Michael A Hammell Form 4 TransMontaigne Partners / Michael A Hammell ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hammell Michael A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1670 BROADWAY, SUITE 3100

(Street)

DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. [ TLP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP/General Counsel/Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Units	(1)	03/02/2016		A		4,382.1209(2)		(3)	(3)	Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interest	4,382.1209	$0	9,035.5001	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each phantom unit represents the right to receive one common unit of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. ("TLP"), or the cash value thereof.

2. Represents the 2016 annual award granted under the TLP Management Services LLC Savings and Retention Plan (the "Plan") by the sole member of TLP Management Services and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. on March 2, 2016 that has been deemed to be invested in "phantom units," as if invested in an investment fund that tracks the financial performance of the common units of TLP.

3. Phantom units awarded under the Plan vest 50% as of the January 1 that falls closest to the second anniversary of the grant date, with the remaining 50% vesting as of the January 1 that falls closest to the third anniversary of the grant date. The phantom units are subject to earlier vesting upon a change in control or upon achieving certain age or service thresholds as defined in the Plan. Upon vesting, phantom units may be paid out, in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, in cash or in common units of TLP, or a combination thereof.

	/s/ Michael Hammell	03/04/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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