UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 6, 2017
Atlas Growth Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Delaware |
000-55603 | 80-0906030 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 425 Houston Street, Suite 300 Fort Worth, Texas |
76102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 489-0006
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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
(b)
Effective June 6, 2017, Freddie Kotek resigned from the board of directors of Atlas Growth Partners GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. (the “Company”). The board resignation was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Company.
(d)
Effective June 6, 2017, a majority interest of the members of the General Partner of the Company approved the appointment of Mark Schumacher to the board of directors of the Company’s General Partner. Mr. Schumacher, the General Partner’s Executive Vice President of Operations, is a named executive officer of the Company. For information regarding the employment agreement dated September 4, 2015, between Mr. Schumacher and Atlas Energy Group, LLC, a publicly traded Delaware limited liability company that manages and controls the Company through its 2.1% limited partnership interest in the Company and 80% member interest in the General Partner, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2017.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 12, 2017
| ATLAS GROWTH PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||||
| By: | Atlas Growth Partners GP, LLC, its General Partner | |||||
| /s/ Jeffrey M. Slotterback | ||||||
| Name: | Jeffrey M. Slotterback | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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