP Dropdown
|
5,710,922
|
|
Common units issued in connection with the PIPE Transaction
|
2,263,158
|
|
Common units issued in connection with the ATM
|
2,840,399
|
|
Phantom unit vesting
|
861
|
|
Number of common units at December 31, 2016
|
98,181,046
|
|
Common units issued in connection with the ATM
|
1,268,750
|
|
Phantom unit vesting
|
195,813
|
|
Other
|
22,390
|
|
Number of common units at December 31, 2017
|
99,667,999
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
Attributable to Common Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Distributions (a)
|
$
|
328
|
|
|
$
|
317
|
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
Distributions in excess of net income
|
(293
|
)
|
|
(809
|
)
|
|
(112
|
)
|
|||
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
(492
|
)
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
Attributable to Subordinated Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Distributions (a)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
Distributions in excess of net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|||
Limited partners' interest in net income
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
(a) Distributions declared per unit
to unitholders as of record date |
$
|
3.3020
|
|
|
$
|
3.2938
|
|
|
$
|
2.8851
|
|
|
|
|
Marginal percentage interest in distributions
|
||||
|
Total quarterly distribution per Common unit
target amount
|
|
Common
Unitholders
|
|
Holder of IDRs
|
||
Minimum Quarterly Distribution
|
$0.4375
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
—
|
|
First Target Distribution
|
Above $0.4375 up to $0.503125
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
—
|
|
Second Target Distribution
|
Above $0.503125 up to $0.546875
|
|
85
|
%
|
|
15
|
%
|
Third Target Distribution
|
Above $0.546875 up to $0.656250
|
|
75
|
%
|
|
25
|
%
|
Thereafter
|
Above $0.656250
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
|
Limited Partners
|
|
|
||||||||
Payment Date
|
|
Per Unit Distribution
|
|
Total Cash Distribution
|
|
Distribution to IDR Holders
|
||||||
|
|
(in millions, except per unit amounts)
|
||||||||||
February 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
November 14, 2017
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
August 15, 2017
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
May 16, 2017
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
February 16, 2017
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
November 15, 2016
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
August 15, 2016
|
|
$
|
0.8255
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
May 16, 2016
|
|
$
|
0.8173
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
February 16, 2016
|
|
$
|
0.8013
|
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
November 27, 2015
|
|
$
|
0.7454
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
August 28, 2015
|
|
$
|
0.6934
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
May 29, 2015
|
|
$
|
0.6450
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
February 27, 2015
|
|
$
|
0.6000
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
18.
|
Unit-Based Compensation
|
|
Number of Phantom Common Units
|
|
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
|
|||
Outstanding at December 31, 2015
|
1,147,048
|
|
|
$
|
41.19
|
|
Granted
|
966,337
|
|
|
26.95
|
|
|
Vested
|
(1,240
|
)
|
|
36.98
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(98,511
|
)
|
|
39.77
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
|
2,013,634
|
|
|
34.43
|
|
|
Granted
|
203,867
|
|
|
28.31
|
|
|
Vested
|
(289,377
|
)
|
|
45.48
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(150,823
|
)
|
|
34.71
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
1,777,301
|
|
|
$
|
31.89
|
|
19.
|
Segment Reporting
|
|
Wholesale
Segment
|
|
Retail
Segment
|
|
Intercompany
Eliminations
|
|
Totals
|
|||||||
|
(in millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,577
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
|
9,278
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,278
|
|
|||
Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
|
|
|
571
|
|
|||
Rental income
|
77
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|||
Other
|
50
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|||
Intersegment sales
|
1,472
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
(1,597
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total revenue
|
10,932
|
|
|
2,388
|
|
|
(1,597
|
)
|
|
11,723
|
|
|||
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
—
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
|
|
157
|
|
|||
Wholesale motor fuel
|
535
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
535
|
|
|||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
|
|
185
|
|
|||
Rental and other
|
116
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|||
Total gross profit
|
651
|
|
|
457
|
|
|
|
|
1,108
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
406
|
|
|
473
|
|
|
|
|
|
879
|
|
|||
Operating income
|
245
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
229
|
|
|||
Interest expense, net
|
88
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
157
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||
Income tax benefit
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(296
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(306
|
)
|
|||
Income from continuing operations
|
167
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
|
326
|
|
||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
—
|
|
|
(177
|
)
|
|
|
|
(177
|
)
|
||||
Net income and comprehensive income
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (1)
|
118
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
203
|
|
|||
Interest expense, net (1)
|
88
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
|
|
245
|
|
|||
Income tax benefit (1)
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(248
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(258
|
)
|
|||
EBITDA
|
363
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
339
|
|
|||
Non-cash compensation expense (1)
|
2
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|||
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges (1)
|
8
|
|
|
392
|
|
|
|
|
|
400
|
|
|||
Unrealized gain on commodity derivatives (1)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
Inventory fair value adjustments (1)
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
346
|
|
|
$
|
386
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
732
|
|
Capital expenditures (1)
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
$
|
106
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
177
|
|
Total assets (1)
|
$
|
3,130
|
|
|
$
|
5,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,344
|
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
|
Wholesale
Segment
|
|
Retail
Segment
|
|
Intercompany
Eliminations
|
|
Totals
|
|||||||
|
(in millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
|
7,812
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
7,812
|
|
||||
Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
|
|
541
|
|
||||
Rental income
|
76
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
||||
Other
|
45
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
145
|
|
||||
Intersegment sales
|
1,195
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
(1,328
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total revenue
|
9,190
|
|
|
2,124
|
|
|
(1,328
|
)
|
|
9,986
|
|
|||
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
—
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
|
|
163
|
|
||||
Wholesale motor fuel
|
596
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
596
|
|
||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
||||
Rental and other
|
110
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
219
|
|
||||
Total gross profit
|
706
|
|
|
450
|
|
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
390
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
|
|
1,011
|
|
||||
Operating income (loss)
|
316
|
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
|
145
|
|
||||
Interest expense, net
|
59
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
257
|
|
|
(273
|
)
|
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
5
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
252
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
—
|
|
|
(462
|
)
|
|
|
|
(462
|
)
|
||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
(406
|
)
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (1)
|
94
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
|
|
319
|
|
||||
Interest expense, net (1)
|
59
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
189
|
|
||||
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)
|
5
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
||||
EBITDA
|
410
|
|
|
(339
|
)
|
|
|
|
71
|
|
||||
Non-cash compensation expense (1)
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets (1)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
683
|
|
|
|
|
680
|
|
||||
Unrealized gain on commodity derivatives (1)
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||
Inventory fair value adjustments (1)
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
345
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
665
|
|
|
Capital expenditures (1)
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
$
|
327
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
439
|
|
|
Total assets (1)
|
$
|
3,201
|
|
|
$
|
5,500
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,701
|
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
|
Wholesale
Segment
|
|
Retail
Segment
|
|
Intercompany
Eliminations
|
|
Totals
|
|||||||
|
(in millions)
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Retail motor fuel
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,540
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,540
|
|
|
Wholesale motor fuel sales to third parties
|
10,104
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
10,104
|
|
||||
Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
544
|
|
|
|
|
544
|
|
||||
Rental income
|
52
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
81
|
|
||||
Other
|
28
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
|
|
141
|
|
||||
Intersegment sales
|
1,407
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
(1,531
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total revenue
|
11,611
|
|
|
2,350
|
|
|
(1,531
|
)
|
|
12,430
|
|
|||
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Retail motor fuel
|
—
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
||||
Wholesale motor fuel
|
384
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
384
|
|
||||
Merchandise
|
—
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
|
179
|
|
||||
Rental and other
|
74
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
|
|
217
|
|
||||
Total gross profit
|
458
|
|
|
522
|
|
|
|
|
980
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
332
|
|
|
396
|
|
|
|
|
728
|
|
||||
Operating income
|
126
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
252
|
|
||||
Interest expense, net
|
54
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
72
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
|
|
185
|
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
4
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
||||
Income from continuing operations
|
68
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
||||
Net income and comprehensive income
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (1)
|
68
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
278
|
|
||||
Interest expense, net (1)
|
55
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
||||
Income tax expense (1)
|
4
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
||||
EBITDA
|
195
|
|
|
417
|
|
|
|
|
612
|
|
||||
Non-cash compensation expense (1)
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets (1)
|
1
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Unrealized gain on commodity derivatives (1)
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Inventory fair value adjustments (1)
|
78
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
$
|
439
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
719
|
|
|
Capital expenditures (1)
|
$
|
65
|
|
|
$
|
426
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
491
|
|
|
Total assets (1)
|
$
|
2,926
|
|
|
$
|
5,916
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,842
|
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts from discontinued operations.
|
20.
|
Net Income per Unit
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
||||||
|
(in millions, except units and per unit amounts)
|
||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
$
|
326
|
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
Less: Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||
Less: Preacquisition income allocated to general partner
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75
|
|
|||
Income from continuing operations attributable to partners
|
326
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
77
|
|
|||
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Series A Preferred units
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Incentive distribution rights
|
85
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
30
|
|
|||
Distributions on nonvested phantom unit awards
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
|
|||
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
212
|
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$
|
(177
|
)
|
|
$
|
(462
|
)
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
Less: Preacquisition income allocated to general partner
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
|||
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$
|
(177
|
)
|
|
$
|
(462
|
)
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Common - basic
|
99,270,120
|
|
|
93,575,530
|
|
|
40,253,913
|
|
|||
Common - equivalents
|
458,234
|
|
|
28,305
|
|
|
21,738
|
|
|||
Common - diluted
|
99,728,354
|
|
|
93,603,835
|
|
|
40,275,651
|
|
|||
Subordinated - (basic and diluted)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,010,333
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from continuing operations per limited partner unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Common - basic
|
$
|
2.13
|
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
Common - diluted
|
$
|
2.12
|
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
Subordinated - basic and diluted (1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.17
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per limited partner unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Common - basic
|
$
|
(1.78
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4.94
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
Common - diluted
|
$
|
(1.78
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4.94
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
Subordinated - basic and diluted (1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
(1)
|
The subordination period ended on November 30, 2015, at which time outstanding subordinated units were converted to common units. Distributions and the partners' interest in net income were allocated to the subordinated units through November 30, 2015.
|
21.
|
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
4th
QTR |
|
3rd
QTR |
|
2nd
QTR |
|
1st
QTR |
|
4th
QTR |
|
3rd
QTR |
|
2nd
QTR |
|
1st
QTR |
||||||||||||||||
Motor fuel sales
|
$
|
2,758
|
|
|
$
|
2,849
|
|
|
$
|
2,685
|
|
|
$
|
2,618
|
|
|
$
|
2,634
|
|
|
$
|
2,415
|
|
|
$
|
2,367
|
|
|
$
|
1,796
|
|
Merchandise sales
|
142
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
128
|
|
||||||||
Rental and other income
|
59
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
56
|
|
||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
2,959
|
|
|
$
|
3,064
|
|
|
$
|
2,892
|
|
|
$
|
2,808
|
|
|
$
|
2,824
|
|
|
$
|
2,619
|
|
|
$
|
2,563
|
|
|
$
|
1,980
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Motor fuel gross profit
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
203
|
|
|
$
|
155
|
|
|
$
|
158
|
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
Merchandise gross profit
|
45
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
42
|
|
||||||||
Other gross profit
|
56
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
54
|
|
||||||||
Total gross profit
|
$
|
277
|
|
|
$
|
316
|
|
|
$
|
259
|
|
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
296
|
|
|
$
|
282
|
|
|
$
|
308
|
|
|
$
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations
|
$
|
65
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
|
$
|
(140
|
)
|
|
$
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
120
|
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Net Income (loss)
|
$
|
232
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
(222
|
)
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(585
|
)
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations per limited partner unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Common (basic)
|
$
|
1.91
|
|
|
$
|
0.92
|
|
|
$
|
(0.58
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.51
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
Common (diluted)
|
$
|
1.90
|
|
|
$
|
0.91
|
|
|
$
|
(0.59
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.51
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per limited partner unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Common (basic)
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
(1.94
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4.81
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
Common (diluted)
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
(1.94
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4.81
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
1.1
|
GENERAL :
|
(a)
|
The term “Motor Fuel” as used in this Agreement means both branded and unbranded gasoline (regular, plus and premium grades, and E-85 where applicable), diesel and kerosene that is supplied and delivered by Company to Distributor for purposes of resale. To the extent such Motor Fuel is sold under branded trademarks, trade names, and trade dress owned by Company or branded trademarks, trade names and trade dress for which Company has the license to use and sublicense (the “Authorized Marks”), such Motor Fuel shall be deemed “Branded Motor Fuel” for purposes of this Agreement. Distributor's purchase and resale of Motor Fuel to Distributor's Locations (as defined below) consistent with Company's standards and image requirements and Authorized Marks, is the essence of this Agreement. In addition, Company may also make available to Distributor Company's branded motor oils, automotive lubricants and other products for resale by Distributor to its customers. For purposes of this Agreement, any supplier of Branded Motor Fuels, other than Company, shall be a “Branded Supplier.”
