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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC&#160; 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
  REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT
  TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF THE</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event
  reported):&#160;&#160; <b>May&nbsp;20,
  2008</b></font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Buckeye Partners, L.P.</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">23-2432497</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Five TEK Park<br>
    9999 Hamilton Blvd.<br>
    Breinigsville, Pennsylvania</font></b></p>
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    18031</font></b></p>
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  code:&#160;&#160; <b>(610)
  904-4000</b></font></p>
  
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  filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
  registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General
  Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  
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    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On
  May&nbsp;20, 2008, Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home Oil Company LLC (&#147;Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home&#148;)
  and Buckeye Energy Services LLC (&#147;BES&#148;), each of which is an indirect
  wholly-owned subsidiary of Buckeye Partners, L.P. entered into the credit
  facility described in Item 2.03 of this report.&#160;
  The information set forth under Item 2.03 below is incorporated by
  reference into this Item 1.01.</font></p>
  
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    Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On
  May&nbsp;20, 2008, Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home and BES (the &#147;Borrowers&#148;) entered into
  a Credit Agreement (the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;) with BNP Paribas, as Administrative
  Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger and the other lenders from time to
  time party thereto (the &#147;Lenders&#148;). The Credit Agreement provides for
  borrowings up to $250,000,000 under a senior secured revolving credit facility
  (the &#147;Facility&#148;).&#160; Until the Facility is
  successfully syndicated, however, the maximum amount available to be borrowed
  under the Facility will be $150,000,000.&#160;
  If the Facility is successfully syndicated, and subject to the Borrowers&#146;
  satisfaction of certain financial covenants as set forth in the table of
  financial covenants below, the Borrowers from time to time may elect to
  increase or decrease the maximum amount available for borrowing under the
  Facility, referred to as the Facility&#146;s Maximum Sub-Limit, in $50,000,000
  increments, but in no event below $150,000,000 or above $250,000,000.&#160; Borrowings under the Facility may be used by
  the Borrowers to finance the general working capital requirements of the
  Borrowers, such as the purchase, storage, and sale of crude oil, refined petroleum
  products, biofuels, transmix, ethanol, natural gas liquids, and natural
  gas.&#160; Immediately after entering into the
  Credit Agreement, the Borrowers borrowed approximately $53 million under the
  Credit Agreement.&#160; The substantial
  majority of these borrowings were used to repay all amounts outstanding under
  Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home&#146;s Loan and Security Agreement, dated December&nbsp;16,
  2004, as amended, which was thereafter terminated, and the balance was used to
  pay transaction fees and expenses related to the new Credit Agreement.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
  Facility&#146;s maturity date is May&nbsp;20, 2011.&#160;
  Borrowings under the Facility will bear interest at the Administrative
  Agent&#146;s Cost of Funds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.375%, the
  Eurodollar Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.375%, or the
  Prime Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), based on the election of the
  applicable Borrower for each interest period.&#160;
  The Facility is secured by liens on certain of the assets of the
  Borrowers, including their inventory, their cash, deposit (other than certain
  accounts), investment, and hedging accounts, and their receivables and
  intangibles.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In
  addition to revolving credit loans, the Borrowers may borrow Daylight Overdraft
  Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Swingline Loans (as defined in
  the Credit Agreement) and may cause letters of credit to be issued under the
  Facility.&#160; Such alternative extensions of
  credit are subject to certain sublimits, based upon the Maximum Sub-Limit that
  the Borrowers have then elected for the Facility.&#160; Such sublimits are set forth in the following
  table:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <div align="center">
  
  <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
   <tr>
    <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.0%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Maximum <br>
    Sub-Limit</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.04%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Daylight Overdraft <br>
    Loan Sub-Limit</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="19%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">364-Day Letters of<br>
    Credit Sub-Limit</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.48%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.96%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Swing Line Loan<br>
    Sub-Limit</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.86%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiary <br>
    L/C Sub-Limit</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.1%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.68%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">150,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.48%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.66%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.1%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.68%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.24%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.48%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.66%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.56%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.1%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.68%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">250,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.24%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.48%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.66%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.56%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.1%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr height="0">
    <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="95" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="118" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="18" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="0" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="9" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="134" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="19" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="132" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="18" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="131" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  the Borrowers to meet certain financial covenants, as summarized in the table
