8-K

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) April 27, 2006

MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-14841	84-1352233
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112-5000

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-290-8700

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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Item 8.01.      Other Events

On April 27, 2006, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. “MarkWest,” issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a stock dividend of one share of MarkWest’s common stock for each ten shares of common stock held by MarkWest’s common stockholders. The stock dividend is to be paid on May 23, 2006, to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 11, 2006. The ex-dividend date is May 9, 2006. The Company does not intend to issue fractional shares, and each stockholder will be paid in cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, based upon the last sale price on the record date. The broker “cut-off” date is May 18, 2006.

MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share of its common stock. MarkWest’s Board has declared that the dividend is to be paid on June 5, 2006, to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2006. The ex-dividend date is May 24, 2006.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statement and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits.

                             Exhibit No.                                               Description of Exhibit

99.1Press release dated April 27, 2006, announcing first quarter dividend

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SIGNATURE

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 28, 2006	By:	/s/ JAMES G. IVEY
		James G. Ivey
		Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

99.1< font style="font-style:normal;">Press release dated April 27, 2006, announcing first quarter dividend

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.	Contact:	Frank Semple, President & CEO
155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200		Jim Ivey, CFO
Englewood, CO 80112-5000		Andy Schroeder, VP and Treasurer
(800) 730-8388	Phone:	(303) 290-8700
(303) 290-8700	E-mail:	investorrelations@markwest.com
(303) 290-8769 Fax	Website:	www.markwest.com

MARKWEST HYDROCARBON DECLARES A QUARTERLY
CASH DIVIDEND OF $ 0.175 PER SHARE

DENVER—April 27, 2006 — MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX: MWP), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a stock dividend of one share of MarkWest’s common stock for each ten shares of common stock held by MarkWest’s common stockholders. The stock dividend is to be paid on May 23, 2006, to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 11, 2006. The ex-dividend date is May 9, 2006. The Company does not intend to issue fractional shares, and each stockholder will be paid in cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, based upon the last sale price on the record date. The broker “cut-off” date is May 18, 2006.

MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share of its common stock for an implied annual rate of $0.70 per share. This quarterly cash dividend represents an increase of $0.05 per share over the previous quarter’s dividend. MarkWest’s Board has declared that the dividend is to be paid on June 5, 2006, to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2006. The ex-dividend date is May 24, 2006.

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MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX: MWP) controls and operates MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (AMEX: MWE), a publicly-traded limited partnership engaged in the gathering, processing and transmission of natural gas; the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. We also market natural gas and NGLs.

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect our operations, financial performance and other factors as discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially are those risks discussed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and our Forms 10-Q, as filed with the SEC.