Exhibit 99.2
Financial Report for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
The following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015. References to “GasLog Partners”, “we”, “our”, “us” and “the Partnership” or similar terms refer to GasLog Partners LP and its subsidiaries. You should read this section in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. For additional information relating to our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, please see our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2016. This discussion includes forward-looking statements which, although based on assumptions that we consider reasonable, are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or conditions to differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. See also discussion in the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” below.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this report that are not statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, particularly in relation to our operations, cash flows, financial position, liquidity and cash available for dividends or distributions, plans, strategies, business prospects and changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate. We caution that these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report, about factors that are beyond our ability to control or predict, and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. Any of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect future results of operations and the ultimate accuracy of the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on any forward-looking statements.
Factors that might cause future results and outcomes to differ include, but are not limited to, the following:
| · | general liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) shipping market conditions and trends, including spot and long-term charter rates, ship values, factors affecting supply and demand of LNG and LNG shipping, technological advancements and opportunities for the profitable operations of LNG carriers; |
| · | our ability to leverage GasLog Ltd. (“GasLog”)’s relationships and reputation in the shipping industry; |
| · | our ability to enter into time charters with new and existing customers; |
| · | changes in the ownership of our charterers; |
| · | our customers’ performance of their obligations under our time charters and other contracts; |
| · | our future operating performance, financial condition, liquidity and cash available for dividends and distributions; |
| · | our ability to purchase vessels from GasLog in the future; |
| · | our ability to obtain financing to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other corporate activities, funding by banks of their financial commitments, funding by GasLog of the revolving credit facility with GasLog entered into upon consummation of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) and our ability to meet our restrictive covenants and other obligations under our credit facilities; |
| · | future, pending or recent acquisitions of ships or other assets, business strategy, areas of possible expansion and expected capital spending or operating expenses; |
| · | our expectations about the time that it may take to construct and deliver newbuildings and the useful lives of our ships; |
| · | number of off-hire days, drydocking requirements and insurance costs; |
| · | fluctuations in currencies and interest rates; |
| · | our ability to maintain long-term relationships with major energy companies; |
| · | our ability to maximize the use of our ships, including the re-employment or disposal of ships no longer under time charter commitments, including the risk that our vessels may no longer have the latest technology at such time; |
| · | environmental and regulatory conditions, including changes in laws and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities; |
| · | the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, requirements imposed by classification societies and standards imposed by our charterers applicable to our business; |
| · | risks inherent in ship operation, including the discharge of pollutants; |
| · | GasLog’s ability to retain key employees and provide services to us, and the availability of skilled labor, ship crews and management; |
| · | potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, political events, piracy or acts by terrorists; |
| · | potential liability from future litigation; |
| · | our business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations; |
| · | any malfunction or disruption of information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on or any impact of a possible cybersecurity breach; and |
| · | other risks and uncertainties described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016, available athttp://www.sec.gov. |
We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in our views or expectations or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
The declaration and payment of distributions are at all times subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, amongst other things, risks and uncertainties described above, restrictions in our credit facilities, the provisions of Marshall Islands law and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.
Cash Distribution
On October 26, 2016, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.478 per unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The cash distribution is payable on November 11, 2016, to all unitholders of record as of November 7, 2016. The aggregate amount of the declared distribution will be $17.08 million.
Recent Developments
On August 5, 2016, GasLog Partners completed an equity offering of 2,750,000 common units and issued 56,122 general partner units to its general partner in order for GasLog to retain its 2.0% general partner interest at an offering price of $19.50 per unit. The total net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses were $53.39 million.
As of September 30, 2016, GasLog holds a 30.45% interest in the Partnership (including 2% through general partner units); as a result of its ownership of the general partner, and the fact that the general partner elects the majority of the Partnership’s directors in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, GasLog has the ability to control the Partnership’s affairs and policies.
Overview
We are a growth-oriented limited partnership focused on owning, operating and acquiring LNG carriers engaged in LNG transportation under long-term charters, which we define as charters of five full years or more.
Our fleet consists of eight LNG carriers, including three vessels with modern tri-fuel diesel electric propulsion technology (“TFDE”) and five modern steam vessels (“Steam”) that operate under long-term charters with wholly owned subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”). We also have options and other rights under which we may acquire additional LNG carriers from GasLog, as described below. We believe that such options and rights provide us with significant built-in growth opportunities. We may also acquire vessels from shipyards or other owners.
We operate our vessels under long-term charters with fixed-fee contracts that generate predictable cash flows. We intend to grow our fleet through further acquisitions of LNG carriers from GasLog and third parties. However, we cannot assure you that we will make any particular acquisition or that as a consequence we will successfully grow our per unit distributions. Among other things, our ability to acquire additional LNG carriers will be dependent upon our ability to raise additional equity and debt financing.
Our Fleet
Owned Fleet
As of September 30, 2016, our fleet consists of the following vessels:
LNG Carrier | | Year Built | | Cargo Capacity (cbm) | | Charterer | | Propulsion | | Charter Expiration | | Optional Period |
GasLog Shanghai | | 2013 | | | 155,000 | | | Shell | | TFDE | | May 2018 | | 2021–2026(1) | |
GasLog Santiago | | 2013 | | | 155,000 | | | Shell | | TFDE | | July 2018 | | 2021–2026(1) | |
GasLog Sydney | | 2013 | | | 155,000 | | | Shell | | TFDE | | September 2018(4) | | 2021–2026(1) | |
Methane Rita Andrea | | 2006 | | | 145,000 | | | Shell | | Steam | | April 2020 | | 2023–2025(2) | |
Methane Jane Elizabeth | | 2006 | | | 145,000 | | | Shell | | Steam | | October 2019 | | 2022–2024(2) | |
Methane Alison Victoria | | 2007 | | | 145,000 | | | Shell | | Steam | | December 2019 | | 2022–2024(3) | |
Methane Shirley Elisabeth | | 2007 | | | 145,000 | | | Shell | | Steam | | June 2020 | | 2023–2025(3) | |
Methane Heather Sally | | 2007 | | | 145,000 | | | Shell | | Steam | | December 2020 | | 2023–2025(3) | |
(1) | The charters may be extended for up to two extension periods of three or four years at the charterers’ option, and each charter requires that the charterer provide us with 90 days’ redelivery notice before the charter expiration and 18 months’ notice of its exercise of any extension option. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period. |
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(2) | Charterer may extend either or both of these charters for one extension period of three or five years, and each charter requires that the charterer provide us with advance notice of its exercise of any extension option. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period. |
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(3) | Charterer may extend the term of two of the related charters for one extension period of three or five years, and each charter requires that the charterer provide us with advance notice of its exercise of any extension option. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period. |
(4) | Pursuant to the agreement signed with Methane Services Limited (“MSL”) on April 21, 2015, with respect to theGasLog Sydney, whose charter was shortened by 8 months under such agreement, if MSL does not exercise the charter extension options for theGasLog Sydney, and GasLog Partners does not enter into a third-party charter for theGasLog Sydney, GasLog and GasLog Partners intend to enter into a bareboat or time charter arrangement that is designed to guarantee the total cash distribution from the vessel for any period of charter shortening. |
Additional Vessels
Existing Vessel Interests Purchase Options
We currently have the option to purchase from GasLog: (i) theSolaris,the GasLog Greece, the GasLog Glasgow,the GasLog Geneva and Hull No. 2103 within 36 months after each such vessel’s acceptance by her charterer, (ii) theGasLog Seattle and theMethane Lydon Volney within 36 months after the closing of GasLog’s IPO, which occurred on May 12, 2014 and (iii) theMethane Becki Anne and the right to acquire GAS-twenty six Ltd. with its long-term bareboat charter of (and right to acquire) theMethane Julia Louise (which is subject to a multi-year charter to MSL), 36 months after the completion of their acquisition by GasLog, which occurred on March 31, 2015, in each case at fair market value as determined pursuant to the omnibus agreement.
LNG Carrier | | Year Built(1) | | Cargo Capacity (cbm) | | Charterer | | Propulsion | | Charter Expiration(2) |
GasLog Seattle | | | 2013 | | | | 155,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | December 2020 | |
Solaris | | | 2014 | | | | 155,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | June 2021 | |
GasLog Greece | | | 2016 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | March 2026 | |
GasLog Glasgow | | | 2016 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | June 2026 | |
GasLog Geneva | | | 2016 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | September 2023 | |
Hull No. 2103 | | | Q4 2016 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | 2023 | |
Methane Lydon Volney | | | 2006 | | | | 145,000 | | | | Shell | | | | Steam | | | | October 2020 | |
Methane Becki Anne | | | 2010 | | | | 170,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | March 2024 | |
Methane Julia Louise(3) | | | 2010 | | | | 170,000 | | | | Shell | | | | TFDE | | | | March 2026 | |
(1) | For newbuildings, expected delivery quarters are presented. |
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(2) | Indicates the expiration of the initial fixed term. |
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(3) | On February 24, 2016, GasLog’s subsidiary, GAS-twenty six Ltd., completed the sale and leaseback of theMethane Julia Louise with Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd. (“Lepta Shipping”), a subsidiary of Mitsui Co., Ltd. Lepta Shipping has the right to on-sell and lease back the vessel. The vessel was sold to Lepta Shipping for a total consideration approximately equivalent to its then current book value. GasLog has leased back the vessel under a bareboat charter from Lepta Shipping for a period of up to 20 years. GasLog has the option to re-purchase the vessel on pre-agreed terms no earlier than the end of year ten and no later than the end of year 17 of the bareboat charter. The vessel remains on its eleven year charter with MSL. |
Five-Year Vessel Business Opportunities
GasLog has agreed, and has caused its controlled affiliates (other than us, our general partner and our subsidiaries) to agree, not to acquire, own, operate or charter any LNG carrier with a cargo capacity greater than 75,000 cbm engaged in oceangoing LNG transportation under a charter for five full years or more. We refer to these vessels, together with any related charters, as “Five-Year Vessels”. In the event that GasLog acquires, operates or puts under charter a Five-Year Vessel, then GasLog will be required, within 30 calendar days after the consummation of the acquisition or the commencement of the operations or charter, to notify us and offer us the opportunity to purchase such Five-Year Vessel at fair market value. The five newbuildings listed below, will each qualify as a Five Year Vessel upon commencement of its charter, and GasLog will be required to offer to us an opportunity to purchase each vessel at fair market value within 30 days of the commencement of its charter. Generally, we must exercise this right of first offer within 30 days following the notice from GasLog that the vessel has been acquired or has become a Five Year Vessel.
