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): April 4, 2012
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-10934 | 39-1715850 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(713) 821-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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. |
Effective as of April 4, 2012, Leon A. Zupan was elected to the board of directors of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. (EECI), the general partner of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP), and the board of directors of Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (EEM), the management company of EEP. Mr. Zupan has not been appointed to any committees of either board of directors. These elections increase the number of members of the board of directors of EECI to nine and the number of members of the board of directors of EEM to nine.
Al Monaco was recently appointed President of Enbridge Inc., and in connection with assuming these additional responsibilities, he resigned, effective as of April 4, 2012, as Executive Vice President, Gas Pipelines, Green Energy and International of EEM and EECI. In addition, effective as of April 4, 2012, Mr. Zupan was appointed as Executive Vice President – Gas Pipelines of EECI and EEM.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C., | |||||
| as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner | ||||||
| Date: April 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ STEPHEN J. NEYLAND | ||||
| Stephen J. Neyland | ||||||
| Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||