SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
McGraw Kyle A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
303 W. WALL STREET
SUITE 1400

(Street)
MIDLAND TX 79701

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEGACY RESERVES LP [ LGCY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Exec VP Business Development
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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
Units representing limited partner interests 12/27/2007 J(1) 146,928 A $0 1,018,924 I See Footnotes(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects pro rata distributions of units to the partners of each of Brothers Production Properties, Ltd. ("Brothers Properties") and MBN Properties LP ("MBN Properties") resulting in the aggregate distribution of 146,928 units to Kyle A. McGraw Family Holdings, Ltd. Mr. McGraw previously reported having a pecuniary interest in such units.
2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these units in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported units for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
3. Mr. McGraw currently has a pecuniary interest in 871,995 units through his interest in Brothers Properties, Brothers Production Company, Inc. ("Brothers Production") and Brothers Operating Company, Inc. ("Brothers Operating").
4. Following pro rata distributions by MBN Properties to its partners on December 27, 2007, Brothers Properties directly owns 2,356,197 units and indirectly beneficially owns 383,417 units through its interest in MBN Properties, which holds 2,642,438 units.
5. Following pro rata distributions by MBN Properties to its partners on December 27, 2007, Brothers Production directly owns 167,989 units and indirectly beneficially owns an additional 18,371 through its interest in MBN Properties.
6. Following pro rata distributions by MBN Properties to its partners on December 27, 2007, Brothers Operating directly owns 31,897 units and indirectly beneficially owns an additional 4,079 units through its interest in MBN Properties.
7. Brothers Production, in its capacity as the general partner of Brothers Properties, is deemed to beneficially own the 2,356,197 units held by Brothers Properties.
Remarks:
Executive Vice President - Business Development and Land of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP.
/s/ Steven H. Pruett, as attorney-in-fact for Kyle A. McGraw 12/31/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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