| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. [ BPL ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Limited Partner Units | 11/01/2019 | D | 10,000 | D | $41.5(1) | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Phantom Units | (2) | 11/01/2019 | D | 3,583 | (2) | (2) | Limited Partner Units | 3,583 | $41.5(2) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On November 1, 2019, affiliates of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund ("IFM") acquired Buckeye Partners, L.P. ("BPL") pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 2019, among BPL, Hercules Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM, Hercules Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM ("Merger Sub"), Buckeye Pipe Line Services Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, and Buckeye GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Merger Agreement"). In accordance with the Merger Agreement, BPL will merge with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger") with BPL surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding limited partnership unit representing limited partner interests in BPL was converted into the right to receive $41.50 in cash, without interest. |
| 2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on November 1, 2019, these phantom units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per unit, without interest. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one limited partner unit of BPL. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Todd J. Russo, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph A. LaSala, Jr. | 11/04/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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