UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 1-9356
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
One Greenway
Plaza
Suite 600
Telephone: (832) 615-8600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
4.875% Notes due February 1, 2021
4.150% Notes due July 1, 2023
4.350% Notes due October 15, 2024
3.950% Notes due December 1, 2026
4.125% Notes due December 1, 2027
6.750% Notes due August 15, 2033
5.850% Notes due November 15, 2043
5.600% Notes due October 15, 2044
6.375% Junior Notes due January 22, 2078
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
(Titles of all
other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an
X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
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Rule 12g-4(a)(1)
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Rule 12g-4(a)(2)
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Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)
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Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)
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Rule 15d-6
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Rule 15d-22(b)
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Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
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4.875% Notes due February 1, 2021
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70
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4.150% Notes due July 1, 2023
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65
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4.350% Notes due October 15, 2024
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64
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3.950% Notes due December 1, 2026
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69
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4.125% Notes due December 1, 2027
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67
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6.750% Notes due August 15, 2033
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27
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5.850% Notes due November 15, 2043
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57
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5.600% Notes due October 15, 2044
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55
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6.375% Junior Notes due January 22, 2078
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51
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has caused this
certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Buckeye GP LLC, its General Partner
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Date: February 28, 2020
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/s/ Todd J. Russo
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Name:
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Todd J. Russo
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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