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 (October 3, 2013)
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-16335
| DE | 73-1599053 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK 74172
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(918) 574-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 3, 2013, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, each acting on behalf of itself and collectively as the representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by the Partnership of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnership’s 5.15% Senior Notes due 2043 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued at 99.560% of the face value amount and the Partnership agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters at a purchase price of 98.685% of the principal amount thereof. The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus supplement dated October 3, 2013, as filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). The offer and sale of the Notes is registered with the Commission pursuant to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183013) that was filed with the Commission on August 2, 2012. Subject to customary conditions to closing, the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement will be consummated on or about October 10, 2013.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Partnership, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Partnership and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates perform various financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking services from time to time for the Partnership and its affiliates, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expense reimbursement. Additionally, certain of the Underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with the Partnership.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of October 3, 2013 among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
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.
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | ||||
| By: Magellan GP, LLC, its general partner | ||||
| Date: October 7, 2013 | By: | /s/ Suzanne H. Costin | ||
| Suzanne H. Costin | ||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of October 3, 2013 among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |