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): April 15, 2008
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Buckeye Partners, L.P. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
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23-2432497 |
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(State or Other |
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(Commission File |
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Incorporation) |
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Five TEK Park 9999 Hamilton Blvd. |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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18031 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000 |
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Not Applicable |
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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 April 15, 2008, Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously announced sale of the retail division of its Farm & Home Oil Company LLC subsidiary (“Farm & Home”) to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inergy, L.P. for $42 million plus a customary working capital adjustment. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued April 15, 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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/s/ STEPHEN C. MUTHER |
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Stephen C. Muther |
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President |
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Dated: April 15, 2008
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Exhibit Index
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99.1 |
Press release of Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued April 15, 2008. |
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