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): April 5, 2019
Hi-Crush Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-35630 | 90-0840530 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1330 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 600 Houston, Texas |
77056 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 980-6200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On April 5, 2019, Hi-Crush GP LLC (the General Partner), the general partner of Hi-Crush Partners LP (the Partnership), mailed a letter from Robert E. Ramus, the Chairman of the board of directors of the General Partner (the Board) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership, to certain of the Partnerships common unitholders (Unitholders) that, according to the Partnerships records, have not provided voting instructions for the special meeting (the Special Meeting) at which Unitholders are expected to vote upon a Plan of Conversion pursuant to which the Partnership would effect its proposed conversion from a Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation (the Conversion). Among other things, the letter requests that the Unitholders receiving the letter cast their votes for the Special Meeting and advises that the independent proxy advisory firms and the Board have each recommended that Unitholders vote in favor of the Conversion. The letter to Unitholders has been posted to the Partnerships website (www.hicrush.com) and is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
99.1 | Letter to Unitholders dated April 4, 2019. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Hi-Crush Partners LP | ||||||
By: | Hi-Crush GP LLC, its general partner | |||||
Date: April 5, 2019 | By: | /s/ Laura C. Fulton | ||||
Laura C. Fulton | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |