UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): June 7, 2019
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33303 | 65-1295427 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
811 Louisiana, Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive office and Zip Code)
(713)584-1000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
9.0% Series AFixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units | NGLS/PA | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR§240.12b-2).
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On June 7, 2019, Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership” or “Borrower”) entered into the First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), dated as of June 7, 2019, to its Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Original Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders and other signatories party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Original Agreement.
The Amendment, among other things, amends the Original Agreement to (a) increase the maximum percentage of Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Material Project EBITDA Adjustments from 20% to 30% solely for the fiscal periods from and including the fiscal period ending June 30, 2019 until and including the fiscal period ending June 30, 2020, after which time the maximum percentage of Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Material Project EBITDA Adjustments shall revert to 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (b) include in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for a period certain cash distributions received by the Borrower (or any of its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries) from Unrestricted Subsidiaries (or entities that are not Subsidiaries) after the end of such period but on or prior to the date that the Borrower calculates Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to thisForm 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Certain of the lenders or their respective affiliates have performed investment banking, financial advisory and commercial banking services for the Partnership and certain of the Partnership’s affiliates, for which they have received customary compensation, and they may continue to do so in the future. The Partnership has entered into derivative financial transactions with affiliates of Bank of America, N.A., and certain of the other lenders on terms it believes to be customary in connection with these transactions.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under anOff-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP | ||||||
By: | Targa Resources GP LLC, its general partner | |||||
Dated: June 11, 2019 | By: | /s/ Jennifer R. Kneale | ||||
Jennifer R. Kneale | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |