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 April 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 April 10, 2023.

 

ITEM 2 – EXHIBITS

 

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

 

Exhibit

Number

   Exhibit Description
99.1   Press release dated April 10, 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.

 

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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: April 10, 2023  
     
  By: /s/ Gary Chapman
    Name: Gary Chapman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP Announces CEO/CFO Stepping Down

 

April 10, 2023

 

ABERDEEN, Scotland—(BUSINESS WIRE)—KNOT Offshore Partners LP (the “Partnership”) (NYSE:KNOP), an owner and operator of shuttle tankers, announced today that Gary Chapman, KNOP’s CEO and CFO, has given notice that he intends to resign from his roles at the Partnership in order to pursue an opportunity outside of the shuttle tanker sector.

 

Mr. Chapman will remain available to assist the Partnership in his current roles for up to six months in order to provide the Partnership with time to find and appoint a suitable successor and to ensure a smooth transition.

 

Trygve Seglem, Chairman of KNOP’s Board of Directors, commented: “On the behalf of our Board, I would like to thank Gary for his significant contribution to KNOP and for providing leadership and clarity through a challenging transitional period for the Partnership and the shuttle tanker industry. We appreciate that he will continue to provide us with stability and leadership as we seek to find and appoint a suitable successor.”

 

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”.

 

KNOT Offshore Partners LP 

Gary Chapman

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Email: ir@knotoffshorepartners.com

Tel: +44 1224 618 420