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

Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0076
Estimated average burden
hours per response: 4.00

1. Issuer's Identity

CIK (Filer ID Number) Previous Names
X None
Entity Type
0001589065
   Corporation
X Limited Partnership
   Limited Liability Company
   General Partnership
   Business Trust
   Other (Specify)

Name of Issuer
Salient MLP Total Return Fund, L.P.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization
DELAWARE
Year of Incorporation/Organization
   Over Five Years Ago
X Within Last Five Years (Specify Year) 2013
   Yet to Be Formed

2. Principal Place of Business and Contact Information

Name of Issuer
Salient MLP Total Return Fund, L.P.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 SAN FELIPE, 8TH FLOOR
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode Phone Number of Issuer
HOUSTON TEXAS 77027-2922 713-993-4675

3. Related Persons

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Salient MLP GP, LLC n/a
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Salient MLP GP, LLC is the general partner of the Issuer.
Last Name First Name Middle Name
Reid Gregory A.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Gardner, III F. Theodore
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Dawson, III J. Cole
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Linbeck Andrew B.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Radcliffe Jeremy L.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Partridge Lee G.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Bachtold Paul A.
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Last Name First Name Middle Name
Salient Capital Management, LLC n/a
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/PostalCode
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
Relationship: X Executive Officer    Director    Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

Salient Capital Management, LLC is the manager of the general partner of the Issuer.

4. Industry Group

   Agriculture
Banking & Financial Services
   Commercial Banking
   Insurance
   Investing
   Investment Banking
X Pooled Investment Fund
   Hedge Fund
   Private Equity Fund
   Venture Capital Fund
X Other Investment Fund
Is the issuer registered as
an investment company under
the Investment Company
Act of 1940?
   Yes X No
   Other Banking & Financial Services
   Business Services
Energy
   Coal Mining
   Electric Utilities
   Energy Conservation
   Environmental Services
   Oil & Gas
   Other Energy
Health Care
   Biotechnology
   Health Insurance
   Hospitals & Physicians
   Pharmaceuticals
   Other Health Care
   Manufacturing
Real Estate
   Commercial
   Construction
   REITS & Finance
   Residential
   Other Real Estate
  
 Retailing
  
 Restaurants
Technology
   Computers
   Telecommunications
   Other Technology
Travel
   Airlines & Airports
   Lodging & Conventions
   Tourism & Travel Services
   Other Travel
  
 Other

5. Issuer Size

Revenue Range OR Aggregate Net Asset Value Range
   No Revenues    No Aggregate Net Asset Value
   $1 - $1,000,000    $1 - $5,000,000
   $1,000,001 - $5,000,000    $5,000,001 - $25,000,000
   $5,000,001 - $25,000,000    $25,000,001 - $50,000,000
   $25,000,001 - $100,000,000    $50,000,001 - $100,000,000
   Over $100,000,000    Over $100,000,000
   Decline to Disclose X Decline to Disclose
   Not Applicable    Not Applicable

6. Federal Exemption(s) and Exclusion(s) Claimed (select all that apply)

   Rule 504(b)(1) (not (i), (ii) or (iii))
   Rule 504 (b)(1)(i)
   Rule 504 (b)(1)(ii)
   Rule 504 (b)(1)(iii)
   Rule 505
X Rule 506(b)
   Rule 506(c)
   Securities Act Section 4(a)(5)
X Investment Company Act Section 3(c)
   Section 3(c)(1)    Section 3(c)(9)  
   Section 3(c)(2)    Section 3(c)(10)
   Section 3(c)(3)    Section 3(c)(11)
   Section 3(c)(4)    Section 3(c)(12)
   Section 3(c)(5)    Section 3(c)(13)
   Section 3(c)(6)    Section 3(c)(14)
X Section 3(c)(7)

7. Type of Filing

   New Notice Date of First Sale 2013-10-04    First Sale Yet to Occur
X Amendment

8. Duration of Offering

Does the Issuer intend this offering to last more than one year?
X Yes    No

9. Type(s) of Securities Offered (select all that apply)

X Equity X Pooled Investment Fund Interests
   Debt    Tenant-in-Common Securities
   Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Another Security    Mineral Property Securities
   Security to be Acquired Upon Exercise of Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Security    Other (describe)

10. Business Combination Transaction

Is this offering being made in connection with a business combination transaction, such as a merger, acquisition or exchange offer?
   Yes X No

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

11. Minimum Investment

Minimum investment accepted from any outside investor $250,000 USD

12. Sales Compensation

Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Craig C. Dawson 5479491
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Kevin B. Davis 3101057
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Matthew H. Moncrief 5452086
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
EDI Financial, Inc. 15699
(Associated) Broker or Dealer X None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number X None
None None
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
12221 Merit Drive, Suite 1020
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Dallas TEXAS 75251-2207
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
KANSAS
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXAS
VIRGINIA
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
J. Matthew Newtown 3114846
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Andrew B. Linbeck 1762524
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
David E. Hicks 3253023
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
William W. Cathriner 1686950
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Matthew P. Summers 5584800
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Stephen D. Strake 4740408
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027-2922
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Timothy M. Conway III 4524191
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ILLINOIS
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
James R. Moffett, Jr. 6169242
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Fred L. Williams, Jr. 2803138
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
COLORADO
FLORIDA
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Jill T. Cohen 4764214
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ILLINOIS
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
UMB Financial Services, Inc. 17073
(Associated) Broker or Dealer X None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number X None
None None
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
928 Grand Avenue
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Kansas City MISSOURI 64106
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MISSOURI
NEVADA
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
OKLAHOMA
PENNSYLVANIA
TEXAS
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
James G. McGinness 5720734
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ARIZONA
NEW JERSEY
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
William S. Hill 2307897
(Associated) Broker or Dealer    None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number    None
Salient Capital, L.P. 147912
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
4265 San Felipe 8th Floor
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Houston TEXAS 77027
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ILLINOIS
OHIO
Recipient
Recipient CRD Number    None
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC 149777
(Associated) Broker or Dealer X None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number X None
None None
Street Address 1 Street Address 2
2000 Westchester Avenue
City State/Province/Country ZIP/Postal Code
Purchase NEW YORK 10577-2530
State(s) of Solicitation (select all that apply)
Check “All States” or check individual States		    All States
   Foreign/non-US
ALABAMA
CALIFORNIA
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
MICHIGAN
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXAS
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON

13. Offering and Sales Amounts

Total Offering Amount USD
or X Indefinite
Total Amount Sold $391,556,142 USD
Total Remaining to be Sold USD
or X Indefinite

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

14. Investors

  
 Select if securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, and enter the number of such non-accredited investors who already have invested in the offering.
Regardless of whether securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, enter the total number of investors who already have invested in the offering:
442

15. Sales Commissions & Finder's Fees Expenses

Provide separately the amounts of sales commissions and finders fees expenses, if any. If the amount of an expenditure is not known, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

Sales Commissions $502,397 USD
X Estimate
Finders' Fees $0 USD
   Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

The Issuer's advisor, an affiliate, pays from its own resources (including from amounts disclosed in item 16) sales compensation to financial intermediaries who assist with the Issuer's private placement of interests in the estimated annual amount above.

16. Use of Proceeds

Provide the amount of the gross proceeds of the offering that has been or is proposed to be used for payments to any of the persons required to be named as executive officers, directors or promoters in response to Item 3 above. If the amount is unknown, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

$4,894,577 USD
X Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):

The Issuer pays to an affiliate investment management fees up to a maximum of 1.25% per annum of the Issuer's limited partners' capital account balances. The above estimate assumes the maximum rate for all investment amounts.

Signature and Submission

Please verify the information you have entered and review the Terms of Submission below before signing and clicking SUBMIT below to file this notice.

Terms of Submission

In submitting this notice, each issuer named above is:
  • Notifying the SEC and/or each State in which this notice is filed of the offering of securities described and undertaking to furnish them, upon written request, in the accordance with applicable law, the information furnished to offerees.*
  • Irrevocably appointing each of the Secretary of the SEC and, the Securities Administrator or other legally designated officer of the State in which the issuer maintains its principal place of business and any State in which this notice is filed, as its agents for service of process, and agreeing that these persons may accept service on its behalf, of any notice, process or pleading, and further agreeing that such service may be made by registered or certified mail, in any Federal or state action, administrative proceeding, or arbitration brought against the issuer in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, if the action, proceeding or arbitration (a) arises out of any activity in connection with the offering of securities that is the subject of this notice, and (b) is founded, directly or indirectly, upon the provisions of:  (i) the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rule or regulation under any of these statutes, or (ii) the laws of the State in which the issuer maintains its principal place of business or any State in which this notice is filed.
  • Certifying that, if the issuer is claiming a Regulation D exemption for the offering, the issuer is not disqualified from relying on Regulation D for one of the reasons stated in Rule 505(b)(2)(iii) or Rule 506(d).

Each Issuer identified above has read this notice, knows the contents to be true, and has duly caused this notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

For signature, type in the signer's name or other letters or characters adopted or authorized as the signer's signature.

Issuer Signature Name of Signer Title Date
Salient MLP Total Return Fund, L.P. Gregory A. Reid Gregory A. Reid President and CEO-MLP Business 2015-05-15

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.

* This undertaking does not affect any limits Section 102(a) of the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 ("NSMIA") [Pub. L. No. 104-290, 110 Stat. 3416 (Oct. 11, 1996)] imposes on the ability of States to require information. As a result, if the securities that are the subject of this Form D are "covered securities" for purposes of NSMIA, whether in all instances or due to the nature of the offering that is the subject of this Form D, States cannot routinely require offering materials under this undertaking or otherwise and can require offering materials only to the extent NSMIA permits them to do so under NSMIA's preservation of their anti-fraud authority.