Sec Form 4 Filing - Yost Timothy K. @ STONEMOR PARTNERS LP - 2014-09-09

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 Yost Timothy K. 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) CFO and Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 311 VETERANS HIGHWAY, SUITE B 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/09/2014 (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 09/09/2014 M 25,000 A $ 18.8 33,567 D Common Units representing limited partner interests 09/09/2014 D 17,974 D $ 26.15 15,593 D Common Units representing limited partner interests 09/09/2014 S( 1 ) 3,400 D $ 26.01 ( 2 ) 12,193 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 09/09/2014 M 25,000 ( 3 ) 12/16/2014 Common Units representing limited partner interests 25,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Yost Timothy K. C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. 311 VETERANS HIGHWAY, SUITE B LEVITTOWN, PA19056 CFO and Secretary Signatures /s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact 09/11/2014 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 12, 2014 solely to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations related to the exercise of Unit Appreciation Rights ("UARs"). ( 2 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common units representing limited partner interests ("Common Units") were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.95-26.10, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to StoneMor Partners L.P., any holder of Common Units of StoneMor Partners L.P., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Common Units sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (2) to this Form 4. ( 3 )The reporting person was granted 25,000 UARs pursuant to a Unit Appreciation Rights Agreement (the "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. All of the UARs granted pursuant to the Agreement vested 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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