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: March 2, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2010
SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-31219 | 23-3096839 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS employer identification number) |
1818 Market Street, Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA | 19103-7583 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(215) 977-3000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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. |
Effective March 1, 2010, Stacy L. Fox and William R. Silver were elected to the Board of Directors of Sunoco Partners LLC (the Company), the general partner of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the Partnership), by unanimous consent of the members. Each of Ms. Fox and Mr. Silver will serve as a director of the Company until such time as his or her successor is elected or qualified. At this time, the Companys Board of Directors has not appointed Ms. Fox or Mr. Silver to serve on any Board committees.
Ms. Fox is currently the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Sunoco, Inc. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Fox and any other persons, other than Sunoco, Inc., pursuant to which she was elected as a director. Ms. Fox has not entered into any agreement or transaction with the Company or the Partnership in which she has, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
Mr. Silver is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Business Manager of Menlo School in Atherton, California. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Silver and any other persons, pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Mr. Silver has not entered into any agreement or transaction with the Company or the Partnership in which he has, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
A copy of the news release announcing the election of Ms. Fox and Mr. Silver as directors and further describing each of their qualifications is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
99.1. | News Release, issued March 1, 2010, announcing election of Stacy L. Fox and William R. Silver as directors of Sunoco Partners LLC. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP. | ||||
By: | Sunoco Partners LLC, its General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ BRUCE D. DAVIS, JR. | |||
Bruce D. Davis, Jr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
March 2, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
99.1 | News Release, issued March 1, 2010, announcing election of Stacy L. Fox and William R. Silver as directors of Sunoco Partners LLC. |