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) August 1, 2013
INERGY, L.P.
(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) |
Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64112
(Address of principal executive offices)
(816) 842-8181
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On August 1, 2013, David M. Wood was appointed to the board of directors of Inergy GP, LLC, the general partner of Inergy, L.P. (“the Partnership”).
Mr. Wood will be compensated in accordance with Inergy GP, LLC’s compensation policy for non-employee directors as described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.
Pursuant to the Partnership’s Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, Mr. Wood will be fully indemnified for actions associated with being a director to the extent permitted under Delaware law.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Wood is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 1, 2013 | |
2
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.
| INERGY, L.P. | ||||||
| By: |
INERGY GP, LLC, Its General Partner | |||||
| Date: August 1, 2013 |
By: |
/s/ Laura L. Ozenberger | ||||
| Laura L. Ozenberger Sr. Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
3
Exhibit 99.1
Inergy, L.P. and Inergy Midstream, L.P. Appoint New Member to Boards of Directors
Houston, TX (August 1, 2013) – Inergy, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) and Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:NRGM) announced today that David M. Wood has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Inergy GP, LLC, the general partner of Inergy, L.P., and NRGM GP, LLC, the general partner of Inergy Midstream, L.P., effective as of August 1, 2013.
Mr. Wood brings over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is the former President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Murphy Oil Corp., an integrated worldwide oil and gas company. Prior to joining Murphy Oil Corp., Mr. Wood held various senior positions with Ashland Exploration and Production. Mr. Wood was also formerly on the Board of Directors and a member of the executive committee of the American Petroleum Institute and was a member of the National Petroleum Council.
“David Wood has been a well-respected member of the oil and gas community over several decades and we look forward to working with him as we create a fully integrated midstream partnership,” said Robert G. Phillips, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Inergy, L.P. and Inergy Midstream, L.P. “David’s strategic and operating experience in all phases of the energy value chain, from wellhead to burner-tip, will be a particularly valuable addition to the Inergy Board of Directors as we continue to make progress on the pending consolidation of the Crestwood and Inergy organizations and begin to execute on the long-term growth opportunities emerging in the midstream industry,” commented Phillips.
About Inergy, L.P.
Inergy, L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership that controls, owns, and operates energy midstream businesses. Inergy’s operations include a natural gas storage business in Texas and an NGL and crude oil supply and logistics business that serves customers in the United States and Canada. Through its general partner interest in Inergy Midstream, L.P. and Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Inergy is also engaged in the development and operation of natural gas, NGL and crude oil gathering, processing, storage, and transportation assets in multiple unconventional shale plays across the United States. For more information about Inergy, L.P., visit www.inergylp.com.
About Inergy Midstream, L.P.
Inergy Midstream, L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership that develops, owns, and operates predominantly fee-based natural gas, NGL and crude oil storage and transportation businesses in the Northeast region of the United States and in North Dakota. For more information about Inergy Midstream, L.P., visit www.inergylp.com.
Corporate news, unit prices, and additional information about Inergy, including reports from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, are available on the Company’s website, www.inergylp.com. For more information, contact Vince Grisell in Inergy’s Investor Relations Department at 816-842-8181 or via e-mail at investorrelations@inergyservices.com.
2