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Exhibit 99.1
 


Regency Energy Partners Reports Increases in Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year
2012 Adjusted EBITDA

DALLAS, February 20, 2013 – Regency Energy Partners LP (NYSE: RGP), (“Regency” or the “Partnership”), announced today its financial results for the fourth-quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2012.

For full-year 2012, adjusted EBITDA increased by 14 percent to $480 million compared to $422 million in 2011. For fourth-quarter 2012, adjusted EBITDA increased to $116 million compared to $115 million for fourth-quarter 2011. These increases in adjusted EBITDA were primarily due to volume growth in the gathering and processing segment, partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expenses. The full-year increase was also partly due to a full-year contribution from the Lone Star Joint Venture in 2012, compared to a partial-year contribution in 2011.

For the year-ended December 31, 2012, Regency generated $310 million in cash available for distribution, compared to $285 million for full-year 2011, primarily due to the same items set forth above. For fourth-quarter 2012, Regency generated $68 million in cash available for distribution, compared to $82 million in the fourth-quarter of 2011. This decrease was primarily due to lower proceeds from asset sales in the fourth-quarter of 2012 compared to the prior period.

Net income decreased to $48 million for the full-year ended December 31, 2012, from $74 million for the full-year ended December 31, 2011. These decreases were primarily due to non-cash valuation adjustments recorded in each respective period. For fourth-quarter 2012, Regency reported a net loss of $9 million compared to a net income of $14 million for fourth-quarter 2011.

“In 2012, robust drilling activity in south and west Texas and in north Louisiana contributed to a 20 percent increase in gathering and processing volumes and we also saw an upswing in revenue generating horsepower in our contract compression business,” said Mike Bradley, president and chief executive officer of Regency. “In addition, we continued construction on major organic growth projects in several of our liquids-rich operating regions.”

“Looking ahead, we have a significant amount of growth projects coming online and we expect these projects to generate strong returns as they ramp up throughout 2013 and 2014,” said Bradley.

REVIEW OF SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
 
Adjusted total segment margin increased 10 percent to $463 million for the full-year 2012, compared to $421 million for full-year 2011.
 
Gathering and Processing – We provide “wellhead-to-market” services to producers of natural gas, which include transporting raw natural gas from the wellhead through gathering systems, processing raw natural gas to separate NGLs from the raw natural gas and selling or delivering the pipeline-quality natural gas and NGLs to various markets and pipeline systems. This segment also includes our 33.33% membership interest in Ranch JV, which processes natural gas delivered from the NGLs-rich Bone Spring and Avalon shale formations in west Texas.
 
Adjusted segment margin for the Gathering and Processing segment, which excludes non-cash gains and losses from commodity derivatives, was $274 million for full-year 2012, compared to $233 million for full-year 2011. The increase was primarily due to volume growth in south and west Texas, and north Louisiana.
 
Total throughput volumes for the Gathering and Processing segment increased to 1.4 million MMbtu per day of natural gas for full-year 2012, compared to 1.2 million MMbtu per day of natural gas for full-year 2011. Processed NGLs increased to 38,000 barrels per day for the full-year 2012, compared to 32,000 barrels per day for full-year 2011.
 
Natural Gas Transportation – We own a 49.99% general partner interest in HPC, which owns RIGS, a 450-mile intrastate pipeline that delivers natural gas from northwest Louisiana to downstream pipelines and markets, and a 50% membership interest in MEP, which owns an interstate natural gas pipeline with approximately 500 miles stretching from southeast Oklahoma through northeast Texas, northern Louisiana and central Mississippi to an interconnect with the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line system in Butler, Alabama. This segment also includes Gulf States, which owns a 10-mile interstate pipeline that extends from Harrison County, Texas to Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

The Haynesville Joint Venture consists solely of the Regency Intrastate Gas System and is operated by Regency. Income from unconsolidated affiliates for the Haynesville Joint Venture was $29 million full-year 2012, compared to $49 million for full-year 2011. Total throughput volumes for the Haynesville Joint Venture averaged 0.9 million MMbtu per day of natural gas for full-year 2012, compared to 1.3 million MMbtu per day for full-year 2011. These decreases are primarily due to a non-cash asset impairment charge related to surplus equipment and the expiration of certain contracts.
 
The MEP Joint Venture consists solely of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline and is operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Income from unconsolidated affiliates for the MEP Joint Venture was $42 million for full-year 2012 and $43 million for full-year 2011. Total throughput volumes for the MEP Joint Venture averaged 1.4 million MMbtu per day of natural gas for full-year 2012 and 1.4 million MMbtu per day for full-year 2011.
 
NGL Services – We own a 30% membership interest in Lone Star, an entity owning a diverse set of midstream energy assets including pipelines, storage, fractionation and processing facilities located in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The Lone Star Joint Venture, which was acquired in May 2011, owns and operates NGL storage, fractionation and transportation assets and is operated by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. For the year-ended December 31, 2012, income from unconsolidated affiliates for the Lone Star Joint Venture was $44 million, compared to $28 million for the year-ended December 31, 2011. For the year-ended December 31, 2012, total throughput volumes for the West Texas Pipeline averaged 134,000 barrels per day, compared to 130,000 barrels per day for the period May 2, 2011 to December 31, 2011. NGL Fractionation throughput volumes averaged 17,000 barrels per day for the year-ended December 31, 2012, compared to 16,000 the period May 2, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
 
Contract Services – We own and operate a fleet of compressors used to provide turn-key natural gas compression services for customer specific systems. We also own and operate a fleet of equipment used to provide treating services, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal, natural gas cooling, dehydration and BTU management.
 
Segment margin for the Contract Services segment, including both revenues from external customers as well as intersegment revenues, was $189 million for full-year 2012, compared to $185 million for full-year 2011. The increase in segment margin is primarily due to the increase in revenue generating horsepower, inclusive of intersegment revenue generating horsepower. As of December 31, 2012, the Contract Compression segment’s revenue generating horsepower, including intersegment revenue generating horsepower, increased to 919,000, compared to 846,000 as of December 31, 2011. The increase in revenue generating horsepower is primarily attributable to additional horsepower placed into service in south Texas for the Gathering and Processing segment to provide compression services to external customers.
 
Corporate – The Corporate segment comprises our corporate offices. Segment margin in the Corporate segment was $20 million for full-year 2012 compared to $17 million for full-year 2011.
 
ORGANIC GROWTH

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, Regency incurred $767 million of growth capital expenditures: $318 million for the NGL Services segment, $298 million for the Gathering and Processing segment, and $151 million for the Contract Services segment.

For the full-year ended December 31, 2012, Regency incurred $34 million of maintenance capital expenditures.

In 2013, Regency expects to invest approximately $400 million in growth capital expenditures, of which $185 million is related to the Gathering and Processing segment; $120 million is related to the NGL Services segment and $95 million is related to the Contract Services segment.
In addition, Regency expects to invest $35 million in maintenance capital expenditures in 2013, including its proportionate share related to joint ventures.

CASH DISTRIBUTIONS
 
On January 28, 2013, Regency announced a cash distribution of $0.46 per outstanding common unit for the fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2012. This distribution is equivalent to $1.84 per outstanding common unit on an annual basis and was paid on February 14, 2013, to unitholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2013.
 
Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Series A Preferred Units were paid a quarterly distribution of $0.445 per unit for the fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2012, on the same schedule as set forth above.
 
In the fourth-quarter of 2012, Regency generated $68 million in cash available for distribution, representing 0.83 times the amount required to cover its announced distribution to unitholders. For full-year 2012, Regency generated $310 million in cash available for distribution, representing 0.95 times the amount required to cover its announced distribution to unitholders.
 
Regency makes distribution determinations based on its cash available for distribution and the perceived sustainability of distribution levels over an extended period. In addition to considering the cash available for distribution generated during the quarter, Regency takes into account cash reserves established with respect to prior distributions, seasonality of results, timing of organic growth projects and its internal forecasts of adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution over an extended period. Distributions are determined by the Board of Directors and are driven by the long-term sustainability of the business.

TELECONFERENCE

Regency Energy Partners will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter 2012 results Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 10 a.m. Central Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time).
 
The dial-in number for the call is 1-866-770-7125 in the United States, or +1-617-213-8066 outside the United States, passcode 50928052. A live webcast of the call may be accessed on the Investor Relations page of Regency’s website at www.regencyenergy.com. The call will be available for replay for seven days by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (from outside the U.S., +1-617-801-6888) passcode 94006638. A replay of the broadcast will also be available on the Partnership’s website for 30 days.
 
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This press release and the accompanying financial schedules include the non-GAAP financial measures of:

·  
EBITDA;
·  
adjusted EBITDA;
·  
cash available for distribution;
·  
segment margin;
·  
total segment margin;
·  
adjusted segment margin; and
·  
adjusted total segment margin.

These financial metrics are key measures of the Partnership’s financial performance.  The accompanying schedules provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly-comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to our GAAP financial statements are included in the Appendix.

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus or minus the following:
·  
non-cash loss (gain) from commodity and embedded derivatives;
·  
unit-based compensation expenses;
·  
loss (gain) on asset sales, net;
·  
loss on debt refinancing;
·  
other non-cash (income) expense, net;
·  
net income attributable to noncontrolling interest; and
·  
our interest in adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliates less income from unconsolidated affiliates.

These measures are used as supplemental measures by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, banks, research analysts and others, to assess:
·  
financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
·  
the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, support our indebtedness and make cash distributions to our unitholders and General Partner;
·  
our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure; and
·  
the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.

Adjusted EBITDA is the starting point in determining cash available for distribution, which is an important non-GAAP financial measure for a publicly traded partnership.

We define cash available for distribution as adjusted EBITDA:

·  
minus interest expense, excluding capitalized interest;
·  
minus maintenance capital expenditures;
·  
minus distributions to Series A Preferred Units,
·  
plus cash proceeds from asset sales, if any; and
·  
other adjustments.

Cash available for distribution is used as a supplemental liquidity measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, to approximate the amount of operating surplus generated by us during a specific period and to assess our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders and our general partner. Cash available for distribution is not the same measure as operating surplus or available cash, both of which are defined in our partnership agreement.

Neither EBITDA nor adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA do not include interest expense, income tax expense or depreciation and amortization expense. Because we have borrowed money to finance our operations, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate cash available for distribution. Because we use capital assets, depreciation and amortization are also necessary elements of our costs. Therefore, any measures that exclude these elements have material limitations. To compensate for these limitations, we believe that it is important to consider both net earnings determined under GAAP, as well as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to evaluate our performance.

We define segment margin, generally, as revenues minus cost of sales. We calculate our Gathering and Processing segment margin and Natural Gas Transportation segment margin as revenues generated from operations less the cost of natural gas and NGLs purchased and other costs of sales, including third-party transportation and processing fees. We do not record segment margin for our investments in unconsolidated affiliates (HPC, MEP, Lone Star and Ranch JV) because we record our ownership percentages of their net income as income from unconsolidated affiliates in accordance with the equity method of accounting. We calculate our Contract Services segment margin as revenues minus direct costs, primarily compressor unit repairs, associated with those revenues. We calculate total segment margin as the sum of segment margin of our segments less intersegment eliminations. We define adjusted segment margin as segment margin adjusted for non-cash (gains) losses from commodity derivatives. Our adjusted total segment margin equals the sum of our operating segments’ adjusted segment margins or segment margins, as applicable, including intersegment eliminations.

Total segment margin and adjusted total segment margin are included as a supplemental disclosure because they are primary performance measures used by our management as they represent the result of product sales, service fee revenues and product purchases, a key component of our operations. We believe total segment margin and adjusted total segment margin are important measures because they are directly related to our volumes and commodity price changes.

Operation and maintenance expense is a separate measure used by management to evaluate operating performance of field operations. Direct labor, insurance, property taxes, repair and maintenance, utilities and contract services comprise the most significant portion of our operation and maintenance expenses. These expenses are largely independent of the volumes we transport or process and fluctuate depending on the activities performed during a specific period. We do not deduct operation and maintenance expenses from total revenue in calculating total segment margin and adjusted total segment margin because we separately evaluate commodity volume and price changes in these margin amounts.

As an indicator of our operating performance, total segment margin or adjusted total segment margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our total segment margin and adjusted total segment margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate these measures in the same manner.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND OTHER DISCLAIMERS
 
This release includes “forward-looking” statements. Forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Statements using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “continue,” “estimate,” “goal,” “forecast,” “may” or similar expressions help identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and current expectations and projections about future events, we cannot give any assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Additional risks include: volatility in the price of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, declines in the credit markets and the availability of credit for the Partnership as well as for producers connected to the Partnership’s system and its customers, the level of creditworthiness of, and performance by the Partnership’s counterparties and customers, the Partnership's ability to access capital to fund organic growth projects and acquisitions, and the Partnership’s ability to obtain debt and equity financing on satisfactory terms, the Partnership's use of derivative financial instruments to hedge commodity and interest rate risks, the amount of collateral required to be posted from time-to-time in the Partnership's transactions, changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and demand for the Partnership's services, changes in laws and regulations impacting the midstream sector of the natural gas industry, weather and other natural phenomena, industry changes including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition, the Partnership's ability to obtain required approvals for construction or modernization of the Partnership's facilities and the timing of production from such facilities, and the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by accounting standard setting boards. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.
 
These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in filings made by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available to the public. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Regency Energy Partners LP (NYSE: RGP) is a growth-oriented, master limited partnership engaged in the gathering and processing, contract compression, contract treating and transportation of natural gas and the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids. Regency's general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE). For more information, please visit Regency’s website at www.regencyenergy.com.
 
 
CONTACT:
 
Investor Relations:
Lyndsay Hannah
Regency Energy Partners
Manager, Finance & Investor Relations
214-840-5477
ir@regencygas.com


Media Relations:
Vicki Granado
Granado Communications Group
214-599-8785
vicki@granadopr.com



 
 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


Regency Energy Partners LP
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
($ in thousands)
 
         
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Assets
       
Current assets
$ 236,788   $ 187,124  
             
Property, plant and equipment, net
  2,162,596     1,885,528  
             
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
  2,213,989     1,924,705  
Long-term derivative assets
  762     474  
Other assets, net
  41,613     39,353  
Intangible assets, net
  711,610     740,883  
Goodwill
         789,789     789,789  
Total Assets
$ 6,157,147   $ 5,567,856  
             
Liabilities and Partners' Capital and Noncontrolling Interest
           
Current liabilities
$ 286,881   $ 233,306  
             
Long-term derivative liabilities
  25,239     39,112  
Other long-term liabilities
  5,426     6,071  
Long-term debt
  2,157,111     1,687,147  
             
Series A Preferred Units
  72,733     71,144  
             
Partners' capital
  3,532,716     3,498,207  
Noncontrolling interest
  77,041     32,869  
    Total Partners' Capital and Noncontrolling Interest
  3,609,757     3,531,076  
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital and Noncontrolling Interest
$ 6,157,147   $ 5,567,856  
             


 
 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations


Regency Energy Partners LP
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
($ in thousands)
 
             
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
             
REVENUES
$ 1,339,168   $ 1,433,898   $ 1,221,663  
                   
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
                 
   Cost of sales
  870,970     1,012,826     862,105  
   Operations and maintenance
  165,900     147,643     125,650  
   General and administrative
  62,945     67,408     80,951  
   Loss (gain) on asset sales, net
  2,845     (2,372 )   516  
   Depreciation and amortization
  201,511     168,684     117,751  
   Total operating costs and expenses
  1,304,171     1,394,189     1,186,973  
                   
OPERATING INCOME
  34,997     39,709     34,690  
                   
   Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  114,337     119,540     69,365  
   Interest expense, net
  (122,372 )   (102,474 )   (82,792 )
   Loss on debt refinancing, net
  (7,820 )   -     (17,528 )
   Other income and deductions, net
  29,510     17,309     (12,126 )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  48,652     74,084     (8,391 )
   Income tax expense (benefit)
  828     465     956  
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  47,824     73,619     (9,347 )
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  -     -     (1,571 )
NET INCOME (LOSS)
$ 47,824   $ 73,619   $ (10,918 )
   Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  (2,313 )   (1,177 )   (562 )
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP
$ 45,511   $ 72,442   $ (11,480 )
                   
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)
$ 27,236   $ 57,450   $ (22,850 )
Weighted average number of common units outstanding
  167,492,735     145,490,869     115,590,707  
Basic income (loss) per common unit
$ 0.16   $ 0.39   $ (0.20 )
Diluted income (loss) per common unit
$ 0.13   $ 0.32   $ (0.20 )




 
 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations


Regency Energy Partners LP
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
($ in thousands)
 
             
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
             
REVENUES
$ 355,411   $ 369,881   $ 322,745  
                   
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
                 
   Cost of sales
  237,621     257,564     221,121  
   Operations and maintenance
  44,652     42,025     33,100  
   General and administrative
  15,839     13,510     18,563  
   Loss (gain) on asset sales, net
  1,303     (2,422 )   3  
   Depreciation and amortization
  58,992     45,989     33,217  
   Total operating costs and expenses
  358,407     356,666     306,004  
                   
OPERATING INCOME
  (2,996 )   13,215     16,741  
                   
   Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  27,139     32,619     23,618  
   Interest expense, net
  (36,314 )   (28,926 )   (19,791 )
   Loss on debt refinancing, net
  -     -     (15,748 )
   Other income and deductions, net
  3,961     (2,796 )   (12,232 )
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  (8,210 )   14,112     (7,412 )
   Income tax expense (benefit)
  739     484     (143 )
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  (8,949 )   13,628     (7,269 )
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  -     -     (1,654 )
NET (LOSS) INCOME
$ (8,949 ) $ 13,628   $ (8,923 )
   Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  (886 )   (104 )   (69 )
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP
$ (9,835 ) $ 13,524   $ (8,992 )
                   
Limited partners' interest in net (loss) income
$ (13,856 ) $ 9,417   $ (11,815 )
Weighted average number of common units outstanding
  170,841,959     155,675,662     137,234,829  
Basic (loss) income per common unit
$ (0.08 ) $ 0.06   $ (0.09 )
Diluted (loss) income per common unit
$ (0.08 ) $ 0.06   $ (0.09 )



 
 

 

 
Segment Financial and Operating Data

 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Gathering and Processing Segment
                       
Financial data:
                       
Segment margin
$ 68,830   $ 64,355   $ 52,915   $ 278,742   $ 233,146   $ 196,008  
Adjusted segment margin
  70,698     63,804     59,731     273,915     233,201     226,191  
Operating data:
                                   
Throughput (MMbtu/d)
  1,504,073     1,349,592     1,029,597     1,432,972     1,187,149     996,800  
NGL gross production (Bbls/d)
  40,427     36,382     29,327     38,182     31,902     26,155  





 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Contract Services Segment
                       
Financial data:
                       
Segment margin
$ 49,812   $ 47,067   $ 49,580   $ 189,435   $ 185,029   $ 165,663  
                                     
Operating data:
                                   
Revenue generating horsepower, including intercompany revenue generating horsepower
  918,861     846,172     844,800     918,861     846,172     844,800  



 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Corporate Segment
                       
Financial data:
                       
Segment margin
$ 5,100   $ 4,200   $ 4,200   $ 19,500   $ 16,800   $ 16,733  
                                     
 
 

 
 

 
 


The following provides key performance measures for 100% of the Haynesville Joint Venture, the MEP Joint Venture, the Lone Star Joint Venture and the Ranch Joint Venture

 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
Haynesville Joint Venture
                       
Financial data:
                       
Segment margin
$ 43,009   $ 43,901   $ 47,450   $ 173,244   $ 183,309   $ 174,347  
Operating data:
                                   
Throughput (MMbtu/d)
  747,569     1,054,392     1,543,570     854,388     1,321,266     1,277,881  




 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
MEP Joint Venture
                       
Financial data:
                       
Segment margin
$ 61,259   $ 62,815   $ 57,799   $ 245,753   $ 246,758   $ 212,345  
Operating data:
                                   
Throughput (MMbtu/d)
  1,397,314     1,380,010     1,541,533     1,409,079     1,360,658     1,408,778  




 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
     
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2012
 
From May 2, 2011 (Initial Acquisition date) through December 31, 2011
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Lone Star Joint Venture
               
Financial data:
               
Segment margin
$ 72,832   $ 66,931   $ 277,140   $ 178,718  
Operating data:
                       
West Texas Pipeline Throughput (Bbls/d)
  136,754     128,681     134,274     130,246  
NGL Fractionation Throughput (Bbls/d)
  17,715     18,464     17,152     15,676  




 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Ranch Joint Venture
       
Financial data:
       
Segment margin
$ 374   $ 524  
Operating data:
           
Throughput (MMbtu/d)
  5,205     3,274 *
             
* For the period from June to December 2012, as Ranch Joint Venture's Refrigeration Processing Plant started its operation in June 2012.
 


