SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 6, 2004
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-9356 (Commission File Number) |
23-2432497 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 5002 Buckeye Road P.O. Box 368 Emmaus, PA |
18049 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
Not Applicable
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 6, 2004, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Partnership”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, that provides for the issuance and sale by the Partnership, and the purchase by the underwriters, of $275 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.300% senior unsecured notes due 2014. The notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2003, between the Partnership and SunTrust Bank, as trustee. The notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-116540). We expect the transaction to close on Tuesday, October 12, 2004. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c | ) | Exhibits. | ||||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 6, 2004, among Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, Buckeye Partners, L.P. and Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC |
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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 LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Stephen C. Muther | |||||
| Stephen C. Muther | ||||||
| Senior Vice President–Administration, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
Dated: October 7, 2004
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Exhibit Index
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated October 6, 2004, among Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, Buckeye Partners, L.P. and Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC |
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