HOUSTON, July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC (the "Company"), the
general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the
"Partnership"), a Westlake company (NYSE:WLKP) declared on
Wednesday, July 27, 2016, a
distribution of $0.3259 per unit,
representing a 2.87% increase from the first quarter distribution.
This is the eighth distribution announced by the Partnership since
its successful IPO closing on August 4,
2014. The distribution will be payable on August 23, 2016, to unit holders of record on
August 9, 2016.
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees
should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of the Partnership's
distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income
that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly,
the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject
to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable
effective tax rate.
About Westlake Chemical Partners
LP
Westlake Chemical Partners is a limited partnership formed by
Westlake Chemical Corporation to operate, acquire and develop
facilities for the processing of natural gas liquids as well as
other qualifying activities. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Partnership owns a 13.3%
interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP. Westlake Chemical OpCo LP's
assets include three facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake Charles, Louisiana which process ethane
and propane into ethylene, and an ethylene pipeline. For more
information about Westlake Chemical Partners LP, please visit
http://www.wlkpartners.com/.
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SOURCE Westlake Chemical Partners LP