Boardwalk Pipelines LP Form 8-K
         

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                             April 5, 2007
 
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)     April 2, 2007



BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
01-32665
20-3265614
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


 

 
3800 Frederica Street
 
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
 
(Address of principal executive office)
 

 

 
(270) 926-8686
 
(Registrant’s 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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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 2, 2007, the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) among the Registrant, as Guarantor, Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, as Borrowers, and the agent and lender parties identified therein. Among other things, the Amendment increases the size of the unsecured revolving credit facility from $400 million to $700 million, a $300 million increase. In addition, the Amendment extends the maturity date of the facility from June 29, 2011, to June 29, 2012. All other previously disclosed significant terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement remain in effect. A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
See description of the Amendment provided under Item 1.01 above.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits:
 
     
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
10.1
  
 
Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 2, 2007, among the Registrant, Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, as Borrowers, and the agent and lender parties identified therein.

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 

BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
 

By: BOARDWALK GP, LP,
its general partner
         
By: BOARDWALK GP, LLC,
its general partner

By: /s/ Jamie L. Buskill    
Jamie L. Buskill
Chief Financial Officer


Dated: April 5, 2007 


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No. Description

10.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 2, 2007, among the Registrant, Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, as Borrowers, and the agent and lender parties identified therein.