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 even reported) | May 27, 2021 |
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) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800 | ||||||||
Houston, | Texas | 77046 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive office) | ||||||||
(866) | 913-2122 | |||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
NONE | NONE | NONE |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility
On May 27, 2021, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (the "Company") and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a Master Assignment and Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Amendment"), which amends the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May 26, 2015 (as amended and modified, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, as guarantor, Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC, as borrowers, and the several lenders and issuers party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Amendment, among other things, amends the Credit Agreement to (i) decrease the borrowing capacity from $1.5 billion to $1.0 billion (which may be increased by up to $500.0 million to $1.5 billion at the Company’s election provided certain conditions, including the receipt of additional lender commitments, are met), (ii) extend the maturity date to May 27, 2026, although the maturity date may be further extended for a one year period at the Company’s election (which extension election may be exercised no more than twice), and (iii) provide for a transition from interest rates based on the Eurodollar Rate, currently considered the London Interbank Offered Rate, to interest rates based on variants of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as needed.
A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
10.1 | Master Assignment and Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2021, among Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC, as borrowers, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, as guarantor, the several lenders and issuers party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. | |||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 | ||||||||||||||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and | ||||||||||||||
Administrative Officer, Treasurer and Director |
Dated: May 27, 2021