UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2019

WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-35753 (Commission File Number)	46-0967367 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1201 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(832) 636-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common units	WES	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 9, 2019, (a) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”), the indirect general partner and majority unitholder of Western Midstream Partners, LP, terminated its agreement and plan of merger by and among Anadarko, Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Chevron, and (b) entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Occidental Merger Agreement”) by and among Anadarko, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“Occidental”) and Baseball Merger Sub 1, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental (“Merger Subsidiary 1”).

The Occidental Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Occidental Merger Agreement, in exchange for a combination of cash and shares of common stock of Occidental, Merger Subsidiary 1 will be merged with and into Anadarko (the “Merger”), with Anadarko continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental. Anadarko expects the Merger to close in the second half of 2019, although it is subject to Anadarko shareholder approval, as well as obtaining regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
		By:	Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, its general partner
Dated:	May 14, 2019	By:	/s/ John D. Montanti
			John D. Montanti Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary