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): October 18, 2017
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-36710 | 46-5223743 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 150 N. Dairy Ashford Houston, Texas |
77079 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 337-0371
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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 October 18, 2017, Gerard B. Paulides, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Shell Midstream Partners, L.P., resigned as a director of the Board to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Paulides resignation was effective October 18, 2017, and there were no disagreements between Mr. Paulides and the General Partner, the Partnership or any officer or director of the General Partner which led to Mr. Paulides decision.
Mr. Paulides’ resignation has created a vacancy in our Board. Shell Pipeline Company LP, the sole member of the General Partner and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has made no decision regarding the filling of the vacancy at this time.
SIGNATURE
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.
| SHELL MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
| By: | Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Lori M. Muratta | |
| Lori M. Muratta | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: October 18, 2017