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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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SCHEDULE 13D/A |
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests
(Title of Class of Securities)
693139107
(CUSIP Number)
Richard McGee
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Plains All American GP LLC
333 Clay Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 646-4100
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 27, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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(1) Includes 11,934,351 Series A Subordinated Units and 13,500,000 Series B Subordinated Units, each representing limited partner interests in the Issuer. The Series A Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the subordination period under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P., as amended (the Partnership Agreement). The Series B Subordinated Units may be converted into Series A Subordinated Units on a one-for-one basis upon the satisfaction of certain operational and financial conditions or, if the subordination period has ended at the time the various operation and financial conditions are satisfied, into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that any Series B Subordinated Units that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2018 will be automatically cancelled.
(2) Based on the aggregate number of Common Units, Series A Subordinated Units and Series B Subordinated Units issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2013.
SCHEDULE 13D/A
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(1) Includes 11,934,351 Series A Subordinated Units and 13,500,000 Series B Subordinated Units, each representing limited partner interests in the Issuer. The Series A Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the subordination period under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. The Series B Subordinated Units may be converted into Series A Subordinated Units on a one-for-one basis upon the satisfaction of certain operational and financial conditions or, if the subordination period has ended at the time the various operation and financial conditions are satisfied, into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that any Series B Subordinated Units that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2018 will be automatically cancelled.
(2) Based on the aggregate number of Common Units, Series A Subordinated Units and Series B Subordinated Units issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2013.
SCHEDULE 13D/A
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(1) Includes 11,934,351 Series A Subordinated Units and 13,500,000 Series B Subordinated Units, each representing limited partner interests in the Issuer. The Series A Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the subordination period under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. The Series B Subordinated Units may be converted into Series A Subordinated Units on a one-for-one basis upon the satisfaction of certain operational and financial conditions or, if the subordination period has ended at the time the various operation and financial conditions are satisfied, into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that any Series B Subordinated Units that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2018 will be automatically cancelled.
(2) Based on the aggregate number of Common Units, Series A Subordinated Units and Series B Subordinated Units issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2013.
SCHEDULE 13D/A
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(1) Includes 11,934,351 Series A Subordinated Units and 13,500,000 Series B Subordinated Units, each representing limited partner interests in the Issuer. The Series A Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the subordination period under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. The Series B Subordinated Units may be converted into Series A Subordinated Units on a one-for-one basis upon the satisfaction of certain operational and financial conditions or, if the subordination period has ended at the time the various operation and financial conditions are satisfied, into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that any Series B Subordinated Units that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2018 will be automatically cancelled.
(2) Based on the aggregate number of Common Units, Series A Subordinated Units and Series B Subordinated Units issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2013.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this Amendment) relates to the common units representing limited partner interests (the Common Units) of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Issuer or the Partnership), which has its principal executive offices at 333 Clay Street, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77002, and amends the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 18, 2011 (the Original Schedule 13D) by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (PAA), PAA GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (General Partner), Plains AAP, L.P., a Delaware limited liability company (AAP), and Plains All American GP LLC (GP LLC and, collectively with PAA, General Partner and AAP, the Reporting Persons).
Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment, all items left blank remain unchanged in all material respects and any items that are reported are deemed to amend and restate the corresponding items in the Original Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
In accordance with the provisions of General Instruction C to Schedule 13D, information concerning the general partners, executive officers, board of directors and each person controlling a Reporting Person, as applicable (collectively, the Listed Persons), required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D, is provided on Schedule 1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. To the Reporting Persons knowledge, none of Listed Persons has been, during the last five years, (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of the Original 13D is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:
(c) Proposal
In connection with the transaction proposed by the Proposal described in Item 4 of this Amendment (which Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference), the Reporting Person anticipates that the funding for such transaction will consist of newly issued Common Units of PAA as described in Item 4, and cash in lieu of fractional Common Units payable from the working capital of PAA.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following paragraphs:
On August 27, 2013, PAA delivered a proposal (the Proposal) to the independent directors (the Independent Directors) of PNGS GP LLC , the general partner of the Issuer, to acquire all of the outstanding Common Units of the Issuer that are held by unitholders other than PAA or its subsidiaries, for consideration of 0.435 Common Units of PAA for each outstanding Common Unit of the Issuer held by such unitholders, in a transaction to be structured as a merger of the Issuer with a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAA. The Proposal assumes the execution of definitive agreements on or before September 27, 2013 and closing prior to the end of 2013. The Proposal also assumes a regular quarterly distribution by the Issuer in November equal to the common unit distribution paid by the Issuer in August 2013. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Proposal is subject to the approval of GP LLC, which is the general partner of AAP, which is the sole member of the General Partner (as the general partner of PAA), approval of a committee of independent directors of PNGS GP LLC (the Conflicts Committee), approval of the unitholders of the Issuer and negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement.
