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): February 8, 2018 (February 2, 2018)

 

 

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 945-9700

 

 

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):

 

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

 

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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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               x

 

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.  x

 

 

 

Item 3.01.             Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On February 2, 2018, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) notified the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that, due to the death of C.O. Ted Collins, Jr. on January 27, 2018, the Partnership was not in compliance with Section 303A.07(a) of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual that requires all publicly traded companies to have at least three independent directors serving on the Audit Committee. The Partnership has begun a search for a third independent director to serve on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC, the Partnership’s general partner, and expects to announce the appointment of a new director in a timely manner.

 

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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.

 

	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS, LP
	By:	Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC,
		its general partner
	By:	/s/ Matthew S. Daly
		Matthew S. Daly
		Chief Operating Officer

 

Date: February 8, 2018

 

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