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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

April 2, 2002
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Valero L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

 

001-16417

 

74-2958817
(State or other
jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification
Number)

 

 

One Valero Place
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 370-2000

 

 
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number)




Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

        Attached materials are to be furnished to and discussed with securities analysts at presentations beginning on April 2, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Valero L.P. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    VALERO L.P.
              BY: RIVERWALK LOGISTICS, L.P.
                          BY: VALERO GP, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/  
TODD WALKER      
Its: Secretary

Date: April 2, 2002



EXHIBITS

99.1
Presentation materials.



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Management Presentation

        April 2002


Safe Harbor Statement

        Statements contained in this presentation that state the Partnership's or management's expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is important to note that the Partnership's actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Valero LP Recent History


Common Units

  Units
  % Total
   
    Public   5,175,000   26.4 %  
    Valero Energy   4,424,322   22.6 %  
Subordinated Units   9,599,322   49.0 % 73.6% Valero
Energy
ownership
General Partner Interest       2.0 %  
       
   
  Total   19,198,644   100.0 %  

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General Partner Promote

Quarterly Distribution/Unit

  GP
  LP
 
Up to $0.60   2 % 98 %
Above $0.60 up to $0.66   10 % 90 %
Above $0.66 up to $0.90   25 % 75 %
Above $0.90   50 % 50 %

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Valero LP Has Outperformed Peers Since IPO

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        Relative Price (April 16, 2001 = 100)

(1)
Kinder, Enterprise, El Paso, Enbridge, Plains, Teppco, Buckeye, Williams, and No. Border

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Current Asset Base


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Operations Strategically Integrated with Valero

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2,845

 

Refined Product Miles

782

 

Crude Oil Miles

18

 

Product Pipelines

11

 

Refined Product Terminals

9

 

Crude Oil Pipelines

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Crude Oil Storage Facilities

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Recent Acquisitions

Asset
  Date
Acquired

  Purchase
Price

  Projected
Annual EBITDA

Southlake Terminal   July 2001   $ 5.6 million   $ 1.4 million

Ringgold Crude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Storage Facility   Dec 2001   $ 5.2 million   $ 1.2 million

Wichita Falls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Crude Pipeline                
  and Storage Facility   Feb 2002   $ 64.0 million   $ 17.0 million
       
 

 

 

 

 

$

74.8 million

 

$

19.6 million

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Crude Oil Pipelines Access Key Sources

        Our pipelines currently supply crude oil to the McKee, Ardmore, and Three Rivers refineries and provide access to Texas, Gulf Coast and foreign crude sources

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(1)
2002 estimated volumes would be 385 MBPD without the throughput reductions in 1Q02 LOGO

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Refined Product Pipelines Into Key Markets

        Our pipelines currently transport over 80% of all refined products that are moved by pipeline out of the McKee, Ardmore, and Three Rivers refineries and provide access to established markets with growth potential:

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(1)
2002 estimated volumes would be 307 MBPD without the throughput reductions in 1Q02 LOGO

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Product Terminals Strategically Located

        Our product terminals are Valero Energy's primary wholesale outlet in its Mid-continent markets LOGO

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(1)
2002 estimated volumes would be 194 MBPD without the throughput reductions in 1Q02 LOGO

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Strategic Plan Summary

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Achieve Top Tier Growth

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Potential Assets From Valero Energy

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Opportunities for Further Growth with Valero

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Valero LP Less Levered Than Most MLPs


Net Debt to Book Capitalization(1)

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(1)
As of 2/12/02 per Lehman Brothers

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2001 Financial Highlights

        (in thousands, except per unit data)

 
  First
Quarter

  Second
Quarter

  Third
Quarter

  Fourth
Quarter

  Total

Revenues

 

$

23,422

 

$

23,637

 

$

26,857

 

$

24,911

 

$

98,827

Operating income

 

 

10,361

 

 

10,319

 

 

13,430

 

 

12,395

 

 

46,505

Net income

 

 

8,786

 

 

10,356

 

 

13,771

 

 

12,960

 

 

45,873

Net income per unit(1)

 

 

0.45

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.70

 

 

0.66

 

 

2.34

Distributable cash flow

 

 

11,279

 

 

12,509

 

 

16,479

 

 

16,210

 

 

56,477

Distributable cash flow per unit

 

 

0.59

 

 

0.65

 

 

0.86

 

 

0.84

 

 

2.94

Cash distributions per unit(2)

 

 


 

 

0.50

 

 

0.60

 

 

0.60

 

 

1.70

Coverage

 

 

N/A

 

 

1.28x

 

 

1.40x

 

 

1.38x

 

 

N/A

(1)
The net income per unit is based on 19,198,644 units, which was the number of common and subordinated units issued and outstanding from April 16, 2001 (the date of our initial public offering) to December 31, 2001. Net income per unit for the period prior to the IPO has been computed as if the common and subordinated units issued were outstanding effective January 1, 2001. Net income in the net income per unit computation excludes net income applicable to the 2% general partner interest.
(2)
Represents cash distributions per unit that were declared since we became a publicly held entity.

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Strong Financial Position

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