LNG Carrier | | Year Built(1) | | Cargo Capacity (cbm) | | Charterer | | Propulsion(4) | | Estimated Charter Expiration(5) |
Hull No. 2130 | | | Q1 2018 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | LP-2S | | | | 2027 | |
Hull No. 2800 | | | Q1 2018 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | LP-2S | | | | 2028 | |
Hull No. 2801 | | | Q1 2018 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Total(2) | | | | LP-2S | | | | 2025 | |
Hull No. 2131 | | | Q1 2019 | | | | 174,000 | | | | Shell | | | | LP-2S | | | | 2029 | |
Hull No. 2212 | | | Q2 2019 | | | | 180,000 | | | | Centrica (3) | | | | LP-2S | | | | 2026 | |
(1) | Expected delivery quarters are presented. |
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(2) | The vessel is charteredto Total Gas & Power Chartering Limited (“Total”). |
(3) | The vessel is charteredto a subsidiary of Centrica plc (“Centrica”). |
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(4) | References to “LP-2S” refer to low pressure dual-fuel two-stroke engine propulsion. |
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(5) | Charter expiration to be determined based upon actual date of delivery. |
Results of Operations
Our results set forth below are derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Partnership. The transfer of the three initial vessels from GasLog to the Partnership at the time of our IPO, the transfer of two vessels from GasLog to the Partnership in September 2014 and the transfer of an additional three vessels from GasLog to the Partnership on July 1, 2015, were each accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control under IFRS. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its subsidiaries assuming that they are consolidated from the date of their incorporation by GasLog as they were under the common control of GasLog.
The Partnership’s historical results were retroactively restated to reflect the historical results of these acquired entities during the periods they were owned by GasLog.
Three-month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2016
| | IFRS Reported Common Control Results | |
| | 2015 | | | 2016 | | | Change | |
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Statement of profit or loss | | (in thousands of U.S. dollars) | |
Revenues | | | 51,453 | | | | 51,452 | | | | (1 | ) |
Vessel operating costs | | | (10,151 | ) | | | (10,822 | ) | | | (671 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | (640 | ) | | | (644 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Depreciation | | | (11,099 | ) | | | (11,116 | ) | | | (17 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | (3,415 | ) | | | (2,750 | ) | | | 665 | |
Profit from operations | | | 26,148 | | | | 26,120 | | | | (28 | ) |
Financial costs | | | (6,923 | ) | | | (7,333 | ) | | | (410 | ) |
Financial income | | | 5 | | | | 84 | | | | 79 | |
Profit for the period | | | 19,230 | | | | 18,871 | | | | (359 | ) |
Profit attributable to Partnership’s operations | | | 19,230 | | | | 18,871 | | | | (359 | ) |
For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2016, we had an average of eight vessels operating in our owned fleet having 736 operating days.
Revenues:Revenues remained unchanged, and were $51.45 million for both the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Vessel Operating Costs:Vessel operating costs increased by $0.67 million, or 6.60%, from $10.15 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $10.82 million for the same period in 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to an increase of $1.10 million in technical and maintenance expenses related to new technical equipment, various scheduled repairs and technical certifications, partially offset by a decrease of $0.43 million in the remaining operating expenses.
Depreciation:Depreciation increased marginally by $0.02 million, or 0.18%, from $11.10 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $11.12 million for the same period in 2016.
General and Administrative Expenses:General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.67 million, or 19.59%, from $3.42 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $2.75 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease is mainly attributable to a decrease of $0.69 million in legal and professional expenses related mainly to consultancy fees charged in 2015, partially offset by a net increase of $0.02 million in all other expenses.
Financial Costs:Financial costs increased by $0.41 million, or 5.92%, from $6.92 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $7.33 million for the same period in 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in amortization of loan fees of $0.14 million, the increase in commitment fees of $0.17 million for the revolving credit facility with GasLog and the increase of $0.10 million in interest expenses on loans. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, we had an average of $788.43 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 3.03%, compared to an average of $718.33 million of outstanding indebtedness, with a weighted average interest rate of 3.38% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2016.
Profit for the Period and Profit attributable to the Partnership:Profit for the period and profit attributable to the Partnership decreased by $0.36 million, or 1.87%, from $19.23 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $18.87 million for the same period in 2016, as a result of the aforementioned factors. For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2016, Profit and Profit attributable to the Partnership were the same because there were no acquisitions of vessels from GasLog during such periods, which required retrospective adjustment of the historical financial statements.
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016
| | IFRS Reported Common Control Results | |
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Statement of profit or loss | | (in thousands of U.S. dollars) | |
Revenues | | | 147,736 | | | | 150,446 | | | | 2,710 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | (32,249 | ) | | | (32,634 | ) | | | (385 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | (2,031 | ) | | | (2,135 | ) | | | (104 | ) |
Depreciation | | | (33,097 | ) | | | (33,168 | ) | | | (71 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | (8,322 | ) | | | (8,426 | ) | | | (104 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | 72,037 | | | | 74,083 | | | | 2,046 | |
Financial costs | | | (20,316 | ) | | | (21,766 | ) | | | (1,450 | ) |
Financial income | | | 24 | | | | 126 | | | | 102 | |
Profit for the period | | | 51,745 | | | | 52,443 | | | | 698 | |
Profit attributable to the Partnership | | | 44,741 | | | | 52,443 | | | | 7,702 | |
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, we had an average of eight vessels operating in our owned fleet having 2,109 operating days while during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, we had an average of eight vessels operating in our owned fleet having 2,147 operating days.
Revenues:Revenues increased by $2.71 million, or 1.83%, from $147.74 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $150.45 million for the same period in 2016. The increase of $2.71 million is mainly attributable to an increase of $0.56 million due to one additional calendar day during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $1.57 million due to the reduced off-hire days from scheduled drydockings and $0.58 million due to the reduced off-hire days in relation to repairs in the nine-month period ended 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.
Vessel Operating Costs:Vessel operating costs increased by $0.38 million, or 1.18%, from $32.25 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $32.63 million for the same period in 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to an increase of $1.67 million in technical expenses related to new technical equipment, various scheduled repairs and technical certifications, partially offset by a decrease of $1.02 million in vessel’s tax, a decrease in crew expenses by $0.24 million and a net decrease of $0.03 million in all other expenses.
Depreciation:Depreciation increased marginally by $0.07 million, or 0.21%, from $33.10 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $33.17 million for the same period in 2016.
General and Administrative Expenses:General and administrative expenses increased by $0.11 million, or 1.32%, from $8.32 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $8.43 million for the same period in 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to an increase in administrative expenses of $0.88 million for services under the administrative services agreement with GasLog related to the three vessels acquired from GasLog in July 2015, an increase of $0.21 million in the non-cash expense recognized in respect of share-based compensation and a $0.12 million increase in net foreign exchange losses, partially offset by a decrease of $0.86 million in legal and professional fees related mainly to consultancy fees charged in 2015 and a net decrease of $0.24 million in all other expenses.
Financial Costs:Financial costs increased by $1.45 million, or 7.14%, from $20.32 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $21.77 million for the same period in 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in amortization of loan fees of $0.60 million, the increase in commitment fees of $0.41 million for the revolving credit facility with GasLog, the $0.35 million increase in interest expenses on loans and the increase in other financial expenses of $0.09 million. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, we had an average of $795.89 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 2.97%, compared to an average of $731.25 million of outstanding indebtedness, with a weighted average interest rate of 3.29%, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016.
Profit for the Period:Profit for the period increased by $0.69 million, or 1.33%, from $51.75 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $52.44 million for the same period in 2016, as a result of the aforementioned factors.
Profit attributable to the Partnership: Profit attributable to the Partnership increased by $7.70 million, or 17.21%, from $44.74 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $52.44 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in operating days (1,641 operating days in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to 2,147 operating days in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016) which resulted from the acquisition of theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth and theMethane Heather Sallypartially offset by theoff-hire days due to scheduled drydockings.
Specifically, the profit attributable to the Partnership was affected by (a) an increase in revenues of $36.06 million contributed by the three new vessels, partially offset by a $2.58 million decrease in revenues from the existing vessels (the average daily hire rate for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 was $71,282 as compared to $70,073 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 since the new vessels have slightly lower charter rates), (b) an increase in operating expenses attributable to the Partnership of $9.28 million, of which $7.52 million resulted from the acquisition of the three vessels and the balance of $1.76 million resulted from expenditures for scheduled replacement equipment, scheduled repairs during drydocking, cargo tank repairs and other regulatory periodical certifications (the average daily operating expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 was $14,229 per day as compared to $14,890 per day for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016), (c) an increase in depreciation expense attributable to the Partnership of $8.34 million, resulting primarily from the acquisition of theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth
and theMethane Heather Sally and (d) an increase in voyage expenses and commissions attributable to the Partnership of $0.68 million.
In addition, the profit attributable to the Partnership was further affected by (a) an increase in general and administrative expenses attributable to the Partnership of $0.71 million, from $7.72 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $8.43 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, which is primarily attributable to an increase in administrative fees, commercial management fees and share-based compensation and (b) an increase in net financial costs attributable to the Partnership of $6.76 million, from $14.88 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $21.64 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016.
The above discussion of revenues, operating expenses, depreciation expense, voyage expenses and commissions, general and administrative expenses and net financial costs attributable to the Partnership for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, are non-GAAP measures that exclude amounts related to vessels currently owned by the Partnership for the periods prior to their respective transfer to GasLog Partners from GasLog. For a reconciliation of the results attributable to the Partnership to the most directly comparable IFRS reported results, refer to Appendix A included elsewhere in this report. The Partnership Performance Results reported in the first, second and third quarters of 2016 are the same as the IFRS Common Control Reported Results for the respective periods since there were no vessel acquisitions from GasLog during the last three quarters, which would have resulted in retrospective adjustment of the historical financial statements.
Seasonality
Since our vessels are employed under multi-year, fixed-rate charter arrangements, seasonal trends do not impact the revenues during the year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We operate in a capital-intensive industry, and we expect to finance the purchase of additional vessels and other capital expenditures through a combination of borrowings from commercial banks, cash generated from operations and debt and equity financings. In addition to paying distributions, our other liquidity requirements relate to servicing our debt, funding investments, funding working capital and maintaining cash reserves against fluctuations in operating cash flows. Our funding and treasury activities are intended to maximize investment returns while maintaining appropriate liquidity.
As of September 30, 2016, we had an aggregate of $712.85 million of indebtedness outstanding under our credit facilities. An amount of $40.57 million of outstanding debt is repayable within one year.
On February 18, 2016, subsidiaries of the Partnership and GasLog entered into credit agreements (the “Credit Agreements”) to refinance debt maturities that were scheduled to become due in 2016 and 2017.
The Credit Agreements are comprised of a five-year senior tranche facility of up to $396.50 million and a two-year bullet junior tranche of up to $180.0 million. The vessels covered by the Credit Agreements are the Partnership-ownedMethane Alison Victoria,Methane Shirley Elisabeth andMethane Heather Sallyand the GasLog-ownedMethane Lydon Volney andMethane Becki Anne. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and DNB (UK) Ltd. were mandated lead arrangers to the transaction. The other banks in the syndicate are: DVB Bank America N.V., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and National Australia Bank Limited.
On April 5, 2016, $216.86 million and $89.87 million under the senior and junior tranche, respectively, of the Credit Agreements were drawn by the Partnership to refinance $305.50 million of the outstanding debt of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. The amounts drawn under the senior tranche facility shall be repaid in 20 quarterly equal installments commencing three months after the drawdown date. The amounts drawn under the junior tranche facility shall be repaid in full 24 months after the drawdown date. Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin (variable margin for the junior tranche).
Depending on market conditions, we may use derivative financial instruments to reduce the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates. We expect over time to economically hedge a material proportion of our exposure to interest rate fluctuations by entering into new interest rate swap contracts. As of September 30, 2016, the Partnership had no interest rate swaps.
Working Capital Position
As of September 30, 2016, our current assets totaled $117.89 million and current liabilities totaled $65.36 million, resulting in a positive working capital position of $52.53 million.
We anticipate that cash flow generated from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations, including our working capital requirements, and to make the required principal and interest payments on our indebtedness during the next 12 months.
Cash Flows
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016
The following table summarizes our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods indicated:
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 82,831 | | | | 91,194 | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | | | 16,414 | | | | (5,127 | ) |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | (68,284 | ) | | | (36,745 | ) |
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $8.36 million, from $82.83 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $91.19 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. The increase of $8.36 million is mainly attributable to an increase of $7.61 million in revenue collections and a $1.91 million decrease in payments for general and administrative expenses, operating expenses and inventories, partially offset by an increase of $1.16 million in cash paid for interest.
Net Cash provided by/(used in) Investing Activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $21.54 million, from cash provided by investing activities of $16.41 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to cash used in investing activities of $5.13 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. The decrease of $21.54 million is mainly attributable to a decrease in net cash from short-term investments of $21.70 million, partially offset by a decrease of $0.08 million in payments for vessels and an increase in financial income of $0.08 million.
Net Cash used in Financing Activities:
Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $31.53 million, from $68.28 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, to $36.75 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. The decrease of $31.53 million is attributable to an increase in bank loan repayments of $315.02 million, a decrease in net public offering proceeds of $121.91 million, an increase of $13.02 million in distributions and an increase of $5.74 million in payments of loan issuance costs, partially offset by $306.74 million proceeds from borrowings, a cash remittance of $172.63 million to GasLog in exchange for contribution of net assets in 2015 and the $7.85 million payment of the dividends due prior to vessels’ dropdown in 2015.
Contracted Charter Revenue
The following table summarizes GasLog Partners’ contracted charter revenues and vessel utilization as of September 30, 2016:
| | Contracted Charter Revenues and Days from Time Charters | |
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| | On and after October 1, | | | For the years ending December 31, | |
| | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2018 | | | 2019 | | | 2020 | | | Total | |
| | (in millions of U.S. dollars, except days and percentages) | |
Contracted time charter revenues(1)(2)(3)(4) | | $ | 51.54 | | | $ | 205.09 | | | $ | 162.24 | | | $ | 112.83 | | | $ | 37.08 | | | $ | 568.78 | |
Total contracted days(1) | | | 736 | | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,364 | | | | 1,716 | | | | 564 | | | | 8,300 | |
Total available days(5) | | | 736 | | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,830 | | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,838 | | | | 12,244 | |
Total unfixed days(6) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 466 | | | | 1,204 | | | | 2,274 | | | | 3,944 | |
Percentage of total contracted days/total available days | | | 100 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 83.53 | % | | | 58.77 | % | | | 19.87 | % | | | 67.79 | % |
(1) | Reflects time charter revenues and contracted days for the eight LNG carriers in our fleet. |
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(2) | Our ships are scheduled to undergo drydocking once every five years. Revenue calculations assume 365 revenue days per ship per annum, with 30 off-hire days when the ship undergoes scheduled drydocking. |
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(3) | For time charters that include a fixed operating cost component subject to annual escalation, revenue calculations include that fixed annual escalation. |
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(4) | Revenue calculations assume no exercise of any option to extend the terms of charters. |
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(5) | Available days represent total calendar days after deducting 30 off-hire days when the ship undergoes scheduled drydocking. |
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(6) | Represents available days for the ships after the expiration of the existing charters (assuming charterers do not exercise any option to extend the terms of the charters). |
The table above provides information about our contracted charter revenues and ship utilization based on contracts in effect as of September 30, 2016 for the eight LNG carriers in our fleet. The table reflects only our contracted charter revenues for the ships in our owned fleet for which we have secured time charters, and it does not reflect the costs or expenses we will incur in fulfilling our obligations under the charters. In particular, the table does not reflect any time charter revenues from any additional ships we may acquire in the future, nor does it reflect the options under our time charters that permit our charterers to extend the time charter terms for successive multi-year periods at comparable charter hire rates. The exercise of options extending the terms of our existing charters, would result in an increase in the number of contracted days and the contracted revenue for our fleet in the future. Although the contracted charter revenues are based on contracted charter hire rate provisions, they reflect certain assumptions, including assumptions relating to future ship operating costs. We consider the assumptions to be reasonable as of the date of this report, but if these assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual time charter revenues could differ from those reflected in the table. Furthermore, any contract is subject to various risks, including performance by the counterparties or an early termination of the contract pursuant to its terms. If the charterers are unable or unwilling to make charter payments to us, or if we agree to renegotiate charter terms at the request of a charterer or if contracts are prematurely terminated for any reason, we would be exposed to prevailing market conditions at the time, and our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. Please see the disclosure under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016. For these reasons, the contracted charter revenue information presented above is not fact and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information. Neither the Partnership’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined or performed any procedures with respect to the information presented in the table, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the information in the table.
