MarkWest Energy Partners Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) (“the Partnership”) today reported quarterly cash available for distribution to common unitholders, or distributable cash flow (DCF), of $165.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $346.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. DCF for the three months ended June 30, 2015 represents distribution coverage of 94 percent. The second quarter distribution of $176.1 million, or $0.92 per common unit, will be paid to unitholders on August 14, 2015. The second quarter 2015 distribution represents an increase of $0.01 per common unit or 1.1 percent over the first quarter 2015 distribution and an increase of $0.04 per common unit or 4.5 percent compared to the second quarter 2014 distribution. As a Master Limited Partnership, cash distributions to common unitholders are largely determined based on DCF. A reconciliation of DCF to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is provided within the financial tables of this press release.