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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 

ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016
or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 001-35782
 
 
SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware 35-2451470
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600
Lisle, Illinois 60532
(630) 824-1000
(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.    ý  Yes    ¨  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).     ý  Yes    ¨  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.

Large accelerated filer ¨  Accelerated filer ý
Non-accelerated filer ¨(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 Act) of 1934..    Yes  ¨    No  ý

The registrant had 30,712,49446,210,119 common units and 15,709,697 subordinated units outstanding at October 23, 2015.July 22, 2016.
 




SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements

SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
  (Dollars and units in millions, except per unit amounts)
Revenues        
Sales and other operating revenue $210.2
 $216.8
 $621.1
 $649.1
Costs and operating expenses        
Cost of products sold and operating expense 149.7
 157.6
 452.7
 485.3
Selling, general and administrative expense 9.8
 6.7
 24.7
 20.8
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
Total costs and operating expenses 176.5
 178.0
 524.4
 546.4
Operating income 33.7
 38.8
 96.7
 102.7
Interest expense, net 12.4
 6.8
 43.8
 30.1
Income before income tax expense 21.3
 32.0
 52.9
 72.6
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.5
 4.9
 (2.4) 9.0
Net income 20.8
 27.1
 55.3
 63.6
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1.3
 0.6
 5.6
 15.1
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./Predecessor $19.5
 $26.5
 $49.7
 $48.5
Less: Net income attributable to Predecessor 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $19.5
 $20.2
 $49.1
 $34.6
         
General partner's interest in net income $1.9
 $7.0
 $5.1
 $15.3
Limited partners' interest in net income $17.6
 $19.5
 $44.6
 $33.2
Net income per common unit (basic and diluted) $0.43
 $0.52
 $1.16
 $1.01
Net income per subordinated unit (basic and diluted) $0.38
 $0.52
 $1.00
 $0.89
Weighted average common units outstanding (basic and diluted) 27.4
 21.7
 24.8
 19.0
Weighted average subordinated units outstanding (basic and diluted) 15.7
 15.7
 15.7
 15.7

(See Accompanying Notes)
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2015
         
  (Dollars and units in millions, except per unit amounts)
Revenues        
Sales and other operating revenue $181.4
 $207.6
 $375.9
 $410.9
Costs and operating expenses        
Cost of products sold and operating expenses 128.6
 155.6
 262.8
 303.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 11.1
 7.3
 19.5
 14.9
Depreciation and amortization expense 20.5
 15.4
 39.2
 30.0
Total costs and operating expenses 160.2
 178.3
 321.5
 347.9
Operating income 21.2
 29.3
 54.4
 63.0
Interest expense, net 11.7
 10.8
 24.2
 22.0
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Income before income tax expense 13.0
 18.5
 54.1
 31.6
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.4
 0.4
 1.0
 (2.9)
Net income 12.6
 18.1
 53.1
 34.5
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.5
 1.1
 1.2
 4.3
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./Previous Owner $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $30.2
Less: Net income attributable to Previous Owner 
 
 
 0.6
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $29.6
         
General partner's interest in net income $1.7
 $1.4
 $11.8
 $3.2
Limited partners' interest in net income $10.4
 $15.6
 $40.1
 $27.0
Net income per common unit (basic and diluted) $0.23
 $0.40
 $0.86
 $0.69
Net income per subordinated unit (basic and diluted) $
 $0.40
 $
 $0.69
Weighted average common units outstanding (basic and diluted) 46.2
 23.6
 46.2
 23.4
Weighted average subordinated units outstanding (basic and diluted) 
 15.7
 
 15.7
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SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets

  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
  (Unaudited)  
  (Dollars in millions)
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents $61.3
 $33.3
Receivables 59.7
 36.3
Receivables from affiliates, net 1.9
 3.1
Inventories 75.4
 90.4
Other current assets 2.9
 1.5
Total current assets 201.2
 164.6
Restricted cash 21.5
 
Properties, plants and equipment, net 1,331.3
 1,213.4
Goodwill 69.1
 8.2
Other intangible assets, net 190.2
 6.9
Deferred income taxes 
 21.6
Deferred charges and other assets 1.1
 2.3
Total assets $1,814.4
 $1,417.0
Liabilities and Equity    
Accounts payable $51.1
 $61.1
Accrued liabilities 20.0
 11.2
Current portion of long-term debt 1.1
 
Interest payable 8.3
 12.3
Total current liabilities 80.5
 84.6
Long-term debt 939.8
 399.0
Deferred income taxes 38.1
 
Asset retirement obligations 5.6
 5.3
Other deferred credits and liabilities 9.1
 1.4
Total liabilities 1,073.1
 490.3
Equity    
Held by public:    
Common units (issued 21,006,495 and 16,789,164 units at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)
 300.4
 239.1
Held by parent: 

 

Common units (issued 9,705,999 and 4,904,752 units at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) 209.9
 113.8
Subordinated units (issued 15,709,697 units at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) 201.5
 203.7
General partner interest 13.6
 9.2
Parent net equity 
 349.8
Partners' capital attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. 725.4
 915.6
Noncontrolling interest 15.9
 11.1
Total equity 741.3
 926.7
Total liabilities and partners' net equity $1,814.4
 $1,417.0

(See Accompanying Notes)
  June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
  (Unaudited)  
  (Dollars in millions)
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents $54.1
 $48.6
Receivables 34.7
 40.0
Receivables from affiliates, net 
 1.4
Inventories 72.8
 77.1
Other current assets 3.8
 2.0
Total current assets 165.4
 169.1
Restricted cash 2.3
 17.7
Properties, plants and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $322.5 million and $291.1 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively) 1,313.1
 1,326.5
Goodwill 67.1
 67.7
Other intangible assets, net 182.0
 187.4
Deferred charges and other assets 
 0.5
Total assets $1,729.9
 $1,768.9
Liabilities and Equity    
Accounts payable $50.4
 $45.3
Accrued liabilities 13.3
 10.8
Deferred revenue 20.3
 2.1
Payable to affiliate, net 9.4
 
Current portion of long-term debt 1.1
 1.1
Interest payable 15.3
 17.5
Total current liabilities 109.8
 76.8
Long-term debt 824.1
 894.5
Deferred income taxes 38.4
 38.0
Asset retirement obligations 5.9
 5.6
Other deferred credits and liabilities 6.0
 9.0
Total liabilities 984.2
 1,023.9
Equity    
Held by public:    
Common units (issued 20,794,423 and 20,787,744 units at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)
 296.4
 300.0
Held by parent: 

 

Common units (issued 25,415,696 and 9,705,999 units at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively) 410.1
 211.0
Subordinated units (issued zero units at June 30, 2016 and 15,709,697 units at December 31, 2015) 
 203.3
General partner interest 24.3
 15.1
Partners' capital attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. 730.8
 729.4
Noncontrolling interest 14.9
 15.6
Total equity 745.7
 745.0
Total liabilities and equity $1,729.9
 $1,768.9
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SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014
    
  (Dollars in millions)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net income $55.3
 $63.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization expense 47.0
 40.3
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (3.1) 9.0
Loss on debt extinguishment 9.4
 15.4
Changes in working capital pertaining to operating activities (net of acquisitions):    
Receivables (28.0) (6.0)
Receivables from affiliate, net 2.8
 5.6
Inventories 16.7
 (15.0)
Accounts payable (4.1) (12.8)
Accrued liabilities 1.4
 (12.7)
Interest payable (8.7) 0.3
Other (0.5) (1.1)
Net cash provided by operating activities 88.2
 86.6
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Capital expenditures (31.7) (57.0)
Acquisition of business (193.1) 
Restricted cash (21.5) 
Net cash used in investing activities (246.3) (57.0)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of common units of SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., net of offering costs 30.0
 90.5
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 210.8
 268.1
Repayment of long-term debt, including market premium (149.8) (276.3)
Debt issuance costs (4.5) (5.8)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 185.0
 40.0
Repayment of revolving facility 
 (80.0)
Distributions to unitholders (public and parent) (75.0) (54.2)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (SunCoke Energy, Inc.) (2.7) (20.4)
Common public unit repurchases (10.0) 
Capital contributions from SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC 2.3
 0.3
Net transfers to parent 
 (11.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 186.1
 (49.0)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 28.0
 (19.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 33.3
 46.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $61.3
 $26.9

(See Accompanying Notes)
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2016 2015
    
  (Dollars in millions)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net income $53.1
 $34.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization expense 39.2
 30.0
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 0.4
 (3.5)
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (23.9) 9.4
Changes in working capital pertaining to operating activities:    
Receivables 5.3
 (11.4)
Receivables (payables) from affiliate, net 9.4
 4.0
Inventories 4.3
 20.1
Accounts payable 5.3
 (12.6)
Accrued liabilities 2.5
 1.7
Deferred revenue 18.2
 
Interest payable (2.2) 1.5
Other (3.5) (1.2)
Net cash provided by operating activities 108.1
 72.5
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Capital expenditures (22.1) (16.2)
Decrease in restricted cash 15.4
 
Other investing activities 2.1
 
Net cash used in investing activities (4.6) (16.2)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 
 210.8
Repayment of long-term debt (47.0) (149.5)
Debt issuance costs 
 (4.5)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 20.0
 
Repayment of revolving credit facility (20.0) 
Distributions to unitholders (public and parent) (57.5) (46.0)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (SunCoke Energy, Inc.) (1.9) (1.5)
Capital contributions from SunCoke 8.4
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (98.0) 9.3
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 5.5
 65.6
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 48.6
 33.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $54.1
 $98.9
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information    
Interest paid $28.3
 $21.0
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SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
Combined and Consolidated Statement of Equity
(Unaudited)
  Parent Net Equity Common
- Public
 Common
- SunCoke
 Subordinated
- SunCoke
 General Partner
- SunCoke
 Noncontrolling Interest Total
               
 (Dollars in millions)
At December 31, 2014 $349.8
 $239.1
 $113.8
 $203.7
 $9.2
 $11.1
 $926.7
Partnership net income 0.6
 19.3
 8.0
 17.3
 4.5
 5.6
 55.3
Distribution to unitholders 
 (31.0) (13.2) (26.7) (4.1) 
 (75.0)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 
 (2.7) (2.7)
Unit repurchases 
 (10.0) 
 
 
 
 (10.0)
Issuance of units 
 75.0
 98.0
 
 3.7
 
 176.7
Adjustments to equity for the acquisition of an interest in Granite City 
 (106.7) (44.6) (94.4) (5.1) 
 (250.8)
Allocation of parent net equity in Granite City to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (271.5) 114.7
 47.9
 101.6
 5.4
 1.9
 
Granite City net assets not assumed by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (78.9) 
 
 
 
 
 (78.9)
At September 30, 2015 $
 $300.4
 $209.9
 $201.5
 $13.6
 $15.9
 $741.3
  Common
- Public
 Common
- SunCoke
 Subordinated
- SunCoke
 General Partner
- SunCoke
 Noncontrolling Interest Total
             
 (Dollars in millions)
At December 31, 2015 $300.0
 $211.0
 $203.3
 $15.1
 $15.6
 $745.0
Conversion of subordinated units to common units 
 203.3
 (203.3) 
 
 
Partnership net income 21.1
 19.0
 
 11.8
 1.2
 53.1
Distribution to unitholders (24.7) (30.2) 
 (4.0) 
 (58.9)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 (1.9) (1.9)
Capital contribution from SunCoke 
 7.0
 
 1.4
 

 8.4
At June 30, 2016 $296.4
 $410.1
 $
 $24.3
 $14.9
 $745.7


(See Accompanying Notes)
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SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
Notes to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements
1. General
Description of Business
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., (the "Partnership", "we", "our", and "us"), is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2012, which primarily produces coke used in the blast furnace production of steel. At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, we owned a 98 percent interest in Haverhill Coke Company LLC ("Haverhill"), Middletown Coke Company, LLC ("Middletown") and Gateway Energy and Coke Company, LLC ("Granite City"). The remaining 2 percent ownership interest in our three cokemaking facilities was owned by SunCoke Energy, Inc. ("SunCoke"). We also own a Coal Logistics business, which provides coal handling and/or mixing services to third-party customers as well as to our own cokemaking facilities and other SunCoke cokemaking facilities. Our Coal Logistics business consists of Convent Marine Terminal ("CMT"), Kanawha River Terminals, LLC ("KRT") and SunCoke Lake Terminal, LLC ("Lake Terminal"). At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, SunCoke, through a subsidiary, owned a 53.753.9 percent limited partnership interest in us and all of our incentive distribution rights and indirectly owned and controlled our general partner, which holds a 2.0 percent general partner interest in us. Our Coal Logistics business provides coal handling and/or blending services to third party customers as well as tous and all of our own cokemaking facilities.incentive distribution rights ("IDR").
Incorporated in Delaware in 2012 and headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, we became a publicly-traded partnership in 2013 and our stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “SXCP.”
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited combined and consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In management’s opinion, the financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. These unaudited interim combined and consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited combined and consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2015 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.2015.
On January 13, 2015, the Partnership acquired an initial 75 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility (the "Granite City Dropdown"). On August 12, 2015, the Partnership acquired an additional 23 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility (the "Granite City Supplemental Dropdown"). The combined and consolidated financial statements for the periods presented pertain to the operations of the Partnership and give retrospective effect to include the results of operations financial position and cash flows of Granite City (the "Previous Owner"), as a result of the January 2015 dropdown of a 75 percent interest in Granite City Dropdown.
("Granite City participated in centralized financing and cash management programs not maintained at the Partnership for periods prior to the Granite City Dropdown. Accordingly, none of SunCoke’s cash or interest income for periods prior to the Granite City Dropdown has been assigned to Granite City in the combined and consolidated financial statements. Advances between Granite City and SunCoke that are specifically related to Granite City have been reflected in the combined and consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the Granite City Dropdown. Transfers of cash to and from SunCoke’s financing and cash management program are reflected as a component of parent net equity on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Granite City Dropdown did not impact historical earnings per unit as pre-acquisition earnings were allocated to our general partner.Dropdown").
New Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2015,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-16, "Business Combinations2016-02, "Leases (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments.842)." ASU 2015-16 eliminates2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on the requirement to retrospectively accountbalance sheet for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date.rights and obligations created by all leases with terms of more than 12 months. It is effective for fiscal years,annual and interim periods within thosein fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015,2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expectPartnership is currently evaluating this ASU to have a material effectdetermine its potential impact on the Company'sPartnership's financial condition, results of operations, orand cash flows.
In July 2015,May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Inventory2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 330): Simplifying606),” which supersedes the Measurementrevenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605),” and requires entities to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of Inventory." ASU 2015-11 requirespromised goods or services to customers in an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value, removingamount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting revenue gross versus net),” which clarifies gross versus net revenue reporting when another party is involved in the transaction. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” which amends the revenue guidance on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of current replacement cost. It isintellectual property. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients," which provides narrow-scope improvements to the guidance on collectibility, non-cash consideration, and completed contracts at transition. The standard will be effective for fiscal years, and interimannual reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016, with2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, and permits early adoption permitted.on a limited basis. The Company does not expect this ASUPartnership is currently evaluating the new standard to have a material effectdetermine its potential impact on the Company'sPartnership's financial condition, results of operations, orand cash flows.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-06, "2015-06-Earnings Per Share (Topic 260): Effects on Historical Earnings per Unit of Master Limited Partnership Dropdown Transactions (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)."


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ASU 2015-06 indicates how the earnings (losses) of a transferred business before the date of a dropdown transaction should be allocated to the various interest holders, such as the general partner, in a master limited partnership for purposes of calculating earnings per unit under the two-class method. It is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing presentation matters related to this ASU.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost." ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. It is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted this ASU during the first quarter of 2015. See Note 7.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis." ASU 2015-02 eliminates the deferral of FASB Statement No. 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)," and makes changes to both the variable interest model and the voting model. It is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this ASU to have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior period combined and consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
2. Acquisitions
Convent Marine Terminal Acquisition
On August 12, 2015, the Partnership completed the acquisition of a 100 percent ownership interest in Raven Energy LLC, which owns Convent Marine Terminal ("CMT") for a total transaction value of $404.5 million. This transaction represents a significant expansion of the Partnership's Coal Logistics business and marks our entry into export coal handling. CMT is one of the largest export terminals on the U.S. gulf coast and provides strategic access to seaborne markets for coal and other industrial materials. Supporting low-cost Illinois basin coal producers, the terminal provides loading and unloading services and has direct rail access and the capability to transload 10 million tons of coal annually. The facility is supported by long-term contracts with volume commitments covering all of its current 10 million ton capacity.
The total transaction value of $404.5 million included the issuance of 4.8 million of the Partnership's common units to the previous owner of Raven Energy LLC, The Cline Group, with an aggregate value of $75.0 million, based on the unit price on the date of close. In addition, the Partnership assumed $114.9 million of a six-year term loan from Raven Energy LLC. The Partnership obtained additional funding for the transaction by drawing $185.0 million on the Partnership's revolving credit facility. The Partnership paid $193.1 million in cash, which was partially funded by SunCoke in exchange for 1.8 million of the Partnership's common units, with an aggregate value of $30.0 million. In connection with the acquisition, the Partnership’s general partner made a capital contribution to the Partnership of approximately $2.3 million in order to preserve its 2 percent general partner interest. An additional $21.5 million in cash was withheld to fund the completion of expansion capital improvements at CMT and is recorded in restricted cash on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire CMT:
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred:(Dollars in millions)
Cash$193.1
Partnership common units75.0
Assumption of Raven Energy LLC term loan114.9
Cash withheld to fund capital expenditures21.5
Total fair value of consideration transferred:$404.5
The purchase price allocation has been determined provisionally, and is subject to revision as additional information about the fair value of individual assets and liabilities becomes available. The Partnership is in the process of finalizing appraisals of tangible and intangible assets acquired. Accordingly, the provisional measurements are subject to change. In addition, we are in the process of finalizing working capital adjustments for the acquisition, which may result in a corresponding adjustment to the total purchase price as well as the value of assets acquired. Any change in the acquisition date fair value of the acquired net assets will change the amount of the purchase price allocated to goodwill.


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The following table summarizes the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value at the acquisition date:
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:(Dollars in millions)
Receivables$6.1
Inventories1.7
Other current assets0.1
Properties, plants and equipment, net145.1
Accounts payable(0.5)
Accrued liabilities(7.5)
Current portion of long-term debt(1.1)
Long-term debt(113.8)
Contingent consideration(7.9)
Net recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired$22.2
Intangible assets185.0
Goodwill60.9
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed$268.1
Plus: 
Debt assumed$114.9
Cash withheld to fund capital expenditures21.5
Total fair value of consideration transferred$404.5
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The primary factors that contributed to a premium in the purchase price and the resulting recognition of goodwill were the value of additional capacity and potential for future additional throughput.
The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets, which are all amortizable, along with their respective weighted-average amortization periods at the acquisition date are as follows:
 Weighted - Average Remaining Amortization Years (Dollars in millions)
Customer contracts7 $24.0
Customer relationships17 22.0
Permits27 139.0
Total  $185.0
The purchase price includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires the Partnership to make future payments to The Cline Group based on future volume, price, and contract renewals.  The fair value of the contingent consideration at the acquisition date was estimated at $7.9 million and was based on a probability-weighted analysis using significant inputs that are not observable in the market, or Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions included probability adjusted levels of coal handling services provided by CMT, anticipated price per ton on future sales, and probability of contract renewal including length of future contracts, volume commitment, and anticipated price per ton. Contingent consideration is included in other deferred credits and liabilities on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheet. 
The results of CMT have been included in the combined and consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date and are included in the Coal Logistics segment. CMT contributed revenues of $5.7 million and operating income of $2.6 million from the acquisition date to September 30, 2015.
The below unaudited pro forma estimated combined results of operations have been prepared assuming the acquisition of CMT had taken place at January 1, 2014. The following unaudited pro forma combined results of operations were prepared


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using historical financial information of CMT:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
        
 (Dollars in millions, except per unit amounts)
Sales and other operating revenue$216.8
 $233.4
 $653.8
 $692.8
Net income$20.3
 $35.1
 $55.4
 $77.5
Net income per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)$0.37
 $0.58
 $0.95
 $1.06
The pro forma combined results of operations reflect historical results adjusted for interest expense, depreciation adjustments based on the fair value of acquired property, plant and equipment, amortization of acquired identifiable intangible assets, and income tax expense. The pro forma combined results do not include acquisition costs or new contracts.
Cash received from customers based on pro-rata volume commitments under take-or-pay contracts that is in excess of cash earned for services provided during the quarter is recorded as deferred revenue. Deferred revenue on take-or-pay contracts is recognized into income annually based on the terms of the contract. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, CMT deferred $5.1 million and $2.6 million in revenue, respectively, for its take-or-pay contracts. The unaudited pro forma combined and consolidated financial statements are presented for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect future results given the timing of new customer contracts, revenue recognition related to take-or-pay shortfalls, and other effects of integration, nor do they purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the acquisition of CMT occurred on January 1, 2014, or future results.
Granite City Dropdowns
On January 13, 2015, the Partnership acquired a 75 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of $244.4 million. The Granite City cokemaking facility, which began operations in 2009, has annual cokemaking capacity of 650 thousand tons and produces super-heated steam for power generation. Both the coke and the steam are provided to U.S. Steel under a long-term take-or-pay contract that expires in 2025.
The Granite City Dropdown was a transfer of businesses between entities under common control. Accordingly, our historical financial information has been retrospectively adjusted to include Granite City’s historical results and financial position for all periods presented. The Partnership accounted for the Granite City Dropdown as an equity transaction, with SunCoke's interest in Granite City reflected in parent net equity until the date of the transaction. On the date of the Granite City Dropdown, the historical cost of the Granite City assets acquired of $203.6 million was allocated to the general partner and limited partners based on their ownership interest in the Partnership immediately following the equity issuances described below, and $67.9 million was allocated to noncontrolling interest for the 25 percent of Granite City retained by SunCoke. The net impact on Partnership equity of the book value acquired, net of the transaction value was $15.1 million representing the net book value acquired of $203.6 million partially offset by transaction value recorded through equity of $188.5 million. The remaining transaction value of $55.9 million includes cash retained to pre-fund the environmental project, interest expensed, redemption premium, and debt issuance costs discussed below and in Note 7.
In connection with the Granite City Dropdown, the Partnership issued 1.9 million common units totaling approximately $50.1 million and $1.0 million of general partner interest to SunCoke. In addition, the Partnership assumed and repaid $135.0 million principal amount of SunCoke’s outstanding 7.625 percent senior notes ("Notes") and $1.0 million of related accrued interest. The total transaction value also included $4.6 million of interest and $7.7 million of redemption premium in connection therewith, both of which were included in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income. The Partnership retained the remaining cash of $45.0 million to pre-fund SunCoke’s obligation to indemnify the Partnership for the anticipated cost of an environmental project at Granite City. To fund the Granite City Dropdown, the Partnership issued an additional $200.0 million of its 7.375 percent unsecured senior notes, due 2020 (the "Partnership Notes").
On August 12, 2015, the Partnership acquired an additional 23 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of $65.2 million (the "Granite City Supplemental Dropdown"). The Partnership accounted for the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown as an equity transaction. On the date of the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown, the historical cost of the Granite City assets acquired was $66.0 million, which was allocated to the general partner and limited partners based on their ownership of the Partnership immediately following the equity issuances described below with an equal and offsetting decrease in noncontrolling interest. The net impact on Partnership equity of the $66.0 million book value acquired, net of the transaction value recorded through equity of $62.3 million was $3.7 million. The remaining transaction value of $2.9 million includes interest expensed, redemption premium and debt issuance costs discussed below and in Note 7.


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The total transaction value for the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown also included the issuance of 1.2 million common units totaling $17.9 million and $0.4 million of general partner interest to Suncoke. In addition, the Partnership assumed $44.6 million of Suncoke's Notes and $0.1 million of related accrued interest. The total transaction value also included $0.5 million of interest, which was included in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statement of Income and the applicable redemption premium of approximately $1.7 million, which will be recorded to interest expense upon redemption. The Partnership expects to access the capital markets for long-term financing at a later date.
As the results of Granite City are presented combined with the results of the Partnership for periods prior to the Granite City dropdowns, the only impacts on our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Granite City Dropdown and Granite City Supplemental Dropdown were the related financing activities discussed above.
Subsequent to the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown and the acquisition of CMT, SunCoke, through a subsidiary, owned a 53.4 percent partnership interest in us and all of our incentive distribution rights and indirectly owned and controlled our general partner, which holds a 2.0 percent general partner interest in us.
Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown
On May 9, 2014, we completed the acquisition of an additional 33 percent interest in each of the Haverhill, Ohio ("Haverhill") and Middletown, Ohio ("Middletown") cokemaking facilities, in each of which we previously had a 65 percent interest, for total transaction value of $365.0 million (the "Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown").
The results of the Haverhill and Middletown operations are consolidated in the combined and consolidated financial statements of the Partnership for all periods presented and any interest in the Haverhill and Middletown operations retained by SunCoke is recorded as a noncontrolling interest of the Partnership. SunCoke held a 35 percent interest in Haverhill and Middletown prior to the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown and retained a 2 percent interest in Haverhill and Middletown subsequent to the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown. We accounted for the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown as an equity transaction, which resulted in a $171.3 million reduction to noncontrolling interest for the additional 33 percent interest acquired by the Partnership. Partnership equity was decreased $170.1 million for the difference between the transaction value discussed below and the $171.3 million of noncontrolling interest acquired.
Total transaction value for the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown included $3.4 millionof cash to SunCoke, 2.7 million common units totaling$80.0 million issued to SunCoke and $3.3 millionof general partner interests issued to SunCoke. We retained $7.0 million in cash to pre-fund SunCoke’s obligation to indemnify us for the anticipated cost of an environmental remediation project at Haverhill, which did not impact Partnership equity. In addition, we assumed and repaid approximately $271.3 million of outstanding SunCoke debt and other liabilities, which includes a market premium of$11.4 million to complete the tender of certain debt. The market premium was included in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statement of Income. In conjunction with the assumption of this debt, the Partnership also assumed the related debt issuance costs and debt discount, which were included in the adjustments to equity related to the acquisition in the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Equity.
We funded the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown with$88.7 millionof net proceeds from the sale of 3.2 millioncommon units to the public, which was completed on April 30, 2014, and approximately$263.1 millionof gross proceeds from the issuance of an additional $250.0 millionaggregate principal amount of Partnership Notes through a private placement on May 9, 2014.In conjunction with the issuance of the additional Partnership Notes, the Partnership incurred debt issuance costs of $4.9 million, $0.9 millionof which was considered a modification of debt and was included in other operating cash flows in the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows with the remainder included in financing cash flows. In addition, the Partnership received $5.0 million to fund interest from February 1, 2014 to May 9, 2014, the period prior to the issuance. This interest was paid to noteholders on August 1, 2014.
As Haverhill and Middletown were consolidated both prior to and subsequent to the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown, the only impact on our Combined and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was the related financing activities discussed above.
Subsequent to the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown, SunCoke, through a subsidiary, owned a 54.1 percent partnership interest in us and all of our incentive distribution rights and indirectly owned and controlled our general partner, which holds a 2.0 percent general partner interest in us.



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The table below summarizes the effects of the changes in the Partnership's ownership interest in Haverhill, Middletown and Granite City on the Partnership's equity.
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
  (Dollars in millions)
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $19.5
 $20.2
 $49.1
 $34.6
Increase in SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. partnership equity for the purchase of a 75 percent interest in Granite City 
 
 15.1
 
Increase in SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. partnership equity for the purchase of an additional 23 percent interest in Granite City 3.7
 
 3.7
 
Decrease in SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. partnership equity for the purchase of an additional 33 percent interest in Haverhill and Middletown 
 (170.1) 
 (170.1)
Change from net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. and dropdown transactions $23.2
 $(149.9) $67.9
 $(135.5)
The terms of the contribution agreements and the acquisitions of the interest in Granite City and interest in Haverhill and Middletown were approved by the conflicts committee of our general partner’s Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors.
The Partnership incurred $2.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, in acquisition and business development costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income.
3.2. Related Party Transactions and Agreements
The related party transactions with SunCoke and its affiliates are described below.
Transactions with Affiliate
Our Coal Logistics business provides coal handling and/or blendingand mixing services to certain SunCoke cokemaking operations. Coal Logistics recorded revenues derived from services provided to SunCoke’s cokemaking operations of $4.0$2.7 million and $10.3$5.3 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, respectively, and $3.3 million and $9.3$6.3 million during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014,2015, respectively. Additionally, Domestic Coke purchased $0.8 million of pad coal from SunCoke's cokemaking operations during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Partnership also purchased coal and other services from SunCoke and its affiliates totaling $1.3$0.8 million and $3.9$0.9 million during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, respectively, and $10.1$1.2 million and $27.0$2.7 million during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2014,2015, respectively. At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, net receivables frompayables to SunCoke and affiliates were $1.9$9.4 million, which iswere recorded in receivables frompayable to affiliates, net on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Transactions with Related Parties
Our Coal Logistics business also provides coal handling and storage services to Murray Energy CorporationAmerican Coal ("Murray") and Foresight Energy LP ("Foresight"), who are related parties with The Cline Group. The Cline Group was the previous owner of Raven Energy LLC and currently owns a 10.210.3 percent interest in the Partnership, acquired as part of the CMT acquisition. See Note 2.Additionally, Murray also holds a significant interest in Foresight. Sales to Murray and Foresight accounted for $5.4 million, or 2.9 percent, and $10.5 million or 2.8 percent, respectively, of the Partnership's sales and other operating revenue and were recorded in the Coal Logistics recorded revenues derived from services provided to these related parties of $4.4 millionsegment for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015.2016. At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, receivables from Murray and Foresight were $4.5$10.2 million, which iswere recorded in receivables on the CombinedConsolidated Balance Sheets, and deferred revenue for minimum volume payments was $17.3 million, which was recorded in deferred revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred revenue on these take-or-pay contracts is billed quarterly, but recognized into income at the earlier of when service is provided or annually based on the terms of the contract.
In connection with the acquisition of CMT, the Partnership assumed Raven Energy LLC's promissory note ("Promissory Note") of $114.9 million with a subsidiary of The Cline Group as the lender. At June 30, 2016, the outstanding balance was $113.7 million, which included $1.1 million recorded in the current portion of long-term debt and $112.6 million recorded in long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 7. Additionally, as part of the acquisition of CMT, the Partnership entered into a contingent consideration agreement with The Cline Group, which had a fair value of $4.2 million at June 30, 2016 and was included in other deferred charges and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10.
Also as part of the CMT acquisition, the Partnership withheld $21.5 million in cash to fund the completion of capital improvements at CMT. The cash withheld was recorded as restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership amended an agreement with The Cline Group, which unrestricted $6.0 million of the restricted cash and relieved any obligation of the Partnership to repay these amounts to The Cline Group. The remaining restricted cash balance as of June 30, 2016 of $2.3 million is primarily related to the installation of the new state-of-the-art ship loader, which is expected to be placed into service in the second half of 2016 and will allow for faster coal loading onto larger ships.
Allocated Expenses
SunCoke charges us for all direct costs and expenses incurred on our behalf and allocated costs associated with support services provided to our operations. Allocated expenses from SunCoke for general corporate and operations support costs totaled $6.9 million and $13.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and $6.7 million and $13.2 million during three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $6.5 millionon the Combined and $19.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and $6.2 million and $17.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.Consolidated Statements of Income. These costs include legal, accounting, tax, treasury, engineering, information technology, insurance, employee benefit costs, communications, human resources, and procurement. Corporate allocations are recorded in accordance with the terms of our omnibus agreement with SunCoke and our general partner. These allocations were increased concurrentlyin the first quarter of 2016 for additional support provided to the CMT operations.
In the first half of 2016, SunCoke took certain actions to support the Partnership's strategy to de-lever its balance sheet and maintain a solid liquidity position. During the first quarter of 2016, SunCoke provided a "reimbursement holiday" on the $7.0 million of corporate costs allocated to the Partnership and also returned its $1.4 million IDR cash distribution to the Partnership ("IDR giveback"), resulting in capital contributions of $8.4 million. During the second quarter of 2016, SunCoke provided the Partnership with deferred payment terms until April 2017 on the Haverhillreimbursement of the $6.9 million of allocated corporate costs to the Partnership and Middletown Dropdown.the $1.4 million IDR cash distribution, resulting in an outstanding payable to SunCoke of $8.3 million included in payable to affiliate, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016.


