SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 8, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earlies event reported)
CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34664 | 43-1918951 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
811 Main Street
Suite 3400
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(832)519-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On November 8, 2018, Janeen S. Judah was appointed to the board of directors (the “Board”) of Crestwood Equity GP LLC, the general partner of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (the “Partnership”). Ms. Judah will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and the newly-formed Sustainability Committee of the Board.
Ms. Judah will be compensated in accordance with the Partnership’s compensation policy fornon-employee directors as described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Judah and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Judah was appointed to the Board, and there are no relationships between Ms. Judah and the Partnership that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Pursuant to the Partnership’s Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended, Ms. Judah will be fully indemnified for actions associated with being a director to the extent permitted under Delaware law.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Judah is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 8, 2018 | |
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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.
| CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP | ||||||
| By: | Crestwood Equity GP LLC, its General Partner | |||||
| Date: November 8, 2018 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Halpin | ||||
| Robert T. Halpin | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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