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: January 28, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported): January 27, 2015
SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-31219 | 23-3096839 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS employer identification number) | ||
| 1818 Market Street, Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA | 19103 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(866) 248-4344
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 27, 2015, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced that Sunoco Partners LLC, its general partner, declared a cash distribution for the fourth quarter 2014 of $0.40 per common unit ($1.60 annualized) to be paid on February 13, 2015 to unit holders of record on February 9, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the declaration of this distribution is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The Partnership also announced that it will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. CT) to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter 2014. Earnings are expected to be released after the market closes on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. press release dated January 27, 2015. | |
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements contained in this report, or the exhibits to this report, that state the Partnership’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect such results include those mentioned in the documents that the Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as expressly required by law. All forward-looking statements in this current report on Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P. | ||
| By: | Sunoco Partners LLC, its General Partner | |
| By: | /s/ KATHLEEN SHEA-BALLAY | |
| Kathleen Shea-Ballay | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
January 28, 2015
Philadelphia, PA
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Exhibit | ||
| 99.1 | Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. press release dated January 27, 2015. | ||
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