UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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)
March 25, 2016 (March 23, 2016)
 
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BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-33055
74-3169953
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 4600
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(213) 225-5900
(Registrant’s 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.

(b) Departure of Director

On March 23, 2016, Kurt A. Talbot, a member of the Board of Directors (“Board of Directors”) of Breitburn GP LLC (the “Company”), the general partner of Breitburn Energy Partners LP, notified the Company that he would resign from the Board of Directors effective immediately.






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.
 
 
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
BREITBURN GP LLC,
 
 
 
its general partner
 
 
 
 
Dated: March 25, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Gregory C. Brown
 
 
 
Gregory C. Brown
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer