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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark one)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2015
Or
¨
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: 001-36446
 
PBF LOGISTICS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
 
35-2470286
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
One Sylvan Way, Second Floor
Parsippany, New Jersey
 
07054
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(973) 455-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the 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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer þ
 
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of April 30, 2015, there were 17,097,024 common units and 15,886,553 subordinated units outstanding.





PBF LOGISITICS LP

TABLE OF CONTENTS


EXPLANATORY NOTE

PBF Logistics LP (“PBFX” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed in February 2013. PBF Logistics GP LLC (“PBF GP” or “our general partner”) serves as the general partner of PBFX. PBF GP is wholly-owned by PBF Energy Company LLC (“PBF LLC”). PBF Energy Inc. (“PBF Energy”) is the sole managing member of PBF LLC and as of March 31, 2015 owned 94.3% of the total economic interest in PBF LLC. In addition, PBF LLC is the sole managing member of PBF Holding Company LLC (“PBF Holding”), a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of PBFX. On May 14, 2014, PBFX completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”). PBF LLC holds a 52.1% limited partner interest in PBFX and owns all of PBFX’s incentive distribution rights, with the remaining 47.9% limited partner interest owned by public unit holders as of March 31, 2015.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) to “Predecessor,” and “we,” “our,” “us,” or like terms, when used in the context of periods prior to May 14, 2014, refer to PBF MLP Predecessor, our predecessor for accounting purposes, which includes assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain crude oil and refined product terminaling and storage assets, previously operated and owned by PBF Holding subsidiaries Delaware City Refining Company LLC (“DCR”) and Toledo Refining Company LLC (“TRC”). PBF Holding, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates three oil refineries and





related facilities in North America. PBF Energy, through its ownership of PBF LLC, controls all of the business and affairs of PBFX and PBF Holding.

On September 30, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF Holding the Delaware City West Heavy Unloading Rack (the “DCR West Rack”), a heavy crude oil rail unloading facility at the Delaware City refinery with total throughput capacity of at least 40,000 barrels per day. In addition, on December 11, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF LLC a tank farm and related facilities located at PBF Energy's Toledo refinery, including a propane storage and loading facility (the “Toledo Storage Facility”). These transactions are collectively referred to as “Acquisitions from PBF.” The Acquisitions from PBF were transfers between entities under common control. Accordingly, the financial information of the Predecessor and the Partnership contained herein have been retrospectively adjusted to include the historical results of the Acquisitions from PBF for all periods presented prior to the effective date of each transaction.

References in this Form 10-Q to “PBF Logistics LP,” “PBFX,” the “Partnership” and “we,” “our,” “us,” or like terms used in the context of periods on or after May 14, 2014, refer to PBF Logistics LP and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q (including information incorporated by reference) contains certain “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, of expected future developments that involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that relate to our strategy, plans or intentions. All statements we make relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or to our expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, which we refer to as “cautionary statements,” are disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors”, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which we refer to as our 2014 Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All forward-looking information in this Form 10-Q and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include:

our limited operating history as a separate public partnership;
changes in general economic conditions;
our ability to make, complete and integrate acquisitions from affiliates or third parties;
our ability to have sufficient cash from operations to enable us to pay the minimum quarterly distribution;
competitive conditions in our industry;
actions taken by our customers and competitors;
the supply of, and demand for, crude oil, refined products and logistics services;
our ability to successfully implement our business plan;





our dependence on PBF Energy for all of our revenues and, therefore, we are subject to the business risks of PBF Energy;
all of our revenue is generated at two of PBF Energy’s facilities, and any adverse development at either facility could have a material adverse effect on us;
our ability to complete internal growth projects on time and on budget;
the price and availability of debt and equity financing;
operating hazards and other risks incidental to handling crude oil;
natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;
interest rates;
labor relations;
changes in the availability and cost of capital;
the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including those related to the shipment of crude oil by trains;
changes in insurance markets impacting costs and the level and types of coverage available;
the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and demand for PBF Energy’s refined products and the differential in the prices of different crude oils;
the suspension, reduction or termination of PBF Energy’s obligations under our commercial agreements;
disruptions due to equipment interruption or failure at our facilities, PBF Energy’s facilities or third-party facilities on which our business is dependent;
incremental costs as a stand-alone public company;
our general partner and its affiliates, including PBF Energy, have conflicts of interest with us and limited duties to us and our unitholders, and they may favor their own interests to the detriment of us and our other common unitholders;
our partnership agreement restricts the remedies available to holders of our common units for actions taken by our general partner that might otherwise constitute breaches of fiduciary duty;
holders of our common units have limited voting rights and are not entitled to elect our general partner or its directors;
our tax treatment depends on our status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as well as our not being subject to a material amount of entity level taxation by individual states;
changes at any time (including on a retroactive basis) in the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships or an investment in our common units;
our unitholders will be required to pay taxes on their share of our taxable income even if they do not receive any cash distributions from us;
the effects of future litigation; and
other factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q may not in fact occur. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on those statements.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing.





PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PBF LOGISTICS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands, except unit data)
 
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
20,179

 
$
14,165

Accounts receivable - affiliates
 
13,950

 
11,630

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
240

 
295

Total current assets
 
34,369

 
26,090

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
130,978

 
130,779

Marketable securities
 
234,939

 
234,930

Other assets, net
 
1,991

 
2,152

Total assets
 
$
402,277

 
$
393,951

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable - affiliates
 
$
2,922

 
$
3,223

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
1,357

 
1,021

Total current liabilities
 
4,279

 
4,244

Long-term debt
 
510,000

 
510,000

Other long-term liabilities
 

 

Total liabilities
 
514,279

 
514,244

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Equity:
 
 
 
 
Common unitholders - Public (15,812,500 units issued and outstanding)
 
340,000

 
336,369

Common unitholder - PBF LLC (1,284,524 units issued and outstanding)
 
(165,932
)
 
(167,787
)
Subordinated unitholder - PBF LLC (15,886,553 units issued and outstanding)
 
(286,070
)
 
(288,875
)
Total equity
 
(112,002
)
 
(120,293
)
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
402,277

 
$
393,951






See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PBF LOGISTICS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except unit and per unit data)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue from affiliates
 
$
30,565

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating and maintenance expenses
 
7,481

 
4,006

General and administrative expenses
 
2,963

 
693

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,447

 
676

Total costs and expenses
 
11,891

 
5,375

 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
18,674

 
(5,375
)
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net and other financing costs
 
(1,803
)
 

Amortization of loan fees
 
(162
)
 

Net income (loss)
 
16,709

 
$
(5,375
)
Less: Net loss attributable to Predecessor
 

 
 
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to the Partnership
 
$
16,709

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per limited partner unit:
 
 
 
 
Common units - basic
 
$
0.51

 
 
Common units - diluted
 
0.51

 
 
Subordinated units- basic and diluted
 
0.51

 
 
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
 
 
 
 
Common units - basic
 
17,097,024

 
 
Common units - diluted
 
17,117,261

 
 
Subordinated units- basic and diluted
 
15,886,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash distributions paid per unit
 
$
0.33

 
 
* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.








See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PBF LOGISTICS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
16,709

 
$
(5,375
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
1,447

 
676

Amortization of deferred financing fees
 
162

 

Unit-based compensation expense
 
930

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable - affiliates
 
(2,320
)
 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
55

 

Accounts payable - affiliates
 
(301
)
 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
245

 

Other assets and liabilities
 
(15
)
 

Net cash provided by (used in) operations
 
16,912

 
(4,699
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
 
(17
)
 
(9,384
)
Purchase of marketable securities
 
(689,693
)
 

Maturities of marketable securities
 
689,697

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(13
)
 
(9,384
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Parent contributions
 

 
14,083

Distributions to unitholders
 
(10,885
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(10,885
)
 
14,083

 
 
 
 
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
6,014

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
14,165

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
20,179

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Contribution of net assets from PBF LLC
 
$
1,628

 
$

Accrued capital expenditures
 

 
188

* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

PBF Logistics LP (“PBFX” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed in February 2013. PBF Logistics GP LLC (“PBF GP”) serves as the general partner of PBFX. PBF GP is wholly-owned by PBF Energy Company LLC (“PBF LLC”). PBF Energy Inc. (“PBF Energy”) is the sole managing member of PBF LLC and as of March 31, 2015 owned 94.3% of the total economic interest in PBF LLC. In addition, PBF LLC is the sole managing member of PBF Holding Company LLC (“PBF Holding”), a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of PBFX. On May 14, 2014, PBFX completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 15,812,500 common units (including 2,062,500 common units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option). PBF LLC holds a 52.1% limited partner interest in PBFX and owns all of PBFX’s incentive distribution rights, with the remaining 47.9% limited partner interest owned by public unit holders as of March 31, 2015.

