UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2021
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 9, 2021, Matthew Bley notified CVR GP, LLC (the “Company”), the general partner of CVR Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) of his intention to resign as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, and principal accounting officer. The effective date of Mr. Bley’s resignation is July 23, 2021. Mr. Bley’s resignation was not a result of any disagreements with the Partnership or the Company or its officers or employees, and we thank him for his service.
On July 13, 2021, Tracy D. Jackson, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was appointed principal accounting officer as of the effective date of Mr. Bley’s resignation. Ms. Jackson’s biographical information is set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2018, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Jackson and any other persons pursuant to which she became the Company’s principal accounting officer. There is no family relationship between Ms. Jackson and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer at the Company. The Company has not entered into any transactions with Ms. Jackson that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. No new compensatory arrangements have been entered into with Ms. Jackson in connection with her appointment as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being “furnished” as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | ||||
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.
Date: July 15, 2021
| CVR Partners, LP | |||||
| By: CVR GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Tracy D. Jackson | ||||
| Tracy D. Jackson | |||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||