KILGORE, Texas, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martin Midstream Partners L.P. announced today that is has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.72 per unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The May distribution reflects an increase of $0.02 per unit over MMLP's February 2008 distribution. This is a 12.5% increase in the quarterly distribution when compared to a year ago and also reflects an increase of almost 3% over the previous quarter's distribution. The distribution is payable on May 15, 2008 to common and subordinated unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2008. The May distribution is based on the current operating performance of, and the current general economic, industry and market conditions impacting MMLP and reflects an annualized distribution rate of $2.88 per unit.
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership's primary business lines include: terminalling and storage services for petroleum products and by-products; natural gas gathering and processing and NGL distribution services; marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products; and sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution.
Additional information concerning Martin Midstream is available on its website at http://www.martinmidstream.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in MMLP's annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact: Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MMLP's general partner, Martin Midstream GP LLC, at (903) 983-6200.
