Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 7, 2022, DCP Midstream, LLC and DCP Midstream GP, LP, the holders of a majority of the voting power of DCP Midstream, LP’s (the “Company”) outstanding common units representing limited partner interests (the “common units”), approved by written consent an amendment to the Company’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of common units available for awards under the Plan by 1,650,000 common units and to make certain additional non-substantive changes to the Plan (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was previously approved by the Board of Directors of DCP Midstream GP, LLC, which is the general partner of DCP Midstream GP, LP, which is the general partner of the Company, on January 24, 2022. DCP Midstream, LLC owns 100% of DCP Midstream GP, LLC, which allows it to control the Company, and, together with DCP Midstream GP, LP, also owns approximately 57% of the outstanding common units.
Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a Schedule 14C Information Statement (the “Information Statement”) will be sent or given on March 7, 2022, to the common unitholders of record as of February 16, 2022. The Amendment will become effective on March 27, 2022, which is 20 calendar days after the date the Information Statement is first sent or given to such common unitholders.
The Plan is a long-term incentive plan pursuant to which awards, including unit options, phantom units, restricted units, dividend equivalent rights, unit bonus and common unit awards and performance awards, may be granted to directors and employees of the Company and its affiliates.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan and the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.