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): May 19, 2015
Tallgrass
Energy GP, LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-37365 |
47-3159268 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 350 |
66211 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (913)
928-6060
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 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 19, 2015, Tallgrass Energy GP, LP announced that members of its management team will participate in the NAPTP 2015 MLP Investor Conference to be held May 20 – 22, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Fla. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) Exhibits |
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Exhibit No. |
Document Description |
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99.1 |
Press release dated May 19, 2015 issued by Tallgrass Energy GP, LP |
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.
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TALLGRASS ENERGY GP, LP |
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By: |
TEGP Management, LLC |
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its general partner |
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| Date: | May 19, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ David G. Dehaemers, Jr. |
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David G. Dehaemers, Jr. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Document Description |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated May 19, 2015 issued by Tallgrass Energy GP, LP |
Exhibit 99.1
Tallgrass Energy to Participate in NAPTP 2015 MLP Investor Conference
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2015--Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP (NYSE: TEGP) ("Tallgrass") today announced that members of their respective management teams will participate in the NAPTP 2015 MLP Investor Conference to be held May 20 – 22, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Fla. The slides used in these discussions will be posted on Tallgrass's website on May 20, 2015. TEP unitholders, TEGP shareholders and other interested parties are invited to view those materials under the investor relations sections at www.tallgrassenergy.com.
About Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) is a publicly traded, growth-oriented limited partnership formed to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets in North America. TEP currently provides natural gas transportation and storage services for customers in the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions of the United States through its Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission and Trailblazer Pipeline systems. It provides crude oil transportation to customers in Wyoming and the surrounding region, servicing the Bakken oil production area of North Dakota and eastern Montana through its membership interest in Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline. TEP also provides services for customers in Wyoming through Tallgrass Midstream at its Casper and Douglas natural gas processing and its West Frenchie Draw natural gas treating facilities and provides water business services to customers in Colorado and Texas through BNN Water Solutions. TEP’s operations are strategically located in and provide services to certain key United States hydrocarbon basins, including the Denver-Julesburg, Powder River, Wind River, Permian and Hugoton-Anadarko Basins and the Niobrara, Mississippi Lime, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale formations.
About Tallgrass Energy GP, LP
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP (NYSE: TEGP) is a Delaware limited partnership that has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. TEGP owns a controlling interest in Tallgrass Equity, LLC. Tallgrass Equity, LLC owns, both directly and through its ownership of the general partner of TEP, all of TEP's incentive distribution rights, 100% of the general partner interest in TEP and 20,000,000 TEP Common Units.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.tallgrassenergy.com.
CONTACT:
Tallgrass Energy
Investor and Financial Inquiries
Nate
Lien, (913) 928-6012
investor.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com
or
Media
and Trade Inquiries
Phyllis Hammond, (913) 928-6014
media.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com