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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): March 17, 2017
 
WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-34046
26-1075808
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(832) 636-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 17, 2017, Western Gas Partners, LP (“WES” or the “Partnership”) closed its previously announced transaction with Williams Partners L.P. (“WPZ”). Pursuant to the previously filed Interest Swap and Purchase Agreement, dated February 9, 2017 (the “PSA”), with WPZ and certain of WPZ’s subsidiaries, WES has acquired WPZ’s 50% non-operated interest (the “DBJV Interest”) in the assets of Delaware Basin JV Gathering LLC (“DBJV”) in exchange for (a) WES’s 33.75% non-operated interest (the “Non-Operated Marcellus Interest”) in two natural gas gathering systems located in northern Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as the Liberty and Rome systems, and (b) $155 million in cash (collectively, the “Transaction”).
The Partnership funded the cash portion of the consideration with cash on hand.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016.


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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
 
 
 
 
 
By:
Western Gas Holdings, LLC, its general partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
March 23, 2017
By:
/s/ Benjamin M. Fink
 
 
 
Benjamin M. Fink
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
 
 
99.1
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016.


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