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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e) (1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
(Title of Class of Securities)
Not Applicable
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Copy to:
Thomas L. Korner, President Michael D. Phillips, Esq.
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
585 West Main Street 1400 McDonald Investment Center
Canfield, Ohio 44406 800 Superior Avenue
(330)533-2692 Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216)622-8200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of Person Filing Statement)
April 28, 2000
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation: 609,519 Units of Amount of Filing Fee
Limited Partnership Interest at $ 6.11 per Unit $ 745.00*
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* Previously paid with initial filing.
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[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable
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Form of Registration No.: Not Applicable
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Filing Party: Not Applicable
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Date Filed: Not Applicable
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[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer.
[ ]
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ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
Reference is made to the first page of the Offer to Purchase
(the "Offer"), which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
(a) The issuer of the securities to which this statement
relates is Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Company"). The Company's principal executive offices are located at 585 West
Main Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406, and the Company's telephone number is
(330)533-2692.
(b) The securities being sought are up to 609,519 units of
limited partnership interest (the "Units"), at a price of $6.11 per Unit, net to
the Sellers in cash (the "Purchase Price"). In its Offer, the Company has
reserved the right to purchase more than 609,519 Units, but has no current
intention of doing so. Reference is hereby made to the Introduction of the
Company's Offer to Purchase, which Introduction is incorporated herein by
reference.
(c) There is currently no established trading market for the
Units. Reference is hereby made to Section 7, "Price Range of Units; Cash
Distribution Policy," which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
The filer of this statement is Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
The Company's principal executive officers are located at 585 West Main Street,
Canfield, Ohio 44406, and the Company's telephone number is (330)533-2692.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
(a) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 13,
"Extension of Tender Period; Terminations; Amendments," Section 4, "Withdrawal
Rights," Section 3, "Procedures for Tendering Units," and Section 11, "Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences," of the Offer to Purchase, which Sections are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction of the Offer
to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5. PAST CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 1,
"Background and Purposes of the Offer," and Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase, which Introduction and
Sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 6. PURPOSE OF THE TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF ISSUER OR
AFFILIATE.
(a) Reference is hereby made to the Introduction, Section 1,
"Background and Purposes of the Offer," Section 5, "Purchase of Units; Payment
of Purchase Price," Section 6, "Certain Conditions of the Offer," and Section
10, "Certain Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial
Information," of the Offer to Purchase, which Introduction and Sections are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to Section 5, "Purchase of Units;
Payment of Purchase Price," of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
(a) The total amount of funds required by the Company to
consummate the transaction and purchase 609,519 Units, pursuant to the Offer,
and to pay related fees and expenses, is estimated to be $3,700,000. Reference
is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of Funds," which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Not applicable.
(d) The Company intends to borrow from its existing credit
facility the funds required to purchase any Units tendered pursuant to the
Offer.
(1) The funds required to purchase tendered Units are
expected to be available from borrowings under the Company's
existing loan agreement. The amount of availability under the
Company's credit facility is sufficient to fund the purchase
of 609,519 Units. The existing credit facility, with Bank One,
N.A., entered into in May 1999, provides for a line of credit
in the amount of $7,000,000, all of which is available. The
facility, with Bank One, N.A., provides for interest payable
quarterly at LIBOR plus 175 basis points with the principal
due at maturity, May 31, 2001. The Company anticipates
renewing the facility every other year to minimize debt
origination, carrying and interest costs associated with
long-term bank commitments. Borrowings under the facility are
unsecured. The loan agreement contains restrictive covenants
requiring the Company to maintain: loan balance not to exceed
the borrowing base of $7,000,000; tangible net worth of at
least $40,000,000; a total debt to tangible net worth ratio of
not more than 0.5 to 1.0. In addition, there are restrictions
on mergers, sales and acquisitions, the incurrence of
additional debt and the pledge or mortgage of the Company's
assets.
(2) The Company has no current plans to repay any
such borrowings from any outside sources. The Company will
repay bank debt out of available cash flows generated from
normal operating activities.
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Reference is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of
Funds," and Section 10, "Certain Information About the Company; Historical and
Pro Forma Financial Information," which Sections are incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 8. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
Reference is hereby made to Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS RETAINED, EMPLOYED OR TO BE COMPENSATED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
(a) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information about the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information,"
of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information,"
of the Offer to Purchase, which Section is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a) (1) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain
Information About the Company; Historical and Pro Forma
Financial Information," Section 12, "Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning Units," of the Offer to Purchase,
which Sections are incorporated herein by reference.
(2) None.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) None.
(b) Reference is hereby made to the Offer to Purchase and the
related Letter of Transmittal, forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, and are incorporated in their entirety herein
by reference.
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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 2000
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal
(a)(3) Form of 1999 Annual Report Newsletter to Unitholders,
dated April 28, 2000
(a)(4) Annual Financial Statements of the Company and
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations(4)
(a)(5) Form of letter prepared by Wright & Company, Inc.
(b)(1) Loan Modification Agreement dated May 29, 1999
between Bank One, N.A., Bank One,
Texas, N.A. and Everflow Eastern, Inc. and Everflow
Eastern Partners, L.P. (3)
(c)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Company, dated as of
February 15, 1991(1)
(c)(2) Close Corporation Agreement of Everflow Management
Corporation(1)
(c)(3) Operating Agreement of Everflow Management Limited,
LLC dated March 8, 1999(2)
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Schedule 13E-4 filing
dated April 30, 1992. Items not mailed to Unitholders.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended June 30, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-K filing for the
year ended December 31, 1999. Items mailed to Unitholders.
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SIGNATURE
After due 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: May 23, 2000 EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
By: EVERFLOW MANAGEMENT LIMITED, LLC
General Partner
By: EVERFLOW MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Managing Member
By: /S/William A. Siskovic
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William A. Siskovic
Vice President and Treasurer
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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(a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 2000
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal
(a)(3) Form of 1999 Annual Report Newsletter to Unitholders,
dated April 28, 2000
(a)(4) Annual Financial Statements of the Company
and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations(4)
(a)(5) Form of letter prepared by Wright & Company, Inc.
(b)(1) Loan Modification Agreement dated May 29, 1999 between Bank
One, N.A., Bank One, Texas, N.A. and Everflow Eastern, Inc.
and Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. (3)
(c)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Company, dated as of February 15, 1991(1)
(c)(2) Close Corporation Agreement of Everflow Management
Corporation(1)
(c)(3) Operating Agreement of Everflow Management Limited, LLC
dated March 8, 1999(2)
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Schedule 13E-4 filing
dated April 30, 1992. Items not mailed to Unitholders.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended March 31, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q filing for the
quarter ended June 30, 1999. Item not mailed to Unitholders.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10-K filing for the
year ended December 31, 1999. Items mailed to Unitholders.
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Exhibit (a)(1)
Offer to Purchase for Cash
by
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
of Up to
609,519 Units of Limited Partnership Interest
THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, ON FRIDAY, JUNE 30,
2000, UNLESS EXTENDED.
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Company"), is offering to purchase up to 609,519, or 10%, of
our Units of limited partnership interests (the "Units") at a price of $6.11 per
Unit in cash (the "Purchase Price"), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions described in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of
Transmittal (which together are referred to as the "Offer"). The Purchase Price
was determined pursuant to the terms of our partnership agreement. The offer is
made based upon a predetermined annual calculation as defined in our partnership
agreement and described in detail in the Newsletter & Financial Statements
provided to each Unitholder. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to
purchase more than 609,519 Units pursuant to the Offer, but we have no current
intention to do so.
Acceptance of the Offer by a Unitholder is subject to certain
risks, including:
- The purchase price of $6.11 per Unit is (a) less than the book
value per Unit ($8.65) as of December 31, 1999, (b) more than the
prices at which the Units have recently traded ($5.50 to $6.00)
in private transactions, (c) may be less than fair market value,
and (d) may be less than the value which could be received in a
sale or other disposition of the Company's assets. There have
been seven trades since June 30, 1999 including two trades in
September 1999, one trade in October 1999, one trade in December
1999, two trades in February 2000 and one trade in March 2000.
- The Company will incur increased debt to fund the Offer.
- Acceptance of the Offer is a taxable event to a Unitholder.
- Management will increase its percentage ownership of the Company
as a result of the Offer.
- The Company has not obtained or performed any valuation in
calculating the purchase price, other than the reserve report.
You should review "RISK FACTORS" for a more complete explanation of these risks.
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THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS
BEING TENDERED. THE OFFER IS CONDITIONED UPON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN ADVERSE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6 - "CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF
THE OFFER."
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IMPORTANT
Any Unitholder wishing to tender all or any portion of his,
her or its Units should complete and sign the enclosed Letter of Transmittal or
a facsimile copy thereof in accordance with the instructions in the Letter of
Transmittal and deliver it and any other required documents to us and deliver
the certificates, if any, for such Units to us. A Unitholder having Units
registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee must contact that broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company
or other nominee if he, she or it desires to tender such Units.
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Questions and requests for assistance or for additional copies
of this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be directed to
William A. Siskovic, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, at (330)533-2692.
The date of this Offer to Purchase is April 28, 2000
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NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS GENERAL PARTNER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO ANY
UNITHOLDER AS TO WHETHER THE OFFER IS FAIR OR WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM
TENDERING ANY OR ALL OF HIS, HER OR ITS UNITS. EACH UNITHOLDER MUST MAKE HIS,
HER OR ITS OWN DECISION WHETHER TO TENDER UNITS AND, IF SO, WHAT AMOUNT OF UNITS
TO TENDER. EACH UNITHOLDER SHOULD CONSIDER THE APPLICABLE TAX CONSEQUENCES
BEFORE TENDERING UNITS. SEE SECTION 11.
THIS OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF UNITS
BEING TENDERED.
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION ON
BEHALF OF THE COMPANY AS TO WHETHER UNITHOLDERS SHOULD TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM
TENDERING UNITS PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER
THAN THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH RECOMMENDATION AND SUCH INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ITS GENERAL PARTNER.
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
SUMMARY TERM SHEET FOR OFFER TO PURCHASE
The following summary term sheet contains a list of questions that you
may have about Everflow's offer, and Everflow's answers to those questions.
1. WHAT ARE THE CLASSES AND AMOUNTS OF SECURITIES SOUGHT IN THE OFFER, AND
WHO IS OFFERING TO BUY MY UNITS?
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P., is offering to purchase up to 609,519
(10%) of its units of limited partnership.
2. HOW MUCH IS EVERFLOW OFFERING TO PAY FOR MY UNITS, AND WHAT IS THE FORM
OF PAYMENT?
Everflow is offering to pay $6.11 per unit in cash.
3. DOES EVERFLOW HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE PAYMENT?
Everflow intends to obtain the cash necessary to purchase units
tendered in the offer from Everflow's existing credit facility.
4. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TENDER IN THE OFFER?
You have until 12:00 p.m. midnight on Friday, June 30, 2000 to tender
your units in this offer.
5. CAN THE OFFER BE EXTENDED, AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND HOW WILL I
BE NOTIFIED OF AN EXTENSION?
Everflow can extend the offer at any time, but has no present intention
to do so. If the offer is extended, Everflow will give written notice to
unitholders.
6. WHAT ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER?
Everflow is not required to purchase any units in the offer if there is
a reasonable likelihood that the consummation of the offer would result in the
termination of Everflow, or if a governmental proceeding challenges the making
of the offer or Everflow's purchase of units. Further, if any change occurs in
Everflow's business that is reasonably determined by Everflow to be material,
then Everflow is not required to purchase any units in the offer.
7. HOW DO I TENDER MY UNITS?
To tender your units in this offer, you should complete the attached
Letter of Transmittal and send it to Everflow at the address listed in the
Letter of Transmittal prior to 12:00 p.m. midnight on Friday, June 30, 2000.
8. UNTIL WHAT TIME CAN I WITHDRAW PREVIOUSLY TENDERED UNITS?
You can withdraw any of your previously tendered units at any time
prior to 12:00 p.m. midnight on Friday, June 30, 2000.
9. IS THIS THE FIRST STEP IN A GOING-PRIVATE TRANSACTION?
The offer is made on a yearly basis according to Everflow's partnership
agreement. The offer is not intended to be a going-private transaction, nor is
it the first step in a going-private transaction.
10. IF I DECIDE NOT TO TENDER, HOW WILL THE OFFER AFFECT MY UNITS?
The offer is made on a yearly basis according to Everflow's partnership
agreement. Your units will not be affected if you decide not to tender in this
offer.
11. WHAT IS THE MARKET VALUE OR THE NET ASSET OR LIQUIDATION VALUE OF MY
UNITS AS OF A RECENT DATE?
The book value of an unit as of December 31, 1999 was $8.65. Units have
recently traded in private transactions since June 30, 1999, at prices between
$5.50 and $6.00.
12. WHO CAN I TALK TO IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TENDER OFFER?
If you have any questions about the offer, you can contact Mr. William
A. Siskovic, the Vice President and Treasurer of Everflow Eastern Partners,
L.P., at 585 West Main Street, P.O. Box 629, Canfield, Ohio 44406. Everflow's
telephone number is (330) 533-2692.
CONTENTS
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Introduction .............................................................. 3
Section 1. Background and Purposes of the Offer.......................... 7
Section 2. Number of Units; Extension of the Offer; Proration............ 7
Section 3. Procedure for Tendering Units................................. 8
Section 4. Withdrawal Rights............................................. 9
Section 5. Purchase of Units; Payment of Purchase Price ................. 9
Section 6. Certain Conditions of the Offer............................... 9
Section 7. Price Range of Units; Cash Distribution Policy................ 12
Section 8. Effects of the Offer ......................................... 13
Section 9. Source and Amount of Funds.................................... 13
Section 10. Certain Information About the Company; Historical
and Pro Forma Financial Information........................... 14
Section 11. Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences....................... 19
Section 12. Transactions and Arrangements Concerning Units .......... 19
Section 13. Extensions of Tender Period; Terminations; Amendments......... 19
Section 14. Fees and Expenses............................................. 20
Section 15. Miscellaneous................................................. 20
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To Holders of Units of
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with the requirements set forth in Article XI of
its Partnership Agreement, Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Company"), hereby offers to purchase up to 609,519 of its
units of limited partnership interest (the "Units"), at a price of $6.11 per
Unit (the "Purchase Price") to the seller in cash upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which
together constitute the "Offer"). The Company reserves the right in its sole
discretion to purchase more than 609,519 Units pursuant to the Offer, but has no
current intention to do so.
The Purchase Price calculation is included in the 1999 Annual
Report Newsletter which was mailed with this Offer to Purchase. The price per
Unit offered by the Company has been determined based on 66% of the Adjusted
Book Value of the Company to the Limited Partners as of January 1, 2000, divided
by 6,095,193, the total number of Units then outstanding, as adjusted for cash
distributions of $.250 per Unit made on January 3, 2000 and $.375 per Unit made
on April 3, 2000, as provided for in the Company's Partnership Agreement. The
Adjusted Book Value of the Company was determined utilizing the Company's
audited financial statements as of December 31, 1999. A copy of such statements
is included with this Offer. In calculating the Adjusted Book Value, the Company
determined the Partner's total equity from the Company's audited financial
statements as of December 31, 1999, added the "Standardized Measure of
Discounted Future Net Cash Flows" for the Company's Proved Developed Reserves as
presented in the footnotes to such financial statements and as adjusted without
giving effect to any taxes, and deducted the carrying value of the Company's oil
and gas properties (cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and
amortization) evaluated at December 31, 1999. For purposes of this calculation,
the future net cash flows of the Company were determined based upon a review and
analysis of the Company's Proved Developed Reserves by Wright & Company, Inc.,
independent petroleum consultants, as of December 31, 1999. Such future net cash
flows were discounted by 10% to arrive at the net present value of such
reserves, consistent with the Company's footnote disclosure of supplemental
unaudited oil and gas information as required by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 69, "Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing
Activities." No reserve value was attributed to any of the Company's undeveloped
lease acreage or properties. Other than the report prepared by Wright & Company,
Inc., the Company has not obtained any independent valuations in calculating the
Purchase Price. Management of the Company believes that the Purchase Price may
be less than the value which could be realized by the Unitholders in the event
of a liquidation or sale of the Company. Management has, from time to time,
explored the possible sale of the Company. Although management may continue to
engage in discussions concerning a potential sale, management does not intend to
pursue actively a sale of the Company at the present time. Management will
continue to evaluate other alternatives to maximize Unitholder value.
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The Company will purchase up to 609,519 Units. If more than
609,519 Units are tendered during the Offer, the Units to be purchased will be
determined on a pro rata basis with the amount of Units purchased from a
Unitholder equal to a fraction of the Units tendered, the numerator of which
will be 609,519 and the denominator of which will be the total number of Units
properly tendered. The fraction so calculated will be applied to the Units
tendered by any individual Unitholder to determine the number of Units, rounded
down to the nearest whole number, which will be purchased by the Company from
such Unitholder. Fractions of Units will not be purchased. Notice will be given
to a Limited Partner for those Units not purchased. If a Unitholder delivers any
certificates representing Units to the Company, a new certificate for the Units
not purchased by the Company will be sent to the Unitholder. Should such
Unitholder present the non-purchased Units for purchase in any subsequent year,
no preferential rights will attach as a result of any prior presentment of Units
pursuant to a previous Offer to Purchase. Units purchased by the Company
pursuant to this Offer to Purchase will be held as Treasury Units and shall not
be subject to resale.
The Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum amount of Units
being tendered. The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the absence
of certain adverse conditions described in Section 6. The Offer will not be
consummated if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Managing Member
of the General Partner of the Company, there is a reasonable likelihood that
such a purchase would result in the termination of the Company (as a
partnership) under Section 708 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code") or termination of the Company's status as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes under Section 7704 of the Code. See Section 6.
All purchases of Units pursuant to the Offer will be effective
as of June 30, 2000. Each Unitholder who tenders Units pursuant to the Offer
will receive only the Purchase Price and will not receive any additional cash
distributions on any tendered Units, including any cash distributions to be paid
after the April 3, 2000 distribution.
The price at which Units may be repurchased by the Company
pursuant to the Offer should NOT necessarily be viewed as the fair market value
of a Unit. The sale of a Unit will be a taxable event, and gain (including
recapture of intangible drilling costs and depreciation expense) or loss will be
recognized by a Unitholder for federal income tax purposes. Unitholders are
urged to review carefully all the information contained or referred to in this
Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal including, without limitation,
the information presented herein in Section 11 regarding certain federal income
tax consequences.
As of March 31, 2000, Everflow Management Limited, LLC, the
General Partner of the Company, owned 1.09% of the Company and all Directors and
executive officers of Everflow Management Corporation ("EMC"), the managing
member of the General Partner of the Company, beneficially owned an aggregate of
1,289,862 Units, in addition to their beneficial ownership of Everflow
Management Limited, LLC's interest, collectively representing approximately 21%
of the outstanding Units. The Company has been advised that Everflow Management
Limited, LLC does not intend to tender any Units pursuant to the Offer. Two
executive officers and Directors of EMC intend to tender Units pursuant to the
Offer. Thomas L. Korner, President and Director of EMC, intends to tender 21,951
Units currently held in his
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Individual Retirement Account. William A. Siskovic, Vice President and Director
of EMC, intends to tender 6,851 Units currently held in his Individual
Retirement Account. These Units are being tendered because Unrelated Business
Income has increased and the two individuals believe that this investment no
longer benefits these Individual Retirement Accounts as a result. Assuming the
Offer is fully subscribed, all Directors and executive officers of EMC will own,
after the Offer, approximately 23% of the outstanding Units.
RISK FACTORS
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The tender of Units to the Company involves a number of
significant risks.
PURCHASE PRICE LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ASSETS. The fair
market value of the Company's assets is greater than the aggregate Purchase
Price per Unit. Pursuant to Article XI of the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Company (the "Partnership Agreement"), the Purchase
Price was calculated to equal 66% of the Adjusted Book Value of the Partnership
as of December 31, 1999, as adjusted for cash distributions of $.250 per Unit on
January 3, 2000 and $.375 per Unit made on April 3, 2000. There is currently no
established trading market for the Units. The Company is aware that some Units
have been sold at prices ranging from $5.50 to $6.00 between July 1, 1999 and
March 31, 2000. However, the Company is not aware of all of the prices at which
Units have recently traded. The Purchase Price of $6.11 is more than the prices
at which the Units have recently traded in the private market. The Company is
not aware of any person or persons who would be interested in purchasing up to
609,519 Units.
The Company, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership
Agreement, began offering to repurchase Units in April 1992, and has made an
offer each year since then. It is the Company's belief that the Purchase Price
calculation each year was below the prices at which the Units had previously
traded. Management of the Company believes that this is a function of the
calculation of the Purchase Price, which is, by definition, a percentage of book
value per Unit. Therefore, the fair market value of the Company's assets is
greater than the aggregate Purchase Price per Unit. During 1995 and 1996, the
price at which the Company offered to purchase the Units pursuant to the
Repurchase Right included a special premium, primarily as a result of the
Company's increased revenues. This special premium is not included for the 2000
Repurchase Right. There can be no assurance that any special premium will be
included in future Repurchase Rights.
Management of the Company has explored the possible sale of
the Company. There have been a number of transactions involving the purchase and
sale of oil and gas properties in the Appalachian Basin over the past few years.
Management believes that, if the Company could receive values comparable to
those reported in certain of these acquisitions, the values which could be
realized by the Unitholders from a sale of the Company's assets would likely
exceed the Purchase Price.
REPURCHASE RIGHT IS A TAXABLE EVENT. The acceptance of this
Offer and subsequent sale of Units to the Company generally will be a taxable
event for federal and most state tax purposes. The amount of gain realized on
the sale of a Unit will be, in general, the
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excess of $6.11, plus the Unitholder's allocable share of liabilities of the
Company which have resulted in a basis increase, over the Unitholder's adjusted
tax basis of the Units which are sold to the Company. The sale of Units held by
a Unitholder for more than one year would result in long-term capital gain or
loss, except to the extent of unrealized receivables (including deductions for
intangible drilling and development costs, cost recovery deductions and to any
depletion deductions which are subject to recapture) and substantially
appreciated inventory, which could be treated as ordinary income. The deduction
of net capital losses is limited to $3,000 per year.
Deductions for intangible drilling and development costs, cost
recovery deductions and all depletion deductions (except for percentage
depletion deductions in excess of the basis of a property) will be subject to
recapture on the disposition of a Unit. Any such recaptured deductions will be
treated as ordinary income, with the amount recaptured limited to the amount of
taxable gain on the sale of the Unit.
INCREASED VOTING CONTROL BY MANAGEMENT. If the Offer is fully
subscribed, the percentage ownership of Units held by management of the Company
will increase. As of March 31, 2000, all Directors and executive officers of the
managing general partner of the Company beneficially own an aggregate of
1,289,862 Units, representing approximately 21% of the outstanding Units. The
Company has been advised that two individual members of management intend to
tender Units pursuant to the Offer. These Units to be tendered are held in
Individual Retirement Accounts on behalf of the two individuals. These Units are
being tendered because Unrelated Business Income has increased and these two
individuals believe that this investment no longer benefits these Individual
Retirement Accounts as a result. Assuming the Offer is fully subscribed, all
Directors and executive officers will, after the Offer, own approximately 23% of
the outstanding Units. Limited Partners are entitled to vote on only certain
matters relating to the Partnership, including removing the General Partner and
terminating the Partnership. Any such vote must be approved by a majority of the
Limited Partners.
INCREASE IN DEBT TO FUND THE OFFER. The total amount of funds
required by the Company to consummate the transaction and pay related fees and
expenses is estimated to be approximately $3,700,000. The Company intends to
obtain these funds from its revolving line of credit pursuant to the Company's
credit agreement. Although there can be no assurance, the Company believes that
its cash flow from operating activities will be sufficient to repay the amounts
borrowed to fund the Offer. If the Company is unable to repay funds borrowed
under its credit agreement, it will be forced to reduce its level of development
of oil and gas properties and reduce or eliminate any cash distributions to
Unitholders.
NO FAIRNESS OPINION. The Company has not obtained a fairness
opinion from an investment banking firm or performed any valuations in
calculating the purchase price, other than the reserve report. The Company
engaged Wright & Company, Inc., Petroleum Consultants, to prepare a report on
the Company's oil and gas reserves, future net income and standardized measure
of discounted future net income for all properties in which the Company owns an
interest. This information was utilized to calculate the Adjusted Book Value of
the
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Company. The Company has not performed any other valuations in calculating the
Purchase Price.
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES OF THE OFFER. The Company
is making the Offer in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
provisions of Article XI of the Partnership Agreement. The Company believes the
Offer also provides Unitholders with the opportunity to sell their illiquid
Units, for which no established trading market exists.
Units purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer will be
held as Treasury Units and will not be subject to resale.
SECTION 2. NUMBER OF UNITS; EXTENSION OF THE OFFER; PRORATION.
The Company will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer,
purchase up to 609,519 Units at a price of $6.11 per Unit that are properly
tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date. The Company reserves
the right in its sole discretion to purchase more than 609,519 Units, but has no
current intention to do so. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 12:00
midnight, Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 30, 2000, unless and until the
Company shall have extended the period of time for which the Offer is open, in
which event "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest time and date at which the
Offer, as extended by the Company, shall expire. Although the Company has
reserved the right to extend the Offer, it has no current intention to do so.
For a description of the Company's right to extend the period of time during
which the Offer is open and to terminate or amend this Offer, see Section 13.
THIS OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF UNITS
BEING TENDERED.
The Company will purchase up to 609,519 Units. If more than
609,519 Units are tendered during the Offer, the Units to be purchased will be
determined on a pro rata basis with the amount of Units purchased from a
Unitholder equal to a fraction, the numerator of which will be 609,519 and the
denominator of which will be the total number of Units properly tendered. The
fraction so calculated will be applied to the Units tendered by any individual
Unitholder to determine the number of Units, rounded down to the nearest whole
number, which will be purchased by the Company from such Unitholder. Fractions
of Units will not be purchased. Notice will be given to a Limited Partner whose
Units are not purchased. If a Unitholder delivers any certificates representing
Units to the Company, a new certificate for the Units not purchased by the
Company will be sent to the Unitholder. Should such Unitholder present the
non-purchased Units for purchase in any subsequent year, no preferential rights
will attach as a result of any prior presentment of Units pursuant to a previous
Offer to Purchase. Units purchased by the Company pursuant to this Offer to
Purchase will be held as Treasury Units and shall not be subject to resale.
SECTION 3. PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING UNITS. Pursuant to the
Company's Partnership Agreement, certificates or other instruments representing
Units are not generally issued to Limited Partners of the Company. All Units are
listed in the names of the Unitholders on the record books of the Company. To
tender Units pursuant to this Offer, a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile thereof), with
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any other required documents, must be transmitted to and received by the Company
at its address listed on the Letter of Transmittal on or prior to the Expiration
Date.
In certain unique circumstances, such as Individual Retirement
Accounts and brokerage accounts, certificates representing Units have been
issued to Unitholders. In order to tender Units represented by such
certificates, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or
manually signed facsimile thereof), and the certificates for the Units being
tendered, with any other required documents, must be transmitted to and received
by the Company at its address listed in the Letter of Transmittal on or prior to
the Expiration Date.
METHOD OF DELIVERY. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL AND CERTIFICATES FOR UNITS, IF ANY, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE
TENDERING UNITHOLDER. IF SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE SENT BY U.S. MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, BE USED.
DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY. All questions as to the validity,
form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any
tender of Units will be determined by the Company, EMC, or the officers of EMC,
which determination shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the
absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any Units determined by it, in
its sole discretion, not to be in proper form, or the acceptance for payment of
or payment for which may be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute
right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect or irregularity
in any tender of Units, or in the related transmittal documents. None of the
Company, EMC, any officer of EMC, or any other person will be under any duty to
give notification of any defects, irregularities or rejections in tenders or
incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
It is a violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 14e-4 promulgated thereunder for a
person to tender Units for his or her own account unless the person so tendering
owns such Units. Section 10(b) and Rule 14e-4 provide a similar restriction
applicable to the tender or guarantee of a tender on behalf of another person.
The tender of Units to the Company pursuant to any of the
procedures described herein will constitute an agreement between the tendering
Unitholder and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Offer, including the tendering Unitholder's representation that (i) such
Unitholder owns the Units being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under
the Exchange Act and (ii) the tender of such Units complies with Rule 14e-4.
SECTION 4. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. Units tendered pursuant to the
Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. The Purchase
Price will be paid in cash to each Unitholder whose Units are accepted pursuant
to the Offer within five (5) business days after June 30, 2000. No tendering
Unitholder will be entitled to interest on such funds. See Section 5. Tenders
made pursuant to the Offer will otherwise be irrevocable.
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For a withdrawal to be effective, a written, telegraphic, or
facsimile transmission of a notice of withdrawal must be received in a timely
manner by the Company. Any notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the
tendering Unitholder, the number of Units tendered and the number of Units to be
withdrawn. Withdrawals may not be rescinded, and any Units withdrawn thereafter
will not be deemed to be properly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However,
properly withdrawn Units may be re-tendered in any subsequent year. A tender
which is withdrawn may be re-submitted if it is received by the Company on or
prior to the Expiration Date. The Company will not accept or refuse any tenders
prior to 12:00 midnight on the Expiration Date, which is currently scheduled to
be June 30, 2000.
All questions as to the form and validity (including time of
receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined by the Company in its sole
discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. None of the Company,
EMC, any officer of EMC, or any other person will be under any duty to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or
incur any liability for failure to give such notification.
SECTION 5. PURCHASE OF UNITS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the Company will pay $6.11
per Unit for properly tendered Units within five (5) business days after the
Expiration Date. No tendering Unitholder will be entitled to interest on the
Purchase Price. In the event of a proration, the Company may not be able to
determine the proration factor and pay for those Units which it has accepted for
payment, and for which payment is otherwise due, until approximately five (5)
business days after the Expiration Date.
At the time that the Company accepts the Units for payment,
the Units will be deemed purchased by the Company and will be held as Treasury
Units and will not be subject to resale. This acceptance is intended to occur
within five (5) business days after the Expiration Date.
