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L.P.</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On April
27, 2010, Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (the &#8220;Partnership&#8221;) issued a press
release announcing its cash distribution for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
In the press release, the Partnership also disclosed that it would announce
earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, after the market closes on
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, and will hold an earnings conference call at 1 p.m. CT
(2 p.m. ET) on Thursday, May 6, 2010.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Partnership has also posted on its website, as of April 27, 2010, an update to
its hedging overview presentation. The updated hedging presentation includes new
hedging transactions with regard to the full year 2013. The presentation
entitled "Commodity Hedging Overview," dated April 27, 2010, may be accessed by
going to <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.eaglerockenergy.com</font>,
select Investor Relations, then select Presentations.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth
in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 are deemed to be &#8220;furnished&#8221; and shall not
be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Partnership filing,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On April
27, 2010, the Partnership announced that it will pay a cash distribution of
$0.025 per common unit and general partner unit for the quarter ended March 31,
2010. The Partnership will pay this distribution on May 14, 2010 to its general
partner and all of its common unitholders of record as of close of business on
May 7, 2010. No distribution will be paid on the subordinated units for the
quarter. The first quarter Common Unit Arrearage is $0.3375 per common unit. The
Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage is $1.6875 per common unit. Both Common Unit
Arrearage and Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage are terms defined in the
Partnership's partnership agreement.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Unitholders
will be required to pay federal income taxes and, in some cases, state and local
income taxes on their allocable share of the Partnership&#8217;s taxable income,
whether or not they receive sufficient or any cash distributions from the
Partnership. Thus, unless the Partnership resumes sufficient cash distributions
to unitholders during this year, unitholders may not receive cash distributions
from Eagle Rock equal to their share of the Partnership&#8217;s taxable income or even
equal to the actual tax liability that results from their share of the
Partnership&#8217;s taxable income.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">See the
Partnership&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 30,
2009, for a description of certain risks relating to the ownership of common
units of the Partnership in light of the continued reduced cash distribution
payments.</font></div>
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duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.</font></div>
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form8k.htm
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):
April 27, 2010
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS,
L.P.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33016
68-0629883
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Commission
      File Number
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
1415
Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston,
Texas  77002
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(281)
408-1200
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
□           Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
□           Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
□           Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
□           Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure
On April
27, 2010, Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued a press
release announcing its cash distribution for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
In the press release, the Partnership also disclosed that it would announce
earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, after the market closes on
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, and will hold an earnings conference call at 1 p.m. CT
(2 p.m. ET) on Thursday, May 6, 2010.  A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The
Partnership has also posted on its website, as of April 27, 2010, an update to
its hedging overview presentation. The updated hedging presentation includes new
hedging transactions with regard to the full year 2013. The presentation
entitled "Commodity Hedging Overview," dated April 27, 2010, may be accessed by
going to
www.eaglerockenergy.com
,
select Investor Relations, then select Presentations.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth
in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 are deemed to be "furnished" and shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Partnership filing,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Item
      8.01
Other
      Events
On April
27, 2010, the Partnership announced that it will pay a cash distribution of
$0.025 per common unit and general partner unit for the quarter ended March 31,
2010. The Partnership will pay this distribution on May 14, 2010 to its general
partner and all of its common unitholders of record as of close of business on
May 7, 2010. No distribution will be paid on the subordinated units for the
quarter. The first quarter Common Unit Arrearage is $0.3375 per common unit. The
Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage is $1.6875 per common unit. Both Common Unit
Arrearage and Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage are terms defined in the
Partnership's partnership agreement.
Unitholders
will be required to pay federal income taxes and, in some cases, state and local
income taxes on their allocable share of the Partnership's taxable income,
whether or not they receive sufficient or any cash distributions from the
Partnership. Thus, unless the Partnership resumes sufficient cash distributions
to unitholders during this year, unitholders may not receive cash distributions
from Eagle Rock equal to their share of the Partnership's taxable income or even
equal to the actual tax liability that results from their share of the
Partnership's taxable income.
See the
Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 30,
2009, for a description of certain risks relating to the ownership of common
units of the Partnership in light of the continued reduced cash distribution
payments.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press
      Release of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. dated April 27,
      2010
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
EAGLE
      ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By:
Eagle
      Rock Energy GP, L.P.,
its
      general partner
By:
Eagle
      Rock Energy G&P, LLC,
its
      general partner
Date:
      April 27, 2010
By:
/s/
      Charles C. Boettcher
Charles
      C. Boettcher
Senior
      Vice President and General Counsel