PBFX engages in the receiving, handling and transferring of crude oil and the receipt, storage and delivery of crude oil, refined products and intermediates. The Partnership does not take ownership of or receive any payments based on the value of the crude oil or products that it handles and does not engage in the trading of any commodities. PBFX's assets are integral to the operations of PBF Energy's refineries located in Toledo, Ohio, Delaware City, Delaware and Paulsboro, New Jersey. Subsequent to the Offering, PBFX generates all of its revenues from transactions with PBF Holding.

In connection with the Offering, PBF LLC contributed the assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain crude oil terminaling assets to the Partnership. The assets were owned and operated by PBF Holding’s subsidiaries, Delaware City Refining Company LLC (“DCR”) and Toledo Refining Company LLC (“TRC”), and were contributed to the Partnership in connection with the Offering. PBF Holding, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates three oil refineries and related facilities in North America. PBF Energy, through its ownership in PBF LLC, controls all of the business affairs of PBFX and PBF Holding.

PBFX's initial assets consisted of the Delaware City Rail Unloading Terminal (“DCR Rail Terminal”), which was part of PBF Holding’s Delaware City, Delaware refinery, and the Toledo Truck Unloading Terminal (“Toledo Truck Terminal”), which was part of PBF Holding’s Toledo, Ohio refinery, which together with the DCR Rail Terminal, we refer to as the IPO Assets. In connection with the Offering, the IPO Assets were distributed from PBF Holding to PBF LLC. The DCR Rail Terminal consists of a double loop track and ancillary pumping and unloading equipment. Construction of the DCR Rail Terminal began in July 2012 and it commenced operations in February 2013. The Toledo Truck Terminal commenced operations in December 2012 with one lease automatic custody transfer (“LACT”) unit. Two additional LACT units were made operational in May 2013. In July 2013, a fourth LACT unit was purchased that had previously been owned and operated at the Toledo Truck Terminal by a vendor in connection with a crude oil supply agreement. The IPO Assets, along with the LACT units placed into service in June 2014, operate within the totality of the Toledo refinery and adjacent to the Delaware City refinery. The IPO Assets did not generate third party or affiliate revenue prior to the Offering. However, subsequent to the Offering, both of the IPO Assets have generated affiliate revenue.

On September 30, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF LLC the Delaware City West Heavy Unloading Rack (the “DCR West Rack”), a heavy crude oil rail unloading facility at the Delaware City refinery with total throughput capacity of at least 40,000 barrels per day ("bpd"). In addition, on December 11, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF LLC a tank farm and related facilities located at PBF Energy's Toledo refinery, including a propane storage and loading facility (the “Toledo Storage Facility”). These transactions are collectively referred to as “Acquisitions from PBF.” Subsequent to the Acquisitions from PBF, the DCR Rail Terminal, Toledo Truck Terminal, DCR West Rack and Toledo Storage Facility are collectively referred to as the “Contributed Assets.”

The Acquisitions from PBF were a transfer of assets between entities under common control. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements and related notes of the PBF MLP Predecessor (the "Predecessor"), our predecessor for accounting purposes, and the Partnership have been retrospectively adjusted to include the historical


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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


results of the DCR West Rack and Toledo Storage Facility for all periods presented prior to the effective date of each transaction. The financial statements of our Predecessor, the DCR West Rack and Toledo Storage Facility have been prepared from the separate records maintained by subsidiaries of PBF Energy and may not necessarily be indicative of the conditions that would have existed or the results of operations if they were operated as an unaffiliated company. Portions of certain expenses represent allocations made from corporate expenses applicable to PBF Energy as a whole. See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, PBFX has included all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of PBFX and the Predecessor, as applicable, for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

The financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the condensed consolidated financial results of the Predecessor for the period presented prior to May 13, 2014, and the condensed consolidated financial results of PBFX for the period beginning after May 14, 2014, the completion date of the Offering. The Predecessor did not historically operate its respective assets for the purpose of generating revenues independent of other PBF Energy businesses prior to the Offering or for assets acquired in the Acquisitions from PBF prior to their effective dates. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The balance sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 present solely the consolidated financial position of PBFX.

2. ACQUISTIONS
In 2014, following the Offering, PBFX completed the Acquisitions from PBF, pursuant to which PBFX acquired from PBF LLC the following assets:

the DCR West Rack, which consists of a heavy crude oil rail unloading facility at the Delaware City refinery with total throughput capacity of at least 40,000 bpd; and
the Toledo Storage Facility, which consists of a tank farm and related facilities, including a propane storage and loading facility, located at PBF Energy's Toledo refinery.
See the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 of PBF Logistics LP for additional information regarding the Acquisitions from PBF and the commercial agreements executed in connection with these acquisitions.
The following tables present the Partnership's statement of financial position and results of operations giving effect to the Acquisitions from PBF. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the consolidated results of the DCR West Rack prior to the DCR West Rack acquisition are included under “DCR West Rack” and the consolidated results of the Toledo Storage Facility prior to the Toledo Storage Facility acquisition are included under “Toledo Storage Facility.” The consolidated results of the DCR Rail Terminal and the Toledo Truck Rack are included in “PBF Logistics LP.”


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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
Predecessor
 
DCR West Rack
 
Toledo Storage Facility
 
Consolidated Results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from affiliates
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Operating and maintenance expenses
 
1,536

 

 
2,470

 
4,006

General and administrative expenses
 
633

 
30

 
30

 
693

Depreciation and amortization
 
291

 

 
385

 
676

Total costs and expenses
 
2,460

 
30

 
2,885

 
5,375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
(2,460
)
 
(30
)
 
(2,885
)
 
(5,375
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net and other financing costs
 

 

 

 

Amortization of loan fees
 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)
 
(2,460
)
 
(30
)
 
(2,885
)
 
(5,375
)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Predecessor
 
(2,460
)
 
(30
)
 
(2,885
)
 
(5,375
)
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to the Partnership
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$


3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
Land
 
$
2,207

 
$
2,207

Terminals and equipment
 
80,974

 
80,893

Storage equipment
 
55,232

 
55,006

Construction in progress
 
1,793

 
454

 
 
140,206

 
138,560

Accumulated depreciation
 
(9,228
)
 
(7,781
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
$
130,978

 
$
130,779


4. DEBT
On May 14, 2014, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership entered into agreements for a five-year, $275,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a three-year, $300,000 term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), each with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders. The Revolving Credit Facility was increased from $275,000 to $325,000 in December 2014.
The Revolving Credit Facility is available to fund working capital, acquisitions, distributions and capital expenditures and for other general partnership purposes. The Partnership has the ability to increase the maximum amount of the Revolving Credit Facility by an aggregate amount of up to $275,000, to a total facility size of $600,000, subject to receiving increased commitments from lenders or other financial institutions and satisfaction


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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


of certain conditions. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25,000 sublimit for standby letters of credit and for swingline loans. Obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations designated by the Partnership are guaranteed by its restricted subsidiaries, and are secured by a first priority lien on the Partnership’s assets (including the Partnership’s equity interests in Delaware City Terminaling Company LLC) and those of the Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries other than excluded assets and a guaranty of collection from PBF LLC. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility may be extended for one year on up to two occasions, subject to certain customary terms and conditions. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either a Base Rate (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75%, or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%. The applicable margin will vary based upon the Partnership’s Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan was used to fund distributions to PBF LLC and is guaranteed by a guaranty of collection from PBF LLC and secured at all times by cash or U.S. Treasury securities in an amount equal to or greater than the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan. Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest either at Base Rate (as defined in the Term Loan), or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin equal to 0.25%.
At March 31, 2015, PBFX had $275,100 outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and $234,900 outstanding under the Term Loan. Both the Revolving Credit Agreement and Term Loan contain covenants that limit or restrict the Partnership's ability to make cash distributions. The Partnership is required to maintain certain financial ratios, each tested on a quarterly basis for the immediately preceding four quarter period.

Fair Value Measurement
A fair value hierarchy (Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3) is used to categorize fair value amounts based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value. Accordingly, fair values derived from Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values derived from Level 2 inputs are based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.
Debt or equity securities are classified into the following reporting categories: held-to-maturity, trading or available-for-sale securities. While PBFX does not routinely sell marketable securities prior to their scheduled maturity dates, some of PBFX's investments may be held and restricted for the purpose of funding future capital expenditures and acquisitions. Such investments are classified as available-for-sale marketable securities as they may occasionally be sold prior to their scheduled maturity dates due to the unexpected timing of cash needs. The carrying value of these marketable securities approximates fair value and is measured using Level 1 inputs. The terms of the marketable securities range from one to three months and are classified on the balance sheet as non-current assets. The gross unrecognized holding gains and losses as of March 31, 2015 were not material. As of March 31, 2015, these investments are used as collateral to secure the Term Loan (as defined above) and are intended to be used only to fund future capital expenditures.
The estimated fair values of the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan approximates their carrying values, categorized as a Level 2 measurement, as these borrowings bear interest based upon short-term floating market interest rates.

5. EQUITY
PBFX had 15,812,500 common units held by the public outstanding as of March 31, 2015. PBF Energy owns 1,284,524 of PBFX's common units and 15,886,553 of PBFX's subordinated units constituting an aggregate of 52.1% of PBFX's limited partner interest. In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, PBF Energy's subordinated units will convert into common units on a one-for-one basis once PBFX has met specified distribution targets and successfully completed other tests set forth in the Partnership Agreement.



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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


Equity Activity
The summarized changes in the carrying amount of our equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:
 
 
Common Units -
Public
 
Common Units - PBF
 
Subordinated Units - PBF
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
336,369

 
$
(167,787
)
 
$
(288,875
)
 
$
(120,293
)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders
 
(5,309
)
 
(424
)
 
(5,243
)
 
(10,976
)
Net income attributable to Partnership
 
8,010

 
651

 
8,048

 
16,709

Contribution from PBF LLC
 

 
1,628

 

 
1,628

Unit-based compensation expense
 
930

 

 

 
930

Balance at March 31, 2015
 
$
340,000

 
$
(165,932
)
 
$
(286,070
)
 
$
(112,002
)

Allocations of Net Income
The Partnership Agreement contains provisions for the allocation of net income and loss to the unitholders. For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the Partnership Agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall be allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interest. Normal allocations according to percentage interests are made after giving effect, if any, to priority income allocations in an amount equal to incentive cash distributions allocated 100% to PBF LLC.

Cash distributions
PBFX's partnership agreement, as amended, sets forth the calculation to be used to determine the amount and priority of cash distributions that the common and subordinated unitholders and general partner will receive. On March 4, 2015, we paid a quarterly cash distribution, based on the results of the fourth quarter of 2014, totaling $10,885, or $0.33 per unit to unitholders of record on February 23, 2015.
The allocation of total quarterly cash distributions to general and limited partners is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Partnership's distributions are declared subsequent to quarter end; therefore, the table represents total cash distributions applicable to the period in which the distributions are earned:

 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2015
Incentive distribution rights - PBF LLC
 
$
29

Limited partners’ distributions:
 
 
Common – public
 
5,631

Common – PBF LLC
 
450

Subordinated – PBF LLC
 
5,560

Total limited partners’ distributions
 
11,670

Total cash distributions (1)
 
$
11,574

____________________
(1) Excludes phantom unit distributions which are accrued and paid upon vesting.  



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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


6. UNIT-BASED COMPENSATION
PBF GP's board of directors adopted the PBF Logistics LP 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP ”) in connection with the completion of the Offering. The LTIP is for the benefit of employees, consultants, service providers and non-employee directors of the general partner and its affiliates.
In May and August 2014, PBFX issued phantom unit awards under the LTIP to certain directors, officers and employees of our general partner or its affiliates as compensation. The fair value of each phantom unit on the grant date is equal to the market price of PBFX's common units on that date. The estimated fair value of PBFX's phantom units is amortized over the vesting period of four years, using the straight-line method.
In 2015, upon retirement of certain of PBF GP's officers, phantom units held by these individuals accelerated vesting pursuant to the terms of their grant agreements.
Unit-based compensation expense related to the Partnership that was included in the Partnership's condensed consolidated statements of operations was $930, inclusive of $510 associated with the accelerated vesting of certain phantom units described above, for the period ended March 31, 2015.

7. NET INCOME PER UNIT
Net income per unit is calculated for the Partnership only for periods after the Offering as no units were outstanding prior to May 14, 2014. Earnings in excess of distributions are allocated to the limited partners based on their respective ownership interests. Payments made to PBFX's unitholders are determined in relation to actual distributions declared and are not based on the net income (loss) allocations used in the calculation of net income (loss) per unit.
Diluted net income per unit includes the effects of potentially dilutive units of PBFX's common units that consist of unvested phantom units. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 there were no anti-dilutive phantom units. Basic and diluted net income per unit applicable to subordinated limited partners are the same because there are no potentially dilutive subordinated units outstanding.
In addition to the common and subordinated units, PBFX has also identified the general partner interest and incentive distribution rights as participating securities and uses the two-class method when calculating the net income per unit applicable to limited partners that is based on the weighted-average number of common units outstanding during the period. In 2014, the Partnership issued 1,210,471 additional common units to PBF LLC in conjunction with the Acquisitions from PBF.
When calculating basic earnings per unit under the two-class method for a master limited partnership, net income for the current reporting period is reduced by the amount of available cash that has been or will be distributed to the general partner, limited partners, and IDR holders for that reporting period. The following table shows the calculation of earnings less than distributions (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2015
Net income
 
$
16,709

Less distributions declared on:
 
 
Limited partner common units - public
 
5,631

Limited partner common units - PBF LLC
 
450

Limited partner subordinated units - PBF LLC
 
5,560

Incentive distribution rights - PBF LLC
 
29

Total distributions declared
 
11,670

Earnings less than distributions
 
$
5,039




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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
Limited Partner Common Units – Public
 
Limited Partner Common
Units – PBF LLC
 
Limited Partner Subordinated Units –
PBF LLC
 
Incentive Distribution Rights - PBF LLC
 
Total
Net income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions declared
 
$
5,631

 
$
450

 
$
5,560

 
$
29

 
$
11,670

Earnings less than distributions
 
2,379

 
201

 
2,488

 
(29
)
 
5,039

Net income (loss)
 
$
8,010

 
$
651

 
$
8,048

 
$

 
$
16,709

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average units outstanding - basic
 
15,812,500

 
1,284,524

 
15,886,553

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average units outstanding - diluted
 
15,832,737

 
1,284,524

 
15,886,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per limited partner unit - basic
 
$
0.51

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.51

 
 
 
 
Net income per limited partner unit - diluted
 
$
0.51

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.51

 
 
 
 



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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The DCR Rail Terminal and DCR West Rack are collocated with the Delaware City refinery, and are located in Delaware’s coastal zone where certain activities are regulated under the Delaware Coastal Zone Act. On June 14, 2013, two administrative appeals were filed by the Sierra Club and Delaware Audubon (collectively, the “Appellants”) regarding an air permit DCR obtained to allow loading of crude oil onto barges. The appeals allege that both the loading of crude oil onto barges and the operation of the DCR Rail Terminal violate the Delaware Coastal Zone Act. The first appeal is Number 2013-1 before the State Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (the “CZ Board”), and the second appeal is before the Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) and appeals Secretary's Order No. 2013-A-0020. The CZ Board held a hearing on the first appeal on July 16, 2013, and ruled in favor of DCR and the State of Delaware and dismissed the Appellants' appeal for lack of standing. Sierra Club and Delaware Audubon appealed that decision to the Delaware Superior Court, New Castle County, Case No. N13A-09-001 ALR, and DCR and the State of Delaware filed cross-appeals. A hearing on the second appeal before the EAB, case no. 2013-06, was held on January 13, 2014, and the EAB ruled in favor of DCR and the State of Delaware and dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The Appellants also filed a Notice of Appeal with the Superior Court appealing the EAB’s decision. On March 31, 2015 the Superior Court affirmed the decisions by both the CZ Board and the EAB stating they both lacked jurisdiction to rule on the Appellants' appeals. The Appellants have appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court and briefing on the case is scheduled to occur in the second and third quarters of 2015. If the Appellants in one or both of these matters ultimately prevail, the outcome may have an adverse material effect on PBFX's financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and ability to make distributions to its unitholders.

Environmental Matters
PBFX’s assets, along with PBF Energy’s refineries, are subject to extensive and frequently changing federal, state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to the discharge of materials into the environment or that otherwise relate to the protection of the environment, waste management and the characteristics and the composition of fuels. Compliance with existing and anticipated laws and regulations can increase the overall cost of operating the Partnership’s assets, including remediation, operating costs and capital costs to construct, maintain and upgrade equipment and facilities.
In connection with PBF Holding’s acquisition of the DCR assets, Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) remains responsible for certain pre-acquisition environmental obligations up to $20,000 and the predecessor to Valero in ownership of the refinery retains other historical obligations. In connection with its acquisition of the DCR assets and the Paulsboro refinery, PBF Holding and Valero purchased ten year, $75,000 environmental insurance policies to insure against unknown environmental liabilities at each site. In connection with PBF Energy's Toledo refinery acquisition, Sunoco Inc. (R&M) remains responsible for environmental remediation for conditions that existed on the closing date for twenty years from March 1, 2011, subject to certain limitations.

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Commercial Agreements
The Partnership has various long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding under which PBFX provides rail, trucking, terminal distribution and storage services to PBF Holding, and PBF Holding commits to provide the Partnership with minimum monthly throughput volumes of crude oil and refined products. If, in any calendar quarter, PBF Holding fails to meet its minimum volume commitments under these agreements, it will be required to pay a shortfall payment. The Partnership believes the terms and conditions under these agreements, as well as other agreements with PBF Holding described below, are generally no less favorable to either party than those that could have been negotiated with unaffiliated parties with respect to similar services. These commercial agreements with PBF Holding have initial terms ranging from approximately seven to ten years and include: 
a rail terminaling services agreement with PBF Holding, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides terminaling services at the DCR Rail Terminal;


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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


a truck unloading and terminaling services agreement with PBF Holding, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides terminaling services at the Toledo Truck Terminal;
a terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides rail terminaling services to PBF Holding at the DCR West Rack; and
a storage and terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of approximately ten years, under which the Partnership provides storage and terminaling services to PBF Holding at the Toledo Storage Facility.
Each of these commercial agreements contain minimum volume commitments. Additionally, the storage and terminaling services agreement contains minimum requirements for the amount of storage contracted by PBF Holding. The fees under each commercial agreement are indexed for inflation and the agreements give PBF Holding the option to renew for two additional five-year terms following the expiration of the initial term.

Other Agreements
In addition to the commercial agreements described above, the Partnership also entered into an omnibus agreement with PBF GP, PBF LLC and PBF Holding, which addresses the payment of an annual fee, in the amount of $2,225 per year, for the provision of various general and administrative services, among other matters, and an operations and management services and secondment agreement with PBF Holding and certain of its subsidiaries under which PBFX reimburses PBF Holding for the provision of certain operational services to the Partnership in support of its operations, including operational services performed by certain of PBF Holding's field-level employees.

Predecessor Transactions
Related-party transactions of the Predecessor were settled through division equity.

Summary of Transactions
A summary of revenue and expense transactions with our affiliates, including expenses directly charged and allocated to our Predecessor, is as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
$
30,565

 
$

Operating and maintenance expenses
 
1,100

 
273

General and administrative expenses
 
1,181

 
466


10. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Partnership's operations are organized into two reportable segments, Terminaling and Storage. Operations that are not included in the Terminaling and Storage segments are included in Corporate. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements and are included in Eliminations.
Our Terminaling segment consists of the following assets:
the DCR Rail Terminal, which serves PBF Energy’s Delaware City and Paulsboro refineries and has an unloading capacity of 130,000 bpd;
the DCR West Rack, which serves PBF Energy’s Delaware City refinery with total throughput capacity of at least 40,000 bpd;


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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


the Toledo Truck Terminal, which serves PBF Energy’s Toledo refinery, comprised of six LACT units and has unloading capacity of 22,500 bpd; and
a propane truck loading facility, located within the Toledo Storage Facility, which is part of PBF Energy's Toledo, Ohio refinery, with a throughput capacity of approximately 11,000 barrels bpd.
Our Storage segment consists of the following asset:
the Toledo Storage Facility, excluding the propane truck loading facility, which services the Toledo refinery and consists of 30 tanks for storing crude oil, refined products and intermediates. The aggregate capacity of the Toledo Storage Facility is approximately 3.9 million barrels, of which 1.3 million barrels are dedicated to crude oil storage and 2.6 million barrels are allocated to refined products and intermediates.
Revenues are generated from commercial agreements entered into with PBF Holding under which PBF Holding pays the Partnership fees for terminaling and storage of crude oil and refined products. The commercial agreements with PBF Holding are described in Note 9 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q. The Partnership does not have any foreign operations.
The operating segments adhere to the accounting polices used for the combined consolidated financial statements, as described in Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Partnership's operating segments are strategic business units that offer different services in different geographical locations. PBFX has evaluated the performance of each operating segment based on its respective operating income. Certain general and administrative expenses and interest and financing costs are included in Corporate as they are not directly attributable to a specific operating segment. Identifiable assets are those used by the operating segment, whereas assets included in Corporate are principally cash, deposits and other assets that are not associated with a specific operating segment.

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
Terminaling
 
Storage
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated Total
Revenues
 
$
25,039

 
$
5,526

 
$

 
$
30,565

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
805

 
642

 

 
1,447

Income (loss) from operations
 
18,660

 
2,977

 
(2,963
)
 
18,674

Interest expense, net and amortization of loan fees
 

 

 
(1,965
)
 
(1,965
)
Capital expenditures
 
17

 

 

 
17

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
Terminaling
 
Storage
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated Total
Revenues
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
292

 
384

 

 
676

Income (loss) from operations
 
(2,217
)
 
(2,465
)
 
(693
)
 
(5,375
)
Interest expense, net and amortization of loan fees
 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures
 
7,949

 
1,435

 

 
9,384


 
 
Balance at March 31, 2015
 
 
Terminaling
 
Storage
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated Total
Total assets
 
$
89,988

 
$
55,059

 
$
257,230

 
$
402,277




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PBF LOGISTICS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER BARREL AND UNIT DATA)


 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
 
Terminaling
 
Storage
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated Total
Total assets
 
$
89,441

 
$
53,038

 
$
251,472

 
$
393,951



11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Cash distribution
On April 30, 2015, PBF GP's board of directors declared a cash distribution, based on the results of the first quarter of 2015, totaling $11,670, or $0.35 per unit. This distribution will be paid on May 29, 2015 to unitholders of record on May 15, 2015.





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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The following information and such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes, together with our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations in our 2014 Form 10-K . This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and operations. The cautionary statements made in this report should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report. Our actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. You should read “Risk Factors” in our 2014 Form 10-K and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Form 10-Q. In this Item 2, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Partnership,” “PBFX” or similar terms for periods prior to the Offering refer to the Predecessor or for assets acquired in the Acquisitions from PBF prior to the effective date of each acquisition. For periods subsequent to the Offering or effective date of each Acquisition from PBF, these terms refer to the Partnership and its subsidiaries.

Overview
PBFX is a fee-based, growth-oriented, Delaware master limited partnership formed in February 2013 by subsidiaries of PBF Energy to own or lease, operate, develop and acquire crude oil and refined petroleum products terminals, pipelines, storage facilities and similar logistics assets. On May 14, 2014, PBFX completed the Offering of 15,812,500 common units (including 2,062,500 common units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option). PBFX filed a registration statement on Form S-1, with respect to the Offering, with the SEC which was declared effective on May 8, 2014. On May 9, 2014, PBFX’s common units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PBFX”. PBF GP is our general partner and is wholly-owned by PBF LLC. PBF Energy is the sole managing member of PBF LLC and as of March 31, 2015 owned 94.3% of the total economic interest in PBF LLC. PBF LLC holds a 52.1% limited partner interest in PBFX and owns all of PBFX’s incentive distribution rights, with the remaining 47.9% limited partner interest owned by public unit holders as of March 31, 2015.
The Partnership includes the assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain crude oil and refined product terminaling and storage assets, previously operated and owned by PBF Holding's subsidiaries, DCR and TRC, which were acquired in a series of transactions during 2014. 
In connection with the Offering, pursuant to a contribution agreement and conveyance agreement, PBF LLC contributed a light crude oil rail unloading terminal at the Delaware City refinery that can also service the Paulsboro refinery (which we refer to as the “DCR Rail Terminal”) and a crude oil truck unloading terminal at the Toledo refinery (which we refer to as the “Toledo Truck Terminal”). Prior to completion of the Offering, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the aforementioned assets related to our Predecessor. 

On September 30, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF LLC the DCR West Rack, a heavy crude oil rail unloading facility (also, capable of unloading light crude oil) at the Delaware City refinery with total throughput capacity of at least 40,000 barrels per day. In addition, on December 11, 2014, the Partnership acquired from PBF LLC the Toledo Storage Facility, a tank farm and related facilities located at PBF Energy's Toledo refinery, including a propane storage and loading facility.

The condensed consolidated financial statements presented in this Form 10-Q include the consolidated financial results of our Predecessor, for periods presented through May 13, 2014, and the consolidated financial results of PBFX for the period beginning May 14, 2014, the date of the Offering. The balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 presents solely the consolidated financial position of PBFX. We recorded the Acquisitions from PBF at PBF Energy's historical book value, as the Acquisitions from PBF were treated as a reorganization of entities under common control. We have retrospectively adjusted the financial information of


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the Predecessor and PBFX contained herein to include the historical results of the DCR West Rack and Toledo Storage Facility prior to the effective date of each transaction.
Our Predecessor did not historically operate its assets for the purpose of generating revenues independent of other PBF Energy businesses that we support. Upon closing of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, we entered into commercial and service agreements with subsidiaries of PBF Energy under which we operate our assets for the purpose of generating fee-based revenues. We receive, handle and transfer crude oil from sources located throughout the United States and Canada and store crude oil, refined products and intermediates for PBF Energy in support of its three refineries located in Toledo, Ohio, Delaware City, Delaware and Paulsboro, New Jersey. Our assets consist of the DCR Rail Terminal, Toledo Truck Terminal, the DCR West Rack and the Toledo Storage Facility (collectively referred to as the “Contributed Assets”), which are integral components of the crude oil delivery and storage operations at all three of PBF Energy’s refineries. The Contributed Assets located in Delaware are owned by our subsidiary, Delaware City Terminaling Company LLC (“Delaware City Terminaling”) and the Contributed Assets located in Ohio are owned by our subsidiary, Toledo Terminaling Company LLC (“Toledo Terminaling”).

Agreements with PBF Energy

Commercial Agreements
The Partnership has various long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding under which PBFX provides rail receipts, trucking loading and storage services to PBF Holding, and PBF Holding commits to provide the Partnership with minimum monthly throughput volumes or in service tank storage of crude oil and refined products. If, in any calendar quarter, PBF Holding fails to meet its minimum volume commitments under these agreements, it will be required to pay a shortfall payment. The Partnership believes the terms and conditions under these agreements, as well as other agreements with PBF Holding described below, are generally no less favorable to either party than those that could have been negotiated with unaffiliated parties with respect to similar services. These commercial agreements with PBF Holding have initial terms ranging from approximately seven to ten years and include: 
a rail terminaling services agreement with PBF Holding, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides terminaling services at the DCR Rail Terminal;
a truck unloading and terminaling services agreement with PBF Holding, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides terminaling services at the Toledo Truck Terminal;
a terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which the Partnership provides rail terminaling services to PBF Holding at the DCR West Rack; and
a storage and terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of approximately ten years, under which the Partnership provides a storage and terminaling services to PBF Holding at the Toledo Storage Facility.
Each of these commercial agreements contain minimum volume commitments. Additionally, the storage and terminaling services agreement contains minimum requirements for the amount of storage contracted by PBF Holding. The fees under each commercial agreement are indexed for inflation and the agreements give PBF Holding the option to renew for two additional five-year terms following the expiration of the initial term.

Other Agreements
In addition to the commercial agreements described above, the Partnership also entered into an omnibus agreement with PBF GP, PBF LLC and PBF Holding, which addresses the payment of an annual fee for the provision of various general and administrative services, among other matters, and an operations and management services and secondment agreement with PBF Holding and certain of its subsidiaries under which PBFX reimburses PBF Holding for the provision of certain operational services to the Partnership in support of its operations, including


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operational services performed by certain of PBF Holding's field-level employees. Pursuant to the omnibus agreement, as amended, the annual fee of $2.7 million per year was reduced to $2.2 million per year effective as of January 1, 2015.

Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Financial Results
Our future results of operations may not be comparable to our historical results of operations for the reasons described below:
Revenues. There are differences in the way our Predecessor historically reported revenues for services provided to PBF Energy and the way we record revenues subsequent to the closing of the Offering and effective dates of the Acquisitions from PBF. Our assets have historically been a part of the integrated operations of PBF Energy, and the operation of our assets did not generate third-party or inter-entity revenue. Following the closing of the Offering and effective dates of the Acquisitions from PBF, revenues are generated from the commercial agreements that we entered into with PBF Holding under which we receive revenues for logistics services. These contracts contain minimum volume commitments and fees that are indexed for inflation.
General and Administrative Expenses. Historically, our general and administrative expenses included direct monthly charges for the management and operation of our logistics assets and certain expenses allocated by PBF Energy for general corporate services, such as treasury, accounting and legal services. These expenses were allocated to us based on the nature of the expenses and our proportionate share of employee time and headcount. Following the reduction in the annual fee payable under the omnibus agreement described above, PBF Energy charges us an annual fee of $2.2 million for the provision of various centralized administrative services. Additionally, we reimburse our general partner and its affiliates, including subsidiaries of PBF Energy, for the salaries and benefits costs of employees who devote more than 50% of their time to us, which we currently estimate will be approximately $2.5 million annually. We also expect to incur $4.5 million of incremental annual general and administrative expense as a result of being a publicly traded partnership.

Financing. We have made, and intend to make, cash distributions to our unitholders at a minimum distribution rate of $0.30 per unit per quarter ($1.20 per unit on an annualized basis). As a result, we expect to fund future capital expenditures primarily from the sale of U.S. Treasury or other investment grade securities used as collateral to secure obligations under our Term Loan, external sources including borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, and issuances of equity and debt securities. In connection with the closing of the Offering, we entered into five-year, $275.0 million revolving credit facility ("Revolving Credit Facility") and a three-year, $300.0 million term loan facility ("Term Loan"). In connection with the Acquisitions from PBF and additional capital spending, we amended the terms of our Revolving Credit Facility to increase the maximum availability under the facility from $275.0 million to $325.0 million. At March 31, 2015, we had approximately $275.1 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $234.9 million outstanding under the Term Loan.

Other Factors That Will Significantly Affect Our Results
Supply and Demand for Crude Oil and Refined Products. We generate revenue by charging fees for receiving, handling and transferring crude oil and storing and throughputting crude oil and refined products. All of our revenues are derived from fee-based commercial agreements with subsidiaries of PBF Energy with initial terms ranging from approximately seven to ten years, which enhances the stability of our cash flows. The volume of crude oil that is throughputted depends substantially on PBF Energy’s refining margins. Refining margins are dependent mostly upon the price of crude oil or other refinery feedstocks and the price of refined products.
Factors driving the prices of petroleum based commodities include supply and demand in crude oil, gasoline and other refined products. Supply and demand for these products depend on numerous factors outside of our control, including changes in domestic and foreign economies, weather conditions, domestic and foreign political


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affairs, production levels, logistics constraints, availability of imports, marketing of competitive fuels, crude oil price differentials and government regulation. Please read “Risk Factors” in our 2014 Form 10-K.
Acquisition Opportunities. We may acquire additional logistics assets from PBF Energy or third parties. Under our omnibus agreement with PBF GP, PBF LLC and PBF Holding, subject to certain exceptions, we have a right of first offer on certain logistics assets retained by PBF Energy to the extent PBF Energy decides to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of those assets. We also have a right of first offer to acquire additional logistics assets that PBF Energy may construct or acquire in the future. Our commercial agreements provide us with options to purchase certain assets at PBF Energy’s Delaware City and Toledo refineries related to our business in the event PBF Energy permanently shuts down either the Delaware City refinery or the Toledo refinery. In addition, our commercial agreements provide us with the right to use certain assets at PBF Energy’s Delaware City or Toledo refineries in the event of a temporary shutdown. In addition, we may pursue strategic asset acquisitions from third parties to the extent such acquisitions complement our or PBF Energy’s existing asset base or provide attractive potential returns. We believe that we are well-positioned to acquire logistics assets from PBF Energy and third parties should such opportunities arise, and identifying and executing acquisitions is a key part of our strategy. However, if we do not make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms, our future growth will be limited, and the acquisitions we do make may reduce, rather than increase, our cash available for distribution. These acquisitions could also affect the comparability of our results from period to period. We expect to fund future growth capital expenditures primarily from a combination of cash-on-hand, borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and the issuance of additional equity or debt securities. To the extent we issue additional units to fund future acquisitions or expansion capital expenditures, the payments of distributions on those additional units may increase the risk that we will be unable to maintain or increase our per unit distribution level.
Third-Party Business. As of March 31, 2015, PBF Holding accounts for all of our revenues. We are examining further diversification of our customer base by potentially developing third-party throughput volumes in our existing system and expanding our asset portfolio to service third-party customers. Unless we are successful in attracting third-party customers, our ability to increase volumes will be dependent on PBF Holding, which has no obligation under our commercial agreements to supply our facilities with additional volumes in excess of its minimum volume commitments. If we are unable to increase throughput volumes, future growth may be limited.

How We Evaluate Our Operations
Our management uses a variety of financial and operating metrics to analyze our performance. These metrics are significant factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include but are not limited to volumes, including terminal volumes; operating and maintenance expenses; and EBITDA and distributable cash flow. We define EBITDA and distributable cash flow below.
Volumes. The amount of revenue we generate primarily depends on the volumes of crude oil that we throughput at our terminaling operations. These volumes are primarily affected by the supply of and demand for crude oil and refined products in the markets served directly or indirectly by our assets. Although PBF Energy has committed to minimum volumes under the commercial agreements described above, our results of operations will be impacted by:
PBF Energy’s utilization of our assets in excess of its minimum volume commitments;
our ability to identify and execute accretive acquisitions and organic expansion projects, and capture PBF Energy’s incremental volumes or third-party volumes; and
our ability to increase throughput volumes at our facilities and provide additional ancillary services at those terminals.
Operating and Maintenance Expenses. Our management seeks to maximize the profitability of our operations by effectively managing operating and maintenance expenses. These expenses are comprised primarily of labor expenses, outside contractor expenses, utility costs, insurance premiums, repairs and maintenance expenses and related property taxes. These expenses generally remain relatively stable across broad ranges of throughput volumes but can fluctuate from period to period depending on the mix of activities performed during that period and the timing of these expenses. We will seek to manage our maintenance expenditures on our terminals by scheduling


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maintenance overtime to avoid significant variability in our maintenance expenditures and to minimize their impact on our cash flow.
EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense. We define distributable cash flow as EBITDA plus non-cash unit-based compensation expense, less net cash paid for interest, maintenance capital expenditures and income taxes. Distributable cash flow will not reflect changes in working capital balances. Distributable cash flow and EBITDA are not presentations made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
EBITDA and distributable cash flow are non-GAAP supplemental financial measures that management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, may use to assess:

our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream energy industry, without regard to historical cost basis or, in the case of EBITDA, financing methods;
the ability of our assets to generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to our unitholders;
our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and
the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.
We believe that the presentation of EBITDA provides useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. We believe that the presentation of distributable cash flow will provide useful information to investors as it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance and provides investors with an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and the cash our business is generating. EBITDA and distributable cash flow should not be considered alternatives to net income, operating income, cash from operations or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and distributable cash flow have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income and net cash provided by operating activities. Additionally, because EBITDA and distributable cash flow may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility. EBITDA is reconciled to net income (loss) in "—Results of Operations” below. As our Predecessor did not have distributable cash flows, a reconciliation to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure has not been provided.




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Results of Operations
A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to our results of operations is presented below. The accompanying combined financial statements for the period prior to May 14, 2014, represent our Predecessor's results of operations, while the consolidated financial statements for the period subsequent to May 14, 2014, represent the results of operations for the Partnership. The financial statements, together with the following information, are intended to provide investors with a reasonable basis for assessing our historical operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting our future performance.
Combined Overview. The following tables summarize our results of operations and financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The following data should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue from affiliates
 
$
30,565

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating and maintenance expenses
 
7,481

 
4,006

General and administrative expenses
 
2,963

 
693

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,447

 
676

Total costs and expenses
 
11,891

 
5,375

Income (loss) from operations
 
18,674

 
(5,375
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net and other financing costs
 
(1,803
)
 

   Amortization of loan fees
 
(162
)
 

Net income (loss)
 
16,709

 
$
(5,375
)
Less: Net loss attributable to Predecessor
 

 
 
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to the Partnership
 
$
16,709

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Data:
 
 
 
 
EBITDA
 
$
20,121

 
$
(4,699
)
Distributable cash flow
 
19,248

 
N/A

Capital expenditures
 
17

 
9,384

* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.







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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As described in “—How We Evaluate Our Operations,” our management uses EBITDA and distributable cash flow to analyze our performance. The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and distributable cash flow, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure on a historical basis, for the periods indicated.


Three months ended March 31,
 

2015

2014*




Predecessor
 
(In thousands)
Net income (loss)

$
16,709

 
$
(5,375
)
Interest expense, net

1,803

 

Amortization of loan fees
 
162

 

Depreciation and amortization

1,447

 
676

EBITDA
 
20,121

 
$
(4,699
)
Less: Predecessor EBITDA





EBITDA attributable to PBFX
 
20,121


 
Add: Non-cash unit-based compensation expense

930


 
Less: Interest expense, net

(1,803
)

 
Less: Maintenance capital expenditures
 

 
 
Distributable cash flow
 
$
19,248


 
* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and distributable cash flow, for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
$
16,912

 
$
(4,699
)
Change in current assets and liabilities
 
2,336

 

Interest expense, net
 
1,803

 

Non-cash unit-based compensation expense
 
(930
)
 

EBITDA
 
20,121

 
$
(4,699
)
Less: Predecessor EBITDA
 

 
 
EBITDA attributable to PBFX
 
20,121

 
 
Add: Non-cash unit-based compensation expense
 
930

 
 
Less: Interest expense, net
 
(1,803
)
 
 
Less: Maintenance capital expenditures
 

 
 
Distributable cash flow
 
$
19,248

 
 
* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.


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Summary. Our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 increased $22.1 million to $16.7 million from a net loss of $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in net income was primarily due to the following:
an increase in revenues to $30.6 million attributable to the effect of the new commercial agreements with PBF Energy;
partially offset by the following:
an increase in operating and maintenance expenses of $3.5 million, or 86.7%, mainly related to higher repairs and maintenance and contract labor expenses;
an increase in general and administrative expenses of $2.3 million, or 327.6%, as a result of increased cost allocations of certain direct employee costs, additional expenses related to being a publicly traded partnership and expenses associated with PBFX unit-based compensation;
an increase in interest expense, net and other financing costs of $1.8 million attributable to the interest costs associated with the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility, partially offset by interest income associated with our marketable securities; and
an increase in amortization of loan fees of $0.2 million due to the amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs associated with the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility.
Operating Segments
We review operating results in two reportable segments: (i) Terminaling and (ii) Storage. Decisions concerning the allocation of resources and assessment of operating performance are made based on this segmentation. Management measures the operating performance of each of its reportable segments based on the segment operating income. Segment operating income is defined as net sales less operating expenses and depreciation and amortization. General and administrative expenses not included in the Terminaling and Storage segments are included in Corporate. Segment reporting is more fully discussed in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
Terminaling Segment
The following table and discussion is an explanation of our results of operations of the Terminaling segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue from affiliates
 
$
25,039

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating and maintenance expenses
 
5,574

 
1,925

Depreciation and amortization
 
805

 
292

Total costs and expenses
 
6,379

 
2,217

Terminaling Segment Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
18,660

 
$
(2,217
)
* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.



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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands)
Key Operating Information:
 
 
 
 
Throughput (barrels per day)
 
 
 
Delaware City Rail Terminal
 
48.8

 
N/A
DCR West Rack
 
37.2

 
 N/A
Toledo Truck Terminal
 
6.3

 
 N/A
Toledo Storage Facility (propane loading)
 
4.1

 
 N/A
Total throughput (barrels)
 
 
 
Delaware City Rail Terminal
 
4,390.1

 
 N/A
DCR West Rack
 
3,345.9

 
 N/A
Toledo Truck Terminal
 
567.7

 
 N/A
Toledo Storage Facility (propane loading)
 
371.8

 
 N/A
Total
 
8,675.5

 
 N/A


Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
The following discussion of results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflects the results of our Predecessor and PBFX. The three months ended March 31, 2014 include only the historical results of our Predecessor. The three months ended March 31, 2015 reflect the results of PBFX. The Partnership's future results of operations may not be comparable to our Predecessor's historical results of operations, as further discussed above in “—Factors Affecting the Comparability of our Financial Results.”
Revenue. Prior to the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, our assets were a part of the integrated operations of PBF Energy, and our Predecessor generally recognized only the costs and did not record revenue associated with the terminaling services provided to PBF Energy on an intercompany basis. Following the closing of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, our revenues were generated from commercial agreements with PBF Energy.
Operating and Maintenance Expenses. Operating and maintenance expenses increased $3.6 million, or 189.6%, to approximately $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to approximately $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in operating and maintenance expenses was primarily attributable to $2.5 million in outside services and $1.1 million in materials and operating supplies associated with the DCR West Rack assets which were placed in service in August 2014. The expenses prior to the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF were incurred by PBF Energy and were allocated to our Predecessor based on the nature of the expenses and our proportionate share of employee time and headcount. The allocation of PBF Holding's employee costs was based on each employee’s compensation plus associated employee benefits. Employee benefits include pension benefits and stock-based compensation.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $0.5 million, or 175.7%, to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily attributable to $0.4 million of additional depreciation associated with the DCR West Rack assets which were placed in service in August 2014.




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Storage Segment
The following table and discussion is an explanation of our results of operations of the Storage segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue from affiliates
 
$
5,526

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating and maintenance expenses
 
1,907

 
2,081

Depreciation and amortization
 
642

 
384

Total costs and expenses
 
2,549

 
2,465

Storage Segment Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
2,977

 
$
(2,465
)
 
 
 
 
 
VOLUMES
 
 
 
 
Storage capacity reserved (shell capacity barrels)
 
3,621,154

 
N/A

* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
The following discussion of results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflects the results of our Predecessor and PBFX.The three months ended March 31, 2014 include only the historical results of our Predecessor. The three months ended March 31, 2015 reflect the results of PBFX. The Partnership's future results of operations may not be comparable to our Predecessor's historical results of operations, as further discussed in “Factors Affecting the Comparability of our Financial Results.”
Revenue. Prior to the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, our assets were a part of the integrated operations of PBF Energy, and our Predecessor generally recognized only the costs and did not record revenue associated with the storage services provided to PBF Energy on an intercompany basis. Following the closing of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, our revenues were generated from commercial agreements with PBF Energy.
Operating and Maintenance Expenses. Operating and maintenance expenses decreased $0.2 million, or 8.4%, to approximately $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The decrease in operating and maintenance expenses was primarily attributable to a $0.2 million decrease in operational support and materials and operating supplies associated with the Toledo Storage Facility tank farm assets.The expenses prior to the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF were incurred by PBF Energy and were allocated to our Predecessor based on the nature of the expenses and our proportionate share of employee time and headcount. The allocation of PBF Holding's employee costs was based on each employee’s compensation plus associated employee benefits. Employee benefits include pension benefits and stock-based compensation.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $0.3 million, or 67.2%, to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily attributable to an additional crude tank being placed in service at the Toledo Storage Facility in October 2014.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect our ongoing sources of liquidity to include cash generated from operations, reimbursement by PBF Energy for certain capital expenditures, borrowings under our credit facility, and issuances of additional debt and equity securities. We believe that cash generated from these sources will be sufficient to meet our short-term working capital requirements, long-term capital expenditure requirements and minimum quarterly cash distributions.
We intend to pay a quarterly distribution of at least $0.30 per unit per quarter, which equates to $10.0 million per quarter, or $40.0 million per year, based on the number of common, subordinated and general partner units outstanding. We do not have a legal obligation to pay this distribution. On March 4, 2015, we made a quarterly cash distribution totaling $11.0 million, or $0.33 per unit, or $1.32 per unit on an annualized basis. 
Prior to the Offering, our sources of liquidity primarily consisted of funding from PBF Energy. Our cash receipts were deposited in PBF Energy’s bank accounts and all cash disbursements were made from these accounts. Thus, historically our Predecessor's financial statements have reflected no cash balances. Following the Offering, we have separate bank accounts but PBF Energy provides treasury services on behalf of PBF GP under our omnibus agreement. Following completion of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, PBF Energy retained the working capital of our Predecessor, as these balances represented assets and liabilities related to our Predecessor's assets prior to the closing of the Offering and Acquisitions from PBF.
Credit Facilities
On May 14, 2014, we entered into the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan, each with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders.
The Revolving Credit Facility is available to fund working capital, acquisitions, distributions and capital expenditures and for other general partnership purposes. The Partnership has the ability to increase the maximum amount of the Revolving Credit Facility by an additional $275.0 million, to a total facility size of $600.0 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from lenders or other financial institutions and satisfaction of certain conditions. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sublimit for standby letters of credit and for swingline loans. Obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations designated by the Partnership are guaranteed by its restricted subsidiaries, and are secured by a first priority lien on the Partnership’s assets (including the Partnership’s equity interests in Delaware City Terminaling) and those of the Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries other than excluded assets and a guaranty of collection from PBF LLC. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility may be extended for one year on up to two occasions, subject to certain customary terms and conditions. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either a Base Rate (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75%, or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%. The applicable margin will vary based upon the Partnership’s Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan was used to fund distributions to PBF LLC and is guaranteed by a guaranty of collection from PBF LLC and secured at all times by cash or U.S. Treasury securities in an amount equal to or greater than the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan. Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest either at Base Rate (as defined in the Term Loan), or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin equal to 0.25%.
The Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan contains covenants that limit or restrict our ability to make cash distributions. We are required to maintain certain financial ratios, each tested on a quarterly basis for the immediately preceding four quarter period. We are in compliance with our covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan as of March 31, 2015.






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Cash Flows
The following table sets forth our cash flows for the periods indicated:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014*
 
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
16,912

 
$
(4,699
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(13
)
 
(9,384
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(10,885
)
 
14,083

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
6,014

 
$

* Prior-period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions from PBF.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased $21.6 million, or 460%, to $16.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily the result of net income of $16.7 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a net loss of $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 also included non-cash charges relating to depreciation and amortization of $1.4 million, amortization of loan fees of $0.2 million and unit-based compensation of $0.9 million, partially offset by net changes in working capital of $2.3 million primarily driven by the timing of collection of accounts receivables. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 included non-cash charges relating to depreciation and amortization of $0.7 million.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased approximately $9.4 million to $13.0 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily the result of a decrease in capital expenditures of $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Net cash from financing activities decreased approximately $25.0 million to net cash used in financing activities of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $14.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 consisted of distributions to unitholders of $10.9 million. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014, was comprised entirely of contributions by PBF Energy and was primarily used to fund capital expenditures and operating costs.

Capital Expenditures
Our capital requirements have consisted of and are expected to continue to consist of maintenance capital expenditures and expansion capital expenditures. Maintenance capital expenditures are cash expenditures (including expenditures for the addition or improvement to, or the replacement of, our capital assets, and for the acquisition of existing, or the construction or development of new, capital assets) made to maintain our long-term operating income or operating capacity. Examples of maintenance capital expenditures are expenditures for the refurbishment and replacement of terminals, to maintain equipment reliability, integrity and safety and to address environmental laws and regulations. Expansion capital expenditures are cash expenditures incurred for acquisitions or capital improvements that we expect will increase our operating income or operating capacity over the long term. Examples of expansion capital expenditures include the acquisition of equipment and the construction, development or acquisition of unloading equipment or other equipment at our facilities or additional throughput capacity to the extent such capital expenditures are expected to expand our operating capacity or our operating income.


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Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $17.0 thousand. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 our Predecessor incurred a total of $9.4 million for expansion capital expenditures. Our Predecessor's capital funding requirements were funded by capital contributions from PBF Energy. We currently have not included any potential future acquisitions in our budgeted capital expenditures for the twelve months ending December 31, 2015.
We expect that we will sell our U.S. Treasury or other investment grade securities currently used to secure our obligations under the Term Loan over time to fund our capital expenditures, and immediately prior to selling such securities, we will repay an equal amount of Term Loan borrowings with borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility. We may also rely on external sources including other borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, and issuances of equity and debt securities to fund any significant future expansion.
Under our omnibus agreement with PBF GP, PBF LLC and PBF Holding, PBF Energy has agreed to reimburse us for any costs up to $20.0 million per event (net of any insurance recoveries) that we incur for repairs required due to the failure of any Contributed Asset to operate in substantially the same manner and condition as such asset was operating prior to the closing of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF during the first five years after the closing of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, and any matters related thereto.

Contractual Obligations
With the exception of routine fluctuation in the balances of our Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan there have been no significant changes in our debt obligations since those reported in our 2014 Form 10-K. See Note 4 of the Notes of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q for more information regarding our debt obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements that would result in off-balance sheet liabilities.

Environmental and Other Matters
Environmental Regulation.
Our operations are subject to extensive and frequently changing federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances relating to the protection of the environment. Among other things, these laws and regulations govern the emission or discharge of pollutants into or onto the land, air and water, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes and the remediation of contamination. As with the industry generally, compliance with existing and anticipated environmental laws and regulations increases our overall cost of business, including our capital costs to develop, maintain, operate and upgrade equipment and facilities. While these laws and regulations affect our maintenance capital expenditures and net income, we believe they do not affect our competitive position, as the operations of our competitors are similarly affected. We believe our facilities are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, these laws and regulations are subject to changes, or to changes in the interpretation of such laws and regulations, by regulatory authorities, and continued and future compliance with such laws and regulations may require us to incur significant expenditures. Additionally, violation of environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant administrative, civil and criminal penalties, injunctions limiting our operations, investigatory or remedial liabilities or construction bans or delays in the development of additional facilities or equipment. Furthermore, a release of hydrocarbons or hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent the event is not insured, subject us to substantial expenses, including costs to comply with applicable laws and regulations and to resolve claims by third parties for personal injury or property damage, or by the U.S. federal government or state governments for natural resources damages. These impacts could directly and indirectly affect our business and have an adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity. We cannot currently determine the amounts of such future impacts.


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Environmental Liabilities.
Contamination resulting from spills of crude oil is not unusual within the petroleum terminaling or transportation industries. Historic spills at truck and rail racks, and terminals as a result of past operations have resulted in contamination of the environment, including soils and groundwater.
Pursuant to the contribution agreements entered into in connection with the Offering and the Acquistions from PBF, PBF Energy has agreed to indemnify us for certain known and unknown environmental liabilities that are based on conditions in existence at our Predecessor's properties and associated with the ownership or operation of the Contributed Assets and arising from the conditions that existed prior to the closings of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify PBF Energy for certain events and conditions associated with the ownership or operation of our assets that occur after the closings of the Offering and the Acquisitions from PBF, and for environmental liabilities related to our assets to the extent PBF Energy is not required to indemnify us for such liabilities or if the environmental liability is the result of the negligence, willful misconduct or criminal conduct of PBF Energy or its employees, including those seconded to us. As a result, we may incur the type of expenses described above in the future, which may be substantial.

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. Because we do not generally own the crude oil that is distributed through our facilities, and because all of our commercial agreements with PBF Energy require PBF Energy to bear the risk of any material volume loss relating to the services we provide, we have minimal direct exposure to risks associated with fluctuating commodity prices.
Debt that we incur under our Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan bear interest at a variable rate and expose us to interest rate risk. A 1.0% change in the interest rate associated with the borrowings outstanding under these facilities would result in a $5.4 million change in our interest expense, assuming we were to borrow all $325.0 million under our Revolving Credit Facility and the outstanding balance of our Term Loan was $234.9 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
PBFX maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information which is required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Under the supervision and with the participation of PBFX's management, including PBFX's principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, PBFX has evaluated the effectiveness of our system of disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of March 31, 2015. Based on that evaluation, PBFX's principal executive officer and the principal financial officer have concluded that PBFX's disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company that files reports with the SEC to include a management report on such company's internal control over financial reporting in its annual report. Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for up to five years or through such earlier date that we are no longer an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act. Our first Annual Report on Form 10-K was not required to include a report of management's assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by SEC rules applicable to new public companies. Management will be required to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.


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Management has not identified any changes in PBFX's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Although from time to time we may be involved in litigation and claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business, we do not believe that we are a party to any litigation that will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or statements of cash flows. We are not aware of any material legal or governmental proceedings against us, or contemplated to be brought against us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no significant changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors"
of our 2014 Form 10-K, except for the risks related to the previously announced proposed acquisition of certain logistics assets located at the Delaware City refinery (the “proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition”), as noted below.

We may not enter into and consummate the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition on the anticipated timeframe, or at all.
The proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition is subject to negotiation and execution of a definitive
contribution agreement between PBF Energy and us that will include various closing conditions, and the entry into certain commercial and other agreements. There can be no assurances that our Conflicts Committee will reach agreement with PBF Energy regarding the logistics assets and that any definitive agreements will be entered into or closing conditions will be satisfied, or that the entry into and consummation of the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition will occur on the anticipated timeframe, or at all.
 
Even if we enter into definitive agreements for the Delaware City Logistics Acquisition, the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition may not be consummated as anticipated, or at all, which could have an adverse impact on our cash available to service our indebtedness and make distributions to unitholders.
If we are able to reach agreement with PBF Energy on the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition, we would anticipate the transaction closing within 30-45 days of the execution of the definitive contribution agreement, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Satisfaction of some of these conditions will be beyond our control. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition will not be completed. We expect that the closing conditions will include, but not be limited to:
the continued accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the contribution agreement;
the performance by each party of its respective obligations under the contribution agreement;
the absence of any legal proceeding or order by a governmental authority restraining or otherwise prohibiting the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition;
the execution and delivery of certain documents related to the consummation of the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition; and
the receipt by us of sufficient proceeds from debt or equity capital markets offerings, bank debt or other arrangements to pay the cash consideration payable by us in the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition.


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If these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition will not be consummated. There is no guarantee that the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition will close on the timeframe described above, or at all. Failure to complete the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition or any delays in completing the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition could have an adverse impact on our future business, operations and distributable cash flow and could negatively impact the price of our common units.
Failure to successfully combine our business with the assets to be acquired from PBF Energy in the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition, or an inaccurate estimate by us of the benefits to be realized from the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition, may adversely affect our future results.
The proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition involves proposed risks, including:
the failure to realize expected profitability, growth or accretion;
environmental or regulatory compliance matters or liabilities;
title or permit issues;
the diversion of management’s attention from our existing businesses;
the incurrence of significant charges, such as impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, asset devaluation or restructuring charges; and
the incurrence of unanticipated liabilities and costs for which indemnification is unavailable or inadequate.
The expected benefits from the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition may not be realized if PBF Energy does not perform its obligations under the commercial agreements we will enter into in connection with the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition or if we fail to identify operating problems or liabilities associated with the pipeline and truck rack assets prior to closing. If problems are identified after closing of the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition, the contribution agreement will provide for limited recourse against PBF Energy.
If we consummate the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition and if any of these risks or unanticipated liabilities or costs were to materialize, any desired benefits of the proposed Delaware City Logistics Acquisition may not be fully realized, if at all, and our future financial performance, results of operations and cash available to service our indebtedness and for distributions to unitholders could be negatively impacted.

Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX


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Exhibit Number
 
Description
31.1*
 
Certification of Thomas J. Nimbley, Chief Executive Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
 
Certification of Erik Young, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*/**
 
Certification of Thomas J. Nimbley, Chief Executive Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*/**
 
Certification of Erik Young, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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# Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished, not filed.




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Signatures
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
PBF Logistics LP
 
 
By:
PBF Logistics GP LLC, its general partner
 
 
 
 
 
Date
May 1, 2015
 
By:
/s/ Erik Young
 
 
 
 
Erik Young
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 



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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Description
31.1*
 
Certification of Thomas J. Nimbley, Chief Executive Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
 
Certification of Erik Young, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*/**
 
Certification of Thomas J. Nimbley, Chief Executive Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*/**
 
Certification of Erik Young, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Logistics LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

——————
# Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished, not filed.



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