DALLAS, May 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) ("USA Compression" or the "Partnership") announced today its financial and operating results for first-quarter 2025.

Financial Highlights

Total revenues of $245.2 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to $229.3 million for first-quarter 2024. Net income was $20.5 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to $23.6 million for first-quarter 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities was $54.7 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to $65.9 million for first-quarter 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $149.5 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to $139.4 million for first-quarter 2024. Distributable Cash Flow was $88.7 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to $86.6 million for first-quarter 2024. Distributable Cash Flow Coverage was 1.44x for first-quarter 2025, compared to 1.41x for first-quarter 2024. Announced cash distribution of $0.525 per common unit for first-quarter 2025, consistent with first-quarter 2024.

Operational Highlights

Record average revenue per revenue-generating horsepower per month of $21.06 for first-quarter 2025, compared to $19.96 for first-quarter 2024. Average revenue-generating horsepower of 3.56 million for first-quarter 2025, compared to 3.47 million for first-quarter 2024. Average horsepower utilization of 94.4% for first-quarter 2025, compared to 94.8% for first-quarter 2024.

"USA Compression’s first-quarter results represented another quarter of solid financial and operational performance. The contract compression service market remains strong as evidenced by another record average revenue per-horsepower of $21.06, which drove year-over-year increases in revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow," commented Clint Green, USA Compression’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

"During the first quarter of 2025, we renewed our focus on new horsepower unit additions and placed orders for approximately 40,000 horsepower that we expect to begin placing in service in the back half of 2025. We are excited to continue delivering reliable services to our customers and continuing our commitment to safety, while maintaining capital discipline and delivering returns to our unitholders."

Expansion capital expenditures were $22.2 million, maintenance capital expenditures were $10.9 million, and cash interest expense, net was $45.1 million for first-quarter 2025.

On April 17, 2025, the Partnership announced a first-quarter cash distribution of $0.525 per common unit, which corresponds to an annualized distribution rate of $2.10 per common unit. The distribution will be paid on May 9, 2025, to common unitholders of record as of the close of business on April 28, 2025.

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Operational and Financial Data

Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Operational data:  Fleet horsepower (at period end) (1)  3,859,920    3,862,102    3,833,715  Revenue-generating horsepower (at period end) (2)  3,559,624    3,567,842    3,497,457  Average revenue-generating horsepower (3)  3,557,164    3,563,306    3,473,007  Revenue-generating compression units (at period end)  4,213    4,269    4,249  Horsepower utilization (at period end) (4)  94.4 %   94.6 %   94.8 % Average horsepower utilization (for the period) (4)  94.4 %   94.5 %   94.8 %  Financial data ($ in thousands, except per horsepower data):  Total revenues $ 245,234   $ 245,892   $ 229,276  Average revenue per revenue-generating horsepower per month (5) $ 21.06   $ 20.85   $ 19.96  Net income $ 20,512   $ 25,437   $ 23,573  Operating income $ 69,391   $ 74,529   $ 66,872  Net cash provided by operating activities $ 54,651   $ 130,195   $ 65,917  Gross margin $ 93,223   $ 99,259   $ 90,953  Adjusted gross margin (6) $ 163,616   $ 168,214   $ 154,204  Adjusted gross margin percentage (7)  66.7 %   68.4 %   67.3 % Adjusted EBITDA (6) $ 149,514   $ 155,524   $ 139,395  Adjusted EBITDA percentage (7)  61.0 %   63.2 %   60.8 % Distributable Cash Flow (6) $ 88,695   $ 96,259   $ 86,589  Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio (6) 1.44x  1.56x  1.41x

____________________________________ (1)  Fleet horsepower is horsepower for compression units that have been delivered to the Partnership and excludes 13,210 and 21,690 of non-marketable horsepower as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, we had 39,800 large horsepower on order for delivery, all of which is expected to be delivered within the next 12 months.  (2)  Revenue-generating horsepower is horsepower under contract for which the Partnership is billing a customer.​  (3)  Calculated as the average of the month-end revenue-generating horsepower for each of the months in the period.​  (4)  Horsepower utilization is calculated as (i) the sum of (a) revenue-generating horsepower; (b) horsepower in the Partnership’s fleet that is under contract but is not yet generating revenue; and (c) horsepower not yet in the Partnership’s fleet that is under contract but not yet generating revenue and that is expected to be delivered, divided by (ii) total available horsepower less idle horsepower that is under repair.  Horsepower utilization based on revenue-generating horsepower and fleet horsepower was 92.2%, 92.4%, and 91.2% at March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.  Average horsepower utilization based on revenue-generating horsepower and fleet horsepower was 91.9%, 92.2%, and 91.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, respectively.  (5)  Calculated as the average of the result of dividing the contractual monthly rate, excluding standby or other temporary rates, for all units at the end of each month in the period by the sum of the revenue-generating horsepower at the end of each month in the period.  (6)  Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio are all non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("Non-GAAP") financial measures. For the definition of each measure, as well as reconciliations of each measure to its most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.  (7)  Adjusted gross margin percentage and Adjusted EBITDA percentage are calculated as a percentage of revenue.

Liquidity and Long-Term Debt

As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership was in compliance with all covenants under its $1.6 billion revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership had outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $804.6 million and, after accounting for outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $0.8 million, $794.6 million of remaining unused availability, of which, due to restrictions related to compliance with the applicable financial covenants, $739.8 million was available to be drawn. As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Partnership’s 6.875% senior notes due 2027 and 7.125% senior notes due 2029 was $750.0 million and $1.0 billion, respectively.

Full-Year 2025 Outlook

USA Compression is confirming its full-year 2025 guidance as follows (in thousands):

Full-Year 2025 Outlook Low  High Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 590,000  $ 610,000 Distributable Cash Flow (1) $ 350,000  $ 370,000  Capital Expenditures:  Expansion capital expenditures (2) $ 120,000  $ 140,000 Maintenance capital expenditures $ 38,000  $ 42,000

____________________________________ (1)  The Partnership is unable to reconcile projected Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow to projected net income (loss) and projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP because components of the required calculations cannot be reasonably estimated, such as changes to current assets and liabilities, unknown future events, and estimating certain future GAAP measures. The inability to project certain components of the calculation would significantly affect the accuracy of the reconciliations.  (2)  Includes approximately $21 million of other business support capital that includes vehicles, tools, and IT infrastructure.

Conference Call

The Partnership will host a conference call today beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss first-quarter 2025 performance. The call will be broadcast live over the internet. Investors may participate by audio webcast, or if located in the U.S. or Canada, by phone. A replay will be available shortly after the call via the "Events" page of USA Compression’s Investor Relations website.

By Webcast:  Connect to the webcast via the "Events" page of USA Compression’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.usacompression.com. Please log in at least 10 minutes in advance to register and download any necessary software.  By Phone:  Dial (888) 440-5655 at least 10 minutes before the call and ask for the USA Compression Partners Earnings Call or conference ID 8970064.

About USA Compression Partners, LP

USA Compression Partners, LP is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USA Compression partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USA Compression focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. More information is available at usacompression.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release includes the Non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio.

Adjusted gross margin is defined as revenue less cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense. Management believes Adjusted gross margin is useful to investors as a supplemental measure of the Partnership’s operating profitability. Management uses adjusted gross margin to assess operating performance as compared to historical results, budget and forecast amounts, expected return on capital investment, and our competitors. Adjusted gross margin primarily is impacted by the pricing trends for service operations and cost of operations, including labor rates for service technicians, volume, and per-unit costs for lubricant oils, quantity and pricing of routine preventative maintenance on compression units, and property tax rates on compression units. Adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, gross margin or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Adjusted gross margin, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Because the Partnership capitalizes assets, depreciation and amortization of equipment is a necessary element of its cost structure. To compensate for the limitations of Adjusted gross margin as a measure of the Partnership’s performance, management believes it is important to consider gross margin determined under GAAP, as well as Adjusted gross margin, to evaluate the Partnership’s operating profitability.

Management views Adjusted EBITDA as one of its primary tools for evaluating the Partnership’s results of operations, and the Partnership tracks this item on a monthly basis as an absolute amount and as a percentage of revenue compared to the prior month, year-to-date, prior year, and budget. The Partnership defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and income tax expense (benefit). The Partnership defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus impairment of assets, impairment of goodwill, interest income on capital leases, unit-based compensation expense (benefit), severance charges and other employee costs, certain transaction expenses, loss (gain) on disposition of assets, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss (gain) on derivative instrument, and other. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors and commercial banks, to assess:

the financial performance of the Partnership’s assets without regard to the impact of financing methods, capital structure, or the historical cost basis of the Partnership’s assets; the viability of capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities; the ability of the Partnership’s assets to generate cash sufficient to make debt payments and pay distributions; and the Partnership’s operating performance as compared to those of other companies in its industry without regard to the impact of financing methods and capital structure.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because, when viewed in conjunction with the Partnership’s GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, it may provide a more complete assessment of the Partnership’s performance as compared to considering solely GAAP results. Management also believes that external users of the Partnership’s financial statements benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate the results of the Partnership’s business.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Distributable Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) plus non-cash interest expense, non-cash income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization expense, unit-based compensation expense (benefit), impairment of assets, impairment of goodwill, certain transaction expenses, severance charges and other employee costs, loss (gain) on disposition of assets, loss on extinguishment of debt, change in fair value of derivative instrument, proceeds from insurance recovery, and other, less distributions on Preferred Units and maintenance capital expenditures.

Distributable Cash Flow should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Distributable Cash Flow, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.​

Management believes Distributable Cash Flow is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management, investors, and others to compare the cash flows that the Partnership generates (after distributions on Preferred Units but prior to any retained cash reserves established by the Partnership’s general partner and the effect of the Distribution Reinvestment Plan) to the cash distributions that the Partnership expects to pay its common unitholders.

Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio is defined as the period’s Distributable Cash Flow divided by distributions declared to common unitholders in respect of such period. Management believes Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio is an important measure of operating performance because it permits management, investors, and others to assess the Partnership’s ability to pay distributions to common unitholders out of the cash flows the Partnership generates. The Partnership’s Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

This news release also contains a forward-looking estimate of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow projected to be generated by the Partnership for its 2025 fiscal year. The Partnership is unable to reconcile projected Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow to projected net income (loss) and projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP because components of the required calculations cannot be reasonably estimated, such as changes to current assets and liabilities, unknown future events, and estimating certain future GAAP measures. The inability to project certain components of the calculation would significantly affect the accuracy of the reconciliations.

See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for Adjusted gross margin reconciled to gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, and net income and net cash provided by operating activities reconciled to Distributable Cash Flow and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including "may," "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "if," "project," "outlook," "will," "could," "should," or other similar words or the negatives thereof, and include the Partnership’s expectation of future performance contained herein, including as described under "Full-Year 2025 Outlook." These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition, or state other "forward-looking" information. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which can be affected by assumptions used or by known risks or uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statements can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors noted below and other cautionary statements in this news release. The risk factors and other factors noted throughout this news release could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Known material factors that could cause the Partnership’s actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

changes in economic conditions of the crude oil and natural gas industries, including any impact from the ongoing military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine or the conflict in the Middle East; changes in general economic conditions, including inflation, supply chain disruptions, or tariff impacts; changes in the long-term supply of and demand for crude oil and natural gas; competitive conditions in the Partnership’s industry, including competition for employees in a tight labor market; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the shared services integration with Energy Transfer; changes in the availability and cost of capital, including changes to interest rates; renegotiation of material terms of customer contracts; actions taken by the Partnership’s customers, competitors, and third-party operators; operating hazards, natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics, weather-related impacts, casualty losses, and other matters beyond the Partnership’s control; the deterioration of the financial condition of the Partnership’s customers, which may result in the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings with respect to certain customers; the restrictions on the Partnership’s business that are imposed under the Partnership’s long-term debt agreements; information technology risks, including the risk from cyberattacks, cybersecurity breaches, and other disruptions to the Partnership’s information systems; the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations; the effects of future litigation; factors described in Part I, Item 1A ("Risk Factors") of the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 11, 2025, and subsequently filed reports; and other factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings with the SEC.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Unless legally required, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed herein also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except for per unit amounts – Unaudited)  Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Revenues:  Contract operations $ 224,975   $ 222,985   $ 218,104  Parts and service  5,094    6,854    5,460  Related party  15,165    16,053    5,712  Total revenues  245,234    245,892    229,276  Costs and expenses:  Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization  81,618    77,678    75,072  Depreciation and amortization  70,393    68,955    63,251  Selling, general, and administrative  18,862    20,302    22,827  Loss on disposition of assets  1,325    3,826    1,254  Impairment of assets  3,645    602    —  Total costs and expenses  175,843    171,363    162,404  Operating income  69,391    74,529    66,872  Other income (expense):  Interest expense, net  (47,369 )   (48,616 )   (46,666 ) Loss on extinguishment of debt  —    —    (4,966 ) Gain on derivative instrument  —    —    8,771  Other  25    27    34  Total other expense  (47,344 )   (48,589 )   (42,827 ) Net income before income tax expense  22,047    25,940    24,045  Income tax expense  1,535    503    472  Net income  20,512    25,437    23,573  Less: distributions on Preferred Units  (4,388 )   (4,387 )   (4,388 ) Net income attributable to common unitholders’ interests $ 16,124   $ 21,050   $ 19,185   Weighted average common units outstanding – basic  117,513    117,074    102,535   Weighted average common units outstanding – diluted  118,254    118,089    103,606   Basic and diluted net income per common unit $ 0.14   $ 0.18   $ 0.19   Distributions declared per common unit for respective periods $ 0.525   $ 0.525   $ 0.525

