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): December 13, 2005 VALERO L.P. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	1-16417		74-2956831
State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Of incorporation			Identification No.)
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas		78249
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 345-2000

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On December 13, 2005, Support Terminals Operating Partnership, L.P. (“STOP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero L.P. (the “Partnership”), entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell the shares of ST Australia Pty, Ltd. and Kaneb Terminals Limited (together, the “Companies”), both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of STOP, to ANZ Terminals Pty Ltd. (“Buyer”). The purchase price for the Companies is $65 million plus net working capital in excess $1 million.

The Companies own and operate all of the Partnership’s assets in New Zealand and Australia.

Edward D. Doherty, who was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Kaneb Pipe Line Company LLC, the general partner of Kaneb Pipe Line Partners, L.P., is a Director of Buyer.

 

 

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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.

 

 

	VALERO L.P.
	By:	Riverwalk Logistics, L.P. its general partner
		By:	Valero GP, LLC its general partner
Date: December 19, 2005			By:	/s/ Amy L. Perry
			Name:	Amy L. Perry
			Title:	Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

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