Sec Form 4 Filing - Lambert Joel Christian @ Crestwood Equity Partners LP - 2017-11-07

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 Lambert Joel Christian 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crestwood Equity Partners LP [ CEQP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/07/2017 (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 Units 70,528 ( 1 ) 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 (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 Phantom Units ( 2 ) 11/07/2017 A 381.5111 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Units 381.5111 $ 0 15,864.5029 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lambert Joel Christian 811 MAIN STREET SUITE 3400 HOUSTON, TX77002 SVP - General Counsel Signatures /s/ Judy Riddle, attorney-in-fact for Joel C. Lambert 11/09/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes restricted units granted under the Crestwood Equity Partners LP Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. ( 2 )Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit representing a limited partnership interest in CEQP. ( 3 )Represents additional Phantom Units received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the terms of previously granted Distribution Equivalent Rights. Each Distribution Equivalent Right entitles the Reporting Person to additional Phantom Units with a value equal to the amount of distributions paid on each of CEQP's common units. On November 14, 2017, CEQP will pay a quarterly cash distribution to holders of its common units in an amount equal to $0.60 per common unit. Pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Equivalent Rights, the Reporting Person receives a number of additional Phantom Units in respect of each Distribution Equivalent Right with a value (based on the closing price of CEQP's common units on the record date ($24.35) equal to the per unit amount of the distribution. ( 4 )The forfeiture restrictions on the phantom units shall lapse, and the phantom units shall vest and convert to an equal number of common units on the third (3rd) anniversary of the grant date.

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