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): July 23, 2007
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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Incorporation) |
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Five TEK Park |
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9999 Hamilton Blvd. |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000 |
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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.
(c) At its meeting on July 23, 2007, the board of directors of Buckeye GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., elected Mr. Vance E. Powers as Acting Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner, effective immediately following the effectiveness of the previously announced resignation of Mr. Robert B. Wallace as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner. Mr. Powers, 50, has served as Vice President, Finance and Controller for the General Partner since December 2003. Prior thereto, he served as Controller of the General Partner.
Mr. Powers was also elected by the board of directors of MainLine Management LLC (“MainLine Management”) to serve as Acting Chief Financial Officer of MainLine Management, immediately following the effectiveness of the previously announced resignation of Mr. Robert B. Wallace as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of MainLine Management. MainLine Management is the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. (NYSE: BGH), which is the parent of the General Partner. Mr. Powers has served as Vice President, Finance and Controller, for MainLine Management since Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. was formed in 2006.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Powers and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as Acting Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner or MainLine Management.
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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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Executive Vice President, Administration, |
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Dated: July 23, 2007
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