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

 

 

WESTERN GAS EQUITY PARTNERS, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   46-0967367

(State of incorporation

or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1201 Lake Robbins Drive

The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046

(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   The 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.   ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-184763.

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

 

 

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

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

A description of common units representing limited partner interests in Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the captions “Prospectus Summary—The Offering,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “Provisions of Our Partnership Agreement Relating to Cash Distributions,” “Description of the Common Units,” “The Partnership Agreement of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP,” “Units Eligible for Future Sale” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will constitute a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-184763), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2012. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

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.

 

WESTERN GAS EQUITY PARTNERS, LP

By:

 

Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Benjamin M. Fink

Name:   Benjamin M. Fink
Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

Date: December 5, 2012