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CrossAmerica agrees to acquire 31 convenience stores sold by SSG
Corporation
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Transaction expected to close in the first quarter of 2016
CrossAmerica Partners LP (NYSE: CAPL) (“CrossAmerica” or “The
Partnership”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire thirty-one franchise Holiday stores located in
Wisconsin and Minnesota that are being sold by SSG Corporation for $48.5
million.
Of the 31 company-operated stores, 28 are located in Wisconsin and 3 are
located in Minnesota. Twenty-seven of the sites are owned fee simple
locations. For the twelve month period ended August 31, 2015, the sites
sold approximately 26.5 million gallons of motor fuel and had
approximately $44.0 million in inside sales.
"We are delighted to acquire this great network of stores and become a
Holiday Stationstores franchisee,” said President Jeremy Bergeron. “This
acquisition complements our acquisition of Erickson Oil Products made in
early 2015 and further solidifies CrossAmerica’s commitment to the
Minnesota and Wisconsin region," Jeremy added.
“We look forward to working together with CrossAmerica on finalizing
this transaction,” said Burt Nordstrand, Founder and CEO of SSG
Corporation. “The strength of SSG has always been our employees and we
are grateful to them for their many years of loyal service. SSG was the
first Self Service gasoline company in our area and operated under the
company-owned “Auto Stop” brand for the first 32 years and under the
“Holiday” franchise brand for the last 13 years.”
The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing and is
expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. The Partnership expects
the acquisition to be accretive to distributable cash flow to limited
partners.
About CrossAmerica Partners LP
CrossAmerica Partners is a leading wholesale distributor of motor fuels
and owner and lessee of real estate used in the retail distribution of
motor fuels. Its general partner, CrossAmerica GP LLC, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of CST Brands, Inc., one of the largest independent retailers
of motor fuels and convenience merchandise in North America. Formed in
2012, CrossAmerica Partners LP is a distributor of branded and unbranded
petroleum for motor vehicles in the United States and distributes fuel
to more than 1,200 locations and owns or leases more than 800 sites.
With a geographic footprint covering 25 states, the Partnership has
well-established relationships with several major oil brands, including
ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Chevron, Sunoco, Valero, Gulf, Citgo and
Marathon. CrossAmerica Partners ranks as one of ExxonMobil's largest
distributors by fuel volume in the United States and in the top 10 for
additional brands. For additional information, please visit www.crossamericapartners.com.
About Holiday Stationstores
Holiday Stationstores is a recognized leader in the convenience store
industry with 500 stores located throughout 10 states in the northern
tier region of the United States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Alaska.
Holiday Stationstores continues to provide customers with a shopping
experience that is unique to the convenience store industry with big
stores, wide aisles, wide product selection and friendly employees. www.holidaystationstores.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and any oral statements made regarding the
subjects of this release may contain forward-looking statements of
CrossAmerica Partners, which may include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding CrossAmerica Partners’ plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical
facts, including statements identified by words such as "outlook,"
"intends," "plans," "estimates," "believes," "expects," "potential,"
"continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately,"
"predicts," "anticipates," "foresees," or the negative version of these
words or other comparable expressions. All statements addressing
operating performance, events, or developments that CrossAmerica
Partners expects or anticipates will occur in the future, including
statements relating to the acquisitions, consideration that may be
subject to adjustment, and closing conditions, revenue growth and
earnings or earnings per unit growth, as well as statements expressing
optimism or pessimism about future operating results, are
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are
based upon CrossAmerica Partners’ current views and assumptions
regarding future events and operating performance and are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties
and contingencies and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond
its control. The statements in this press release are made as of
the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by
CrossAmerica Partners on its website or otherwise. CrossAmerica
Partners does not undertake any obligation to update or revise these
statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date
of this press release.
Although CrossAmerica Partners does not make forward-looking
statements unless it believes it has a reasonable basis for doing so,
the partnership cannot guarantee their accuracy. Achieving the
results described in these statements involves a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially, including the factors discussed in this report and
those described in the “Risk Factors” section of the CrossAmerica
Partners Form 10-K or 10-Qs filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as well as in CrossAmerica Partners’ other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. No undue reliance should be
placed on any forward-looking statements.
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