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): July 30, 2009
NuStar Energy L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16417 | 74-2956831 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2330 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas |
78248 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 918-2000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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. |
On July 30, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NuStar GP, LLC, the general partner of Riverwalk Logistics, L.P., the general partner of NuStar Energy L.P., upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), increased the Chairman of the Board’s (the “Chairman”) additional annual retainer fee to $50,000 and increased the Chairman’s additional annual grant of restricted units of NuStar Energy L.P. to $25,000. The Chairman, like other members of the Board, will be paid $1,250 per meeting and $500 per telephonic meeting. No other changes were made to the compensation arrangements described in NuStar Energy L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The changes were made retroactively effective to July 1, 2009. The Chairman’s additional annual retainer is paid annually in August and the restricted units are granted three business days after NuStar Energy L.P.’s third quarter earnings release.
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.
| NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. | ||||||||
| By: | Riverwalk Logistics, L.P. its general partner | |||||||
| By: | NuStar GP, LLC its general partner | |||||||
| Date: August 5, 2009 | By: | /s/ Amy L. Perry | ||||||
| Name: | Amy L. Perry | |||||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||||||