UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2013
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
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1-9356 |
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23-2432497 |
(State or Other |
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(Commission File |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
One Greenway Plaza |
77046 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (832) 615-8600
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 14, 2013, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) entered into a Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated November 14, 2013, between the Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (successor-in-interest to SunTrust Bank), as trustee (the Supplemental Indenture), in connection with the issuance and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 2.650% senior unsecured notes due 2018 and $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 5.850% senior unsecured notes due 2043 (collectively, the Senior Notes). A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. The offering of the Senior Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-178097).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. |
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4.1 |
Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated November 14, 2013, between Buckeye Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association (successor-in-interest to SunTrust Bank) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
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By: |
Buckeye GP LLC, | |
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its General Partner | |
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By: |
/s/ Todd J. Russo |
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Todd J. Russo |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated November 19, 2013