EX-99.2 4 h71624exv99w2.htm EX-99.2 exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
INDEX TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
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Introduction
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Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2009
    4  
 
       
Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009
    5  
 
       
Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements
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Introduction to the unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements of Western Gas Partners, LP
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements present the impact on the Western Gas Partners, LP’s (the “Partnership”) results of operations and financial position attributable to the acquisition of certain midstream assets from Anadarko pursuant to the Contribution Agreement dated as of January 29, 2010 (the “Contribution Agreement”) with an effective date for accounting purposes of January 1, 2010 by which the Partnership acquired a 100% ownership interest in the following assets located in Southwestern Wyoming: (i) the Granger gathering system with related compressors and other facilities, and (ii) the gas processing facilities, consisting of two cryogenic trains, two refrigeration trains, a natural gas liquids (“NGL”) fractionation facility and ancillary equipment. These assets are referred to collectively as the “Granger Operations” and the acquisition is referred to as the “Granger Acquisition.” Aggregate consideration consisted of (i) $241.7 million cash, which was funded with $210.0 million of borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility plus cash on hand, and (ii) the issuance of 620,689 common units and 12,667 general partner units to Anadarko.
The contribution of the Granger Operations to the Partnership was recorded at Anadarko’s historical cost as these transactions are considered reorganizations of entities under common control. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated income statement for the year ended December 31, 2009 and pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 are based upon the audited historical consolidated financial statements of the Partnership and the audited historical financial statements of the Granger Operations.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the acquisition of the Granger Operations occurred on December 31, 2009, in the case of the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet, and on January 1, 2009, in the case of the pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2009. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on the assumption that the Partnership will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and therefore will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes and state income taxes, except for the Texas margin tax. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have also been prepared based on certain pro forma adjustments, as described in Note 2Pro forma adjustments. The Granger Operations’ audited historical financial statements set forth in Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, and the Partnership’s audited historical consolidated financial statements set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are qualified in their entirety by reference to such historical financial statements and related notes contained in those reports. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and related notes thereto.
The pro forma adjustments reflected in the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based upon currently available information and certain assumptions and estimates; therefore, the actual effects of these transactions will differ from the pro forma adjustments. However, the Partnership’s management considers the applied estimates and assumptions to provide a reasonable basis for the presentation of the significant effects of certain transactions that are expected to have a continuing impact on the Partnership. In addition, the Partnership’s management considers the pro forma adjustments to be factually supportable and to appropriately represent the expected impact of items that are directly attributable to the transfer of the Granger Operations to the Partnership.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the acquisition of the Granger Operations, including the following significant transactions:
    the Partnership’s $210.0 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility to partially finance the acquisition;
 
    the Partnership’s payment of $241.7 million of cash consideration to Anadarko;
 
    the Partnership’s issuance of 620,689 common units and 12,667 general partner units to Anadarko; and

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Introduction to the unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements of Western Gas Partners, LP
    Anadarko’s contribution of the Granger Operations to the Partnership.
Immediately subsequent to the Granger Acquisition, Anadarko held 1,296,570 general partner units, representing a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership; 100% of the Partnership incentive distribution rights and 9,254,435 common units and 26,536,306 subordinated units, representing an aggregate 55.2% limited partner interest in the Partnership. The public held 27,741,179 common units, representing a 42.8% limited partner interest in the Partnership.
From and after the closing of the Contribution Agreement and related transactions, the Granger Operations will be subject to the terms and conditions of various agreements between the Partnership and Anadarko, including:
    an omnibus agreement which provides for certain indemnifications, reimbursement for expenses paid by Anadarko on behalf of the Partnership and compensation to Anadarko for providing the Partnership with certain general and administrative services and insurance coverage;
 
    a services and secondment agreement pursuant to which specified employees of Anadarko are seconded to the general partner to provide operating, routine maintenance and other services with respect to the assets owned and operated by the Partnership under the direction, supervision and control of the general partner;
 
    a tax sharing agreement pursuant to which the Partnership will reimburse Anadarko for the Partnership’s share of Texas margin tax borne by Anadarko as a result of the Granger Operations’ results being included in a combined or consolidated tax return filed by Anadarko with respect to periods subsequent to January 29, 2010; and
 
    other routine agreements with Anadarko or its subsidiaries that arise in the ordinary course of business for gathering, processing, treating and compression services and other operational matters.
In connection with the acquisition of the Granger Operations, the Partnership and Anadarko amended the omnibus agreement and services and secondment agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the cap for the reimbursement by the Partnership to Anadarko of general and administrative expenses not attributable to operating as a public company was increased from $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The cap is subject to increases based on increases in the Consumer Price Index and, with the concurrence of the special committee of the board of directors of the general partner of the Partnership, subject to further increases arising in connection with expansions of the Partnership’s operations through the acquisition or construction of new assets or businesses. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements do not reflect incremental expense associated with the amendments of the omnibus agreement or services and secondment agreement made in connection with the Granger Acquisition.
Effective October 1, 2009, contracts covering substantially all the Granger Operations’ affiliate throughput were converted into 10-year fee-based arrangements. In connection with the Granger Acquisition, the Partnership also entered into five-year commodity price swap agreements with Anadarko effective January 1, 2010 to mitigate exposure to commodity price volatility that would otherwise be present as a result of the Partnership’s acquisition of the Granger Operations. The impact of the October 2009 affiliate contract changes for periods prior to such contract changes and the impact of the commodity price swap agreements are not reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the Partnership had acquired the Granger Operations on the dates indicated nor are they indicative of the future operating results of the Partnership.

