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): September 17, 2007
Buckeye
Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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23-2432497 |
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Five TEK Park |
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9999 Hamilton Blvd. |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Mr. Brian F. Billings has advised Buckeye GP LLC (the General Partner), the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the Partnership), of his intention to resign his position from the Board of Directors of the General Partner and from the Boards Audit Committee, effective as of September 30, 2007. Mr. Billings has served as a director of the General Partner since its formation in December 1986 and has served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for the past nine years. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the General Partner or the Partnership on any matter relating to either entitys operations, policies or practices.
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 GP LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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STEPHEN C. MUTHER |
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Stephen C. Muther |
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Executive Vice President, Administration |
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Dated: September 20, 2007