|
(b)
|
Each Distributor motor fuel station added or substituted as a location or a substituted location in accordance with this Agreement, or as otherwise mutually agreed to be added as a location by Company and Distributor, shall be hereinafter referred to individually as a “Location” and collectively as the “Locations.” The initial list of Locations subject to this Agreement is set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto.
|
(c)
|
All Locations listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto on the date of this Agreement shall be “Base Locations.” Any Location added to Schedule 1.1 in substitution of a Base Location being removed from this Agreement shall be a “Substitute Location” and shall be considered as a Base Location upon being added to Schedule 1.1. Each Location is located in one of specific geographic regions as indicated on Schedule 1.1.
|
(d)
|
Distributor is required to add Locations anticipated to contribute [***] gallons of Motor Fuel for the 2018 Contract Year, [***] additional gallons of Motor Fuel for the 2019 Contract Year, [***] additional gallons of Motor Fuel for the 2020 Contract Year and [***] additional gallons of Motor Fuel for the 2021 Contract Year. Each such Location added in fulfillment of such obligation shall be deemed a “Growth Location” and shall not be considered a “Base Location.”
|
(e)
|
Schedule 1.1 shall also list the primary and secondary terminals (each, a “Terminal”) from which Motor Fuel will be supplied to a particular Location.
|
1.2
|
TERM:
|
1.3
|
BRAND REQUIREMENTS:
|
(a)
|
Distributor acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to certain Locations covered by this Agreement, Company has obligations to its suppliers that require such Locations to sell specific Branded Motor Fuels. Distributor agrees to continue to maintain the brands at Base Locations selling Branded Motor Fuels as shown on Schedule 1.1 through the Term, subject to Distributor’s right to substitute and remove Locations from this Agreement as provided herein. Distributor further acknowledges that any change of the brand of such Location or the removal of such Location from this Agreement (unless approved by Company or resulting from Company's breach of this Agreement) may cause Company to become obligated to pay reimbursement, damages or penalties to its suppliers with respect to such debranded or removed Location. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Branded Motor Fuel sold at any Location may not be changed during the Term without the mutual agreement of Company and Distributor, subject to removal and substitution of Locations from this Agreement as provided herein. The parties also acknowledge and agree that during the Term Company will not increase its capital reimbursement obligations to Branded Suppliers without the approval of Distributor, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
|
(b)
|
Distributor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company from and against, for and in respect of the full amounts of, and shall pay and reimburse Company for, any and all losses, damages, claims, and penalties incurred or required to be paid, to the extent based upon, arising out of or resulting from Distributor debranding a Location prior to the expiration of the term of the applicable branding commitment for such Location to the extent such branding commitment is effective and all work has been completed prior to the closing (the “Closing”) under the Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2018, by and among Distributor and certain affiliates of Company (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), unless such debranding is in accordance with Distributor’s right to remove Locations in accordance with Section 1.5(c) hereof.
|
1.4
|
PRICES:
|
(a)
|
During the Term, the prices to be paid by Distributor for Motor Fuel purchased hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the applicable formula price that is specified in Schedule 1.4 hereto for each type and grade of Motor Fuel and delivery point (each, a "Formula Price"). The Formula Price for each gallon of Motor Fuel purchased hereunder shall be equal to the Base Cost
plus
the Supply Margin for the applicable geographic region
plus
the Transportation Freight Charge (to the extent freight is supplied by Company or its affiliates). A “Supply Margin” shall be as shown in Section 1.4(b) below for a particular geographic region, except that the Supply Margin for all Growth Locations shall be [***] per gallon without regard for a Growth Location’s particular geographic region. The “Transportation Freight Charge” shall be [***]. Distributor shall be responsible for all taxes and surcharges on the Motor Fuel purchased pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Formula Price and Transportation Freight Charge shall not include any fees, mark-up, expense or other costs associated with Company’s or its affiliates’ breach of any agreement, including the Transportation Agreement (defined below), or surcharges, expenses or other cost imposed on Company or its affiliates due to its failure to meet any of its contractual obligations. The Formula Price and Transportation Freight Charges will not reflect other credits to the account of Distributor, including, without limitation, mystery shop, image capital and other incentives typically passed through to distributors, which such incentives shall be paid separately to Distributor.
|
(b)
|
The “Base Cost” shall be modeled on [***], and for unbranded bulk supplied Motor Fuel supplied to any Location, the Base Cost shall include the relevant index
plus
[***]
minus
the Distributor RINS Share set forth in the table below for the applicable Region, multiplied by the corresponding RINS Value (the “Applicable RINS Shares). For unbranded Motor Fuel supplied at the terminal rack to any Location, the Base Cost shall include the relevant index
plus
[***]
minus
the Applicable RINS Share. For all Branded Motor Fuel supplied at the terminal rack, the Base Cost shall include the relevant index
plus
[***]
minus
[***]% of the portion of the daily assessed value for the RINS (the “RINS Value”)[***]. For the avoidance of doubt, Sunoco, Stripes and 7-Eleven “branded” fuels are all deemed to be unbranded for purposes of this Section 1.4. The “Index” basis shall be the [***], mutually agreed upon by Company and Distributor) quote for the specific regions as shown below, and the applicable Supply Margin shall be the amount per gallon as shown below:
|
(c)
|
Company and Distributor agree that in markets where [***] mutually agreed upon by Company and Distributor) provides more than one price quote for a particular grade of gasoline (CBOB or RBOB) relating to different RVP levels, the following schedule will be used to determine which price quote shall be used. For completeness, the following schedule also includes the general price quotes to be used by region:
|
DATES
|
RELEVANT ARGUS QUOTE
|
NYH CBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
NYH RBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
USGC CBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
Summer 7.8# dates set per CPL schedule
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
|
|
|
|
USGC RBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
[***]
|
CHICAGO CBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
[***]
|
CHICAGO RBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
[***]
|
GROUP 3 CBOB
|
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
[***]
|
(d)
|
Company and Distributor acknowledge and agree that the Formula Price and the components thereof may need to be adjusted to meet Distributor’s Expected Annual Supply Margin and Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin (as those terms are defined in Section 1.5 below) commitments to Company when changes in regulatory environment (e.g., RINS) or other market conditions impact the Expected Annual Supply Margin and Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin in either direction. Company will provide monthly updates to Formula Price, as necessary.
|
(e)
|
Sunoco Retail LLC, an affiliate of Company will initially provide dispatch and delivery of Motor Fuels to all Locations pursuant to a Transportation Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement and entered into between Distributor and Sunoco Retail LLC, provided that Distributor, by providing at least [***] days' notice to Sunoco Retail LLC (or such longer notice to align with requirements under third-party carrier agreements), may assume the obligation to take delivery of Motor Fuels from Company's designated delivery points for any one or more geographic regions; provided that any such transportation by Distributor or its carriers shall comply with and be subject to all other provisions of this Agreement.
|
(f)
|
Subject to Section 2.3, payments by Distributor to Company will be made on a net [***] day basis, payable by electronic funds transfer ("EFT"), and the parties shall cooperate in establishing the necessary EFT channel of payment.
|
1.5
|
MOTOR FUEL VOLUMES:
|
(a)
|
There will be no volume requirements during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date.
|
(b)
|
Distributor shall purchase the sufficient volumes of Motor Fuel from Company pursuant to this Agreement as shall be necessary to produce the Expected Annual Supply Margin in each Contract Year as set forth in Section 1.6 below and as adjusted pursuant
|
(c)
|
Removal of Location Annual Supply Margin.
|
(d)
|
To the extent that any Base Location is not fully operational as of the Effective Date, whether due to construction, repairs or otherwise, the Location Annual Supply Margin for such Base Location shall be reduced pro rata for the amount of time between the Effective Date and the date such Location is fully operational, and the Expected Annual Supply Margin shall be reduced accordingly until such time as the Base Location is fully operational.
|
1.6
|
EXPECTED ANNUAL SUPPLY MARGIN
|
(a)
|
There will be no Expected Annual Supply Margin requirements during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date.
|
(b)
|
Company and Distributor acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is a “take or pay” agreement, and that the intent of the pricing structure described in this Agreement is to ensure that Company realizes the Expected Annual Supply Margin during each Contract Year, as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.5(c), Section 1.7 and Section 1.9. During the initial Contract Year hereof, the Expected Annual Supply Margin shall be [***] for Base Locations and [***] for Growth Locations. In the second Contract Year hereof, [***] for Base Locations and [***] for Growth Locations. In the third Contract Year hereof, [***] for Base Locations and [***] for Growth Locations. For each Contract Year thereafter, [***] for Base Locations and [***] for Growth Locations. During the full Term of this Agreement, the aggregate Expected Annual Supply Margin for Base Locations and Growth Locations is [***] (the “Aggregate Expected Supply Margin”). The above Expected Annual Supply Margins are all subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1.5(c), Section 1.7 and Section 1.9.
|
1.7
|
SHORTFALLS:
|
(a)
|
To the extent that Distributor fails to purchase sufficient Motor Fuel from Company to provide to Company at least [***]% of the Expected Annual Supply Margin for a Contract Year, (i) Distributor will be required to pay to Company an amount of cash which, when added to the Annual Supply Margin actually attained by Company in such Contract Year, would equal the Guaranteed Minimum Payment for such Contract Year (such payment, a “Make-Up Payment”) and (ii) any Shortfall (defined below) will be added to Expected Annual Supply Margin for the following Contract Year to create an Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin for the following Contract Year. The “Guaranteed Minimum Payment” for any Contract Year shall be an amount equal to [***]% of the Expected Annual Supply Margin for such Contract Year
plus
any Shortfall of Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin from the previous Contract Year. The “Annual Supply Margin” attained by Company for any Contract Year shall be the amount calculated by multiplying the number of gallons of Motor Fuel (per type and grade) purchased by Distributor in a Contract Year by the applicable supply margin cents-per-gallon amount paid to Company for each such gallon of purchased Motor Fuel in such Contract Year. The difference between (A) the Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin for a Contract Year and (B) the sum of the amounts received by Company from the actual Annual Supply Margin for such Contract Year,
plus
any Make-Up Payment for such Contract Year shall be a “Shortfall.” Make-Up Payments will be paid no later than sixty (60) days following the end of a Contract Year. At the end of the Term, all Shortfall from the current Contract Year shall be required to be paid at such time, so that Company shall have received at least the Aggregate Expected Supply Margin by such date.
|
(b)
|
As an example, if, in the initial Contract Year of the Term, the total Expected Annual Supply Margin is $109,254,266, the Guaranteed Minimum Payment for the initial Contract Year would be $[***]. If the Annual Supply Margin attained by Company for the initial Contract Year is $105,000,000, Distributor would be required to pay to Company a Make-Up Payment of $[***]. After giving effect to the Make-Up Payment, the Shortfall for the initial Contract Year would be $[***]. This Shortfall would be carried forward to increase the succeeding year’s Guaranteed Minimum Payment and Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin.
|
1.8
|
OVERLIFTING AND PRICE ADJUSTMENTS:
|
(a)
|
To the extent that Distributor purchases Motor Fuel from Company in any Contract Year sufficient to provide to Company more than 100% of the Expected Annual Supply Margin for such Contract Year (as adjusted for any Shortfall from the previous Contract Years pursuant to Section 1.7), Company will rebate to Distributor an amount determined by calculating the difference between the actual Annual Supply Margin attained for such Contract Year and the Annual Supply Margin that would have been attained if each gallon of Motor Fuel purchased after 100% of the Expected Annual Supply Margin had been attained in a Contract Year had a Supply Margin of [***] per gallon rather than the supply margin for the applicable geographic region for such purchased gallon. Such rebates will be paid no later than sixty (60) days following the end of a Contract Year, and may be paid by offsetting rebate amounts against amounts owed by Distributor to Company under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company agrees that, to the extent 100% of the Expected Annual Supply Margin has been attained in a Contract Year, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to adjust current invoices and bills of lading to Distributor at such time, so that the effective Supply Margin charged going forward per gallon would be [***] per gallon rather than the Supply Margin for the Base Locations in an applicable geographic region for such purchased gallon through the end of the Contract Year.
|
(b)
|
Company will provide to Distributor a quarterly certification of Motor Fuel volumes purchased and progress toward Expected Annual Supply Margin and Adjusted Expected Annual Supply Margin no later than thirty (30) days following the end of each quarter. Within thirty (30) days of the end of each year, Company will provide to Distributor a certification of Adjusted Expected Supply Margin for the then current year. The quarterly and annual certifications shall be subject to review pursuant to Section 1.13.
|
1.9
|
SUBSTITUTION OF LOCATIONS; GROWTH LOCATIONS:
|
(a)
|
Except as otherwise provide in, and in addition to the removal rights contained in, Section 1.5(c), Distributor, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Company, shall have the right to remove from this Agreement, in its sole discretion, any one or more Locations then covered under this Agreement, due to: (i) a sale of the Location to an unrelated third party; (ii) the expiration or termination of a lease with an unrelated third party, except for Locations shown on Schedule 1.1 hereto that that were not leased from a third party prior to the Effective Date, and/or (iii) a permanent removal of the Location from use as a retail gasoline facility. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.5(c), the removal of a Location shall not affect the Expected Annual Supply Margin due to Company. Distributor acknowledges its obligations pursuant to Section 1.3(b) to the extent the removal of a Location, other than in accordance with Section 1.5(c), causes Company to become obligated to pay reimbursement, damages or penalties to its suppliers with respect to such removed Location.
|
(b)
|
Except as provided in Section 1.5(c), upon the removal of a Base Location from this Agreement, Distributor shall be obligated to promptly replace the removed Base Location with a substituted Location (a “Substituted Location”) that meets with Company’s approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Company will consider the following criteria (among other matters): (i) the brand of the Substituted Location; (ii) the anticipated Annual Supply Margin contribution of the Substituted Location; (iii) the geographic region and primary delivery point of the Substituted Location; (iv) the existing brand image of the Substituted Location; and (v) whether the Substituted Location will create a potential conflict with any other existing Company supplied branded retail gasoline station. Any Substituted Location will have the Supply Margin of its applicable geographic region.
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(c)
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If Distributor sells a Base Location that is subject to Company’s branded supply obligations to an unrelated third party free of such brand supply obligations, Distributor shall indemnify Company as required by Section 1.3(b), and the Location Annual Supply Margin obligation attributable to such sold Base Location shall not be removed from the Expected Annual Supply Margin. If Distributor sells a Base Location to an unrelated third party subject to Company’s branded supply obligations, Distributor’s obligations under Section 1.3(a) shall continue to apply, and the Location Annual Supply Margin obligation attributable of such sold Base Location shall not be removed from the Expected Annual Supply Margin; however, any supply margin earned by Company with respect to such sold Base Location following such sale shall be credited toward the Distributor’s Expected Annual Supply Margin obligation.
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(d)
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Distributor upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Company, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to add any one or more new Growth Locations, subject to the consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any new Growth Location will have a Supply Margin of [***] per gallon. If Company rejects the addition of a Growth Location for any reason other than that (i) such Location will create a potential conflict with any other existing Company supplied retail gasoline station or (ii) Company is unable to supply such proposed Growth Locations on a commercially reasonable basis,
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(e)
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The parties acknowledge and agree that Distributor intends to remove from this Agreement the Locations identified as belonging to the [***]geographic region. At the time of such removal, Distributor shall assume any reimbursement or other obligations relating to unamortized image or incentive monies and any liquidated damages or other monetary obligations that may arise with respect to branding commitments applicable to the [***] Locations in [***] geographic region. Distributor shall not assume, and Company will remain liable for, any such obligations to [***] in excess of $[***], the estimated amount of such damages as of December 20, 2017. Company will retain any obligations relating to any reimbursement or other obligations relating to unamortized image or incentive monies and any liquidated damages or other monetary obligations that may arise with respect to branding commitments applicable to the [***] Locations in the [***] geographic region. At the time of such removal, such Locations shall no longer be deemed “Locations” hereunder.
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(f)
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Distributor will be permitted to sell the Base Location located at [***] (the “[***] Site”). In the event of such sale, the Supply Margin of the [***]Site will be removed from the Expected Annual Supply Margin due to Company, unless such sale occurs before [***], in which case the Supply Margin attributable to the [***]Site will remain in Expected Annual Supply Margin until and be removed from Expected Annual Supply Margin as of, October 1, 2025, although the parties may agree to allocate the Expected Annual Supply Margin for the [***]Site over a longer period.
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(g)
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Upon the removal, substitution or addition of any Locations in accordance herewith, the applicable Schedules hereto shall be adjusted accordingly.
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1.10
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STATE OF EMERGENCY:
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1.11
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RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER:
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1.12
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CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD REQUIREMENTS:
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1.13
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QUARTERLY REVIEWS:
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1.14
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CERTAIN OFFSET RIGHTS:
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Schedule 1.1
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Base Locations, Geographic Regions, Primary & Secondary Terminals and Brands
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Schedule 1.4
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Formula Price per type and grade of fuel
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Schedule 1.5
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Base Location Annual Supply Margin (volumes x supply margin)
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Schedule 2.1
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Initial Casualty Sites
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Schedule 2.8
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EPOS Equipment Rental Rates
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Schedule 3.9
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EPOS Program and Credit Card Fees
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Schedule 4.5
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Combined Branding Standards
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PART 1
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1
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1.1
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GENERAL
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1
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1.2
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TERM
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2
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1.3
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BRAND REQUIREMENTS
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2
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1.4
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PRICES
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2
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1.5
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MOTOR FUEL VOLUMES
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5
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1.6
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EXPECTED ANNUAL SUPPLY MARGIN
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5
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1.7
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SHORTFALLS
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6
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1.8
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OVERLIFTING AND PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
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7
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1.9
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SUBSTITUTION OF LOCATIONS; GROWTH LOCATIONS
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7
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1.10
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STATE OF EMERGENCY
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9
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1.11
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RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER
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9
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1.12
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CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD REQUIREMENTS
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9
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1.13
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QUARTERLY REVIEWS
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9
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1.14
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CERTAIN OFFSET RIGHTS
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9
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PART 2
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12
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2.1
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MOTOR FUEL CONTRACT VOLUME
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15
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2.2
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DELIVERY AND RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS
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16
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2.3
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TERMS AND METHODS OF PAYMENT
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17
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2.4
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RIGHT OF OFFSET: SECURITY INTEREST
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19
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2.5
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RIGHT OF RECOUPMENT
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19
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2.6
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TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND TRADE DRESS
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19
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2.7
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RETAIL LOCATIONS AND COMPANY'S EQUIPMENT
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20
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2.8
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ELECTRONIC-POINT-OF-SALE
,
PAYMENT METHODS & PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
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21
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2.9
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND WARRANTY
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23
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2.10
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MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY AND BRAND
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23
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2.11
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TAXES, LICENSES AND PERMITS
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24
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2.12
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
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24
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2.13
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MOTOR FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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25
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2.14
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
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25
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2.15
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RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
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26
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2.16
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LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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26
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2.17
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INSURANCE
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27
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2.18
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ENFORCEMENT; APPLICABLE LAW; RENEWAL, NON RENEWAL AND TERMINATION
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28
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2.19
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ASSIGNMENT
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29
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2.20
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REPRESENTATIONS OF DISTRIBUTOR
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30
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2.21
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MISCELLANEOUS
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31
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2.22
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BILLBOARD LEASES
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32
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PART 3
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33
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3.1
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CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD SALES
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33
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3.2
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ACCEPTANCE OF CARDS AND OTHER PAYMENT METHODS
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34
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3.3
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COLLECTION OF CARD SALES
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35
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3.4
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REJECTED CREDIT CARD SALES
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35
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3.5
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REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNIFICATION
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35
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3.6
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REMEDIES OF COMPANY
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35
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3.7
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ASSIGNMENT OF CARD SALES TO THIRD PARTY
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35
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3.8
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PCI COMPLIANCE
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36
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3.9
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EPOS PROGRAM AND CREDIT CARD FEES
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36
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PART 4
|
|
37
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4.1
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IMAGE
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37
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4.2
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MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
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37
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4.3
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TREATMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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39
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4.4
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STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS CHANGES
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39
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4.5
|
COMBINED BRANDING STANDARDS
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39
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2.1
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MOTOR FUEL CONTRACT VOLUME
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(a)
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Company shall make available for sale to Distributor and Distributor shall purchase from Company at least the sufficient volumes of Motor Fuel as specified in Part 1, Section 1.5, to achieve the Expected Annual Supply Margin subject to any adjustments made pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement. Such purchases shall be subject to and in accordance with Section 1.5 of this Agreement.
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(b)
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The volumes of Motor Fuel specified in Part 1, Section 1.5 may be allocated, or the availability thereof may be temporarily reduced, suspended, or delayed by Company or other Branded Suppliers, all without liability to Distributor for any resulting losses, when and to the extent Company or its Branded Suppliers, in their sole judgment determine that events, circumstances, or conditions necessitate allocation, reduction, suspension, or delay, such as those classified as, or resulting in, commercial impracticability to Company or its Branded Suppliers, or impossibility of performance by Company or its Branded Suppliers. The types of events, circumstances, and conditions that will give rise to allocation, reduction, suspension or delay by Company or its Branded Suppliers, include, but are not limited to the following: changes that take place with respect to anticipated sources of raw materials, product supplies, or manufacturing, transportation, storage, or loading facilities (including cost increases to Company for same that cannot be satisfactorily included in the price of Motor Fuel covered by this Agreement, or otherwise passed on to Distributor); non-availability, loss, disruption, or breakdown in facilities; environmental protection, health, safety, or other regulatory obligations imposed with respect to products or facilities; labor disputes; weather conditions; or acts or omissions of other customers of Company. Company may, but is under no obligation to Distributor, to correct and remedy such events, circumstances, and conditions, and their effects upon Company's performance of this Agreement. Company shall notify Distributor of the nature of any temporary reduction, suspension, or delay, when reasonable to do so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company agrees that it will not discriminate against Distributor in the event of any allocation, reduction, suspension or delay pursuant to this paragraph.
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(c)
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Company reserves the right, exercisable as and when Company may determine, to alter (which includes rights of all suppliers, the right to add, to reduce, discontinue, modify, or otherwise change, as suppliers may determine and implement) the number, quality, grade, type, composition, color and specifications of Motor Fuels; to alter dispensing and storage equipment used in connection with Motor Fuels purchased hereunder, and to alter or withdraw Distributor’s right to use any Authorized Marks relating to Branded Motor Fuels, all without liability to Company for losses and damages resulting therefrom; provided that no such modifications or changes shall result in Motor Fuels that do not comply with Section 2.9, Section 2.12(a) or with then-current industry and governmental specifications.
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(d)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Distributor, Company in its sole discretion shall have the right to discontinue the manufacture or sale of any particular type and/or grade of Motor Fuel. In such event this Agreement shall terminate as to such Motor Fuel so discontinued, but shall remain effective for all other types and grades of Motor Fuel. Distributor’s required purchase of Motor Fuel as specified in Part 1, Section 1.5, and Company’s Expected Annual Supply Margin will be adjusted as agreed to account for any such discontinuation.
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(e)
|
In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Distributor’s required purchase of Motor Fuel as specified in Part 1, Section 1.5, and Company’s Expected Annual Supply Margin will be adjusted as agreed for any period of allocation, reduction, suspension or delay in Company’s delivery of Motor Fuel to Distributor sites, or in Distributor’s ability to receive delivery of Motor Fuel to Distributor sites or to sell Motor Fuel to the public, due to casualty, including, as of the date hereof, with respect to those sites set forth on Schedule 2.1.
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2.2
|
DELIVERY AND RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS
|
(a)
|
At such time as Distributor assumes delivery obligations for purchases of Motor Fuel pursuant to this Agreement, all deliveries of Motor Fuel shall be made to Distributor from Company at the primary or secondary delivery points shown on Schedule 1.1, subject to the following:
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(i)
|
Distributor shall strictly comply with all applicable rules and regulations of terminals and facilities at which Distributor receives Motor Fuel from Company.
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(ii)
|
Any special delivery equipment required to make deliveries to Distributor shall, at Company's option, be provided by Distributor or by Company, at Distributor's expense. Distributor shall not affix or store equipment at Company's delivery facilities without prior written approval of, and upon terms and conditions required by Company. All such equipment shall be removed upon request by Company.
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(iii)
|
Distributor shall ensure that all: (i) Distributor's employees, agents and or employees of contract carriers, or others hired by Distributor to deliver Motor Fuel purchased herein are fully qualified to operate and load vehicles used in the transportation and delivery of Motor Fuel. Distributor shall be responsible for any failure of such employees, agents or contract carriers to comply with applicable laws and follow safe practices and to observe Company's rules and regulations while at Company's or exchange terminals; (ii) trucks, tank trailers and lines are clean and ready to receive Motor Fuel, so that such fuel is not mixed, blended, or adulterated with any other substance or product.
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(iv)
|
To the extent Distributor does not utilize Company for delivery of fuel to Locations, Distributor shall provide and maintain suitable equipment (trucks, tank trailers and lines) for purposes of receiving Motor Fuel at the point of delivery, based on that terminal or facility's requirements, certifying that such equipment is safe to accept Motor Fuel. Company may refuse to deliver Motor Fuel to Distributor when Company, in its sole judgment, believes Distributor's equipment is not suitable.
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(v)
|
Title and risk of loss on all products and Motor Fuel covered by this Agreement shall pass to Distributor at time and place of delivery. Motor Fuel shall be deemed delivered when it reaches the flange connecting the hose of the delivery facility with the intake pipe of Distributor's equipment used for receiving such Motor Fuel. If Company or its affiliates are transporting Motor Fuel to Locations, title and risk of Loss shall pass to Distributor at the time such Motor Fuel reaches the flange connecting the hose to the delivery vehicle with the intake pipe at the Location.
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(vi)
|
Terminal owner’s and operator’s meters and other measuring devices shall be deemed conclusive as to quantities delivered to Distributor, unless either party notifies the other within twenty-four (24) hours after delivery.
|
(vii)
|
Company, upon giving Distributor reasonable written notice, may discontinue making deliveries of Motor Fuel at the delivery points as shown on Schedule 1.1 or any other delivery points agreed to hereunder by Company and Company shall make Motor Fuel available for delivery to Distributor at Company's terminal or other supply points as designated by Company.
|
(viii)
|
Distributor, upon giving Company one hundred eighty (180) days’ written notice, or such longer notice as required under the applicable third-party carrier agreement, may cause Company to discontinue making deliveries of Motor Fuel at the delivery points as shown on Schedule 1.1 or any other delivery points agreed to hereunder by Company, to any geographic region , and Company shall make Motor Fuel available for delivery to Distributor at Company's terminal or other supply points as designated by Company.
|
(b)
|
Distributor agrees that its personnel will not, and will ensure that its common carriers (if any) will not, enter any delivery point set forth on Schedule 1.1 of this Agreement under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance. Furthermore, Distributor will comply and will cause any common carriers to comply with all applicable drug and alcohol related federal, state and local law, codes and ordinances.
|
(c)
|
Distributor acknowledges and agrees that the primary and secondary terminals or supply points shown for a Location on Schedule 1.1 shall not be changed without Company’s prior consent, and the applicable Market Supply Margins and site specific charges for a Location shall apply with respect to such Location unless Company has expressly agreed otherwise in writing.
|
2.3
|
TERMS AND METHODS OF PAYMENT
|
(a)
|
Unless Company has established other terms and methods of payment, Distributor will pay Company for all Motor Fuel when purchased at delivery points, on
[***]
day credit terms. Upon a material degradation in Distributor’s credit or recurring late payments by Distributor, Company may, upon written notice to Distributor, make reasonable adjustments to such three day credit
|
(b)
|
All terms and methods of payment shall be deemed a part of this Agreement. If Distributor does not comply with credit terms or methods of payment, upon three (3) days prior written notice to Distributor, Company may suspend availability of Motor Fuel and other products at delivery points to Distributor without having liability to Distributor, and without releasing Distributor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such prior written notice shall be required by Company if Distributor fails to pay amounts due to Company hereunder as and when due. The right to change terms and methods of payment and suspend availability of Motor Fuel and other products at delivery point to Distributor shall be in addition to and not in substitution for, other rights and remedies available to Company.
|
(c)
|
Distributor hereby authorizes Company as evidenced by Distributor's signature on Company's “EFT/DTC Authorization Form" or other Company provided Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Forms, to draw product purchases and other such charges as mutually agreed upon, directly from Distributor's designated bank account consistent with Company's credit guidelines. If insufficient funds are in Distributor's designated bank account to pay in full sums owed by Distributor to Company upon draft presentation during the term of this Agreement, Company reserves the right to require Distributor to make such payments (product and others) in full on the required payment date by wire transfer or by such other methods as Company in its sole discretion requires.
|
(d)
|
Company will make diligent efforts to invoice accurately, to provide an account statement, and to correct errors when discovered. In the event an over-billing occurs, Company will promptly, within ten (10) days, barring third party delays, credit Distributor's account and if an under-billing occurs, Distributor shall pay Company additional amounts that are due within ten (10) days of receipt of corrected invoices or statements of account or by such other date as mutually agreed upon by Company and Distributor. Distributor has sole responsibility to insure proper use of terminal product authorization numbers, loading cards, or other customer specific terminal access numbers issued to Distributor, by Distributor's drivers or designated common carriers. In the event improper use of terminal access numbers cause an incorrect billing, Distributor may be charged a reasonable processing fee as established by Company from time to time.
|
(e)
|
All unpaid accounts owing to Company by Distributor shall bear interest from the due date until paid, at rates established by Company or by law. Company's right to collect a finance charge does not operate as a waiver against Company's right of termination herein for Distributor's failure to pay sums owed when due. Checks or drafts returned unpaid by Distributor's bank for any reason shall be assessed, and Distributor shall pay a returned check charge based upon a percentage of the amount or face value of the check or draft as such percentage may be established by Company from time to time, not to exceed maximum fees as established by applicable state usury laws. Company and Distributor agree that such percentage will be [***]% as of the date of this Agreement, but may be changed at the discretion of Company pursuant to the foregoing. All payments shall be made by Distributor without offset or counterclaim. In the event suit is brought to collect unpaid accounts or other sums owed to Company by Distributor, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation in full from the other party, which fees and costs shall be added to or deducted from accounts owed by Distributor.
|
(f)
|
Distributor shall provide Company its most recent annual audited financial statements, accompanying footnotes and other information relative to Distributor's credit standing, as may be reasonably requested in writing by Company. Distributor agrees to provide Company with such financial statements within thirty (30) days after receipt of Company's request. Distributor acknowledges and agrees that Company may rely upon such financial statements in extending credit to Distributor. If Company reasonably determines that Distributor’s credit has suffered a material degradation, Company may require Distributor to provide an Irrevocable Letter of Credit in an amount, form and from a bank reasonably acceptable to Company or an alternate form of security in an amount and form reasonably satisfactory to Company. Any material breach by Distributor of the obligation to provide such financial statements or letter of credit or security as set forth above, will be considered noncompliance with a material provision of this Agreement and may also result, at Company's option, in Distributor being placed on wire-in-advance terms.
|
2.4
|
RIGHT OF OFFSET: SECURITY INTEREST
|
(a)
|
Company shall have the right to offset or apply sums held by Company under this Agreement and owing to Distributor if Distributor fails to pay any and all sums not disputed in good faith and owed to Company or Sunoco Retail LLC when due under this Agreement. This includes any cost incurred by Company as a result of Distributor’s default of any obligation set forth herein. This offset right and application of funds shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for other rights and remedies available to Company by law and other provisions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, Company’s rights of setoff and recoupment under this Agreement and as otherwise provided by law.
|
(b)
|
Company, at its sole discretion, as a condition of this Agreement, may require Distributor, from time to time, to execute and deliver financing statements, security agreements, or other documents, evidencing Company’s secured interest in Motor Fuel or equipment
|
2.5
|
RIGHT OF RECOUPMENT
|
2.6
|
TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND TRADE DRESS
|
(a)
|
Authorized Marks, when used in connection with the performance of this Agreement, are for the purpose of identifying the source of Branded Motor Fuel covered hereby. Authorized Marks shall include a Branded Motor Fuel supplier’s (including Company's) logos, brand identification, product and service advertising, credit, debit and cash cards, and product names as well as trademarks and service marks. "Trade dress" refers to the manner and style of presentation of advertising material for products and services, including color, graphics, layout and artwork, used on product labels and point-of- sale material on buildings, signs, dispensers / pumps and other equipment. Distributor may use and display Authorized Marks for the limited purpose of advertising that Distributor sell Branded Motor Fuel and other products associated with Branded Motor Fuel suppliers’ (including Company’s) and accepts credit cards associated with such Branded Motor Fuel suppliers. Company may, at any time, upon notice to Distributor, change, alter, substitute, or discontinue use of any of Authorized Marks without having liability to Distributor. Distributor shall, in accordance with notice from Company, change, alter, substitute or discontinue use of such Authorized Marks.
|
(b)
|
Distributor shall conduct all business pursuant to this Agreement under Distributor's name, and Distributor shall not use Authorized Marks as part of Distributor's corporate, partnership or trade name.
|
(c)
|
Distributor shall not use Authorized Marks except for displaying, promoting or selling Branded Motor Fuel and other products associated with such marks, and such identification shall be discontinued when this Agreement is terminated, or when such equipment and facilities are no longer used for the purposes of selling to consumers Branded Motor Fuel purchased hereunder, whichever shall first occur. Distributor does not, and shall not have, any claim, right, ownership, or other proprietary interest in the Authorized Marks.
|
(d)
|
Upon termination, non-renewal or mutual cancellation of this Agreement, Distributor shall cease and desist its use of the Authorized Marks at the Locations. As soon as possible after such termination non-renewal or cancellation, Distributor shall completely remove brand-related branding and identification, including, but not limited to, all logos and trademarks, point of sale and promotional signage, dispenser graphics and fuel island canopy signage and graphics, credit card materials and any other Branded Supplier’s identification, from Locations and return or, at either Distributor’s or Company’s election, destroy, such materials and certify to Company as to such destruction. If Distributor does not return or destroy Company’s branding and identification items within thirty (30) days after termination, non-renewal or mutual cancellation, together with a photograph of such de-branded Location, Company shall have the right to remove such from Distributor’s branded Locations, at Distributor’s expense.
|
2.7
|
RETAIL LOCATIONS AND COMPANY'S EQUIPM ENT
|
(a)
|
Retail Locations:
|
(i)
|
Distributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase, actively promote, market and have available for sale, Motor Fuel at the Locations, consistent with Part 4, "Standards and Image Provisions" of this Agreement, and such other standards and specifications as may be published and adopted by Company from time to time. Company shall notify Distributor as to the requirements of such publications, and Distributor shall comply to comply with such requirements. Distributor may utilize Authorized Marks and the applicable credit and debit card program (as described in Section 2.8) at the Locations, for the purpose of indicating to the public that Motor Fuel is available for sale at such Locations. Upon request by Company, Distributor shall submit Motor Fuel delivery records for each Location. Schedule 1.1 shall be deemed an integral and material part of this Agreement and may be periodically revised only upon prior approval of Company and Distributor. Distributor shall use Authorized Marks and the applicable credit and debit card program only in connection with the sale of Motor Fuel, and only at those Locations authorized by Company and listed on Schedule 1.1. Distributor shall operate the Locations identified with Authorized Marks in accordance with the applicable minimum requirements as to product offering, image, appearance and service as specified in Part 4.
|
(ii)
|
Should Distributor fail to comply with Company's minimum requirements as specified in Part 4, or other requirements of this Agreement, Company shall have the right to withdraw Company's authorization to use the Authorized Marks, and the applicable credit and debit card program at such Locations, pending correction of such noncompliance. If such
|
(iii)
|
Distributor must obtain prior written authorization to use the Authorized Marks and Company’s credit and debit card program at any additional retail locations not included as a Location on Schedule 1.1. Such authorization shall be contingent upon Company's approval, at its sole discretion, of the location as an additional retail outlet and subject to compliance with Part 4, and all other provisions of this Agreement. Distributor acknowledges and agrees that Company will not approve any prospective locations which are or may be encumbered by liens or contractual obligations with other motor fuel suppliers. If any prospective location is approved, Distributor agrees to purchase Motor Fuel from Company for this additional Location. Distributor shall immediately notify Company of any decision to remove the Authorized Marks and credit and debit card program at any Location using the Authorized Marks.
|
(iv)
|
Distributor shall use, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, the SunocoNet website (“SunocoNet”) and any updates, revisions, replacements, or other systems furnished by Company, its contractors or agents to Distributor, which Distributor agrees, is Company’s primary method for providing, among other things, Distributor product price notifications, marketing program information, invoices, and all credit card, debit and other payment method communications, including but not limited to, transaction summaries, fees and chargeback notifications. Company may, in its sole discretion, communicate with Distributor via alternative methods, however, Distributor acknowledges and agrees that Distributor is obligated to review SunocoNet for Company communications. Distributor agrees that Distributor shall be responsible for providing access to and use of SunocoNet by Distributor’s employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors.
|
(b)
|
Distributor shall comply with Part 4, and with all written operating procedures established and updated by Company and provided to Distributor from time to time.
|
(c)
|
Distributor permits Company to enter Locations premises from time to time, to ensure each Location's compliance with Part 4, and other requirements of this Agreement.
|
2.8
|
ELECTRONIC-POINT-OF-SALE, PAYMENT METHODS AND PROCESSING
|
(a)
|
Company has developed the Electronic-Point-of-Sale Credit Card Program (the “EPOS Credit Card Program”) as an essential and mandatory element of this Agreement to assist Distributor to increase sales of Motor Fuels at Company branded Locations hereunder. The EPOS Credit Card Program, including its credit and debit card acceptance provisions, is an integral and material part of this Agreement and Company’s relationship with Distributor at Company branded locations.
|
(b)
|
Pursuant to this EPOS Credit Card Program, Company will approve for use various types and models of credit and debit card equipment to be used at branded locations (“EPOS Card Equipment”) to Distributor to facilitate the use of such cards by customers of Distributor.
|
(c)
|
Because of continuing technological improvements, the EPOS Card Equipment leased or loaned to Distributor may be updated, changed, modified and added to during the Term.
|
(d)
|
The EPOS Card Equipment leased or loaned to Distributor at the commencement of this Agreement shall be as specified in Schedule 2.8 hereto. Any changes, additions, or deletions to such EPOS Card Equipment during the Term will be provided on SunocoNet and Distributor shall be obligated to access SunocoNet for such updates periodically.
|
(e)
|
EPOS Card Equipment used by Distributor for Company's EPOS Credit Card Program may, in some circumstances, be purchased by Distributor, or equipment previously owned by Distributor may, in some circumstances, be converted for use by Distributor for Company's EPOS Credit Card Program, subject to Company's prior approval. Company at its sole discretion may approve such purchase or conversion based on Company's evaluation that such EPOS Card Equipment satisfactorily complies with all Company's specifications and requirements. In the event Company does approve such purchase or conversion, Company requires Distributor to maintain compliance with Company's current specifications for EPOS Card Equipment at all times.
|
(f)
|
The provision and usage of the EPOS Card Equipment shall be as set forth below:
|
(i)
|
Distributor shall pay rental to Company for EPOS Card Equipment leased from Company at rates set forth on
Schedule 2.8
. Such rental shall be prorated for periods less than one month.
|
(ii)
|
Distributor acknowledges that the leased EPOS Card Equipment shall remain the property of Company.
|
(iii)
|
Distributor shall use and train Distributor’s personnel to use the EPOS Card Equipment in strict compliance with all rules, policies, procedures and instructions as contained in the Credit Card Sales Guide developed by Company and provided to Distributor on SunocoNet. Such guides and procedures shall be deemed an integral and material part of this Agreement. Company reserves the right to update, change, add to, amend or terminate the Credit Card Sales Guide and any other payment guides at any time upon notification to Distributor, and Distributor shall be responsible for accessing such updates, changes, additions or amendments through SunocoNet.
|
(iv)
|
Distributor shall maintain the EPOS Card Equipment in good order and condition during the term of this Agreement. Distributor acknowledges that such EPOS Card Equipment shall remain the property of Company where it is leased. As an acknowledgment of receipt of such EPOS Card Equipment, Distributor shall execute "Sunoco’s Distributor EPOS Terminal Profile".
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(v)
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Distributor shall not make any changes, modifications, additions, or alterations to the EPOS Card Equipment without Company’s prior written consent. This prohibition specifically includes, but is not limited to, the EPOS Card Equipment interface, as applicable, with other systems or components.
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(vi)
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Distributor is responsible for informing Company in a timely manner of the EPOS Card Equipment’s failure and need for repair, or the EPOS Card Equipment’s destruction or removal from a Location.
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(vii)
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In the event that any leased or loaned EPOS Card Equipment is damaged beyond repair, destroyed, removed by Distributor or lost or stolen, Distributor shall reimburse Company for its then current cost to replace the EPOS Card Equipment with like-kind equipment.
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(viii)
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Company reserves the right, upon ninety (90) days’ prior notice, to remove any leased or loaned EPOS Card Equipment during the term of this Agreement without having liability to Distributor for trespass or damages. In such event Company shall refund a prorated amount of any prepaid rental for the EPOS Card Equipment.
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(g)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the terms of the terms and conditions of this Agreement related to the EPOS Credit Card Program and EPOS Card Equipment shall only be applicable to branded Locations.
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2.9
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PRODUCT SPECIFICAT IONS AND WARRANTY
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(a)
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Motor Fuel sold by Company to Distributor shall comply in all respects with applicable federal and state requirements, including but not limited to regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) under the Clean Air Act. Such Motor Fuel meets Company’s or the Branded Supplier’s product specification at time and place of delivery by Company to Distributor.
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(b)
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This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability. Company shall, at its option, correct a nonconformity of products specification, refund purchase price or replace product, and reimburse Distributor for direct damage settlements paid to customers directly caused by Motor Fuel that was out-of-spec at the time of delivery to a Location, which shall constitute fulfillment of all Company liabilities, whether based on contract negligence or otherwise.
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(c)
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SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARE ACTUALLY PAID OR AWARDED TO THIRD PARTIES.
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2.10
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MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY AND BRAND
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(a)
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Distributor shall continuously exercise commercially reasonable efforts to promote and sell to the public all grades of authorized Branded Motor Fuels available for purchase at each Location by Distributor.
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(b)
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Motor Fuel sold by Distributor under the Authorized Marks shall adhere to blend ratios and octane requirements as specified by Company or the Branded Supplier from time-to-time and, shall not be adulterated, mixed, or blended by Distributor with any other product or substance. Distributor hereby authorizes Company to enter Distributor's premises from time to time to take samples of Motor Fuel sold under the Authorized Marks. Distributor agrees further to obtain and deliver to Company prior to branding of additional locations and at renewal all necessary consents in form set forth below from any of its retailers. Such form shall contain substantially the following language: "Company, or its representative, is hereby granted permission to enter the premises to take samples of Motor Fuel sold under the Authorized Marks and conduct or arrange for tests in order to insure compliance with all state and federal regulations, including Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP), and oxygenated fuels.” Failure on the part of Distributor to
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(c)
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Provided that all Motor Fuel continually complies with Section 2.9 and Section 2.12(a), Company reserves the right, exercisable from time-to-time as and when Company may solely determine, to alter, add to, reduce, discontinue, modify, or otherwise change, the number, quality, grade, type, composition, color, and specifications, including without limitation, blending components, adding octane enhancers and fuel extenders, or both, such as oxygenates of Motor Fuel and Motor Fuel Blend ratios, and other products, without having liability to Distributor for losses and damages resulting therefrom, excepting only losses and damages occasioned by Company's sole negligence. Company shall have no obligation to sell or deliver such discontinued grades(s) of Motor Fuel or other products to Distributor. If Company shall market any other grade(s) of Motor Fuel or other products in lieu of that discontinued, this Agreement shall cover such new grade of Motor Fuel or other products; provided that Locations comply with all requirements for the sale of such new grade of Motor Fuel.
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2.11
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TAXES, LICENSES AND PERMITS
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2.12
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
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(a)
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Motor Fuels sold by Company hereunder shall comply in all respects with applicable Federal and State requirements and regulations for all motor fuels including Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) and oxygenated fuels at the time and place title to such product passes from Company to Distributor.
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(b)
|
Distributor is solely responsible for its compliance with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders and other legal requirements of all governmental authorities (Federal, state, municipal or other) including, but not limited to, those relating to receiving, loading, transporting, unloading, storing, pricing, labeling, posting and certifying, selling, and distributing Motor Fuel and other products covered hereunder as well as the proper disposal of waste materials generated at Locations.
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(c)
|
Without limiting Distributor's obligations under Section 2.12(b), Distributor shall adhere to the following requirements:
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(i)
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Not permit commingling of any Motor Fuel.
