DCP Midstream Partners Announces Public Offering of Senior Notes
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DPM) (the Partnership) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DCP Midstream Operating, LP (the Operating Partnership), intends to issue $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022. The senior notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Partnership.
The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the offering (i) to fund the cash portion of the purchase price of the Partnership’s previously announced contribution by DCP Midstream, LLC to the Partnership of the additional 66.67% interest in the Southeast Texas system (the Southeast Texas Transaction) and pay related expenses, (ii) to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under its $135 million term loan, and (iii) for general partnership purposes, including repayment of borrowings under its revolving credit facility. If the Southeast Texas Transaction is not consummated, the Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under its $135 million term loan, to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility and for general partnership purposes.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. will act as joint book-running managers for the offering. When available, a copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from any of the underwriters by contacting:
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
| Attn: Prospectus Dept. |
| 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor |
| New York, NY 10014 |
| Toll-free: 1-866-718-1649 |
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
| 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 |
| Attn: Syndicate Operations |
| Toll-free: 1-800-326-5897 |
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
| 383 Madison Avenue |
| New York, New York 10179 |
| Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk - 3rd floor |
| Telephone: (212) 834-4533 |
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC |
| Three World Financial Center |
| 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor |
| New York, New York 10281 |
| Attention: Transaction Management, Scott Primrose |
| Phone: (866) 375-6829 |
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RBS Securities Inc. |
| 600 Washington Boulevard |
| Stamford, CT 06901 |
| Telephone: (866) 884-2071 |
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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
| 3333 Peachtree Road, 11th floor |
| Atlanta, Georgia 30326 |
| Attn: Prospectus Department |
| Telephone: (800) 685-4786 |
You may also obtain these documents free of charge when they are available by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
The senior notes are being offered and will be sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. This offering may be made only by means of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus.
DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DPM) is a midstream master limited partnership that gathers, treats, processes, transports and markets natural gas, transports and markets natural gas liquids, and is a leading wholesale distributor of propane. DCP Midstream Partners, LP is managed by its general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LLC, which is wholly owned by DCP Midstream, LLC, a joint venture between Spectra Energy and ConocoPhillips.
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the intended use of offering proceeds and other aspects of the common unit offering. Although management believes that expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition, these statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other assumptions that are difficult to predict and may be beyond our control, including market conditions, customary closing conditions and other factors described in the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus for the offering. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Partnership’s actual results may vary materially from what management anticipated, estimated, projected or expected.
Investors are encouraged to closely consider the disclosures and risk factors contained in the Partnership’s annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Information contained in this press release is unaudited, and is subject to change.
DCP Midstream Partners
Media and Investor Relations Contact: Jonni Anwar
Phone: 303-605-1868
24-Hour: 303-887-5419
Source: DCP Midstream Partners, LP
