UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2014

 


 

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


 

Delaware

(State or Other

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

1-9356

(Commission File

Number)

 

23-2432497

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Greenway Plaza
Suite 600
Houston, TX
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

77046
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 615-8600

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01.             Other Events.

 

On February 7, 2014, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) reported its preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013.

 

Fourth Quarter Results

 

The Partnership reported income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 of $87.5 million compared to income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $32.5 million, which included an asset impairment charge of $60.0 million relating to ceasing operations on a portion of the Partnership’s NORCO pipeline system.  Income from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s unitholders was $0.75 per diluted limited partnership unit (“LP Unit”) for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $0.32 per diluted LP Unit for the fourth quarter of 2012. The diluted weighted average of LP Units outstanding in the fourth quarter of 2013 was 114.1 million compared to 98.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. The increase in LP Units is primarily the result of two LP Unit offerings during 2013, the proceeds from which were used to reduce outstanding borrowings and fund a portion of the Hess terminals acquisition.

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $178.6 million compared to $165.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.  Distributable cash flow from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $117.8 million compared to $118.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012. The Partnership also reported distribution coverage of 0.94 times for the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

Maintenance capital expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $27.3 million compared to $18.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 and interest and debt expense, excluding certain non-cash items, for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $33.3 million compared to $29.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Full Year Results

 

For 2013, the Partnership reported income from continuing operations of $351.6 million compared to income from continuing operations for 2012 of $235.9 million, which included the NORCO asset impairment charge. Income from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s unitholders was $3.23 per diluted LP Unit for 2013 compared to $2.37 per diluted LP Unit for 2012. The diluted weighted average of LP Units outstanding for 2013 was 107.7 million compared to 97.6 million for 2012. The increase in LP Units is primarily the result of two LP Unit offerings during 2013.

 

For 2013, Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $648.8 million compared to $552.4 million for 2012. Distributable cash flow from continuing operations was $454.2 million compared to $385.8 million for 2012. The Partnership reported distribution coverage of 0.99 times for 2013. Maintenance capital expenditures for 2013 were $71.5 million compared with $54.1 million for 2012.

 

Discontinued Operations. The board of directors of the Partnership’s general partner approved a plan in December 2013 to divest its noncore Natural Gas Storage business. The Partnership expects to complete the disposition of this business and its assets in 2014. The Partnership recorded an asset impairment charge of $169.0 million relating to discontinuing the Natural Gas Storage business. This business has been classified as discontinued operations in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Business Segments. The Partnership also announced changes to its operating structure and related reporting segments to better align its businesses with its long-term growth strategies.

 

The new Global Marine Terminals segment includes the Partnership’s BORCO facility, Yabucoa terminal and the St. Lucia terminal acquired from Hess Corporation (“Hess”), as well as in the New York Harbor at the legacy Perth Amboy terminal and the Port Reading and Raritan Bay terminals acquired from Hess. Khalid A. Muslih, formerly

 

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President of the International Operations business unit, will serve as President of the new Global Marine Terminals business unit.

 

The Partnership’s Merchant Services segment includes the legacy Energy Services segment, the Caribbean fuel oil supply and distribution business and new merchant activities supporting the terminals recently acquired from Hess. Jeremiah J. Ashcroft III continues as President of the Buckeye Services business unit, which includes the new Merchant Services segment as well as the unchanged Development & Logistics segment.

 

The Partnership’s Pipelines & Terminals segment is comprised of the legacy domestic terminals (other than Perth Amboy) combined with the domestic terminals acquired from Hess in Upstate New York, the Middle Atlantic, the Southeast (including Florida), and the New York Harbor, excluding the Port Reading and Raritan Bay terminals. The Domestic Pipelines & Terminals business unit, which is the Partnership’s largest, remains under the leadership of Robert A. Malecky.

 

Cash Distribution

 

The Partnership also announced that its general partner declared a cash distribution of $1.0875 per LP Unit for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The distribution will be payable on February 25, 2014, to unitholders of record on February 18, 2014. This cash distribution represents a 4.8 percent increase over the $1.0375 per LP Unit distribution declared for the fourth quarter of 2012. For 2013, the Partnership declared distributions of $4.275 per LP Unit, which represents a 3.0 percent increase over the $4.15 per LP Unit for 2012.

