| (b) | Pro forma financial information. On September 30, 2005, Support Terminals Operating Partnership, L.P., Kaneb Pipe Line Operating Partnership, L.P. and Shore Terminals LLC (collectively, the “Kaneb Subsidiaries”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero L.P., completed the sale of certain terminal and pipeline assets (the “Held Separate Businesses”) to wholly owned subsidiaries of Pacific Energy Partners, L.P. (“Pacific Energy”) pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreement entered into between the Kaneb Subsidiaries and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy. Completion of the sale was reported by Valero L.P. in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2005 and filed October 6, 2005. The Held Separate Businesses were sold in compliance with a consent decree of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) which required Valero L.P. to divest the Held Separate Businesses in connection with the FTC’s approval of Valero L.P.’s acquisition of the Kaneb Subsidiaries. Valero L.P. acquired the Kaneb Subsidiaries on July 1, 2005 pursuant to a merger of subsidiaries of Valero L.P. with and into Kaneb Services LLC and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners, L.P. On November 9, 2005, Valero L.P. filed its unaudited consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2005 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (the “Third Quarter Financial Statements”). The Third Quarter Financial Statements fully reflect the disposition of the Held Separate Businesses in accordance with the requirements for pro forma financial information stated in Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The assets related to the Held Separate Businesses, which were acquired by Valero L.P. on July 1, 2005, are not included in Valero L.P.’s consolidated assets as of September 30, 2005 because they were sold on September 30, 2005. In addition, the operating results of the Held Separate Businesses are reflected in “income from discontinued operations” in Valero L.P.’s unaudited statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Third Quarter Financial Statements are hereby incorporated by reference into Item 9.01 of this Current Report. |