GASLOG PARTNERS LP
INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GasLog Partners LP
Unaudited condensedconsolidated statements of financial position
As of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2016
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, except unit data)
| | | Note | | | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred financing costs | | | | | | | 74,442 | | | | — | |
Other non-current assets | | | | | | | 2,002,324 | | | | 1,288,929 | |
Vessels | | | 4 | | | | 1,274,733,866 | | | | 1,246,609,482 | |
Total non-current assets | | | | | | | 1,276,810,632 | | | | 1,247,898,411 | |
Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trade and other receivables | | | | | | | 5,098,123 | | | | 3,062,614 | |
Inventories | | | | | | | 1,633,572 | | | | 1,882,304 | |
Due from related parties | | | 3 | | | | 2,885,676 | | | | 2,338,985 | |
Prepayments and other current assets | | | | | | | 339,813 | | | | 880,739 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | 60,402,105 | | | | 109,724,213 | |
Total current assets | | | | | | | 70,359,289 | | | | 117,888,855 | |
Total assets | | | | | | | 1,347,169,921 | | | | 1,365,787,266 | |
Partners’ equity and liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Partners’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common unitholders (21,822,358 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 24,572,358 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016) | | | | | | | 507,432,951 | | | | 561,931,305 | |
Subordinated unitholders (9,822,358 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2016) | | | | | | | 59,785,646 | | | | 60,727,312 | |
General partner (645,811 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 701,933 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016) | | | | | | | 8,841,527 | | | | 10,019,675 | |
Incentive distribution rights (“IDR”) | | | | | | | 2,116,965 | | | | 3,080,307 | |
Total partners’ equity | | | | | | | 578,177,089 | | | | 635,758,599 | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trade accounts payable | | | | | | | 2,398,370 | | | | 1,303,739 | |
Due to related parties | | | 3 | | | | 137,267 | | | | 133,428 | |
Other payables and accruals | | | 7 | | | | 24,784,352 | | | | 25,952,182 | |
Borrowings—current portion | | | 6 | | | | 325,767,736 | | | | 37,973,585 | |
Total current liabilities | | | | | | | 353,087,725 | | | | 65,362,934 | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrowings—non-current portion | | | 3, 6 | | | | 415,722,907 | | | | 664,523,528 | |
Other non-current liabilities | | | | | | | 182,200 | | | | 142,205 | |
Total non-current liabilities | | | | | | | 415,905,107 | | | | 664,665,733 | |
Total partners’ equity and liabilities | | | | | | | 1,347,169,921 | | | | 1,365,787,266 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GasLog Partners LP
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)
| | | | | | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | | Note | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | 51,452,562 | | | | 51,452,566 | | | | 147,735,540 | | | | 150,446,347 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | | | | | (10,151,112 | ) | | | (10,822,165 | ) | | | (32,249,047 | ) | | | (32,634,111 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | | | | | (640,222 | ) | | | (644,204 | ) | | | (2,030,831 | ) | | | (2,134,781 | ) |
Depreciation | | | 4 | | | | (11,098,875 | ) | | | (11,116,002 | ) | | | (33,097,312 | ) | | | (33,168,207 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | 8 | | | | (3,414,873 | ) | | | (2,749,896 | ) | | | (8,321,836 | ) | | | (8,425,628 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | | | | | 26,147,480 | | | | 26,120,299 | | | | 72,036,514 | | | | 74,083,620 | |
Financial costs | | | 9 | | | | (6,922,543 | ) | | | (7,332,907 | ) | | | (20,315,817 | ) | | | (21,766,049 | ) |
Financial income | | | | | | | 4,818 | | | | 83,409 | | | | 23,998 | | | | 125,788 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | | | | | (6,917,725 | ) | | | (7,249,498 | ) | | | (20,291,819 | ) | | | (21,640,261 | ) |
Profit and other comprehensive income for the period | | | | | | | 19,229,755 | | | | 18,870,801 | | | | 51,744,695 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
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Earnings per unit attributable to the Partnership, basic and diluted: | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common unit | | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.55 | |
Subordinated unit | | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.52 | |
General partner unit | | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.60 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GasLog Partners LP
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in owners’/partners’ equity
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, except unit data)
| | | | | Limited Partners | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | General partner | | | Common unitholders | | | Subordinated unitholders | | | IDR | | | Total Partners’ equity | | | Owners’ capital | | | Total | |
| | Units | | | | | | Units | | | | | | Units | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2015 (as restated(1)) | | | 492,750 | | | | 6,085,438 | | | | 14,322,358 | | | | 324,967,226 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 77,087,950 | | | | — | | | | 408,140,614 | | | | 146,163,067 | | | | 554,303,681 | |
Profit attributable to GasLog’s operations (see Note 12) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,003,443 | | | | 7,003,443 | |
Total comprehensive income attributable to GasLog’s operations | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,003,443 | | | | 7,003,443 | |
Cash remittance to GasLog in exchange for net assets contribution to the Partnership | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (172,626,653 | ) | | | (172,626,653 | ) |
Difference between net book values of acquired subsidiaries and consideration paid | | | — | | | | (1,182,216 | ) | | | — | | | | (297,211 | ) | | | — | | | | (17,980,716 | ) | | | — | | | | (19,460,143 | ) | | | 19,460,143 | | | | — | |
Net proceeds from public offering and issuance of general partner units | | | 153,061 | | | | 3,658,158 | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 171,857,469 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 175,515,627 | | | | — | | | | 175,515,627 | |
Distribution declared | | | — | | | | (709,615 | ) | | | — | | | | (21,927,944 | ) | | | — | | | | (12,803,444 | ) | | | (39,732 | ) | | | (35,480,735 | ) | | | — | | | | (35,480,735 | ) |
Share-based compensation | | | — | | | | 2,135 | | | | — | | | | 65,903 | | | | — | | | | 29,663 | | | | 9,053 | | | | 106,754 | | | | — | | | | 106,754 | |
Partnership’s profit (see Note 12) | | | — | | | | 894,825 | | | | — | | | | 30,394,017 | | | | — | | | | 12,371,992 | | | | 1,080,418 | | | | 44,741,252 | | | | — | | | | 44,741,252 | |
Partnership’s total comprehensive income | | | — | | | | 894,825 | | | | — | | | | 30,394,017 | | | | — | | | | 12,371,992 | | | | 1,080,418 | | | | 44,741,252 | | | | — | | | | 44,741,252 | |
Balance at September 30, 2015 | | | 645,811 | | | | 8,748,725 | | | | 21,822,358 | | | | 505,059,460 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 58,705,445 | | | | 1,049,739 | | | | 573,563,369 | | | | — | | | | 573,563,369 | |
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Balance at January 1, 2016 | | | 645,811 | | | | 8,841,527 | | | | 21,822,358 | | | | 507,432,951 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 59,785,646 | | | | 2,116,965 | | | | 578,177,089 | | | | — | | | | 578,177,089 | |
Net proceeds from public offering and issuance of general partner units (Note 5) | | | 56,122 | | | | 1,094,379 | | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 52,298,687 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 53,393,066 | | | | — | | | | 53,393,066 | |
Distribution declared (see Note 11) | | | — | | | | (970,008 | ) | | | — | | | | (32,607,761 | ) | | | — | | | | (14,085,261 | ) | | | (837,345 | ) | | | (48,500,375 | ) | | | — | | | | (48,500,375 | ) |
Share-based compensation | | | — | | | | 4,909 | | | | — | | | | 126,953 | | | | — | | | | 57,142 | | | | 56,456 | | | | 245,460 | | | | — | | | | 245,460 | |
Partnership’s profit (see Note 12) | | | — | | | | 1,048,868 | | | | — | | | | 34,680,475 | | | | — | | | | 14,969,785 | | | | 1,744,231 | | | | 52,443,359 | | | | — | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Partnership’s total comprehensive income | | | — | | | | 1,048,868 | | | | — | | | | 34,680,475 | | | | — | | | | 14,969,785 | | | | 1,744,231 | | | | 52,443,359 | | | | — | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Balance at September 30, 2016 | | | 701,933 | | | | 10,019,675 | | | | 24,572,358 | | | | 561,931,305 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 60,727,312 | | | | 3,080,307 | | | | 635,758,599 | | | | — | | | | 635,758,599 | |
| (1) | Restated so as to reflect the historical financial statements of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. acquired on July 1, 2015 from GasLog (Note 1). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GasLog Partners LP
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)
| | | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | Note | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Profit for the period | | | | | | | 51,744,695 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Adjustments for: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | | | | | 33,097,312 | | | | 33,168,207 | |
Financial costs | | | | | | | 20,315,817 | | | | 21,766,049 | |
Financial income | | | | | | | (23,998 | ) | | | (125,788 | ) |
Share-based compensation | | | | | | | 136,298 | | | | 341,871 | |
| | | | | | | 105,270,124 | | | | 107,593,698 | |
Movements in working capital | | | | | | | (6,150,540 | ) | | | 1,042,304 | |
Cash provided by operations | | | | | | | 99,119,584 | | | | 108,636,002 | |
Interest paid | | | | | | | (16,288,804 | ) | | | (17,442,258 | ) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | | | | | 82,830,780 | | | | 91,193,744 | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payments for vessels’ additions | | | | | | | (5,314,747 | ) | | | (5,240,259 | ) |
Financial income received | | | | | | | 28,878 | | | | 113,319 | |
Purchase of short-term investments | | | | | | | 25,700,000 | | | | — | |
Maturity of short-term investments | | | | | | | (4,000,000 | ) | | | — | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | | | | | | | 16,414,131 | | | | (5,126,940 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrowings drawdowns | | | | | | | — | | | | 306,739,780 | |
Borrowings repayments | | | | | | | (26,875,000 | ) | | | (341,893,016 | ) |
Payment of loan issuance costs | | | | | | | (916,454 | ) | | | (6,645,107 | ) |
Payment of offering costs | | | | | | | (1,068,297 | ) | | | (271,607 | ) |
Proceeds from public offering and issuance of general partner units, net of underwriters’ discount | | | | | | | 176,533,158 | | | | 53,825,629 | |
Cash distribution to GasLog in exchange for contribution of net assets | | | | | | | (172,626,653 | ) | | | — | |
Distributions paid | | | | | | | (35,480,735 | ) | | | (48,500,375 | ) |
Dividend due to GasLog before vessels’ dropdown | | | | | | | (7,850,000 | ) | | | — | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | | | | | (68,283,981 | ) | | | (36,744,696 | ) |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | 30,960,930 | | | | 49,322,108 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | | | | | | | 47,241,742 | | | | 60,402,105 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | | | | | | | 78,202,672 | | | | 109,724,213 | |
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Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
Capital expenditures included in liabilities at the end of the period | | | | | | | 1,665,575 | | | | 16,341 | |
Financing costs included in liabilities at the end of the period | | | | | | | — | | | | 22,644 | |
Payments for vessels through related parties | | | | | | | 189,375 | | | | — | |
Offering costs included in liabilities at the end of the period | | | | | | | 36,000 | | | | 187,349 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GasLog Partners LP
Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016
(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, except unit data)
1. Organization and Operations
GasLog Partners LP (the “Partnership”) was formed as a limited partnership under the laws of the Marshall Islands on January 23, 2014, as a wholly owned subsidiary of GasLog for the purpose of initially acquiring the interests in three liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers that were contributed to the Partnership by GasLog in connection with the initial public offering of its common units (the “IPO”).
