Form 8-K EnLink Midstream, LLC For: Apr 19

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  April 19, 2018

 

ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 953-9500

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

Item 7.01.             Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On April 19, 2018, EnLink Midstream, LLC (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that on May 15, 2018, it will pay a quarterly distribution of $0.263 per common unit to its common unitholders of record on April 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the attached exhibit shall be deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached exhibit is deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

 

EXHIBIT  NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press Release dated April 19, 2018.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
	By:	EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC,
		its Managing Member
Date: April 19, 2018	By:	/s/ Eric D. Batchelder
			Eric D. Batchelder
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 19, 2018

 

Investor Relations: Kate Walsh, Vice President of Investor Relations, 214-721-9696, [email protected]

Media Relations: Jill McMillan, Vice President of Public & Industry Affairs, 214-721-9271, [email protected]

 

EnLink Midstream Declares Quarterly Distributions for First Quarter 2018

ENLC Continues Declared Distribution Growth

 

DALLAS, April 19, 2018 — The EnLink Midstream companies, EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (the General Partner) and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENLK) (the Master Limited Partnership), today announced their respective quarterly declared distributions for the first-quarter 2018.

 

The ENLC Board of Directors has declared a cash distribution of $0.263 per common unit for the first-quarter 2018, reflecting approximately 1.5-percent growth over the declared distribution for the fourth-quarter 2017. Additionally, management continues to expect to recommend to the Board a distribution growth rate for ENLC of approximately 5 percent in declared distributions for full-year 2018 over full-year 2017. The cash distribution for the first-quarter 2018 will be paid on May 15, 2018, to unitholders of record on April 30, 2018.

 

The ENLK Board of Directors declared a cash distribution of $0.39 per common unit for the first-quarter 2018. This cash distribution will be paid on May 14, 2018, to unitholders of record on April 30, 2018.

 

About the EnLink Midstream Companies

 

EnLink provides integrated midstream services across natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and NGL commodities. EnLink operates in several top U.S. basins and is strategically focused on the core growth areas of the Permian’s Midland and Delaware basins, Oklahoma’s Midcontinent, and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. Headquartered in Dallas, EnLink is publicly traded through EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC), the General Partner, and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENLK), the Master Limited Partnership. Visit www.EnLink.com for more information on how EnLink connects energy to life.

 

Qualified Notice to Nominees

 

This information is intended to be a qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Under the rules applicable to publicly traded partnerships, 100 percent of the Master Limited Partnership’s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business.  Accordingly, all of the Master Limited Partnership’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions, and expectations of our management, the matters addressed herein involve certain assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that

 

 

could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes, and results to differ materially than those indicated herein. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements identified by the words “forecast,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “expect” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about guidance, projected or forecasted financial and operating results, timing for completion of construction or expansion projects, future operational results of our customers, results in certain basins, future rig count information, objectives, expectations, intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Factors that could result in such differences or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows include, without limitation, (a) the dependence on Devon for a substantial portion of the natural gas that we gather, process, and transport, (b) developments that materially and adversely affect Devon or other customers, (c) Devon’s ability to compete with us, (d) adverse developments in the midstream business may reduce our ability to make distributions, (e) our vulnerability to having a significant portion of our operations concentrated in the Barnett Shale, (f) continually competing for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, (g) decreases in the volumes that we gather, process, fractionate, or transport, (h) construction risks in our major development projects, (i) our ability to receive or renew required permits and other approvals, (j) changes in the availability and cost of capital, including as a result of a change in our credit rating, (k) operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related issues or delays, casualty losses, and other matters beyond our control, (l) impairments to goodwill, long-lived assets and equity method investments, and (m) the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including environmental and climate change requirements and other uncertainties.  These and other applicable uncertainties, factors, and risks are described more fully in EnLink Midstream Partners, LP’s and EnLink Midstream, LLC’s filings (collectively, “EnLink Midstream”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including EnLink Midstream Partners, LP’s and EnLink Midstream, LLC’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Neither EnLink Midstream Partners, LP nor EnLink Midstream, LLC assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 

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