Form 8-K

 

 

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) November 26, 2013

 

 

STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-14129   06-1437793

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06902

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 328-7310

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

Star Gas Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”) announced today that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Partnership’s general partner had approved amendments to the Partnership’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics relating to the procedure for reporting allegations of misconduct and relationships with customers and suppliers.

The description of the amendments to the Code contained in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Code, as amended, is available in the Corporate Governance section of the Partnership’s website at www.star-gas.com.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended November 26, 2013.

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.

 

STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Kestrel Heat, LLC (General Partner)
By:  

/s/ Richard Ambury

Name:   Richard Ambury
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 27, 2013