SECTION 6. CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Offer, the Company will not be required to purchase
or pay for any Units tendered and may terminate the Offer as provided in Section
13 or may postpone the purchase of, or payment for, Units tendered if any of the
following events should occur (or as reasonably determined by the Company to
have occurred, which determination shall be made prior to the Expiration Date):
(a) there is a reasonable likelihood that consummation of the
Offer would result in the termination of the Company (as a partnership)
under Section 708 of the Code; or
(b) there is a reasonable likelihood that consummation of the
Offer would result in termination of the Company's status as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes under Section 7704 of the
Code; or
(c) there shall have been instituted or threatened or shall be
pending any action or proceeding before or by any court or
governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or instrumentality,
or by any other person, which (i) challenges the making of the Offer or
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the acquisition by the Company of Units pursuant to the Offer or
otherwise directly or indirectly relates to the Offer or (ii) as
reasonably determined by the Company (within five (5) business days
prior to the Expiration Date), could materially affect the business,
condition (financial or other), income, operations or prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or otherwise materially
impair in any way the contemplated future conduct of the business of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or materially impair the Offer's
contemplated benefits to the Company; or
(d) there shall have been any action threatened or taken, or
approval withheld, or any statute, rule or regulation proposed, sought,
promulgated, enacted, entered, amended, enforced or deemed to be
applicable to the Offer or the Company or any of its subsidiaries, by
any government or governmental, regulatory or administrative authority
or agency or tribunal, domestic or foreign, which, as reasonably
determined by the Company, would or might directly or indirectly:
(i) make the acceptance for payment of, or payment for,
some or all of the Units illegal or otherwise restrict or
prohibit consummation of the Offer;
(ii) delay or restrict the ability of the Company, or
render the Company unable, to accept for payment or pay for
some or all of the Units;
(iii) materially impair the contemplated benefits of the
Offer to the Company; or
(iv) materially affect the business, condition (financial
or other), income, operations, or prospects of the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or otherwise materially
impair in any way the contemplated future conduct of the
business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or
(e) there shall have occurred:
(i) the declaration of any banking moratorium or
suspension of payment in respect of banks in the United
States;
(ii) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation
on prices for, securities on any United States national
securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market;
(iii) the commencement of war, armed hostilities or any
other national or international crisis directly or indirectly
involving the United States;
(iv) any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any
governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority
on, or any event which, as reasonably determined by the
Company, might affect, the extension of credit by banks or
other lending institutions in the United States;
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(v) (A) any significant increase, as reasonably
determined by the Company, in the general level of market
prices of equity securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for equity securities in the United States or
abroad or (B) any change in the general political, market,
economic or financial conditions in the United States or
abroad that (1) could have a material adverse effect on the
business, condition (financial or other), income, operations
or prospects of the Company, or (2) as reasonably determined
by the Company, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the
Offer; or
(vi) in the case of the foregoing existing at the time of
the commencement of the Offer, as reasonably determined by the
Company, a material acceleration or worsening thereof; or
(f) any change shall occur or be threatened in the business,
condition (financial or other), income, operations, Unit ownership or
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which,
as reasonably determined by the Company, is or may be material to the
Company; or
(g) a tender or exchange offer for any or all of the Units of
the Company, or any merger, business combination or other similar
transaction with or involving the Company or any subsidiary, shall have
been proposed, announced or made by any person; or
(h) (i) any entity, "group" (as that term is used in Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or person (other than entities, groups or
persons, if any, who have filed with the Commission on or before April
28, 2000 a Schedule 13G or a Schedule 13D with respect to any of the
Units) shall have acquired or proposed to acquire beneficial ownership
of more than 5% of the outstanding Units, or (ii) such entity, group,
or person that has publicly disclosed any such beneficial ownership of
more than 5% of the Units prior to such date shall have acquired, or
proposed to acquire, beneficial ownership of additional Units
constituting more than 2% of the outstanding Units or shall have been
granted any option or right to acquire beneficial ownership of more
than 2% of the outstanding Units or (iii) any person or group shall
have filed a Notification and Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or made a public announcement
reflecting an intent to acquire the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any of their respective assets or securities;
which, as reasonably determined by the Company, in any such case and regardless
of the circumstances (including any action of the Company) giving rise to such
event, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Offer or with such purchase or
payment. The foregoing conditions are for the Company's benefit and may be
asserted by the Company regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such
condition (including any action or inaction by the Company) or may be waived by
the Company in whole or in part. The Company's failure at any time to exercise
any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and
each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any
time and from time to time. Any determination by the Company concerning the
events described in this Section 6 shall be final and shall be binding on all
parties. As of the date hereof, the Company believes
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that neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) of Section 6 above will prohibit
the consummation of the Offer.
SECTION 7. PRICE RANGE OF UNITS; CASH DISTRIBUTION POLICY.
There is currently no established trading market for the Units. The Company is
not aware of all of the prices at which Units have traded since February 15,
1991, when they were issued. However, the Company is aware that certain officers
of EMC, and their affiliates, have purchased Units at prices ranging from $4.50
to $6.00 during the period from February 15, 1991 to March 31, 2000. See Section
12.
The Company commenced operations in February 1991 with the
consummation of the Exchange Offer. Management's stated intention at that time
was to make quarterly cash distributions of $.125 per Unit ($.50 per Unit on an
annualized basis) for the first eight quarters following consummation of the
Exchange Offer. The Company has paid a quarterly cash distribution of at least
$.125 per Unit every quarter since July 1991. The aggregate amount of each $.125
per Unit quarterly distribution has ranged from approximately $837,000 in 1991
to $770,000 during 1999. The Company paid a quarterly distribution of $.250 per
Unit on January 3, 2000 and $.375 per Unit on April 3, 2000 amounting to
$1,540,000 and $2,310,000, respectively. The Purchase Price has been adjusted
for cash distributions made in January 2000 and April 2000, which amount to an
aggregate of $.625 per Unit. The Company is not required by the Partnership
Agreement to make cash distributions, but management anticipates paying
quarterly distributions of at least $.125 per Unit through the end of fiscal
2000. Unitholders who tender the Units pursuant to the Offer will NOT be
entitled to any cash distributions after April 3, 2000 on any Units which are
tendered and accepted by the Company.
The Company is no longer obligated to maintain a particular
quarterly or annual distribution rate. The Company intends to make quarterly
cash distributions to Unitholders from internally generated funds to the extent
determined by the Company to be consistent with its intention to participate in
the oil and gas business on an ongoing basis and maintain and possibly increase
its reserve base. While quarterly cash distributions will not be fixed at any
particular amounts for any given quarter or year, the Partnership Agreement
requires cash distributions to Unitholders be no less than 80% of Net Available
Cash. For those purposes, "Net Available Cash" is generally defined as all cash
generated by the Company from any source whatsoever less the cash expended by
the Company (i) to pay the costs of its operations including general and
administrative expenses, drilling and development costs, and debt repayment,
(ii) to acquire undeveloped acreage or other oil and gas properties, and (iii)
to fulfill the Company's obligations pursuant to this and future Offers to
Purchase.
SECTION 8. EFFECTS OF THE OFFER. See Section 10 for the pro
forma financial information of the Company's purchasing 609,519 Units pursuant
to the Offer.
CAPITALIZATION. The purchase of Units by the Company pursuant
to the Offer will immediately reduce the Company's total capitalization. The
total number of issued and outstanding Units, assuming the Offer is fully
subscribed, will decrease from 6,095,193 to 5,485,674.
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CASH FLOW. The purchase of 609,519 Units by the Company will
decrease the amount paid when the Company declares a cash distribution. Assuming
the Offer is fully subscribed, the amount of distributions which the Company
would have made will be reduced by $305,000 on an annualized basis through April
2001, assuming quarterly cash distributions of $.125 per Unit. It is not
currently possible to determine the amount of savings as a result of the Offer
since the Company is not required by the Partnership Agreement to make cash
distributions; however, management anticipates paying quarterly distributions of
at least $.125 per Unit through 2000. While quarterly cash distributions will
not be fixed at any particular amount for any given quarter or year, the
Partnership Agreement requires cash distributions to Unitholders to be no less
than 80% of Net Available Cash.
INCREASE IN INDEBTEDNESS. The purchase of Units by the Company
pursuant to the Offer will require the Company to obtain funding from a
revolving line of credit pursuant to the Company's credit agreement. This will
result in a decrease in the unused availability under the revolving line of
credit.
INCREASE IN BOOK VALUE. The purchase of 609,519 Units by the
Company will increase the Book Value per Unit of the Company. The effect of the
Offer on the Book Value per Unit of the Company as of December 31, 1999 is an
increase of 3% from $8.65 to $8.93 per Unit assuming all 609,519 Units are
tendered and purchased.
SECTION 9. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS. The total amount of
funds required by the Company to consummate the transaction and purchase 609,519
Units pursuant to the Offer, and to pay related fees and expenses, is estimated
to be $3,700,000. The Company intends to obtain the funds to purchase tendered
Units from a revolving line of credit pursuant to its credit agreement. The
existing facility has no principal indebtedness outstanding as of April 26,
2000.
The existing credit facility, with Bank One, N.A., entered
into in May 1999, provides for a line of credit in the amount of $7,000,000, all
of which is available. The facility, with Bank One, N.A., provides for interest
payable quarterly at LIBOR plus 175 basis points with the principal due at
maturity, May 31, 2001. The Company anticipates renewing the facility every
other year to minimize debt origination, carrying and interest costs associated
with long-term bank commitments. Borrowings under the facility are unsecured.
The loan agreement contains restrictive covenants requiring the Company to
maintain: loan balance not to exceed the borrowing base of $7,000,000; tangible
net worth of at least $40,000,000; a total debt to tangible net worth ratio of
not more than 0.5 to 1.0. In addition, there are restrictions on mergers, sales
and acquisitions, the incurrence of additional debt and the pledge or mortgage
of the Company's assets.
The Company intends to repay borrowings in connection with the
tender offer from existing cash flows.
SECTION 10. CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY; HISTORICAL
AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
INTRODUCTION
The Company engages in the business of oil and gas exploration
and development. The Company was formed for the purpose of consolidating the
business and oil and gas properties of Everflow Eastern, Inc., an Ohio
corporation ("EEI"), and the oil and gas properties owned by certain limited
partnerships and working interest programs managed or operated by EEI (the
"Programs"). Everflow Management Limited, LLC, an Ohio limited liability
company, is the General Partner of the Company.
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EXCHANGE OFFER. The Company made an offer (the "Exchange
Offer") to acquire the common shares of EEI (the "EEI Shares") and the interests
of investors in the Programs (collectively the "Interests") in exchange for
Units. The Exchange Offer was made pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
S-1 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19,
1990 (the "Registration Statement") and the Prospectus dated December 19, 1990
as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b).
The Exchange Offer terminated on February 15, 1991 and holders
of interests with an aggregate value (as determined by the Company for purposes
of the Exchange Offer) of $66,996,249 accepted the Exchange Offer and tendered
their Interests. Effective on such date, the Company acquired such Interests,
which include partnership interests and working interests in the Programs, and
all of the outstanding EEI Shares. Of the Interests tendered in the Exchange
Offer, $28,565,244 was represented by the EEI Shares and $38,431,005 by the
remaining Interests.
The parties who accepted the Exchange Offer and tendered their
Interests received an aggregate of 6,632,464 Units. Everflow Management Company,
a predecessor of the General Partner of the Company, contributed to the Company
Interests with an aggregate Exchange Value of $670,980 in exchange for a 1%
interest in the Company.
THE COMPANY. The Company was organized in September 1990. The
principal executive offices of the Company, Everflow Management Limited, LLC and
EEI are located at 585 West Main Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406 (telephone number
(330)533-2692).
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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
GENERAL. Following the consummation of the Exchange Offer, the
Company has participated on an on-going basis in the acquisition and development
of undeveloped oil and gas properties and has pursued the acquisition of
producing oil and gas properties.
SUBSIDIARIES. The Company has two subsidiaries. EEI was
organized as an Ohio corporation in February 1979 and, since the consummation of
the Exchange Offer, has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. EEI is
engaged in the business of drilling, developing and operating oil and gas
properties and acting as the general partner or sponsor of the Programs. Prior
to consummation of the Exchange Offer, EEI had acted as general contractor in
the drilling and completion of more than 550 wells and had served as operator of
more than 650 producing wells, the substantial majority of which are located in
the State of Ohio.
A-1 Storage of Canfield, Ltd. ("A-1 Storage") was organized as
an Ohio limited liability company in late 1995 and is 99% owned by the Company
and 1% owned by EEI. A-1 Storage owns a building and leases office space to the
Company and rents storage units to non-affiliated parties.
CURRENT OPERATIONS. The properties acquired in the Exchange
Offer consist in large part of fractional undivided working interests in
properties containing Proved Reserves of oil and gas located in the Appalachian
Basin region of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Approximately 88% of the estimated future
gross cash flow from the oil and gas properties owned by the Company are
attributable to natural gas reserves. The substantial majority of such
properties are located in Ohio and consist of primarily proved producing
properties with established production histories.
