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): October 24, 2011
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600 |
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| Houston, Texas
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 646-4100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On October 24, 2011, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“PAA”) issued a press release
disclosing that on October 6, 2011 it submitted a proposal to SemGroup Corporation (“SemGroup”) to
acquire all of the outstanding shares of SemGroup for $24.00 per share. The proposal was made
orally and in a letter to Norman J. Szydlowski, president and chief executive officer of SemGroup.
Following SemGroup’s rejection of and refusal to engage in constructive discussions regarding the
October 6th proposal, on October 24, 2011, Greg L. Armstrong, chief executive officer of
PAA, sent a letter to Mr. Szydlowski and John F. Chlebowski, chairman of the board of SemGroup,
expressing, among other things, PAA’s continued interest in pursuing the proposed transaction. The
press release disclosing the proposal, which includes the full text of the October 24th
letter delivered to Messrs. Szydlowski and Chlebowski, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Press Release dated October 24, 2011. |
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