0000899243-16-032730.txt : 20161103 0000899243-16-032730.hdr.sgml : 20161103 20161103171527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-16-032730 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161102 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161103 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001569134 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 461972941 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 CITY: LEAWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66211 BUSINESS PHONE: (913) 928-6060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 CITY: LEAWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66211 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Watkins Gary D. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001605194 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35917 FILM NUMBER: 161972736 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6640 W. 143RD STREET, SUITE 200 CITY: OVERLAND PARK STATE: KS ZIP: 66223 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-11-02 0 0001569134 Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP TEP 0001605194 Watkins Gary D. 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 LEAWOOD KS 66211 0 1 0 0 VP & Chief Accounting Officer Common Units representing limited partner interests 2016-11-02 4 A 0 2000 0.00 A 31734 D Represents 2,000 unvested Equity Participation Units ("EPUs") granted to the Reporting Person, which vest on November 1, 2019. Includes 25,066 unvested EPUs granted to the Reporting Person, of which (1) 16,666 will vest on May 13, 2017, (2) 3,200 will vest on May 13, 2018, (3) 3,200 will vest on May 13, 2019 and (iv) 2,000 will vest on November 1, 2019 (as described in footnote 1). /s/ Christopher Jones, Attorney-in-Fact 2016-11-03 EX-24.1 2 attachment1.htm EX-24.1 DOCUMENT

                                                                    Exhibit 24.1
              LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE

        The undersigned, as an officer, director, and/or employee of Tallgrass
MLP GP, LLC, the general partner of Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP ("TEP"), or
subsidiaries or affiliates of TEP (collectively, the "Company"), hereby
constitutes Christopher R. Jones and Jason Nonnemaker or any one of them the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute
such Forms 144, Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G and other forms and
schedules as either attorney shall in his discretion determine to be required or
advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (as
amended), Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended)
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and
regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or
disposition of securities of TEP, and to do all acts necessary in order to file
such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange
or national association, the Company and such other person or agency as the
attorney shall deem appropriate. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

        This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to make filings pursuant to Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), Sections 13 and 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

        This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Leawood, Kansas as of the
date set forth below.


                                        /s/ Gary D. Watkins
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                                       Signature

                                       Gary D. Watkins
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                                       Type or Print Name

                                       Date:  November 2, 2016
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