KNOP 6-K
KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2026
Commission File Number: 001-35866
KNOT Offshore Partners LP
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2 Queen’s Cross,
Aberdeen, AB15 4YB
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ | | Form 40-F ☐ |
ITEM 1–INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of KNOT Offshore Partners LP dated March 19, 2026.
ITEM 2– EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:
Exhibit | | Exhibit Description |
99.1 | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP | |
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Date: March 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Derek Lowe |
| | Name: Derek Lowe |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
KNOT Offshore Partners LP announces termination of discussions on proposed buyout offer from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS
March 19, 2026
ABERDEEN, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) (“The Partnership”) announced today that discussions regarding the unsolicited non-binding proposal received by the Partnership on October 31, 2025 from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (“KNOT”), pursuant to which KNOT proposed to acquire through a wholly-owned subsidiary all publicly held common units of the Partnership in exchange for cash (the “KNOT Offer”), have been terminated.
The Conflicts Committee of the Partnership’s Board, which is comprised of only non-KNOT-affiliated directors, retained independent financial and legal advisors to assist it in evaluating the KNOT Offer.
The Conflicts Committee and its independent advisors reviewed the KNOT Offer and had several discussions with KNOT over the last few months regarding the potential transaction.
Following such discussions, the parties have determined that they will not be able to reach an agreement and have therefore terminated discussions regarding the KNOT Offer.
About KNOT Offshore Partners LP
KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of Brazil and the North Sea.
KNOT Offshore Partners LP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership but is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and thus issues a Form 1099 to its unitholders, rather than a Form K-1. KNOT Offshore Partners LP’s common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KNOP”.
KNOT Offshore Partners LP
Derek Lowe
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 1224 618 420
Email: [email protected]
Source: KNOT Offshore Partners LP