Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 4, 2016

Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35365	45-2934823
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Two Warren Place
6120 S. Yale Avenue, Suite 700

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136-4216
(Address of principal executive offices)

[phone]
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(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.

(b) On February 4, 2016, Peter L. Schwiering, age 71, advised Rose Rock Midstream GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (the “Partnership”), that he will retire as Chief Operating Officer of the General Partner once a successor is in place. He also intends to resign as a director of the General Partner concurrently with his retirement as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Schwiering will continue to serve in his current capacities to ensure an orderly transition.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 10, 2016, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the planned retirement of the Chief Operating Officer and a director of its general partner. A copy of the press release is being furnished and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the press release shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and such exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished herewith.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 10, 2016, issued by Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM, L.P.

By:     Rose Rock Midstream GP, LLC    

its general partner

Date: February 10, 2016

By: /s/ William H. Gault    

William H. Gault

Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished herewith.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 10, 2016, issued by Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.

Exhibit 99.1

SemGroup Corporation and Rose Rock Midstream Announce Planned Retirement of Vice President Peter L. Schwiering

Company Initiates Search for New Vice President

Tulsa, OK—February 10, 2016— SemGroup® Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) and Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:RRMS) today announced that Peter L. Schwiering, 71, who has served as a SemGroup vice president since February 2012, and in a variety of other leadership roles with the Company’s crude oil division since November 2000, including most recently as Chief Operating Officer and a director of the general partner of Rose Rock, will retire once a successor is in place. He will continue to serve in his current capacities until a successor is in place to ensure an orderly transition.

 

SemGroup will initiate a comprehensive search process to identify a successor. The company will consider both internal and external candidates, and Schwiering will work with the company to help identify his successor.

Carlin G. Conner, president and chief executive officer of SemGroup, said, “On behalf of SemGroup and Rose Rock, we wish Pete all the best in his retirement. With more than 40 years of industry experience, Pete has been a critical component in the growth of our company. Fortunately for us we expect to have access to Pete and his vast knowledge of crude oil markets post retirement by means of a consultancy agreement. Pete will also be instrumental in selecting his successor later in the year.”

About SemGroup Corporation
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, SemGroup® Corporation (NYSE: SEMG) is a publicly traded midstream service company providing the energy industry the means to move products from the wellhead to the wholesale marketplace. SemGroup provides diversified services for end users and consumers of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products and asphalt. Services include purchasing, selling, processing, transporting, terminalling and storing energy.

About Rose Rock Midstream

Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:RRMS) is a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by SemGroup® Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) to own, operate, develop and acquire a diversified portfolio of midstream energy assets. Rose Rock Midstream provides crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and marketing services. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, Rose Rock Midstream has operations in six states with the majority of its assets strategically located in or connected to the Cushing, Oklahoma crude oil marketing hub.

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