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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): September 24, 2018

 
SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
 
001-36137
 
45-2637964
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
185 International Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 225-1560
 
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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 o

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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Agreements of Certain Officers.

(b) On September 24, 2018, Robert B. Evans notified Sprague Resources GP LLC, the general partner ("General Partner") of Sprague Resources LP (the “Partnership”), of his decision to resign from the board of directors effective as of October 1, 2018. Mr. Evan’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with management or the board of directors related to the Partnership’s operations, policies or practices.
Mr. Evans has been a member of the board of the General Partner since October 2013 and currently serves as Chairman of the Conflicts Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. The General Partner will be conducting a director search to fill the open board position.
Attached as Exhibit 17.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy Mr. Evans' resignation letter dated September 25, 2018.

Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 26, 2018, the Partnership issued a press release announcing that Robert B. Evans notified Sprague Resources GP LLC of his decision to resign from the board of directors of the General Partner effective as of October 1, 2018. 
Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of the press release issued in connection with this announcement.   
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise subject to liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Partnership under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
17.1
 
99.1
 
 
 
 




    
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.

SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP
 
 
By:
Sprague Resources GP LLC, its General Partner
 
 
By:
/s/ Paul A. Scoff
 
Paul A. Scoff
 
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
Dated: September 26, 2018