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): December 31, 2008
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Five TEK Park |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000
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(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
We are filing the unaudited pro forma combined income statement of Buckeye Partners, L.P. for the year ended December 31, 2008. The unaudited pro forma combined income statement assumes that the acquisition of Lodi Gas Storage, L.L.C. (“Lodi Gas”), which occurred on January 18, 2008, and related financing occurred on January 1, 2008.
On April 4, 2008 we filed audited consolidated financial statements of Lodi Gas as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 on a Current Report on Form 8-K/A. Attached as Exhibit 23.1 hereto is a consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP to the incorporation by reference of such audited consolidated financial statements into our Registration Statement No. 333-155522 on Form S-3.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Pro Forma Financial Information |
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99.1 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Income Statement of Buckeye Partners, L.P. for the year ended December 31, 2008. |
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Exhibits. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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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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Buckeye GP LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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/s/ William H. Schmidt, Jr. |
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William H. Schmidt, Jr. |
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Vice President, General Counsel, and |
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Secretary |
Dated: March 25, 2009
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
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Pro Forma Financial Information |
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99.1 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Income Statement of Buckeye Partners, L.P. for the year ended December 31, 2008. |
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Exhibits. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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