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): September 27, 2019
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Directors
On September 27, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises G.P.”), the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”), appointed Denise Barton to serve as a director of Icahn Enterprises G.P. and as a member of the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William A. Leidesdorf from the Board and Audit Committee on September 19, 2019.
Ms. Barton, age 62, has served on the board of directors and audit committee for Viskase Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, since May 2016 and served on the board of directors and audit committee for Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, from February 2016 through June 2017. Ms. Barton served as a member of the Operating Executive Board of Gotham Private Equity Partners, LP, a New York based merchant banking firm, from March 2010 through January 2014. Ms. Barton served as the Chief Financial Officer for Land Holdings I, LLC, a company formed to develop, own and operate the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, from March 2012 through March 2017. She also served as its Chief Executive Officer during the construction phase and successful opening of the property. Ms. Barton, a Certified Public Accountant, holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Southern Utah University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Barton and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as director and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P. | |||||||||||
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| By: | Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Peter Reck | ||||||||||
| Peter Reck | |||||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
Date: September 27, 2019
| ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P. | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| By: | Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Peter Reck | ||||||||||
| Peter Reck | |||||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
Date: September 27, 2019
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