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): July 5, 2017
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37365 | 47-3159268 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 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
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Board of Directors of TEGP Management, LLC (the “Board”), the general partner of Tallgrass Energy GP, LP (the “Partnership”), declared a cash distribution for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 of $0.3425 per Class A share, or $1.37 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on August 14, 2017, to Class A shareholders of record on July 28, 2017. A copy of the press release dated July 5, 2017 announcing the cash distribution is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, dated July 5, 2017. (Furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K). | |
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.
| TALLGRASS ENERGY GP, LP | ||||
| By: | TEGP Management, LLC | |||
| its general partner | ||||
| Date: | July 5, 2017 | By: | /s/ David G. Dehaemers, Jr. | |
| David G. Dehaemers, Jr. | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, dated July 5, 2017. (Furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K). | |