Sec Form 4 Filing - Sanchez Patricio D. @ Sanchez Production Partners LP - 2017-03-21

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 Patricio D. 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 X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/21/2017 (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 Stock 03/21/2017 A 54,794 ( 1 ) A 181,824 D Common Stock 03/22/2017 J 19,602 ( 2 ) A 201,426 D Common Stock 03/22/2017 J 19,602 ( 2 ) D 0 I By 1988 Trust No. 14 ( 2 )

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 Patricio D. 1000 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3000 HOUSTON, TX77002 X President & COO Signatures /s/ Patricio D. Sanchez 03/23/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents a grant of common units from the Issuer pursuant to a restricted unit award agreement under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan. ( 2 )These common units are being transferred, for no consideration in a transaction exempt under Section 16, from direct ownership by 1988 Trust No. 14 to the individual account of Patricio Sanchez. Patricio Sanchez is a co-trustee, along with A. R. Sanchez, Jr., and a beneficiary of 1988 Trust No. 14. Patricio Sanchez may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the common units previously held by 1988 Trust No. 14. Patricio Sanchez disclaims having had any 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 Patricio Sanchez of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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