EXPLANATORY NOTEExplanatory Note • November 13th, 2015 • Rice Midstream Partners LP • Natural gas transmission
On November 4, 2015, Rice Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Partnership and Rice Energy Inc. (“Rice Energy”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on November 4, 2015, the Partnership acquired from Rice Energy all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Rice Water Services (PA) LLC (“PA Water”) and Rice Water Services (OH) LLC (“OH Water”), two wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Rice Energy that own and operate Rice Energy’s water services business. The acquired business includes Rice Energy’s Pennsylvania and Ohio fresh water distribution systems and related facilities that provide access to 15.9 MMgal/d of fresh water from the Monongahela River, the Ohio River and other regional water sources in Pennsylvania and Ohio (the “Water Assets”). Rice Energy has also granted the Partnership, until December 31, 2025, (i) the exclusive right to develop water treatme
