SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-001635

STONEMOR PARTNERS LP · STON

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Table I — non-derivative securities

Table II — derivative securities

Explanation of responses

• F1Represents the proportionate interest of the Reporting Person in 2,332,878 common units of StoneMor Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued and sold to StoneMor GP Holdings LLC ("GP Holdings") by the Partnership, which purchase was funded by the purchase of common units of GP Holdings (the "GP Holdings Units") by a trust for the pecuniary benefit of American Cemeteries Infrastructure Investors, LLC ("ACII") (collectively, the "Transaction").
• F10Each of the remaining members of GP Holdings has a preemptive right to purchase from ACII their respective pro rata share of the GP Holdings Units purchased by ACII in the Transaction, based on their respective ownership interests in GP Holdings prior to the Transaction. The purchase price of such GP Holdings Units upon exercise of the preemptive rights is the same purchase price paid for the GP Holdings Units by ACII in the Transaction (which translates to a price of $8.57 per underlying common unit of the Partnership).
• F11If all holders of preemptive rights exercise their preemptive rights in full, the Reporting Persons's proportionate interest in the 2,332,878 common units held by GP Holdings will be 277,256 common units. If not all of the holders exercise their preemptive right, the remaining holders may purchase an over-allotment amount on a relative pro rata basis of those holders desiring an over-allotment amount.
• F12On December 31, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 21,681 Time Vested Units vesting in three equal annual installments pursuant to a Key Employee Unit Agreement, entered into as of December 31, 2015, by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a general partner of the Partnership, and the Reporting Person. Each Time Vested Unit represents a contingent right to receive one common unit representing a limited partner interest conditioned upon satisfying certain time and other conditions.
• F13On July 5, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 23,125 Time Vested Units vesting in three equal annual installments pursuant to a Key Employee Unit Agreement, entered into as of July 5, 2016, by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a general partner of the Partnership, and the Reporting Person. Each Time Vested Unit represents a contingent right to receive one common unit representing a limited partner interest conditioned upon satisfying certain time and other conditions.
• F2The Reporting Person is a director and a member of GP Holdings. The Reporting Person also holds membership interests in GP Holdings through LDLM Associates, L.P.
• F3The Reporting Person shares the power to vote or dispose of the common units held directly by GP Holdings 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.
• F4On January 1, 2017, 7,227 time vested units ("Time Vested Units") vested pursuant to a Key Employee Unit Agreement, entered into as of December 31, 2015, by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a general partner of the Partnership, and the Reporting Person, except that the issuance of certificates evidencing common units is conditioned upon satisfying (i) certain provisions of the StoneMor Partners L.P. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (ii) the payment of all applicable taxes.
• F5On January 1, 2017, 7,708 Time Vested Units vested pursuant to a Key Employee Unit Agreement, entered into as of July 5, 2016, by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a general partner of the Partnership, and the Reporting Person, except that the issuance of certificates evidencing common units is conditioned upon satisfying (i) certain provisions of the StoneMor Partners L.P. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (ii) the payment of all applicable taxes.
• F6The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 4, 2016 solely to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax obligations related to the vesting of the Time Vested Units.
• F7The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common units representing limited partner interests were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.95-9.08, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to StoneMor Partners L.P., any holder of common units of StoneMor Partners L.P., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common units sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (7) to this Form 4.
• F8The Reporting Person is a grantor and trustee of Miller Revocable Trust, which is the general partner of LDLM Associates, L.P. The Reporting Person is also a limited partner of LDLM Associates, L.P., holding 98% of its limited partner interests.
• F9The general partner of Osiris Investments, LP is Osiris Investments LLC. Lawrence Miller and William R. Shane are each a 50% member of Osiris Investments LLC and share investment and voting power over the securities held by Osiris Investments, LP. Mr. Miller and Mr. Shane file separate Section 16 reports.

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.