The Company's operations since February 1991, following
consummation of the Exchange Offer, primarily involve the production and sale of
oil and gas from the properties acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the
drilling and development of an additional 231 (net) wells. The Company serves as
the operator of approximately 78% of the gross wells and 88% of the net wells
which comprise the Company's properties.
The Company expects to hold its producing properties acquired
pursuant to the Exchange Offer until the reserves underlying such properties are
substantially depleted. However, the Company may from time to time sell any of
its producing or other properties or leasehold interests if the Company believes
that such sale would be in its best interest.
BUSINESS PLAN. The Company continually evaluates
whether the Company can develop oil and gas properties at historical levels
given the current costs of drilling and development activities, the current
prices of oil and gas, and the Company's experience with regard to finding oil
and gas in commercially productive quantities. The Company has decreased its
level of activity in the development of oil and gas properties compared with
historical levels. As a result of the number of recent transactions involving
the purchase and sale of Appalachian Basin oil and gas companies and properties,
management of the company has from time to time
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explored and evaluated the possible sale of the Company. The Company intends to
continue to evaluate this and other alternatives to maximize Unitholder's value.
ACQUISITION OF PROSPECTS. The Company, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, EEI, maintains a leasehold inventory from which the
General Partner will select oil and gas prospects for development by the
Company. EEI makes additions to such leasehold inventory on an ongoing basis.
The Company may also acquire leases from third parties. Historically, EEI
generated approximately 90% of the prospects which were drilled by the Programs.
EEI's current leasehold inventory consists of approximately 85 prospects in
various states of maturity representing approximately 1,300 net acres under
lease.
In choosing oil and gas prospects for the Company, the General
Partner does not attempt to manage the risks of drilling through a policy of
selecting diverse prospects in various geographic areas or with potential of oil
and gas production from different geological formations. Rather, substantially
all prospects are anticipated to be located in the Appalachian Basin of Ohio
(and, to a lesser extent, Pennsylvania) and be drilled primarily to the
Clinton/Medina Sands geological formation or closely related oil and gas
formations in such area.
ACQUISITION OF PRODUCING PROPERTIES. As a potential means of
increasing its reserve base, the Company expects to evaluate opportunities which
it may be presented with to acquire oil and gas producing properties from third
parties in addition to its ongoing leasehold acquisition and development
activities. The Company has acquired a limited amount of producing oil and gas
properties.
The Company will continue to evaluate properties for
acquisition. Such properties may include, in addition to working interests,
royalty interests, net profits interests and production payments, other forms of
direct or indirect ownership interests in oil and gas production, and properties
associated with the production of oil and gas. The Company also may acquire
general or limited partner interests in general or limited partnerships and
interests in joint ventures, corporations or other entities that have, or are
formed to acquire, explore for or develop, oil and gas or conduct other
activities associated with the ownership of oil and gas production.
FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES. The Company currently finances its
current operations, including undeveloped leasehold acquisition activities,
through cash generated from operations and the proceeds of borrowings. Prior to
the Exchange Offer, EEI had relied upon the formation of investor drilling
programs to fund a portion of its operations; but to date, the Company has
elected not to pursue such activities.
The Company and EEI entered into a revolving credit facility
with Bank One, NA as of May 29, 1999 (the "New Credit Facility") which provides
the Company with a revolving line of credit in the amount of $7,000,000, subject
to certain limitations. Amounts borrowed under the New Credit Facility bear
interest at LIBOR plus 175 basis points. The New Credit Facility matures on May
31, 2001 and is unsecured. The Company anticipates renewing the facility every
other year to minimize debt origination, carrying and interest costs associated
with long-term bank commitments. The Credit Facility contains restrictive
covenants requiring the
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Company to maintain: loan balance not to exceed the borrowing base of the lesser
of $7,000,000; tangible net worth of at least $40,000,000; a total debt to
tangible net worth ratio of not more than 0.5 to 1.0. In addition, there are
restrictions on mergers, sales and acquisitions, the incurrence of additional
debt and the pledge or mortgage of the Company's assets.
Although the Partnership Agreement does not contain any
specific restrictions on borrowings, the Company has no specific plans to borrow
to acquire any producing oil and gas properties. The Company expects that
borrowings may be made to acquire undeveloped acreage for future drilling and
development and to fund the Company's costs of drilling and completing wells.
The Company has a substantial amount of oil and gas reserves
which have not been pledged as collateral for its existing loans. The Company
generally would not expect to borrow funds, from whatever source, in excess of
40% of its total Proved Developed Reserves (as determined using the Company's
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows), although there can be
no assurance that circumstances would not lead to the necessity of borrowings in
excess of this amount. Based upon its current business plan, management has no
present intention to have the Company borrow in excess of this amount. The
Company has estimated Proved Developed Reserves, determined as of December 31,
1999, which aggregate $53,693,000 (Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net
Cash Flows) with no bank debt under its revolving credit facility (as of such
date).
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A copy of the Company's audited financial statements as of
December 31, 1999 and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations are included with the 1999 Annual Report
Newsletter which was mailed along with this Offer. Unitholders are strongly
urged to review such discussion and statements prior to making a decision
whether or not to tender Units to the Company pursuant to the Offer. Set forth
below is summary financial data for the years ended as of December 31, 1998 and
1999.
For the Year Ended
December 31,
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1999 1998
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Revenue .............................. $ 15,063,170 $ 16,558,366
Net Income ........................... 5,445,941 6,897,089
Net Income Per Unit .................. .88 1.10
Total Assets ......................... 55,422,986 56,612,953
Long-Term Debt and Debt under
Revolving Credit Facility ....... 692,289 2,255,898
Cash Distribution Per Unit ........... .625 .50
Following is the summarized audited balance sheet for the
Company as of December 31, 1999.
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ASSETS
Current Assets $ 7,327,552
Property and Equipment (net) 48,014,409
Other Assets 81,025
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Total Assets $55,422,986
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities, including Revolver $ 1,446,431
Long-Term Debt 637,796
Deferred Income Taxes 50,000
Partners' Equity 53,288,759
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Total Liabilities and Partners' Equity $ 55,422,986
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Book Value per Unit $ 8.65
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Following is a summarized unaudited pro forma balance sheet
for the Company as of December 31, 1999 disclosing the effect of the Offer,
assuming all 609,519 Units are tendered and purchased.
ASSETS
Current Assets $ 7,327,552
Property and Equipment (net) 48,014,409
Other Assets 81,025
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Total Assets $ 55,422,986
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities, including Revolver $ 5,170,592
Long-Term Debt 637,796
Deferred Income Taxes 50,000
Partners' Equity 49,564,598
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Total Liabilities and Partners' Equity $ 55,422,986
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Book Value per Unit $ 8.93
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The Company's income statement for the year ended December 31,
1999 will not be affected by the Offer. Net income per Unit would have increased
by 10%, from $.88 to $.97, had the effect of the Offer, assuming all 609,519
Units were tendered and purchased, been reflected in such calculation for the
entire year.
SECTION 11. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES. The
following is a very brief summary of certain of the material federal income tax
consequences of a Unitholder's acceptance of this Offer. The summary is not
intended to be exhaustive or to serve as a substitute for careful personal tax
planning and certain tax consequences may depend upon
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specific personal tax circumstances for each Unitholder. THEREFORE, EACH
UNITHOLDER SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF AS TO THE INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES
AND THE PROPOSED SALE OF HIS UNITS BY OBTAINING TAX ADVICE FROM HIS PERSONAL TAX
COUNSEL.
The acceptance of this Offer and subsequent sale of Units to
the Company generally will be a taxable event for federal and most state tax
purposes. The amount of gain realized on the sale of a Unit will be, in general,
the excess of the sale price (in this case the Purchase Price), plus the
Unitholder's allocable share of liabilities of the Company which have resulted
in a basis increase, over the Unitholder's adjusted tax basis of the Units which
are sold to the Company. The sale of Units held by a Unitholder for more than
one year would result in long-term capital gain or loss, except to the extent of
unrealized receivables (including deductions for intangible drilling and
development costs, cost recovery deductions and to any depletion deductions
which are subject to recapture) and substantially appreciated inventory, which
would be treated as ordinary income. The deduction of net capital losses is
limited to $3,000 per year.
Deductions for intangible drilling and development costs, cost
recovery deductions and all depletion deductions (except for percentage
depletion deductions in excess of the basis of a property) will be subject to
recapture on the disposition of a Unit. Any such recaptured deductions will be
treated as ordinary income, with the amount recaptured limited to the amount of
taxable gain on the sale of the Unit.
SECTION 12. TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING UNITS.
Based upon the Company's records and information provided to the Company by the
officers and affiliates of EMC, neither the Company, Everflow Management
Limited, LLC, EMC, nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, any officers or
affiliates of EMC, nor any associates of any of the foregoing, has effected any
transactions in the Units during the 40 business days prior to the date hereof.
SECTION 13. EXTENSIONS OF TENDER PERIOD; TERMINATIONS;
AMENDMENTS. The Company reserves the right, at any time and from time to time,
to extend the period of time during which the Offer is open by giving oral or
written notice of such extension to the Unitholders. The Company has no current
intention of extending the Offer beyond June 30, 2000. If there is any
extension, all Units previously tendered and not purchased or withdrawn will
remain subject to the Offer and may be purchased by the Company, except to the
extent that such Units may be withdrawn as set forth in Section 4. The Company
also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to purchase more than 609,519
Units pursuant to the Offer, but has no current intention to do so.
If the Company shall decide, in its sole discretion, to
increase the amount of Units being sought by more than 2% of the aggregate
amount of Units outstanding and at the time that the notice of such increase is
first published, sent or given to holders of Units, the Offer is scheduled to
expire at any time earlier than the expiration of a period ending on the tenth
business day from, and including, the date that such notice is first so
published, sent or given, then the Offer will be extended until the expiration
of such period of 10 business days. For purposes of the Offer, a "business day"
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal
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holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight,
Eastern Daylight Time. The Company also reserves the right (i) to terminate the
Offer and not to purchase or pay for any Units not previously purchased or paid
for upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified in Section 6, by
giving oral or written notice of such termination to the Unitholders and making
a public announcement thereof, or (ii) at any time and from time to time, to
amend the Offer in any respect. Any extension, delay in payment or amendment
will be followed by public announcement thereof, such announcement in the case
of an extension to be issued no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on
the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. Without
limiting the manner in which the Company may choose to make any public
announcement, except as provided by applicable law (including Rule 13e-4(e)(2)
under the Exchange Act), the Company will have no obligation to publish,
advertise or otherwise communicate any such public announcement, other than by
issuing a release to the Dow Jones News Service.
SECTION 14. FEES AND EXPENSES. The Company will not pay any
fees or commissions to any broker, dealer or other person for soliciting tenders
of Units pursuant to the Offer. The Company will reimburse brokers, dealers,
commercial banks and trust companies for customary handling and mailing expenses
incurred in forwarding the Offer to their customers.
