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Form 6-K GasLog Partners LP For: May 06

May 6, 2021 6:45 AM EDT

 

UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES 

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2021

 

Commission File Number 001-36433

 

GasLog Partners LP 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

c/o GasLog LNG Services Ltd. 

69 Akti Miaouli, 18537 

Piraeus, Greece 

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  þ     Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
   
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

 

 

 

The press release issued by GasLog Partners LP on May 6, 2021 relating to its results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 and the related financial report are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into our registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-249399), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 9, 2020 and the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-203139), filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015, in each case to the extent not superseded by information subsequently filed or furnished (to the extent we expressly state that we incorporate such furnished information by reference) by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as amended.

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated May 6, 2021
     
99.2   Financial Report for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
     
    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
     
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 6, 2021          
           
  GASLOG PARTNERS LP
           
    by /s/ Paul Wogan  
      Name: Paul Wogan  
      Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release

 

GasLog Partners LP Reports Financial Results for the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2021

 

Piraeus, Greece, May 6, 2021, GasLog Partners LP (“GasLog Partners” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: GLOP), an international owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers, today reported its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Highlights

 

·Repaid $36.0 million of debt during the first quarter of 2021.

·Quarterly Revenues, Profit, Adjusted Profit(1) and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $87.1 million, $35.4 million, $31.8 million and $64.1 million, respectively.

·Quarterly Earnings per unit (“EPU”) of $0.57 and Adjusted EPU(1) of $0.50.

·Declared cash distribution of $0.01 per common unit for the first quarter of 2021.

 

 

CEO Statement

 

Paul Wogan, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am pleased to report another strong operational quarter for the Partnership with fleet uptime of 100%. A robust spot market for LNG carriers during the 2020/21 Northern Hemisphere winter, combined with our focus on cost reductions and lower interest expense bolstered the Partnership’s financial results in the first quarter of 2021, largely offsetting the impact from the expiration of three initial multi-year steam turbine propulsion (“Steam”) vessel charters.

 

During the first quarter, we improved our charter coverage to 75% for the remainder of 2021. This fixed charter coverage, along with the Adjusted EBITDA delivered in the first quarter, more than covers all the Partnership’s operating, overhead and debt service requirements as well as expenses related to our five dry-dockings scheduled for this year.

 

Although the Partnership has covered its fixed expenses for the year, we still retain a meaningful exposure to any recovery in LNG shipping spot rates during the second half of 2021. We anticipate that our capital allocation in 2021 will continue to focus on debt repayment with repayments of $36.0 million in the quarter, we continue to reduce the fleet’s breakeven levels and improve its free cash flow capacity over time.

 

Financial Summary

 

    For the three months ended   % Change  
(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,
except per unit amounts
)
  March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021    
Revenues   91,353   87,088   (5% )
Profit   14,169   35,360   150%  
EPU, common (basic)   0.14   0.57   307%  
Adjusted Profit(1)   27,821   31,753   14%  
Adjusted EBITDA(1)   64,201   64,131   (0% )
Adjusted EPU, common (basic)(1)   0.42   0.50   19%  
Cash distributions declared   5,967   485   (92% )

 

There were 1,311 revenue operating days for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 1,273 revenue operating days for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The year-over-year increase in revenue operating days is attributable to the increased utilization of our spot fleet, as defined below, and decreased off-hire days for scheduled dry-dockings.

 

Management classifies the Partnership’s vessels from a commercial point of view into two categories: (a) spot fleet and (b) long-term fleet. The spot fleet includes all vessels under charter party agreements with an initial duration of less than (or equal to) five years (excluding optional periods), while the long-term fleet comprises all vessels with charter party agreements of an initial duration of more than five years (excluding optional periods).

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, an analysis of available days, revenue operating days, revenues and voyage expenses and commissions per category is presented below:

 

   For the three months ended
March 31, 2020
   For the three months ended
March 31, 2021
 
Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars  Spot fleet   Long-term fleet   Spot fleet   Long-term fleet 
Available days (*)   453    887    698    638 
Revenue operating days (**)   386    887    673    638 
Revenues   23,708    67,645    37,054    50,034 
Voyage expenses and commissions   (2,389)   (1,499)   (1,248)   (831)

 

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(*) Available days represent total calendar days in the period after deducting off-hire days where vessels are undergoing dry-dockings and unavailable days (i.e. days before and after a dry-docking where the vessel has limited practical ability for chartering opportunities). 

(**) Revenue operating days represent total available days after deducting off-charter days and unscheduled off-hire days.

 

Revenues decreased by $4.3 million, from $91.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to $87.1 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in revenues is mainly attributable to the expirations of the initial multi-year time charters of the Methane Rita Andrea and the Methane Shirley Elisabeth with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) in 2020, at rates higher than their current contracted rates, partially offset by increased revenues from the operation of the Methane Heather Sally in the spot market after the expiration of its initial multi-year charter with Shell in January 2021, and a net increase in revenues due to decreased off-hire days for scheduled dry-dockings.

 

Vessel operating costs decreased by $1.3 million, from $19.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to $17.8 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in vessel operating costs is mainly attributable to increased technical maintenance expenses incurred in the first three months of 2020 in connection with the dry-docking of the Methane Shirley Elisabeth completed in the same period. As a result, daily operating costs per vessel (after excluding calendar days for the Solaris, the operating costs of which are covered by the charterers) decreased from $14,987 per day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $14,132 per day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Voyage expenses and commissions decreased by $1.8 million, from $3.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to $2.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in voyage expenses and commissions is mainly attributable to a decrease in bunker consumption costs due to the increased utilization of the Methane Alison Victoria in the first three months of 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.1 million, from $4.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, to $3.1 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is mainly attributable to a decrease of $0.8 million in administrative services fees, in connection with the decrease of the annual fee payable to GasLog in 2021 by approximately $0.2 million per vessel per year. As a result, daily general and administrative expenses decreased from $3,056 per vessel ownership day for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to $2,275 per vessel ownership day for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

 

The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million, from $64.2 million in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to $64.1 million in the same period in 2021, is attributable to the decrease in revenues of $4.3 million, as described above, which was almost entirely offset by an aggregate increase of $4.2 million from savings in operating, voyage and general and administrative expenses.

 

Financial costs decreased by $6.1 million, from $15.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to $9.4 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in financial costs is attributable to a decrease of $5.6 million in interest expense on loans, primarily due to the lower London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rates in the first three months of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, we had an average of $1,352.2 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 3.9%, compared to an average of $1,287.8 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 2.4% during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Loss on derivatives decreased by $15.4 million, from a loss of $14.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, to a gain of $1.3 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease is attributable to a $17.3 million decrease in unrealized loss from the mark-to-market valuation of derivatives held for trading (in 2021, interest rate swaps only) which were carried at fair value through profit or loss, partially offset by a net increase of $1.9 million in realized loss on derivatives held for trading.

 

The increase in profit of $21.2 million from $14.2 million in the first quarter of 2020 to $35.4 million in the first quarter of 2021 is mainly attributable to the decrease of $6.1 million in financial costs and the decrease of $15.4 million in loss/(gain) on derivatives analyzed above.

 

The increase in Adjusted Profit of $4.0 million, from $27.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 to $31.8 million in the first quarter of 2021, is mainly attributable to the decrease in interest expense on loans of $5.6 million, partially offset by a net increase in realized loss on derivatives held for trading of $1.9 million, also discussed above.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we had $95.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, out of which $43.2 million was held in current accounts and $51.9 million was held in time deposits with an original duration of less than three months.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we had an aggregate of $1,250.8 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities, of which $105.0 million was repayable within one year. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had unused availability under our revolving credit facility with GasLog of $30.0 million, which matures in March 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2021, our current assets totaled $118.2 million and current liabilities totaled $170.2 million, resulting in a negative working capital position of $52.0 million. Current liabilities include $19.8 million of unearned revenue in relation to hires received in advance (which represents a non-cash liability that will be recognized as revenues after March 31, 2021 as the services are rendered). Management monitors the Partnership’s liquidity position throughout the year to ensure that it has access to sufficient funds to meet its forecast cash requirements, including debt service commitments, and to monitor compliance with the financial covenants within its loan facilities. Considering the volatile commercial and financial market conditions experienced over the last twelve months, we anticipate that our primary sources of funds for at least twelve months from the date of this report will be available cash, cash from operations and existing debt facilities. We believe that these anticipated sources of funds, as well as our decision in 2020 to decrease the common unit distributions and preserve liquidity, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs and to comply with our banking covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report. Our long-term ability to repay our debts and maintain compliance with our debt covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report without reliance on additional sources of finance is also dependent on a sustainable longer-term recovery in the LNG charter market from the market disruption observed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

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(1)Adjusted Profit, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPU are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or as substitutes for GasLog Partners’ financial results presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). For the definitions and reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS, please refer to Exhibit II at the end of this press release.

