As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2015
Registration No. 333-197324
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OILTANKING PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oiltanking Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Delaware | 45-0684578 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
Craig W. Murray | ||
1100 Louisiana, 10th Floor | 1100 Louisiana, 10th Floor | |
Houston, Texas 77002 | Houston, Texas 77002 | |
(713) 381-6500 | (713) 381-6500 | |
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices) |
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
With a copy to:
David C. Buck
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 220-4200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On July 9, 2014, Oiltanking Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-197324) (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), which was deemed effective upon filing. The Registration Statement registered the offer and sale of 7,779,960 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (as adjusted for a two-for-one stock split effective July 14, 2014) issuable pursuant to the Oiltanking Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the Registered Securities).
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2014, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise), Enterprise Products Holdings LLC , which is the general partner of Enterprise, EPOT MergerCo LLC (MergerCo), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise, the Partnership and OTLP GP, LLC, MergerCo merged with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise, on February 13, 2015 (the Merger).
In connection with the Merger, as of the date hereof, the offer and sale of the Registered Securities is terminated, and in accordance with an undertaking made by the Partnership in the Registration Statement, the Partnership hereby removes from registration by means of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 any of the Registered Securities which remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Oiltanking Partners, L.P. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on February 13, 2015.
OILTANKING PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
By: OTLP GP, LLC, as General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ W. Randall Fowler | |
W. Randall Fowler | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 13, 2015.
Name |
Title (Position with OTLP GP, LLC) | |
/s/ Michael A. Creel Michael A. Creel |
Director and Chief Executive Officer | |
/s/ W. Randall Fowler W. Randall Fowler |
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
/s/ A. James Teague A. James Teague |
Director and Chief Operating Officer | |
/s/ Michael J. Knesek Michael J. Knesek |
Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller |