UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2015
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Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2020 Houston, Texas |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 658-0647
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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:
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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) By letter dated June 15, 2015, Mr. Richard N. Papert notified Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (the “Company”) and Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., the Company’s general partner (the “General Partner”), of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors of the General Partner effective immediately. Mr. Papert’s decision to resign is not due to any disagreement with the Company or the General Partner, including with respect to any matter relating to the Company’s or the General Partner’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 15, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Brent Collins as Vice President, Investor Relations and the resignation of Richard N. Papert as director. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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.
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Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., its general partner |
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Date: June 15, 2015 |
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/s/ Steve Putman |
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Steve Putman |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |
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Press release dated June 15, 2015 |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Announces the Appointment of Vice President, Investor Relations and Resignation of Director
HOUSTON, June 15, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (NYSE: BSM) announces that Brent Collins has joined the Company as Vice President, Investor Relations.
“I am pleased to welcome Brent Collins to the Black Stone Minerals leadership team. He will play a critical role in helping the investment community understand Black Stone Minerals and the long-term value of our minerals-focused business,” said Thomas L. Carter, Jr., Black Stone Minerals’ Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President.
The Company also announced that Richard N. Papert has decided to step down as a director, effective today. Mr. Carter said, “Richard has been an outstanding contributor to the boards of BSM and its predecessor since 2009. We thank him for all that he has done for Black Stone and in particular his efforts over the past year to assist us in the process of going public. We wish him the very best.”
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Black Stone Minerals is one of the largest owners of oil and natural gas mineral interests in the United States. As of March 31, 2015, the partnership owned mineral interests in approximately 14.5 million acres, nonparticipating royalty interests in 1.2 million acres, and overriding royalty interests in 1.4 million acres. The partnership’s mineral and royalty interests are located in 41 states and in 62 onshore basins in the continental United States. The partnership owns non-cost-bearing interests in approximately 40,000 wells and non-operated working interests in over 9,000 wells. The combination of the breadth of the partnership’s asset base and the long-lived, non-cost-bearing nature of many of the partnership’s mineral and royalty interests exposes the partnership to potential production and reserves from new and existing plays with limited investment of additional capital.
Contacts
Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
Brent Collins, 713-445-3229
Vice President, Investor Relations
bcollins@blackstoneminerals.com