UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
OR
o | 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: 000-51757
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 16-1731691 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2001 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 3700 | ||
DALLAS, TX | 75201 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 750-1771
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
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. þ Yes o 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes o 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 small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
The issuer had 81,187,728 common units outstanding as of April 30, 2009.
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to Regency Energy Partners LP's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 is to include the necessary signature page.
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Item 1. Financial Statements | 1 | |||
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 19 | |||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 23 | |||
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | ||||
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION | 23 | |||
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 23 | |||
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 23 | |||
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 23 | |||
Item 6. Exhibits | ||||
Exhibit 12-1. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | ||||
Exhibit 31-1. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO | ||||
Exhibit 31-2. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO | ||||
Exhibit 32-1. Section 1350 Certification of CEO | ||||
Exhibit 32-2. Section 1350 Certification of CFO |
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Introductory Statement
References in this report to the “Partnership,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms, when used in a historical context, refer to Regency Energy Partners LP. When used in the present tense or prospectively, these terms refer to the Partnership and its subsidiaries. We use the following definitions in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q:
Name | Definition or Description | |
Alinda | Alinda Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is an independent private investment firm specializing in infrastructure investments | |
Alinda Investor I | Alinda Gas Pipelines I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership | |
Alinda Investor II | Alinda Gas Pipelines II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership | |
Alinda Investors | Alinda Investor I and Alinda Investor II, collectively | |
Bbls/d | Barrels per day | |
Bcf | One billion cubic feet | |
Bcf/d | One billion cubic feet per day | |
BTU | A unit of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit | |
CDM | CDM Resource Management LLC | |
EITF | Emerging Issues Task Force | |
El Paso | El Paso Field Services, LP | |
FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
FSP | Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Position | |
GAAP | Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States | |
GE | General Electric Company | |
GE EFS | General Electric Energy Financial Services, a unit of GECC, combined with Regency GP Acquirer LP and Regency LP Acquirer LP | |
GECC | General Electric Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GE | |
General Partner | Regency GP LP, the general partner of the Partnership, or Regency GP LLP, the general partner of Regency GP LP, which effectively manages the business and affairs of the Partnership | |
HPC | RIGS Haynesville Partnership Co., a general partnership that owns 100 percent of RIGS | |
Lehman | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |
LTIP | Long-Term Incentive Plan | |
MMbtu | One million BTUs | |
MMbtu/d | One million BTUs per day | |
MMcf | One million cubic feet | |
MMcf/d | One million cubic feet per day | |
NOE | Notice of Enforcement | |
NGLs | Natural gas liquids | |
Nasdaq | Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC | |
NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange | |
Partnership | Regency Energy Partners LP | |
RGS | Regency Gas Services LP | |
RIGS | Regency Intrastate Gas LP | |
Regency HIG | Regency Haynesville Intrastate Gas LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership | |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission | |
SFAS | Statement of Financial Accounting Standard | |
Sonat | Southern Natural Gas Company | |
TCEQ | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | |
Tcf | One trillion cubic feet | |
Tcf/d | One trillion cubic feet per day |
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Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this report include “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Statements using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “continue,” “estimate,” “goal,” “forecast,” “may” or similar expressions help identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and current expectations and projections about future events, we can not give assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including without limitation the following:
· | declines in the credit markets and the availability of credit for us as well as for producers connected to our system and our customers; |
· | the level of creditworthiness of, and performance by, our counterparties and customers; |
· | our access to capital to fund organic growth projects and acquisitions, and our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms; |
· | our use of derivative financial instruments to hedge commodity and interest rate risks; |
· | the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions; |
· | changes in commodity prices, interest rates, demand for our services; |
· | changes in laws and regulations impacting the midstream sector of the natural gas industry; |
· | weather and other natural phenomena; |
· | industry changes including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition; |
· | our ability to obtain required approvals for construction or modernization of our facilities and the timing of production from such facilities; and |
· | the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by accounting standard setting boards. |
If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected.
Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results are discussed in Item 1A of our December 31, 2008 annual report.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 1. Financial Statements
Regency Energy Partners LP | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
(in thousands except unit data) | |||||||
March 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | ||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current Assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,578 | $ | 599 | |||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,073 and $941 | 35,349 | 40,875 | |||||
Accrued revenues | 70,200 | 96,712 | |||||
Related party receivables | 4,998 | 855 | |||||
Assets from risk management activities | 67,020 | 73,993 | |||||
Other current assets | 7,911 | 23,369 | |||||
Total current assets | 192,056 | 236,403 | |||||
Property, Plant and Equipment: | |||||||
Gathering and transmission systems | 449,971 | 652,267 | |||||
Compression equipment | 805,873 | 799,527 | |||||
Gas plants and buildings | 154,553 | 156,246 | |||||
Other property, plant and equipment | 152,089 | 167,256 | |||||
Construction-in-progress | 92,462 | 154,852 | |||||
Total property, plant and equipment | 1,654,948 | 1,930,148 | |||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (204,256) | (226,594 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,450,692 | 1,703,554 | |||||
Other Assets: | |||||||
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary | 400,336 | - | |||||
Long-term assets from risk management activities | 26,944 | 36,798 | |||||
Other, net of accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs of $6,292 and $5,246 | 17,723 | 13,880 | |||||
Total other assets | 445,003 | 50,678 | |||||
Intangible Assets and Goodwill: | |||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $24,659 and $22,517 | 199,564 | 205,646 | |||||
Goodwill | 228,114 | 262,358 | |||||
Total intangible assets and goodwill | 427,678 | 468,004 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 2,515,429 | $ | 2,458,639 | |||
LIABILITIES & PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | |||||||
Current Liabilities: | |||||||
Trade accounts payable | $ | 44,151 | $ | 65,483 | |||
Accrued cost of gas and liquids | 53,133 | 76,599 | |||||
Related party payables | 247 | - | |||||
Deferred revenue, including related party amounts of $22 and $0 | 11,498 | 11,572 | |||||
Liabilities from risk management activities | 31,729 | 42,691 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 19,583 | 20,605 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 160,341 | 216,950 | |||||
Long-term liabilities from risk management activities | - | 560 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 15,247 | 15,487 | |||||
Long-term debt | 1,133,233 | 1,126,229 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Partners' Capital and Noncontrolling Interest: | |||||||
Common units (81,786,730 and 55,519,903 units authorized; 81,187,728 and 54,796,701 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008) | 1,108,752 | 764,161 | |||||
Class D common units (7,276,506 units authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008) | - | 226,759 | |||||
Subordinated units (19,103,896 units authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008) | - | (1,391 | ) | ||||
General partner interest | 25,495 | 29,283 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 58,570 | 67,440 | |||||
Noncontrolling interest | 13,791 | 13,161 | |||||
Total partners' capital and noncontrolling interest | 1,206,608 | 1,099,413 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | $ | 2,515,429 | $ | 2,458,639 | |||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Income Statements | |||||||
Unaudited | |||||||
(in thousands except unit data and per unit data) | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | ||||||
REVENUES | |||||||
Gas sales | $ | 148,270 | $ | 236,692 | |||
NGL sales | 49,585 | 108,499 | |||||
Gathering, transportation and other fees, including related party amounts of $811 and $991 | 72,621 | 61,986 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from risk management activities | 14,455 | (13,657 | ) | ||||
Other | 5,194 | 11,715 | |||||
Total revenues | 290,125 | 405,235 | |||||
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||
Cost of sales, including related party amounts of $247 and $403 | 182,901 | 313,589 | |||||
Operation and maintenance | 36,042 | 28,845 | |||||
General and administrative | 14,852 | 11,271 | |||||
Gain on asset sales, net | (133,932 | ) | - | ||||
Management services termination fee | - | 3,888 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 27,889 | 21,741 | |||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 127,752 | 379,334 | |||||
OPERATING INCOME | 162,373 | 25,901 | |||||
Income from unconsolidated subsidiary | 336 | - | |||||
Interest expense, net | (14,227 | ) | (15,406 | ) | |||
Other income and deductions, net | 42 | 176 | |||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 148,524 | 10,671 | |||||
Income tax expense | 100 | 251 | |||||
NET INCOME | $ | 148,424 | $ | 10,420 | |||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (35 | ) | (72 | ) | |||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP | $ | 148,389 | $ | 10,348 | |||
General partner's interest, including IDR | 3,533 | 776 | |||||
Net income allocated to non-vested units | 1,354 | 95 | |||||
Beneficial conversion feature for Class D common units | 820 | 1,559 | |||||
Limited partners' interest | $ | 142,682 | $ | 7,918 | |||
Basic and Diluted earnings per unit: | |||||||
Amount allocated to common and subordinated units | $ | 142,682 | $ | 7,918 | |||
Weighted average number of common and subordinated units outstanding | 77,271,886 | 59,229,507 | |||||
Basic income per common and subordinated unit | $ | 1.85 | $ | 0.13 | |||
Diluted income per common and subordinated unit | $ | 1.78 | $ | 0.13 | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | 0.445 | $ | 0.40 | |||
Amount allocated to Class D common units | $ | 820 | $ | 1,559 | |||
Total number of Class D common units outstanding | 7,276,506 | 7,276,506 | |||||
Income per Class D common unit due to beneficial conversion feature | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.21 | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Amount allocated to Class E common units | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Total number of Class E common units outstanding | - | 4,701,034 | |||||
Income per Class E common unit | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | - | $ | - | |||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements |
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Regency Energy Partners LP | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | ||||||||
Unaudited | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 148,424 | $ | 10,420 | ||||
Net hedging amounts reclassified to earnings | (14,250 | ) | 10,435 | |||||
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges | 5,380 | (2,834 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive income | 139,554 | 18,021 | ||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (35 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive income attributable to Regency Energy Partners LP | $ | 139,519 | $ | 17,949 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements |
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Regency Energy Partners LP | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
Unaudited | |||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | ||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net income | $ | 148,424 | $ | 10,420 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization, including debt issuance cost amortization | 28,932 | 22,398 | |||||
Income from unconsolidated subsidiary | (336 | ) | - | ||||
Risk management portfolio valuation changes | (3,565 | ) | 3,098 | ||||
Gain on asset sales, net | (133,932 | ) | - | ||||
Unit based compensation expenses | 1,189 | 794 | |||||
Cash flow changes in current assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Trade accounts receivable, accrued revenues, and related party receivables | 22,741 | (19,264 | ) | ||||
Other current assets | 10,458 | 2,800 | |||||
Trade accounts payable, accrued cost of gas and liquids, and related party payables | (36,948 | ) | 25,950 | ||||
Other current liabilities | (1,022 | ) | 18,249 | ||||
Other assets and liabilities | 390 | (6,907 | ) | ||||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 36,331 | 57,538 | |||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Capital expenditures | (80,255 | ) | (97,896 | ) | |||
Acquisitions | - | (574,059 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from asset sales | 83,097 | - | |||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | 2,842 | (671,955 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 7,004 | 609,000 | |||||
Partner contributions | - | 7,663 | |||||
Partner distributions | (34,143 | ) | (24,341 | ) | |||
Debt issuance costs | (6,055 | ) | - | ||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | (33,194 | ) | 592,322 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 5,979 | (22,095 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 599 | 32,971 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 6,578 | $ | 10,876 | |||
Supplemental cash flow information: | |||||||
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 5,502 | $ | 5,047 | |||
Non-cash capital expenditures in accounts payable | 18,241 | 18,517 | |||||
Issuance of common units for an acquisition | - | 219,590 | |||||
Contribution of fixed assets, goodwill and working capital to RIGS Haynesville Partnership Co. | 266,024 | - | |||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital and Noncontrolling Interest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(in thousands except unit data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Class D | Subordinated | Common | Class D | Subordinated | General Partner Interest | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Noncontrolling Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2008 | 54,796,701 | 7,276,506 | 19,103,896 | $ | 764,161 | $ | 226,759 | $ | (1,391 | ) | $ | 29,283 | $ | 67,440 | $ | 13,161 | $ | 1,099,413 | |||||||||||||
Revision of partner interest | - | - | - | 6,073 | - | - | (6,073 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted common units, net of forfeitures | 10,625 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of subordinated units | 19,103,896 | - | (19,103,896 | ) | (1,391 | ) | - | 1,391 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Unit based compensation expenses | - | - | - | 1,189 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,189 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Partner distributions | - | - | - | (32,895 | ) | - | - | (1,248 | ) | - | - | (34,143 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | - | - | - | 144,036 | 820 | - | 3,533 | - | 35 | 148,424 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Class D common units | 7,276,506 | (7,276,506 | ) | - | 227,579 | (227,579 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 595 | 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net hedging amounts reclassified to earnings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (14,250 | ) | - | (14,250 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,380 | - | 5,380 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2009 | 81,187,728 | - | - | $ | 1,108,752 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 25,495 | $ | 58,570 | $ | 13,791 | $ | 1,206,608 | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements |
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Regency Energy Partners LP
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein contain the results of Regency Energy Partners LP and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Partnership and its subsidiaries are engaged in the business of gathering, processing, contract compression, transporting, and marketing natural gas and NGLs.
The unaudited financial information as of, and for the three months ended March 31, 2009 has been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. In the opinion of the Partnership’s management, such financial information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for such interim periods in accordance with GAAP. All intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Use of Estimates. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and, of necessity, include the use of estimates and assumptions by management. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Equity Method Investments. The equity method of accounting is used to account for the Partnership’s interest in investments greater than 20 percent and where the Partnership lacks control over the investee.
Intangible Assets. Intangible assets, net consist of the following.
Permits and Licenses | Customer Contracts | Trade Names | Customer Relations | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2008 | $ | 8,582 | $ | 126,799 | $ | 32,848 | $ | 37,417 | $ | 205,646 | ||||||||||
Disposals | (2,932 | ) | - | - | - | (2,932 | ) | |||||||||||||
Amortization | (174 | ) | (1,807 | ) | (585 | ) | (584 | ) | (3,150 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2009 | $ | 5,476 | $ | 124,992 | $ | 32,263 | $ | 36,833 | $ | 199,564 |
The weighted average amortization period for permits and licenses, customer contracts, trade names, and customer relations are 15, 24, 15, and 19 years, respectively. Permits and licenses are generally renewed with minimal expense as a charge to operating and maintenance expense in the period incurred. Regarding customer contracts, the actual remaining life of the contracts were used to evaluate the cash flows expected with no renewal assumption. The trade name and customer relations intangible assets use the going concern assumption with no renewal cost. The expected amortization of the intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is as follows.
Year ending December 31, | Total | |||
(in thousands) | ||||
2009 (remaining) | $ | 9,064 | ||
2010 | 12,086 | |||
2011 | 10,828 | |||
2012 | 10,535 | |||
2013 | 10,535 |
Revision to Partners' Capital Accounts. In 2009, the Partnership revised the allocation of net income between the general partner and common unit holders from a previous period to reflect the income allocation provisions of the Partnership agreement. The effect of this revision is not material to the prior financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards. In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which significantly changes the accounting for business acquisitions both during the period of the acquisition and in subsequent periods. The Partnership adopted SFAS 141(R) on January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”), which significantly changes the accounting and reporting related to noncontrolling interests in a consolidated subsidiary. The Partnership adopted SFAS No. 160 for all periods presented. This statement requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (formerly styled as a minority interest) in partners’ capital in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the partners’ interest. Also, the amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in the consolidated net income on the face of the income statement.
In March 2008, the FASB issued EITF 07-4, “Application of the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128 to Master Limited Partnerships” (“EITF 07-4”). EITF 07-4 defines how to allocate net income among the various classes of equity, including incentive distribution rights (or “IDRs”), narrowing the number of currently acceptable methods. The standard became effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application was not permitted, and EITF 07-4 must be applied retrospectively for all financial statements presented. The adoption of this standard changes the Partnership’s method of allocating net income to holders of the IDRs in periods where net income exceeds cash distributed. Because the Partnership Agreement restricts the amount of distributions to holders of IDRs based on cash available for distribution, undistributed net income will be allocated based on each class of security’s ownership interest. Further, because the IDR's are deemed to have no ownership interest , no undistributed net income will be allocated to this class of security. All prior period earnings per unit data have been adjusted.
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In April 2008, FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP 142-3”), which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of intangible assets. The objective of FSP 142-3 is to better match the useful life of intangible assets to the cash flow generated. FSP 142-3 became effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of FSP 142-3 did not impact the Partnership’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”), which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements that are presented in conformity of GAAP. SFAS 162’s effective date is November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 162 did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”) and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard was applied retrospectively and had an imaterial impact on the Partnership’s earnings per unit.
2. Income per Limited Partner Unit
The Partnership issued 7,276,506 Class D common units in connection with the CDM acquisition. At the commitment date, the sales price of $30.18 per unit represented a $1.10 discount from the fair value of the Partnership’s common units. Under EITF No. 98-5, “Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios,” the discount represented a beneficial conversion feature that is treated as a non-cash distribution for purposes of calculating earnings per unit. The beneficial conversion feature is reflected in income per unit using the effective yield method over the period the Class D common units are outstanding, as indicated on the statements of operations in the line item entitled “beneficial conversion feature for Class D common units.” The Class D common units converted to common units on a one-for-one basis on February 9, 2009.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per unit computations.
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income | Units | Per-Unit Amount | Income | Units | Per-Unit Amount | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands except unit and per unit data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Earnings per Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Limited Partners’ interest in net income | $ | 142,682 | 77,271,886 | $ | 1.85 | $ | 7,918 | 59,229,507 | $ | 0.13 | ||||||||||
Effect of Dilutive Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common unit options | - | - | - | 207,817 | ||||||||||||||||
Class D common units | 820 | 3,234,003 | 1,559 | 7,276,506 | ||||||||||||||||
Class E common units | - | - | - | 4,701,034 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted Earnings per Unit | $ | 143,502 | 80,505,889 | $ | 1.78 | $ | 9,477 | 71,414,864 | $ | 0.13 |
The following table shows securities that could potentially dilute earnings per unit in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because to do so would have been antidilutive.
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2009 | March 31, 2008 | ||||||
Common unit options | 328,618 | - | |||||
Restricted common units | 699,175 | 555,000 |
3. Disposition
On March 17, 2009, the Partnership announced the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) relating to a new joint venture arrangement among Regency HIG, GECC and the Alinda Investors. The Partnership contributed to HPC RIGS, which owns the Regency Intrastate Gas System, valued at $400,000,000, in exchange for a 38 percent general partnership interest in HPC. GECC and the Alinda Investors contributed $126,500,000 and $526,500,000 in cash, respectively, to HPC in return for a 12 percent and a 50 percent general partnership interest, respectively. In accordance with SFAS No. 160, the disposition and deconsolidation resulted in the recording of a $133,940,000 gain (of which $52,857,000 represents the remeasurement of the Partnership retained 38 percent interest to its fair value), net of transaction costs of $5,158,000.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared as if the acquisitions of FrontStreet, CDM and Nexus and the contribution of RIGS to HPC had occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. Such unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the transactions to which the Partnership is giving pro forma effect actually occurred on the date referred to above or the results of operations that may be expected in the future.
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Pro Forma Results for the | |||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2009 | March 31, 2008 | ||||||
(in thousands except unit and per unit data) | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 277,796 | $ | 398,950 | |||
Net income attributable to Regency Energy Partners LP | $ | 10,970 | $ | 145,803 | |||
Less: | |||||||
General partner's interest, including IDR | 785 | 2,920 | |||||
Non-vested common unit holders' interest | 90 | 1,404 | |||||
Beneficial conversion feature for Class D common units | 820 | 1,559 | |||||
Limited partners' interest in net income | $ | 9,275 | $ | 139,919 | |||
Basic and Diluted earnings per unit: | |||||||
Amount allocated to common and subordinated units | $ | 9,275 | $ | 139,919 | |||
Weighted average number of common and subordinated units outstanding | 77,271,886 | 59,229,507 | |||||
Basic income per common and subordinated unit | $ | 0.12 | $ | 2.36 | |||
Diluted income per common and subordinated unit | $ | 0.12 | $ | 2.01 | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | 0.445 | $ | 0.40 | |||
Amount allocated to Class D common units | $ | 820 | $ | 1,559 | |||
Total number of Class D common units outstanding | 7,276,506 | 7,276,506 | |||||
Basic and diluted income per Class D common unit due to beneficial conversion feature | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.21 | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Amount allocated to Class E common units | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Weighted average number of Class E common units outstanding | - | 4,701,034 | |||||
Basic and diluted income per Class E common unit | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Distributions per unit | $ | - | $ | - |
4. Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiary
As described in the Disposition footnote, the Partnership contributed RIGS to HPC for a 38 percent general partner interest in HPC. The summarized financial information of HPC as of March 31, 2009 and for the period from inception (March 18, 2009) to March 31, 2009 is disclosed below in accordance with Rule 4-08 of Regulation S-X. The Partnership recognized $336,000 in investing income from unconsolidated subsidiary for its 38 percent ownership interest from inception (March 18, 2009) to March 31, 2009.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet | ||||
March 31, 2009 | ||||
Unaudited | ||||
(in thousands) | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Total current assets | $ | 537,178 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 481,143 | |||
Total other assets | 61,564 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,079,885 | ||
LIABILITIES & PARTNERS' CAPITAL | ||||
Total current liabilities | $ | 26,001 | ||
Partners' capital | 1,053,884 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES & PARTNERS' CAPITAL | $ | 1,079,885 |
Condensed Consolidated Income Statement | ||||
From Inception (March 18, 2009) to March 31, 2009 | ||||
Unaudited | ||||
(in thousands) | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 1,826 | ||
Total operating costs and expenses, including depreciation expense of $669 | 1,046 | |||
OPERATING INCOME | 780 | |||
Other income and deductions, net | 104 | |||
NET INCOME | $ | 884 |
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5. Risk Management Activities
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about derivative and hedging activities. The Partnership adopted this standard as of January 1, 2009 and its adoption had no impact on the results of operations or cash flows.
