UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 6, 2012 (September 9, 2011)
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-33556 | 41-2232463 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas | 77056 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 713-627-5400
(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 September 9, 2011, Spectra Energy Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) announced the appointment of Julie Dill as the Partnership’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2012, and on September 15, 2011, the Partnership filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) with respect to such appointment. This Amendment No. 1 to the Original 8-K is being filed to amend Item 5.02 of the Original 8-K to disclose that on and effective as of January 3, 2012, Ms. Dill was granted, subject to acceptance by Ms. Dill, 7,500 phantom Partnership units and tandem distribution equivalent rights under the Partnership’s Long-Term Incentive Plan in accordance with the terms generally applicable under that plan and vesting, generally subject to continued employment, three years from the date of grant.
SIGNATURE
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.
| SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | ||
| By: |
Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP, | |
| its general partner | ||
| By: |
Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, | |
| its general partner | ||
| /s/ Laura Buss Sayavedra | ||
| Laura Buss Sayavedra | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: January 6, 2012