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): June 18, 2014 (June 12, 2014)

 

 

REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35262   16-1731691
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

2001 Bryan Street, Suite 3700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(214) 750-1771

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On June 12, 2014, Regency Energy Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a guaranty (the “Guaranty”) in favor of Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC (“MEP”), an entity in which the Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiary, Regency Midcontinent Express LLC (“Regency Midcontinent”), owns a 50% membership interest. Under the Guaranty, the Partnership has agreed to guarantee the prompt payment by Regency Midcontinent of its proportionate $175 million capital contribution to MEP. The Partnership’s obligation under the Guaranty will not exceed $176 million.

The foregoing description of the Guaranty does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Guaranty, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number    Description of the Exhibit
10.1*    Guaranty, dated June 12, 2014, by Regency Energy Partners LP in favor of Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC

 

* Filed herewith


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.

 

    Regency Energy Partners LP
    By:   Regency GP LP, its general partner
    By:   Regency GP LLC, its general partner
Date: June 18, 2014     By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Long

      Thomas E. Long
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number    Description of the Exhibit
10.1*    Guaranty, dated June 12, 2014, by Regency Energy Partners LP in favor of Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC

 

* Filed herewith