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(ii)
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Permit Company, or its authorized representative, the right to enter upon any Location to take samples and conduct or arrange for tests to determine compliance with such regulations. Distributor agrees further to obtain and deliver to Company, prior to branding of additional locations and at renewal, all necessary consents in form set forth below from its retailers. Such form shall contain substantially the following language: "Company, or its representative, is hereby granted permission to enter the premises to take samples and conduct or arrange for tests in order to insure compliance with motor fuel regulations promulgated by the EPA. However, Distributor retains primary responsibility for verification and sampling of motor fuel in all storage facilities and Locations operated or franchised by Distributor.
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(iii)
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Provide instructions to delivery employees as to correct handling of Motor Fuel, including proper flushing of delivery truck tanks and related equipment, to ensure no contamination of motor fuel.
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(iv)
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Properly identify all product storage facilities, including correct color coding of bulk plant piping, fittings, and
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(v)
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Upon reasonable notice, permit Company, during normal business hours, to inspect Distributor's books, records, equipment, and facilities used in connection with the purchase, sale, or handling of motor fuel, when Company has cause to believe a motor fuel violation has occurred.
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(vi)
|
Comply with Federal and State oxygenated fuel requirements.
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2.13
|
MOTOR FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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2.14
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
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(a)
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Distributor is hereby informed that the materials used to produce Company’s authorized motor fuels, and motor oils covered herein are crude oils or by-products of crude oils, containing, or which may be found to contain, substances hazardous to the health and safety of persons and property.
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(b)
|
Distributor shall reasonably undertake and assume the duty and responsibility to maintain, observe and communicate to Distributor’s agents, employees, customers and contractors any and all safety warnings, procedures, standards, rules and regulations supplied to Distributor by any governmental authority or as Distributor may deem necessary in connection with Distributor’s business and as part of Distributor purchase, storage and sale of Motor Fuels and other products and materials which may be found to contain substances hazardous to the health and safety of persons and property.
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2.15
|
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
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(a)
|
Distributor are independent contractors free to set their own selling prices and terms of sale and are not authorized to act as an agent or employee of Company, or to make any commitment, or incur any expense or obligations of any kind on behalf of Company, except those having the specific written approval of Company, and Company has the right to terminate and withdraw its approval therefore, at any time upon written notice to Distributor. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by Distributor, and all equipment, facilities, and personnel employed by Distributor in the performance of this Agreement and the conduct of Distributor's business, are Distributor’s sole responsibility. This Agreement is exclusively between Distributor and Company. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to independently create a relationship between any other person.
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(b)
|
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give Distributor any exclusive rights to sell the Motor Fuel in any specific geography or market area. Company acknowledges and affirms its obligations under Section 5.11 of the Asset Purchase Agreement. Distributor acknowledges and agrees that Company may continue to own and operate a wholesale fuel distribution business which includes, without limitation, the sale of motor fuels to other distributors, dealers and franchisees.
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2.16
|
LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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(a)
|
Company is not responsible to Distributor or to anyone else for any losses, damages, claims, fines, assessments, penalties, suits and costs, litigation, or actions of any kind, (including without limitation disease, injury, or death of persons, or damage to or loss of property), occurring in connection with the operation of Distributor's business, the hazardous nature of Motor Fuel and other products involved, or as caused by the acts or omissions of Distributor. Distributor is in total control of Distributor's business and the purchase and sale of Motor Fuel and other products covered hereunder and hereby agrees to protect, indemnify and hold harmless Company from any and all losses, damages, claims, fines, assessments, penalties, suits, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which arise out of any violation of law by, and all acts and omissions of, Distributor, agents, employees, customers, and contractors, including but not limited to all parties authorized by Distributor to enter Delivery Point(s) as specified in Part 1 to receive Motor Fuel. Distributor, nevertheless, will not be responsible for (i) violations of Law by Company, (ii) failure of Company to comply with its express representations and warranties under this Agreement or (iii) acts or omissions arising from the comparative negligence of Company, its agents, or employees.
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(b)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for matters occurring within terminals operated by Company's employees or at and by third parties, to the extent that any losses, damages, claims, fines, assessments, penalties, suits and costs, litigation, or action of any kind is directly caused by the negligence of Company, Distributor's duty to indemnify, and hold Company harmless shall be proratably reduced. This limitation shall not apply to loss or damage caused by anyone who gains entry into the Terminal by means of the misappropriation, misrepresentation, unauthorized use or duplication of any terminal access cards issued by Company to Distributor. In all respects, not expressly provided for in this paragraph (b), the Terminal Access Agreement shall take priority over this Agreement for all Terminal matters.
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(c)
|
Except to the extent resulting from a prior breach of this Agreement by Company, all costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation), taxes, fines, penalties, settlements and judgments incurred or paid by Company by reason of violation of law by Distributor, or incurred or paid by Company to correct or take legal action to correct a failure by Distributor to comply with Distributor's obligations under this Agreement, shall be due and payable by Distributor to Company upon demand as a part of Distributor's account with Company.
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(d)
|
This Section 2.16 shall survive termination, nonrenewal, or expiration of this Agreement.
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2.17
|
INSURANCE
|
(a)
|
Distributor at its sole cost and expense, through the duration of the term of Distributor’s relationship with Company, shall obtain, keep and maintain in full force and effect for the mutual benefit of Distributor and Company insurance through a financially responsible carrier (with a rating of “A-” or better by A.M. Best) acceptable to Company, such policies of insurance shall be written on an occurrence basis and primary to any other valid and collectible insurance. Company must be included as an additional insured as its interests may appear on all policies listed in sub paragraphs (2) and (3) below. Company is entitled to all coverage limits equal to or greater than the minimum requirements.
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(b)
|
Such insurance at a minimum shall include:
|
(1)
|
Worker’s Compensation (Coverage A) and Employer’s Liability (Coverage B) Insurance
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(a)
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Coverage A - [***]
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(b)
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Coverage B - [***]
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(2)
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Commercial General Liability Insurance, including contractual liability, products liability and products completed operations liability, explosion, and collapse liability, as well as coverage on all contractor’s equipment (other than motor vehicles, licensed for highway use) owned, hired, or used in performance of this Agreement.
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(3)
|
Automobile Liability Insurance, including contractual liability covering all motor vehicles owned, hired, or used in the performance of this Agreement, with a minimum combined single limit per occurrence of $[***] for property damage and bodily injury, and in full compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation requirements, whichever is greater.
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(c)
|
Distributor shall provide to Company prior to commencement of this Agreement a certificate or other appropriate evidence of insurance coverage as above required, satisfactory to Company, and a renewal certificate of such policy shall be furnished to Company prior to each policy renewal date. Distributor shall endeavor to obtain coverage permitting such certificates to include a provision that such policies may not be canceled or materially changed without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Company. All insurance coverages shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of Company, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective officers, directors and employees. Distributor shall keep such insurance coverage in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement.
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(d)
|
Distributor’s failure to effectuate any and all such insurance and renewal policies of insurance required as aforesaid, and to pay the premiums and renewal premiums of all such policies of insurance as they become due and payable, and to deliver all such certificates of insurance and renewals thereof or duplicate originals to Company within the time herein above specified, shall constitute a material default by Distributor under the terms of this Agreement. Additionally, if, after written notice from Company,
|
(e)
|
The insurance requirements set forth herein shall not limit Distributor’s liability hereunder and shall survive termination of this Agreement.
|
(f)
|
Distributor may self-insure for the insurance coverage required under this Section.
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2.18
|
ENFORCEMENT; APPLICABLE LAW; RENEWAL, NONRENEWAL AND TERM INATION
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(a)
|
This Agreement is subject to and governed by the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §2801 et. seq., (the Act) and Title 1 of that Act is made part of this Agreement for purposes of expressing the grounds upon which this Agreement may be terminated and non-renewed by Company. Company's right to terminate or non-renew under the Act shall be in addition to, and not in extinguishment of, all other rights and remedies provided in favor of Company by applicable law and this Agreement. Company may terminate this Agreement in accordance with the Act should Distributor fail to comply with or violate any material provision contained in this Agreement, including but not limited to Distributor's failure to:
|
(i)
|
Pay all sums owed to Company, when due;
|
(ii)
|
Debrand and de-identify the Authorized Marks or credit and debit card program from Location and equipment operated or serviced by Distributor which is in noncompliance with Company's then current retail image and product offering standards;
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(iii)
|
Maintain the specifications, quality and integrity of Motor Fuels and other products sold hereunder;
|
(iv)
|
Comply with all requirements of Company's credit and debit card program;
|
(v)
|
Comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and all legal requirements of any governmental authority pertaining to the loading, transporting, unloading, storing, pricing, labeling, posting and certifying, selling and distributing of all products covered herein;
|
(vi)
|
Obtain Company's prior written consent of any sale or assignment of this Agreement;
|
(vii)
|
Secure and maintain valid insurance coverage as required herein.
|
(b)
|
In the event Company should violate any materially substantive provision of this Agreement and not promptly correct same after receipt of written notice from Distributor and a reasonable opportunity to cure, Distributor may terminate this Agreement with Company any time upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to Company. Such written notice must specify particular reason(s) which give rise to such termination in order to be effective.
|
(c)
|
In the event (i) Company fails to comply in any respect with its obligations contained in Section 1.14 of Part I of this Agreement or (ii) any Affiliated Seller fails to comply in any respect with its indemnification obligations pursuant to Article VIII of the Asset Purchase Agreement, including by failing to fund or to fully fund the Indemnity Escrow Account as required by the Asset Purchase Agreement, Distributor may terminate this Agreement if Company or any Affiliated Seller has failed to cure such noncompliance within thirty(30) days after written notice to Company. Such written notice must specify particular reason(s) which give rise to such termination in order to be effective.
|
(d)
|
Upon the effective date of termination or non-renewal hereof,
|
(i)
|
All unpaid accounts owed by Distributor to Company shall be due and payable in full, and shall bear interest at rates established by Company's credit terms with Distributor from such date until paid.
|
(i)
|
Distributor shall cease the use of the Authorized Marks and credit and debit card program, and shall forthwith debrand each Location and return all of Company's equipment, in good order and condition, at Distributor's expense.
|
(e)
|
Company shall have the right, after termination or non-renewal of this Agreement, to debrand such Locations and take possession of, and remove Company's authorized [loaned and] leased equipment, without having liability to Distributor for trespass or damages, and at Distributor's expense.
