HOUSTON, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Gas
Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE:
WGP) announced today the following notice to the brokers and
nominees of their non-U.S. unitholders:
Note regarding Non-United States Investors: This is intended
to be notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)
with respect to the quarterly distributions to be paid by
Western Gas Partners, LP on May 12,
2017, and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP on May 22, 2017, in each case to holders of record
as of May 1, 2017. Brokers and
nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of Western Gas
Partners, LP's and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP's distributions
to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is
effectively connected with a United
States trade or business. Accordingly, Western Gas Partners,
LP's and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP's distributions to
non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at
the highest applicable effective tax rate.
Western Gas Partners, LP ("WES") is a growth-oriented
Delaware master limited
partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire,
own, develop and operate midstream energy assets. With midstream
assets located in the Rocky Mountains, North-central Pennsylvania and Texas, WES is engaged in the business of
gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting
natural gas, and gathering, stabilizing and transporting
condensate, natural gas liquids and crude oil for Anadarko, as well
as for other producers and customers.
Western Gas Equity Partners, LP ("WGP") is a Delaware master limited partnership formed by
Anadarko to own the following types of interests in WES: (i) the
general partner interest and all of the incentive distribution
rights in WES, both owned through WGP's 100% ownership of WES's
general partner, and (ii) a significant limited partner interest in
WES.
For more information about Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas
Equity Partners, LP, and Western Gas Flash Feed updates, please
visit www.westerngas.com.
WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP and
WESTERN GAS EQUITY PARTNERS, LP
CONTACT:
Jonathon E. VandenBrand
Director, Investor Relations
jon.vandenbrand@anadarko.com
832.636.6000
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SOURCE Western Gas Partners, LP; Western Gas Equity Partners,
LP