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WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

(unaudited, in thousands except earnings per unit)
                                 
            Granger              
    Partnership     Operations     Pro Forma     Partnership  
    Historical     Historical     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
Revenues – affiliates
                               
Gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas
  $ 134,832     $ 11,874     $     $ 146,706  
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and condensate
    76,289       103,842             180,131  
Equity income and other
    8,577                   8,577  
 
                       
Total revenues – affiliates
    219,698       115,716             335,414  
Revenues – third parties
                               
Gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas
    16,984       10,104             27,088  
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and condensate
    7,462                   7,462  
Other
    975       284             1,259  
 
                       
Total revenues – third parties
    25,421       10,388             35,809  
 
                       
Total revenues
    245,119       126,104             371,223  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses
                               
Cost of product
    51,136       73,778             124,914  
Operation and maintenance
    45,901       14,713             60,614  
Depreciation and amortization
    40,065       11,025             51,090  
General and administrative
    20,136       4,169             24,305  
Property and other taxes
    7,251       3,041             10,292  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    164,489       106,726             271,215  
 
                       
Operating income
    80,630       19,378             100,008  
 
Interest income, net
    6,945       504       (504 ) (a)     1,212  
 
                    (5,733 ) (b)    
Other income, net
    42       13             55  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    87,617       19,895       (6,237 )     101,275  
 
                               
Income tax expense
    12       6,963       (6,953 ) (c)     22  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
    87,605       12,932       716       101,253  
 
                               
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    10,260                   10,260  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income attributable to Western Gas Partners, LP
  $ 77,345     $ 12,932     $ 716     $ 90,993  
 
                       
 
                               
General partner interest in net income
                          $ 2,019  
Limited partner interest in net income
                          $ 88,974  
 
                               
Net income per common unit (basic and diluted)
                          $ 1.40  
Net income per subordinated unit (basic and diluted)
                          $ 1.40  
 
                               
Number of common units outstanding (basic and diluted)
                            36,996  
Number of subordinated units outstanding (basic and diluted)
                            26,536  
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

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WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009

(unaudited, in thousands)
                                 
            Granger              
    Partnership     Operations     Pro Forma     Partnership  
    Historical     Historical     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
ASSETS
                               
Current assets
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 69,984     $     $ 210,000  (d)   $ 38,304  
 
                    (241,680)  (e)        
Accounts receivable, net
    6,099       180             6,279  
Natural gas imbalance receivables
    493       221             714  
Other current assets
    3,287                   3,287  
 
                       
Total current assets
    79,863       401       (31,680 )     48,584  
 
                               
Other assets
    2,974                   2,974  
Note receivable – Anadarko
    260,000                   260,000  
Property, plant and equipment
                               
Cost
    915,438       330,717             1,246,155  
Less accumulated depreciation
    214,942       37,836             252,778  
 
                       
Net property, plant and equipment
    700,496       292,881             993,377  
 
                               
Goodwill
    20,836       10,412             31,248  
Equity investment
    20,060                   20,060  
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 1,084,229     $ 303,694     $ (31,680 )   $ 1,356,243  
 
                       
 
LIABILITIES, EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
                       
 
                               
Current liabilities
                               
Accounts payable
  $ 8,602     $ 3,402     $     $ 12,004  
Natural gas imbalance payable
    1,608                   1,608  
Accrued ad valorem taxes
    1,525       1,521             3,046  
Income taxes payable
    412                   412  
Accrued liabilities
    5,966       3,220             9,186  
 
                       
Total current liabilities
    18,113       8,143             26,256  
Long-term liabilities
                               
Revolving credit facility
                210,000  (d)     210,000  
Note payable – Anadarko
    175,000                   175,000  
Deferred income taxes
    687       92,203       (92,163)  (c)     727  
Asset retirement obligations and other
    11,980       3,098             15,078  
 
                       
Total long-term liabilities
    187,667       95,301       117,837       400,805  
 
                       
Total liabilities
    205,780       103,444       117,837       427,061  
 
                               
Commitments and contingencies
                               
 
                               
Equity and partners’ capital
                               
Common unitholders
    497,230             49,718  (e)     546,948  
Subordinated unitholders
    276,571                   276,571  
General partner interest
    13,726             1,015  (e)     14,741  
Parent net investment
          200,250       (292,413)  (e)      
 
                    92,163  (c)        
 
                       
Total partners’ capital
    787,527       200,250       (149,517 )     838,260  
 
                               
Noncontrolling interest
    90,922                   90,922  
 
                       
Total equity and partners’ capital
    878,449       200,250       (149,517 )     929,182  
 
