World Point Terminals, LP - FORM 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________

Commission file number: 001-36049

World Point Terminals, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		46-2598540
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 400

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(314) 889-9660

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer þ

(do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ

On November 12, 2015, the Registrant had 18,375,507 Common Units and 16,485,507 Subordinated Units outstanding.

WORLD POINT TERMINALS, LP
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

	Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	33
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33

	PART II. Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	34
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	34
Item 5.	Other Information	34
Item 6.	Exhibits	35

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

World Point Terminals, LP

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014

Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,129	$	18,429
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10 and $8, respectively		2,172		2,250
Accounts receivable – affiliates		385		2,391
Short-term investments		3,748		5,527
Prepaid insurance		199		197
Prepaid insurance -- affiliates		252		93
Income tax receivable		99		-
Other current assets		509		416
Total current assets		24,493		29,303

Property, plant and equipment, net		163,709		143,172
Goodwill		6,072		377
Acquired customer contracts, net		5,559		-
Investment in joint venture		8,727		8,125
Other assets		566		798
Total Assets	$	209,126	$	181,775

Liabilities and Partners’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,686	$	6,765
Accrued liabilities		1,832		1,088
Due to affiliate companies		759		1,411
Deferred revenue – short-term – affiliates		802		656
Income taxes payable		77		109
Total current liabilities		9,156		10,029

Other noncurrent liabilities		649		622
Deferred revenue – long-term		254		-
Deferred revenue – long-term – affiliates		2,272		1,106
Total liabilities		12,331		11,757

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9 and 17)		-		-

Partners’ Equity
Common units (18,375,507 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 16,825,507 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014)		140,004		110,241
Subordinated units (16,485,507 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014)		56,791		59,777
General partner interest (0% interest)		-		-
Total partners’ equity		196,795		170,018
Total Liabilities and Partners’ Equity	$	209,126	$	181,775

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

World Point Terminals, LP

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014

REVENUES
Third parties	$	13,762		$	13,918		$	44,219		$	42,702
Affiliates		8,723			8,678			27,846			25,039
		22,485			22,596			72,065			67,741

OPERATING COSTS, EXPENSES AND OTHER
Operating expenses		6,529			6,567			21,179			19,061
Operating expenses reimbursed to affiliates		1,143			668			2,529			2,141
Selling, general and administrative expenses		990			1,106			2,950			3,624
Selling, general and administrative expenses reimbursed to affiliates		654			470			1,545			1,375
Depreciation and amortization		6,498			5,321			18,956			15,116
Income from joint venture		(432	)		(86	)		(602	)		(347	)
Total operating costs, expenses and other		15,382			14,046			46,557			40,970

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		7,103			8,550			25,508			26,771

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)
Interest expense		(209	)		(211	)		(620	)		(641	)
Interest and dividend income		55			90			232			136
Gain (loss) on investments and other-net		115			(68	)		47			91
Income before income taxes		7,064			8,361			25,167			26,357
Provision for income taxes		77			31			107			104
NET INCOME		6,987			8,330			25,060			26,253

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITHOLDERS
Common	$	0.20		$	0.25		$	0.72		$	0.79
Subordinated	$	0.20		$	0.25		$	0.72		$	0.79
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING
Common		18,375,507			16,825,507			18,375,507			16,722,943
Subordinated		16,485,507			16,485,507			16,485,507			16,485,507

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

World Point Terminals, LP

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Net income	$	25,060		$	26,253
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		18,956			15,116
Amortization of deferred financing costs		138			157
Loss (gain) on marketable securities		35			(60	)
Equity based compensation		1,905			1,297
Income from joint venture		(602	)		(347	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisitions):
Accounts receivable		78			786
Prepaid insurance		(161	)		838
Other current assets and other assets		(3	)		103
Accounts payable		(1,959	)		24
Accrued liabilities		748			1,261
Deferred revenue		1,566			(48	)
Income taxes payable/receivable		(131	)		(38	)
Due to affiliated companies		1,354			(1,088	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		27			26
Net cash provided by operating activities		47,011			44,280
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of short-term investments		(129	)		(6,640	)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		1,873			320
Acquisition of business		-			(6,553	)
Capital expenditures		(18,681	)		(14,570	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(16,937	)		(27,443	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Distributions to unitholders		(31,374	)		(29,905	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(31,374	)		(29,905	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(1,300	)		(13,068	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		18,429			31,207
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	17,129		$	18,139

Cash paid for interest	$	455		$	611
Cash paid for income taxes	$	237		$	151
Noncash investing transactions – property and equipment additions included in accounts payable	$	1,180		$	777
Noncash financing and investing transactions – issuance of units for acquisition of terminal business	$	31,186			-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

World Point Terminals, LP

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Equity

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Partnership
	Limited Partner Common Units			Limited Partner Subordinated Units			General Partner (non-economic interest)
BALANCE – DECEMBER 31, 2013	$	106,615		$	57,289		$	-
Equity based compensation expense		1,933			-			-
Net income		16,375			16,143			-
Distributions		(15,143	)		(14,838	)		-
Contribution to partners’ equity		461			1,183			-
BALANCE – DECEMBER 31, 2014	$	110,241		$	59,777		$	-
Equity based compensation expense		1,905			-			-
Net income		13,209			11,851			-
Distributions		(16,537	)		(14,837	)		-
Issuance of units for acquisition of terminal assets		31,186			-			-
BALANCE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	140,004		$	56,791		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

World Point Terminals, LP (the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed on April 19, 2013 by World Point Terminals, Inc. (our “Parent”) and WPT GP, LLC (the “General Partner”). The Partnership, through its wholly owned subsidiary Center Point Terminal Company, LLC (“Center Point”), owns, operates, develops and acquires liquid bulk storage terminals and related assets primarily for the storage of petroleum based products, including light refined products, heavy refined products and crude oil. We operate fee-based facilities located along the East Coast, Gulf Coast and Midwest regions of the United States.

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP and should be read along with the Partnership’s 2014 audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Partnership’s financial statements as of September 30, 2015, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, are unaudited and have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Information for interim periods may not be indicative of the Partnership’s operating results for the entire year.

EARNINGS PER UNIT AND CASH DISTRIBUTIONS

Earnings per unit applicable to limited partners (including subordinated unitholders) is computed by dividing limited partners’ interest in net income, after deducting amounts due pursuant to Incentive Distribution Rights (“IDRs”) by the weighted-average number of outstanding common and subordinated units. Our net income is allocated to the limited partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests, after giving effect to priority income allocations, including incentive distributions, if any, to the holders of IDRs, pursuant to our partnership agreement. Earnings in excess of distributions are allocated to the limited partners based on their respective ownership interests. Payments made to our unitholders are determined in relation to actual distributions declared and are not based on the net income allocations used in the calculation of earnings per unit. The weighted-average number of units outstanding was as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2015

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2015

Common Units

18,375,507

Subordinated Units

16,485,507

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

In addition to the common and subordinated units, we have also identified the IDRs as participating securities and use the two-class method when calculating the earnings per unit applicable to limited partners, which is based on the weighted-average number of common and subordinated units outstanding during the period. Basic and diluted earnings per unit applicable to limited partners are the same because we do not have any potentially dilutive units outstanding.

