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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 10, 2015 |
Williams Partners L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-34831 | 20-2485124 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172-0172 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (918) 573-2000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 10, 2015, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") acquired an additional 13.03 percent limited liability company interest in Utica East Ohio Midstream LLC ("UEO") from a subsidiary of EV Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Acquisition"). Prior to the Acquisition, the Partnership owned a 49 percent limited liability company interest in UEO.
In connection with the Acquisition, WPZ GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"), agreed to temporarily waive distributions from the Partnership on the General Partner’s incentive distribution rights ("IDRs") in an amount equal to $2,403,000 per quarter commencing with the distribution with respect to the quarter beginning April 1, 2015 through the distribution with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2017. To implement the waivers described above, the General Partner adopted Amendment No. 5 ("Amendment No. 5") to the Partnership's First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 5 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of Amendment No. 5 filed as Exhibit 3 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Amendment No. 5 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P., dated June 10, 2015.
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.
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
By: WPZ GP LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ William H. Gault
William H. Gault
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Dated: June 12, 2015
Exhibit Index
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Amendment No. 5 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P. dated June 10, 2015. |