 

Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow

 

Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow are measures not defined by GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by the Partnership’s senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer of its general partner, to (i) evaluate the Partnership’s consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of the Partnership’s business segments, (ii) allocate resources and capital to business segments, (iii) evaluate the viability of proposed projects, and (iv) determine overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities. Distributable cash flow is another measure used by senior management to provide a clearer picture of the Partnership’s cash available for distribution to its unitholders. Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow eliminate (i) non-cash expenses, including, but not limited to, depreciation and amortization expense resulting from the significant capital investments the Partnership makes in its businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations, (ii) charges for obligations expected to be settled with the issuance of equity instruments, and (iii) items that are not indicative of the Partnership’s core operating performance results and business outlook.

 

The Partnership believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures used by senior management and that these measures are useful to investors because they aid in comparing the Partnership’s operating performance with that of other companies with similar operations. The Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow data presented by the Partnership may not be comparable to similarly titled measures at other companies because these items may be defined differently by other companies. Please see the reconciliations of each of Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow to net income below.

 

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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

1,357,353

 

$

869,602

 

$

3,966,247

 

$

3,332,301

 

Transportation, storage and other services

 

298,231

 

255,161

 

1,087,854

 

953,602

 

Total revenue

 

1,655,584

 

1,124,763

 

5,054,101

 

4,285,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product sales

 

1,353,996

 

856,061

 

3,944,448

 

3,304,326

 

Operating expenses

 

120,647

 

91,858

 

413,577

 

372,993

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

37,499

 

40,039

 

147,591

 

138,857

 

General and administrative

 

19,625

 

17,647

 

70,444

 

65,241

 

Asset impairment expense

 

 

59,950

 

 

59,950

 

Total costs and expenses

 

1,531,767

 

1,065,555

 

4,576,060

 

3,941,367

 

Operating income

 

123,817

 

59,208

 

478,041

 

344,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from equity investments

 

272

 

1,813

 

5,243

 

6,100

 

Interest and debt expense

 

(36,093

)

(29,821

)

(130,920

)

(114,980

)

Other income (expense)

 

8

 

(509

)

295

 

(452

)

Total other expense, net

 

(35,813

)

(28,517

)

(125,382

)

(109,332

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes

 

88,004

 

30,691

 

352,659

 

235,204

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(539

)

1,852

 

(1,060

)

675

 

Income from continuing operations

 

87,465

 

32,543

 

351,599

 

235,879

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (including a $169 million asset impairment)

 

(169,160

)

3,256

 

(187,174

)

(5,328

)

Net income (loss)

 

(81,695

)

35,799

 

164,425

 

230,551

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,057

)

(836

)

(4,152

)

(4,134

)

Net income (loss) attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.

 

$

(82,752

)

$

34,963

 

$

160,273

 

$

226,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.76

 

$

0.33

 

$

3.25

 

$

2.38

 

Discontinued operations

 

(1.49

)

0.03

 

(1.75

)

(0.05

)

Total

 

$

(0.73

)

$

0.36

 

$

1.50

 

$

2.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.75

 

$

0.32

 

$

3.23

 

$

2.37

 

Discontinued operations

 

(1.48

)

0.03

 

(1.74

)

(0.05

)

Total

 

$

(0.73

)

$

0.35

 

$

1.49

 

$

2.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average units outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

113,535

 

98,180

 

107,202

 

97,309

 

Diluted

 

114,091

 

98,514

 

107,677

 

97,635

 

 

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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

217,887

 

$

185,472

 

$

786,759

 

$

709,341

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

65,854

 

61,851

 

252,270

 

218,180

 

Merchant Services

 

1,362,857

 

870,119

 

3,990,575

 

3,339,241

 

Development & Logistics

 

17,199

 

12,796

 

59,247

 

50,211

 

Intersegment

 

(8,213

)

(5,475

)

(34,750

)

(31,070

)

Total revenue

 

$

1,655,584

 

$

1,124,763

 

$

5,054,101

 

$

4,285,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

113,566

 

$

154,608

 

$

401,329

 

$

441,531

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

48,714

 

42,096

 

176,890

 

146,051

 

Merchant Services

 

1,364,089

 

863,994

 

3,987,490

 

3,346,721

 

Development & Logistics

 

13,611

 

10,332

 

45,101

 

38,134

 

Intersegment

 

(8,213

)

(5,475

)

(34,750

)

(31,070

)

Total costs and expenses

 

$

1,531,767

 

$

1,065,555

 

$

4,576,060

 

$

3,941,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

16,717

 

$

19,398

 

$

63,799

 

$

66,457

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

18,828

 

18,730

 

76,146

 

64,912

 

Merchant Services

 

1,461

 

1,417

 

5,693

 

5,521

 

Development & Logistics

 

493

 

494

 

1,953

 

1,967

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

37,499

 

$

40,039

 

$

147,591

 

$

138,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

104,321

 

$

30,864

 

$

385,430

 

$

267,810

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

17,140

 

19,755

 

75,380

 

72,129

 

Merchant Services

 

(1,232

)

6,125

 

3,085

 

(7,480

)

Development & Logistics

 

3,588

 

2,464

 

14,146

 

12,077

 

Total operating income

 

$

123,817

 

$

59,208

 

$

478,041

 

$

344,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

132,195

 

$

116,724

 

$

471,091

 

$

409,541

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

40,494

 

36,890

 

149,740

 

128,581

 

Merchant Services

 

1,772

 

8,801

 

12,616

 

1,144

 

Development & Logistics

 

4,120

 

3,003

 

15,367

 

13,174

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

$

178,581

 

$

165,418

 

$

648,814

 

$

552,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital additions, net: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

37,313

 

$

51,497

 

$

151,827

 

$

158,547

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

65,685

 

45,005

 

206,472

 

167,208

 

Merchant Services

 

 

983

 

113

 

2,490

 

Development & Logistics

 

1,398

 

443

 

2,840

 

724

 

Total segment capital additions, net

 

104,396

 

97,928

 

361,252

 

328,969

 

Natural Gas Storage disposal group (3)

 

41

 

405

 

193

 

2,369

 

Total capital additions, net

 

$

104,437

 

$

98,333

 

$

361,445

 

$

331,338

 

 

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Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Summary of capital additions, net: (2) (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

$

27,291

 

$

18,661

 

$

71,595

 

$

54,425

 

Expansion and cost reduction

 

77,146

 

79,672

 

289,850

 

276,913

 

Total capital additions, net

 

$

104,437

 

$

98,333

 

$

361,445

 

$

331,338

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Key Balance Sheet Information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent

 

$

4,950

 

$

6,776

 

Long-term debt, total (4)

 

3,092,711

 

2,735,244

 

 


(1)                                 Includes depreciation and amortization and asset impairment expense.

(2)                                 Amounts exclude accruals for capital expenditures.

(3)                                 Includes Natural Gas Storage disposal group capital expenditures as follows: (i) maintenance capital expenditures of $41 thousand and $119 thousand for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013, respectively, and $203 thousand and $355 thousand for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, and (ii) expansion and cost reduction capital of $74 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2013, and $202 thousand and $2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.

(4)                                 Includes long-term debt portion of Buckeye Partners, L.P. Credit Facility of $29 million and $665 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA - Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Pipeline & Terminals (average bpd in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline

 

710.7

 

690.4

 

717.8

 

701.9

 

Jet fuel

 

335.1

 

328.5

 

334.4

 

339.2

 

Middle distillates (1)

 

390.7

 

342.9

 

345.7

 

318.6

 

Other products (2)

 

26.1

 

20.7

 

28.5

 

25.9

 

Total pipelines throughput

 

1,462.6

 

1,382.5

 

1,426.4

 

1,385.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products throughput

 

1,003.9

 

940.1

 

975.1

 

916.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipeline Average Tariff (cents/bbl)

 

83.6

 

80.3

 

82.2

 

81.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Services (in millions of gallons) (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales volumes

 

461.7

 

289.2

 

1,371.5

 

1,125.9

 

 


(1)                                 Includes diesel fuel and heating oil.

(2)                                 Includes liquefied petroleum gas, intermediate petroleum products and crude oil.

(3)                                 Includes volumes related to fuel oil supply and distribution services which began in late 2012.

 

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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and coverage ratio)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

87,465

 

$

32,543

 

$

351,599

 

$

235,879

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,057

)

(836

)

(4,152

)

(4,134

)

Income from continuing operations attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.

 

86,408

 

31,707

 

347,447

 

231,745

 

Add: Interest and debt expense

 

36,093

 

29,821

 

130,920

 

114,980

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

539

 

(1,852

)

1,060

 

(675

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

37,499

 

40,039

 

147,591

 

138,857

 

Non-cash unit-based compensation expense

 

9,004

 

8,502

 

21,013

 

18,577

 

Asset impairment expense

 

 

59,950

 

 

59,950

 

Hess acquisition and transition expense

 

11,806

 

 

11,806

 

 

Less: Amortization of unfavorable storage contracts (1)

 

(2,768

)

(2,749

)

(11,023

)

(10,994

)

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

$

178,581

 

$

165,418

 

$

648,814

 

$

552,440

 

Less: Interest and debt expense, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and other

 

(33,317

)

(28,959

)

(122,471

)

(111,511

)

Income tax (expense) benefit, excluding non-cash taxes

 

(196

)

82

 

(717

)

(1,095

)

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

(27,250

)

(18,458

)

(71,476

)

(54,070

)

Distributable cash flow from continuing operations

 

$

117,818

 

$

118,083

 

$

454,150

 

$

385,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions for coverage ratio (2)

 

$

125,475

 

$

94,033

 

$

456,507

 

$

376,193

 

Coverage ratio from continuing operations

 

0.94

 

1.26

 

0.99

 

1.03

 

 


(1)                                 Represents the amortization of the negative fair values allocated to certain unfavorable storage contracts acquired in connection with the BORCO acquisition.

