TULSA, Okla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Williams Partners
L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) today announced unaudited first-quarter 2010 net
income of $313 million, compared with
first-quarter 2009 net income of $183
million. Net income per common limited-partner unit for
first-quarter 2010 was $0.61,
compared with $0.36 per unit for
first-quarter 2009.
Quarterly Summary Financial
Information
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1Q
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Amounts in millions, except per-unit
amounts.
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Net income
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$313
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$183
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Net income per common L.P.
unit
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$0.61
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$0.36
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Distributable cash flow (DCF)
(1)
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$416
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$299
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Less: Pre-partnership DCF
(2)
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(143)
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(269)
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DCF attributable to partnership
operations
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$273
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$30
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Cash distribution coverage ratio (1)
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1.76x
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0.88x
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(1) Distributable Cash Flow and Cash Distribution
Coverage Ratio are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the
most relevant measures included in GAAP are attached to this news
release.
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(2) For 2010, this amount represents DCF for the
contributed assets for January 2010 as the partnership received
cash flows from the contributed assets beginning Feb. 1, 2010.
For 2009, this amount represents all of the DCF for the
contributed assets since this entire period was prior to the
receipt of cash flows from the contributed assets.
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Higher natural gas liquid (NGL) margins in the midstream
business drove the substantial increase in net income for the first
quarter. Results from the gas pipeline business were steady
as expected. There is a more detailed discussion of the
midstream and gas pipeline business results in the business segment
performance section below.
The results throughout this release have been recast to reflect
the partnership's asset contribution transactions with Williams
(NYSE: WMB), which closed on Feb. 17,
2010. Please see the partnership's Feb. 17 and Jan. 19
news releases for details on the transactions.
In the recasting of the partnership's net income, all of the
contributed assets' net income occurring prior to the closing date
was allocated to Williams.
Asset Contributions Drive Substantial Increase in
Distributable Cash Flow
For first-quarter 2010, Williams Partners' distributable cash
flow attributable to partnership operations was $273 million, compared with $30 million for first-quarter 2009.
The substantial increase in distributable cash flow attributable
to partnership operations is due to the growth of the partnership
via the asset contribution transactions. Higher per-unit NGL
margins and a higher cash distribution from the partnership's
Discovery investment also contributed to the improved results for
first-quarter 2010.
CEO Perspective
"This first quarter demonstrated the earnings and cash flow
generation power of the new Williams Partners," said Steve Malcolm, chief executive officer of the
general partner of Williams Partners.
"Our gas pipeline and fee-based midstream businesses provided a
steady base of earnings and cash flow, while much higher NGL
margins drove a significant improvement in the commodity-based
midstream business," Malcolm said. "Our first-quarter
performance resulted in a strong cash distribution coverage ratio
of 1.76x."
"Looking ahead to the rest of the year, we have a number of
important organic growth projects in both the midstream and gas
pipeline businesses, in both established and emerging basins.
"For example, the Marcellus Shale is an important new growth
area for the partnership. The Transco pipeline runs through
the heart of the shale play and we continue to expand our midstream
presence – through both the Laurel Mountain Midstream joint venture
and the new gathering pipeline we will begin building later this
year," Malcolm said.
Guidance Increased for 2010-11, Guidance Introduced for
2012
The chart below shows Williams Partners' 2010-12 commodity price
assumptions and the related outlook for its financial results for
2010-12.
Management has increased recurring segment profit guidance for
2010-11 by approximately 10 percent and increased 2011
distributable cash flow guidance by approximately 14 percent.
Both increases reflect higher expected average NGL margins in
the midstream business for 2010-11.
The partnership is also providing its initial commodity price
assumptions and financial results outlook for 2012.
