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): October 23, 2003
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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)
5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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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 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated October 23, 2003, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 23, 2003, Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued a press release announcing
its third quarter 2003 financial results. The press release is being furnished
with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement its financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the
Registrant has presented the non-GAAP financial measure of "Net Income before a
special charge" to enhance the user's overall understanding of the Registrant's
current financial performance. Specifically, the Registrant believes that the
presentation of Net Income before a special charge for the current period
provides useful information to both management and investors by allowing a
meaningful comparison of the Registrant's current operating results (which were
impacted by a special charge relating to the prepayment of indebtedness) to the
operating results of prior periods (which were not impacted by any such charge).
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.
This report (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor
shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Registrant
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than to the extent
that such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by
express reference thereto.
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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: October 24, 2003
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 23, 2003, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.