 

Preference Unit Distributions

 

On February 19, 2021, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a distribution on the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Fixed to Floating Rate Preference Units (the “Series A Preference Units”) of $0.5390625 per preference unit, a distribution on the 8.200% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Fixed to Floating Rate Preference Units (the “Series B Preference Units”) of $0.5125 per preference unit and a distribution on the 8.500% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Fixed to Floating Rate Preference Units (the “Series C Preference Units”) of $0.53125 per preference unit. The cash distributions were paid on March 15, 2021 to all unitholders of record as of March 8, 2021.

 

Common Unit Distribution

 

On April 28, 2021, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.01 per common unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The cash distribution is payable on May 13, 2021 to all unitholders of record as of May 10, 2021.

 

 

LNG Market Update and Outlook

 

Poten estimates LNG demand of 99 million tonnes (“mt”) in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 98 mt in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of approximately 1%. Demand growth varied considerably between the major consuming regions of Europe and Asia. For example, demand from China, Japan and South Korea grew by approximately 5 mt, 2 mt and 1 mt (or 34%, 9% and 8%) year-over-year, respectively, primarily due to a cold winter. In contrast, European demand declined by 28% (or approximately 6 mt) as the region entered the winter with higher-than-average storage levels of natural gas and ended the winter with stocks well below the 5-year average.

 

According to Poten, global LNG supply was approximately 100 mt in the first quarter of 2021, approximately in line with the first quarter of 2020; however, there were regional differences in output between the two periods. Supply from the United States (“U.S.”) increased by approximately 3 mt or 20%, following the start-up of the third trains at Cameron and Freeport as well as Elba Island during 2020. Supply from the Middle East also grew by approximately 2 mt, primarily due to a ramp-up in exports from Egypt. This growth was offset by declines from Trinidad, Australia and Norway where Hammerfest LNG remains offline following a fire. Looking ahead, approximately 133 mt of new LNG capacity is currently under construction and scheduled to come online between 2021 and 2026.

 

In the LNG shipping spot market, Clarksons’ tri-fuel diesel electric (“TFDE”) headline rates averaged $79,000 per day in the first quarter of 2021, a 44% increase over the $55,000 per day average in the first quarter of 2020. Headline spot rates for Steam vessels averaged $60,000 per day in the first quarter of 2021, 50% higher than the average of $40,000 per day in the first quarter of 2020. Headline spot rates in the first quarter were bolstered by a combination of demand growth from Asia and supply growth in the U.S. as detailed above as well as delays at the Panama Canal.

 

As of April 30, 2021, Clarksons assesses headline spot rates for TFDE and Steam LNG carriers at $69,000 per day and $57,000 per day, respectively. In addition, forward assessments for LNG carrier spot rates indicate rising levels through the remainder of the year. However, the magnitude and pace of any sustained upward movement in spot rates will depend on the pace of any recovery in global economic activity following the COVID-19 outbreak as well as the forecasted growth of the global LNG carrier fleet. Together, these factors have the potential to create volatility in the spot and short-term markets over the near- and medium-term.

 

As of May 5, 2021, Poten estimates that the orderbook totals 104 dedicated LNG carriers (>100,000 cubic meters, or “cbm”), representing 18% of the on-the-water fleet. Of these, 90 vessels (or 87%) have multi-year charters. Only 4 LNG carriers have been ordered in 2021 as of May 5, 2021 compared with 34 for all of 2020.

 

Conference Call

 

GasLog Partners will host a conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter of 2021 at 8.30 a.m. EDT (3.30 p.m. EEST) on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Partnership’s senior management will review the operational and financial performance for the period. Management’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

 

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are as follows:

 

+1 888 771 4371 (USA) 

+44 20 3147 4818 (United Kingdom) 

+33 1 72 25 34 66 (France) 

+852 800 933 544 (Hong Kong) 

+47 800 15463 (Oslo)

 

Conference ID: 50150595

 

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A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the GasLog Partners website (http://www.gaslogmlp.com/investors).

 

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the GasLog Partners website (http://www.gaslogmlp.com/investors).

 

About GasLog Partners

 

GasLog Partners is a growth-oriented owner, operator and acquirer of LNG carriers. The Partnership’s fleet consists of 15 LNG carriers with an average carrying capacity of approximately 158,000 cbm. GasLog Partners is a publicly traded master limited partnership (NYSE: GLOP) but has elected to be treated as a C corporation for U.S. income tax purposes and therefore its investors receive an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 with respect to any distributions declared and received. The Partnership’s principal executive offices are located at 69 Akti Miaouli, 18537, Piraeus, Greece. Visit GasLog Partners’ website at http://www.gaslogmlp.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

All statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, particularly in relation to our operations, cash flows, financial position, liquidity and cash available for distributions, and the impact of changes to cash distributions on the Partnership’s business and growth prospects, plans, strategies and changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate. We caution that these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release, about factors that are beyond our ability to control or predict, and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. Any of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect future results of operations and the ultimate accuracy of the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on any forward-looking statements.

 

Factors that might cause future results and outcomes to differ include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·general LNG shipping market conditions and trends, including spot and multi-year charter rates, ship values, factors affecting supply and demand of LNG and LNG shipping, including geopolitical events, technological advancements and opportunities for the profitable operations of LNG carriers;

·fluctuations in charter hire rates, vessel utilization and vessel values;

·our ability to secure new multi-year charters at economically attractive rates;

·our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, including the re-deployment or disposition of vessels which are not operating under multi-year charters, including the risk that certain of our vessels may no longer have the latest technology at such time which may impact our ability to secure employment for such vessels as well as the rate at which we can charter such vessels;

·changes in our operating expenses, including crew wages, maintenance, dry-docking and insurance costs and bunker prices;

·number of off-hire days and dry-docking requirements, including our ability to complete scheduled dry-dockings on time and within budget;

·planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;

·disruption to the LNG, LNG shipping and financial markets caused by the global shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

·business disruptions resulting from measures taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including possible delays due to the quarantine of vessels and crew, as well as government-imposed shutdowns;

·fluctuations in prices for crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas, including LNG;

·fluctuations in exchange rates, especially the U.S. dollar and the Euro;

·our ability to expand our portfolio by acquiring vessels through our drop-down pipeline with GasLog or by acquiring other assets from third parties;

·our ability to leverage GasLog’s relationships and reputation in the shipping industry;

·the ability of GasLog to maintain long-term relationships with major energy companies and major LNG producers, marketers and consumers;

·GasLog’s relationships with its employees and ship crews, its ability to retain key employees and provide services to us, and the availability of skilled labor, ship crews and management;

·changes in the ownership of our charterers;

·our customers’ performance of their obligations under our time charters and other contracts;

·our future operating performance, financial condition, liquidity and cash available for distributions;

·our distribution policy and our ability to make cash distributions on our units or the impact of cash distribution reductions on our financial position;

·our ability to obtain debt and equity financing on acceptable terms to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other corporate activities, funding by banks of their financial commitments, funding by GasLog of the revolving credit facility and our ability to meet our restrictive covenants and other obligations under our credit facilities;

·future, pending or recent acquisitions of ships or other assets, business strategy, areas of possible expansion and expected capital spending;

·risks inherent in ship operation, including the discharge of pollutants;

·the impact on us and the shipping industry of environmental concerns, including climate change;

·any malfunction or disruption of information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on or any impact of a possible cybersecurity event;

 

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·the expected cost of and our ability to comply with environmental and regulatory requirements, including with respect to emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, as well as future changes in such requirements or other actions taken by regulatory authorities, governmental organizations, classification societies and standards imposed by our charterers applicable to our business;

·potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, diseases, pandemics, political events, piracy or acts by terrorists;

·potential liability from future litigation; and

·other risks and uncertainties described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021, available at http://www.sec.gov.

 

We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in our views or expectations or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

 

The declaration and payment of distributions are at all times subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, amongst other things, risks and uncertainties described above, restrictions in our credit facilities, the provisions of Marshall Islands law and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

Contacts:

 

Joseph Nelson 

Head of Investor Relations 

Phone: +1-212-223-0643

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

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EXHIBIT I – Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position

As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except unit data)

 

       

December 31,

2020

 

March 31,

2021

 
Assets              
Non-current assets              
Other non-current assets       186   273  
Tangible fixed assets       2,206,618   2,188,109  
Right-of-use assets       516   380  
Total non-current assets       2,207,320   2,188,762  
Current assets              
Trade and other receivables       16,265   15,837  
Inventories       3,036   4,246  
Due from related parties         571  
Prepayments and other current assets       2,691   2,429  
Cash and cash equivalents       103,736   95,094  
Total current assets       125,728   118,177  
Total assets       2,333,048   2,306,939  
Partners’ equity and liabilities              
Partners’ equity              
Common unitholders (47,517,824 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)       594,901   621,690  
General partner (1,021,336 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)       11,028   11,604  
Preference unitholders (5,750,000 Series A Preference Units, 4,600,000 Series B Preference Units and 4,000,000 Series C Preference Units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)       347,889   347,889  
Total partners’ equity       953,818   981,183  
Current liabilities              
Trade accounts payable       13,578   11,825  
Due to related parties       7,525   2,181  
Derivative financial instruments—current portion       8,185   8,031  
Other payables and accruals       50,679   42,939  
Borrowings—current portion       104,908   104,987  
Lease liabilities—current portion       332   265  
Total current liabilities       185,207   170,228  
Non-current liabilities              
Derivative financial instruments—non-current portion       12,152   8,699  
Borrowings—non-current portion       1,180,635   1,145,763  
Lease liabilities—non-current portion       112   56  
Other non-current liabilities       1,124   1,010  
Total non-current liabilities       1,194,023   1,155,528  
Total partners’ equity and liabilities       2,333,048   2,306,939  

 

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Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per unit data)

 

              For the three months ended  
                  March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021  
Revenues                 91,353   87,088  
Voyage expenses and commissions                 (3,888 ) (2,079 )
Vessel operating costs                 (19,093 ) (17,807 )
Depreciation                 (20,598 ) (20,686 )
General and administrative expenses                 (4,171 ) (3,071 )
Profit from operations                 43,603   43,445  
Financial costs                 (15,513 ) (9,416 )
Financial income                 199   12  
(Loss)/gain on derivatives                 (14,120 ) 1,319  
Total other expenses, net                 (29,434 ) (8,085 )
Profit and total comprehensive income for the period                 14,169   35,360  
                         
Earnings per unit, basic and diluted:                        
Common unit, basic                 0.14   0.57  
Common unit, diluted                 0.13   0.55  
General partner unit                 0.14   0.57  
                           

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Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

        For the three months ended  
       

March 31,

2020

   

March 31,

2021

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Profit for the period       14,169     35,360  
Adjustments for:                
Depreciation       20,598     20,686  
Financial costs       15,513     9,416  
Financial income       (199 )   (12 )
Loss/(gain) on derivatives (excluding realized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading)       13,945     (1,319 )
Share-based compensation       297     73  
        64,323     64,204  
Movements in working capital       (20,019 )   (8,778 )
Net cash provided by operating activities       44,304     55,426  
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Payments for tangible fixed assets additions       (5,466 )   (5,685 )
Financial income received       217     12  
Net cash used in investing activities       (5,249 )   (5,673 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Borrowings drawdowns       25,940      
Borrowings repayments       (32,675 )   (36,017 )
Interest paid       (17,247 )   (14,468 )
Payments of cash collateral for interest rate swaps       (15,000 )    
Release of cash collateral for interest rate swaps           280  
Payment of loan issuance costs       (156 )    
Repurchases of common units       (996 )    
Distributions paid       (34,336 )   (8,067 )
Payments for lease liabilities       (107 )   (123 )
Net cash used in financing activities       (74,577 )   (58,395 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents       (35,522 )   (8,642 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period       96,884     103,736  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period       61,362     95,094  

 

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EXHIBIT II

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before financial income and costs, gain/loss on derivatives, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before impairment loss on vessels and restructuring costs. Adjusted Profit represents earnings before (a) non-cash gain/loss on derivatives that includes unrealized gain/loss on derivatives held for trading, (b) write-off and accelerated amortization of unamortized loan fees, (c) impairment loss on vessels and (d) restructuring costs. Adjusted EPU, represents earnings attributable to unitholders before (a) non-cash gain/loss on derivatives that includes unrealized gain/loss on derivatives held for trading, (b) write-off and accelerated amortization of unamortized loan fees, (c) impairment loss on vessels and (d) restructuring costs. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU, which are non-GAAP financial measures, are used as supplemental financial measures by management and external users of financial statements, such as investors, to assess our financial and operating performance. The Partnership believes that these non-GAAP financial measures assist our management and investors by increasing the comparability of our performance from period to period. The Partnership believes that including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU assists our management and investors in (i) understanding and analyzing the results of our operating and business performance, (ii) selecting between investing in us and other investment alternatives and (iii) monitoring our ongoing financial and operational strength in assessing whether to purchase and/or to continue to hold our common units. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of, in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, financial costs, gain/loss on derivatives, taxes, depreciation and amortization; in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, impairment loss on vessels and restructuring costs and, in the case of Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU, non-cash gain/loss on derivatives, write-off and accelerated amortization of unamortized loan fees, impairment loss on vessels and restructuring costs, which items are affected by various and possibly changing financing methods, financial market conditions, general shipping market conditions, capital structure and historical cost basis and which items may significantly affect results of operations between periods. Restructuring costs are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU because restructuring costs represent charges reflecting specific actions taken by management to improve the Partnership’s future profitability and therefore are not considered representative of the underlying operations of the Partnership. Impairment loss is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU because impairment loss on vessels represents the excess of their carrying amount over the amount that is expected to be recovered from them in the future and therefore is not considered representative of the underlying operations of the Partnership.

 

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered as alternatives to, or as substitutes for, or superior to, profit, profit from operations, earnings per unit or any other measure of operating performance presented in accordance with IFRS. Some of these limitations include the fact that they do not reflect (i) our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, (ii) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs and (iii) the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt. Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statement of cash flows and other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently to how we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU exclude some, but not all, items that affect profit or loss and these measures may vary among other companies. Therefore, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following tables reconcile EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU to Profit, the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, for the periods presented.

 

In evaluating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Profit and Adjusted EPU should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by the excluded items.

 

Reconciliation of Profit to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

 

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

    For the three months ended  
          March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021  
Profit for the period         14,169   35,360  
Depreciation         20,598   20,686  
Financial costs         15,513   9,416  
Financial income         (199 ) (12 )
Loss/(gain) on derivatives         14,120   (1,319 )
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA         64,201   64,131  
                   

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Reconciliation of Profit to Adjusted Profit: 

 

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

     
      For the three months ended  
          March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021  
Profit for the period         14,169   35,360  
Non-cash loss/(gain) on derivatives         13,652   (3,607 )
Adjusted Profit         27,821   31,753  

 

Reconciliation of Profit to EPU and Adjusted EPU:

 

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

      For the three months ended  
          March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021  
Profit for the period         14,169   35,360  
Adjustment for:                
Paid and accrued preference unit distributions         (7,582 ) (7,582 )
Partnership’s profit attributable to:         6,587   27,778  
Common units         6,446   27,194  
General partner units         141   584  

Weighted average units outstanding (basic) 

               
Common units         46,764,077   47,517,824  
General partner units         1,021,336   1,021,336  
EPU (basic)                
Common units         0.14   0.57  
General partner units         0.14   0.57  

 

   
      For the three months ended  
          March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021  
Profit for the period         14,169   35,360  
Adjustment for:                
Paid and accrued preference unit distributions         (7,582 ) (7,582 )
Partnership’s profit used in EPU calculation         6,587   27,778  
Non-cash loss/(gain) on derivatives         13,652   (3,607 )
Adjusted Partnership’s profit used in EPU calculation attributable to:         20,239   24,171  
Common units         19,805   23,662  
General partner units         434   509  

Weighted average units outstanding (basic) 

               
Common units         46,764,077   47,517,824  
General partner units         1,021,336   1,021,336  
Adjusted EPU (basic)                
Common units         0.42   0.50  
General partner units         0.42   0.50  

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Financial Report for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

 

The following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020. References to “GasLog Partners”, “we”, “our”, “us” and “the Partnership” or similar terms refer to GasLog Partners LP and its subsidiaries. You should read this section in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. For additional information relating to our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, please see our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 2, 2021. This discussion includes forward-looking statements which, although based on assumptions that we consider reasonable, are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or conditions to differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. See also discussion in the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

All statements in this report that are not statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, particularly in relation to our operations, cash flows, financial position, liquidity and cash available for dividends or distributions and the impact of changes to our cash distributions on the Partnership’s business and growth prospects, plans, strategies, business prospects and changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate. We caution that these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report, about factors that are beyond our ability to control or predict, and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. Any of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect future results of operations and the ultimate accuracy of the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on any forward-looking statements.

