tppform8k_050908.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 31,
2008
Commission
File No. 001-10403
TEPPCO
Partners, L.P.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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76-0291058
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston,
Texas 77002
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(713)
381-3636
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01. Other Events.
The unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet of Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC (“TEPPCO GP”) as
of March 31, 2008 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference. TEPPCO GP is the general partner of TEPPCO
Partners, L.P.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of TEPPCO GP as of March
31, 2008.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
(Registrant)
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By:
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company,
LLC
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General
Partner
Date: May
9,
2008 /s/ WILLIAM G.
MANIAS
William G. Manias
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
exhibit99_1.htm
Texas
Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC and Subsidiaries
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
March
31, 2008
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Page No.
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1
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2
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2
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3
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4
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7
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7
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12
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12
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13
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15
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18
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19
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23
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24
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25
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26
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28
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32
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TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in thousands)
ASSETS
Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash
equivalents
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$ |
41 |
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Accounts
receivable, trade (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$128)
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1,571,049 |
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Accounts
receivable, related
parties
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5,003 |
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Inventories
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87,526 |
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Other
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50,628 |
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Total
current
assets
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1,714,247 |
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Property, plant and equipment,
at cost (net of accumulated depreciation of
$604,021)
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2,252,377 |
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Equity
investments
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1,164,337 |
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Intangible
assets
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218,214 |
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Goodwill
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120,237 |
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Other
assets
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134,449 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
5,603,861 |
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LIABILITIES
AND MEMBER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued
liabilities
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$ |
1,591,428 |
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Accounts
payable, related
parties
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30,250 |
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Accrued
interest
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15,193 |
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Other
accrued
taxes
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20,719 |
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Other
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48,071 |
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Total
current
liabilities
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1,705,661 |
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Long-term
debt:
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Senior
notes
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1,716,748 |
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Junior
subordinated
notes
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299,547 |
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Other
long-term
debt
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429,200 |
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Total long-term
debt
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2,445,495 |
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Other
liabilities and deferred
credits
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29,944 |
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Minority
interest
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1,575,589 |
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Member’s
equity (deficit):
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Member’s
equity
(deficit)
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(90,160 |
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Accumulated
other comprehensive
loss
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(62,668 |
) |
Total member’s equity
(deficit)
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(152,828 |
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Total liabilities and member’s
equity
(deficit)
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$ |
5,603,861 |
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See Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEET
Organization
Texas
Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC (the “Company”), is a Delaware limited
liability company whose membership interests are owned by Enterprise GP Holdings
L.P. (“Enterprise GP Holdings”), a publicly traded partnership controlled by Dan
L. Duncan. Enterprise GP Holdings is an affiliate of EPCO, Inc.
(“EPCO”), a privately held company also controlled by Dan L.
Duncan. Through May 6, 2007, our membership interests were owned by
DFI GP Holdings L.P. (“DFIGP”), an affiliate of EPCO which initially acquired
such interests in February 2005. On May 7, 2007, all of our
membership interests, together with 4,400,000 of TEPPCO Partners, L.P.’s
(“TEPPCO”) limited partner units (“Units”) and the incentive distribution rights
associated with our general partner interest in TEPPCO, were sold by DFIGP to
Enterprise GP Holdings for partnership interests in Enterprise GP
Holdings. Mr. Duncan and certain of his affiliates, including DFIGP,
Enterprise GP Holdings and Dan Duncan LLC, a privately held company controlled
by him, control us, TEPPCO and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“Enterprise
Products Partners”) and its affiliates, including Duncan Energy Partners
L.P. EPCO and its affiliates and Enterprise GP Holdings are not
liable for our obligations nor do we assume or guarantee the obligations of such
affiliates. We do not receive financial assistance from or own
interests in any other EPCO affiliates other than our general partner interests
in TEPPCO. Enterprise GP Holdings, DFIGP and other entities
controlled by Mr. Duncan own 16,691,550 of TEPPCO’s Units. Our
executive officers are employees of EPCO, and the other personnel working on
behalf of TEPPCO also are employees of EPCO. Under an amended and
restated administrative services agreement (“ASA”), EPCO performs management,
administrative and operating functions required for us and our subsidiaries, and
we reimburse EPCO for all direct and indirect expenses that have been incurred
in managing us and our subsidiaries.
As used
in this Report, “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” mean Texas Eastern Products
Pipeline Company, LLC, and where the context requires, include our subsidiaries
and their business and operations. References to the “Parent Company”
are intended to mean and include Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC,
in its individual capacity, and not on a consolidated basis as part of a common
control group with EPCO, Enterprise GP Holdings or TEPPCO and its
subsidiaries.
We own a 2% general partner interest in
TEPPCO and act as the managing general partner of TEPPCO. We have no
independent operations and no material assets outside those of
TEPPCO. TEPPCO, a Delaware limited partnership, is a master limited
partnership formed in March 1990, and its Units are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “TPP.” Through June 29,
2007, TEPPCO operated through TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership,
TCTM, L.P. (“TCTM”) and TEPPCO Midstream Companies, L.P. On June 30,
2007, each of TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership and TEPPCO
Midstream Companies, L.P. separately converted into Texas limited partnerships
and immediately thereafter each merged into separate newly-formed Texas limited
liability companies that had no business operations prior to the
merger. The resulting limited liability companies are called TE
Products Pipeline Company, LLC (“TE Products”) and TEPPCO Midstream Companies,
LLC (“TEPPCO Midstream”). Beginning June 30, 2007 and through January
31, 2008, TEPPCO operated through TE Products, TCTM and TEPPCO
Midstream. As of February 1, 2008, TEPPCO operates through TE
Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream and TEPPCO Marine Services, LLC (“TEPPCO Marine
Services”).
Basis
of Presentation and Principles of Consolidateion
In accordance with our adoption of
Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 04-5, Determining Whether a General
Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or
Similar Entity When the
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Limited Partners Have Certain
Rights, beginning January 1, 2006, we consolidated our interests in
TEPPCO into our balance sheet.
We own a
2% general partner interest in TEPPCO, which conducts substantially all of our
business. We have no independent operations and no material assets
outside those of TEPPCO. The number of reconciling items between our
consolidated balance sheet and that of TEPPCO are few. The most
significant difference is that relating to minority interest ownership in our
net assets by the limited partners of TEPPCO, and the elimination of our
investment in TEPPCO with our underlying partner’s capital account in TEPPCO
(see Note 12 for additional information regarding minority interest ownership in
our consolidated subsidiaries).
The accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheet reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of
our management, of a normal and recurring nature and necessary for a fair
statement of our financial position as of March 31, 2008. Although we
believe our disclosures are adequate to make the information presented in our
unaudited balance sheet not misleading, certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or
“Commission”). Our unaudited March 31, 2008 balance sheet
should be read in conjunction with our audited December 31, 2007 balance sheet
filed on TEPPCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K on February 28, 2008 and TEPPCO's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. In
addition, this financial information should be read in conjunction with TEPPCO’s
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008. The Commission file
number for TEPPCO’s public filings is 1-10403.
Except as
noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, the dollar amounts
presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in
thousands.
Business
Segments
We
operate and report in four business segments:
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pipeline
transportation, marketing and storage of refined products, liquefied petroleum
gases (“LPGs”) and petrochemicals (“Downstream Segment”);
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gathering,
pipeline transportation, marketing and storage of crude oil and distribution
of lubrication oils and specialty chemicals (“Upstream Segment”);
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gathering
of natural gas, fractionation of natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and pipeline
transportation of NGLs (“Midstream Segment”); and
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marine
transportation of refined products, crude oil, condensate, asphalt, heavy fuel
oil and other heated oil products via tow boats and tank barges (“Marine
Services Segment”).
Our
reportable segments offer different products and services and are managed
separately because each requires different business strategies (see Note
14).
Our
interstate pipeline transportation operations, including rates charged to
customers, are subject to regulations prescribed by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (“FERC”). We refer to refined products, LPGs,
petrochemicals, crude oil, lubrication oils and specialty chemicals, NGLs,
natural gas, asphalt, heavy fuel oil and other heated oil products in this
Report, collectively, as “petroleum products” or “products.”
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting periods. Although we believe these
estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Income
Taxes
Our
limited liability company is not directly subject to federal income
taxes. As a result, our earnings or losses for federal income tax
purposes are included in the tax returns of our member. We are
organized as a pass through entity for income tax purposes. As a
result, our member is individually responsible for the federal income taxes on
its allocable share of our taxable income. We are subject to the
Revised Texas Franchise Tax, enacted by the State of Texas in May
2006. At March 31, 2008, we had a current tax liability of $2.0
million and deferred tax assets of less than $0.1 million. During the
three months ended March 31, 2008, we recorded an increase in current income tax
liabilities of $0.8 million.
Recent
Accounting Developments
Certain
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, became effective for us on January 1, 2008. See
Note 5 for information regarding new fair value related disclosures required in
connection with SFAS 157.
In March
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities an – amendment of FASB Statement No.
133. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures regarding (i) how
and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments
and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, and its related interpretations, and
(iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s
financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS 161 requires
disclosure of (i) the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and
losses in a tabular format, (ii) derivative features that are credit
risk-related and (iii) cross-referencing within financial statement footnotes to
locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS 161 is effective
for us on January 1, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the
impact that SFAS 161 will have on our financial statement
disclosures. At present, we do not believe that this standard will
impact how we record financial instruments.
1999
Plan
The Texas
Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC 1999 Phantom Unit Retention Plan (“1999
Plan”) provides for the issuance of phantom unit awards as incentives to key
employees. A total of 31,600 phantom units were outstanding under the
1999 Plan at March 31, 2008. In April 2008, 13,000 phantom units
vested resulting in a cash payment of $0.4 million. The remaining
awards cliff vest as follows: 13,000 in April 2009 and 5,600 in January
2010. At March 31, 2008, we had an accrued liability balance of $1.0
million for compensation related to the 1999 Plan.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
2000
LTIP
The Texas
Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2000
LTIP”) provides key employees incentives to achieve improvements in our
financial performance. On December 31, 2007, 8,400 phantom units
vested and $0.5 million was paid out to participants in the first quarter of
2008. At March 31, 2008, there were a total of 11,300 phantom units
outstanding under the 2000 LTIP that cliff vest on December 31, 2008 and will be
paid out to participants in 2009. At March 31, 2008, we had an
accrued liability balance of $0.2 million related to the 2000 LTIP.
2005
Phantom Unit Plan
The Texas
Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC 2005 Phantom Unit Plan (“2005 Phantom
Unit Plan”) provides key employees incentives to achieve improvements in our
financial performance. On December 31, 2007, 36,200 phantom units
vested and $1.6 million was paid out to participants in the first quarter of
2008. At March 31, 2008, there were a total of 38,200 phantom units
outstanding under the 2005 Phantom Unit Plan that cliff vest on December 31,
2008 and will be paid out to participants in 2009. At March 31, 2008,
we had an accrued liability balance of $1.0 million for compensation related to
the 2005 Phantom Unit Plan.