Commodity Price Assumptions and
Average NGL Margins
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2010
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2011
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2012
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Low
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Mid
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High
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Low
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Mid
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High
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Low
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Mid
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High
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Natural Gas ($/MMBtu):
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NYMEX
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$4.00
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$4.50
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$5.00
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$4.50
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$5.50
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$6.50
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$4.80
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$5.95
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$7.10
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Rockies
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$3.75
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$4.20
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$4.65
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$4.25
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$5.20
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$6.15
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$4.50
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$5.60
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$6.70
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San Juan
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$3.85
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$4.35
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$4.85
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$4.35
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$5.30
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$6.25
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$4.65
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$5.75
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$6.85
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Oil / NGL:
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Crude Oil - WTI ($ per
barrel)
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$70
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$80
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$90
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$71
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$86
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$101
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$72
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$87
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$102
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Crude to Gas
Ratio
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17.5x
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17.8x
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18.0x
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15.5x
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15.7x
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15.8x
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14.4x
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14.7x
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15.0x
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NGL to Crude Oil
Relationship (1)
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54%
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56%
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57%
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53%
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54%
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55%
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52%
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54%
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55%
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Average NGL Margins ($ per
gallon)
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$0.52
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$0.64
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$0.75
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$0.51
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$0.65
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$0.78
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$0.47
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$0.60
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$0.72
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Williams Partners
Guidance
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Amounts are in millions except
coverage ratio.
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Low
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Mid
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High
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Low
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Mid
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High
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Low
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Mid
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High
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DCF attributable to partnership ops.
(2) (3)
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$1,050
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$1,225
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$1,400
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$1,250
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$1,500
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$1,750
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$1,300
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$1,525
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$1,750
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Total Cash Distribution (3)
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$828
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$828
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$828
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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Cash Distribution Coverage Ratio (2)
(3)
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1.3x
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1.5x
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1.7x
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1.4x
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1.7x
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1.9x
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1.4x
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1.7x
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1.9x
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Recurring Segment Profit:
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Gas Pipeline
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$610
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$635
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$660
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$650
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$670
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$690
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$700
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$720
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$740
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Midstream
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775
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950
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1,125
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800
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1,025
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1,250
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825
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1,050
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1,275
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Total Recurring Segment
Profit
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$1,385
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$1,585
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$1,785
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$1,450
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$1,695
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$1,940
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$1,525
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$1,770
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$2,015
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Recurring Segment Profit +
DD&A:
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Gas Pipeline
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$950
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$985
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$1,020
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$1,000
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$1,030
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$1,060
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$1,060
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$1,090
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$1,120
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Midstream
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990
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1,175
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1,360
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1,035
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1,270
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1,505
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1,060
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1,295
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1,530
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Total Recurring Segment Profit +
DD&A
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$1,940
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$2,160
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$2,380
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$2,035
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$2,300
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$2,565
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$2,120
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$2,385
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$2,650
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Capital Expenditures:
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Maintenance
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$315
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$335
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$355
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$300
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$320
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$340
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$310
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$370
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$430
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Growth
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660
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765
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870
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425
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580
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735
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495
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635
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775
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Total Capital Expenditures
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$975
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$1,100
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$1,225
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$725
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$900
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$1,075
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$805
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$1,005
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$1,205
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(1) This is calculated as the price of
natural gas liquids as a percentage of the price of crude oil on an
equal volume basis.
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(2) Distributable Cash Flow, Cash
Distribution Coverage Ratio and Recurring Segment Profit are
non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most relevant
measures included in GAAP are attached to this news release.
Also, the Cash Distribution Coverage ratio in the chart for
2011-12 is based on the Cash Distribution per LP unit level for 1Q
2010 of $0.6575 per quarter.
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(3) For 2010, this amount includes
distributable cash flow and total cash distributions for the
contributed assets for the period Feb. 1 through Dec. 31.
Previous guidance for 2010 assumed a full year in
post-restructuring form.
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Business Segment Performance
Williams Partners is now reporting its results in its post-asset
contribution structure. The partnership's operations are
reported through two business segments, Gas Pipeline and Midstream
Gas & Liquids.
Gas Pipeline includes the partnership's interstate natural gas
pipelines and pipeline joint venture investments. Gas
Pipeline also includes the partnership's ownership interest in
Williams Pipeline Partners L.P. (NYSE: WMZ), a gas-pipeline focused
master limited partnership formed in 2007.
Midstream Gas & Liquids includes the partnership's natural
gas gathering, treating and processing business and is comprised of
several wholly-owned and partially-owned subsidiaries.
Consolidated Segment
Profit
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1Q
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Amounts in millions
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2010
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2009
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Gas Pipeline
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$169
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$172
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Midstream Gas & Liquids
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245
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80
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Total Segment Profit
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$414
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$252
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Non-recurring items
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(5)
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1
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Recurring Segment Profit*
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$409
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$253
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* A schedule reconciling segment profit to recurring
segment profit is attached to this press release.
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Gas Pipeline
Williams Partners owns interests in three major interstate
natural gas pipeline systems – Transco, Northwest Pipeline and
Gulfstream. These systems have a combined total annual
throughput of approximately 2,700 trillion British Thermal Units of
natural gas, which is approximately 12 percent of the natural gas
consumed in the United States.
Combined peak-day delivery capacity is approximately 12 billion
cubic feet per day.
Gas Pipeline reported segment profit of $169 million for first-quarter 2010, compared
with $172 million for first-quarter
2009.
The slightly lower segment profit was due primarily to lower
other service revenues and lower production area revenues partially
offset by higher revenues from the Sentinel expansion project which
was placed in service in fourth-quarter 2009. Higher
operating expenses and project development costs, partly offset by
lower selling, general and administrative expenses also contributed
to the lower results. A $5
million gain on the sale of storage gas partially offset
these impacts.
The gas pipeline business has a significant portfolio of
expansion projects to expand its services to key markets over the
next several years. Among the expansions expected to be
placed into service in 2010 are the Mobile Bay South, 85 North and
Sundance Trail expansions.
The Mobile Bay South expansion includes a new compression
facility in Alabama allowing
transportation service to various southbound delivery points. The
cost of the project is estimated to be $37
million. The expansion was recently placed into service,
increasing capacity by 253 Mdt/d.
The 85 North project is an expansion of the partnership's
existing natural gas transmission system from Alabama to various delivery points as far
north as North Carolina. The cost
of the project is estimated to be $241
million. Phase I service is anticipated to begin in
July 2010 and will increase capacity
by 90 Mdt/d. A second phase is expected to be placed into
service in 2011 and will increase capacity by an additional
218Mdt/d.
Sundance Trail includes
approximately 16 miles of 30-inch pipeline between the
partnership's existing compressor stations in Wyoming. The project also includes an upgrade
to an existing compressor station and is estimated to cost
approximately $60 million. The
estimated in-service date is November
2010 and will increase capacity by 150 Mdt/d.
Midstream Gas & Liquids
Midstream provides natural gas gathering, treating, and
processing; deepwater production handling and oil transportation;
and NGL fractionation and storage services.
The business reported segment profit of $245 million for first-quarter 2010, compared
with segment profit of $80 million
for first-quarter 2009.
The significant increase in segment profit during first-quarter
2010 is primarily the result of much higher per-unit NGL margins
compared with the recession-driven, unusually low NGL margins in
first-quarter 2009. However, the average NGL margins of
$0.58 per gallon for first-quarter
2010 were also an improvement over the fourth-quarter 2009 average
of $0.54 per gallon.
NGL Margin Trend
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2009
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2010
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2Q
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3Q
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4Q
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1Q
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NGL margins (millions)
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$103
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$142
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$169
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$193
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NGL equity volumes (gallons in
millions)
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297
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317
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314
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332
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Per-unit NGL margins
($/gallon)
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$0.35
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$0.45
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$0.54
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$0.58
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Higher NGL equity sales volumes also contributed to the improved
results in the first quarter. New production at Willow Creek,
along with unusually low plant recoveries in first-quarter 2009
drove the first-quarter improvement in NGL equity sales
volumes.
Higher equity earnings from the partnership's Discovery
investment also contributed to the higher segment profit for the
quarter. Higher volumes in 2010 and higher processing margins
drove the increase in equity earnings from Discovery. The
higher volumes in 2010 were the result of new volumes from the
Tahiti expansion and the unusually low volumes in 2009 that were
caused by hurricanes in late 2008.
The midstream business is currently making progress on a number
of organic expansion projects. Among those is the Perdido
Norte project in the western deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico. This expansion began
startup operations in late first-quarter 2010. The project
includes a 200 MMcf/d expansion of the onshore Markham gas
processing facility and a total of 184 miles of deepwater oil and
gas lines that expand the scale of the partnership's existing
infrastructure.
Construction also continues on Williams Partners' major
expansion projects including additional processing and NGL
production facilities at the Echo Springs facility and related
gathering system expansions in the Wamsutter area of Wyoming; a gas gathering pipeline in the
Marcellus Shale region and additions to the gathering system
infrastructure within the partnership's Laurel Mountain Midstream
joint venture.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes certain financial measures,
Recurring Segment Profit and Distributable Cash Flow that are
non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For Williams Partners L.P., Recurring Segment Profit excludes
items of income or loss that we characterize as unrepresentative of
our ongoing operations. Management believes Recurring Segment
Profit provides investors meaningful insight into Williams Partners
L.P.'s results from ongoing operations.
For Williams Partners L.P. we define Distributable Cash Flow as
net income plus depreciation, amortization and accretion and cash
distributions from our equity investments less our earnings from
our equity investments, distributions to noncontrolling interests
and maintenance capital expenditures. We also adjust for
payments and/or reimbursements under an omnibus agreement with
Williams and certain non-cash, non-recurring items. Total
Distributable Cash Flow is reduced by any amounts associated with
operations, which occurred prior to our ownership of the underlying
assets to arrive at Distributable Cash Flow attributable to
partnership operations.
For Williams Partners L.P. we also calculate the ratio of
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partnership operations to
the total cash distributed (cash distribution coverage ratio).
This measure reflects the amount of Distributable Cash Flow
relative to our cash distribution. We have also provided this
ratio calculated using the most directly comparable GAAP measure,
net income.
This press release is accompanied by a reconciliation of these
non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest GAAP financial
measures. Management uses these financial measures because
they are accepted financial indicators used by investors to compare
company performance. In addition, management believes that
these measures provide investors an enhanced perspective of the
operating performance of the Partnership's assets and the cash that
the business is generating. Neither Recurring Segment Profit
nor Distributable Cash Flow are intended to represent cash flows
for the period, nor are they presented as an alternative to net
income or cash flow from operations. They should not be
considered in isolation or as substitutes for a measure of
performance prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles.
Analyst Meeting in New York
City on May 11
Williams' management will host an analyst meeting in
New York City on Tuesday, May 11. During the meeting, the
company's senior management will present highlights and an overview
of Williams' and Williams Partners' natural gas businesses.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.
EDT. The morning session will focus on overviews of
Williams and Williams Partners, plus in-depth presentations on
Williams Partners' midstream and gas pipeline businesses; the
afternoon session will feature an in-depth presentation on
Williams' exploration and production business.
Both sessions will be broadcast live via webcast. Participants
are encouraged to access the webcast at www.williams.com or
www.williamslp.com. Slides will be available the morning of
May 11 on both web sites for viewing,
downloading and printing. A replay of the analyst meeting
webcast will be available for two weeks following the event at the
web sites listed above.
Today's Analyst Call
Management will discuss the first-quarter results and outlook
during a live webcast beginning at 11 a.m.
EDT today. Participants are encouraged to access the
webcast and slides for viewing, downloading and printing at
www.williamslp.com.
A limited number of phone lines also will be available at (888)
417-8531. International callers should dial (719) 325-2101. Replays
of the first-quarter webcast, in both streaming and downloadable
podcast formats, will be available for two weeks at
www.williamslp.com following the event.
Form 10-Q
The partnership plans to file its Form 10-Q with the Securities
and Exchange Commission today. The document will be available on
both the SEC and Williams Partners web sites.
About Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ)
Williams Partners L.P. is a leading diversified master limited
partnership focused on natural gas transportation; gathering,
treating, and processing; storage; natural gas liquid (NGL)
fractionation; and oil transportation. The partnership owns
interests in three major interstate natural gas pipelines that,
combined, deliver 12 percent of the natural gas consumed in
the United States. The
partnership's gathering and processing assets include large-scale
operations in the U.S. Rocky Mountains and both onshore and
offshore along the Gulf of Mexico.
Williams (NYSE: WMB) owns approximately 84 percent of
Williams Partners, including the general-partner interest.
More information is available at www.williamslp.com. Go to
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Contact:
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Jeff Pounds
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Williams (media relations)
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(918) 573-3332
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Travis Campbell
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Williams (investor relations)
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(918) 573-2944
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Sharna Reingold
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Williams (investor relations)
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(918) 573-2078
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David Sullivan
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Williams (investor relations)
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(918) 573-9360
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Williams Partners L.P. is a limited partnership formed by The
Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams). Our reports, filings, and
other public announcements may contain or incorporate by reference
statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical
facts. Such statements are "forward-looking statements" within the
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"potential," "projects," "scheduled," "will," or other similar
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management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently
available to management and include, among others, statements
regarding:
- Amounts and nature of future capital expenditures;
- Expansion and growth of our business and operations;
- Financial condition and liquidity;
- Business strategy;
- Cash flow from operations or results of operations;
- The levels of cash distributions to unitholders;
- Seasonality of certain business segments; and
- Natural gas and natural gas liquids prices and demand.
Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions,
uncertainties and risks that could cause future events or results
to be materially different from those stated or implied in this
announcement. Many of the factors that will determine these results
are beyond our ability to control or predict. Specific factors that
could cause actual results to differ from results contemplated by
the forward-looking statements include, among others, the
following:
- Whether we have sufficient cash from operations to enable us to
maintain current levels of cash distributions or to pay the minimum
quarterly distribution following establishment of cash reserves and
payment of fees and expenses, including payments to our general
partner;
- Availability of supplies (including the uncertainties inherent
in assessing and estimating future natural gas reserves), market
demand, volatility of prices, and the availability and cost of
capital;
- Inflation, interest rates and general economic conditions
(including future disruptions and volatility in the global credit
markets and the impact of these events on our customers and
suppliers);
- The strength and financial resources of our competitors;
- Development of alternative energy sources;
- The impact of operational and development hazards;
- Costs of, changes in, or the results of laws, government
regulations (including proposed climate change legislation),
environmental liabilities, litigation and rate proceedings;
- Our allocated costs for defined benefit pension plans and other
postretirement benefit plans sponsored by our affiliates;
- Changes in maintenance and construction costs;
- Changes in the current geopolitical situation;
- Our exposure to the credit risks of our customers;
- Risks related to strategy and financing, including restrictions
stemming from our debt agreements, future changes in our credit
ratings and the availability and cost of credit;
- Risks associated with future weather conditions;
- Acts of terrorism; and
- Additional risks described in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Given the uncertainties and risk factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement, we caution investors not to unduly rely
on our forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligations to
and do not intend to update the above list or to announce publicly
the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or developments.
In addition to causing our actual results to differ, the factors
listed above may cause our intentions to change from those
statements of intention set forth in this report. Such changes in
our intentions may also cause our results to differ. We may change
our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon changes
in such factors, our assumptions, or otherwise.
Limited partner interests are inherently different from the
capital stock of a corporation, although many of the business risks
to which we are subject are similar to those that would be faced by
a corporation engaged in a similar business. Investors are urged to
closely consider the disclosures and risk factors in our annual
report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2010, and our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q available from our offices or from our website at
www.williamslp.com.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures
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(UNAUDITED)
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This press release
includes certain financial measures, Recurring Segment Profit and
Distributable Cash Flow that are non-GAAP financial measures as
defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For Williams Partners L.P., Recurring Segment Profit
excludes items of income or loss that we characterize as
unrepresentative of our ongoing operations. Management
believes Recurring Segment Profit provides investors meaningful
insight into Williams Partners L.P.'s results from ongoing
operations.
