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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) June 15, 2011

 

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

001-31239

(Commission File Number)

 

27-0005456

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600, Denver CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-925-9200

 

Not Applicable.

(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):

 

o            Written Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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ITEM 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Credit Agreement

 

The description of the Joinder Agreement described below under Item 2.03 is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.  A copy of the Joinder Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 2.03.  Creation of Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On June 15, 2011, MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Citibank, N.A. (“Additional Member”) executed a joinder agreement (“Joinder Agreement”) relating to the Partnership’s revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) entered into on July 1, 2010, to include the Additional Member in the bank group and to exercise a portion of the accordion feature under the Facility, thereby increasing the borrowing capacity of the Facility to $745 million.

 

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)         Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

10.1

 

Joinder Agreement dated as of June 15, 2011 among MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, individually and as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender and Citibank, N.A.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C.,

 

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

Date: June 17, 2011

 

By:

/s/ NANCY K. BUESE

 

 

 

Nancy K. Buese

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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