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): September 14, 2017

 

ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 953-9500

 

 

(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)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company               o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 

Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 14, 2017, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by the Partnership of 400,000 of its 6.000% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Series C Preferred Units”), at a price to the public of $1,000 per unit.

 

The Offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216570), which became effective automatically upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2017.  The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on September 21, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

In the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01.                                        Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 14, 2017, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Series C Preferred Units to be issued and sold pursuant to the Offering.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

 

EXHIBIT NUMBER				DESCRIPTION
1.1		—		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2017, by and between EnLink Midstream Partners, LP and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein.
99.1		—		Press release dated September 14, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

		ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
		By:	EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, its General Partner
Date: September 18, 2017		By:	/s/ Michael J. Garberding
			Michael J. Garberding
			President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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