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): August 28, 2013
SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35782 | 35-2451470 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600 Lisle, Illinois | 60532 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Company”) has entered into that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) dated as of August 28, 2013, by and among the Company, the other borrowers signatories thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions signatories thereto as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). The Amendment amends and modifies the Company’s existing Credit Agreement dated as of January 24, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”) by increasing the total aggregate commitments from lenders to One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000), and increasing the total aggregate amount of incremental revolving commitments (i.e., “accordion” feature) to One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000).
The foregoing brief 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 this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
The information set forth above under Item 1.01, relating to the Amendment, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03, as if fully set forth herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2013, by and among SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., the other borrowers parties thereto, the lenders parties thereto, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements contained in this report, or the exhibits to this report, that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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
| SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||
| By: | SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC, | |||
its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Mark E. Newman | |||
| Mark E. Newman | ||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Date: August 30, 2013