Filed by Targa Resources Partners LP
Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Commission File No.: 001-14998
This filing relates to a proposed business combination involving Targa Resources Partners LP and Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
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Targa Resources Partners LP Announces Change of Control Tender Offer in Connection with Planned Merger with Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Houston, Texas, February 2, 2015 – Targa Resources Partners LP (“Targa Resources Partners” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: NGLS) announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Change of Control Offer”) for any and all of the outstanding $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (CUSIP No. 04939MAM1) (the “APL Notes”) issued by Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (“APL”) and Atlas Pipeline Finance Corporation (“Finance Co.” and together with APL, the “APL Issuers”). Any APL Notes that remain outstanding after consummation of the Change of Control Offer will continue to be the obligation of the APL Issuers under the indenture governing the APL Notes (the “APL Indenture”).
Targa Resources Partners is making the Change of Control Offer in connection with, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the proposed merger with APL. The merger, however, is not conditioned on the consummation of the Change of Control Offer. The Change of Control Offer is also being made independently of Targa’s previously announced tender offer for the APL Notes that commenced on January 15, 2015.
The consummation of the merger with APL will result in a Change of Control under the APL Indenture and obligate the APL Issuers to make a Change of Control Offer. As permitted by the APL Indenture, Targa is making the Change of Control Offer in lieu of the APL Issuers and in advance of, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the merger with APL.
The Change of Control Offer is scheduled to expire at 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 3, 2015, unless extended by the Partnership (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the “Expiration Time”). Holders who validly tender their APL Notes prior to the Expiration Time will be eligible to receive a purchase price of $1,010 for each $1,000 principal amount of APL Notes. Holders whose APL Notes are purchased in the Change of Control Offer will also receive accrued and unpaid interest from the most recent interest payment date on their APL Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date, which will occur promptly after the Expiration Time.
Tendered APL Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time. Any extension, termination or amendment of the Change of Control Offer will be followed as promptly as practicable by a public announcement thereof.
The complete terms and conditions of the Change of Control Offer are described in Targa’s Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase dated February 2, 2015, copies of which may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent for the Change of Control Offer, by calling (877) 361-7970 (US toll-free) or, for banks and brokers, (212) 269-5550 (collect), or by emailing atlas@dfking.com.
This announcement is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to sell or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. The Change of Control Offer is being made solely by the Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase dated February 2, 2015. The Change of Control Offer is not being made to holders of the APL Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
About Targa Resources Partners LP
Targa Resources Partners LP is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed in October 2006 by its parent, Targa Resources Corp., to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. Targa Resources Partners is a leading provider of midstream natural gas, NGL, terminaling and crude oil gathering services in the United States. Targa Resources Partners is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas; storing, fractionating, treating, transporting and selling NGLs and NGL products; gathering, storing and terminaling crude oil; and storing, terminaling and selling refined petroleum products.
The principal executive offices of Targa Resources Partners are located at 1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002 and its telephone number is 713-584-1000.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger with APL, the Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy statement of APL and a prospectus of the Partnership (the “Partnership proxy statement/prospectus”). In connection with the proposed transaction, APL mailed the definitive Partnership proxy statement/prospectus to its unitholders on or about January 22, 2015.
INVESTORS AND UNITHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PARTNERSHIP PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND APL, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval.
A free copy of the Partnership proxy statement/prospectus and other filings containing information about the Partnership and APL may be obtained at the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed with the SEC by the Partnership may be obtained free of charge by directing such request to: Targa Resources, Attention: Investor Relations, 1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300, Houston, Texas 77002 or emailing jkneale@targaresources.com or calling (713) 584-1133. These documents may also be obtained for free from the Partnership’s investor relations website at www.targaresources.com. The documents filed with the SEC by APL may be obtained free of charge by directing such request to: Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., Attn: Investor Relations, 1845 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 or emailing IR@atlaspipeline.com. These documents may also be obtained for free from APL’s investor relations website at www.atlaspipeline.com.
Participants in Solicitation Relating to the Merger
The Partnership and APL and their respective directors, executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the APL unitholders in respect of the proposed transaction that is described in the Partnership proxy statement/prospectus. Information regarding directors and executive officers of the Partnership’s general partner is contained in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which has been filed with the SEC. Information regarding directors and executive officers of APL’s general partner is contained in APL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which has been filed with the SEC.
A more complete description is available in the Partnership proxy statement/prospectus.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this release that address activities, events or developments that Targa Resources Partners expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, factors and risks, many of which are outside Targa Resources Partners’ control, which could cause results to differ materially from those expected by management of Targa Resources Partners. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, weather, political, economic and market conditions, including a decline in the price and market demand for natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil, the timing and success of business development efforts; and other uncertainties. These and other applicable uncertainties, factors and risks are described more fully in Targa Resources Partners’ filings with the SEC, including the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Targa Resources Partners does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investor contact:
713-584-1133
Jennifer Kneale
Director, Finance
Matt Meloy
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer