UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 15, 2012 (June 14, 2012)
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-16735 | 23-3087517 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Five Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania |
19087 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 975-8200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 June 14, 2012, the Board of Directors of Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC (the “Company”), the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) approved certain realignments to the Company’s senior management team to reflect the changes in the Partnership’s business segments as a result of the acquisition of Chief Gathering LLC. William H. Shea, Jr., the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Keith D. Horton, the current Co-President and Chief Operating Officer - Coal, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Coal. Ronald K. Page, the current Co-President and Chief Operating Officer - Midstream, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Midstream - Midcontinent. Mark D. Casaday, age 51, was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Midstream - Marcellus. Prior to assuming his present position, Mr. Casaday served as Senior Vice President, Eastern Region of the Partnership’s midstream subsidiary since January 2012 and, prior to that, Vice President, Eastern Region since March 2010. From July 2008 to March 2010, Mr. Casaday had served as a consultant to the Partnership. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Casaday and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as an officer. Mr. Casaday has not entered into any agreement or transaction with the Company or the Partnership in which he has, or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
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.
| PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||
| By: | Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, | |||
| its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Bruce D. Davis, Jr. | |||
| BRUCE D. DAVIS, JR. | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Dated: June 15, 2012