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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 31, 2026
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-50056
| | 05-0527861
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(State of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
| 4200 Stone Road | | |
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Kilgore, Texas 75662
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 983-6200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Units representing limited partnership interests | MMLP | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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| Item 1.01 | | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 31, 2026, Martin Operating Partnership L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), the Partnership and certain of the Partnership’s other subsidiaries entered into a Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto, which amends the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated effective as of February 8, 2023 (as previously amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Third Amendment amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things:
•decrease the amount available for the Operating Partnership to borrow under the Credit Agreement on a revolving credit basis from $130.0 million to $115.0 million; and
•adjust the financial covenants as described in more detail below:
◦require the Operating Partnership to maintain a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of at least 1.65 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026, September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2026 and stepping up to 1.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2027 and each fiscal quarter thereafter; and
◦require the Operating Partnership to maintain a maximum Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not more than 5.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026, September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2026, stepping down to 5.30 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2027, stepping down to 5.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2027, and further stepping down to 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2027 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 2.03 | | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 regarding the Second Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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| 10.1 | | Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2026, by and among Martin Operating Partnership L.P., as borrower, Martin Midstream Partners L.P., as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent. |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101). |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. By: Martin Midstream GP LLC, Its General Partner |
| Date: March 31, 2026 | | By: /s/ Sharon L. Taylor |
| | Sharon L. Taylor |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
