RNF Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests

Revises 2015 Guidance

Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. (NYSE: RNF) today announced financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Partnership also announced a cash distribution of $0.25 per unit for the third quarter of 2015.

Keith Forman, CEO of Rentech Nitrogen, said, “The third quarter operating results for Rentech Nitrogen were strong, especially in the context of year over year comparison. Demand for our products remained robust, East Dubuque produced a record quantity of ammonia, and our sales margins were higher as well. The combined impact of those factors resulted in higher recorded EBITDA which in turn translated into higher cash distributions to unitholders despite modest results at Pasadena and the addition of costs related to our pending transaction with CVR Partners.”

Mr. Forman continued, “We continue to work towards completing the merger with CVR Partners, and we expect to close in the first quarter of next year. We are in an active sale process for the Pasadena Facility while working a parallel path to be ready for a spin-off of the Pasadena Facility if necessary.”

“Our outlook for the year at East Dubuque has improved somewhat, although Pasadena has weakened slightly, due to market conditions, and we are absorbing some transaction costs associated with the merger with CVR Partners,” added Mr. Forman.

Summary of Results

Revenues for the third quarter of 2015 were $84.3 million, compared to $84.2 million for the same period last year. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $263.4 million, compared to $254.1 million for the same period last year. Gross profit for the third quarter of 2015 was $19.4 million, compared to $6.7 million for the same period last year. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $82.9 million, compared to $48.7 million for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2015 was $19.0 million, compared to $9.1 million for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $85.9 million, compared to $51.3 million for the same period last year. A further explanation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as used here and throughout this press release appears below.

For the Pasadena Facility, the Partnership updated its forecasts of operating cash flows, assessed indications of interest from potential buyers, and updated its estimates of the probabilities of selling and operating the plant. As a result, the carrying value was further reduced by recording an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million in the third quarter of 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, asset impairment charges for the Pasadena Facility totaled $134.3 million, and impairment of goodwill totaled $27.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. There is significant uncertainty as to whether the Partnership will sell the Pasadena Facility to a third party, and as to whether any sale price would equal the carrying value of the asset, which is an estimate.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2015 was $(25.5) million, or a loss of $(0.66) per basic unit. Excluding the loss due to the Pasadena asset impairment, net income was $7.0 million, or $0.18 per basic unit, for the third quarter of 2015. This compares to a net loss of $(3.1) million, or a loss of $(0.08) per basic unit, for the third quarter of 2014.

Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $(82.8) million, or a loss of $(2.14) per basic unit. Excluding the loss due to the Pasadena asset impairment, net income was $51.5 million, or $1.31 per basic unit, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This compares to a net loss of $(8.9) million, or a loss of $(0.23) per basic unit for the prior year period. Excluding the loss due to the Pasadena goodwill impairment, net income was $18.3 million, or $0.47 per basic unit, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

East Dubuque Facility

Revenues for the third quarter of 2015 were $46.8 million, compared to $46.0 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volumes for ammonia and UAN, partially offset by lower sales prices for almost all products, and lower natural gas sales.

Ammonia deliveries increased due to strong demand from agricultural and industrial customers. UAN deliveries increased between the third quarters of each year due to lower demand in the spring of 2015 due to a significant amount of pre-plant ammonia applied, the availability of lower priced urea, and wet conditions during the UAN application period, pushing UAN sales into the third quarter.

Average sales prices per ton for the third quarter of 2015 were 7% lower for ammonia and 10% lower for UAN, as compared with the same period last year. These two products comprised 84% of our East Dubuque Facility’s revenues for the third quarter of 2015 and 80% for the same period last year.

Gross profit was $18.9 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $15.5 million for the same period in the prior year. Gross profit margin was 40% for the third quarter of 2015, compared to 34% for the same period in the prior year. The increases in gross profit and gross margin were primarily due to higher sales volumes for ammonia and UAN, and lower natural gas costs, partially offset by lower sales prices for ammonia and UAN. Gross profit margin, without natural gas derivatives, was 42% for the third quarter of 2015, compared to 34%, without natural gas derivatives, for the same period in the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2015 was $22.6 million, compared to $18.5 million in the corresponding period in 2014.

Net income was $17.8 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $14.1 million for the same period last year.

Pasadena Facility

Revenues for the third quarter of 2015 were $37.5 million, compared to $38.1 million for the same period last year. The decrease was due to lower sales volumes for ammonium sulfate and ammonium thiosulfate, and lower sales prices for sulfuric acid, partially offset by higher sales prices for ammonium sulfate and ammonium thiosulfate, and higher sales volumes for sulfuric acid.

