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): January 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)
5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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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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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information and exhibit is being furnished under "Item 12.
Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition."
On January 28, 2004, Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued a press release
announcing its fourth quarter 2003 financial results.
The press release is being filed with this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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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,
its General Partner
By: STEPHEN C. MUTHER
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Stephen C. Muther
Senior Vice President Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: January 28, 2004
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated January 28, 2004, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.