Sec Form 4 Filing - SMITH SCOTT W @ Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC - 2016-05-18

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FORM 4
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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
SMITH SCOTT W
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC [ VNR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3000
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/18/2016
(Street)
HOUSTON, TX77057
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 LLC units 05/18/2016 C 40,000 A $ 0 492,151 D
Common Units representing LLC units 05/18/2016 F 16,780 D $ 1.54 475,371 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 ( 1 ) $ 0 05/18/2016 D( 1 ) 40,000 ( 1 ) 05/18/2016( 2 ) 05/18/2016 Common Units 40,000 $ 0 1,147,383 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SMITH SCOTT W
5847 SAN FELIPE
SUITE 3000
HOUSTON, TX77057
X President and CEO
Signatures
/s/ Scott W. Smith 05/19/2016
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The phantom units were granted pursuant to the execution of a Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement on February 8, 2010 and subject to a Phantom Unit Award Agreement. Each phantom unit represents the equivalent of one common unit of the Company. The phantom units are subject to vesting in five equal annual installments, with the first vesting date being May 18, 2013, and each subsequent vesting date occurring on each annual anniversary of the first vesting date. The vested phantom units are payable following each vesting date, in either the Company's common units or in a cash amount equal to the fair market value of the Company's common units on the vesting date.
( 2 )The phantom units, once vested, shall be settled through the delivery of a number of Common Units equal to the number of such Vested Units, or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Common Unit on the Vesting Date to be paid in a single lump sum payment, as determined by the Comp Committee in its discretion.

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