Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or the "Partnership") announced that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.315 per unit for the first quarter of 2021. This distribution represents a 1.3-percent increase over the prior quarter's distribution and is consistent with an annualized distribution growth of 5-percent. WES's first-quarter 2021 distribution is payable May 14, 2021, to unitholders of record at the close of business April 30, 2021. "By implementing organizational and operational changes, we have significantly enhanced our assets and realized sustainable cost and capital savings," said President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Ure. "These fundamental changes, coupled with our ability to execute accretive financial transactions, have allowed us to emerge from the previously dislocated market positioned for financial flexibility, and to confidently increase our quarterly distribution."