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): July 26, 2007
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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23-2432497 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File |
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Identification No.) |
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Five TEK Park |
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9999 Hamilton Blvd. |
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 904-4000
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Effective as of July 27, 2007, Mr. Joseph A. LaSala, Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors of Buckeye GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., and from the Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. LaSala’s resignation was tendered coincident with his appointment to the Board of Directors of MainLine Management LLC, the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. (NYSE: BGH), which is the parent of the General Partner.
SIGNATURE
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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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. |
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Buckeye GP LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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STEPHEN C. MUTHER |
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Stephen C. Muther |
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Executive Vice President, Administration, |
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and Legal Affairs |
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Dated: July 27, 2007