Edgar Filing: PLAINS GP HOLDINGS 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 ^*

Swanson Al

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP [PAGP]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP & CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

333 CLAY ST., # 1600

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2016

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002

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)
Class A Shares representing limited partner interest	01/07/2016		M⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,000,000	A	$ 0	1,000,000	D
Class B Shares representing limited partner interests								1,154,716 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	see footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Units in PAA GP Holdings LLC								1,154,716 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	see footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

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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

Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P.

$ 0

01/05/2016

M⁽¹⁾

2,606,448

12/31/2015

⁽⁵⁾

Class B Shares/Class A Units of Plains AAP, L.P.

2,445,189

$ 0

Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P.

$ 0

01/05/2016

M⁽¹⁾

2,445,189

12/31/2015

⁽⁵⁾

Class A Shares

2,445,189

$ 0

2,445,189

Class B Shares representing limited partner interests

$ 0

01/05/2016

M⁽¹⁾

2,445,189

12/31/2015

⁽⁵⁾

Class A Shares

2,445,189

$ 0

2,445,189

Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P.

$ 0

01/07/2016

M⁽²⁾

1,000,000

12/31/2015

⁽⁵⁾

Class A Shares

1,000,000

$ 0

1,445,189

Class B Shares representing limited partner interests

$ 0

01/07/2016

M⁽²⁾

1,000,000

12/31/2015

⁽⁵⁾

Class A Shares

1,000,000

$ 0

1,445,189

Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P.

$ 0

⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Class A Shares

1,154,716 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

see footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Swanson Al 333 CLAY ST., # 1600 HOUSTON, TX 77002			Executive VP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Al Swanson		01/07/2016
^**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)	Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement of Plains AAP, L.P. ("AAP"), after December 31, 2015, a holder of vested Class B Units of AAP (the "Class B Units") may convert, from time to time, such Class B Units into an equal number of Class A Units of AAP (the "Class A Units") and Class B shares (the "Class B shares") of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (the "Issuer"), at the then applicable conversion ratio. On 1/5/2016 the Reporting Person exercised his right to convert 2,606,448 Class B Units into 2,445,189 Class A Units and 2,445,189 Class B shares, at the current conversion ratio of 0.938.
(2)	Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement of AAP, upon conversion of Class B Units into Class A Units and Class B shares, the Class A Units and Class B shares are then together exchangeable for an equal number of Class A shares of the Issuer (the "Class A shares"). On 1/7/2016, the Reporting Person elected to exchange 1,000,000 Class A Units and 1,000,000 Class B shares for 1,000,000 Class A shares.
(3)	The Reporting Person is a member of PAA Management LLC, the general partner of PAA Management, L.P. ("PAA Management"). As of the date of this Form 4, the Reporting Person holds an indirect ownership interest in the Issuer through his ownership in PAA Management. Therefore he may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the interests held by PAA Management. The limited partnership agreement of AAP provides that each limited partner of AAP, including PAA Management, will have the right, at any time and from time to time, to exchange (the "Exchange Right") its Class A Units in AAP, together with a like number of Class B shares and units of the Issuer's general partner (the "GP Units"), for Class A shares on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	The Exchange Right does not expire and may be settled in cash at the option of the Issuer. As such, the Reporting Person may not be deemed to beneficially own the Class A shares reported herein. The number of Class A shares included in the table above represents the number of Class B shares, Class A Units and GP Units owned by PAA Management that are exchangeable for an equivalent number of Class A shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by PAA Management, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement of AAP, the rights to (a) convert Class B Units into Class A Units and Class B shares and (b) exchange Class A Units and Class B shares (acquired in a conversion from Class B Units) for Class A shares do not expire.

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