\nCrestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) (\u201cCrestwood\u201d) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner (the \u201cBoard\u201d) declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.655 per common unit ($2.620 annually) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, which is unchanged quarter-over-quarter. In addition, Crestwood announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.2111 per preferred unit ($0.8444 annually). Both common and preferred distributions will be made on October 31, 2023, to unitholders of record as of October 23, 2023.<\/p>\n
\nFurther, the Board declared a special cash distribution of $0.003 per common unit and $0.0003 per preferred unit (the \u201cSpecial Distribution\u201d) payable on October 31, 2023 to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 23, 2023.<\/p>\n
\nThe right to issue the Special Distribution was negotiated as part of Crestwood\u2019s pending transaction (the \u201cTransaction\u201d) with Energy Transfer LP (\u201cEnergy Transfer\u201d), providing Crestwood the option to pay a special cash distribution to its unitholders (in an amount not to exceed $0.003 per common unit and $0.0003 per preferred unit) if Energy Transfer and Crestwood mutually agree that the closing of the Transaction is reasonably expected to occur before the ex-dividend date of Energy Transfer\u2019s regular quarterly distribution in respect of Energy Transfer common units for the quarter ending December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n
\nCrestwood investors are encouraged to visit www.votecrestwood.com<\/a> for additional information about Crestwood\u2019s Transaction with Energy Transfer, including transaction benefits and unitholder voting information in advance of the October 30th<\/sup> special meeting of unitholders.<\/p>\n Tax Notice to Foreign Investors<\/b><\/p>\n \nConcurrent with this announcement we are providing qualified notice to brokers and nominees that hold Crestwood units on behalf of non-U.S. investors under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b) and (d) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446(f)-4(c)(2)(iii). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of Crestwood\u2019s distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. In addition, brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the distribution as being in excess of cumulative net income for purposes of determining the amount to withhold. Accordingly, Crestwood\u2019s distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at a rate equal to the highest applicable effective tax rate plus ten percent (10%). Nominees, and not Crestwood, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of non-U.S. investors.<\/p>\n Important Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It<\/b><\/p>\n \nIn connection with the Transaction between Energy Transfer and Crestwood, Energy Transfer filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the \u201cRegistration Statement\u201d) that includes a proxy statement of Crestwood that also constitutes a prospectus of Energy Transfer (the \u201cproxy statement\/prospectus\u201d), and each party will file other documents regarding the Transaction with the SEC. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on September 29, 2023, and a definitive proxy statement\/prospectus was mailed to Crestwood unitholders of record as of September 22, 2023. This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, proxy statement\/prospectus or any other document that Energy Transfer or Crestwood (as applicable) has filed or may file with the SEC in connection with the Transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ENERGY TRANSFER AND CRESTWOOD ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT\/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement\/prospectus, as each may be amended from time to time, as well as other filings containing important information about Energy Transfer or Crestwood, without charge at the SEC\u2019s website, at http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a>. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Energy Transfer are available free of charge on Energy Transfer\u2019s website at www.energytransfer.com<\/a> under the tab \u201cInvestor Relations\u201d and then under the tab \u201cSEC Filings\u201d or by directing a request to Investor Relations, Energy Transfer LP, 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75225, Tel. No. (214) 981-0795 or to investorrelations@energytransfer.com<\/a>. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Crestwood are available free of charge on Crestwood\u2019s website at www.crestwoodlp.com<\/a> under the tab \u201cInvestors\u201d and then under the tab \u201cSEC Filings\u201d or by directing a request to Investor Relations, Crestwood Equity Partners LP, 811 Main Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002, Tel. No. (832) 519-2200 or to investorrelations@crestwoodlp.com<\/a>. The information included on, or accessible through, Energy Transfer\u2019s or Crestwood\u2019s website is not incorporated by reference into this communication.<\/p>\n Participants in the Solicitation<\/b><\/p>\n \nEnergy Transfer, Crestwood and the directors and certain executive officers of their respective general partners may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the Transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Crestwood\u2019s general partner is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2023 annual meeting of unitholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2023. Information about the directors and executive officers of Energy Transfer\u2019s general partner is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the proxy statement\/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.<\/p>\n No Offer or Solicitation<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, issuance, exchange, transfer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, issuance, exchange, transfer, solicitation or sale would be in contravention of applicable law. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \u201cSecurities Act\u201d).<\/p>\n Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis communication contains \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In this context, forward-looking statements often address future business and financial events, conditions, expectations, plans or ambitions, and often include, but are not limited to, words such as \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cseek,\u201d \u201csee,\u201d \u201ctarget\u201d or similar expressions, or variations or negatives of these words, but not all forward-looking statements include such words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about the consummation of the Transaction and the anticipated benefits thereof. All such forward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates, expectations and ambitions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of Energy Transfer and Crestwood, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the completion of the Transaction on anticipated terms and timing, or at all, including obtaining Crestwood unitholder approval and any other approvals that may be required on anticipated terms; anticipated tax treatment, unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, expansion and growth of the combined company\u2019s operations and other conditions to the completion of the Transaction, including the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the Transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the ability of Energy Transfer and Crestwood to integrate their businesses successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies and value creation; potential litigation relating to the Transaction that could be instituted against Energy Transfer, Crestwood or the directors of their respective general partners; the risk that disruptions from the Transaction will harm Energy Transfer\u2019s or Crestwood\u2019s business, including current plans and operations and that management\u2019s time and attention will be diverted on Transaction-related issues; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers, competitors or credit rating agencies, resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction; rating agency actions and Energy Transfer and Crestwood\u2019s ability to access short- and long-term debt markets on a timely and affordable basis; legislative, regulatory and economic developments, changes in local, national, or international laws, regulations, and policies affecting Energy Transfer and Crestwood; potential business uncertainty, including the outcome of commercial negotiations and changes to existing business relationships during the pendency of the Transaction that could affect Energy Transfer\u2019s and\/or Crestwood\u2019s financial performance and operating results; certain restrictions during the pendency of the Transaction that may impact Crestwood\u2019s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions or otherwise operate its business; acts of terrorism or outbreak of war, hostilities, civil unrest, attacks against Energy Transfer or Crestwood, and other political or security disturbances; dilution caused by Energy Transfer\u2019s issuance of additional units representing limited partner interests in connection with the Transaction; the possibility that the Transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; the impacts of pandemics or other public health crises, including the effects of government responses on people and economies; changes in the supply, demand or price of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; those risks described in Item 1A of Energy Transfer\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023, and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10 Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K; those risks described in Item 1A of Crestwood\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2023, and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K; and those risks that are described in the Registration Statement and the accompanying proxy statement\/prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction.<\/p>\n \nWhile the list of factors presented here, in the Registration Statement and in the proxy statement\/prospectus is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Energy Transfer and Crestwood caution you not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements as they are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of new markets or market segments in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this communication. Neither Energy Transfer nor Crestwood assumes any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws. Neither future distribution of this communication nor the continued availability of this communication in archive form on Energy Transfer\u2019s or Crestwood\u2019s website should be deemed to constitute an update or re-affirmation of these statements as of any future date.<\/p>\n About Crestwood Equity Partners LP<\/b><\/p>\n \nHouston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses in multiple shale resource plays across the United States. Crestwood is engaged in the gathering, processing, treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas; storage, transportation, terminalling and marketing of NGLs; gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil; and gathering and disposal of produced water. For more information, visit Crestwood Equity Partners LP at www.crestwoodlp.com<\/a>; and to learn more about Crestwood\u2019s sustainability efforts, please visit https:\/\/esg.crestwoodlp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span>https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231012584141\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Crestwood Equity Partners LP<\/b><\/p>\n I<\/b>nvestor Contact<\/b><\/p>\n \nAndrew Thorington, 713-380-3028 Sustainability and Media Contact<\/b><\/p>\n \nJoanne Howard, 832-519-2211 KEYWORDS:<\/b> Texas United States North America<\/p>\n INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Energy Other Energy Oil\/Gas<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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andrew.thorington@crestwoodlp.com
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Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations<\/p>\n
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joanne.howard@crestwoodlp.com
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Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Communications<\/p>\n
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