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BP Midstream Partners LP announces pricing of initial public offering

Release date:
October 25, 2017

Houston, Texas, 25 October 2017 – BP Midstream Partners LP (“BP Midstream Partners” or the “Partnership”), a limited partnership formed by an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BP p.l.c., announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 42,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $18.00 per common unit. The underwriters of the offering have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 6,375,000 common units from BP Midstream Partners.

 

The common units will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 26, 2017, under the ticker symbol “BPMP.” The offering is expected to close on or about October 30, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

At the closing of this offering, the public will own an approximate 40.6 percent limited partner interest in BP Midstream Partners, or an approximate 46.7 percent limited partner interest if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional common units. BP p.l.c., through its indirect subsidiaries, will own the remaining limited partner interest in BP Midstream Partners, as well as its general partner and incentive distribution rights.

 

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers. Barclays, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and UBS Investment Bank are also acting as joint book-running managers. Citigroup is acting as sole structuring agent for the offering. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. This offering will be made only by means of a written prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be obtained, when available, from:

Citigroup
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Phone: 1-800- 831-9146
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Attention: Prospectus Department
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Telephone: 1-866-471-2526
Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com
Morgan Stanley
c/o Prospectus Department
180 Varick Street, Second Floor
New York, New York 10014
Barclays Capital Inc.
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions 
1155 Long Island Avenue 
Edgewood, New York 11717 
barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com
Toll-Free: (888) 603-5847
Credit Suisse 
Attention: Prospectus Department 
One Madison Avenue, Level 1B
New York, New York 10010
newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com
Toll-Free: (800) 221-1037
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 LP.”

 

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.

 

Further information

BP Press Office, Houston

Phone: +1 281 366 4463

Email: uspress@bp.com

 

BP Press Office, London:

Phone: +44 (0)207 496 4076

Email: bppress@bp.com

 

Forward looking statement

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and there can be no assurance that actual outcomes and results will not differ materially from those expected by our management. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, that our business plans may change as circumstances warrant, our common units may not begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange as expected and the offering may not close as expected. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those conveyed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-1, in the form last filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.