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): November 17, 2017
 
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-35719
 
45-5045230
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation or
 organization)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
1717 Main Street
Suite 5200
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
 
(214) 979-3720
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
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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.
(b) Resignation of Director
On November 17, 2017, Wallace C. Henderson, who has served as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southcross Energy Partners GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) since August 2014, informed the Partnership of his resignation, effective as of December 1, 2017. Mr. Henderson served as the EIG BBTS Holdings, LLC representative on the Board. Mr. Henderson’s resignation was not the result of any disagreements with the Partnership or the General Partner regarding any matter related to its operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
(d) Election of New Director
On November 20, 2017, Randall S. Wade was elected to the Board, effective as of December 1, 2017 and will serve as the EIG BBTS Holdings, LLC representative on the Board. The Board has not appointed Mr. Wade to serve on any Board committees at this time.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wade and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Wade was selected as a director. There are no relationships between Mr. Wade and the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
As a non-employee director, compensation for Mr. Wade will be paid in accordance with the General Partner’s policies for compensating non-employee directors previously disclosed under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2017.





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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
Southcross Energy Partners GP, LLC,
 
 
its general partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: November 20, 2017
By:
/s/ Kelly J. Jameson
 
 
Kelly J. Jameson
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary