UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-A

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1250

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Common Units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership		New York Stock Exchange

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box  x

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box  o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-183466

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 

Item 1.                           Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

A description of the common units representing limited partner interests in Summit Midstream Partners, LP (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the captions “Summary—The Offering,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,”  “Provisions of Our Partnership Agreement Relating to Cash Distributions,” “The Partnership Agreement” and “Description of Our Common Units” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-l (Registration No. 333-183466), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2012 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be set forth in any prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) thereunder, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.                           Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form 8-A are incorporated by reference from the documents specified, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.		Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-183466), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2012, as amended (the “Form S-1 Registration Statement”) (incorporated herein by reference).
2.		Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement).
3.		Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the prospectus included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement).
4.		Specimen Unit Certificate for the Common Units (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant, which is included as Appendix A to the to the prospectus included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement).

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

		Summit Midstream Partners, LP
		By:	Summit Midstream GP, LLC
			its general partner
Date:	September 26, 2012	By:	/s/ Brock M. Degeyter
			Brock M. Degeyter
			Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.		Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-183466), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2012, as amended (the “Form S-1 Registration Statement”) (incorporated herein by reference).
2.		Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement).
3.		Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the prospectus included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement).
4.		Specimen Unit Certificate for the Common Units (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant, which is included as Appendix A to the to the prospectus included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement).

 

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