SECTION 15. MISCELLANEOUS. The Offer is open to all holders of
Units.
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
April 28, 2000
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Manually signed facsimile copies of the Letter of Transmittal
will be accepted. The Letter of Transmittal and certificates for Units, if any,
should be sent or delivered by each Unitholder or such Unitholder's broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to the Company as
follows:
To: Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
By Mail: By Hand or Overnight Mail/Express:
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
P.O. Box 629 585 West Main Street
Canfield, Ohio 44406 Canfield, Ohio 44406
By Facsimile:
(330)533-9133
Any questions, requests for assistance, or requests for
additional copies of this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be
directed to the Company as follows:
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
c/o William A. Siskovic, Vice President and Treasurer
585 West Main Street
P.O. Box 629
Canfield, Ohio 44406
(330)533-2692
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Exhibit (a)(2)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To Tender Units
of
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
of
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
April 28, 2000
THE EXPIRATION DATE, WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE AND PRORATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY,
JUNE 30, 2000, AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, UNLESS EXTENDED.
To: Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
By Mail: By Hand or Overnight Mail/Express:
P.O. Box 629 585 West Main Street
Canfield, Ohio 44406 Canfield, Ohio 44406
By Facsimile:
(330)533-9133
For Information:
(330)533-2692
Delivery of this instrument to an address other than as set forth above does not
constitute a valid delivery.
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<CAPTION>
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS TENDERED
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Print Name and Address of Registered Certificate(s) Enclosed*
Holder(s) Book Entry Transfer* (Attach signed list if necessary)
(Please fill in)
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Amount of Unit
Amount of Amount of Represented by Amount of
Units Owned Units Tendered** Certificate(s)***Units Tendered**
----------------- ---------------- ---------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Total Units
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* Most Units are listed in the names of the Unitholders on the record books
of the Company. Certificates representing Units are not generally issued.
See Instruction 1.
** Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Units described
above are being tendered. See Instruction 3.
*** Need not be completed by Unitholders who tender Units by book-entry
transfer.
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This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed (a) if a Unitholder
desires to tender Units pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and (b) if any
certificates are to be forwarded herewith pursuant to the procedures set forth
in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 2000 (the "Offer to
Purchase").
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Everflow Eastern Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Company"), a portion of the Company's
units of limited partnership interest (the "Units"), at a price of $6.11 per
Unit (the "Purchase Price"), net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated April 28, 2000 (the "Offer
to Purchase"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of
Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer").
Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of the
Units tendered herewith in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the
undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the
Company all right, title and interest in and to the Units tendered hereby that
are accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer.
The undersigned hereby warrants that the undersigned owns the
Units tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, as described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, and
has full authority to sell, assign and transfer such Units and that the Company
will acquire good title thereto, free and clear of all liens, charges,
encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the
sale or transfer thereof and not subject to any adverse claim when and to the
extent the same are purchased by it.
Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any
additional documents necessary or desirable to complete the assignment, transfer
and purchase of Units tendered hereby.
The undersigned understands that tenders of Units pursuant to
the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase or in the
Instructions hereto will constitute an agreement between the undersigned and the
Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances
set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Company may terminate or amend the Offer
or may not be required to purchase any of the Units tendered hereby. The
undersigned also recognizes that, under certain conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase the Company may purchase, pro rata with Units tendered by
other Unitholders, fewer than all of the Units tendered hereby. In such event,
the undersigned understands that the certificate(s), if any, for any Units not
purchased will be returned to the undersigned at the address indicated above
unless otherwise indicated under the "Special Payment Instructions" or "Special
Delivery Instructions" below.
The check for the Purchase Price for tendered Units that are
purchased pursuant to the Offer should be issued to the order of the undersigned
and mailed to the address above unless otherwise indicated under the "Special
Payment Instructions" or the "Special Delivery Instructions" below.
In the event that both the "Special Payment Instructions" and
the "Special Delivery Instructions" are completed, please issue the check for
the Purchase Price and/or return the certificates, if any, for Units not so
tendered or accepted for payment in the name of and deliver said check and/or
return such certificates, if any, for Units to the person or persons so
indicated.
The undersigned recognizes that the Company has no obligation
pursuant to the "Special Payment Instructions" to transfer any Units from the
name of the registered holder thereof if the Company does not accept for payment
any of the Units so tendered.
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All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligations of the
undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to
Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
IMPORTANT
SIGN HERE
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Signature of Unitholder
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Signature of Unitholder
Dated _____________, 2000 (Must be signed by the registered holder(s) exactly as
name(s) appear(s) on Units. If signature is by trustees, executors,
administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, agents, officers of corporations
or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the
following information. See Instruction 4.)
Name(s)________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Capacity (full title):_________________________________________________________
(See Instruction 4)
Area Code and Telephone Numbers
Home:__________________________________________________________________________
Business:______________________________________________________________________
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(DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW)
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Date Received______________________ Accepted By_____________________________ Checked by________________________
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Units Units Check Amount Units
Tendered Accepted Number of Check Returned
- ------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
- ------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
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SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instruction 1, 3, 4 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the Purchase Price of Units is to be
issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned and/or
certificates, if any, for Units not tendered or not purchased are to be
issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned.
Issue: [ ] check [ ] certificates to
Name_______________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 3, 4 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if certificates, if any, for Units not tendered or not
purchased and/or the check for the Purchase Price of Units purchased is to
be sent to someone other than the undersigned, or to the undersigned at an
address other than that shown above.
Mail: [ ] check [ ] certificates to
Name_______________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
[ ] Permanent Change of Address
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
1. DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTIFICATES.
Pursuant to the Company's Partnership Agreement, certificates or other
instruments representing Units are not generally issued to Limited Partners of
the Company. All Units are listed in the names of the Unitholders on the record
books of the Company. Certificates representing Units are issued only in certain
circumstances. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. Except as hereinafter
provided, certificates for the tendered Units, if any, together with properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof, and any
other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, should be mailed or
delivered by hand to the Company at the appropriate address set forth herein. In
order for a tendering Unitholder to be entitled to proration of tendered Units,
such Unitholder must tender Units in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein and in the Offer to Purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase).
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
CERTIFICATES, IF ANY, FOR UNITS, IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING
UNITHOLDER. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, INSURED REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED, IS RECOMMENDED.
Except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, no alternative,
conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted and no fractional Units will
be purchased. All tendering Unitholders, by execution of this Letter of
Transmittal, waiver any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their
Units for payment.
2. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided in the box
captioned "Description of Units Tendered-Certificate(s) Enclosed" is inadequate,
the amount of Units should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached
hereto.
3. PARTIAL TENDER. (Applicable only to Unitholders who tender
by submitting certificates for Units.) If fewer than all of the Units evidenced
by a certificate(s) are to be tendered, fill in the number of Units which are to
be tendered in the column entitled "Number of Units Tendered." In such case, if
some or all of the tendered Units are purchased, new certificate(s) for the
remainder of the Units evidenced by your old certificate(s) registered in your
name will be sent to you, unless otherwise specified in the "Special Payment
Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" boxes on this Letter of
Transmittal, as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date of the Offer. All
Units represented by the certificate(s) listed will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated.
4. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, STOCK POWERS AND
ENDORSEMENTS.
(a) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) of the Units tendered hereby, the
signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as
written on the address label of the envelope transmitting the
Offer to Purchase, or the face of the certificate(s), if any,
representing such Units, without alteration, enlargement or
any change whatsoever.
(b) If any Units tendered hereby are held of record
by two or more joint holders, all such holders must sign this
Letter of Transmittal.
(c) If any tendered Units are registered in different
names on several certificates, if any, it will be necessary to
complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of
Transmittal as there are different registrations of
certificates.
(d) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) of the Units tendered hereby, no
endorsements of certificate(s) representing such Units or
separate stock powers are required, unless payment is to be
made or certificate(s) for Units not tendered or purchased are
to be issued to a person other than the registered holder(s).
In any of the latter cases, the certificate(s) representing
the Units transmitted hereby must be endorsed or accompanied
by appropriate stock powers, in either case signed exactly as
the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the
certificate(s).
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(e) If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificate
or stock powers are signed by trustees, executors,
administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of
corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing and
must submit proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of
their authority so to act.
5. TRANSFER TAXES. Subject to the following, the Company will
pay or cause to be paid all transfer taxes, if any, payable on the transfer to
it of Units purchased pursuant to the Offer. If, however, payment of the
Purchase Price is to be made to or (in the circumstances permitted by the Offer)
if Units not tendered or purchased are to be registered in the name(s) of any
person(s) other than the registered holder(s), or if tendered certificates are
registered in the name(s) of any person(s) other than the person(s) signing this
Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on the
registered holder or such other person) payable on account of the transfer to
such person will be deducted from the Purchase Price unless satisfactory
evidence of the payment of such taxes, or an exemption therefrom, is submitted.
Except as provided in this Instruction 5, it will not be
necessary to affix transfer tax stamps to the certificates representing Units
tendered hereby.
6. SPECIAL PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If checks are to
be issued in the name of and/or certificates for Units not tendered or not
purchased are to be returned to a person other than the signer(s) of the Letter
of Transmittal or if checks and/or such certificates are to be sent to an
address other than that shown above in the box captioned "Description of Units
Tendered," then the boxes captioned "Special Payment Instructions" and/or
"Special Delivery Instructions" on this Letter of Transmittal should be
completed.
7 IRREGULARITIES. All questions as to the validity, form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of tenders of Units will
be determined by the Company (or by its representatives), which determinations
shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject
any or all tenders determined by it not to be in appropriate form or the
acceptance of or payment for which would be unlawful. The Company also reserves
the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect in
any tender with respect to any particular Unitholder. Neither the Company nor
any other person will be under a duty to give notification of any defects,
irregularities or rejections in tenders, nor shall any of them incur any
liability for failure to give such notice.
8. LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. If any certificate
representing Units has been lost or destroyed, the Unitholder should promptly
notify the Company of this fact in writing. This Letter of Transmittal and
related documents cannot be processed until procedures for replacing lost or
destroyed certificates have been followed.
9. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.
Questions and requests for assistance or requests for additional copies of the
Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal may be directed to William A.
Siskovic, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, (330)533-2692.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR A MANUALLY SIGNED
FACSIMILE THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH CERTIFICATES, IF ANY, FOR UNITS TENDERED, AND
ALL OTHER REGISTERED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE OF THE OFFER.
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Exhibit (a)(3)
1999 Annual Report April 28, 2000
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EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
NEWSLETTER
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TO OUR EVERFLOW PARTNERS . . .
