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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Subsequent Events  
Subsequent Events

(12)  Subsequent Events

 

(a)  CDM Acquisition Closes

 

On April 2, 2018, we completed the previously announced acquisition (the “CDM Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of CDM Resource Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CDM”), and CDM Environmental & Technical Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CDM E&T”), from Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), in exchange for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.7 billion, consisting of (i) 19,191,351 common units, (ii) 6,397,965 Class B units representing limited partner interests in us (“Class B Units”) and (iii) $1.232 billion in cash (including estimated customary closing adjustments).

 

The purchase price was determined based on arm’s length negotiations. Prior to the CDM Acquisition and related transactions, there were no material relationships between ETP and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Partnership or any of its affiliates, directors, officers or any associate of such directors or officers, on the other hand.

 

Due to the multiple facets of this acquisition, which was executed through a series of transactions described below, we are still evaluating which accounting method to use and which entity will serve as predecessor for financial reporting purposes.  Further, the valuation of our assets is currently in process and we do not have preliminary estimates available. As such, the disclosure requirements in ASC 805-10-50-2 and ASC 805-30-50-1 cannot be made as of the time of filing this report. 

 

(b)   GP Purchase Agreement

 

On April 2, 2018 and in connection with the closing of the CDM Acquisition, pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement (the “GP Purchase Agreement”), dated as of January 15, 2018, by and among Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”), Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. (together with ETE, the “GP Purchasers”), USAC Holdings and, solely for certain purposes therein, R/C IV USACP Holdings, L.P. and ETP, the GP Purchasers acquired from USAC Holdings (i) all of the outstanding limited liability company interests in the General Partner and (ii) 12,466,912 Common Units (the “GP Purchase”) for cash consideration equal to $250 million.

 

(c)   Equity Restructuring Agreement

 

On April 2, 2018 and in connection with the closing of the CDM Acquisition, we consummated the transactions contemplated by the Equity Restructuring Agreement (the “Equity Restructuring Agreement”) dated January 15, 2018, by and among us,  our General Partner and ETE, including, among other things, the cancellation of the IDRs (the “Cancellation”) and conversion of our General Partner’s Interest into a non-economic general partner interest (the “Conversion” and, together with the Cancellation, the “Restructuring”), in exchange for our issuance of 8,000,000 common units to the General Partner. In addition, at any time after one year following the closing, ETE will have the right to contribute (or cause any of its subsidiaries to contribute) to us all of the outstanding equity interests in any of its subsidiaries that owns the general partner interest in us in exchange for $10 million (the “GP Contribution”); provided that the GP Contribution will occur automatically if at any time following the closing (i) ETE or one of its subsidiaries (including ETP) owns, directly or indirectly, the general partner interest in us and (ii) ETE and its subsidiaries (including ETP) collectively own less than 12,500,000 common units.

 

(d)   Series A Preferred Unit and Warrant Private Placement

 

On April 2, 2018, we consummated the transactions contemplated by the Series A Preferred Unit and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated January 15, 2018, with certain investment funds managed or sub-advised by EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”) and other investment vehicles unaffiliated with EIG (collectively, the “Purchasers”) to issue and sell in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) $500 million in the aggregate of (i) newly authorized and established Series A Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in us (the “Preferred Units”) and (ii) warrants to purchase common units (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on April 2, 2018, we issued 500,000 Preferred Units to the Purchasers at a price of $1,000 per Preferred Unit, less a 1.0% structuring and origination fee, for total net proceeds, before expenses, of $495 million. In addition, we paid a 1.0% commitment fee to the Purchasers at the closing and reimbursed the Purchasers $0.4 million for certain expenses incurred in connection with the Private Placement. We also issued two tranches of Warrants to the Purchasers, which included Warrants to purchase 5,000,000 common units with a strike price of $17.03 per unit and Warrants to purchase 10,000,000 common units with a strike price of $19.59 per unit. The Warrants may be exercised by the holders thereof at any time beginning on the one year anniversary of the closing date and before the tenth anniversary of the closing date. Upon exercise of the Warrants, we may, at our option, elect to settle the Warrants in common units on a net basis.

 

(e)   Credit Facility Amendment and Restatement

 

On April 2, 2018, we entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Sixth A&R Credit Agreement”) by and among the Partnership, as borrower, USAC OpCo 2, LLC, USAC Leasing 2, LLC, USA Compression Partners, LLC, USAC Leasing, LLC, CDM, CDM E&T and USA Compression Finance Corp., the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent and an LC issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners, Barclays Bank PLC, Regions Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., SunTrust Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as senior managing agents. The Sixth A&R Credit Agreement amended and restated that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2013, as amended (the “Fifth A&R Credit Agreement”).

 

The Sixth A&R Credit Agreement amended the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) increase the borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion (subject to availability under a borrowing base), (ii) extend the termination date (and the maturity date of the obligations thereunder) from January 6, 2020 to April 2, 2023, (iii) subject to the terms of the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement, permit up to $400.0 million of future increases in borrowing capacity, (iv) modify the leverage ratio covenant to be 5.75 to 1.0 through the end of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019, 5.5 to 1.0 through the end of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, and 5.0 to 1.0 thereafter and (v) increase the applicable margin for eurodollar borrowings to range from 2.00% to 2.75%, depending on our leverage ratio, all as more fully set forth in the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement.

 

As of the close of business on April 2, 2018, we had $899.5 million of outstanding borrowings and no outstanding letters of credit under the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement. In connection with entering into the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement, we paid certain upfront fees and arrangement fees to the arrangers, syndication agents and senior managing agents of the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement. Amounts borrowed and repaid under the Sixth A&R Credit Agreement may be re-borrowed.

 

(f)   Phantom Units Accelerated Vesting

 

On April 2, 2018 and in connection with the closing of the CDM Acquisition, and pursuant to the change in control provisions of our outstanding phantom unit awards, all of the performance-based phantom units granted during 2018, 2017 and 2016, and outstanding as of April 2, 2018, vested immediately upon the change in control event at 100% of the target level.  In addition, all outstanding time-based phantom units held by our CEO vested immediately upon the change in control event. As such, 563,544 outstanding phantom unit awards vested resulting in $6.9 million of compensation expense that will be recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2018.