SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 2
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2006
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OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period
from
to
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Commission file number:
000-50067
CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State of
organization)
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16-1616605
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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2501 CEDAR SPRINGS
DALLAS, TEXAS
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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75201
(Zip
Code)
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(214) 953-9500
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated
filer o Accelerated
filer þ Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the
Act). Yes o No þ
As of April 19, 2006, the Registrant had 19,549,543 common
units and 7,001,000 subordinated units outstanding.
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
FORM 10-Q/A
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 to our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q/A
(Form 10-Q/A)
is being filed to amend our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, which was originally
filed on May 6, 2006 and was amended on May 23, 2006
solely to correct typographical errors and omissions (together
referred to as the Original
10-Q
Filing). In accordance with the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, this
Form 10-Q/A
sets forth the complete text of Items 1, 2 and 4 of
Part I and Item 6 of Part II, as amended, as well
as certain currently dated certifications. Unaffected items have
not been repeated in this Form 10-Q/A.
In September 2006, we determined that a purchase of natural gas
from a supplier on newly acquired assets was not accrued in the
first quarter of 2006 due to a clerical error. The error
occurred shortly after our acquisition of the south Louisiana
assets from El Paso Corporation in November 2005 and during a
period when we were upgrading and transitioning to new
accounting systems for the acquired assets. As a result of
correcting this error, we have restated our condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2006, our
condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2006, our consolidated statement of
changes in partners equity for the three months ended
March 31, 2006, our consolidated statement of comprehensive
income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and our
consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2006. We have also restated our notes to
consolidated financial statements as necessary to reflect the
adjustment. The net effect of the required adjustment due to the
error reduces our net income and comprehensive income for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 by approximately
$0.9 million. Partners equity is reduced by the same
amount and current liabilities are increased by the same amount
as of March 31, 2006. Please read Note 2 to the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a
discussion of the adjustment.
This Form 10-Q/A does not reflect events occurring after
the filing of the Original
10-Q Filing
and does not modify or update the disclosures therein in any way
other than as required to reflect the adjustment described
above. Such events include, among others, the events described
in our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and the events
described in our current reports on
Form 8-K
filed after the filing of the Original
10-Q Filing.
We will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an
amendment to our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 to reflect changes
therein required as a consequence of the adjustment described in
this Explanatory Note.
2
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Restated)
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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830
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$
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1,405
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Accounts and notes receivable, net:
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Trade, accrued revenue and other
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345,565
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442,443
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Related party
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107
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173
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Fair value of derivative assets
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15,912
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12,205
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Prepaid expenses, natural gas and
natural gas liquids in storage and other
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19,203
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23,549
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Total current assets
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381,617
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479,775
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Property and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation of $89,562 and $77,205, respectively
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747,169
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667,142
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Fair value of derivative assets
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6,657
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7,633
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Intangible assets
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250,565
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255,197
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Goodwill
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26,568
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6,568
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Other assets, net
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8,903
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8,843
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Total assets
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$
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1,421,479
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$
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1,425,158
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS
EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable, drafts payable
and accrued gas purchases
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$
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316,820
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$
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437,395
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Fair value of derivative
liabilities
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8,927
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14,782
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Current portion of long-term debt
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8,874
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6,521
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Other current liabilities
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34,056
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32,758
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Total current liabilities
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368,677
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491,456
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Long-term debt
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638,778
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516,129
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Deferred tax liability
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8,560
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8,437
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Minority interest in subsidiary
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4,354
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4,274
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Fair value of derivative
liabilities
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3,585
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3,577
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Partners equity
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397,525
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401,285
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Total liabilities and
partners equity
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$
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1,421,479
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$
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1,425,158
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
4
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Restated)
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
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Revenues:
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Midstream
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$
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802,130
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$
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539,564
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Treating
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14,566
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9,907
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Profit on energy trading activities
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423
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518
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Total revenues
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817,119
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549,989
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Operating costs and expenses:
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Midstream purchased gas
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756,451
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516,416
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Treating purchased gas
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2,433
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1,493
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Operating expenses
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21,962
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11,544
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General and administrative
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11,355
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6,460
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Loss (gain) on sale of property
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52
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(44
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Loss (gain) on derivatives
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(2,159
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474
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Depreciation and amortization
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17,050
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6,936
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Total operating costs and expenses
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807,144
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543,279
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Operating income
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9,975
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6,710
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Other income (expense):
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Interest expense, net
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(8,512
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(3,365
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Other income
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2
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26
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Total other income (expense)
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(8,510
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(3,339
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Income before minority interest
and taxes
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1,465
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3,371
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Minority interest in subsidiary
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(80
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(137
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Income tax provision
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(34
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(54
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Net income before cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle
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1,351
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3,180
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Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle
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689
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Net income
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$
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2,040
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$
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3,180
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General partner interest in net
income
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$
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4,147
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$
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2,021
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Limited partners interest in
net income (loss)
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$
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(2,107
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$
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1,159
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Net income (loss) before
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per limited
partners unit:
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Basic
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$
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(0.11
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$
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0.06
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Diluted
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$
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(0.11
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$
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0.06
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Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle per limited partners unit:
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Basic
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$
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0.03
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Diluted
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$
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0.03
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Net income (loss) per limited
partners unit:
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Basic
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$
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(0.08
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$
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0.06
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Diluted
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$
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(0.08
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$
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0.06
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Weighted average limited
partners units outstanding:
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Basic
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25,550
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18,098
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Diluted
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25,550
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18,756
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
5
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 (Restated)
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Accumulated
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Other
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Common Units
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Subordinated Units
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Senior Subordinated Units
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General Partner Interest
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Comprehensive
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$
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Units
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$
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Units
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$
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Units
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$
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Units
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Income
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Total
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands except unit amounts)
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Balance, December 31, 2005
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$
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326,617
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15,465,528
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$
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16,462
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9,334,000
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$
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49,921
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1,495,410
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$
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11,522
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536,631
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$
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(3,237
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$
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401,285
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Stock-based compensation
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313
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111
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531
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955
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Distributions
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(7,992
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(4,760
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(4,300
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(17,052
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Conversion of subordinated units
and senior subordinated units
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52,195
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3,828,410
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(2,274
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(2,333,000
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(49,921
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(1,495,410
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Net income
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(1,385
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(722
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4,147
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2,040
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Proceeds from exercise of unit
options
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2,525
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255,605
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2,525
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Contribution by general partner
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189
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5,217
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189
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Hedging gains or losses
reclassified to earnings
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2,236
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2,236
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Adjustment in fair value of
derivatives
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5,347
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5,347
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Balance, March 31, 2006
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$
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372,273
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19,549,543
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$
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8,817
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7,001,000
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$
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$
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12,089
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541,848
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$
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4,346
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$
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397,525
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
6
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Restated)
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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Net income
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$
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2,040
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$
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3,180
|
|
Hedging gains or losses
reclassified to earnings
|
|
|
2,236
|
|
|
|
(184
|
)
|
Adjustment in fair value of
derivatives
|
|
|
5,347
|
|
|
|
(4,025
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
9,623
|
|
|
$
|
(1,029
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
7
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
2,040
|
|
|
$
|
3,180
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
17,050
|
|
|
|
6,936
|
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation
|
|
|
1,645
|
|
|
|
276
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on sale of property
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
Deferred tax benefit
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
Minority interest in subsidiary
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
Non-cash derivatives (gain) loss
|
|
|
(995
|
)
|
|
|
1,073
|
|
Amortization of debt issue costs
|
|
|
501
|
|
|
|
378
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities,
net of acquisition effects:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, accrued
revenue and other
|
|
|
96,587
|
|
|
|
2,475
|
|
Prepaid expenses, natural gas and
natural gas liquids in storage
|
|
|
4,336
|
|
|
|
(558
|
)
|
Accounts payable, accrued gas
purchases, and other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(127,548
|
)
|
|
|
(18,795
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating
activities
|
|
|
(6,886
|
)
|
|
|
(5,037
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property and equipment
|
|
|
(55,598
|
)
|
|
|
(12,037
|
)
|
Assets acquired
|
|
|
(51,633
|
)
|
|
|
(9,257
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of property
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(107,195
|
)
|
|
|
(21,101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings
|
|
|
511,354
|
|
|
|
255,000
|
|
Payments on borrowings
|
|
|
(386,353
|
)
|
|
|
(208,000
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in drafts
payable
|
|
|
3,046
|
|
|
|
(14,202
|
)
|
Contributions from general partner
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution to partners
|
|
|
(17,052
|
)
|
|
|
(10,169
|
)
|
Proceeds from exercise of unit
options
|
|
|
2,525
|
|
|
|
174
|
|
Contributions from minority
interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
911
|
|
Debt refinancing costs
|
|
|
(203
|
)
|
|
|
(1,105
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities
|
|
|
113,506
|
|
|
|
22,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(575
|
)
|
|
|
(3,529
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period
|
|
|
1,405
|
|
|
|
5,797
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period
|
|
$
|
830
|
|
|
$
|
2,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
9,349
|
|
|
$
|
3,045
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
8
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
Unless the context requires otherwise, references to
we,us,our or the
Partnership mean Crosstex Energy, L.P. and its
consolidated subsidiaries.
Crosstex Energy, L.P. (the Partnership), a Delaware limited
partnership formed on July 12, 2002, is engaged in the
gathering, transmission, treating, processing and marketing of
natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL). The Partnership
connects the wells of natural gas producers to its gathering
systems in the geographic areas of its gathering systems in
order to purchase the gas production, treats natural gas to
remove impurities to ensure that it meets pipeline quality
specifications, processes natural gas for the removal of NGLs,
transports natural gas and NGLs and ultimately provides an
aggregated supply of natural gas to a variety of markets. In
addition, the Partnership purchases natural gas and NGLs from
producers not connected to its gathering systems for resale and
sells natural gas on behalf of producers for a fee.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are
prepared in accordance with the instructions to
Form 10-Q,
are unaudited and do not include all the information and
disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. All adjustments that, in the
opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of
the results of operations for the interim periods have been made
and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein.
The results of operations for such interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. These condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in
our annual report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005.
|
|
(a)
|
Managements
Use of Estimates
|
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management of the Partnership to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could
differ from these estimates.
|
|
(b)
|
Long-Term
Incentive Plans
|
Effective January 1, 2006, the Partnership adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based
Compensation (FAS No. 123R) which requires
compensation related to all stock-based awards, including stock
options, be recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
The Partnership applied the provisions of Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees (APB No. 25), for periods prior to
January 1, 2006.
The Partnership elected to use the modified-prospective
transition method. Under the modified-prospective method, awards
that are granted, modified, repurchased, or canceled after the
date of adoption are measured and accounted for under
FAS No. 123R. The unvested portion of awards that were
granted prior to the effective date are also accounted for in
accordance with FAS No. 123R. The Partnership adjusted
compensation cost for actual forfeitures as they occurred under
APB No. 25 for periods prior to January 1, 2006. Under
FAS No. 123R, the Partnership is required to estimate
forfeitures in determining periodic compensation cost. The
cumulative effect of the adoption of FAS No. 123R
recognized on January 1, 2006 was an increase in net income
of $0.7 million due to the reduction in previously
recognized compensation costs associated with the estimation of
forfeitures in determining the periodic compensation cost.
9
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Partnership and Crosstex Energy, Inc. (CEI) each have
similar share-based payment plans for employees, which are
described below. Share-based compensation associated with the
CEI share-based compensation plans awarded to officers and
employees of the Partnership are recorded by the Partnership
since CEI has no operating activities other than its interest in
the Partnership. Amounts recognized in the consolidated
financial statements with respect to these plans are as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Cost of share-based compensation
charged to general and administrative expense
|
|
$
|
1,479
|
|
|
$
|
229
|
|
Cost of share-based compensation
charged to operating expense
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amount charged to income
before cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
$
|
1,645
|
|
|
$
|
276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Partnership has a long-term incentive plan that was adopted
by the Partnerships managing general partner in 2002 for
its employees, directors, and affiliates who perform services
for the Partnership. The plan currently permits the grant of
awards covering an aggregate of 2,600,000 common unit options
and restricted units. The plan is administered by the
compensation committee of the managing general partners
board of directors. The units issued upon exercise or vesting
are new publicly traded common units.
Restricted
Units
A restricted unit is a phantom unit that entitles
the grantee to receive a common unit upon the vesting of the
phantom unit, or in the discretion of the compensation
committee, cash equivalent to the value of a common unit. In
addition, the restricted units will become exercisable upon a
change of control of the Partnership, its general partner, or
managing general partner.
The restricted units are intended to serve as a means of
incentive compensation for performance and not primarily as an
opportunity to participate in the equity appreciation of the
common units. Therefore, plan participants will not pay any
consideration for the common units they receive and the
Partnership will receive no remuneration for the units. The
restricted units include a tandem award that entitles the
participant to receive cash payments equal to the cash
distributions made by the Partnership with respect to its
outstanding common units until the restriction period is
terminated or the restricted units are forfeited. The restricted
units granted prior to 2005 generally vest based on five
years of service (25% in years 3 and 4 and 50% in year
5) and the restricted units granted in 2005 and 2006
generally cliff vest after three years of service.
The restricted units are valued at their fair value at the date
of grant which is equal to the market value of common units on
such date. A summary of the restricted unit activity for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006 is provided below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Grant-Date
|
|
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Units:
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Non-vested, beginning of period
|
|
|
247,648
|
|
|
$
|
28.33
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
29,846
|
|
|
|
34.58
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(12,636
|
)
|
|
|
18.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested, end of period
|
|
|
264,858
|
|
|
$
|
29.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of
period (in $000s)
|
|
$
|
9,267
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
As of March 31, 2006, there was $5.4 million of
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted
units. That cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 2.1 years.
Unit
Options
Unit options will have an exercise price that, in the discretion
of the compensation committee, may be less than, equal to or
more than the fair market value of the units on the date of
grant. In general, unit options granted will become exercisable
over a period determined by the compensation committee. In
addition, unit options will become exercisable upon a change in
control of the Partnership, or its general partner, or the
managing general partner.
The fair value of each unit option award is estimated at the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes- Merton model. This model
is based on the assumptions summarized below. Expected
volatilities are based on historical volatilities of the
Partnerships traded common units. The Partnership has used
historical data to estimate share option exercise and employee
departure behavior. The expected life of unit options represents
the period of time that unit options granted are expected to be
outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the
contractual term of the unit option is based on the U.S.
Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
Unit options are generally awarded with an exercise price equal
to the market price of the Partnerships common units at
the date of grant, although a substantial portion of the unit
options granted during 2004 and 2005 were granted during the
second quarter of each fiscal year with an exercise price equal
to the market price at the beginning of the fiscal year,
resulting in an exercise price that was less than the market
price at grant. The unit options granted prior to 2005 generally
vest based on five years of service (25% in years 3 and 4 and
50% in year 5) and the unit options granted in 2005
and 2006 generally vest based on 3 years of service
(one-third after each year of service). The unit options have a
10-year
contractual term.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options Granted:
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
Weighted average distribution yield
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
Weighted average expected
volatility
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
Weighted average risk free
interest rate
|
|
|
4.78
|
%
|
Weighted average expected life
|
|
|
6.0 years
|
|
Weighted average contractual life
|
|
|
10 years
|
|
Weighted average of fair value of
unit options granted
|
|
$
|
7.44
|
|
No unit options were granted during the three months ended
March 31, 2005.
11
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
A summary of the unit option activity for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 is provided below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of period
|
|
|
1,039,832
|
|
|
$
|
18.88
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
275,403
|
|
|
|
34.59
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(255,605
|
)
|
|
|
10.43
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(20,573
|
)
|
|
|
20.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of period
|
|
|
1,039,057
|
|
|
$
|
25.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at end of
period
|
|
|
115,497
|
|
|
$
|
23.82
|
|
Weighted average contractual term
(years) end of period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding
|
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable
|
|
|
8.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate intrinsic value end of
period (in 000s):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding
|
|
$
|
10,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
|
|
|
|
The total intrinsic value of unit options exercised during the
three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 was
$0.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively. The total
fair value of unit options exercised during the three months
ended March 31, 2006 was $0.2 million. As of
March 31, 2006, there was $3.8 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested unit options. That cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
2.5 years.
CEI
Long-Term Incentive Plan
CEI has one stock-based compensation plan, the Crosstex Energy,
Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan. The plan currently permits the
grant of awards covering an aggregate of 1,200,000 options for
common stock and restricted shares. The plan is administered by
the compensation committee of CEIs board of directors.
CEIs restricted shares are included at their fair value at
the date of grant which is equal to the market value of the
common stock on such date. CEIs restricted stock granted
prior to 2005 generally vests based on five years of service
(25% in years 3 and 4 and 50% in year 5) and restricted
stock granted in 2005 and 2006 generally cliff vests after three
years of service.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Grant-Date
|
|
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Non-vested, beginning of period
|
|
|
196,547
|
|
|
$
|
43.36
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
23,776
|
|
|
|
71.32
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(2,050
|
)
|
|
|
44.72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested, end of period
|
|
|
218,273
|
|
|
$
|
46.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of
period (in $000s)
|
|
$
|
16,905
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
No CEI stock options have been granted, exercised or forfeited
attributable to officers or employees of the Partnership during
the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006. As of
March 31, 2006, following is a summary of the CEI stock
options outstanding attributable to officers and employees of
the Partnership:
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding stock options (non
exercisable)
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
|
$
|
40.00
|
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
|
$
|
375,000
|
|
Weighted average remaining
contractual term
|
|
|
8.7 years
|
|
As of March 31, 2006, there was $7.2 million of
unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested
CEI restricted stock and CEIs stock options. The cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
2.3 years.
Pro Forma for 2005:
Had compensation cost for the Partnership been determined based
on the fair value at the grant date for awards in accordance
with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-based
Compensation, the Partnerships net income would have
been as follows (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2005
|
|
|
Net income, as reported
|
|
$
|
3,180
|
|
Add: Stock-based employee
compensation expense included in reported net income
|
|
|
276
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair value based method
for all awards
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$
|
3,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per limited partner
unit, as reported:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
Pro forma net income per limited
partner unit:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Earnings
per Unit and Anti-Dilutive Computations
|
Basic earnings per unit was computed by dividing net income by
the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding
for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. The
computation of diluted earnings per unit further assumes the
dilutive effect of unit options and restricted units.
13
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The following are the unit amounts used to compute the basic and
diluted earnings per limited partner unit for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Basic earnings per unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average limited partner
units outstanding
|
|
|
25,550
|
|
|
|
18,098
|
|
Diluted earnings per unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average limited partner
units outstanding
|
|
|
25,550
|
|
|
|
18,098
|
|
Dilutive effect of restricted
units issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
Dilutive effect of exercise of
options outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
560
|
|
Dilutive effect of senior
subordinated units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted units
|
|
|
25,550
|
|
|
|
18,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All outstanding units were included in the computation of
diluted earnings per unit for the three months ended
March 31, 2005. All common unit equivalents were
antidilutive in the three months ended March 31, 2006
because the limited partners were allocated a net loss in this
period.
Net income is allocated to the general partner in an amount
equal to its incentive distributions as described in Note (5).
The remaining net income is allocated pro rata between the 2%
general partner interest and the common units. The net income
allocated to the general partner for incentive distributions was
$4.7 million and $2.0 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
|
(2)
|
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements
|
In September 2006, the Partnership determined that a purchase of
natural gas from a supplier on newly acquired assets was not
accrued in the first quarter of 2006 due to a clerical error,
resulting in a decrease in net income of $0.9 million. To
correct this error, the Partnership has restated its condensed
consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2006, its condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of March 31, 2006, its consolidated statement of cash flows
for the three months ended March 31, 2006, its consolidated
statement of changes in partners equity for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and its consolidated statement
of comprehensive income for the three months ended
March 31, 2006.
14
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The effects of the revisions on the Partnerships
consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 are summarized in the following table (in
thousands except per unit information):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
Operating Costs and Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Midstream purchased gas
|
|
$
|
755,568
|
|
|
$
|
756,451
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
806,261
|
|
|
|
807,144
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
10,858
|
|
|
|
9,975
|
|
Income before minority interest
and taxes
|
|
|
2,348
|
|
|
|
1,465
|
|
Net income before cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
2,234
|
|
|
|
1,351
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
|
2,040
|
|
General partner interest in net
income
|
|
|
4,165
|
|
|
|
4,147
|
|
Limited partners interest in
net income (loss)
|
|
|
(1,242
|
)
|
|
|
(2,107
|
)
|
Net income (loss) before
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per limited
partners unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
Net income (loss) per limited
partners unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
The effects of the revision on the Partnerships
consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2006 are
summarized in the following table (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
Accounts payable, drafts payable
and accrued gas purchases
|
|
$
|
315,937
|
|
|
$
|
316,820
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
367,794
|
|
|
|
368,677
|
|
Partners equity
|
|
|
398,408
|
|
|
|
397,525
|
|
The effect of the revision on the Partnerships
consolidated statement of changes in partners equity was a
decrease to net income by $0.9 million.
The effects of the revision on the Partnerships
consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 are summarized in the following table (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
2,923
|
|
|
$
|
2,040
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities,
net of acquisition effects:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued gas
purchases and other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(128,431
|
)
|
|
|
(127,548
|
)
|
There was no net impact on cash flows from operations due to the
restatement.
15
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The effect of the revisions to the Partnerships
consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 is summarized in the following
table (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
10,506
|
|
|
$
|
9,623
|
|
The segment information in Note 9 has been restated to
reflect the impact of the correction of the error.
|
|
(3)
|
Significant
Asset Purchases and Acquisitions
|
In November 2005, the Partnership acquired El Paso
Corporations processing and natural gas liquids business
in south Louisiana for $481.0 million. The assets acquired
include 2.3 billion cubic feet per day of processing
capacity, 66,000 barrels per day of fractionation capacity,
2.4 million barrels of underground storage and
400 miles of liquids transport lines. The Partnership
financed the acquisition with net proceeds totaling
$228.0 million from the issuance of common units and Senior
Subordinated Series B Units (including the 2% general
partner contributions totaling $4.7 million) and borrowings
under its bank credit facility for the remaining balance.
Operating results for the El Paso assets have been included
in the Consolidated Statements of Operations since
November 1, 2005. The following unaudited pro forma results
of operations assume that the El Paso acquisition occurred
on January 1, 2005 (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2005
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
637,480
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$
|
2,675
|
|
Pro forma net income per common
share:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.0
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.0
|
|
We have utilized the purchase method of accounting for this
acquisition with an acquisition date of November 1, 2005.
The purchase price allocation for the El Paso acquisition
has not been finalized because the Partnership is still in the
process of finalizing working capital settlements with
El Paso Corporation and estimating potential contingent
obligations associated with the assets acquired. There were no
significant changes to the purchase price allocation during the
three months ended March 31, 2006.
On January 2, 2005 we acquired all of the assets of Graco
Operations for $9.26 million. Gracos assets consisted
of 26 treating plants and associated inventory. On May 1,
2005 we acquired all of the assets of Cardinal Gas Services for
$6.7 million. Cardinals assets consisted of nine gas
treating plants, 19 operating wellhead gas processing plants for
dewpoint suppression, and equipment inventory.
On February 1, 2006 we acquired 48 amine treating plants
from a subsidiary of Hanover Compression Company for
$51.5 million. The purchase price allocation for the
Hanover assets was recorded as property, plant and equipment of
$31.5 million and $20.0 million of goodwill. The
Partnership is still in the process of finalizing the allocation
of the purchase price at March 31, 2006. After this
acquisition we have approximately 151 treating plants in
operation and a total fleet of approximately 190 units.
16
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, long-term
debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Bank credit facility, interest
based on Prime
and/or LIBOR
plus an applicable margin, interest rates (per the facility) at
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were 6.63% and
6.69%, respectively
|
|
$
|
387,002
|
|
|
$
|
322,000
|
|
Senior secured notes, weighted
average interest rate at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 of 6.57% and 6.64%, respectively
|
|
|
260,000
|
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
Note payable to Florida Gas
Transmission Company
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
647,652
|
|
|
|
522,650
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
(8,874
|
)
|
|
|
(6,521
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt classified as long-term
|
|
$
|
638,778
|
|
|
|
516,129
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During 2005, the Partnership amended the bank credit facility,
increasing availability under the facility to $750 million
at any one time outstanding and the issuance of letters of
credit in the aggregate face amount of up to $300 million
at any one time. The maturity date was extended from June 2006
to November 2010.
In 2005, the Partnership amended the shelf agreement governing
the senior secured notes to increase its availability from
$125 million to $200 million. In March 2006 an
additional amendment raised the availability under the senior
secured notes to $260 million.
Cash
Distributions
In accordance with the partnership agreement, the Partnership
must make distributions of 100% of available cash, as defined in
the partnership agreement, within 45 days following the end
of each quarter. Distributions will generally be made 98% to the
common and subordinated unitholders and 2% to the general
partner, subject to the payment of incentive distributions as
described below to the extent that certain target levels of cash
distributions are achieved. Under the quarterly incentive
distribution provisions, generally our general partner is
entitled to 13% of amounts we distribute in excess of $0.25 per
unit, 23% of the amounts we distribute in excess of
$0.3125 per unit and 48% of amounts we distribute in excess
of $0.375 per unit. Incentive distributions totaling
$4.7 million were earned by our general partner for the
three months ended March 31, 2006. To the extent there is
sufficient available cash, the holders of common units are
entitled to receive the minimum quarterly distribution of
$0.25 per unit, plus arrearages, prior to any distribution
of available cash to the holders of subordinated units.
