Form 8-K

 

 

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: October 28, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2008

SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-31219   23-3096839

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  (Commission file number)  

(IRS employer identification

number)

 

1735 Market Street, Suite LL, Philadelphia, PA   19103-7583
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(215) 977-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 27, 2008, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2008. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 27, 2008, the Partnership issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter 2008. Additional information concerning the Partnership’s third quarter earnings was presented in a slide presentation to investors during a teleconference on October 28, 2008. A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report, being furnished pursuant to Items 2.02, 7.01, and 9.01 related thereto, of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit

99.1    Press release dated October 27, 2008 announcing financial results for third quarter 2008.
99.2    Slide presentation given October 28, 2008 during investor teleconference.

Forward-Looking Statement

Statements contained in the exhibits to this report that state the Partnership’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements. The Partnership’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP.
By:  

Sunoco Partners LLC,

its General Partner

  By:   /s/ NEAL E. MURPHY
   

Neal E. Murphy

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

October 28, 2008

Philadelphia, PA


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit

99.1    Press release dated October 27, 2008 announcing financial results for third quarter 2008.
99.2    Slide presentation given October 28, 2008 during investor teleconference.