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)
March 1, 2006
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 01-32665 | 20-3265614 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3800 Frederica Street
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
(Address of principal executive office)
(270) 926-8686
(Registrant’s 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 1, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, has signed long-term precedent agreements with customers for additional capacity on its East Texas and Mississippi pipeline expansion projects. The total cost of the expansion, which is expected to be in service during the second half of 2007, is expected to be approximately $575 million. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| | 99.1 | Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP press release, issued March 1, 2006. |
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.
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
By: BOARDWALK GP, LP,
its general partner
By: BOARDWALK GP, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Jamie L. Buskill
Jamie L. Buskill
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 1, 2006
