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Martin Midstream Partners Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

KILGORE, Texas, Mar 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:MMLP) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

MMLP reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 of $2.0 million, or $0.15 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $17.0 million, or $1.08 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $200.9 million compared to $236.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Fourth quarter 2009 net income was negatively impacted by a $0.2 million, or $0.01 per limited partner unit, non-cash derivatives loss from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that did not qualify for hedge accounting. Fourth quarter 2008 net income was positively impacted by a $0.8 million, or $0.06 per limited partner unit, non-cash derivatives gain from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that did not qualify for hedge accounting.

MMLP reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 of $22.2 million, or $1.17 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 of $43.6 million, or $2.72 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $662.3 million, compared to revenues of $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2008. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was negatively impacted by $2.5 million, or $0.15 per limited partner unit, of non-cash derivatives losses from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that did not qualify for hedge accounting. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was positively impacted by $6.0 million, or $0.41 per limited partner unit, of gains from the sale of property, plant and equipment ($5.0 million) and on the involuntary conversion of property, plant and equipment ($1.0 million) resulting from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was positively impacted by $2.3 million, or $0.16 per limited partner unit, of non-cash derivatives gains from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that did not qualify for hedge accounting. Additionally net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was negatively impacted by $1.5 million, or $0.10 per limited partner unit, from losses in excess of insurance reimbursements resulting from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

The Partnership's distributable cash flow for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $10.3 million and for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $55.7 million. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which is explained in greater detail below under "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information." The Partnership has also included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measurement.

Due to FASB ASC 850, the Partnership is required to account for the Cross Oil asset contribution as a transfer of net assets between entities under common control. As such, the revenues, earnings and distributable cash flow data set forth above and elsewhere herein require adjustment to be viewed on a comparable year over year basis. Before giving effect to the Cross transaction, revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009 would have been $633.8 million, compared to revenues of $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2008. Additionally, net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 would have been $20.5 million compared to net income of $42.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Finally, distributable cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2009 would have been $49.4 million. For a more detailed reconciliation of the Cross asset acquisition, please refer to Item 6. Selected Financial Data in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2010.

Included with this press release are MMLP's consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 and certain prior periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners, said "For the year ended 2009, we are pleased with the Partnership's operational results and our position for continued future growth. Our distributable cash flow was $49.4 million, before giving effect to the Cross transaction, giving us a distribution coverage ratio of 1.04 times. Although we strive for higher coverage, this level was acceptable due to the diverse nature of our operating segments. Our marine transportation and natural gas services segments both experienced softness throughout most of the year. In contrast, our sulfur services division showed strong performance, specifically from its fertilizer business. Finally, our largest segment, terminalling and storage, generated its usual steady and consistent cash flow.

Last November, we completed the acquisition of the Cross lube processing assets from the owner of our General Partner, Martin Resource Management Corporation. With that transaction, your partnership added approximately $10-$12 million of fee-based cash flow to its terminalling and storage segment. This significant enhancement to the Partnership follows our strategic plan to grow our fee-based cash flow. With the addition of Cross, we estimate that approximately 65% of our 2010 cash flow will come from fee-based contracts. This supports our continued ability to pay distributions to our unitholders. Also in the fourth quarter, we sold $20 million in common units to our Martin Resource Management. This important equity infusion not only provided additional liquidity, it also assisted the Partnership in successfully refinancing and upsizing of its credit facilities to $336.4 million.

Looking ahead, I am pleased to report that the Partnership's liquidity position is substantially improved from where we were one year ago. Further, thus far in 2010, we have issued additional common units raising approximately $51.7 million in net proceeds and increased our credit facilities to $350.0 million. Our improved liquidity and strengthened balance sheet better position the Partnership for strategic growth. Looking ahead, we are excited about the opportunities that an improved balance sheet will provide. This includes the development of new organic growth projects and potential acquisitions."

Investors' Conference Call

An investor's conference call to review the fourth quarter and year end results will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference call can be accessed by calling (877) 878-2695. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (800) 642-1687 from 10:30 a.m. Central Time on March 5, 2010 through 11:59 p.m. Central Time on March 12, 2010. The access codes for the conference call and the audio replay are as follows: Conference ID No. 59938853. The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on the Partnership's website at www.martinmidstream.com.

About Martin Midstream Partners

Martin Midstream Partners is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership's primary business lines include: terminalling and storage services for petroleum products and by-products; natural gas gathering, processing and NGL distribution; sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, and distribution; and marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products.

Additional information concerning the Partnership is available on the Partnership's website at www.martinmidstream.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Partnership's annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

MMLP reports its financial results in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, from time to time, MMLP uses certain non-GAAP financial measures such as distributable cash flow because MMLP's management believes that this measure may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results and a meaningful measure of MMLP's cash available to pay distributions. Distributable cash flow should not be considered an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP in the United States. Distributable cash flow is not intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor is it presented as an alternative to income from continuing operations. Furthermore, it should not be seen as a measure of liquidity or a substitute for comparable metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information may constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, MMLP has presented herein, and will present in other information it publishes that contains this non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The Partnership has included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. MMLP calculates distributable cash flow as follows: net income (as reported in statements of operations), plus depreciation and amortization and amortization of deferred debt issue costs (as reported in statements of cash flows), less deferred income taxes (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities (as described below), plus invested cash in unconsolidated entities (as described below), less equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of operations), less non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives (as reported in statements of cash flows, less maintenance capital expenditures (as reported under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2010), less gain on disposition or sale of property, plant and equipment (as reported in statements of cash flows), less gain on involuntary conversion of property, plant and equipment (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus (less) unit-based compensation (as reported in statements of changes in capital).

MMLP's distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus return of investments from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distributions in-kind from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows).

MMLP's invested cash in unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities (as reported under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2010).

             MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
               CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                       December 31,
                                  ---------------------

                                     2009      2008 1
                                  ----------  ---------
                                  (Dollars in
                                  thousands)
              Assets

  Cash                               $ 5,956    $ 7,983
  Accounts and other
   receivables, less allowance
   for doubtful accounts of
   $1,025 and $481, respectively      77,413     68,168
  Product exchange receivables         4,132      6,924
  Inventories                         35,510     42,754
  Due from affiliates                  3,051        555
  Fair value of derivatives            1,872      3,623

  Other current assets                 1,340      3,418
                                  ----------  ---------

   Total current assets              129,274    133,425
                                  ----------  ---------

  Property, plant and equipment,
   at cost                           584,036    576,608

  Accumulated depreciation         (162,121)  (130,976)
                                  ----------  ---------
   Property, plant and
    equipment, net                   421,915    445,632
                                  ----------  ---------

  Goodwill                            37,268     37,405
  Investment in unconsolidated
   entities                           80,582     79,843
  Fair value of derivatives               --      1,469

  Other assets, net                   16,900      8,548
                                  ----------  ---------

                                   $ 685,939  $ 706,322
                                  ==========  =========
     Liabilities and Partners'
              Capital

  Current installments of lease
   obligations                         $ 111       $ --
  Trade and other accounts
   payable                            71,911     94,146
  Product exchange payables            7,986     10,924
  Due to affiliates                   13,810     23,085
  Income taxes payable                   454        414
  Fair value of derivatives            7,227      6,478

  Other accrued liabilities            5,000      6,428
                                  ----------  ---------
   Total current liabilities         106,499    141,475

  Long-term debt and capital
   leases, less current
   maturities                        304,372    295,000
  Deferred income taxes                8,628     17,499
  Fair value of derivatives               --      4,302

  Other long-term obligations          1,489      1,667
                                  ----------  ---------

   Total liabilities                 420,988    459,943
                                  ----------  ---------

  Partners' capital                  267,027    251,314
  Accumulated other
   comprehensive loss                (2,076)    (4,935)
                                  ----------  ---------

   Total partners' capital           264,951    246,379
                                  ----------  ---------
  Commitments and contingencies

                                   $ 685,939  $ 706,322
                                  ==========  =========

¹ Financial information for 2008 has been revised to include balances attributable to the Cross assets acquired in November 2009.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

                      MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                         Year Ended December 31,
                                  --------------------------------------

                                     2009 1      2008 1      2007 1
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------
                                  (Dollars in thousands, except per
                                  unit amounts)
   Terminalling and storage *        $ 69,710    $ 68,552    $ 67,905
   Marine transportation *             68,480      76,349      59,579
   Product sales: *
    Natural gas services              408,982     679,375     515,992
    Sulfur services                    79,629     371,949     131,326

