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): April 10, 2008
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16417 | 74-2956831 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2330 N. Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas | 78248 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 918-2000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On April 10, 2008, the Board of Directors of the general partner of NuStar Energy L.P. (the “Partnership”) approved an amendment to the Partnership’s agreement of limited partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) to modify the mechanism by which the capital accounts of all partners are maintained when the general partner’s incentive distribution rights are valued when calculating the enterprise value of the Partnership in the event of a follow-on offering of common units.
A copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Partnership Agreement is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of NuStar Energy L.P., dated April 10, 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.
| NuStar Energy L.P. | ||||||||
| By: | Riverwalk Logistics, L.P. | |||||||
| its general partner | ||||||||
| By: | NuStar GP, LLC | |||||||
| its general partner | ||||||||
| Date: April 15, 2008 | By: | /s/ Amy L. Perry | ||||||
| Amy L. Perry | ||||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of NuStar Energy L.P., dated April 10, 2008. | |