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): August 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 August 15, 2016, NGL Energy Holdings LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of NGL Energy Partners LP (the "Partnership"), granted bonuses in the form of restricted common units (the "Restricted Units") to certain of the General Partner's named executive officers. The Restricted Units vested immediately. The bonuses for each named executive officer are summarized below:

Name
 
Number of Restricted Units Granted
Shawn W. Coady
 
13,302

Vincent J. Osterman
 
13,302


    







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: August 18, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
 
 
 
Robert W. Karlovich III
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer