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* OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV Delaware, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90071 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/14/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. [ APFH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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 Stock	51,898,728(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV Delaware, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90071 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OAKTREE HOLDINGS, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90071 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90071 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90071 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV Delaware, L.P. ("POF IV Delaware") directly owns 51,898,728 shares of the common stock (the "Common Stock") of AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. ("Issuer"). This Form 3 is also being filed by (i) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV Delaware GP Inc. ("POF IV Delaware GP"), in its capacity as the general partner of POF IV Delaware; (ii) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. ("POF IV"), in its capacity as the sole shareholder of POF IV Delaware GP; (iii) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV GP, L.P. ("POF IV GP"), in its capacity as the general partner of POF IV; (iv) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV GP Ltd. ("POF IV GP Ltd"), in its capacity as the general partner of POF IV GP; (v) Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P. ("GP I") in its capacity as the sole shareholder of POF IV GP Ltd; (vi) Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("OCM LP"), in its capacity as the sole director of POF IV GP Ltd; (continued in footnote 2)

2. (continued from footnote 1) (vii) Oaktree Capital I, L.P. ("Capital I"), in its capacity as the general partner of GP I; (viii) Oaktree Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings Inc."), in its capacity as the general partner of OCM LP; (ix) OCM Holdings I, LLC ("Holdings I"), in its capacity as the general partner of Capital I; (x) Oaktree Holdings, LLC ("Holdings LLC"), in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings I; (xi) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC ("OCG"), in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings LLC and in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Holdings Inc.; and (xii) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC ("OCGH GP", and together with POF IV Delaware GP, POF IV Delaware, POF IV, POF IV GP, POF IV GP Ltd, GP I, OCM LP, Capital I, Holdings Inc., Holdings I, Holdings LLC and OCG, collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), in its capacity as the duly appointed manager of OCG.

3. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock covered by this Form 3.

4. OCGH GP is a limited liability company managed by an executive committee, the members of which are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Jay S. Wintrob, John B. Frank, Sheldon M. Stone, Stephen A. Kaplan, and David M. Kirchheimer (each, an "OCGH GP Member" and collectively, the "OCGH GP Members"). In such capacity, the OCGH Members may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the Common Stock reported herein. Except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest, each OCGH Member disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock covered by this Form 3.

5. The Reporting Persons may be deemed directors by deputization by virtue of their right to designate representatives to be nominated by the Issuer to serve on the Issuer's board of directors.

Remarks:

This Form 3 is being filed in two parts due to the number of Reporting Persons. Both filings relate to the same holdings described above.

	See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1	07/14/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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