0000899243-18-019352.txt : 20180703 0000899243-18-019352.hdr.sgml : 20180703 20180703200551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-18-019352 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180703 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180703 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Jones Christopher R. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001678693 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37365 FILM NUMBER: 18939221 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 CITY: LEAWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66211 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tallgrass Energy, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001633651 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 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 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Tallgrass Energy GP, LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150211 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2018-06-30 0 0001633651 Tallgrass Energy, LP TGE 0001678693 Jones Christopher R. 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 LEAWOOD KS 66211 0 1 0 0 See Remarks Class A Shares 2018-06-30 4 J 0 250230 A 285230 D TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC, LLC Class A Shares 311948 311948 D The Reporting Person acquired beneficial ownership of 250,230 Class A Shares of the Issuer ("Class A Shares") as consideration in the merger (the "Merger") of Razor Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), with and into Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("TEP"), with TEP surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tallgrass Equity, LLC ("Tallgrass Equity") and its subsidiaries, which was effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Tallgrass Equity, TEP, Merger Sub and Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Merger closed on June 29, 2018, with a delayed effective date and time of June 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time (the "Effective Time"). (Continued from Footnote 1) At the Effective Time, (i) each common unit representing a limited partner interest in TEP (a "Common Unit") held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive 2.0 Class A Shares (the "Exchange Ratio") and (ii) as further described in the Merger Agreement, each equity participation unit in TEP (a "TEP EPU") held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive equity participation shares in the Issuer (each, a "Converted EPS") on substantially the same terms as such TEP EPU, but subject to adjustment to take into account the Exchange Ratio. Following the Merger, each such Converted EPS will be settled, when vested, if at all, in Class A Shares. Includes 203,200 unvested Equity Participation Shares in the Issuer ("EPSs") of which the Reporting Person acquired beneficial ownership as a result of the conversion at the Effective Time of the unvested TEP EPUs held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time, of which (i) 5,800 will vest on May 13, 2019, (ii) 4,000 will vest on November 1, 2019, (iii) 13,400 will vest on January 1, 2020 and (iv) 180,000 will vest on the earliest date on or after April 1, 2021 on which the average compounded annual distribution growth rate for regular quarterly Issuer distributions, based upon the regular quarterly distribution paid by the Issuer on, or immediately prior to, such date is at least 5% over an annualized distribution rate of $1.67 per Class A Share, as determined by the board of directors of the general partner of the Issuer (the "Distribution Hurdle Date"). (Continued from Footnote 3) If the Distribution Hurdle Date has not occurred by August 2, 2024, the 180,000 EPSs described in clause (iv) will expire and terminate and no vesting will occur. Includes 238,200 unvested EPSs, of which (i) 35,000 will vest on May 12, 2019, and (ii) 203,200 will vest in accordance with the terms described in footnote 2. Pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of Tallgrass KC, LLC, a private Delaware limited liability company ("Tallgrass KC"), at any time and from time to time, the Reporting Person may exchange his TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC ("TEGP Tracking Units") for an equivalent number of Class A Shares of the Issuer. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the Class A Shares receivable upon exercise of such exchange right. The TEGP Tracking Units constitute derivative securities as described herein. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary /s/Christopher R. Jones 2018-07-03