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 27, 2017

SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000

Not Applicable

(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:

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.  ☐

On September 27, 2017, spokespersons of SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC, the general partner of SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Company”) plan to review the information in certain presentation slides during a meeting with investors at the Company’s Convent Marine Terminal facility, located in Convent, Louisiana. A copy of the slide presentation, which has been uploaded to the Company’s website at www.suncoke.com, and which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the slide presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any other filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language included in such filing.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and/or Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, that state the Company’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect such results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company’s furnishing of the attached slide presentation is not an admission as to materiality of any information therein. The information contained in the slides is summary information intended to be considered in the context of more complete information included in the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public announcements the Company has made, and may make, from time to time by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, although it may choose to do so from time to time as management believes appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other forms of public disclosure. For important information about forward looking statements, see the slide titled “Forward Looking Statements” in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: September 27, 2017