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*
Graves Brad N

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
1790 HUGHES LANDING BLVD., SUITE 500

(Street)
THE WOODLANDS TX 77380

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Summit Midstream Partners, LP [ SMLP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2016
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 03/15/2016 M 15,466 A (1) 30,665 D
Common Units 03/15/2016 F 1,267 D $14.82 29,398 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 (DCP) (2) 03/15/2016 A 481 (2) (2) Common Units 481 $0 481 D
Phantom Units (1) 03/15/2016 M 4,328 (3) (4) Common Units 4,328 $0 0 D
Distribution Equivalent Rights $6.2 03/15/2016 D 4,328 (3) (4) Common Units 4,328 $0 0 D
Phantom Units (1) 03/15/2016 M 5,122 (5) (4) Common Units 5,122 $0 5,122 D
Distribution Equivalent Rights $4.405 03/15/2016 D 5,122 (5) (4) Common Units 5,122 $0 894 D
Phantom Units (1) 03/15/2016 M 6,016 (6) (4) Common Units 6,016 $0 12,031 D
Distribution Equivalent Rights $2.285 03/15/2016 D 6,016 (6) (4) Common Units 6,016 $0 0 D
Phantom Units (1) 03/15/2016 A 43,859 (7) (4) Common Units 43,859 $0 43,859 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit.
2. Under the terms of the Summit Midstream Partners, LLC Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the Reporting Person has elected to defer a portion of his phantom units (and the accrued DERs) associated with his March 15, 2013 award, and will be entitled to a distribution in Common Units or cash, as determined by the company, upon termination of employment with the General Partner, the Reporting Person is entitled to DERs, providing for payment equal to the distributions from and after grant date of the phantom units.
3. The final one-third of the phantom units subject to the original award agreement vested on March 15, 2016, on the third anniversary of the March 15, 2013 grant date. The Reporting Person received distribution equivalent rights (DERs) for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the phantom units.
4. The phantom units and associated DERs do not expire. The phantom units are settled upon vesting in common units (on a one-for-one basis) or in cash, at the discretion of the Issuer.
5. One-third of the phantom units subject to the original award agreement vested on March 15, 2016, with the final one-third of phantom units subject to vesting on the third anniversary of the March 15, 2014 grant date, subject to continued employment. The Reporting Person received DERs for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the phantom units.
6. One-third of the phantom units subject to the original award agreement vested on March 15, 2016, with the remaining phantom units subject to vesting on the second and third anniversaries of the March 15, 2015 grant date, subject to continued employment. The Reporting Person received DERs for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the phantom units.
7. One-third of the phantom units (rounded down to the nearest whole number of units, except in the case of the final vesting date) shall vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the March 15, 2016 grant date, subject to continued employment. The Reporting Person received DERs for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the phantom units.
Remarks:
The Reporting Person is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Summit 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/ Brock M. Degeyter, Attorney-in-Fact for Brad N. Graves 03/17/2016
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