Subordinated units will not accrue any arrearages with respect
to distributions for any quarter.
The Partnerships fourth quarter distribution on its common
and subordinated units of $0.51 per unit was paid on
February 15, 2006. The Partnership declared a first quarter
2006 distribution of $0.53 per unit to be paid on
May 15, 2006.
The Partnership manages its exposure to fluctuations in
commodity prices by hedging the impact of market fluctuations.
Swaps are used to manage and hedge prices and location risk
related to these market exposures. Swaps are also used to manage
margins on offsetting fixed-price purchase or sale commitments
for physical quantities of natural gas and NGLs.
The Partnership commonly enters into various derivative
financial transactions which it does not designate as hedges.
These include transactions swing swaps, third
party on-system financial swaps, marketing financial
17
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
swaps, storage swaps, and basis
swaps. Swing swaps are generally short-term in nature (one
month), and are usually entered into to protect against changes
in the volume of daily versus
first-of-month
index priced gas supplies or markets. Third party on-system
financial swaps are hedges that the Partnership enters into on
behalf of its customers who are connected to its systems,
wherein the Partnership fixes a supply or market price for a
period of time for its customers, and simultaneously enters into
the derivative transaction. Marketing financial swaps are
similar to on-system financial swaps, but are entered into for
customers not connected to the Partnerships systems.
Storage swaps transactions protect against changes in the value
of gas that the Partnership has stored to serve various
operational requirements. Basis swaps are used to hedge basis
location price risk due to buying gas into one of our systems on
one index and selling gas off that same system on a different
index.
In August 2005, the Partnership acquired puts, or rights to sell
a portion of the liquids from the plants at a fixed price over a
two-year period beginning January 1, 2006, as part of the
overall risk management plan related to the acquisition of the
El Paso assets. Because the underlying volumes relate to
assets which, at September 30, 2005, were not yet owned by
the Partnership, the puts do not qualify for hedge accounting
and are marked to market through the Partnerships
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2006.
The components of gain/loss on derivatives in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations are (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Change in fair value of
derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting gain (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,084
|
|
|
$
|
(678
|
)
|
Ineffective portion of derivatives
qualifying for hedge accounting gain (loss)
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,159
|
|
|
$
|
(474
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities are as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Fair value of derivative
assets current
|
|
$
|
15,912
|
|
|
$
|
12,205
|
|
Fair value of derivative
assets long term
|
|
|
6,657
|
|
|
|
7,633
|
|
Fair value of derivative
liabilities current
|
|
|
(8,927
|
)
|
|
|
(14,782
|
)
|
Fair value of derivative
liabilities long term
|
|
|
(3,585
|
)
|
|
|
(3,577
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net fair value of derivatives
|
|
$
|
10,057
|
|
|
$
|
1,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Set forth below is the summarized notional amount and terms of
all instruments held for price risk management purposes at
March 31, 2006 (all gas quantities are expressed in British
Thermal Units and all liquid quantities are expressed in
gallons). The remaining term of the contracts extend no later
than March 2008 for derivatives, excluding third-party on-system
financial swaps, and extend to October 2009 for third-party
on-system financial swaps. The Partnerships counterparties
to hedging contracts include BP Corporation, Total
Gas & Power, Cinergy, Morgan Stanley and J.
Aron & Co., a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. Changes in
the fair value of the Partnerships derivatives related to
third-party producers and customers gas marketing activities are
recorded in earnings in the period the transaction is entered
into. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of cash
flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive
income until the related anticipated future cash flow is
recognized in earnings and the ineffective portion is recorded
in earnings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
|
Transaction Type
|
|
Volume
|
|
|
Pricing Terms
|
|
of Contracts
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash Flow Hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural gas swaps
|
|
|
|
|
|
NYMEX less a basis of $0.01 or
fixed prices ranging from $6.86 to $10.52 settling against
various Inside FERC Index prices
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Natural gas swaps
|
|
|
(4,068,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
April 2006
December 2007
|
|
|
3,362
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total natural gas swaps designated
as cash flow hedges
|
|
$
|
3,362
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids swaps
|
|
|
(37,500,770
|
)
|
|
Fixed prices ranging from $0.64 to
$1.41 settling against Mt. Belvieu Average of daily
postings (non-TET)
|
|
April 2006
December 2007
|
|
$
|
1,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liquids swaps designated as
cash flow hedges
|
|
$
|
1,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark to Market
Derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swing swaps
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
Prices ranging from Inside
FERC Index less $0.355 to Inside FERC Index plus $0.01
settling against various Inside FERC Index prices.
|
|
April 2006
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
Swing swaps
|
|
|
(4,316,550
|
)
|
|
|
|
April 2006
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total swing swaps
|
|
$
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical offset to swing swap
transactions
|
|
|
4,316,550
|
|
|
Prices of various Inside
FERC Index prices settling against various Inside
FERC Index prices
|
|
April 2006
|
|
|
|
|
Physical offset to swing swap
transactions
|
|
|
(450,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
April 2006
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total physical offset to swing swaps
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
|
Transaction Type
|
|
Volume
|
|
|
Pricing Terms
|
|
of Contracts
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Basis swaps
|
|
|
30,323,000
|
|
|
Prices ranging from Inside
FERC Index less $0.40 to Inside FERC Index plus $0.18
settling against various Inside FERC Index prices.
|
|
April 2006
March 2008
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
Basis swaps
|
|
|
(31,089,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
April 2006
March 2008
|
|
|
831
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total basis swaps
|
|
$
|
755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical offset to basis swap
transactions
|
|
|
3,698,000
|
|
|
Prices ranging from Inside
FERC Index less $0.37 to Inside FERC Index plus $0.03
settling against various Inside FERC Index prices.
|
|
April 2006
October 2006
|
|
$
|
132
|
|
Physical offset to basis swap
transactions
|
|
|
(3,638,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
April 2006
October 2006
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total physical offset to basis swaps
|
|
$
|
179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third party on-system financial
swaps
|
|
|
7,235,000
|
|
|
Fixed prices ranging from $5.659 to
$11.61 settling against various Inside FERC Index prices
|
|
April 2006
October 2009
|
|
$
|
(2,623
|
)
|
Third party on-system financial
swaps
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total third party on-system
financial swaps
|
|
$
|
(2,623
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical offset to third party
on-system transactions
|
|
|
(7,235,000
|
)
|
|
Fixed prices ranging from $5.71 to
$11.71 settling against various Inside FERC Index prices
|
|
April 2006
October 2009
|
|
$
|
3,448
|
|
Physical offset to third party
on-system transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total physical offset to third
party on-system swaps
|
|
$
|
3,448
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage swap
transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage swap transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed prices of $10.065 settling
against various Inside FERC Index prices
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage swap transactions
|
|
|
(355,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
February 2007
|
|
$
|
(231
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total financial storage swap
transactions
|
|
$
|
(231
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural gas liquid
puts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquid put options (purchased)
|
|
|
141,146,880
|
|
|
Fixed prices ranging from $0.565 to
$1.26 settling against Mount Belvieu Average Daily Index
|
|
April 2006
December 2007
|
|
$
|
7,493
|
|
Liquid put options (sold)
|
|
|
(62,582,258
|
)
|
|
Fixed prices ranging from $0.565 to
$1.26 settling against Mount Belvieu Average Daily Index
|
|
April 2006
December 2007
|
|
|
(3,427
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total natural gas liquid puts
|
|
$
|
4,066
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
On all transactions where the Partnership is exposed to
counterparty risk, the Partnership analyzes the
counterpartys financial condition prior to entering into
an agreement, establishes limits, and monitors the
appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis.
Impact
of Cash Flow Hedges
Natural
Gas
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, net losses on
futures and basis swap hedge contracts decreased gas revenue by
$0.5 million. For the three months ended March 31,
2005, net losses on futures and basis swap hedge contracts
decreased gas revenue by $0.1 million. As of March 31,
2006, an unrealized derivative fair value gain of
$3.4 million, related to cash flow hedges of gas price
risk, was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss). This entire fair value gain is expected to be
reclassified into earnings through December 2007. The actual
reclassification to earnings will be based on
mark-to-market
prices at the contract settlement date, along with the
realization of the gain or loss on the related physical volume,
which amount is not reflected above.
The settlement of futures contracts and basis swap agreements
related to April 2006 gas production increased gas revenue by
approximately $0.3 million.
Liquids
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, net gains on
liquids swap hedge contracts increased liquids revenue by
approximately $1.1 million. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006, an unrealized derivative fair value gain of
$1.0 million related to cash flow hedges of liquids price
risk was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss). This entire fair value gain is expected to be
reclassified into earnings in 2006 and in 2007. The actual
reclassification to earnings will be based on
mark-to-market
prices at the contract settlement date, along with the
realization of the gain or loss on the related physical volume,
which amount is not reflected above.
Assets and liabilities related to third party derivative
contracts, swing swaps, storage swaps and basis swaps are
included in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities
and the profit and loss on the mark to market value of these
contracts are recorded net as profit (loss) on energy trading
activities along with the net operating results from Commercial
Services in the consolidated statement of operations. The
Partnership estimates the fair value of all of its energy
trading contracts using prices actively quoted. The estimated
fair value of energy trading contracts by maturity date was as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity Periods
|
|
|
|
Less Than One Year
|
|
|
One to Two Years
|
|
|
Two to Three Years
|
|
|
Total Fair Value
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
3,085
|
|
|
$
|
2,578
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
5,676
|
|
|
|
(7)
|
Transactions
with Related Parties
|
The Partnership treats gas for, and purchases gas from, Camden
Resources, Inc. (Camden) and treats gas for Erskine Energy
Corporation (Erskine) and Approach Resources, Inc. (Approach).
All three Entities are affiliates of the Partnership by way of
equity investments made by Yorktown Energy Partners IV, L.P. and
Yorktown Energy Partners V, L.P., collectively a major
shareholder in CEI and in Camden, Erskine and Approach. During
the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Partnership purchased natural gas from Camden in the amount of
approximately $10.9 million and $9.1 million,
respectively, and received approximately $0.7 and
$0.8 million, respectively, in treating fees from Camden.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006 the
Partnership received treating fees from Erskine of
$0.4 million and from Approach of $0.1 million.
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CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
(8)
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
|
|
(a)
|
Employment
Agreements
|
Each member of executive management of the Partnership is a
party to an employment contract with the general partner. The
employment agreements provide each member of senior management
with severance payments in certain circumstances and prohibit
each such person from competing with the general partner or its
affiliates for a certain period of time following the
termination of such persons employment.
The Partnership acquired the south Louisiana processing assets
from the El Paso Corporation in November 2005. One of the
acquired locations, the Cow Island Gas Processing Facility, has
a known active remediation project for benzene contaminated
groundwater. The cause of contamination was attributed to a
leaking natural gas condensate storage tank. The site
investigation and active remediation being conducted at this
location is under the guidance of the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ) based on the Risk-Evaluation and
Corrective Action Plan Program (RECAP) rules. In addition, the
Partnership is working with both the LDEQ and the Louisiana
State University, Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute,
on the development and implementation of a new remediation
technology that will drastically reduce the remediation time as
well as the costs associated with such remediation projects. The
estimated remediation costs are expected to be approximately
$0.3 million. Since this remediation project is a result of
previous owners operation and the actual contamination
occurred prior to our ownership, these costs were accrued as
part of the purchase price.
In conjunction with the acquisition of the Hanover assets in
January 2006, the Partnership and Hanover Compressor Company on
January 11, 2006 jointly filed a Notice of
Intent for coverage under the Texas Environmental, Health
and Safety Audit Privilege Act (Audit Act) pending
the asset sale transaction. Coverage under the Audit Act allows
for an environmental compliance audit of the facility
operations, applicable laws, regulations and permits to be
conducted. Pursuant to Section 19(g) of the Audit Act,
immunity for certain violations that are voluntarily disclosed
as a result of a compliance audit is granted. Pursuant to
Section 4(e) of the Audit Act, the audit will be completed
within six months of the date of its commencement.
The Partnership is involved in various litigation and
administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of
business. In the opinion of management, any liabilities that may
result from these claims would not individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on its financial
position or results of operations.
Identification of operating segments is based principally upon
differences in the types and distribution channel of products.
The Partnerships reportable segments consist of Midstream
and Treating. The Midstream division consists of the
Partnerships natural gas gathering and transmission
operations and includes the Mississippi System, the Conroe
System, the Gulf Coast System, the Corpus Christi System, the
Gregory Gathering System located around the Corpus Christi area,
the Arkoma system in Oklahoma, the Vanderbilt System located in
south Texas, the LIG pipelines and processing plants
located in Louisiana, the south Louisiana processing and liquids
assets, and various other small systems. Also included in the
Midstream division are the Partnerships Commercial
Services operations. The operations in the Midstream segment are
similar in the nature of the products and services, the nature
of the production processes, the type of customer, the methods
used for distribution of products and services and the nature of
the regulatory environment. The Treating division generates fees
from its plants either through volume-based treating contracts
or though fixed monthly payments. Also included in the Treating
division are four gathering systems that are connected to the
treating plants and the Seminole plant located in Gaines County,
Texas.
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CROSSTEX
ENERGY, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Partnership evaluates the performance of its operating
segments based on earnings before income taxes, interest of
non-controlling partners in the Partnerships net income
and accounting changes, and after an allocation of corporate
expenses. Corporate expenses and stock-based compensation are
allocated to the segments on a pro rata basis based on the
number of employees within the segments. Interest expense is
allocated on a pro rata basis based on segment assets.
Inter-segment sales are at cost.
Summarized financial information concerning the
Partnerships reportable segments is shown in the following
table.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Midstream
|
|
|
Treating
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2006 (Restated):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$
|
802,130
|
|
|
$
|
14,566
|
|
|
$
|
816,696
|
|
Inter-segment sales
|
|
|
2,601
|
|
|
|
(2,601
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
7,239
|
|
|
|
1,273
|
|
|
|
8,512
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
14,394
|
|
|
|
2,656
|
|
|
|
17,050
|
|
Segment profit
|
|
|
(468
|
)
|
|
|
1,933
|
|
|
|
1,465
|
|
Segment assets
|
|
|
1,240,899
|
|
|
|
180,580
|
|
|
|
1,421,479
|
|
Capital expenditures*
|
|
|
55,378
|
|
|
|
5,522
|
|
|
|
60,900
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$
|
539,564
|
|
|
$
|
9,907
|
|
|
$
|
549,471
|
|
Inter-segment sales
|
|
|
1,624
|
|
|
|
(1,624
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
2,755
|
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
|
3,365
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,597
|
|
|
|
2,339
|
|
|
|
6,936
|
|
Segment profit
|
|
|
2,215
|
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
|
|
3,371
|
|
Segment assets
|
|
|
488,206
|
|
|
|
110,090
|
|
|
|
598,296
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
5,429
|
|
|
|
6,608
|
|
|
|
12,037
|
|
On May 2, 2006, the Partnership announced that it will
acquire the natural gas gathering pipeline systems and related
facilities of Chief Holdings, LLC in the Barnett Shale for
$480.0 million. The Partnership expects to close the
transaction by June 29, 2006.
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|
|
Item 2.
|
Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
You should read the following discussion of our financial
condition and results of operations in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in
this report.
Overview
We are a Delaware limited partnership formed by Crosstex Energy,
Inc. (CEI) on July 12, 2002 to acquire
indirectly substantially all of the assets, liabilities and
operations of our predecessor, Crosstex Energy Services, Ltd. We
have two industry segments, Midstream and Treating, with a
geographic focus along the Gulf Coast of the United States and
in Mississippi and Louisiana. Our Midstream division focuses on
the gathering, processing, transmission and marketing of natural
gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), as well as providing certain
producer services, while our Treating division focuses on the
removal of contaminants from natural gas and NGLs to meet
pipeline quality specifications. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006, 79% of our gross margin was generated in
the Midstream division, with the balance in the Treating
division. We manage our business by focusing on gross margin
because our business is generally to purchase and resell gas for
a margin, or to gather, process, transport, market or treat gas
and NGLs for a fee. We buy and sell most of our gas at a fixed
relationship to the relevant index price so our margins are not
significantly affected by changes in gas prices. As explained
under Commodity Price Risk below, we enter into
financial instruments to reduce volatility in our gross margin
due to price fluctuations.
Since the formation of our predecessor, we have grown
significantly as a result of our construction and acquisition of
gathering and transmission pipelines and treating and processing
plants. From January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2006,
we have invested over $1.0 billion to develop or acquire
new assets. The purchased assets were acquired from numerous
sellers at different periods and were accounted for under the
purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the results of
operations for such acquisitions are included in our financial
statements only from the applicable date of the acquisition. As
a consequence, the historical results of operations for the
periods presented may not be comparable.
Our Midstream segment margins are determined primarily by the
volumes of natural gas gathered, transported, purchased and sold
through our pipeline systems, processed at our processing
facilities, and the volumes of natural gas liquids handled at
our fractionation facilities. Our Treating segment margins are
largely a function of the number and size of treating plants in
operation and fees earned for removing impurities from natural
gas liquids at a non-operated processing plant. We generate
revenues from five primary sources:
|
|
|
|
|
purchasing and reselling or transporting natural gas on the
pipeline systems we own;
|
|
|
|
processing natural gas at our processing plants and
fractionating and marketing the recovered natural gas liquids;
|
|
|
|
treating natural gas at our treating plants;
|
|
|
|
recovering carbon dioxide and natural gas liquids at a
non-operated processing plant; and
|
|
|
|
providing off-system marketing services for producers.
|
The bulk of our operating profits has historically been derived
from the margins we realize for gathering and transporting
natural gas through our pipeline systems. Generally, we buy gas
from a producer, plant, or transporter at either a fixed
discount to a market index or a percentage of the market index.
We then transport and resell the gas. The resale price is based
on the same index price at which the gas was purchased, and, if
we are to be profitable, at a smaller discount or larger premium
to the index than it was purchased. We attempt to execute all
purchases and sales substantially concurrently, or we enter into
a future delivery obligation, thereby establishing the basis for
the margin we will receive for each natural gas transaction. Our
gathering and transportation margins related to a percentage of
the index price can be adversely affected by declines in the
price of natural gas. See Commodity Price Risk below
for a discussion of how we manage our business to reduce the
impact of price volatility.
Processing and fractionation revenues are largely fee based. Our
processing fees are largely based on either a percentage of the
liquids volume recovered, or a fixed fee per unit processed.
Fractionation and marketing fees are generally fixed fee per
unit of products.
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We generate treating revenues under three arrangements:
|
|
|
|
|
a volumetric fee based on the amount of gas treated, which
accounted for approximately 41% and 51% of the operating income
in our Treating division for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively;
|
|
|
|
a fixed fee for operating the plant for a certain period, which
accounted for approximately 41% and 44% of the operating income
in our Treating division for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively; or
|
|
|
|
a fee arrangement in which the producer operates the plant,
which accounted for approximately 18% and 5% of the operating
income in our Treating division for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
Operating expenses are costs directly associated with the
operations of a particular asset. Among the most significant of
these costs are those associated with direct labor and
supervision and associated transportation and communication
costs, property insurance, ad valorem taxes, repair and
maintenance expenses, measurement and utilities. These costs are
normally fairly stable across broad volume ranges, and therefore
do not normally decrease or increase significantly in the short
term with decreases or increases in the volume of gas moved
through the asset.
We have grown significantly through asset purchases in recent
years, which creates many of the major differences when
comparing operating results from one period to another. The most
significant asset purchases since January 2005 were the
acquisition of the El Paso Corporation processing and
liquids business in southern Louisiana in November 2005, the
acquisition of Graco Operations treating assets and Cardinal Gas
Services treating and dewpoint control assets in January and May
2005, respectively, and the acquisition of Hanover Compression
Company treating assets in February 2006.
On November 1, 2005 we acquired El Paso
Corporations processing and liquids business in South
Louisiana for $481.0 million. The assets acquired include
2.3 billion cubic feet per day of processing capacity,
66,000 barrels per day of fractionation capacity,
2.4 million barrels of underground storage and
400 miles of liquids transport lines. The primary
facilities and other assets we acquired consist of: (1) the
Eunice processing plant and fractionation facility; (2) the
Pelican processing plant; (3) the Sabine Pass processing
plant; (4) a 23.85% interest in the Blue Water gas
processing plant; (5) the Riverside fractionator and
loading facility; (6) the Cajun Sibon pipeline; and
(7) the Napoleonville natural gas liquid storage facility.
On January 2, 2005, we acquired all of the assets of Graco
Operations for $9.26 million. Gracos assets consisted
of 26 treating plants and associated inventory. On May 1,
2005, we acquired all of the assets of Cardinal Gas Services for
$6.7 million. Cardinals assets consisted of nine gas
treating plants, 19 operating wellhead gas processing plants for
dewpoint suppression, and equipment inventory.
On February 1, 2006, we acquired 48 amine treating plants
from a subsidiary of Hanover Compression Company for
$51.5 million. After this acquisition we have approximately
151 treating plants in operation and a total fleet of
approximately 190 units.
Subsequent
Event
On May 2, 2006, the Partnership announced that it will
acquire the natural gas gathering pipeline systems and related
facilities of Chief Holdings LLC (Chief) in the Barnett Shale
for $480.0 million. The Partnership expects to close the
transaction by June 29, 2006.
The acquired systems consist of approximately 250 miles of
existing pipeline with up to an additional 400 miles of
planned pipelines, located in Parker, Tarrant, Denton, Palo
Pinto, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Hill and Johnson counties
all of which are located in Texas. They also include a
125 million cubic feet per day
CO2
treating plant and compression facilities with
26,000 horsepower. At closing, approximately
160,000 net acres owned by Chief to be acquired by Devon
simultaneously with our acquisition and 60,000 net acres
owned by other producers will be dedicated to the systems.
25
The acquired systems have a current throughput of approximately
125 million cubic feet per day with an additional
44 million cubic feet per day awaiting pipeline connections.
The Partnership currently anticipates financing at least
50 percent of the acquisition price with newly issued
subordinated units, and the remainder will be financed with
debt. The subordinated units would not participate in
distributions for the first eighteen months after the close, and
would then convert to common units. The Partnership believes
that at that point, Devons expanded drilling program will
have had an opportunity to increase production and cash flows
from the system to support distributions on the subordinated
units as they convert to common units. The Partnership expects
to directly place up to 60 percent of these units with CEI
and an additional amount directly with certain members of the
Board of Directors or their affiliates. These proposed
transactions are specifically subject to the approvals discussed
below. It expects to place any additional units directly with
institutional investors.
Results
of Operations
Set forth in the table below is certain financial and operating
data for the Midstream and Treating divisions for the periods
indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions, except
|
|
|
|
volume amounts)
|
|
|
Midstream revenues
|
|
$
|
802.1
|
|
|
$
|
539.5
|
|
Midstream purchased gas
|
|
|
756.5
|
|
|
|
516.4
|
|
Profit on energy trading activities
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Midstream gross margin
|
|
|
46.0
|
|
|
|
23.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treating revenues
|
|
|
14.6
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
|
Treating purchased gas
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treating gross margin
|
|
|
12.2
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross margin
|
|
$
|
58.2
|
|
|
$
|
32.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Midstream Volumes
(MMBtu/d):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gathering and transportation
|
|
|
1,317,524
|
|
|
|
1,273,000
|
|
Processing
|
|
|
1,791,740
|
|
|
|
410,000
|
|
Producer services
|
|
|
192,436
|
|
|
|
176,000
|
|
Treating Plants in
Service
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended
March 31, 2005
Gross Margin and Profit on Energy Trading
Activities. Midstream gross margin was
$46.0 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 compared to $23.6 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2006, an increase of $22.4 million, or 95%.
This increase was primarily due to acquisitions, increased
system throughput, and a favorable processing environment for
natural gas liquids. Profit on energy trading activities showed
only a slight decline for the comparative period.
The south Louisiana natural gas processing and liquids business
acquired from the El Paso Corporation in November 2005
contributed $17.7 million in gross margin in the three
months ended March 31, 2006. This amount was primarily
driven by the three largest plants, Eunice, Sabine Pass, and
Pelican which contributed gross margin amounts of
$10.4 million, $3.8 million and $2.5 million,
respectively. Operational improvements and volume increases on
the Mississippi system contributed margin growth of
$2.6 million. Volume increases at the natural gas
processing plants were the result of favorable NGLs markets. The
Gibson plant and the Plaquemine plant had a combined margin
increase of $2.0 million.
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Treating gross margin was $12.2 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 compared to $8.4 million
in the same period in 2005, an increase of $3.8 million, or
44%. Treating plants in service increased from 87 plants in
March 2005 to 151 plants in March 2006. The increase is partly
due to the acquisition of the amine treating assets from Hanover
Compressor Company in February of 2006 with the remainder from
new plants placed in service. New plants in service contributed
approximately $3.4 million in gross margin. The acquisition
and installation of dew point control plants in 2005 contributed
an additional $0.3 million to gross margin.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were
$22.0 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006, compared to $11.5 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2005, an increase of $10.4 million, or 90%.
The acquisition of the south Louisiana assets accounted for
$7.8 million of the additional operating expenses, while
the net treating plant additions increased expenses by
$1.5 million and the remaining increase of
$1.1 million was related to higher technical services
support required for the newly-acquired assets and costs
associated with expansions of existing midstream assets.