    Terminalling and storage           35,584      50,219      29,525
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

                                      524,195   1,101,543     676,843
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

    Total revenues                    662,385   1,246,444     804,327
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

  Costs and expenses:
   Cost of products sold:
    (excluding depreciation and
    amortization)
    Natural gas services *            382,542     657,662     495,641
    Sulfur services *                  43,386     313,143      97,577

    Terminalling and storage           31,331      42,721      25,471
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------
                                      457,259   1,013,526     618,689
   Expenses:
    Operating expenses *              117,438     126,808     104,165
    Selling, general and
     administrative *                  19,775      19,062      13,918
    Depreciation and
     amortization                      39,506      34,893      26,323
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

     Total costs and expenses         633,978   1,194,289     763,095
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

  Other operating income                6,013         209         703
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

   Operating income                    34,420      52,364      41,935
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

  Other income (expense):
   Equity in earnings of
    unconsolidated entities             7,044      13,224      10,941
   Interest expense                  (18,995)    (21,433)    (15,125)

   Other, net                             326         801         405
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

    Total other income (expense)     (11,625)     (7,408)     (3,779)
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------
   Net income before taxes             22,795      44,956      38,156

  Income tax benefit (expense)          (592)     (1,398)     (5,595)
                                  -----------  ----------  ----------

  Net income                         $ 22,203    $ 43,558    $ 32,561
                                  ===========  ==========  ==========

  General partner's interest in
   net income 2                       $ 3,249     $ 3,301     $ 1,564
                                  ===========  ==========  ==========
  Limited partners' interest in
   net income 2                      $ 17,179    $ 39,509    $ 23,375
                                  ===========  ==========  ==========

  Net income per limited partner
   unit - basic and diluted            $ 1.17      $ 2.72      $ 1.67
  Weighted average limited
   partner units - basic           14,680,807  14,529,826  14,018,799
  Weighted average limited
   partner units - diluted         14,684,775  14,534,722  14,022,545

1 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised to include results attributable to the Cross assets acquired in November 2009.

2 General and limited partner's interest in net income includes net income attributable to the Cross assets since the date of the acquisition noted above.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

*Related Party Transactions Included Above

  Revenues:
   Terminalling and storage   $ 19,998   $18,362   $ 11,816
   Marine transportation        19,370    24,956     23,729
   Product Sales                 5,838    26,704      7,577
  Costs and expenses:
   Cost of products sold:
    (excluding depreciation
    and amortization)
     Natural gas services       56,914    92,322     62,686
     Sulfur services            12,583    13,282     13,992
   Expenses:
     Operating expenses         37,284    37,661     28,991
     Selling, general and
      administrative             7,162     6,284      4,089

                                         MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL
                           For the years ended December 31, 2009 1, 2008 1 and 2007 1


                                                                 Partners' Capital
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------




                                                          Common               Subordinated
                                                  ----------------------  -----------------------

                                      Parent Net                                                    General
                                      Investment                                                    Partner
                                           1         Units      Amount       Units       Amount      Amount
                                      ----------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------
                                                             (Dollars in thousands)

  Balances -- December 31, 2006          $ 3,295   10,603,808  $ 201,426     2,552,018  $ (6,224)     $ 3,201

  Net Income                               7,622           --     19,781            --      3,594       1,564

  Follow-on public offering                   --    1,380,000     55,933            --         --          --

  General partner contribution                --           --         --            --         --       1,192

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                            --      850,672    (3,243)     (850,672)      3,243          --

  Unit-based compensation                     --        3,000         46            --         --          --

  Cash distributions ($2.60 per
   unit)                                      --           --   (29,423)            --    (6,635)     (1,845)

  Commodity hedging gains
   reclassified to earnings                   --           --         --            --         --          --

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                                --           --         --            --         --          --
                                      ----------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------

  Balances -- December 31, 2007         $ 10,917   12,837,480   $244,520     1,701,346  $ (6,022)     $ 4,112

  Net Income                                 748           --     34,978            --      4,531       3,301

  Cash distributions ($2.91 per
   unit)                                      --           --   (37,357)            --    (4,951)     (3,409)

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                            --      850,672    (2,754)     (850,672)      2,754          --

  Unit-based compensation                     --        3,000         39            --         --          --