For Williams Partners L.P. we define Distributable
Cash Flow as net income plus depreciation, amortization and
accretion and cash distributions from our equity investments less
our earnings from equity investments, distributions to
noncontrolling interests and maintenance capital expenditures.
We also adjust for payments and/or reimbursements under an
omnibus agreement with Williams and certain non-cash, non-recurring
items. Total Distributable Cash Flow is reduced by any
amounts associated with operations, which occurred prior to our
ownership of the underlying assets to arrive at Distributable Cash
Flow attributable to partnership operations.
For Williams Partners L.P. we also calculate the ratio
of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partnership operations
to the total cash distributed (cash distribution coverage ratio).
This measure reflects the amount of Distributable Cash Flow
relative to our cash distribution. We have also provided this
ratio calculated using the most directly comparable GAAP measure,
net income.
This press release is accompanied by a reconciliation of
these non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest GAAP financial
measures. Management uses these financial measures because
they are accepted financial indicators used by investors to compare
company performance. In addition, management believes that
these measures provide investors an enhanced perspective of the
operating performance of the Partnership’s assets and the cash that
the business is generating. Neither Recurring Segment Profit
nor Distributable Cash Flow are intended to represent cash flows
for the period, nor are they presented as an alternative to net
income or cash flow from operations. They should not be
considered in isolation or as substitutes for a measure of
performance prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles.
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2009
(a)
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2010
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(Millions)
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1st
Qtr
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2nd
Qtr
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3rd
Qtr
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4th
Qtr
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Full
Year
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1st
Qtr
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Williams Partners L.P.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
"Distributable Cash Flow" to GAAP "Net income"
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Net income
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$183
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$215
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$279
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$354
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$1,031
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$313
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Depreciation and
amortization
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131
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131
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133
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136
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531
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134
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Non-cash amortization of debt issuance
costs included in interest expense
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2
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3
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2
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3
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10
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4
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Equity earnings from
investments
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(5)
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(16)
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(30)
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(30)
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(81)
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(26)
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Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
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(6)
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(6)
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(6)
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(6)
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(24)
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(6)
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Gain on sale of assets
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(40)
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(40)
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-
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Involuntary conversion gain resulting
from Ignacio fire
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1
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(5)
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(4)
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-
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Reimbursements (payments) from/(to)
Williams under omnibus agreement
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-
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1
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1
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-
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2
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-
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Maintenance capital
expenditures
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(15)
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(31)
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(103)
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(109)
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(258)
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(32)
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Distributable Cash Flow excluding
equity investments
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291
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297
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271
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308
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1,167
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387
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Plus: Equity investments cash
distributions to Williams Partners L.P.
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8
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15
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27
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37
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87
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29
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Distributable Cash Flow
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299
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312
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298
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345
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1,254
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416
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Less: Pre-partnership Distributable
Cash Flow
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269
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281
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236
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277
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1,063
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143
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Distributable cash flow attributable
to partnership operations
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$30
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$31
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$62
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$68
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$191
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$273
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Total cash distributed:
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$34
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$34
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$34
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$34
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$137
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$155
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Coverage ratios:
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Distributable cash flow attributable
to partnership operations divided by Total cash
distributed
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0.88
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0.92
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1.80
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1.97
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1.39
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1.76
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Net income divided by Total cash
distributed
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5.35
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6.32
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8.16
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10.35
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7.55
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2.02
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(a) Amounts reported above for
2009 have been recast to reflect the impact of the February 2010
dropdown of certain assets from The Williams Companies to
Williams Partners L.P.
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Reconciliation of GAAP "Segment
Profit" to Non-GAAP "Recurring Segment Profit"
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(UNAUDITED)
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2009*
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2010
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(Dollars in millions)
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1st
Qtr
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2nd
Qtr
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3rd
Qtr
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4th
Qtr
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Year
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1st
Qtr
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Gas Pipeline
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$
172
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$
155
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$
148
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$
160
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$
635
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$
169
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Midstream Gas &
Liquids
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80
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130
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199
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264
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673
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245
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Segment
Profit
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$
252
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$
285
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$
347
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$
424
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$ 1,308
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$
414
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Nonrecurring items:
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Gas Pipeline
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Unclaimed property assessment
accrual - TGPL
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-
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3
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3
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Unclaimed property assessment
accrual - NWP
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-
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1
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1
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Gain on sale of base gas from
Hester storage field
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-
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(5)
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Total Gas Pipeline
nonrecurring items
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-
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-
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4
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4
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(5)
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Midstream Gas &
Liquids
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Involuntary conversion gain
related to Ignacio
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1
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-
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(5)
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-
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(4)
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-
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Gain on sale of Cameron
Meadows
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-
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(40)
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(40)
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-
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Restructuring transaction
costs
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-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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-
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Total Midstream
Gas & Liquids nonrecurring items
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1
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-
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(5)
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(39)
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(43)
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-
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Total nonrecurring items
included in segment profit
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1
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-
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(5)
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(35)
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(39)
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(5)
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Recurring segment
profit
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$
253
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$
285
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$
342
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$
389
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$ 1,269
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$
409
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* Amounts reported above for 2009 have
been recast to reflect the impact of the February 2010
dropdown of certain assets from The Williams Companies to Williams
Partners L.P.
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Williams Partners L.P.
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(UNAUDITED)
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Full Year
Forecasted 2010
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Full Year
Forecasted 2011
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Full Year
Forecasted 2012
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(Millions)
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Low
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Midpoint
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High
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Low
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Midpoint
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High
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Low
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Midpoint
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High
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
"Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partnership operations" to
GAAP "Net income"
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Net income
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$
925
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$
1,113
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$
1,300
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$
935
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$
1,190
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$
1,445
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$
1,025
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$
1,288
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$
1,550
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Depreciation and
amortization
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555
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575
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595
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585
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605
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|
625
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595
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615
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635
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Other
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(115)
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(128)
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(140)
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30
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25
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20
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(10)
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(8)
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(5)
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Maintenance capital
expenditures
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(315)
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(335)
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(355)
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(300)
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(320)
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(340)
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(310)
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(370)
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(430)
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Distributable cash flow attributable
to partnership operations
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$
1,050
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$
1,225
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$
1,400
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$
1,250
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$
1,500
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$
1,750
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$
1,300
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$
1,525
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$
1,750
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Total cash to be
distributed
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$
828
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$
828
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$
828
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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Coverage ratios:
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Distributable cash flow attributable
to partnership operations divided by Total cash distributed
*
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1.3
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1.5
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1.7
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1.4
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1.7
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1.9
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1.4
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1.7
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1.9
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Net income divided by Total cash
distributed *
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1.1
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1.3
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1.6
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1.0
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1.3
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1.6
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1.1
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1.4
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1.7
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* Calculations based on announced
first quarter 2010 cash distribution amount of $.6575/per
unit.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP "Recurring
Segment Profit" to GAAP "Segment Profit"
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Segment Profit:
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Midstream
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$
775
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$
950
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$
1,125
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$
800
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$
1,025
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$
1,250
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$
825
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$
1,050
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$
1,275
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Gas Pipeline
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|
615
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|
640
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|
665
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|
650
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|
670
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|
690
|
|
700
|
|
720
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|
740
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|
Total Segment Profit
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1,390
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1,590
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1,790
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1,450
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1,695
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1,940
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1,525
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1,770
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2,015
|
|
Nonrecurring items:
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Gas Pipeline - Gain on sale of
Hester gas
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(5)
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|
(5)
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|
(5)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
|
|
Recurring segment profit
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$
1,385
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$
1,585
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$
1,785
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$
1,450
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$
1,695
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$
1,940
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$
1,525
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$
1,770
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$
2,015
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SOURCE Williams Partners L.P.