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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e) (1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P. (ISSUER)
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
(Title of Class of Securities)
NOT APPLICABLE
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Copy to:
Thomas L. Korner, President Michael D. Phillips, Esq.
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
585 West Main Street 1400 McDonald Investment Center
Canfield, Ohio 44406 800 Superior Avenue
(330)533-2692 Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216)622-8200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of Person Filing Statement)
APRIL 30, 2001
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation: 588,866 Units of Amount of Filing Fee
Limited Partnership Interest at $ 9.73 per Unit $ 1,146.00
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[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
[ ] Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable
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Form of Registration No.: Not Applicable
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Filing Party: Not Applicable
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Date Filed: Not Applicable
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[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer. [ ]
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Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.
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Reference is made to the first page of the Offer to Purchase
(the "Offer"), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Subject Company Information.
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(a) The issuer of the securities to which this statement
relates is Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Company"). The Company's principal executive offices are located at 585 West
Main Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406, and the Company's telephone number is
(330)533-2692.
(b) The securities being sought are up to 588,866 units of
limited partnership interest (the "Units"), at a price of $9.73 per Unit, net to
the Sellers in cash (the "Purchase Price"). In its Offer, the Company has
reserved the right to purchase more than 588,866 Units, but has no current
intention of doing so. Reference is hereby made to the Introduction of the
Company's Offer to Purchase, which Introduction is incorporated herein by
reference.
(c) There is currently no established trading market for the
Units. Reference is hereby made to Section 7, "Price Range of Units; Cash
Distribution Policy," which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person.
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The filer of this statement is Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
The Company's principal executive officers are located at 585 West Main Street,
Canfield, Ohio 44406, and the Company's telephone number is (330)533-2692.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
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(a) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 3,
"Procedures for Tendering Units," Section 4, "Withdrawal Rights," Section 11,
"Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences," and Section 13, "Extension of Tender
Period; Terminations; Amendments," of the Offer to Purchase, which Sections are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction of the Offer
to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.
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Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 1,
"Background and Purposes of the Offer," and Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase, which Introduction and
Sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. Purpose of the Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals of Issuer or
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Affiliate.
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(a) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 1,
"Background and Purposes of the Offer," Section 5, "Purchase of Units; Payment
of Purchase Price," Section 6, "Certain Conditions of the Offer," and Section
10, "Certain Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial
Information," of the Offer to Purchase, which Introduction and Sections are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to Section 5, "Purchase of Units;
Payment of Purchase Price," of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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(a) The total amount of funds required by the Company to
consummate the transaction and purchase 588,866 Units, pursuant to the Offer,
and to pay related fees and expenses, is estimated to be $5,700,000. Reference
is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of Funds," which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Not applicable.
(d) The Company may need to borrow from its existing credit
facility a portion of the funds required to purchase Units tendered pursuant to
the Offer.
(1) The funds required to purchase tendered Units are
expected to be available from short-term investments and
borrowings under the Company's existing loan agreement. The
amount of availability under the Company's credit facility is
sufficient to fund the borrowed portion of the funds necessary
to purchase 588,866 Units. The existing credit facility,
entered into in September 2000, provides for a line of credit
in the amount of $4,000,000, all of which is available. The
facility provides for interest payable quarterly at LIBOR plus
150 basis points with the principal due at maturity, May 31,
2002. The Company anticipates renewing the facility every
other year to minimize debt origination, carrying and interest
costs associated with long-term bank commitments. Borrowings
under the facility are unsecured; however, the Company has
agreed, if requested by the bank, to execute any supplements
to the agreement including security and mortgage agreements on
the Company's assets. The agreement contains restrictive
covenants requiring the Company to maintain the following: (i)
loan balance not to exceed the borrowing base of $4,000,000;
(ii) tangible net worth of at least $40,000,000; and (iii) a
total debt to tangible net worth ratio of not more than 0.5 to
1.0. In addition, there are restrictions on mergers, sales and
acquisitions, the incurrence of additional debt and the pledge
or mortgage of the Company's assets.
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(2) The Company has no current plans to repay any
such borrowings from any outside sources. The Company will
repay bank debt out of available cash flows generated from
normal operating activities.
Reference is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of
Funds," and Section 10, "Certain Information About the Company; Historical and
Pro Forma Financial Information," which Sections are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
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Reference is hereby made to Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Persons/Assets Retained, Employed or to be Compensated.
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Financial Statements.
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(a) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information,"
of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information,"
of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Additional Information.
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(a) (1) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma
Financial Information," Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase,
which Sections are incorporated herein by reference.
(2) None.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) None.
(b) Reference is hereby made to the Offer to Purchase and the
related Letter of Transmittal, forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, and are incorporated in their entirety herein
by reference.
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Item 12. Exhibits.
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(a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase, dated April 30, 2001
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal
(a)(3) Form of 2000 Annual Report Newsletter to Unitholders, dated April 30, 2001
(a)(4) Annual Financial Statements of the Company and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations(4)
(a)(5) Form of letter prepared by Wright & Company, Inc.
(b)(1) Loan Modification Agreement dated September 19, 2000 between Bank One, N.A., Bank One, Texas,
N.A. and Everflow Eastern, Inc. and Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. (3)
(c)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Company, dated as of February 15,
1991(1)
(c)(2) Close Corporation Agreement of Everflow Management Corporation(1)
(c)(3) Operating Agreement of Everflow Management Limited, LLC dated March 8, 1999(2)
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Schedule 13E-4 filing
dated April 30, 1992. Items not mailed to Unitholders.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-K filing for the
year ended December 31, 2000. Items mailed to Unitholders.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: April 30, 2001 EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
By: EVERFLOW MANAGEMENT LIMITED, LLC
General Partner
By: EVERFLOW MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Managing Member
By: /s/William A. Siskovic
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William A. Siskovic
Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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(a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase, dated April 30, 2001
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal
(a)(3) Form of 2000 Annual Report Newsletter to Unitholders,
dated April 30, 2001
(a)(4) Annual Financial Statements of the Company
and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations(4)
(a)(5) Form of letter prepared by Wright & Company, Inc.
(b)(1) Loan Modification Agreement dated September 19, 2000
between Bank One, N.A., Bank One, Texas, N.A. and Everflow
Eastern, Inc. and Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. (3)
(c)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Company, dated as of February 15, 1991(1)
(c)(2) Close Corporation Agreement of Everflow Management
Corporation(1)
(c)(3) Operating Agreement of Everflow Management Limited, LLC
dated March 8, 1999(2)
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Schedule 13E-4 filing
dated April 30, 1992. Items not mailed to Unitholders.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-K filing for the
year ended December 31, 2000. Items mailed to Unitholders.
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