Edgar Filing: AZURE MIDSTREAM 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 ^*

Bertolatus Roy E.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AZURE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP [AZUR]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12377 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2016

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75251

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2016

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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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⁾

01/27/2016

17,500

⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

Common Units

17,500

$ 0

17,500

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bertolatus Roy E. 12377 MERIT DRIVE SUITE 300 DALLAS, TX 75251			General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Stacy Murray, as Attorney in Fact for Roy E. Bertolatus		02/05/2016
^**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)	Phantom units awarded under the Issuer's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit of Azure Midstream Partners, LP and entitles the grantee to receive one common unit or an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of a common unit upon the vesting of the phantom unit.
(2)	The phantom units shall vest in a single installment with such vesting in full to take place on July 18, 2016.
(3)	Upon the termination of the Reporting Person's services for any reason during an applicble restricted period, all outstanding unvested phantom units held by such Reporting Person shall be automatically forfeited, unless such forfeiture is otherwise waived, in whole or in part, by the board of directors of Azure Midstream Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner").
Remarks: The Reporting Person is the General Counsel of the General Partner. The Issuer is managed by the directors and executives of the General Partner.

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