Partners' Capital | (7) Partners’ Capital (a) Issuance of Common Units In November 2014, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “BMO EDA”) with BMO Capital Markets Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (collectively, the “Sales Agents”) to sell up to $350.0 million in aggregate gross sales of our common units from time to time through an “at the market” equity offering program. We may also sell common units to any Sales Agent as principal for the Sales Agent’s own account at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. We have no obligation to sell any of the common units under the BMO EDA and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers under the BMO EDA. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we sold an aggregate of 6.7 million common units under the BMO EDA, generating proceeds of approximately $110.6 million (net of approximately $1.1 million of commissions). We used the net proceeds for general partnership purposes. As of September 30, 2016, approximately $205.3 million remains available to be issued under the BMO EDA. (b) Class C Common Units In March 2015, we issued 6,704,285 Class C Common Units representing a new class of limited partner interests as partial consideration for the acquisition of Coronado. The Class C Common Units were substantially similar in all respects to our common units, except that distributions paid on the Class C Common Units could be paid in cash or in additional Class C Common Units issued in kind, as determined by our general partner in its sole discretion. Distributions on the Class C Common Units for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were paid-in-kind through the issuance of 209,044 and 233,107 Class C Common Units on February 11, 2016 and May 12, 2016, respectively. All of the outstanding Class C Common Units were converted into common units on a one-for-one basis on May 13, 2016. (c) Preferred Units In January 2016, we issued an aggregate of 50,000,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”) representing our limited partner interests to Enfield Holdings, L.P. (“Enfield”) in a private placement for a cash purchase price of $15.00 per Preferred Unit (the “Issue Price”), resulting in net proceeds of approximately $724.1 million after fees and deductions. Proceeds from the private placement were used to partially fund our portion of the purchase price payable in connection with the Tall Oak acquisition. Affiliates of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and affiliates of TPG Global, LLC own interests in the general partner of Enfield. The Preferred Units are convertible into our common units on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, at any time after the record date for the quarter ending June 30, 2017 (a) in full, at our option, if the volume weighted average price of a common unit over the 30-trading day period ending two trading days prior to the conversion date (the “Conversion VWAP”) is greater than 150% of the Issue Price or (b) in full or in part, at Enfield’s option. In addition, upon certain events involving a change of control of our general partner or the managing member of ENLC, all of the Preferred Units will automatically convert into a number of common units equal to the greater of (i) the number of common units into which the Preferred Units would then convert and (ii) the number of Preferred Units to be converted multiplied by an amount equal to (x) 140% of the Issue Price divided by (y) the Conversion VWAP. As a holder of Preferred Units, Enfield is entitled to receive a quarterly distribution, subject to certain adjustments, equal to (x) during the quarter ending March 31, 2016 through the quarter ending June 30, 2017, an annual rate of 8.5% on the Issue Price payable in-kind in the form of additional Preferred Units and (y) thereafter, an annual rate of 7.5% on the Issue Price payable in cash (the “Cash Distribution Component”) plus an in-kind distribution equal to the greater of (A) an annual rate of 1.0% of the Issue Price and (B) an amount equal to (i) the excess, if any, of the distribution that would have been payable had the Preferred Units converted into common units over the Cash Distribution Component, divided by (ii) the Issue Price. Distributions on the Preferred Units for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, were paid-in kind through the issuance of 992,445 and 1,083,589 Preferred Units on May 12, 2016 and August 11, 2016, respectively. A distribution on the Preferred Units was declared for the three months ended September 30, 2016, which will result in the issuance of 1,106,616 additional Preferred Units on November 10, 2016. Income was allocated to the Preferred Units in an amount equal to the quarterly distribution with respect to the period earned. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, $19.4 million and $49.2 million of income was allocated to the Preferred Units, respectively. (d) Distributions Unless restricted by the terms of our credit facility and/or the indentures governing our senior unsecured notes, we must make distributions of 100% of available cash, as defined in our agreement, within 45 days following the end of each quarter. Distributions are made to our general partner in accordance with its current percentage interest with the remainder to the common unitholders, subject to the payment of incentive distributions as described below to the extent that certain target levels of cash distributions are achieved. Our general partner is not entitled to its general partner or incentive distributions with respect to the Preferred Units issued in kind. Our general partner owns the general partner interest in us and all of our incentive distribution rights. Our general partner is entitled to receive incentive distributions if the amount we distribute with respect to any quarter exceeds levels specified in our partnership agreement. Under the quarterly incentive distribution provisions, generally our general partner is entitled to 13.0% of amounts we distribute in excess of $0.25 per unit, 23% of the amounts we distribute in excess of $0.3125 per unit and 48.0% of amounts we distribute in excess of $0.375 per unit. A summary of the distribution activity relating to the common units for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is provided below: Declaration period Distribution/unit Date paid/payable Fourth Quarter of 2015 $ February 11, 2016 First Quarter of 2016 $ May 12, 2016 Second Quarter of 2016 $ August 11, 2016 Third Quarter of 2016 $ November 11, 2016 (e) Earnings per Unit and Dilution Computations As required under FASB ASC 260-10-45-61A, unvested share-based payments that entitle employees to receive non-forfeitable distributions are considered participating securities, as defined in FASB ASC 260-10-20, for earnings per unit calculations. Net income (loss) attributable to drop down interests acquired during 2015 from ENLC and Devon for periods prior to acquisition is not allocated to the limited partners for purposes of calculating net income (loss) per common unit. The following table reflects the computation of basic and diluted earnings per limited partner unit for the period presented (in millions, except per unit amounts): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) $ $ $ $ Distributed earnings allocated to: Common units (1) (2) $ $ $ $ Unvested restricted units (1) (2) Total distributed earnings $ $ $ $ Undistributed loss allocated to: Common units $ $ $ $ Unvested restricted units Total undistributed loss $ $ $ $ Net income (loss) allocated to: Common units $ $ $ $ Unvested restricted units Total limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) $ $ $ $ Basic and diluted net income (loss) per unit: Basic $ $ $ $ Diluted $ $ $ $ (1) Three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 represents a declared distribution of $0.39 per unit payable on November 11, 2016 and a distribution of $0.39 per unit paid on November 12, 2015, respectively. (2) Represents a declared distribution of $0.39 per unit payable on November 11, 2016, and distributions paid of $0.39 per unit on August 11, 2016, $0.39 per unit on May 12, 2016, $0.39 per unit on November 12, 2015, $0.385 per unit on August 13, 2015, and $0.38 per unit on May 14, 2015 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The following are the unit amounts used to compute the basic and diluted earnings per limited partner unit for the periods presented (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Basic weighted average units outstanding: Weighted average limited partner basic common units outstanding (1) Diluted weighted average units outstanding: Weighted average limited partner basic common units outstanding Dilutive effect of restricted units issued — — — — Total weighted average limited partner diluted common units outstanding (1) The nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes the weighted average impact of 3,645,688 Common Class C Common Units that converted into common units on May 13, 2016. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes the weighted average impact of 6,867,012 and 4,939,219 Common Class C Common Units, respectively, that converted into common units on May 13, 2016 and 13,537,133 and 9,258,104 Common Class E Common Units, respectively, that converted into common units on August 3, 2015. All outstanding units were included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit and weighted based on the number of days such units were outstanding during the periods presented. All common unit equivalents were antidilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 because the limited partners were allocated a net loss. Net income is allocated to our general partner in an amount equal to its incentive distributions as described in (d) above. Our general partner’s share of net income consists of incentive distributions to the extent earned, a deduction for unit-based compensation attributable to ENLC’s restricted units and the percentage interest of our net income adjusted for ENLC’s unit-based compensation specifically allocated to our general partner. The net income allocated to our general partner is as follows for the periods presented (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Income allocation for incentive distributions $ $ $ $ Unit-based compensation attributable to ENLC’s restricted units General partner share of net income (loss) — General partner interest in drop down transactions — — — General partner interest in net income $ $ $ $ |