Edgar Filing: Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

BIEGLER DAVID W

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. [SXE]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2016

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201

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 (Limited Partnership Interests)	03/10/2016		M		31,181 ⁽¹⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	91,777	D
Common Units (Limited Partnership Interests)	03/10/2016		F		10,181	D	$ 1.09	81,596	D

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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

Phantom Units

⁽¹⁾

03/10/2016

31,181

⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

Common Units

31,181

⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BIEGLER DAVID W C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. 1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200 DALLAS, TX 75201	X		See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ David W. Biegler		03/11/2016
^**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)	On March 10, 2016, all of the 31,181 phantom units awarded to the Reporting Person on March 10, 2015 vested. All of such vested phantom units were settled in common units (on a one-for-one basis) that were issued to the Reporting Person on such date.
(2)	All of the 31,181 phantom units vested on the first anniversary of the grant date (March 10, 2015), subject to continued employment and accelerated vesting as provided in the underlying award agreement. The Reporting Person received distribution equivalent rights for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the reported phantom units.
(3)	The phantom units do not expire. Upon vesting, the phantom units are settled in common units (on a one-for-one basis).
Remarks: The Reporting Person is the Chairman and a Director of Southcross Energy Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.

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