(2)                                 Represents cash distributions declared for LP Units outstanding as of each respective period. Amounts for 2013 reflect actual cash distributions paid on LP Units for the quarters ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013 and estimated cash distribution for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. As of September 1, 2013, the 8,469,233 Class B Units outstanding, which represented all Class B Units, converted into LP Units on a one-for-one basis. Prior to conversion, distributions with respect to the Class B Units outstanding on the record date were paid in additional Class B Units rather than in cash.

 

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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

Non-GAAP Reconciliations — Continued

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

First
Quarter

 

Second
Quarter

 

Third
Quarter

 

Fourth
Quarter

 

Total

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (restated): (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

115,385

 

$

107,635

 

$

115,876

 

$

132,195

 

$

471,091

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

35,479

 

37,803

 

35,964

 

40,494

 

149,740

 

Merchant Services

 

6,194

 

4,724

 

(74

)

1,772

 

12,616

 

Development & Logistics

 

3,173

 

3,667

 

4,407

 

4,120

 

15,367

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (restated)

 

$

160,231

 

$

153,829

 

$

156,173

 

$

178,581

 

$

648,814

 

Adjusted EBITDA (as previously reported):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

115,544

 

$

109,085

 

$

114,412

 

$

132,195

 

$

471,236

 

International Operations

 

35,243

 

37,203

 

40,475

 

40,494

 

153,415

 

Natural Gas Storage

 

(1,827

)

(5,757

)

(2,759

)

 

(10,343

)

Energy Services

 

7,191

 

4,773

 

(2,220

)

1,772

 

11,516

 

Development & Logistics

 

2,698

 

3,187

 

3,934

 

4,120

 

13,939

 

Adjusted EBITDA (as previously reported)

 

$

158,849

 

$

148,491

 

$

153,842

 

$

178,581

 

$

639,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (restated): (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

89,611

 

$

91,022

 

$

112,184

 

$

116,724

 

$

409,541

 

Global Marine Terminals

 

29,493

 

28,533

 

33,665

 

36,890

 

128,581

 

Merchant Services

 

(6,091

)

(3,195

)

1,629

 

8,801

 

1,144

 

Development & Logistics

 

2,930

 

3,722

 

3,519

 

3,003

 

13,174

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (restated)

 

$

115,943

 

$

120,082

 

$

150,997

 

$

165,418

 

$

552,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (as previously reported):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipelines & Terminals

 

$

88,232

 

$

89,598

 

$

112,879

 

$

118,346

 

$

409,055

 

International Operations

 

31,666

 

30,591

 

33,548

 

36,299

 

132,104

 

Natural Gas Storage

 

(1,268

)

(388

)

1,357

 

6,417

 

6,118

 

Energy Services

 

(6,172

)

(3,206

)

1,619

 

8,283

 

524

 

Development & Logistics

 

2,529

 

3,337

 

3,168

 

2,688

 

11,722

 

Adjusted EBITDA (as previously reported)

 

$

114,987

 

$

119,932

 

$

152,571

 

$

172,033

 

$

559,523

 

 


(1)                                 Historical segment amounts previously reported have been restated to conform to the Partnership’s new reporting structure. Additional changes in previously reported amounts are due to the following items:

 

·                  In December 2013, the Board of Directors of Buckeye GP LLC approved a plan to divest the Partnership’s Natural Gas Storage segment and its related assets as the Partnership no longer believes this business is aligned with its long-term business strategy. Therefore, assets and liabilities related to the former Natural Gas Storage segment were

 

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                        classified as “Assets held for sale” and “Liabilities held for sale”, respectively, as of December 31, 2013 and the Partnership has reported the results of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

·                  Reclassifications of operating and general and administrative expenses among the Partnership’s segments. The reclassification impacted Adjusted EBITDA by segment, however, had no impact on total Adjusted EBITDA.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Buckeye GP LLC,

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd J. Russo

 

 

 

Todd J. Russo

 

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated February 13, 2014

 

 

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