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Get filing alertsWestern Midstream closes $700M senior notes offering to refinance debt and fund Brazos acquisition
Filed June 25, 2026 · Period ending June 22, 2026 · ~1 min read
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WES Operating completed a $700 million offering of 5.700% senior notes due 2036, priced at 99.705% of face value, to repay revolving credit facility and commercial paper borrowings.
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Proceeds will repay debt incurred to fund the Brazos Delaware II acquisition and support capital expenditures and general partnership purposes.
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The indenture restricts WES Operating's ability to create liens on principal properties, engage in sale-leaseback transactions, or merge/sell substantially all assets.
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Notes are initially unguaranteed but any subsidiary that guarantees the revolving credit facility must also guarantee these notes.
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Summary
Western Midstream Partners completed a $700 million senior notes offering on June 25, 2026, issuing 10-year debt at a 5.700% coupon. The notes were priced at 99.705% of face value through an underwriting syndicate led by TD Securities, Barclays, Citigroup, and MUFG.
The company will use proceeds to repay existing borrowings under its revolving credit facility and commercial paper program, including debt incurred to finance the recently completed Brazos Delaware II acquisition. Additional proceeds will fund capital expenditures and general partnership purposes.
This is a routine refinancing transaction that extends WES Operating's debt maturity profile while reducing near-term credit facility exposure. The 5.700% coupon reflects current market conditions for investment-grade midstream debt. The indenture contains standard protective covenants limiting liens, sale-leasebacks, and asset sales, along with a subsidiary guarantee mechanism that triggers if subsidiaries participate in the credit facility. For unitholders, this represents balance sheet management following the Brazos acquisition rather than a material strategic shift.
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Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
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On June 25, 2026, WES Operating completed the Offering.
WES Operating closed a public offering of senior notes at a price of 99.705% of face value. The notes were sold through an underwriting agreement with TD Securities, Barclays, Citigroup, and MUFG as representatives of the underwriters.
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On June 22, 2026, WES Operating, together with its general partner, Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC (“WES Operating GP”), the sole member of WES Operating GP, WES, and the general partner of WES, Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with TD Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and MUFG Securities Americas Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters, relating to the public offering (the “Offering”) of the Notes at a price to the public of 99.705% of the face amount of the Notes.
The underwriting agreement was executed on June 22, 2026, with four major investment banks serving as underwriter representatives. The notes were priced at 99.705% of face value, representing a modest discount to par.
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The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including, among other things, (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by WES Operating for 60 days after notice to comply with any of the other agreements in the Indenture; and (iv) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to WES Operating.
Standard default triggers include 30-day interest payment default, principal payment default, 60-day covenant breach after notice, and bankruptcy events. Upon default, holders of 25% of notes can accelerate repayment, making all principal and interest immediately due.
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