While the Proposal remains under consideration or negotiation by the Issuer and its Conflicts Committee, the Reporting Persons may respond to inquiries from the Issuer and the Conflicts Committee or its representatives. Each Reporting Person does not intend to update additional disclosures in its Schedule 13D regarding any other plans or proposals by PAA until a definitive agreement has been
reached, or unless disclosure is otherwise required under applicable securities laws. A copy of the Proposal is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
Other than as described above, none of the Reporting Persons has any plan or proposals of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, although they reserve the right to formulate such plans or proposals in the future.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Sub-Items (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
(a) (1) PAA is the record and beneficial owner of 28,155,526 Common Units, as well as 11,934,351 Series A Subordinated Units and 13,500,000 Series B Subordinated Units, which represent all of the outstanding Subordinated Units of the Issuer. Based on there being 86,581,800 Common and Subordinated Units outstanding as of July 31, 2013, PAAs Common Units and Subordinated Units represent 61.9% of the outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units at such time. The Series A Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the subordination period under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. The Series B Subordinated Units may be converted into Series A Subordinated Units on a one-for-one basis upon the satisfaction of certain operational and financial conditions or, if the subordination period for the Series A Subordinated Units has ended at the time the operation and financial conditions are satisfied, into Common Units on a one-for-one basis, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement
PAA, as the sole member of PNGS GP LLC, the general partner of the Issuer, may also, pursuant to Rule 13d-3, be deemed to beneficially own the equity interest representing a 2% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights (representing the right to receive increasing percentages of quarterly distributions in excess of specified amounts) in the Issuer held by PNGS GP LLC.
(2) The General Partner, AAP and GP LLC may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3, be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the securities held by PAA, described in (a)(1) above.
(b) The information set forth in Items 7 through 11 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. See Schedule 1 for the information applicable to the Listed Persons.
(c) Except as described in Item 3 above or elsewhere in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the Reporting Persons knowledge, the Listed Persons has effected any transactions in the Common Units during the past 60 days.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following paragraph:
The information set forth under Item 4 and in Exhibit 99.1 is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 6.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:
99.1* Proposal Letter from Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. to the Independent Directors of the Board of Directors of PNGS GP LLC, dated August 27, 2013.
99.2 Joint Filing Statement among the Reporting Persons dated February 18, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.C to the Original Schedule 13D filed on February 18, 2011).
* Filed herewith.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: August 27, 2013
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: August 27, 2013
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Plains All American GP LLC, its general partner |
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: August 27, 2013
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: August 27, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The Exhibit Index is amended to include the following exhibits:
99.1* Proposal Letter from Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. to the Independent Directors of the Board of Directors of PNGS GP LLC, dated August 27, 2013.
99.2 Joint Filing Statement among the Reporting Persons dated February 18, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.C to the Original Schedule 13D filed on February 18, 2011).
* Filed herewith.
Schedule I
Executive Officers(1)
Greg L. Armstrong
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of PNGS GP LLC and of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 162,000
Harry N. Pefanis
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Vice Chairman and Director of PNGS GP LLC and President and Chief Operating Officer of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 117,000
Mark J. Gorman
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Executive Vice PresidentOperations and Business Development of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,000
Phillip D. Kramer
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 12,000
Richard K. McGee
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PNGS GP LLC and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 20,000
John R. Rutherford
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: None
Al Swanson
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of PNGS GP LLC and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 50,844
(1) Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) does not directly have officers, directors or employees, rather its operations and activities are managed by Plains All American GP LLC (GP LLC), which employs PAAs management and operational personnel. GP LLC is the general partner of Plains AAP, L.P. (AAP LP), which is the sole member of PAA GP LLC, which is PAAs general partner. References to PAAs officers are references to the officers of GP LLC.
W. David Duckett
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: President of Plains Midstream Canada ULC
Citizenship: Canada
Amount Beneficially Owned: 123,000
John P. vonBerg
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Senior Vice PresidentCommercial Activities of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 15,000
Chris Herbold
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Vice President Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,500
Directors(1)
Greg L. Armstrong
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of PNGS GP LLC and of Plains All American GP LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 162,000
Everardo Goyanes
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Founder of Ex Cathedra LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 35,000
Gary R. Petersen
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Managing Partner of EnCap Investments L.P.
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 10,000
John Raymond
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Owner and founder of The Energy & Minerals Group
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 624,997
(1) PAA does not directly have officers, directors or employees, rather its operations and activities are managed by GP LLC, which employs PAAs management and operational personnel. GP LLC is the general partner of AAP LP, which is the sole member of PAA GP LLC, which is PAAs general partner. References to PAAs directors are references to the directors of GP LLC.
Robert V. Sinnott
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Senior Managing Director of energy investments of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and President of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc., the general partner of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 79,771
Vicky Sutil
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Director, Corporate Development Midstream, and Director, Business Development Rockies, for Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: None
J. Taft Symonds
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board of Symonds Investment Company, Inc.
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: 10,000
Christopher M. Temple
Address: c/o Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
Principal Occupation: President of DelTex Capital LLC and Chairman of the Board of Texas Plastics Holdco, LLC
Citizenship: USA
Amount Beneficially Owned: None