  Purchase of treasury units                  --      (3,000)       (93)            --         --          --

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                                --           --         --            --         --          --
                                      ----------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------

  Balances -- December 31, 2008         $ 11,665   13,688,152  $ 239,333       850,674  $ (3,688)     $ 4,004

  Net Income                               1,664           --     16,310            --        980       3,249

  General partner contribution                --           --         --            --         --       1,324

  Units issued in connection with
   Cross acquisition                                  804,721     16,523       889,444     16,434          --

  Recognition of beneficial
   conversion feature                         --           --      (111)            --        111          --

  Issuance of common units                    --      714,285     20,000            --         --          --

  Cash distributions ($3.00 per
   unit)                                      --           --   (41,064)            --    (2,552)     (3,846)

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                            --      850,674    (5,328)     (850,674)      5,328          --

  Unit-based compensation                     --        3,000         98            --         --          --

  Purchase of treasury units                  --      (3,000)       (78)            --         --          --

  Distributions to parent               (13,329)           --         --            --         --          --

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                                --           --         --            --         --          --
                                      ----------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------


  Balances -- December 31, 2009             $ --   16,057,832  $ 245,683       889,444   $ 16,613     $ 4,731
                                      ==========  ===========  =========  ============  =========  ==========


                                       Accumulated
                                      Comprehensive
                                         Income

                                         Amount        Total
                                      -------------  ---------


  Balances -- December 31, 2006               $ 122  $ 201,820

  Net Income                                     --     32,561

  Follow-on public offering                      --     55,933

  General partner contribution                   --      1,192

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                               --         --

  Unit-based compensation                        --         46

  Cash distributions ($2.60 per
   unit)                                         --   (37,903)

  Commodity hedging gains
   reclassified to earnings                     478        478

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                              (7,362)    (7,362)
                                      -------------  ---------

  Balances -- December 31, 2007           $ (6,762)  $ 246,765

  Net Income                                     --     43,558

  Cash distributions ($2.91 per
   unit)                                         --   (45,717)

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                               --         --

  Unit-based compensation                        --         39

  Purchase of treasury units                     --       (93)

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                                1,827      1,827
                                      -------------  ---------

  Balances -- December 31, 2008           $ (4,935)  $ 246,379

  Net Income                                     --     22,203

  General partner contribution                   --      1,324

  Units issued in connection with
   Cross acquisition                             --     32,957

  Recognition of beneficial
   conversion feature                            --         --

  Issuance of common units                       --     20,000

  Cash distributions ($3.00 per
   unit)                                         --   (47,462)

  Conversion of subordinated units
   to common units                               --         --

  Unit-based compensation                        --         98

  Purchase of treasury units                     --       (78)

  Distributions to parent                        --   (13,329)

  Adjustment in fair value of
   derivatives                                2,859      2,859
                                      -------------  ---------


  Balances -- December 31, 2009           $ (2,076)  $ 264,951
                                      =============  =========

  1 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period
   January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised
   to include results attributable to the Cross assets
   acquired in November 2009.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

                                     MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                         (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                       Year Ended December 31,
                                                              ----------------------------------------

                                                                  2009 1         2008 1       2007 1
                                                              --------------  ------------  ----------
                                                                       (Dollars in thousands)
  Net income                                                        $ 22,203      $ 43,558    $ 32,561
  Changes in fair values of commodity cash flow hedges                    14         4,219     (3,569)
  Commodity cash flow hedging (gains) losses reclassified to
   earnings                                                          (2,646)         3,043         478
  Changes in fair value of interest rate cash flow hedges            (1,854)       (5,435)     (3,793)

  Interest rate cash flow hedging losses reclassified to
   earnings                                                            7,345            --          --
                                                              --------------  ------------  ----------

   Comprehensive income                                             $ 25,062      $ 45,385    $ 25,677
                                                              ==============  ============  ==========


1 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised to include results attributable to the Cross assets acquired in November 2009.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

                           MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                              ------------------------------------

                                                2009 1      2008 1       2007 1
                                              ----------  ----------  ------------
                                                     (Dollars in thousands)

  Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                   $ 22,203    $ 43,558   $ 32,561

