KNOP KNOT Offshore Partners LP

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of August 2023

 

Commission File Number 001-35866

 

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

2 Queen’s Cross,

Aberdeen, AB15 4YB

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F   x             Form 40-F   ¨

 

 

 

ITEM 1

– INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of KNOT Offshore Partners LP dated August 4, 2023.

 

ITEM 2

– EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press release dated August 4, 2023.

 

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION STATEMENTS:

 

·

FORM F-3 (NO. 333-248518) ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020; AND

 

·

FORM F-3 (NO. 333-227942) ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE SEC ON OCTOBER 23, 2018.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
Date: August 4, 2023
	By:	/s/ Gary Chapman
		Name:	Gary Chapman
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP Announces Appointment of New CEO/CFO

 

August 4, 2023

 

ABERDEEN, Scotland --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) (the “Partnership”) today announced that following the decision of Mr. Gary Chapman to step down as the Partnership’s CEO/CFO announced on April 10, 2023, the Partnership is pleased to confirm that Mr. Derek Lowe will become the Partnership’s new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer with effect from Mr. Gary Chapman’s departure date, which is expected to occur the week of September 11, 2023.

 

Mr. Lowe will join the Partnership from Telford Offshore, a provider of accommodation, construction and pipelay in the global offshore energy services industry. He has served as the Group Company Secretary of Telford Offshore since its formation in 2018, having provided consultancy services to its predecessor since 2015. He worked from 2011 to 2015 for the debt capital markets group of Pareto Securities, and from 1994 to 2010 for the equity capital markets group of UBS. Mr. Lowe holds a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and is an experienced charity trustee with interests in national level sport and the local Church of England.

 

About KNOT Offshore Partners LP

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of the North Sea and Brazil. KNOT Offshore Partners LP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership but is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and thus issues a Form 1099 to its unitholders, rather than a Form K-1. KNOT Offshore Partners LP’s common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KNOP”.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning future events and the Partnership’s operations, performance and financial condition, including the expected start date of the Partnership’s new CEO/CFO. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “project”, “will be”, “will continue”, “will likely result”, “plan”, “intend” or words or phrases of similar meanings. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Partnership’s control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. The Partnership does not intend to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP 

 

Gary Chapman

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Email: ir@knotoffshorepartners.com

Tel: +44 1224 618 420

 

Source: KNOT Offshore Partners

 

 

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