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 2, 2012
QR Energy, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-35010 | | 90-0613069 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5 Houston Center
1401McKinney Street, Suite 2400
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(713) 452-2200
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 2, 2012, QR Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, issued a press release announcing an increase in its cash distribution and its revised outlook for 2012, both subject to the completion of the acquisition from Prize Petroleum, LLC and Prize Pipeline, LLC announced on March 19, 2012. A copy of the press release described above is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | QR Energy, LP Press Release dated April 2, 2012 |
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.
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| QR Energy, LP |
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| By: | | QRE GP, LLC, its general partner |
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| By: | | /s/ Gregory S. Roden |
| | Name: Gregory S. Roden |
| | Title: Vice President and General Counsel |
Dated: April 2, 2012
