GasLog Partners LP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 7, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Mar 7, 2024
Contents
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| A. | Share Capital |
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| B. | Memorandum of Association |
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The information required to be disclosed under Item 10.B is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished with the SEC on June 24, 2019.
| C. | Material Contracts |
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The following is a summary of each material contract, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party. Such summaries are not intended to be complete and reference is made to the contracts themselves, which are exhibits to this annual report.
| (a) | Form of Contribution Agreement; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Contribution Rights Agreement”. |
| (b) | Form of Omnibus Agreement; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Omnibus Agreement”. |
| (c) | Form of Administrative Services Agreement; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Administrative Services Agreement”. |
| (d) | Form of Commercial Management Agreement; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Commercial Management Agreement |
| (e) | Form of Ship Management Agreement; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Ship Management Agreements”. |
| (f) | Form of Indemnification Agreement for the Partnership’s directors and certain officers; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Indemnification Agreements”. |
| (g) | GasLog Partners LP 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan; please see “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—B. Compensation of Directors and Senior Management— Equity Compensation Plan”. |
| (h) | Addendum dated April 21, 2015 to the Omnibus Agreement dated May 12, 2014, among GasLog Ltd., GasLog Partners GP LLC and GasLog Partners Holdings LLC; please see “Item 7. Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions— Omnibus Agreement”. |
| (i) | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 6, 2023, by and among GasLog Partners LP, GasLog Partners GP LLC, GasLog Ltd. and Saturn Merger Sub LLC; please see “Item 4. Information on the Partnership - A. History and Development of the Partnership”. |
| (j) | Facility Agreement dated November 2, 2023, relating to $2,800,000,000 Reducing Revolving Loan Facility among GasLog Ltd. as borrower, Alpha Bank S.A., ABN Amro Bank N.V., BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., London, Branch, Credit Suisse AG, Danish Ship Finance A/S, DNB (UK) Limited, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, National Bank of Greece S.A., Nordea Bank Abp, Filial I Norge, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners; National Australia Bank Limited and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as mandated lead arrangers; DNB Bank ASA, London Branch as Agent and security agent; ABN Amro Bank N.V. as Sustainability Co-ordinator; BNP Paribas and Citibank, N.A., London, Branch, as Global Co-ordinators and GAS-one Ltd., GAS-two Ltd., GAS-four Ltd., GAS-seven Ltd., GAS-eight Ltd., GAS-eleven Ltd., GAS-twelve Ltd., GAS-thirteen Ltd., |
GAS-fourteen Ltd., GAS-sixteen Ltd., GAS-seventeen Ltd., GAS-nineteen Ltd., GAS-twenty two Ltd., GAS-twenty three Ltd., GAS-twenty seven Ltd., GAS-twenty eight Ltd., GAS-thirty Ltd., GAS-thirty one Ltd., GAS-thirty two Ltd., GAS-thirty three Ltd., GAS-thirty four Ltd., GAS-thirty five Ltd. and GasLog Hellas-1 Special Maritime Enterprise as Owners and Guarantors; GasLog Partners LP, GasLog Carriers Ltd. and GasLog Partners Holdings LLC as Guarantors; please see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Borrowing Activities—Credit Facilities”.
| D. | Exchange Controls and Other Limitations Affecting Security Holders |
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We are not aware of any governmental laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation, including foreign exchange controls, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands that may affect the import or export of capital, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by the Partnership, or the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non-resident holders of securities.
| E. | Tax Considerations |
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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to prospective unitholders. This discussion is based upon provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all as in effect or existence on the date of this annual report and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Changes in these authorities may cause the tax consequences of unit ownership to vary substantially from the consequences described below. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “we”, “our” or “us” are references to GasLog Partners LP.
The following discussion applies only to beneficial owners of common units or Preference Units that own the common units or Preference Units as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (i.e., generally, for investment purposes) and is not intended to be applicable to all categories of investors, such as unitholders subject to special tax rules (e.g., financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, tax-exempt organizations, retirement plans or individual retirement accounts or former citizens or long-term residents of the United States), persons who will hold the units as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, each of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below. If a partnership or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our common units or Preference Units, the tax treatment of its partners generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding our common units or Preference Units, you are encouraged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to you of the partnership’s ownership of our common units or Preference Units.
No ruling has been or will be requested from the IRS regarding any matter affecting us or prospective unitholders. The statements made herein may be challenged by the IRS and, if so challenged, may not be sustained upon review in a court. This discussion does not contain information regarding any U.S. state or local, estate, gift or alternative minimum tax considerations concerning the ownership or disposition of common units or Preference Units. This discussion does not comment on all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular unitholders in light of their individual circumstances, and each prospective unitholder is encouraged to consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences of the ownership or disposition of common units or Preference Units.
Election to be Treated as a Corporation
We have elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, U.S. Holders (as defined below) will not be directly subject to U.S. federal income tax on our income, but rather will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on distributions received from us and dispositions of units as described below.
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of U.S. Holders
As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our common units or Preference Units that owns (actually or constructively) less than 10.0% of our equity and that is:
| ● | an individual U.S. citizen or resident (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes); |
| ● | a corporation (or other entity that is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| ● | an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
| ● | a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
Distributions
Subject to the discussion below of the rules applicable to PFICs, any distributions to a U.S. Holder made by us with respect to our common units or Preference Units generally will constitute dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of our earnings and profits will be treated first as a nontaxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its common units or Preference Units and thereafter as capital gain. U.S. Holders that are corporations generally will not be entitled to claim a dividend received deduction with respect to distributions they receive from us. Dividends received with respect to our common units or Preference Units generally will be treated as foreign source “passive category income” for purposes of computing allowable foreign tax credits for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Dividends received with respect to our common units or Preference Units by a U.S. Holder that is an individual, trust or estate, or a “U.S. Individual Holder”, generally will be treated as “qualified dividend income”, which is taxable to such U.S. Individual Holder at preferential tax rates provided that: (i) our common units or Preference Units, as the case may be, are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States (such as the NYSE on which our common units and Preference Units are currently traded); (ii) we are not a PFIC for the tax year during which thedividend is paid or the immediately preceding tax year (which we do not believe we are, have been or will be, as discussed below under“—PFIC Status and Significant Tax Consequences”); (iii) the U.S. Individual Holder has owned the common units or Preference Units for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the date on which the common units or Preference Units become ex-dividend (and has not entered into certain risk limiting transactions with respect to such common units or Preference Units); and (iv) the U.S. Individual Holder is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. There is no assurance that any dividends paid on our common units or Preference Units will be eligible for these preferential rates in the hands of a U.S. Individual Holder, and any distributions paid on our common units or Preference Units that are not eligible for these preferential rates will be taxed at ordinary income rates to a U.S. Individual Holder.
Special rules may apply to any amounts received in respect of our common units or Preference Units that are treated as “extraordinary dividends”. In general, an extraordinary dividend is a dividend with respect to a common unit that is equal to or in excess of 10.0% of a unitholder’s adjusted tax basis (or fair market value upon the unitholder’s election) in such common unit (5% in the case of Preference Units). In addition, extraordinary dividends include dividends received within a one-year period that, in the aggregate, equal or exceed 20.0% of a unitholder’s adjusted tax basis (or fair market value). If we pay an “extraordinary dividend” on our common units or Preference Units that is treated as “qualified dividend income”, then any loss recognized by a U.S. Individual Holder from the sale or exchange of such common units or Preference Units will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of such dividend.
Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Common Units or Preference Units
Subject to the discussion of PFIC status below, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of our units in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized by the U.S. Holder from such sale, exchange or other disposition and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such units. The U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in its units
generally will be the U.S. Holder’s purchase price for the units and that tax basis will be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of any distributions on the units that are treated as non-taxable returns of capital (as discussed above under “Distributions”). Such gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period is greater than one year at the time of the sale, exchange or other disposition. Certain U.S. Holders (including individuals) may be eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax in respect of long-term capital gains. A U.S. Holder’s ability to deduct capital losses is subject to limitations. Such capital gain or loss generally will be treated as U.S. source income or loss, as applicable, for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.
Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income
Certain U.S. Holders, including individuals, estates and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on, among other things, dividends and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of equity interests. For individuals, the additional Medicare tax applies to the lesser of (i) “net investment income” or (ii) the excess of “modified adjusted gross income” over $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly or $125,000 if married and filing separately). “Net investment income” generally equals the taxpayer’s gross investment income reduced by deductions that are allocable to such income. Unitholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the implications of the additional Medicare tax resulting from their ownership and disposition of our common units or Preference Units.
PFIC Status and Significant Tax Consequences
Adverse U.S. federal income tax rules apply to a U.S. Holder that owns an equity interest in a non-U.S. corporation that is classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, wewill be treated as a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder if, for any tax year in which the holder held our units, either:
| ● | at least 75.0% of our gross income (including the gross income of our vessel-owning subsidiaries) for such tax year consists of passive income (e.g., dividends, interest, capital gains from the sale or exchange of investment property and rents derived other than in the active conduct of a rental business); or |
| ● | at least 50.0% of the average value of the assets held by us (including the assets of our vessel- owning subsidiaries) during such tax year produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. |
Income earned, or treated as earned (for U.S. federal income tax purposes), by us in connection with the performance of services would not constitute passive income. By contrast, rental income generally would constitute “passive income” unless we were treated as deriving that rental income in the active conduct of a trade or business under the applicable rules.
Based on our current and projected methods of operation, and an opinion of counsel, we do not believe that we are or will be a PFIC for our current or any future tax year. We have received an opinion of our U.S. counsel, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, in support of this position that concludes that the income our subsidiaries earn from certain of our present time-chartering activities should not constitute passive income for purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC. In addition, we have represented to our U.S. counsel that we expect that more than 25.0% of our gross income for our current tax year and each future year will arise from such time-chartering activities, and more than 50.0% of the average value of our assets for each such year will be held for the production of such nonpassive income. Assuming the composition of our income and assets is consistent with these expectations, and assuming the accuracy of other representations we have made to our U.S. counsel for purposes of their opinion, our U.S. counsel is of the opinion that we should not be a PFIC for our current tax year or any future year.
Our counsel has indicated to us that the conclusions described above are not free from doubt. While there is legal authority supporting our conclusions, including IRS pronouncements concerning the characterization of income derived from time charters as services income, the Fifth Circuit held inTidewater Inc. v. United States, 565 F.3d 299 (5th Cir. 2009) that income derived from certain marine time charter agreements should be treated as rental income rather than services income for purposes of a “foreign sales corporation” provision of the Internal Revenue Code, or the “Code”. In that case, the Fifth Circuit did not address the definition of passive income or the PFIC rules; however, the reasoning of the case could have implications as to how the income from a time charter would be classified under such rules. If the reasoning of this case were extended to the PFIC context, the gross income we derive or are deemed to derive from our time-chartering activities may be treated as rental income, and we would likely be treated as a PFIC. The IRS has announced its nonacquiescence with the court’s holding in theTidewater case and, at the same time, announced the position of the IRS that the marine time charter agreements at issue in that case should be treated as service contracts.
Distinguishing between arrangements treated as generating rental income and those treated as generating services income involves weighing and balancing competing factual considerations, and there is no legal authority under the PFIC rules addressing our
specific method of operation. Conclusions in this area therefore remain matters of interpretation. We are not seeking a ruling from the IRS on the treatment of income generated from our time-chartering operations, and the opinion of our counsel is not binding on the IRS or any court. Thus, while we have received an opinion of counsel in support of our position, it is possible that the IRS or a court could disagree with this position and the opinion of our counsel. In addition, although we intend to conduct our affairs in a manner to avoid being classified as a PFIC with respect to any tax year, we cannot assure unitholders that the nature of our operations will not change in the future and that we will not become a PFIC in any future tax year.
As discussed more fully below, if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any tax year, a U.S. Holder would be subject to different taxation rules depending on whether the U.S. Holder makes an election to treat us as a “Qualified Electing Fund”, which we refer to as a “QEF election”. As an alternative to making a QEF election, a U.S. Holder should be able to make a “mark-to-market” election with respect to our common units or Preference Units, as discussed below. In addition, if a U.S. Holder owns our common units or Preference Units during any tax year that we are a PFIC, such units owned by such holder will be treated as PFIC units even if we are not a PFIC in a subsequent year and, if the total value of all PFIC stock that such holder directly or indirectly owns exceeds certain thresholds, such holder must file IRS Form 8621 with your U.S. federal income tax return to report your ownership of our common units or Preference Units.
The PFIC rules are complex, and you are encouraged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the PFIC rules, including the annual PFIC reporting requirement.
Taxation of U.S. Holders Making a Timely QEF Election
If we were to be treated as a PFIC for any tax year, and a U.S. Holder makes a timely QEF election, such holder hereinafter an “Electing Holder”, then, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that holder must report as income for its tax year its pro rata share of our ordinary earnings and net capital gain, if any, for our tax years that end with or within the tax year for which that holder is reporting, regardless of whether or not the Electing Holder received distributions from us in that year. The Electing Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common units or Preference Units will be increased to reflect taxed but undistributed earnings and profits. Distributions of earnings and profits that were previously taxed will result in a corresponding reduction in the Electing Holder’s adjusted tax basis in common units or Preference Units and will not be taxed again once distributed. An Electing Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common units or Preference Units. A U.S. Holder makes a QEF election with respect to any year that we are a PFIC by filing IRS Form 8621 with its U.S. federal income tax return. If contrary to our expectations, we determine that we are treated as a PFIC for any tax year, we will provide each U.S. Holder with the information necessary to make the QEF election described above. Although the QEF election is available with respect to subsidiaries, in the event we acquire or own a subsidiary in the future that is treated as a PFIC, no assurances can be made that we will be able to provide U.S. Holders with the necessary information to make the QEF election with respect to such subsidiary.
Taxation of U.S. Holders Making a*“Mark-to-Market”** Election*
If we were to be treated as a PFIC for any tax year and, as we anticipate, our units were treated as “marketable stock”, then, as an alternative to making a QEF election, a U.S. Holder would be allowed to make a “mark-to-market” election with respect to our common units or Preference Units, provided the U.S. Holder completes and files IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the relevant instructions and related Treasury Regulations. If that election is made, the U.S. Holder generally would include as ordinary income in each tax year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the U.S. Holder’s common units or Preference Units at the end of the tax year over the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common units or Preference Units. The U.S. Holder also would be permitted an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common units or Preference Units over the fair market value thereof at the end of the tax year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its common units or Preference Units would be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss recognized. Gain recognized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common units or Preference Units would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss recognized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of the common units or Preference Units would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent that such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included in income by the U.S. Holder. The mark-to-market election generally will not be available with respect tosubsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event we acquire or own a subsidiary in the future that is treated as a PFIC, the mark-to-market election generally will not be available with respect to such subsidiary.
Taxation of U.S. Holders Not Making a Timely QEF or Mark-to-Market Election
If we were to be treated as a PFIC for any tax year, a U.S. Holder that does not make either a QEF election or a “mark-to-market” election for that year, such holder hereinafter a “Non-Electing Holder”, would be subject to special rules resulting in increased tax liability with respect to (1) any excess distribution (i.e., the portion of any distributions received by the Non-Electing Holder on our common units or Preference Units in a tax year in excess of 125.0% of the average annual distributions received by the Non-Electing Holder in the three preceding tax years, or, if shorter, the portion of the Non-Electing Holder’s holding period for the common units or Preference Units before the tax year) and (2) any gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of the units. Under these special rules:
| ● | the excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably over the Non-Electing Holder’s aggregate holding period for the common units or Preference Units; |
| ● | the amount allocated to the current tax year and any tax year prior to the tax year we were first treated as a PFIC with respect to the Non-Electing Holder would be taxed as ordinary income; and |
| ● | the amount allocated to each of the other tax years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayers for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other tax year. |
These penalties would not apply to a qualified pension, profit sharing or other retirement trust or other tax-exempt organization that did not borrow money or otherwise utilize leverage in connection with its acquisition of our common units or Preference Units. If we were treated as a PFIC for any tax year and a Non-Electing Holder who is an individual dies while owning our common units or Preference Units, such holder’s successor generally would not receive a step-up in tax basis with respect to such units.
