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 14, 2015
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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4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 350 |
66211 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(913) 928-6060
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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 March 31, 2015 of $0.52 per common unit, or $2.08 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on May 14, 2015, to unitholders of record on April 24, 2015. A copy of the press release dated April 14, 2015 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 April 14, 2015 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: | April 14, 2015 | 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 April 14, 2015 issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP |
Exhibit 99.1
Tallgrass Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Distribution for Seventh Consecutive Quarter to $0.52, a 60 Percent Increase from One Year Earlier
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2015--Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution to partners of $0.52 per common unit for the first quarter of 2015, or $2.08 on an annualized basis. This represents a 60 percent increase from the first quarter of 2014 and a 7.2 percent sequential increase from the fourth quarter 2014 distribution of $0.485. It is TEP’s seventh consecutive increase since its IPO in May 2013.
The increase is consistent with TEP’s plan to recommend to the Board of Directors of its general partner increases in its first and second quarter 2015 distributions that will aggregate to at least 15 percent over the fourth quarter 2014 distribution of $0.485. TEP acquired an additional 33.3 percent interest in the Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline effective March 1, 2015.
The quarterly distribution will be paid on Thursday, May 14, 2015, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Friday, April 24, 2015.
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 and Trailblazer Pipeline systems. We provide crude oil transportation to customers in Wyoming and the surrounding region, servicing the Bakken oil production area of North Dakota and eastern Montana through our membership interest in Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline. We also provide services for customers in Wyoming through Tallgrass Midstream at our Casper and Douglas natural gas processing and our West Frenchie Draw natural gas treating facilities and we provide water business services to customers in Colorado and Texas through BNN Water Solutions. Our operations are strategically located in and provide services to certain key United States hydrocarbon basins, including the Denver-Julesburg, Powder River, Wind River, Permian and Hugoton-Anadarko Basins and the Niobrara, Mississippi Lime, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale formations.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.tallgrassenergy.com.
CONTACT:
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
Investor and Financial
Inquiries
Nate Lien, 913-928-6012
investor.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com
or
Media
and Trade Inquiries
Phyllis Hammond, 913-928-6014
media.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com