Average sales prices per ton increased by 15% for ammonium sulfate and decreased by 10% for sulfuric acid for the third quarter of 2015 as compared with the same period last year. These two products comprised 92% of our Pasadena Facility’s revenues for the third quarter of 2015 and 94% for the same period in the prior year.

Ammonium sulfate sales prices increased due to a higher percentage of sales in the domestic market and continued demand for ammonium sulfate as retailers move away from ammonium nitrate. As part of our restructuring plan, we reduced our historically low-margin sales to Brazil. Brazil accounted for 22% of ammonium sulfate sales during the third quarter of 2015 while 53% of ammonium sulfate sales were to Brazil during the third quarter of 2014.

The higher sales volumes for sulfuric acid and lower sales volumes for ammonium sulfate were the result of our restructuring plan implemented in late 2014. In addition to reducing sales to Brazil, the restructuring plan included reducing expected annual production of ammonium sulfate by approximately 25%, to 500,000 tons. Sulfuric acid is a component in the production of ammonium sulfate. With reduced production of ammonium sulfate, less sulfuric acid is needed, which results in more sulfuric acid being available for sale.

Gross profit was $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to a gross loss of $(8.8) million for the same period last year. Gross profit margin for the third quarter 2015 was 1%, compared to gross loss margin of (23%) for the same period last year. During the third quarter of 2015, we wrote down ammonium sulfate inventories by $0.5 million, compared to $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2014. The increases in gross profit and gross profit margins were primarily due to higher sales prices for ammonium sulfate and ammonium thiosulfate, higher sales volumes for sulfuric acid and a decrease in the write down of inventories.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2015 was $0.9 million, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(7.7) million in the corresponding period in 2014.

The Pasadena Facility incurred an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million in the third quarter of 2015.

Net loss was $(33.2) million for the third quarter 2015, compared to a net loss of $(10.2) million for the same period last year. Net loss was $(0.7) million for the third quarter of 2015, excluding the loss due to the asset impairment.

Outlook

Fourth Quarter 2015 Guidance

The Partnership provided the following forecast for product deliveries, consumption of inputs and capital expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2015.

    4Q15 Forecasted Deliveries (in thousand tons) East Dubuque Facility Ammonia 65 UAN 76 Urea (liquid and granular) 15 Nitric acid 3  

Pasadena Facility

Ammonium sulfate 170 Sulfuric acid 44 Ammonium thiosulfate 20  

Forecasted Consumption in Deliveries

East Dubuque Facility Natural gas (in million MMBtus) 3.8  

Pasadena Facility

Ammonia 45 Sulfur 61 Sulfuric acid 171  

Maintenance Capital Expenditures (in millions)

East Dubuque facility $ 4.6 Pasadena facility $ 1.8  

Growth Capital Expenditures (in millions)1

East Dubuque facility $ 9 Pasadena facility $ —

1We expect to fund growth capital expenditures with borrowings under the Partnership’s credit facility.

2015 Outlook and Progress

Rentech Nitrogen is now projecting consolidated adjusted EBITDA in 2015 to be approximately $116 million, before transaction costs to be incurred after September 30, 2015, compared to its previous guidance of approximately $118 million. The updated guidance reflects $4 million of transaction costs incurred through the third quarter relating to the merger with CVR Partners and the sale process for Pasadena, improved performance at East Dubuque, and slightly lower sales and pricing at Pasadena.

For 2015, the Partnership projects Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $120 million for East Dubuque, as compared to its previous guidance of approximately $117 million, and approximately $7 million for Pasadena, as compared to its previous guidance of approximately $10 million. The guidance excludes transaction costs to be incurred after September 30, 2015, and includes approximately $1 million of transaction costs incurred at Pasadena through September 30, 2015.

Rentech Nitrogen projects cash distributions for 2015 to be approximately $1.90 per unit, which reflects $4 million, or $0.10 per unit, of transaction fees incurred through the end of the third quarter, but excludes transaction fees that may be incurred in the fourth quarter.

