Sec Form 4 Filing - ERGON INC @ Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. - 2020-09-14

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 ERGON INC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. [ BKEP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 1639 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/14/2020 (Street) JACKSON, MS39215-1639 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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

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 Series A Preferred Units ( 1 ) 09/14/2020 P 2,488,789 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Units 2,488,789 $ 5.46 20,801,757 I ( 2 ) See Footnote ( 2 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ERGON INC P.O. BOX 1639 JACKSON, MS39215-1639 X X Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. P.O. BOX 1639 JACKSON, MS39215-1639 X X Signatures /s/ Emmitte J. Haddox, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ergon, Inc. 09/16/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ J. Baxter Burns, II, President of Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. 09/16/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Series A Preferred Units have no expiration date and are convertible at any time, in whole or in part, on, subject to adjustment, a one-for-one basis into Common Units representing limited partner interests of the Issuer at the holder's election as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Issuer, dated September 14, 2011 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2011. ( 2 )This Form 4 is being filed jointly by Ergon, Inc. ("Ergon") and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. ("EA&E"). Ergon directly owns 100% of the outstanding ownership interests of EA&E, and may therefore be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer owned directly by EA&E.

Remarks: Blueknight Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"), has sole responsibility for conducting the business of and managing the operations of the Issuer. Blueknight GP Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sole member of the General Partner ("Holdings"), has the right to appoint all of the directors of the General Partner. EA&E (and therefore, Ergon) is the indirect parent of Holdings, and may therefore be deemed a director by deputization.

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