f8k040108.htm
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): April 1, 2008 (March 28,
2008)
GENESIS
ENERGY, L.P.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-12295
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76-0513049
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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500
Dallas, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas
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77002
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(713)
860-2500
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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240-13e-4(c)
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
(d)
Effective March 28, 2008, David C. Baggett and Martin C. White were appointed as
directors of Genesis Energy, Inc., the general partner of Genesis Energy, L.P.
(“GEL”), by Denbury Resources, Inc., the owner of our general
partner. Mr. Baggett and Mr. White both meet the listing
standard requirements of the American Stock Exchange (“Amex”), and the
Securities and Exchange Commission rules to be considered independent directors
of GEL.
Mr.
Baggett is the founder and managing partner of Opportune LPP, a financial
consulting firm formed in June 2005. From April 2003 until June 2005
he was a private investor. From October 1998 until April 2003, he
held various positions at American Plumbing and Mechanical, including President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and board
member. He has over twenty-five years of business experience,
including six years as a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr.
Baggett is 46 years old, a CPA and a graduate of Texas A&M
University.
Mr. White
retired in 2006 from Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) after most
recently serving as Vice President of OxyChem’s joint venture, OxyVinyls, a
position he has held since the formation of OxyVinyls in May
1999. From May 1996 to May 1999, he held the position of Vice
President of Marketing for OxyChem’s vinyl’s businesses. With the exception of
one year as General Manager of OxyChem’s operations in Chile during mid-1995 to
mid-1996 he held positions in OxyChem’s vinyl’s businesses since 1989. He served
on the board of directors of P.W. Eagle, Inc. from June 2006 until June 2007
when P.W. Eagle, Inc. was sold, and was a member of its audit and governance
committees. Mr. White is 62 years old and holds a degree from the
Royal Institute of Chemistry in London.
Mr. White
has been appointed a member of the Audit Committee of Genesis’ board of
directors. We have determined that Mr. White is an independent
director and we believe that this appointment satisfies the requirement of
Section 803 (B) (2)(a) of the American Stock Exchange Company Guide that GEL’s
Audit Committee consist of at least three independent directors.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release dated April 1, 2008.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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GENESIS
ENERGY, L.P.
(A
Delaware Limited Partnership)
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By:
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GENESIS
ENERGY, INC., as General
Partner
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Date: April
1, 2008
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By:
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Ross
A. Benavides
Chief
Financial Officer
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