UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): December 31, 2007
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-9356 |
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23-2432497 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Five TEK Park |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000
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(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 July 24, 2007, Buckeye Partners, L.P. entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire all of the limited liability company membership interests in Lodi Gas Storage, L.L.C. for total cash consideration of approximately $440 million (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides that either party may terminate the Agreement if the closing of the transaction has not occurred by December 31, 2007 (the “Termination Date”). Because certain required regulatory approvals had not yet been received by December 31, 2007, the parties extended the Termination Date on December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
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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.
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. |
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Buckeye GP LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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STEPHEN C. MUTHER |
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Stephen C. Muther |
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President |
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Dated: January 2, 2008 |
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