NOBLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP (NYSE:NBLX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 26, 2018, the sole member of Noble Midstream GP LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Noble Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”), appointed Brent J. Smolik as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the General Partner. Mr. Smolik is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Noble Energy, Inc. (“Noble Energy”) and was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Gary W. Willingham on October 24, 2018.

Mr. Smolik is a Noble Energy designee to the Board. Officers or employees of Noble Energy who also serve as directors of the General Partner do not receive additional compensation for their service as a director of the General Partner. Accordingly, Mr. Smolik will not receive additional compensation for his services as a director of the General Partner. Mr. Smolik will have rights to indemnification to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Noble Midstream Partners LP.

Mr. Smolik was not appointed to any arrangement or understanding with any other person, and there are no transactions with Mr. Smolik that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

About NOBLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP (NYSE:NBLX)

Noble Midstream Partners LP is formed to own, operate, develop and acquire a range of domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company focuses in the area of DJ Basin in Colorado and in the Delaware Basin within the Permian Basin in Texas. The Company’s segments include Gathering Systems; Fresh Water Delivery, and investments in white cliffs and other. The Company’s gathering systems segment includes crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering, as well as crude oil treating. The Company provides crude oil, natural gas, and water-related midstream services for Noble Energy, Inc. through long-term, fixed-fee contracts. Through its ownership interests in the development companies, the Company operates and owns interests in various assets, which include crude oil and natural gas gathering systems; crude oil treating facilities; produced water collection, gathering, and cleaning systems, and fresh water storage and delivery. Its operations are located in the United States.