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): October 13, 2016 (October 12, 2016)
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-34831 | 20-2485124 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172-0172 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (918) 573-2000
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
In connection with the recently completed sale by The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) and Williams Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) of their Canadian businesses to Inter Pipeline Ltd., Williams agreed to waive $150 million USD of incentive distribution rights in the quarter following closing to facilitate the Partnership’s consent to the sale in recognition of the value of inter-company contracts. On October 12, 2016, WPZ GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, adopted Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Partnership’s First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership to implement the waiver described above. Such waiver will be effective for the distribution with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2016.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 7 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of Amendment No. 7 filed as Exhibit 3 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3 | Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P., dated October 12, 2016. |
SIGNATURE
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.
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: | WPZ GP LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr. | |
Robert E. Riley, Jr. | ||
Assistant Secretary |
DATED: October 13, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3 | Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P., dated October 12, 2016. |