8-K

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): January 15, 2010 (January 11, 2010)

WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34046	26-1075808
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(832) 636-6000
(Registrants’ 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.

(c) On January 11, 2010, the Board of Directors of our general partner, Western Gas Holdings, LLC (the “General Partner”), appointed Donald R. Sinclair to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, effective January 14, 2010. Mr. Sinclair, age 51, will continue to serve in his roles as President and a director of the General Partner, and Robert G. Gwin will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining the General Partner, Mr. Sinclair was a founding partner and served as President of Ceritas Energy, LLC, a midstream energy company headquartered in Houston, from February 2003 to September 2009. From April 1997 to September 1998 Mr. Sinclair was President of Duke Energy Trading and Marketing LLC, and served as Chairman of the Energy Risk Committee for Duke Energy Corporation. Prior to joining Duke, Mr. Sinclair served as Senior Vice President of Tenneco Energy and as President of Tenneco Energy Resources. Previously, as one of the original principals and officers at Dynegy Inc. (formerly NGC Corporation), he served for eight years in various officer positions, including Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, where he was in charge of all risk management activities and commercial operations.

A copy of the news release relating to this disclosure is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Western Gas Partners, LP Press Release, dated January 14, 2010.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP
By:	Western Gas Holdings, LLC,
	its general partner

Dated: January 15, 2010	By:	/s/ Amanda M. McMillian
		Amanda M. McMillian Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Western Gas Partners, LP Press Release, dated January 14, 2010.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP PROMOTES
SINCLAIR TO CEO

Gwin Continues as Chairman of the Board

     HOUSTON, Jan. 14, 2010 — Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) today announced that Donald R. Sinclair has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of its general partner. Sinclair continues as President and succeeds Robert G. Gwin, who will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board.

     “Don has quickly assumed a day-to-day leadership role since joining our executive team and Board in October of last year,” said Gwin. “His unique mix of proven leadership skills and extensive industry knowledge will enable him to advance Western Gas’ growth and deliver significant unitholder value. I look forward to working with him closely as we continue to execute our strategy.”

     Prior to joining Western Gas Partners, LP as President of its general partner in October 2009, Sinclair was a founding partner and served as President of Ceritas Energy, LLC, a midstream energy company headquartered in Houston with operations in Texas, Wyoming and Utah. Sinclair has approximately 30 years of experience in the midstream, marketing, trading, and risk management areas of the energy industry.

     “I am very excited about this opportunity to lead the outstanding executive team at Western Gas as we work to continue to deliver a strong track record of performance for our unitholders,” said Sinclair.

Western Gas Partners, LP is a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets. With midstream assets in East and West Texas, the Rocky Mountains and the Mid-Continent, the Partnership is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting natural gas for Anadarko and other producers and customers. For more information about Western Gas Partners, please visit www.westerngas.com.

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Western Gas Partners, LP Contact:

Chris Campbell, CFA, chris.campbell@westerngas.com, 832.636.6012