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 11, 2006
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 011-14129 | 06-1437793 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06902
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 328-7310
Not Applicable
(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
On December 11, 2006, the Board of Directors of Kestrel Heat LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Kestrel Heat”) and the general partner of Star Gas Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”) approved cash bonuses for the Partnership’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 for the Partnership’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and other named executive officers as follows:
| Name |
Position |
Bonus | |||
| Joseph P. Cavanaugh | Chief Executive Officer | $ | 220,000 | ||
| Daniel P. Donovan | Chief Operating Officer | $ | 240,000 | ||
| Richard Ambury | Chief Financial Officer | $ | 190,000 | ||
| Richard G.Oakley | Vice President and Controller | $ | 50,000 | ||
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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.
| STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
| By: | Kestrel Heat, LLC (General Partner) | |
| By: | /s/ Richard Ambury | |
| Name: | Richard Ambury | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: December 15, 2006
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