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): May 22, 2012
COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-32329 | | 51-0411678 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1200 Smith Street, Suite 2300 Houston, Texas | | 77002 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (713) 621-9547
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 22, 2012, Copano Energy, L.L.C. (“Copano”), posted to its website materials for a presentation by R. Bruce Northcutt, Copano’s President and Chief Executive Officer, at the 2012 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference being held May 23-24, 2012 in Greenwich, Connecticut. The presentation includes an update regarding Copano’s Eagle Ford Shale strategy.
A live webcast of Copano’s presentation will be accessible via the “Investor Relations” page of Copano’s website, www.copanoenergy.com, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2012. The presentation materials are furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1, and a press release announcing Copano’s participation in the conference is furnished as Exhibit 99.2.
Information on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K. The information in this report and the exhibits attached to this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, unless Copano expressly states that such information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates such information by specific reference in a Securities Act or Exchange Act filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Presentation Materials for 2012 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference |
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| 99.2 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Press Release |
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.
| | | COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C. |
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| Date: May 22, 2012 | By: | | /s/Douglas L. Lawing | |
| | | Douglas L. Lawing |
| | | Executive Vice President, |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Presentation Materials for 2012 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference |
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| 99.2 | | Copano Energy, L.L.C. Press Release |
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