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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): February 1, 2018


 
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Delaware
 
002-35719
 
45-5045230
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation or
 organization)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
1717 Main Street
Suite 5200
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
 
(214) 979-3720
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 1, 2018, Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership" or “SXE”) issued a press release announcing that it has established a record date of February 12, 2018 and a meeting date of March 27, 2018 for the special meeting of its unitholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 31, 2017, by and among the Partnership, American Midstream Partners, LP (“AMID”), American Midstream GP, LLC, and Cherokee Merger Sub LLC, and other related matters.
A copy of the press release announcing the record date and meeting date for the special meeting is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The information being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The information included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication and accompanying statements may contain forward-looking statements. All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding SXE’s future financial position, results, business strategy, guidance, distribution growth, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have used the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” and similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this communication. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of these assumptions could be inaccurate, and, therefore, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Additional risks include the following: the ability to obtain requisite regulatory and unitholder approval and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, the ability of AMID to successfully integrate SXE’s operations and employees and realize anticipated synergies and cost savings, actions by third parties, the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the proposed transaction on relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers, competitors and credit rating agencies, and the ability to achieve revenue and other financial growth, and volatility in the price of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids and the credit market. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors which are described in greater detail in our filings with the SEC. Please see SXE and AMID’s “Risk Factors” and other disclosures included in the Registration Statement of AMID on Form S-4 (file no. 333-222501), their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and in subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the previous statements. The forward-looking statements herein speak as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. SXE and AMID undertake no obligation to update any information contained herein or to publicly release the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or that we become aware of, after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.






Participation in the Solicitation
AMID and SXE and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding SXE’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017. Information regarding AMID’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2017. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
Press Release, dated February 1, 2018









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.

 
 
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
Southcross Energy Partners, GP, LLC
 
 
its general partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 1, 2018
By:
/s/ Kelly J. Jameson
 
 
Kelly J. Jameson
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
 
 
Secretary