HOUSTON, May 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PennTex Midstream Partners, LP (NASDAQ:PTXP) (the “Partnership”), today confirmed that our affiliate and owner of our general partner, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP), has commenced an unsolicited tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership for $20.00 per unit in cash. 

The board of directors of our general partner (the “Board”) intends to advise unitholders of its formal position regarding the tender offer within ten business days of its commencement by making available to unitholders and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9.

About PennTex Midstream Partners, LP

PennTex Midstream Partners, LP provides natural gas gathering and processing and residue gas and natural gas liquids transportation services to producers in northern Louisiana. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. owns the general partner of the Partnership. For more information, visit www.penntex.com.  

For further information, please direct all inquiries to:

Investor Relations:
Helen Ryoo, Brent Ratliff or Lyndsay Hannah
Telephone: (214) 981-0795

Media Relations:
Vicki Granado
Telephone: (214) 840-5820

Cautionary Note

Disclosures in this press release contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking. These statements contain words such as “if” and “will” and involve risks and uncertainties including, among others that our business plans may change as circumstances warrant. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.  Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or of which the Partnership becomes aware, after the date hereof.

Additional Information

This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Partnership may file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Any solicitation/recommendation statement filed by the Partnership that is required to be mailed to unitholders will be mailed to the Partnership’s unitholders. INVESTORS AND UNITHOLDERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP ARE URGED TO READ THESE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and unitholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by the Partnership through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, any materials related to Energy Transfer’s unsolicited proposal may be obtained from the Partnership free of charge by directing a request to PennTex Midstream Partners, LP, Attn: Investor Relations, 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75225.