Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Oaktree Value Equity Holdings, L.P.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [STON]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 units representing partnership interests 3,905,946
D (1) (2) (3) (4)
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Oaktree Value Equity Holdings, L.P.
333 S. GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071		     X    
Oaktree Value Equity Fund GP Ltd.
333 S. GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071		     X    
Oaktree Value Equity Fund GP, L.P.
333 S. GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071		     X    

Signatures

See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1 02/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) By Oaktree Value Equity Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("VE Holdings"). This Form 3 is also being filed by (i) Oaktree Value Equity Fund GP, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("VEF GP"), in its capacity as the general partner of VE Holdings; (ii) Oaktree Value Equity Fund GP Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("VEF Ltd."), in its capacity as the general partner of VEF GP; (iii) Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Management"), in its capacity as the sole director of VEF Ltd.; (iv) Oaktree Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), in its capacity as the general partner of Management; (v) Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GP I"), in its capacity as sole shareholder of VEF Ltd.; (vi) Oaktree Capital I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Capital I"), in its capacity as the general partner of GP I; (continue on footnote 2)
(2) (continued from footnote 1) (vii) OCM Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Holdings I"), in its capacity as the general partner of Capital I;(viii) Oaktree Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Holdings LLC") in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings I; (ix) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OCG"), in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Holdings and the managing member of Holdings LLC; and (x) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OCGH"), in its capacity as the duly elected manager of OCG.
(3) Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the 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 the Common Stock covered by this Form 3.
(4) OCGH is managed by an executive committee consisting of Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Sheldon M. Stone, John B. Frank, and Jay S. Wintrob (the "OCGH Members"). In such capacity, the OCGH Members may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein. Each OCGH Member expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein, except to the extent of his respective pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of the Common Stock covered by this Form 3.
 
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. (2 of 2)

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