SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-042346
Tallgrass Energy, LP · TGE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
Frank T Nickell
10% Owner
George E Matelich
10% Owner
Thomas R Wall IV
10% Owner
Michael B Goldberg
10% Owner
Frank K Bynum
10% Owner
David I Wahrhaftig
10% Owner
Kelso GP VIII, LLC
10% Owner
KIA VIII (Rubicon), L.P.
10% Owner
KIA VIII (Rubicon) GP, L.P.
10% Owner
KEP VI AIV (Rubicon), LLC
10% Owner
Period of report
May 12, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 13, 2015 · 4:52 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001633651
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B sharesF4,F5,F6,F7,F8 | May 12, 2015 | A | 42,421,521 | $0.00 | A | 42,421,521 | I | By partnership |
| Class B sharesF5,F6,F7,F8,F11 | May 12, 2015 | D | 2,281,821 | $0.00 | D | 40,139,699 | I | By partnership |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units in Tallgrass Equity, LLCF12,F1,F2,F5,F6,F7,F8,F13,F3 | — | May 12, 2015 | J | 42,421,521 | A | — | — | Class A shares | 42,421,521 | 42,421,521 | I |
| Units in Tallgrass Equity, LLCF12,F5,F6,F7,F8,F14,F3,F1,F2 | — | May 12, 2015 | J | 2,281,821 | D | — | — | Class A shares | 2,281,821 | 40,139,699 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1Pursuant to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Issuer dated May 12, 2015 (the "Partnership Agreement"), the existing limited partner interests in the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons and owned of record by KIA VIII (Rubicon), L.P. ("KIA VIII") and KEP VI AIV (Rubicon), LLC ("KEP VI AIV") were converted into 42,421,521 Class B shares of the Issuer (the "Class B shares"), consisting of 36,130,552 Class B shares owned of record by KIA VIII and 6,290,969 Class B shares owned of record by KEP VI AIV.
- F10On May 12, 2015, (i) the underwriters and the Issuer closed on the Option, whereby the underwriters purchased an additional 6,225,000 Class A Shares, and (ii) the Issuer (a) purchased 1,943,435 Units from KIA VIII and 338,387 Units from KEP VI AIV (representing KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV's respective pro rata share of the Option based on KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV's respective ownership percentages of the outstanding Units) for $27.6225/Unit (representing the gross proceeds per Class A share issued in the initial public offering of the Issuer less the underwriting discount) and (b) redeemed, for no additional consideration, an equal aggregate number of Class B shares from KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV.
- F11Consists of 34,187,117 Class B shares owned of record by KIA VIII and 5,952,582 Class B shares owned of record by KEP VI AIV following the transactions reported in this line of this Form 4.
- F12The Units, collectively with the Class B shares, constitute the derivative securities described herein.
- F13Consists of 36,130,552 Units owned of record by KIA VIII and 6,290,969 Units owned of record by KEP VI AIV following the transactions reported in this line of this Form 4.
- F14Consists of 34,187,117 Units owned of record by KIA VIII and 5,952,582 Units owned of record by KEP VI AIV following the transactions reported in this line of this Form 4.
- F2Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the "Tallgrass Equity LLC Agreement") of Tallgrass Equity, LLC ("Tallgrass Equity") dated May 12, 2015, the existing limited liability company interests in Tallgrass Equity that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons and owned of record by KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV were converted into 42,421,521 Units of limited liability company interest in Tallgrass Equity (the "Units"), consisting of 36,130,552 Units owned of record by KIA VIII and 6,290,969 Units owned of record by KEP VI AIV.
- F3Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV will each have the right, at any time following the expiration of a lock-up period and from time to time, to immediately exchange (the "Exchange Right") Class B shares and a corresponding number of Units (each Class B share and Unit so exchanged, together, an "Exchange Unit") for a like number of Class A shares of the Issuer (the "Class A shares"), not to exceed, in the aggregate, the total number of Exchange Units held by KIA VIII or KEP VI AIV, as applicable. As a result, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the Class A shares receivable upon election of the Exchange Right.
- F4Consists of 36,130,552 Class B shares owned of record by KIA VIII and 6,290,969 Class B shares owned of record by KEP VI AIV following the transactions reported in this line of this Form 4.
- F5Kelso GP VIII, LLC ("GP VIII, LLC") is the general partner of KIA VIII (Rubicon) GP, L.P. ("GP VIII, L.P." and, together with GP VIII, LLC, the "Kelso GPs"). GP VIII, L.P. is the general partner of KIA VIII. GP VIII, LLC and GP VIII, L.P. could be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned of record or deemed to be beneficially owned by KIA VIII. GP VIII, LLC and GP VIII, L.P. each disclaim beneficial ownership of all of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.
- F6KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV, due to their common control, could be deemed to beneficially own each of the other's securities. KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV each disclaim beneficial ownership of all of the securities deemed to be beneficially owned by the other and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.
- F7The Kelso GPs and KEP VI AIV, due to their common control, could be deemed to beneficially own each of the other's securities. The Kelso GPs and KEP VI AIV each disclaim beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record or deemed to be beneficially owned by the other or owned of record by KIA VIII and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.
- F8Frank T. Nickell, Thomas R. Wall, IV, George E. Matelich, Michael B. Goldberg, David I. Wahrhaftig, Frank K. Bynum, Jr., Philip E. Berney, Frank J. Loverro, James J. Connors, II, Church M. Moore, Stanley de J. Osborne, Christopher L. Collins, A. Lynn Alexander, Howard A. Matlin, John K. Kim and Henry Mannix, III (the "Kelso Individuals") could be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned of record by KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV or deemed to be beneficially owned by GP VIII, LLC or GP VIII, L.P., by virtue of their status as managing members of KEP VI AIV and of GP VIII, LLC. The Kelso Individuals each disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any of the Kelso Individuals is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.
- F9Pursuant to the Tallgrass Equity LLC Agreement executed in connection with the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer on May 12, 2015, KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV agreed that if underwriters in the Issuer's initial public offering exercised the option granted to them in the underwriting agreement (the "Option"), the Issuer would issue additional Class A shares and use the proceeds thereof to purchase a corresponding number of Units from the existing holders thereof, including KIA VIII and KEP VI AIV.
Remarks
Because an electronically filed joint filing is limited to a maximum of ten reporting persons, this Form 4 is one of two filed today reporting on the same securities by the following joint filers: Kelso GP VIII, LLC; KIA VIII (Rubicon) GP, L.P.; KIA VIII (Rubicon), L.P.; KEP VI AIV (Rubicon), LLC; Frank T. Nickell, Thomas R. Wall, IV, George E. Matelich, Michael B. Goldberg, David I. Wahrhaftig, Frank K. Bynum, Jr., Philip E. Berney, Frank J. Loverro, James J. Connors, II, Church M. Moore, Stanley de J. Osborne, Christopher L. Collins, A. Lynn Alexander, Howard A. Matlin, John K. Kim and Henry Mannix, III.