<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0000950134-09-008612
<TYPE>8-K
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>2
<PERIOD>20090428
<ITEMS>7.01
<ITEMS>9.01
<FILING-DATE>20090428
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20090428
<FILER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
<CIK>0001176334
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5171
<IRS-NUMBER>050527861
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>8-K
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-50056
<FILM-NUMBER>09776199
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>4200 STONE ROAD
<CITY>KILGORE
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75662
<PHONE>9039836200
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
</FILER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>d67442e8vk.htm
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>e8vk</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">


<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 2pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>






<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)<BR>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of report (date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;28, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DELAWARE</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>000-50056</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>05-0527861</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>(State of incorporation <BR>
or organization)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Commission file<BR>
number)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification<BR>
number)</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>4200 STONE ROAD</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>KILGORE, TEXAS</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75662</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip code)</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (903)&nbsp;983-6200</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction
A.2. below):
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; margin-top: 10pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 2pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>









<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">



</TABLE>
</DIV>
<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt"><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">



</TABLE>
</DIV>

<!--TOC-->
<!--/TOC-->






<!-- link1 "Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure" -->

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;28, 2009, Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) issued a press release
announcing that on May&nbsp;15, 2009 it will pay a quarterly distribution of $0.75 per unit to its
common and subordinated unitholders of record as of the close of business on May&nbsp;8, 2009. A copy
of the press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item
7.01 and in the attached exhibit shall be deemed to be &#147;furnished&#148; and not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148;
for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).
</DIV>
<!-- link1 "Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits" -->

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(d)&nbsp;</B><U><B>Exhibits</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the
attached exhibit is deemed to be &#147;furnished&#148; and not deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the
Exchange Act.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">EXHIBIT</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">NUMBER</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">DESCRIPTION</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top"><!-- Blank Space -->
 <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD></TR>


<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press release dated April&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->2<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">



<!-- link1 "SIGNATURES" -->

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Martin Midstream GP LLC
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Its General Partner&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">Date:  April 28, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Robert D. Bondurant
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert D. Bondurant,&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President and<BR>

Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">



<!-- link1 "INDEX TO EXHIBITS" -->

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">EXHIBIT</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">NUMBER</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">DESCRIPTION</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top"><!-- Blank Space -->
 <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD></TR>


<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press release dated April&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>

</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>d67442exv99w1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.1
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>exv99w1</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">




<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION<BR>
OF $0.75 PER UNIT TO BE PAID ON MAY 15, 2009
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KILGORE, Texas, April&nbsp;28, 2009 /GlobeNewswire/ &#151; Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:
MMLP) announced today that is has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.75 per unit for the
quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009. This quarterly distribution remains unchanged from the distribution
paid with respect to the prior quarter and represents a 4.2% increase
over the quarterly distribution paid with respect to
the same quarter of 2008. The distribution is payable on May&nbsp;15, 2009 to common and subordinated
unitholders of record as of the close of business on May&nbsp;8, 2009. The May distribution is based on
the current operating performance of, and the current general economic, industry and market
conditions impacting MMLP and reflects an annualized distribution rate of $3.00 per unit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">About Martin Midstream Partners
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Martin Midstream Partners is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of
operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership&#146;s primary
business lines include: terminalling and storage services for petroleum products and by-products;
natural gas gathering and processing and NGL distribution services; marine transportation services
for petroleum products and by-products; and sulfur and sulfur-based products processing,
manufacturing, marketing and distribution.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information concerning Martin Midstream is available on its website at
www.martinmidstream.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Forward-Looking Statements</I>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements about Martin Midstream Partners&#146; outlook and all other statements in this release
other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to
financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a
number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions
concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in
anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including
risks and uncertainties, is set forth in MMLP&#146;s annual and quarterly reports filed from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention
or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Contact: </I>Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MMLP&#146;s
general partner, Martin Midstream GP LLC, at (903)&nbsp;983-6200.
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
</DIV>



</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
