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): September 1, 2017
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-33556 | 41-2232463 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5400 Westheimer Court,
Houston, Texas 77056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(713) 627-5400
(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 September 1, 2017, Spectra Energy Partners, LP entered into Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Extension Agreement (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2013 (as previously amended, the “Credit Agreement,” as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with the lenders and issuing banks named in the Credit Agreement and Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent. Among other things, the Amendment extends the termination date of the revolving credit facility to August 3, 2022.
Certain of the lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement 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.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Amendment, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
| SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP, | |
| its general partner | ||
| By: | Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, | |
|
its general partner | ||
| Date: September 7, 2017 | By: | /s/ STEPHEN J. NEYLAND |
| Stephen J. Neyland | ||
| Vice President - Finance | ||
| (Duly Authorized Officer) |
Index of Exhibits