Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Director

On December 15, 2020, Nicole E. Clark was appointed to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC ("WES GP"), the general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP ("WES"), effective immediately. Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of Western Midstream Operating, LP (the "Partnership") is a wholly owned subsidiary of WES. Ms. Clark presently holds the position of Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Occidental").

Ms. Clark was not appointed to the Board pursuant to any arrangement or understanding, and there are no related person transactions regarding Ms. Clark that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, other than through her employment with Occidental, which indirectly owns our General Partner. Ms. Clark will have rights to indemnification by WES and WES GP pursuant to the organizational documents of WES and WES GP, and an Indemnification Agreement, the form of which has been previously filed by WES. Ms. Clark is not otherwise party to any material plan, contract or arrangement with WES, WES GP, the Partnership or the General Partner.

Departure of Directors

On December 15, 2020, Jennifer M. Kirk was succeeded on the Board by Ms. Clark. Ms. Kirk did not serve on any committees of the Board, and her departure was not a result of any disagreement with WES or the Partnership regarding any matter related to its operations, policies, or practices.


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