UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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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): July 28, 2011

KKR & CO. L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(212) 750-8300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 28, 2011, John B. Hess was appointed to the Board of Directors of KKR Management LLC, the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P., and its Conflicts Committee, effective July 28, 2011.

Mr. Hess will receive the standard non-executive director compensation arrangement, consisting of a prorated annual cash retainer of $75,000 for non-executive directors.  Mr. Hess has also entered into an indemnification agreement with KKR Management LLC and KKR & Co. L.P.

The Board of Directors currently consists of eight members, namely Henry Kravis, George Roberts, Joseph Grundfest, John Hess, Dieter Rampl, Patricia Russo, Thomas Schoewe and Robert Scully.   The committees of the Board include the Audit Committee consisting of Messrs. Grundfest, Schoewe and Scully; the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consisting of Messrs. Kravis, Roberts and Scully; and the Conflicts Committee consisting of Ms. Russo and Messrs. Grundfest, Hess, Rampl, Schoewe and Scully.   Mr. Rampl earlier resigned from the Audit Committee without disagreement with the registrant.

Additionally, on July 28, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized grants of 10,000 restricted equity units under the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to each non-executive director and additional grants of 4,000 and 3,000 restricted equity units to Mr. Schoewe and Ms. Russo, respectively, for their service on the Board since March 2011 and April 2011, respectively.

Item 7.01          Regulation FD Disclosure

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hess to the Board of Directors of KKR Management LLC is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit furnished hereunder shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   (d)       Exhibits

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.

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