2006
LTIP
The EPCO,
Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2006 LTIP”) provides for awards of
TEPPCO’s Units and other rights to our non-employee directors and to certain
employees of EPCO and its affiliates providing services to us. Awards
granted under the 2006 LTIP may be in the form of restricted units, phantom
units, unit options, unit appreciation rights (“UARs”) and distribution
equivalent rights. Subject to adjustment as provided in the 2006
LTIP, awards with respect to up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 of TEPPCO’s Units
may be granted under the 2006 LTIP. We reimburse EPCO for the costs
allocable to 2006 LTIP awards made to employees who work in our
business. The 2006 LTIP is effective until December 8, 2016 or,
if earlier, the time which all available TEPPCO Units under the 2006 LTIP have
been delivered to participants or the time of termination of the 2006 LTIP by
EPCO or the Audit, Conflicts and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors
(“ACG Committee”). After giving effect to outstanding unit options
and restricted units at March 31, 2008, and the forfeiture of restricted units
through March 31, 2008, a total of 4,782,600 additional TEPPCO Units could be
issued under the 2006 LTIP in the future.
Unit
Options
The
information in the following table presents unit option activity under the 2006
LTIP for the periods indicated:
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Weighted-
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Weighted-
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Average
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Average
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Remaining
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Number
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Strike
Price
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Contractual
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of Units
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(dollars/Unit)
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Term
(in years)
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Unit
Options:
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Outstanding at December 31,
2007
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155,000 |
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$ |
45.35 |
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-- |
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Granted
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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Outstanding at March 31,
2008
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155,000 |
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$ |
45.35 |
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9.15 |
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Options
exercisable at:
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March
31,
2008
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-- |
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$ |
-- |
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-- |
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TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
At March
31, 2008, total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested unit options
granted under the 2006 LTIP was an estimated $0.4 million. We expect
to recognize this cost over a weighted-average period of 3.14
years.
Restricted
Units
The
following table summarizes information regarding our restricted units for the
periods indicated:
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Weighted-
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Average
Grant
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Number
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Date
Fair Value
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of
Units
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per Unit(1) |
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Restricted Units at December 31,
2007
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62,400 |
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Granted
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-- |
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$ |
-- |
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Restricted Units at March 31,
2008
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62,400 |
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$ |
37.64 |
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____________________________
(1)
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Determined
by dividing the aggregate grant date fair value of awards (including an
allowance for forfeitures) by the number of awards
issued.
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None of
our restricted units vested during the three months ended March 31,
2008. At March 31, 2008, total unrecognized compensation cost related
to restricted units was $1.9 million, and these costs are expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.14 years.
Phantom
Units and UARs
At March
31, 2008, a total of 1,647 phantom units were outstanding, which have been
awarded under the 2006 LTIP to the non-executive members of our board of
directors. Each phantom unit will pay out in cash on April 30, 2011
or, if earlier, the date the director is no longer serving on the board of
directors, whether by voluntarily resignation or otherwise. Phantom
unit awards to non-executive directors are accounted for similar to SFAS 123(R)
liability awards.
At March
31, 2008, a total of 66,225 UARs were outstanding, which have been awarded under
the 2006 LTIP at an exercise price of $45.30 per TEPPCO Unit to the
non-executive members of our board of directors. The UARs will be
subject to five year cliff vesting and will vest earlier if the director dies or
is removed from, or not re-elected or appointed to, the board of directors for
reasons other than his voluntary resignation or unwillingness to
serve. When the UARs become payable, the director will receive a
payment in cash equal to the fair market value of TEPPCO Units subject to the
UARs on the payment date over the fair market value of TEPPCO Units subject to
the UARs on the date of grant. UARs awarded to non-executive
directors are accounted for similar to SFAS 123(R) liability
awards.
At March
31, 2008, a total of 335,723 UARs were outstanding, which have been awarded
under the 2006 LTIP at an exercise price of $45.35 per TEPPCO Unit to certain
employees providing services directly to us. The UARs are subject to
five year cliff vesting and are subject to forfeiture. When the UARs
become payable, the awards will be redeemed in cash (or, in the sole discretion
of our ACG Committee, TEPPCO Units or a combination of cash and TEPPCO Units)
equal to the fair market value of TEPPCO Units subject to the UARs on the
payment date over the fair market value of TEPPCO Units subject to the UARs on
the date of grant. In addition, for each calendar quarter from the
grant date until the UARs become payable, each holder will receive a cash
payment equal to the product of (i) the per TEPPCO Unit cash distribution paid
to its unitholders during such calendar quarter less the quarterly distribution
amount in effect at the time of grant multiplied by (ii) the number of TEPPCO
Units subject to the UAR. UARs awarded to employees are accounted for
as liability awards under SFAS 123(R) since the current intent is to settle the
awards in cash.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Retirement
Plan
The
TEPPCO Retirement Cash Balance Plan (“TEPPCO RCBP”) was a non-contributory,
trustee-administered pension plan. The benefit formula for all
eligible employees was a cash balance formula. Under a cash balance
formula, a plan participant accumulated a retirement benefit based upon pay
credits and current interest credits. The pay credits were based on a
participant’s salary, age and service. We used a December 31
measurement date for this plan.
Effective
May 31, 2005, participation in the TEPPCO RCBP was frozen, and no new
participants were eligible to be covered by the plan after that
date. Effective June 1, 2005, EPCO adopted the TEPPCO RCBP for the
benefit of its employees providing services to us. Effective December
31, 2005, all plan benefits accrued were frozen, participants received no
additional pay credits after that date, and all plan participants were 100%
vested regardless of their years of service. The TEPPCO RCBP plan was
terminated effective December 31, 2005, and plan participants had the option to
receive their benefits either through a lump sum payment in 2006 or through an
annuity. In April 2006, we received a determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) providing IRS approval of the plan
termination. For those plan participants who elected to receive an
annuity, we purchased an annuity contract from an insurance company in which the
plan participants own the annuity, absolving us of any future obligation to the
participants.
As of
December 31, 2007, all benefit obligations to plan participants have been
settled. During the first quarter of 2008, the remaining balance of
the TEPPCO RCBP was transferred to an EPCO benefit plan.
EPCO
maintains defined contribution plans for the benefit of employees providing
services to us, and we reimburse EPCO for the cost of maintaining these plans in
accordance with the ASA (see Note 15).
We are exposed to financial market
risks, including changes in commodity prices and interest rates. We
do not have foreign exchange risks. We may use financial instruments
(i.e., futures, forwards, swaps, options and other financial instruments with
similar characteristics) to mitigate the risks of certain identifiable and
anticipated transactions. In general, the type of risks we attempt to
hedge are those related to fair values of certain debt instruments and cash
flows resulting from changes in applicable interest rates or commodity
prices.
Interest
Rate Risk Hedging Program
Our
interest rate exposure results from variable and fixed interest rate borrowings
under various debt agreements. We manage a portion of our interest
rate exposure by utilizing interest rate swaps and similar arrangements, which
allow us to convert a portion of fixed rate debt into variable rate debt or a
portion of variable rate debt into fixed rate debt.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Interest Rate Swaps
In
January 2006, TEPPCO entered into interest rate swap agreements with a total
notional value of $200.0 million to hedge its exposure to increases in the
benchmark interest rate underlying its variable rate revolving credit
facility. Under the swap agreements, TEPPCO paid a fixed rate of
interest ranging from 4.67% to 4.695% and received a floating rate based on the
three-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate. At December 31, 2007, the fair
value of these interest rate swaps was an asset of $0.3
million. These interest rate swaps expired in January
2008.
In
October 2001, TE Products entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge
its exposure to changes in the fair value of its fixed rate 7.51% Senior Notes
due 2028. This swap agreement, designated as a fair value hedge, had a notional
value of $210.0 million and was set to mature in January 2028 to match the
principal and maturity of the TE Products Senior Notes. In September
2007, TE Products terminated this swap agreement resulting in a loss of $1.2
million. This loss was deferred as an adjustment to the carrying
value of the 7.51% Senior Notes, and approximately $0.2 million of the loss was
amortized to interest expense in 2007, with the remaining $1.0 million
recognized in interest expense in January 2008 at the time the 7.51% Senior
Notes were redeemed (see Note 11).
During
2002, TEPPCO entered into interest rate swap agreements, designated as fair
value hedges, to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of its fixed
rate 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012. The swap agreements had a combined
notional value of $500.0 million and were set to mature in 2012 to match the
principal and maturity of the underlying debt. These swap agreements
were terminated in 2002 resulting in deferred gains of $44.9 million, which are
being amortized using the effective interest method as reductions to future
interest expense over the remaining term of the 7.625% Senior
Notes. At March 31, 2008, the unamortized balance of the deferred
gains was $21.9 million. In the event of early extinguishment of the
7.625% Senior Notes, any remaining unamortized gains would be recognized in the
statement of consolidated income at the time of extinguishment.
Treasury
Locks
In October 2006 and February 2007,
TEPPCO entered into treasury lock agreements, accounted for as cash flow hedges,
that extended through June 2007 for a notional value totaling $300.0
million. In May 2007, these treasury locks were terminated concurrent
with the issuance of junior subordinated notes (see Note 11). The termination of
the treasury locks resulted in gains of $1.4 million, and these gains were
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. These gains are
being amortized using the effective interest method as reductions to future
interest expense over the term of the forecasted fixed rate interest payments,
which is ten years. Over the next twelve months, TEPPCO expects to
reclassify $0.1 million of accumulated other comprehensive income that was
generated by these treasury locks as a reduction to interest
expense. In the event of early extinguishment of the junior
subordinated notes, any remaining unamortized gains would be recognized in the
statement of consolidated income at the time of extinguishment.
In 2007, TEPPCO entered into treasury
locks, accounted for as cash flow hedges, that extended through January 31, 2008
for a notional value totaling $600.0 million. At December 31, 2007,
the fair value of the treasury locks was a liability of $25.3
million. In January 2008, these treasury locks were extended through
April 30, 2008. In March 2008, these treasury locks were settled
concurrently with the issuance of senior notes (see Note 11). The
settlement of the treasury locks resulted in losses of $52.1 million, and these
losses were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive
income. TEPPCO recognized approximately $3.6 million of this loss in
interest expense as a result of interest payments hedged under the treasury
locks not occurring as forecasted. The remaining losses are being
amortized using the effective interest method as increases to future interest
expense over the terms of the forecasted interest payments, which range from
five to ten years. Over the next twelve months, TEPPCO expects to
reclassify $2.8 million of accumulated other comprehensive loss that was
generated by these treasury locks as an
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increase
to interest expense. In the event of early extinguishment of these
senior notes, any remaining unamortized losses would be recognized in the
statement of consolidated income at the time of extinguishment.
Commodity Risk Hedging
Program
We seek to maintain a position that is
substantially balanced between crude oil purchases and related sales and future
delivery obligations. As part of our crude oil marketing business, we
enter into financial instruments such as swaps and other hedging
instruments. The purpose of such hedging activity is to either
balance our inventory position or to lock in a profit margin.
