Markwest Hydrocarbon (AMEX:MWP)
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MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX: MWP) (the “Corporation”)
sent to its stockholders of record, on or about January 18, 2008, a
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus seeking approval of the Redemption and
Merger transaction between MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. and the
Corporation, as announced on September 5, 2007 (the “Merger”).
The stockholders of the Corporation should have separately received an
Election Form for stockholders to elect the form of consideration they
prefer to receive in exchange for their shares of MarkWest Hydrocarbon
common stock in connection with the Merger.
The Corporation stockholders may elect to receive the stated
consideration of 1.285 common units of MarkWest Energy Partners plus
$20.00 cash, on a per-share basis, or they may elect to receive all
cash, all common units, or a combination thereof, subject to pro ration
and an equalization formula.
The Corporation reminds its stockholders that receipt of a completed
Election Form by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Redemption/Exchange Agent,
is due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 20, 2008 (the “Election
Deadline”).
Corporation stockholders whose shares of MarkWest Hydrocarbon are held
in a brokerage account should have received an Election Form from their
broker. If a stockholder has not yet received an Election Form, the
stockholder should immediately contact their broker to obtain the
Election Form, and then timely provide their broker with their election,
so that their broker may submit such information to the
Redemption/Exchange Agent on or before the Election Deadline.
Should stockholders have any questions regarding the election process or
the Election Form, the stockholder should contact:
The Altman Group, Inc.
1200 Wall Street West -- 3rd Floor
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Toll-free: 866-822-1239
MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX: MWP) controls and operates MarkWest
Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE), a publicly traded limited partnership
engaged in the gathering, processing and transmission of natural gas;
the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids;
and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. We also market
natural gas and NGLs.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements, specifically those referring to future
performance, growth, cash flow, operating income, distributable cash
flow (DCF), distributions, or other factors, are reasonable, these
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and
we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct
and that projected performance or distributions may not be achieved. Among
the factors that could cause results to differ materially are those
risks discussed in our Form S-1, as amended, our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended, and our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the SEC. You are also
urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and
other disclosures, including those under the heading “Risk
Factors,” made in those filings, which
identify and discuss significant risks, uncertainties and various other
factors that could cause actual results to vary significantly from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. We do not
undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement.
MarkWest Energy Partners and MarkWest Hydrocarbon filed a definitive
joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in relation to the merger
transaction announced on September 5, 2007. Investors and
security holders are urged to read these documents carefully when they
become available because they will contain important information
regarding MarkWest Energy Partners, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, and the
transaction. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent
to security holders of MarkWest Energy Partners and MarkWest Hydrocarbon
seeking their approval of the transactions contemplated by the
redemption and merger agreement. Investors and security holders may
obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when it is
available) and other documents containing information about MarkWest
Energy Partners and MarkWest Hydrocarbon, without charge, at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the
joint proxy statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that will be
incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus may
also be obtained free of charge by directing a request to the entities'
investor relations department at 866-858-0482, or by accessing their
website at www.markwest.com.
MarkWest Energy Partners, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, the officers and
directors of the general partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, and the
officers and directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from their security holders.
Information about these persons can be found in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for each of MarkWest Energy Partners and MarkWest Hydrocarbon,
as filed with the SEC, and additional information about such persons may
be obtained from the joint proxy statement/prospectus.
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any
sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No
offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.