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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): January 15, 2008
Commission File No. 001-10403
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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76-0291058
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(713) 381-3636
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant.
On January 15, 2008, TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) borrowed $240 million under its
$1 billion Term Credit Agreement (the Term Credit Agreement) with SunTrust Bank, as the
Administrative Agent, and the banks and financial institutions party thereto. Approximately $180
million of the borrowings were used to pay in full the outstanding principal and interest due upon
the maturity of the 6.45% senior notes of the Partnerships operating subsidiary, TE Products
Pipeline Company, LLC (TEP). The remaining $60 million in borrowings were used to temporarily pay
down amounts outstanding under the Partnerships revolving credit facility and for other
Partnership purposes. The Partnership anticipates that it will draw an additional $115 million
under the Term Credit Agreement during January 2008 to fund a portion of the redemption of the $175
million of TEPs 7.51% senior notes.
The terms and conditions of the Term Credit Agreement were previously disclosed in Item 2.03
of the Partnerships Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2007 (the Prior 8-K), which
is incorporated herein by reference. The Term Credit Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Prior 8-K.
SIGNATURE
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.
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TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
(Registrant)
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By: |
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC
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General Partner |
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Date: January 22, 2008
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/s/ PATRICIA A. TOTTEN
Patricia A. Totten
Vice President and
General Counsel |