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*
HUGHES CARL A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO BRUSH CREEK BLVD.
SUITE 200

(Street)
KANSAS CITY MO 64112

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INERGY L P [ NRGY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP - Business Development
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2011
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 5,998.7468 I By Unit Purchase Plan
Common Units 23,100(2) D
Common Units 11/14/2011 C 336,573 A $0 1,314,476 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust(1)
Common Units 11/14/2011 C 97,669 A $0 304,971 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes GRAT(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
Class B Units (4) 11/14/2011 J(5) 10,513.044 (4) (4) Common Units 10,513.044 $41.6854 632,130.696 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust(1)
Class B Units (4) 11/14/2011 C 336,573 (4) (4) Common Units 336,573 $0 295,557.696 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust(1)
Class B Units (4) 11/14/2011 J(6) 3,050.746 (4) (4) Common Units 3,050.746 $41.6854 183,435.92 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes GRAT(3)
Class B Units (4) 11/14/2011 C 97,669 (4) (4) Common Units 97,669 $0 85,766.92 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes GRAT(3)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Mr. Hughes is the trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust.
2. Includes restricted units granted under the Inergy, L.P. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
3. Mr. Hughes is a co-trustee of the Carl A. Hughes 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
4. The Class B units will convert automatically into common units on a one-for-one basis, with 50% of the outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the fourth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger and the remaining outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the eighth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger.
5. The reporting person received 10,513.044 Class B units as a payment-in-kind distribution on 621,617.652 Class B units owned on the distribution record date.
6. The reporting person received 3,050.746 Class B units as a payment-in-kind distribution on 180,385.174 Class B units owned on the distribution record date.
Remarks:
Contributions to the EUPP plan are used to purchase Inergy, L.P. Common Units at the end of each quarter. On January 12, 2004, the Common, Senior Subordinated and Junior Subordinated Units of Inergy, L.P. underwent a two-for-one split.
/s/ Judy Riddle (attorney-in-fact) for Carl A. Hughes 11/16/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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