Teekay LNG Partners Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results

HAMLITON, BERMUDA--(Marketwired - Aug. 4, 2016) -

Highlights

• Reported GAAP net income attributable to the partners of $43.1 million and adjusted net income attributable to the partners of $53.8 million (excluding items listed in Appendix A to this release) in the second quarter of 2016.
• Generated distributable cash flow of $76.1 million, or $0.95 per common unit, in the second quarter of 2016.
• In June 2016, the Exmar LPG joint venture took delivery of the seventh of its 12 mid-size LPG carrier newbuildings, which will commence a five-year charter with Statoil in August 2016.
• On August 1, 2016, the Partnership's second MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding, Oak Spirit, commenced its five-year, fee-based charter with Cheniere Energy.
• Continued to make significant progress on the debt financing for the Partnership's existing newbuilding projects.
• Declared second quarter 2016 cash distribution of $0.14 per common unit.

Teekay GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE:TGP), today reported the Partnership's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

CEO Commentary

"The Partnership generated strong cash flows in the second quarter of 2016, which were augmented by a favorable settlement we received relating to an LNG carrier charter contract dispute in our 52 percent-owned MALT joint venture, as well as a full quarter of earnings from our recently delivered Creole Spirit MEGI LNG carrier which commenced its five-year charter contract with Cheniere Energy in late-February 2016" commented Peter Evensen, Chief Executive Officer of Teekay GP LLC.

"Since reporting earnings in May 2016, the Partnership has continued to execute on its portfolio of profitable growth projects," Mr. Evensen continued. "The Partnership took delivery of its second MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding, the Oak Spirit, which commenced its five-year charter contract with Cheniere Energy on August 1^st, and our Exmar LPG joint venture took delivery of its seventh of 12 medium-sized gas carrier newbuildings, which commences its five-year charter contract with Statoil in late-August, both of which are expected to provide cash flow growth starting in the third quarter of 2016."

Mr. Evensen added, "Securing long-term financing for our growth projects that deliver through 2020 has been a major focus area. We continued to make good progress this quarter in securing the required debt financing and, since May 2016, have secured lender credit approvals on over $900 million⁽¹⁾ of new debt financings, including three MEGI LNG carrier newbuildings, the first two Yamal LNG Arc7 newbuildings and the majority of our remaining LPG carrier newbuildings."

Summary of Recent Events

Delivery Update on the Second MEGI LNG Carrier Newbuilding for Cheniere Energy

On August 1, 2016, the Partnership's second MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding, Oak Spirit, commenced its five-year fee-based contract with Cheniere Energy. The vessel is expected to earn annual cash flow from vessel operations⁽²⁾ and distributable cash flow⁽²⁾ of approximately $25 million and $15 million, respectively.

Delivery Deferral Option on Uncommitted MEGI LNG Carrier

In July 2016, Teekay LNG reached an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) that allows the Partnership to elect to defer delivery of its unchartered MEGI LNG carrier, Torben Spirit, from its original delivery date of February 2017 to December 2017. Teekay LNG is currently pursuing employment opportunities for this vessel and will decide in late-2016 on whether to defer the delivery.

Operating Results

The following table highlights certain financial information for Teekay LNG's two segments: the Liquefied Gas Segment and the Conventional Tanker Segment (please refer to the "Teekay LNG's Fleet" section of this release below and Appendices C through E for further details).

Liquefied Gas Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations from consolidated vessels increased primarily due to the delivery of Creole Spirit MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding, which commenced its five-year charter contract with Cheniere Energy in late-February 2016.

Equity income and cash flow from vessel operations from equity accounted vessels increased primarily due to the favorable settlement of a disputed charter contract termination related to one of the vessels in the Partnership's 52 percent-owned LNG joint venture with Marubeni Corporation (or the MALT Joint Venture), of which Teekay LNG's share was $20.3 million. This increase was partially offset by the temporary deferral of a portion of the charter payments for the Marib Spirit and Arwa Spirit effective January 2016 in the Partnership's MALT Joint Venture, the impact of the amended charter contracts associated with the Partnership's four 33 percent-owned Angola LNG carriers servicing the Angola LNG project which resulted in a positive cumulative adjustment in the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the impact of lower medium sized LPG carrier spot rates and the redelivery of an older in-chartered LPG carrier (net of the additions of three LPG carrier newbuildings delivered from September 2015 to June 2016 in the Partnership's 50 percent-owned Exmar LPG joint venture). Equity income was also impacted by unrealized losses on derivative instruments compared to unrealized gains in the same period of the prior year.

Conventional Tanker Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations decreased primarily due to the sales of the Bermuda Spirit and Hamilton Spirit in April and May 2016, respectively, and lower charter rates upon the charterer exercising its one-year extension options between September 2015 to January 2016 for the European Spirit, African Spirit and Asian Spirit.

Teekay LNG's Fleet

The following table summarizes the Partnership's fleet as of August 1, 2016:

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership had total liquidity of $261.4 million (comprised of $127.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $133.9 million in undrawn credit facilities). Giving pro-forma effect to the delivery and associated financing of the Oak Spirit MEGI LNG carrier in July 2016, the Partnership's total liquidity at June 30, 2016 would have been approximately $295 million.

