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*
LYTAL JAMES H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MARLIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
2105 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 100

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77042

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Marlin Midstream Partners, LP [ FISH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2014
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
Common Units representing limited partner interests 04/04/2014(1) M(2) 5,000 A $0(3) 15,000 D
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
Phantom Units (3) 04/04/2014 M 5,000 02/15/2014 (4) Common Units 5,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Date request was made by Issuer to Issuer's transfer agent to issue common units to those grantees whose phantom units vested on February 15, 2014, pursuant to the Marlin Midstream Parners, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
2. Represents the conversion upon vesting of phantom units into common units. On August 14, 2013, the reporting person was granted 5,000 phantom units of which 5,000 units vested on February 15, 2014. Such phantom units were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on August 23, 2013. The common units into which such phantom units converted is reported in Table I on this Form 4.
3. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit (limited partner interest) and will entitle 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.
4. Phantom units do not expire.
Remarks:
James Lytal is a Director of Marlin Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.
/s/ Terry D. Jones, Attorney-in-fact for James Lytal 04/07/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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