UNITED STATES
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): February 2, 2005
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
| Delaware | 1-9356 | 23-2432497 | ||
| (State or Other | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| Incorporation) |
| 5002 Buckeye Road | ||
| P.O. Box 368 | ||
| Emmaus, PA | 18049 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
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| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2005 | ||||||||
| OPINION OF MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP REGARDING LEGALITY OF OFFERED UNITS | ||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. | |||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 2, 2005, among Goldman, Sachs & Co., Buckeye Partners, L.P. and Buckeye GP LLC | |||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding legality of Offered Units | |||
| 23.1 | Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) | |||
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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 GP LLC, | |||||
| its General Partner | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen C. Muther | |||||
| Stephen C. Muther | ||||||
| Senior Vice President—Administration, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
Dated: February 4, 2005
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | ||
1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated February 2, 2005, between Goldman, Sachs & Co., as underwriter, Buckeye Partners, L.P. and Buckeye GP LLC | |
5.1
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Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding legality of Offered Units | |
23.1
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Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) |