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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): JANUARY 20, 1998
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
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(Exact name of Registrant specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE 1-9356 23-2432497
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employee
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
3900 HAMILTON BOULEVARD
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (610) 770-4000
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(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On January 20, 1998, Buckeye Management Company, general partner of Buckeye
Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), announced in a press release that its Board
of Directors unanimously approved a two-for-one split of the units of the
Partnership, distributable to all holders of units of record at the close of
business on January 29, 1998. Certificates for the new units will be issued on
February 12, 1998.
Buckeye Management Company also announced in its press release that it may
purchase Partnership units on the open market from time to time as an investment
for its own account.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
None.
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Signature
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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.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Buckeye Management Company,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen C. Muther
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Name: Stephen C. Muther
Title: Senior Vice President, Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: January 21, 1998
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