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): October 7, 2013
Tallgrass
Energy Partners, LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-35917 |
46-1972941 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
(Commission File |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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6640 W. 143rd Street, Suite 200 |
66223 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(913) 928-6060
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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Board of Directors of Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC (the “Board”), the general partner of Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), declared a cash distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 of $0.2975 per common unit, or $1.19 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on November 13, 2013, to unitholders of record on November 1, 2013. A copy of the press release dated October 7, 2013 announcing the cash distribution is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated October 7, 2013 issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
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.
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TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LP |
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By: |
Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC |
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its general partner |
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| Date: | October 7, 2013 | By: |
/s/ David G. Dehaemers, Jr. |
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David G. Dehaemers, Jr. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Document Description |
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Press release dated October 7, 2013 issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP |
Exhibit 99.1
Tallgrass Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Distribution
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 7, 2013--Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) (“Tallgrass” or the “Partnership”) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution to partners of $0.2975 per common unit for the third quarter of 2013, or $1.19 on an annualized basis. This represents an increase of 3.5% over the minimum quarterly distribution. The quarterly distribution will be paid on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Friday, November 1, 2013.
About Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) is a publicly traded, growth-oriented limited partnership formed to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets in North America. We currently provide natural gas transportation and storage services for customers in the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions of the United States through our Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission system and provide processing services for customers in Wyoming through our Casper and Douglas natural gas processing and West Frenchie Draw natural gas treating facilities. We are well-positioned to capture growing natural gas volumes produced in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Niobrara and Mississippi Lime shale formations.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.tallgrassenergy.com.
CONTACT:
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
Investor Relations
Nate
Lien, 913-928-6012
investor.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com