6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: November 7, 2013

Commission file number 1- 32479

 

 

TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

4th Floor

Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Item 1 — Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report

Attached as Exhibit I is a copy of an announcement of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. dated November 7, 2013.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P.

Date: November 7, 2013

    By:   /s/ Peter Evensen
      Peter Evensen
     

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


LOGO  

TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P.

4th Floor, Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda

EARNINGS RELEASE

TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS

REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Highlights

 

  Generated distributable cash flow of $64.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 12 percent from the third quarter of 2012.

 

  Declared third quarter 2013 cash distribution of $0.675 per unit; management intends to recommend a 2.5 percent distribution increase for the fourth quarter distribution payable in February 2014.

 

  In September 2013, acquired and bareboat chartered-back an LNG carrier newbuilding and agreed to acquire and bareboat charter-back a second newbuilding LNG carrier with Awilco LNG to be delivered in late-November 2013.

 

  In October 2013, exercised options for two additional MGC carrier newbuildings through the Exmar LPG JV.

 

  Total liquidity of approximately $400 million as at September 30, 2013, giving pro forma effect to proceeds from the $145 million common unit public offering completed in early October 2013.

Hamilton, Bermuda, November 7, 2013 – Teekay GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE: TGP), today reported the Partnership’s results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. During the third quarter of 2013, the Partnership generated distributable cash flow(1) of $64.6 million, compared to $57.8 million in the same quarter of the previous year. The increase in distributable cash flow was primarily due to the Partnership’s acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Exmar LPG BVBA, a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier joint venture with Exmar, in February 2013 and its acquisition and charter-back of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from Awilco LNG ASA (Awilco) in September 2013. The increase was partially offset by lower charter rates on two of the Partnership’s conventional tankers as a result of renegotiated rates effective October 2012 for a period of two years.

On October 11, 2013, the Partnership declared a cash distribution of $0.675 per unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The cash distribution is payable on November 8, 2013 to all unitholders of record on October 23, 2013.

“With the Partnership’s recent accretive transactions with Awilco, we are pleased to announce today that management intends to recommend to the Board of Directors an increase to the Partnership’s quarterly distribution by 2.5 percent, commencing with the fourth quarter distribution payable in February 2014,” commented Peter Evensen, Chief Executive Officer of Teekay GP LLC. “The two Awilco acquisition-leaseback transactions combined with the two, five-year time-charters with Cheniere Marketing L.L.C. secured in June 2013, increase the Partnership’s estimated forward fixed-rate revenues to approximately $6.9 billion while further diversifying our fixed-rate contract portfolio.”

Mr. Evensen continued, “Looking ahead, the Partnership has a number of visible growth projects, including the four LNG carrier newbuildings scheduled to be delivered in 2016 and the 12 LPG newbuildings scheduled to be delivered between 2014 and 2018 in our 50 percent joint venture with Exmar NV, including two vessel options that were exercised last week. In addition, the Partnership is currently involved in several LNG shipping and floating regasification project tenders with expected start-up dates in early-2016 through 2017.”

 

(1) Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of the Partnership and other master limited partnerships. Please see Appendix B for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable financial measure under United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

 

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Recent Transactions

Acquisition and Bareboat Charter-Back of Two LNG Carrier Newbuildings

In August 2013, Teekay LNG agreed to acquire a 155,900 cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier newbuilding from Awilco. The vessel was delivered to the Partnership in mid-September 2013, at which time Awilco bareboat-chartered the vessel on a five-year fixed-rate charter contract (plus a one-year extension option) with a fixed-price purchase obligation at the end of the initial term (and option period). The vessel purchase price was $205 million less a $50 million upfront prepayment of charter hire by Awilco, which is in addition to the daily bareboat charter rate.

In September 2013, Teekay LNG agreed to acquire a second 155,900 cbm LNG carrier newbuilding from Awilco on similar terms as the first vessel. This second vessel is currently under construction by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., (DSME) of South Korea and the Partnership expects to take delivery in late-November 2013. Upon delivery of the second vessel to the Partnership, Awilco will bareboat-charter the vessel on a four-year fixed-rate charter contract (plus a one-year extension option) with a fixed-price purchase obligation at the end of the initial term (and option period). As with the first Awilco vessel, the second vessel’s purchase price is $205 million less a $50 million upfront prepayment of charter hire by Awilco, which is in addition to the daily bareboat charter rate.

Exercised Options for Additional Newbuilding LNG/LPG Carriers

In July 2013, Teekay LNG exercised a portion of its existing options with DSME for two additional 173,400 cbm LNG carrier newbuildings. These newbuilding vessels will be equipped with the M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI) twin engines, which are expected to be significantly more fuel-efficient and have lower emission levels than other engines currently being utilized in LNG shipping. The Partnership intends to secure long-term contract employment for both vessels prior to their deliveries in 2016. In connection with the exercise of these two newbuilding options, the Partnership secured additional options with DSME for up to five additional LNG carrier newbuildings.

In addition, in July and October 2013, Exmar LPG BVBA, the Partnership’s 50/50 LPG joint venture with Belgium-based Exmar NV, exercised its options to order four additional Midsize Gas Carrier (MGC) newbuildings, which will be constructed by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd. and scheduled for delivery in 2017 and 2018.

 

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Financial Summary

The Partnership reported adjusted net income attributable to the partners(1) (as detailed in Appendix A to this release) of $48.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to $41.7 million for the same period of the prior year. Adjusted net income attributable to the partners excludes a number of specific items that had the net effect of decreasing net income by $18.6 million and $8.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as detailed in Appendix A. Including these items, the Partnership reported net income attributable to the partners, on a GAAP basis, of $29.6 million and $33.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Partnership reported adjusted net income attributable to the partners(1) (as detailed in Appendix A to this release) of $128.7 million, compared to $117.8 million for the same period of the prior year. Adjusted net income attributable to the partners excludes a number of specific items that had the net effect of increasing net income by $25.0 million and decreasing net income by $22.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as detailed in Appendix A. Including these items, the Partnership reported net income attributable to the partners, on a GAAP basis, of $153.7 million and $95.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

For accounting purposes, the Partnership is required to recognize the changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments on its consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. This method of accounting does not affect the Partnership’s cash flows or the calculation of distributable cash flow, but results in the recognition of unrealized gains or losses on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as detailed in notes 3, 4 and 5 to the Summary Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income included in this release.

 

(1) Adjusted net income attributable to the partners is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Appendix A to this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable financial measure under GAAP and information about specific items affecting net income which are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership’s financial results.

 

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Operating Results

The following table highlights certain financial information for Teekay LNG’s two segments: the Liquefied Gas segment and the Conventional Tanker segment (please refer to the “Teekay LNG’s Fleet” section of this release below and Appendices C through F for further details).

 

     Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended  
     September 30, 2013      September 30, 2012  
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)  

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

   Liquefied
Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker
Segment
     Total      Liquefied
Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker
Segment
     Total  

Net voyage revenues(i)

     72,228        28,091        100,319        69,630        28,357        97,987  

Vessel operating expenses

     13,677        10,978        24,655        12,725        11,477        24,202  

Depreciation and amortization

     17,950        6,490        24,440        17,158        7,536        24,694  

CFVO from consolidated vessels(ii)

     58,766        14,525        73,291        55,733        15,445        71,178  

CFVO from equity accounted vessels(iii)

     51,870        —          51,870        40,550        —          40,550  

Total CFVO(ii)

     110,636        14,525        125,161        96,283        15,445        111,728  

 

(i) Net voyage revenues represents voyage revenues less voyage expenses, which comprise all expenses relating to certain voyages, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, canal tolls and brokerage commissions. Net voyage revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of shipping companies. Please see Appendix C for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
(ii) Cash flow from vessel operations (CFVO) from consolidated vessels represents income from vessel operations before (a) depreciation and amortization expense, (b) amortization of in-process revenue contracts, (c) loan loss provision, and includes (d) adjustments for direct financing leases on two Suezmax tankers to a cash basis. CFVO is included because certain investors use this data to measure a company’s financial performance. CFVO is not required by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, equity income or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by GAAP. Please see Appendix E for a reconciliation of CFVO from consolidated vessels (a non-GAAP measure) as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
(iii) The Partnership’s equity accounted investments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 include the Partnership’s 40 percent interest in Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation, which owns four LNG carriers; the Partnership’s 50 percent interest in the Excalibur and Excelsior joint ventures, which own one LNG carrier and one regasification unit, respectively; the Partnership’s 33 percent interest in four LNG carriers servicing the Angola LNG Project; and the Partnership’s 52 percent interest in MALT LNG Holdings ApS, the joint venture between the Partnership and Maurbeni Corporation, which owns six LNG carriers (Malt LNG Carriers). The Partnership’s equity accounted investments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 also includes the Partnership’s acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Exmar LPG BVBA, the joint venture between the Partnership and Exmar NV, completed in February 2013, which currently owns and charters-in 28 vessels in the LPG carrier segment, including 12 newbuildings. Please see Appendix F for a description and reconciliation of CFVO from equity accounted vessels (a non-GAAP measure) as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Liquefied Gas Segment

Cash flow from vessel operations from the Partnership’s Liquefied Gas segment, excluding equity accounted vessels, increased to $58.8 million in the third quarter of 2013 from $55.7 million in the same quarter of the prior year. The increase is primarily as a result of the acquisition of the first LNG carrier from Awilco in September 2013 and revenues relating to certain operating and drydocking expense recoveries.

Cash flow from vessel operations from the Partnership’s equity accounted vessels in the Liquefied Gas segment increased to $51.9 million in the third quarter of 2013 from $40.6 million in the same quarter of the prior year. This increase was primarily due to the acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the Exmar LPG BVBA joint venture in February 2013.

Conventional Tanker Segment

Cash flow from vessel operations from the Partnership’s Conventional Tanker segment decreased to $14.5 million in the third quarter of 2013 from $15.4 million in the same quarter of the prior year, primarily as a result of amendments to two of the Partnership’s Suezmax tanker charter contracts which temporarily reduced the daily hire rate for each of these vessels by $12,000 between October 2012 and September 2014. During this period, however, if Suezmax spot tanker rates exceed the amended rates, the charterer will pay the Partnership the excess amount up to a maximum amount equal to the original daily charter rate.

 

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Teekay LNG’s Fleet

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s fleet as of November 1, 2013:

 

     Number of Vessels  
     Owned
Vessels
    In-Chartered
Vessels
    Newbuildings     Total  

LNG Carrier Fleet

     28 (i)      —          5        33   

LPG/Multigas Carrier Fleet

     16 (ii)      5 (iii)      12 (iii)      33   

Conventional Tanker Fleet

     11        —          —          11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     55        5        17        77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(i) The Partnership’s ownership interests in these vessels ranges from 33 percent to 100 percent.
(ii) The Partnership’s ownership interests in these vessels ranges from 50 percent to 99 percent.
(iii) The Partnership’s interest in these vessels is 50 percent.

Liquidity and Continuous Offering Program Update

In May 2013, the Partnership implemented a continuous offering program (COP) under which the Partnership may issue new common units, representing limited partner interests, at market prices up to a maximum aggregate amount of $100 million. Through September 30, 2013, the Partnership sold an aggregate of 124,071 common units under the COP, generating proceeds of approximately $4.9 million (including the Teekay LNG general partner’s 2 percent proportionate capital contribution and net of offering costs). The Partnership did not sell any units under the COP during the third quarter of 2013.

As of September 30, 2013, the Partnership had total liquidity of $256.4 million (comprised of $118.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $138.3 million in undrawn credit facilities). Giving effect to the approximately $145 million common unit public offering completed in early October 2013, the Partnership’s liquidity at September 30, 2013 would have been approximately $400 million.

In September 2013, the Partnership issued in the Norwegian bond market NOK 900 million in senior unsecured bonds that mature in September 2018. The aggregate principal amount of the bonds is equivalent to approximately USD 150 million and all interest and principal payments were swapped into USD at a fixed rate of 6.43 percent. The proceeds from the bond issuance have been used for general partnership purposes. The Partnership is applying to list the bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

 

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Conference Call

The Partnership plans to host a conference call on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the results for the third quarter of 2013. All unitholders and interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call by choosing from the following options:

 

  By dialing (866) 322-2356 or (416) 640-3405, if outside North America, and quoting conference ID code 3500990.

 

  By accessing the webcast, which will be available on Teekay LNG’s website at www.teekaylng.com (the archive will remain on the web site for a period of 30 days).

A supporting Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Presentation will also be available at www.teekaylng.com in advance of the conference call start time.

The conference call will be recorded and made available until Friday, November 15, 2013. This recording can be accessed following the live call by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (647) 436-0148, if outside North America, and entering access code 3500990.

About Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

Teekay LNG Partners is the world’s second largest independent owner and operator of LNG carriers, providing LNG, LPG and crude oil marine transportation services primarily under long-term, fixed-rate charter contracts through its interests in 33 LNG carriers (including one LNG regasification unit and five newbuildings), 33 LPG/Multigas carriers (including five chartered-in LPG carriers and 12 newbuildings) and 11 conventional tankers. The Partnership’s interests in these vessels range from 33 to 100 percent. Teekay LNG Partners L.P. is a publicly-traded master limited partnership (MLP) formed by Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) as part of its strategy to expand its operations in the LNG and LPG shipping sectors.

Teekay LNG Partners’ common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TGP”.

For Investor Relations enquiries contact:

Kent Alekson

Tel: +1 (604) 609-6442

Website: www.teekaylng.com

 

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TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P.

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except units outstanding)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
   2013     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

VOYAGE REVENUES

     100,692       96,619       98,847       294,418       294,664  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

          

Voyage expenses

     373       1,224       860       1,988       1,445  

Vessel operating expenses(1)

     24,655       24,814       24,202       74,785       68,766  

Depreciation and amortization

     24,440       25,156       24,694       73,739       74,247  

General and administrative(1)

     4,793       4,744       4,044       15,006       13,737  

Loan loss provision(2)

     3,804       —         —         3,804       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     58,065       55,938       53,800       169,322       158,195  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from vessel operations

     42,627       40,681       45,047       125,096       136,469  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER ITEMS

          

Equity income(3)

     28,831       39,425       21,098       94,680       49,232  

Interest expense

     (13,548     (13,132     (14,414     (39,928     (40,946

Interest income

     656       782       850       1,953       2,731  

Realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments(4)

     (11,143     10,666       (9,945     (8,762     (43,993

Foreign exchange loss(5)

     (16,068     (2,787     (6,248     (10,644     (1,989

Other income – net

     306       407       374       1,182       1,068  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,966     35,361       (8,285     38,481       (33,897
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income before tax expense

     31,661       76,042       36,762       163,577       102,572  

Income tax expense

     (791     (800     (679     (2,434     (550
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     30,870       75,242       36,083       161,143       102,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss:

          

Unrealized net loss on qualifying cash flow hedging instruments in equity accounted joint ventures

     (1,549     —         —         (1,549     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

     (1,549     —         —         (1,549     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     29,321       75,242       36,083       159,594       102,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in net income

     1,262       5,581       3,022       7,429       6,542  

General Partner’s interest in net income

     5,784       6,278       5,538       18,027       15,863  

Limited partners’ interest in net income

     23,824       63,383       27,523       135,687       79,617  

Weighted-average number of common units outstanding:

          

Ÿ Basic

     70,451,950       69,713,500       65,882,450       69,952,550       65,201,910  

Ÿ Diluted

     70,474,732       69,732,097       65,882,450       69,974,711       65,201,910  

Total number of units outstanding at end of period

     70,746,294       69,813,899       69,683,763       70,746,294       69,683,763  

 

(1) To more closely align the Partnership’s Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income presentation to many of its peers, the cost of ship management services of $2.0 million and $5.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, have been included as vessel operating expenses. Prior to 2013, the Partnership included these amounts in general and administrative expenses. All such costs incurred in comparative periods have been reclassified from general and administrative expenses to vessel operating expenses to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period. The amounts reclassified were $2.2 million and $6.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

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(2) In early-2012, Teekay BLT Corporation (Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture), in which the Partnership has a 69 percent ownership interest, advanced amounts to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, the parent company of the non-controlling shareholder of the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture, as an advance of dividends. In July 2012, P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker entered into a court-supervised restructuring in Indonesia in order to restructure its debts. In September 2013, the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture recorded a $3.8 million loan loss provision relating to the advances to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, as the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture reduced its assessment of the likelihood that expected cash flows anticipated to be generated by the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture could be applied to repay the advance.
(3) Equity income includes unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments as detailed in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,     September 30,      September 30,  
     2013      2013      2012     2013      2012  

Equity income

     28,831        39,425        21,098       94,680        49,232  

Proportionate share of unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments

     1,900        14,135        (870     20,634        (4,051
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity income excluding unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments

     26,931        25,290        21,968       74,046        53,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 also includes the Partnership’s share of its joint venture Exmar LPG BVBA which is based on preliminary purchase price allocations and may be revised.

 

(4) The realized (losses) gains relate to the amounts the Partnership actually paid to settle derivative instruments and the unrealized (losses) gains relate to the change in fair value of such derivative instruments as detailed in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
   2013     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Realized losses relating to:

          

Interest rate swaps

     (9,532     (9,496     (9,450     (28,554     (27,813

Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative contract

     903       (23     —         880       (38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (8,629     (9,519     (9,450     (27,674     (27,851
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains relating to:

          

Interest rate swaps

     (2,314     19,885       (295     16,312       (16,242

Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative contract

     (200     300       (200     2,600       100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,514     20,185       (495     18,912       (16,142
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments

     (11,143     10,666       (9,945     (8,762     (43,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(5) For accounting purposes, the Partnership is required to revalue all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of each reporting period. This revaluation does not affect the Partnership’s cash flows or the calculation of distributable cash flow, but results in the recognition of unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Foreign exchange (loss) gain includes realized gains relating to the amounts the Partnership received to settle the Partnership’s non-designated cross currency swap that was entered into as an economic hedge in relation to the Partnership’s Norwegian Kroner (NOK)-denominated unsecured bonds. The Partnership issued NOK 700 million and NOK 900 million of unsecured bonds in May 2012 and in September 2013 that mature in 2017 and in 2018, respectively. Foreign exchange (loss) gain also includes unrealized (losses) gains relating to the change in fair value of such derivative instruments, partially offset by unrealized gains on the revaluation of the NOK bonds as detailed in the table below:

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
  2013     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Realized (losses) gains on cross-currency swaps

    (113     (67     107       (122     155  

Unrealized (losses) gains on cross-currency swaps

    (3,650     (2,731     3,077       (12,572     (7,193

Unrealized (losses) gains on revaluation of NOK bonds

    (723     4,545       (4,828     9,745       2,732  

 

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

     As at September 30,     As at June 30,      As at December 31,  
     2013     2013      2012  
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)      (unaudited)  

ASSETS

       

Current

       

Cash and cash equivalents

     118,131       97,621        113,577  

Restricted cash – current

     2,996       33,096        34,160  

Accounts receivable

     19,869       14,404        13,408  

Prepaid expenses

     7,720       8,141        5,836  

Current portion of derivative assets

     18,449       18,306        17,212  

Current portion of net investments in direct financing leases

     11,747       6,928        6,656  

Advances to affiliates

     3,798       3,421        13,864  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     182,710       181,917        204,713  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted cash – long-term

     496,351       495,084        494,429  

Vessels and equipment

       

At cost, less accumulated depreciation

     1,260,588       1,275,120        1,286,957  

Vessels under capital leases, at cost, less accumulated depreciation

     607,026       612,633        624,059  

Advances on new building contracts

     77,854       39,097        38,624  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total vessels and equipment

     1,945,468       1,926,850        1,949,640  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures(1)

     649,851       627,477        409,735  

Net investments in direct financing leases

     538,964       393,225        396,730  

Advances to joint venture partner

     10,200       14,004        14,004  

Other assets

     29,964       26,573        25,233  

Derivative assets

     80,439       89,685        145,347  

Intangible assets – net

     99,769       103,064        109,984  

Goodwill – liquefied gas segment

     35,631       35,631        35,631  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,069,347       3,893,510        3,785,446  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

       

Current

       

Accounts payable

     2,260       3,925        2,178  

Accrued liabilities

     37,013       41,300        38,134  

Unearned revenue

     10,146       8,645        19,417  

Current portion of long-term debt

     88,096       87,079        86,489  

Current obligations under capital lease

     157,649       160,284        70,272  

Current portion of derivative liabilities

     72,024       69,903        48,046  

Advances from affiliates

     16,870       17,739        12,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     384,058       388,875        276,619  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt

     1,645,302       1,477,856        1,326,864  

Long-term obligations under capital lease

     472,621       472,440        567,302  

Long-term unearned revenue

     36,521       37,244        38,570  

Other long-term liabilities

     73,589       73,455        73,568  

Derivative liabilities

     154,261       159,320        248,249  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,766,352       2,609,190        2,531,172  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

       

Limited partners

     1,206,043       1,189,160        1,165,634  

General Partner

     48,502       47,843        47,346  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,549     —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Partners’ equity

     1,252,996       1,237,003        1,212,980  

Non-controlling interest (2)

     49,999       47,317        41,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,302,995       1,284,320        1,254,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and total equity

     4,069,347       3,893,510        3,785,446  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Investments in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures includes the Partnership’s investment in its joint venture Exmar LPG BVBA which is based on preliminary purchase price adjustments as at September 30, 2013 and may be revised.
(2) Non-controlling interest includes a 30 percent equity interest in the RasGas II project (which owns three LNG carriers), a 31 percent equity interest in the Tangguh Project (which owns two LNG carriers), a 1 percent equity interest in the two LNG carriers (Arctic Spirit and Polar Spirit), a 1 percent equity interest in the Excalibur joint venture (which owns one LNG carrier), a 1 percent equity interest in the five LPG/Multigas carriers that are chartered out to I.M. Skaugen ASA, and a 1 percent equity interest in an LNG carrier chartered out to Awilco, which in each case represents the ownership interest not owned by the Partnership.

 

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
     $     $  

Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used for)

    

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

     161,143       102,022  

Non-cash items:

    

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments

     (18,912     16,142  

Depreciation and amortization

     73,739       74,247  

Loan loss provision

     3,804       —    

Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain

     10,642       1,722  

Equity income, net of dividends received of $924 (2012 - $6,500)

     (93,756     (42,732

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and other

     2,044       428  

Change in operating assets and liabilities

     (2,303     (11,897

Expenditures for dry docking

     (18,668     (5,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating cash flow

     117,733       134,401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     428,471       419,221  

Debt issuance costs

     (2,473     (2,025

Scheduled repayments of long-term debt

     (62,034     (60,647

Prepayments of long-term debt

     (45,000     (324,274

Scheduled repayments of capital lease obligations

     (7,840     (7,590

Proceeds from equity offerings, net of offering costs

     40,776       182,214  

Proceeds from units issued out of continuous offering program, net of offering costs

     4,926       —    

Advances to joint venture partners and equity accounted joint ventures

     (16,785     (3,600

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     28,448       (30,845

Cash distributions paid

     (159,014     (142,939

Other

     (254     (350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net financing cash flow

     209,221       29,165  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchase of equity accounted investments

     (135,923     (170,067

Receipts from direct financing leases

     6,650       4,561  

Expenditures for vessels and equipment

     (194,657     (1,125

Other

     1,530       1,369  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investing cash flow

     (322,400     (165,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     4,554       (1,696

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period

     113,577       93,627  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

     118,131       91,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX A – SPECIFIC ITEMS AFFECTING NET INCOME

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Set forth below is a reconciliation of the Partnership’s unaudited adjusted net income attributable to the partners, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net income attributable to the partners as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Partnership believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors use this information to evaluate the Partnership’s financial performance. The items below are also typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership’s financial results. Adjusted net income attributable to the partners is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
   September 30     September 30  
   2013     2012     2013     2012  
   (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Net income – GAAP basis

     30,870       36,083       161,143       102,022  

Less:

        

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     (1,262     (3,022     (7,429     (6,542
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the partners

     29,608       33,061       153,714       95,480  

Add (subtract) specific items affecting net income:

        

Unrealized foreign currency exchange losses(1)

     15,896       6,124       10,808       1,913  

Unrealized losses (gains) from derivative instruments(2)

     2,514       495       (18,912     16,142  

Unrealized (gains) losses from derivative instruments and other items from equity accounted investees(3)

     (1,900     1,139       (20,634     5,128  

Loan loss provision(4)

     3,804       —         3,804       —    

Non-controlling interests’ share of items above(5)

     (1,762     865       (49     (847
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     18,552       8,623       (24,983     22,336  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to the partners

     48,160       41,684       128,731       117,816  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Unrealized foreign exchange losses primarily relate to the Partnership’s revaluation of all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of each reporting period and unrealized loss on the cross-currency swap economically hedging the Partnership’s NOK bond and exclude the realized gains relating to the cross currency swap for the NOK bonds.
(2) Reflects the unrealized losses (gains) due to changes in the mark-to-market value of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
(3) Reflects the unrealized (gains) losses due to changes in the mark-to-market value of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes within the Partnership’s equity-accounted investments and $0.3 million and $1.1 million of start-up related costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, relating to the acquisition of the MALT LNG Carriers in February 2012.
(4) In early-2012, the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture advanced amounts to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, the parent company of the non-controlling shareholder of the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture, as an advance of dividends. In July 2012, P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker entered into a court-supervised restructuring in Indonesia in order to restructure its debts. In September 2013, the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture recorded a $3.8 million loan loss provision relating to the advances to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, as the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture reduced its assessment of the likelihood that expected cash flows anticipated to be generated by the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture could be applied to repay the advance.
(5) Items affecting net income include items from the Partnership’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, its consolidated non-wholly-owned subsidiaries and its proportionate share of items from equity accounted for investments. The specific items affecting net income are analyzed to determine whether any of the amounts originated from a consolidated non-wholly-owned subsidiary. Each amount that originates from a consolidated non-wholly-owned subsidiary is multiplied by the non-controlling interests’ percentage share in this subsidiary to arrive at the non-controlling interests’ share of the amount. The amount identified as “non-controlling interests’ share of items listed above” in the table above is the cumulative amount of the non-controlling interests’ proportionate share of items listed in the table.

 

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APPENDIX B – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW (DCF)

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Distributable Cash Flow (DCF)

Distributable cash flow represents net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash items, estimated maintenance capital expenditures, unrealized gains and losses from derivatives, deferred income taxes and foreign exchange related items. Maintenance capital expenditures represent those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long-term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by, the Partnership’s capital assets. Distributable cash flow is a quantitative standard used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Distributable cash flow is not required by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by GAAP. The table below reconciles distributable cash flow to net income.

 

    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
  September 30, 2013     September 30, 2012  
  (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Net income:

    30,870       36,083  

Add:

   

Depreciation and amortization

    24,440       24,694  

Partnership’s share of equity accounted joint ventures’ DCF before estimated maintenance and capital expenditures

    37,575       29,597  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

    15,896       6,124  

Direct finance lease payments received in excess of revenue recognized

    3,447       1,561  

Loan loss provision

    3,804       —    

Unrealized loss on derivatives and other non-cash items

    519       (776

Less:

   

Estimated maintenance capital expenditures

    (18,284     (14,345

Equity income

    (28,831     (21,098
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributable Cash Flow before Non-controlling interest

    69,436       61,840  

Non-controlling interests’ share of DCF before estimated maintenance capital expenditures

    (4,836     (3,991
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributable Cash Flow

