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 October 26, 2009
(DATE
OF EARLIEST EVENT
REPORTED) October
22, 2009
BOARDWALK
PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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01-32665
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20-3265614
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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9
Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800
Houston,
Texas 77046
(Address
of principal executive office)
(866) 99-2122
(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:
[ ] Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 9e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.9e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 26, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release providing information on
its results of operations for the third quarter 2009. The press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
The
information under Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report are being
furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 2.02 and in
Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On October 22, 2009, Mr. Kenneth Siegel
was appointed to the board of directors of Boardwalk GP, LLC, the general
partner of Boardwalk GP, LP, which is the general partner of the
registrant. Boardwalk GP, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of Loews Corporation. Mr. Siegel, age 52, is a Senior Vice President of Loews
Corporation..
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners,
LP News Release, issued October 26, 2009, providing information on results
of operations for the third quarter
2009.
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
BOARDWALK
PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
By: BOARDWALK
GP, LP,
its
general partner
By: BOARDWALK
GP, LLC,
its
general partner
By: /s/ Jamie L.
Buskill
Jamie L. Buskill
Dated:
October 26, 2009