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 11, 2012
NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35172 |
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27-3427920 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
6120 South Yale Avenue
Suite 805
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(918) 481-1119
(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 3.01. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 11, 2012, NGL Energy Holdings LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of NGL Energy Partners LP (the “Partnership”), amended the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (as previously amended, the “Partnership Agreement”), dated as of May 10, 2011, by entering into the Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement (the “Amendment”). As agreed to in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 18, 2012, by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, HSELP LLC, High Sierra Energy, LP and High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (the “Merger Agreement”), the Amendment provides for (i) the waiver of distributions for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 on the common units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership (the “Common Units”) issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (ii) the payment of one-third of the distribution for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 on the Common Units issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of NGL Energy Partners LP, dated July 11, 2012. |
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.
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Date: July 17, 2012 |
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/s/ Craig S. Jones |
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Craig S. Jones |