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 22, 2013 (January 16, 2013)

 

 

CVR PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35120   56-2677689

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500

Sugar Land, Texas 77479

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 207-3200

 

 

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)

 

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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 January 16, 2013, Jon R. Whitney resigned as a director of CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners, LP. His resignation was in connection with his appointment to the board of directors of CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR). CVR Refining, LP is an affiliate of CVR Partners, LP. CVR Energy, Inc. owns the general partner and a majority of the common units representing limited partner interests in CVR Refining, LP and CVR Partners, LP.


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.

Date: January 22, 2013

 

CVR PARTNERS, LP
By:   CVR GP, LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Edmund S. Gross
 

Edmund S. Gross,

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary