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
August 30, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
INERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34664 | 43-1918951 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
(Address of principal executive offices)
(816) 842-8181
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously announced in a press release on August 17, 2012, the Board of Directors of Inergy, L.P. (“Inergy”) declared a record date (the “Record Date”) of August 29, 2012 for distribution to Inergy unitholders of 14,058,418 common units of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P (“SPH”) held by Inergy. Based upon the total number of Inergy units outstanding on the Record Date, the distribution rate of the SPH common units is 0.108011 SPH common unit for each Inergy limited partner unit outstanding on the record date. The distribution of the SPH common units is expected to occur after the market closes on September 14, 2012. The transfer agent will not distribute any fractional SPH common units. Each Inergy unitholder that would have been entitled to receive a fractional unit in the distribution from Inergy will instead be entitled to receive from Inergy a cash payment equal to the value of such fractional unit based on the market price of the SPH common units.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
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Signatures
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.
| INERGY, L.P. | ||||||
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By: |
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INERGY GP, LLC, its General Partner | |||
| Date: August 30, 2012 |
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By: |
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/s/ Laura L. Ozenberger | ||
| Laura L. Ozenberger Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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