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2.19
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
(a)
|
This Agreement is personal in nature and the performance of Distributor's duties cannot be assigned by Distributor to any party without the prior written consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any such purported sale, assignment or disposition of Distributor's interest in this Agreement, in whole, or in part, without such written consent shall be null and void, and not binding upon Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributor may assign this Agreement without consent to an Affiliate that has the right to operate the Locations so long as Distributor provides to Company its guaranty of the obligations of the assignee in the form of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2018, by Sunoco LP in favor of Distributor, with only those ministerial changes necessary to implement changes to parties and dates (the “Assignee Guarantee”). Additionally, the transfer of a majority of the equity of Distributor to a third party shall not be deemed to be an assignment requiring Company’s consent. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall mean, any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, or other legal entity that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with Distributor. For purposes of this definition, control means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such legal entity whether by contract or otherwise.
|
(b)
|
Notice of such proposed assignment or sale shall be provided to Company at least sixty (60) days prior to the proposed date of assignment. Company will thereafter evaluate the proposed assignment or transfer of Distributor's business by conducting an examination of the proposed purchaser's credit standing, financial condition and business suitability to perform the requirements of this Agreement. If, in Company's opinion based on objective and accepted business practices, such proposed purchaser does not have sufficient credit standing or business experience to function as required by this Agreement, then Company shall notify Distributor in writing of its opinion, and may refuse to approve the proposed sale, or by such writing may condition its approval upon a revision of credit terms and/or execution by such party of additional requirements to this Agreement. Such refusal by Company shall be deemed to be reasonable.
|
(c)
|
No assignment of this Agreement by Distributor shall reduce or eliminate Distributor's continuing obligations hereunder to Company, except as may be otherwise agreed upon in writing by Company.
|
(d)
|
This Agreement is personal in nature and the performance of Company’s duties cannot be assigned by Company to any party without the prior written consent of Distributor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any such purported sale, assignment or disposition of Company’s interest in this Agreement, in whole, or in part, without such written consent shall be null and void, and not binding upon Distributor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company may assign this Agreement without consent to an Affiliate that has the right to distribute Motor Fuel to the Locations so long as Company provides to Distributor its guaranty of the obligations of the assignee in the form of the Assignee Guarantee. Additionally, Company may assign this Agreement to any distributor, jobber, refiner, or other “franchisor”, as that word is used in the Act, subject to the following:
|
(i)
|
Assignee shall agree in writing with Company to perform and comply with all of Company's obligations hereunder.
|
(i)
|
Company shall notify Distributor in writing of the name and the address of assignee and the effective date of assignment.
|
(i)
|
Company shall provide to Distributor its guaranty of the obligations of the assignee in the form of the Assignee Guarantee.
|
2.20
|
REPRESENTATIONS OF DISTRIBUTOR
|
(a)
|
There have been no promises, claims, or representations made by Company or its representatives to Distributor, including promises concerning price, quality or quantity of Motor Fuel and other products and services sold or supplied by Company, or present or future market conditions and competitive activities which are not contained in this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
Distributor has employed, or has had sufficient opportunity to employ legal counsel for the purposes of examining and explaining this Agreement to Distributor.
|
(c)
|
Distributor has carefully read and examined this Agreement, has had sufficient opportunity to do so, and understands Distributor's obligations and responsibilities hereunder.
|
(d)
|
Distributor is signing this Agreement for purposes of purchasing from Company and reselling Motor Fuel in quantities not less than the minimum volume specified herein to achieve the Expected Annual Supply Margin.
|
(e)
|
There are no other persons who have any interest in Distributor's business, or who will act in the capacity of a Distributor hereunder, who are not named herein as a Distributor, except as disclosed in writing to Company.
|
(f)
|
Distributor has, and will maintain, sufficient capital and financing to operate Distributor's business consistent with all requirements of this Agreement.
|
(g)
|
Distributor has no intention or plan at the time of signing this Agreement to transfer or otherwise assign this Agreement or
|
(h)
|
Company, in entering into, and performing this Agreement, is relying upon the foregoing representations of Distributor, which representations shall be continuing, and shall survive termination, nonrenewal or expiration of this Agreement.
|
2.21
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
(a)
|
Except as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement, all prior contracts between the parties concerning the purchase and sale of Motor Fuel and other products covered hereby are canceled as of the date the term of this Agreement commences; provided, however, that the existing Distributor Motor Fuel Agreement dated ______, between SEI Fuel Services, Inc. and Sunoco, LLC, as successor in interest to Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) shall not be cancelled hereby. Both parties fully release each other from all liability arising out of such prior contracts, except with respect to any unpaid accounts owed by either party to the other, or any security agreement providing Company with a security interest in Distributor's equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable, or proceeds therefrom; or relating to Company's equipment and personal property in Distributor's possession.
|
(b)
|
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no modifications, amendments or supplements to this Agreement, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, shall be valid and binding unless set forth in a written agreement executed and delivered by the Parties.
|
(c)
|
All notices required by, or otherwise given in connection with this Agreement, shall be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party giving such notice. Notices directed to Company shall be mailed or delivered to Company's address stated herein; and notices directed to Distributor shall be mailed or delivered to Distributor's address stated herein.
|
(d)
|
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective heirs, successors, and assigns when properly executed as herein required.
|
(e)
|
Paragraph headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not otherwise constitute a part of this Agreement.
|
(f)
|
Should Company at any time temporarily waive any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, including credit terms, whether made expressly or by reason of Company's performance hereunder, such waiver shall not cancel or eliminate the terms or provisions so waived, but the same shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such waiver. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
|
(g)
|
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws (exclusive of the conflicts of laws rules) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to contracts entered into in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, except to the extent governed by the PMPA (as defined in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement, United States Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act), the Copyright Act, and the Patent Act. By agreeing to the application of Pennsylvania law, the parties do not intend to make this Agreement or their relationship subject to any franchise, dealership, distributorship, business opportunity, or similar statute, rule, or regulation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to which this Agreement or the parties’ relationship would not otherwise be subject. Distributor and Company each acknowledges and agrees that the choice of applicable state law set forth in this paragraph provides each of the parties with the mutual benefit of uniform interpretation of this Agreement or the parties’ relationship created by this Agreement. Distributor and Company further acknowledge the receipt and sufficiency of mutual consideration for such benefit, and that each party’s agreement regarding applicable state law has been negotiated in good faith and is part of the benefit of the bargain reflected in this Agreement.
|
(h)
|
If any provision, section, sentence or clause of this Agreement, or combination of same, is in violation of any law, such provision, section, sentence, clause or combination of same shall be inoperative and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
|
3.1
|
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD SALES
|
(a)
|
Distributor is hereby required to honor (i) all Transaction Cards, and (ii) all payment methods associated with the Authorized Marks, and such bank, travel, entertainment, commercial and other credit, debit, gift cards or other payment method as may be offered by or through Company pursuant to this Agreement, for purposes of making retail card sales to Distributor's direct retail customers for authorized Motor Fuel and other products and services. Company shall be an assignee of such card sales, with recourse against Distributor. Distributor is required to participate in the EPOS Card Programs as established and amended from time to time, for which such amendments Distributor will be given advance notice. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the EPOS Card Program, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
|
(b)
|
[***]
|
(c)
|
Distributor agrees that Company shall have the right to test and approve any proprietary point-of-sale processing cards for use on Company’s credit card network.
|
(d)
|
Distributor desires to simplify the process in which the Locations can deploy a unified gas/merchandise credit card acceptance and processing solution (the “
Card Processing Solution
”). Company will collaborate with Distributor to certify the Distributor Card Processing Solution. Company will collaborate with Distributor to ensure continuity and execution of the identified phases of the implementation. Company will provide support for pre-certification and certification procedures during the time between the Effective Date of this Agreement and the completion of the project in accordance with mutually agreed upon terms. Company agrees to cooperate with Distributor during Distributor’s conversion of the Card Processing Services from Company to Distributor, including providing electronic files, batches and reports, and to provide assistance as reasonably requested by Distributor. Distributor shall bear all costs in connection with such Card Processing Solution and the conversion of Card Processing Services from Company to Distributor.
|
(e)
|
For purposes of this Agreement, the Card Processing Solution shall mean the integration of Distributor’s Retail Information System (“RIS”), including any EDH implementation, with the applicable electronic payment servers (“EPS”). This integration enables the RIS to support electronic payments on Company’s payment network via Company’s payment processor for all transactions originating at the fuel island and all transactions for Company proprietary payments, while continuing to process transactions originating inside the store and transactions for non-Company proprietary payments through Distributor’s payment processor. In addition to enhanced payment processing, this integration will enable the RIS to support Company retailers with fuel dispensers on a range of devices including car wash systems, electronic price signs and Automatic Tank Gauges
|
(f)
|
Required Processing and Support During Transition Period:
|
(i)
|
Until a Location has a Distributor EPOS terminal installed and certified for use, Distributor agrees to process all electronic payments for all transactions on Company’s credit card network or in accordance with the requirements of the particular Branded Supplier. After the installation and certification of a Distributor EPOS at a Location, transactions will be processed in accordance with Section 3.1(b) above.
|
(ii)
|
Company will accept all transactions generated as a result of purchases made with authorized Transaction Cards and Company cards processed in accordance with the Sunoco credit card sales guidelines on SunocoNet.
|
(iii)
|
Company will work with Distributor’s project resources to certify the Distributor Card Processing Solution. Company will work with Distributor’s project team resources to ensure continuity and execution of the identified phases of the implementation. Based on the mutually agreed upon level of involvement in each area, Company will provide support for pre-certification and certification procedures.
|
(g)
|
Reporting Requirements for Transactions through Sunoco Network.
|
(i)
|
Through its normal reporting procedures and as available on SunocoNet, Company shall provide Distributor with a daily report that includes the gross and net amounts for each daily settlement, with details provided in accordance with Company’s normal practices or as may be provided to Company from other fuel suppliers at Locations selling fuel under other major brand names. In addition, Company shall provide reporting on a monthly basis of transactions and fees by card type.
|
(ii)
|
The chargeback process will follow Company’s then-current processes and policies. Through SunocoNet Company will provide daily reporting regarding chargeback activity in accordance with its normal practices.
|
3.2
|
ACCEPTANCE OF CARDS AND OTHER PAYMENT METHODS
|
(a)
|
All card sales must be made in compliance with instructions supplied in advance to Distributor by or through Company via written or electronic means, including but not limited to, SunocoNet, all of which are an integral and material part of this Agreement, and Distributor acknowledges receipt of such instructions.
|
(b)
|
Company may amend such written instructions, and Distributor shall be bound by such amendments upon notice to Distributor.
|
(c)
|
Company may, upon at least ten (10) days’ notice to Distributor, cease to accept one or more types of card sales, or refuse to accept card sales from Distributor.
|
(d)
|
Company may refuse to accept any card sale prepared using card acceptance equipment which does not meet Company's specifications and that does not perform to Company's requirement level; provided that Company gives Distributor at least ten (10) days’ advance notice of any change in specifications or performance requirements.
|
(e)
|
After assignment to Company of valid card sales in compliance with instructions, Company or its designated third party shall pay Distributor the face amount thereof, less applicable discounts and charges then in effect, if any, as reasonably determined by Company. Company shall have the right to impose, eliminate and change amounts and rates of discounts and charges at any time, upon reasonable notice to Distributor. Company may, within its sole discretion, and in lieu of payment to Distributor, apply the face amount of card sales accepted by Company, less applicable discounts and charges then in effect, to Distributor's bank account.
|
(f)
|
Company and Distributor agree that all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all deliveries and sales of product and all credit card sales, are considered to be one, integrated transaction
|
(g)
|
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to settle all credit / debit transactions within two (2) business days. Company shall provide access to daily credit/debit settlements through a mutually agreed channel.
|
3.3
|
COLLECTION OF CARD SALES
|
3.4
|
REJECTED CREDIT CARD SALES
|
3.5
|
REPRES ENTATIONS AND INDEMNIFICATION
|
3.6
|
REMEDIES OF COMPANY
|
3.7
|
ASSIGNMENT OF CARD SALES TO THIRD PARTY
|
3.8
|
PCI COMPLIANCE
|
(a)
|
Distributor shall comply with those certain card acceptance requirements set forth at the website referenced below (the “PCI-DSS Requirements”), as may be periodically updated, and the requirements set forth herein (or as periodically specified by Company) for the handling of Cardholder Data, including but not limited to submission of any relevant documentation and participation in audits with respect to compliance with PCI-DSS Requirements. Distributor hereby agrees to access the PCI-DSS Requirements at
http://www.pcisecuritystandards.org
; and periodically review such site for any updates to the PCI Requirements. Notwithstanding
|
(b)
|
Distributor acknowledges and agrees that Cardholder Data may only be used for assisting completing a card transaction, for fraud control services, for loyalty programs, or as specifically agreed to by card associations, Company, or as required by applicable law.
|
(c)
|
In the event of a breach or intrusion of or otherwise unauthorized access to Cardholder Data stored at or for Distributor, Distributor shall immediately notify Company, in manner required in PCI-DSS Requirements, and provide the applicable institution and their respective designees access to Distributor’s Locations and all pertinent records to conduct a review of Distributor’s compliance with these requirements. Distributor shall fully cooperate with any reviews of Distributor’s facilities and records provided for in this paragraph.
|
(d)
|
Distributor shall maintain appropriate business continuity procedures and systems to ensure security of Cardholder Data in the event of a disruption, disaster or failure of Distributor’s primary data systems. Distributor shall provide access to its security systems and procedures, as reasonably requested by Company.
|
(e)
|
To the extent Distributor’s conversion of the Card Processing Services from Company to Distributor or Distributor’s implementation of the Card Processing Solution may impact Company’s compliance with PCI-DSS Requirements, Distributor will submit such intended action to Company prior to institution of such action. Company will submit such intended action to its Qualified Security Assessor for review. Distributor will follow the guidance of such Qualified Security Assessor in the implementation of such action.
|
(f)
|
During the 24-month transition period, initial PCI obligations of the parties and PCI cooperation obligations are set forth in the TSA.
|
3.9
|
EPOS PROGRAM AND CREDIT CARD FEES
|
4.1
|
IMAGE
|
4.2
|
MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
|
(a)
|
Shall have an illuminated brand identification sign, illuminated price sign, and perimeter pole advertising sign in good condition (e.g. no cracked or broken faces or unpainted poles) prominently displayed on the premises. Company may allow alternative sign configurations as required by local restrictions.
|
(b)
|
Shall offer to the public Motor Fuel in grades as specified by Company from time-to-time, through modern electronic Motor Fuel dispensers with card readers, at self-serve, correct and current graphics and valances applicable to the particular Authorized Marks at a Location.
|
(c)
|
Shall follow Company’s or its Branded Supplier’s brand image installation process (including the use of approved contractors) as may be applicable at the time a new or substituted retail location is being rebranded.
|
(d)
|
Shall have each Location’s canopy columns, poles, island curbs painted with approved colors relating to the Authorized Marks.
|
(e)
|
Shall ensure that each Location’s driveway is paved and public areas properly maintained.
|
(f)
|
Shall prominently display the applicable brand identification signs applicable to the Authorized Marks being used at each Location, as permitted by applicable law and governmental regulations.
|
(g)
|
Shall be required to have a canopy as required by the standards of Company or the Branded Supplier associated with the applicable Authorized Marks at each Location, subject to any local zoning ordinances prohibiting it.
|
(h)
|
Shall purchase, at the lowest price charged to all distributors within Company’s network, and prominently display Motor Fuel gasoline point-of-sale advertising materials as required by Company at all Locations.
|
(i)
|
Shall promptly remove any out-of-date or soiled advertising signs or point-of-sale material.
|
(j)
|
Shall keep all Location premises clean, attractive and healthful at all times. Where applicable provide the public with clean, operable
|
(k)
|
Shall employ, train, and manage enough qualified personnel, in full Company or Distributor approved uniform, to operate the Location, as the case may be, and treat customers in a friendly, courteous and professional manner.
|
(l)
|
Shall project an ongoing image of clean, wholesome facilities, where quality products are available for sale to the public, and shall participate at Distributor’s expense in Company’s Customer Best program, if applicable, or such comparable mystery shop program associated with other Authorized Marks.
|
(m)
|
Shall not accept or honor Company's credit card for the purchase of any motor fuel which is not Company's Branded Motor Fuel (unless otherwise permitted by Company), nor use any storage or dispensing equipment identified with Company's trademarks and trade names to dispense non-Company motor fuels.
|
(n)
|
Shall not engage in any activity which would deceive, confuse, or mislead the public as to the brand name of the motor fuel offered for sale.
|
(o)
|
Shall correct and promptly resolve any complaints or inquiries from customers, received by Distributor or Company regarding Distributor's operation or supply of Company's Branded Motor Fuel to Locations covered by this Agreement.
|
(p)
|
Shall not display or sell any adult/sophisticate magazines and/or materials at Branded Fuel Locations. Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to restrict and/or prohibit the display and sale of certain periodicals, drug paraphernalia and other merchandise which may be offensive to the general public.
|
(q)
|
Shall not display, offer for sale, distribute, promote, give away any illicit drug paraphernalia or other goods or items that alone or in combination may enable or promote use of illicit drugs at Locations selling Branded Motor Fuels.
|
(r)
|
Company's or the applicable Branded Supplier’s requirements are meant as a minimum standard for Distributor's operation and shall be reviewed from time-to-time by Company for Distributor compliance. If a Distributor Location does not meet such standards, Distributor will be provided thirty (30) days written notice to gain compliance at such Location. Failure by Distributor to maintain compliance with such minimum image standards and requirements shall be considered noncompliance with a material provision of this Agreement for which Company shall have the right to require the removal of all branding related to such Location.
|
(s)
|
Distributor agrees to replace, at Company’s expense, Company’s trademarks, tradenames, signage and advertising materials, as the case may be, in the event of a material change in such trademarks, tradenames, signage and advertising materials, upon Company’s request.
|
4.3
|
TREATMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
|
4.4
|
STANDARDS AND REQUIREMEMENTS CHANGES
|
4.5
|
COMBINED BRANDING STANDARDS
|
CARD TYPE
|
% of SALES
|
PER
TRANSACTION
|
Visa Credit
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Visa Debit
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
MasterCard Credit
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
MasterCard Debit
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
American Express
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Discover
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Pin Debit
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Stripes Gift Card
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Sunoco Consumer Card
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Sunoco Corporate Card
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
SunTrak
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
WEX
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Voyager
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
Universal
|
[***]
|
[***]
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014 (1)
|
|
2013
|
||||||||||
|
(in millions, except ratios)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest cost and debt expense
|
$
|
249
|
|
|
$
|
191
|
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Interest allocable to rental expense (2)
|
46
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
295
|
|
|
$
|
238
|
|
|
$
|
136
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Earnings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated pretax income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
185
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
Fixed charges
|
295
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Interest capitalized
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
311
|
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
|
$
|
320
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (3)
|
1.05
|
|
|
|
|
2.35
|
|
|
1.68
|
|
|
10.25
|
|
(1)
|
For the year ended December 31, 2014, we have combined the Predecessor Period and the Successor Period and presented the unaudited financial data on a combined basis for comparative purposes.
|
(2)
|
Represents one-third of the total operating lease rental expense, which is that portion deemed to be interest.
|
(3)
|
The ratio of coverage in 2016 was less than 1:1. The Partnership would have needed to generate additional earnings from continuing operations of $18 million to achieve a coverage of 1:1 in 2016.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sunoco LP;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: February 23, 2018
|
/s/
Joseph Kim
|
|
Joseph Kim
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of Sunoco LP
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sunoco LP;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: February 23, 2018
|
/s/
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
Chief Financial Officer of Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of Sunoco LP
|
(1)
|
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
|
(2)
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
|
Date: February 23, 2018
|
/s/
Joseph Kim
|
|
Joseph Kim
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of Sunoco LP
|
(1)
|
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
|
(2)
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
|
Date: February 23, 2018
|
/s/
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
Thomas R. Miller
|
|
Chief Financial Officer of Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of Sunoco LP
|
|
Page
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
i
|
Balance Sheets
|
1
|
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations
|
2
|
Consolidated and Combined Statement of Equity
|
3
|
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows
|
4
|
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
|
5
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Advances to affiliated companies
|
52
|
|
|
17
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
52
|
|
|
17
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
|
282
|
|
|
313
|
|
||
Total assets
|
$
|
334
|
|
|
$
|
330
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accrued and other current liabilities
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Equity:
|
|
|
|
||||
Members’ equity
|
331
|
|
|
327
|
|
||
Total equity
|
331
|
|
|
327
|
|
||
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
334
|
|
|
$
|
330
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Sales and other operating revenue
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,960
|
|
Sales to affiliates
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
424
|
|
|||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|||
Total revenues
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,394
|
|
|||
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cost of products sold
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,636
|
|
|||
Purchases from affiliates
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
685
|
|
|||
Operating expenses
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||
Selling, general and administrative
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|||
Total costs and expenses
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,371
|
|
|||
Operating income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Other income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates
|
4
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
269
|
|
|||
Other, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Income (loss) before income tax expense
|
4
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
293
|
|
|||
Income tax expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(53
|
)
|
|
$
|
290
|
|
|
Total
|
||
Balance, December 31, 2014
|
$
|
1,024
|
|
Sunoco LLC Transaction
|
(179
|
)
|
|
Distributions to ETP
|
(775
|
)
|
|
Net income
|
290
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2015
|
360
|
|
|
Sunoco Retail Transaction
|
2,297
|
|
|
Distributions to ETP
|
(77
|
)
|
|
R&M and Atlantic Distribution
|
(2,200
|
)
|
|
Net loss
|
(53
|
)
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
327
|
|
|
Net income
|
4
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
$
|
331
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(53
|
)
|
|
$
|
290
|
|
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|||
Deferred income taxes
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Inventory valuation adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
(Income) loss from unconsolidated affiliates
|
(4
|
)
|
|
53
|
|
|
(269
|
)
|
|||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates
|
35
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
12
|
|
|||
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|||
Inventories
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|||
Accounts payable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
|||
Accrued and other current liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|||
Other, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
35
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
33
|
|
|||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds from Sunoco Retail Transaction
|
—
|
|
|
2,200
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Contribution from ETP
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Proceeds from Sunoco LLC Transaction
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
775
|
|
|||
Proceeds from MACS Transaction
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Purchase of intangibles
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds from dispositions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
—
|
|
|
2,200
|
|
|
733
|
|
|||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Advances (to) from Sunoco, Inc.
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
188
|
|
|||
Distributions to ETP
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(954
|
)
|
|||
R&M and Atlantic Distribution
|
—
|
|
|
(2,200
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(2,230
|
)
|
|
(766
|
)
|
|||
Change in cash and cash equivalents
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Non-Cash Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-cash distribution to members
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(77
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
1.
|
Operations and Organization:
|
•
|
dealer, distributor and fuel supply agreements,
|
•
|
fuel supply agreements to distribute motor fuel to Sunoco convenience stores and other retail fuel outlets,
|
•
|
real property owned in fee,
|
•
|
leases and subleases under which it was a tenant, and
|
•
|
leases and subleases under which it was a landlord.
|
2.
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
|
•
|
prior to April 2015, the consolidation of Sunoco LLC and an equity method investment in Sunoco LP (representing 3,983,540 Sunoco LP common units);
|
•
|
from April 2015 until December 2015, an equity method investment in Sunoco LLC (representing 68.42% of Sunoco LLC) and an equity method investment in Sunoco LP (representing 4,779,022 Sunoco LP common units); and
|
•
|
from January 2016 through December 2017, an equity method investment in Sunoco LP (representing 10,489,944 Sunoco LP common units).
|
4.
|
Property, Plant and Equipment:
|
5.
|
Intangible Assets:
|
6.
|
Income Taxes:
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Current expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Federal
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
State
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||
Total
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Deferred expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Federal
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
State
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Total income tax expense
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense at US statutory rate of 35%
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
$
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
State income taxes (net of federal income tax effects)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||
Partnership loss (income) not subject to tax
|
(1
|
)
|
|
19
|
|
|
(116
|
)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
7.
|
Related Party Transactions:
|
8.
|
Commitments and Contingencies:
|
•
|
$1 billion of 4.875% senior notes due 2023;
|
•
|
$800 million of 5.50% senior notes due 2026; and
|
•
|
$400 million of 5.875% senior notes due 2028.
|