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders
A beneficial owner of our common units or Preference Units (other than a partnership or an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. Holder is referred to as a Non-U.S. Holder. If you are a partner in a partnership (or an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holding our common units or Preference Units, you are encouraged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to you of the partnership’s ownership of our common units or Preference Units.
Distributions
Distributions we pay to a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax if the Non-U.S. Holder is not engaged in a U.S. trade or business. If the Non-U.S. Holder is engaged in a U.S. trade or business, our distributions will be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent they constitute income “effectively connected” with the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. trade or business. However, distributions paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that is engaged in a U.S. trade or business may be exempt from taxation under an income tax treaty and, if, required by such income tax treaty, the income arising from the distribution is not attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder.
Disposition of Units
In general, a Non-U.S. Holder is not subject to U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax on any gain resulting from the disposition of our common units or Preference Units provided the Non-U.S. Holder is not engaged in a U.S. trade or business. A Non-U.S. Holder that is engaged in a U.S. trade or business will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the event the gain from the disposition of units is “effectively connected” with the conduct of such U.S. trade or business (provided, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder entitled to the benefits of an income tax treaty with the United States, such gain also is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment as required by such income tax treaty). However, even if not engaged in a U.S. trade or business, individual Non-U.S. Holders may be subject to tax on gain resulting from the disposition of our common units or Preference Units if they are present in the United States for 183 days or more during the tax year in which those units are disposed and meet certain other requirements.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
In general, payments to a U.S. Individual Holder of distributions or the proceeds of a disposition of common units or Preference Units will be subject to information reporting. These payments to a U.S. Individual Holder also may be subject to backup withholding if the U.S. Individual Holder:
| ● | fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number; |
| ● | is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report all interest or corporate distributions required to be reported on its U.S. federal income tax returns; or |
| ● | in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements. |
Non-U.S. Holders may be required to establish their exemption from information reporting and backup withholding by certifying their status on IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-8IMY, as applicable.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, a unitholder generally may obtain a credit for any amount withheld against its liability for U.S. federal income tax (and obtain a refund of any amounts withheld in excess of such liability) by timely filing a U.S. federal income tax return with the IRS.
In addition, individual citizens or residents of the United States holding certain “foreign financial assets” (which generally includes stock and other securities issued by a foreign person unless held in an account maintained by a financial institution) that exceed certain thresholds (the lowest being holding foreign financial assets with an aggregate value in excess of: (1) $50,000 on the last day of the tax year or (2) $75,000 at any time during the tax year) are required to report information relating to such assets. Significant penalties may apply for failure to satisfy the reporting obligations described above. Higher reporting thresholds apply to certain individuals living abroad and to certain married individuals. Regulations extend this reporting requirement to certain entities that are treated as formed or availed of to hold direct or indirect interests in specified foreign financial assets based on certain objective criteria. Unitholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding their reporting obligations, if any, that would result from their purchase, ownership or disposition of our units.
Marshall Islands Tax Consequences
The following discussion is based upon the current laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands applicable to persons who are not residents of, maintain offices in, engage in business in the Republic of the Marshall Islands or who are not citizens of the Marshall Islands.
Because we and our subsidiaries do not and do not expect to conduct business or operations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, under current Marshall Islands law you will not be subject to Marshall Islands taxation or withholding on distributions, including upon distribution treated as a return of capital, we make to you as a unitholder. In addition, you will not be subject to Marshall Islands stamp, capital gains or other taxes on the purchase, ownership or disposition of common units, and you will not be required by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to file a tax return in the Republic of the Marshall Islands relating to your ownership of common units.
EACH PROSPECTIVE UNITHOLDER IS ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX COUNSEL OR OTHER ADVISOR WITH REGARD TO THE LEGAL AND TAX CONSEQUENCES OF UNIT OWNERSHIP UNDER ITS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
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