Sec Form 4 Filing - STACHE MICHAEL LEE @ STONEMOR PARTNERS LP - 2013-10-24

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 STACHE MICHAEL LEE 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) Senior Vice President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS, L.P., 311 VETERANS HIGHWAY, SUITE B 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/24/2013 (Street) LEVITTOWN, PA19056 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 10/24/2013 M 71,875 A $ 18.8 121,946 D Common Units representing limited partner interests 10/24/2013 D 52,660 D $ 25.66 69,286 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 Unit Appreciation Right $ 18.8 10/24/2013 M 71,875 ( 1 ) 12/16/2014 Common Units representing limited partner interests 71,875 $ 0 3,125 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STACHE MICHAEL LEE C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS, L.P. 311 VETERANS HIGHWAY, SUITE B LEVITTOWN, PA19056 Senior Vice President and COO Signatures /s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact 10/28/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person was granted 75,000 Unit Appreciation Rights pursuant to a Unit Appreciation Rights Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2009, under the StoneMor Partners L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, between the reporting person and StoneMor GP LLC, the general partner of StoneMor Partners, L.P. All of the UARs granted pursuant to the Agreement vest pursuant to a formula set forth in the Agreement.

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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