Garland G Gaspard Form 3 GENESIS ENERGY / Garland G Gaspard ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Gaspard Garland G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

919 MILAM ST., SUITE 2100

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENESIS ENERGY LP [ GEL ]

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units - Class A	700	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Units	04/12/2019	04/12/2019	Common Units - Class A	5,551(1)(2)	(3)(4)	D
Phantom Units	04/14/2018	04/14/2018	Common Units - Class A	2,488(5)(6)	(3)(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person was granted an award of 5,551 phantom units on April 12, 2016. 3,331 phantom units (the "2016 performance phantom units") will vest as follows: (a) if the quarterly distribution on the common units is less than $0.74 per unit for the fourth quarter of 2018 (which would be paid in the first quarter of 2019), all of the 2016 performance phantom units granted will be forfeited; (b) if the quarterly distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2018 is $0.74 per unit, 50% of the 2016 performance phantom units granted will vest and the remainder will be forfeited; (c) if the distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2018 is $0.79 per unit, 100% of the 2016 performance phantom units granted will vest; and

2. (continuation from FN1)(d) if the distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2018 is $0.85 per unit or greater, 150% of the 2016 performance phantom units granted will vest. Should the quarterly distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2018 be between the range of $0.74 per unit and $0.85 per unit, the 2016 performance phantom units will vest between 50% and 150% of the number granted on a pro rata basis. The remaining 2,220 phantom units (the "2016 service phantom units") will vest fully on April 12, 2019, the third anniversary of the grant date, provided that the reporting person is still employed by the Issuer on such vesting date.

3. The phantom units will be paid in cash based on the average closing price of the Common Units - Class A for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the vesting date.

4. Award includes tandem distribution equivalent rights pursuant to which the quarterly distributions paid by the Issuer on each common unit will be (i) paid quarterly on the number of units corresponding to the number of service phantom units (as defined in Footnote 6 below) in the initial grant and (ii) accrued over the vesting period on the number of units corresponding to the number of performance phantom units (as defined in Footnote 5 below) and will be paid upon vesting.

5. The reporting person was granted an award of 2,488 phantom units on August 24, 2015. 1,493 phantom units (the "2015 performance phantom units" and together with the 2016 performance phantom units, the "performance phantom units") will vest as follows: (a) if the quarterly distribution on the common units is less than $0.67 per unit for the fourth quarter of 2017 (which would be paid in the first quarter of 2018), all of the 2015 performance phantom units granted will be forfeited; (b) if the quarterly distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2017 is $0.67 per unit, 50% of the 2015 performance phantom units granted will vest and the remainder will be forfeited; (c) if the distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2017 is $0.72 per unit, 100% of the 2015 performance phantom units granted will vest; and

6. (continuation from FN5)(d) if the distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2017 is $0.78 per unit or greater, 150% of the 2015 performance phantom units granted will vest. Should the quarterly distribution on the common units for the fourth quarter of 2017 be between the range of $0.67 per unit and $0.78 per unit, the 2015 performance phantom units will vest between 50% and 150% of the number granted on a pro rata basis. The remaining 995 phantom units (the "2015 service phantom units" and together with the 2016 service phantom units, the "service phantom units") will vest fully on April 14, 2018, provided that the reporting person is still employed by the Issuer on such vesting date.

Remarks:

	Garland G. Gaspard	01/19/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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