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Note 3 - Partners' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Partners' Capital Notes Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
3.
Partners’ Equity
 
Units represent limited partnership interests in Everflow. The Units are transferable subject to the approval of EML and to the laws governing the transfer of securities. The Units are
not
listed for trading on any securities exchange nor are they quoted in the automated quotation system of a registered securities association. However, Unitholders
may
have an opportunity to require Everflow to repurchase their Units pursuant to the Repurchase Right.
 
The partnership agreement provides that Everflow will repurchase for cash up to
10%
of the then outstanding Units, to the extent Unitholders offer Units to Everflow for repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Right. The Repurchase Right entitles any Unitholder, between
May 1
and
June 30
of each year, to notify Everflow that the Unitholder elects to exercise the Repurchase Right and have Everflow acquire certain or all Units. The price to be paid for any such Units is calculated based upon the audited financial statements of the Company as of
December 31
of the year prior to the year in which the Repurchase Right is to be effective and independently prepared reserve reports. The price per Unit equals
66%
of the adjusted book value of the Company allocable to the Units, divided by the number of Units outstanding at the beginning of the year in which the applicable Repurchase Right is to be effective less interim cash distributions received by a Unitholder. The adjusted book value is calculated by adding partners’ equity, the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and the tax effect included in the Standardized Measure and subtracting from that sum the carrying value of oil and gas properties (net of undeveloped lease costs). If more than
10%
of the then outstanding Units are tendered during any period during which the Repurchase Right is to be effective, the Investors’ Units tendered shall be prorated for purposes of calculating the actual number of Units to be acquired during any such period. The price associated with the
2019
Repurchase Right, based upon the
December 31, 2018
calculation, is expected to be
$1.50
per Unit, net of a
$0.30
per Unit distribution made in
April 2019.
 
In
June 2018,
the Company repurchased
68,261
Units pursuant to the Repurchase Right at a price of
$0.11
per Unit. The Company did
not
offer to repurchase any Units pursuant to the Repurchase Right during
2017
or
2016
because the price associated with the Repurchase Rights for both years was negative.
 
The Company has an Option Repurchase Plan (the “Option Plan”) which permits the grant of options to select officers and employees to purchase certain Units acquired by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Right. The purpose of the Option Plan is to assist the Company to attract and retain officers and other key employees and to enable those individuals to acquire or increase their ownership interest in the Company in order to encourage them to promote the growth and profitability of the Company. The Option Plan is designed to align directly the financial interests of the participants with the financial interests of the Unitholders. In
June 2018,
the Company granted
30,000
options to officers and key employees. All options granted were exercised on the same date. The Company did
not
grant any options in
2017
or
2016.
 
All Units repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Right are retired except for those Units issued through the exercise of options pursuant to the Option Plan. There were
5,549,355
outstanding Units following the Company’s repurchase of Units and issuance of options in
June 2018.
There were
no
instruments outstanding at
March 31, 2019
or
2018
that would potentially dilute net income per Unit.