The calculation of earnings per unit is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Common		Subordinated		Total		Common		Subordinated		Total
Net income attributable to unitholders	$	3,683	$	3,304	$	6,987	$	13,209	$	11,851	$	25,060
Less:
Distributions payable on behalf of IDRs		-		-		-		-		-		-
Distributions payable on behalf of general partner interest		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net income attributable to unitholders	$	3,683	$	3,304	$	6,987	$	13,209	$	11,851	$	25,060
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
Common Units – Public¹		11,952,500						11,952,500
Common Units – Parent		6,423,007						6,423,007
Subordinated Units – Parent				16,485,507						16,485,507
Earnings per unit	$	0.20	$	0.20			$	0.72	$	0.72

As of September 30, 2015, Apex Oil Company, Inc. (“Apex”) owns 1,550,000 of the total 11,952,500 common units – public.

Cash Distributions

Our partnership agreement generally provides that we will make our distributions, if any, each quarter in the following manner:

first, to all unitholders, pro rata, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.345 per unit for that quarter (the “first target distribution”);

second, 85.0% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 15.0% to the holders of the IDRs, pro rata, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.375 per unit for that quarter (the “second target distribution”);

third, 75.0% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 25.0% to the holders of the IDRs, pro rata, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.45 per unit for that quarter (the “third target distribution”); and

thereafter, 50.0% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 50.0% to the holders of the IDRs, pro rata.

In each case, the amount of the target distribution set forth above is exclusive of any distributions to common unitholders to eliminate any cumulative arrearages in payment of the minimum quarterly distribution. The percentage interests set forth above assume that we do not issue additional classes of equity securities.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

If cash distributions to our unitholders exceed $0.345 per unit in any quarter, our unitholders and the holders of IDRs will receive distributions according to the following percentage allocations:

	Total Quarterly Distribution	Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions
	Target Amount	Unitholders			Holders of IDRs
Minimum Quarterly Distribution	$0.30		100	%		-
First Target Distribution	above $0.30 up to $0.345		100	%		-
Second Target Distribution	above $0.345 up to $0.375		85	%		15	%
Third Target Distribution	above $0.375 up to $0.450		75	%		25	%
Thereafter	above $0.450		50	%		50	%

The following table sets forth the distribution declared in total and per limited partner unit attributable to the periods indicated:

		Distributions
Period	Date Declared	Amount		Per Unit
January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014	April 23, 2014	$	9,993	$	0.3000
April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014	July 17, 2014	$	9,993	$	0.3000
July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014	October 23, 2014	$	9,993	$	0.3000
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014	January 15, 2015	$	10,458	$	0.3000
January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015	April 21, 2015	$	10,458	$	0.3000
April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015	July 16, 2015	$	10,458	$	0.3000
July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015	October 14, 2015	$	10,458	$	0.3000

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Partnership’s financial assets and liabilities consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term investments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The Partnership has exposure to counterparty credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and other price risk with its financial assets and liabilities. The Partnership’s risk management program seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Partnership’s financial performance and ultimately shareholder value. The Partnership manages its risks and risk exposures through a combination of sound business practices, derivative instruments and a system of internal controls.

Credit Risk — Credit risk arises from cash held with banks, credit exposure to customers (including outstanding accounts receivable), and counterparty risk associated with certain of the Partnership’s short-term investments.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of bank balances. Credit risk associated with cash is minimized by ensuring that these financial assets are held at high quality financial institutions.

Accounts receivable consists primarily of trade accounts receivable from storage related revenues. The Partnership’s credit risk arises from the possibility that a counterparty which owes the Partnership money is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts with the Partnership, which would result in a financial loss for the Partnership. Credit risk associated with accounts receivable is minimized by the business model and collection policies of the Partnership. Most of the Partnership’s customers prepay their obligations at the beginning of each month and/or the Partnership has custody of customer assets at its facilities. The assets held by the Partnership belonging to its customers generally carry a market value well in excess of the accounts receivable balances due. The Partnership conducts business with a relatively few number of customers, including one affiliated customer that comprised approximately 38% and 37% of the Partnership’s first nine months 2015 revenues and 2014 revenues, respectively, and another customer that comprised approximately 12% of the Partnership’s first nine months 2015 revenues and 2014 revenues, under both short term and long term contracts. A large portion of the Partnership’s annual expenses are fixed and, accordingly, the Partnership’s ability to meet its ongoing obligations is dependent upon its ability to retain existing customers and/or attract new ones.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable are reduced through the use of an allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of the loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined by specific customer balance analysis. When a receivable balance is considered uncollectable, it is written off against the allowance for accounts receivable. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off reduce expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Historically trade credit losses have been minimal.

The Partnership has equity investments in marketable securities, including certain preferred and trust preferred stocks and debt securities. The Partnership seeks to mitigate risk of a financial loss by investing in what it considers to be high-quality instruments with quality counterparties.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Partnership adopted the amendments to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, for the consolidated financial statements. The amendments require the use of a fair value hierarchy in order to classify the fair value disclosures related to the Partnership’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are recognized in the balance sheets at fair value.

The fair value hierarchy has the following levels:

Level 1 — Values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Values based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. The Partnership does not currently have any instruments with fair value determined using Level 2 inputs.

Level 3 — Values are generated from model based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. Valuation techniques could include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. The Partnership does not currently have any instruments with fair value determined using Level 3 inputs.

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

The financial assets and financial liabilities, measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets, consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

September 30, 2015	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,129	$	-	$	-	$	17,129

Short-term investments
Exchange traded debt securities		504		-		-		504
Preferred stocks		3,244		-		-		3,244
Total short-term investments		3,748		-		-		3,748
Total assets at fair value	$	20,877	$	-	$	-	$	20,877

December 31, 2014	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	18,429	$	-	$	-	$	18,429

Short-term investments
Exchange traded debt securities		375		-		-		375
Preferred stocks		4,822		-		-		4,822
Trust preferred stocks		330		-		-		330
Total short-term investments		5,527						5,527
Total assets at fair value	$	23,956	$	-	$	-	$	23,956

For assets and liabilities that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held without consideration of transaction costs. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Cash Equivalents — The carrying value of cash equivalents represents fair value as it is based on active market quotes available for these assets and is classified as Level 1.

Short-Term Investments— The short-term investments consist of investments in listed exchange traded debt securities, preferred stocks and trust preferred securities. The securities are valued using quoted prices from the various public markets. The securities trade on public exchanges, both domestic and foreign, and can be accurately described as active markets. The observable valuation inputs are unadjusted quoted prices that represent active market trades and are classified as Level 1.

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL RECEIVABLES

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for doubtful trade receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014:

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014

Allowance for doubtful receivable at January 1	$	8		$	95
Additions charged to expense		13			-
Subtractions included in income		(11	)		(87	)
	$	10		$	8

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

September 30, 2015	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net Book Value

Land	$	32,469	$	-	$	32,469
Tanks and appenditures		228,315		129,432		98,883
Docks and jetties		17,842		6,210		11,632
Machinery and equipment		10,839		6,774		4,065
Buildings		2,580		864		1,716
Other		10,094		3,809		6,285
Assets under construction		8,659		-		8,659
	$	310,798	$	147,089	$	163,709

December 31, 2014	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net Book Value

Land	$	30,186	$	-	$	30,186
Tanks and appenditures		200,516		114,860		85,656
Docks and jetties		17,767		4,947		12,820
Machinery and equipment		9,779		5,427		4,352
Buildings		2,312		777		1,535
Other		8,756		3,103		5,653
Assets under construction		2,970		-		2,970
	$	272,286	$	129,114	$	143,172

TERMINAL ACQUISITIONS

On September 14, 2015, the Partnership acquired a terminal facility in Salisbury, Maryland which has a total shell capacity of 177,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel, heating oil and ethanol. The terminal is served by truck and barge. The total fair value of the terminal was $965 and was allocated to property, plant and equipment. There were no other identifiable assets or liabilities included in this acquisition.

On January 1, 2015, the Partnership acquired a terminal facility in Greensboro, North Carolina which has a total shell capacity of 684,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, distillate, ethanol and jet fuel. The terminal is served by truck and connection to the Colonial Pipeline. The Partnership entered into a contribution agreement with Apex Oil Company, Inc. (“Apex”) and one of its subsidiaries, whereby the Partnership issued 1,550,000 common units to Apex in exchange for the terminal. Based on the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on December 31, 2014, the value of the units issued represented approximately $31,186 in total consideration. The acquisition of the Greensboro terminal qualifies as a business under the Business Combinations topic of the ASC. The allocation of the contribution consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction were recorded at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while transaction costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred, other than $48 in closing costs which were recorded as property, plant and equipment.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

The Partnership has made a preliminary allocation, which may be subject to revision, of the contribution consideration to the assets acquired as follows:

Contribution consideration
Property, plant and equipment	$	18,951
Goodwill		5,695
Acquired customer contracts		6,540
Total consideration		31,186
Closing costs		48
Additive inventory		53
Total terminal cost	$	31,287

In June 2014, the Partnership acquired two terminals in Mobile, Alabama that will have a total shell capacity of 1,826,000 barrels once necessary repairs and upgrades are made to the tanks.

The Chickasaw terminal has a total storage capacity of 644,000 barrels for the storage of asphalt, crude oil, and residual fuels. The terminal is served by ship, barge, truck and rail. The acquisition of the Chickasaw terminal qualifies as a business under the Business Combinations topic of the ASC. The total fair value of the Chickasaw terminal was $6,553 and was allocated to property, plant and equipment.

The Blakeley Island terminal has a total storage capacity of 1,182,000 barrels for the storage of crude oil, distillates and residual fuels. The terminal is served by ship, barge and truck access. The total fair value of the Blakeley Island terminal was $7,191 and was allocated to property plant and equipment.

The Partnership’s allocation of the purchase price for the Chickasaw and Blakeley Island terminals was based on an evaluation of the appropriate fair values and represents management’s best estimate based on available data. There were no other identifiable assets or liabilities for these acquisitions.

Pro forma information related to these acquisitions is not presented because the impact of the acquisitions on the Partnership’s consolidated results of operations is not significant.

ACQUIRED CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

In connection with the acquisition of the terminal facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Partnership has made a preliminary allocation of $6,540 of the consideration to acquired customer contracts, however, that allocation may be subject to revision. The cost will be amortized over a period of five years.

Acquired customer contracts consisted of the following at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014

Cost	$	6,540		$	-
Less accumulated amortization		(981	)		-
	$	5,559		$	-

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

COMMITMENTS

The Partnership leases land and other use rights at some of its facilities. Lease expense totaled $1,003 and $1,077 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These leases expire from March 31, 2016 through February 1, 2061. In accordance with the terms of its lease with the Galveston port authority, in lieu of periodic lease payments, the Partnership is responsible for the maintenance of the dock.

Minimum rental commitments for all storage facilities of the Partnership under existing non-cancelable operating leases for the remainder of 2015 and for the years ending December 31 thereafter are as follows:

2015	$	133
2016		567
2017		552
2018		552
2019		462
Thereafter		28
	$	2,294

10)

DEBT

On August 14, 2013, Center Point entered into a $200,000 senior secured revolving credit facility with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders (the “Credit Facility”), which has an initial maturity date of August 14, 2018. The Credit Facility is available, subject to certain conditions, for working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and general partnership purposes, including distributions and unit repurchases. In addition, the Credit Facility includes a sublimit of up to $20,000 for swing line loans and permits the Partnership to enter into a pari passu credit facility for the provision of letters of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000 at any time. The Credit Facility also includes an accordion feature permitting increases in the commitments under the Credit Facility by an aggregate amount up to $100,000. Substantially all of the Partnership’s assets are pledged as collateral under the Credit Facility, and the Partnership and its other subsidiaries entered into guarantees of payment on behalf of Center Point for amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Center Point incurred costs of $910 associated with the Credit Facility which will be amortized over the five year term of the facility. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The terms of the Credit Facility contain certain covenants and conditions including an interest coverage ratio and a total leverage ratio. Center Point was in compliance with such covenants as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. In addition to interest associated with the borrowings, Center Point is obligated to pay a commitment fee calculated on the balance of the unused portion of the Credit Facility. There have not been any borrowings on the credit facility. Center Point incurred commitment fees of $455 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, which have been recorded as interest expense. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Center Point had future estimated minimum loan commitment fees of $1,747 and $2,201, respectively.

11)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The Partnership has recorded a liability for the estimated costs of removing its terminal assets from those terminals located on leased land where the landowners have the right to require the Partnership to remove the assets. The recorded liability was $649 and $622 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, which represents the present value of the estimated costs of removal. The maximum undiscounted liability is estimated to be $10,135. This amount was discounted utilizing the Partnership’s estimated, credit adjusted risk-free rate and further adjusted by probability factors based on management’s assessment of the likelihood of being required to demolish certain assets. Should the landowners exercise their rights to require the Partnership to remove the terminal assets, the cash outflows required to settle these obligations will occur on or around lease expiration dates ranging from July 13, 2034 to February 1, 2061.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

12)

SEGMENT REPORTING

The Partnership derives revenues from operating its eighteen liquid bulk storage and terminal facilities. The eighteen operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment because the facilities have similar long-term economic characteristics, products and types of customers.

13)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Partnership offers a defined contribution savings plan. Under this plan, the Partnership matches the amount of employee contributions to specified limits. The Partnership’s employee benefit plan related expenses for the periods indicated were:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

168

112

14)

INCOME TAXES

The Partnership’s taxable income flows through to its partners, who generally will be responsible for the appropriate taxes due on the taxable income. However, the Partnership or its subsidiaries continue to be treated as taxable entities and pay taxes in some state and local jurisdictions.

The provision for income taxes from operations consists of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Current	$	77	$	31	$	107	$	104
Deferred		-		-		-		-
Total	$	77	$	31	$	107	$	104

The Partnership and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. and various states. With few exceptions, the Partnership is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Partnership did not have any unrecognized tax benefits recorded in the consolidated balance sheets.

15)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

The Partnership enters into transactions with companies in which our parent, and its affiliates, are significant owners (“affiliate” or “affiliated company”). The amounts shown below have been recorded at their exchange value, which is the amount of consideration agreed to by the related parties.

Affiliated companies provide management and marketing services to the Partnership’s facilities and are reimbursed for direct and indirect costs associated with those services, which includes compensation of its employees and payment for supplies and equipment. Total charges for related party services were as follows:

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Operating costs	$	1,143	$	668	$	2,529	$	2,141
Reimbursement for management and marketing services		654		470		1,545		1,375
	$	1,797	$	1,138	$	4,074	$	3,516

The Partnership earned storage revenue from affiliate companies for the periods indicated of:

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Affiliate revenues

8,723

8,678

27,846

25,039

The Partnerships assets and liabilities included the following related party balances:

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accounts receivable - affiliates	$	385	$	2,391
Prepaid insurance – affiliates		252		93
Due to affiliates		759		1,411
Deferred revenue – short-term – affiliates		802		656
Deferred revenue – long-term – affiliates		2,272		1,106

16)

DEFERRED REVENUE

The Partnership has entered into arrangements with Apex to provide certain terminaling services at the Partnership’s facilities. The arrangements establish the pricing and require Apex to prepay for a portion of future services. The Partnership has recorded the prepayments as deferred revenue.

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s deferred revenue activity:

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Balance at January 1	$	1,762		$	1,911
Additions		2,001			254
Amortization		(435	)		(403	)
Balance at period end	$	3,328		$	1,762

Deferred revenue – short-term – affiliates	$	802		$	656
Deferred revenue – long-term	$	254		$	-
Deferred revenue – long-term - affiliates	$	2,272		$	1,106

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of World Point Terminals, LP

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

17)

CONTINGENCIES

The Partnership is subject to extensive environmental laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which it operates. Additionally, the Partnership has contingent liabilities with respect to other lawsuits and other potential matters arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, the ultimate outcome of these contingencies will not have a material impact on the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Partnership. As a result, the Partnership has not accrued for any loss contingencies in 2015 and 2014.

18)

EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

The Partnership has a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) for providing long-term incentives to our employees, directors and consultants who provide services to us. The plan is administered by the board of directors of our General Partner (the “Board of Directors”). The Board of Directors has authority to: (i) designate participants; (ii) determine types of awards; (iii) determine number of units covered by the award; (iv) determine terms and conditions of awards; (v) determine how and when awards might be settled; and (vi) interpret and administer the plan and take other such actions as might be necessary for the proper administration of the plan. The LTIP provides for the issuance of an aggregate of up to 3,000,000 Common Units to be granted either as options, restricted units, phantom units, distribution equivalent rights, unit appreciation rights (“UARs”), unit awards, profits interest units or other unit-based award granted under the plan. As of September 30, 2015, we have granted awards totaling 340,000 restricted units and 25,000 UARs.

The restricted units vest over three years subject to customary forfeiture provisions. Restricted units are included in the number of common units outstanding as presented on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are entitled to cash distributions, which are nonforfeitable, on the same basis as the Common Units.

The UARs vest over five years subject to customary forfeiture provisions, and are not included in the number of common units outstanding as presented on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or entitled to cash distributions. Non-cash compensation expense related to the UARs has been estimated using the Black Scholes model. Because the UARs may be settled in units or cash at the option of the participant, they have been recorded utilizing the liability method. The exercise price of the UARs is the fair market value of a unit on the grant date.

The following table summarizes awards granted pursuant to the LTIP through September 30, 2015. There were no forfeitures through September 30, 2015.

	UARs Awarded		Restricted Units Awarded		Vested Units		Fair Value at Award Date
September 24, 2013¹		-		90,000		33,330	$	20.21
April 23, 2014²		-		250,000		-	$	23.20
July 6, 2015³		25,000		-		-	$	16.95

¹ Units awarded to directors of General Partner and Parent

² Units awarded to the chairman of General Partner

³ UARs awarded to an employee of the General Partner

Non-cash compensation expense relating to equity-based compensation was recorded as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

635

1,905

1,297

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Partnership had unrecognized compensation expense of $3,622 and $5,523, respectively.

19)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 14, 2015 the Board of Directors declared a cash distribution of $0.30 per unit for the period from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015. The distribution is payable on November 13, 2015 to unitholders of record on October 29, 2015.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, set forth herein. The following information and such unaudited consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with our 2014 audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify our forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, these statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Partnership based on management’s experience, expectations and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Accordingly, our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a variety of factors, including the following:

the volumes of light refined products, heavy refined products and crude oil we handle;

the terminaling and storage fees with respect to volumes that we handle;

damage to pipelines facilities, related equipment and surrounding properties caused by hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, severe weather, explosions and other natural disasters and acts of terrorism;

leaks or accidental releases of products or other materials into the environment, whether as a result of human error or otherwise;

planned or unplanned shutdowns of the refineries and industrial production facilities owned by or supplying our customers;

prevailing economic and market conditions;

difficulties in collecting our receivables because of credit or financial problems of customers;

fluctuations in the prices for crude oil and refined petroleum products;

liabilities associated with the risks and operational hazards inherent in gathering, storing, handling and transporting crude oil and refined petroleum products;

curtailment of operations due to severe weather disruption; riots, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances; or failure of information technology systems due to various causes, including unauthorized access or attack;

costs or liabilities associated with federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and safety, including spills, releases and pipeline integrity;

costs associated with compliance with evolving environmental laws and regulations on climate change; and

other factors discussed below and elsewhere in “Risk Factors” in our 2014 Form 10-K.

When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the known material risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 in Part 1, Item 1A,“Risk Factors.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview of Business

We are a fee-based, growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership recently formed to own, operate, develop and acquire terminals and other assets relating to the storage of light refined products, heavy refined products and crude oil. Our storage terminals are strategically located in the East Coast, Gulf Coast and Midwest regions of the United States and, as of September 30, 2015, had a combined available storage capacity of 15.5 million barrels. During 2014, we acquired two terminals in Mobile, Alabama (1.8 million barrels), increasing our storage capacity by an additional 14%. On January 1, 2015, we acquired a terminal in Greensboro, North Carolina (0.7 million barrels), increasing our storage capacity an additional 5%. On September 14, 2015, we acquired a terminal in Salisbury, Maryland (0.2 million barrels), increasing our storage capacity an additional 1%. Most of our terminal facilities are strategically located on major waterways, providing ship or barge access for the movement of petroleum products, and have truck racks with efficient loading logistics. Several of our terminal facilities also have rail or pipeline access.

The following discussion analyzes our financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as well as historical condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Recent Developments

On September 14, 2015, we acquired a terminal in Salisbury, Maryland with a storage capacity of 177,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur-diesel, heating oil and ethanol. The terminal was purchased for $1.0 million and is served by truck and barge. We expect to place over 80% of the terminal capacity under contract with Apex Oil Company, Inc. (“Apex”) in the fourth quarter of 2015.

On January 1, 2015, we acquired a terminal in Greensboro, North Carolina with a storage capacity of 684,000 barrels for the storage of gasoline, distillate, biodiesel and jet fuel. The terminal is served by truck and the Colonial Pipeline. We entered into a contribution agreement with Apex and one of its subsidiaries whereby we issued 1,550,000 common units to Apex in exchange for the terminal. Based on the closing price of our common units on December 31, 2014, the value of the units issued represented approximately $31.2 million in total consideration.

In June 2014, we entered the Mobile, Alabama market and acquired two terminals that increased our total capacity by over 1.8 million barrels. The Chickasaw terminal was purchased for $6.5 million and has a total storage capacity of 644,000 barrels for the storage of asphalt, crude oil and residual fuels. The terminal is served by ship, barge, truck and rail. Approximately 161,000 barrels are currently under contract. The Blakeley Island terminal was purchased for $7.2 million and has a total storage capacity of 1,182,000 barrels for the storage of crude oil, distillates and residual fuels. The terminal is currently served by ship, barge and truck access. Approximately 161,000 barrels are currently under a term contract and an additional 369,000 is utilized on a spot basis. We continue to make improvements to both terminals which we believe will help attract new customers.

How We Generate Revenues

We operate in a single reportable segment consisting primarily of the fee-based storage and terminaling services we perform under contracts with our customers. We generally do not take title to the products we store or handle on behalf of our customers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we generated approximately 83%, and 82%, respectively, of our revenue from storage services fees. Of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 82% and 81%, respectively, consisted of base storage services fees, which are fixed monthly fees paid at the beginning of each month to reserve dedicated tanks or storage space and to compensate us for handling up to a base amount of product volume at our terminals. Our customers are required to pay these base storage services fees to us regardless of the actual storage capacity they use or the volume of products that we receive. Our customers also pay us excess storage fees for volumes handled in excess of the amount attributable to their base storage services fees. The remainder of our revenues were generated from (1) ancillary fees for services such as heating, mixing and blending products, transferring products between tanks, rail car loading and dock operations and (2) fees for injecting additives, some of which are mandated by federal, state and local regulations.

Refiners typically use our terminals because they prefer to subcontract terminaling and storage services or their facilities do not have adequate storage capacity, dock infrastructure or do not meet specialized handling requirements for a particular product. We also provide storage services to distributors, marketers and traders that require access to large, strategically located storage capacity in close proximity to demand markets, export markets, transportation infrastructure and refineries. Our combination of geographic location, efficient and well maintained storage assets and access to multiple modes of transportation gives us the flexibility to meet the evolving demands of our existing customers, as well as the demands of prospective customers seeking terminaling and storage services throughout our areas of operation.

As of September 30, 2015, approximately 84% of our total available storage capacity was under contract. In addition to the unutilized tankage at the Chickasaw and Blakeley Island terminals discussed above, as of September 30, 2015, we have approximately 739,000 barrels of unutilized storage at our Galveston terminal. During the five years ended December 31, 2014, more than 93% of our available storage capacity has been under contract, on average. While many of our contracts provide for a termination right after the expiration of the initial contract period, our long-standing relationships with our customers, including major integrated oil companies, have provided stable revenue. Our top ten customers including Apex, which represent approximately 80% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, have used our services for an average of more than nine years.

Factors That Impact Our Business

The revenues generated by our storage business are generally driven by our aggregate storage capacity under contract, the commercial utilization of our terminal facilities in relation to their capacity and the prices we receive for our services, which in turn are driven by the demand for the products being shipped through or stored in our facilities. Though substantially all of our terminal service agreements require a customer to pay for tank capacity regardless of use, our revenues can be affected by (1) the length of the underlying service contracts and pricing changes and shifts in the products handled when the underlying storage capacity is recontracted, (2) fluctuations in product volumes to the extent revenues under the contracts are a function of the amount of product stored or transported, (3) changes in demand for additive services, (4) inflation adjustments in storage services contracts and (5) changes in the demand for ancillary services such as product heating, mixing or blending, transferring our customers’ products between our tanks, rail car loading and dock operations.

We believe key factors that influence our business are (1) the long-term demand for and supply of refined products and crude oil, (2) the indirect impact that changes in refined product and crude oil pricing has on terminal and storage demand and supply, (3) the needs of our customers together with the competitiveness of our service offerings with respect to location, price, reliability and flexibility and (4) our ability and the ability of our competitors to capitalize on growth opportunities and changing market dynamics.

Supply and Demand for Refined Products and Crude Oil

Our results of operations are dependent upon the volumes of refined products and crude oil we have contracted to handle and store and, to a lesser extent, on the actual volumes of refined products and crude oil we handle and store for our customers. An important factor in such contracting is the amount of production and demand for refined products and crude oil. The production of and demand for refined products and crude oil are driven by many factors, including the price for crude oil and general economic conditions. To the extent practicable and economically feasible, we generally attempt to mitigate the risk of reduced volumes and pricing by negotiating contracts with minimum payments based on available capacity and with multi-year terms. However, an increase or decrease in the demand for refined products and crude oil in the areas served by our terminals will have a corresponding effect on (1) the volumes we actually terminal and store and (2) the volumes we contract to terminal and store if we are not able to extend or replace our existing customer contracts.

Refined Product and Crude Oil Prices

Because we generally do not own the refined products or crude oil that we handle and do not engage in the trading of refined products or crude oil, we have minimal direct exposure to risks associated with fluctuating commodity prices. In addition, extended periods of depressed or elevated refined product and crude oil prices can lead producers to increase or decrease production of refined products and crude oil, which can impact supply and demand dynamics.

If the future prices of refined products and crude oil are substantially higher than the then-current prices, also called market contango, our customers’ demand for excess storage generally increases. If the future prices of refined products and crude oil are lower than the then-current prices, also called market backwardation, our customers’ demand for excess storage capacity generally decreases. We seek to mitigate the impact of near-term commodity market price dynamics by generally entering into long-term agreements with our customers that have significant base storage services fee components. However, the market has experienced long periods of contango and backwardation that can impact the demand for and supply of refined product and crude oil terminaling and storage services.

Customers and Competition

We provide storage and terminaling services for a broad mix of customers, including major integrated oil companies, marketers, distributors and chemical and petrochemical companies. In general, the mix of services we provide to our customers varies depending on market conditions, expectations for future market conditions and the overall competitiveness of our service offerings. The terminaling and storage markets in which we operate are very competitive, and we compete with operators of other terminaling facilities on the basis of rates, terms of service, types of service, supply and market access and flexibility and reliability of service. In addition, we also compete with major integrated oil companies, many of whom are also our customers, that own terminals. We continuously monitor the competitive environment, the evolving needs of our customers, current and forecasted market conditions and the competitiveness of our service offerings in order to maintain the proper balance between optimizing near-term earnings and cash flow and positioning the business for sustainable long term growth. Because of the significant investments we have made in maintaining high quality assets and because terminaling and storage are our core business, we believe that we can be more flexible and responsive to the needs of our customers than many of our competitors.

Organic Growth Opportunities

Regional refined products and crude oil supply and demand dynamics shift over time, which can lead to rapid and significant increases in demand for terminaling and storage services. At such times, we believe the terminaling companies that have positioned themselves for organic growth will be at a competitive advantage in capitalizing on the shifting market dynamics. Where feasible, we have designed the infrastructure at our terminals to facilitate future expansion, which we expect to both reduce our overall capital costs per additional barrel of storage capacity and shorten the duration and enhance the predictability of development timelines. Some of the specific infrastructure investments we have made that will facilitate incremental expansion include dock capacity capable of handling various products and easily expandable piping and manifolds to handle additional storage capacity. Our Galveston terminal has over fifty acres of available land that will allow us to greatly increase our storage capacity should market conditions warrant. Accordingly, we believe that we are well positioned to grow organically in response to changing market conditions.

We have begun construction of two tanks totaling 178,000 barrels of capacity at our North Little Rock terminal.

Factors Impacting the Comparability of Our Financial Results

Our future results of operations may not be comparable to our historical results of operations for the following reasons:

In June 2014 when we acquired the Chickasaw terminal all of the acquired tankage was not available for use. Some additional tankage has been made available for service and additional tankage is expected to be made available in future reporting periods.

In June 2014 when we acquired the Blakeley Island terminal all of the acquired tankage was not available for use. The Blakeley Island terminal had no customers when it was acquired and had no revenue in 2014. Beginning in January 2015, a portion of the tankage is under contract and additional tankage is expected to be available for service in future reporting periods.

We acquired the Greensboro terminal January 1, 2015, and therefore we received no revenue from that facility during 2014.

We acquired the Salisbury terminal September 14, 2015, and therefore we received no revenue from that facility during 2014 or the first three quarters of 2015.

Overview of Our Results of Operations

Our management uses a variety of financial measurements to analyze our performance, including the following key measures:

•

revenues derived from (i) storage services fees, including excess storage services fees, (ii) ancillary services and (iii) additive services; and

•

our operating and selling, general and administrative expenses.

We do not utilize depreciation and amortization expense in our key measures because we focus our performance management on cash flow generation and our assets have long useful lives. In our period to period comparisons of our revenues and expenses set forth below, we analyze the following revenue and expense components:

Revenues

We characterize our revenues into three different types, as follows:

Storage Services Fees. Our customers pay base storage services fees, which are fixed monthly fees paid at the beginning of each month to reserve storage capacity in our tanks and to compensate us for receiving up to a base product volume on their behalf. Our customers are required to pay these base storage services fees to us regardless of the actual storage capacity they use or the amount of product that we receive. Our customers also pay us additional fees when we handle product volume on their behalf that exceeds the volume contemplated in their monthly base storage services fee.

Ancillary Services Fees. We charge ancillary services fees to our customers for providing services such as (i) heating, mixing and blending our customers’ products that are stored in our tanks, (ii) transferring our customers’ products between our tanks, (iii) at our Granite City terminal, adding polymer to liquid asphalt and (iv) rail car loading and dock operations. The revenues we generate from ancillary services fees vary based upon the activity levels of our customers.

Additive Services Fees. We generate revenue from fees for injecting generic gasoline, proprietary gasoline, lubricity, red dye and cold flow additives to our customers’ products. Certain of these additives are mandated by applicable federal, state and local regulations for all light refined products, and other additives, such as cold flow additive, are required to meet customer specifications. The revenues we generate from additive services fees vary based upon the activity levels of our customers.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses are comprised primarily of labor expenses, utility costs, insurance premiums, repairs and maintenance expenses, environmental compliance and property taxes. A large portion of these operating expenses are fixed, but can fluctuate from period to period depending on the mix of activities performed during that period and the timing of these expenses. We seek to manage our maintenance expenses by scheduling maintenance over time to avoid significant variability in our maintenance expenses and minimize their impact on our cash flow.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses include costs not directly attributable to the operations of our facilities and include costs such as professional services, compensation of non-operating personnel and expenses of the overall administration of the Partnership. We incur additional personnel and related costs and incremental external general and administrative expenses as a result of being a publicly traded partnership, consisting of costs associated with SEC reporting requirements, tax return and Schedule K-1 preparation and distribution, registered independent auditor fees, investor relations activities, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, stock exchange listing, registrar and transfer agent fees, incremental director and officer liability insurance and director compensation.

Results of Operations

The following tables and discussion are a summary of our results of operations for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)

REVENUES
Third parties	$	13,762		$	13,918		$	44,219		$	42,702
Affiliates		8,723			8,678			27,846			25,039
		22,485			22,596			72,065			67,741

Operating costs, expenses and other
Operating expenses		6,529			6,567			21,179			19,061
Operating expenses reimbursed to affiliates		1,143			668			2,529			2,141
Selling, general and administrative expenses		990			1,106			2,950			3,624
Selling, general and administrative expenses reimbursed to affiliates		654			470			1,545			1,375
Depreciation and amortization		6,498			5,321			18,956			15,116
Income from joint venture		(432	)		(86	)		(602	)		(347	)
Total operating costs, expenses and other		15,382			14,046			46,557			40,970

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		7,103			8,550			25,508			26,771

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense		(209	)		(211	)		(620	)		(641	)
Interest and dividend income		55			90			232			136
Gain (loss) on investments and other-net		115			(68	)		47			91
Income before income taxes		7,064			8,361			25,167			26,357
Provision for income taxes		77			31			107			104
NET INCOME	$	6,987		$	8,330		$	25,060		$	26,253

Operating Data:
Available storage capacity, end of period (mbbls)		15,452			14,591			15,452			14,591
Average daily terminal throughput (mbbls)		162			177			185			185

The following table details the types and amounts of revenues generated for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Storage services fees:
Base storage services fees	$	19,082	$	18,750	$	59,417	$	54,914
Excess storage services fees		127		169		742		838
Ancillary services fees		2,703		3,028		9,769		9,700
Additive services fees		573		649		2,137		2,289
Revenue	$	22,485	$	22,596	$	72,065	$	67,741

The following table details the types and amounts of our operating expenses for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Operating expenses:
Labor	$	3,300		$	3,119		$	10,075		$	8,470
Utilities		1,028			912			3,434			3,539
Insurance premiums		527			403			1,551			1,118
Repairs and maintenance		815			640			3,084			2,454
Property taxes		737			680			2,002			1,731
Other		1,265			1,481			3,562			3,890
Total operating expenses	$	7,672		$	7,235		$	23,708		$	21,202
Less operating expenses reimbursed to affiliates		(1,143	)		(668	)		(2,529	)		(2,141	)
Operating expenses	$	6,529		$	6,567		$	21,179		$	19,061

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $0.1 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Storage Services Fees. Storage services fees increased $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Base storage services fees. Base storage services fees for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.3 million or 2% from the three months ended September 30, 2014, primarily as a result of the addition of new customers in 2015 at the Blakeley Island terminal, and the addition of the Greensboro terminal in the first quarter of 2015, partially offset by reduced base storage fees at the Galveston terminal.

Excess storage services fees. Excess storage services fees for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased slightly compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Ancillary and Additive Services Fees. Ancillary and additive services for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $0.4 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014, primarily as a result of reduced customer activity at the Galveston terminal.

Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.4 million or 6% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to a (i) $0.2 million increase in labor costs due to the acquisition of the Blakeley Island, Chickasaw, and Greensboro terminals and normal wage increases, (ii) $0.1 million increase in insurance, (iii) $0.2 million increase in repairs and maintenance primarily due to periodic tank cleaning and repairs, and (iv) $0.1 million increase in utilities offset by a $0.2 million decrease in other expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses, including reimbursements to affiliates, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.1 million or 4%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily as a result of directors’ fees that were incurred later in the year in 2015 than in 2014.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $1.2 million, or 22%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase is primarily due to (i) normal capital expenditures and (ii) assets placed in service at the two terminals in Mobile, Alabama and the acquisition of the Greensboro, North Carolina terminal in January 2015.

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased slightly compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased slightly compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was attributable to lower amounts of short-term investments held during the third quarter of 2015.

Gain (Loss) on Investments and Other—Net. Gain (loss) on investments for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.2 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to a larger mark-to market gain on investments recorded at September 30, 2015.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased slightly compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Net Income. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $1.3 million, or 16%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Nine months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2014

Revenues. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $4.3 million, or 6%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Storage Services Fees. Storage services fees increased $4.4 million, or 8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Base storage services fees. Base storage services fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $4.5 million or 8% from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, primarily as a result of the addition of the Blakeley Island and Chickasaw terminals in the second quarter of 2014, and the addition of the Greensboro terminal in the first quarter of 2015, partially offset by reduced base storage fees at the Galveston terminal.

Excess storage services fees. Excess storage services fees decreased $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Ancillary and Additive Services Fees. Ancillary and additive services for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $0.1 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, primarily as a result of reduced customer activity at the Galveston terminal, partially offset by the addition of the Blakeley Island and Chickasaw terminals in the second quarter of 2014 and the addition of the Greensboro terminal in the first quarter of 2015.

Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $2.5 million, or 12%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to a (i) $1.6 million increase in labor costs due to the acquisition of the Blakeley Island, Chickasaw, and Greensboro terminals and normal wage increases, (ii) $0.4 million increase in insurance, (iii) $0.6 million increase in repairs and maintenance due to periodic tank cleaning and repairs, and (iv) $0.3 million increase in property taxes, offset by a $0.4 million decrease in utilities and other expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses, including reimbursements to affiliates, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $0.5 million, or 10%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of a (i) $0.7 million decrease in personnel and other professional fees, (ii) $0.1 million decrease in public company and other expenses, and (iii) $0.3 million decrease in insurance and legal expense, offset by a $0.6 million increase in unit-based compensation expense.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $3.8 million, or 25%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase is primarily due to (i) normal capital expenditures and (ii) the acquisition of two terminals in Mobile, Alabama in the second quarter of 2014 and the acquisition of the Greensboro, North Carolina terminal in January 2015.

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased slightly compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.1 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was attributable to higher amounts of short-term investments held during the first half of 2015.

Gain (Loss) on Investments and Other—Net. Gain (loss) on investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased slightly compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to a mark-to-market loss on investments recorded at September 30, 2015 as opposed to a small gain recorded at September 30, 2014.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased slightly compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Net Income. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $1.2 million, or 5%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure. In addition to the GAAP results provided in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we provide a non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA. A reconciliation from GAAP to the non-GAAP measurement is provided below. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense and equity based compensation expense as further adjusted to remove gain or loss on investments and on the disposition of assets and non-recurring items.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP supplemental financial measure that management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, may use to assess:

our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream energy industry, without regard to historical cost basis or financing methods;

the ability of our assets to generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to our unitholders;

our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and

the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment in various opportunities.

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA will provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income. Our non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool because it excludes some but not all items that affect net income. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods indicated.

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income	$	6,987		$	8,330		$	25,060		$	26,253
Depreciation and amortization		6,498			5,321			18,956			15,116
Depreciation and amortization – CENEX joint venture		143			95			366			162
Provision for income taxes		77			31			107			104
Interest expense		209			211			620			641
Interest and dividend income		(55	)		(90	)		(232	)		(136	)
Equity based compensation expense		635			635			1,905			1,297
(Gain) loss on investments and other - net		(115	)		68			(47	)		(91	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	14,379		$	14,601		$	46,735		$	43,346

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our principal liquidity requirements are to finance current operations, fund capital expenditures, including acquisitions from time to time, and to service our debt. Our sources of liquidity include cash generated by our operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility and issuances of equity and debt securities. We believe that cash generated from these sources will be sufficient to meet our short-term working capital requirements and long-term capital expenditure requirements.

Revolving Credit Facility

On August 14, 2013, we entered into a $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility is available to fund working capital and to finance acquisitions and other capital expenditures. Our obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of our assets. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin. LIBOR and the applicable margin are defined in our revolving credit facility. The unused portion of the revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee.

The revolving credit facility contains covenants and conditions that, among other things, limit our ability to make cash distributions, incur indebtedness, create liens, make investments and enter into a merger or sale of substantially all of our assets. We are also subject to certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio, and customary events of default under the revolving credit facility. We were in compliance with such covenants as of September 30, 2015.

Capital Expenditures

The terminaling and storage business is capital-intensive, requiring significant investment for the maintenance of existing assets and the acquisition or development of new systems and facilities. We categorize our capital expenditures as either:

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maintenance capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures (including expenditures for the construction or development of new capital assets or the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing capital assets) made to maintain our long-term operating capacity or operating income; or

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expansion capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures incurred for acquisitions or capital improvements that we expect will increase our operating capacity or operating income over the long term.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, our capital expenditures were $18.7 million. Our capital spending program is focused on expanding our existing terminals where sufficient demand exists for our services and maintaining our facilities. Capital expenditure plans are generally evaluated based on regulatory requirements, return on investment and estimated incremental cash flow. We develop annual capital spending plans based on historical trends for maintenance capital, plus identified projects for expansion, technology and revenue-generating capital. In addition to the annually recurring capital expenditures, potential acquisition opportunities are evaluated based on their anticipated return on invested capital, accretive impact to operating results, and strategic fit.

Our capital expenditures for the periods indicated were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Maintenance capital expenditures	$	1,570	$	1,917	$	5,398	$	4,468
Expansion capital expenditures		5,983		191		13,283		16,655
Total	$	7,553	$	2,108	$	18,681	$	21,123

Of the $13.3 million of expansion capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2015, $2.8 million was used to modify terminal assets in order to have the ability to accept additional products from customers and $10.5 million was used to add additional capacity at our terminals, including $5.6 million used to bring additional tanks into service at the Chickasaw and Blakeley Island terminals and $1.3 million used to construct additional tanks at the North Little Rock terminal. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015 all capital expenditures were funded from operations.

We anticipate that maintenance capital expenditures will continue to be funded primarily with cash from operations. We expect that we will utilize external financing sources, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility and the issuance of debt and equity securities, in addition to cash from operations to fund some of our future expansion capital expenditures.

Cash Flows

Nine months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2014

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Nine months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	47,011		$	44,280
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(16,937	)	$	(27,443	)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(31,374	)	$	(29,905	)

Cash Flows From Operating Activities. Net cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $2.7 million, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to a (i) $3.8 million increase in depreciation and amortization, (ii) $0.6 million increase in equity compensation, (iii) $0.3 million increase in income from joint venture, (iv) $1.7 million increase in the change in long-term deferred revenue and other liabilities and (v) $0.1 million increase in the loss on investments, offset by a (i) $1.2 million decrease in net income, (ii) $1.0 million decrease in the change in prepaid insurance, and (iii) $1.0 million decrease in cash generated from working capital.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities. Net cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $10.5 million, or 38%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was primarily attributable to a (i) decrease in purchase of short-term investments of $6.5 million, (ii) $6.6 million decrease in cash paid for business acquisitions, and (iii) 1.5 million increase in cash proceeds for the sale of short-term investments offset by a $4.1 million increase in capital expenditures.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities. Cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased $1.5 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was attributable to distributions paid on additional common units issued in connection with our acquisition of the Greensboro, North Carolina terminal in January 2015.

Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations that are required to be settled in cash. Our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015 were as follows:

	Payments Due by Period
	(in thousands)
	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		More than 5 years

Loan commitment fee	$	1,747	$	610	$	1,137	$	-	$	-
Operating lease obligations		2,294		579		1,104		611		-
Total	$	4,041	$	1,189	$	2,241	$	611	$	-

Future Trends and Outlook

We expect that certain trends and economic or industry-wide factors will continue to affect our business, both in the short and long term. We have based our expectations described below on assumptions made by us and on the basis of information currently available to us. To the extent our underlying assumptions about or interpretation of available information prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from our expected results. Please read “Risk Factors” for additional information about the risks associated with purchasing our common units.

Existing Base Storage Contracts

Some of our terminal services agreements currently in effect are operating in the automatic renewal phase of the contract that begins upon the expiration of the primary contract term. While a significant portion of our tankage may only be subject to a one year commitment, historically these customers have continued to renew or expand their business. Our top ten customers have used our services for an average of more than nine years.

The following table details the base storage services fees expected to be generated over the next five years ending December 31, 2019 based on remaining contract terms at September 30, 2015 excluding any consumer price index adjustments.

Year ending December 31,	Expected Revenue under Base Storage Contracts
	(in thousands)
2015	$	19,192
2016		55,828
2017		28,774
2018		8,875
2019 and beyond		459

Supply of Storage Capacity

An important factor in determining the value of storage capacity and therefore the rates we are able to charge for new contracts or contract renewals is whether a surplus or shortfall of storage capacity exists relative to the overall demand for storage services in a given market area. We monitor local developments around each of our facilities closely. We believe that significant barriers to entry exist in the refined product and crude oil terminaling and storage business. These barriers include significant costs and execution risk, a lengthy permitting and development cycle, shortage of personnel with the requisite expertise and the finite number of sites that are suitable for development.

Entry of Competitors into the Markets in Which We Operate

The competitiveness of our service offerings could be significantly impacted by the entry of new competitors into the markets in which our terminals operate. We believe that significant barriers to entry exist in the refined products and crude oil terminaling and storage business, particularly for marine terminals. These barriers include significant costs and execution risk, a lengthy permitting and development cycle, such as environmental permitting, financing challenges, shortage of personnel with the requisite expertise and the finite number of sites with comparable connectivity suitable for development. Despite these barriers, there has been significant new construction of residual fuel storage facilities along the Gulf Coast in recent years, which we believe may account for some of the unutilized storage capacity at our Galveston terminal.

Economic Conditions

The condition of credit markets may adversely affect our liquidity. In the recent past, world financial markets experienced a severe reduction in the availability of credit. Although we were not substantially impacted by this situation because of the long-term nature of our customer contracts, possible negative impacts in the future could include a decrease in the availability of credit. In addition, we could experience a tightening of trade credit from our suppliers and our customers’ businesses may be affected by their access to credit.

Growth Opportunities

We expect to expand the storage capacity at our current terminal facilities over the near and medium term. In addition, we will selectively pursue strategic asset acquisitions from Apex and third parties that complement our existing asset base or provide attractive potential returns in new areas within our geographic footprint. Our long-term strategy includes operating fee-based, qualifying income producing infrastructure assets throughout North America. Recent evidence of this strategy includes our June 2014 acquisition of two terminals that marked our entry into the Mobile, Alabama market, the January 2015 acquisition of the Greensboro, North Carolina terminal from Apex, as well as the September 2015 acquisition of the Salisbury, Maryland terminal. We believe that we will be well positioned to acquire assets from third parties should such opportunities arise, and identifying and executing acquisitions will be a key part of our strategy. However, if we do not make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms, our future growth will be limited, and it is possible that any acquisitions we do make will reduce, rather than increase, our cash available for distribution per unit.

Demand for Refined Products and Crude Oil

In the near-term, we expect demand for refined products and crude oil to remain stable. Even if demand for refined products and crude oil decreases sharply, however, our historical experience during recessionary periods has been that our results of operations are not materially impacted in the near term. We believe this is because of several factors, including: (i) we mitigate the risk of reduced volumes and pricing by negotiating contracts with minimum payments based on available capacity and with multi-year terms; as more of our contracts convert to annual agreements, some of that mitigation is lost, and (ii) sharp decreases in demand for refined products and crude oil generally increase the short and medium-term need for storage of those products, as customers search for buyers at appropriate prices. While the recent decline in the prices of crude oil and petroleum prices may affect demand for those products and related demand for storage capacity, we believe it is too soon to draw any conclusions as to what effect there may be on our business.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

As of September 30, 2015, there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the Partnership’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. We do not take title to the crude oil, refined petroleum products and other products we handle and store, and therefore, we do not have direct exposure to risks associated with fluctuating commodity prices. In addition, our terminal services agreements with our storage customers are generally indexed to inflation and may contain fuel surcharge provisions designed to substantially mitigate our exposure to increases in fuel prices and the cost of other supplies used in our business.

At September 30, 2015, we did not have any borrowing under our revolving credit facility, which carries a variable rate. We may use certain derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to variable interest rates in the future, but we do not currently have in place any risk management contracts.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of management of our general partner, including the general partner’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), was conducted as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, management of our general partner concluded that the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the period covered by this report were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are not a party to, nor is any of our property subject to, any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business. However, from time to time, we may be a party to, or a target of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters, which we expect to be handled and defended in the ordinary course of business. While we are unable to predict the outcome of any matters currently pending, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any such pending matters will have a material adverse effect on our overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks set forth in Part 1, Item, 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There has been no material change in our risk factors from those described in the Annual Report. These risks are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
3.1	Certificate of Limited Partnership of World Point Terminals, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-189396) filed on June 17, 2013).
3.2	First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of World Point Terminals, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-36049) filed on August 20, 2013).
3.3	Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of World Point Terminals, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-36049) filed on September 4, 2015).
10.1#*	Amendment to Terminaling Services Agreement dated as of September 1, 2015 by and between Center Point Terminal Company, LLC and Apex Oil Company, Inc.
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

# Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

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

	WORLD POINT TERMINALS, LP

	By: WPT GP, LLC, its General Partner

Date: November 12, 2015	By:	/s/ Jonathan Q. Affleck
		Jonathan Q. Affleck
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

World Point Terminals, LP - FORM 10-Q - November 12, 2015

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