form8k.htm
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): July 13, 2011
BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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001-33503
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20-8536826
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(State of incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. employer identification number)
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Two Warren Place
6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 500
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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74136
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 237-4000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On July 13, 2011, Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced that a special meeting of its unitholders will be held on September 14, 2011 for unitholders of record as of the close of business on July 25, 2011 to vote on the previously announced amendments to its partnership agreement and long-term incentive plan.
The special meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. CDT and will take place at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel located at 10 North Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Important additional information regarding the proposed transactions will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
In connection with the proposed transactions, the Partnership has filed a preliminary proxy statement and will file a definitive proxy statement and other documents with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of the definitive proxy statement and other documents that the Partnership files with the SEC (when they are available) free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents may also be obtained (when available) free of charge on the Partnership’s web site at www.bkep.com or by directing a request to Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P., Two Warren Place, 6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136, Attention: Investor Relations.
The Partnership, the Partnership’s general partner and its directors, executive officers and other members of its management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the unitholders of the Partnership in connection with the proposed transactions. Information regarding the special interests of persons who may be deemed to be such participants in the proposed transactions will be included in the definitive proxy statement when it becomes available. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Partnership’s general partner is also included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and subsequent statements of changes in beneficial ownership on file with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations at Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. as described above.
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements. Statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts (including, without limitation, any statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance or assumptions related thereto) are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, uncertainties relating to the approval of the proposed transactions, the impact of the refinancing of the Partnership’s debt and recapitalization of its partnership interests upon the price of its common units, the Partnership’s future cash flows and operations, pending legal proceedings, future market conditions, current and future governmental regulation, future taxation and other factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings with the SEC. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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EXHIBIT NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
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99.1
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Press release dated July 13, 2011
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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.
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BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Blueknight Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C.
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its General Partner
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Date: July 13, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Alex G. Stallings
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Alex G. Stallings
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
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99.1
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Press release dated July 13, 2011.
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