Sec Form 4 Filing - NOBLE ENERGY INC @ Noble Midstream Partners LP - 2017-06-26

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 NOBLE ENERGY INC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Noble Midstream Partners LP [ NBLX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/26/2017 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77070 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 representing limited partner interests 06/26/2017 J( 1 ) 562,430 A 2,090,014 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 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 NOBLE ENERGY INC 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY HOUSTON, TX77070 X X NBL Midstream, LLC 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY HOUSTON, TX77090 X Signatures /s/ Harry R. Beaudry, Assistant Secretary of NBL Midstream, LLC 06/28/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Kirk A. Moore, Assistant Secretary of Noble Energy, Inc. 06/28/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On June 26, 2017, pursuant to that certain Contribution Agreement by and among the Issuer, Noble Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"), Noble Midstream Services, LLC, NBL Midstream, LLC ("NBL Midstream"), a subsidiary of Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble") and Blanco River DevCo GP LLC, NBL Midstream contributed to the Issuer a 20% limited partner interest in Colorado River DevCo LP and a 15% limited partner interest in Blanco River DevCo LP in exchange for consideration comprised of $145 million in cash and the issuance to NBL Midstream of 562,430 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the "Transaction"). ( 2 )This Form 4 is filed jointly by (1) Noble, a 100% owner of NBL Midstream, and (2) NBL Midstream, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Noble and owner of all the membership interests of the General Partner, in connection with the closing of the Transaction. Noble, as the 100% owner of NBL Midstream, is deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities held by NBL Midstream.

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