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Partners' Capital (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Partners' Capital.

Schedule of cash distributions

		Distribution per			Amount Paid to			Amount Paid to			Amount Paid to
		Limited Partner			Common			Subordinated			General			Total
Payment Date		Unit			Unitholders			Unitholder			Partner			Distribution
May 15, 2013		$	0.348	(1)	$	5.2		$	4.9		$	0.2		$	10.3
August 14, 2013			0.44			6.7			6.2			0.3			13.2
November 14, 2013			0.46			10.6			6.5			0.3			17.4
February 14, 2014			0.48			11.3			6.7			0.4			18.4
May 15, 2014			0.49			11.8			6.9			0.4			19.1
August 14, 2014			0.50			15.1			7.0			0.5			22.6

(1) Prorated to reflect 72 days of quarterly cash distribution rate of $0.435 per unit.

Schedule of percentage allocations of available cash from operating surplus between the unitholders and general partner

				Marginal percentage interest
		Total quarterly		in distributions
		distribution per unit		Unit holders			General Partner
Minimum Quarterly Distribution		$0.425		98.3	%		1.7	%
First Target Distribution		up to $0.4888		98.3	%		1.7	%
Second Target Distribution		above $0.4888 up to $0.5313		85.3	%		14.7	%
Third Target Distribution		above $0.5313 up to $0.6375		75.3	%		24.7	%
Thereafter		above $0.6375		50.3	%		49.7	%

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