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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
 
OR
 
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    for the transition period from           to
Commission file number: 000-50067
CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
  52-2235832
(State of organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
2501 CEDAR SPRINGS
DALLAS, TEXAS
(Address of principal executive offices)
  75201
(Zip Code)
(214) 953-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes þ          No o
      As of May 5, 2005, the Registrant had 12,760,158 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
Item       Page
         
 DESCRIPTION
 PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 1.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     3  
 2.        MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS     19  
 3.        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK     26  
 4.        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES     28  
 
 PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 6.        EXHIBITS     29  
 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer
 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer
 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     
    March 31,   December 31,
    2005   2004
         
    (Unaudited)    
    (In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 21,481     $ 22,519  
 
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
               
   
Trade, accrued revenue and other
    231,453       233,777  
   
Related party
          61  
 
Fair value of derivative assets
    4,291       3,025  
 
Other current assets
    5,894       5,251  
             
   
Total current assets
    263,119       264,633  
             
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $52,442 and $45,090, respectively
    340,202       325,653  
Account receivable from Enron (net of allowance of $6,931)
    1,312       1,312  
Fair value of derivative assets
    934       166  
             
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,650 and $3,301, respectively
    4,806       5,155  
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $674
    6,164       6,164  
Other assets, net
    4,354       3,685  
             
   
Total assets
  $ 620,891     $ 606,768  
             
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
 
Accounts payable, drafts payable and accrued gas purchases
  $ 236,800     $ 257,746  
 
Fair value of derivative liabilities
    8,752       2,085  
 
Current portion of long-term debt
    50       50  
 
Other current liabilities
    10,943       23,017  
             
   
Total current liabilities
    256,545       282,898  
             
Long-term debt
    195,650       148,650  
Deferred tax liability
    29,723       32,754  
Interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership
    61,784       65,399  
Fair value of derivative liabilities
    783       134  
Stockholders equity
    76,406       76,933  
             
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
  $ 620,891     $ 606,768  
             
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
                     
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except
    per share amounts)
Revenues:
               
 
Midstream
  $ 539,564     $ 318,214  
 
Treating
    9,907       7,144  
 
Profit on energy trading activities
    45       421  
             
   
Total revenues
    549,516       325,779  
             
Operating costs and expenses:
               
 
Midstream purchased gas
    516,416       302,876  
 
Treating purchased gas
    1,493       1,376  
 
Operating expenses
    11,500       6,225  
 
General and administrative
    6,452       3,865  
 
Stock-based compensation
    276       209  
 
(Gain) loss on sale of property
    (44 )     296  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    6,946       4,418  
             
   
Total operating costs and expenses
    543,039       319,265  
             
   
Operating income
    6,477       6,514  
Other income (expense):
               
 
Interest expense, net
    (3,288 )     (1,117 )
 
Other income
    26       92  
             
   
Total other income (expense)
    (3,262 )     (1,025 )
             
Income before income taxes and interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership’s net income
    3,215       5,489  
Income tax expense
    (987 )     (1,182 )
Interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership’s net income
    (656 )     (2,110 )
             
   
Net income
  $ 1,572     $ 2,197  
             
Preferred dividends
        $ 132  
             
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 1,572     $ 2,065  
             
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.19  
             
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.17  
             
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
 
Basic
    12,346       10,946  
             
 
Diluted
    12,949       12,759  
             
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Three Months ended March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
                                                   
                Accumulated    
    Common Stock   Additional       Other   Total
        Paid-In   Retained   Comprehensive   Stockholders’
    Shares   Amount   Capital   Earnings   Income   Equity
                         
    (In thousands, except share amounts)
Balance, December 31, 2004
    12,256,890     $ 122     $ 72,593     $ 4,214     $ 4     $ 76,933  
 
Dividends paid
                      (4,783 )           (4,783 )
 
Stock based compensation
                139                   139  
 
Net income
                      1,572             1,572  
 
Proceeds from exercise of share options
    275,775       3       1,038                   1,041  
 
Capital contribution related to deferred tax benefits of stock options exercised
                3,040                   3,040  
 
Hedging gains or losses reclassified to earnings
                            (67 )     (67 )
 
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives
                            (1,469 )     (1,469 )
                                     
Balance, March 31, 2005
    12,532,665     $ 125     $ 76,810     $ 1,003     $ (1,532 )   $ 76,406  
                                     
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
                   
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
    (In thousands)
Net income
  $ 1,572     $ 2,197  
Hedging gains or losses reclassified to earnings
    (67 )     (271 )
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives
    (1,469 )     746  
             
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 36     $ 2,672  
             
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
 
Net income
  $ 1,572     $ 2,197  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
   
Depreciation and amortization
    6,946       4,418  
   
Income on investment in affiliated companies
          (88 )
   
Interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership’s net income
    656       2,110  
   
Deferred tax expense
    836       1,182  
   
Non-cash stock-based compensation
    276       160  
   
(Gain) loss on sale of property
    (44 )     296  
   
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects:
               
     
Accounts receivable and accrued revenue
    2,444       (3,162 )
     
Prepaid expenses
    (643 )     104  
     
Accounts payable, accrued gas purchases, and other accrued liabilities
    (18,819 )     (292 )
     
Fair value of derivatives
    1,073       181  
     
Other
    377       133  
             
       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (5,326 )     7,239  
             
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
 
Additions to property and equipment
    (12,038 )     (8,051 )
 
Assets acquired
    (9,257 )      
 
Proceeds from sale of property
    193       100  
 
Investments in affiliated companies
          (154 )
             
       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (21,102 )     (8,105 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
 
Proceeds from borrowings
    255,000       25,500  
 
Payments on borrowings
    (208,000 )     (23,500 )
 
Increase (decrease) in drafts payable
    (14,202 )     7,468  
 
Dividends paid
    (4,784 )     (3,603 )
 
Repayment of shareholder notes
          4,910  
 
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
    1,040       313  
 
Net distributions to non-controlling partners in the Partnership
    (2,732 )     (3,030 )
 
Proceeds from exercise of Partnership unit options
    173        
 
Debt refinancing costs
    (1,105 )      
             
       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    25,390       13,731  
             
       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,038 )     12,865  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    22,519       1,479  
             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 21,481     $ 14,344  
             
Cash paid for interest
  $ 3,045     $ 899  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
(1)  General
      Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, “CEI” or the “Company” mean Crosstex Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
      CEI, a Delaware corporation formed on April 28, 2000, is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of natural gas. The Company connects the wells of natural gas producers to its gathering systems in the geographic areas of its gathering systems in order to purchase the gas production, treats natural gas to remove impurities to ensure that it meets pipeline quality specifications, processes natural gas for the removal of natural gas liquids or NGLs, transports natural gas and ultimately provides an aggregated supply of natural gas to a variety of markets. In addition, the Company purchases natural gas from producers not connected to its gathering systems for resale and sells natural gas on behalf of producers for a fee.
      The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries, including Crosstex Energy, L.P. (herein referred to as “the Partnership” or “CELP”), a publicly traded master limited partnership.
      The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, are unaudited and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. All adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
  (a)  Management’s Use of Estimates
      The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management of the Company 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 period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
  (b)  Initial Public Offering
      On January 12, 2004 the Company completed an initial public offering of its common stock. In conjunction with the public offering, the Company converted all of its preferred stock to common stock, cancelled its treasury stock and made a two-for-one stock split, affected in the form of a stock dividend. The Company’s existing shareholders sold 2,306,000 common shares (on a post-split basis) and the Company issued 345,900 common shares (on a post-split basis) at a public offering price of $19.50 per common share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $4.8 million from the common stock issuance. The Company’s existing stockholders also repaid approximately $4.9 million in stockholder notes receivable in connection with the public offering. As of March 31, 2005, Energy Partners IV, L.P. and Yorktown Partners V, L.P., collectively Yorktown, owned 40.9% of the Company’s outstanding common shares, Company management and directors owned 17.7% of the common shares and the remaining 41.4% was held publicly.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
  (c)  Long-Term Incentive Plans
      The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB No. 25), and the related interpretations in accounting for the long-term incentive plans. In accordance with APB No. 25 for fixed stock and unit options, compensation is recorded to the extent the fair value of the stock or unit exceeds the exercise price of the option at the measurement date. Compensation costs for fixed awards with pro rata vesting are recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. In addition, compensation expense is recorded for variable options based on the difference between fair value of the stock or unit and exercise price of the options at period end. Compensation expense of $276,000 and $209,000 was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
      Had compensation cost for the Company been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, the Company’s net income would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                   
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
Net income, as reported
  $ 1,572     $ 2,197  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income
    98       76  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards
    (131 )     (99 )
             
Pro forma net income
  $ 1,539     $ 2,174  
             
Net income per common share, as reported:
               
 
Basic
  $ 0.13     $ 0.19  
 
Diluted
  $ 0.12     $ 0.17  
Pro forma net income per common share:
               
 
Basic
  $ 0.12     $ 0.19  
 
Diluted
  $ 0.12     $ 0.17  
      The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for Company common stock grants to Company directors in 2005:
         
    Crosstex
    Energy, Inc.
     
Options granted
    20,000  
Weighted average dividend yield
    3.8 %
Weighted average expected volatility
    36.0 %
Weighted average risk free interest rate
    3.7 %
Weighted average expected life
    5.0  
Contractual life
    10.0  
Weighted average of fair value of unit options granted
  $ 10.62  
      No Partnership options were granted to officers or employees in 2005. Stock-based compensation associated with the CEI option plan with respect to officers and employees is recorded by the Partnership since CEI has no operating activities, other than its interest in the Partnership. Stock-based compensation associated with the CEI option plan with respect to CEI directors is an expense to CEI only.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      In 2004, 85,000 restricted shares in CEI were issued to members of management under its long-term incentive plan with an intrinsic value of $2,579,000. 80,000 of the CEI restricted shares vest over a five-year period and 5,000 of the restricted shares vest over a three-year period. The intrinsic value of the restricted shares is amortized into stock-based compensation expense over the vesting periods.
      In May 2005, the Partnership’s managing general partner amended its long-term incentive plan to increase the aggregate common unit options and restricted units under the plan from 1.4 million to 1.8 million.
  (d)  Earnings per Share and Anti-Dilutive Computations
      Basic earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. The computation of diluted earnings per share further assumes the dilutive effect of common share options, restricted shares and convertible preferred stock.
      In conjunction with the Company’s initial public offering, the Company affected a two-for-one split. All share amounts for prior periods presented herein have been restated to reflect this stock split.
      The following are the common share amounts used to compute the basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
                   
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
Basic earnings per share:
               
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    12,346       10,946  
Diluted earnings per share:
               
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    12,346       10,946  
 
Dilutive effect of restricted shares
    85        
 
Dilutive effect of exercise of options outstanding
    517       726  
 
Dilutive effect of exercise of preferred stock conversion to common shares
          1,087  
             
Diluted shares
    12,949       12,759  
             
      All outstanding common shares were included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share.
  (e)  Cash Distributions from the Partnership
      In accordance with the partnership agreement, the Partnership must make distributions of 100% of available cash, as defined in the partnership agreement, within 45 days following the end of each quarter. Distributions will generally be made 98% to the common and subordinated unitholders and 2% to the general partner, subject to the payment of incentive distributions to the extent that certain target levels of cash distributions are achieved. Under the quarterly incentive distribution provisions, generally our general partner is entitled to 13% of amounts we distribute in excess of $0.25 per unit, 23% of the amounts we distribute in excess of $0.3125 per unit and 48% of amounts we distribute in excess of $0.375 per unit. Incentive distributions totaling $1,998,000 were earned by the Company as general partner for the three months ending March 31, 2005. To the extent there is sufficient available cash, the holders of common units are entitled to receive the minimum quarterly distribution of $0.25 per unit, plus arrearages, prior to any distribution of available cash to the holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units will not accrue any arrearages with respect to distributions for any quarter.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
  (f)  Income Taxes
      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company recognized a deferred tax benefit of $3.0 million related to the exercise of the Company’s stock options due to the fact that the Company will receive a tax deduction related to these options in excess of the expense recognized for financial reporting purposes under APB No. 25. This deferred tax benefit is reflected in the financial statements as a reduction in the deferred tax liability and as a contribution to additional paid-in capital.
  (g)  New Accounting Pronouncement
      In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R), which requires that compensation related to all stock-based awards, including stock options, be recognized in the financial statements. This pronouncement replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and will be effective beginning January 1, 2006. We have previously recorded stock compensation pursuant to the intrinsic value method under APB No. 25, whereby no compensation was recognized for most stock option awards. We expect that stock option grants will continue to be a significant part of employee compensation, and therefore, SFAS No. 123R may have a significant impact on our financial statements. Although we have not determined the impact of SFAS No. 123R, the pro forma effect of recording compensation for all stock awards at fair value utilizing the Black-Scholes method for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 resulted in a decrease in our net income of $33,000 and $23,000, respectively.
(2)  Significant Asset Purchases and Acquisitions
      In April 2004, the Partnership acquired, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Crosstex Louisiana Energy, L.P., the LIG Pipeline Company and its subsidiaries (LIG Inc., Louisiana Intrastate Gas Company, L.L.C., LIG Chemical Company, LIG Liquids Company, L.L.C., and Tuscaloosa Pipeline Company) (collectively, LIG) from American Electric Power (AEP) in a negotiated transaction for $73.7 million. LIG consists of approximately 2,000 miles of gas gathering and transmission systems located in 32 parishes extending from northwest and north-central Louisiana through the center of the state to south and southeast Louisiana. The Partnership financed the acquisition through borrowings under its amended bank credit facility.
      Until December 31, 2004, the Partnership owned a 7.86% weighted average interest as the general partner in the five gathering systems of Crosstex Pipeline Partners, L.P. (CPP) and a 20.31% interest as a limited partner in CPP. The Partnership accounted for its investment in CPP under the equity method for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 because it exercised significant influence in operating decisions as a general partner in CPP.
      Effective December 31, 2004, the Partnership acquired all of the outside limited and general partner interests of the CPP Partnership for $5.1 million. This acquisition made the Partnership the sole limited partner and general partner of CPP, so the Company began consolidating its investment in CPP effective December 31, 2004.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      Operating results for the LIG assets have been included in the Statements of Operations since April 1, 2004, and operating results for the CPP assets have been included in the Statements of Operations since January 1, 2005. The following unaudited pro forma results of operations assume that the LIG acquisition occurred on January 1, 2004 (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
           
    Pro Forma
    (Unaudited)
    Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2004
     
Revenue
  $ 526,638  
Net income
  $ 1,822  
Net income per common share:
       
 
Basic
  $ 0.15  
 
Diluted
  $ 0.14  
Weighted average:
       
 
Basic
    10,946  
 
Diluted
    12,759  
(3)  Long-Term Debt
      As of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                   
    March 31,   December 31,
    2005   2004
         
Bank credit facility, interest based on Prime and/or LIBOR plus an applicable margin, interest rates (per the facility) at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were 5.75% and 4.99%, respectively
  $ 80,000     $ 33,000  
Senior secured notes, weighted average interest rate of 6.93%
    115,000       115,000  
Note payable to Florida Gas Transmission Company
    700       700  
             
      195,700       148,700  
Less current portion
    (50 )     (50 )
             
 
Debt classified as long-term
  $ 195,650     $ 148,650  
             
      On March 31, 2005, the Partnership amended its bank credit facility, increasing availability under the facility to $250 million, eliminating the distinction between an acquisition and working capital facility and extending the maturity date from June 2006 to March 2010. Additionally, an accordion feature built into the credit facility allows the Partnership to increase the availability to $350 million.
      In April 2005, the Partnership amended its shelf agreement governing the senior secured notes to increase its availability from $125 million to $200 million.
(4)  Derivatives
      The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices by hedging the impact of market fluctuations. Swaps are used to manage and hedge prices and location risk related to these market exposures. Swaps are also used to manage margins on offsetting fixed-price purchase or sale commitments for physical quantities of natural gas and NGLs.
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swaps”, “marketing financial swaps”, and “storage swaps”. Swing swaps are generally short-term in nature (one month), and are usually entered into to protect against changes in the volume of daily vs. first-of-month index priced gas supplies or markets. Third party on-system financial swaps are hedges that we enter into on behalf of our customers who are connected to our systems, wherein we fix a supply or market price for a period of time for our customer, and simultaneously enter into the derivative transaction. Marketing financial swaps are similar to on-system financial swaps, but are entered into for customers not connected to our systems. Storage swap transactions protect against changes in the value of gas that we have stored to serve various operational requirements.
      The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2005   2004
         
Fair value of derivative assets — current
  $ 4,291     $ 3,025  
Fair value of derivative assets — long term
    934       166  
Fair value of derivative liabilities — current
    (8,752 )     (2,085 )
Fair value of derivative liabilities — long term
    (783 )     (134 )
             
Net fair value of derivatives
  $ (4,310 )   $ 972  
             
      Set forth below is the summarized notional amount and terms of all instruments held for price risk management purposes at March 31, 2005 (all gas quantities are expressed in British Thermal Units unless otherwise indicated). The remaining term of the contracts extend no later than December 2007, with no single contract longer than 6 months. The Company’s counterparties to hedging contracts include BP Corporation, UBS Energy and Total Gas & Power. Changes in the fair value of the Company’s derivatives related to third-party producers and customers gas marketing activities are recorded in earnings in the period the transaction is entered into. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income until the related anticipated future cash flow is recognized in earnings and the ineffective portion is recorded in earnings. In the first quarter of 2005, we recognized gains due to the ineffectiveness of certain hedges of $204,000 which is included in profit from energy trading activity. The Company also recognized a loss on the mark-to-market of our derivatives not designated as hedges in the quarter of $589,000.
                           
March 31, 2005
 
    Total       Remaining Term    
Transaction Type   Volume   Pricing Terms   of Contracts   Fair Value
                 
                (In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedge:
                       
  Natural gas swaps     6,900,000     NYMEX plus a basis of +.0025 to -.05 or fixed prices ranging from $5.66 to $7.565 settling against   April 2005 — October 2005   $ 43  
  Natural gas swaps     (3,420,000 )   various Inside FERC Index prices   April 2005 — June 2006     (3,555 )
                     
Total natural gas swaps designated as cash flow hedges   $ (3,512 )
       

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
                           
March 31, 2005
 
    Total       Remaining Term    
Transaction Type   Volume   Pricing Terms   of Contracts   Fair Value
                 
                (In thousands)
 
Liquids swaps (gallons)
    (6,837,390 )   Fixed prices ranging from $0.4775 to $1.1650 settling against Mt. Belvieu Average of daily postings (non-TET)   April 2005 — December 2005   $ (526 )
                     
Total liquids swaps designated as cash flow hedges   $ (526 )
       
Mark to Market Derivatives:                
 
Swing swaps
    30,000     Prices ranging from Inside FERC Index plus $0.03 to Inside FERC   April 2005   $ (9 )
 
Swing swaps
    (1,131,000 )   Index less $0.005 settling against various Inside FERC Index prices   April 2005     6  
                     
Total swing swaps   $ (3 )
       
 
Physical offset to swing swap transactions
    1,131,000     Prices ranging from Inside FERC Index plus $0.05 to Inside FERC   April 2005      
 
Physical offset to swing swap transactions
    (30,000 )   Index settling against various Inside FERC Index prices   April 2005     2  
                     
Total physical offset to swing swaps   $ 2  
       
 
Third party on-system financial swaps
    1,945,000     Fixed prices ranging from $5.659 to $7.74 settling   April 2005 — December 2007   $ 2,659  
 
Third party on-system financial swaps
    (991,000 )   against various Inside FERC Index prices   April 2005 — March 2006     (983 )
                     
Total third party on-system financial swaps   $ 1,676  
       
 
Physical offset to third party on-system transactions
    991,000     Fixed prices ranging from $5.71 to $7.68 settling against various Inside   April 2005 — March 2006   $ 864  
 
Physical offset to third party on-system transactions
    (1,945,000 )   FERC Index prices   April 2005 — December 2007     (2,423 )
                     
Total physical offset to third party on-system swaps   $ (1,559 )
       
 
Marketing trading financial swaps
    (1,000,000 )   Fixed prices from, $6.50 to $7.35 settling against Inside FERC Index Texas Eastern E. TX prices   April 2005 — March 2006   $ (1,295 )
                     
Total marketing trading financial swaps   $ (1,295 )
       

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
                           
March 31, 2005
 
    Total       Remaining Term    
Transaction Type   Volume   Pricing Terms   of Contracts   Fair Value
                 
                (In thousands)
 
Physical offset to marketing trading transactions
    1,000,000     Fixed prices from, $6.45 to $7.30 settling against Inside FERC Index Texas Eastern E. TX prices   April 2005 — March 2006   $ 1,345  
                     
Total physical offset to marketing trading transactions swaps   $ 1,345  
       
Storage swap transactions:            
 
Storage swap transactions
    (310,000 )   Fixed prices ranging from $6.225 to $6.53 settling against various Inside FERC Index prices   August 2005   $ (439 )
                     
Total financial storage swap transactions   $ (439 )
       
      On all transactions where the Company is exposed to counterparty risk, the Company analyzes the counterparty’s financial condition prior to entering into an agreement, establishes limits, and monitors the appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis.
      Assets and liabilities related to third party derivative contracts, swing swaps and storage swaps are included in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities and the profit and loss on the mark to market value of these contracts are recorded as profit (loss) on energy trading activities, along with the net operating results from Commercial Services, in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company estimates the fair value of energy trading contracts using prices actively quoted. The estimated fair value of energy trading contracts by maturity date was as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Maturity Periods
     
    Less Than One Year   One to Two Years   Two to Three Years   Total Fair Value
                 
March 31, 2005
  $ (309 )     20       16     $ (273 )
  Accounts Receivable from Enron
      On December 2, 2001, Enron Corp. and certain subsidiaries, including Enron North America Corp. (Enron), each filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Company has allowed unsecured claims in the Enron bankruptcy matter which total approximately $7.8 million. The Company has written these claims down to $1.3 million at December 31, 2004, which is the estimate of recoverable value pursuant to the bankruptcy plan as confirmed by the bankruptcy court in July 2004.
(5)  Transactions with Related Parties
  Camden Resources, Inc.
      The Partnership treats gas for, and purchases gas from, Camden Resources, Inc. (Camden). Camden is an affiliate of the Company by way of equity investments made by Yorktown Energy Partners IV, L.P. and Yorktown Energy Partners V, L.P., collectively the major shareholder in the Company, in Camden. During the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, the Partnership purchased natural gas from Camden in the amount of approximately $9.1 million and $8.2 million, respectively, and received approximately $837,000 and $639,000, respectively, in treating fees from Camden.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
  Crosstex Pipeline Partners, L.P.
      The Company had related-party transactions with Crosstex Pipeline Partners, L.P. (CPP), as summarized below:
      During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Partnership bought natural gas from CPP in the amount of approximately $2.25 million and paid for transportation of approximately $11,622 to CPP.
      During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Partnership received a management fee from CPP in the amount of approximately $31,000.
      During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Partnership received distributions from CPP in the amount of approximately $20,000.
      Effective December 31, 2004, the Partnership acquired all of the outside limited and general partner interests of the CPP Company for $5.1 million. This acquisition makes the Partnership the sole limited partner and general partner of CPP and the Partnership began consolidating its investment in CPP effective December 31, 2004.
(6)  Commitments and Contingencies
  (a)  Employment Agreements
      Each member of executive management of the Company is a party to an employment contract with the general partner. The employment agreements provide each member of senior management with severance payments in certain circumstances and prohibit each such person from competing with the general partner or its affiliates for a certain period of time following the termination of such person’s employment.
  (b)  Environmental Issues
      The Partnership acquired assets from Duke Energy Field Services (DEFS) in June 2003 that have environmental contamination, including a gas plant in Montgomery County near Conroe, Texas. At Conroe, contamination from historical operations has been identified at levels that exceed the applicable state action levels. Consequently, site investigation and/or remediation are underway to address those impacts. The estimated remediation cost for the Conroe plant site is currently estimated to be approximately $3.2 million. Under the purchase agreement, DEFS has retained liability for cleanup of the Conroe site. Moreover, a third-party company has assumed the remediation costs associated with the Conroe site. Therefore, the Company does not expect to incur any material environmental liability associated with the Conroe site.
      The Partnership acquired LIG Pipeline Company, and its subsidiaries, on April 1, 2004. Contamination from historical operations was identified during due diligence at a number of sites owned by the acquired companies. The seller, AEP, has indemnified the Partnership for these identified sites. Moreover, AEP has entered into an agreement with a third-party company pursuant to which the remediation costs associated with these sites have been assumed by this third-party company that specializes in remediation work. The Company does not expect to incur any material liability with these sites. In addition, the Partnership has disclosed possible Clean Air Act monitoring deficiencies it has discovered to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and is working with the Department to correct these deficiencies and to address modifications to facilities to bring them into compliance. The Company does not expect to incur any material environmental liability associated with these issues.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
  (c)  Other
      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company charged $1.1 million to cost of sales for natural gas that was vented to the atmosphere as a result of a leak in its Mississippi pipeline. Approximately $800,000 of additional costs will be recorded in April 2005 related to additional gas losses and the repair of the pipeline.
      On March 31, 2005, the Partnership received a $1.8 million deposit pursuant to a contract to sell certain idle equipment for $9 million. The sale is expected to close no later than September 2005. The deposit is recorded as a liability in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
      The Company is involved in various litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, any liabilities that may result from these claims would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.
      In May 2003, four landowner groups filed suit against the Partnership in the 267th Judicial District Court in Victoria County, Texas seeking damages related to the expiration of an easement for a segment of one of our pipelines located in Victoria County, Texas. In 1963, the original owners of the land granted an easement for a term of 35 years, and the prior owner of the pipeline failed to renew the easement. The Partnership filed a condemnation counterclaim in the district court suit and it filed, in a separate action in the county court, a condemnation suit seeking to condemn a 1.38-mile long easement across the land. Pursuant to condemnation procedures under the Texas Property Code, three special commissioners were appointed to hold a hearing to determine the amount of the landowner’s damages. In August 2004, a hearing was held and the special commissioners awarded damages to the current landowners in the amount of $877,500. The Partnership has timely objected to the award of the special commissioners and the condemnation case will now be tried in the county court. The damages award by the special commissioners will have no effect and cannot be introduced as evidence in the trial. The county court will determine the amount that the Partnership will pay the current landowners for an easement across their land and will determine whether or not and to what extent the current landowners are entitled to recover any damages for the time period that there was not an easement for the pipeline on their land. Under the Texas Property Code, in order to maintain possession of and continued use of the pipeline until the matter has been resolved in the county court, the Partnership was required to post bonds and cash, each totaling the amount of $877,500, which is the amount of the special commissioners award. The Company is not able to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter.
(7)  Segment Information
      Identification of operating segments is based principally upon differences in the types and distribution channel of products. The Company’s reportable segments consist of Midstream and Treating. The Midstream division consists of the Company’s natural gas gathering and transmission operations and includes the Mississippi System, the Conroe System, the Gulf Coast System, the Corpus Christi System, the Gregory Gathering System located around the Corpus Christi area, the Arkoma system in Oklahoma, the Vanderbilt System located in south Texas, the LIG pipelines and processing plants located in Louisiana, and various other small systems. Also included in the Midstream division are the Company’s Commercial Services operations. The operations in the Midstream segment are similar in the nature of the products and services, the nature of the production processes, the type of customer, the methods used for distribution of products and services and the nature of the regulatory environment. The Treating division generates fees from its plants either through volume-based treating contracts or though fixed monthly payments. Included in the Treating division are four gathering systems that are connected to the treating plants and the Seminole plant located in Gaines County, Texas.

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on earnings before income taxes and accounting changes, and after an allocation of corporate expenses. Corporate expenses are allocated to the segments on a pro rata basis based on assets. Inter-segment sales are at cost.
      Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table.
                           
    Midstream   Treating   Totals
             
    (In thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2005:
                       
 
Sales to external customers
  $ 539,474     $ 10,042     $ 549,516  
 
Inter-segment sales
    1,624       (1,624 )      
 
Interest expense
    2,691       597       3,288  
 
Stock-based compensation expense
    225       51       276  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    4,607       2,339       6,946  
 
Segment profit
    2,086       1,130       3,216  
 
Segment assets
    511,488       109,403       620,891  
 
Capital expenditures
    5,429       6,608       12,037  
Three months ended March 31, 2004:
                       
 
Sales to external customers
  $ 318,635     $ 7,144     $ 325,779  
 
Inter-segment sales
    1,425       (1,425 )      
 
Interest expense
    1,093       24       1,117  
 
Stock-based compensation expense
    167       42       209  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    3,560       858       4,418  
 
Segment profit
    5,106       383       5,489  
 
Segment assets
    349,022       44,651       393,673  
 
Capital expenditures
    4,347       3,704       8,051  

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
      You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
      Crosstex Energy, Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on April 28, 2000 to engage, through its subsidiaries, in the gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of natural gas. On July 12, 2002, we formed Crosstex Energy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, to acquire indirectly substantially all of the assets, liabilities and operations of our predecessor, Crosstex Energy Services, Ltd. Our assets consist almost exclusively of partnership interests in Crosstex Energy, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership engaged in the gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of natural gas. These partnership interests consist of (i) 666,000 common units and 9,334,000 subordinated units, representing a 54.1% limited partner interest in Crosstex Energy, L.P. and (ii) 100% ownership interest in Crosstex Energy GP, L.P., the general partner of Crosstex Energy, L.P., which owns a 2.0% general partner interest and all of the incentive distribution rights in Crosstex Energy, L.P.
      Since we control the general partner interest in the Partnership, we reflect our ownership interest in the Partnership on a consolidated basis, which means that our financial results are combined with the Partnership’s financial results and the results of our other subsidiaries. The share of income for the interest owned by non-controlling partners is reflected as an expense in our results of operations. We have no separate operating activities apart from those conducted by the Partnership, and our cash flows consist almost exclusively of distributions from the Partnership on the partnership interests we own. Our consolidated results of operations are derived from the results of operations of the Partnership, and also our gains on the issuance of units in the Partnership, deferred taxes, interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership’s net income, interest income (expense) and general and administrative expenses not reflected in the Partnership’s results of operations. Accordingly, the discussion of our financial position and results of operations in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” primarily reflects the operating activities and results of operations of the Partnership.
      The results of operations are determined primarily by the volumes of natural gas gathered, transported, purchased and sold through the Partnership’s pipeline systems, processed at its processing facilities or treated at its treating plants as well as fees earned from recovering carbon dioxide and natural gas liquids at a non-operated processing plant. The Partnership generates revenues from five primary sources:
  •  gathering and transporting natural gas on the pipeline systems it owns;
 
  •  processing natural gas at its processing plants;
 
  •  treating natural gas at its treating plants;
 
  •  recovering carbon dioxide and natural gas liquids at a non-operated processing plant; and
 
  •  providing producer services.
      The bulk of the Partnership’s operating profits are derived from the margins it realizes for gathering and transporting natural gas through its pipeline systems. Generally, the Partnership buys gas from a producer, plant tailgate, or transporter at either a fixed discount to a market index or a percentage of the market index. The Partnership then transports and resells the gas. The resale price is based on the same index price at which the gas was purchased, and, if the Partnership is to be profitable, at a smaller discount or larger premium to the index than it was purchased. The Partnership attempts to execute all purchases and sales substantially concurrently, or it enters into a future delivery obligation, thereby establishing the basis for the margin it will receive for each natural gas transaction. The Partnership’s gathering and transportation margins related to a percentage of the index price can be adversely affected by declines in the price of natural gas. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about

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Market Risk — Commodity Price Risk” below for a discussion of how the Partnership manages its business to reduce the impact of price volatility.
      The Partnership generates producer services revenues through the purchase and resale of natural gas. The Partnership focuses on supply aggregation transactions in which it either purchases and resells gas and thereby eliminates the need of the producer to engage in the marketing activities typically handled by in-house marketing or supply departments of larger companies, or acts as agent for the producer.
      The Partnership generates treating revenues under three arrangements:
  •  a volumetric fee based on the amount of gas treated, which accounted for approximately 51% and 57% of the operating income in its Treating division for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively;
 
  •  a fixed fee for operating the plant for a certain period, which accounted for approximately 44% and 38% of the operating income in its Treating division for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively; or
 
  •  a fee arrangement in which the producer operates the plant, which accounted for approximately 5% and 5% of the operating income in its Treating division for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
      Typically, the Partnership incurs minimal incremental operating or administrative overhead costs when gathering and transporting additional natural gas through its pipeline assets. Therefore, the Partnership recognizes a substantial portion of incremental gathering and transportation revenues as operating income.
      Operating expenses are costs directly associated with the operations of a particular asset. Among the most significant of these costs are those associated with direct labor and supervision and associated transportation and communication costs, property insurance, ad valorem taxes, repair and maintenance expenses, measurement and utilities. These costs are normally fairly stable across broad volume ranges, and therefore, do not normally decrease or increase significantly in the short term with decreases or increases in the volume of gas moved through the asset.
      In April 2004, the Partnership acquired LIG Pipeline Company and its subsidiaries which we collectively refer to as, LIG, from a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP) for $73.7 million in cash. The principal assets acquired consist of approximately 2,000 miles of gas gathering and transmission systems located in 32 parishes extending from northwest and north-central Louisiana through the center of the state to south and southeast Louisiana; and five processing plants, three of which are currently idle, that straddle the pipeline in three locations and have a total processing capability of 663,000 MMbtu/d. The system has a throughput capacity of 900,000 MMbtu/d and average throughput at the time of the Partnership’s acquisition was approximately 560,000 MMbtu/d. Customers include power plants, municipal gas systems, and industrial markets located principally in the industrial corridor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The LIG system is connected to several interconnected pipelines and the Jefferson Island Storage facility providing access to additional system supply. The Partnership financed the LIG acquisition through borrowings under its bank credit facility.
      In December 2004 the Partnership acquired all of the outside limited and general partner interests of Crosstex Pipeline Partners, L.P., or CPP, for $5.1 million. This acquisition made the Partnership the sole limited partner and general partner of CPP, so the Partnership began consolidating its investment in CPP effective December 31, 2004.
      On January 2, 2005 the Partnership acquired all of the assets of Graco Operations for $9.25 million. Graco’s assets consisted of 26 treating plants and associated inventory.

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Results of Operations
      Set forth in the table below is certain financial and operating data for the Midstream and Treating divisions for the periods indicated.
                   
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
    (In millions, except
    volume amounts)
Midstream revenues
  $ 539.5     $ 318.2  
Midstream purchased gas
    516.4       302.9  
             
Midstream gross margin
    23.1       15.3  
             
Treating revenues
    9.9       7.2  
Treating purchased gas
    1.5       1.4  
             
Treating gross margin
    8.4       5.8  
             
Total gross margin
  $ 31.5     $ 21.1  
             
Midstream Volumes (MMBtu/d):
               
 
Gathering and transportation
    1,273,000       702,000  
 
Processing
    410,000       158,000  
 
Producer services
    176,000       197,000  
Treating Plants in Service
    87       56  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
      Gross Margin and Profit on Energy Trading Activity. Midstream gross margin was $23.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $7.8 million, or 51%. The LIG acquisition, effective April 1, 2004, and the CPP acquisition, effective December 31, 2004, accounted for $9.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of gross margin growth. These improvements were offset by a $1.1 million increase in cost of gas due to a physical gas leak and an additional $1.6 million increase in cost of gas related to the variance in system balance recognition between comparative quarters.
      During the first quarter and into part of April we experienced a line leak in a six inch lateral to one of our transmission pipelines in a remote and uninhabited area. As a result of the leak a total of 275,000 MMbtu was vented to the atmosphere. The total financial impact of the commodity loss is estimated at $1.9 million, of which $1.1 million was recognized in the first quarter. We were in the process of expanding our real-time monitoring system on the pipeline at the time of the leak. We believe that the fully functional monitoring system would have detected the leak much sooner and mitigated the amount of gas vented to the atmosphere. The line has been repaired and is back in service.
      Treating gross margin was $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $5.8 million in the same period in 2004, an increase of $2.6 million, or 46%. The increase in treating plants in service from 56 plants in March 2004 to 87 plants in March 2005 contributed approximately $2.3 million in gross margin. Also contributing to the increase was a $0.3 million gross margin improvement for the Seminole plant due to an increase in volumes, fees, and higher liquid prices.
      Profit on energy trading activity decreased from a profit of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to $45,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Energy trading activity includes approximately $0.4 million of net profit related to our Commercial Services activities during the first quarter of 2004 and 2005. The net profit from Commercial Services during the first quarter of 2005 was offset by a $0.6 million loss associated with derivatives for third party on-system financial transactions and storage financial transactions that are considered energy trading activities. The Partnership recognized gains

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due to the ineffectiveness of certain cash flow hedges of $0.2 million which is also included in profit on energy trading activities in 2005.
      Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $5.3 million, or 85%. The LIG acquisition accounted for $3.6 million of the additional operating expenses, while the net treating plant additions increased expenses by $1.0 million and non-routine or planned pump and equipment repairs on several plants increased expenses by $0.3 million. An expense of $0.5 million was recognized in the first quarter of 2005 to accrue up to the amount of our insurance deductible associated with damages claimed when natural gas liquids that were being removed from one of our lines pursuant to normal operating procedures inadvertently diverted into customers’ facilities.
      General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $2.6 million, or 67%. The increase was primarily due to increases in staffing ($2.2 million) and infrastructure ($0.2 million) associated with the requirements of the LIG acquisition and growth in our treating business and its other assets as discussed above. We expensed approximately $0.3 million during the first quarter of 2005 associated with the attempted acquisition of the south Texas pipeline assets from Transco.
      (Gain)/Loss on Sale of Property. In March 2005 we recognized a $44,000 gain on the sale of certain treating equipment for $193,000. In March 2004, we sold one of our small gathering systems located in East Texas for $100,000 and recognized a loss on sale of $296,000.
      Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses were $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $2.5 million, or 57%. The increase related to the LIG assets purchased in April 2004 was $1.1 million. New treating plants placed in service resulted in an increase of $0.7 million. The remaining $0.7 million increase in depreciation and amortization is a result of expansion projects and other new assets, including major office expansion and computer purchases during the last half of 2004.
      Interest Expense. Interest expense was $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $2.2 million, or 194%. The increase relates primarily to an increase in debt outstanding and due to higher interest rates between three-month periods (weighted average rate of 6.44% in 2005 compared to 5.9% in 2004).
      Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $987 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 due primarily to the decrease in pre-tax net income.
      Interest of Non-Controlling Partners in the Partnership’s Net Income. The interest of non-controlling partners in the Partnership’s net income decreased to $656,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 due to a $2.5 million decrease in the Partnership net income. The decrease related to Partnership net income was partially offset by the increase in net income allocated to us for our incentive distributions which increased from $953,000 in the first quarter of 2004 to 1,998,000 in the first quarter of 2005. Income from the Partnership is allocated to us for our incentive distributions with the remaining income being allocated pro rata to the 2% general partner interest and the common unit and subordinated units.
      Net Income. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $1.6 million compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of $0.6 million. This decrease was generally the result of the increase in gross margin of $10.0 million between comparative quarters from 2004 to 2005, offset by increases in ongoing cash costs totaling $10.1 million for operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and interest expense as discussed above. Depreciation and amortization expense also increased by $2.5 million.

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Critical Accounting Policies
      Information regarding the Company’s Critical Accounting Policies is included in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
      Cash Flows. Net cash used in operating activities was $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to cash provided by operations of $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Income before non-cash income and expenses was $10.2 million in 2005 and $10.3 million in 2004. Changes in working capital used $15.6 million in cash flows from operating activities in 2005 and provided $3.0 million in cash flows from operating activities in 2004. Changes in working capital used $15.6 million in cash flows in 2005 primarily due to payments on various accrued obligations during the first quarter of 2005.
      Net cash used in investing activities was $21.1 million and $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities during 2005 related to an asset acquisition, buying, refurbishing and installing treating plants, connecting new wells to various systems, pipeline integrity, pipeline relocation and various other internal growth projects. During 2004, net cash used in investing activities primarily related to internal growth projects including the Gregory plant expansion and buying, refurbishing and installing treating plants.
      Net cash provided by financing activities was $25.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to $13.7 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Net bank borrowings of $47.0 million were used to fund the internal growth projects, the $9.3 million Graco acquisition, and to fund working capital needs discussed above. Dividends paid totaled $4.8 million for the first quarter of 2005 as compared to $3.6 million for the first quarter of 2004. Distributions to non-controlling partners totaled $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2005 compared to $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2004. Drafts payable decreased by $14.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to an increase in drafts payable of $7.5 million providing cash for financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004. In order to reduce our interest costs, we do not borrow money to fund outstanding checks until they are presented to the bank. Fluctuations in drafts payable are caused by timing of disbursements, cash receipts and draws on our revolving credit facility.
      Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2004 and 2005.
Indebtedness
      As of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, long-term debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
                   
    March 31,   December 31,
    2005   2004
         
Bank credit facility, interest based on Prime and/or LIBOR plus an applicable margin, interest rates (per the facility) at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were 5.75% and 4.99%, respectively
  $ 80,000     $ 33,000  
Senior secured notes, weighted average interest rate of 6.93% at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
    115,000       115,000  
Note payable to Florida Gas Transmission Company
    700       700  
             
      195,700       148,700  
Less current portion
    50       50  
             
 
Debt classified as long-term
  $ 195,650     $ 148,650  
             
      On March 31, 2005, the Partnership amended its bank credit facility, increasing availability under the facility to $250 million, eliminating the distinction between an acquisition and working capital facility and extending the maturity date from June 2006 to March 2010. Additionally, an accordion feature built into the credit facility allows the Partnership to increase the availability to $350 million. Under the amended

