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): May 28, 2010
DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-32678 | 03-0567133 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
370 17th Street, Suite 2775
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 633-2900
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors |
On June 3, 2010, DCP Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jeff Sheets to the Board of Directors of the Partnership’s ultimate general partner, DCP Midstream, LLC, effective May 28, 2010. Mr. Sheets currently serves as Senior Vice President, Commercial, Planning and Strategy of ConocoPhillips. There is no arrangement or understanding between either Mr. Sheets and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. The Board of Directors of the General Partner did not name Mr. Sheets to any committees of the Board of Directors at this time.
The General Partner serves as the ultimate general partner of the Partnership, holding a general partner interest in the Partnership. DCP Midstream, LLC currently owns 100% of the General Partner, which allows it to control the Partnership, and owns a 33.6% limited partner interest in the Partnership. DCP Midstream, LLC is a joint venture equally owned by Spectra Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips. For relationships between the Partnership, the General Partner, DCP Midstream, LLC and its affiliates, please read Item 13 “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence”, which is incorporated herein by reference from the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2010.
The press release announcing this change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release dated June 3, 2010. |
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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.
| DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP | ||
| By: | DCP MIDSTREAM GP, LP | |
| its General Partner | ||
| By: | DCP MIDSTREAM GP, LLC | |
| its General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael S. Richards | |
| Name: | Michael S. Richards | |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
June 4, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release dated June 3, 2010 |
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