Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 13 2016 - 4:16PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 13, 2016 (October 12, 2016)
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-34831
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20-2485124
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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One Williams Center,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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74172-0172
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (918) 573-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
In connection with the recently completed sale by The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams) and Williams Partners L.P. (the
Partnership) of their Canadian businesses to Inter Pipeline Ltd., Williams agreed to waive $150 million USD of incentive distribution rights in the quarter following closing to facilitate the Partnerships consent to the sale in
recognition of the value of inter-company contracts. On October 12, 2016, WPZ GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, adopted Amendment No. 7 (Amendment No. 7) to the Partnerships First Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership to implement the waiver described above. Such waiver will be effective for the distribution with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2016.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 7 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of Amendment No. 7 filed as
Exhibit 3 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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3
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Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P., dated October 12, 2016.
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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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WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
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By:
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WPZ GP LLC,
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its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr.
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Robert E. Riley, Jr.
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Assistant Secretary
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DATED: October 13, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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3
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Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P., dated October 12, 2016.
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