At March
31, 2008, TEPPCO had a limited number of commodity derivatives that were
accounted for as cash flow hedges. These contracts will expire during
2008, and any amounts remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income will
be recorded in net income. Gains and losses on these derivatives are
offset against corresponding gains or losses of the hedged item and are deferred
through other comprehensive income, thus minimizing exposure to cash flow
risk. No ineffectiveness was recognized as of March 31,
2008. In addition, TEPPCO had some commodity derivatives that did not
qualify for hedge accounting. These financial instruments had a
minimal impact on our earnings. The fair value of these open
positions at March 31, 2008 was a liability of $15.4 million.
Adoption
of SFAS 157 – Fair Value Measurements
On
January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, that
apply to financial assets and liabilities. We will adopt the
provisions of SFAS 157 that apply to nonfinancial assets and liabilities on
January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would
be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Our fair
value estimates are based on either (i) actual market data or (ii) assumptions
that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or
liability. These assumptions include estimates of risk.
Recognized valuation techniques employ inputs such as product prices, operating
costs, discount factors and business growth rates. These inputs
may be either readily observable, corroborated by market data, or generally
unobservable. In developing our estimates of fair value, we endeavor
to utilize the best information available and apply market-based data to the
extent possible. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques (such
as the market approach) that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize
the use of unobservable inputs.
SFAS 157
established a three-tier hierarchy that classifies fair value amounts recognized
or disclosed in the financial statements based on the observability of inputs
used to estimate such fair values. The hierarchy considers fair value
amounts based on observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) to be more reliable and
predictable than those based primarily on unobservable inputs (Level 3). At each
balance sheet reporting date, we categorize our financial assets and liabilities
using this hierarchy. The characteristics of fair value amounts
classified within each level of the SFAS 157 hierarchy are described as
follows:
-
Level 1
fair values are based on quoted prices, which are available in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement
date. Active markets are defined as those in which transactions for
identical assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency so as to provide
pricing information on an ongoing basis (e.g., the NYSE or New York Mercantile
Exchange). Level 1 primarily consists of financial assets and
liabilities such as exchange-traded financial instruments, publicly-traded
equity securities and U.S. government treasury
securities.
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Level 2
fair values are based on pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active
markets (as reflected in Level 1 fair values) and are either directly or
indirectly observable as of the measurement date. Level 2 fair
values include instruments that are valued using financial models or other
appropriate valuation methodologies. Such financial models are
primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions,
including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value of money,
volatility factors for stocks, and current market and contractual prices for
the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic
measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in
the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived
from observable data, or are validated by inputs other than quoted prices
(e.g., interest rates and yield curves at commonly quoted
intervals). Level 2 includes non-exchange-traded instruments such
as over-the-counter forward contracts, options, and repurchase
agreements.
-
Level 3
fair values are based on unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs
are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not
available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any,
market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement
date. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own ideas
about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset
or liability (including assumptions about risk). Unobservable
inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances, which
might include the reporting entity’s internally-developed data. The
reporting entity must not ignore information about market participant
assumptions that is reasonably available without undue cost and
effort. Level 3 inputs are typically used in connection with
internally developed valuation methodologies where management makes its best
estimate of an instrument’s fair value. Level 3 generally includes
specialized or unique financial instruments that are tailored to meet a
customer’s specific needs.
The
following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our
financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at March 31,
2008. These financial assets and liabilities are classified in their
entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair
value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular
input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the
valuation of the fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within
the fair value hierarchy levels. At March 31, 2008, there were no
level 1 financial assets and liabilities.
|
|
Level
2
|
|
|
Level
3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity financial
instruments
|
|
$ |
10,545 |
|
|
$ |
758 |
|
|
$ |
11,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
10,545 |
|
|
$ |
758 |
|
|
$ |
11,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity financial
instruments
|
|
$ |
25,960 |
|
|
$ |
734 |
|
|
$ |
26,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
25,960 |
|
|
$ |
734 |
|
|
$ |
26,694 |
|
The
determination of fair values above associated with our commodity financial
instrument portfolios are developed using available market information and
appropriate valuation techniques in accordance with SFAS 157.
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The
following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of our
net financial assets and liabilities classified as level 3 in the fair value
hierarchy:
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
Commodity
|
|
|
|
Financial
|
|
|
|
Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
balance, January 1,
2008
|
|
$ |
(394 |
) |
Total
gains (losses) included in:
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
(1)
|
|
|
418 |
|
Other comprehensive
income
|
|
|
-- |
|
Purchases,
issuances,
settlements
|
|
|
-- |
|
Transfer
in/out of Level
3
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending
balance, March 31,
2008
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for
|
|
|
|
|
quarter relating to instruments
still held at March 31, 2008 (1)
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
________________
(1)
|
At
March 31, 2008, total commodity financial instrument gains included in net
income were $0.4 million, which were unrealized. This amount
was recognized in revenues on our statement of consolidated income for the
three months ended March 31, 2008.
|
Inventories are valued at the lower of
cost (based on weighted average cost method) or market. The costs of
inventories did not exceed market values at March 31, 2008. The major
components of inventories were as follows:
|
|
March
31,
2008
|
|
Crude
oil
(1)
|
|
$ |
36,529 |
|
Refined
products and LPGs
(2)
|
|
|
31,916 |
|
Lubrication
oils and specialty
chemicals
|
|
|
9,332 |
|
Materials
and
supplies
|
|
|
7,858 |
|
NGLs
|
|
|
1,891 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
87,526 |
|
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(1)
|
$21.4
million of our crude oil inventory was subject to forward sales
contracts.
|
(2)
|
Refined
products and LPGs inventory is managed on a combined
basis.
|
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Major
categories of property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2008, were as
follows:
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful
Life
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
In
Years
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Plants
and pipelines
(1)
|
|
|
5-40 |
(4) |
|
$ |
1,801,600 |
|
Underground
and other storage facilities
(2)
|
|
|
5-40 |
(5) |
|
|
256,082 |
|
Transportation
equipment
(3)
|
|
|
5-10 |
|
|
|
8,484 |
|
Marine
vessels
|
|
|
20-30 |
|
|
|
422,045 |
|
Land
and right of
way
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,593 |
|
Construction
work in
progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
229,594 |
|
Total property, plant and
equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,856,398 |
|
Less accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
604,021 |
|
Property, plant and equipment,
net
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,252,377 |
|
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(1)
|
Plants
and pipelines include refined products, LPGs, NGL, petrochemical, crude
oil and natural gas pipelines; terminal loading and unloading facilities;
office furniture and equipment; buildings, laboratory and shop equipment;
and related assets.
|
(2)
|
Underground
and other storage facilities include underground product storage caverns;
storage tanks; and other related
assets.
|
(3)
|
Transportation
equipment includes vehicles and similar assets used in our
operations.
|
(4)
|
The
estimated useful lives of major components of this category are as
follows: pipelines, 20-40 years (with some equipment at 5
years); terminal facilities, 10-40 years; office furniture and equipment,
5-10 years; buildings 20-40 years; and laboratory and shop equipment, 5-40
years.
|
(5)
|
The
estimated useful lives of major components of this category are as
follows: underground storage facilities, 20-40 years (with some
components at 5 years) and storage tanks, 20-30
years.
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
We have conditional asset retirement
obligations (“AROs”) related to the retirement of the Val Verde Gas Gathering
Company, L.P. (“Val Verde”) natural gas gathering system and to structural
restoration work to be completed on leased office space that is required upon
our anticipated office lease termination. At March 31, 2008, we have
a $1.3 million liability, which represents the fair values of these conditional
AROs. We assigned probabilities for settlement dates and settlement
methods for use in an expected present value measurement of fair value and
recorded conditional AROs.
The following table presents
information regarding our AROs:
ARO
liability balance, December 31,
2007
|
|
$ |
1,346 |
|
Liabilities
incurred
|
|
|
-- |
|
Liabilities
settled
|
|
|
-- |
|
Accretion
expense
|
|
|
31 |
|
ARO
liability balance, March 31,
2008
|
|
$ |
1,377 |
|
Property, plant and equipment at March
31, 2008, includes $0.5 million of asset retirement costs capitalized as an
increase in the associated long-lived asset.
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We own interests in related businesses
that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. These
investments are identified below by reporting business segment (see Note 14 for
a general discussion of our business segments). The following table
presents our investments in unconsolidated affiliates as of March 31,
2008:
|
|
Ownership
Percentage
|
|
|
Investments
in unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstream
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial Pipeline LLC
(“Centennial”)
|
|
|
50.0 |
% |
|
$ |
77,069 |
|
Other
|
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
373 |
|
Upstream
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seaway Crude Pipeline Company
(“Seaway”)
|
|
|
50.0 |
% |
|
|
192,047 |
|
Midstream
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jonah Gas Gathering Company
(“Jonah”)
|
|
|
80.64 |
% |
|
|
894,848 |
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,164,337 |
|
Seaway
Through
one of our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, we own a 50% ownership interest
in Seaway. The remaining 50% interest is owned by
ConocoPhillips. We operate and commercially manage the Seaway
assets. Seaway owns pipelines and terminals that carry imported,
offshore and domestic onshore crude oil from a marine terminal at Freeport,
Texas, to Cushing, Oklahoma, from a marine terminal at Texas City, Texas, to
refineries in the Texas City and Houston, Texas, areas. Seaway also
has a connection to our South Texas system that allows it to receive both
onshore and offshore domestic crude oil in the Texas Gulf Coast area for
delivery to Cushing. The Seaway Crude Pipeline Company Partnership
Agreement provides for varying participation ratios throughout the life of
Seaway. Our sharing ratio (including the amount of distributions we
receive) of Seaway for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was 40% of revenue
and expense (and distributions) and will remain at that level in the
future. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, Seaway paid no
distributions due to its operating cash requirements. During the
three months ended March 31, 2008, we did not invest any funds in
Seaway.
Centennial
TE Products owns a 50% ownership
interest in Centennial, and Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (“Marathon”) owns the
remaining 50% interest. Centennial owns an interstate refined petroleum products
pipeline extending from the upper Texas Gulf Coast to central
Illinois. Marathon operates the mainline Centennial pipeline, and TE
Products operates the Beaumont origination point and the Creal Springs
terminal. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we did not
invest any funds in Centennial. TE Products has received no cash
distributions from Centennial since its formation.
Jonah
Enterprise
Products Partners, through its affiliate, Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC, is our
joint venture partner in Jonah, the partnership through which we have owned our
interest in the system serving the Jonah and Pinedale fields. The
joint venture is governed by a management committee comprised of two
representatives approved by Enterprise Products Partners and two representatives
approved by us, each with equal voting power. Enterprise Products
Partners serves as operator. In connection with the joint venture
arrangement, Jonah is nearing the completion of the Phase V expansion, which is
expected to increase the combined system capacity of the Jonah and Pinedale
fields from 1.5 billion cubic feet (“Bcf”) per day to approximately 2.35 Bcf per
day and to significantly
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reduce system operating pressures, which is anticipated to lead to
increased production rates and ultimate reserve recoveries. The
expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of
2008. Enterprise Products Partners manages the Phase V construction
project.
From August 1, 2006 through July
2007, we and Enterprise Products Partners equally shared the costs of the Phase
V expansion, and Enterprise Products Partners shared in the incremental cash
flow resulting from the operation of those new facilities. During
August 2007, with the completion of the first portion of the expansion, we and
Enterprise Products Partners began sharing joint venture cash distributions and
earnings based on a formula that takes into account the capital contributions of
the parties, including expenditures by us prior to the
expansion. Based on this formula in the partnership agreement, at
March 31, 2008, our ownership interest in Jonah was approximately 80.64%, and
Enterprise Products Partners’ ownership interest in Jonah was approximately
19.36%. Amounts exceeding an agreed upon base cost estimate of $415.2
million are shared 19.36% by Enterprise Products Partners and 80.64% by
us. Our ownership interest in Jonah is currently anticipated to
remain at 80.64%. Through March 31, 2008, we have reimbursed
Enterprise Products Partners $281.1 million ($19.5 million in 2008, $152.2
million in 2007 and $109.4 million in 2006) for our share of the Phase V cost
incurred by it (including its cost of capital incurred prior to the formation of
the joint venture of $1.3 million). At March 31, 2008, we had a
payable to Enterprise Products Partners for costs incurred of $7.4
million.
In early
2008, Jonah began an expansion of the portion of its system serving the Pinedale
field, which is expected to increase the combined system capacity of the Jonah
and Pinedale fields from 2.35 Bcf per day (upon completion of the Phase V
expansion as described above) to approximately 2.55 Bcf per day. This
project will include an additional 17,000 horsepower of compression at the
Paradise and Bird Canyon stations in Sublette County, Wyoming and involve
construction of approximately 52 miles of 24-inch and 30-inch diameter
pipelines. This expansion is expected to be completed in phases with
final completion expected in early 2009. The total anticipated cost
of this system expansion is expected to be approximately $125.0
million. Our share of the costs of the construction is expected to be
80.64%, and Enterprise Products Partners’ share is expected to be
19.36%.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, we received distributions from Jonah of
$37.2 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we
invested $31.8 million in Jonah.
Summarized
Financial Information of Unconsolidated Affiliates
Summarized
combined balance sheet information by reporting segment as of March 31, 2008 is
presented below:
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
Noncurrent
Assets
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
Long-term
Debt
|
|
|
Noncurrent
Liabilities
|
|
|
Partners’
Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstream
Segment
|
|
$ |
12,905 |
|
|
$ |
246,410 |
|
|
$ |
17,294 |
|
|
$ |
127,350 |
|
|
$ |
827 |
|
|
$ |
113,844 |
|
Upstream
Segment
|
|
|
25,714 |
|
|
|
250,236 |
|
|
|
3,978 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
271,939 |
|
Midstream
Segment
|
|
|
49,567 |
|
|
|
1,093,225 |
|
|
|
27,305 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
1,115,225 |
|
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Cenac
On
February 1, 2008, we, through our subsidiary, TEPPCO Marine Services, entered
the marine transportation business for refined products, crude oil and
condensate. We acquired transportation assets and certain intangible
assets that comprised the marine transportation business of Cenac Towing Co.,
Inc. (“Cenac Towing”), Cenac Offshore, L.L.C. and Mr. Arlen B. Cenac, Jr., the
sole owner of Cenac Towing Co., Inc. and Cenac Offshore, L.L.C. (collectively,
“Cenac”). The aggregate value of total consideration we paid or
issued to complete the Cenac acquisition was $444.3 million, which consisted of
$256.6 million in cash and 4,854,899 newly issued TEPPCO
Units. Additionally, we assumed $63.2 million of Cenac’s long-term
debt in this transaction. On February 1, 2008, we repaid the $63.2
million of assumed debt in full with borrowings under TEPPCO’s term credit
agreement (see Note 11).
The
following table summarizes the components of total consideration paid or issued
in this transaction.
Cash
payment for Cenac
acquisition
|
|
$ |
256,593 |
|
Fair
value of TEPPCO’s 4,854,899
Units
|
|
|
186,558 |
|
Other
cash acquisition costs paid to third-parties
|
|
|
1,117 |
|
Total
consideration
|
|
$ |
444,268 |
|
We
financed the cash portion of the consideration with borrowings under TEPPCO’s
term credit agreement (see Note 11). In accordance with purchase
accounting, the value of TEPPCO Units issued in connection with the Cenac
acquisition was based on the average closing price of such TEPPCO Units
immediately prior to and on the day of February 1, 2008. For the
purpose of this calculation, the average closing price was $38.43 per TEPPCO
Unit.
We
acquired 42 tow boats, 89 tank barges and the economic benefit of certain
related commercial agreements. This business serves refineries and
storage terminals along the Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio rivers, as well as
the Intracoastal Waterway between Texas and Florida. These assets
also gather crude oil from production facilities and platforms along the U.S.
Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. This acquisition is a natural
extension of our existing assets and complements two of our core franchise
businesses: the transportation and storage of refined products and
the gathering, transportation and storage of crude oil.
The
results of operations for the Cenac acquisition are included in our consolidated
financial statements beginning at the date of acquisition, in a newly created
business segment, Marine Services Segment. Our fleet of acquired tow
boats and tank barges will continue to be operated by employees of Cenac under a
transitional operating agreement with TEPPCO Marine Services for a period of up
to two years following the acquisition. These operations will remain
headquartered in Houma, Louisiana during such time.
The
purchase agreement gives us the right to repurchase the approximately 4.9
million TEPPCO Units issued in the transaction in connection with proposed sales
thereof by Cenac and specified related persons for 10 years. If Cenac
or related persons sell TEPPCO Units during a specified 30-day window for a per
unit price that is less than the market value of such TEPPCO Units (as
determined under the purchase agreement) on February 1, 2008, we are obligated
to pay the difference in such values to Cenac or such related
persons. In addition, if we or any of our affiliates sell any of the
assets acquired from Cenac Towing prior to June 30, 2018 and recognize certain
“built-in gains” for federal income tax purposes that are allocable to Cenac
Towing, we have indemnification obligations under the purchase agreement to pay
Cenac Towing an amount generally intended to compensate for the
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incremental
level of double taxation imposed on Cenac Towing as a result of the
sale. The purchase agreement prohibits Cenac from competing with our
marine services business for two years or from soliciting employees and service
providers of TEPPCO Marine Services and its affiliates for four
years. The purchase agreement contains other customary
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification
provisions.
This
acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and,
accordingly, the cost has been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on estimated preliminary fair values. Such preliminary
fair values have been developed using recognized business valuation techniques
and are subject to change pending a final valuation analysis. We
expect to finalize the purchase price allocation for this transaction during
2008.
The
following table summarizes estimated fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
Property,
plant and
equipment
|
|
$ |
359,956 |
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
|
52,850 |
|
Total assets acquired
|
|
|
412,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
|
(63,157 |
) |
Total
liabilities
assumed
|
|
|
(63,157 |
) |
Total
assets acquired less liabilities assumed
|
|
|
349,649 |
|
Total
consideration
given
|
|
|
444,268 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
94,619 |
|
The $52.9 million preliminary fair
value of acquired intangible assets represents customer relationships and
non-compete agreements. Customer relationship intangible assets
represent the estimated economic value attributable to certain relationships
acquired in connection with the Cenac acquisition whereby (i) we acquired
information about or access to customers and now have regular contact with them
and (ii) the customers now have the ability to make direct contact with
us. In this context, customer relationships arise from contractual
arrangements (such as transportation contracts) and through means other than
contracts, such as regular contact by sales or service
representative. The values assigned to these intangible assets are
amortized to earnings on a straight-line basis over the expected period of
economic benefit, which ranges from 2 to 20 years.
Of the $444.3 million in consideration
we paid or issued to complete the Cenac acquisition, $94.6 million has been
assigned to goodwill. Management attributes the value of this
goodwill to potential future benefits we expect to realize as a result of
acquiring these assets.
Horizon
On
February 29, 2008, we expanded our Marine Services Segment with the acquisition
of marine assets from Horizon Maritime, L.L.C., a privately-held Houston-based
company and an affiliate of Mr. Cenac (“Horizon”) for $80.8 million in
cash. We acquired 7 tow boats, 17 tank barges, rights to two tow
boats under construction and certain related commercial and other agreements (or
the associated economic benefits). In April 2008, we paid $3.0
million to Horizon pursuant to the purchase agreement upon delivery of one of
the tow boats under construction, and we expect to pay $3.8 million upon
delivery of the second tow boat (see Note 17). The acquired vessels
transport asphalt, heavy fuel oil and other heated oil products to storage
facilities and refineries along the Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio Rivers, as
well as the Intracoastal Waterway. We financed the acquisition with
borrowings under TEPPCO’s term credit agreement.
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The
results of operations for the Horizon acquisition are included in our
consolidated financial statements beginning at the date of acquisition, in our
Marine Services Segment. This acquisition was accounted for using the
purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the cost has been allocated to
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated preliminary fair
values. Such preliminary fair values have been developed using
recognized business valuation techniques and are subject to change pending a
final valuation analysis. We expect to finalize the purchase price
allocation for this transaction during 2008. The following table
summarizes estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
at the date of acquisition.
Property,
plant and
equipment
|
|
$ |
63,872 |
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
|
6,790 |
|
Total
assets acquired |
|
|
70,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
consideration
given
|
|
|
80,774 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
10,112 |
|
The $6.8 million preliminary fair value
of acquired intangible assets represents customer relationships and non-compete
agreements. Customer relationship intangible assets represent the
estimated economic value attributable to certain relationships acquired in
connection with the Horizon acquisition whereby (i) we acquired information
about or access to customers and now have regular contact with them and (ii) the
customers now have the ability to make direct contact with us. In
this context, customer relationships arise from contractual arrangements (such
as transportation contracts) and through means other than contracts, such as
regular contact by sales or service representative. The values
assigned to these intangible assets are amortized to earnings on a straight-line
basis over the expected period of economic benefit, which ranges from 2 to 9
years.
Of the $80.8 million in consideration
we paid to complete the acquisition of the Horizon business, $10.1 million has
been assigned to goodwill. Management attributes the value of this
goodwill to potential future benefits we expect to realize as a result of
acquiring this business and further expanding our Marine Services Segment and
complementing two of our core businesses.