                       
Total liabilities, equity and partners’ capital
  $ 1,084,229     $ 303,694     $ (31,680 )   $ 1,356,243  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of
Western Gas Partners, LP
1. Basis of presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based upon the audited historical consolidated financial statements of the Partnership and the audited historical financial statements of the Granger Operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements present the impact of the Granger Acquisition, which is described in the introduction to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements, on the Partnership’s results of operations and financial position. The contribution of the Granger Operations to the Partnership was recorded at Anadarko’s historical cost as these transactions are considered reorganizations of entities under common control.
2. Pro forma adjustments
The following adjustments for the Partnership have been prepared as if the acquisition of the Granger Operations occurred on December 31, 2009, in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet, and on January 1, 2009, in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income:
  (a)   Reflects the elimination of historical interest income, net resulting from the non-cash settlement of receivables and payables held by or owed to Anadarko prior to the acquisition of the Granger Operations.
 
  (b)   Reflects the inclusion of interest expense on the $210.0 million of borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of the Granger Operations, which bears interest at a variable rate.
 
  (c)   Reflects the elimination of historical current and deferred income taxes as if the Partnership, an entity which is generally not subject to federal and state income taxes, other than Texas margin tax, owned and operated the Granger Operations since January 1, 2009, in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income, and on December 31, 2009, in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet. Texas margin taxes have not been eliminated and continue to be borne by the Partnership.
 
  (d)   Reflects the $210.0 million of borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of the Granger Operations.
 
  (e)   Reflects the acquisition of the Granger Operations, including the payment of $241.7 million of cash and the issuance of 620,689 common units and 12,667 general partner units by the Partnership to Anadarko. The excess of the historical net book value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed over cash consideration paid is recorded as an increase to partners’ capital for the common unitholders and general partner.
3. Pro forma net income per limited partner unit
Earnings per limited partner unit is calculated based on the assumption that the Partnership distributes to its unitholders an amount of cash equal to net income attributable to Western Gas Partners, LP, notwithstanding the general partner’s ultimate discretion over the amount of cash to be distributed for the period, the existence of other legal or contractual limitations that would prevent distributions of all of the net income for the period or any other economic or practical limitation on the ability to make a full distribution of all of the net income for the period. Earnings per unit is calculated by applying the provisions of the partnership agreement that govern actual cash distributions to the notional cash distribution amount, including giving effect to incentive distributions, when applicable. The allocation of undistributed earnings, or net income attributable to Western Gas Partners, LP in excess of distributions, to the incentive distribution rights is limited to available cash (as defined by the partnership agreement) for the period.

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Notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of
Western Gas Partners, LP
The Partnership’s net income allocable to the limited partners is allocated between the common and subordinated unitholders by applying the provisions of the partnership agreement that govern actual cash distributions as if all earnings for the period had been distributed. Accordingly, if current net income allocable to the limited partners is less than the minimum quarterly distribution, more income is allocated to the common unitholders than the subordinated unitholders for that quarterly period.
For purposes of calculating pro forma net income per limited partner unit, management assumed that annual pro forma cash distributions were equal to annual pro forma earnings. Pro forma basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit is calculated by dividing limited partners’ interest in net income by the number of limited partner units outstanding as of December 31, 2009 plus the common units issued in connection with the Granger Acquisition as if all such units were outstanding since January 1, 2009.
Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement, to the extent that the quarterly distributions exceed certain targets, the general partner is entitled to receive certain incentive distributions that will result in more net income being proportionately allocated to the general partner than to the holders of common and subordinated units. The pro forma net income per unit would have been sufficient to generate incentive distribution payments to our general partner and the effect of such incentive distributions are reflected in the pro forma net income per limited unit for the year ended December 31, 2009. However, because, (i) the limited partnership agreement requires the Partnership to distribute available cash rather than the earnings reflected in the Partnership’s income statement and (ii) the pro forma net income per unit calculation has been prepared on a year-to-date basis in lieu of a quarterly basis, actual cash distributions declared and paid by the Partnership may vary significantly from reported pro forma net income per unit.
The following table illustrates the Partnership’s calculation of pro forma net income per unit for common and subordinated limited partner units (in thousands, except per-unit information):
         
Limited partner interest in net income:
       
Net income attributable to Western Gas Partners, LP
  $ 90,993  
Less: general partner interest in net income
    2,019  
 
     
Limited partner interest in net income
  $ 88,974  
 
       
Net income allocable to common units
  $ 51,813  
Net income allocable to subordinated units
    37,161  
 
     
Limited partner interest in net income
  $ 88,974  
 
       
Net income per limited partner unit – basic and diluted:
       
Net income per common unit
  $ 1.40  
Net income per subordinated unit
  $ 1.40  
Net income per limited partner unit
  $ 1.40  
 
       
Number of limited partner units outstanding – basic and diluted
       
Common units
    36,996  
Subordinated units
    26,536  
 
     
Total limited partner units
    63,532  
 
     

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