 
 

 


The following provides a reconciliation of segment margin to net income for 100% of the Haynesville Joint Venture, the MEP Joint Venture the Lone Star Joint Venture and the Ranch Joint Venture

 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income
$ 14,483   $ 24,483   $ 32,097   $ 69,847   $ 109,186   $ 106,737  
Add:
                                   
Operation and maintenance
  5,778     5,747     2,296     22,084     20,803     17,518  
General and administrative
  5,149     4,124     4,436     19,699     17,161     17,759  
Loss on asset sales, net
  425     -     (1 )   1,710     -     105  
Depreciation and amortization
  9,114     9,084     8,474     36,468     34,930     31,797  
Interest expense, net
  427     463     171     1,824     1,245     526  
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
  7,637     -     -     21,751     -     -  
Other income and deductions, net
  (4 )   -     (23 )   (139 )   (16 )   (95 )
Total Segment Margin
$ 43,009   $ 43,901   $ 47,450   $ 173,244   $ 183,309   $ 174,347  
                           


 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income
$ 20,660   $ 22,655   $ 18,109   $ 83,266   $ 85,339    $ 60,173  
Add:
                                   
Operating expenses
  10,405     9,913     9,514     41,613     40,365     38,255  
Depreciation and amortization
  17,357     17,362     17,401     69,432     69,538     66,929  
Interest expense, net
  12,837     12,892     12,779     51,442     51,515     48,751  
Other income and deductions, net
  -     (7 )   (4 )   -     1     (1,763 )
Total Segment Margin
$ 61,259   $ 62,815   $ 57,799   $ 245,753   $ 246,758   $ 212,345  
                     

 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
     
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2012
 
From May 2, 2011 (Initial Acquisition date) through December 31, 2011
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income
$ 37,460   $ 35,049   $ 147,172   $ 93,959  
Add:
                       
Operation and maintenance
  16,861     16,194     59,126     39,254  
General and administrative
  4,453     3,719     19,011     13,326  
Depreciation and amortization
  13,787     12,205     51,524     32,248  
Tax expense
  261     630     1,740     833  
Other income and deductions, net
  10     (866 )   (1,433 )   (902 )
Total Segment Margin
$ 72,832   $ 66,931   $ 277,140   $ 178,718  
               


 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
         
Net loss
$ (623 ) $ (1,554 )
Add:
           
Operation and maintenance
  389     702  
General and administrative
  16     16  
Gain on asset sales
  (27 )   (27 )
Depreciation and amortization
  615     1,383  
Tax expense
  4     4  
Total Segment Margin
$ 374   $ 524  
   
 

 
 
 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures


 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income (loss)
$ (8,949 ) $ 13,628   $ (8,923 )
Add (deduct):
                 
Interest expense, net
  36,314     28,926     19,791  
Depreciation and amortization
  58,992     45,989     33,217  
Income tax expense (benefit)
  739     484     (143 )
EBITDA (1)
$ 87,096   $ 89,027   $ 43,942  
Add (deduct):
                 
Non-cash (gain) loss from commodity and embedded derivatives
  (2,177 )   2,230     18,922  
Unit-based compensation expenses
  1,315     923     1,386  
Loss (gain) on asset sales, net
  1,303     (2,422 )   78  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  (27,139 )   (32,619 )   (23,618 )
Partnership's ownership interest in unconsolidated affiliates' adjusted EBITDA
  56,911     57,572     44,469  
Loss on debt refinancing, net
  -     -     15,748  
Other (income) expense, net
  (886 )   189     831  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 116,423   $ 114,900   $ 101,758  
                   
(1) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
                 
                   
(2) 100% of Haynesville Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 14,483   $ 24,483   $ 32,097  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  9,114     9,084     8,474  
Interest expense
  427     463     171  
Loss on sale of asset, net
  425     -     (1 )
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
  7,637     -     -  
Other expense, net
  -     -     16  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 32,086   $ 34,030   $ 40,757  
Average ownership interest
  49.99 %   49.99 %   49.99 %
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 16,040   $ 17,012   $ 20,374  
                   
(3) 100% of MEP Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 20,660   $ 22,655   $ 18,109  
Add:
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  17,357     17,362     17,401  
Interest expense, net
  12,837     12,892     12,779  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 50,854   $ 52,909   $ 48,289  
Average ownership interest
  50.00 %   50.00 %   49.90 %
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 25,427   $ 26,455   $ 24,095  
We acquired a 49.9% interest in MEP Joint Venture in May 2010.
                 
                   
(4) 100% of Lone Star Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 37,460   $ 35,049     N/A  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  13,787     12,205     N/A  
Other income, net
  270     (237 )   N/A  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 51,517   $ 47,017     N/A  
Average ownership interest
  30.00 %   30.00 %   N/A  
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 15,455   $ 14,105     N/A  
We acquired a 30% interest in Lone Star Joint Venture in May 2011.
                 