Risk and Accounting Policies. The Partnership is exposed to market risks associated with commodity prices, counterparty credit, and interest rates. The Partnership established comprehensive risk management policies and procedures to monitor and manage these market risks. The Partnership’s General Partner is responsible for delegation of transaction authority levels, and the Risk Management Committee of the General Partner is responsible for the overall management of credit risk and commodity price risk, including monitoring exposure limits. The Risk Management Committee receives regular briefings on positions and exposures, credit exposures, and overall risk management in the context of market activities.
The Partnership primarily deals with financial institutions when entering into financial derivatives.
Commodity Price Risk. The Partnership is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in the prices of natural gas, NGLs, and other commodities as a result of our gathering, processing and marketing activities, and the Partnership is a net seller of natural gas, NGLs and condensate. The Partnership attempts to mitigate commodity price risk exposure by matching pricing terms between its purchases and sales of commodities. To the extent that the Partnership markets commodities in which pricing terms cannot be matched and there is a substantial risk of price exposure, the Partnership attempts to use financial hedges to mitigate the risk. It is the Partnership’s policy not to take any speculative marketing positions. In some cases, the Partnership may not be able to match pricing terms or to cover its risk to price exposure with financial hedges, and it may be exposed to commodity price risk.
Both the Partnership’s profitability and cash flows are affected by volatility in prevailing natural gas and NGL prices. Natural gas and NGL prices are impacted by changes in the supply and demand for NGLs and natural gas, as well as market uncertainty. Adverse effects on cash flows from reductions in natural gas and NGL product prices could adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to make distributions to unitholders. The Partnership manages this commodity price exposure through an integrated strategy that includes management of its contract portfolio, matching sales prices of commodities with purchases, optimization of our portfolio by monitoring basis and other price differentials in operating areas, and the use of derivative contracts.
The Partnership has executed swap contracts settled against condensate, ethane, propane, butane, natural gas, and natural gasoline market prices. The Partnership hedged its expected exposure to declines in prices for natural gas, NGLs and condensate volumes produced for its account in the approximate percentages set for below:
2009 | 2010 | ||||||
NGL | 97 | % | 36 | % | |||
Condensate | 75 | 76 | |||||
Natural gas | 83 | - |
Effective June 19, 2007, the Partnership elected to account for all outstanding commodity hedging instruments on a mark-to-market basis except for the portion pursuant to which all NGL products for a particular year were hedged and the hedging relationship was, for accounting purposes, effective. The dedesignated swaps continued to serve as economic hedges against price exposure for the Partnership. At March 31, 2009, the Partnership has the following commodity hedging programs that qualify as cash flow hedges: the 2009 NGLs, natural gas and West Texas Intermediate crude oil hedging programs and the 2010 West Texas Intermediate crude oil hedging program.
In March 2008, the Partnership entered offsetting trades against its existing 2009 NGL portfolio of mark-to-market hedges, which it believes will substantially reduce the volatility of its 2009 NGL hedges. This group of trades, along with the pre-existing 2009 NGL portfolio, will continue to be accounted for on a mark-to-market basis. Simultaneously, the Partnership executed additional 2009 NGL swaps which were designated under SFAS 133 as cash flow hedges. In May 2008, the Partnership entered into commodity swaps to hedge a portion of its 2010 NGL commodity risk, except for ethane, which do not qualify for cash flow hedging accounting treatment.
The Partnership accounts for a portion of its West Texas Intermediate crude oil swaps using mark-to-market accounting. In August 2008, the Partnership entered into an offsetting trade against its existing 2009 West Texas Intermediate crude oil swap to minimize the volatility of the original 2009 swap. Simultaneously, the Partnership executed an additional 2009 West Texas Intermediate crude oil swap, which was designated as a cash flow hedge. In May 2008, the Partnership entered into a West Texas Intermediate crude oil swap to hedge its 2010 condensate price risk, which was designated as a cash flow hedge.
On December 2, 2008, the Partnership entered into two natural gas swaps to hedge its equity exposure to natural gas for 2009. These natural gas swaps were designated as cash flow hedges on December 2, 2008.
Interest Rate Risk. The Partnership is exposed to variable interest rate risk as a result of borrowings under our existing credit facility. As of March 31, 2009, we had $475,733,000 of outstanding long-term balances exposed to variable interest rate risk. An increase of 100 basis points in the LIBOR rate would increase our annual payment by $4,757,000. On February 29, 2008, the Partnership entered into two-year interest rate swaps related to $300,000,000 of borrowings under its revolving credit facility, effectively locking the base rate for these borrowings at 2.4 percent, plus the applicable margin (3 percent as of March 31, 2009) through March 5, 2010. These interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges in March 2008.
Credit Risk. The Partnership’s purchase and resale of natural gas exposes it to credit risk, as the margin on any sale is generally a very small percentage of the total sales price. Therefore a credit loss can be very large relative to overall profitability. The Partnership attempts to ensure that it issues credit only to credit-worthy counterparties and that in appropriate circumstances any such extension of credit is backed by adequate collateral such as a letter of credit or a parental guarantee.
The Partnership is exposed to credit risk from it derivative counterparties. The Partnership does not require collateral from these counterparties. If the Partnership’s counterparties failed to perform under existing swap contracts, the Partnership would experience a loss of $96,213,000 based on commodity forward curve pricing as of March 31, 2009. The Partnership has entered into Master International Swap Dealers Association Agreements that allow for netting of swap contract receivables and payables in the event of default by either party. If the Partnership's counterparties failed to perform under existing swap contracts, the Partnership's maximium loss of $96,213,000 would be reduced by $27,394,000 due to the netting feature.
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Quantitative Disclosures. The Partnership expects to reclassify $49,112,000 of net hedging gains to revenues or interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income in the next twelve months.
The Partnership’s risk management activities assets and liabilities, including its SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) credit risk adjustment, are detailed below for the periods ended March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
Asset Derivatives Fair Value | |||||||
March 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | ||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments | |||||||
Current assets from risk management activities | |||||||
Commodity contracts | $ | 53,436 | $ | 59,882 | |||
Long-term assets from risk management activities | |||||||
Commodity contracts | 10,133 | 13,373 | |||||
Total cash flow hedging instruments | 63,569 | 73,255 | |||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | |||||||
Current assets from risk management activities | |||||||
Commodity contracts | 15,833 | 16,001 | |||||
Long-term assets from risk management activities | |||||||
Commodity contracts | 16,811 | 23,425 | |||||
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 32,644 | 39,426 | |||||
SFAS 157 Credit Risk Assessment | |||||||
Current assets from risk management activities | (2,249 | ) | (1,890 | ) | |||
Total assets from risk management activities | $ | 93,964 | $ | 110,791 |
Liability Derivatives Fair Value | ||||||||
March 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments | ||||||||
Current liabilities from risk management activities | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 4,605 | $ | 4,680 | ||||
Long-term liabilities from risk management activities | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | - | 560 | ||||||
Total cash flow hedging instruments | 4,605 | 5,240 | ||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||
Current liabilities from risk management activities | ||||||||
Commodity contracts | 27,394 | 38,402 | ||||||
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 27,394 | 38,402 | ||||||
SFAS 157 credit risk assessment | ||||||||
Current liabilities from risk management activities | (270 | ) | (391 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities from risk management activities | $ | 31,729 | $ | 43,251 |
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The Partnership’s statement of operations for the periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were impacted by risk management activities as follows.