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash provided by operating
    activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                39,506      34,895     26,322
     Amortization of deferred debt issue
      costs                                        1,689       1,120      1,233
     Deferred income taxes                           294       2,442        680
     Gain on disposition or sale of
      property, plant, and equipment             (4,996)       (131)      (484)
     Gain on involuntary conversion of
      property, plant, and equipment             (1,017)        (65)         --
     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
      entities                                   (7,044)    (13,224)   (10,941)
     Distributions from unconsolidated
      entities                                       650         500      1,523
     Distribution in-kind from
      unconsolidated entities                      5,826       9,725      9,337
     Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives        2,526     (2,327)      3,904
     Other                                            98          39         47
     Change in current assets and
      liabilities, excluding effects of
      acquisitions and dispositions:
      Accounts and other receivables            (10,471)      19,753   (26,992)
      Product exchange receivables                 2,792       3,988    (3,422)
      Inventories                                  7,135       9,398   (18,651)
      Due from affiliates                          1,560       1,770      (995)
      Other current assets                         2,461       (992)    (1,241)
      Trade and other accounts payable          (15,874)    (14,904)     46,119
      Product exchange payables                  (2,938)    (13,629)      9,817
      Due to affiliates                            4,133       5,966    (5,583)
      Income taxes payable                           569       (453)    (1,225)
      Other accrued liabilities                      871         101        793
   Change in other non-current assets and
    liabilities                                  (2,381)     (1,190)    (1,593)
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------
       Net cash provided by operating
        activities                                47,592      86,340     61,209
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------

  Cash flows from investing activities:
   Payments for property, plant, and
    equipment                                   (35,846)   (101,450)   (85,359)
   Acquisitions, net of cash acquired              (327)     (5,983)   (41,271)
   Proceeds from sale of property, plant,
    and equipment                                 19,445         463      1,293
   Insurance proceeds from involuntary
    conversion of property, plant and
    equipment                                      2,224       1,503         --
   Return of investments from unconsolidated
    entities                                         877       1,225      1,952
   Distributions from (contributions to)
    unconsolidated entities for operations       (1,048)     (2,379)    (6,910)
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------

      Net cash used in investing activities     (14,675)   (106,621)  (130,295)
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------
  Cash flows from financing activities:
   Payments of long-term debt                  (431,982)   (257,191)  (169,024)
   Proceeds from long-term debt                  433,700     327,170    219,950
   Net proceeds from follow on public
    offering                                          --          --     55,933
   General partner contribution                    1,324          --      1,192
   Purchase of treasury units                       (78)        (93)         --
   Proceeds from issuance of common units         20,000          --         --
   Payments of debt issuance costs              (10,446)        (18)      (252)

   Cash distributions paid                      (47,462)    (45,717)   (37,903)
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------
      Net cash provided by (used in)
       financing activities                     (34,944)      24,151     69,896
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------

      Net increase(decrease) in cash             (2,027)       3,870        810

  Cash at beginning of period                      7,983       4,113      3,303
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------

  Cash at end of period                          $ 5,956     $ 7,983    $ 4,113
                                              ==========  ==========  =========

  Supplemental schedule of non-cash
   investing and financing activities:
   Purchase of assets under capital lease
    obligations                                  $ 7,764        $ --       $ --
                                              ==========  ==========  =========
   Issuance of common and subordinated units
    in connection with Cross acquisition        $ 32,957        $ --       $ --
                                              ==========  ==========  =========

1 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised to include results attributable to the Cross assets acquired in November 2009.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

               MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                  4th
                                  4th Quarter   Quarter
                                  -----------  ----------

                                     2009 1      2008 1
                                  -----------  ----------
                                   (Dollars in thousands,
                                      except per unit
                                         amounts)
                                        (Unaudited)
  Revenues:
   Terminalling and storage          $ 16,039    $ 17,407
   Marine transportation               19,258      20,521
   Product sales:
    Natural gas services              140,233     102,058
    Sulfur                             18,600      82,421

    Terminalling and storage            6,731      13,693
                                  -----------  ----------

                                      165,564     198,172
                                  -----------  ----------

      Total revenues                  200,861     236,100
                                  -----------  ----------

  Costs and expenses:
   Cost of products sold:
    Natural gas services              133,849      95,492
    Sulfur                              8,644      59,680

    Terminalling and storage            5,773      11,500
                                  -----------  ----------
                                      148,266     166,672
  Expenses:
   Operating expenses                  32,790      31,379
   Selling, general and
    administrative                      6,023       6,944

   Depreciation and amortization       10,250       9,580
                                  -----------  ----------

     Total costs and expenses         197,329     214,575
                                  -----------  ----------

  Other operating income (loss)           962          66
                                  -----------  ----------

     Operating income                   4,494      21,591
                                  -----------  ----------

  Other income (expense):
   Equity in earnings of
    unconsolidated entities             1,817       1,839
   Interest expense                   (5,408)     (6,416)

   Other, net                            (19)         323
                                  -----------  ----------
     Total other income
      (expense)                       (3,610)     (4,254)
                                  -----------  ----------


  Income tax expense (benefit)        (1,072)         309
                                  -----------  ----------


  Net income                          $ 1,956    $ 17,028
                                  ===========  ==========

  General partner's interest in
   net income 2                       $   774     $ 1,044
  Limited partners' interest in
   net income 2                      $  2,342    $ 15,685
  Net income per limited partner
   unit -- basic and diluted           $ 0.15      $ 1.08
  Weighted average limited
   partner units                   15,149,731  14,538,826

1 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised to include results attributable to the Cross assets acquired in November 2009.

2 General and limited partner's interest in net income includes net income of the Cross assets since the date of the acquisition.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.

                                                DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
                                         (Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

                                                        Three Months Ended                     Year Ended
                                                       December 31, 2009 4                 December 31, 2009 4
                                                ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------

                                                Historical                          Historical
                                                  Martin                              Martin
                                                 Midstream     Cross                 Midstream     Cross
                                                 Partners      Assets      Revised   Partners     Assets      Revised
                                                    LP        Results      Total        LP       Results      Total
                                                ----------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------

  Net income                                       $ 3,227    $ (1,271)    $ 1,956    $ 20,539     $ 1,664   $ 22,203
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   distributable cash flow:
   Depreciation and amortization                     9,486          764     10,250      35,143       4,363     39,506
   Amortization of deferred debt issue costs           847           --        847       1,689          --      1,689
   Deferred income taxes                                20      (1,543)    (1,523)          90         204        294
   Distribution equivalents from
    unconsolidated entities 1                        2,053           --      2,053       7,353          --      7,353
   Invested cash in unconsolidated
    entities²                                     210           --        210       2,712          --      2,712
   Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
    entities                                       (1,817)           --    (1,817)     (7,044)          --    (7,044)
   Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives              194           --        194       2,526          --      2,526
   Maintenance capital expenditures 3                (849)         (62)      (911)     (7,531)        (69)    (7,600)
   Gain on disposition or sale of property,
    plant and equipment                                 55           --         55     (5,143)         147    (4,996)
   Gain on involuntary conversion of property,
    plant and equipment                            (1,017)           --    (1,017)     (1,017)          --    (1,017)

   Unit based compensation                              39           --         39          98          --         98
                                                ----------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------

    Distributable cash flow                       $ 12,448   $  (2,112)   $ 10,336    $ 49,415   $   6,309   $ 55,724
                                                ==========  ===========  =========  ==========  ==========  =========

                                                                Three
                                                                Months
                                                                Ended       Year
                                                                           Ended
                                                               December   December
                                                                  31,       31,
                                                                 2009       2009
  1 Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities:
    Distributions from unconsolidated entities                     $ --      $ 650
    Return of investments from unconsolidated entities              217        877

    Distributions in-kind from unconsolidated entities            1,836      5,826
                                                               --------  ---------

     Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities      $ 2,053    $ 7,353
                                                               ========  =========

  2 Invested cash in unconsolidated entities::
    Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated
     entities for operations                                    $ (215)  $ (1,048)
      Expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated
       entities                                                     425      3,760
                                                               --------  ---------

       Invested cash in unconsolidated entities                   $ 210    $ 2,712
                                                               ========  =========

  3 Maintenance capital expenditures exclude hurricane-related maintenance capital expenditures.
  4 Financial information for 2007, 2008 and for the period January 1, 2009 through November 24, 2009 has been revised
   to include results attributable to the Cross assets acquired by MMLP on November 24, 2009.

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SOURCE: Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

CONTACT:  Martin Midstream GP LLC
The Partnership's General Partner
Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(903) 983-6200

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