UNITED STATES
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) | April 17, 2008 |
TC PipeLines, LP |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 000-26091 | 52-2135448 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
13710 FNB Parkway Omaha, Nebraska | 68154-5200 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (877) 290-2772 |
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| (Former name or former address if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented herein under Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On April 17, 2008, TC PipeLines, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing that the Partnership’s board of directors has declared the Partnership’s first quarter 2008 cash distribution in the amount of US$0.70 per unit. This cash distribution represents a 5.3 per cent increase from the fourth quarter 2007 distribution of $0.665 per unit, and a 7.7 per cent increase from the first quarter 2007 distribution. The Partnership is furnishing a copy of such press release as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
99.1 Press Release dated April 17, 2008
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/ Amy W. Leong
Amy W. Leong
Principal Financial Officer and Controller
Dated: April 18, 2008
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 17, 2008. | |
