UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report: July 16, 2012
Commission file number 1- 33198
TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
4th Floor
Belvedere Building
69 Pitts Bay Road
Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive office)
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Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
On July 10, 2012, Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into certain Common Unit Purchase Agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) pursuant to which it agreed to sell an aggregate 1,700,022 common units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership (the “Units”) to certain institutional investors (the “Purchasers”) in a private placement for net proceeds, excluding the proportionate capital contribution of the Partnership’s general partner, of approximately $45 million. The private placement closed on July 12, 2012.
The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement to partially finance the Partnership’s previously announced acquisition of four newbuilding shuttle tankers that are scheduled to deliver in mid-2013.
The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration statement or exemption from registration. Concurrently with the closing of the private placement, the Partnership entered into a registration rights agreement with the Purchasers providing them with certain rights relating to registration of the Units under the Securities Act.
The Purchase Agreements contain representations and warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions that are typical for private placements by public companies.
The Partnership has conducted the private placement of the Units in accordance with the Purchase Agreements and pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and certain rules and regulations promulgated under that section. Each Purchaser has represented in the applicable Purchase Agreement that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and that such Purchaser is acquiring the Units for its own account, for the account of its affiliates or for the accounts of clients for investment purposes and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Units or any part thereof. In addition, each Purchaser has agreed that it will not sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its Units except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:
| 99.1 | A copy of an announcement of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. dated July 13, 2012. |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P. | ||||||
| By: | Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., its general partner | |||||
| Date: July 16, 2012 | By: | /s/ Peter Evensen | ||||
| Peter Evensen Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||
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