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) March 4, 2016
MPLX LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35714 | 27-0005456 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 E. Hardin Street Findlay, Ohio |
45840 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(419) 672-6500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 4, 2015, MPLX LP (“MPLX”) completed the acquisition of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (“MWE”), whereby a wholly-owned subsidiary of MPLX merged with and into MWE (the “Merger”), with MWE surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MPLX. This Current Report on Form 8-K includes as Exhibit 99.1 the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of MPLX for the year ended December 31, 2015, which gives effect to the Merger as if it occurred on January 1, 2015. This unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of MPLX for the year ended December 31, 2015 supplements MPLX’s previously filed financial statements relating to the Merger.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of MPLX for the year ended December 31, 2015 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of MPLX LP for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |
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.
| MPLX LP | ||||||||
| By: | MPLX GP LLC, its General Partner | |||||||
| Date: March 4, 2016 | By: | /s/ Nancy K. Buese | ||||||
| Name: | Nancy K. Buese | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of MPLX LP for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |