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): October 19, 2015
ATLAS ENERGY GROUP, LLC
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36725 | 45-3741247 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Park Place Corporate Center One
1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 489-0006
(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 October 19, 2015, Atlas Energy Group, LLC (the “Company”) appointed Matthew Finkbeiner as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of October 21, 2015. Mr. Finkbeiner will succeed Jeffrey M. Slotterback, who was named the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective September 18, 2015. On October 19, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company, which is the general partner of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (“ARP”), also appointed Mr. Finkbeiner as Chief Accounting Officer of ARP, effective as of October 21, 2015.
Matthew Finkbeiner, 35, has held positions with Deloitte & Touche LLP, including Audit Senior Manager from September 2010 until joining the Company in October 2015, Audit Manager from September 2007 to September 2010, and Audit Senior/Staff from September 2002 until September 2007. While at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Mr. Finkbeiner managed audits for a diversified base of clients in the oil and gas industry, including master limited partnerships. Mr. Finkbeiner is a Certified Public Accountant.
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.
| ATLAS ENERGY GROUP, LLC | ||||||
| Dated: October 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Slotterback | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey M. Slotterback | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||