Exhibit 99.1
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PRISM GAS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES FUNDING OF NEW
CREDIT FACILITY
KILGORE, TEXAS November 10, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ Martin Midstream
Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: MMLP) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Prism Gas
Systems I, L.P, a natural gas gathering and processing company with strategic and integrated
gathering and processing assets located in East Texas, Northwest Louisiana and the Texas Gulf
Coast. The final purchase price was approximately $96.4 million (including the assumption of
approximately $4.0 million in working capital obligations), subject to post closing
reconciliations. Upon full integration of the Prism assets, MMLP expects the transaction to be
accretive to its distributable cash flow per unit.
The purchase price was funded through a combination of approximately $62.8 million in borrowings
under MMLPs new credit facility, $5.0 million in a previously funded escrow account, $15.0 million
of new equity capital provided by Martin Resource Management Corporation, the owner of MMLPs
general partner, in exchange for new MMLP common units and approximately $9.6 million of new MMLP
common units issued to certain of the sellers. The common units were priced at $32.54 per unit,
based on the average closing price of MMLPs common units on the Nasdaq during the ten trading days
immediately preceding and immediately following the September 6, 2005 execution of the definitive
purchase agreement.
In connection with this acquisition, Martin Midstream Partners consummated a new multi-bank credit
facility consisting of a $130.0 million term loan and a $95.0 million revolving credit line with an
optional $100.0 million accordion feature. The new credit facility matures in 2010 and is secured
by substantially all of MMLPs assets. In addition to funding a portion of the Prism purchase
price, the new credit facility refinanced MMLPs preexisting indebtedness under its prior credit
facility. After giving effect to the Prism closing, MMLPs outstanding indebtedness includes
approximately $182.2 million under its new credit facility and $9.1 million of U.S. Guaranteed Ship
Financing Bonds due 2021, which were assumed in connection with Martin Midstreams July 2005
acquisition of the remaining equity interests in CF Martin Sulphur L.P. not owned by MMLP.
Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, MMLPs general
partner, stated We are pleased to complete this strategic acquisition and our new credit facility
- both of which are our largest to date. Prisms complimentary suite of assets enhances our
existing operations and gives us immediate entry into the growing East Texas and Northwest
Louisiana energy production base, while increasing the diversification to our existing portfolio of
assets.
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners provides terminalling and storage, marine transportation, distribution
and midstream logistical services for producers and suppliers of hydrocarbon products and
by-products, lubricants and other liquids. MMLP also manufactures and markets sulfur-based
fertilizers and related products and owns CF Martin Sulphur L.P., which operates a sulfur
terminalling, transportation and distribution business. MMLP operates primarily in the Gulf Coast
region of the United States.
Additional information concerning Martin Midstream is available on its website at
www.martinmidstream.com.
Contact:
Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MMLPs general
partner, Martin Midstream GP LLC, at (903) 983-6200.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about Martin Midstream Partners outlook and all other statements in this release other
than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial
estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions
concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in
anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including
risks and uncertainties, is set forth in MMLPs annual and quarterly reports filed from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention
or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.