Form 8-K Foresight Energy LP For: Oct 29

 

 

 

 

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): October 29, 2015

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

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Appointment of Mr. James T. Murphy as Principal Financial Officer

 

The board of directors of Foresight Energy GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Foresight Energy LP (the “Partnership”), designated James T. Murphy as the principal financial officer of the General Partner, effective November 6, 2015. Concurrently with Mr. Murphy’s appointment as the principal financial officer, Oscar Martinez will cease serving as the principal financial officer of the General Partner.

 

Mr. Murphy, age 39, has served as Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner since June 2015. Mr. Murphy served as Controller of the General Partner of Foresight Energy LLC (the predecessor of the Partnership) from 2011 to 2015, and as VP & Controller of the General Partner or Foresight Energy LLC from December 2014 to June 2015. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as the Assistant Controller of Arch Coal Inc. Mr. Murphy is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Missouri St. Louis.

 

There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Murphy and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Murphy was appointed Principal Financial Officer. There are no family or other relationships between Mr. Murphy and the Partnership or its subsidiaries that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K or any transactions that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Murphy as the Principal Financial Officer of the General Partner.

The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FORESIGHT ENERGY ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CFO OSCAR MARTINEZ AND APPOINTMENT OF JAMES MURPHY AS PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — (PR NEWSWIRE) — October 29, 2015 — Foresight Energy LP (NYSE: FELP) (“Foresight”) announced today that Oscar Martinez, Foresight’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign on November 13.  His departure is part of the integration plan that combined the corporate functions of Foresight and Murray Energy Corporation resulting from the partnership formed earlier this year.    

 

“I would like to thank Oscar for his leadership and contributions to our success,” said Chris Cline, founder of Foresight.  “He helped maintain our cost leadership and fund our capital investment during a period in which Foresight more than doubled in size.”

 

Foresight also announced that James Murphy, Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the duties of Principal Financial Officer effective November 6.  

 

“Jim brings a deep level of dedication and knowledge to this role and I look forward to working closely with him and the rest of our finance and accounting team,” said Robert Moore, Foresight’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  “I also wish to thank Oscar for his dedication to the integration process and for his commitment to the success of this partnership.”

 

About Foresight Energy LP

Foresight is a leading coal producer in the Illinois basin region of the United States with control of over three billion tons of coal reserves currently supporting four mining complexes. Foresight’s logistics give each of its mining complexes multiple modes of transportation to reach the end-users for its coal, including rail, barge and truck. Foresight serves both the domestic and international markets.

Contact

Gary M. Broadbent

Assistant General Counsel and Media Director

(740) 338-3100

[email protected]

 

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