The comparative financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the historical results of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd., the entities that own three 145,000 cbm LNG carriers, theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth and theMethane Heather Sally, respectively, which were acquired by the Partnership on July 1, 2015. This acquisition was accounted for as reorganization of companies under common control and the Partnership’s historical results were retroactively restated to reflect the historical results of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. from their respective dates of incorporation by GasLog. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities included are based on the historical carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities recognized by the subsidiaries.
As of September 30, 2016, GasLog holds a 30.45% interest in the Partnership. As a result of its 100% ownership of the general partner, and the fact that the general partner elects the majority of the Partnership’s directors in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, GasLog has the ability to control the Partnership’s affairs and policies.
The Partnership’s principal business is the acquisition and operation of vessels in the LNG market, providing transportation services of LNG on a worldwide basis under long-term charters. GasLog LNG Services Ltd. (“GasLog LNG Services” or the “Manager”), a related party and a wholly owned subsidiary of GasLog, incorporated under the laws of the Bermuda, provides technical services to the Partnership.
As of September 30, 2016, the companies listed below were 100% held by the Partnership:
| | Place of | | Date of | | | | | | Cargo Capacity | | |
Name | | incorporation | | incorporation | | Principal activities | | Vessel | | (cbm) | | Delivery Date |
GAS-three Ltd. | | Bermuda | | April 2010 | | Vessel-owning company | | GasLog Shanghai | | 155,000 | | January 2013 |
GAS-four Ltd. | | Bermuda | | April 2010 | | Vessel-owning company | | GasLog Santiago | | 155,000 | | March 2013 |
GAS-five Ltd. | | Bermuda | | February 2011 | | Vessel-owning company | | GasLog Sydney | | 155,000 | | May 2013 |
GAS-sixteen Ltd. | | Bermuda | | January 2014 | | Vessel-owning company | | Methane Rita Andrea | | 145,000 | | April 2014 |
GAS-seventeen Ltd. | | Bermuda | | January 2014 | | Vessel-owning company | | Methane Jane Elizabeth | | 145,000 | | April 2014 |
GAS-nineteen Ltd. | | Bermuda | | April 2014 | | Vessel-owning company | | Methane Alison Victoria | | 145,000 | | June 2014 |
GAS-twenty Ltd. | | Bermuda | | April 2014 | | Vessel-owning company | | Methane Shirley Elisabeth | | 145,000 | | June 2014 |
GAS-twenty one Ltd. | | Bermuda | | April 2014 | | Vessel-owning company | | Methane Heather Sally | | 145,000 | | June 2014 |
GasLog Partners Holdings LLC | | Marshall Islands | | April 2014 | | Holding company | | — | | — | | — |
2. Basis of Presentation
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Certain information and footnote disclosures required by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for a complete set of annual financial statements have been omitted, and therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on an Annual Report on Form 20-F with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 12, 2016.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its subsidiaries assuming that they are consolidated for all periods presented, as they were under the common control of GasLog.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The same accounting policies and methods of computation have been followed in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as applied in the preparation of the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. On October 26, 2016, the Partnership’s board of directors authorized the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for issuance.
The critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty were disclosed in the Partnership’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. Dollars (“USD”), which is the functional currency of the Partnership and each of its subsidiaries because their vessels operate in international shipping markets, in which revenues and expenses are primarily settled in USD and the Partnership’s most significant assets and liabilities are paid for and settled in USD.
Adoption of new and revised IFRS
Standards and amendments in issue not yet adopted
At the date of authorization of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the following standards and amendments relevant to the Partnership were in issue but not yet effective:
In May 2014, the IASB issued IFRS 15Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which applies to all contracts with customers: the main exceptions are leases, financial instruments and insurance contracts. IFRS 15 specifies how and when an IFRS reporter will recognize revenue as well as requiring such entities to provide users of financial statements with more informative, relevant disclosures. The standard supersedes IAS 18Revenue, IAS 11Construction Contracts and a number of revenue-related interpretations. The standard was amended in September 2015 to delay the effective date to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 but early adoption is permitted. In addition, the standard was further amended in April 2016 to clarify the guidance on identifying performance obligations, accounting for licences of intellectual property and the principal versus agent assessment (gross versus net revenue presentation), as well as to give new and amended illustrative examples and practical expedients. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on the Partnership’s financial statements.
In July 2014, the IASB issued the complete version of IFRS 9Financial Instruments. IFRS 9 specifies how an entity should classify and measure financial assets and financial liabilities. The new standard requires all financial assets to be subsequently measured at amortized cost or fair value depending on the business model of the legal entity in relation to the management of the financial assets and the contractual cash flows of the financial assets. The standard also requires a financial liability to be classified as either at fair value through profit or loss or at amortized cost. In addition a new hedge accounting model was introduced, that is designed to be more closely aligned with how entities undertake risk management activities when hedging financial and non-financial risk exposures. The standard is effective for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 but early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on the Partnership’s financial statements.
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16Leases, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract, i.e. the customer (“lessee”) and the supplier (“lessor”). IFRS 16 eliminates the classification of leases by lessees as either operating leases or finance leases and, instead, introduces a single lessee accounting model. Applying that model, a lessee is required to recognise: (a) assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value; and (b) depreciation of lease assets separately from interest on lease liabilities in the statement of profit or loss. Lessors continue to classify their leases as operating leases or finance leases, and to account for those two types of leases differently. IFRS 16 supersedes the previous leases Standard, IAS 17Leases, and related Interpretations. The standard is effective from January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted only with concurrent adoption of IFRS 15Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on the Partnership’s financial statements.
In January 2016, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 7Statement of Cash Flows introducing an additional disclosure that will enable users of financial statements to evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities. The amendments are part of the IASB’s Disclosure Initiative, which continues to explore how financial statement disclosure can be improved. Entities will be required to disclose changes arising from cash flows, such as drawdowns and repayments of borrowings and also non-cash changes, such as acquisitions, disposals and unrealised exchange differences. Even though a specific format is not mandated, where a reconciliation is used the disclosure should provide sufficient information to link items included in the reconciliation to the statement of financial position and statement of cash flows. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017, with earlier application being permitted. Entities are not required to present comparative information for preceding periods. Management anticipates that these amendments will only have a disclosure impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.
In June 2016, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 2Share-based Payment clarifying how to account for certain types of share-based payment transactions. The amendments clarify the measurement basis for cash-settled, share-based payments and the accounting for modifications that change an award from cash-settled to equity-settled. An exception to the principles in IFRS 2 is also introduced that will require an award to be treated as if it was wholly equity-settled, where an employer is obliged to withhold an amount for the employee’s tax obligation associated with a share-based payment and pay that amount to the tax authority. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on the Partnership’s financial statements.
The impact of all other IFRS standards and amendments issued but not yet adopted is not expected to be material.
3. Related party transactions
The Partnership has the following balances with related parties, which have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position:
Amounts due from related parties | | | |
| | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Due from GasLog LNG Services(a) | | | 2,885,676 | | | | 2,338,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Amounts due to related parties | | | |
| | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Due to GasLog(b) | | | 137,267 | | | | 133,428 | |
| (a) | The balances represent mainly amounts advanced to the Manager to cover future operating expenses of the Partnership. |
| (b) | The balances represent payments made by GasLog on behalf of the Partnership. |
Loans due to related parties
| | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Revolving credit facility with GasLog | | | 15,000,000 | | | | — | |
Upon completion of the IPO on May 12, 2014, the Partnership entered into a $30,000,000 revolving credit facility with GasLog, to be used for general partnership purposes. The credit facility is for a term of 36 months, unsecured and bears interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum, with no commitment fee for the first year. After the first year, the interest increased to a rate of 6.0% per annum, with an annual 2.4% commitment fee on the undrawn balance. As of September 30, 2016, no amount was outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
The Partnership had the following transactions with related parties, which have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016:
| | | | | | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
Company | | Details | | Account | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
GasLog | | Commercial management fee(i) | | General and administrative expenses | | | 720,000 | | | | 720,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | |
GasLog | | Administrative services fee(ii) | | General and administrative expenses | | | 1,176,000 | | | | 1,176,000 | | | | 2,646,000 | | | | 3,528,000 | |
GasLog LNG Services | | Management fees and other vessel management expenses(iii) | | Vessel operating costs | | | 1,104,000 | | | | 1,104,000 | | | | 3,312,000 | | | | 3,312,000 | |
GasLog LNG Services | | Other vessel operating costs | | Vessel operating costs | | | — | | | | 9,400 | | | | 131,940 | | | | 30,000 | |
GasLog | | Interest and commitment fee on revolving credit facility | | Financial costs | | | 460,000 | | | | 208,000 | | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 754,000 | |
| (i) | Commercial Management Agreements |
Upon completion of the IPO on May 12, 2014, the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the Initial Fleet entered into amended commercial management agreements with GasLog (the “Amended Commercial Management Agreements”), pursuant to which GasLog provides certain commercial management services, including chartering services, consultancy services on market issues and invoicing and collection of hire payables, to the Partnership. The annual commercial management fee under the amended agreements is $360,000 for each vessel payable quarterly in advance in lump sum amounts. The same provisions are included in the commercial management agreements that GAS-sixteen Ltd., GAS-seventeen Ltd., GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. entered into with GasLog upon the deliveries of theMethane Rita Andrea, theMethane Jane Elizabeth, theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth and theMethane Heather Sally, respectively, into GasLog’s fleet in April 2014 and June 2014 (together with the Amended Commercial Management Agreements, the “Commercial Management Agreements”).
| (ii) | Administrative Services Agreement |
Upon completion of the IPO on May 12, 2014, the Partnership entered into an administrative services agreement (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) with GasLog, pursuant to which GasLog will provide certain management and administrative services. The services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement are provided as the Partnership may direct, and include bookkeeping, audit, legal, insurance, administrative, clerical, banking, financial, advisory, client and investor relations services. The Administrative Services Agreement will continue indefinitely until terminated by the Partnership upon 90 days’ notice for any reason in the sole discretion of the Partnership’s board of directors. GasLog receives a service fee of $588,000 per vessel per year in connection with providing services under this agreement.
| (iii) | Ship Management Agreements |
Upon completion of the IPO on May 12, 2014, each of the vessel owning subsidiaries of the Initial Fleet entered into an amended ship management agreement (collectively, the “Amended Ship Management Agreements”) under which the vessel owning subsidiaries pay a management fee of $46,000 per month to the Manager and reimburse the Manager for all expenses incurred on their behalf. The Amended Ship Management Agreements also provide for superintendent fees of $1,000 per day payable to the Manager for each day in excess of 25 days per calendar year for which a superintendent performed visits to the vessels, an annual incentive bonus of up to $72,000 based on key performance indicators predetermined annually and contain clauses for decreased management fees in case of a vessel’s lay-up. The management fees are subject to an annual adjustment, agreed between the parties in good faith, on the basis of general inflation and proof of increases in actual costs incurred by the Manager. Each Amended Ship Management Agreement continues indefinitely until terminated by either party. The same provisions are included in the ship management agreements that GAS-sixteen Ltd., GAS-seventeen Ltd., GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. entered into with the Manager upon the deliveries of theMethane Rita Andrea, theMethane Jane Elizabeth, theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth and theMethane Heather Sally, respectively, into GasLog’s fleet in April 2014 and June 2014 (together with the Amended Ship Management Agreements, the “Ship Management Agreements”). In May 2015, the Ship Management Agreements were further amended to delete the annual incentive bonus and superintendent fees clauses, with effect from April 1, 2015.
4. Vessels
The movement in vessels is reported in the following table:
| | Vessels | |
Cost | | | | |
At January 1, 2016 | | | 1,363,531,560 | |
Additions | | | 5,043,823 | |
Fully amortized drydocking component | | | (2,520,000 | ) |
At September 30, 2016 | | | 1,366,055,383 | |
| | | | |
Accumulated depreciation | | | | |
At January 1, 2016 | | | 88,797,694 | |
Depreciation expense | | | 33,168,207 | |
Fully amortized drydocking component | | | (2,520,000 | ) |
At September 30, 2016 | | | 119,445,901 | |
| | | | |
Net book value | | | | |
At December 31, 2015 | | | 1,274,733,866 | |
At September 30, 2016 | | | 1,246,609,482 | |
Vessels with an aggregate carrying amount of $1,246,609,482 as of September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015: $1,274,733,866) have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the Partnership’s bank loan agreements.
5. Partners’ Equity
On August 5, 2016, GasLog Partners completed an equity offering of 2,750,000 common units at a public offering price of $19.50 per unit. The net proceeds from this offering after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, were $52,298,687. In connection with the offering, the Partnership issued 56,122 general partner units to its general partner in order for GasLog to retain its 2.0% general partner interest. The net proceeds from the issuance of the general partner units were $1,094,379.
6. Borrowings
| | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Amounts due within one year | | | 328,000,000 | | | | 40,572,066 | |
Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs | | | (2,232,264 | ) | | | (2,598,481 | ) |
Borrowings – current portion | | | 325,767,736 | | | | 37,973,585 | |
Amounts due after one year | | | 420,000,000 | | | | 672,274,698 | |
Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs | | | (4,277,093 | ) | | | (7,751,170 | ) |
Borrowings – non-current portion | | | 415,722,907 | | | | 664,523,528 | |
Total | | | 741,490,643 | | | | 702,497,113 | |
The main terms of the bank loan facilities and the $30,000,000 revolving credit facility with GasLog have been disclosed in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 8 “Borrowings”.
On February 18, 2016, subsidiaries of the Partnership and GasLog entered into credit agreements (the “Credit Agreements”) to refinance the debt maturities that were scheduled to become due in 2016 and 2017. The Credit Agreements are comprised of a five-year senior tranche facility of up to $396,500,000 and a two-year bullet junior tranche of up to $180,000,000. The vessels covered by the Credit Agreements are the Partnership-ownedMethane Alison Victoria,Methane Shirley Elisabeth andMethane Heather Sallyand the GasLog-ownedMethane Lydon Volney andMethane Becki Anne. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and DNB (UK) Ltd. were mandated lead arrangers to the transaction. The other banks in the syndicate are: DVB Bank America N.V., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and National Australia Bank Limited.
On April 5, 2016, $216,864,780 and $89,875,000 under the senior and junior tranche, respectively, of the Credit Agreements were drawn by the Partnership to refinance $305,500,000 of the outstanding debt of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. The senior tranche facility provides for three advances of $72,288,260 that shall be repaid in 20 quarterly equal installments commencing three months after the drawdown date. The junior tranche facility provides for three advances of $29,958,333 each that shall be repaid in full 24 months after the drawdown date. Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin (variable margin for the junior tranche).
The Credit Agreements are secured as follows:
| (i) | first and second priority mortgages over the ships owned by the respective borrowers; |
| (ii) | guarantees from the Partnership, GasLog, GasLog Carriers Ltd. and GasLog Partners Holdings LLC; |
| (iii) | a share charge over the share capital of the respective borrower; and |
| (iv) | first and second priority assignment of all earnings and insurance related to the ship owned by the respective borrower. |
The Credit Agreements impose certain operating and financial restrictions on the Partnership and GasLog. These restrictions generally limit the Partnership’s and GasLog’s collective subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: (a) incur additional indebtedness, create liens or provide guarantees, (b) provide any form of credit or financial assistance to, or enter into any non-arms’ length transactions with, the Partnership or any of its affiliates, (c) sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including ships, (d) engage in merger transactions, (e) enter into, terminate or amend any charter, (f) amend shipbuilding contracts, (g) change the manager of ships, or (h) acquire assets, make investments or enter into any joint venture arrangements outside of the ordinary course of business.
The GasLog and the Partnership’s guarantees to the Credit Agreements impose specified financial covenants that apply to the Partnership and GasLog and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
The financial covenants that apply to the Partnership include the following:
| (i) | the aggregate amount of all unencumbered cash and cash equivalents must be not less than the higher of 3.0% of total indebtedness or $15,000,000; |
| (ii) | total indebtedness divided by total assets must be less than 60.0%; |
| (iii) | the ratio of EBITDA over debt service obligations as defined in the Partnership’s guarantees (including interest and debt repayments) on a trailing 12 months basis must be not less than 110.0%; and |
| (iv) | the Partnership is permitted to declare or pay any dividends or distributions, subject to no event of default having occurred or occurring as a consequence of the payment of such dividends or distributions. |
The financial covenants that apply to GasLog and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis include the following:
| (i) | net working capital (excluding the current portion of long-term debt) must be not less than $0; |
| (ii) | total indebtedness divided by total assets must not exceed 75.0%; |
| (iii) | the ratio of EBITDA over debt service obligations as defined in the GasLog guarantees (including interest and debt repayments) on a trailing 12 months basis must be not less than 110.0%; |
| (iv) | the aggregate amount of all unencumbered cash and cash equivalents must be not less than the higher of 3.0% of total indebtedness and $50,000,000 after the first drawdown; |
| (v) | GasLog is permitted to pay dividends, provided that it holds unencumbered cash and cash equivalents equal to at least 4.0% of total indebtedness, subject to no event of default having occurred or occurring as a consequence of the payment of such dividends; and |
| (vi) | GasLog’s market value adjusted net worth must at all times be not less than $350,000,000. |
The Credit Agreements also impose certain restrictions relating to the Partnership and GasLog, and their other subsidiaries, including restrictions that limit the Partnership’s and GasLog’s ability to make any substantial change in the nature of the Partnership’s or GasLog’s business or to engage in transactions that would constitute a change of control, as defined in the Credit Agreements, without repaying all of the Partnership’s and GasLog’s indebtedness under the Credit Agreements in full.
The Credit Agreements contain customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal or interest, breach of covenants or material inaccuracy of representations, default under other material indebtedness and bankruptcy. In addition, they contain covenants requiring the Partnership, GasLog and certain of their subsidiaries to maintain the aggregate of (i) the market value, on a charter exclusive basis, of the mortgaged vessel or vessels and (ii) the market value of any additional security provided to the lenders, at not less than 115.0% until the maturity of the junior tranche, and 120.0% at any time thereafter, of the then outstanding amount under the applicable facility and any related swap exposure. If the Partnership and GasLog fail to comply with these covenants and are not able to obtain covenant waivers or modifications, the lenders could require prepayments or additional collateral sufficient for the compliance with such covenants, otherwise indebtedness could be accelerated.
7. Other Payables and Accruals
An analysis of other payables and accruals is as follows:
| | December 31, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Unearned revenue | | | 17,365,081 | | | | 17,365,081 | |
Accrued legal and professional fees | | | 194,979 | | | | 168,842 | |
Accrued crew costs | | | 2,104,180 | | | | 1,729,831 | |
Accrued off-hire | | | 156,841 | | | | 140,815 | |
Accrued purchases | | | 1,022,494 | | | | 1,253,535 | |
Accrued interest | | | 2,914,945 | | | | 4,411,278 | |
Accrued board of directors’ fees | | | 218,750 | | | | 187,500 | |
Accrued financing cost | | | — | | | | 22,836 | |
Other payables and accruals | | | 807,082 | | | | 672,464 | |
Total | | | 24,784,352 | | | | 25,952,182 | |
8. General and Administrative Expenses
An analysis of general and administrative expenses is as follows:
| | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Board of directors’ fees | | | 268,356 | | | | 238,492 | | | | 824,524 | | | | 756,538 | |
Share-based compensation | | | 68,898 | | | | 137,985 | | | | 136,298 | | | | 341,870 | |
Legal and professional fees | | | 948,446 | | | | 256,368 | | | | 1,799,193 | | | | 943,315 | |
Commercial management fees (Note 3) | | | 720,000 | | | | 720,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | |
Administrative fees (Note 3) | | | 1,176,000 | | | | 1,176,000 | | | | 2,646,000 | | | | 3,528,000 | |
Foreign exchange differences, net | | | 63,290 | | | | 95,118 | | | | 44,860 | | | | 169,543 | |
Other expenses, net | | | 169,883 | | | | 125,933 | | | | 710,961 | | | | 526,362 | |
Total | | | 3,414,873 | | | | 2,749,896 | | | | 8,321,836 | | | | 8,425,628 | |
9. Financial Costs
An analysis of financial costs is as follows:
| | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Amortization of deferred loan issuance costs | | | 763,148 | | | | 907,736 | | | | 2,226,523 | | | | 2,827,458 | |
Interest expense on loans | | | 6,106,982 | | | | 6,200,753 | | | | 17,928,671 | | | | 18,288,758 | |
Commitment fees | | | — | | | | 168,000 | | | | — | | | | 410,667 | |
Other financial costs including bank commissions | | | 52,413 | | | | 56,418 | | | | 160,623 | | | | 239,166 | |
Total financial costs | | | 6,922,543 | | | | 7,332,907 | | | | 20,315,817 | | | | 21,766,049 | |
10. Non-cash Items on Statements of Cash Flows
As of September 30, 2016, there were capital expenditures of $16,341 which had not been paid during the period ended September 30, 2016 and were included in current liabilities (December 31, 2015: $212,777).
As of September 30, 2016, there were financing costs of $22,644 which had not been paid during the period ended September 30, 2016 and were included in liabilities (December 31, 2015: $30,248).
As of September 30, 2016, there were offering costs of $187,349 that have not been paid during the period ended September 30, 2016 and were included in liabilities (December 31, 2015: $0).
As of December 31, 2015, there were financing costs paid by related parties of $44,193.
As of December 31, 2015, there were offering costs paid through related parties of $26,393.
As of September 30, 2015, there were capital expenditures of $1,665,575 which had not been paid during the period ended September 30, 2015 and were included in current liabilities (December 31, 2014: $102,838).
As of September 30, 2015, there were capital expenditures paid through related parties of $189,375 (December 31, 2014: $122,332).
As of September 30, 2015, there were offering costs of $36,000 that have not been paid during the period ended September 30, 2015 and were included in liabilities (December 31, 2014: $86,766).
11. Cash Distributions
On January 27, 2016, the board of directors of the Partnership approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution, with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2015, of $0.478 per unit. The cash distribution was paid on February 12, 2016, to all unitholders of record as of February 8, 2016.
On April 27, 2016, the board of directors of the Partnership approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution, with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2016, of $0.478 per unit. The cash distribution was paid on May 13, 2016, to all unitholders of record as of May 9, 2016.
On July 27, 2016, the board of directors of the Partnership approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution, with respect to the quarter ended June 30, 2016, of $0.478 per unit. The cash distribution was paid on August 12, 2016, to all unitholders of record as of August 8, 2016.
12. Earnings per Unit (“EPU”)
The Partnership calculates earnings per unit by allocating reported profit for each period to each class of units based on the distribution policy for available cash stated in the Partnership Agreement.
Basic earnings per unit is determined by dividing net income reported at the end of each period by the weighted average number of units outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per unit is calculated by dividing the profit of the period attributable to common unitholders by the weighted average number of potential ordinary common units assumed to have been converted into common units, unless such potential ordinary common units have an antidilutive effect.
Earnings per unit is presented for the period in which the units were outstanding, with earnings calculated as follows:
| | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 |
| | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Profit for the period | | | 19,229,755 | | | | 18,870,801 | | | | 51,744,695 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Profit attributable to GasLog’s operations* | | | — | | | | — | | | | (7,003,443 | ) | | | — | |
Partnership’s profit for basic and diluted EPU | | | 19,229,755 | | | | 18,870,801 | | | | 44,741,252 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Partnership’s profit attributable to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common unitholders | | | 12,250,657 | | | | 12,706,712 | | | | 30,394,017 | | | | 34,680,475 | |
Subordinated unitholders | | | 5,514,085 | | | | 5,079,279 | | | | 12,371,992 | | | | 14,969,785 | |
General partner | | | 384,595 | | | | 377, 416 | | | | 894,825 | | | | 1,048,868 | |
Incentive distribution rights** | | | 1,080,418 | | | | 707,394 | | | | 1,080,418 | | | | 1,744,231 | |
Weighted average number of units outstanding (basic) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common units | | | 21,822,358 | | | | 23,496,271 | | | | 16,959,721 | | | | 22,384,402 | |
Subordinated units | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | |
General partner units | | | 645,811 | | | | 679,972 | | | | 546,574 | | | | 657,281 | |
Earnings per unit (basic) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common unitholders | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.55 | |
Subordinated unitholders | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.52 | |
General partner | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.60 | |
Weighted average number of units outstanding (diluted) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common units | | | 21,822,358 | | | | 23,521,921 | | | | 16,959,721 | | | | 22,403,462 | |
Subordinated units | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | | | | 9,822,358 | |
General partner units | | | 645,811 | | | | 679,972 | | | | 546,574 | | | | 657,281 | |
Earnings per unit (diluted) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common unitholders | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.55 | |
Subordinated unitholders | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.52 | |
General partner | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.60 | |
* | Includes profits of GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. for the period prior to their transfer to the Partnership on July 1, 2015. While such amounts are reflected in the Partnership’s financial statements because the transfers to the Partnership were accounted for as reorganizations of entities under common control (Note 1), GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. were not owned by the Partnership prior to their transfer to the Partnership in July 2015 and accordingly the Partnership was not entitled to the cash or results generated in the period prior to such transfers. |
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** | Represent the right to receive an increasing percentage of quarterly distributions of available cash from operating surplus after the minimum quarterly distribution and the target distribution levels have been achieved. GasLog holds the incentive distribution rights following completion of the Partnership’s initial public offering. The IDRs may be transferred separately from any other interests, subject to restrictions in the Partnership Agreement. Based on the nature of such right, earnings attributable to IDRs cannot be allocated on a per unit basis. |
13. Share-based Compensation
The terms of the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) and the assumptions for the valuation of Restricted Common Units (“RCUs”) and Performance Common Units (“PCUs”) have been disclosed in Note 20 “Share-Based Compensation” in the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
On April 1, 2016, the Partnership granted to its executives, 24,925 RCUs and 24,925 PCUs in accordance with its 2015 Plan. The RCUs and PCUs will vest on March 31, 2019. The holders are entitled to cash distributions that will be accrued and settled on vesting.
| | | | | | Fair value at | |
Awards | | Number | | Grant date | | grant date | |
RCUs | | 24,925 | | April 1, 2016 | | $ | 16.45 | |
PCUs | | 24,925 | | April 1, 2016 | | $ | 16.45 | |
In accordance with the terms of the 2015 Plan, the awards will be settled in cash or in common units at the sole discretion of the board of directors or such committee as may be designated by the board to administer the 2015 Plan. These awards have been treated as equity settled because the Partnership has no present obligation to settle them in cash.
Fair value
The fair value of the RCUs and PCUs in accordance with the Plan was determined by using the grant date closing price of $16.45 per common unit and was not further adjusted since the holders are entitled to cash distribution.
Movement in RCUs and PCUs during the period
The summary of RCUs and PCUs is presented below:
| | | | | Weighted | | | | |
| | Number of | | | average | | | Aggregate | |
| | awards | | | contractual life | | | fair value | |
RCUs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding as of January 1, 2016 | | | 16,999 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 410,016 | |
Granted during the period | | | 24,925 | | | | — | | | | 410,000 | |
Outstanding as of September 30, 2016 | | | 41,924 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 820,016 | |
PCUs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding as of January 1, 2016 | | | 16,999 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 410,016 | |
Granted during the period | | | 24,925 | | | | — | | | | 410,000 | |
Outstanding as of September 30, 2016 | | | 41,924 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 820,016 | |
The total expense recognized in respect of equity-settled employee benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 is $137,985 and $341,870 respectively (for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015: $68,898 and $136,298, respectively). The total accrued cash distribution as of September 30, 2016 is $142,205 (December 31, 2015: $45,795) and is included under “Other non-current liabilities”.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
Future gross minimum revenues receivable upon collection of hire under non-cancellable time charter agreements for vessels in operation as of September 30, 2016 are as follows (30 off-hire days are assumed when each vessel will undergo scheduled drydocking; in addition early delivery of the vessels by the charterers or any exercise of the charterers’ options to extend the terms of the charters are not accounted for):
Period | | September 30, 2016 | |
Not later than one year | | | 204,931,524 | |
Later than one year and not later than three years | | | 303,680,182 | |
Later than three years and not later than five years | | | 60,161,250 | |
Total | | | 568,772,956 | |
Following the acquisition of (i) theMethane Rita Andrea and theMethane Jane Elizabethand (ii)the Methane Alison Victoria,the Methane Shirley Elisabethand the Methane Heather Sally, the Partnership, through its subsidiaries (i) GAS-sixteen Ltd. and GAS-seventeen Ltd. and (ii) GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd., respectively, is counter guarantor for the acquisition from BG Group plc of 83.33% of depot spares with an aggregate value of $6,000,000, of which $660,000 have been purchased and paid as of September 30, 2016 by GasLog. These spares should be acquired before the end of the initial term of the charter party agreements.
Various claims, suits and complaints, including those involving government regulations, arise in the ordinary course of the shipping business. In addition, losses may arise from disputes with charterers, environmental claims, agents and insurers and from claims with suppliers relating to the operations of the Partnership’s vessels. Currently, management is not aware of any such claims or contingent liabilities requiring disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
15. Subsequent Events
On October 26, 2016, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.478 per unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The cash distribution is payable on November 11, 2016, to all unitholders of record as of November 7, 2016.
APPENDIX A
Supplemental Non-GAAP Partnership Performance Information and reconciliation tables
Our IFRS Common Control Reported Results are derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Partnership. The non-GAAP Partnership Performance Results presented below exclude amounts related to GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. (the owners of theMethane Alison Victoria, theMethane Shirley Elisabeth and theMethane Heather Sally, respectively) for the period prior to their transfer to the Partnership on July 1, 2015. While such amounts are reflected in the Partnership’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements because the transfer to the Partnership was accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control under IFRS, GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty Ltd. and GAS-twenty one Ltd. were not owned by the Partnership prior to their transfer to the Partnership in July 2015, and accordingly the Partnership was not entitled to the cash or results generated in the period prior to such transfer. The Partnership believes these measures provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors regarding the financial and operating performance of the Partnership necessary to understand the underlying basis for the calculations of the quarterly distribution and the earnings per unit, which similarly exclude the results of vessels prior to their transfer to the Partnership.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as substitutes to the equivalent GAAP measures presented in accordance with IFRS, but should be used in conjunction with the most directly comparable IFRS Common Control Reported Results.
| | Partnership Performance Results | |
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars) | | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | September 30, 2015 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Revenues | | | 51,452,562 | | | | 51,452,566 | | | | 116,973,389 | | | | 150,446,347 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | (10,151,112 | ) | | | (10,822,165 | ) | | | (23,350,385 | ) | | | (32,634,111 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | (640,222 | ) | | | (644,204 | ) | | | (1,457,519 | ) | | | (2,134,781 | ) |
Depreciation | | | (11,098,875 | ) | | | (11,116,002 | ) | | | (24,825,536 | ) | | | (33,168,207 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | (3,414,873 | ) | | | (2,749,896 | ) | | | (7,718,873 | ) | | | (8,425,628 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | 26,147,480 | | | | 26,120,299 | | | | 59,621,076 | | | | 74,083,620 | |
Financial costs | | | (6,922,543 | ) | | | (7,332,907 | ) | | | (14,902,411 | ) | | | (21,766,049 | ) |
Financial income | | | 4,818 | | | | 83,409 | | | | 22,587 | | | | 125,788 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | (6,917,725 | ) | | | (7,249,498 | ) | | | (14,879,824 | ) | | | (21,640,261 | ) |
Partnership’s profit for the period | | | 19,229,755 | | | | 18,870,801 | | | | 44,741,252 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
Reconciliation of Partnership Performance Results to IFRS Common Control Reported Results in our Financial Statements:
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars) | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 | |
| | Results attributable to GasLog | | | Partnership Performance Results | | | IFRS Common Control Reported Results | |
Revenues | | | 30,762,151 | | | | 116,973,389 | | | | 147,735,540 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | (8,898,662 | ) | | | (23,350,385 | ) | | | (32,249,047 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | (573,312 | ) | | | (1,457,519 | ) | | | (2,030,831 | ) |
Depreciation | | | (8,271,776 | ) | | | (24,825,536 | ) | | | (33,097,312 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | (602,963 | ) | | | (7,718,873 | ) | | | (8,321,836 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | 12,415,438 | | | | 59,621,076 | | | | 72,036,514 | |
Financial costs | | | (5,413,406 | ) | | | (14,902,411 | ) | | | (20,315,817 | ) |
Financial income | | | 1,411 | | | | 22,587 | | | | 23,998 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | (5,411,995 | ) | | | (14,879,824 | ) | | | (20,291,819 | ) |
Profit for the period | | | 7,003,443 | | | | 44,741,252 | | | | 51,744,695 | |
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars) | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 | |
| | Results attributable to GasLog | | | Partnership Performance Results | | | IFRS Common Control Reported Results | |
Revenues | | | — | | | | 150,446,347 | | | | 150,446,347 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | — | | | | (32,634,111 | ) | | | (32,634,111 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | — | | | | (2,134,781 | ) | | | (2,134,781 | ) |
Depreciation | | | — | | | | (33,168,207 | ) | | | (33,168,207 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | — | | | | (8,425,628 | ) | | | (8,425,628 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | — | | | | 74,083,620 | | | | 74,083,620 | |
Financial costs | | | — | | | | (21,766,049 | ) | | | (21,766,049 | ) |
Financial income | | | — | | | | 125,788 | | | | 125,788 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | — | | | | (21,640,261 | ) | | | (21,640,261 | ) |
Profit for the period | | | — | | | | 52,443,359 | | | | 52,443,359 | |
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars) | | For the three months ended September 30, 2015 | |
| | Results attributable to GasLog | | | Partnership Performance Results | | | IFRS Common Control Reported Results | |
Revenues | | | — | | | | 51,452,562 | | | | 51,452,562 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | — | | | | (10,151,112 | ) | | | (10,151,112 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | — | | | | (640,222 | ) | | | (640,222 | ) |
Depreciation | | | — | | | | (11,098,875 | ) | | | (11,098,875 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | — | | | | (3,414,873 | ) | | | (3,414,873 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | — | | | | 26,147,480 | | | | 26,147,480 | |
Financial costs | | | — | | | | (6,922,543 | ) | | | (6,922,543 | ) |
Financial income | | | — | | | | 4,818 | | | | 4,818 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | — | | | | (6,917,725 | ) | | | (6,917,725 | ) |
Profit for the period | | | — | | | | 19,229,755 | | | | 19,229,755 | |
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars) | | For the three months ended September 30, 2016 | |
| | Results attributable to GasLog | | | Partnership Performance Results | | | IFRS Common Control Reported Results | |
Revenues | | | — | | | | 51,452,566 | | | | 51,452,566 | |
Vessel operating costs | | | — | | | | (10,822,165 | ) | | | (10,822,165 | ) |
Voyage expenses and commissions | | | — | | | | (644,204 | ) | | | (644,204 | ) |
Depreciation | | | — | | | | (11,116,002 | ) | | | (11,116,002 | ) |
General and administrative expenses | | | — | | | | (2,749,896 | ) | | | (2,749,896 | ) |
Profit from operations | | | — | | | | 26,120,299 | | | | 26,120,299 | |
Financial costs | | | — | | | | (7,332,907 | ) | | | (7,332,907 | ) |
Financial income | | | — | | | | 83,409 | | | | 83,409 | |
Total other expenses, net | | | — | | | | (7,249,498 | ) | | | (7,249,498 | ) |
Profit for the period | | | — | | | | 18,870,801 | | | | 18,870,801 | |