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PARTNERS' CAPITAL
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
PARTNERS' CAPITAL  
PARTNERS' CAPITAL

NOTE 7. PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

The Partnership has two classes of Limited Partners (Class A and B) and one category of General Partner. Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, distributions to holders of Class B Units and General Partnership Units must represent 19% and 1%, respectively, of the total units outstanding. All classes have equal profit sharing and distribution rights, in proportion to their ownership interests.

 

In 2017, the Partnership announced the approval of a quarterly distribution of its Class A Limited Partners and holders of Depositary Receipts of record as of March 15, 2017 and payable on March 31, 2017, of $9.00 per unit ($0.30 per receipt). On April 10,2017, the Partnership voted to maintain the distribution at the March 31,2017 level.

In 2016, regular quarterly distributions of $7.50 per unit ($0.25 per receipt) were paid in March, June, September and December. In December 2016, the Partnership paid a special distribution of $24.00 per unit ($0.80 per receipt). In 2016, the Partnership paid a total distribution of an aggregate of $54.00 per unit ($1.80 per Receipt).

The Partnership has entered into a deposit agreement with an agent to facilitate public trading of limited partners’ interests in Class A Units. Under the terms of this agreement, the holders of Class A Units have the right to exchange each Class A Unit for 30 Depositary Receipts. The following is information per Depositary Receipt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

Net Income per Depositary Receipt

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.33

 

Distributions per Depositary Receipt

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.25