0001104659-13-033561.txt : 20130426 0001104659-13-033561.hdr.sgml : 20130426 20130426160202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-13-033561 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130425 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130426 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166036 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 270005456 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31239 FILM NUMBER: 13787365 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET STREET 2: TOWER 1, SUITE 1600 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-925-9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET STREET 2: TOWER 1, SUITE 1600 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 8-K 1 a13-10948_18k.htm 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 25, 2013

 

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

001-31239

(Commission File Number)

 

27-0005456

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600, Denver CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-925-9200

 

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):

 

o            Written Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-Commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-Commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

 

On April 25, 2013, the Board of Directors of the General Partner of the Partnership declared a cash distribution of $0.83 per common unit for the first quarter of 2013, for an implied annual rate of $3.32 per common unit.  The first quarter 2013 distribution is payable May 15, 2013, to unitholders of record on May 7, 2013.  The ex-dividend date is May 3, 2013.  On April 25, 2013, the Partnership issued a press release relating to the first quarter distribution.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Cautionary Statements

 

This filing includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary significantly from those expressed or implied in such statements and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. 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 the periodic reports we file with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors.” We do not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

 

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)         Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated April 25, 2013, announcing increased quarterly cash distribution.

 

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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 ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C.,

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

Date: April 26, 2013

By:

/s/ NANCY K. BUESE

 

 

Nancy K. Buese

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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 EX-99.1 2 a13-10948_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

GRAPHIC

 

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Contact:

Frank Semple, Chairman, President & CEO

1515 Arapahoe Street

 

Nancy Buese, Senior VP & CFO

Tower 1, Suite 1600

 

Josh Hallenbeck, VP of Finance & Treasurer

Denver, Colorado 80202

Phone:

(866) 858-0482

 

E-mail:

investorrelations@markwest.com

 

MarkWest Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution

 

DENVER—April 25, 2013—MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) today announced that the Board of Directors of the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., declared a cash distribution of $0.83 per common unit for the first quarter of 2013, for an implied annual rate of $3.32 per common unit. The first quarter 2013 distribution represents an increase of $0.04 per common unit, or 5.1 percent, compared to the first quarter 2012 distribution and an increase of $0.01 per common unit, or 1.2 percent, compared to the fourth quarter 2012 distribution.

 

The first quarter 2013 distribution is payable May 15, 2013, to unitholders of record on May 7, 2013.  The ex-dividend date is May 3, 2013.

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. is a master limited partnership engaged in the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas; the gathering, transportation, fractionation, storage and marketing of natural gas liquids; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil.  MarkWest has a leading presence in many unconventional gas plays including the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Huron/Berea Shale, Haynesville Shale, Woodford Shale and Granite Wash formation.

 

This press release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of MarkWest’s distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business.  Accordingly, MarkWest’s distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.”  All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary significantly from those expressed or implied in such statements and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Although MarkWest believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, MarkWest can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect operations, financial performance, and other factors as discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially are those risks discussed in the periodic reports filed with the SEC, including MarkWest’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors.”  MarkWest does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

Source: MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

 


 

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Frank Semple, Chairman, President & CEO

Nancy Buese, Senior VP & CFO

Josh Hallenbeck, VP of Finance & Treasurer

866-858-0482

investorrelations@markwest.com

 

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