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Gotrade News - The board of directors of the general partner of MPLX LP (MPLX) declared a quarterly cash distribution of $1.2111 per common unit for the third quarter of 2026, a 12.5% increase over the second quarter 2026 distribution, according to MPLX's official release on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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What MPLX Announced
According to the release, the third-quarter 2026 distribution equals $4.84 per common unit on an annualized basis, and the increase amounts to $0.1346 per common unit over the second quarter 2026 distribution. MPLX will pay the distribution on Friday, November 13, 2026, to common unitholders of record as of Friday, November 6, 2026. The release does not state an ex-distribution date.
Alongside the announcement, MPLX said it is providing qualified notice to brokers and nominees that hold MPLX units on behalf of non-U.S. investors. The partnership said brokers and nominees should treat 100% of its distributions to non-U.S. investors as attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business, and should treat 100% of the distribution as being in excess of cumulative net income when determining the amount to withhold.
Why It Matters for MPLX
The release sets the new quarterly payout against the prior quarter: the third-quarter 2026 distribution of $1.2111 per common unit is $0.1346, or 12.5%, above the second quarter 2026 distribution. MPLX describes itself as a diversified, large-cap master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets and provides fuels distribution services, including crude oil and refined product pipelines, storage caverns, marine terminals and natural gas and NGL processing and fractionation facilities.
For holders outside the United States, the release states that the partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. MPLX said nominees, and not MPLX, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions they receive on behalf of non-U.S. investors.
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