    For the Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2015

East DubuqueFacility

 

PasadenaFacility

 

PartnershipLevel

  Consolidated (stated in millions, except per unit data) Net income $ 101 $ (133 ) $ (33 ) $ (65 ) Add: Net interest expense — — 22 22 Depreciation and amortization 19 7 — 26 Other   —   133   —   133 Adjusted EBITDA $ 120 $ 7 $ (11 ) $ 116 Less: Maintenance capital expenditures (11 ) (4 ) — (15 ) Less: Net interest expense — — (22 ) (22 ) Plus: Non-cash compensation expense — — 1 1 Less: Replenishment of reserves for WC purposes   —   —   (6 )   (6 ) Cash distribution $ 109 $ 3 $ (38 ) $ 74 Cash distribution, per unit $ 2.79 $ 0.08 $ (0.97 )   1.90 Common units outstanding 39 39 39 39  

Rentech Nitrogen provided the following key operating metrics, progress against its forecasted product deliveries and consumption of inputs for 2015 for the East Dubuque and Pasadena facilities:

    Locked-in or Delivered East Dubuque Facility Deliveries1 Ammonia Tons (in thousands) 164 or 80% Average price

$

547

UAN Tons (in thousands) 282 or 100% Average price

$

255

Natural Gas in Cost of Sales1 (million MMBtus) 13.2 or 100% Purchased average cost per MMBtu (including transportation costs)

$

3.72

Unrealized derivatives (gain) per MMBtu

$

(0.30)

Average cost per MMBtu (including transportation costs)

$

3.42

Pasadena Facility Deliveries and Commitments1 Ammonium sulfate Tons (in thousands) 394 or 75% Average price

$

242

1Through September 30, 2015.

Third Quarter 2015 Cash Available for Distribution

We declared a cash distribution to our common unitholders and payments to holders of phantom units for the third quarter of 2015 of $0.25 per common unit or $9.8 million in the aggregate. The cash distribution will be paid on November 27, 2015, to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2015. The calculation of the cash available for distribution appears below in this press release.

Merger Update

The premerger notification period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expired in September without a request for additional information. The Form S-4 was filed in September and is currently in the SEC review process. We are running parallel paths with the sale process and preparations of spin-off documents. We expect to close the merger with CVR Partners in the first quarter of 2016.

Conference Call with Management

Rentech Nitrogen will hold a conference call today, November 10, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. PST, during which senior management will review the Partnership’s financial results for this period and provide an update on the business. Callers may listen to the live presentation, which will be followed by a question and answer segment, by dialing 800-774-6070 or 630-691-2753 and entering the pass code 8157912#. An audio webcast of the call will be available at www.rentechnitrogen.com within the Investor Relations portion of the site under the Presentations section. A replay will be available by audio webcast and teleconference from 9:30 a.m. PST on November 10 through 11:59 p.m. PST on November 18. The replay teleconference will be available by dialing 888-843-7419 or 630-652-3042 and entering the audience passcode 8157912#.

  Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in Thousands, Except per Unit Data)

     

For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

For the Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,

2015   2014 2015   2014 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues $ 84,323 $ 84,163 $ 263,350 $ 254,052 Cost of sales   64,961   77,475   180,479   205,381 Gross profit   19,362   6,688   82,871   48,671 Operating expenses Selling, general and administrative expense 6,719 3,819 15,221 13,601 Depreciation and amortization 95 384 948 1,092 Pasadena asset impairment 32,510 — 134,282 — Pasadena goodwill impairment — — — 27,202

Other (income) expense

  (13 )   304   414   526 Total operating expenses   39,311   4,507   150,865   42,421 Operating income (loss)   (19,949 )   2,181   (67,994 )   6,250 Other expense, net Interest expense (5,570 ) (4,624 ) (16,144 ) (14,437 ) Loss on debt extinguishment — (635 ) — (635 )

Other income (expense), net

  (14 )   —   1,394   — Total other expenses, net   (5,584 )   (5,259 )   (14,750 )   (15,072 ) Loss before income taxes (25,533 ) (3,078 ) (82,744 ) (8,822 )

Income tax (benefit) expense

  (19 )   27   28   82 Net loss $ (25,514 ) $ (3,105 ) $ (82,772 ) $ (8,904 ) Net loss per common unit allocated to common

unitholders - Basic

$ (0.66 ) $ (0.08 ) $ (2.14 ) $ (0.23 ) Net loss per common unit allocated to common

unitholders - Diluted

$ (0.66 ) $ (0.08 ) $ (2.14 ) $ (0.23 ) Weighted-average units used to compute net loss

per common unit:

Basic   38,928   38,905   38,919   38,895 Diluted   38,928   38,905   38,919   38,895       For the Three Months For the Nine Months Ended September 30, Ended September 30, 2015   2014 2015   2014 Production Tons (in thousands)         East Dubuque Facility: Ammonia 81 75 253 238 Ammonia Available for Sale (included in line above) 44 40 139 125 UAN 69 63 209 213

Other Products (excludes CO2 )

71 66 217 217 Pasadena Facility: Ammonium Sulfate 132 121 394 411 Sulfuric Acid 124 71 387 300 Ammonium Thiosulfate 17 10 51 45 Delivered Tons (in thousands) East Dubuque Facility: Ammonia 32 27 142 106 UAN 96 83 206 214

Other Products (excludes CO2 )

17 17 54 50 Pasadena Facility: Ammonium Sulfate 137 172 355 458 Sulfuric Acid 40 20 114 61 Ammonium Thiosulfate 11 13 49 56   Average Sales Price per Ton East Dubuque Facility: Ammonia $ 502 $ 537 $ 550 $ 545 UAN $ 240 $ 268 $ 260 $ 283 Pasadena Facility: Ammonium Sulfate $ 226 $ 197 $ 247 $ 197 Sulfuric Acid $ 86 $ 95 $ 86 $ 91 Ammonium Thiosulfate $ 230 $ 148 $ 178 $ 147   Input Costs East Dubuque Facility: Natural Gas Natural Gas Used in Production (Thousand MMBtus) 2,964 2,623 9,155 8,511 Average Natural Gas Cost per MMBtu, including transportation cost, used in production $ 3.12 $ 4.91 $ 3.69 $ 5.02   Natural Gas in Cost of Sales (Thousand MMBtus) 3,095 2,800 9,331 8,421 Purchased Average Natural Gas Cost per MMBtu, Including Transportation Cost $ 3.13 $ 4.87 $ 3.94 $ 5.04 Unrealized Loss (Gain) on Derivatives   $ 0.18   $ 0.10   $ (0.39 )   $ 0.10 Average Natural Gas Cost per MMBtu, Including Transportation Cost $ 3.31 $ 4.97 $ 3.55 $ 5.14   Input Costs Pasadena Facility: Ammonia Ammonia Used in Production (Thousand Tons) 36 32 108 111 Ammonia in Cost of Sales (Thousand Tons) 36 46 97 125 Sulfur Sulfur Used in Production (Thousand Tons) 45 38 141 122 Sulfur in Cost of Sales (Thousand Tons) 48 51 134 145 On-Stream Rates1: East Dubuque Facility: Ammonia 94 % 89 % 98 % 96 % UAN 94 % 90 % 98 % 96 % Pasadena Facility: Ammonium Sulfate 88 % 86 % 88 % 83 % Sulfuric Acid 86 % 60 % 93 % 86 %

1 The on-stream factors for the ammonia, UAN, ammonium sulfate and sulfuric acid plants equal the total days the applicable plant operated in any given period, divided by the total days in the period.

  Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. Statements of Operations by Business Segment

(Stated in Thousands)

     

For the Three MonthsEnded September 30,

For the Nine MonthsEnded September 30,

2015   2014 2015   2014 (in thousands) Revenues East Dubuque $ 46,804 $ 46,021 $ 155,616 $ 148,455 Pasadena   37,519   38,142   107,734   105,597 Total revenues $ 84,323 $ 84,163 $ 263,350 $ 254,052 Gross profit (loss) East Dubuque $ 18,898 $ 15,466 $ 79,019 $ 60,816 Pasadena   464   (8,778 )   3,852   (12,145 ) Total gross profit $ 19,362 $ 6,688 $ 82,871 $ 48,671 Selling, general and administrative expenses East Dubuque $ 1,088 $ 956 $ 3,434 $ 3,177 Pasadena   1,133   1,071   2,773   4,147 Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses $ 2,221 $ 2,027 $ 6,207 $ 7,324 Depreciation and amortization East Dubuque $ 70 $ 47 $ 204 $ 122 Pasadena   25   337   744   970

Total segment depreciation and amortization recorded in operating expenses

  95   384   948   1,092 Net income (loss) East Dubuque $ 17,754 $ 14,139 $ 74,973 $ 56,926 Pasadena   (33,187 )   (10,213 )   (132,550 )   (44,545 ) Total segment net income (loss) $ (15,433 ) $ 3,926 $ (57,577 ) $ 12,381 Reconciliation of segment net income (loss) to consolidated net income (loss): Segment net income (loss) $ (15,433 ) $ 3,926 $ (57,577 ) $ 12,381

Partnership and unallocated expenses recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses

(4,498 ) (1,792 ) (9,014 ) (6,277 )

Partnership and unallocated expenses recorded as other expense

(29 ) (635 ) (89 ) (635 ) Unallocated interest expense   (5,554 )   (4,604 )   (16,092 )   (14,373 ) Consolidated net loss $ (25,514 ) $ (3,105 ) $ (82,772 ) $ (8,904 )     Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. Selected Balance Sheet Data

(Stated in Thousands)

     

As ofSeptember 30,2015

As ofDecember 31,2014

(in thousands) Cash $ 38,151 $ 28,028 Working capital 13,693 14,499 Construction in progress 16,731 47,758 Total assets 291,058 414,316 Debt 346,500 335,000 Total partners' capital (deficit) (137,954 ) 8,891  

Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus net interest expense and other financing costs, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and unusual items, like impairment charges. As used in the following tables, we calculate cash available for distribution as Adjusted EBITDA plus non-cash compensation expense, less the sum of maintenance capital expenditures not funded by financing proceeds, net interest expense and cash reserved for working capital purposes. Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors and commercial banks, to assess:

• the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis; and
• our operating performance and return on invested capital compared to those of other publicly traded limited Partnerships and other public companies, without regard to financing methods and capital structure.

Net income (loss) excluding impairments are included to provide management and investors with net income results for Rentech Nitrogen and Pasadena that are more easily compared to the prior year period.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to any measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures may have material limitations as performance measures because they exclude items that are necessary elements of our costs and operations. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution presented by other companies may not be comparable to our presentation, since each company may define these terms differently.

The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the third quarter of 2015. It also reconciles cash available for distribution to Adjusted EBITDA, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures, for the third quarter of 2015.

    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

East DubuqueFacility

 

PasadenaFacility

 

PartnershipLevel

  Consolidated (in thousands, except per unit data) Net income (loss) $ 17,754 $ (33,187 ) $ (10,081 ) $ (25,514 ) Add: Net interest expense 16 — 5,554 5,570 Pasadena asset impairment — 32,510 — 32,510

Income tax benefit

— (19 ) — (19 ) Depreciation and amortization 4,861 1,609 — 6,470 Other   (16 )   —   30   14 Adjusted EBITDA $ 22,615 $ 913 $ (4,497 ) $ 19,031 Plus: Non-cash compensation expense — — 169 169 Less: Maintenance capital expenditures1 (2,279 ) (1,112 ) — (3,391 ) Less: Net interest expense (16 ) — (5,554 ) (5,570 ) Less: Cash reserved for working capital purposes — — (507 ) (507 ) Plus: Distributions of cash reserves   —   —   —   — Cash available for distribution $ 20,320 $ (199 ) $ (10,389 ) $ 9,732 Cash available for distribution, per unit $ 0.52 $ (0.01 ) $ (0.27 )   0.25 Common units outstanding2 38,930 38,930 38,930 38,930

1Excludes maintenance capital expenditures at our Pasadena Facility funded by debt in the amount of $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.2Excludes phantom units.

The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

East DubuqueFacility

 

PasadenaFacility

 

PartnershipLevel

 

Consolidated

(in thousands, except per unit data) Net income (loss) $ 74,973 $ (132,550 ) $ (25,195 ) $ (82,772 ) Add: Net interest expense 52 — 16,092 16,144 Pasadena asset impairment — 134,282 — 134,282 Income tax expense — 28 — 28 Depreciation and amortization 13,549 6,013 — 19,562 Other1   (58 )   (1,425 )   89   (1,394 ) Adjusted EBITDA $ 88,516 $ 6,348 $ (9,014 ) $ 85,850

1 Includes a one-time easement payment of $1.4 million received by the Pasadena facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the third quarter of 2014.

    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

East DubuqueFacility

   

PasadenaFacility

 

PartnershipLevel

  Consolidated (in thousands, except per unit data) Net income (loss) $ 14,139 $ (10,213 ) $ (7,031 ) $ (3,105 ) Add: Net interest expense 20 — 4,604 4,624 Pasadena goodwill impairment — — — — Income tax expense — 27 — 27 Depreciation and amortization 4,380 2,490 — 6,870 Other   —   —   635   635 Adjusted EBITDA $ 18,539 $ (7,696 ) $ (1,792 ) $ 9,051  

The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

East DubuqueFacility

   

PasadenaFacility

 

PartnershipLevel

  Consolidated (in thousands, except per unit data) Net income (loss) $ 56,926 $ (44,545 ) $ (21,285 ) $ (8,904 ) Add: Net interest expense 64 — 14,373 14,437 Pasadena goodwill impairment — 27,202 — 27,202 Income tax expense 1 81 — 82 Depreciation and amortization 11,777 6,026 — 17,803 Other   —   —   635   635 Adjusted EBITDA $ 68,768 $ (11,236 ) $ (6,277 ) $ 51,255  

The table below reconciles net loss excluding impairments for the third quarter of 2015.

   

For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

(Stated in Thousands, Except per Unit Data)     2015 (unaudited) Net income (loss) attributable to common unit holders   $ (25,514 ) Pasadena asset impairment 32,510 Net income attributable to common unit holders excluding the Pasadena asset impairment   $ 6,996 Net loss per unit attributable to common unit holders $ (0.66 ) Per unit Pasadena asset impairment   0.84 Net income per unit attributable to common unit holders excluding the Pasadena asset impairment   $ 0.18 Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding 38,928  

The table below reconciles net loss excluding impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, (Stated in Thousands, Except per Unit Data)     2015   2014 (unaudited) Net loss attributable to common unit holders   $ (82,772 )   $ (8,904 ) Pasadena asset impairment 134,282 — Pasadena goodwill impairment —   27,202 Net income attributable to common unit holders excluding the Pasadena asset and goodwill impairments $ 51,510 $ 18,298 Net loss per unit attributable to common unit holders $ (2.14 ) $ (0.23 ) Per unit Pasadena asset impairment 3.45 — Per unit Pasadena goodwill impairment —   0.70 Net income per unit attributable to common unit holders excluding the Pasadena asset and goodwill impairments $ 1.31 $ 0.47 Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding 38,919 38,895  

The table below reconciles net loss attributable to the Pasadena Facility excluding impairments for the third quarter of 2015.

 

For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

(Stated in thousands)   2015   (unaudited) Net loss for Pasadena $ (33,187 ) Pasadena asset impairment   32,510 Net income (loss) attributable to Pasadena excluding the Pasadena asset impairment $ (677 )  

The table below reconciles net income (loss) attributable to the Pasadena facility excluding impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

  For the Nine Months Ended September 30, (Stated in thousands)   2015   2014 (unaudited) Net loss for Pasadena   $ (132,550 )   $ (44,545 ) Pasadena asset impairment 134,282 — Pasadena goodwill impairment —   27,202 Net income (loss) attributable to Pasadena excluding the Pasadena asset and goodwill impairments $ 1,732 $ (17,343 )  

About Rentech Nitrogen, L.P.

Rentech Nitrogen (www.rentechnitrogen.com) was formed by Rentech, Inc. to own, operate and expand its nitrogen fertilizer business. Rentech Nitrogen’s assets consist of two fertilizer production facilities owned by its operating subsidiaries. The East Dubuque facility is located in the northwestern corner of Illinois, and uses natural gas as a feedstock to produce primarily anhydrous ammonia and UAN solution for sale to customers in the Mid Corn Belt. The Pasadena facility is located in Pasadena, Texas, along the Houston Ship Channel; it uses ammonia and sulfur as feedstocks to produce ammonium sulfate and ammonium thiosulfate fertilizers, and sulfuric acid. Rentech Nitrogen is the largest producer of synthetic granulated ammonium sulfate fertilizer in North America, with sales in the United States and internationally.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about matters such as: our forecasts for 2015; the outlook for our nitrogen fertilizer businesses; trends in the pricing and demand for our nitrogen fertilizer products; the ability to consummate the proposed transaction with CVR Partners; and our ability to sell or spin-out the Pasadena facility. These statements are based on management’s current expectations. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in Rentech Nitrogen’s prior press releases and periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on Rentech Nitrogen’s website at www.rentechnitrogen.com. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Rentech Nitrogen does not undertake to revise or update these forward-looking statements, except to the extent that it is required to do so under applicable law.

Qualified Notice to Nominees and Brokers

This release is intended to serve as a qualified notice to nominees and brokers as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Please note that 100 percent of Rentech Nitrogen’s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, Rentech Nitrogen’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate.

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Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P.Julie Dawoodjee Cafarella, 310-571-9800Vice president of Investor Relations and Communicationsir@rnp.net