 

Factors that might cause future results and outcomes to differ include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·general liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) shipping market conditions and trends, including spot and multi-year charter rates, ship values, factors affecting supply and demand of LNG and LNG shipping, including geopolitical events, technological advancements and opportunities for the profitable operations of LNG carriers;

·fluctuations in charter hire rates, vessel utilization and vessel values;

·our ability to secure new multi-year charters at economically attractive rates;

·our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, including the re-deployment or disposition of vessels which are not operating under multi-year charters, including the risk that certain of our vessels may no longer have the latest technology at such time which may impact our ability to secure employment for such vessels as well as the rate at which we can charter such vessels;

·changes in our operating expenses, including crew wages, maintenance, dry-docking and insurance costs and bunker prices;

·number of off-hire days and dry-docking requirements, including our ability to complete scheduled dry-dockings on time and within budget;

·planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;

·disruption to the LNG, LNG shipping and financial markets caused by the global shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

·business disruptions resulting from measures taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including possible delays due to the quarantine of vessels and crew, as well as government-imposed shutdowns;

·fluctuations in prices for crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas, including LNG;

·fluctuations in exchange rates, especially the U.S. dollar and the Euro;

·our ability to expand our portfolio by acquiring vessels through our drop-down pipeline with GasLog Ltd. (“GasLog”) or by acquiring other assets from third parties;

·our ability to leverage GasLog’s relationships and reputation in the shipping industry;

·the ability of GasLog to maintain long-term relationships with major energy companies and major LNG producers, marketers and consumers;

·GasLog’s relationships with its employees and ship crews, its ability to retain key employees and provide services to us, and the availability of skilled labor, ship crews and management;

·changes in the ownership of our charterers;

·our customers’ performance of their obligations under our time charters and other contracts;

·our future operating performance, financial condition, liquidity and cash available for distributions;

·our distribution policy and our ability to make cash distributions on our units or the impact of cash distribution reductions on our financial position;

·our ability to obtain debt and equity financing on acceptable terms to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other corporate activities, funding by banks of their financial commitments, funding by GasLog of the revolving credit facility and our ability to meet our restrictive covenants and other obligations under our credit facilities;

·future, pending or recent acquisitions of ships or other assets, business strategy, areas of possible expansion and expected capital spending;

·risks inherent in ship operation, including the discharge of pollutants;

·the impact on us and the shipping industry of environmental concerns, including climate change;

 

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·any malfunction or disruption of information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on or any impact of a possible cybersecurity event;

·the expected cost of and our ability to comply with environmental and regulatory requirements, including with respect to emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, as well as future changes in such requirements or other actions taken by regulatory authorities, governmental organizations, classification societies and standards imposed by our charterers applicable to our business;

·potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, diseases, pandemics, political events, piracy or acts by terrorists;

·potential liability from future litigation; and

·other risks and uncertainties described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021, available at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The declaration and payment of distributions are at all times subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, amongst other things, the risks and uncertainties described above, restrictions in our credit facilities, the provisions of Marshall Islands law and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in our views or expectations or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

 

Unit Repurchase Programme

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were no repurchases of the Partnership’s common units.

 

ATM Common Equity Offering Programme (“ATM Programme”)

 

No issuances of common units were made in the three months ended March 31, 2021 under the Partnership’s ATM Programme.

 

Cash Distribution

 

On April 28, 2021, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.01 per common unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The cash distribution is payable on May 13, 2021 to all unitholders of record as of May 10, 2021. The aggregate amount of the declared distribution will be $0.5 million based on the number of units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

 

Overview

 

Since our initial public offering (“IPO”) in May 2014, we have been a growth-oriented limited partnership focused on acquiring, owning and operating LNG carriers engaged in LNG transportation under multi-year charters, growing our fleet from three vessels at the time of our IPO to 15 today. We are now focusing our capital allocation on debt repayment, prioritizing balance sheet strength for 2021, in order to lower our cash break-evens, reduce our cost of capital and further enhance the Partnership’s competitive positioning.

 

As of March 31, 2021, our fleet consisted of ten vessels with tri-fuel diesel electric (“TFDE”) propulsion and five steam turbine propulsion (“Steam”) vessels. We also have options and other rights under which we may acquire additional LNG carriers from GasLog, as described below. We believe that such options and rights could provide us with built-in growth opportunities, subject to certain conditions described below. We may also acquire vessels or other LNG infrastructure assets from shipyards or other owners. However, we cannot assure you that we will make any acquisition or that, as a consequence, we will successfully grow our distributions per common unit. Among other things, our ability to acquire any additional LNG carriers or other LNG infrastructure assets will be dependent upon our ability to raise additional equity and debt financing.

 

Our Fleet

 

Our fleet currently consists of the following vessels:

 

LNG Carrier  Year Built   Cargo
Capacity
(cubic meters “cbm”)
   Charterer (for
contracts of more
than six months)
 

 

 

 

 

Propulsion

   Charter
Expiration
   Optional Period 
 1 Methane Rita Andrea  2006   145,000   Spot Market  Steam       
 2 Methane Heather Sally  2007   145,000   Spot Market  Steam       
 3 GasLog Sydney  2013   155,000   Spot Market  TFDE       
 4 GasLog Seattle  2013   155,000   Shell  TFDE   July 2021    
 5 Solaris  2014   155,000   Shell  TFDE   August 2021    
 6 GasLog Santiago  2013   155,000   Trafigura (1)  TFDE   December 2021   2022–2028 (1) 
 7 Methane Shirley Elisabeth  2007   145,000   JOVO (2)  Steam   August 2022    

 

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 8 GasLog Shanghai  2013   155,000   Gunvor (3)  TFDE   November 2022    
 9 Methane Jane Elizabeth  2006   145,000   Cheniere (4)  Steam   March 2023   2024–2025 (4) 
 10 GasLog Geneva  2016   174,000   Shell  TFDE    September 2023   2028–2031 (5) 
 11 Methane Alison Victoria  2007   145,000   CNTIC VPower (6)  Steam   October 2023   2024–2025 (6) 
 12 GasLog Gibraltar  2016   174,000   Shell  TFDE    October 2023   2028–2031 (5) 
 13 Methane Becki Anne  2010   170,000   Shell  TFDE   March 2024   2027–2029 (7) 
 14 GasLog Greece  2016   174,000   Shell  TFDE   March 2026   2031 (8) 
 15 GasLog Glasgow  2016   174,000   Shell  TFDE   June 2026   2031 (8) 

 

 

(1)The vessel is chartered to Trafigura Maritime Logistics PTE Ltd. (“Trafigura”). Charterer may extend the term of this time charter for a period ranging from one to seven years, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of declaration. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period.

(2)The vessel is chartered to Singapore Carbon Hydrogen Energy Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of JOVO.

(3)The vessel is chartered to Clearlake Shipping Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd. (“Gunvor”).

(4)The vessel is chartered to Cheniere Marketing International LLP, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc. (“Cheniere”). Charterer may extend the term of the time charters by two additional periods of one year, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of declaration. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period.

(5)Charterer may extend the term of the time charters by two additional periods of five and three years, respectively, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of declaration. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period.

(6)The vessel is chartered to CNTIC VPower, an independent Chinese energy company. The charterer may extend the term of the related charter by two additional periods of one year, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of its exercise of any extension option. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period.

(7)Charterer may extend the term of the related charter for one extension period of three or five years, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of its exercise of any extension option. The period shown reflects the expiration of the minimum optional period and the maximum optional period.

(8)Charterer may extend the term of these time charters for a period of five years, provided that the charterer gives us advance notice of declaration.

 

Additional Vessels

 

Five-Year Vessel Business Opportunities

 

GasLog has agreed, and has caused its controlled affiliates (other than us, our general partner and our subsidiaries) to agree, not to acquire, own, operate or charter any LNG carrier with a cargo capacity greater than 75,000 cbm engaged in oceangoing LNG transportation under a charter for five full years or more without, within 30 calendar days after the consummation of the acquisition or the commencement of the operations or charter of such a vessel, notifying us and offering us the opportunity to purchase such vessel at fair market value. We refer to these vessels, together with any related charters, as “Five-Year Vessels”. The two newbuildings and seven on-the-water vessels listed below will each qualify as a Five-Year Vessel upon commencement of their respective charters and GasLog will be required to offer to us an opportunity to purchase each vessel at fair market value within 30 days of the commencement of its charter. Generally, we must exercise this right of first offer within 30 days following the notice from GasLog that the vessel has been acquired or has become a Five-Year Vessel.

 


LNG Carrier
  Year Built   Cargo
Capacity
(cbm)
  Charterer  

 

 

Propulsion

  Estimated Charter Expiration  
1 GasLog Singapore   2010   155,000   Sinolam LNG (1)   TFDE   2032  
2 GasLog Warsaw   2019   180,000   Endesa (2)   X-DF (3)   2029  
3 GasLog Windsor   2020   180,000   Centrica (4)   X-DF (3)   2027  
4 GasLog Wales   2020   180,000   JERA (5)   X-DF (3)   2032  
5 GasLog Westminster   2020   180,000   Centrica (4)   X-DF (3)   2027  
6 GasLog Georgetown   2020   174,000   Cheniere (8)   X-DF (3)   2027  
7 GasLog Galveston   2021   174,000   Cheniere (8)   X-DF (3)   2028  
8 Hull No. 2311   Q2 2021 (6)   180,000   Cheniere (8)   X-DF (3)   2028 (7)  
9 Hull No. 2312   Q3 2021 (6)   180,000   Cheniere (8)   X-DF (3)   2028 (7)  

 

 

(1) The vessel is currently in the shipyard for its dry-docking and conversion to an FSU. It will be trading in the spot market until the commencement of its charter with Sinolam LNG Terminal, S.A. (“Sinolam LNG”) for the provision of an LNG floating storage unit (“FSU”) that has been delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions in the construction of the powerplant for Sinolam LNG.

(2)The vessel is chartered to a wholly owned subsidiary of Endesa, S.A. (“Endesa”). The charter is expected to commence in May 2021.

(3)Reference to “X-DF” refers to low pressure dual-fuel two-stroke engine propulsion manufactured by Winterthur Gas & Diesel.

(4)The vessel is chartered to Pioneer Shipping Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Centrica plc (“Centrica”).

(5)The vessel is chartered to LNG Marine Transport Limited, the principal LNG shipping entity of Japan’s JERA Co., Inc (“JERA”).

(6)Expected delivery quarters are presented.

(7)Charter expiration to be determined based upon actual date of delivery.

(8)Vessels are chartered to Cheniere Marketing International LLP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheniere.

 

Results of Operations

 

Our results set forth below are derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Partnership.

 

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Three-month period ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2021

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)    
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021   Change 
Revenues   91,353    87,088    (4,265)
Voyage expenses and commissions   (3,888)   (2,079)   1,809 
Vessel operating costs   (19,093)   (17,807)   1,286 
Depreciation   (20,598)   (20,686)   (88)
General and administrative expenses   (4,171)   (3,071)   1,100 
Profit from operations   43,603    43,445    (158)
Financial costs   (15,513)   (9,416)   6,097 
Financial income   199    12    (187)
(Loss)/gain on derivatives   (14,120)   1,319    15,439 
Profit for the period   14,169    35,360    21,191 

 

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, we had an average of 15.0 vessels operating in our owned fleet having 1,273 revenue operating days, while during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, we had an average of 15.0 vessels operating in our owned fleet having 1,311 revenue operating days.

 

Revenues: Revenues decreased by $4.3 million, or 4.7%, from $91.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $87.1 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease is mainly attributable to the expirations of the initial multi-year time charters of the Methane Rita Andrea and the Methane Shirley Elisabeth with Shell in 2020 (at higher rates compared to their current contracted rates), partially offset by increased revenues from the operation of the Methane Heather Sally in the spot market after the expiration of its initial multi-year charter with Shell in January 2021, and a net increase in revenues due to decreased off-hire days for scheduled dry-dockings. The average daily hire rate decreased from $71,762 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $66,429 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Voyage Expenses and Commissions: Voyage expenses and commissions decreased by $1.8 million, or 46.2%, from $3.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $2.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in voyage expenses and commissions is mainly attributable to a decrease in bunker consumption costs due to the increased utilization of the Methane Alison Victoria in the first three months of 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.

 

Vessel Operating Costs: Vessel operating costs decreased by $1.3 million, or 6.8%, from $19.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $17.8 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in vessel operating costs is mainly attributable to increased technical maintenance expenses incurred in the first three months of 2020 in connection with the dry-docking of the Methane Shirley Elisabeth completed in the same period. As a result, daily operating costs per vessel (after excluding calendar days for the Solaris, the operating costs of which are covered by the charterers) decreased from $14,987 per day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $14,132 per day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 26.2%, from $4.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $3.1 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is mainly attributable to a decrease of $0.8 million in administrative services fees, in connection with the decrease of the annual fee payable to GasLog in 2021 by approximately $0.2 million per vessel per year. As a result, daily general and administrative expenses decreased from $3,056 per vessel ownership day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $2,275 per vessel ownership day for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Financial Costs: Financial costs decreased by $6.1 million, or 39.4%, from $15.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $9.4 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in financial costs is attributable to a decrease of $5.6 million in interest expense on loans, primarily due to the lower London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rates in the first three months of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020, and a decrease of $0.3 million in amortization of deferred loan issuance costs. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, we had an average of $1,352.2 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 3.9%, compared to an average of $1,287.8 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 2.4% during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Loss/(gain) on Derivatives: Loss on derivatives decreased by $15.4 million, from a loss of $14.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to a gain of $1.3 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease is attributable to a $17.3 million decrease in unrealized loss from the mark-to-market valuation of derivatives held for trading which were carried at fair value through profit or loss, which reflected a loss of $13.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to a gain of $3.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by a net increase of $1.9 million in realized loss on derivatives held for trading.

 

Profit for the Period: Profit for the period increased by $21.2 million, from $14.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $35.4 million for the same period in 2021, as a result of the aforementioned factors.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We operate in a capital-intensive industry and we expect to finance the purchase of any additional vessels or other capital expenditures through a combination of borrowings from commercial banks, cash generated from operations and debt and equity financings, if any. In addition to paying distributions and potentially repurchasing common units, our other liquidity requirements relate to paying our operating and general and administrative expenses, servicing our debt, funding investments, funding working capital and maintaining cash reserves against fluctuations in operating cash flows. Our funding and treasury activities are intended to maximize investment returns while maintaining appropriate liquidity and complying with our financial covenants under our debt facilities.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we had $95.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, out of which $43.2 million was held in current accounts and $51.9 million was held in time deposits with an original duration of less than three months.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we had an aggregate of $1,250.8 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities, of which $105.0 million was repayable within one year. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had unused availability under our revolving credit facility with GasLog of $30.0 million, which matures in March 2022.

 

The Partnership has in place seven interest rate swap agreements at a notional value of $473.3 million in aggregate, maturing between 2021 and 2025. As a result of its hedging agreements, the Partnership has hedged 37.3% of its floating interest rate exposure on its outstanding debt as of March 31, 2021, at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.2% (excluding margin).

 

Working Capital Position

 

As of March 31, 2021, our current assets totaled $118.2 million and current liabilities totaled $170.2 million, resulting in a negative working capital position of $52.0 million. Current liabilities include $19.8 million of unearned revenue in relation to hires received in advance (which represents a non-cash liability that will be recognized as revenues after March 31, 2021 as the services are rendered).

 

Management monitors the Partnership’s liquidity position throughout the year to ensure that it has access to sufficient funds to meet its forecast cash requirements, including debt service commitments, and to monitor compliance with the financial covenants within its loan facilities. Considering the volatile commercial and financial market conditions experienced over the last twelve months, we anticipate that our primary sources of funds for at least twelve months from the date of this report will be available cash, cash from operations and existing debt facilities. We believe that these anticipated sources of funds, as well as our decision in 2020 to decrease the common unit distributions and preserve liquidity, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs and to comply with our banking covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report. Our long-term ability to repay our debts and maintain compliance with our debt covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report without reliance on additional sources of finance is also dependent on a sustainable longer-term recovery in the LNG charter market from the market disruption observed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Cash Flows

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2021

 

The following table summarizes our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods indicated:

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)  Three months ended     
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021   Change 
Net cash provided by operating activities   44,304    55,426    11,122 
Net cash used in investing activities   (5,249)   (5,673)   (424)
Net cash used in financing activities   (74,577)   (58,395)   16,182 

  

Net Cash provided by Operating Activities:

 

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $11.1 million, from $44.3 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $55.4 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2021. The increase of $11.1 million is mainly attributable to a $11.2 million movement in working capital accounts, primarily affected by an increase of $18.0 million from unearned revenue movements.

 

Net Cash used in Investing Activities:

 

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $0.5 million, from $5.2 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $5.7 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2021. The increase of $0.5 million is attributable to an increase of cash used in payments for tangible fixed assets of $0.3 million and a decrease in financial income received of $0.2 million.

 

Net Cash used in Financing Activities:

 

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $16.2 million, from $74.6 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 to $58.4 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2021. The decrease of $16.2 million is attributable to a decrease of $26.3 million in distributions paid, a decrease of $15.3 million in net payments for cash collateral for interest rate swaps, a decrease of 2.8 million in interest paid and a decrease of $1.0 million in cash used for repurchases of common units, partially offset by a decrease in bank loan drawdowns of $25.9 million and an increase of $3.3 million in bank loan repayments.

 

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Contracted Charter Revenue

 

The following table summarizes GasLog Partners’ contracted charter revenues and vessel utilization after March 31, 2021:

 

  

After

Mar. 31,

  For the years ending December 31,
   2021  2022  2023  2024  2025-2026  Total
   (in millions of U.S. dollars, except days and percentages)
Contracted time charter revenues(1)(2)(3)(4)  $166.3  $189.3  $149.9  $70.4  $83.3  $659.2
Total contracted days(1)(2)  2,972  3,111  2,016  823  970  9,892
Total available days(5)  3,989  5,475  5,355  5,460  10,650  30,929
Total unfixed days(6)  1,017  2,364  3,339  4,637  9,680  21,037
Percentage of total contracted days/total available days  74.5%  56.8%  37.6%  15.1%  9.1%  32.0%

 

 

After giving effect to the charter parties signed from March 31, 2021 until May 5, 2021, the percentage of total contracted days to total available days for the remainder of 2021 increased to 78.2%.

 

 

(1)Reflects time charter revenues and contracted days for the 15 LNG carriers in our fleet as of March 31, 2021.

(2)Our ships are scheduled to undergo dry-docking once every five years. Revenue calculations assume 365 revenue days per ship per annum, with 30 off-hire days when each ship undergoes scheduled dry-docking.

(3)For time charters that include a variable rate of hire within an agreed range during the charter period, revenue calculations are based on the agreed minimum rate of hire for the respective period.

(4)Revenue calculations assume no exercise of any option to extend the terms of the charters.

(5)Available days represent total calendar days after deducting 30 off-hire days when the ship undergoes scheduled dry-docking.

(6)Represents available days for the ships after the expiration of the existing charters (assuming charterers do not exercise any option to extend the terms of the charters).

 

The table above provides information about our contracted charter revenues and ship utilization based on contracts in effect for the 15 LNG carriers in our fleet as of March 31, 2021. The table reflects only our contracted charter revenues for the ships in our owned fleet for which we have secured time charters, and it does not reflect the costs or expenses we will incur in fulfilling our obligations under the charters. In particular, the table does not reflect time charter revenues from any additional ships we may acquire in the future, nor does it reflect the options under our time charters that permit our charterers to extend the time charter terms for successive multi-year periods at comparable charter hire rates. If exercised, the options to extend the terms of our existing charters would result in an increase in the number of contracted days and the contracted revenue for our fleet in the future. Although the contracted charter revenues are based on contracted charter hire rate provisions, they reflect certain assumptions, including assumptions relating to future ship operating costs. We consider the assumptions to be reasonable as of the date of this report, but if these assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual time charter revenues could differ from those reflected in the table. Furthermore, any contract is subject to various risks, including non-performance by the counterparties or an early termination of the contract pursuant to its terms. If the charterers are unable or unwilling to make charter payments to us, or if we agree to renegotiate charter terms at the request of a charterer or if contracts are prematurely terminated for any reason, we would be exposed to prevailing market conditions at the time and our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. Please see the disclosure under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021. For these reasons, the contracted charter revenue information presented above is not fact and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information. Neither the Partnership’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined or performed any procedures with respect to the information presented in the table, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the information in the table.

 

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GASLOG PARTNERS LP

 

INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  Page
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 F-2
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss and total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 F-3
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in partners’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 F-4
Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 F-5
Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements F-6

 

F-1

 

 

GasLog Partners LP

 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position

As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except unit data)

 

   Note  

December 31,

2020

  

March 31,

2021

 
Assets              
Non-current assets              
Other non-current assets       186    273 
Tangible fixed assets  4    2,206,618    2,188,109 
Right-of-use assets       516    380 
Total non-current assets       2,207,320    2,188,762 
Current assets              
Trade and other receivables       16,265    15,837 
Due from related parties  3        571 
Inventories       3,036    4,246 
Prepayments and other current assets       2,691    2,429 
Cash and cash equivalents       103,736    95,094 
Total current assets       125,728    118,177 
Total assets       2,333,048    2,306,939 
Partners’ equity and liabilities              
Partners’ equity              
Common unitholders (47,517,824 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)  5    594,901    621,690 
General partner (1,021,336 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)  5    11,028    11,604 
Preference unitholders (5,750,000 Series A Preference Units, 4,600,000 Series B Preference Units and 4,000,000 Series C Preference Units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021)  5    347,889    347,889 
Total partners’ equity       953,818    981,183 
Current liabilities              
Trade accounts payable       13,578    11,825 
Due to related parties  3    7,525    2,181 
Derivative financial instruments—current portion  11    8,185    8,031 
Other payables and accruals  7    50,679    42,939 
Borrowings—current portion  6    104,908    104,987 
Lease liabilities—current portion       332    265 
Total current liabilities       185,207    170,228 
Non-current liabilities              
Derivative financial instruments—non-current portion  11    12,152    8,699 
Borrowings—non-current portion  6    1,180,635    1,145,763 
Lease liabilities—non-current portion       112    56 
Other non-current liabilities       1,124    1,010 
Total non-current liabilities       1,194,023    1,155,528 
Total partners’ equity and liabilities       2,333,048    2,306,939 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-2

 

 

GasLog Partners LP

 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss and total comprehensive income

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per unit data)

 

       For the three months ended 
   Note   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Revenues  8    91,353    87,088 
Voyage expenses and commissions       (3,888)   (2,079)
Vessel operating costs  10    (19,093)   (17,807)
Depreciation  4    (20,598)   (20,686)
General and administrative expenses  9    (4,171)   (3,071)
Profit from operations       43,603    43,445 
Financial costs  12    (15,513)   (9,416)
Financial income       199    12 
(Loss)/gain on derivatives  12    (14,120)   1,319 
Total other expenses, net       (29,434)   (8,085)
Profit and total comprehensive income for the period       14,169    35,360 
               
Earnings per unit, basic and diluted:  13           
Common unit, basic       0.14    0.57 
Common unit, diluted       0.13    0.55 
General partner unit       0.14    0.57 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3

 

 

GasLog Partners LP

 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in partners’ equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except unit data)

 

   General partner   Common unitholders   Class B
unitholders
  

Preference

unitholders

  

Total

Partners’

 
   Units   Amounts   Units   Amounts   Units   Units   Amounts   equity 
Balance as of January 1, 2020   1,021,336    11,271    46,860,182    606,811    2,490,000    14,350,000    347,889    965,971 
Equity offering costs               (5)               (5)
Repurchases of common units           (191,490)   (996)               (996)
Distributions declared       (573)       (26,181)           (7,582)   (34,336)
Share-based compensation, net of accrued distribution       4        165                169 
Partnership’s profit and total comprehensive income (Note 13)       141        6,446            7,582    14,169 
Balance as of March 31, 2020   1,021,336    10,843    46,668,692    586,240    2,490,000    14,350,000    347,889    944,972 
                                         
Balance as of January 1, 2021   1,021,336    11,028    47,517,824    594,901    2,075,000    14,350,000    347,889    953,818 
Distributions declared (Note 5)       (10)       (475)           (7,582)   (8,067)
Share-based compensation, net of accrued distribution       2        70                72 
Partnership’s profit and total comprehensive income (Note 13)       584        27,194            7,582    35,360 
Balance as of March 31, 2021   1,021,336    11,604    47,517,824    621,690    2,075,000    14,350,000    347,889    981,183 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-4 

 

 

GasLog Partners LP

 

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

       For the three months ended 
   Note  

March 31,

2020

  

March 31,

2021

 
         (restated)(1)      
Cash flows from operating activities:               
Profit for the period        14,169    35,360 
Adjustments for:               
Depreciation   4    20,598    20,686 
Financial costs   12    15,513    9,416 
Financial income        (199)   (12)
Loss/(gain) on derivatives (excluding realized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading)   12    13,945    (1,319)
Share-based compensation   9    297    73 
         64,323    64,204 
Movements in working capital        (20,019)   (8,778)
Net cash provided by operating activities        44,304    55,426 
Cash flows from investing activities:               
Payments for tangible fixed assets additions        (5,466)   (5,685)
Financial income received        217    12 
Net cash used in investing activities        (5,249)   (5,673)
Cash flows from financing activities:               
Borrowings drawdowns   6    25,940     
Borrowings repayments   6    (32,675)   (36,017)
Interest paid        (17,247)   (14,468)
Payments of cash collateral for interest rate swaps        (15,000)    
Release of cash collateral for interest rate swaps            280 
Payment of loan issuance costs        (156)    
Repurchases of common units        (996)    
Distributions paid   5    (34,336)   (8,067)
Payments for lease liabilities        (107)   (123)
Net cash used in financing activities        (74,577)   (58,395)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents        (35,522)   (8,642)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period        96,884    103,736 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period        61,362    95,094 
                
Non-cash investing and financing activities:               
Capital expenditures included in liabilities at the end of the period        11,218    9,617 
Financing costs included in liabilities at the end of the period        41    136 
Offering costs included in liabilities at the end of the period        19     
Liabilities related to leases at the end of the period        75     

 

 

(1)Restated so as to reflect a change in accounting policy introduced on January 1, 2021, with respect to the reclassification of interest paid and movements of cash collateral for interest rate swaps (Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-5 

 

 

GasLog Partners LP

 

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021

(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except unit data)

 

1. Organization and Operations

 

GasLog Partners LP (“GasLog Partners” or the “Partnership”) was formed as a limited partnership under the laws of the Marshall Islands on January 23, 2014, as a wholly owned subsidiary of GasLog Ltd. (“GasLog”) for the purpose of initially acquiring the interests in three liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers (or the “Initial Fleet”) that were contributed to the Partnership by GasLog in connection with the initial public offering of its common units (the “IPO”).

 

As of March 31, 2021, GasLog holds a 35.3% ownership interest in the Partnership (including 2.0% through its general partner interest). As a result of its 100% ownership of the general partner, and the fact that the general partner elects the majority of the Partnership’s directors in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, GasLog has the ability to control the Partnership’s affairs and policies.

