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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):
November 9, 2015
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-15905
(Commission File Number)
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73-1268729
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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801 Travis Street, Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)
(713) 568-4725
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Not Applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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ITEM 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On November 4, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Blue Dolphin Energy Company (“Blue Dolphin”) appointed Ryan A. Bailey, age 40, to serve on the Board, filling an existing vacancy. Mr. Bailey was also appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Master Limited Partnership Conversion Special Committee. He is considered an Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Since 2014, Mr. Bailey has served as Head of Investments at Children’s Health System of Texas. From 2006 to 2014, he served as Investment Officer/Interim Chief Investment Officer at The Meadows Foundation. He serves as an advisor and mentor to Texas Wall Street Women and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analysis Association (Dallas Chapter), both non-profit member organizations. Mr. Bailey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University and completed a graduate course in tax planning from the Yale School of Management. He holds professional credentialing as a Chartered Financial Analysist (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Chartered Market Technician (CMT).
There is no arrangement pursuant to which Mr. Bailey has agreed to serve on Blue Dolphin’s Board. There is no family relationship between Mr. Bailey and any of Blue Dolphin’s directors or executive officers. There have been no transactions or any currently proposed transactions in which Mr. Bailey was or is to be a participant in which he has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued November 9, 2015.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 9, 2015
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Blue Dolphin Energy Company
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/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
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Jonathan P. Carroll
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Assistant Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued November 9, 2015.
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