General and Administrative Expenses. General
and administrative expenses were $11.4 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to
$6.5 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005, an increase of $4.9 million, or 76%. A substantial
part of the increased expenses resulted primarily from staffing
related costs of $2.8 million. The staff additions
associated with the requirements of the El Paso and Hanover
acquisitions accounted for the majority of the $2.8 million
costs. Other expenses, including audit, legal and other
consulting fees, office rent, travel and training and
adjustments to the reserve for bad debt expense accounted for
$0.8 million of the increase. General and administrative
expenses included stock-based compensation expense of
$1.5 million and $0.2 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The
$1.3 million increase in stock-based compensation,
determined in accordance with FAS 123R during 2006 and in
accordance with APB25 in 2005, primarily relates to restricted
stock and unit grants made in 2005.
Gain/Loss on Derivatives. We had a gain on
derivatives of $2.2 million for the three months ending
March 31, 2006 compared to a loss of $0.5 million for
the three months ending March 31, 2005. The gain in 2006
includes a gain of $2.3 million associated with derivatives
for third-party on-system financial transactions and storage
financial transactions (including $1.2 million of realized
gains) and a gain of $1.0 million associated with our basis
swaps partially offset by a $1.1 million loss on puts
acquired in 2005 related to the acquisition of the El Paso
assets. As of March 31, 2006 the fair value of the puts was
$4.1 million.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation
and amortization expenses were $17.1 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 compared to $6.9 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of
$10.1 million, or 146%. The primary reasons for the
increase related to the south Louisiana assets purchased in
November 2005 of $8.3 million and new treating plants
placed in service of $1.1 million.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was
$8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006
compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2005, an increase of $5.1 million, or 153%.
The increase relates primarily to an increase in debt
outstanding and to higher interest rates between three-month
periods (weighted average rate of 6.6% in the 2006 period
compared to 6.4% in the 2005 period).
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change. The
Partnership recorded a $0.7 million cumulative adjustment
to recognize the required change in reporting stock-based
compensation under FASB Statement No. 123R which was
effective January 1, 2006.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Information regarding the Partnerships Critical Accounting
Policies is included in Item 7 of the Partnerships
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash Flows. Net cash used in operating
activities was $6.9 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 compared to cash used by operations of
$5.0 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005. Income before non-cash income and expenses was
$19.7 million in 2006 and $11.4 million in 2005.
Changes in working
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capital used $26.6 million in cash flows from operating
activities in 2006 and used $16.4 million in cash flows
from operating activities in 2005.
Net cash used in investing activities was $107.2 million
and $21.1 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. Net cash used in investing for the
period ending March 31, 2006 consisted of
$51.6 million for the Hanover acquisition,
$28.8 million for the North Texas Pipeline,
$10.7 million for the Parker County gathering project
and $13.2 million for various other capital projects. Net
cash used in investing activities during 2005 related to the
$9.3 million Graco acquisition, buying, refurbishing and
installing treating plants, connecting new wells to various
systems, pipeline integrity, pipeline relocation and various
other internal growth projects.
Net cash provided by financing activities was
$113.5 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 compared to $22.6 million used in financing activities
for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Net bank
borrowings of $125.0 million were used to fund activities
discussed in investing activities. Distributions to partners
totaled $ $17.1 million in the first quarter of 2006
compared to $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2005.
Drafts payable increased by $3.0 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 as compared to a decrease in
drafts payable of $14.2 million. In order to reduce our
interest costs, we do not borrow money to fund outstanding
checks until they are presented to the bank. Fluctuations in
drafts payable are caused by timing of disbursements, cash
receipts and draws on our revolving credit facility.
Capital Requirements of the Partnership. The
natural gas gathering, transmission, treating and processing
businesses are capital-intensive, requiring significant
investment to maintain and upgrade existing operations. Our
capital requirements have consisted primarily of, and we
anticipate will continue to be:
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Maintenance capital expenditures, which are capital expenditures
made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order
to maintain existing operating capacity of our assets and to
extend their useful lives, or other capital expenditures which
do not increase our cash flows; and
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Growth capital expenditures such as those to acquire additional
assets to grow our business, to expand and upgrade gathering
systems, transmission capacity, processing plants or treating
plants, and to construct or acquire new pipelines, processing
plants or treating plants, and expenditures made in support of
that growth.
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Given our objective of growth through acquisitions, we
anticipate that we will continue to invest significant amounts
of capital to grow and acquire assets. We actively consider a
variety of assets for potential acquisitions.
We believe that cash generated from operations will be
sufficient to meet our present quarterly distribution level of
$0.53 per quarter and to fund a portion of our anticipated
capital expenditures through March 31, 2007. Total capital
expenditures for the remainder of 2006 are budgeted to be
approximately $67.7 million excluding the assets acquired
from Chief. We expect to fund the remaining capital expenditures
from the proceeds of borrowings under the revolving credit
facility discussed below. Our ability to pay distributions to
our unit holders and to fund planned capital expenditures and to
make acquisitions will depend upon our future operating
performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic
conditions in our industry and financial, business and other
factors, some of which are beyond our control.
See Subsequent Events for discussion of the
June 29, 2006 acquisition of assets from Chief.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We had no
off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2005 and
2006.
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Indebtedness
As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, long-term
debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2006
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2005
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Bank credit facility, interest
based on Prime
and/or LIBOR
plus an applicable margin, interest rates (per the facility) at
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were 6.63% and
6.69%, respectively
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$
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387,002
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$
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322,000
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Senior secured notes, weighted
average interest rate at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 of 6.57% and 6.64%, respectively
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260,000
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200,000
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Note payable to Florida Gas
Transmission Company
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650
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650
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647,652
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522,650
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Less current portion
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(8,874
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(6,521
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Debt classified as long-term
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$
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638,778
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$
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516,129
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Credit Facility. In 2005 we amended our
$200 million senior secured credit facility to increase the
credit facility to provide for $750 million at any one time
outstanding and the issuance of letters of credit in the
aggregate face amount of up to $300 million at any one time.
Obligations under the credit facility are secured by first
priority liens on all of our material pipeline, gas gathering
and processing assets, all material working capital assets and a
pledge of all of our equity interests in certain of our
subsidiaries, and ranks pari passu in right of payment
with the senior secured notes. The credit agreement is
guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. We may prepay all
loans under the credit facility at any time without premium or
penalty (other than customary LIBOR breakage costs), subject to
certain notice requirements.
Under the amended credit agreement, borrowings bear interest at
our option at the administrative agents reference rate
plus 0% to 0.50% or LIBOR plus 1.00% to 2.00%. The applicable
margin varies quarterly based on our leverage ratio. The fees
charged for letters of credit range from 1.00% to 2.00% per
annum, plus a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum. We will
incur quarterly commitment fees based on the unused amount of
the credit facilities.
The credit agreement prohibits us from declaring distributions
to unit-holders if any event of default, as defined in the
credit agreement, exists or would result from the declaration of
distributions. In addition, the bank credit facility contains
various covenants that, among other restrictions, limit our
ability to:
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incur indebtedness;
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grant or assume liens;
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make certain investments;
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sell, transfer, assign or convey assets, or engage in certain
mergers or acquisitions;
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make distributions;
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change the nature of our business;
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enter into certain commodity contracts;
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make certain amendments to the Partnership agreement; and
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engage in transactions with affiliates.
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The credit facility contains the following covenants requiring
us to maintain:
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a maximum ratio of total funded debt to consolidated earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (each as
defined in the credit agreement), measured quarterly on a
rolling four-quarter basis, (i) 5.25 to 1.00 for any fiscal
quarter ending during the period commencing on the effective
date of the credit facility and ending March 31, 2006,
(ii) 4.75 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending during the
period
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commencing on September 30, 2006, and (iii) 4.00 to
1.00 for any fiscal quarter ending thereafter, pro forma for any
asset acquisitions (but during an acquisition adjustment period
(as defined in the credit agreement), the maximum ratio is
increased to 4.75 to 1); and
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a minimum interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit
agreement), measured quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis,
equal to 3.0 to 1.0.
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Each of the following will be an event of default under the bank
credit facility:
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failure to pay any principal, interest, fees, expenses or other
amounts when due;
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failure to observe any agreement, obligation, or covenant in the
credit agreement, subject to cure periods for certain failures;
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certain judgments against us or any of our subsidiaries, in
excess of certain allowances;
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certain ERISA events involving us or our subsidiaries;
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a change in control (as defined in the credit
agreement); and
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the failure of any representation or warranty to be materially
true and correct when made.
