UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 10, 2013
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-9356 | | 23-2432497 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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One Greenway Plaza
Suite 600
Houston, TX
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 615-8600
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On June 10, 2013, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into an Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 10, 2013, between the Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (successor-in-interest to SunTrust Bank), as trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”), in connection with the issuance and sale of the Partnership’s 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”). A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. The offering of the Senior Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-178097).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 4.1 | | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 10, 2013, between Buckeye Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association (successor-in-interest to SunTrust 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 GP LLC, |
| | its General Partner |
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| | By: | | /s/ Todd J. Russo |
| | | | Todd J. Russo |
| | | | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated June 12, 2013
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Exhibit Index
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| 4.1 | | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 10, 2013, between Buckeye Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association (successor-in-interest to SunTrust Bank) |
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