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):
February 7, 2017
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33556 | 41-2232463 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas |
77056 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 713-627-5400
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 7, 2017, the Board of Directors of our General Partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.68875 per unit, an increase of 1.25 cents over the previous level of $0.67625 per unit. The cash distribution is payable on February 28, 2017, to unitholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2017. This quarterly cash distribution equates to $2.755 per unit on an annual basis. A copy of the press release announcing the declaration of our quarterly cash distribution is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The description in Item 2.02 above of the declaration of our quarterly cash distribution is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, announcing the declaration of quarterly cash distribution. | |
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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.
| SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | ||
| By: | Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP, its general partner | |
| By: | Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, its general partner | |
| /s/ Gregory L. Ebel | ||
| Gregory L. Ebel | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: February 7, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, announcing the declaration of quarterly cash distribution. | |
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