Summit Midstream Partners, LP Announces Pricing of Private Offering of $700 Million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes

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Summit Midstream Partners, LP (SMLP) announced a private offering of $700 million in 8.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026, priced at 98.5% of face value. The offering aims to close on November 2, 2021. Proceeds will be used to repay existing debts, including obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility, fund the redemption of $234 million in Senior Notes due 2022, and cover general corporate purposes. The Notes will mature on October 15, 2026, or earlier under certain conditions.

Positive

• Offering size of $700 million indicates strong capital generation.
• Proceeds will help reduce debt obligations, improving financial health.
• Intended use of funds for general corporate purposes may enhance operational flexibility.

Negative

• Redemption of 2022 Notes may indicate cash flow concerns.

HOUSTON, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) (the "Partnership") announced today that Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Summit Holdings"), and Summit Midstream Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with Summit Holdings, the "Co-Issuers"), which are subsidiaries of the Partnership, priced a private offering (the "Offering") of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") at a price of 98.5% of their face value. The Notes will pay interest semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2022, and will be jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior second-priority secured basis, by the Partnership and each restricted subsidiary of the Partnership (other than the Co-Issuers) that is an obligor under the credit agreement by and among Summit Holdings, as borrower, Bank of America, N.A., administrative agent and trustee and the several lenders and other agents party thereto (the "ABL Credit Agreement"), which Summit Holdings expects to enter into on or about the date on which the Notes are issued, or under the Co-Issuers' 5.75% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes") on the issue date of the Notes.

The Notes will mature on October 15, 2026; provided that, if the outstanding amount of the 2025 Notes is greater than or equal to $50.0 million on January 14, 2025, which is 91 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of the 2025 Notes, then the Notes will mature on January 14, 2025. The Offering is expected to close on November 2, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Co-Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement to (i) repay in full all of Summit Holdings' obligations under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time), among Summit Holdings, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), (ii) fund the previously announced conditional redemption of all of the $234,047,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Co-Issuers' 5.50% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes"), (iii) pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Credit Facility and 2022 Notes and (iv) for general corporate purposes, including fees and expenses associated with the Offering.

The Co-Issuers intend to redeem all of the 2022 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on November 12, 2021.  The Co-Issuers expect net cash proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement, after repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility, to be sufficient to pay the redemption price, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts owing under the indenture governing the 2022 Notes.

The Notes and related guarantees are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or to persons other than "U.S. persons" outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell any security, including the Notes, nor a solicitation for an offer to purchase any security, including the Notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Summit Midstream Partners, LP

SMLP is a value-oriented limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering, processing and transportation services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based 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, the anticipated timing of the closing of the Offering, the use of proceeds therefrom and the conditional redemption of the 2022 Notes. 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 (the "SEC") on March 4, 2021, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2021 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 9, 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.

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FAQ

What is the amount and interest rate of the new notes issued by Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP)?

Summit Midstream Partners has announced a private offering of $700 million in 8.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes.

When is the expected closing date for the private offering by SMLP?

The offering is expected to close on November 2, 2021.

How will Summit Midstream Partners use the proceeds from the notes offering?

The proceeds will be used to repay existing debts, redeem Senior Notes due 2022, and for general corporate purposes.

What are the maturity details for the new notes issued by SMLP?

The notes will mature on October 15, 2026, unless certain conditions apply, which could trigger an earlier maturity.

What risks are associated with the new offering by Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP)?

The redemption of the 2022 Notes could indicate potential cash flow issues for SMLP.