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): October 15, 2002
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
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(Exact name of Registrant specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-9356 23-2432497
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employee
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone, including area code: (484) 232-4000
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(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
In anticipation of filing Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-82241), the Registrant has
amended its financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001, which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 28, 2002.
The amendment consists solely of the addition of a new Note 24 to the
financial statements. Note 24 contains certain pro forma results for the years
ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, as if the non-amortization provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets," which the Registrant adopted on January 1, 2002, had been
applied. These pro forma results were not required to be included in the
Registrant's financial statements at the time the original Form 10-K was filed.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
99.1 Amended Financial Statements of the Registrant
for the Year Ended December 31, 2001
Signature
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Buckeye Pipe Line Company,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen C. Muther
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Name: Stephen C. Muther
Title: Senior Vice President, Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
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