SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Sorkin David

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O KKR & CO. L.P.

9 WEST 57TH STREET, 42ND FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/14/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KKR & Co. L.P. [ KKR ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	General Counsel and Secretary

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units	5,000	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
KKR Group Partnership Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Units	3,385,397	⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents units of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. as to which the Reporting Person may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest through a KKR-affiliated holding vehicle. In connection with the listing of the KKR & Co. L.P. common units on the New York Stock Exchange, holders of units of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. receive one KKR & Co. L.P. common unit for each unit of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. they hold.

2. Includes KKR Group Partnership Units (which term refers collectively to one Class A partner interest in each of KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P.) that will vest in installments over a 5 year period from October 1, 2009, the grant date for such units. Pursuant to an exchange agreement, holders of KKR Group Partnership Units may, up to four times each year, exchange KKR Group Partnership Units held by them, together with corresponding special voting units, for KKR & Co. L.P. common units on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications and compliance with lock-up, vesting and transfer restrictions and the terms of the exchange agreement.

3. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person states that this filing shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ David J. Sorkin	07/14/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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