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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In thousands, except unit amounts – Unaudited)  March 31, 
2025 Selected Balance Sheet data:  Total assets $ 2,713,120  Long-term debt, net $ 2,536,147  Total partners’ deficit $ (180,711 )  Common units outstanding  117,540,788

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands — Unaudited)  Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 54,651   $ 130,195   $ 65,917  Net cash used in investing activities  (18,041 )   (26,920 )   (98,573 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (36,622 )   (103,340 )   32,653

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN TO GROSS MARGIN

(In thousands — Unaudited)  The following table reconciles Adjusted gross margin to gross margin, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods presented:  Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Total revenues $ 245,234   $ 245,892   $ 229,276  Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization  (81,618 )   (77,678 )   (75,072 ) Depreciation and amortization  (70,393 )   (68,955 )   (63,251 ) Gross margin $ 93,223   $ 99,259   $ 90,953  Depreciation and amortization  70,393    68,955    63,251  Adjusted gross margin $ 163,616   $ 168,214   $ 154,204

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME AND NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(In thousands — Unaudited)  The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, for each of the periods presented:  Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Net income $ 20,512   $ 25,437   $ 23,573  Interest expense, net  47,369    48,616    46,666  Depreciation and amortization  70,393    68,955    63,251  Income tax expense  1,535    503    472  EBITDA $ 139,809   $ 143,511   $ 133,962  Unit-based compensation expense (1)  3,384    5,552    7,769  Transaction expenses (2)  —    (23 )   108  Severance charges and other employee costs (3)  1,351    2,056    107  Loss on disposition of assets  1,325    3,826    1,254  Loss on extinguishment of debt (4)  —    —    4,966  Gain on derivative instrument  —    —    (8,771 ) Impairment of assets (5)  3,645    602    —  Adjusted EBITDA $ 149,514   $ 155,524   $ 139,395  Interest expense, net  (47,369 )   (48,616 )   (46,666 ) Non-cash interest expense  2,241    2,245    1,995  Income tax expense  (1,535 )   (503 )   (472 ) Transaction expenses  —    23    (108 ) Severance charges and other employee costs  (1,351 )   (2,056 )   (107 ) Cash received on derivative instrument  —    —    2,422  Other  85    777    60  Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (46,934 )   22,801    (30,602 ) Net cash provided by operating activities $ 54,651   $ 130,195   $ 65,917

____________________________________ (1)  For the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, unit-based compensation expense included $0.7 million, $0.9 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, of cash payments related to quarterly payments of distribution equivalent rights on outstanding phantom unit awards and $2.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0, respectively, related to the cash portion of the settlement of phantom unit awards upon vesting. The remainder of unit-based compensation expense for all periods was related to non-cash adjustments to the unit-based compensation liability and other non-cash unit-based compensation expense.  (2)  Represents certain expenses related to potential and completed transactions and other items. The Partnership believes it is useful to investors to exclude these expenses.  (3)  Severance charges and other employee costs includes (i) severance payments to former employees of the Partnership, (ii) retention payments to employees of the Partnership that have executed agreements to maintain operations during the shared services integration but do not intend to remain employed with the Partnership after their retention period, and (iii) relocation payments to employees of the Partnership for relocation resulting from the shared services integration and the change in location of the Partnership’s headquarters to Dallas, Texas. These retention payments are incremental to the affected employees’ base pay. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, severance charges and other employee costs included $0.4 million and $0.1 million related to retention payments and relocation payments, respectively.  (4)  This loss on extinguishment of debt is a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the senior notes due 2026. This amount represents the write-off of deferred financing costs of $4.3 million and the difference between (i) the purchase price of U.S. government securities of $748.8 million used to redeem the senior notes due 2026 and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance and accrued interest of the senior notes due 2026 of $748.1 million at the time of purchase of the government securities.  (5)  Represents non-cash charges incurred to decrease the carrying value of long-lived assets with recorded values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows.

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW TO NET INCOME AND NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(Dollars in thousands — Unaudited)  The following table reconciles Distributable Cash Flow to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, for each of the periods presented:  Three Months Ended March 31, 
2025  December 31, 
2024  March 31, 
2024 Net income $ 20,512   $ 25,437   $ 23,573  Non-cash interest expense  2,241    2,245    1,995  Depreciation and amortization  70,393    68,955    63,251  Non-cash income tax expense  85    147    60  Unit-based compensation expense (1)  3,384    5,552    7,769  Transaction expenses (2)  —    (23 )   108  Severance charges and other employee costs (3)  1,351    2,056    107  Other (4)  1,000    —    —  Loss on disposition of assets  1,325    3,826    1,254  Loss on extinguishment of debt (5)  —    —    4,966  Change in fair value of derivative instrument  —    —    (6,349 ) Impairment of assets (6)  3,645    602    —  Distributions on Preferred Units  (4,388 )   (4,387 )   (4,388 ) Maintenance capital expenditures (7)  (10,853 )   (8,151 )   (5,757 ) Distributable Cash Flow $ 88,695   $ 96,259   $ 86,589  Maintenance capital expenditures  10,853    8,151    5,757  Transaction expenses  —    23    (108 ) Severance charges and other employee costs  (1,351 )   (2,056 )   (107 ) Distributions on Preferred Units  4,388    4,387    4,388  Other  (1,000 )   630    —  Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (46,934 )   22,801    (30,602 ) Net cash provided by operating activities $ 54,651   $ 130,195   $ 65,917   Distributable Cash Flow $ 88,695   $ 96,259   $ 86,589   Distributions for Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio (8) $ 61,731   $ 61,702   $ 61,422   Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 1.44x  1.56x  1.41x

____________________________________ (1)  For the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, unit-based compensation expense included $0.7 million, $0.9 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, of cash payments related to quarterly payments of distribution equivalent rights on outstanding phantom unit awards and $2.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0, respectively, related to the cash portion of the settlement of phantom unit awards upon vesting. The remainder of unit-based compensation expense for all periods was related to non-cash adjustments to the unit-based compensation liability and other non-cash unit-based compensation expense.  (2)  Represents certain expenses related to potential and completed transactions and other items. The Partnership believes it is useful to investors to exclude these expenses.  (3)  Severance charges and other employee costs includes (i) severance payments to former employees of the Partnership, (ii) retention payments to employees of the Partnership that have executed agreements to maintain operations during the shared services integration but do not intend to remain employed with the Partnership after their retention period, and (iii) relocation payments to employees of the Partnership for relocation resulting from the shared services integration and the change in location of the Partnership’s headquarters to Dallas, Texas. These retention payments are incremental to the affected employees’ base pay. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, severance charges and other employee costs included $0.4 million and $0.1 million related to retention payments and relocation payments, respectively.  (4)  Represents cash income tax expense accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2025 for a proposed settlement with the IRS, which we believe is a reasonable estimate of the potential loss from the aggregate final imputed underpayment for the federal tax years 2019 and 2020.  (5)  This loss on extinguishment of debt is a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the senior notes due 2026. This amount represents the write-off of deferred financing costs of $4.3 million and the difference between (i) the purchase price of U.S. government securities of $748.8 million used to redeem the senior notes due 2026 and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance and accrued interest of the senior notes due 2026 of $748.1 million at the time of purchase of the government securities.  (6)  Represents non-cash charges incurred to decrease the carrying value of long-lived assets with recorded values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows.  (7)  Reflects actual maintenance capital expenditures for the periods presented. Maintenance capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain the operating capacity of the Partnership’s assets and extend their useful lives, replace partially or fully depreciated assets, or other capital expenditures that are incurred in maintaining the Partnership’s existing business and related cash flow.  (8)  Represents distributions to the holders of the Partnership’s common units as of the record date.

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