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 16, 2017
 
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  1-16335
 
DE
  
73-1599053
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK 74172
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(918) 574-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.03      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner
On January 16, 2017, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership and sole member of Magellan GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “LLCA Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner. The LLCA Amendment, which is effective as of January 16, 2017, eliminates certain undertakings intended to maintain the separateness of the General Partner and the Partnership, which had been adopted prior to the Partnership becoming the sole member of the General Partner. The LLCA Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment No. 2 to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership
On January 16, 2017, the General Partner, acting as the general partner of the Partnership and on behalf of the limited partners of the Partnership, entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “LPA Amendment”) to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership. The LPA Amendment, which is effective as of January 16, 2017, eliminates certain separateness undertakings adopted under facts and circumstances that are no longer applicable to the Partnership. The LPA Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Amendment No. 1, effective as of January 16, 2017, to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Magellan GP, LLC dated as of September 28, 2009.
3.2
Amendment No. 2, effective as of January 16, 2017, to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. dated as of September 28, 2009.


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.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

By: Magellan GP, LLC, its general partner
Date: January 17, 2017                    By: /s/ Suzanne H. Costin             
Suzanne H. Costin
Corporate Secretary
 






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Amendment No. 1, effective as of January 16, 2017, to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Magellan GP, LLC dated as of September 28, 2009.
3.2
Amendment No. 2, effective as of January 16, 2017, to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. dated as of September 28, 2009.








Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
MAGELLAN GP, LLC
This Amendment No. 1 (this “ Amendment ”) to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) of Magellan GP, LLC (the “ Company ”), effective as of January 16, 2017, (1) is adopted, executed and agreed to by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as sole member of the Company (the “ Member ”) and (2) has been approved by the unanimous written consent of the Conflicts Committee (the “ Conflicts Committee ”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), pursuant to Sections 7.10(d) and 13.05 of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used as defined in the Agreement.
WHEREAS the Member has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to amend the Agreement to eliminate certain separateness undertakings set forth in Section 2.08 of the Agreement;
WHEREAS Section 13.05 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by the Member (except in the case of amendments to the provisions contained in Article VII that are subject to the restrictions on amendment contained in such Article);
WHEREAS Section 7.10(d) of the Agreement requires Special Approval (as defined in the Agreement) as a condition to amending Section 2.08 of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Conflicts Committee, pursuant to the authority granted to the Conflicts Committee by the Board in accordance with the Agreement, has approved this Amendment, such approval constituting Special Approval of this Amendment and approval of this Amendment by the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.    Section 2.08 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety from the Agreement.
2.    Except as hereby amended, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
3.    This Amendment shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, all rights and remedies being governed by such laws without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
4.    Each provision of this Amendment shall be considered severable, and, if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Amendment that are valid, enforceable and legal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Amendment has been executed as of the date first set forth above.
MEMBER:
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
By: Magellan GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Michael N. Mears                 
Name:    Michael N. Mears
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer  
    






Exhibit 3.2

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
This Amendment No. 2 (this “ Amendment No. 2 ”) to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and as of the date hereof, the “ Partnership Agreement ”) of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”) is hereby executed and effective as of January 16, 2017, by Magellan GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ General Partner ”), as general partner of the Partnership, on its own behalf and as attorney in fact on behalf of the limited partners pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Partnership Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used as defined in the Partnership Agreement.
WHEREAS the General Partner desires to amend the Partnership Agreement to eliminate certain separateness undertakings set forth in Section 2.9 of the Partnership Agreement;
WHEREAS the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, may amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement pursuant to (i) Section 13.1(d) of the Partnership Agreement, to reflect a change that, in the discretion of the General Partner, does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect and (ii) Section 13.1(j) of the Partnership Agreement, to reflect an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to reflect, account for and deal with appropriately the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4 of the Partnership Agreement;
WHEREAS Section 13.3(e) of the Partnership Agreement requires Special Approval as a condition to amending Section 2.9;
WHEREAS acting pursuant to the power and authority granted to it under the Partnership Agreement and by the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “ Board ”), the Conflicts Committee, acting on behalf of the Board, has determined for and on behalf of the General Partner that the amendment to the Partnership Agreement set forth herein (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect and (ii) is necessary or advisable to reflect, account for and deal with appropriately the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4 of the Partnership Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Conflicts Committee has approved and adopted, including granted Special Approval of, the amendment to the Partnership Agreement set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , the General Partner does hereby amend the Partnership Agreement as follows:
Section 1.     Amendment . Section 2.9 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety from the Partnership Agreement.
Section 2.     Ratification of Partnership Agreement . Except as expressly modified and amended herein and in Amendment No. 1, all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3.     Governing Law . This Amendment No. 2 will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 4.     Severability . Each provision of this Amendment No. 2 shall be considered severable, and, if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Amendment that are valid, enforceable and legal.
[signature page follows]





IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have executed this Amendment No. 2 as of the date first set forth above.
GENERAL PARTNER:
MAGELLAN GP, LLC
 
By:     /s/ Michael N. Mears                     
Name:    Michael N. Mears
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
 
LIMITED PARTNERS:
All Limited Partners now and hereafter admitted as Limited Partners of the Partnership, pursuant to powers of attorney granted to the General Partner pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Partnership Agreement
     By:      MAGELLAN GP, LLC, attorney-in-fact
 
By:     /s/ Michael N. Mears                     
Name:    Michael N. Mears
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
















Signature page to Amendment No. 2 to the
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership