BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL) (“Delek Logistics”) today declared its quarterly cash distribution for the fourth quarter 2018 of $0.81 per common limited partner unit, or $3.24 per common limited partner unit on an annualized basis. This distribution represents a 2.5 percent increase from the distribution for the third quarter 2018 of $0.79 per common limited partner unit ($3.16 per common limited partner unit annualized) and a 11.7 percent increase over Delek Logistics’ distribution for the fourth quarter 2017 of $0.725 per common limited partner unit ($2.90 per common limited partner unit annualized). The fourth quarter 2018 cash distribution is payable on February 12, 2019 to unitholders of record on February 4, 2019.
About Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Delek Logistics Partners, LP, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is a growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) (“Delek US”) to own, operate, acquire and construct crude oil and refined products logistics and marketing assets.
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Tax Considerations
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of Delek Logistics Partners, LP’s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of Delek Logistics Partners, LP’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not Delek Logistics Partners, LP, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.
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