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 5, 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 September 30, 2015 of $0.60 per common unit, or $2.40 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on November 13, 2015, to unitholders of record on October 30, 2015. A copy of the press release dated October 5, 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 October 5, 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: | October 5, 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 October 5, 2015 issued by Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP |
Exhibit 99.1
Tallgrass Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Distribution for Ninth Consecutive Quarter; Tallgrass Energy GP Declares First Quarterly Distribution Increase
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 5, 2015--Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP (NYSE: TEGP) today announced their quarterly distributions for the third quarter of 2015. The distributions will be paid on Friday, November 13, 2015, to unitholders and shareholders of record as of the close of business on Friday, October 30, 2015.
TEP
The board of directors of TEP’s general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.60 per common unit for the third quarter of 2015, or $2.40 on an annualized basis. This represents a 46.3 percent increase from the third quarter of 2014 and a 3.4 percent sequential increase from the second quarter 2015 distribution of $0.58. It is TEP’s ninth consecutive increase since its IPO in May 2013. In addition, this represents a 23.7 percent increase for the year 2015.
TEGP
The board of directors of TEGP’s general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.144 per Class A share for the third quarter of 2015, or $0.576 on an annualized basis. This represents an 8.3 percent sequential increase from the pro forma full-quarter, non-prorated second quarter 2015 distribution of $0.133.
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. TEP currently provides natural gas transportation and storage services for customers in the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions of the United States through its Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission and Trailblazer Pipeline systems. It provides crude oil transportation to customers in Wyoming, Colorado and the surrounding regions through its membership interest in Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline. TEP also provides services for customers in Wyoming through Tallgrass Midstream at its Casper and Douglas natural gas processing and its West Frenchie Draw natural gas treating facilities and provides water business services to customers in Colorado and Texas through BNN Water Solutions. TEP’s 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.
About Tallgrass Energy GP, LP
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP (NYSE: TEGP) is a Delaware limited partnership that has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. TEGP owns a controlling membership interest in Tallgrass Equity, LLC through its role as the sole managing member. Tallgrass Equity, LLC owns, both directly and through its ownership of the general partner of TEP, all of TEP's incentive distribution rights, 100 percent of the general partner interest in TEP and 20,000,000 TEP Common Units.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.tallgrassenergy.com.
CONTACT:
Tallgrass Energy Partners
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