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): December 26, 2007
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or Other |
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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 26, 2007, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) posted a website presentation, on the Investor Center page of its website, at www.buckeye.com, containing more detailed information regarding the previously announced acquisition of all of the equity interests in Farm & Home Oil Company by the Partnership. The website presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. The Partnership intends to review the website presentation during its public teleconference previously scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 27, 2007.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Partnership.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Farm & Home Oil Company Acquisition Website Presentation posted December 26, 2007.
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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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STEPHEN C. MUTHER |
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Stephen C. Muther |
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President |
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Dated: December 26, 2007
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Farm & Home Oil Company Acquisition Website Presentation posted December 26, 2007. |
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