Effective May 21, 2009, the Board of Directors of our general partner, Western Gas Holdings, LLC (the "General Partner"), appointed Benjamin M. Fink as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner. In that capacity, Mr. Fink will serve as our principal financial and accounting officer. Mr. Fink, age 39, was Director, Finance of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko") from April 2007 to May 2009, during which time he was responsible for principal oversight of the finance operations of an Anadarko subsidiary, Anadarko Algeria Company, LLC. From August 2006 to April 2007, Mr. Fink served as an independent financial consultant to Anadarko in its Beijing, China and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil offices. From April 2001 until June 2006, Mr. Fink held executive management positions at Prosoft Learning Corporation, including serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2004 until that company's sale in June 2006. From 2000-2001 Mr. Fink co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Meta4 Group Limited (and its predecessor entities), an online direct marketer based in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Previously, Mr. Fink held positions of increasing responsibility at Prudential Capital Group and Prudential Asset Management Asia, where he focused on the negotiation, structuring and execution of private debt and equity investments. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In connection with his appointment as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the expected portion of Mr. Fink's compensation that will be allocable to the Partnership by Anadarko includes: (i) an annual base salary of approximately $200,000; (ii) a bonus target opportunity under Anadarko's annual incentive program equal to 45% of the above base salary; and (iii) an initial equity award under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of 10,000 Unit Appreciation Rights, 10,000 Unit Value Rights and 10,000 Distribution Equivalent Rights, each of which generally vests in one-third increments on the anniversary date of the grant commencing May 21, 2010. Mr. Fink will also be eligible to receive future equity awards in such amounts under our compensation programs, to be determined by the General Partner's Board of Directors, 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, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009. Mr. Fink 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 the Partnership will bear the expenses related to the portion of such benefits allocable to the Partnership. Mr. Fink succeeds Michael C. Pearl, who was recently named Corporate Controller of Anadarko, our General Partner's ultimate parent. In connection with Mr. Pearl's departure from the Partnership to assume the responsibilities associated with his promotion at Anadarko, and in order to better align his incentive compensation with his new position, he has agreed to terminate the unvested portion of his existing award under the Plan, and receive equity-based compensation of an equivalent value under Anadarko's compensation plans. The vested portion of his Unit Appreciation Rights, together with the associated Distribution Equivalent Rights (as defined in the Plan) shall continue in full force and effect.
A copy of the news release relating to this disclosure is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

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      99.1      Western Gas Partners, LP Press Release, dated May 27, 2009.