Summit Midstream Partners, LP Announces Extension of Expiration Date in Series A Preferred Unit Exchange Offer

Rhea-AI Summary

Summit Midstream Partners, LP (SMLP) extended the expiration date of its Exchange Offer for its 9.50% Series A Preferred Units to April 13, 2021. The Partnership aims to exchange up to 2,400,000 newly issued common units for tendered preferred units. As of April 6, 2021, only 23,912 preferred units were properly tendered, falling short of the 15,000 units required to proceed with the exchange. The Exchange Offer documents are available on the SEC and Partnership's websites.

Positive

• Extension of the Exchange Offer allows additional time for holders to tender Series A Preferred Units.
• Potential to issue 2,400,000 newly common units could enhance liquidity.

Negative

• Only 23,912 Series A Preferred Units tendered, indicating low participation.
• Condition of at least 15,000 tendered units not met, potentially hindering the exchange process.

HOUSTON, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) (the "Partnership") announced today that it has amended its offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") its 9.50% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (Liquidation Preference $1,000) (the "Series A Preferred Units") tendered in the Exchange Offer for up to 2,400,000 newly issued common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the "Common Units"). The Partnership has extended the expiration date of the Exchange Offer to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 13, 2021 (the "Expiration Date"), unless further extended. The Partnership will issue Common Units in exchange for Series A Preferred Units that are accepted for exchange promptly after the Expiration Date. As of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 6, 2021, based on preliminary information provided by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Exchange Offer (the "Depositary"), 23,912 Series A Preferred Units were properly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer is still conditioned on, among other things, that holders of at least 15,000 Series A Preferred Units properly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Series A Preferred Units prior to the expiration date of the Exchange Offer. There are no other material changes to the Exchange Offer.

The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer are set forth in the Offer to Exchange and related Letter of Transmittal, as amended and supplemented, that are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under cover of Schedule TO. Copies of the Offer to Exchange and Letter of Transmittal may be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, the Partnership's website at www.summitmidstream.com or may be obtained from the Information Agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc., at 800-967-5071 (toll free) for unitholders, 212-269-5550 for banks and brokers or summitmidstream@dfking.com. The Depositary can be contacted at 877-248-6417 (toll free) or 718-921-8317.

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SERIES A PREFERRED UNITS, NOR IS IT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY ANY COMMON UNITS. THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER. THE PARTNERSHIP IS MAKING THE EXCHANGE OFFER ONLY BY, AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE OFFER TO EXCHANGE, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED. THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES, BLUE SKY OR OTHER LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. NONE OF THE PARTNERSHIP, OUR GENERAL PARTNER, ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE. THIS PRESS RELEASE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS UNLAWFUL.

About Summit Midstream Partners, LP

SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.  SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering services pursuant to primarily long-term and fee-based gathering and processing agreements with customers and counterparties in six unconventional resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and West Virginia; (ii) the Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Permian Basin, which includes the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations in New Mexico; (v) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in Texas; and (vi) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado.  SMLP has an equity investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC, which is developing natural gas transmission infrastructure that will provide transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas.  SMLP also has an equity investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure in the Utica Shale in Ohio.  SMLP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, information concerning completion of the Offer to Exchange, the terms and timing of the Offer to Exchange, and the impact of completion of the Offer to Exchange. The Partnership may modify the terms or timing of the Offer to Exchange with requisite notice.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements and may contain the words "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions, or future conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would," and "could."  Forward-looking statements also contain known and unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are difficult to predict and beyond management's control) that may cause SMLP's actual results in future periods to differ materially from anticipated or projected results.  An extensive list of specific material risks and uncertainties affecting SMLP is contained in its 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2021, as amended and updated from time to time. Any forward-looking statements in this press release, are made as of the date of this press release and SMLP undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events.

 

View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/summit-midstream-partners-lp-announces-extension-of-expiration-date-in-series-a-preferred-unit-exchange-offer-301263635.html

SOURCE Summit Midstream Partners, LP

FAQ

What is the new expiration date for SMLP's Exchange Offer?

The new expiration date for Summit Midstream Partners' Exchange Offer is April 13, 2021.

How many Series A Preferred Units were tendered by April 6, 2021?

As of April 6, 2021, 23,912 Series A Preferred Units were properly tendered.

What is the minimum number of Series A Preferred Units required for the Exchange Offer?

The Exchange Offer requires at least 15,000 Series A Preferred Units to be properly tendered.

What will SMLP issue in exchange for the Series A Preferred Units?

SMLP will issue newly issued common units in exchange for the tendered Series A Preferred Units.