Conference Call

The Partnership plans to host a conference call on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2016. All unitholders and interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call by choosing from the following options:

• By dialing (800) 505-9568 or (416) 204-9271, if outside North America, and quoting conference ID code 3296714.
• By accessing the webcast, which will be available on Teekay LNG's website at www.teekay.com (the archive will remain on the web site for a period of 30 days).

An accompanying Second Quarter Earnings Presentation will also be available at www.teekay.com in advance of the conference call start time.

The conference call will be recorded and made available until Thursday, August 18, 2016. This recording can be accessed following the live call by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (647) 436-0148, if outside North America, and entering access code 3296714.

About Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

Teekay LNG Partners is one of the world's largest independent owners and operators of LNG carriers, providing LNG, LPG and crude oil marine transportation services primarily under long-term, fee-based charter contracts through its interests in 50 LNG carriers (including one LNG regasification unit and 19 newbuildings), 29 LPG/Multigas carriers (including two in-chartered LPG carriers and five newbuildings) and six conventional tankers. The Partnership's interests in these vessels range from 20 to 100 percent. Teekay LNG Partners L.P. is a publicly-traded master limited partnership (MLP) formed by Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) as part of its strategy to expand its operations in the LNG and LPG shipping sectors.

Teekay LNG Partners' common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TGP".

Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes various financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These non-GAAP financial measures, which include Cash Flow from Vessel Operations, Adjusted Net Income, and Distributable Cash Flow, are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these measures do not have standardized meanings, and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Partnership believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Partnership's financial performance.

Cash Flow from Vessel Operations

Cash flow from vessel operations (CFVO) represents income from vessel operations before depreciation and amortization expense, amortization of in-process revenue contracts, vessel write-downs, gains or losses on the sale of vessels and adjustments for direct financing leases to a cash basis, but includes realized gains or losses on the settlement of foreign currency forward contracts and a derivative charter contract. CFVO from Consolidated Vessels represents CFVO from vessels that are consolidated on the Partnership's financial statements. CFVO from Equity Accounted Vessels represents the Partnership's proportionate share of CFVO from its equity-accounted vessels. CFVO is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the operational financial performance of companies. Please refer to Appendices D and E of this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

Adjusted Net Income

Adjusted net income excludes from net income items of income or loss that are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership's financial results. The Partnership believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Partnership's financial performance. Please refer to Appendix A of this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

Distributable Cash Flow

Distributable cash flow (DCF) represents net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, deferred income tax and other non-cash items, estimated maintenance capital expenditures, unrealized gains and losses from non-designated derivative instruments, ineffectiveness for derivative instruments designated as hedges for accounting purposes, distributions relating to equity financing of newbuilding installments, adjustments for direct financing leases to a cash basis and foreign exchange related items, including the Partnership's proportionate share of such items in equity accounted for investments. Maintenance capital expenditures represent those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long-term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by, the Partnership's capital assets. Distributable cash flow is a quantitative standard used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating financial performance. Please refer to Appendix B of this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except units outstanding)

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain includes realized losses relating to the amounts the Partnership paid to settle the Partnership's non-designated cross-currency swaps that were entered into as economic hedges in relation to the Partnership's Norwegian Kroner (NOK) denominated unsecured bonds. The Partnership issued NOK 700 million, NOK 900 million, and NOK 1,000 million of unsecured bonds between May 2012 and May 2015. Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain also includes unrealized gains (losses) relating to the change in fair value of such derivative instruments, partially offset by unrealized (losses) gains on the revaluation of the NOK bonds as detailed in the table below:

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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

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Appendix A - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Specific Items Affecting Net Income
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
Appendix B - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Distributable Cash Flow (DCF)
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except units outstanding and per unit data)

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Appendix C - Supplemental Segment Information
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

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Appendix D - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Cash Flow from Vessel Operations from Consolidated Vessels
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

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Appendix E - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Cash Flow from Vessel Operations from Equity Accounted Vessels
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management's current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including statements regarding: expected profitability of existing growth projects; the timing of newbuilding vessel deliveries, the commencement of related contracts, and the timing and amount of related cash flow from vessel operations and distributable cash flow; the ability to secure employment opportunities for the Torben Spirit, the growth of the Partnership's future cash flows; and the timing and certainty of securing financing for the Partnership's committed growth projects. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement: potential shipyard and project construction delays, newbuilding specification changes or cost overruns; changes in production of LNG or LPG, either generally or in particular regions; changes in trading patterns or timing of start-up of new LNG liquefaction and regasification projects significantly affecting overall vessel tonnage requirements; changes in applicable industry laws and regulations and the timing of implementation of new laws and regulations; the potential for early termination of long-term contracts of existing vessels in the Teekay LNG fleet; the inability of charterers to make future charter payments; the inability of the Partnership to renew or replace long-term contracts on existing vessels; the Partnership's and the Partnership's joint ventures' ability to secure financing for its existing newbuildings and projects; and other factors discussed in Teekay LNG Partners' filings from time to time with the SEC, including its Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. The Partnership expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.