FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Andeavor Logistics LP ANDX announced today the declaration of its quarterly cash distribution for the third quarter 2018 of $1.03 per limited partnership unit, or $4.12 on an annualized basis. The distribution is unchanged from the prior quarter and will be paid on Nov. 14, 2018, to common unitholders of record as of Nov. 5, 2018.

"We are evaluating the financial business plans of ANDX, including the partnership's distribution policies, with the intent to move toward practices that are more consistent with the general partner's approach on MPLX LP MPLX," stated Gary Heminger, who became chairman and chief executive officer of ANDX upon the closing of Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s MPC combination with Andeavor. "This approach will include meaningfully higher distribution coverage, leverage levels at or below 4.0x debt-to-EBITDA*, no planned public equity issuances, and independent sustainability with limited parent support."

*EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

About Andeavor Logistics LP
Andeavor Logistics LP is a fee-based, full-service, diversified midstream logistics company, with integrated assets across the western and mid-continent regions of the United States. Andeavor Logistics operates through three business segments: Terminalling and Transportation, Gathering and Processing and Wholesale. The Terminalling and Transportation segment consists of marine terminals, refined product truck terminals, rail terminals, dedicated storage facilities and transportation pipelines. The Gathering and Processing segment consists of crude oil gathering systems and pipelines as well as natural gas gathering pipelines, processing facilities and fractionation facilities. The Wholesale segment consists of a fee-based fuel wholesale business. Andeavor Logistics is a Delaware limited partnership, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of federal securities laws regarding ANDX. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations, estimates and projections concerning the amount and timing of our cash distributions. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "anticipate," "approach," "believe," "design," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "imply," "intend," "objective," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "position," "pursue," "prospective," "predict," "project," "potential," "seek," "strategy," "target," "could," "may," "should," "would," "will" or other similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause ANDX's actual results to differ materially from those implied in the forward-looking statements include without limitation statements concerning: the amount and timing of future distributions; expected coverage improvement and distributable cash growth; our ability to execute a funding model with no additional equity issuances and limited parent support; net earnings and EBITDA run rate; our ability to achieve our financial and strategic targets; expected unitholder value creation; negative capital market conditions, including an increase of the current yield on common units; our financial position, liquidity and capital resources, including available capacity under our credit facilities and access to debt on commercially reasonable terms; our financial and operational outlook, and ability to fulfill that outlook; continued/further volatility in and/or degradation of market and industry conditions and their effects on our business; our ability to manage disruptions in credit markets or changes to our credit rating; adverse changes in laws including with respect to tax and regulatory matters; other risk factors inherent to ANDX's industry; and the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in ANDX's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Although we believe the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, a number of factors could cause results to differ materially from those projected. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control and could materially affect our results. For more information concerning factors that could affect these statements, see our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the SEC, available at http://www.andeavorlogistics.com or by contacting ANDX's Investor Relations Office. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of Andeavor Logistics LP's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of Andeavor Logistics' distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not Andeavor Logistics, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.

Investor Relations Contact:
Kristina Kazarian (419) 421-2071

Media Contact:
Chuck Rice (419) 421-2521

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