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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Rice Midstream Partners LP | d167640dex991.htm |
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): March 16, 2016
RICE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36789 | 47-1557755 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 Woodcliff Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(724) 746-6720
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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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 March 16, 2016, Stephanie C. Hildebrandt was appointed as a director of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rice Midstream Management LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), effective immediately. Ms. Hildebrandt was appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s conflicts committee.
The Board has determined that Ms. Hildebrandt is an independent director under Sections 303A.02 and 303A.07 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and under Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Hildebrandt and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Hildebrandt was selected as a director. There are no relationships between Ms. Hildebrandt and the General Partner or any of its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
As a non-employee director, Ms. Hildebrandt will receive compensation in accordance with the General Partner’s policies for compensating non-employee directors, including any long-term equity incentive awards under the Partnership’s 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 18, 2016. | |
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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.
| RICE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
| By: | Rice Midstream Management LLC, | |
| its general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel J. Rice IV | |
| Daniel J. Rice IV | ||
| Director, Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 18, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 18, 2016. | |
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