On March 27, 2017, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”) announced that Mr. Philip H. Peacock had been appointed Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Anadarko. Mr. Peacock will continue to serve as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of our general partner.

The expected portion of Mr. Peacock’s compensation that will be allocable to us by Anadarko includes: (i) an annual base salary of approximately $155,000; (ii) a bonus target opportunity under Anadarko’s annual incentive program equal to 65% of the base salary allocated to us; and (iii) a $300,000 equity award under Anadarko’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan based on Anadarko’s closing stock price on March 27, 2017, with such value delivered 40% in performance units, 35% in stock options and 25% in restricted stock units. In addition, Mr. Peacock will enter into a key employee change of control agreement with Anadarko that is standard for similarly situated officers at Anadarko. The performance period for Mr. Peacock’s performance units will be January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019. Mr. Peacock’s stock options and restricted stock units will vest in one-third increments over three years, beginning on March 27, 2018.

Mr. Peacock will be eligible to receive future equity awards under our and Anadarko’s compensation programs, as described under the heading “Executive Compensation —>Compensation Discussion and Analysis —>Elements of compensation” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2017. Mr. Peacock is also eligible to participate in Anadarko’s other benefits, including welfare and retirement benefits, severance benefits and change of control benefits, compensation programs, and other benefits on the same basis as other eligible Anadarko employees, and we will bear the expenses related to the portion of such benefits allocable to us.

About WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP (NYSE:WES)

Western Gas Partners, LP is a master limited partnership (MLP) that acquires, owns, develops and operates midstream energy assets. The Company is engaged in the business of gathering, processing, compressing, treating and transporting natural gas, condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), as well as third-party producers and customers. It operates in the segment of gathering, processing, compressing, treating and transporting Anadarko and third-party natural gas, condensate, NGLs and crude oil in the United States. Its operations and activities are managed by its general partner, which is indirectly controlled by Anadarko through Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP). Anadarko is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company’s assets and investments are located in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah and Wyoming), the Mid-Continent (Kansas and Oklahoma), North-central Pennsylvania and Texas.

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WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP (NYSE:WES) closed its last trading session up +0.57 at 60.45 with 196,606 shares trading hands.