Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): December 19, 2017

VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-36232	90-1006559
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Valero Way San Antonio, Texas		78249
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 345-2000

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Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 19, 2017, Valero Energy Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Valero Energy Partners LP (the “Partnership”), adopted Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the “Amendment”) to implement certain changes to the Internal Revenue Code enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 relating to partnership audit and adjustment procedures. The Amendment is effective as of December 19, 2017.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.01 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

3.01		Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Valero Energy Partners LP, dated as of December 19, 2017

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
	(Registrant)

	By:	Valero Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner
		Valero Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner

Date: December 19, 2017	By:	/s/ J. Stephen Gilbert
		J. Stephen Gilbert
		Vice President and Secretary