Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Form 4 Westlake Chemical Partners / Albert Chao 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^*

Chao Albert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2801 POST OAK BLVD

SUITE 600

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Westlake Chemical Partners LP [ WLKP ]

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
President & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2018

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
Common Units (Limited Partner Interests)	03/01/2018		P		2,500	A	$22.98(1)	47,500	D
Common Units (Limited Partner Interests)								27,275	I	by Trusts
Common Units (Limited Partner Interests)								14,122,230	I	TTWF LP & TTWF GP LLC(2)(3)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These common units were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $22.70 to $23.20, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Westlake Chemical Partners LP, any security holder of Westlake Chemical Partners LP or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common units purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

2. WPT LLC ("WPT") owns 14,122,230 common units ("Common Units") representing limited partner interests in the Issuer. Westlake Chemical Corporation ("Westlake") owns 100% of Westlake Olefins Corporation, which owns 100% of Westlake Chemical Investments, Inc., which owns 100% of Westlake Polymers LLC, which owns 100% of WPT. The reporting person may be deemed to indirectly own the Common Units through his ownership interest in TTWF LP, a Delaware limited partnership through which the reporting person indirectly holds 92,010,554 shares of Westlake.

3. Two trusts for the benefit of members of the Chao family, including the reporting person, are the managers of TTWF GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is the general partner of TTWF LP. The limited partners of TTWF LP are five trusts, principally for the benefit of members of the Chao family, including the reporting person, and two corporations owned, indirectly or directly, by certain of these trusts and by other entities owned by members of the Chao family, including the reporting person. The reporting person shares investment and voting power with respect to the common units beneficially owned by TTWF LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Mr. Albert Chao is a Director, President and CEO of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP.

	Albert Chao by J. Feng POA	03/02/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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