SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2004
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)| | | | | |
| Delaware | | 1-9356 | | 23-2432497 |
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File
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| 5002 Buckeye Road | | | | |
| P.O. Box 368 | | | | |
| Emmaus, PA | | | 18049 | |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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EXPLANATORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2004 is being filed solely to amend Item 5.02 to reflect that as of September 1, 2004, Steven C. Ramsey resigned, and Robert B. Wallace was appointed, as Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC, not as Chief Executive Officer.
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(b) Steven C. Ramsey resigned as Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), effective as of September 1, 2004.
(c) On September 1, 2004, Robert B. Wallace was appointed as the Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner. Mr. Wallace had been retained as a consultant of the Partnership since April 2004. From September 1997 until February 2004, Mr. Wallace was Executive Director for Corporate Finance – Energy Group of UBS Investment Bank.
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SIGNATURE
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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| | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
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| | By: | Buckeye Pipe Line Company, | |
| | | its General Partner | |
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| | By: | /s/ Stephen C. Muther | |
| | | Stephen C. Muther | |
| Dated: September 3, 2004 | | Senior Vice President Administration, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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