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Intangible
Assets
The following table summarizes our
intangible assets, including excess investments, being amortized at March 31,
2008:
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Intangible
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstream
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
agreements
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
(371 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
5,227 |
|
|
|
(434 |
) |
Subtotal
|
|
|
6,227 |
|
|
|
(805 |
) |
Upstream Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
agreements
|
|
|
888 |
|
|
|
(350 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
10,005 |
|
|
|
(3,179 |
) |
Subtotal
|
|
|
10,893 |
|
|
|
(3,529 |
) |
Midstream Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gathering
agreements
|
|
|
239,649 |
|
|
|
(111,828 |
) |
Fractionation
agreement
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
|
(19,000 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
(153 |
) |
Subtotal
|
|
|
277,955 |
|
|
|
(130,981 |
) |
Marine Services
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationship
intangibles
|
|
|
40,900 |
|
|
|
(448 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
18,740 |
|
|
|
(738 |
) |
Subtotal
|
|
|
59,640 |
|
|
|
(1,186 |
) |
Total
intangible
assets
|
|
|
354,715 |
|
|
|
(136,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess
investments: (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downstream Segment
(2)
|
|
|
33,390 |
|
|
|
(22,782 |
) |
Upstream Segment
(3)
|
|
|
26,908 |
|
|
|
(5,306 |
) |
Midstream Segment
(4)
|
|
|
7,469 |
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
Subtotal
|
|
|
67,767 |
|
|
|
(28,216 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
intangible assets, including
excess
investments
|
|
$ |
422,482 |
|
|
$ |
(164,717 |
) |
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(1)
|
Excess
investments are included in “Equity Investments” in our consolidated
balance sheet.
|
(2)
|
Relates
to our investment in Centennial.
|
(3)
|
Relates
to our investment in Seaway.
|
(4)
|
Relates
to our investment in Jonah.
|
Goodwill
The following table presents the
carrying amount of goodwill at March 31, 2008 by business segment:
|
|
Downstream
Segment
|
|
|
Midstream
Segment
|
|
|
Upstream
Segment
|
|
|
Marine
Services
Segment
|
|
|
Segments
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
1,339 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
14,167 |
|
|
$ |
104,731 |
|
|
$ |
120,237 |
|
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The
following table summarizes the principal amounts outstanding under all of
TEPPCO’s debt instruments at March 31, 2008:
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term:
|
|
|
|
Senior debt obligations:
(1)
|
|
|
|
Revolving
Credit Facility, due December
2012
|
|
$ |
429,200 |
|
7.625%
Senior Notes, due February
2012
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
6.125%
Senior Notes, due February
2013
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
5.90% Senior Notes,
due April
2013
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
6.65% Senior Notes,
due April
2018
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
7.55% Senior Notes,
due April
2038
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
Total principal amount of
long-term senior debt obligations
|
|
|
2,129,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.000%
Junior Subordinated Notes, due June 2067
(1)
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
Total principal
amount of long-term debt
obligations
|
|
|
2,429,200 |
|
Adjustment to carrying value
associated with hedges of fair value and
unamortized
discounts (2)
|
|
|
16,295 |
|
Total
long-term debt
obligations
|
|
|
2,445,495 |
|
Total
Debt Instruments
(2)
|
|
$ |
2,445,495 |
|
Standby
letter of credit outstanding
(3)
|
|
$ |
23,086 |
|
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(1)
|
TE
Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream and Val Verde (collectively, the
“Subsidiary Guarantors”) have issued full, unconditional, joint and
several guarantees of TEPPCO’s senior notes, junior subordinated notes and
revolving credit facility.
|
(2)
|
TEPPCO
has entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge its exposure to
changes in the fair value on a portion of the debt obligations presented
above (see Note 5). Amount includes $5.6 million of unamortized
discounts and $21.9 million related to fair value
hedges.
|
(3)
|
Letters
of credit were issued in connection with crude oil purchased during the
quarter. Payables related to these purchases of crude oil are
generally paid during the following
quarter.
|
Revolving
Credit Facility
TEPPCO has in place a $700.0 million
unsecured revolving credit facility, including the issuance of letters of credit
(“Revolving Credit Facility”), which matures on December 12,
2012. The Revolving Credit Facility allows TEPPCO to request
unlimited one-year extensions of the maturity date, subject to lender approval
and satisfaction of certain other conditions and contains an accordion feature
whereby the total amount of the bank commitments may be increased, with lender
approval and the satisfaction of certain other conditions, from $700.0 million
up to a maximum amount of $1.0 billion. The aggregate outstanding
principal amount of swing line loans or same day borrowings permitted under the
Revolving Credit Facility is $40.0 million. The interest rate is
based, at TEPPCO’s option, on either the lender’s base rate, or LIBOR rate, plus
a margin, in effect at the time of the borrowings. The applicable
margin with respect to LIBOR rate borrowings is based on TEPPCO’s senior
unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt rating issued by Standard &
Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The
Revolving Credit Facility contains a term-out option in which TEPPCO may, on the
maturity date, convert the principal balance of all revolving loans then
outstanding into a non-revolving one-year term loan. Upon the
conversion of the revolving loans to term loans pursuant to the term-out option,
the applicable LIBOR spread will increase by 0.125% per year, and if immediately
prior to such borrowing the total outstanding revolver
borrowings
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then
outstanding exceeds 50% of the total lender commitments, the applicable LIBOR
spread with respect to borrowings will increase by an additional 10 basis
points.
The Revolving Credit Facility contains
financial covenants that require TEPPCO to maintain a ratio of Consolidated
Funded Debt to Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined and calculated in the facility) of
less than 5.00 to 1.00 (and, if after giving effect to a permitted acquisition
the ratio exceeds 5.00 to 1.00, the threshold ratio will be increased to 5.50 to
1.00 for the fiscal quarter in which such acquisition occurs and the first full
fiscal quarter following such acquisition). Other restrictive
covenants in the Revolving Credit Facility limit TEPPCO’s ability, and the
ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to, among other things, incur certain
additional indebtedness, make certain distributions, incur certain liens, engage
in specified transactions with affiliates and complete mergers, acquisitions and
sales of assets. The credit agreement restricts the amount of
outstanding debt of the Jonah joint venture to debt owing to the owners of its
partnership interests and other third-party debt in the aggregate principal
amount of $50.0 million and allows for the issuance of certain hybrid securities
of up to 15% of TEPCO’s Consolidated Total Capitalization (as defined
therein). At March 31, 2008, $429.2 million was outstanding under the
Revolving Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of
3.16%. At March 31, 2008, TEPPCO was in compliance with the covenants
of the Revolving Credit Facility.
Senior
Notes
On
January 27, 1998, TE Products issued $180.0 million principal amount of 6.45%
Senior Notes due 2008 and $210.0 million principal amount of 7.51% Senior Notes
due 2028 (collectively the “TE Products Senior Notes”). Interest on
the TE Products Senior Notes was payable semiannually in arrears on January 15
and July 15 of each year. The 6.45% TE Products Senior Notes were
issued at a discount of $0.3 million and were being accreted to their face value
over the term of the notes. The 6.45% TE Products Senior Notes due
2008 were redeemed at maturity on January 15, 2008. The 7.51% TE
Products Senior Notes due 2028, issued at par, became redeemable at any time
after January 15, 2008, at the option of TE Products, in whole or in part, at
varying fixed annual redemption prices. In October 2007, TE Products
repurchased $35.0 million principal amount of the 7.51% TE Products Senior Notes
for $36.1 million and accrued interest. On January 28, 2008, TE
Products redeemed the remaining $175.0 million of 7.51% TE Products Senior Notes
at a redemption price of 103.755% of the principal amount plus accrued and
unpaid interest at the date of redemption. TEPPCO funded the
retirement of both series of senior notes with borrowings under its term credit
agreement.
On
February 20, 2002 and January 30, 2003, TEPPCO issued $500.0 million principal
amount of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012 (“7.625% Senior Notes”) and $200.0
million principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2013 (“6.125% Senior
Notes”), respectively. The 7.625% Senior Notes and the 6.125% Senior
Notes were issued at discounts of $2.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively,
and are being accreted to their face value over the applicable term of the
senior notes. The senior notes may be redeemed at any time at
TEPPCO’s option with the payment of accrued interest and a make-whole premium
determined by discounting remaining interest and principal payments using a
discount rate equal to the rate of the United States Treasury securities of
comparable remaining maturity plus 35 basis points.
On March
27, 2008, TEPPCO issued (i) $250.0 million principal amount of 5.90% Senior
Notes due 2013, (ii) $350.0 million principal amount of 6.65% Senior Notes due
2018, and (iii) $400.0 million principal amount of 7.55% Senior Notes due
2038. The senior notes were issued at discounts of $0.2 million, $1.3
million and $2.2 million, respectively, and are being accreted to their face
value over the applicable terms of the senior notes. The senior notes
may be redeemed at any time at TEPPCO’s option with the payment of accrued
interest and a make-whole premium determined by discounting remaining interest
and principal payments using a discount rate equal to the rate of the United
States Treasury securities of comparable remaining maturity plus 50 basis
points.
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The
indentures governing TEPPCO’s senior notes contain covenants, including, but not
limited to, covenants limiting the creation of liens securing indebtedness and
sale and leaseback transactions. However, the indentures do not limit
TEPPCO’s ability to incur additional indebtedness. At March 31, 2008,
TEPPCO was in compliance with the covenants of its senior notes.
Junior
Subordinated Notes
In May 2007, TEPPCO issued and sold
$300.0 million in principal amount of fixed/floating, unsecured, long-term
subordinated notes due June 1, 2067 (“Junior Subordinated
Notes”). TEPPCO’s payment obligations under the Junior Subordinated
Notes are subordinated to all of its current and future senior indebtedness (as
defined in the related indenture). The Subsidiary Guarantors have
issued full, unconditional, and joint and several guarantees, on a junior
subordinated basis, of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes.
The
indenture governing the Junior Subordinated Notes does not limit TEPPCO’s
ability to incur additional debt, including debt that ranks senior to or equally
with the Junior Subordinated Notes. The indenture allows TEPPCO to
defer interest payments on one or more occasions for up to ten consecutive
years, subject to certain conditions. The indenture also provides
that during any period in which TEPPCO defers interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Notes, subject to certain exceptions, (i) TEPPCO cannot declare or
make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its equity securities; (ii) neither
TEPPCO nor the Subsidiary Guarantors will make, and TEPPCO and the Subsidiary
Guarantors will cause their respective majority-owned subsidiaries not to make,
any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, purchase or
redeem any of TEPPCO’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ debt securities (including
securities similar to the Junior Subordinated Notes) that contractually rank
equally with or junior to the Junior Subordinated Notes or the guarantees, as
applicable; and (iii) neither TEPPCO nor the Subsidiary Guarantors will make,
and TEPPCO and the Subsidiary Guarantors will cause their respective
majority-owned subsidiaries not to make, any payments under a guarantee of debt
securities (including under a guarantee of debt securities that are similar to
the Junior Subordinated Notes) that contractually ranks equally with or junior
to the Junior Subordinated Notes or the guarantees, as applicable.
The
Junior Subordinated Notes bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 7.000% from
May 2007 to June 1, 2017, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and
December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2007. After June 1,
2017, the Junior Subordinated Notes will bear interest at a variable annual rate
equal to the 3-month LIBOR rate for the related interest period plus 2.7775%,
payable quarterly in arrears on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of
each year commencing September 1, 2017. Interest payments may be
deferred on a cumulative basis for up to ten consecutive years, subject to
certain provisions. Deferred interest will accumulate additional
interest at the then-prevailing interest rate on the Junior Subordinated
Notes. The Junior Subordinated Notes mature in June
2067. The Junior Subordinated Notes are redeemable in whole or in
part prior to June 1, 2017 for a “make-whole” redemption price and thereafter at
a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus accrued
interest. The Junior Subordinated Notes are also redeemable prior to
June 1, 2017 in whole (but not in part) upon the occurrence of certain tax or
rating agency events at specified redemption prices. At March 31,
2008, TEPPCO was in compliance with the covenants of the Junior Subordinated
Notes.
In
connection with the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Notes, TEPPCO and its
Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a replacement capital covenant in favor of
holders of a designated series of senior long-term indebtedness (as provided in
the underlying documents) pursuant to which TEPPCO and its Subsidiary Guarantors
agreed for the benefit of such debt holders that TEPPCO would not redeem or
repurchase or otherwise satisfy, discharge or defease any of the Junior
Subordinated Notes on or before June 1, 2037, unless, subject to certain
limitations, during the 180 days prior to the date of that redemption,
repurchase, defeasance or purchase, TEPPCO has or one of its subsidiaries has
received a specified amount of proceeds from the sale of qualifying securities
that
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have
characteristics that are the same as, or more equity-like than, the applicable
characteristics of the Junior Subordinated Notes. The replacement
capital covenant is not a term of the indenture or the Junior Subordinated
Notes.
Fair
Values
The
following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the Senior Notes and
Junior Subordinated Notes at March 31, 2008:
|
|
Face
Value
|
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.625%
Senior Notes, due February 2012
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
533,188 |
|
6.125%
Senior Notes, due February 2013
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
202,368 |
|
5.90%
Senior Notes, due April 2013
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
251,960 |
|
6.65%
Senior Notes, due April 2018
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
353,531 |
|
7.55%
Senior Notes, due April 2038
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
404,031 |
|
7.000%
Junior Subordinated Notes, due June 2067
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
253,724 |
|
Term
Credit Agreement
TEPPCO
had in place a senior unsecured term credit agreement (“Term Credit Agreement”),
with a borrowing capacity of $1.0 billion and a maturity date of December 19,
2008. Term loans could have been drawn in up to five separate
drawings, each in a minimum amount of $75.0 million. Amounts repaid
could not be re-borrowed, and the principal amounts of all term loans were due
and payable in full on the maturity date. TEPPCO was required to make
mandatory principal repayments on the outstanding term loans from 100% of the
net cash proceeds it received from (i) any asset sale excluding asset sales made
in the ordinary course of business and sales to the extent aggregate proceeds
are less than $25.0 million, and (ii) subject to specified exceptions, issuances
of debt or equity. The interest rate was based, at TEPPCO’s option,
on either the lender’s base rate, or LIBOR rate, plus a margin, in effect at the
time of the borrowings. The applicable margin with respect to LIBOR
rate borrowings was based on TEPPCO’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced
long-term debt rating issued by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Financial covenants in the Term
Credit Agreement required TEPPCO to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt
to Pro Forma EBTIDA (as defined and calculated in the facility) of less than
5.00 to 1.00 (subject to adjustment for specified acquisitions, as described
above with respect to our Revolving Credit Facility). Other
restrictive covenants in the Term Credit Agreement limited TEPPCO’s ability, and
the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to, among other things, incur
certain indebtedness, make certain distributions, incur certain liens, engage in
specified transactions with affiliates and complete mergers, acquisitions and
sales of assets. TEPPCO’s obligations under the Term Credit Agreement
were guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors. During the first
quarter of 2008, TEPPCO borrowed $1.0 billion to finance the retirement of TE
Products’ senior notes and the Cenac and Horizon acquisitions and for other
partnership purposes. In March 2008, TEPPCO repaid the outstanding
balance with proceeds from the issuance of senior notes and other cash on hand
and terminated the agreement.
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Debt
Obligations of Unconsolidated Affiliates
We have
one unconsolidated affiliate, Centennial, with long-term debt
obligations. The following table shows the total debt of Centennial
at March 31, 2008 (on a 100% basis) and the corresponding scheduled maturities
of such debt.
|
|
Scheduled
Maturities of Debt
|
|
2008
|
|
$ |
10,100 |
|
2009
|
|
|
9,900 |
|
2010
|
|
|
9,100 |
|
2011
|
|
|
9,000 |
|
2012
|
|
|
8,900 |
|
After
2012
|
|
|
93,000 |
|
Total
scheduled maturities of
debt
|
|
$ |
140,000 |
|
At March
31, 2008, Centennial’s debt obligations consisted of $140.0 million borrowed
under a master shelf loan agreement. Borrowings under the master
shelf agreement mature in May 2024 and are collateralized by substantially all
of Centennial’s assets and severally guaranteed by Centennial’s
owners. In January 2008, TEPPCO entered into an amended and restated
guaranty agreement (“Amended Guaranty”) in which TEPPCO, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream
and TE Products (collectively, “TEPPCO Guarantors”) are required, on a joint and
several basis, to pay 50% of any past-due amount under Centennial’s master shelf
loan agreement not paid by Centennial (see Note 16).
Minority interest represents
third-party ownership interests, including those of TEPPCO’s public unitholders,
in the net assets of TEPPCO through TEPPCO’s publicly traded
Units. The Parent Company owns a 2% general partner interest in
TEPPCO. For financial reporting purposes, the assets and liabilities
of TEPPCO are consolidated with those of our own, with any third party
investor’s interest in our consolidated balance sheet amounts shown as minority
interest. Distributions to and contributions from minority interests
represent cash payments and cash contributions, respectively. At
March 31, 2008, TEPPCO had outstanding 94,839,660 Units.
Equity
Offerings and Registration Statements
TEPPCO has a universal shelf
registration statement on file with the SEC that, subject to agreement on terms
at the time of use and appropriate supplementation, allows it to issue, in one
or more offerings, up to an aggregate of $2.0 billion of equity securities, debt
securities or a combination thereof. In March 2008, TEPPCO sold $1.0
billion principal amount of senior notes under its universal shelf registration
statement (see Note 11). After taking into account past issuances of
securities under this registration statement, as of March 31, 2008, TEPPCO has
the ability to issue approximately $205.1 million of additional securities under
this registration statement, subject to customary marketing terms and
conditions.
EPCO,
Inc. TPP Employee Unit Purchase Plan
The EPCO,
Inc. TPP Employee Unit Purchase Plan (the “Unit Purchase Plan”) provides for
discounted purchases of TEPPCO Units by employees of EPCO and its
affiliates. A maximum of 1,000,000 of TEPPCO’s Units may be delivered
under the Unit Purchase Plan (subject to adjustment as provided in the
plan). The Unit Purchase Plan is effective until December 8, 2016,
or, if earlier, at the time that all available TEPPCO Units
under
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the plan have been
purchased on behalf of the participants or the time of termination of the plan
by EPCO or the Chairman or Vice Chairman of EPCO. As of March 31,
2008, 8,417 of TEPPCO’s Units have been issued to employees under this
plan.
Distribution
Reinvestment Plan
TEPPCO’s distribution reinvestment plan
(“DRIP”) provides for the issuance of up to 10,000,000 of TEPPCO’s
Units. TEPPCO Units purchased through the DRIP may be acquired at a
discount rating from 0% to 5% (currently set at 5%), which will be set from time
to time by TEPPCO. As of March 31, 2008, 109,115 of TEPPCO’s Units
have been issued in connection with the DRIP.
At March
31, 2008, member’s equity (deficit) consisted of our capital account and
accumulated other comprehensive loss.
At March
31, 2008, we had a deficit balance of $90.2 million in our member’s equity
account. This negative balance does not represent an asset to us and
does not represent obligations of our member to contribute cash or other
property to us. The member’s equity account generally consists of our
member’s cumulative share of our net income less cash distributions made to it
plus capital contributions that it has made to us. Cash distributions
that we receive during a period from TEPPCO may exceed TEPPCO’s net income for
the period. In turn, cash distributions we make to our member during
a period may exceed our net income for the period. TEPPCO makes
quarterly cash distributions of all of its Available Cash, generally defined as
consolidated cash receipts less consolidated cash disbursements and cash
reserves established by us, as general partner, in our reasonable discretion
(these cash distributions paid to us are eliminated upon consolidation of the
Parent Company’s financial statements with TEPPCO’s financial
statements). Cash distributions by us to our member in excess of our
net income during previous periods resulted in a deficit in the member’s equity
account at March 31, 2008. Future cash distributions that exceed net
income will result in an increase in the deficit balance in the member’s equity
account.
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
SFAS No.
130, Reporting Comprehensive
Income requires certain items such as foreign currency translation
adjustments, gains or losses associated with pension or other postretirement
benefits, prior service costs or credits associated with pension or other
postretirement benefits, transition assets or obligations associated with
pension or other postretirement benefits and unrealized gains and losses on
certain investments in debt and equity securities to be reported in a financial
statement. At March 31, 2008, the components of accumulated other
comprehensive loss reflected on our consolidated balance sheet were composed of
crude oil hedges and treasury locks. The series of crude oil hedges
have forward positions throughout 2008. While the crude oil hedges
are in effect, changes in their fair values, to the extent the hedges are
effective, are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income until they
are recognized in net income in future periods. The amounts related
to settlements of treasury lock agreements are being amortized into earnings
over the terms of the respective debt (see Note 5).
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The
accumulated balance of other comprehensive loss is as follows:
Balance
at December 31,
2007
|
|
$ |
(42,557 |
) |
Changes
in fair values of crude oil cash flow hedges
|
|
|
3,089 |
|
Settlement of treasury
locks
|
|
|
(52,098 |
) |
Amortization of treasury lock
proceeds into earnings
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
Changes in fair values of treasury
locks
|
|
|
25,296 |
|
Ineffectiveness
of treasury locks
|
|
|
42 |
|
Transfer
portion of interest payment hedged under treasury locks
|
|
|
|
|
not
occurring as forecasted to earnings
|
|
|
3,586 |
|
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
|
$ |
(62,668 |
) |
We have
four reporting segments:
-
Our
Downstream Segment, which is engaged in the pipeline transportation, marketing
and storage of refined products, LPGs and petrochemicals;
-
Our
Upstream Segment, which is engaged in the gathering, pipeline transportation,
marketing and storage of crude oil and distribution of lubrication oils and
specialty chemicals;
-
Our
Midstream Segment, which is engaged in the gathering of natural gas,
fractionation of NGLs and pipeline transportation of NGLs; and
-
Our
Marine Services Segment, which is engaged in the marine transportation of
refined products, crude oil, condensate, asphalt, heavy fuel oil and other
heated oil products via tow boats and tank barges.
The
amounts indicated below as “Other” relate primarily to intersegment eliminations
and assets that we hold that have not been allocated to any of our reporting
segments. The table below includes information by segment, together
with reconciliations to our consolidated totals:
|
|
Downstream
Segment
|
|
|
Upstream
Segment
|
|
|
Midstream
Segment
|
|
|
Marine
Services
Segment
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
At
March 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
assets
|
|
$ |
1,216,875 |
|
|
$ |
2,403,701 |
|
|
$ |
1,609,762 |
|
|
$ |
606,415 |
|
|
$ |
(232,892 |
) |
|
$ |
5,603,861 |
|
Investments
in unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
68,052 |
|
|
|
192,047 |
|
|
|
904,238 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1,164,337 |
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
|
5,422 |
|
|
|
7,364 |
|
|
|
146,974 |
|
|
|
58,454 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
218,214 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,339 |
|
|
|
14,167 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
104,731 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
120,237 |
|
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The
following table summarizes the related party balances at March 31,
2008:
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
Accounts
receivable, related parties
(1)
|
|
$ |
5,003 |
|
Accounts
payable, related parties
(2)
|
|
|
30,250 |
|
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(1)
|
Relates
to sales and transportation services provided to Enterprise Products
Partners and certain of its subsidiaries and EPCO and certain of its
affiliates and direct payroll, payroll related costs and other operational
expenses charged to unconsolidated
affiliates.
|
(2)
|
Relates
to direct payroll, payroll related costs and other operational related
charges from Enterprise Products Partners and certain of its subsidiaries
and EPCO and certain of its affiliates, transportation and other services
provided by unconsolidated affiliates and advances from Seaway for
operating expenses.
|
Relationship
with EPCO and Affiliates
We have
an extensive and ongoing relationship with EPCO and its affiliates, which
include the following significant entities:
-
EPCO
and its consolidated private company subsidiaries;
-
Enterprise
GP Holdings, which owns all of our membership interests;
-
Enterprise
Products Partners, which is controlled by affiliates of EPCO, including
Enterprise GP Holdings;
-
Duncan
Energy Partners L.P., which is controlled by affiliates of EPCO;
and
-
Enterprise
Gas Processing LLC, which is controlled by affiliates of EPCO and is our joint
venture partner in Jonah.
Dan L.
Duncan directly owns and controls EPCO and through Dan Duncan LLC, owns and
controls EPE Holdings, the general partner of Enterprise GP
Holdings. Enterprise GP Holdings owns all of our membership
interests. Our principal business activity is to act as managing
partner of TEPPCO. Our executive officers are employees of EPCO (see
Note 1).
We and
TEPPCO are both separate legal entities apart from each other and apart from
EPCO and its other affiliates, with assets and liabilities that are separate
from those of EPCO and its other affiliates. EPCO and its
consolidated private company subsidiaries and affiliates depend on the cash
distributions they receive from the Parent Company and other investments to fund
their operations and to meet their debt obligations. We paid cash
distributions to of $12.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008
to our member.
The ownership interests in us and the
limited partner interests in TEPPCO that are owned or controlled by EPCO and
certain of its affiliates, other than those interests owned by Dan Duncan LLC
and certain trusts affiliated with Dan L. Duncan, are pledged as security under
the credit facility of an affiliate of EPCO. All of the membership
interests in us and the limited partner interests in us that are owned or
controlled by Enterprise GP Holdings are pledged as security under its credit
facility. If Enterprise GP Holdings were to default under its credit
facility, its lender banks could own the Parent Company.
Unless noted otherwise, our
transactions and agreements with EPCO or its affiliates are not on an arm’s
length basis. As a result, we cannot provide assurance that the terms
and provisions of such transactions or agreements are at least as favorable to
us as we could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
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We do not have any employees, and all
of our management, administrative and operating functions are performed by
employees of EPCO, pursuant to the ASA or by other service
providers. We reimburse EPCO for the allocated costs of its employees
who perform operating functions for us and for costs related to its other
management and administrative employees (see Note 1).
Jonah
Joint Venture
Enterprise
Products Partners (through an affiliate) is our joint venture partner in Jonah,
the partnership through which we have owned our interest in the system serving
the Jonah and Pinedale fields. Through March 31, 2008, we have reimbursed
Enterprise Products Partners $281.1 million ($19.5 million in 2008, $152.2
million in 2007 and $109.4 million in 2006) for our share of the Phase V cost
incurred by it (including its cost of capital incurred prior to the formation of
the joint venture of $1.3 million). At March 31, 2008, we had a
payable to Enterprise Products Partners for costs incurred of $7.4 million (see
Note 8). At March 31, 2008, we had a receivable from Jonah of $4.3
million for distributions and operating expenses. During the three
months ended March 31, 2008, we received distributions from Jonah of $37.2
million. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, Jonah paid
distributions of $8.9 million to the affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners
that is our joint venture partner.
TEPPCO
has agreed to indemnify Enterprise Products Partners from any and all losses,
claims, demands, suits, liability, costs and expenses arising out of or related
to breaches of its representations, warranties, or covenants related to the
formation of the Jonah joint venture, Jonah’s ownership or operation of the
Jonah-Pinedale system prior to the effective date of the joint venture, and any
environmental activity, or violation of or liability under environmental laws
arising from or related to the condition of the Jonah-Pinedale system prior to
the effective date of the joint venture. In general, a claim for
indemnification cannot be filed until the losses suffered by Enterprise Products
Partners exceed $1.0 million, and the maximum potential amount of future
payments under the indemnity is limited to $100.0 million. However,
if certain representations or warranties are breached, the maximum potential
amount of future payments under the indemnity is capped at $207.6
million. All indemnity payments are net of insurance recoveries that
Enterprise Products Partners may receive from third-party
insurers. TEPPCO carries insurance coverage that may offset any
payments required under the indemnity. We do not expect that these
indemnities will have a material adverse effect on our financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Sale
of the Parent Company to Enterprise GP Holdings; Relationship with Energy
Transfer Equity
On May 7,
2007, all of our membership interests, together with 4,400,000 of TEPPCO’s
Units, were sold by DFIGP to Enterprise GP Holdings, a publicly traded
partnership also controlled indirectly by Dan L.
Duncan. Enterprise GP Holdings, DFIGP and other entities
controlled by Mr. Duncan own 16,691,550 of TEPPCO’s Units. EPCO and
its affiliates and Enterprise GP Holdings are not liable for our obligations nor
do we assume or guarantee the obligations of such affiliates. We do
not receive financial assistance from or own interests in any other EPCO
affiliates other than our general partner interests in TEPPCO.
Concurrently
with the acquisition of the Parent Company, Enterprise GP Holdings acquired
non-controlling ownership interests in Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“Energy
Transfer Equity”) and LE GP, LLC (“ETE GP”), the general partner of Energy
Transfer Equity. Following the transaction, Enterprise GP Holdings
owns approximately 34.9% of the membership interests in ETE GP and 38,976,090
common units of Energy Transfer Equity representing approximately 17.6% of the
outstanding limited partner interests in Energy Transfer Equity.
Relationship
with Unconsolidated Affiliates
Our
significant related party revenues and expense transactions with unconsolidated
affiliates consist of management, rental and other revenues, transportation
expense related to movements on Centennial and Seaway and
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rental expense related to
the lease of pipeline capacity on Centennial. For additional
information regarding our unconsolidated affiliates, see Note 8.
Litigation
On
December 21, 2001, TE Products was named as a defendant in a lawsuit in the 10th
Judicial District, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, styled Rebecca L. Grisham et al.
v. TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited
Partnership. In this case, the plaintiffs contend that our
pipeline, which crosses the plaintiffs’ property, leaked toxic products onto
their property and, consequently caused damages to them. We have
filed an answer to the plaintiffs’ petition denying the allegations, and we are
defending ourselves vigorously against the lawsuit. The plaintiffs
assert damages attributable to the remediation of the property of approximately
$1.4 million. This case has been stayed pending the completion of
remediation pursuant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
(“LDEQ”) requirements. We do not believe that the outcome of this
lawsuit will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
In 1991,
we were named as a defendant in a matter styled Jimmy R. Green, et al. v. Cities
Service Refinery, et al. as filed in the 26th
Judicial District Court of Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The plaintiffs
in this matter reside or formerly resided on land that was once the site of a
refinery owned by one of our co-defendants. The former refinery is
located near our Bossier City facility. Plaintiffs have claimed
personal injuries and property damage arising from alleged contamination of the
refinery property. The plaintiffs have pursued certification as a
class and have significantly increased their demand to approximately $175.0
million. We have never owned any interest in the refinery property made the
basis of this action, and we do not believe that we contributed to any alleged
contamination of this property. While we cannot predict the ultimate
outcome, we do not believe that the outcome of this lawsuit will have a material
adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
On
September 18, 2006, Peter Brinckerhoff, a purported unitholder of TEPPCO, filed
a complaint in the Court of Chancery of New Castle County in the State of
Delaware, in his individual capacity, as a putative class action on behalf of
TEPPCO’s other unitholders, and derivatively on TEPPCO’s behalf, concerning
proposals made to its unitholders in its definitive proxy statement filed with
the SEC on September 11, 2006 (“Proxy Statement”) and other
transactions involving TEPPCO and Enterprise Products Partners or its
affiliates. Mr. Brinckerhoff filed an amended complaint on July 12,
2007. The amended complaint names as defendants the Parent Company;
our Board of Directors; the Parent Company’s parent companies, including EPCO;
Enterprise Products Partners and certain of its affiliates and Dan L.
Duncan. TEPPCO is named as a nominal defendant.
The
amended complaint alleges, among other things, that certain of the transactions
adopted at a special meeting of TEPPCO’s unitholders on December 8, 2006,
including a reduction of the Parent Company’s maximum percentage interest in
TEPPCO’s distributions in exchange for TEPPCO’s Units (the “Issuance Proposal”),
were unfair to TEPPCO’s unitholders and constituted a breach by the defendants
of fiduciary duties owed to TEPPCO’s unitholders and that the Proxy Statement
failed to provide its unitholders with all material facts necessary for them to
make an informed decision whether to vote in favor of or against the
proposals. The amended complaint further alleges that, since Mr.
Duncan acquired control of the Parent Company in 2005, the defendants, in breach
of their fiduciary duties to TEPPCO and its unitholders, have caused TEPPCO to
enter into certain transactions with Enterprise Products Partners or its
affiliates that were unfair to TEPPCO or otherwise unfairly favored Enterprise
Products Partners or its affiliates over TEPPCO. The amended
complaint alleges that such transactions include the Jonah joint venture entered
into by TEPPCO and an Enterprise Products Partners affiliate in August 2006
(citing the fact that our ACG Committee did not obtain a fairness opinion from
an independent investment banking firm in approving the transaction), and the
sale by TEPPCO to an Enterprise Products Partners’ affiliate of the Pioneer
plant
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in
March 2006. As more fully described in the Proxy Statement, the ACG
Committee recommended the Issuance Proposal for approval by our Board of
Directors. The amended complaint also alleges that Richard S. Snell,
Michael B. Bracy and Murray H. Hutchison, constituting the three members of the
ACG Committee at the time, cannot be considered independent because of their
alleged ownership of securities in Enterprise Products Partners and its
affiliates and/or their relationships with Mr. Duncan.
The
amended complaint seeks relief (i) awarding damages for profits and special
benefits allegedly obtained by defendants as a result of the alleged wrongdoings
in the complaint; (ii) rescinding all actions taken pursuant to the Proxy vote
and (iii) awarding plaintiff costs of the action, including fees and expenses of
his attorneys and experts.
In
addition to the proceedings discussed above, we have been, in the ordinary
course of business, a defendant in various lawsuits and a party to various other
legal proceedings, some of which are covered in whole or in part by insurance.
