UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 22, 2010 (November 16, 2010)
Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-32963
(Commission File
Number)
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11-3776228
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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One Greenway Plaza
Suite 600 |
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Houston, TX
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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77046
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 615-8600
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Introductory Note
As previously disclosed, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), Buckeye GP LLC, the
Partnership’s general partner (the “Partnership GP”), Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. (“Holdings”),
MainLine Management LLC, Holdings’ general partner (“Holdings GP”), and Grand Ohio, LLC
(“MergerCo”) entered into a First Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
August 18, 2010 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”). On November 19, 2010, the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement closed, MergerCo merged with and into Holdings (the “Merger”),
the separate existence of MergerCo ceased and Holdings survived as a Delaware limited partnership
and as a subsidiary of the Partnership. In connection with the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Partnership and Holdings GP
entered into a Second Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Holdings, dated as of November 19, 2010 (the “Holdings Agreement”), and the
Partnership entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership, dated as of November 19, 2010 (the “Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”).
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TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT. |
Fifth Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement
On November 19, 2010, the Fifth Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement (the
“Incentive Compensation Agreement”), dated as of August 9, 2006, between the Partnership and the
Partnership GP, was terminated upon the effectiveness of
into the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete description of the Incentive Compensation
Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Incentive Compensation Agreement,
which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 14, 2006
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Management Agreement
On November 19, 2010, the Amended and Restated Management Agreement (the “Management
Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2004, between the Partnership GP and Holdings GP (as assignee
of MainLine Sub LLC), was terminated in connection with the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete description of the Management Agreement and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Management Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.9
to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2004 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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NOTICE OF DELISTING OR FAILURE TO SATISFY A CONTINUED LISTING RULE OR STANDARD; TRANSFER
OF LISTING. |
In connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
trading of the Holdings common units on the New York Stock Exchange was suspended effective before
the open of the market on November 22, 2010.
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DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. |
Effective
as of November 19, 2010, John F. Erhard, Frank J. Loverro, Joseph A. LaSala, Martin
A. White and Frank S. Sowinski each resigned as members of the board of directors of Holdings GP in
connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The
resignations of Messrs. Erhard, Loverro, LaSala, White and Sowinski were not the result of any
disagreement with Holdings or Holdings GP on any matter relating to either entity’s operations,
policies or practices.
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AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR. |
On
November 19, 2010, Holdings entered into the Holdings Agreement in connection with the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in order to facilitate the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, provide for the nomination, election and
appointment of the members of the board of directors of the Partnership GP in accordance with the
Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement, obtain the Partnership’s guarantee of Holdings’
indemnification obligations pursuant to the Holdings Agreement and limit the ability of Holdings
GP to cause Holdings to take any actions not specified in the Holdings Agreement without the
consent of the Partnership.
The disclosure contained in this Item 5.03 does not purport to be a complete description of
the Holdings Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Holdings Agreement,
which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
A special meeting of Holdings’ unitholders was held on November 16, 2010 at which one matter
was voted upon and approved by Holdings’ unitholders. The matter voted upon was the approval of
the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. With respect to the
matter voted upon, 23,547,501 of Holdings’ units voted “For,” 238,825
of Holdings’ units voted “Against” and 8,179 of Holdings’
units abstained. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the matter.