Edgar Filing: STONEMOR PARTNERS LP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HELLMAN ROBERT B JR

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [STON]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2016

(Street)

FOSTER CITY, CA 94404

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common units representing limited partner interests	05/13/2016		A⁽¹⁾		220 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 24.19 ⁽¹⁾	19,997	D
Common units representing limited partner interests								2,255,947	I	By American Cemeteries Infrastructure Investors, LLC ⁽²⁾

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HELLMAN ROBERT B JR 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404	X

Signatures

/s/ Robert B. Hellman Jr.		05/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Represents the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in common units representing limited partner interests ("common units") issued by StoneMor Partners L.P. (the "Company") to American Cemeteries Infrastructure Investors, LLC ("ACII") in lieu of cash distributions of $0.66 per common unit on common units held by ACII, which common units were immediately distributed in kind by ACII, for no additional consideration, to the Reporting Person in respect of his ratable interest in ACII. The number of common units issued in lieu of cash distributions was calculated based on the quotient of (A) the amount of the quarterly distribution paid on the outstanding common units by (B) the volume-weighted average price of the common units for the thirty (30) trading days immediately preceding April 26, 2016, the date on which Company declared a quarterly distribution with respect to the common units, which was $24.19.
(2)	ACII is managed by its manager, AIM Universal Holdings, LLC ("AUH"), and is owned by its members: American Infrastructure MLP Fund II, L.P. ("AIM II"), American Infrastructure MLP Founders Fund II, L.P. ("AIM FF II") and AIM II Delaware StoneMor, Inc. ("AIM II StoneMor"). AIM II StoneMor is owned by American Infrastructure MLP Management II, L.L.C. ("AIM Management II") and AIM II Offshore, L.P. ("AIM II Offshore"). AIM Management II is the general partner of AIM II, AIM FFII and AIM II Offshore. The Reporting Person is a managing member of AIM Management II, the president of AIM II StoneMor and a member of AUH. The Reporting Person shares the power to vote or dispose of these common units and therefore may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to such common units. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement, or (b) that this statement is legally required to be filed by such person.

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