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): November 17, 2017
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-12295 | 76-0513049 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 919 Milam, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas | 77002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 860-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
As previously reported, on September 1, 2017, Genesis Energy, L.P. (“Genesis”) completed the closing of the transaction contemplated by the stock purchase agreement dated August 2, 2017 among Genesis, Tronox US Holdings, Tronox Alkali Corporation (“Alkali”) and, for the purposes set forth therein, Tronox Limited (“Tronox”). At the closing, Genesis purchased Tronox’s trona and trona-based exploring, mining, processing, producing, marketing and selling business through the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Alkali, a subsidiary of Tronox. The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 and unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 of Alkali to comply with the requirements of Rule 3-10(g) of Regulation S-X.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired
The audited consolidated financial statements of Tronox Alkali Corporation as of December 31, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the notes thereto, together with the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, with respect thereto, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated into this Item 9.01 by reference.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Tronox Alkali Corporation as of June 30, 2017 and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 and the notes thereto are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated into this Item 9.01 by reference.
(d) Exhibits
The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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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.
| GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership) | ||||||
| By: | GENESIS ENERGY, LLC, as its sole general partner | |||||
| Date: November 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert V. Deere | ||||
| Robert V. Deere | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||