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 12, 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. |
On July 12, 2017, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC ("REX") and Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP ("TEP") issued a joint press release announcing that REX received payment of $150 million from Ultra Resources, Inc. in connection with the settlement of REX’s $303 million breach of contract claim, and that REX has distributed the proceeds to its partners. In addition, the press release described the results of REX's recent Zone 3 open seasons and REX's leadership transition. 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.
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("TEGP"), is the managing member of and therefore controls Tallgrass Equity, LLC ("Tallgrass Equity"). Tallgrass Equity, in turn, controls TEP through the direct ownership of 100% of Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC ("TEP GP"), TEP’s general partner. As a result, under generally accepted accounting principles, TEGP consolidates Tallgrass Equity, TEP GP, TEP, and TEP’s subsidiaries. TEGP has no operations outside of its indirect ownership interests in TEP.
The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including the accompanying 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 liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be 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 Rockies Express Pipeline LLC and Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, dated July 12, 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 12, 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 Rockies Express Pipeline LLC and Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, dated July 12, 2017. (Furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K). | |