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): June 17, 2014 (June 12, 2014)
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 or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1818 Market Street, Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(866) 248-4344
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders |
On June 12, 2014, Sunoco Partners LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), executed Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Partnership’s Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement (the “Partnership Agreement”), which defines the rights of the holders of partnership interests in the Partnership.
A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
As noted above in Item 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the General Partner amended the Partnership Agreement on June 12, 2014. The Amendment provides for the proportionate adjustment of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second Target Distribution, and Third Target Distribution, in connection with the previously announced two-for-one split of Partnership common units, which was effected through the distribution of additional Partnership units on June 12, 2014.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. dated as of June 12, 2014 | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
| By: | Sunoco Partners LLC, Its General Partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Martin Salinas Jr. | |||
| Dated: June 17, 2014 | Name: | Martin Salinas Jr. | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. dated as of June 12, 2014 | |
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