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The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 42nd quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on February 25, 2025, to unit holders of record on February 7, 2025.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the third quarter of 2024 of $18.1 million, or $0.51 per limited partner unit, an increase of $4.9 million compared to the third quarter 2023 net income of $13.2 million. Cash flows from operating activities in the third quarter of 2024 were $126.1 million, an increase of $25.2 million compared to third quarter 2023 cash flows from operating activities of $100.9 million, due to higher net income. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, MLP distributable cash flow was $17.9 million, an increase of $4.3 million compared to third quarter 2023 MLP distributable cash flow of $13.6 million. The increase in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was due to higher net income in addition to lower maintenance capital expenditures.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 41st quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on November 27, 2024, to unit holders of record on November 12, 2024.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its third quarter 2024 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the second quarter of 2024 of $14.4 million, or $0.41 per limited partner unit, an increase of $2.5 million compared to the second quarter 2023 net income of $11.9 million. Cash flows from operating activities in the second quarter of 2024 were $121.9 million, an increase of $23.4 million compared to second quarter 2023 cash flows from operating activities of $98.5 million, due to higher net income. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, MLP distributable cash flow was $17.1 million, an increase of $2.1 million compared to second quarter 2023 MLP distributable cash flow of $15.0 million. The increase in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was primarily due to higher production and sales volume due to the Calvert City turnaround in the second quarter of 2023.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 40th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on August 27, 2024, to unit holders of record on August 12, 2024.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its second quarter 2024 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP), today announced that Jean-Marc Gilson, who most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation, has been appointed to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC (the “Board”). Jean-Marc Gilson succeeds Albert Chao who will transition to become Executive Chairman of the Board and James Chao, the current Chairman of the Board, will become Senior Chairman of the Board. These appointments take effect today.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) today provided the following information regarding 2023 investor tax reporting:

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2024 of $14.8 million, or $0.42 per limited partner unit, which was in-line with first quarter 2023 net income of $14.9 million. Cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter of 2024 were $104.6 million, a decrease of $40.3 million compared to first quarter 2023 cash flows from operating activities of $144.9 million, due to less favorable working capital changes. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, MLP distributable cash flow was $16.9 million, a decrease of $0.7 million compared to first quarter 2023 MLP distributable cash flow of $17.6 million. The decrease in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was primarily due to lower production and sales volume.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 39th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on May 29, 2024, to unit holders of record on May 13, 2024.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its first quarter 2024 earnings prior to the market opening on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the “Partnership”) (NYSEWLKP) today provided an update on the availability of the Partnership’s 2023 Investor Tax Packages including Schedule K-1 for its common unitholders.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") announced that it filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2024. A copy of this 10-K may be found on the Partnership's website, www.wlkpartners.com, by selecting the "Investor Relations" tab, then "SEC Filings."

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the “Partnership”) (NYSEWLKP) today provided an update on the expected availability of the Partnership’s 2023 Investor Tax Packages including Schedule K-1 for its common unitholders.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the fourth quarter of 2023 of $14.3 million, or $0.41 per limited partner unit, a decrease of $2.5 million compared to fourth quarter 2022 net income of $16.8 million. The decrease in net income in the fourth quarter of 2023 when compared to the prior-year period was largely driven by higher interest expense. Cash flows from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2023 were $107.7 million, a decrease of $14.9 million compared to fourth quarter 2022 cash flows from operating activities of $122.6 million, due to lower net income and less favorable working capital changes. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, MLP distributable cash flow was $16.4 million, a decrease of $3.9 million compared to fourth quarter 2022 MLP distributable cash flow of $20.3 million. The decrease in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was primarily due to lower net income and higher maintenance capital expenditures.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 38th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on February 20, 2024, to unit holders of record on February 2, 2024.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the third quarter of 2023 of $13.2 million, or $0.37 per limited partner unit, compared to third quarter 2022 net income of $14.8 million. The reduction in Partnership net income in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022 was the result of higher interest expense attributable to higher interest rates on floating rate debt. Cash flows from operating activities in the third quarter of 2023 were $100.9 million, a decrease of $14.6 million compared to third quarter 2022 cash flows from operating activities of $115.5 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower Partnership net income and less favorable working capital changes. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, MLP distributable cash flow was $13.6 million, a decrease of $3.1 million compared to third quarter 2022 MLP distributable cash flow. The decrease in MLP distributable cash flow was attributable to higher interest expense and changes in the timing of maintenance capital expenditures.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 37th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on November 27, 2023, to unit holders of record on November 10, 2023.

