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 21, 2006
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-31239 | 27-0005456 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
| Identification Number) |
155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112-5000
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-290-8700
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
The Board of the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) has declared the Partnership’s quarterly cash distribution of $0.87 per unit for the first quarter of 2006. This is an increase of $0.05 per unit over the previous quarter distribution. The first quarter distribution is payable May 15, 2006, to unitholders of record on May 5, 2006. The ex-dividend date is May 3, 2006. A Copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description of Exhibit |
99.1 |
| Press release dated April 21, 2006, announcing first quarter distribution |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | |
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Date: April 27, 2006 | By: | /s/ JAMES G. IVEY |
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| James G. Ivey |
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Exhibit Index
99.1 Press release dated April 21, 2006, announcing first quarter distribution
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