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):  July 20, 2011

KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-11234
(Commission
File Number)
76-0380342
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

713-369-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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  Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
 
On July 20, 2011, the board of directors of each of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. (the “General Partner”), which is the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), and Kinder Morgan Management, LLC, which is the delegate of the General Partner (the “Company”), elected Ted A. Gardner as a director to fill the vacancy left by C. Berdon Lawrence, who resigned on July 20, 2011 immediately prior to Mr. Gardner’s election.  Mr. Lawrence did not resign because of a disagreement with the Partnership on any matter relating to the Partnership’s operations, policies or practices.  Mr. Gardner has been appointed to each board’s audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and governance committee.  There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Gardner and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.  Mr. Gardner will receive compensation for his service on the boards in accordance with the General Partner’s and the Company’s standard compensatory arrangement for non-employee directors.  A description of the compensatory arrangement for non-employee directors is set forth in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.


 
 
 

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S I G N A T U R E

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


  
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
  
  
 
By:
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.,
  
   
its general partner
  
  
   
By:
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT, LLC,
  
     
its delegate
  
Dated: July 26, 2011
     
By:
 
/s/ Joseph Listengart
           
Joseph Listengart
Vice President and General Counsel

 

 
 

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