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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Partners Capital and Distribution |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details the distributions paid to Class A shareholders during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2014 (in millions, except per share data):
|  |  |  | Distributions to |  |  | Distributions per |
Date Declared |  | Distribution Date |  | Class A Shareholders |  |  | Class A Share (2) |
October 8, 2014 |  | November 14, 2014 (1) |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 0.19075 |
July 8, 2014 |  | August 14, 2014 |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 0.18340 |
April 7, 2014 |  | May 15, 2014 |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 0.17055 |
January 9, 2014 |  | February 14, 2014 |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 0.12505 |
(1) Payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2014, for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014. (2) The distribution per Class A share paid on February 14, 2014 was prorated for the partial quarter following the closing of our IPO on October 21, 2013.
Schedule of impact of Exchange Right exercises on Class A and Class B shares outstanding |
|  | Class B Shares |  | Class A Shares |
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | 472,196,136 |  | 133,833,637 |
Shares (exchanged)/issued in connection with Exchange Right exercises |  | (2,213,000 | ) | 2,213,000 |
Balance at September 30, 2014 |  | 469,983,136 |  | 136,046,637 |
PAA |
Partners Capital and Distribution |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details the distributions to PAA’s partners paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2014, net of incentive distribution reductions (in millions, except per unit data):
|  |  |  | Distributions to PAA’s Partners |  |  | Distributions |
|  |  |  | Limited |  | AAP |  |  |  |  | per limited |
Date Declared |  | Distribution Date |  | Partners |  | Incentive |  | 2% |  | Total |  |  | partner unit |
October 8, 2014 |  | November 14, 2014 (1) |  | $ | 245 |  | $ | 124 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 0.6600 |
July 8, 2014 |  | August 14, 2014 |  | $ | 238 |  | $ | 117 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 0.6450 |
April 7, 2014 |  | May 15, 2014 |  | $ | 229 |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 0.6300 |
January 9, 2014 |  | February 14, 2014 |  | $ | 221 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 328 |  |  | $ | 0.6150 |
(1) Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2014, for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
AAP |
Partners Capital and Distribution |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details the distributions to AAP’s partners from distributions received from PAA paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2014 (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  | Distributions to AAP’s Partners |
|  | Distributions received |  | Cash |  |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  |
Distribution Date |  | by AAP from PAA |  | Reserves |  | Total |  | Interests |  | PAGP |
November 14, 2014 (1) |  | $ | 129 |  | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 125 |  | $ | 99 |  | $ | 26 |
August 14, 2014 |  | $ | 122 |  | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 119 |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 25 |
May 15, 2014 |  | $ | 115 |  | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 111 |  | $ | 88 |  | $ | 23 |
February 14, 2014 (2) |  | $ | 107 |  | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 104 |  | $ | 87 |  | $ | 17 |
(1) Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2014, for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014. (2) The distribution paid by AAP on February 14, 2014 was prorated as of the date of the consummation of our IPO, such that the owners of AAP prior to our IPO received the portion of the distribution attributable to the period prior to our IPO, and the owners of AAP at the date of record of January 31, 2014, including us, received the portion of the distribution attributable to the period beginning on the date of the IPO through the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.

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