Sec Form 4 Filing - DiGiovanni Jeffrey @ STONEMOR PARTNERS LP - 2019-06-27

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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 DiGiovanni Jeffrey 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [ STON] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/27/2019 (Street) TREVOSE, PA19053 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 representing limited partner interests 06/27/2019 A 16,108 A 16,108 D Common units representing limited partner interests 06/27/2019 M 41,946 A 58,054 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 Restricted Phantom Units ( 2 ) 06/27/2019 M 41,946 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 41,946 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DiGiovanni Jeffrey C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD TREVOSE, PA19053 Chief Accounting Officer Signatures /s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact 07/01/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person had been granted this number of restricted phantom units subject to performance-based vesting criteria pursuant to an award made under the StoneMor Partners L.P. 2019 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). ( 2 )On June 27, 2019, StoneMor Partners L.P. consummated a series of transactions as a result of which these restricted phantom units became fully vested and payable, in cash or common units, at the election of the issuer, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the applicable award agreement pursuant to which such restricted phantom units were granted. The issuer elected to pay such restricted phantom units in common units.

Remarks: The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement, or (b) that this statement is legally required to be filed by such person.

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