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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
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Delaware 06-1437793
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(State of Incorporation or (IRS Employer Identification No.)
organization)
2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06902
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Senior Subordinated Units New York Stock Exchange
representing limited
partner interests
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-66005
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the description of the
Senior Subordinated Units representing limited partner interests appearing under
the captions "DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITS," "CASH DISTRIBUTION POLICY," "THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT" AND "CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSIDERATIONS" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-66005), including any Prospectus
filed in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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The following documents are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No. Description
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1 Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership/1/
2 Form of Senior Subordinated Unit Certificate/2/
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/1/ Incorporated by reference to Appendix C to Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-4 SEC File No. 333-66005
/2/ Filed herewith
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
(Registrant)
By: Star Gas Corporation
as General Partner
By /s/ Joseph P. Cavanaugh
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Joseph P. Cavanaugh
President
Dated: February 4, 1999
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Certificate Evidencing Senior Subordinated Units
Representing Limited Partner Interests
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
No. Senior Subordinated Units
STAR GAS, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner
of STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"),
hereby certifies that (the "Holder") is the
registered owner of Senior Subordinated Units representing limited
partner interests in the Partnership (the "Senior Subordinated Units")
transferable on the books of the Partnership, in person or by duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed and accompanied
by a properly executed application for transfer of the Senior Subordinated
Units represented by this Certificate. The rights, preferences and limitations
of the Senior Subordinated Units are set forth in, and this Certificate and the
Senior Subordinated Units represented hereby are issued and shall in all
respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time (the "Partnership Agreement").
Copies of the Partnership Agreement are on file at, and will be furnished
without charge on delivery of written request to the Partnership at, the
principal office of the Partnership located at 2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford,
Connecticut 06912-0011. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meaning given them in the Partnership Agreement.
The Holder, by accepting this Certificate, is deemed to have (i) requested
admission as, and agreed to become, a Limited Partner and to have agreed to
comply with and be bound by and to have executed the Partnership Agreement,
(ii) represented and warranted that the Holder has all right, power and
authority and, if an individual, the capacity necessary to enter into the
Partnership Agreement, (iii) granted the powers of attorney provided for in the
Partnership Agreement and (iv) made the waivers and given the consents and
approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement.
This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose unless it has been
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
Dated: Star Gas, LLC.,
as General Partner
Countersigned and Registered by:
By: ____________________________
President
_________________________________ By: ____________________________
as Transfer Agent and Registrar Secretary
By: ____________________________
Authorized Signature
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[Reverse of Certificate]
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
Certificate, shall be construed as follows according to applicable laws or
regulations:
TEN COM- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-
TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties Custodian
JT TEN- as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor)
survivorship and not as
tenants in common under Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act
State
Additional abbreviations, though not in the above list, may also be used.
ASSIGNMENT OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED UNITS
IN
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
DUE TO TAX SHELTER STATUS OF STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
You have acquired an interest in Star Gas Partners, L.P. 2187 Atlantic
Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06912-0011, whose taxpayer identification number
is 06-1437793. The Internal Revenue Service has issued Star Gas Partners, L.P.
the following tax shelter registration number:
YOU MUST REPORT THIS REGISTRATION NUMBER TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IF
YOU CLAIM ANY DEDUCTION, LOSS, CREDIT, OR OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY
INCOME BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN Star Gas PARTNERS, L.P.
You must report the registration number as well as the name and taxpayer
identification number of Star Gas Partners, L.P. on Form 8271. FORM 8271 MUST
BE ATTACHED TO THE RETURN ON WHICH YOU CLAIM THE DEDUCTION, LOSS, CREDIT, OR
OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY INCOME BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN STAR GAS
PARTNERS, L.P.
If you transfer your interest in Star Gas Partners, L.P. to another person,
you are required by the Internal Revenue Service to keep a list containing (a)
that person's name, address and taxpayer identification number, (b) the date on
which you transferred the interest and (c) the name, address and tax shelter
registration number of Star Gas Partners, L.P. If you do not want to keep such
a list you must (1) send the information specified above to the Partnership,
which will keep the list for this tax shelter, and (2) give a copy of this
notice to the person to whom you transfer your interest. Your failure to comply
with any of the above-described responsibilities could result in the imposition
of a penalty under Section 6707(b) or 6708(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended unless such failure is shown to be due to reasonable cause.
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ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THIS INVESTMENT OR
THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, EXAMINED OR APPROVED BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby assigns, conveys, sells and
transfers unto
_________________________________ _________________________________
(Please print or typewrite nameand (Please insert Social Security or
address of Assignee) other identifying number of
Assignee)
Senior Subordinated Units representing limited partner interests
evidenced by this Certificate, subject to the Partnership Agreement, and does
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint as its attorney-in-fact
with full power of substitution to transfer the same on the books of Star Gas
Partners, L.P.
Date: __________________________ NOTE: The signature to any
endorsement hereon must correspond
with the name as written upon the
face of this Certificate in every
particular, without alteration,
enlargement or change.
SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A
MEMBER FIRM OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS,
INC. OR BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR
TRUST COMPANY.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED _________________________________
(Signature)
_________________________________
(Signature)
No transfer of the Senior Subordinated Units evidenced hereby will be
registered on the books of the Partnership, unless the Certificate evidencing
the Senior Subordinated Units to be transferred is surrendered for registration
or transfer and an Application for Transfer of Senior Subordinated Units has
been executed by a transferee either (a) on the form set forth below or (b) on
a separate application that the Partnership will furnish on request without
charge. A transferor of the Senior Subordinated Units shall have no duty to the
transferee with respect to execution of the transfer application in order for
such transferee to obtain registration of the transfer of the Senior
Subordinate Units.
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