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): September 14, 2007
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)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 12, 2007, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned affiliate, Sunoco Pipeline L.P., will commence an Open Season to solicit firm commitments from prospective shippers on a new crude oil pipeline, to be constructed from the Company’s Nederland, Texas Terminal to refining centers in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report, being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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
| 99.1. | Press release dated September 12, 2007. |
Safe Harbor 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. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect such results include those mentioned in the exhibits to this report, and in 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 L.P. | ||||
| By: | Sunoco Partners LLC, its General Partner | |||
| By: | /s/ DANIEL D. LEWIS | |||
| Daniel D. Lewis Comptroller | ||||
September 14, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Press Release dated September 12, 2007 |