Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger
(the "Effective Time"), each common unit representing a limited partner interest
in the Partnership (each, a "Common Unit") issued and outstanding as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Sponsor Owned Units, as
defined below) (each, a "Public Common Unit") will be converted into the right
to receive
The General Partner has agreed to declare, and cause the Partnership to pay, a
cash distribution in respect of the Common Units in an amount equal to
The Partnership's preferred units will be unaffected by the Merger and will remain outstanding immediately following the Merger.
The Common Units owned by
The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the
Merger, were unanimously approved on behalf of the Partnership by the special
committee (the "Special Committee") and the board of directors of
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties from the parties and each party has agreed to customary covenants. Completion of the Merger is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among others: (i) there being no law or injunction prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement; (ii) the mailing of an information statement on Schedule 14C at least 20 days prior to the closing of the Merger; (iii) subject to specified materiality standards, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each party; and (iv) compliance by each party in all material respects with its respective covenants.
The Merger Agreement provides for certain termination rights for both Phillips
66 and the Partnership, including in the event that (i) the parties agree by
mutual written consent to terminate the Merger Agreement; (ii) the closing of
the Merger does not occur on or before
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the actual Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
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The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Partnership, Phillips 66 or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specified dates, were solely for the benefit of the respective parties to such agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the respective parties to such agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Partnership, Phillips 66 or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Partnership's or Phillips 66's public disclosures.
Relationships
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders.
The Board of Directors authorized the holders of Common Units to act by written
consent pursuant to the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Partnership in order to provide their approval of the
Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the
Merger. On
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Partnership and Phillips 66 issued a joint press release on
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Additional Information and Where You Can Find It
This report does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval with
respect to the proposed transaction. This report relates to a proposed business
combination between Phillips 66 and the Partnership. In connection with the
proposed transaction, Phillips 66 and the Partnership expect to file an
information statement and other documents with the
Participants in the Solicitation
Phillips 66, the Partnership and their respective directors, executive officers
and certain other members of management may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of consents in respect of the transaction. Information about these
persons is set forth in Phillips 66's proxy statement relating to its 2022
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements as defined
under the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the
anticipated consummation of the proposed transaction and the timing thereof.
Although management believes that expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will
prove to be correct. In addition, these statements are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and other assumptions that are difficult to predict and may be
beyond our control, including market conditions, customary closing conditions,
and other factors described in the Partnership's filings with the
Investors are encouraged to closely consider the disclosures and risk factors
contained in the Partnership's annual and quarterly reports filed from time to
time with the
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 2.1* Agreement and Plan of Merger, datedJanuary 5, 2023 , by and among Phillips 66,Phillips 66 Project Development Inc. ,Dynamo Merger Sub LLC ,DCP Midstream, LP ,DCP Midstream GP, LP andDCP Midstream GP, LLC . 99.1 Press Release, datedJanuary 6, 2023 .
* The schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K
and will be provided to the
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