UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 28, 2004
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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 File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
5002 Buckeye Road
P.O. Box 368
Emmaus, PA 18049
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
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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:
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
__ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
__ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 28, 2004, Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued a press release
announcing its third quarter 2004 financial results. The press release is
being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.
This report (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Registrant
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than to the extent
that such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by
express reference thereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
The exhibit set forth below is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02.
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press release of Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued
October 28, 2004
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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.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC,
its General Partner
By: STEPHEN C. MUTHER
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Stephen C. Muther
Senior Vice President Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: November 1, 2004
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 28, 2004, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.