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Senior Secured Notes. In June 2003, we entered
into a master shelf agreement with an institutional lender
pursuant to which we issued $30.0 million aggregate
principal amount of senior secured notes with an interest rate
of 6.95% and a maturity of seven years. In July 2003, we issued
$10.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured
notes pursuant to the master shelf agreement with an interest
rate of 6.88% and a maturity of seven years. In June 2004, the
master shelf agreement was amended, increasing the amount
issuable under the agreement from $50.0 million to
$125.0 million. In June 2004, the Partnership issued
$75.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured
notes with an interest rate of 6.96% and a maturity of ten
years. In June 2005, the master shelf agreement was amended,
increasing the amount issuable under the agreement from
$125.0 million to $200.0 million. In November 2005, we
issued an $85.0 million aggregate principal amount of
senior secured notes with an interest rate of 6.23% and a
maturity of ten years. During March 2006 the master shelf
agreement was further amended to increase the amount issuable
under the agreement from $200.0 million to
$260.0 million. We issued the $60.0 million aggregate
principal amount of senior secured notes in March 2006 with an
interest rate of 6.32% and a ten year maturity.
These notes represent our senior secured obligations and will
rank at least pari passu in right of payment with the
bank credit facility. The notes are secured, on an equal and
ratable basis with our obligations under the credit facility, by
first priority liens on all of our material pipeline, gas
gathering and processing assets, all material working capital
assets and a pledge of all its equity interests in certain of
our subsidiaries. The senior secured notes are guaranteed by
certain of our subsidiaries.
The initial $40.0 million of senior secured notes are
redeemable, at our option and subject to certain notice
requirements, at a purchase price equal to 100.0% of the
principal amount together with accrued interest, plus a
make-whole amount determined in accordance with the master shelf
agreement. The $75.0 million senior secured notes issued in
June 2004 and the $85.0 million issued in November 2005 and
the $60 million issued in March 2006 provide for a call
premium of 103.5% of par beginning three years after issuance at
rates declining from 103.5% to 100.0%. The notes are not
callable prior to three years after issuance.
The master shelf agreement relating to the notes contains
substantially the same covenants and events of default as the
bank credit facility.
If an event of default resulting from bankruptcy or other
insolvency events occurs, the senior secured notes will become
immediately due and payable. If any other event of default
occurs and is continuing, holders of at least 50.1% in principal
amount of the outstanding notes may at any time declare all the
notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable. If an
event of default relating to the nonpayment of principal,
make-whole amounts or interest occurs, any holder of outstanding
notes affected by such event of default may declare all the
notes held by such holder to be immediately due and payable.
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The Partnership was in compliance with all debt covenants at
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and expects to be
in compliance with debt covenants for the next twelve months.
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency
Agreement. In connection with the execution of
the master shelf agreement, the lenders under the bank credit
facility and the purchasers of the senior secured notes have
entered into an Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement,
which has been acknowledged and agreed to by the Partnership and
its subsidiaries. This agreement appointed Bank of America, N.A.
to act as collateral agent and authorized Bank of America to
execute various security documents on behalf of the lenders
under the bank credit facility and the purchasers of the senior
secured notes. This agreement specifies various rights and
obligations of lenders under the bank credit facility, holders
of senior secured notes and the other parties thereto in respect
of the collateral securing the Partnerships obligations
under the bank credit facility and the master shelf agreement.
Maturities. Maturities for the long-term debt
as of March 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):
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2006
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$
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6,521
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2007
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10,012
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2008
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9,412
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2009
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9,412
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Thereafter
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612,295
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Total
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$
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647,652
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There were no significant changes to operating leases or other
contractual cash obligations during the first quarter of 2006.
Disclosure
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 31E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Statements included in this report which are
not historical facts (including any statements concerning plans
and objectives of management for future operations or economic
performance, or assumptions or forecasts related thereto),
including, without limitation, the information set forth in
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, are forward-looking
statements. These statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology including forecast,
may, believe, will,
expect, anticipate,
estimate, continue or other similar
words. These statements discuss future expectations, contain
projections of results of operations or of financial condition
or state other forward-looking information. In
addition to specific uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this
Form 10-Q,
the following risks and uncertainties may affect our performance
and results of operations:
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we may not have sufficient cash after the establishment of cash
reserves and payment of our general partners fees and
expenses to pay the minimum quarterly distribution each quarter;
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if we are unable to contract for new natural gas supplies, we
will be unable to maintain or increase the throughput levels in
our natural gas gathering systems and asset utilization rates at
our treating and processing plants to offset the natural decline
in reserves;
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Tax Policy changes, such as Resulting Reported Consideration of
a Windfall Profits Tax, could have a negative impact
on drilling activities, reducing natural gas available to our
systems;
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our profitability is dependent upon the prices and market demand
for natural gas and NGLs, which are beyond our control and have
been volatile;
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we are vulnerable to operational, regulatory and other risks
associated with South Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico,
including the effects of adverse weather conditions such as
hurricanes, because we have a significant portion of our assets
located in South Louisiana;
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our future success will depend in part on our ability to make
acquisitions of assets and businesses at attractive prices and
to integrate and operate the acquired business profitably;
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as of March 31, 2006, Crosstex Energy, Inc. owns
approximately 38% aggregate limited partner interest of us and
it owns and controls our general partner, thereby effectively
controlling all limited partnership decisions; conflicts of
interest may arise in the future between Crosstex Energy, Inc.
and its affiliates, including our general partner, and our
partnership or any of our unitholders;
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since we are not the operator of certain of our assets, the
success of the activities conducted at such assets are outside
our control;
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we operate in very competitive markets and encounter significant
competition for natural gas supplies and markets;
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we are subject to risk of loss resulting from nonpayment or
nonperformance by our customers or counterparties;
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we may not be able to retain existing customers, especially key
customers, or acquire new customers at rates sufficient to
maintain our current revenues and cash flows;
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the construction of gathering, processing and treating
facilities requires the expenditure of significant amounts of
capital and subjects us to construction risks and risks that
natural gas supplies will not be available upon completion of
the facilities and risks of construction delay and additional
costs due to difficulties in obtaining
right-of-way;
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our business involves many hazards and operational risks, some
of which may not be fully covered by insurance. Our operations
are subject to many hazards inherent in the gathering,
compressing, treating and processing of natural gas and storage
of residue gas, including damage to pipelines, related equipment
and surrounding properties caused by hurricanes, floods, fires
and other natural disasters and acts of terrorism; inadvertent
damage from construction and farm equipment; leaks from natural
gas, NGLs and other hydrocarbons; and fires and explosions.
These risks could result in substantial losses due to personal
injury
and/or loss
of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and
equipment and pollution or other environmental damage and may
result in curtailment or suspension of our related operations.
We are not fully insured against all risks incident to our
business. If a significant accident or event occurs that is not
fully insured, it could adversely affect our operations and
financial condition;
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we are subject to extensive and changing federal, state and
local laws and regulations designed to protect the environment,
and these laws and regulations could impose liability for
remediation costs and civil or criminal penalties for
non-compliance;
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our common units may not have significant trading volume or
liquidity, and the price of our common units may be volatile and
may decline if interest rates increase; and
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cash distributions paid by us may not necessarily represent
earnings.
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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or
review any forward-looking statements or information, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
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(a)
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Evaluation
of Disclosure controls and procedures
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We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Crosstex Energy GP, LLC,
of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on
that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as
defined in 13a and 15d were not effective as of March 31,
2006 in alerting them in a timely manner to material information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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In September 2006, we determined that a purchase of natural gas
from a supplier on newly acquired assets was not accrued in the
first quarter of 2006 due to a clerical error. We identified
this error and promptly brought it to the attention of our audit
committee and auditors. To correct this error, we have restated
our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31,
2006, our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the
three months ended March 31, 2006, our consolidated
statement of changes in partners equity for the three
months ended March 31, 2006, our consolidated statement of
comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and our consolidated statement of cash flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2006. We have also restated our
notes to consolidated financial statements as necessary to
reflect the adjustment. This error resulted from a deficiency in
the procedures used to settle gas purchases through our
accounting systems and to reconcile prepayments to suppliers on
our general ledger. We have reviewed these matters and advised
our Audit Committee that the deficiency constituted a material
weakness. Since the first quarter of 2006, we have implemented
accounting system improvements and conducted additional training
of new personnel. In addition, we have added new procedures for
the analysis of account reconciliations and a more detailed
analytical review of gross margin cycle accounts.
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Changes
in Internal control over financial reporting
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Except as set forth above, there has been no change in our
internal controls over financial reporting that occurred in the
three months ended March 31, 2006 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER
INFORMATION
The exhibits filed as part of this report on Form 10-Q/A
are as follows:
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Certification of the principal
executive officer.
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Certification of the principal
financial officer.
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Certification of the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, on the 27th day of September,
2006.
CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P.
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By:
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Crosstex Energy GP, L.P.,
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its general partner
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By:
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Crosstex Energy GP, LLC,
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its general partner
William W. Davis
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX
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Certification of the principal
executive officer.
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Certification of the principal
financial officer.
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Certification of the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
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35.1