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): April 24, 2012
BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-33503 | 20-8536826 |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
Two Warren Place 6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 500 Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74,136 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 237-4000
(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 April 24, 2012, Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that on May 15, 2012 it will pay quarterly distributions of $0.11 per common unit and $0.17875 per preferred unit to its common and preferred unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 4, 2012. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the attached exhibit are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act.
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | — | Press release, dated April 24, 2012. |
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.
| BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | |||
| By: | Blueknight Energy Partners, G.P., L.L.C | ||
| its General Partner | |||
| Date: | April 24, 2012 | By: | /s/ Alex G. Stallings |
| Alex G. Stallings | |||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | — | Press release, dated April 24, 2012. |