SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 25, 2010
COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-32329 | | 51-0411678 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| | | 2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas | | 77019 |
| | | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (713) 621-9547
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 25, 2010, Copano Energy, L.L.C. (“Copano”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. On February 26, 2010 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, Copano will hold a webcast conference call discussing those results. A copy of the earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The webcast conference call will be accessible through the investor relations page of Copano’s website, www.copanoenergy.com, and will be archived for 90 days.
Exhibit 99.1 includes discussion of the non-generally accepted accounting principles, or non-GAAP, financial measures of segment gross margin, total segment gross margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and total distributable cash flow, and provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other GAAP measure of liquidity or financial performance. Copano uses non-GAAP financial measures as measures of its core profitability or to assess the financial performance of its assets. Copano believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that its management uses in evaluating Copano’s liquidity position or financial performance.
The information in this report and the exhibits attached to this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, unless Copano expressly states that such information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates such information by specific reference in a Securities Act or Exchange Act filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Earnings Press Release |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C. |
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| Date: February 25, 2010 | By: | | /s/ Douglas L. Lawing | |
| | | Douglas L. Lawing |
| | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel |
| | | and Secretary |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Earnings Press Release |
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