SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 30, 2017
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MPLX LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35714 | 27-0005456 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
200 E. Hardin Street Findlay, Ohio | 45840 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(419) 421-2414
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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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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 ¨ |
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. ¨ |
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
In connection with the issuance by MPLX LP (“MPLX”) of 69,159 common units upon the vesting of phantom units under the MPLX LP 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan and 8,511,405 common units under MPLX’s at-the-market equity offering program, MPLX GP LLC purchased an aggregate of 175,113 general partner units for a total of $5,928,325.51 in cash during the three months ended June 30, 2017, to maintain its two percent general partner interest in MPLX. The general partner units were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
MPLX LP | |||
By: | MPLX GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
Date: July 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ Molly R. Benson | |
Name: Molly R. Benson | |||
Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |||