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 17, 2008
DCP
MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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001-32678
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03-0567133
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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370
17th Street, Suite 2775
Denver,
Colorado 80202
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (303) 633-2900
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Appointment of Principal
Officers
On
December 17, 2008, DCP Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press
release announcing that Greg K. Smith, Vice President, Business Development for
DCP Midstream GP, LLC, the Partnership’s ultimate general partner (the “General
Partner”), is moving to DCP Midstream, LLC, the owner of the General Partner, to
become Vice President, Gas Supply, effective January 5, 2009. Taking
Mr. Smith’s role at the General Partner will be Don Baldridge, currently Vice
President, Corporate Development for DCP Midstream, LLC. Mr.
Baldridge will be Vice President, Business Development for the Partnership
effective January 5, 2009.
The press
release announcing these changes is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
Release dated December 17,
2008.
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
| DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP | |||
| By: | DCP MIDSTREAM GP, LP | ||
| its General Partner | |||
| By: | DCP MIDSTREAM GP, LLC | ||
| its General Partner | |||
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By:
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/s/ Michael S. Richards | |
| Name: Michael S. Richards | |||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
December
19, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
Release dated December 17, 2008.
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December
17, 2008
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MEDIA
AND INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
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Karen
Taylor
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Phone:
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303/633-2913
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24-Hour:
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303/809-9160
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DCP
MIDSTREAM PARTNERS ANNOUNCES
MANAGEMENT
CHANGES
DENVER –
DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DPM; the Partnership) today announced that
effective January 5, 2009, Greg K. Smith, vice president, business development
of the Partnership’s general partner, will be moving to DCP Midstream, LLC (DCP
Midstream), the owner of the Partnership’s general partner, to become vice
president, gas supply. Taking Mr. Smith’s role at the Partnership
will be Don Baldridge, currently vice president, corporate development for DCP
Midstream, who will be named vice president, business development for the
Partnership’s general partner.
“I want
to thank Greg for his significant contributions and leadership to the
Partnership since its initial public offering in 2005,” said Mark A. Borer,
president and CEO of the Partnership. “Greg has been a key member of
the Partnership’s management team and has been instrumental in the Partnership’s
growth since its inception. We will continue to work closely with
Greg in his new role as he will have gas supply responsibilities for a number of
the Partnership’s assets.”
“We are
equally excited about the addition of Don Baldridge to the Partnership’s
management team,” continued Borer. “Don was a member of the team that
put together the Partnership’s IPO in 2005. His knowledge of the
Partnership’s assets, his leadership track record, and experience as a member of
DCP Midstream’s management team will benefit the Partnership as we continue to
execute our strategy.”
Baldridge
has been vice president, corporate development of DCP Midstream since August
2008. Prior to that, he served as senior director, corporate
development and other management positions with DCP Midstream since April
2005. Baldridge has more than 16 years experience in the energy
industry, including commercial, trading and business development
activities.
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Baldridge
earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and a M.B.A. from the
University of Denver.
DCP Midstream Partners, LP
(NYSE: DPM) is a midstream master limited partnership that gathers, processes,
transports and markets natural gas and natural gas liquids and is a leading
wholesale distributor of propane. DCP Midstream Partners, LP is
managed by its general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LLC, which is wholly
owned by DCP Midstream, LLC, a joint venture between Spectra Energy and
ConocoPhillips. For more information, visit the DCP Midstream Partners, LP web
site at http://www.dcppartners.com.