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): December 1, 2016

Enviva Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 657-5660

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.                Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 1, 2016, Enviva Management Company, LLC (“Enviva Management”), an affiliate of Enviva Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with John K. Keppler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enviva Partners GP, LLC (the “General Partner”).

Enviva Management’s First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mr. Keppler (the “Employment Agreement”) provides for an annualized base salary of $535,000 (the “Adjusted Base Salary”), a target annual bonus equal to a minimum of 150% of the Adjusted Base Salary and a target annual award under the Partnership’s Long-Term Incentive Plan of 250% of the Adjusted Base Salary.

Except for the foregoing, the terms of the Employment Agreement remain substantively consistent with the terms of Mr. Keppler’s pre-existing employment agreement. The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement (Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K).

Item 9.01.                Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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