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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): March 15, 2019
 
(Commission File Number)(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Telephone Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1-9516ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.Delaware13-3398766
767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700
New York, NY 10153
(212) 702-4300
333-118021-01ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.Delaware13-3398767
767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700
New York, NY 10153
(212) 702-4300


N/A
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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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 March 15, 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., appointed Alvin B. Krongard 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 James L. Nelson from the Board and Audit Committee on March 8, 2019.

Alvin B. Krongard, age 82, has been pursuing personal interests since 2004. He currently serves as the lead independent director and chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors of Under Armour, Inc., as a director and chairman of the corporate governance committee and the investment committee of the board of directors of Iridium Communications Inc., and as a director and a member of the audit committee of the board of directors of Apollo Global Management, LLC. He served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2001 to 2004 and as counselor to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Krongard previously served in various capacities at Alex.Brown, Incorporated, including serving as Chief Executive Officer beginning in 1991 and assuming additional duties as Chairman of the board of directors in 1994. Upon the merger of Alex.Brown with Bankers Trust Corporation in 1997, Mr. Krongard became Vice Chairman of the Board of Bankers Trust and served in such capacity until joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 1998. Mr. Krongard graduated with honors from Princeton University and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he graduated with honors.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Krongard and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as director and he 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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SIGNATURE

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.   
    (Registrant)   
        
  By: 
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.,
its general partner  
  
        
  By:  /s/ SungHwan Cho  
    SungHwan Cho  
    Chief Financial Officer  
 
Date:   March 18, 2019

  ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.
    (Registrant)   
        
  By: 
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.,
its general partner  
  
        
  By:  /s/ SungHwan Cho  
    SungHwan Cho  
    Chief Financial Officer  
 
Date:   March 18, 2019

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