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*
SPAIN JEFFREY RICHARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10877 WILSHIRE BLVD. 10TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90024

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. [ RNF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2016
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 04/01/2016 D 10,692 D (1) 0 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
Phantom Units $0 04/01/2016 D 1,878 (2) (3) Common Units 1,878 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated August 9, 2015, by and among CVR Partners, LP ("CVR Partners"), Lux Merger Sub 1 LLC, Lux Merger Sub 2 LLC, Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. and Rentech Nitrogen GP, LLC ("Rentech Nitrogen"), pursuant to which each outstanding common unit representing a limited partner interest in Rentech Nitrogen, other than certain units held by affiliates of CVR Partners, were converted into the right to receive 1.04 newly issued common unit representing a limited partner interest in CVR Partners and $2.57 in cash (the "Merger Consideration").
2. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which each phantom unit granted under Rentech Nitrogen's 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each, a "Phantom Unit") vested in full and was cancelled and entitled the holder to receive the Merger Consideration. Any accumulated distribution equivalents payable pursuant to distribution equivalent rights with respect to each Phantom Unit that vested pursuant to the mergers vested in full and will be paid to the holder thereof in cash.
3. Represents one phantom unit award expiring December 18, 2016 and one phantom unit award expiring December 30, 2017.
Remarks:
/s/ Jeffrey Spain 04/05/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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