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 27,
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.)
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5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
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On
August
27, 2008, DCP Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release
announcing that Angela A. Minas was appointed as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of DCP Midstream GP, LLC, the Partnership's general partner,
effective September 8, 2008.
Ms.
Minas,
age 44,
has been Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for
Constellation Energy Partners from September 2006 until her departure in March
2008. She also served as Managing Director of the Commodities Group, a business
unit of Constellation Energy Group, Inc., beginning August 2006 until her
departure in March 2008. Prior to that, Ms. Minas was Senior Vice President,
Business Unit Operations Executive, Commercial Business Services with Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC) during 2006, Senior Vice
President, Global Consulting from 2004 to 2006 for SAIC and Vice President,
US
Consulting from 2002 to 2003 for SAIC. Prior to that, Minas was a partner with
Arthur Andersen LLP from 1997 until her departure in 2002.
Ms.
Minas
will receive an annual base salary of $230,000 in her new position. In addition,
she will participate in the Partnership’s short term cash incentive program with
a target incentive opportunity of 45% of her base salary, pro rated for 2008
based on the percentage of the year she works for the Partnership. Ms. Minas
will also participate in the Partnership’s long term incentive plan with a
target incentive opportunity of 80% of her base salary, pro rated for 2008
based
on the percentage of the year she works for the Partnership.
The
press
release announcing Ms. Minas’ appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to this Item
5.02.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
August
27, 2008, DCP Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release
announcing the transition of the Chairman of the Board position of DCP Midstream
GP, LLC, the Partnership’s general partner (the “General Partner”), from Fred J.
Fowler to Thomas C. O’Connor, effective September 1, 2008. Mr. O’Connor is
currently Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of DCP Midstream, LLC, the
sole owner of the General Partner. Mr. Fowler will remain a director on the
General Partner’s Board of Directors.
The
press
release announcing the transition of the Chairman of the Board position is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being
furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) 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 August 27, 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.
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DCP
MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP |
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By: |
DCP
MIDSTREAM GP, LP |
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its General
Partner |
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By: |
DCP
MIDSTREAM GP, LLC |
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its General
Partner |
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By: |
/s/
Michael S. Richards |
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Name:Michael
S. Richards |
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Title:Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary |
August
28, 2008