SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2013--
NuStar Logistics, L.P., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of NuStar
Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS), announced today it has closed its previously
announced public offering of $300 million principal amount of 6.750%
senior notes due February 1, 2021. The senior notes were priced at 100%
of par at a yield to maturity of 6.750%. The notes are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by NuStar Energy, as parent guarantor, and
NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership L.P. (NuPOP), a wholly owned
operating subsidiary of NuStar Energy, as affiliate guarantor.
NuStar intends to use the approximately $296.3 million net proceeds from
this offering for general partnership purposes, including the repayment
of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under NuStar Logistics’
revolving credit facility. NuStar used such borrowings for general
partnership purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital
requirements, the repayment of the $250 million outstanding principal
amount of NuPOP’s 5.875% senior notes on June 3, 2013 and the repayment
of the $229.9 million outstanding principal amount of NuStar Logistics’
6.05% senior notes on March 15, 2013.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey, Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for
the offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. are acting as senior
co-managers for the offering and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of
BB&T Securities, LLC, BBVA Securities Inc., BNP Paribas Securities
Corp., Comerica Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
RBS Securities Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. are acting
as co-managers for the offering. A copy of the prospectus supplement and
accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained
from any of the underwriters, including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk - 3rd Floor, 383 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10179, telephone: (212) 834-4533; Mizuho
Securities USA Inc., Attention: Debt Capital Markets, 320 Park Avenue,
12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, telephone: (866) 271-7403; and
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Attention: Investment Grade Debt
Capital Markets, 3333 Peachtree Road, 11th Floor, Mail Code:
GA-ATLANTA-3947, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone: (404) 926-5054. You
may also obtain these documents for free when they are available by
visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and
related prospectus supplement meeting the requirements of Section 10 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
NuStar Energy L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership based
in San Antonio, is one of the largest independent liquids terminal and
pipeline operators in the nation. The partnership currently has 8,621
miles of pipeline; 87 terminal and storage facilities that store and
distribute crude oil, refined products and specialty liquids; and a 50%
ownership in a joint venture that owns a terminal and an asphalt
refinery with a throughput capacity of 74,000 barrels per day. The
partnership’s combined system has approximately 97 million barrels of
storage capacity, and NuStar has operations in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, including St. Eustatius in the
Caribbean, the United Kingdom and Turkey.
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding future
events. All forward-looking statements are based on the partnership’s
beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to the partnership. These statements reflect the partnership’s
current views with respect to future events and are subject to various
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These risks, uncertainties and
assumptions are discussed in NuStar Energy L.P.’s 2012 annual report on
Form 10-K, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2013 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Source: NuStar Logistics, L.P.
NuStar Energy L.P., San Antonio
Investors, Chris Russell, Vice
President and Treasurer
Investor Relations: 210-918-3507
or
Media,
Mary Rose Brown, Executive Vice President
Corporate Communications:
210-918-2314
Web site: http://www.nustarenergy.com