KKR & Co. Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2013

Apr 26, 2013

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Registration Statement No. 333-187894

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

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Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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KKR & CO. L.P. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 6282 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-0426107 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200 New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 750-8300 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

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David J. Sorkin, Esq. General Counsel KKR & Co. L.P. 9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200 New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 750-8300 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copy to:
Joseph H. Kaufman, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017-3954 Telephone: (212) 455-2000 Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

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Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale of the securities to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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Large accelerated filer ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-187894) is being filed solely for the purpose of amending "Part II—Item 16. Exhibits" and filing an exhibit.

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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The following table sets forth the expenses payable by the Registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common units being registered hereby. All amounts except the filing fee are estimated.

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Filing Fee—Securities and Exchange Commission	$
Fees and Expenses of Counsel	45,000.00
Fees and Expenses of Accountants	15,000.00
Miscellaneous Expenses	20,000.00
Total	$ 86,421.03

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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Subject to any terms, conditions or restrictions set forth in the applicable partnership agreement, Section 17-108 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other persons from and against all claims and demands whatsoever. The section of the prospectus entitled "Description of Our Limited Partnership Agreement—Indemnification" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence—Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Others" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses that we will generally indemnify our Managing Partner and the officers, directors and affiliates of our Managing Partner, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against all losses, claims, damages or similar events and is incorporated by reference herein.

We currently maintain liability insurance for directors and officers of our Managing Partner. Such insurance would be available to directors and officers of our Managing Partner in accordance with its terms.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

Exhibit Index

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| 3.1 | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the KKR & Co. L.P. registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-165414) filed on
March 12, 2010). |
| --- | --- |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the KKR & Co. L.P. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20,
2010). |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Formation of the Managing Partner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration Statement). |
| 3.4 | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Managing Partner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the KKR & Co. L.P. Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2011). |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP regarding certain tax matters. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |

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23.2	Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).*
23.3	Consent of Simpson Thacher & Barlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 8.1).
24.1	Power of Attorney.*

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• Previously filed.

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

provided , however , that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

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The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York, New York, on the 26 th day of April, 2013.

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KKR & Co. L.P. — By:	KKR Management LLC Its General Manager
By:	/s/ DAVID J. SORKIN
	Name:	David J. Sorkin
	Title:	Secretary

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Signature		Date
* Henry R. Kravis	Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* George R. Roberts	Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* Joseph A. Grundfest	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* John B. Hess	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* Dieter Rampl	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* Patricia F. Russo	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* Thomas M. Schoewe	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* Robert W. Scully	Director of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
* William J. Janetschek	Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) of KKR Management LLC	April 26, 2013
*By:	/s/ DAVID J. SORKIN Attorney-in-Fact

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