BP Midstream Partners LP (“BP Midstream,” “BPMP” or the “Partnership”) today announced that the Board of Directors of BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.2675 per unit for the first quarter of 2018. The distribution reflects an increase of $0.0050 over the Partnership’s minimum quarterly distribution.
The first quarter 2018 distribution will be payable on May 15, 2018, to unitholders of record as of May 1, 2018, with an ex-distribution date of April 30, 2018.
BPMP is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership recently formed by BP to own, operate, develop and acquire pipelines and other midstream assets. BPMP’s initial assets consist of interests in entities that own crude oil, natural gas, refined products and diluent pipelines serving as key infrastructure for BP and its affiliates and other customers to transport onshore and offshore production to key refining markets and trading and distribution hubs.
For more information on BPMP and the assets owned by the partnership, please visit www.bpmidstreampartners.com.
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of the Partnership’s distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.
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J.P. Morgan c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions 1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, New York 11717 Toll-Free: (866) 803-9204 prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com |
UBS Securities LLC 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Attn: Prospectus Dept. Phone: (888) 827-7275 |
When available, to obtain a copy of the prospectus free of charge, visit the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, and search under the registrant’s name, “BP Midstream Partners.
A registration statement relating to the common units has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. The common units may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sales of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
BP Midstream Partners is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership recently formed by BP to own, operate, develop and acquire pipelines and other midstream assets. BP Midstream Partners’ initial assets consist of interests in entities that own crude oil, natural gas, refined products and diluent pipelines serving as key infrastructure for BP and its affiliates and other customers to transport onshore and offshore production to key refining markets and trading and distribution hubs.
BP Press Office, US: +1 281-366-4463 uspress@bp.com
BP Press Office, London: +44 (0)207 496 4076, bppress@bp.com
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