We believe that the outcome of these other proceedings will not individually or
in the aggregate have a future material adverse effect on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Regulatory
Matters
Our
pipelines and other facilities are subject to multiple environmental obligations
and potential liabilities under a variety of federal, state and local laws and
regulations. These include, without limitation: the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act; the Clean Air Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the
Clean Water Act; the Oil Pollution Act; and analogous state and local laws and
regulations. Such laws and regulations affect many aspects of our present and
future operations, and generally require us to obtain and comply with a wide
variety of environmental registrations, licenses, permits, inspections and other
approvals, with respect to air emissions, water quality, wastewater discharges,
and solid and hazardous waste management. Failure to comply with these
requirements may expose us to fines, penalties and/or interruptions in our
operations that could influence our results of operations. If an accidental
leak, spill or release of hazardous substances occurs at any facilities that we
own, operate or otherwise use, or where we send materials for treatment or
disposal, we could be held jointly and severally liable for all resulting
liabilities, including investigation, remedial and clean-up costs. Likewise, we
could be required to remove or remediate previously disposed wastes or property
contamination, including groundwater contamination. Any or all of
this could materially affect our results of operations and cash
flows.
We
believe that our operations and facilities are in substantial compliance with
applicable environmental laws and regulations, and that the cost of compliance
with such laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations or financial position. We cannot ensure,
however, that existing environmental regulations will not be revised or that new
regulations will not be adopted or become applicable to us. The clear trend in
environmental regulation is to place more restrictions and limitations on
activities that may be perceived to affect the environment, and thus there can
be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future expenditures for
environmental regulation compliance or remediation, and actual future
expenditures may be different from the amounts we currently anticipate. Revised
or additional regulations that result in increased compliance costs or
additional operating restrictions, particularly if those costs are not fully
recoverable from our customers, could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash
flows. At March 31, 2008, we had an accrued liability balance of $7.8
million related to sites requiring environmental remediation
activities.
In 1999,
our Arcadia, Louisiana, facility and adjacent terminals were directed by the
Remediation Services Division of the LDEQ to pursue remediation of environmental
contamination. Effective March 2004, we executed an access agreement
with an adjacent industrial landowner who is located upgradient of the Arcadia
facility. This agreement enables the landowner to proceed with
remediation activities at our Arcadia facility for which it has
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accepted shared
responsibility. At March 31, 2008, we have an accrued liability of
$0.6 million for remediation costs at our Arcadia facility. We do not
expect that the completion of the remediation program proposed to the LDEQ will
have a future material adverse effect on our financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
We are in
negotiations with the U.S. Department of Transportation with respect to a notice
of probable violation that we received on April 25, 2005, for alleged violations
of pipeline safety regulations at our Todhunter facility, with a proposed $0.4
million civil penalty. We responded on June 30, 2005, by admitting
certain of the alleged violations, contesting others and requesting a reduction
in the proposed civil penalty. We do not expect any settlement, fine
or penalty to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
The FERC,
pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, as amended, the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 and rules and orders promulgated thereunder, regulates the tariff
rates for our interstate common carrier pipeline operations. To be
lawful under that Act, interstate tariff rates, terms and conditions of service
must be just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory, and must be on file
with the FERC. In addition, pipelines may not confer any undue
preference upon any shipper. Shippers may protest, and the FERC may
investigate, the lawfulness of new or changed tariff rates. The FERC
can suspend those tariff rates for up to seven months. It can also
require refunds of amounts collected with interest pursuant to rates that are
ultimately found to be unlawful. The FERC and interested parties can
also challenge tariff rates that have become final and
effective. Because of the complexity of rate making, the lawfulness
of any rate is never assured. A successful challenge of our rates
could adversely affect our revenues.
The FERC
uses prescribed rate methodologies for approving regulated tariff rates for
transporting crude oil and refined products. Our interstate tariff
rates are either market-based or derived in accordance with the FERC’s indexing
methodology, which currently allows a pipeline to increase its rates by a
percentage linked to the producer price index for finished
goods. These methodologies may limit our ability to set rates based
on our actual costs or may delay the use of rates reflecting increased
costs. Changes in the FERC’s approved methodology for approving rates
could adversely affect us. Adverse decisions by the FERC in approving
our regulated rates could adversely affect our cash flow.
The
intrastate liquids pipeline transportation services we provide are subject to
various state laws and regulations that apply to the rates we charge and the
terms and conditions of the services we offer. Although state
regulation typically is less onerous than FERC regulation, the rates we charge
and the provision of our services may be subject to challenge.
Although
our natural gas gathering systems are generally exempt from FERC regulation
under the Natural Gas Act of 1938, FERC regulation still significantly affects
our natural gas gathering business. In recent years, the FERC has
pursued pro-competition policies in its regulation of interstate natural gas
pipelines. If the FERC does not continue this approach, it could have
an adverse effect on the rates we are able to charge in the
future. In addition, our natural gas gathering operations could be
adversely affected in the future should they become subject to the application
of federal regulation of rates and services or if the states in which we operate
adopt policies imposing more onerous regulation on
gathering. Additional rules and legislation pertaining to these
matters are considered and adopted from time to time at both state and federal
levels. We cannot predict what effect, if any, such regulatory
changes and legislation might have on our operations, but we could be required
to incur additional capital expenditures.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Contractual
Obligations
There
have been no material changes in our operating lease commitments since December
31, 2007.
In March 2008, TEPPCO issued $1.0
billion of senior notes due 2013, 2018 and 2038 (see Note 11). Other
than the issuance of these senior notes, there have been no significant changes
in TEPPCO’s schedule of maturities of long-term debt or other contractual
obligations since the year ended December 31, 2007.
The following table summarizes TEPPCO’s
maturities of long-term debt obligations at March 31, 2008:
|
|
Payment
or Settlement due by Period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2008
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturities
of long-term debt (1)
|
|
$ |
2,429,200 |
|
$ |
-- |
|
$ |
-- |
|
$ |
-- |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
629,200 |
|
|
$ |
1,300,000 |
|
Interest
payments (2)
|
|
$ |
2,772,485 |
|
$ |
152,900 |
|
$ |
152,900 |
|
$ |
152,900 |
|
$ |
152,900 |
|
$ |
110,896 |
|
|
$ |
2,049,989 |
|
__________________
(1)
|
TEPPCO
has long-term payment obligations under its Revolving Credit Facility, its
Senior Notes and its Junior Subordinated Notes. Amounts shown
in the table represent TEPPCO’s scheduled future maturities of long-term
debt principal for the periods indicated (see Note 11 for additional
information regarding TEPPCO’s consolidated debt
obligations).
|
(2)
|
Includes
interest payments due on TEPPCO’s senior notes and junior subordinated
notes and interest payments and commitment fees due on its Revolving
Credit Facility. The interest amount calculated on the
Revolving Credit Facility and the junior subordinated notes is based on
the assumption that the amount outstanding and the interest rate charged
both remain at their current
levels.
|
Other
At March
31, 2008, Centennial’s debt obligations consisted of $140.0 million borrowed
under a master shelf loan agreement. In January 2008, TEPPCO entered
into an Amended Guaranty agreement with Centennial’s lenders, in which the
TEPPCO Guarantors are required, on a joint and several basis, to pay 50% of any
past-due amount under Centennial’s master shelf loan agreement not paid by
Centennial. The Amended Guaranty also has a credit maintenance
requirement whereby TEPPCO may be required to provide additional credit support
in the form of a letter of credit or pay certain fees if either of its credit
ratings from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group and Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. fall below investment grade levels as specified in the Amended
Guaranty. If Centennial defaults on its debt obligations, the
estimated maximum potential amount of future payments for the TEPPCO Guarantors
and Marathon is $70.0 million each at March 31, 2008. At March 31,
2008, we have a liability of $9.4 million, which represents the present value of
the estimated amount we would have to pay under the guaranty.
TE
Products, Marathon and Centennial have also entered into a limited cash call
agreement, which allows each member to contribute cash in lieu of Centennial
procuring separate insurance in the event of a third-party liability arising
from a catastrophic event. There is an indefinite term for the
agreement and each member is to contribute cash in proportion to its ownership
interest, up to a maximum of $50.0 million each. As a result of the
catastrophic event guarantee, at March 31, 2008, TE Products has a liability of
$4.1 million, which represents the present value of the estimated amount, based
on a probability estimate, we would have to pay under the
guarantee. If a catastrophic event were to occur and we were required
to contribute cash to Centennial, such contributions might be covered by our
insurance (net of deductible), depending upon the nature of the catastrophic
event.
One of
our subsidiaries, TCO, has entered into master equipment lease agreements with
finance companies for the use of various equipment. Lease expense
related to this equipment is approximately $5.2 million per year. We
have guaranteed the full and timely payment and performance of TCO’s obligations
under the agreements.
TEXAS
EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
(CONTINUED)
Generally,
events of default would trigger our performance under the
guarantee. The maximum potential amount of future payments under the
guarantee is not estimable, but would include base rental payments for both
current and future equipment, stipulated loss payments in the event any
equipment is stolen, damaged, or destroyed and any future indemnity
payments. We carry insurance coverage that may offset any payments
required under the guarantees. We do not believe that any performance
under the guarantee would have a material effect on our financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2006, we signed an
agreement with Motiva Enterprises, LLC (“Motiva”) for us to construct and
operate a new refined products storage facility to support the expansion of
Motiva’s refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Under the terms of the
agreement, we are constructing a 5.4 million barrel refined products storage
facility for gasoline and distillates. The agreement also provides
for a 15-year throughput and dedication of volume, which will commence upon
completion of the refinery expansion. The project includes the
construction of 20 storage tanks, five 5.4-mile product pipelines connecting the
storage facility to Motiva’s refinery, 21,000 horsepower of pumping capacity,
and distribution pipeline connections to the Colonial, Explorer and Magtex
pipelines. The storage and pipeline project is expected to be
completed by January 1, 2010. As a part of a separate but
complementary initiative, we are constructing an 11-mile, 20-inch pipeline to
connect the new storage facility in Port Arthur to our refined products terminal
in Beaumont, Texas, which is the primary origination facility for our mainline
system. These projects will facilitate connections to additional
markets through the Colonial, Explorer and Magtex pipeline systems and provide
the Motiva refinery with access to our pipeline system. The total
cost of the project is expected to be approximately $310.0 million, which
includes $20.0 million for the 11-mile, 20-inch pipeline, $30.0 million of
capitalized interest and $17.0 million of scope changes requested by
Motiva. Through March 31, 2008, we have spent approximately $70.0
million on this construction project. Under the terms of the
agreement, if Motiva cancels the agreement prior to the commencement date of the
project, Motiva will reimburse us the actual reasonable expenses we have
incurred after the effective date of the agreement, including both internal and
external costs that would be capitalized as a part of the project, plus a ten
percent cancellation fee.
Marine Asset
Acquisitions
On April 18, 2008, we paid $3.0 million
of the $6.8 million consideration held back at closing to Horizon Maritime,
L.L.C., in connection with the completion of construction and delivery of one of
the two tow boats that had been under construction at the time of closing of the
acquisition.
Additionally, on April 7, 2008, we
further expanded our Marine Services Segment by purchasing four new 30,000
barrel inland tank barges from Cenac Towing Co., Inc. for approximately $11.4
million. These tank barges will be used in conjunction with
incremental revenue producing services and to maintain fleet
utilization.