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| EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - QR Energy, LP | d643101dex31.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - QR Energy, LP | d643101dex991.htm |
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): December 12, 2013
QR Energy, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35010 | 90-0613069 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5 Houston Center
1401 McKinney Street, Suite 2400
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(713) 452-2200
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 12, 2013, QRE GP, LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of QR Energy, LP (the “Partnership”), amended the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of the Partnership by executing Amendment No. 2 thereto (“Amendment No. 2”), to modify the timing of distributions of Available Cash (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) to allow for monthly installments at the discretion of the General Partner. Prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 2, the Partnership Agreement required that Available Cash be distributed within 45 days following the end of each quarter. The Partnership intends to change its distribution payment policy from a quarterly payment schedule to a monthly payment schedule beginning with distributions relating to the fourth quarter of 2013. The payment of monthly distributions is expected to commence in January 2014.
The foregoing description is a summary of Amendment No. 2, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 2, a copy of which is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 3, 2013, the Partnership issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the General Partner had approved converting its quarterly distribution policy to a monthly distribution policy commencing in January 2014. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of QR Energy, LP, dated as of December 12, 2013. | |
| 99.1 | QR Energy, LP press release dated December 3, 2013. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| QR Energy, LP | ||
| By: | QRE GP, LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Roden | |
| Name: Gregory S. Roden | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President & General Counsel | ||
Dated: December 17, 2013
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
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| 3.1 | Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of QR Energy, LP, dated as of December 12, 2013. | |
| 99.1 | QR Energy, LP press release dated December 3, 2013. | |