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 15, 2016

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-35172
 
27-3427920
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6120 South Yale Avenue
Suite 805
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(918) 481-1119
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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

(e)    On July 15, 2016, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of NGL Energy Holdings LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of NGL Energy Partners LP ("NGL"), approved grants of unvested common units pursuant to the General Partner's long-term incentive plan to certain named executive officers of the General Partner. The Committee granted awards for which units vest at specified dates, contingent only on the continued service of the recipient through the service date (the "Service Awards").

The Service Awards granted on July 15, 2016 to each named executive officer and their vesting dates are summarized below:

 
 
Number of Units by Vesting Date
Name
 
July 10, 2017
 
July 9, 2018
 
July 8, 2019
H. Michael Krimbill
 
28,809

 
100,000

 
100,000

Robert W. Karlovich III
 

 

 
25,000

Shawn W. Coady
 
5,000

 
20,000

 
20,000

Vincent J. Osterman
 
5,000

 
20,000

 
20,000


Prior to July 15, 2016, certain officers had unvested awards from prior grants. The total number of unvested service awards and their vesting dates, including both the July 15, 2016 grants and prior grants, are summarized below:
    
 
 
Number of Units by Vesting Date
Name
 
July 10, 2017
 
July 9, 2018
 
July 8, 2019
H. Michael Krimbill
 
100,000

 
100,000

 
100,000

Robert W. Karlovich III
 
25,000

 
25,000

 
25,000

Shawn W. Coady
 
20,000

 
20,000

 
20,000

Vincent J. Osterman
 
20,000

 
20,000

 
20,000


     Grants made prior to July 15 2016, have been modified to change their vesting dates from July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018 to July 10, 2017 and July 9, 2018, respectively.







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.

 
NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP
 
By:
NGL Energy Holdings LLC,
 
 
its general partner
Date: July 19, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
 
 
 
Robert W. Karlovich III
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer