USD Partners (USDP) Form 4 USD Partners / ADAM K ALTSULER 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ALTSULER ADAM K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 2800

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
USD Partners LP [ USDP ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2018

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)	02/16/2018		A		33,253(1)	A	$0	94,757(2)	D
COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS)	02/16/2018		F		3,962(3)	D	$11.55	90,795(4)	D
COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS)(5)	02/20/2018		A		5,000	A	$0	95,795(4)	D

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. Represents the grant of phantom units. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit of USDP. The phantom units vest in four annual installments commencing on the one-year anniversary of the issuance date.

2. Includes 75,574 phantom units.

3. Represents common units of limited partnership interest withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person upon the vesting of outstanding phantom units.

4. Includes 66,393 phantom units.

5. Represents vesting of Class A units of limited partnership that were granted to the Reporting Person in August 2014 and which vest based on satisfaction of the distribution performance conditions set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Issuer. The Class A units automatically converted into common units of limited partnership interest upon vesting on the basis of one common unit for each Class A unit.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of USD Partners GP LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.

	/s/ Adam K. Altsuler	02/20/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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