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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On November 11, 2022, Dylan A. Bramhall was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of LE GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Energy Transfer LP (the “Partnership”), with such appointment effective immediately. Mr. Bramhall, age 45, has served as the General Partner’s Executive Vice President – Finance and Group Treasurer since October 2020. Since October 2020, Mr. Bramhall has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sunoco LP, the general partner of which is owned by the Partnership. Mr. Bramhall joined the Partnership in April 2015 as a result of the merger of Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners, and served as Vice President – Financial Planning and Analysis and later as Senior Vice President – Finance from 2016 until October 2020. In his current role, he is responsible for oversight of the Partnership’s financial planning and analysis, credit and commodity risk management, insurance, cash management, and capital markets groups.
Mr. Bradford D. Whitehurst, the current Chief Financial Officer, will continue in a senior executive role focusing on tax strategy and corporate initiatives. Mr. Whitehurst will continue to report directly to the office of the Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Bramhall will receive an annual base salary of $575,000 and will be eligible to participate in the Partnership’s Annual Bonus Plan, as amended (the “Bonus Plan”), at a bonus pool target of 130% of his annual eligible earnings. Actual bonus payments under the Bonus Plan will be at the discretion of the Partnership’s compensation committee and generally will be based upon the Partnership’s performance as compared to stated objectives and certain other factors as may be determined from time to time. Mr. Bramhall will also be eligible for long-term incentive awards under the Partnership’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”), at an annual equity pool target of 500% of his annual base salary. Actual incentive equity awards under the LTIP are at the discretion of the Partnership’s compensation committee and are generally based on Partnership and individual performance. Mr. Bramhall will also be eligible to participate in all benefit and retirement plans on the same terms and conditions as other Partnership executives.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bramhall and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. There are no existing relationships between Mr. Bramhall, the General Partner, or the Partnership or any of their respective subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or any familial relationship that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| Energy Transfer LP | ||||||
| By: | LE GP, LLC, | |||||
| its general partner | ||||||
| Date: November 11, 2022 |
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| /s/ Thomas E. Long | ||||||
| Thomas E. Long Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||||||