  below:</font></p>
  
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    </td>
    <td width="22%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.56%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minimum <br>
    Consolidated Tangible <br>
    Net Worth</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="23%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:23.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minimum <br>
    Consolidated Net <br>
    Working Capital</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Maximum <br>
    Consolidated Leverage <br>
    Ratio</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.32%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
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    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.84%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">150,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.1%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.0:1.00</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.84%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.1%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.0:1.00</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.84%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">250,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.26%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.1%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,000,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.0:1.00</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  
  </div>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
  Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio is the ratio of the Borrowers&#146; Consolidated
  Total Liabilities (excluding, subject to limitations, the Borrower&#146;s
  subordinated indebtedness) to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (increased,
  subject to limitations, by the amount of the Borrower&#146;s subordinated
  indebtedness).&#160; The terms Consolidated
  Tangible Net Worth, Consolidated Net Working Capital, and Consolidated Total
  Liabilities each are defined in the Credit Agreement.&#160; These terms are not defined under generally
  accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to similarly titled
  measures used by other companies.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In
  addition, the Credit Agreement contains other covenants, including, but not
  limited to, covenants limiting the Borrowers&#146; and their subsidiaries&#146; ability
  to incur additional indebtedness, to create or incur certain liens on their
  property, to consolidate, merge or transfer assets, to make dividends or
  distributions, to dispose of property, to make investments, to modify their
  risk management policy, or to engage in business activities materially
  different from those presently conducted.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
  Credit Agreement provides that certain customary events, including, but not
  limited to, a change of control of the Borrowers, will be an event of
  default.&#160; During the continuance of an
  event of default, the Lenders may take a number of actions, including declaring
  the entire amount then outstanding under the Credit Agreement due and payable.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
  full text of the Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 and
  is incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="86%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.56%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
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    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:79.92%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="79%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:79.92%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Credit Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;20, 2008, by and among
    Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home Oil Company LLC, Buckeye Energy Services LLC, BNP
    Paribas and other lenders party thereto.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  
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  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
  be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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    and among Farm&nbsp;&amp; Home Oil Company LLC, Buckeye Energy Services LLC,
    BNP Paribas and other lenders party thereto.</font></p>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC  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):
  May 20,
  2008
  Buckeye Partners, L.P.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  1-9356
  23-2432497
  (State or Other
  Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation)
  (Commission File
  Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  Five TEK Park
  9999 Hamilton Blvd.
  Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
  18031
  (Address of Principal
    Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area
  code:
  (610)
  904-4000
  Not
  Applicable
  (Former Name or Former
  Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  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):
  o
  Written
    communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.13e-4(c))
  Item 1.01.
  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  On
  May 20, 2008, Farm & Home Oil Company LLC ("Farm & Home")
  and Buckeye Energy Services LLC ("BES"), each of which is an indirect
  wholly-owned subsidiary of Buckeye Partners, L.P. entered into the credit
  facility described in Item 2.03 of this report. 
  The information set forth under Item 2.03 below is incorporated by
  reference into this Item 1.01.
  Item 2.03.
  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
    Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
  On
  May 20, 2008, Farm & Home and BES (the "Borrowers") entered into
  a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with BNP Paribas, as Administrative
  Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger and the other lenders from time to
  time party thereto (the "Lenders"). The Credit Agreement provides for
  borrowings up to $250,000,000 under a senior secured revolving credit facility
  (the "Facility").  Until the Facility is
  successfully syndicated, however, the maximum amount available to be borrowed
  under the Facility will be $150,000,000. 
  If the Facility is successfully syndicated, and subject to the Borrowers'
  satisfaction of certain financial covenants as set forth in the table of
  financial covenants below, the Borrowers from time to time may elect to
  increase or decrease the maximum amount available for borrowing under the
  Facility, referred to as the Facility's Maximum Sub-Limit, in $50,000,000
  increments, but in no event below $150,000,000 or above $250,000,000.  Borrowings under the Facility may be used by
  the Borrowers to finance the general working capital requirements of the
  Borrowers, such as the purchase, storage, and sale of crude oil, refined petroleum
  products, biofuels, transmix, ethanol, natural gas liquids, and natural
  gas.  Immediately after entering into the
  Credit Agreement, the Borrowers borrowed approximately $53 million under the
  Credit Agreement.  The substantial
  majority of these borrowings were used to repay all amounts outstanding under
  Farm & Home's Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 16,
  2004, as amended, which was thereafter terminated, and the balance was used to
  pay transaction fees and expenses related to the new Credit Agreement.
  The
  Facility's maturity date is May 20, 2011. 
  Borrowings under the Facility will bear interest at the Administrative
  Agent's Cost of Funds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.375%, the
  Eurodollar Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.375%, or the
  Prime Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), based on the election of the
  applicable Borrower for each interest period. 
  The Facility is secured by liens on certain of the assets of the
  Borrowers, including their inventory, their cash, deposit (other than certain
  accounts), investment, and hedging accounts, and their receivables and
  intangibles.
  In
  addition to revolving credit loans, the Borrowers may borrow Daylight Overdraft
  Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Swingline Loans (as defined in
  the Credit Agreement) and may cause letters of credit to be issued under the
  Facility.  Such alternative extensions of
  credit are subject to certain sublimits, based upon the Maximum Sub-Limit that
  the Borrowers have then elected for the Facility.  Such sublimits are set forth in the following
  table:
  Maximum
  Sub-Limit
  Daylight Overdraft
  Loan Sub-Limit
  364-Day Letters of
  Credit Sub-Limit
  Swing Line Loan
  Sub-Limit
  Subsidiary
  L/C Sub-Limit
  $
  150,000,000
  $
  10,000,000
  $
  15,000,000
  $
  15,000,000
  $
  30,000,000
  $
  200,000,000
  $
  10,000,000
  $
  20,000,000
  $
  20,000,000
  $
  40,000,000
  $
  250,000,000
  $
  10,000,000
  $
  25,000,000
  $
  25,000,000
  $
  50,000,000
  2
  The Credit Agreement requires
  the Borrowers to meet certain financial covenants, as summarized in the table
  below:
  Maximum Sub-Limit
  Minimum
  Consolidated Tangible
  Net Worth
  Minimum
  Consolidated Net
  Working Capital
  Maximum
  Consolidated Leverage
  Ratio
  $
  150,000,000
  $
  40,000,000
  $
  30,000,000
  7.0:1.00
  $
  200,000,000
  $
  50,000,000
  $
  40,000,000
  7.0:1.00
  $
  250,000,000
  $
  60,000,000
  $
  50,000,000
  7.0:1.00
  The
  Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio is the ratio of the Borrowers' Consolidated
  Total Liabilities (excluding, subject to limitations, the Borrower's
  subordinated indebtedness) to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (increased,
  subject to limitations, by the amount of the Borrower's subordinated
  indebtedness).  The terms Consolidated
  Tangible Net Worth, Consolidated Net Working Capital, and Consolidated Total
  Liabilities each are defined in the Credit Agreement.  These terms are not defined under generally
  accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to similarly titled
  measures used by other companies.
  In
  addition, the Credit Agreement contains other covenants, including, but not
  limited to, covenants limiting the Borrowers' and their subsidiaries' ability
  to incur additional indebtedness, to create or incur certain liens on their
  property, to consolidate, merge or transfer assets, to make dividends or
  distributions, to dispose of property, to make investments, to modify their
  risk management policy, or to engage in business activities materially
  different from those presently conducted.
  The
  Credit Agreement provides that certain customary events, including, but not
  limited to, a change of control of the Borrowers, will be an event of
  default.  During the continuance of an
  event of default, the Lenders may take a number of actions, including declaring
  the entire amount then outstanding under the Credit Agreement due and payable.
  The
  full text of the Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and
  is incorporated by reference herein.
  Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2008, by and among
    Farm & Home Oil Company LLC, Buckeye Energy Services LLC, BNP
    Paribas and other lenders party thereto.
  3
  SIGNATURE
  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.
  BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
  By:
  Buckeye GP LLC,
  its General Partner
  By:
  /s/ Stephen C. Muther
  Stephen C. Muther
  President
  Dated: May 23, 2008
  4
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit
  10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2008, by
    and among Farm & Home Oil Company LLC, Buckeye Energy Services LLC,
    BNP Paribas and other lenders party thereto.
  5