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): December 18, 2017
Enviva Partners, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-37363 | | 46-4097730 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD | | 20814 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 657-5660
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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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 Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 18, 2017, Enviva Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Enviva Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), entered into Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated as of May 4, 2015 to make certain revisions in response to changes to the Internal Revenue Code enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 relating to changes in partnership audit and adjustment procedures.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP |
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| By: | Enviva Partners GP, LLC, its general partner |
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Date: December 21, 2017 | | |
| By: | /s/ William H. Schmidt, Jr. |
| Name: | William H. Schmidt, Jr. |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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