SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 8, 2004 (March 5, 2004)
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Buckeye Partners, L.P.
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(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-9356 23-2432497
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
5002 Buckeye Road
P.O. Box 368
Emmaus, PA 18062
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 5, 2004, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued a press
release announcing that the owners of Glenmoor, Ltd. ("Glenmoor"), the parent
of the Partnership's general partner, Buckeye Pipe Line Company, have entered
into a definitive agreement to sell Glenmoor to a new entity formed by
Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, L.P. The press release is
being attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Buckeye Pipe Line Company,
its General Partner
By: STEPHEN C. MUTHER
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Stephen C. Muther
Senior Vice President Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: March 8, 2004
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated March 5, 2004, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.