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): February 4, 2020
TC PipeLines, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35358 | | 52-2135448 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700
Houston, TX
77002-2761
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 290-2772
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which
registered |
| Common units representing limited partner interests | TCP | New York Stock Exchange |
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February 4, 2020, TC PipeLines GP, Inc., (the “General Partner”), the General Partner of TC PipeLines, LP (the “Partnership”), entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (“Amendment No. 1”), effective as of December 31, 2018. Amendment No. 1 amends the previously operative agreement by updating certain provisions to reflect the General Partner’s two percent general partner interest in the Partnership.
The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of Amendment No. 1, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this document and is incorporated herein by reference. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 1, which should be read in its entirety.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibit
SIGNATURES
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.
| | TC PipeLines, LP |
| | by: | TC PipeLines GP, Inc., |
| | its general partner |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Jon A. Dobson |
| | Name: | Jon A. Dobson |
| | Title: | Secretary |
| Dated: February 4, 2020 | |
