Partnership schedules executive sessions

Presiding Director at Meetings of Non-Management Directors. Section 303A.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual requires “non-management directors” to schedule regular executive sessions with members of management present. “Non-management directors” are defined in Section 303A.03 as all directors who are not executive officers.

The Partnership schedules executive sessions on a regular basis in which the Partnership's non-management directors meet without management participation. Mr. Kevin Clark serves as the presiding director at such sessions.

The Board of Directors is responsible for determining whether or not each director is independent. The Board of Directors has adopted the director independence standards contained in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual for the purposes of satisfying the NYSE’s applicable governance requirements.

Communication with Non-Management Directors. A holder of our units or other interested party who wishes to communicate with the non-management directors or independent directors of our general partner may do so by contacting writing to the EMES Presiding Independent Director, c/o Robert Lane, Chief Financial Officer at 180 State Street, Suite 225, Southlake, Texas 76092 or by phone at (817) 488-7775.

Communications will be relayed to the intended recipient of the Board except in instances where it is deemed unnecessary or inappropriate to do so. Any communications withheld will nonetheless be recorded and available for any director who wishes to review them.