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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   34-2037221
(State of incorporation
or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1670 Broadway, Suite 3100
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)

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. ý

        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. o

        Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-123219

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


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

        A description of the common units representing limited partner interests in TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (the "Registrant") will be set forth under the captions "Prospectus summary," "Cash distribution policy," "Description of the common units," "The partnership agreement" and "Material 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. 333-123219), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2005. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.


Item 2. Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

  Description of Exhibit
1   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-123219), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2005 and as subsequently amended (the "Form S-1 Registration Statement")—incorporated herein by reference.

2

 

Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

3

 

Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

4

 

Specimen Unit Certificate for the Common Units—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.


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.


 

 

TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By:

 

TRANSMONTAIGNE GP L.L.C.,
Its general partner

Date: May 17, 2005

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
ERIK B. CARLSON      
Erik B. Carlson, Senior Vice President


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

  Description of Exhibit
1   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-123219), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2005 and as subsequently amended (the "Form S-1 Registration Statement")—incorporated herein by reference.

2

 

Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

3

 

Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

4

 

Specimen Unit Certificate for the Common Units—incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.



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