 

The Partnership’s principal business is the acquisition and operation of LNG vessels, providing LNG transportation services on a worldwide basis primarily under multi-year charters. GasLog LNG Services Ltd. (“GasLog LNG Services” or the “Manager”), a related party and a wholly owned subsidiary of GasLog, incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, provides technical and commercial services to the Partnership. As of March 31, 2021, the Partnership owned 15 LNG vessels.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of GasLog Partners and its subsidiaries, which are 100% owned by the Partnership. No new subsidiaries were established or acquired in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Certain information and footnote disclosures required by IFRS for a complete set of annual financial statements have been omitted, and, therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on an Annual Report on Form 20-F with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 2, 2021.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of derivative financial instruments. The same accounting policies and methods of computation have been followed in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as applied in the preparation of the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, with the exception of a reclassification in the consolidated statements of cash flows that is described below. On May 6, 2021, the Partnership’s board of directors authorized the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for issuance.

 

Until December 31, 2020, interest paid and movements of cash collateral were presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows under cash provided by operating activities. IAS 7 Cash Flow Statement does not dictate how interest cash flows should be classified, but rather allows an entity to determine the classification appropriate to its business. The standard permits entities to present payments for interest under either operating or financing activities, provided that the elected presentation is applied consistently from period to period. In 2021, management, after reviewing the Exposure Draft General Presentation and Disclosures issued by the IASB in December 2019, elected to reclassify interest paid including cash paid for interest rate swaps held for trading and the movements of cash collateral related to the Partnership’s interest rate swaps under cash used in financing activities, in conformity with the proposal of the Exposure Draft to reduce presentation alternatives and classify interest paid as a cash flow arising from financing activities. Management believes that the revised classification provides more relevant information to users, as it better reflects management’s view of the financing nature of these transactions. Comparative figures have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect this change in policy in the statement of cash flows, as follows:

 

   Three months ended March 31, 2020 
   As previously reported   Adjustments   As restated 
Net cash provided by operating activities   12,057    32,247    44,304 
Net cash used in investing activities   (5,249)       (5,249)
Net cash used in financing activities   (42,330)   (32,247)   (74,577)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (35,522)       (35,522)

 

The critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty were disclosed in the Partnership’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and remain unchanged.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars (“USD”), which is the functional currency of the Partnership and each of its subsidiaries because their vessels operate in international shipping markets, in which revenues and expenses are primarily settled in USD and the Partnership’s most significant assets and liabilities are paid for and settled in USD.

 

F-6 

 

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Partnership’s current assets totaled $118,177 while current liabilities totaled $170,228, resulting in a negative working capital position of $52,051. Current liabilities include an amount of $19,760 of unearned revenue in relation to vessel hires received in advance (which represents a non-cash liability that will be recognized as revenues after March 31, 2021 as the services are rendered). In considering going concern, management has reviewed the Partnership’s future cash requirements, covenant compliance and earnings projections, incorporating the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on near-term market rates.

 

Management monitors the Partnership’s liquidity position throughout the year to ensure that it has access to sufficient funds to meet its forecast cash requirements, including debt service commitments, and to monitor compliance with the financial covenants within its loan facilities. Considering the volatile commercial and financial market conditions experienced over the last twelve months, management anticipates that the Partnership’s primary sources of funds for at least twelve months from the date of this report will be available cash, cash from operations and existing debt facilities. Management believes that these anticipated sources of funds, as well as its decision in 2020 to decrease the common unit distributions and preserve liquidity, will be sufficient for the Partnership to meet its liquidity needs and to comply with its banking covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report and therefore it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Additionally, the Partnership may enter into new debt facilities in the future, as well as public equity or debt instruments, although there can be no assurance that the Partnership will be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on terms acceptable to the Partnership, which will also depend on financial, commercial and other factors, as well as a significant recovery in capital market conditions and a sustainable improvement in the LNG charter market, that are beyond the Partnership’s control. The Partnership’s long-term ability to repay its debts and maintain compliance with its debt covenants for at least twelve months from the date of this report without reliance on additional sources of finance is also dependent on a sustainable longer-term recovery in the LNG charter market from the market disruption observed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Adoption of new and revised IFRS

 

(a) Standards and interpretations adopted in the current period

 

In August 2020, the IASB issued the Phase 2 amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 in connection with the Phase 2 of the interest rate benchmark reform. The amendments address the issues arising from the implementation of the reforms, including the replacement of one benchmark with an alternative one. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Management anticipates that this amendment will not have a material impact on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.

 

There were no other IFRS standards or amendments that became effective in the current period which were relevant to the Partnership or material with respect to the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

(b) Standards and amendments in issue not yet adopted

 

In January 2020, the IASB issued a narrow-scope amendment to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, to clarify that liabilities are classified as either current or non-current, depending on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. Classification is unaffected by the expectations of the entity or events after the reporting date (for example, the receipt of a waiver or a breach of covenant). The amendment also defines the “settlement” of a liability as the extinguishment of a liability with cash, other economic resources or an entity’s own equity instruments. The amendment will be effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and should be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Earlier application is permitted. Management anticipates that this amendment will not have a material impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

At the date of authorization of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, there were no other IFRS standards and amendments issued but not yet adopted with an expected material effect on the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

3. Related party transactions

 

The Partnership has the following balances with related parties, which have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position:

 

 

Amounts due from related parties

   December 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Due from GasLog (a)       571 
Total       571 

 

Amounts due to related parties

 

   December 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Due to GasLog LNG Services (b)   7,361    2,181 
Due to GasLog (a)   164     
Total   7,525    2,181 

 

F-7 

 

 

(a)As of March 31, 2021, the balance represents mainly net amounts advanced to GasLog to cover expenses of the Partnership. As of December 31, 2020, the balance represents mainly payments made by GasLog on behalf of the Partnership.

(b)The balances represent mainly payments made by GasLog LNG Services on behalf of the Partnership.

 

Loans due to related parties

 

The main terms of the revolving credit facility of $30,000 with GasLog (the “Sponsor Credit Facility”) have been disclosed in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 6 “Borrowings”.

 

As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, the amount outstanding under the Sponsor Credit Facility was nil.

 

The main terms of the Partnership’s related party transactions, including the commercial management agreements, administrative services agreement and ship management agreements with GasLog and GasLog LNG Services, have been disclosed in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 13 “Related Party Transactions”.

 

The Partnership had the following transactions with such related parties, which have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021:

 

         For the three months ended 
Company  Details  Account  March 31,
2020
   March 31,
2021
 
GasLog/ GasLog LNG Services(i)  Commercial management fees  General and administrative expenses   1,350    1,350 
GasLog  Administrative services fees(ii)  General and administrative expenses   1,960    1,177 
GasLog LNG Services  Management fees  Vessel operating costs   1,932    1,932 
GasLog LNG Services  Other vessel operating costs  Vessel operating costs   10    10 
GasLog  Commitment fee under Sponsor Credit Facility  Financial costs   76    75 
GasLog  Realized loss on interest rate swaps (Note 12)  (Loss)/gain on derivatives   293    1,319 
GasLog  Realized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading (Note 12)  (Loss)/gain on derivatives   175     

 

 

(i)Effective July 21, 2020 and October 1, 2020, the commercial management agreements between the vessel-owning entities and GasLog were novated to GasLog LNG Services as the provider of commercial management services.
   

(ii)Effective January 1, 2021, the administrative services fee was reduced to $314 per vessel per year, from $523 effective since January 1, 2020.

 

4. Tangible Fixed Assets

 

The movement in tangible fixed assets (i.e. vessels and their associated depot spares) is reported in the following table:

 

   Vessels   Other tangible
assets
   Total tangible fixed
assets
 
Cost               
As of January 1, 2021   2,873,829    2,719    2,876,548 
Additions   2,041        2,041 
Fully amortized dry-docking component   (2,740)       (2,740)
As of March 31, 2021   2,873,130    2,719    2,875,849 
                
Accumulated depreciation               
As of January 1, 2021   669,930        669,930 
Depreciation expense   20,550        20,550 
Fully amortized dry-docking component   (2,740)       (2,740)
As of March 31, 2021   687,740        687,740 
                
Net book value               
As of December 31, 2020   2,203,899    2,719    2,206,618 
As of March 31, 2021   2,185,390    2,719    2,188,109 

 

All vessels have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the Partnership’s credit facilities.

 

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As of March 31, 2021, the Partnership concluded that there were no events or circumstances triggering the existence of potential impairment or reversal of impairment of its vessels.

 

5. Partners’ Equity

 

The Partnership’s cash distributions for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are presented in the following table:

 

           
Declaration date   Type of units   Distribution per unit   Payment date   Amount paid  
January 27, 2021   Common   $0.01   February 11, 2021   485  
February 19, 2021   Preference (Series A, B, C)   $0.5390625, $0.5125, $0.53125   March 15, 2021   7,582  
            Total   $8,067  

 

 

On April 6, 2021, GasLog Partners issued 8,976 common units in connection with the vesting of 5,984 Restricted Common Units (“RCUs”) and 2,992 Performance Common Units (“PCUs”) under its 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) (Note 15).

 

6. Borrowings

 

   December 31,
2020
  

March 31,

2021

 
Amounts due within one year   109,673    109,673 
Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs   (4,765)   (4,686)
Borrowings – current portion   104,908    104,987 
Amounts due after one year   1,195,241    1,159,224 
Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs   (14,606)   (13,461)
Borrowings – non-current portion   1,180,635    1,145,763 
Total   1,285,543    1,250,750 

 

The main terms of the credit facilities, including financial covenants, and the Sponsor Credit Facility have been disclosed in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 6 “Borrowings”.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Partnership repaid $36,017 in accordance with the repayment terms under its credit facilities.

 

GasLog Partners was in compliance with its financial covenants as of March 31, 2021.

 

7. Other Payables and Accruals

 

An analysis of other payables and accruals is as follows:

 

   December 31,
2020
  

March 31,

2021

 
Unearned revenue    25,828    19,760 
Accrued off-hire   1,802    2,301 
Accrued purchases   4,187    3,680 
Accrued interest    10,855    6,932 
Other accruals    8,007    10,266 
Total   50,679    42,939 

 

8. Revenues

 

The Partnership has recognized the following amounts relating to revenues:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Revenues from long-term time charters   67,645    50,034 
Revenues from spot time charters   23,708    37,054 
Total   91,353    87,088 

 

The Partnership defines long-term time charters as charter party agreements with an initial duration of more than five years (excluding any optional periods), while all charter party agreements of an initial duration of less than (or equal to) five years (excluding any optional periods) are classified as spot time charters.

 

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9. General and Administrative Expenses

 

An analysis of general and administrative expenses is as follows:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Administrative services fees (Note 3)   1,960    1,177 
Commercial management fees (Note 3)   1,350    1,350 
Share-based compensation   297    73 
Other expenses   564    471 
Total   4,171    3,071 

 

10. Vessel Operating Costs

 

An analysis of vessel operating costs is as follows:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Crew costs   8,839    8,972 
Technical maintenance expenses   5,937    4,366 
Other operating expenses   4,317    4,469 
Total   19,093    17,807 

 

11. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Partnership’s derivative liabilities is as follows:

 

   December 31,
2020
  

March 31,

2021

 
Derivative liabilities carried at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)          
Interest rate swaps   20,337    16,730 
Total   20,337    16,730 
Derivative financial instruments, current liability   8,185    8,031 
Derivative financial instruments, non-current liability   12,152    8,699 
Total   20,337    16,730 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

The Partnership enters into interest rate swap agreements which convert the floating interest rate exposure into a fixed interest rate in order to hedge a portion of the Partnership’s exposure to fluctuations in prevailing market interest rates. Under the interest rate swaps, the counterparty effects quarterly floating-rate payments to the Partnership for the notional amount based on the three-month USD London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and the Partnership effects quarterly payments to the counterparty on the notional amount at the respective fixed rates.

 

Interest rate swaps held for trading

 

The principal terms of the Partnership’s interest rate swaps held for trading as of December 31, 2020 have been disclosed in the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 17 “Derivative Financial Instruments”.

 

The derivative instruments of the Partnership were not designated as cash flow hedging instruments as of March 31, 2021. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps for the three months ended March 31, 2021 amounted to a gain of $3,607 (for the three months ended March 31, 2020 a loss of $13,182), which was recognized in profit or loss in the period incurred and is included in (Loss)/gain on derivatives. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the gain of $3,607 (Note 12), was attributable to changes in the USD LIBOR yield curve, which was used to calculate the present value of the estimated future cash flows, resulting in a decrease in derivative liabilities from interest rate swaps held for trading.

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts

 

The Partnership uses non-deliverable forward foreign exchange contracts to mitigate foreign exchange transaction exposures in Euros (“EUR”) and Singapore Dollars (“SGD”). Under these non-deliverable forward foreign exchange contracts, the counterparties settle the difference between the fixed exchange rate and the prevailing rate on the agreed notional amounts on the respective settlement dates. All forward foreign exchange contracts are considered by management to be part of economic hedge arrangements but have not been formally designated as such.

 

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Forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading

 

The principal terms of the forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading have been disclosed in the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 17 “Derivative Financial Instruments”.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Partnership did not enter any new forward foreign exchange contracts and the change in the fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was nil. The change in the fair value of such contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2020 amounted to a loss of $470, which was recognized in profit or loss in the period incurred and is included in (Loss)/gain on derivatives (Note 12).

 

12. Financial Costs and Loss/(gain) on Derivatives

 

An analysis of financial costs is as follows:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Amortization and write-off of deferred loan issuance costs   1,505    1,224 
Interest expense on loans   13,434    7,883 
Lease expense   10    5 
Commitment fees   130    75 
Other financial costs including bank commissions   434    229 
Total financial costs   15,513    9,416 

 

An analysis of loss/(gain) on derivatives is as follows:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Unrealized loss/(gain) on interest rate swaps held for trading (Note 11)   13,182    (3,607)
Unrealized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading (Note 11)   470     
Realized loss on interest rate swaps held for trading   293    2,288 
Realized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts held for trading   175     
Total loss/(gain) on derivatives   14,120    (1,319)

 

13. Earnings per Unit (“EPU”)

 

The Partnership calculates earnings per unit by allocating reported profit for each period to each class of units based on the distribution policy for available cash stated in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Basic earnings per unit is determined by dividing profit for the period, after deducting preference unit distributions, by the weighted average number of units outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per unit is calculated by dividing the profit of the period attributable to common unitholders by the weighted average number of potential ordinary common units assumed to have been converted into common units, unless such potential ordinary common units have an antidilutive effect.

 

Earnings per unit is presented for the period in which the units were outstanding, with earnings calculated as follows:

 

   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2020   March 31, 2021 
Profit for the period and Partnership’s profit   14,169    35,360 
Adjustment for:          
Paid and accrued preference unit distributions   (7,582)   (7,582)
Partnership’s profit attributable to:   6,587    27,778 
Common unitholders   6,446    27,194 
General partner   141    584 
Weighted average number of units outstanding (basic)          
Common units   46,764,077    47,517,824 
General partner units   1,021,336    1,021,336 
Earnings per unit (basic)          
Common unitholders   0.14    0.57 
General partner   0.14    0.57 
Weighted average number of units outstanding (diluted)          
Common units*   49,297,745    49,687,334 
General partner units   1,021,336    1,021,336 
Earnings per unit (diluted)          
Common unitholders   0.13    0.55 
General partner   0.14    0.57 

 

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*Includes unvested awards with respect to the 2015 Plan and Class B units. After the conversion of the first tranche of 415,000 Class B units on July 1, 2020, the remaining 2,075,000 Class B units will become eligible for conversion on a one-for-one basis into common units at GasLog’s option in five tranches of 415,000 units per annum on July 1 of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Future gross minimum lease payments receivable in relation to non-cancellable time charter agreements for vessels in operation as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (30 off-hire days are assumed when each vessel will undergo scheduled dry-docking; in addition, early redelivery of the vessels by the charterers or any exercise of the charterers’ options to extend the terms of the charters are not accounted for):

 

Period  March 31, 2021 
Not later than one year   156,414 
Later than one year and not later than two years   137,194 
Later than two years and not later than three years   102,146 
Later than three years and not later than four years   50,280 
Later than four years and not later than five years   50,211 
Later than five years   4,203 
Total  $500,448 

 

In September 2017 and July 2018, GasLog LNG Services entered into maintenance agreements with Wartsila Greece S.A. in respect of eight of the Partnership’s LNG carriers. The agreements ensure dynamic maintenance planning, technical support, security of spare parts supply, specialist technical personnel and performance monitoring.

 

In March 2019, GasLog LNG Services entered into an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) in respect of eleven of the Partnership’s LNG carriers. The agreement covers the supply of ballast water management systems on board the vessels by Samsung and associated field, commissioning and engineering services for a firm period of six years. As of March 31, 2021, ballast water management systems had been installed on six out of the eleven vessels.

 

Various claims, suits and complaints, including those involving government regulations, arise in the ordinary course of the shipping business. In addition, losses may arise from disputes with charterers, environmental claims, agents and insurers and from claims with suppliers relating to the operations of the Partnership’s vessels. Currently, management is not aware of any such claims or contingent liabilities requiring disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

15. Subsequent Events

 

On April 6, 2021, GasLog Partners issued 8,976 common units in connection with the vesting of 5,984 RCUs and 2,992 PCUs under its 2015 Plan.

 

On April 28, 2021, the board of directors of GasLog Partners approved and declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.01 per common unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The cash distribution is payable on May 13, 2021 to all unitholders of record as of May 10, 2021. The aggregate amount of the declared distribution will be $485 based on the number of units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

 

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