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)
July 29, 2009

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		001-33303 (Commission File Number)		65-1295427 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300
Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive office and Zip Code)

(713) 584-1000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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:

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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.

Credit Agreement

     On July 29, 2009, Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a Commitment Increase Supplement (the “Supplement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the Increasing and New Lenders signatory thereto (the “Lenders”). The Supplement increased the aggregate commitments under the Partnership’s senior secured credit facility by $127.5 million.

     This description of the Supplement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

Relationships

     Certain of the Lenders or their respective affiliates have performed investment banking, financial advisory and commercial banking services for the Partnership and certain of the Partnership’s affiliates, for which they have received customary compensation, and they may continue to do so in the future. The Partnership has entered into derivative financial transactions with affiliates of each of Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and certain of the other Lenders on terms it believes to be customary in connection with these transactions. An affiliate of Bank of America, N.A. holds an equity interest in Targa Resources Investments Inc., which indirectly owns our general partner. In addition, certain of the Lenders or their respective affiliates hold positions in the Partnership’s common units.

Item 2.03		— Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

     The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01		— Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number				Description
	10.1			Commitment Increase Supplement, dated July 29, 2009, by and among Targa Resources Partners LP, Bank of America, N.A. and the other parties signatory thereto.

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.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number				Description
	10.1			Commitment Increase Supplement, dated July 29, 2009, by and among Targa Resources Partners LP, Bank of America, N.A. and the other parties signatory thereto.

Exhibit 10.1

COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

     This COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT (the “Commitment Increase Supplement”) is made as of July 29, 2009 by and among TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the parties signatory hereto as the Increasing Lenders (hereinafter defined) and the New Lenders (hereinafter defined).

RECITALS

     Borrower, Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders named therein are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2007 (as otherwise amended, supplemented, restated, increased, extended, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.

     Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, Borrower has the right to cause from time to time an increase in the Aggregate Commitments by adding to the Credit Agreement, subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Swing Line Lender one or more additional Lenders (referred to in Section 2.14(c) of the Credit Agreement as “additional Eligible Assignees”) and referred to herein as the “New Lenders”), or by allowing one or more Lenders to increase their respective Commitment (such Lenders being referred to herein as the “Increasing Lenders”), subject to the limitations contained in such Section 2.14.

AGREEMENT

     1. The Borrower and the parties signatory hereto as the Increasing Lenders and as the New Lenders hereby agree that, from and after the date hereof, the Increasing Lenders and the New Lenders shall have the respective Commitments as set forth on the attached Supplement to Schedule 2.01. By its execution and delivery of this Commitment Increase Supplement, each New Lender hereby assumes all of the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement. Such Commitments of the New Lenders and the increase in the Commitments of the Increasing Lenders shall represent an increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

     2. Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer, and Borrower hereby consent to and approve the Commitment of each New Lender and the increase in the Commitment of each Increasing Lender, and such resulting increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

     3. Each New Lender and each Increasing Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer as follows: (a) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Commitment Increase Supplement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become or to

COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

continue to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (b) from and after the Increase Effective Date (hereinafter defined), it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of its Commitment, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (c) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer, or any other Lender; and agrees that (1) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (2) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

     4. This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be effective on the date (the “Increase Effective Date”) that (i) the Borrower and each New Lender and each Increasing Lender each execute a counterpart hereof and deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer execute and deliver a counterpart hereof, and (iii) each of the conditions to the increase in the Aggregate Commitments in Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred. From and after the Increase Effective Date, each New Lender shall be a “Lender” under the Loan Documents.

     5. Upon any increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant Section 2.14, the Lenders have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to make non-ratable borrowings and prepayments of the Committed Loans, and if any such prepayment requires the payment of Eurodollar Rate Loans other than on the last day of the applicable Interest Period, Borrower shall pay any required amounts pursuant to Section 3.05, in order to keep the outstanding Committed Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Commitment Increase Supplement. On the Increase Effective Date, each New Lender and each Increasing Lender shall make a Committed Loan for the account of the Borrower to implement such provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

     6. Borrower (a) represents and warrants that, on and as of the Increase Effective Date, before and after giving effect to the increase in Aggregate Commitments resulting hereunder, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Commitment Increase Supplement, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01, and (ii) no Default exists, (b) ratifies and confirms each of the Loan Documents, (c) agrees that all Loan Documents shall apply to the Obligations as they are or may be increased by this Commitment Increase Supplement and (d) agrees that its obligations and covenants under each Loan Document are otherwise unimpaired hereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

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     7. This Commitment Increase Supplement may not be amended, changed, waived or modified, except by a writing executed by the parties hereto.

     8. This Commitment Increase Supplement embodies the entire agreement among each New Lender, each Increasing Lender, the Borrower, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior arrangements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

     9. This Commitment Increase Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original. Each such counterpart shall become effective when counterparts have been executed by all parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment Increase Supplement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Commitment Increase Supplement.

     10. This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each New Lender and each Increasing Lender and the Borrower and its respective successors and permitted assigns, except that neither party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party.

     11. This Commitment Increase Supplement is a Loan Document, as defined in the Loan Agreement, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement governing Loan Documents.

     12. This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

     If requested by any New Lender or any Increasing Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such New Lender or such Increasing Lender, as of the Increase Effective Date, a Note in the form attached to the Credit Agreement to evidence the Commitment of such New Lender or such Increasing Lender. If any Increasing Lender which requests a new Note is in possession of an existing Note in the amount of its Commitment before giving effect to the increase pursuant to this Commitment Increase Supplement (each an “Existing Note”), such Increasing Lender shall, promptly after receipt of its new Note, mark such Existing Note “cancelled” and return such Existing Note to the Borrower.

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COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer, Borrower, each New Lender, and each Increasing Lender have executed this Commitment Increase Supplement as of the date shown above.

		TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP
		By:		Targa Resources GP LLC, its sole general partner
				By:		/s/ Matthew J. Meloy   Matthew J. Meloy Vice President — Finance and Treasurer

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SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE 2.01
OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

		Existing				New				Amount of
		Commitment				Commitment				Commitment
Lender		Amount				Amount				Increase
Bank of America, N.A.		$	54,000,000			$	57,000,000			$	3,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC			—			$	55,000,000			$	55,000,000
UBS Loan Finance LLC		$	25,000,000			$	31,000,000			$	6,000,000
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas		$	36,500,000			$	46,500,000			$	10,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada		$	51,000,000			$	56,000,000			$	5,000,000
Compass Bank		$	46,500,000			$	55,000,000			$	8,500,000
Citibank, NA		$	35,000,000			$	45,000,000			$	10,000,000
Capital One, N.A.			—			$	30,000,000			$	30,000,000
TOTAL										$	127,500,000

Commitment Increase Supplement — Supplement to Schedule 2.01

CONSENT AND AGREEMENT
July 29, 2009

     The undersigned Guarantors each hereby consents to the provisions of this Commitment Increase Supplement and the transactions contemplated herein and hereby ratifies and confirms each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and, without limiting the foregoing, agree that such Loan Documents shall apply to the Obligations as they are or may be increased by this Commitment Increase Supplement and that its obligations and covenants under such Loan Documents are otherwise unimpaired hereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

		TARGA RESOURCES OPERATING LP
		By:		Targa Resources Operating GP LLC, its sole general partner

	TARGA NORTH TEXAS LP
	By:			Targa North Texas GP LLC, its sole general partner

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		TARGA TEXAS FIELD SERVICES LP
		By:		Targa Resources Texas GP LLC, its sole general partner

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