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Omnibus Agreement
In connection with the closing of our initial public offering on January 24, 2013 ("IPO"), we entered into an omnibus agreement with SunCoke and our general partner that addresses certain aspects of our relationship with them, including:
Business Opportunities. We have preferential rights to invest in, acquire and construct cokemaking facilities in the United States and Canada. SunCoke has preferential rights to all other business opportunities.
Potential Defaults by Coke Agreement Counterparties. For a period of five years from the closing date of the IPO, SunCoke has agreed to make us whole (including an obligation to pay for coke) to the extent (i) AK Steel exercises the early termination right provided in its Haverhill coke sales agreement, (ii) any customer fails to purchase coke or defaults in payment under its coke sales agreement (other than by reason of force majeure or our default) or (iii) we amend a coke sales agreement's terms to reduce a customer's purchase obligation as a result of the customer's financial distress. We and SunCoke will share in any damages and other amounts recovered from third partiesthird-parties arising from such events in proportion to our relative losses.
Environmental Indemnity. SunCoke will indemnify us to the full extent of any remediation losses at the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilityfacilities arising from any environmental matter discovered and identified as requiring remediation prior to the closing of the IPO. In addition, SunCoke contributed $67.0 million in partial satisfaction of this obligation from the proceeds of the IPO and an additional $7.0 million in connection with the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown. SunCoke also has agreed towill indemnify us to the full extent of any requiredfor remediation losses at the Granite City cokemaking facility arising from any environmental matter discovered and identified as requiring remediation prior to the closing of the initial Granite City Dropdown. SunCoke has contributed $45.0$67.0 million in partial satisfaction of this obligation. See Note 2.obligation from the proceeds of the IPO, and an additional $52.0 million in connection with subsequent dropdowns. If, prior to the fifth anniversary of the closing of the IPO, a pre-existing environmental matter is identified as requiring remediation, SunCoke will indemnify us for up to $50.0 million of any such remediation costs (we will bear the first $5.0 million of any such costs).
Other Indemnification. SunCoke will fully indemnify us with respect to any additional tax liability related to periods prior to or in connection with the closing of the IPO or the Granite City Dropdown to the extent not currently presented on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, SunCoke will either cure or fully indemnify us for losses resulting from any material title defects at the properties owned by the entities acquired in connection with the closing of the IPO or the Granite City Dropdown to the extent that those defects interfere with or could reasonably be expected to interfere with the operations of the related cokemaking facilities. We will indemnify SunCoke for events relating to our operations except to the extent that we are entitled to indemnification by SunCoke.
License. SunCoke has granted us a royalty-free license to use the name “SunCoke” and related marks. Additionally, SunCoke has granted us a non-exclusive right to use all of SunCoke's current and future cokemaking and related technology. We have not paid and will not pay a separate license fee for the rights we receive under the license.
Expenses and Reimbursement. SunCoke will continue to provide us with certain corporate and other services, and we will reimburse SunCoke for all direct costs and expenses incurred on our behalf and a portion of corporate and other costs and expenses attributable to our operations. Additionally, we paid all fees in connection withSunCoke may consider providing additional support to the Partnership Notes offerings andin the Partnership's revolving credit facility andfuture by providing a corporate cost reimbursement holiday, whereby the Partnership would not be required to reimburse SunCoke for costs or a deferral, whereby the Partnership would be granted extended payment terms. Additionally, we have agreed to pay all additional fees in connection with any future financing arrangement entered into for the purpose of replacing the Partnership's revolving credit facility or the Partnership Notes.senior notes.
So long as SunCoke controls our general partner, the omnibus agreement will remain in full force and effect unless mutually terminated by the parties. If SunCoke ceases to control our general partner, the omnibus agreement will terminate, but our rights to indemnification and use of SunCoke's existing cokemaking and related technology will survive. The omnibus agreement can be amended by written agreement of all parties to the agreement, but we may not agree to any amendment that would, in the reasonable discretion of our general partner, be adverse in any material respect to the holders of our common units without prior approval of the conflicts committee.


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4.3. Cash Distributions and Net Income Per Unit
Cash Distributions
Our partnership agreement generally provides that we will make cash distributions, if any, each quarter in the following manner:
first, 98 percent to the holders of common units and 2 percent to our general partner, until each common unit has received the minimum quarterly distribution of $0.412500 plus any arrearages from prior quarters;
second, 98 percent to the holders of subordinated units and 2 percent to our general partner, until each subordinated unit has received the minimum quarterly distribution of $0.412500; and
third, 98 percent to all unitholders, pro rata, and 2 percent to our general partner, until each unit has received a distribution of $0.474375.
If cash distributions to our unitholders exceed $0.474375 per unit in any quarter, our unitholders and our general partner will receive distributions according to the following percentage allocations:
 Total Quarterly Distribution Per Unit Target Amount 
Marginal Percentage
Interest in Distributions
 Unitholders General Partner
Minimum Quarterly Distribution$0.412500 98% 2%
First Target Distributionabove $0.412500 up to $0.474375 98% 2%
Second Target Distributionabove $0.474375 up to $0.515625 85% 15%
Third Target Distributionabove $0.515625 up to $0.618750 75% 25%
Thereafterabove $0.618750 50% 50%
Our distributions are declared subsequent to quarter end. The table below represents total cash distributions applicable to the period in which the distributions were earned:
Earned in Quarter Ended Total Quarterly Distribution Per Unit Total Cash Distribution including general partners IDRs Date of Distribution Unitholders Record Date
    (Dollars in millions)    
March 31, 2014 $0.5000
 $19.2
 May 30, 2014 May 15, 2014
June 30, 2014 $0.5150
 $19.8
 August 29, 2014 August 15, 2014
September 30, 2014 $0.5275
 $20.5
 November 28, 2014 November 14, 2014
December 31, 2014 $0.5408
 $22.2
 February 27, 2015 February 13, 2015
March 31, 2015 $0.5715
 $23.8
 May 29, 2015 May 15, 2015
June 30, 2015 $0.5825
 $29.0
 August 31, 2015 August 14, 2015
September 30, 2015(1)
 $0.5940
 $29.6
 December 1, 2015 November 13, 2015
Earned in Quarter Ended Total Quarterly Distribution Per Unit Total Cash Distribution including general partners IDRs Date of Distribution Unitholders Record Date
    (Dollars in millions)    
June 30, 2015 $0.5825
 $29.0
 August 31, 2015 August 14, 2015
September 30, 2015 $0.5940
 $29.6
 December 1, 2015 November 13, 2015
December 31, 2015 $0.5940
 $29.5
 March 1, 2016 February 15, 2016
March 31, 2016(1)
 $0.5940
 $29.4
 June 1, 2016 May 16, 2016
June 30, 2016(2)
 $0.5940
 $29.5
 September 1, 2016 August 15, 2016
(1) SunCoke provided the Partnership with deferred payment terms until April 2017 on the $1.4 million IDR cash distribution earned in the first quarter of 2016. The total cash disbursed from the distribution on June 1, 2016 was $28.0 million.
(2) On October 9, 2015,July 25, 2016, our Board of directorsDirectors declared a cash distribution of $0.5940 per unit. Itunit, which will be paid on DecemberSeptember 1, 2015,2016, to unitholders of record on November 13, 2015.August 15, 2016.
Allocation of Net Income
Our partnership agreement contains provisions for the allocation of net income to the unitholders and the general partner. For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the partnership agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall be allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interest. Normal allocations according to percentage interests are made after giving effect, if any, to priority income allocations in an amount equal to incentive cash distributions allocated 100 percent to the general partner. Net income from Granite City’s operations prior to the Granite City Dropdown is allocated to the general partner.
Upon payment of the cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2015, the financial requirements for the conversion of all subordinated units were satisfied. As a result, the 15,709,697 subordinated units converted into common units on a one-for-one basis. For purpose of calculating net income per unit, the conversion of the subordinated units is deemed to have occurred


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on January 1, 2016. The conversion did not impact the amount of the cash distribution paid or the total number of the Partnership's outstanding units representing limited partner interest.
The calculation of net income allocated to the general and limited partners was as follows:
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2015
         
  (Dollars in millions)
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy L.P./Previous Owner $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $30.2
Less: Expenses allocated to Common - SunCoke(1)
 
 
 (7.0) 
Less: Allocation of net income attributable to the Previous Owner to the general partner 
 
 
 0.6
Net income attributable to all partners 12.1
 17.0
 58.9
 29.6
General partner's incentive distribution rights 1.4
 1.1
 10.8
 2.0
Net income attributable to partners, excluding incentive distribution rights 10.7
 15.9
 48.1
 27.6
General partner's ownership interest: 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
General partner's allocated interest in net income 0.3
 0.3
 1.0
 0.6
General partner's incentive distribution rights 1.4
 1.1
 10.8
 2.0
Net income attributable to the Previous Owner 
 
 
 0.6
Total general partner's interest in net income $1.7
 $1.4
 $11.8
 $3.2
Common - public unitholder's interest in net income $4.6
 $6.7
 $21.1
 $11.6
Common - SunCoke interest in net income:        
Common - SunCoke interest in net income 5.8
 2.7
 26.0
 4.6
Expenses allocated to Common - SunCoke(1)
 
 
 (7.0) 
Total common - SunCoke interest in net income 5.8
 2.7
 19.0
 4.6
Subordinated - SunCoke interest in net income 
 6.2
 
 10.8
Total limited partners' interest in net income $10.4
 $15.6
 $40.1
 $27.0
(1)Per the amended Partnership agreement, expenses paid on behalf of the Partnership are to be allocated entirely to the partner who paid them. During the first quarter of 2016, SunCoke paid $7.0 million of allocated corporate costs on behalf of the Partnership and will not seek reimbursement for those costs. See Note 2. These expenses are recorded as a direct reduction to SunCoke's interest in net income for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Earnings Per Unit
Our net income is allocated to the general partner and limited partners in accordance with their respective partnership percentages, after giving effect to priority income allocations for incentive distributions, if any, to our general partner, pursuant to our partnership agreement. Distributions less than or greater than earnings are allocated in accordance with our partnership agreement. 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 net income per unit.
In addition to the common and subordinated units, we also have identified the general partner interest and incentive distribution rightsIDRs as participating securities and we use the two-class method when calculating the net income per unit applicable to limited partners, which is based on the weighted-average number of common units outstanding during the period. Basic and diluted net income per unit applicable to limited partners are the same because we do not have any potentially dilutive units outstanding. TheIn 2015, the Partnership early adopted ASU 2015-06, "Earnings Per Share (Topic 260): Effects on Historical Earnings per Unit of Master Limited Partnership Dropdown Transactions (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)." Therefore, the Granite City Dropdown does not impact historical earnings per unit as the earnings of Granite City prior to the Granite City Dropdown were allocated entirely to our general partner.


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The calculation of earnings per unit is as follows:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
 2015 2014 
2015(1)
 
2014(2)
 2016 2015 2016 2015
                
 (Dollars and units in millions, except per unit amounts) (Dollars and units in millions, except per unit amounts)
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy L.P./Predecessor $19.5
 $26.5
 $49.7
 $48.5
Less: Allocation of Granite City's net income to the general partner prior to the Granite City Dropdown
 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Net income attributable to partners 19.5
 20.2
 49.1
 34.6
General partner's distributions (including, $1.6, $0.4, $3.6 and $0.8 million of incentive distribution rights, respectively) 2.0
 0.7
 5.2
 1.8
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy L.P./Previous Owner $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $30.2
Less: Expenses allocated to Common - SunCoke 
 
 (7.0) 
Less: Allocation of net income attributable to the Previous Owner to the general partner 
 
 
 0.6
Net income attributable to all partners 12.1
 17.0
 58.9
 29.6
General partner's distributions (including, $1.4, $1.1, $2.8 and $2.0 million of incentive distribution rights, respectively) 2.0
 1.5
 4.0
 2.9
Limited partners' distributions on common units 18.2
 11.5
 49.6
 33.4
 27.5
 13.7
 54.9
 27.1
Limited partners' distributions on subordinated units 9.4
 8.3
 27.6
 24.3
 
 9.2
 
 18.2
Distributions greater than earnings (10.1) (0.3) (33.3) (24.9)
Distributions less than (greater than) earnings (17.4) (7.4) 
 (18.6)
General partner's earnings:                
Distributions (including $1.6, $0.4, $3.6 and $0.8 million of incentive distribution rights, respectively) 2.0
 0.7
 5.2
 1.8
Allocation of distributions greater than earnings (0.1) 
 (0.7) (0.4)
Granite City's net income prior to the Granite City Dropdown
 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Distributions (including $1.4, $1.1, $2.8 and $2.0 million of cash incentive distribution rights, respectively) 2.0
 1.5
 4.0
 2.9
Allocation of distributions less than (greater than) earnings (0.3) (0.1) 7.8
 (0.3)
Net income attributable to Previous Owner 
 
 
 0.6
Total general partner's earnings 1.9
 7.0
 5.1
 15.3
 1.7
 1.4
 11.8
 3.2
Limited partners' earnings on common units:                
Distributions 18.2
 11.5
 49.6
 33.4
 27.5
 13.7
 54.9
 27.1
Allocation of distributions greater than earnings (6.6) (0.2) (20.9) (14.2)
Expenses allocated to Common - SunCoke 
 
 (7.0) 
Allocation of distributions less than (greater than) earnings (17.1) (4.3) (7.8) (10.9)
Total limited partners' earnings on common units 11.6
 11.3
 28.7
 19.2
 10.4
 9.4
 40.1
 16.2
Limited partners' earnings on subordinated units:                
Distributions 9.4
 8.3
 27.6
 24.3
 
 9.2
 
 18.2
Allocation of distributions greater than earnings (3.4) (0.1) (11.7) (10.3) 
 (3.0) 
 (7.4)
Total limited partners' earnings on subordinated units 6.0
 8.2
 15.9
 14.0
 
 6.2
 
 10.8
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:                
Common - basic and diluted 27.4
 21.7
 24.8
 19.0
 46.2
 23.6
 46.2
 23.4
Subordinated - basic and diluted 15.7
 15.7
 15.7
 15.7
 
 15.7
 
 15.7
Net income per limited partner unit:                
Common - basic and diluted $0.43
 $0.52
 $1.16
 $1.01
 $0.23
 $0.40
 $0.86
 $0.69
Subordinated - basic and diluted $0.38
 $0.52
 $1.00
 $0.89
 $
 $0.40
 $
 $0.69
(1)Includes the total cash distribution paid on August 31, 2015 of $29.0 million, which included $4.6 million related to units issued to fund the acquisition of CMT and the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown during August 2015.
(2)Includes the total cash distribution paid on May 30, 2014 of $19.2 million, which included $3.0 million related to units issued to fund the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown during May 2014.


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Unit Activity
Unit activity for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015:2016:
  Common - Public Common - SunCoke Total Common Subordinated - SunCoke
At December 31, 2014 16,789,164
 4,904,752
 21,693,916
 15,709,697
Units issued in conjunction with the Granite City Dropdown 
 1,877,697
 1,877,697
 
Units issued in conjunction with the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown 
 1,158,760
 1,158,760
 
Units issued in conjunction with the acquisition of CMT 4,847,287
 1,764,790
 6,612,077
 
Units issued to directors 3,820
 
 3,820
 
Unit repurchases(1)
 (633,776) 
 (633,776) 
At September 30, 2015 21,006,495
 9,705,999
 30,712,494
 15,709,697
(1)On July 20, 2015, the Partnership's Board of Directors authorized a program for the Partnership to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its common units. The Partnership repurchased $10.0 million, or 633,776 common units, in the open market, for an average price of $15.78 per unit, during the three months ended September 30, 2015, leaving $40.0 million available under the authorized unit repurchase program.
Allocation of Net Income
  Common - Public Common - SunCoke Total Common Subordinated - SunCoke
At December 31, 2015 20,787,744
 9,705,999
 30,493,743
 15,709,697
Units issued to directors 6,679
 
 6,679
 
Conversion of subordinate units to common units 
 15,709,697
 15,709,697
 (15,709,697)
At June 30, 2016 20,794,423
 25,415,696
 46,210,119
 
Our partnership agreement contains provisions for the allocation of net income to the unitholders and the general partner. For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the partnership agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall be allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interest. Normal allocations according to percentage interests are made after giving effect, if any, to priority income allocations in an amount equal to incentive cash distributions allocated 100 percent to the general partner. Net income from Granite City’s operations prior to the Granite City Dropdown is allocated to the general partner.
The calculation of net income allocated to the general and limited partners was as follows:
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
  (Dollars in millions)
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy L.P./Predecessor $19.5
 $26.5
 $49.7
 $48.5
Less: Allocation of Granite City's net income to the general partner prior to the Granite City Dropdown 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Net income attributable to partners 19.5
 20.2
 49.1
 34.6
General partner's incentive distribution rights 1.6
 0.4
 3.6
 0.8

 17.9
 19.8
 45.5
 33.8
General partner's ownership interest 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
General partner's allocated interest in net income 0.3
 0.3
 0.9
 0.6
General partner's incentive distribution rights 1.6
 0.4
 3.6
 0.8
Granite City's net income prior to the Granite City Dropdown
 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Total general partner's interest in net income $1.9
 $7.0
 $5.1
 $15.3
Common - public unitholder's interest in net income $7.7
 $8.7
 $19.3
 $14.6
Common - SunCoke interest in net income 3.4
 2.6
 8.0
 3.6
Subordinated - SunCoke interest in net income 6.5
 8.2
 17.3
 15.0
Total limited partners' interest in net income $17.6
 $19.5
 $44.6
 $33.2


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5.4. Inventories
The components of inventories were as follows:
 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
        
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Coal $44.5
 $60.4
 $39.4
 $42.5
Coke 2.4
 2.0
 4.6
 5.6
Materials, supplies, and other 28.5
 28.0
 28.8
 29.0
Total inventories $75.4
 $90.4
 $72.8
 $77.1
5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill allocated to the Partnership's reportable segments as of June 30, 2016 and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows:
 Coal Logistics
  
 (Dollars in millions)
Net balance at December 31, 2015$67.7
Adjustments(1)
(0.6)
Net balance at June 30, 2016$67.1
(1)
In the first quarter of 2016, a working capital adjustment to the acquisition date fair value of the acquired net assets decreased the amount of the purchase price allocated to goodwill by $0.6 million.
Goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired, is tested for impairment as of October 1 of each year, or when events occur or circumstances change that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of a reporting unit to below its carrying value. There were no events or circumstances in the first half of 2016 that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of a reporting unit to below its carrying value.
However, both the thermal and metallurgical coal markets remain challenged. Several U.S. coal producers, including certain of our Coal Logistics customers, have cut production and idled mining operations in response to market conditions. A number of coal producers also have filed petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Although the U.S. coal industry is under extreme pressure, we do not know to what extent our Coal Logistics business may be affected.
A significant portion of our revenues and cash flows from CMT are derived from long-term, take-or-pay contracts with Foresight and Murray. However, both customers currently face significant challenges. Foresight has disclosed that it is in default of certain corporate indentures and other debt documents and has been actively negotiating an out-of-court restructuring with its bondholders and other creditors. On July 22, 2016, Foresight announced that it had reached agreements on a global restructuring of indebtedness with its bondholders, its lenders and other creditors. However, the terms of this global restructuring are complex and Foresight has disclosed that these agreements may be subject to termination upon commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding, or if certain conditions are not commenced by August 1, 2016 and then satisfied by August 31, 2016. While these agreements with its creditors are a positive development, there can be no assurance that Foresight’s proposed global restructuring ultimately will be consummated. Murray also has been affected by current economic conditions, and reported that on June 29, 2016 it sent a WARN Act notice to employees indicating that Murray could lay off as many as 4,400 employees, or about 80 percent of its workforce, due to weak coal markets. The WARN Act requires a 60-day waiting period before large layoffs can occur. In addition, Murray’s CEO has commented publicly regarding the risks to Murray’s business, including the risk of a potential bankruptcy.
Despite current challenges, our valuation model assumes performance under these contracts and future renewals. However, to the extent changes in factors or circumstances occur, such as a declaration of bankruptcy by Foresight and/or Murray, future assessments of goodwill and intangible assets may result in material impairment charges in the near term.




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The components of intangible assets were as follows:
   June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 Weighted - Average Remaining Amortization Years Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net
   (Dollars in millions)
Customer contracts6 $24.0
 $2.8
 $21.2
 $24.0
 $1.2
 $22.8
Customer relationships14 28.7
 2.9
 25.8
 28.7
 1.8
 26.9
Permits26 139.0
 4.5
 134.5
 139.0
 1.9
 137.1
Trade name2 1.2
 0.7
 0.5
 1.2
 0.6
 0.6
Total  $192.9
 $10.9
 $182.0
 $192.9
 $5.5
 $187.4
Total amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization was $2.8 million and $5.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. Based on the carrying value of the finite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2016, we estimate amortization expense for each of the next five years as follows:
 Amount
  
 (Dollars in millions)
2016(1)
$5.1
201710.5
201810.5
201910.3
202010.3
2021-Thereafter135.3
Total$182.0
(1) Excludes amortization expense recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
6. Income Taxes
The Partnership is a limited partnership and generally is not subject to federal or state income taxes. However, as part of the Granite City Dropdown in the first quarter of 2015, the Partnership acquired an interest in Gateway Cogeneration Company, LLC, which is subject to income taxes for federal and state purposes. In addition, due toAdditionally, as a result of the Granite City Dropdown, earnings of the Partnership areis subject to an additional state income tax. Earnings from our Middletown operations are subject to a local income tax.
The Partnership recorded income tax expense of $0.4 million and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to an income tax expense of $0.5$0.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 and an income tax benefit of $2.4$2.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015, compared to income tax expense of $4.9 million and $9.0 million for the three and nine2015. The six months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 included an income tax benefit of $4.0 million related to the tax impacts of the Granite City Dropdown. Earnings from our Granite City operations include federal and state income taxes calculated on a theoretical separate-return basis until the date of the Granite City Dropdown. Additionally, the nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes an equity settlementDropdown on January 13, 2015.


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7. Debt
Total debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, consisted of the following:
 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 (Dollars in millions)    
7.375% senior notes, due 2020 ("Partnership Notes"), including original issue premium of $13.6 million and $11.5 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
 613.6
 411.5
7.625% senior notes, due 2019 ("Notes") 44.6
 
 (Dollars in millions)
7.375% senior notes, due 2020 ("Partnership Notes")
 $482.6
 $552.5
Revolving credit facility, due 2019 ("Partnership Revolver") 182.0
 182.0
Promissory note payable, due 2021 ("Promissory Note") 114.6
 
 113.7
 114.3
Revolving credit facility, due 2019 ("Partnership Revolver") 185.0
 
Partnership's term loan, due 2019 ("Partnership Term Loan") 50.0
 50.0
Total borrowings 828.3
 898.8
Original issue premium 9.1
 12.1
Debt issuance cost (16.9) (12.5) (12.2) (15.3)
Total debt $940.9
 $399.0
 825.2
 895.6
Less: current portion of long-term debt 1.1
 
 1.1
 1.1
Total long-term debt $939.8
 $399.0
 $824.1
 $894.5
Partnership Notes    
The Partnership has a $250.0 million Partnership Revolver. On August 12, 2015, in connection withDuring the funding of the acquisition of CMT,three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership drew $185.0continued de-levering its balance sheet and repurchased $17.1 million and $69.9 million face value of outstanding Partnership Notes for $13.8 million and $46.4 million of cash payments, respectively. This resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $3.5 million and $23.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, which included the write-off of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of unamortized original issue premium, net of unamortized debt issuance costs.
Partnership Revolver
At June 30, 2016, the Partnership Revolver at a rate that bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points or an alternative base rate, based on the Partnership's total ratios as defined by the Partnership's credit agreement. The spread is subject to change based on the Partnership's total leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. As of September 30, 2015, the Partnership had $65.0 million available on the Partnership Revolver. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Partnership incurred $0.3$1.5 million of debt issuance costs in connection with amendmentsletters of the Partnership Revolver.    credit outstanding and an outstanding balance of $182.0 million, leaving $66.5 million available.
Also in connection with the acquisition of CMT, the Partnership assumed Raven Energy LLC's Promissory Note of $114.9 million. Under the Partnership's third amendment to the amended and restated credit agreement ("Promissory Agreement") dated August 12, 2015, the Partnership will repay a principal amount of $0.3 million each fiscal quarter ending prior to August 12, 2018. For each fiscal quarter ending after August 12, 2018, the Partnership shall repay a principal amount of $2.5 million. The entire outstanding amount of the Promissory Note is due in full on August 12, 2021. The Promissory Note


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shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount for each day from August 12, 2015, until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to 6.0 percent until August 12, 2018. After August 12, 2018, that rate will be the LIBOR for the interest period then in effect plus 4.5 percent. Interest is due at the end of each fiscal quarter.
On January 13, 2015, in connection with the Granite City Dropdown, the Partnership issued an additional $200.0 million of Partnership Notes.  Proceeds of $204.0 million included an original issue premium of $4.0 million. In addition, the Partnership received $6.8 million to fund interest from August 1, 2014 to January 13, 2015, the interest period prior to issuance. This interest was paid to noteholders on February 1, 2015. The Partnership incurred debt issuance costs of $5.2 million, of which $1.0 million was considered a modification of debt and was recorded in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income and was included in other operating cash flows on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow.
In connection with the Granite City Dropdown, the Partnership assumed from SunCoke and repaid $135.0 million principal amount of SunCoke’s Notes and paid interest of $5.6 million. The Partnership also paid a redemption premium of $7.7 million, which was included in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income. The Partnership assumed $2.2 million in debt issuance costs in connection with the assumption of this debt from SunCoke, $0.7 million of which related to the portion of the debt extinguished and was recorded in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income. 
On August 12, 2015, in connection with the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown, the Partnership assumed from SunCoke an additional $44.6 million of Notes and unpaid interest of $0.6 million, of which $0.5 million was included in interest expense, net on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Partnership also assumed $0.7 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the assumption of this debt from SunCoke Energy.Covenants
The Partnership is subject to certain debt covenants that, among other things, limit the Partnership’s ability and the ability of certain of the Partnership’s subsidiaries to (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions, (iii) prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt, (iv) make loans and investments, (v) sell assets, (vi) incur liens, (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates and (viii) consolidate or merge. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications set forth in the respective agreements governing the Partnership's debt.
Under the terms of the Partnership Revolver, the Partnership is subject to a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 4.50:1.00, (and, if applicable, 5.00:1.00 during the remainder of any fiscal quarter and the two immediately succeeding fiscal quarters following our acquisition of additional assets having a fair market value greater than $50 million), calculated by dividing total debt by EBITDA as defined by the Partnership Revolver, and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 2.50:1.00, calculated by dividing EBITDA by interest expense as defined by the Partnership Revolver.
Under the terms of the Promissory Agreement,promissory agreement, Raven Energy LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, is subject to a maximum leverage ratio of 5.00:1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending prior to August 12, 2018, calculated by dividing total debt by EBITDA as defined by the Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement. For any fiscal quarter ending on or after August 12, 2018, the maximum leverage ratio is 4.50:1.00. Additionally in order to make restricted payments, Raven Energy LLC is subject to a fixed charge ratio of greater than 1.00:1.00, calculated by dividing EBITDA by fixed charges as defined by the Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement.
If we fail to perform our obligations under these and other covenants, the lenders' credit commitment could be terminated and any outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest, under the Partnership Revolver could be declared immediately due and payable. The Partnership has a cross-default provision that applies to our indebtedness having a principal amount in excess of $20 million.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, the Partnership was in compliance with all applicable debt covenants contained in the Partnership Revolver and Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement. We do not anticipate violation of these covenants nor do we anticipate that any of these covenants will restrict our operations or our ability to obtain additional financing.


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8. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Significant non-cash activities were as follows:
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014
     
  (Dollars in millions)
Debt assumed by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $294.5
 $259.9
Equity Issuances 144.4
 83.3
Net assets of the Predecessor not assumed by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.    
Receivables 9.1
 
Property, plant and equipment 7.0
 
Net deferred tax assets 62.8
 
Restricted Cash 21.5
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2016 2015
     
  (Dollars in millions)
Debt assumed by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $
 $135.0
Net assets of the Previous Owner not assumed by SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.    
Receivables 
 9.1
Property, plants and equipment 
 7.0
Deferred income taxes, net 
 62.8
9. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") has issued Notices of Violations (“NOVs”) for the Haverhill and Granite City cokemaking facilities which stem from alleged violations of air operating permits for these facilities. We are working in a cooperative manner with the EPA, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to address the allegations, and have entered into a consent degree in federal district court with these parties. The consent decree includes a $2.2 million civil penalty payment that was paid by SunCoke in December 2014, as well as capital projects already underway to improve the reliability of the energy recovery systems and enhance environmental performance at the Haverhill and Granite City cokemaking facilities.
We retained an aggregate of $119 million in proceeds from the Partnership offering,IPO, the dropdown of Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown and the Granite City Dropdown to fund these environmental remediation projects at the Haverhill and Granite City cokemaking facilities. Pursuant to the omnibus agreement, any amounts that we spend on these projects in excess of the $119 million will be reimbursed by SunCoke. Prior to our formation, SunCoke spent $7 million related to these projects. We have spent approximately $81$83 million to date and the remaining capital is expected to be spent through the first quarter of 2018.2019.
The Partnership is a party to certain other pending and threatened claims, including matters related to commercial and tax disputes, product liability, employment claims, personal injury claims, premises-liability claims, allegations of exposures to toxic substances and general environmental claims. Although the ultimate outcome of these claims cannot be ascertained at this time, it is reasonably possible that some portion of these claims could be resolved unfavorably to the Partnership. Management of the Partnership believes that any liability which may arise from claims would not behave a material in relation to theadverse impact on our combined and consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Partnership at September 30, 2015.statements.
10. Fair Value Measurements
The Partnership measures certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value disclosures are reflected in a three-level hierarchy, maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.
The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability on the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market.
Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Partnership’s cash equivalents are measured at fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. These inputs are classified as Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy. The Partnership had no cash equivalents at June 30, 2016.


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Convent Marine Terminal Contingent Consideration
In connection with the CMT acquisition, the Partnership entered into a contingent consideration arrangement that requires us to make future payments to The Cline Group based on future volume over a specified threshold, price, and contract renewals. During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership amended the contingent consideration terms with The Cline Group, which reduced the fair value of the contingent consideration liability to $4.2 million at March 31, 2016, resulting in a $3.7 million gain recognized as a reduction to costs of products sold and operating expenses on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The contingent consideration liability remained at $4.2 million at June 30, 2016 and was included in other deferred credits and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated based on a probability-weighted analysis using significant inputs that are not observable in the market, or Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions included probability adjusted levels of coal handling services provided by CMT, anticipated price per ton on future sales, and probability of contract renewal including length of future contracts, volume commitment, and anticipated price per ton.
Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (e.g., when there is evidence of impairment).


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Contingent consideration related to the CMT acquisition is measured at fair value and amounted to $7.9 million at September 30, 2015. See Note 2.
Certain Financial Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value
At SeptemberJune 30, 20152016, the estimated fair value of the Partnership's total debt was $890.9$748.9 million compared to a carrying amount of $957.8 million, which includes the original issue premium.$828.3 million. The fair value was estimated by management based upon estimates of debt pricing provided by financial institutions which are considered Level 2 inputs.
11. Business Segment Disclosures
The Partnership derives its revenues from the Domestic Coke and Coal Logistics reportable segments. Domestic Coke operations are comprised of the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities located in Ohio and the Granite City cokemaking facility located in Illinois. These facilities use similar production processes to produce coke and to recover waste heat that is converted to steam or electricity. Steam is soldprovided to third partythird-party customers primarily pursuant to steam supply and purchase agreements. Electricity is sold into the regional power market or to AK Steel pursuant to energy sales agreements. Coke sales at the Partnership's cokemaking facilities are made pursuant to long-term, take-or-pay agreements with ArcelorMittal, AK Steel and U.S. Steel. Each of the coke sales agreements contain pass-through provisions for costs incurred in the cokemaking process, including coal procurement costs (subject to meeting contractual coal-to-coke yields), operating and maintenance expenses, costs related to the transportation of coke to the customers, taxes (other than income taxes) and costs associated with changes in regulation, in addition to containing a fixed fee.
Coal Logistics operations are comprised of SunCokeCMT located in Louisiana, Lake Terminal LLC ("Lake Terminal") located in Indiana and Kanawha River Terminals ("KRT")KRT located in Kentucky and West Virginia and CMT located in Louisiana.Virginia. This business provides coal handling and/or blending services to third party customers as well as SunCoke cokemaking facilities and has a collective capacity to blendmix and transload more than 40approximately 35 million tons of coal annually.annually and provides coal handling and/or mixing services to third-party customers as well as our own cokemaking facilities and other SunCoke cokemaking facilities. Coal handling and blendingmixing results are presented in the Coal Logistics segment.
Corporate and other expenses that can be identified with a segment have been included in determining segment results. The remainder is included in Corporate and Other. Interest expense, net isand (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt are also excluded from segment results. Segment assets net of tax are those assets that are utilized within a specific segment and excludes deferred taxes.segment.


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The following table includes Adjusted EBITDA, which is the measure of segment profit or loss and liquidity reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014 2016 2015 2016 2015
                
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Sales and other operating revenue:                
Domestic Coke $192.4
 $204.8
 $581.1
 $611.7
 $167.5
 $195.7
 $346.4
 $388.7
Coal Logistics 17.8
 12.0
 40.0
 37.4
 13.9
 11.9
 29.5
 22.2
Coal Logistics intersegment sales 1.7
 1.6
 5.0
 4.3
 1.7
 1.6
 3.2
 3.3
Elimination of intersegment sales (1.7) (1.6) (5.0) (4.3) (1.7) (1.6) (3.2) (3.3)
Total sales and other operating revenue $210.2
 $216.8
 $621.1
 $649.1
 $181.4
 $207.6
 $375.9
 $410.9
Adjusted EBITDA:                
Domestic Coke $46.6
 $50.2
 $137.3
 $137.3
 $41.1
 $42.2
 $87.4
 $90.7
Coal Logistics 10.4
 3.8
 18.0
 10.9
 5.3
 5.0
 11.2
 7.6
Corporate and Other (5.2) (1.5) (10.5) (5.7) (4.7) (2.5) (8.7) (5.3)
Total Adjusted EBITDA $51.8
 $52.5
 $144.8
 $142.5
 $41.7
 $44.7
 $89.9
 $93.0
Depreciation and amortization expense:                
Domestic Coke $13.5
 $11.7
 $39.8
 $34.7
 $12.7
 $13.5
 $26.0
 $26.3
Coal Logistics 3.5
 2.0
 7.2
 5.6
Coal Logistics(1)
 7.8
 1.9
 13.2
 3.7
Total depreciation and amortization expense $17.0
 $13.7

$47.0
 $40.3
 $20.5
 $15.4

$39.2
 $30.0
Capital expenditures:                
Domestic Coke $14.7
 $19.4
 $30.4
 $55.0
 $5.5
 $10.4
 $11.4
 $15.7
Coal Logistics 0.8
 1.2
 1.3
 2.0
 8.6
 0.3
 10.7
 0.5
Total capital expenditures $15.5
 $20.6
 $31.7
 $57.0
 $14.1
 $10.7
 $22.1
 $16.2
(1) The Partnership revised the estimated useful lives of certain assets in its Coal Logistics segment, which resulted in additional depreciation of $2.2 million, or $0.05 per common unit, during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
The following table sets forth the Partnership’s total sales and other operating revenue by product or service, excluding intersegment revenues:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014 2016 2015 2016 2015
                
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Sales and other operating revenue:                
Cokemaking revenues $176.9
 $188.7
 $534.0
 $562.1
 $152.2
 $180.8
 $315.5
 $357.2
Energy revenues 15.5
 16.2
 47.0
 49.6
 14.2
 14.9
 28.6
 31.5
Coal logistics revenues 17.2
 11.6
 38.7
 35.8
 13.6
 11.4
 28.9
 21.5
Other revenues 0.6
 0.3
 1.4
 1.6
 1.4
 0.5
 2.9
 0.7
Total revenues $210.2
 $216.8
 $621.1
 $649.1
 $181.4
 $207.6
 $375.9
 $410.9
The following table sets forth the Partnership's segment assets:
  June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
     
  (Dollars in millions)
Segment assets:    
Domestic Coke $1,214.2
 $1,233.1
Coal Logistics 513.7
 534.6
Corporate and Other 2.0
 1.2
Total assets $1,729.9
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The following table sets forth the Company's segment assets:
  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
     
  (Dollars in millions)
Segment assets:    
Domestic Coke $1,277.4
 $1,276.3
Coal Logistics 533.4
 116.6
Corporate and Other 3.6
 2.5
Segment assets, excluding deferred tax assets 1,814.4
 1,395.4
Deferred tax assets 
 21.6
Total assets $1,814.4
 $1,417.0
The Partnership evaluates the performance of its segments based on segment Adjusted EBITDA, which represents earnings before interest, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for sales discounts and Coal Logistics deferred revenue. Priorchanges to the expiration of our nonconventional fuel tax credits in 2013, Adjusted EBITDA included an add-back of sales discountscontingent consideration liability related to our acquisition of the sharing of these credits with our customers. Any adjustments to these amounts subsequent to 2013 have been included in Adjusted EBITDA. Coal Logistics deferred revenue represents cash received on Coal Logistics take-or-pay contracts for which revenue has not yet been recognized under GAAP. Including Coal Logistics deferred revenue in Adjusted EBITDA reflects the cash flow of our contractual arrangements.CMT. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered an alternative to net income or operating income under GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures in other businesses.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of the operating performance and liquidity of the Partnership's net assets and its ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures and make distributions. Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP measures and because it eliminates items that have less bearing on our operating performance and liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and they should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating cash flow or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below is additional discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool.
Limitations. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Adjusted EBITDA also has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include that Adjusted EBITDA:
does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
does not reflect items such as depreciation and amortization;
does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
does not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on or principal payments of our debt;
does not reflect certain other non-cash income and expenses;
excludes income taxes that may represent a reduction in available cash; and
includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
    


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Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, which are its most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014 2016 2015 
2016(1)
 2015
         (Dollars in millions)
 (Dollars in millions)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $49.9
 $37.6
 $135.8
 $92.0
Add: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Predecessor(1)
 
 14.2
 1.5
 31.6
Add: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(2)
 1.9
 0.7
 7.5
 18.9
Adjusted EBITDA $51.8
 $52.5
 $144.8
 $142.5
Net cash provided by operating activities $67.7
 $42.8
 $108.1
 $72.5
Subtract:                
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
 20.5
 15.4
 39.2
 30.0
Interest expense, net 12.4
 6.8
 43.8
 30.1
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.5
 4.9
 (2.4) 9.0
Sales discounts provided to customers due to sharing of nonconventional fuel tax credits(3)
 
 
 
 (0.5)
Coal Logistics deferred revenue(4)
 1.1
 
 1.1
 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Changes in working capital and other 38.1
 9.3
 39.7
 (1.4)
Net income $20.8
 $27.1
 $55.3
 $63.6
 $12.6
 $18.1
 $53.1
 $34.5
Add:                
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
 $20.5
 $15.4
 $39.2
 $30.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt 
 
 9.4
 15.4
Changes in working capital and other (22.1) (6.3) (23.5) (32.7)
Net cash provided by operating activities $15.7
 $34.5
 $88.2
 $86.6
Interest expense, net 11.7
 10.8
 24.2
 22.0
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Income tax, net 0.4
 0.4
 1.0
 (2.9)
Reduction of contingent consideration(2)
 
 
 (3.7) 
Adjusted EBITDA $41.7
 $44.7
 $89.9
 $93.0
Subtract:        
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Previous Owner(3)
 $
 $
 $
 $1.5
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest (4)
 0.8
 2.6
 1.7
 5.6
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $40.9
 $42.1
 $88.2
 $85.9
(1)Reflects Granite City
In response to the SEC’s May 2016 update to its guidance on the appropriate use of non-GAAP financial measures, first quarter of 2016 Adjusted EBITDA priorhas been recast to the January 13, 2015 dropdown transaction.no longer include Coal Logistics deferred revenue until it is recognized as GAAP revenue.
(2)
The Partnership amended the contingent consideration terms with The Cline Group, which reduced the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, resulting in a $3.7 million gain recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.
(3)
Reflects net income attributable to our Granite City facility prior to the Granite City Dropdown on January 13, 2015 adjusted for Granite City's share of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during the same period.
(4)
Reflects net income attributable to noncontrolling interest adjusted for noncontrolling interestinterest's share of interest, taxes, income, and depreciation.depreciation and amortization.
(3)Sales discounts are related to nonconventional fuel tax credits, which expired in 2013. At December 31, 2013, we had $13.6 million accrued related to sales discounts to be paid to our Granite City customer. During first quarter of 2014, we settled this obligation for $13.1 million which resulted in a gain of $0.5 million. This gain is recorded in sales and other operating revenue on our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income.
(4)Coal Logistics deferred revenue represents revenue excluded from sales and other operating income for GAAP purposes related to the timing of revenue recognition on the Coal Logistics take-or-pay contracts. Including take-or-pay shortfalls within Adjusted EBITDA matches cash flows with Adjusted EBITDA.
12. Subsequent Events
In July of 2016, the Partnership entered into a sale-leaseback arrangement of certain integral equipment from the Domestic Coke segment and certain mobile equipment from the Coal Logistics segment for total proceeds of $16.2 million. The arrangement will be accounted for as a financing transaction.




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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements of expected future developments, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This discussion contains forward-looking statements about our business, operations and industry that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements regarding our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our future results and financial condition may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of the factors we describe under “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”
This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is based on financial data derived from the financial statements prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and certain other financial data that is prepared using non-GAAP measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP components, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this Item.
The combinedThese statements reflect significant assumptions and consolidated financial statements pertainallocations and include all expenses allocable to the operationsour business, but may not be indicative of the Partnership and the operations of Gateway Energy and Coke Company, LLC ("Granite City"),those that would have been achieved had we operated as Granite City and the Partnership were under common controla separate public entity for all periods presented. The transferspresented or of net assets between entities under common control were accounted for as if the transfer occurred at the beginning of the period, and prior year periods were recast to furnish comparative information.future results.
Overview
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., (the "Partnership", "we", "our", and "us"), is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2012, which primarily produces coke used in the blast furnace production of steel. At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, we owned a 98 percent interest in Haverhill Coke Company LLC ("Haverhill"), Middletown Coke Company, LLC ("Middletown") and Gateway Energy and Coke Company, LLC ("Granite City"). The remaining 2 percent ownership interest in our three cokemaking facilities iswas owned by SunCoke Energy, Inc. ("SunCoke"). We also own a Coal Logistics business, which provides coal handling and/or mixing services to third-party customers as well as to our own cokemaking facilities and other SunCoke cokemaking facilities. Our Coal Logistics business consists of Convent Marine Terminal ("CMT"), Kanawha River Terminals, LLC ("KRT") and SunCoke Lake Terminal, LLC ("Lake Terminal"). At SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, SunCoke, through a subsidiary, owned a 53.753.9 percent limited partnership interest in us and all of our incentive distribution rights and indirectly owned and controlled our general partner, which holds a 2.0 percent general partner interest in us. us and all of our incentive distribution rights ("IDR").
Our Coal Logistics business provides coal handling and/cokemaking ovens utilize efficient, modern heat recovery technology designed to combust the coal’s volatile components liberated during the cokemaking process and use the resulting heat to create steam or blending serviceselectricity for sale. This differs from by-product cokemaking, which re-purposes the coal’s liberated volatile components for other uses. We have constructed the only greenfield cokemaking facilities in the U.S. in the last 25 years and are the only North American coke producer that utilizes heat recovery technology in the cokemaking process. We believe that heat recovery technology has several advantages over the alternative by-product cokemaking process, including producing higher quality coke, using waste heat to third party customers as well as to ourgenerate steam or electricity for sale and SunCoke's cokemaking facilities.reducing the environmental impact.
All of our coke sales are made pursuant to long-term, take-or-pay agreements. These coke sales agreements have an average remaining term of approximately tennine years and contain pass-through provisions for costs we incur in the cokemaking process, including:including coal procurement costs (subject to meeting contractual coal-to-coke yields), operating and maintenance expenses, costs related to the transportation of coke to our customers, taxes (other than income taxes) and costs associated with changes in regulation. The coke sales agreement and energy sales agreement with AK Steel at our Haverhill facility are subject to early termination by AK Steel under limited circumstances and provided that AK Steel has given at least two years prior notice of its intention to terminate the agreements and certain other conditions are met. In addition, AK Steel is required to pay a significant termination payment to us if it exercises its termination right prior to 2018. No other coke sales contract has an early termination clause. For a five-year period following our initial public offering on January 24, 2013 ("IPO"), SunCoke has agreed to make us whole or purchase all of our coke production not taken by our customers in the event of a customer's default or exercise of certain termination rights, under the same terms as those provided for in the coke sales agreements with our customers.
Our core business model is predicated on providing steelmakers an alternative to investing capital in their own captive coke production facilities. We direct our marketing efforts principally towards steelmaking customers that require coke for use in their blast furnaces. Our steelmaking customers are currently operating in an environment that is challenged by global overcapacity and lower demand.  While steel pricing has rebounded in 2016, aided by favorable rulings from the Department of Commerce ("DOC") and the International Trade Commission ("ITC") on unfairly traded steel imports, as well as improved global supply and demand dynamics, our customers have kept certain facilities idled as they await further signs of market stability.  Despite these challenges, our customers continue to comply with the terms of their long-term, take-or-pay contracts with us.
Our Granite City facility and the first phase of our Haverhill facility, or Haverhill 1, have steam generation facilities, which use hot flue gas from the cokemaking process to produce steam for sale to customers pursuant to steam supply and purchase agreements. Granite City sells steam to third parties. Prior to the second quarter of 2015,U.S. Steel and Haverhill 1 soldprovides steam to Haverhill ChemicalsAltivia Petrochemicals, LLC a third party. See further discussion in "Recent Developments" below.


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("Altivia"). Our Middletown facility and the second phase of our Haverhill facility, or Haverhill 2, have cogeneration plants that use the hot flue gas created by the cokemaking process to generate electricity, which is either sold into the regional power market or to AK Steel pursuant to energy sales agreements.


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The following table sets forth information about our cokemaking facilities and our coke, steam and energy sales agreements:
Facility Location 
Coke
Customer
 
Year of
Start Up
 
Contract
Expiration
 
Number of
Coke Ovens
 
Annual Cokemaking
Capacity
(thousands of tons)
 Use of Waste Heat
Granite City Granite City, Illinois U.S. Steel 2009 2025 120
 650
 Steam for power generation
Haverhill 1 Franklin Furnace, Ohio ArcelorMittal 2005 2020 100
 550
 Process steam
Haverhill 2 Franklin Furnace, Ohio AK Steel 2008 2022 100
 550
 Power generation
Middletown(1)
 Middletown, Ohio AK Steel 2011 2032 100
 550
 Power generation
Total         420
 2,300
  
(1)Cokemaking capacity represents stated capacity for the production of blast furnace coke. The Middletown coke sales agreement provides for coke sales on a “run of oven” basis, which includes both blast furnace coke and small coke. Middletown capacity on a “run of oven” basis is 578 thousand tons per year.
We also provide coal handling and/or blendingmixing services with our Coal Logistics business. Our newly acquired Convent Marine Terminalbusiness, which has collective capacity to mix and/or transload approximately 35 million tons of coal annually and store approximately 3 million tons. CMT is one of the largest export terminals on the U.S. gulf coast and has direct rail access and the capability to transload approximately 10 million tons of coal annually through its operations in Convent, Louisiana. Our terminal located in East Chicago, Indiana, SunCoke Lake Terminal, LLC ("Lake Terminal") provides coal handling and blendingmixing services to SunCoke's Indiana Harbor cokemaking operations. Kanawha River Terminals ("KRT")KRT is a leading metallurgical and thermal coal blendingmixing and handling terminal service provider with collective capacity to blendmix and transload 30approximately 25 million tons of coal annually through its operations in West Virginia and Kentucky.Virginia. Coal is transported from the mine site in numerous ways, including rail, truck, barge or ship. Our coal terminals act as intermediaries between coal producers and coal end users by providing transloading, storage and blendingmixing services. We do not take possession of coal in our Coal Logistics business, but instead earn revenue by providing coal handling and/or blendingmixing services to our customers on a fee per ton basis. We provide blendingmixing and handling services to steel, coke (including some of our domestic cokemaking facilities), electric utility and coal producing customers.
The financial performance of our Coal Logistics business is substantially dependent upon a limited number of customers, each of whom currently is faced with a market depressed by oversupply and declining coal prices. Our CMT customers are also impacted by seaborne export market dynamics. Fluctuations in the benchmark price for coal delivery into northwest Europe, as referenced in the API2 index price, contribute to our customers' decisions to place tons into the export market and thus impact transloading volumes through our terminal facility.
Both the thermal and metallurgical coal markets remain challenged. Several U.S. coal producers, including certain of our Coal Logistics customers, have cut production and idled mining operations in response to market conditions. A number of coal producers also have filed petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Although the U.S. coal industry is under extreme pressure, we do not know to what extent our Coal Logistics business may be affected.
A significant portion of our revenues and cash flows from CMT are derived from long-term, take-or-pay contracts with Foresight Energy LP ("Foresight") and Murray American Coal ("Murray"). However, both customers currently face significant challenges. Foresight has disclosed that it is in default of certain corporate indentures and other debt documents and has been actively negotiating an out-of-court restructuring with its bondholders and other creditors. On July 22, 2016, Foresight announced that it had reached agreements on a global restructuring of indebtedness with its bondholders, its lenders and other creditors. However, the terms of this global restructuring are complex and Foresight has disclosed that these agreements may be subject to termination upon commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding, or if certain conditions are not commenced by August 1, 2016 and then satisfied by August 31, 2016. While these agreements with its creditors are a positive development, there can be no assurance that Foresight’s proposed global restructuring ultimately will be consummated. Murray also has been affected by current economic conditions, and reported that on June 29, 2016 it sent a WARN Act notice to employees indicating that Murray could lay off as many as 4,400 employees, or about 80 percent of its workforce, due to weak


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coal markets. The WARN Act requires a 60-day waiting period before large layoffs can occur. In addition, Murray’s CEO has commented publicly regarding the risks to Murray’s business, including the risk of a potential bankruptcy.
While we do not know whether our major coal handling agreements would be assumed or rejected in a potential bankruptcy process involving any of our customers, the loss of any of these customers could have a significant and adverse effect on our Coal Logistics business, results of operations and financial condition, and our ability to make cash distributions.
Organized in Delaware in July 2012, and headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, we are a master limited partnership whose common units, representing limited partnership interests, were first listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in January 2013 under the symbol “SXCP.”
Recent Developments
2015 Guidance Update
In October 2015, we increased our full year outlook for 2015 Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners to a range of $185 million to $190 million. This reflects an expected Adjusted EBITDA benefit from the acquisition of the Convent Marine Terminal of approximately $20 million.
Acquisition of Convent Marine Terminal
On August 12, 2015, the Partnership completed the acquisition of a 100 percent ownership interest in Raven Energy LLC, which owns Convent Marine Terminal ("CMT") for a total transaction value of $404.5 million. This transaction represents a significant expansion of the Partnership's Coal Logistics business and marks our entry into export coal handling. CMT is one of the largest export terminals on the U.S. gulf coast and provides strategic access to seaborne markets for coal and other industrial materials. Supporting low-cost Illinois basin coal producers, the terminal provides loading and unloading services and has direct rail access and the capability to transload 10 million tons of coal annually. The facility is supported by long-term contracts with volume commitments covering all of its current 10 million ton capacity. A $100 million capital investment has modernized and increased efficiency at the facility and when augmented with an additional $21.5 million in pre-funded investment, will expand capacity to 15 million tons and strengthen the terminal’s competitive profile.
The total transaction value of $404.5 million included the issuance of 4.8 million of the Partnership's common units to the previous owner of Raven Energy LLC, The Cline Group, with an aggregate value of $75.0 million, based on the unit price on the date of close. In addition, the Partnership assumed $114.9 million of a six-year term loan from Raven Energy LLC. The Partnership obtained additional funding for the transaction by drawing


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$185.0 million on the Partnership's revolving credit facility. The Partnership paid $193.1 million in cash, which was partially funded by SunCoke in exchange for 1.8 million of the Partnership's common units, with an aggregate value of $30.0 million. In connection with the acquisition, the Partnership’s general partner made a capital contribution to the Partnership of approximately $2.3 million in order to preserve its 2 percent general partner interest. An additional $21.5 million in cash was withheld to fund the completion of expansion capital improvements at CMT and is recorded in restricted cash on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire CMT:
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred:(Dollars in millions)
Cash$193.1
Partnership common units75.0
Assumption of Raven Energy LLC term loan114.9
Cash withheld to fund capital expenditures21.5
Total fair value of consideration transferred:$404.5
Granite City Dropdowns
On January 13, 2015, the Partnership acquired a 75 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of $244.4 million (the "Granite City Dropdown"). The Granite City Dropdown is reflected in the combined and consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as if the transfer occurred at the beginning of the period and prior periods have been revised to include the Granite City financial position, results of operations and cash flows as the Granite City Dropdown was accounted for as a common control transaction. In connection with the Granite City Dropdown, the Partnership assumed and repaid $135.0 million principal amount of SunCoke's outstanding 7.625 percent senior notes ("Notes") and issued an additional $200.0 million of its 7.375 percent unsecured senior notes, due 2020 (the "Partnership Notes").
On August 12, 2015, the Partnership acquired an additional 23 percent interest in SunCoke's Granite City cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of $65.2 million (the "Granite City Supplemental Dropdown"). In connection with the Granite City Supplemental Dropdown, the Partnership assumed $44.6 million of Suncoke's Notes.
See Note 2 and Note 7 to our combined and consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Granite City Dropdown, Granite City Supplemental Dropdown and related debt activities.
Temporary Idling of AK Steel Ashland, Kentucky Works and U.S. Steel Granite City Works OperationsMake-Whole
In October, 2015, AK Steel announced it intends to temporarily idle portions of its Ashland, Kentucky Works operations as a result of challenging market conditions and U.S. Steel announced it may temporarily idle its Granite City Works operations subject to customer demand. Our Haverhill II2 cokemaking facility supplies coke to AK Steel's Ashland, Kentucky WorksSteel under a long-term, take-or-pay contract until 2022. Our Granite City cokemaking facility supplies cokeDuring the first quarter of 2016, AK Steel elected to U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works underreduce 2016 production by 75 thousand tons at our Haverhill 2 facility. As a result, Domestic Coke sales tons were lower than our previous volume targets by approximately 26 thousand tons and 36 thousand tons during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Based on our long-term, take-or-pay contract, until 2025. The temporary idling does not change any obligations that AK Steel or U.S. Steel have under these contracts.  Since the announcement, AK Steel and U.S. Steel havehas provided us with make-whole payments. As such, we do not idled their facilities and have continuedexpect this arrangement to take all of the coke we have produced at our Haverhill II and Granite City facilities. Additionally, we are supported by our omnibus agreement with SunCoke, our general partner, that provides certain commercial protections through January of 2018.  See Note 3 to our combined and consolidated financial statements.impact Adjusted EBITDA targets.
Unit Repurchase Program
On July 20, 2015, the Partnership's Board of Directors authorized a $50.0 million program for the Partnership to repurchase common units from time to time in open market transactions, including block trades, or in privately negotiated transactions. The Partnership repurchased $10.0 million of its common units during the three months ended September 30, 2015 receiving 634 thousand units for an average price of $15.78 per unit, leaving $40.0 million available for future repurchase under this program.
Haverhill Chemicals
During the second quarter of 2015, Haverhill Chemicals LLC announced plans to shut down their facility adjacent to our Haverhill cokemaking operations.  This shutdown, were it to occur, would not impact our ability to produce coke.  The lost energy revenue from Haverhill Chemicals LLC and additional costs we expect to incur at our Haverhill facility are expected to be approximately $6 million during 2015. The negative impact to the three and


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nine months ended September 30, 2015 results of $2.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively, were in line with management's expectations.
ThirdSecond Quarter Key Financial Results
Total revenues decreased $6.6$26.2 million, or 3.012.6 percent, to $210.2$181.4 million in the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 primarily due primarily to the pass-through of lower coal prices in our Domestic Coke segment partially offset by revenue of $5.7 million generated by our newly acquired CMT business.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased $0.7 million to $51.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $52.5 million for the same period in 2014. Adjusted EBITDA contributed by CMT of $5.4 million was more than offset by acquisition and business development costs and lower energy contributions as a result of our customer's decision to idle its Haverhill Chemicals LLC facility during the current year period.sales volumes.
Net income attributable to unitholders decreased $0.7$4.9 million to $19.5$12.1 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 due to lower Coal Logistics sales volumes and the write-off of a $1.4 million receivable related to 2015 reflecting the results of both Granite City and CMT mostlyspot coke sales to Essar Algoma, partially offset by the related acquisition and business development costs as well as higher interest expensea $3.5 million gain on higher debt balances.extinguishment of debt.
Cash distributions paid per unit were $0.5825$0.5940 and $0.5150 for$0.5715 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased $3.0 million to $41.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $44.7 million for the same period in 2015 due to lower Coal Logistics sales volumes and 2014, respectively.the $1.4 million write-off discussed above. These decreases were partially offset by contributions from CMT, which increased Adjusted EBITDA by $4.2 million.
Items Impacting Comparability
Interest Expense, net. Convent Marine Terminal.Comparisons of interest expense, net Comparability between periods werewas impacted by higher debt balancesthe timing of the acquisition of CMT during the third quarter of 2015. CMT contributed revenues of $7.0 million and debt extinguishment costs.$14.7 million, respectively, costs and operating expense of $6.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively, and Adjusted EBITDA of $4.2 million and $8.0 million during three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The costs and operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016, included the $3.7 million gain from the reduction in fair value to the contingent consideration liability discussed below.
Interest expense, net wasContingent consideration. In connection with the CMT acquisition, the Partnership entered into a contingent consideration arrangement that requires the Partnership to make future payments to The Cline Group based on future volumes over a specified threshold, price, and contract renewals. $12.4During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership amended the contingent consideration terms with The Cline Group, which reduced the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, resulting in a $3.7 million gain recognized as a reduction to costs of products sold and operating expenses on the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Energy sales. Until the second quarter of 2015, Haverhill 1 sold steam to Haverhill Chemicals, which filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code during 2015. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, Haverhill 1 provided steam, at no cost, to Altivia Petrochemicals, LLC ("Altivia"), which purchased the facility from Haverhill Chemicals. In the current arrangement, the Partnership is not currently generating revenues from providing steam to Altivia, which may be renegotiated beginning in 2018. The current arrangement mitigates costs associated with disposing of steam as well as potential compliance issues. Both revenues and Adjusted EBITDA decreased $0.6 million and $6.8$2.6 million forduring three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2015 as a result of these arrangements.


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(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt. During the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase of $5.6 million was primarily driven by higher debt balances in2016, the current year period.
Interest expense, net was $43.8 million and $30.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase of $13.7 million was primarily driven by higher debt balances in the current year period which increased interest expense, net by $19.7 million and lossPartnership recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $9.4$3.5 million related toand $23.9 million, respectively, in connection with the Granite City Dropdown in the current year period. These increases were partially offset by a loss on extinguishmentrepurchase of debt of $15.4 million related to the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown in the prior year period.
Partnership Notes. See Note 7 to our combined and consolidated financial statements.
In connection with the dropdown of Granite City during the first quarter of 2015 ("Granite City Dropdown"), the Partnership assumed and repaid $135.0 million of SunCoke's outstanding notes. As a result of the redemption, a $9.4 million loss on extinguishment of debt was recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Income Taxestaxes. Income tax expense was $0.5 million and $4.9$1.0 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Income2016 compared to the income tax benefit was $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to income tax expense of $9.0$2.9 million in the same prior year period. The periods presented wereare not comparable, as earnings from our Granite City operations include federal and state income taxes calculated on a theoretical separate-return basis until the date of the Granite City Dropdown. The ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 includes an income tax benefit of $4.0 million related to the tax impacts of the Granite City Dropdown and income tax expense of $0.4 million related to taxes on earnings from our Granite City operations calculated on a theoretical separate-return basis until the date of the Granite City Dropdown.
Noncontrolling Interest. Income attributable to noncontrolling interest represents SunCoke's retained ownership interest in our cokemaking facilities. Income attributable to noncontrolling interest was $1.3 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in noncontrolling interest was primarily due to the Granite City Dropdown and Granite City Supplemental Dropdown, which resulted in noncontrolling interest for SunCoke's retained ownership in Granite City.
Noncontrolling interest was $5.6 million and $15.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease of $9.5 million in noncontrolling interest was the result of the Partnership's 33.0 percent increase in ownership interest in the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities in May 2014 ("Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown"), which decreased noncontrolling interest by $13.4 million. This decrease was offset by a $3.9 million increase in noncontrolling interest from the Granite City Dropdown and Granite City Supplemental Dropdown, which in turn established noncontrolling interest for the remaining Granite City interest not acquired.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth amounts from the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 20142015
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014 2016 2015 2016 2015
                
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Revenues                
Sales and other operating revenue $210.2
 $216.8
 $621.1
 $649.1
 $181.4
 $207.6
 $375.9
 $410.9
Costs and operating expenses       ��        
Cost of products sold and operating expense 149.7
 157.6
 452.7
 485.3
Selling, general and administrative expense 9.8
 6.7
 24.7
 20.8
Cost of products sold and operating expenses 128.6
 155.6
 262.8
 303.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 11.1
 7.3
 19.5
 14.9
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
 20.5
 15.4
 39.2
 30.0
Total costs and operating expenses 176.5
 178.0
 524.4
 546.4
 160.2
 178.3
 321.5
 347.9
Operating income 33.7
 38.8
 96.7
 102.7
 21.2
 29.3
 54.4
 63.0
Interest expense, net 12.4
 6.8
 43.8
 30.1
 11.7
 10.8
 24.2
 22.0
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Income before income tax expense 21.3
 32.0
 52.9
 72.6
 13.0
 18.5
 54.1
 31.6
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.5
 4.9
 (2.4) 9.0
 0.4
 0.4
 1.0
 (2.9)
Net income 20.8
 27.1
 55.3
 63.6
 12.6
 18.1
 53.1
 34.5
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1.3
 0.6
 5.6
 15.1
 0.5
 1.1
 1.2
 4.3
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./Predecessor $19.5
 $26.5
 $49.7
 $48.5
Less: Net income attributable to Predecessor 
 6.3
 0.6
 13.9
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P./Previous Owner $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $30.2
Less: Net income attributable to Previous Owner 
 
 
 0.6
Net income attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $19.5
 $20.2
 $49.1
 $34.6
 $12.1
 $17.0
 $51.9
 $29.6
Revenues. Total revenues were $210.2$181.4 million and $216.8$207.6 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively, and were $621.1$375.9 million and $649.1$410.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively.  These decreases were primarily due to the pass-through of lower coal prices in our Domestic Coke segment and lower sales volumes in both our Domestic Coke and Coal Logistics segments. These decreases were partially offset by additional revenues of $5.7 million generated by our newly acquired CMT business.
Costs and Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses were $176.5$160.2 million and $178.0$178.3 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively, and were $524.4$321.5 million and $546.4$347.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, theThe decrease in costs and operating expenses was primarily driven by reduced coal costs in our Domestic Coke segment,prices and lower volumes, partially offset by CMT costs and operating expenses of $3.1 million as well as higher depreciation on certain environmental remediation assets placedpreviously discussed in service at our Haverhill cokemaking facility."Items Impacting Comparability."
Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net was $12.4$11.7 million and $6.8$10.8 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively, and $43.8$24.2 million and $30.1$22.0 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively. Comparability between periods was impacted by changesAdditional borrowings in debt balances and financing costs associatedconnection with the dropdown financing activities previously discussed in "Items Impacting Comparability."acquisition of CMT increased interest expense $3.2 million and $6.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and was partially offset by interest expense savings from the repurchase of $117.4 million of our senior notes since the fourth quarter of 2015.


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Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $0.5$0.4 million and $4.9 million for both the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively, and was $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to an income tax benefit of $2.4$2.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 as compared to expense of $9.0 million in the prior year period.2015. Comparability between periods was impacted by the Granite City Dropdown previously discussed in "Items Impacting Comparability."
Noncontrolling Interest. Income attributable to noncontrolling interest represents SunCoke's retained ownership interest in our cokemaking facilities. Income attributable to noncontrolling interest was $1.3$0.5 million and $0.6$1.1 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively, and was $5.6$1.2 million and $15.1$4.3 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively.  Comparability between periods was impacted by the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown, theThe decrease is primarily due to SunCoke's decrease in ownership interest in Granite City Dropdown and Granite City Supplemental Dropdown previously discussedfrom a 25 percent interest to a 2 percent interest in "Items Impacting Comparability."August of 2015.
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Results of Reportable Business Segments
We report our business results through two segments:
Domestic Coke consists of our Haverhill, Middletown and Granite City cokemaking and heat recovery operations located in Franklin Furnace, Ohio; Middletown, Ohio; and Granite City, Illinois, respectively.
Coal Logistics consists of our coal handling and/or blendingmixing services in East Chicago, Indiana; Ceredo, West Virginia; Belle, West Virginia; Catlettsburg, Kentucky; and Convent, Louisiana.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance and liquidity and it is used as the primary basis for the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to evaluate the performance of each of our reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for the reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" near the end of this Item.
Segment Operating Data
The following tables set forth financial and operating data for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014:2015:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014 2015 20142016 2015 2016 2015
              
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues:              
Domestic Coke$192.4
 $204.8
 $581.1
 $611.7
$167.5
 $195.7
 $346.4
 $388.7
Coal Logistics17.8
 12.0
 40.0
 37.4
13.9
 11.9
 29.5
 22.2
Coal Logistics intersegment sales1.7
 1.6
 5.0
 4.3
1.7
 1.6
 3.2
 3.3
Elimination of intersegment sales(1.7) (1.6) (5.0) (4.3)(1.7) (1.6) (3.2) (3.3)
Total$210.2
 $216.8
 $621.1
 $649.1
$181.4
 $207.6
 $375.9
 $410.9
Adjusted EBITDA(1):
              
Domestic Coke$46.6
 $50.2
 $137.3
 $137.3
$41.1
 $42.2
 $87.4
 $90.7
Coal Logistics10.4
 3.8
 18.0
 10.9
5.3
 5.0
 11.2
 7.6
Corporate and Other(5.2) (1.5) (10.5) (5.7)(4.7) (2.5) (8.7) (5.3)
Total$51.8
 $52.5
 $144.8
 $142.5
$41.7
 $44.7
 $89.9
 $93.0
Coke Operating Data:       
Domestic Coke Operating Data:       
Domestic Coke capacity utilization (%)107
 109
 106
 105
101
 106
 102
 106
Domestic Coke production volumes (thousands of tons)619
 629
 1,828
 1,807
583
 605
 1,158
 1,209
Domestic Coke sales volumes (thousands of tons)615
 616
 1,826
 1,795
579
 633
 1,160
 1,211
Domestic Coke Adjusted EBITDA per ton(2)
$75.77
 $81.49
 $75.19
 $76.49
$70.98
 $66.67
 $75.34
 $74.90
Coal Logistics Operating Data:              
Tons handled (thousands of tons)5,149
 4,772
 13,309
 14,736
Coal Logistics Adjusted EBITDA per ton handled(3)
$2.02
 $0.80
 $1.35
 $0.74
Tons handled, excluding CMT (thousands of tons)(3)
2,962
 4,366
 6,052
 8,160
Tons handled by CMT (thousands of tons)(3)
976
 
 1,921
 
(1)
See definition of Adjusted EBITDA and reconciliation to GAAP at the end of this Item.
(2)
Reflects Domestic Coke Adjusted EBITDA divided by Domestic Coke sales volumes.
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Analysis of Segment Results
Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20142015
Domestic Coke
Sales and Other Operating Revenue
Sales and other operating revenue decreased $12.4$28.2 million, or 6.114.4 percent, to $192.4$167.5 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $204.8$195.7 million for the corresponding period of 2014.2015. The decrease was mainly attributabledue to


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54 thousand tons, which decreased revenues by $14.1 million, primarily related to lower sales volumes to AK Steel, for which AK Steel provided make-whole payments as previously discussed in "Recent Developments." The remaining decrease of $14.1 million primarily relates to the pass-through of lower coal prices, which lowered revenues by $13.0 million. This decrease was slightly offset by higher reimbursable operating and maintenance costs.prices.
Adjusted EBITDA
Domestic Coke Adjusted EBITDA decreased $3.6$1.1 million, or 7.22.6 percent, to $46.6$41.1 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $50.2$42.2 million in the corresponding period of 2014. The impact2015 primarily due to the $1.4 million complete write-off of our customer's decision to idle its Haverhill Chemicals LLC facility, with whom we have a steam supply agreement, decreased Adjusted EBITDA by $2.9 million. The remaining decrease of $0.7 million is primarilyreceivable related to lower coal-to-coke yields resulting from higher coal moistures.2015 spot coke sales to Essar Algoma.
Depreciation expense, which was not included in segment profitability, was $13.5$12.7 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 compared to $11.7 million in2016 and was reasonably consistent with the prior year period. This increase was primarily the result of depreciation expense in the current year period on certain environmental remediation assets placed in service at our Haverhill cokemaking facility.
Coal Logistics
Sales and Other Operating Revenue
Inclusive of intersegment sales, sales and other operating revenue were $19.5$15.6 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $13.6$13.5 million for the corresponding period of 2014.2015. This increase was primarily due to additional revenuea $7.0 million contribution from our newly acquired CMT, business of $5.7 million. Excluding CMT, more favorable pricing on higher volumes of blending services, which increased revenues $1.4 million, were largelypartially offset by lower volumes of 440 tons, which decreased revenues $1.2 million.at KRT and Lake Terminal. Below-target throughput in the current quarter was driven by demand-side challenges in both the thermal and metallurgical coal markets.
Adjusted EBITDA
Coal Logistics Adjusted EBITDA was $10.4$5.3 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $3.8$5.0 million in the prior year period. The acquisition of CMT provided additionalcontributed Adjusted EBITDA of $5.4$4.2 million in the current year period, which was mostly offset by lower volumes at KRT and Lake Terminal.
Depreciation and amortization expense, which was not included in segment profitability, was $7.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $1.9 million during the same prior year period, primarily due to $3.6 million of depreciation and amortization expense associated with CMT. Additionally, the Partnership revised the estimated useful lives of certain assets in its Coal Logistics segment, which resulted in additional depreciation of $2.2 million, or $0.05 per common unit, during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and other expenses increased $2.2 million to $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $2.5 million in the same period of 2015, primarily due to higher spending on professional services and a higher allocation of costs from SunCoke.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Domestic Coke
Sales and Other Operating Revenue
Sales and other operating revenue decreased $42.3 million, or 10.9 percent, to $346.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $388.7 million for the corresponding period of 2015. The decrease was mainly due to the pass-through of lower coal prices, which decreased revenues $29.5 million. Excluding CMT, higher margins causedThe remaining decrease of $12.8 million, was mostly the result of lower sales volumes of 51 thousand tons as compared to the prior year period driven primarily by a shiftlower sales volumes to AK Steel, for which AK Steel provided make-whole payments as previously discussed in "Recent Developments."


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Adjusted EBITDA
Domestic Coke Adjusted EBITDA decreased $3.3 million, or 3.6 percent, to $87.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $90.7 million in the corresponding period of 2015. The absence of energy sales mixto Haverhill Chemicals and cost savings primarily drove the remaining increasereceivables write-off previously discussed decreased Adjusted EBITDA $2.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by increases of $1.2 million.$0.7 million driven by lower operating and maintenance spending.
Depreciation and amortization expense, which was not included in segment profitability, was $3.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $2.0 million during the same prior year period, primarily due to additional depreciation and amortization expense associated with CMT, which was acquired on August 12, 2015.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and other expenses increased $3.7 million to $5.2$26.0 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015 compared to $1.5 million in the same period of 2014, primarily resulting from $2.2 million of acquisition2016 and business development costs in the current year period as well as a higher allocation of costs from SunCoke in conjunctionwas reasonably consistent with the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Domestic Coke
Sales and Other Operating Revenue
Sales and other operating revenue decreased $30.6 million, or 5.0 percent, to $581.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $611.7 million for the corresponding period of 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to the pass-through of lower coal prices, which decreased revenues by $38.0 million. This decrease was partly offset by increases of $7.4 million primarily driven by higher volumes of 31 thousand tons compared the prior year period.
Adjusted EBITDA
Domestic Coke Adjusted EBITDA remained consistent at $137.3 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.4 million due to higher coke volumes of 31 thousand tons. This increase was offset primarily by lower energy sales driven by the impact of our customer's decision to idle its Haverhill Chemicals LLC facility, with whom we have a steam supply agreement.
Depreciation expense, which was not included in segment profitability, was $39.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $34.7 million in the prior year period. This increase was primarily the result of depreciation expense in the current year period on certain environmental remediation assets placed in service at our Haverhill cokemaking facility.


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Coal Logistics
Sales and Other Operating Revenue
Inclusive of intersegment sales, sales and other operating revenue were $45.0$32.7 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $41.7$25.5 million for the corresponding period of 2014.2015. The increase was primarily due to additional revenuea $14.7 million contribution from our newly acquired CMT, business of $5.7 million. Excluding CMT, more favorable pricing on higher volumes of blending services increased revenues $3.7 million but were more thanpartially offset by an overall decreaselower volumes at KRT and Lake Terminal. Below-target throughput in volume, which decreased revenues $6.1 million.the current quarter was driven by demand-side challenges in both the thermal and metallurgical coal markets.
Adjusted EBITDA
Coal Logistics Adjusted EBITDA was $18.0$11.2 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $10.9$7.6 million in the corresponding period of 2014. The acquisition ofprior year period. CMT provided additionalcontributed Adjusted EBITDA of $5.4$8.0 million on 817 thousand tons. Excluding CMT,in the increase reflected a higher volume of blending services compared to the priorcurrent year period, which yielded more favorable margins and increased Adjusted EBITDA $3.2 million. Lower spending also increased Adjusted EBITDA $0.6 million. These increases werewas partially offset by decreases of $2.1 million, primarily driven by lower overall volume.volumes at KRT and Lake Terminal.
Depreciation and amortization expense, which was not included in segment profitability, was $7.2$13.2 million forduring the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $5.6$3.7 million forduring the same prior year period, primarily due to additional$7.2 million of depreciation and amortization expense associated with CMT,CMT. The Partnership revised the estimated useful lives of certain assets in its Coal Logistics segment, which was acquired on August 12, 2015.resulted in additional depreciation of $2.2 million, or $0.05 per common unit, during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and other expenses increased $4.8$3.4 million to $10.5$8.7 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 compared to $5.7$5.3 million in the correspondingsame period of 2014. The current year period reflects $2.6 million of acquisition2015, primarily due to higher spending on professional services and business development costs as well as a higher allocation of costs from SunCoke in conjunction with the Haverhill and Middletown Dropdown.SunCoke.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary liquidity needs are to finance the replacement of partially or fully depreciated assets and other capital expenditures, service our debt, fund investments, fund working capital, maintain cash reserves, and pay distributions. We also intend to repurchase units. We are prudently managing liquidity in light of our customers' ongoing labor negotiations. We believe our current resources, including the potential borrowings under our revolving credit facility, are sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for our current business for the foreseeable future. Our sources of liquidity include cash generated from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility and, from time to time, debt and equity offerings. We believe our current resources are sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for our current business for the foreseeable future. We may be required to access the capital markets for funding related to the maturities of our long-term borrowings beginning in 2019. In addition, we are actively seeking to retire or repurchase a portion of our outstanding debt. Such repurchases will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, we had $61.3$54.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and $65.0$66.5 million of borrowing availability under the Partnership Revolver.
As discussed above in "Recent Developments,"on August 12, 2015, the Partnership drew $185.0 million on the Partnership Revolver to partially fund the acquisition of CMT. The Partnership expects to access the capital markets for long-term financing at a later date.
Also in connection with the acquisition of CMT, the Partnership assumed Raven Energy LLC's term loan of $114.9 million ("Promissory Note"). Under the Partnership's third amendment to the amended and restated credit agreement ("Promissory Agreement") dated August 12, 2015, the Partnership will repay a principal amount of $0.3 million each fiscal quarter ending prior to August 12, 2018. For each fiscal quarter ending after August 12, 2018, the Partnership shall repay a principal amount of $2.5 million. The entire outstanding amount of the Promissory Note is due in full on August 12, 2021. The Promissory Note shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount for each day from August 12, 2015, until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to 6.0 percent until August 12, 2018. After August 12, 2018, that rate will be the LIBOR for the interest period then in effect plus 4.5 percent. Interest is due at the end of each fiscal quarter.
On July 20, 2015, the Partnership's Board of Directors authorized a $50.0 million program for the Partnership to repurchase common units from time to time in open market transactions, including block trades, or in privately negotiated transactions. The Partnership repurchased $10.0 million of its common units, in the open market, for an average purchase price of $15.78 per unit during the three months ended September 30, 2015, leaving $40.0 million available for future repurchase under this program.
On October 9, 2015,25, 2016, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.5940 per unit. This distribution will be paid on DecemberSeptember 1, 20152016 to unitholders of record on November 13, 2015. Because we generally intendAugust 15, 2016. The Board of Director's decision to distribute substantially allhold the quarterly distribution flat at $0.5940 per unit is part of our capital allocation strategy to utilize excess cash available forflow towards repurchasing our debt. The Partnership and its Board of Directors will continue to evaluate its capital allocation and distribution our growth maypriorities on a quarterly basis.
In the first half of 2016, SunCoke took certain actions to support the Partnership's strategy to de-lever its balance sheet and maintain a solid liquidity position. During the first quarter of 2016, SunCoke provided a "reimbursement holiday" on the $7.0 million of corporate costs allocated to the Partnership and also returned its $1.4 million IDR cash distribution to the Partnership ("IDR giveback"), resulting in capital contributions of $8.4 million. During the second quarter of 2016, SunCoke provided the Partnership with deferred payment terms until April 2017 on the reimbursement of the $6.9 million of allocated corporate costs to the Partnership and the $1.4 million IDR cash distribution, resulting in an outstanding payable to SunCoke of $8.3 million included in payable to affiliate, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016. SunCoke will not be as rapid asprovide sponsor support in the growththird quarter of businesses that reinvest available cash to expand ongoing operations. Moreover, our future growth may be slower than our historical growth.2016.


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We expect that we will,The Partnership, aided by sponsor support from SunCoke, repurchased $69.9 million face value of outstanding Partnership Notes for $46.4 million of cash payments in large part, rely upon external financing sources, including bank borrowings and issuancesthe open market during the six months ended June 30, 2016. This resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt and equity securities, to fund acquisitions and expansion capital expenditures. Toof $23.9 million during the extent we are unable to finance growth externally, our cash distribution policy could significantly impair our ability to grow. To the extent we issue additional units in connection with any acquisitions or expansion capital expenditures, the payment of distributions on those additional units may increase the risk that we will be unable to maintain or increase our per unit distribution level. The incurrence of additional debt by us would result in increased interest expense, which in turn may also affect the amount of cash that we have available to distribute to our unitholders.six months ended June 30, 2016.
The Partnership is subject to certain debt covenants that, among other things, limit the Partnership’s ability and the ability of certain of the Partnership’s subsidiaries to (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions, (iii) prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt, (iv) make loans and investments, (v) sell assets, (vi) incur liens, (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates and (viii) consolidate or merge. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications set forth in the respective agreements governing the Partnership's debt.
Under the terms of the Partnership Revolver, the Partnership is subject to a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 4.50:1.00, (and, if applicable, 5.00:1.00 during the remainder of any fiscal quarter and the two immediately succeeding fiscal quarters following our acquisition of additional assets having a fair market value greater than $50 million), calculated by dividing total debt by EBITDA as defined by the Partnership Revolver, and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 2.50:1.00, calculated by dividing EBITDA by interest expense as defined by the Partnership Revolver.
Under the terms of the Promissory Agreement,promissory agreement, Raven Energy LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, is subject to a maximum leverage ratio of 5.00:1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending prior to August 12, 2018, calculated by dividing total debt by EBITDA as defined by the Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement. For any fiscal quarter ending on or after August 12, 2018, the maximum leverage ratio is 4.50:1.00. Additionally in order to make restricted payments, Raven Energy LLC is subject to a fixed charge ratio of greater than 1.00:1.00, calculated by dividing EBITDA by fixed charges as defined by the Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement.
If we fail to perform our obligations under these and other covenants, the lenders' credit commitment could be terminated and any outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest, under the Partnership Revolver could be declared immediately due and payable. The Partnership has a cross-default provision that applies to our indebtedness having a principal amount in excess of $20 million.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, the Partnership was in compliance with all applicable debt covenants contained in the Partnership Revolver and Promissory Agreement.promissory agreement. We do not anticipate violation of these covenants nor do we anticipate that any of these covenants will restrict our operations or our ability to obtain additional financing.
The following table sets forth a summary of the net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014:2015:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
        
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities $88.2
 $86.6
 $108.1
 $72.5
Net cash used in investing activities (246.3) (57.0) (4.6) (16.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 186.1
 (49.0)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $28.0
 $(19.4)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (98.0) 9.3
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents $5.5
 $65.6
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $1.6$35.6 million to $88.2$108.1 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 as compared to $86.6$72.5 million in the corresponding period of 2014.2015. The increase primarily reflects working capital changes associated with lower inventory due to lower coal prices as well as the current year period wind downcontribution of a strategic buildCMT's net cash provided by operating activities of $24.2 million in inventory levels from the secondfirst half of 20142016 and the settlement of $13.1deferred payment terms on the $6.9 million of accrued sales discounts in the prior year period. These increases were offsetcorporate costs allocation provided by a late customer payment, received on October 1, 2015, which increased accounts receivable $18.0 million and lower operating performance during the current year period.our sponsor.
Cash Used in Investing Activities
CashNet cash used in investing activities increased $189.3decreased $11.6 million to $246.3$4.6 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 as compared to $57.0$16.2 million in the corresponding period in 2014.2015. The acquisitiondecrease is primarily due to the amendment of CMT resulted in an investing cash outflow of $193.1 and an additional $21.5agreement with The Cline Group, which unrestricted $6.0 million of previously restricted cash withheldand relieved the Partnership of any obligation to fund the completion of expansion capital improvements.repay these amounts to The cash withheld is included in restricted cash on the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheet. This


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increase was partially offset by higherCline Group as well as lower capital expenditures related toexcluding the environmental remediation project at Haverhill in the prior year period.CMT capital expansion costs, which was funded from restricted cash.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net cash provided byused in financing activities was $186.1$98.0 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 as compared to net cash used inprovided by financing activities of $49.0$9.3 million for the corresponding period of 2014.2015. In 2016, we repurchased $69.9 million face value of outstanding Partnership Notes for $46.4 million of cash in the open market. The Partnership also repaid $0.6 million of the face value Promissory Note on June 30, 2016. Additionally, we made distributions to our unitholders of


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$57.5 million and distributions to SunCoke of $1.9 million. The distributions were partially offset by capital contributions from SunCoke of $8.4 million from the reimbursement holiday and IDR giveback.
In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we received gross proceeds of $210.8 million from the issuance of Partnership Notes, $185.0 million drawn on the Partnership Revolver, $30.0 million from the issuance of 1.8 million common units in SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P and $2.3 million from the issuance of general partner interest to SunCoke.Notes. These cash inflows were partially offset by debt issuance costs of $4.5 million, distributions to our unitholders of $75.0$46.0 million, repurchase of $10.0 million of common units under the unit repurchase program, distributions to SunCoke of $2.7$1.5 million and the repayment of debt assumed from SuncokeSunCoke and other liabilities of $149.8 million, including a redemption premium of $7.7$149.5 million.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we received proceeds of $90.5 million from the issuance of 3.2 million common units in SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. proceeds of $268.1 million from the issuance of Partnership Notes. These cash inflows were partially offset by the repayment of $276.3 million of long term debt, including a market premium of $11.4 million to complete the tender of certain debt, and debt issuance costs of $5.8 million. Additionally, we made distributions to our unitholders of $54.2 million, distributions to SunCoke of $20.4 million and had net repayments of $40.0 million on the revolver.
Capital Requirements and Expenditures
Our cokemaking operations are capital intensive, requiring significant investment to upgrade or enhance existing operations and to meet environmental and operational regulations. The level of future capital expenditures will depend on various factors, including market conditions and customer requirements, and may differ from current or anticipated levels. Material changes in capital expendituresexpenditure levels may impact financial results, including but not limited to the amount of depreciation, interest expense and repair and maintenance expense.
Our capital requirements have consisted, and are expected to consist, primarily of:
Ongoing capital expenditures required to maintain equipment reliability, ensure the integrity and safety of our coke ovens and steam generators and to comply with environmental regulations;regulations. Ongoing capital expenditures are made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order to maintain the existing operating capacity of the assets and/or to extend their useful lives and also include new equipment that improves the efficiency, reliability or effectiveness of existing assets. Ongoing capital expenditures do not include normal repairs and maintenance expenses, which are expensed as incurred;
Environmental remediation capitalproject expenditures required to implement design changes to ensure that our existing facilities operate in accordance with existing environmental permits; and
Expansion capital expenditures to acquire and/or construct complementary assets to grow our business and to expand existing facilities as well as capital expenditures made to enable the renewal of a coke sales agreement and on which we expect to earn a reasonable return.
The following table summarizes capital expenditures for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014:2015:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
        
 (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Ongoing capital $13.1
 $16.9
 $6.3
 $9.8
Environmental remediation capital(1)
 18.6
 40.1
 5.1
 6.4
Expansion capital - CMT(2)
 10.7
 
Total $31.7
 $57.0
 $22.1
 $16.2
(1)Includes capitalized interest of $2.6$1.4 million in bothand $1.5 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively.
(2)Includes capital expenditures of $9.5 million on the ship loader expansion project paid for with pre-funded cash, which was restricted in conjunction with the acquisition of CMT and $1.2 million of interest capitalized in connection with the project.
OurIn 2016, we expect lower ongoing capital expenditures for 2015spending across the entire fleet and will focus our efforts on projects that are expectedgeared toward asset care and increasing workforce safety. Additionally, we have shifted the timing of the environmental remediation project at Granite City and will begin the work in 2017.
In 2016, excluding capitalized interest and pre-funded capital projects at CMT, we expect our capital expenditures to be approximately $40$17 million, of which includes ongoing capital expenditures are expected to beof approximately $20$12 million. We expect that capital expenditures will remain near this level in 2017 and 2018.
We retained $119 million in proceeds from the Partnership offering, the HaverhillIPO, and Middletown Dropdown and the Granite City Dropdownsubsequent dropdowns to fund our environmental remediation projects to comply with the expected terms of a consent decree at the Haverhill and Granite City cokemaking operations. Pursuant to the omnibus agreement, any amounts that we spend on these projects in excess of the $119 million will be reimbursed by SunCoke. Prior to our formation, SunCoke spent approximately $7 million related to these projects. We haveThe


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Partnership has spent approximately $81$83 million to date and the remaining capital is expected to be spent through the first quarter of 2018.


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired is tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter. There were no impairments ofOther than additional disclosure on risk to our goodwill orand other intangible assets during the periods presented. All other intangible assets have finite useful livesin Note 5 to our combined and are amortized over their useful lives in a manner that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefit of the intangible asset is consumed. Intangible assets are assessed for impairment when a triggering event occurs.
Other than the item discussed above,consolidated financial statements, there have been no other significant changes to our accounting policies during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016. Please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2015 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K dated February 24, 201518, 2016 for a summary of these policies.
Recent Accounting Standards
See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the GAAP results provided in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have provided a non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA. Reconciliation from GAAP to the non-GAAP measurement is presented below.
Our management, as well as certain investors, use this non-GAAP measure to analyze our current and expected future financial performance. This measure is not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP and may be different from, or inconsistent with, non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for sales discounts and Coal Logistics deferred revenue. Priorchanges to the expiration of our nonconventional fuel tax credits in 2013, Adjusted EBITDA included an add-back of sales discountscontingent consideration liability related to our acquisition of the sharing of these credits with our customers. Any adjustments to these amounts subsequent to 2013 have been included in Adjusted EBITDA. Coal Logistics deferred revenue represents cash received on Coal Logistics take-or-pay contracts for which revenue has not yet been recognized under GAAP. Including Coal Logistics deferred revenue in Adjusted EBITDA reflects the cash flow of our contractual arrangements.CMT. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered an alternative to net income or operating income under GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures in other businesses.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of the operating performance and liquidity of the Partnership's net assets and its ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures and make distributions. Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP measures and because it eliminates items that have less bearing on our operating performance and liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and they should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating cash flow or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below is additional discussion of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool.
Limitations. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Adjusted EBITDA also has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include that Adjusted EBITDA:
does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
does not reflect items such as depreciation and amortization;
does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
does not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on or principal payments of our debt;
does not reflect certain other non-cash income and expenses;
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Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, which are its most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014 2016 2015 
2016(1)
 2015
         (Dollars in millions)
 (Dollars in millions)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $49.9
 $37.6
 $135.8
 $92.0
Add: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Predecessor(1)
 
 14.2
 1.5
 31.6
Add: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(2)
 1.9
 0.7
 7.5
 18.9
Adjusted EBITDA $51.8

$52.5

$144.8

$142.5
Net cash provided by operating activities $67.7
 $42.8
 $108.1
 $72.5
Subtract:                
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
 20.5
 15.4
 39.2
 30.0
Interest expense, net 12.4
 6.8
 43.8
 30.1
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.5
 4.9
 (2.4) 9.0
Sales discounts provided to customers due to sharing of nonconventional fuel tax credits(3)
 
 
 
 (0.5)
Coal Logistics deferred revenue(4)
 1.1
 
 1.1
 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Changes in working capital and other 38.1
 9.3
 39.7
 (1.4)
Net income $20.8

$27.1

$55.3

$63.6
 $12.6
 $18.1
 $53.1
 $34.5
Add:                
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.0
 13.7
 47.0
 40.3
 $20.5
 $15.4
 $39.2
 $30.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt 
 
 9.4
 15.4
Changes in working capital and other (22.1) (6.3) (23.5) (32.7)
Net cash provided by operating activities $15.7

$34.5

$88.2

$86.6
Interest expense, net 11.7
 10.8
 24.2
 22.0
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3.5) 
 (23.9) 9.4
Income tax, net 0.4
 0.4
 1.0
 (2.9)
Reduction of contingent consideration(2)
 
 
 (3.7) 
Adjusted EBITDA $41.7
 $44.7
 $89.9
 $93.0
Subtract:        
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Previous Owner(3)
 $
 $
 $
 $1.5
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest (4)
 0.8
 2.6
 1.7
 5.6
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $40.9
 $42.1
 $88.2
 $85.9
(1)Reflects Granite CityIn response to the Securities & Exchange Commission’s May 2016 update to its guidance on the appropriate use of non-GAAP financial measures, first quarter of 2016 Adjusted EBITDA priorhas been recast to the January 13, 2015 dropdown transaction.no longer include Coal Logistics deferred revenue until it is recognized as GAAP revenue.
(2)
The Partnership amended the contingent consideration terms with The Cline Group, which reduced the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, resulting in a $3.7 million gain recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.
(3)
Reflects net income attributable to our Granite City facility prior to the Granite City Dropdown on January 13, 2015 adjusted for Granite City's share of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during the same period.
(4)
Reflects net income attributable to noncontrolling interest adjusted for noncontrolling interestinterest's share of interest, taxes, income, and depreciation.depreciation and amortization.
(3)Sales discounts are related to nonconventional fuel tax credits, which expired in 2013. At December 31, 2013, we had $13.6 million accrued related to sales discounts to be paid to our Granite City customer. During first quarter of 2014, we settled this obligation for $13.1 million which resulted in a gain of $0.5 million. This gain is recorded in sales and other operating revenue on our Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income.
(4)Coal Logistics deferred revenue represents revenue excluded from sales and other operating income for GAAP purposes related to the timing of revenue recognition on the Coal Logistics take-or-pay contracts. Including take-or-pay shortfalls within Adjusted EBITDA matches cash flows with Adjusted EBITDA.





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Below is a reconciliation of 20152016 Estimated Adjusted EBITDA to its closest GAAP measures:
 2015 2016
 Low High Low High
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $185
 $190
Add: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)
 10
 10
Adjusted EBITDA $195
 $200
Net cash provided by operating activities $149
 $163
Subtract:        
Depreciation and amortization expense 65
 65
 74
 74
Interest expense, net 59
 59
Income tax expense (benefit) (2) (2)
Coal Logistics deferred revenue(2)
 (3) (3)
Net income $76
 $81
Gain on extinguishment of debt (20) (27)
Changes in working capital and other (7) (7)
Net Income $102
 $123
Add:        
Depreciation and amortization expense 65
 65
 74
 74
Loss on extinguishment of debt 9
 9
Changes in working capital and other (5) 
Coal Logistics deferred revenue(2)
 (3) (3)
Interest expense, net 57
 53
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (20) (27)
Income tax expense (2) (2) 1
 1
Net cash provided by operating activities $140
 $150
Reduction of contingent consideration(1)
 (4) (4)
Adjusted EBITDA $210
 $220
Subtract: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(2)
 3
 3
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. $207
 $217
(1)
The Partnership amended the contingent consideration terms with The Cline Group, which reduced the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, resulting in a $3.7 million gain recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.
(2)
Reflects net income attributable to noncontrolling interest adjusted for noncontrolling interestinterest's share of interest, taxes, income, and depreciation.
(2)Coal Logistics deferred revenue represents revenue excluded from salesdepreciation and other operating income related to the timing of revenue recognition on the Coal Logistics take-or-pay contracts, and reflects take-or-pay volume during the pre-acquisition period which, for GAAP purposes, is recognized as earnings at year-end.amortization.





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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have made forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, among others, in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Aboutabout Market Risk” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “should” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. In particular, statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q concerning future distributions are subject to approval by our Board of Directors and will be based upon circumstances then existing.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We do not have any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statement (or its associated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information or future events, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by applicable law.
The risk factors discussed in “Risk Factors” could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. There also may be other risks that we are unable to predict at this time. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
changes in levels of production, production capacity, pricing and/or margins for coal and coke;
variation in availability, quality and supply of metallurgical coal used in the cokemaking process, including as a result of non-performance by our suppliers;
changes in the marketplace that may affect our Coal Logisticscoal logistics business, including the supply and demand for thermal andand/or metallurgical coals;
changechanges in the marketplace that may affect our cokemaking business, including the supply and demand for our coke, as well as increased imports of coke from foreign producers;
competition from alternative steelmaking and other technologies that have the potential to reduce or eliminate the use of coke;
our dependence on, relationships with, and other conditions affecting, our customers;
severe financial hardship or bankruptcy of one or more of our major customers, or the occurrence of a customer default or other event affecting our ability to collect payments from our customers;
volatility and cyclical downturns in the coal market, in the carbon steel industry and other industries in which our customers operate;
our ability to enter into new, or renew existing, long-term agreements upon favorable terms for the supplysale of coke to steel producers,steam, or electric power, or for the use of our Coal Logisticscoal handling and logistics services;
our ability to identify acquisitions, execute them under favorable terms and integrate them into our existing business operations;
our ability to realize expected benefits from investments and acquisitions;
our ability to consummate investments under favorable terms, including with respect to existing cokemaking facilities, which may utilize by-product technology, in the U.S. and Canada, and integrate them into our existing businesses and have them perform at anticipated levels;
our ability to develop, design, permit, construct, start up or operate new cokemaking facilities in the U.S.;
our ability to successfully implement our growth strategy;
age of, and changes in the reliability, efficiency and capacity of the various equipment and operating facilities used in our cokemaking and/or Coal Logisticscoal logistics operations, and in the operations of our major customers, business partners and/or suppliers;
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our ability to meet minimum volume requirements, coal-to-coke yield standards and coke quality standards in our coke sales agreements;
changes in the level of capital expenditures or operating expenses, including any changes in the level of environmental capital, operating or remediation expenditures;
our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness;
our ability to comply with the restrictions imposed by our financing arrangements;
our ability to comply with federal or state environmental statutes, rules or regulations;
nonperformance or force majeure by, or disputes with, or changes in contract terms with, major customers, suppliers, dealers, distributors or other business partners;
availability of skilled employees for our cokemaking and/or Coal Logisticscoal logistics operations, and other workplace factors;
effects of railroad, barge, truck and other transportation performance and costs, including any transportation disruptions;
effects of adverse events relating to the operation of our facilities and to the transportation and storage of hazardous materials (including equipment malfunction, explosions, fires, spills, and the effects of severe weather conditions);
effects of adverse events relating to the business or commercial operations of all customers or supplies;
disruption in our information technology infrastructure and/or loss of our ability to securely store, maintain, or transmit data due to security breach by hackers, employee error or malfeasance, terrorist attack, power loss, telecommunications failure or other events;
our ability to enter into joint ventures and other similar arrangements under favorable terms;
our ability to consummate assets sales, other divestitures and strategic restructuring in a timely manner upon favorable terms, and/or realize the anticipated benefits from such actions;
changes in the availability and cost of equity and debt financing;
impact on our liquidity and ability to raise capital as a result of changes in the credit ratings assigned to our indebtedness;
changes in credit terms required by our suppliers;
risks related to labor relations and workplace safety;
proposed or final changes in existing, or new, statutes, regulations, rules, governmental policies and taxes, or their interpretations, including those relating to environmental matters and taxes;
the existence of hazardous substances or other environmental contamination on property owned or used by us;
receipt of regulatory approvals and compliance with contractual obligations required in connection with our operations;
claims of noncompliance with any statutory and regulatory requirements;
the accuracy of our estimates of any necessary reclamation and/or remediation activities;
proposed or final changes in accounting and/or tax methodologies, laws, regulations, rules, or policies, or their interpretations, including those affecting inventories, leases, pensions, or income;
historical combined and consolidated financial data may not be reliable indicator of future results;
public company costs;
our indebtedness and certain covenants in our debt documents;
changes in product specifications for the coke that we produce or the coals that we blend,mix, store and transport;
changes in insurance markets impacting costs and the level and types of coverage available, and the financial ability of our insurers to meet their obligations;
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changes in financial markets impacting pension expense and funding requirements;
inadequate protection of our intellectual property rights; and
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The factors identified above are believed to be important factors, but not necessarily all of the important factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by us. Other factors not discussed herein could also have material adverse effects on us. All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.


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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes to the Partnership's exposure to market risk since December 31, 2014.2015.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Partnership carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Partnership's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of SeptemberJune 30, 2015.2016. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in Partnership reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Partnership reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Partnership's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, the Partnership's disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
On August 12, 2015 we acquired Raven Energy LLC ("Raven")including Convent Marine Terminal and consider the transaction material to our results of operations, cash flows and financial position from the date of the acquisition. In conducting our evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, we have elected to exclude Raven from our evaluation in the year offrom acquisition as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Raven represents $413.6 million of total assets and $14.7 million of total revenue in the combined and consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. We are currently in the process of evaluating and integrating Raven’s internal controls over financial reporting. See Note 2reporting and expect to complete the combined and consolidated financial statements includedintegration of Raven’s internal controls in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for discussion of the acquisition and related financial data.2016. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20152016, that havehas materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.




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PART II - OTHER INFORMAITON
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
The information presented in Note 9 to our combined and consolidated financial statements within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.
Many legal and administrative proceedings are pending or may be brought against us arising out of our current and past operations, including matters related to commercial and tax disputes, product liability, employment claims, personal injury claims, premises-liability claims, allegations of exposures to toxic substances and general environmental claims. Although the ultimate outcome of these proceedings cannot be ascertained at this time, it is reasonably possible that some of them could be resolved unfavorably to us. Our management believes that any liabilities that may arise from such matters would not be material in relation to our business or our combined and consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows at June 30, 2016.
Item 1A.Risk Factors
There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2015 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Market Repurchases
On July 20, 2015, the Partnership's Board of Directors authorized a $50.0 million program for the Partnership to repurchase common units from timeup to time in open market transactions, including block trades, or in privately negotiated transactions. The Partnership repurchased $10.0$50.0 million of its common unitsunits. At June 30, 2016, there was $37.2 million available under the authorized unit repurchase program. There were no unit repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2015 receiving 634 thousand units for an average pricefirst half of $15.78 per unit, leaving $40.0 million available for future repurchase under this program. 2016.

Period Total Number
of Units
Purchased
 Average
Price Paid
per Unit
 
Total Number
of Units
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Dollar Value
that May Yet
Be Purchased
under the
Plans or
Programs
   
July 1 – 31, 2015 250,000
 $16.41
 250,000
 $45,896,724
August 1 – 31, 2015 383,776
 $15.36
 633,776
 $40,000,011
September 1 – 30, 2015 
 $
 
 $40,000,011
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015 633,776
      



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Item 6.Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-Q.
Exhibit
Number
   Description
4.1*Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2015, among SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., the Guarantors named therein and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee
10.1Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2015, by and between Raven Energy Holdings, LLC and SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001.35782) filed on August 18, 2015
     
31.1*   Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2*   Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1*   Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2*   Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
95.1*   Mine Safety Disclosures
     
101*   The following financial statements from SunCoke Energy Partners L.P.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2015,July 29, 2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language is attached to this report): (i) the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Combined and Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iii) the Combined and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (iv) the Combined and Consolidated Statement of Equity; and, (v) the Notes to Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(a) 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, in the City of Lisle, State of Illinois, on October 27, 2015.July 29, 2016.
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
  
By: SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner
  
By: /s/ Fay West
  Fay West
  
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(As Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer of SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC)


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