UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2018
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-10934 | 39-1715850 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, Texas 77056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(713) 627-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Amendment”) of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (“EEP”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by EEP on December 20, 2018 (the “Original Form 8-K”) related to Enbridge Inc.’s (“Enbridge”) acquisition of EEP. This Amendment is being filed solely to correct an error in Item 2.01 of the Original Form 8-K, and does not amend or otherwise update any other information in the Original Form 8-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 8-K.
| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The third paragraph of Item 2.01 of the Original Form 8-K is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Enbridge issued 72,256,023 Enbridge Shares in connection with the Merger. The issuance of the Enbridge Shares in connection with the Merger was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Enbridge’s registration statement on Form S-4 (Reg No. 333-227767), declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2018. The proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement contains additional information about the Merger.
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.
| ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. | |||||
| as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner | ||||||
| Date: December 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ Allen C. Capps | ||||
| Allen C. Capps Controller (Duly Authorized Officer) | ||||||