                   
(5) 100% of Ranch Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net loss
$ (623 )   N/A     N/A  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  615     N/A     N/A  
Other income, net
  (23 )   N/A     N/A  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ (31 )   N/A     N/A  
Average ownership interest
  33.33 %   N/A     N/A  
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ (11 )   N/A     N/A  
We acquired a 33.33% interest in Ranch Joint Venture in December 2011.
                 


 
 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures


 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income (loss)
$ 47,824   $ 73,619   $ (10,918 )
Add (deduct):
                 
Interest expense, net
  122,372     102,474     82,971  
Depreciation and amortization
  201,511     168,684     122,725  
Income tax expense (benefit)
  828     465     956  
EBITDA (1)
$ 372,535   $ 345,242   $ 195,734  
Add (deduct):
                 
Non-cash (gain) loss from commodity and embedded derivatives
  (18,827 )   (17,919 )   42,613  
Unit-based compensation expenses
  4,785     3,610     13,727  
(Gain) loss on asset sales, net
  2,845     (2,372 )   591  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  (114,337 )   (119,540 )   (69,365 )
Partnership's ownership interest in unconsolidated affiliates' adjusted EBITDA (2)(3)(4)(5)
  227,493     213,572     122,696  
Loss on debt refinancing, net
  7,820     -     17,528  
Other (income) expense, net
  (2,348 )   (224 )   3,432  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 479,966   $ 422,369   $ 326,956  
                   
(1) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
                 
                   
(2) 100% of Haynesville Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 69,847   $ 109,186   $ 106,737  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  36,468     34,930     31,797  
Interest expense
  1,824     1,245     526  
Loss on sale of asset, net
  1,710     -     105  
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
  21,751     -     -  
Other expense, net
  -     16     (228 )
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 131,600   $ 145,377   $ 138,937  
Average ownership interest
  49.99 %   49.99 %   48.23 %
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 65,787   $ 72,672   $ 67,014  
                   
(3) 100% of MEP Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 83,266   $ 85,339   $ 42,528  
Add:
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  69,432     69,538     40,103  
Interest expense, net
  51,442     51,515     28,959  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 204,140   $ 206,392   $ 111,590  
Average ownership interest
  50.00 %   49.93 %   49.90 %
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 102,070   $ 103,059   $ 55,682  
We acquired a 49.9% interest in MEP Joint Venture in May 2010.
                 
                   
(4) 100% of Lone Star Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net income
$ 147,172   $ 93,959     N/A  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  51,524     32,248     N/A  
Other income, net
  306     (68 )   N/A  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 199,002   $ 126,139     N/A  
Average ownership interest
  30.00 %   30.00 %   N/A  
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ 59,701   $ 37,841     N/A  
We acquired a 30% interest in Lone Star Joint Venture in May 2011.
                 
                   
(5) 100% of Ranch Joint Venture's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
                 
Net loss
$ (1,554 ) $ -     N/A  
Add (deduct):
                 
Depreciation and amortization
  1,383     -     N/A  
Other income, net
  (23 )   -     N/A  
Adjusted EBITDA
$ (194 ) $ -     N/A  
Average ownership interest
  33.33 %   33.33 %   N/A  
Partnership's interest in Adjusted EBITDA
$ (65 ) $ -     N/A  
We acquired a 33.33% interest in Ranch Joint Venture in December 2011.
                 


 
 

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted Total Segment Margin to GAAP Net Income


 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net (loss) income
$ (8,949 ) $ 13,628   $ (8,923 )
Add (Deduct):
                 
Operation and maintenance
  44,652     42,025     33,100  
General and administrative
  15,839     13,510     18,563  
Loss (gain) on asset sales, net
  1,303     (2,422 )   3  
Depreciation and amortization
  58,992     45,989     33,217  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  (27,139 )   (32,619 )   (23,618 )
Interest expense, net
  36,314     28,926     19,791  
   Loss on debt refinancing, net
  -     -     15,748  
Other income and deductions, net
  (3,961 )   2,796     12,232  
Income tax expense (benefit)
  739     484     (143 )
Discontinued operations
  -     -     1,654  
Total Segment Margin
  117,790     112,317     101,624  
Non-cash loss (gain) from derivatives
  1,868     (551 )   6,816  
Adjusted Total Segment Margin
$ 119,658   $ 111,766   $ 108,440  
                   
Gathering & Processing Segment Margin
$ 68,830   $ 64,355   $ 52,915  
Non-cash loss (gain) from derivatives
  1,868     (551 )   6,816  
Adjusted Gathering and Processing Segment Margin
  70,698     63,804     59,731  
                   
Natural Gas Transportation Segment Margin
  301     597     1,141  
                   
Contract Services Segment Margin
  49,812     47,067     49,580  
                   
Corporate Segment Margin
  5,100     4,200     4,200  
                   
Inter-segment Elimination
  (6,253 )   (3,902 )   (6,212 )
                   
Adjusted Total Segment Margin
$ 119,658   $ 111,766   $ 108,440  
                   




 
 

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted Total Segment Margin to GAAP Net Income


 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net income (loss)
$ 47,824   $ 73,619   $ (10,918 )
Add (Deduct):
                 
Operation and maintenance
  165,900     147,643     125,650  
General and administrative
  62,945     67,408     80,951  
Loss (gain) on asset sales, net
  2,845     (2,372 )   516  
Depreciation and amortization
  201,511     168,684     117,751  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  (114,337 )   (119,540 )   (69,365 )
Interest expense, net
  122,372     102,474     82,792  
Loss on debt refinancing, net
  7,820     -     17,528  
Other income and deductions, net
  (29,510 )   (17,309 )   12,126  
Income tax expense
  828     465     956  
Discontinued operations
  -     -     1,571  
Total Segment Margin
  468,198     421,072     359,558  
Non-cash (gain) loss from derivatives
  (4,827 )   55     30,183  
Adjusted Total Segment Margin
$ 463,371   $ 421,127   $ 389,741  
                   
Gathering & Processing Segment Margin
$ 278,742   $ 233,146   $ 196,008  
Non-cash loss (gain) from derivatives
  (4,827 )   55     30,183  
Adjusted Gathering & Processing Segment Margin
  273,915     233,201     226,191  
                   
Natural Gas Transportation Segment Margin
  1,737     2,801     4,359  
                   
Contract Services Segment Margin
  189,435     185,029     165,663  
                   
Corporate Segment Margin
  19,500     16,800     16,733  
                   
Inter-segment Elimination
  (21,216 )   (16,704 )   (23,205 )
                   
Adjusted Total Segment Margin
$ 463,371   $ 421,127   $ 389,741  
                   



 
 

 
 
Reconciliation of “cash available for distribution” to net cash flows provided by operating activities and to net income

 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
($ in thousands)
 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
$ 71,043   $ 251,968  
Add (deduct):
           
Depreciation and amortization, including debt issuance cost and bond premium
  (61,528 )   (208,441 )
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  27,139     114,337  
Derivative valuation change
  1,726     18,850  
Loss on asset sales, net
  (1,303 )   (2,845 )
Unit-based compensation expenses
  (1,315 )   (4,785 )
Cash flow changes in current assets and liabilities:
           
Trade accounts receivables, accrued revenues, and related party receivables
  4,002     (6,777 )
Other current assets and other current liabilities
  798     (4,932 )
Trade accounts payable, accrued cost of gas and liquids, related party payables and deferred revenues
  (21,709 )   9,966  
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
  (28,808 )   (120,701 )
Other assets and liabilities
  1,006     1,184  
Net (Loss) Income
$ (8,949 ) $ 47,824  
Add:
           
Interest expense, net
  36,314     122,372  
Depreciation and amortization
  58,992     201,511  
Income tax expense
  739     828  
EBITDA
$ 87,096   $ 372,535  
Add (deduct):
           
Non-cash gain from commodity and embedded derivatives
  (2,177 )   (18,827 )
Non-cash unit based compensation
  1,315     4,785  
Loss on asset sales, net
  1,303     2,845  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates
  (27,139 )   (114,337 )
Partnership's ownership interest in unconsolidated affiliates' adjusted EBITDA
  56,911     227,493  
Loss on debt refinancing, net
  -     7,820  
Other expense, net
  (886 )   (2,348 )
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 116,423   $ 479,966  
Add (deduct):
           
Interest expense, excluding capitalized interest
  (41,133 )   (151,298 )
Maintenance capital expenditures
  (8,072 )   (33,697 )
Distribution to Series A Preferred Units
  (1,946 )   (7,782 )
Proceeds from asset disposal
  4,485     27,013  
Other adjustments
  (1,704 )   (4,514 )
Cash available for distribution
$ 68,053   $ 309,688