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. continues to achieve excellent drilling
results. The Company incurred development costs of $2.6 million, including $1.5
million of purchased producing oil and gas properties, in adding 4.0 million MCF
of natural gas and 38 thousand barrels of crude oil reserves. The value of these
additions amounted to $4.5 million using the Standardized Measure of Discounted
Future Net Cash Flows, which discounts estimated future net cash flows by 10%
annually. The Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows increased
by $2.2 million between December 31, 1998 and 1999 due primarily to net changes
in prices. Total assets of the Company amounted to $55.4 million with partners'
equity accounting for $53.3 million. The Company continually evaluates whether
the Company can develop oil and gas properties at historical levels given the
current costs of drilling and development activities, the current prices of oil
and gas, and the Company's experience with regard to finding oil and gas in
commercially productive quantities. The Company has decreased its level of
activity in the development of oil and gas properties compared with historical
levels. As a result of the number of recent transactions involving the purchase
and sale of Appalachian Basin oil and gas companies and properties, management
of the Company has from time to time explored and evaluated the possible sale of
the Company. The Company intends to continue to evaluate this and other
alternatives to maximize Unitholder's value.
As you know, the Company entered into long-term "seasonal" contracts with
The East Ohio Gas Company beginning in September 1991. These contracts cover the
majority of our natural gas production and provide favorable pricing. The most
recent annual price adjustment under these contracts occurred in November 1999.
The amount of this adjustment was a $.36 per MCF decrease in natural gas pricing
for wells subject to these contracts. Oil prices, on the other hand, have
increased ranging from a low of $8.50 per barrel in December 1998 to a high of
$30.50 per barrel in March 2000.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Enclosed with this Newsletter is the following financial information:
- Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. audited financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 1999, including Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
- "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations" taken from the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
RESERVE REPORT
Enclosed is a copy of the letter prepared by Wright & Company, Inc.,
Petroleum Consultants, including a summary report of the remaining oil and gas
reserves, future net income and standardized measure of discounted future net
income for all properties in which the Company owns an interest. The Company's
reserve analysis as well as additional oil and gas information can be found in
the enclosed financial statements (see Note 10).
REPURCHASE RIGHT
As you know, the Partnership Agreement for Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
provides that each year the Company will repurchase for cash up to 10% of the
then outstanding Units of the Partnership.
Between April 28, 2000 and June 30, 2000, you as a Unitholder of the
Company, may exercise your right to require the Company to purchase all or any
(whole) number of your Units at a price equal to 66% of the Adjusted Book Value
as of December 31, 1999, as adjusted for distributions since that date.
Based on the enclosed audited financial statements, the Purchase Price this
year is $6.11 per Unit calculated as follows:
Total partners' equity at December $53,289,000
31, 1999
Add:
Standardized Measure of Discounted
Future Net Cash Flows 53,693,000
Tax effect adjustment 1,288,000
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54,981,000
Deduct:
Carrying value of oil and gas
properties (net of undeveloped
lease costs and prepaid well costs):
Historical cost 109,255,000
Depletion and Amortization 63,867,000
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45,388,000
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Adjusted Book Value 62,882,000
66% of Adjusted Book Value 41,502,000
98.91% Limited Partners' share 41,050,000
Unit price based on 6,095,193 Units $ 6.735
Distribution - January 3, 2000 .250
Distribution - April 3, 2000 .375
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Calculated Purchase Price $ 6.11
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Management of the Company believes that the Purchase Price may be less than
the value which could be realized by the Unitholders in the event of a
liquidation or sale of the Company.
The Offer is explained in detail in the enclosed Offer to Purchase and
Letter of Transmittal. In the event you as a Unitholder elect to consider such
right under the Partnership Agreement, instructions on how to do so are also
explained in detail in the enclosed materials.
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Exhibit (a)(5)
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March 22, 2000
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
585 West Main Street
P.O. Box 629
Canfield, OH 44406
ATTENTION: William A. Siskovic
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: SUMMARY REPORT
Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves
To the Interests of
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
In Certain Appalachian Basin Properties
Utilizing Constant Economics
Effective December 31, 1999
Job 9.531
Wright & Company, Inc. has performed an evaluation to estimate proved
reserves and cash flow from certain oil and gas properties to the subject
interests. This evaluation was authorized by Mr. William A. Siskovic of Everflow
Eastern Partners, L.P. (Everflow). Projections of the reserves and cash flow to
the evaluated interests were based on economic parameters and operating
conditions considered applicable as of December 31, 1999, and on projected
changes in these parameters and conditions as specified by Everflow. This
evaluation includes various economic and/or technical considerations which are
outside the guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for
disclosing reserves and cash flow in Form 10-K or other SEC filings. The
following is a summary of the results of the evaluation effective December 31,
1999:
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Proved Proved
Developed Developed Pipeline
Producing Nonproducing Revenues Total
(PDP) (PDNP) (Pipe) Proved
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Net Reserves to the
Evaluated Interests
Oil, Mbbl: 865.735 7.119 0.000 872.854
Gas, Mmcf: 49,992.795 1,279.078 0.000 51,271.873
Cash Flow (BTAX), M$
Undiscounted: 99,768.070 2,970.414 137.022 102,875.506
Discounted at 10%
Per Annum: 53,290.967 1,759.796 62.161 55,112.924
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Mr. William A. Siskovic
Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
March 22, 2000
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The attached Definitions of Oil and Gas Reserves describe all categories
of proved reserves, and the Discussion describes the bases of this evaluation.
It has been a pleasure to serve you by preparing this evaluation. All
related data will be retained in our files and are available for your review.
Yours very truly,
/s/ Wright & Company, Inc.
Wright & Company, Inc.
DRW/seb
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DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
WRIGHT & COMPANY, INC. frequently prepares estimates of oil and gas
reserves. Such reserves usually include quantities which are represented as
"proved" and, depending upon the data base and/or the desire of the client,
occasionally include additional reserves which are classified as "probable." The
scope of the analyses may also include reserves classified as "possible." The
definitions of oil and as reserves used by WRIGHT & COMPANY, INC. are set out
below.
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DEFINITIONS OF PROVED RESERVES
I. PROVED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude
oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and
engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be
recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under the
economic criteria employed and existing operating conditions.
Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices proved
by contractual arrangements and for escalations based upon estimate
of future conditions.
A. Reservoirs are considered proved if economic producibility is
supported by either actual production or conclusive formation
test. The area of a reservoir considered proved includes:
1. that portion delineated by drilling and defined by gas-oil
and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and
2. the immediately adjoining portions not drilled, but which can
be reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis
of available geological and engineering data. In the absence
of information on fluid contacts, the lowest known
structural occurrence of hydrocarbons controls the lower
proved limit of the reservoir.
B. Reserves which can be produced economically through application
of improved recovery techniques (such as fluid injection) are
included in the "proved" classification when successful testing
by a pilot project, or the operation of an installed program in
the reservoir, provides support for the engineering analysis on
which the project or program was based.
C. Estimates of proved reserves do not include the following:
1. oil that may become available from known reservoirs but is
classified separately as "indicated additional reserves";
2. crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, the recovery
of which is subject to reasonable doubt because of
uncertainty as to geology, reservoir characteristics, or
economic factors:
3. crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may
occur in undrilled prospects; nor those quantities being
held in underground or surface storage.
4. crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may be
recovered from oil shales, coal and other such sources.
II. PROVED DEVELOPED OIL AND GAS RESERVES*
Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be
expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing
equipment and operating methods. Additional oil and gas expected to
be obtained through the application of fluid injection or other
improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces
and mechanisms of primary recovery should be included as "proved
developed reserves" only after testing by a pilot project or after
the operation of an installed program has confirmed through
production response that increased recovery will be achieved.
III. PROVED UNDEVELOPED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are
expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or
from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required
for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to
those drilling units offsetting productive units that are
reasonably certain of production when drilled. Proved reserves for
other undrilled units can be claimed only where it can be
demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production
from the existing productive formation. Under no circumstances
should estimates for proved undeveloped reserves be attributable to
any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other
improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques
have been proved effective by actual tests in the area and in the
same reservoir.
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*WRIGHT & COMPANY, INC. may separate proved developed reserves into
proved developed producing and proved developed nonproducing reserves.
This is to identify proved developed producing reserves as those to be
recovered from actively producing wells. Proved developed nonproducing
reserves are those to be recovered from wells or intervals within
wells, which are completed but shut-in waiting on equipment or
pipeline connections, or wells where a relatively minor expenditure
is required for recompletion to another zone.
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The following additional classes of reserves may be assigned where they are
justified.
PROBABLE OIL AND GAS RESERVES
Probable oil and gas reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil, natural
gas, and natural gas liquids which are indicated by geological and engineering
data to exist, but which are subject to an element of uncertainty such that they
do not meet the criteria of the proved reserve category.
POSSIBLE OIL AND AS RESERVES
Possible oil and gas reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil, natural
gas, and natural gas liquids which are inferred to exist, but where available
geological and engineering data will not support a high classification.
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DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION
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Wright & Company, Inc. (Wright) has performed an evaluation to estimate
proved reserves and cash flow from certain oil and gas properties to the total
interests of Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P. (Everflow). This evaluation was
authorized by Mr. William A. Siskovic of Everflow. The results of the evaluation
are summarized in the cover letter and are presented in detail in the summary
tables.
Total Everflow Interests are made up of direct working interests,
certain landowner royalty interests, and certain overriding royalty interests in
wells which Everflow also owns working interests. Additionally, over the years,
Everflow has acquired certain interests in wells from former working interest
owners, other area operators, or other non-affiliated entities. These
additionally acquired interests are identified in Wright's report as "Company
Owned Miscellaneous Interests" in accordance with the instructions of Everflow.
In the 1980's, Everflow Eastern, Inc. acted as the General Partner and
formed certain Limited Partnerships for the purpose of drilling and/or acquiring
new wells. It is the understanding of Wright that almost all of these Limited
Partnerships were terminated in 1991 after Everflow Eastern Partners, L.P.
acquired the majority ownership of the partnerships through an exchange offer.
Also in 1991, Everflow terminated three income programs in which it currently
owns interests. These programs are: Everflow Income Program 1-A (approximately
95.07 percent ownership); Everflow Income Program 1-B (approximately 95.12
percent ownership); and Everflow Private Income Program (approximately 91.36
percent ownership). According to Everflow, these programs are identified for
accounting purposes only, and are not identified in Wright's report in
accordance with the instructions of Everflow.
The individual projections of lease reserves and economics were
generated using certain data that describe the production forecasts and all
associated evaluation parameters such as interests, severance and ad valorem
taxes, product prices, operating expenses, investments, salvage values, and
abandonment costs as applicable. These data reports are not presented
individually, but are a part of Wright's
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work product and are retained in our files. This report is a SUMMARY REPORT as
requested by Everflow.
The properties evaluated in this report are located in the states of
Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. A List of Properties evaluated can be found in
the Summaries section. Maps showing the states and counties in which the
properties are located can be found at the end of the Location of Evaluated
Interests section of this Discussion.
Projections of the reserves and cash flow to the evaluated interests
were based on economic parameters and operating conditions considered to be
applicable as of December 31, 1999. This evaluation includes various economic
and/or technical considerations which are outside the guidelines of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for disclosing reserves and cash flow
in Form 10-K or other SEC filings.
Net income to the evaluated interests is the cash flow after
consideration of royalty revenue payable to others, severance and ad valorem
taxes, operating expenses, investments, salvage values, and abandonment costs as
applicable. The cash flow is before federal income tax (BTAX) and excludes
consideration of any encumbrances against the properties if such exist. The Cash
Flow (BTAX) values presented in the Summaries section of this report and
summarized in the cover letter were based on projections of annual oil and gas
production. It was assumed there would be no significant delay between the date
of oil and gas production and the receipt of the associated revenue for this
production.
Unless specifically identified and documented by Everflow as having
curtailment problems, gas production forecasts have been assumed to be a
function of well productivity and not of market conditions. The effect of "take
or pay" clauses in gas contracts, if there were such clauses, was not considered
for this evaluation.
Oil and gas reserves were evaluated for the proved developed producing
(PDP) and proved developed nonproducing (PDNP) reserves categories. The summary
classification of proved developed reserves combines the PDP and PDNP
categories. For the PDP category, reserves were based primarily on decline curve
analysis projections where sufficient production history was available. For
reserves assigned to the PDNP category, the production start dates for wells
drilled during 1999 which were not producing at the effective date were
estimated by Everflow and used according to
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their instructions. There are two cases included in this evaluation to estimate
net future revenues from pipeline (PIPE) operations.
In preparing this evaluation, no attempt has been made to quantify the
element of uncertainty associated with any category. Reserves were assigned to
each category as warranted. The attached Definitions of Oil and Gas Reserves
describe all categories of proved reserves. The charts found at the end of this
Discussion indicate the percent allocation of net oil and net gas reserves by
reserves category.
Oil reserves are expressed in thousands of United States (U.S.) barrels
(Mbbl) of 42 U.S. gallons. Gas volumes are expressed in millions of standard
cubic feet (Mmcf) at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at the legal pressure base that
prevails in the state in which the reserves are located. No adjustment of the
individual gas volumes to a common pressure base has been made.
No investigation was made of potential gas volume and/or value
imbalances which may have resulted from over/under delivery to the evaluated
interests. Therefore, the estimates of reserves and Cash Flow (BTAX) do not
include adjustments for the settlement of any such imbalances.
The Cash Flow (BTAX) was discounted at an annual rate of 10.00 percent
(10.00 PCT) as requested by Everflow. Future cash flow was also discounted at
several secondary rates as indicated on each reserves and economics page. These
additional discounted amounts are displayed as totals only. The cash flow was
discounted at the midpoint of the period, compounded annually. Capital costs
were discounted from the time they occurred and were compounded annually. It
should be noted that no opinion is expressed by Wright as to the fair market
value of the evaluated properties. The charts found at the end of this
Discussion indicate the percent allocation of 10.00 PCT cumulative discount
(Cum. Disc.) by reserves category.
This report includes only those costs and prices which were provided by
Everflow that are directly attributable to the individual leases and areas.
There could exist other revenues, overhead costs, or other costs associated with
Everflow which are not included in this report. Such additional costs and
revenues are outside the scope of this report. This report is not a financial
statement for Everflow and should not be used as the sole basis for any
transaction concerning Everflow or the evaluated properties.
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Wright is an independent consulting firm and does not own any interests
in the properties covered by this report. No employee, officer, or director of
Wright is an employee, officer, or director of Everflow. Neither the employment
of nor the compensation received by Wright is contingent upon the values
assigned to the properties covered by this report.
DATA SOURCES
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All data utilized in the preparation of this report with respect to
interests, oil and gas prices, gas contract terms, operating expenses,
investments, salvage values, abandonment costs, well information, and current
operating conditions, as applicable, were provided by Everflow. The reserves
category assignments reflect the status of the wells as of the effective date.
Production data provided by Everflow were utilized. All data have been reviewed
for reasonableness and, unless obvious errors were detected, have been accepted
as correct. It should be emphasized that revisions to the projections of
reserves and economics included in this report may be required if the provided
data are revised for any reason. No inspection of the properties was made, as
this was not considered to be within the scope of this evaluation.
METHODS OF RESERVES DETERMINATION
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The estimates of reserves contained in this report were determined by
accepted industry methods and in accordance with the attached Definitions of Oil
and Gas Reserves. Methods utilized in this report include extrapolation of
historical production trends and analogy to similar producing properties.
Where sufficient production history and other data were available,
reserves for producing properties were determined by extrapolation of historical
production trends. Analogy to similar producing properties was used for those
properties which lacked sufficient production history to yield a definitive
estimate of reserves. Reserves projections based on analogy are subject to
change due to subsequent changes in the
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analogous properties or subsequent production from the evaluated properties. On
newer producing properties with limited production history, field chart readings
may have been utilized to establish the estimated performance trends.
When observing the historical production on some of the wells, it can be
seen that various gas purchase contracts have different restrictions and
adjustments. The contracts may provide that certain wells can be shut-in for a
period of time and limits the obligation of the gas purchaser to purchase gas.
These production restrictions result in frequent fluctuations in production.
Wright did not attempt to project the continuation of these fluctuations on a
monthly basis, but instead based the initial production rates and estimated
produced volumes on an average annual production schedule. Therefore, the actual
production at the effective date may be more or less than the initial rate
estimated by Wright.
There are significant uncertainties inherent in estimating reserves,
future rates of production, and the timing and amount of future costs. Oil and
gas reserves estimates must be recognized as a subjective process that cannot be
measured in an exact way and estimates of others might differ materially from
those of Wright. The accuracy of any reserves estimate is a function of the
quality of available data and of subjective interpretations and judgments. It
should be emphasized that production data subsequent to the date of these
estimates or changes in the analogous properties may warrant revisions of such
estimates. Accordingly, reserves estimates are often different from the
quantities of oil and gas that ultimately are recovered.
OIL PRICING
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An initial oil price of $22.25 per barrel was provided by Everflow and
was used as the effective date price in accordance with their instructions.
After the effective date, prices were held constant for the life of the
properties. No attempt has been made to account for oil price fluctuations if
they have occurred in the market subsequent to the effective date of this
report.
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GAS PRICING
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Over the last several years, Everflow established various intermediate
term adjustable price gas purchase agreements. The provisions of these contracts
varied from short-term month-to-month arrangements up to the life of a
particular well. Some of these agreements are in effect through the end of 2001.
Everflow provided the prices to be applied at the effective date. Gas prices are
held constant from the first uncommitted year's estimated price for the life of
the properties.
Everflow did not identify a specific gas purchase agreement or
expiration for certain wells. For those wells, the effective date price was held
constant for the life of the properties. For other wells that are subject to
life of well contracts, the effective date price was held constant for the life
of the properties. It is the understanding of Wright that the gas prices
provided by Everflow are net of any transportation, compression and gathering
fees.
PRICING STATEMENT
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It should be emphasized that with current economic uncertainties,
fluctuations in market conditions could significantly change the economics in
this report.
OPERATING EXPENSES
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Operating expenses were provided by Everflow on a well, area, or field
basis, and represented, when possible, the latest available estimated average of
all recurring expenses which are billable to the working interest owners. These
expenses included, but were not limited to, all direct operating expenses, field
overhead costs, and any ad valorem taxes not deducted separately. Expenses for
workovers, well stimulations, and other maintenance were not included in the
operating expenses unless such work was expected on a recurring basis. Judgments
for the exclusion of the nonrecurring expenses were made by Everflow. Any
internal indirect overhead costs (general and administrative) were not included.
For new and developing properties where data were unavailable, operating
expenses were estimated by Everflow based on analogy with similar properties.
Operating costs were held constant for the life of the properties.
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SEVERANCE AND AD VALOREM TAXES
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Standard state severance taxes have been deducted as appropriate. All
taxes were based on current published rates and were used in accordance with the
instructions of Everflow. Any ad valorem taxes for properties in which the tax
rate was unknown were assumed to be included in the operating expenses.
SALVAGE AND PROPERTY ABANDONMENT
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In accordance with the instructions of Everflow, neither salvage values
nor abandonment costs were included in the projections of reserves and
economics. It was assumed that any salvage value would be directly offset by the
cost to abandon the property.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
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No consideration was given in this report to potential environmental
liabilities which may exist concerning the properties evaluated. There are no
costs included in this evaluation for potential liability for restoration and to
clean up damages, if any, caused by past or future operating practices.
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS
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INTRODUCTION
Everflow's operations are almost exclusively focused in the Appalachian
Basin, and specifically in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Historically,
Everflow has focused its activities on the Clinton Sandstone formation.
Production in these formations occurs at depths ranging from 3,500 to 6,000
feet. These reserves are found in relatively tight reservoirs and "typically"
follow a hyperbolic decline with a flattening steady decline in subsequent
years. Average well life ranges from 20 to 30 years or more.
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PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES
At the request of Everflow, Wright evaluated approximately 1,163 gross
productive wells. These developed properties are focused in approximately 26
counties in the Appalachian Basin and can be found in the Location of Evaluated
Interests section at the end of this Discussion. According to Everflow, they
operate approximately 80% of the wells in which they own working interests.
The majority of the value of the properties evaluated in this report is
found in Ohio and assigned to the PDP reserves category. The PDP 10.00 PCT Cum.
Disc. (BTAX) of 53,290.967 M$ represents approximately 97 percent of the Total
Proved Developed of 55,050.763 M$. Most of the PDP wells have production
histories of five to ten years or longer.
There are approximately 9 wells assigned to the PDNP reserves category
with a 10.00 PCT Cum. Disc. (BTAX) of 1,759.796 M$ or approximately three
percent of the Total Proved Developed of 55,050.763 M$. In addition, Wright
evaluated net pipeline revenues with a 10.00 PCT Cum. Disc. (BTAX) of
approximately 62.161 M$.
LOCATION OF EVALUATED INTERESTS
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The following map depicts the states and counties in which the evaluated
properties are located.
CHARTS
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The following charts depict the percent allocation of net oil and gas
reserves and 10.00 PCT Cum. Disc. (BTAX) by reserves category.
KGD/EKL/seb
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LOCATION OF EVALUATED INTERESTS
EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
APPALACHIAN BASIN PROPERTIES
JOB 9.531
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EVERFLOW EASTERN PARTNERS, L.P.
Certain Appalachian Basin Properties
Job 9.531
[CHARTS]
NET OIL RESERVES (Mbbl)
BY RESERVES CATEGORY
PDP 99%
PDNP 1%
NET GAS RESERVES (Mmcf)
BY RESERVES CATEGORY
PDP 98%
PDNP 2%
10.00 PCT CUM. DISC. (BTAX) M$,
BY RESERVES CATEGORY
PDP 97%
PDNP 3%
