Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA)
("PAA") and PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. (NYSE: PNG)
("PNG") today jointly announced the completion of the merger of PNG with
a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAA, with PNG surviving the merger as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of PAA, effective today, December 31, 2013.
PNG's common unitholders approved the merger in a special meeting held
today in Houston, Texas. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each
PNG unitholder eligible to receive the merger consideration will receive
0.445 common units of PAA for each PNG common unit owned by such
unitholder, plus cash in lieu of any fractional common units of PAA
otherwise issuable in the merger.
The transaction is expected to result in the issuance of approximately
14.7 million common units of PAA. In connection with the closing of the
merger, the owners of PAA's general partner have agreed to reduce their
incentive distribution rights under PAA's agreement of limited
partnership by $12 million in each of 2014 and 2015, $10 million in 2016
and $5 million per year thereafter.
As a result of the completion of the merger, common units of PNG will be
delisted and, as of the opening of the stock market on January 2, 2014,
will no longer be publicly traded. PAA common units will continue to be
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PAA."
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) is a publicly traded
master limited partnership that provides midstream energy infrastructure
and logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids ("NGL"),
natural gas and refined products. PAA owns an extensive network of
pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in
key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and
at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, PAA
handles over 3.5 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL on its
pipelines. PAA is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership engaged
in the development, acquisition, operation and commercial management of
natural gas storage facilities. PNG currently owns and operates three
natural gas storage facilities located in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Michigan. PNG is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from results anticipated in the forward-looking
statements. Various risks relating to PAA and PNG are described in their
respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
Roy I. Lamoreaux, 866-809-1291
Director,
Investor Relations