8-K

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): October 21, 2021

USD Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36674	30-0831007
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

811 Main Street, Suite 2800

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 291-0510

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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:

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

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

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

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests	USDP	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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     ☐

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.    ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Quarterly Cash Distribution

On October 21, 2021, USD Partners LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing that the board of directors of USD Partners GP LLC, acting in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.1185 per unit for the third quarter of 2021 ($0.474 per unit on an annualized basis), representing an increase of $0.0025 per unit or 2.2% over the distribution declared for the second quarter of 2021. The quarterly increase is in-line with management’s previously stated guidance. The distribution is payable on November 12, 2021, to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 3, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

The Partnership also announced that it plans to report third quarter 2021 financial and operating results after market close on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The Partnership will host a conference call and webcast regarding its third quarter 2021 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Information on how to access the conference call and webcast can be found in the press release and will also be posted to the Partnership’s website at www.usdpartners.com in the “Investors” tab and the “Events & Presentations” sub-tab.

Information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report and the exhibit attached to this report are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and are not incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, unless the Partnership expressly states that such information is considered to be “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates such information by specific reference in a Securities Act or Exchange Act filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of USD Partners LP dated October 21, 2021.
104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.

	USD Partners LP (Registrant)
	By:	USD Partners GP LLC,
		its general partner
Date: October 21, 2021	By:	/s/ Adam Altsuler
	Name:	Adam Altsuler
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

October 21, 2021

USD Partners Announces Quarterly Distribution Increase and its Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Date

HOUSTON - USD Partners LP (NYSE: USDP) (the “Partnership”) announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.1185 per unit for the third quarter of 2021 ($0.474 per unit on an annualized basis), representing an increase of $0.0025 per unit, or 2.2% over the distribution declared for the second quarter of 2021. The quarterly increase is in-line with management’s previously stated guidance. The distribution is payable on November 12, 2021, to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 3, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

The Partnership plans to report third quarter 2021 financial and operating results after market close on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The Partnership will host a conference call and webcast regarding third quarter 2021 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

To listen live over the Internet, participants are advised to log on to the Partnership’s website at www.usdpartners.com and select the “Events & Presentations” sub-tab under the “Investors” tab. To join via telephone, participants may dial (866) 342-8591 domestically or +1 (203) 518-9713 internationally, conference ID 2035204. Participants are advised to dial in at least five minutes prior to the call.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available for thirty days by dialing (800) 839-4514 domesticallyor +1 (402) 220-2680 internationally, conference ID 2035204. In addition, a replay of the audio webcast will be available by accessing the Partnership’s website after the call is concluded.

About USD Partners LP

USD Partners LP is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed in 2014 by US Development Group, LLC (“USD”) to acquire, develop and operate midstream infrastructure and complementary logistics solutions for crude oil, biofuels and other energy-related products. The Partnership generates substantially all of its operating cash flows from multi-year, take-or-pay contracts with primarily investment grade customers, including major integrated oil companies and refiners. The Partnership’s principal assets include a network of crude oil terminals that facilitate the transportation of heavy crude oil from Western Canada to key demand centers across North America. The Partnership’s operations include railcar loading and unloading, storage and blending in on-site tanks, inbound and outbound pipeline connectivity, truck transloading, as well as other related logistics services. In addition, the Partnership provides customers with leased railcars and fleet services to facilitate the transportation of liquid hydrocarbons and biofuels by rail.

USD, which owns the general partner of USD Partners LP, is engaged in designing, developing, owning, and managing large-scale multi-modal logistics centers and energy-related infrastructure across North America. USD’s solutions create flexible market access for customers in significant growth areas and key demand centers, including Western Canada, the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico. Among other projects, USD, along with its partner Gibson Energy, Inc., is progressing on a long-term solution to transport heavier grades of crude oil produced in Western Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast through a Diluent Recovery Unit at the Hardisty Terminal and USD’s destination terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. Both projects are currently

operating in the start-up phase. USD is also currently pursuing the development of a premier energy logistics terminal on the Houston Ship Channel with capacity for substantial tank storage, multiple docks (including barge and deepwater), inbound and outbound pipeline connectivity, as well as a rail terminal with unit train capabilities. For additional information, please visit texasdeepwater.com. Information on websites referenced in this release is not part of this release.

Qualified Notice to Nominees

This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that we believe that 100 percent of the 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 Partnership’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, including statements with respect to the amount and timing of the Partnership’s third quarter 2021 cash distribution and the business prospects of the Partnership and USD. Words and phrases such as “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “progressing on,” “pursuing,” and similar expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to the Partnership are based on management’s expectations, estimates and projections about the Partnership, its interests, USD’s projects and the energy industry in general on the date this press release was issued. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. The current economic downturn and pandemic introduces unusual risks and an inability to predict all risks that may impact the Partnership’s business and outlook. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include those as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Relations Contacts:

Adam Altsuler, (281) 291-3995

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer Waller, (832) 991-8383

Director, Financial Reporting and Investor Relations

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