Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDE R MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Each Class A Unit is exchangeable, through Computershare Trust Company (“Computershare”) (formerly Equiserve LP), the Partnership’s Depositary Agent, for 30 Depositary Receipts (“Receipts”). The Receipts are listed and publicly traded on the NYSE MKT Exchange under the symbol “NEN.” There has never been an established trading market for the Class B Units or General Partnership Units.
Effective January 3, 2012, the Partnership authorized a 3-for-1 forward split of its Depositary Receipts listed on the NYSE MKT and a concurrent adjustment of the exchange ratio of Depositary Receipts for Class A Units of the Partnership from 10-to-1 to 30-to-1, such that each Depositary Receipt represents one-thirtieth ( 1 / 30 ) of a Class A Unit of the Partnership.
All references to Depositary Receipts in the report are reflective of the 3-for-1 forward split.
Distribution to Limited & General Partners were:
2024
2023
Class A—Limited Partners (80%)
$
8,995,647
$
7,963,910
Class B—Limited Partners (19%)
2,136,466
1,891,429
Class C—General Partner (1%)
112,446
99,549
Total
$
11,244,559
$
9,954,888
On March 12, 2025, the closing price on the NYSE American for a Depositary Receipt was $73.85. There were 2,757,936 Depositary Receipts outstanding, and 1,407 Units (representing 42,210 receipts) held by 109 registered record holders.
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Any portion of the Partnership’s cash, which the General Partner deems not necessary for cash reserves, is distributed to the Partners, and distributions are made on a quarterly basis. The Partnership has made annual distributions to its Partners since 1978. The Partnership made distributions of $96.00 per unit ($3.20 per Depositary Receipt) in 2024. The Partnership made distributions of $84.00 per Unit ($2.80 per Depositary Receipt) in 2023. The total distribution was $11,244.559 in 2024 and $9,954,888 in 2023. In March 2025, the Partnership declared a quarterly distribution of $12.00 per Unit ($0.40 per Depositary Receipt) payable on March 31, 2025. In addition to the quarterly distribution, there will be a special distribution of $96.00 per Class A unit ($3.20 per Depositary Receipt).
See “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” for certain information relating to the number of holders of each class of Units.
Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities during the fourth quarter of 2024:
Remaining number
Depositary Receipts
of Depositary Receipts
Purchased as Part
that may be purchased
Average
of Publicly
Under the Plan
Period
Price Paid
Announced Plan
(as Amended)
October 1–31, 2024
$
—
—
450,174
November 1–30, 2024
$
—
—
450,174
December 1-31,2024
$
82.70
534
449,640
Total
534
See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information concerning the Repurchase Program.
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ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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