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the second quarter of 2023 of $11.9 million, or $0.34 per limited partner unit, a decrease of $4.5 million compared to second quarter 2022 net income of $16.4 million. The reduction in Partnership net income in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022 was the result of lower production volumes, due to the planned Calvert City maintenance turnaround, and higher interest expense. Cash flows from operating activities in the second quarter of 2023 were $98.5 million, a decrease of $22.4 million compared to second quarter 2022 cash flows from operating activities of $120.9 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower net income at OpCo. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, MLP distributable cash flow was $15.0 million, a decrease of $4.6 million compared to second quarter 2022 MLP distributable cash flow. The decrease in MLP distributable cash flow was primarily attributable to impacts from the Calvert City turnaround and higher interest expense.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 36th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on August 25, 2023, to unit holders of record on August 11, 2023.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its second quarter 2023 earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, August 3, 2023. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) today provided the following information regarding 2022 investor tax reporting:

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2023 of $14.9 million, or $0.42 per limited partner unit, a decrease of $1.3 million compared to first quarter 2022 net income of $16.2 million. The Partnership's net income in the first quarter of 2023 was the result of strong production volumes with the decrease in net income compared to the first quarter of 2022 attributable to higher interest expense. Cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter of 2023 were $144.9 million, an increase of $40.1 million compared to first quarter 2022 cash flows from operating activities of $104.8 million. The increase was primarily due to favorable working capital changes. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, MLP distributable cash flow was $17.6 million, a decrease of $1.7 million compared to first quarter 2022 MLP distributable cash flow. The decrease in MLP distributable cash flow was primarily attributable to higher interest expense partially offset by the higher earnings and lower maintenance capital spending at OpCo.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 35th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on May 26, 2023, to unit holders of record on May 12, 2023.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) today announced that Ms. Lisa A. Friel has been appointed to the board of directors of its general partner, Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC. She will replace Ms. Angela A. Minas, who previously informed the company that she would resign from the board effective upon the appointment of her successor.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its first quarter 2023 earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") announced that it filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2023. A copy of this 10-K may be found on the Partnership's website, www.wlkpartners.com, by selecting the "Investor Relations" tab, then "SEC Filings."

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the fourth quarter of 2022 of $16.8 million, or $0.48 per limited partner unit, a decrease of $12.7 million compared to fourth quarter 2021 net income of $29.5 million. Net income in the fourth quarter of 2021 benefitted from a $32 million buyer deficiency fee resulting from an unplanned outage related to the Petro 2 turnaround at Westlake Chemical OpCo, LP ("OpCo"). The decrease in net income in the fourth quarter of 2022 when compared to the prior-year period was a result of a lower buyer deficiency fee of $10 million recorded in the period as well as higher interest expense, partially offset by higher production at OpCo. Cash flows from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2022 were $122.6 million, an increase of $100.7 million compared to fourth quarter 2021 cash flows from operating activities of $21.9 million, due to higher production at OpCo as well as cash flows from operations in the fourth quarter of 2021 being impacted by expenditures related to OpCo's Petro 2 turnaround. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, MLP distributable cash flow was $20.3 million, an increase of $5.0 million compared to fourth quarter 2021 MLP distributable cash flow of $15.3 million. The increase in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was primarily attributable to higher production and lower maintenance capital spending.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 34th quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on February 16, 2023, to unit holders of record on February 2, 2023.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSEWLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the third quarter of 2022 of $14.8 million, or $0.42 per limited partner unit, an increase of $2.0 million compared to third quarter 2021 of $12.8 million. Volatile downstream demand lowered planned offtake, resulting in a $13.9 million buyer deficiency fee from Westlake Corporation ("Westlake"). The difference in net income for the third quarter of 2022 as compared to the third quarter of 2021 was primarily due to higher production at Westlake Chemical LP's ("OpCo") Petro 2 facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where production was impacted in the prior-period by a planned turnaround in the second half of 2021 and the buyer deficiency fee. These increases were partially offset by lower margins on third party ethylene sales and higher interest expense. Cash flows from operating activities in the third quarter of 2022 were $115.5 million, an increase of $16.0 million compared to third quarter 2021 cash flows from operating activities of $99.5 million due to higher net income. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, MLP distributable cash flow was $16.7 million, an increase of $3.7 million compared to third quarter 2021 MLP distributable cash flow of $13.0 million. The increase in MLP distributable cash flow and associated trailing twelve-month coverage ratio was primarily attributable to higher production and net income at OpCo.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 33rd quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on November 28, 2022, to unit holders of record on November 10, 2022.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its third quarter 2022 earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) today provided the following information regarding 2021 investor tax reporting:

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its second quarter 2022 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its first quarter 2022 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its fourth quarter and full year earnings for 2021 prior to the market opening on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its third quarter earnings for 2021 prior to the market opening on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The company will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSEWLKP), has declared a distribution by the Partnership of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 28th consecutive quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on August 26, 2021, to unit holders of record on August 12, 2021.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its second quarter earnings for 2021 prior to the market opening on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSEWLKP) will release its first quarter earnings for 2021 prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.