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credit agreement, borrowings bear interest at the Partnership’s option at the administrative agent’s reference rate plus 0% to 0.25% or LIBOR plus 1.00% to 1.75%. The applicable margin varies quarterly based on the Partnership’s leverage ratio. The fees charged for letters of credit range from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum, plus a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum. The Partnership will incur quarterly commitment fees based on the unused amount of the credit facilities. The amendment to the credit facility also adjusted financial covenants requiring the Partnership to maintain:
  •  a maximum ratio of total funded debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (each as defined in the credit agreement), measured quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis, of 4.0 to 1.0, pro forma for any asset acquisitions (but during an acquisition adjustment period, as defined in the credit agreement, the maximum ratio is increased to 4.75 to 1.0); and
 
  •  a minimum interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement), measured quarterly on a rolling four quarter basis, equal to 3.0 to 1.0
      The Partnership was in compliance with all debt covenants at March 31, 2005 and expects to be in compliance for the next twelve months.
      The Partnership’s contractual cash obligations as of March 31, 2005 with respect to long-term debt is as follows:
           
2005
  $ 50  
2006
    6,520  
2007
    10,012  
2008
    9,412  
2009
    9,412  
Thereafter
    160,294  
       
 
Total
  $ 195,700  
       
      There were no material changes to operating leases or other contractual cash obligations during the first quarter of 2005.
      In April 2005, the Partnership amended its Shelf Agreement, increasing its availability from $125 million to $200 million.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R), which required that compensation related to all stock-based awards, including stock options, be recognized in the financial statements. This pronouncement replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB Option No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and will be effective beginning July 1, 2005. We have previously recorded stock compensation pursuant to the intrinsic value method under APB No. 25, whereby no compensation was recognized for most stock option awards. We expect that stock option grants will continue to be a significant part of employee compensation, and therefore, SFAS No. 123R may have a significant impact on our financial statements. Although we have not determined the impact of SFAS No. 123R, the pro forma effect of recording compensation for all stock awards at fair value utilizing the Black-Scholes method for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, results in a decrease in our net income of $33,000 and $23,000, respectively.
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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of 1934, as amended. Statements included in this report which are not historical facts (including any statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions or forecasts related thereto), including, without limitation, the information set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “forecast,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other “forward-looking” information. In addition to specific uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, the following risks and uncertainties may affect our performance and results of operations:
  •  our only cash-generating assets are our partnership interests in the Partnership, and our cash flow is therefore completely dependent upon the ability of the Partnership to make distributions to its partners;
 
  •  the value of our investment in the Partnership depends largely on the Partnership’s being treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes;
 
  •  the amount of cash distributions from the Partnership that we will be able to distribute to you will be reduced by our expenses, including federal corporate income taxes and the costs of being a public company, and reserves for future dividends;
 
  •  so long as we own the general partner of the Partnership, we are prohibited by an omnibus agreement with the Partnership from engaging in the business of gathering, transmitting, treating, processing, storing, and marketing natural gas and transporting, fractionating, storing and marketing NGLs, except to the extent that the Partnership, with the concurrence of its independent directors comprising its conflicts committee, elects not to engage in a particular acquisition or expansion opportunity;
 
  •  in our corporate charter, we have renounced business opportunities that may be pursued by the Partnership or by affiliated stockholders that hold a majority of our common stock;
 
  •  Bryan Lawrence, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is a senior manager at Yorktown Partners LLC, the manager of the Yorktown group of investment partnerships (“Yorktown”), which until January 2005, in the aggregate owned more than 50% of our common shares. Yorktown has been reducing its ownership in the Company through the distribution of shares to its investors. Continued distributions by Yorktown could have the effect of depressing our share price. In addition, such continued distributions could have the effect of allowing another group to take control of the company, which might impact the nature of our future operations;
 
  •  substantially all of our partnership interest in the Partnership are subordinated to the common units, and during the subordination period, our subordinated units will not receive any distributions in a quarter until the Partnership has paid the minimum quarterly distribution of $0.25 per unit, plus any arrearages in the payment of the minimum quarterly distribution from prior quarters, on all of the outstanding common units;
 
  •  the Partnership may not have sufficient cash after the establishment of cash reserves and payment of our general partner’s fees and expenses to pay the minimum quarterly distribution each quarter;
 
  •  if the Partnership is unable to contract for new natural gas supplies, it will be unable to maintain or increase the throughput levels in its natural gas gathering systems and asset utilization rates at its treating and processing plants to offset the natural decline in reserves;
 
  •  the Partnership’s profitability is dependent upon the prices and market demand for natural gas and NGLs, which are beyond its control and have been volatile;
 
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  •  since the Partnership is not the operator of certain of its assets, the success of the activities conducted at such assets are outside its control;
 
  •  the Partnership operates in very competitive markets and encounters significant competition for natural gas supplies and markets;
 
  •  the Partnership is subject to risk of loss resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by its customers or counterparties;
 
  •  the Partnership may not be able to retain existing customers, especially key customers, or acquire new customers at rates sufficient to maintain its current revenues and cash flows;
 
  •  the construction of gathering, processing and treating facilities requires the expenditure of significant amounts of capital and subjects the Partnership to construction risks and risks that natural gas supplies will not be available upon completion of the facilities;
 
  •  the Partnership’s business is subject to many hazards, operational and environmental risks, some of which may not be covered by insurance; and
 
  •  the Partnership is subject to extensive and changing federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to protect the environment, and these laws and regulations could impose liability for remediation costs and civil or criminal penalties for non-compliance; and
 
  •  cash dividends paid by us may not necessarily represent earnings.
      Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
      Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. We face market risk from commodity price variations, primarily due to fluctuations in the price of a portion of the natural gas we sell; and for the portion of the natural gas we process and for which we have taken the processing risk, we are at risk for the difference in the value of the natural gas liquid (“NGL”) products we produce versus the value of the gas used in fuel and shrinkage in their production. We also incur credit risks and risks related to interest rate variations.
      Commodity Price Risk. Approximately 7% of the natural gas we market is purchased at a percentage of the relevant natural gas index price, as opposed to a fixed discount to that price. As a result of purchasing the gas at a percentage of the index price, our resale margins are higher during periods of higher natural gas prices and lower during periods of lower natural gas prices. We have hedged approximately 78% of our exposure to gas price fluctuations through June 2006. We have also hedged approximately 80% of our exposure to liquids price fluctuations through the end of 2005.
      Another price risk we face is the risk of mismatching volumes of gas bought or sold on a monthly price versus volumes bought or sold on a daily price. We enter each month with a balanced book of gas bought and sold on the same basis. However, it is normal to experience fluctuations in the volumes of gas bought or sold under either basis, which leaves us with short or long positions that must be covered. We use financial swaps to mitigate the exposure at the time it is created to maintain a balanced position.
      We have commodity price risk associated with our processed volumes of natural gas. We currently process gas under four main types of contractual arrangements:
        1. Keep-whole contracts:     Under this type of contract, we pay the producer for the full amount of inlet gas to the plant, and we make a margin based on the difference between the value of liquids recovered from the processed natural gas as compared to the value of the natural gas volumes lost (“shrink”) in processing. Our margins from these contracts are high during periods of high liquids

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  prices relative to natural gas prices, and can be negative during periods of high natural gas prices relative to liquids prices. We control our risk on our current keep-whole contracts primarily through our ability to bypass processing when it is not profitable for us.
 
        2. Percent-of-proceeds contracts:     Under these contracts, we receive a fee in the form of a percentage of the liquids recovered, and the producer bears all the cost of the natural gas shrink. Therefore, our margins from these contracts are greater during periods of high liquids prices. Our margins from processing cannot become negative under percent of proceeds contracts, but decline during periods of low NGL prices.
 
        3. Theoretical processing contracts:     Under these contracts, we stipulate with the producer the assumptions under which we will assume processing economics for settlement purposes, independent of actual processing results or whether the stream was actually processed. These contracts tend to have an inverse result to the keep-whole contracts, with better margins as processing economics worsen.
 
        4. Fee-based contracts:     Under these contracts we have no commodity price exposure, and are paid a fixed fee per unit of volume that is treated or conditioned.

      Our primary commodity risk management objective is to reduce volatility in our cash flows. We maintain a Risk Management Committee, including members of senior management, which oversees all hedging activity. We enter into hedges for natural gas and natural gas liquids using NYMEX futures or over-the-counter derivative financial instruments with only certain well-capitalized counterparties which have been approved by our Risk Management Committee. Hedges to protect our processing margins are generally for a more limited time frame than is possible for hedges in natural gas, as the financial markets for NGLs are not as developed as the markets for natural gas.
      The use of financial instruments may expose us to the risk of financial loss in certain circumstances, including instances when (1) sales volumes are less than expected requiring market purchases to meet commitments or (2) our counterparties fail to purchase the contracted quantities of natural gas or otherwise fail to perform. To the extent that we engage in hedging activities we may be prevented from realizing the benefits of favorable price changes in the physical market. However, we are similarly insulated against unfavorable changes in such prices.
      We manage our price risk related to future physical purchase or sale commitments for our producer services activities by entering into either corresponding physical delivery contracts or financial instruments with an objective to balance our future commitments and significantly reduce our risk to the movement in natural gas prices. However, we are subject to counterparty risk for both the physical and financial contracts. We account for certain of our producer services natural gas marketing activities as energy trading contracts or derivatives. These energy-trading contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. Accordingly, any gain or loss associated with changes in the fair value of derivatives and physical delivery contracts relating to our producer services natural gas marketing activities are recognized in earnings as profit or loss on energy trading contracts immediately.
      For each reporting period, we record the fair value of open energy trading contracts based on the difference between the quoted market price and the contract price. Accordingly, the change in fair value from the previous period is reported as profit or loss on energy trading contracts in the statement of operations. In addition, realized gains and losses from settled contracts are also recorded in profit or loss on energy trading contracts.
      Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of our long-term debt with floating interest rates. At March 31, 2005, we had $80 million of indebtedness outstanding under floating rate debt. The impact of a 1% increase in interest rates on our expected debt would result in an increase in interest expense and a decrease in income before taxes of approximately $800,000 per year. This amount has been determined by considering the impact of such hypothetical interest rate increase on our non-hedged, floating rate debt outstanding at March 31, 2005.

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      Operational Risk. As with all mid-stream energy companies and other industrials, we have operational risk associated with operating our plant and pipeline assets that can have a financial impact, either favorable or unfavorable, and as such risk must be effectively managed. We view our operational risk in the following categories.
      General Mechanical Risk — both our plants and pipelines expose us to the possibilities of a mechanical failure or process upset that can result in loss of revenues and replacement cost of either volume losses or damaged equipment. These mechanical failures manifest themselves in the form of equipment failure/malfunction as well as operator error. Crosstex is proactive in managing this risk on two fronts. First we effectively hire and train our operational staff to operate the equipment in a safe manner, consistent with defined process and procedures and second, we perform preventative and routine maintenance on all of our mechanical assets.
      Measurement Risk — In complex midstream systems such as ours, it is normal for there to be differences between gas measured into ours systems and those measured out of the system which is referred to as system balance. These system balances are normally due to changes in line pack, gas vented for routine operational and non-routine reasons, as well as due to the inherent inaccuracies in the physical measurement of gas. The company employs the latest gas measurement technology when appropriate, in the form of EFM (Electronic Flow Measurement) computers. Nearly all of our new supply and market connections are equipped with EFM. Retro-fitting older measurement technology is done on a case-by-case basis. Electronic digital data from these devices can be transmitted to a central control room via radio, telephone, cell phone, satellite or other means. With EFM computers, such a communication system is capable of monitoring gas flows and pressures in real-time and is commonly referred to as SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). We expect to continue to increase our reliance on electronic flow measurement and SCADA, which will further increase our awareness of measurement discrepancies as well as reduce our response time should a pipeline failure occur.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
      We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2005 in alerting them in a timely manner to material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
      There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. We implemented an enterprise-wide accounting system in January 1, 2005. We expect this new system to improve our control environment as its full capabilities are deployed throughout our operations during 2005.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits
      The exhibits filed as part of this report are as follows (exhibits incorporated by reference are set forth with the name of the registrant, the type of report and registration number or last date of the period for which it was filed, and the exhibit number in such filing):
             
Number       Description
         
  3 .1     Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2003).
  3 .2     Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2005).
  3 .3     Certificate of Limited Partnership of Crosstex energy, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-97779).
  3 .4     Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy, L.P., dated as of March 29, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004, file No. 000-50067).
  3 .5     Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy, L.P., dated as of April 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004, file No. 000-50067).
  3 .6     Certificate of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy Services, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-97779).
  3 .7     Second amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy Services, L.P., dated as of April 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004, file No. 000-50067).
  3 .8     Certificate of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy GP, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-97779).
  3 .9     Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Energy GP, L.P., dated as of July 12, 2002 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.6 to Crosstex Energy L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-97779).
  3 .10     Certificate of Formation of Crosstex Energy GP, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.7 from Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-97779).
  3 .11     Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Crosstex Energy GP, LLC, dated as of December 17, 2002 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.8 from Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-106927).
  3 .12     Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Crosstex Holdings GP, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.11 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  3 .13     Limited Liability Company Agreement of Crosstex Holdings GP, LLC dated as of October 27, 2003 (incorporated by references from Exhibit 3.12 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  3 .14     Certificate of Formation of Crosstex Holdings LP, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.13 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).

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Number       Description
         
  3 .15     Limited Liability Company Agreement of Crosstex Holdings LP, LLC, dated as of November 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.14 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  3 .16     Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Holdings, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.15 to Crosstex Energy, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  3 .17     Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crosstex Holdings, L.P., dated as of November 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.16 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  4 .1     Specimen Certificate representing shares of common stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc,’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file No. 333-110095).
  10 .1     Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2005 among Crosstex Energy, L.P., Crosstex Energy Services, L.P., Bank of America, N.A. and certain other parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 2005).
  10 .2     Amended and Restated $125,000,000 Senior Secured Notes Master Shelf Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2005 among Crosstex Energy, L.P., Crosstex Energy Services, L.P., Prudential Investment Management, Inc. and certain other parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Crosstex Energy, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 2005).
  31 .1*     Certification of the principal executive officer.
  31 .2*     Certification of the principal financial officer.
  32 .1*     Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 
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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 16th day of May 2005.
  CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
  By:  /s/ WILLIAM W. DAVIS
 
 
  William W. Davis,
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

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