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): February 18, 2020
Tallgrass Energy, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-37365 | | 47-3159268 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 350 Leawood, Kansas | | 66211 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (913) 928-6060
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A shares representing limited partner interests | | TGE | | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 18, 2020, Tallgrass Energy, LP (“TGE”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of an offering of $430 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2027 (the “Notes Offering”) by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (“TEP”) and Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TEP. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
TGE is the managing member of Tallgrass Equity, LLC (“Tallgrass Equity”) and owns approximately 63.75% of the outstanding membership interests of Tallgrass Equity, as of February 12, 2020. TEP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tallgrass Equity and its subsidiaries.
The information relating to the Notes Offering contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
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| | | | TALLGRASS ENERGY, LP |
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| | | | By: | | Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, its general partner |
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Date: February 18, 2020 | | | | By: | | /s/ William R. Moler |
| | | | | | William R. Moler |
| | | | | | Chief Executive Officer |
