| FORM 5 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Form 3 Holdings Reported. | |||||||||||||||||
| Form 4 Transactions Reported. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP [ TEP ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||||||
| Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | |||||||||||||
| Common Units representing limited partner interests | 11/13/2015 | L | 65 | A(1) | $43.09 | 34,693(2) | D | ||||||||
| Common Units representing limited partner interests | 08/14/2015 | L | 76 | A(1) | $47.41 | 34,693(2) | D | ||||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||
| (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | |||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Common Units representing limited partner interests that were acquired as reported herein were purchased as a result of an automatic dividend reinvestment feature contained in the Reporting Person's brokerage account. |
| 2. Includes 23,633 unvested Equity Participation Units ("EPUs") that were granted to the Reporting Person, of which (i) 18,333 will vest on May 13, 2017, (ii) 2,650 will vest on the later to occur of the first date on which the Issuer has paid a regular quarterly distribution of at least $0.6875 on each outstanding common unit for any full quarter ending on or after August 1, 2015 (the "Distribution Achievement Date") or May 13, 2018, and (iii) 2,650 will vest on the later to occur of the Distribution Achievement Date or May 13, 2019. If the Issuer has not distributed at least $0.6875 on each outstanding common unit for any full quarter ending on or before May 13, 2020, the 5,300 unvested EPUs referenced in items (ii) and (iii) of this Footnote 2 will expire and no vesting will occur. |
| Remarks: |
| VP, Human Resources, Tax and Risk Management |
| /s/ Christopher R. Jones, Attorney in Fact | 01/25/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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