UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 to or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1620, 2019

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

Delaware	001-33078	22-3935108
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9807 Katy Freeway, Suite 100 Houston, Texas	77024
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 836-8000

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of exchange on which registered
None		N/A		N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) of Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

~~Purchase Agreement~~Indenture

On December 1620, 2019, Archrock Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Archrock Partners Finance Corp. (“Finance Corp.” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), ~~and~~completed ~~Archrock, Inc., as parent guarantor (the “Parent”), and the other subsidiary guarantors thereto (together with Parent, the “Guarantors”), entered into~~ a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 thereto (the “Initial Purchasers”), with respect to a private offering (the “Notes Offering”) ~~by the~~ ~~Issuers~~ of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of ~~their~~ 6.250% ~~Senior~~senior ~~Notes~~notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), along with the related guarantees of the Notes (the “Guarantees”) ~~of the Notes~~. ~~The Notes Offering is expected to close on or about December 20, 2019, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.~~

The Notes and ~~the~~ Guarantees were issued ~~and~~ ~~sold to the Initial Purchasers~~ pursuant to an ~~exemption~~indenture ~~from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~ (the “~~Securities Act~~Indenture”), ~~pursuant~~dated toDecember ~~Section~~20, ~~4(a)(2)~~2019, ~~thereunder.~~among ~~The Initial Purchasers intend to resell~~ the ~~Notes~~ ~~and~~Issuers, ~~Guarantees~~Archrock, ~~(i)~~Inc. ~~inside~~ (the ~~United States to~~ “~~qualified institutional buyers,~~Parent”), certain assubsidiaries ~~defined in Rule 144A~~ (~~“Rule 144A”)~~other ~~under~~than the ~~Securities~~Issuers) ~~Act~~of ~~in private sales exempt from registration under~~ the ~~Securities~~Parent ~~Act~~party inthereto ~~accordance~~(collectively with ~~Rule 144A, and (ii) to other eligible purchasers pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside~~ the ~~United~~Parent, ~~States within~~ the ~~meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (~~“~~Regulation S~~Guarantors”) ~~in accordance with Regulation S. The Notes and Guarantees~~ ~~have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws~~ and ~~may~~Wells ~~not~~Fargo beBank, ~~offered~~National orAssociation, ~~sold~~as intrustee (the ~~United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws~~“Trustee”).

The ~~issue~~Notes ~~price~~are ~~for~~fully ~~the Notes~~ and ~~Guarantees~~unconditionally ~~was~~guaranteed, ~~100%~~jointly ofand ~~their~~severally, ~~principal~~on ~~amount.~~a ~~The~~senior ~~Partnership~~unsecured ~~intends~~basis toby ~~use~~ the ~~approximately $491~~Guarantors.5 ~~million~~The ofNotes ~~net~~and ~~proceeds of~~ the ~~Offering, after~~Guarantees ~~deducting~~rank ~~discounts~~equally ~~and~~in right ~~estimated~~of ~~offering~~payment ~~expenses,~~with toall ~~partially~~of ~~repay~~the ~~outstanding~~Issuers’ ~~borrowings~~and ~~under~~the ~~its~~Guarantors’ ~~revolving~~existing ~~credit facility~~ and ~~for~~future ~~general~~senior ~~partnership purposes~~indebtedness.

~~The~~Interest ~~Purchase~~on ~~Agreement~~the ~~contains~~Notes ~~customary representations,~~is ~~warranties~~payable ~~and~~semi-annually in ~~covenants~~arrears ~~and~~on ~~includes~~April ~~the~~1 ~~terms~~ and ~~conditions~~October ~~for~~1 ~~the sale~~ of ~~the~~each ~~Notes~~year, ~~indemnification~~beginning ~~(including indemnification~~October ~~for~~1, ~~liabilities~~2020, ~~under~~at ~~the~~a ~~Securities~~rate ~~Act)~~of ~~and~~6.250% ~~contribution~~per ~~obligations~~year. ~~and~~The ~~other~~Notes ~~terms~~mature ~~and conditions customary~~on inApril ~~agreements~~1, ~~of this type~~2028.

~~Certain~~At ofany time prior to April 1, 2023, the Issuers ~~Initial~~may ~~Purchasers~~redeem all or ~~their affiliates~~part ~~perform~~of ~~and~~the ~~have~~Notes, ~~performed~~at ~~commercial~~a ~~and~~redemption ~~investment~~price ~~banking~~equal ~~and~~to ~~advisory~~100% ~~services~~of ~~for~~the principal amount of the ~~Partnership~~Notes ~~from~~plus ~~time~~a to“make-whole” ~~time~~premium ~~for~~plus ~~which~~accrued ~~they~~and ~~receive~~unpaid ~~and~~interest, ~~have~~if ~~received~~any, ~~customary~~to, ~~fees~~but ~~and~~not ~~expenses~~including, the redemption date. InAt ~~particular~~any time prior to April 1, ~~affiliates~~2023, the Issuers may also redeem up to 35% of ~~certain~~the aggregate principal amount of the ~~Initial Purchasers~~Notes ~~are~~with ~~lenders~~an ~~under~~amount of cash not greater than the net ~~Partnership’s~~cash ~~revolving~~proceeds ~~credit~~from ~~facility~~one ~~and~~or ~~therefore~~more ~~may~~equity ~~receive~~offerings, ~~their~~at ~~pro~~a ~~rata~~redemption ~~share~~price of ~~any~~ ~~proceeds~~106.250% ~~from~~of the ~~sale~~principal amount of the Notes ~~that~~to be ~~are~~redeemed, ~~used~~plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, ~~repay~~but ~~borrowings~~not ~~under~~including, the ~~Partnership’s~~redemption ~~revolving~~date, ~~credit~~as ~~facility.~~long as at least 65% of the ~~The~~aggregate ~~Initial~~principal ~~Purchasers~~amount ~~may,~~of ~~from~~the ~~time~~Notes tooriginally ~~time,~~issued ~~engage~~on inthe ~~transactions~~issue ~~with~~date ~~and~~(excluding ~~perform~~notes ~~services~~held ~~for~~by the ~~Partnership~~Parent inand ~~the~~its ~~ordinary~~subsidiaries) ~~course~~remains ofoutstanding ~~their~~after ~~business,~~each ~~for~~such ~~which~~redemption ~~they~~and ~~will~~the ~~receive~~redemption ~~fees~~occurs ~~and~~within ~~expenses~~180 days after the date of the closing of such equity offering.

InOn ~~addition~~or after April 1, 2023, the Issuers ~~and~~may redeem ~~the~~all ~~Guarantors have~~or ~~agreed~~part ~~with~~of the ~~Initial~~Notes ~~Purchasers~~at ~~not~~the toredemption ~~offer~~prices orset ~~sell~~forth ~~any~~below, ~~debt~~plus ~~securities~~accrued ~~for~~and aunpaid ~~period~~interest, ofif 60any, ~~days~~to, ~~after~~but ~~the~~not including, ~~date of~~ the ~~Purchase~~ ~~Agreement~~redemption ~~without~~date, ~~the~~beginning ~~prior~~on ~~consent~~April 1 of ~~RBC~~the ~~Capital~~years ~~Markets,~~indicated ~~LLC.~~below:

The summary of the Purchase Agreement set forth in this Item 1.01 does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to such agreement, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Year	Percentage
2023		103.125	%
2024		102.083	%
2025		101.042	%
2026 and thereafter		100.000	%

~~Item~~The 7Indenture contains covenants that will limit the ability of the Parent and its restricted subsidiaries, including the Issuers, to (i) make distributions on, purchase or redeem the Parent’s common stock or repurchase or redeem subordinated indebtedness; (ii) make investments; (iii) incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (iv) create liens to secure indebtedness; (v) sell or otherwise dispose of assets; (vi) consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell its properties to, another person; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (viii) create unrestricted subsidiaries.01 ~~Regulation~~These FDcovenants ~~Disclosure~~are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. If the Notes achieve an investment grade rating from each of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and no default under the Indenture exists, many of the foregoing covenants will terminate.

OnThe ~~December~~Indenture ~~16,~~also ~~2019~~contains customary events of default, including (i) default for 30 days in the ~~Partnership~~payment ~~issued~~when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due aof ~~press~~principal ~~release~~of ~~announcing~~or ~~its~~premium, ~~and~~if ~~Finance~~any, ~~Corp.’s~~on ~~intention~~the Notes; (iii) covenant defaults, ~~subject~~(iv) cross-defaults to ~~market~~certain indebtedness and ~~other~~(v) certain ~~conditions,~~events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to ~~commence~~the Parent or any of the ~~Notes Offering~~Guarantors (including the Issuers). AIf ~~copy~~an event of default arises from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, with respect to the ~~press~~Issuers, ~~release~~the Parent, any restricted subsidiary of the Parent that is ~~furnished~~a ~~herewith~~significant assubsidiary ~~Exhibit~~or 99any group of restricted subsidiaries of the Parent that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary of the Parent, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.1 If an event of default occurs and is ~~incorporated~~continuing, ~~herein~~the byTrustee ~~reference~~or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

On December 16, 2019, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes Offering. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Item 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information included in this Item 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

If the Partnership experiences certain kinds of changes of control, holders of the Notes will be entitled to require the Partnership to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of that holder’s Notes pursuant to an offer on the terms set forth in the Indenture. The Company will offer to make a cash payment equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of the Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

The summary of the Indenture set forth in this Item 1.01 does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to such agreement, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 hereof is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 20, 2019, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the closing of the Notes Offering. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information included in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein.
4.1		Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
99.1		Archrock Partners, L.P. press release dated December 1620, 2019.
99.2		Archrock Partners, L.P. press release dated December 16, 2019.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

ARCHROCK PARTNERS, L.P. By: Archrock General Partner, L.P., its general partner By: Archrock GP LLC, its general partner /s/ Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Senior Vice President and General Counsel

	/s/ Stephanie C. Hildebrandt
	Stephanie C. Hildebrandt
	Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date: December 17, 2019

Date: December 20, 2019

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