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): October 3, 2007
SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-33503 | 20-8536826 | ||
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
| Two Warren Place 6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 500 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
74136 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 524-5500
(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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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On October 3, 2007, SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. (the “General Partner”), the general partner of SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), appointed Brian F. Billings as an independent director to its Board of Directors. Mr. Billings will chair the Conflicts Committee and will also serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Billings and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Billings was appointed as a director. As a non-employee director, Mr. Billings will receive compensation in accordance with the General Partner’s policies for compensating outside directors as outlined in the Partnership’s prospectus relating to the initial public offering of its common units and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2007.
The Partnership issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Billings to the Board of Directors of the General Partner on October 3, 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act.
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press release dated October 3, 2007. | ||
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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.
| SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||||||
| By: | SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. its General Partner | |||||||
| Date: October 3, 2007 | By: | /s/ Alex G. Stallings | ||||||
| Alex G. Stallings | ||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press release dated October 3, 2007. | ||