Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On October4, 2017, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner& Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley& Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale by the Partnership, and purchase by the Underwriters, of 800,000 of the Partnership’s 6.125% SeriesB Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the “SeriesB Preferred Units”) at a price to the public of $1,000 per SeriesB Preferred Unit (the “Offering”).
The SeriesB Preferred Units are being offered and sold under the Partnership’s shelf registration statement on FormS-3 (Registration No.333-207139), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.1 thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October2, 2017. The Partnership does not intend to apply for the listing of the SeriesB Preferred Units on any securities exchange.
In connection with the closing of the Offering, PAAGPLLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), will execute the Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the “Seventh A&R Partnership Agreement”) to, among other things, authorize and establish the rights and preferences of the SeriesB Preferred Units.
The SeriesB Preferred Units will rank senior to (i)common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and (ii)each other class or series of limited partner interests or other equity securities in the Partnership that may be established after the original issue date of the SeriesB Preferred Units (the “Original Issue Date”) and that is not expressly made senior to or pari passu with the SeriesB Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions and amounts payable upon a liquidation event (the “Junior Securities”). The SeriesB Preferred Units will rank pari passu with (i)the Partnership’s outstanding SeriesA Convertible Preferred Units (the “SeriesA Preferred Units”) and (ii)each other class or series of limited partner interests or other equity securities in the Partnership that may be established after the Original Issue Date that is not expressly made senior or subordinated to the SeriesB Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions and amounts payable on a liquidation event (the “Parity Securities”). The SeriesB Preferred Units will rank junior to (i)all of the Partnership’s existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership and (ii)each other class or series of limited partner interests or other equity securities in the Partnership established after the Original Issue Date that is expressly made senior to the SeriesB Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions and amounts payable upon a liquidation event (the “Senior Securities”).
Distributions on the SeriesB Preferred Units will accrue and be cumulative from the Original Issue Date and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on the 15th day of Mayand Novemberthrough and including November15, 2022 commencing on November 15, 2017 and after November 15, 2022, quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of February, May, August, and Novemberof each year (each, a “Distribution Payment Date”) to holders of record as of the close of business on the first business day of the month of the applicable Distribution Payment Date, in each case, when, as, and if declared by the General Partner out of legally available funds for such purpose. A pro-rated initial distribution on the SeriesB Preferred Units will be payable on November15, 2017 in an amount equal to approximately $5.9549 per SeriesB Preferred Unit. If any Distribution Payment Date otherwise would fall on a day that is not a business day, declared distributions will be paid on the immediately succeeding business day without the accumulation of additional distributions.
The initial distribution rate for the SeriesB Preferred Units from and including the Original Issue Date to, but not including, November15, 2022 will be 6.125%per annum of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference per SeriesB Preferred Unit (equal to $61.25 per SeriesB Preferred Unit per annum). On and after November15, 2022, distributions on the SeriesB Preferred Units will accumulate for each distribution period at a percentage of the liquidation preference equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 4.11%.
The Partnership will not declare or pay or set aside for payment full distributions on the SeriesB Preferred Units or any Parity Securities (including the SeriesA Preferred Units) for any distribution period unless (i)full cumulative distributions have been paid or provided for on the SeriesB Preferred Units and any Parity Securities through the most recently completed distribution period for each such security and (ii)at the time of the declaration of distributions on the SeriesB Preferred Units or the Parity Securities, as applicable, the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the next distribution on the SeriesB Preferred Units and any Parity Securities in full