Access Midstream Partners Announces 13.75M Unit Offering

Access Midstream Partners ACMP today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 13,750,000 common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership. The Partnership will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,062,500 additional common units. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, including any net proceeds from the underwriters' exercise of their option, to fund a portion of the purchase price of its pending acquisition of Chesapeake Midstream Operating, L.L.C., a midstream gas gathering and processing business owned by Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation. Citigroup, Barclays and UBS Investment Bank will act as joint See full press release