Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): January 6, 2020

NOBLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware		001-37640	47-3011449
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1001 Noble Energy Way			77070
Houston,	Texas		77070
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:				(281)	872-3100
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)



☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)



☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))



☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units, Representing Limited Partner Interests	NBLX	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
		(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 6, 2020, the board of directors of Noble Midstream GP LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Noble Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”), appointed Robin H. Fielder, age 39, as President and Chief Operating Officer of the General Partner, effective January 13, 2020. Ms. Fielder will also serve as Senior Vice President, Midstream, of Noble Energy, Inc. (“Noble Energy”).

Ms. Fielder served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the general partners of Western Midstream Operating LP (formerly Western Gas Partners LP) and Western Midstream Partners LP (formerly Western Gas Equity Partners LP) from January 2019 to August 2019, and as President and Director of the general partners from November 2018 to January 2019. She also served as Senior Vice President, Midstream of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”) from November 2018 to August 2019. Prior to these positions, Ms. Fielder served in positions of increasing responsibility at Anadarko, including Vice President, Investor Relations from September 2016 to November 2018, Midstream Corporate Planning Manager from December 2015 to September 2016, Director, Investor Relations from June 2014 to December 2015 and General Manager, Carthage/North Louisiana from June 2013 to June 2014. Prior to serving in these roles, she held various exploration and operations engineering positions at Anadarko in both the U.S. onshore and the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Ms. Fielder holds a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Fielder’s employment, she will be entitled to participate in Noble Energy’s compensation programs for executives and, in conjunction therewith, will receive effective January 13, 2020:


•	an annual base salary of $400,000; and


•	the opportunity to earn a target bonus of 65% of annual base salary.

A portion of Ms. Fielder’s compensation will be allocated to the Partnership by Noble Energy based on the percentage of her overall working time devoted to Partnership business.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)	Exhibits.



	99.1	Press Release dated January 6, 2020
	104	Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




		NOBLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
		By: Noble Midstream GP, LLC, Its General Partner

Date:	January 7, 2020	By:	/s/ Aaron G. Carlson
			Aaron G. Carlson
			General Counsel and Secretary