    64,600       57,849  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX C – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

NET VOYAGE REVENUES

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Net Voyage Revenues

Net voyage revenues represents voyage revenues less voyage expenses, which comprise all expenses relating to certain voyages, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, canal tolls and brokerage commissions. Net voyage revenues is included because certain investors use this data to measure the financial performance of shipping companies. Net voyage revenues is not required by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to voyage revenues or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by GAAP.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
     Total  

Voyage revenues

     72,228        28,464        100,692  

Voyage expenses

     —          373        373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net voyage revenues

     72,228        28,091        100,319  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
     Total  

Voyage revenues

     69,686        29,161        98,847  

Voyage expenses

     56        804        860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net voyage revenues

     69,630        28,357        97,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX D – SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT INFORMATION

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
     Total  

Net voyage revenues (See Appendix C)

     72,228        28,091        100,319  

Vessel operating expenses

     13,677        10,978        24,655  

Depreciation and amortization

     17,950        6,490        24,440  

General and administrative

     3,232        1,561        4,793  

Loan loss provision

     3,804        —          3,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from vessel operations

     33,565        9,062        42,627  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
     Total  

Net voyage revenues (See Appendix C)

     69,630        28,357        97,987  

Vessel operating expenses

     12,725        11,477        24,202  

Depreciation and amortization

     17,158        7,536        24,694  

General and administrative

     2,733        1,311        4,044  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from vessel operations

     37,014        8,033        45,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX E – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

CASH FLOW FROM VESSEL OPERATIONS

FROM CONSOLIDATED VESSELS

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Cash Flow from Vessel Operations from Consolidated Vessels

Cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels represents income from vessel operations before (a) depreciation and amortization expense, (b) amortization of in-process revenue contracts included in voyage revenues, (c) loan loss provision, and includes (d) adjustments for direct financing leases and two Suezmax tankers to a cash basis. The Partnership’s only direct financing leases for the periods indicated relate to the Partnership’s 69 percent interest in two LNG carriers, the Tangguh Sago and Tangguh Hiri, and the LNG carrier acquired from Awilco in September 2013. The Partnership’s cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels does not include the Partnership’s cash flow from vessel operations from its equity accounted joint ventures. Cash flow from vessel operations is included because certain investors use cash flow from vessel operations to measure a company’s financial performance, and to highlight this measure for the Partnership’s consolidated vessels. Cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels is not required by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by GAAP.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
    Total  

Income from vessel operations (See Appendix D)

     33,565        9,062       42,627  

Depreciation and amortization

     17,950        6,490       24,440  

Amortization of in-process revenue contracts included in voyage revenues

     —          (278     (278

Direct finance lease payments received in excess of revenue recognized

     3,447        —         3,447  

Loan loss provision(1)

     3,804        —         3,804  

Realized gain on Toledo Spirit derivative contract

     —          903       903  

Cash flow adjustment for two Suezmax tankers(2)

     —          (1,652     (1,652
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels

     58,766        14,525       73,291  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (unaudited)  
     Liquefied Gas
Segment
     Conventional
Tanker Segment
    Total  

Income from vessel operations (See Appendix D)

     37,014        8,033       45,047  

Depreciation and amortization

     17,158        7,536       24,694  

Amortization of in-process revenue contracts included in voyage revenues

     —          (124     (124

Direct finance lease payments received in excess of revenue recognized

     1,561        —         1,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels

     55,733        15,445       71,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) In early-2012, the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture advanced amounts to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, the parent company of the non-controlling shareholder of the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture, as an advance of dividends. In July 2012, P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker entered into a court-supervised restructuring in Indonesia in order to restructure its debts. In September 2013, the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture recorded a $3.8 million loan loss provision relating to the advances to P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker, as the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture reduced its assessment of the likelihood that expected cash flows anticipated to be generated by the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture could be applied to repay the advance.
(2) The Partnership’s charter contracts for two of its Suezmax tankers, the Bermuda Spirit and Hamilton Spirit, were amended in 2012 which had the effect of reducing the daily charter rates by $12,000 per day for a duration of 24 months commencing October 1, 2012. The cash impact of the change in hire rates is not fully reflected in the Partnership’s statements of income as the change in the lease payments are being recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease

 

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APPENDIX F – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

CASH FLOW FROM VESSEL OPERATIONS FROM EQUITY ACCOUNTED VESSELS

(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Cash Flow from Vessel Operations from Equity Accounted Vessels

Cash flow from vessel operations from equity accounted vessels represents income from vessel operations before (a) depreciation and amortization expense, (b) amortization of in-process revenue contracts, and includes (c) adjustments for direct financing leases to a cash basis. Cash flow from vessel operations from equity accounted vessels is included because certain investors use cash flow from vessel operations to measure a company’s financial performance, and to highlight this measure for the Partnership’s equity accounted joint ventures. Cash flow from vessel operations from equity accounted vessels is not required by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to equity income or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by GAAP.

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
    At
100%
    Partnership’s
Portion(1)
    At
100%
    Partnership’s
Portion(1)
 

Voyage revenues

    156,815       72,710       111,000       49,856  

Vessel and other operating expenses

    41,669       19,674       20,274       9,122  

Depreciation and amortization

    22,264       11,292       13,049       6,728  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from vessel operations of equity accounted vessels

    92,882       41,744       77,677       34,006  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

    (20,750     (9,580     (16,267     (7,133

Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments

    (9,460     (3,370     (16,610     (5,734

Other (expense) income – net

    (126     37       (231     (41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other items

    (30,336     (12,913     (33,108     (12,908
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income / equity income of equity accounted vessels

    62,546       28,831       44,569       21,098  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from vessel operations

    92,882       41,744       77,677       34,006  

Depreciation and amortization

    22,264       11,291       13,049       6,728  

Direct finance lease payments received in excess of revenue recognized

    7,309       2,653       7,342       2,684  

Amortization of in-process revenue contracts

    (7,427     (3,818     (5,521     (2,868
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from vessel operations from equity accounted vessels

    115,028       51,870       92,547       40,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The Partnership’s equity accounted investments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 include the Partnership’s 40 percent interest in Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation, which owns four LNG carriers; the Partnership’s 50 percent interest in the Excalibur and Excelsior joint ventures, which owns one LNG carrier and one regasification unit, respectively; the Partnership’s 33 percent interest in four LNG carriers servicing the Angola LNG Project; and the Partnership’s 52 percent interest in MALT LNG Holdings ApS, the joint venture between the Partnership and Marubeni Corporation, which owns six LNG carriers. The Partnership’s equity accounted investments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 also includes the Partnership’s acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Exmar LPG BVBA, the joint venture between the Partnership and Exmar NV, entered in February 2013, which owns and charters-in 28 vessels in the LPG carrier segment, including 12 newbuildings.

 

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including statements regarding: future growth opportunities, including the Partnership’s ability to successfully bid for new LNG shipping and floating regasification projects and resulting growth in the Partnership’s distributable cash flow; the Partnership’s ability to secure charter contract employment and long-term financing for the two currently unchartered LNG carrier newbuilding vessels ordered in July 2013; expected fuel-efficiency and emission levels associated with the MEGI engines to be installed in the Partnership’s four LNG newbuildings to be built by DSME; the expected delivery dates for the Partnership’s newbuilding vessels, including the four LNG newbuildings to be built by DSME and 12 LPG carrier newbuildings ordered through the Exmar LPG joint venture; the timing and acquisition price of the Partnership’s acquisition-charter back of a second LNG carrier newbuilding from Awilco and the impact of this transaction on the Partnership’s future distributable cash flows; the total amount of the Partnership’s forward fixed-rate revenues, including the contribution from the two Awilco LNG newbuilding acquisition-charter back transactions and the two five-year time-charters with Cheniere Marketing L.L.C.; and the amount, timing and certainty of future increases to the Partnership’s common unit distributions, including that resulting from management’s intention to recommend a 2.5 percent cash distribution increase commencing with the fourth quarter distribution payable in February 2014. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement: shipyard construction delays; availability of suitable LNG shipping, LPG shipping, floating storage and regasification and other growth project opportunities; changes in production of LNG or LPG, either generally or in particular regions; changes in trading patterns or timing of start-up of new LNG liquefaction and regasification projects significantly affecting overall vessel tonnage requirements; competitive dynamics in bidding for potential LNG or LPG projects; the Partnership’s ability to secure new contracts through bidding on project tenders; changes in applicable industry laws and regulations and the timing of implementation of new laws and regulations; the potential for early termination of long-term contracts of existing vessels in the Teekay LNG fleet, including the potential impact on the Partnership’s future distributable cash flow and forward fixed-rate revenues; the inability of charterers to make future charter payments; the inability of the Partnership to renew or replace long-term contracts on existing vessels or attain fixed-rate long-term contracts for newbuilding vessels; failure of the Board of Directors of the Partnership’s general partner to approve future distribution increases, including the 2.5 percent increase management intends to recommend for the fourth quarter 2013 distribution, payable in February 2014; the Partnership’s ability to raise financing for its existing newbuildings or to purchase additional vessels or to pursue other projects; completion of the second acquisition-charter back transaction with Awilco; actual performance of the MEGI engines; results of the two Awilco and other recent transactions; and other factors discussed in Teekay LNG Partners’ filings from time to time with the SEC, including its Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The Partnership expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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