Sec Form 4 Filing - SANCHEZ ANTONIO R III @ Sanchez Production Partners LP - 2016-05-16

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SANCHEZ ANTONIO R III 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sanchez Production Partners LP [ SPP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/16/2016 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 05/16/2016 A( 1 ) 115,617 A $ 11.11 115,617 I By SP Holdings, LLC ( 2 ) Common Units 05/16/2016 J( 1 ) 115,617 D $ 0 0 I By SP Holdings, LLC ( 2 ) Common Units 111,873 ( 1 ) D Common Units 35,320 I By Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation ( 3 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SANCHEZ ANTONIO R III 1000 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3000 HOUSTON, TX77002 X Signatures /s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III 05/18/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents an anticipated distribution to SP Holdings, LLC ("SP Holdings") of 115,617 Issuer common units on or before June 1, 2016 pursuant to the Amended and Restated Shared Services Agreement, by and between Issuer and SP Holdings, dated March 6, 2015, and an anticipated concurrent distribution by SP Holdings of all 115,617 common units to its sole member, SP Capital Holdings, LLC ("SP Capital"), for no consideration, and an anticipated concurrent distribution by SP Capital of (i) 106,946 common units to its members on a pro rata basis and for no consideration (including the 27,806 common units to be distributed to Antonio R. Sanchez, III), resulting in exempt distributions under Rule 16a-9 and/or Rule 16a-13 of 115,617 common units to SP Capital and 106,946 common units from SP Capital to the members of SP Capital, including Antonio R. Sanchez, III, and (ii) the remaining 8,671 units to one individual. ( 2 )These common units will be owned directly by SP Holdings. SP Holdings is owned and controlled by its sole member, SP Capital. SP Capital is managed by Antonio R. Sanchez, III and other members of the Sanchez family. Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the securities controlled by SP Capital. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. ( 3 )These securities are owned directly by Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation ("SOG"). SOG is managed by Antonio R. Sanchez, III and other members of the Sanchez family. Antonio R. Sanchez, III shares voting and dispositive power over the securities controlled by SOG. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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