Sec Form 4 Filing - BAE JOSEPH Y @ KKR & Co. L.P. - 2018-05-16

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 BAE JOSEPH Y 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KKR & Co. L.P. [ KKR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-President & Co-COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KKR & CO. L.P.,, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 42ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/16/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 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 05/16/2018 C( 1 ) 350,000 A 350,000 I See Footnote ( 4 ) Common Units 05/16/2018 C( 1 ) 900,000 A 1,277,330 D Common Units 05/16/2018 G( 3 ) V 900,000 D $ 0 377,330 D Common Units 05/16/2018 G( 3 ) V 900,000 A $ 0 1,250,000 ( 3 ) I See Footnote ( 4 ) Common Units 1,482 I By Trust Common Units 7,166 I By Limited Liability Company

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 KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) 01/31/2018 G( 5 ) V 350,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 350,000 $ 0 7,676,819 D KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) 01/31/2018 G( 5 ) V 350,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 350,000 $ 0 350,000 I See Footnote ( 4 ) KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) 05/16/2018 C( 1 ) 350,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 350,000 $ 0 0 I See Footnote ( 4 ) KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) 05/16/2018 C( 1 ) 900,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 900,000 $ 0 6,776,819 D KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 370,578 370,578 I By Trust KKR Holdings L.P. Units ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 5,850,000 5,850,000 I By Limited Partnership

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BAE JOSEPH Y C/O KKR & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10019 X Co-President & Co-COO Signatures /s/ Christopher Lee, Attorney-in-fact 05/18/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )KKR Group Partnership Units (which term refers collectively to Class A partner interests in each of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P.) were received from KKR Holdings L.P. in exchange for units of KKR Holdings L.P. and exchanged for common units of KKR & Co. L.P. in each case as described in footnote 2 below. ( 2 )Pursuant to an exchange agreement as contemplated by KKR & Co. L.P.'s prospectus dated September 21, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2011, units of KKR Holdings L.P. are exchangeable for KKR Group Partnership Units on a one-for-one basis, and KKR Group Partnership Units are exchangeable for common units of KKR & Co. L.P. on a one-for-one basis. ( 3 )Reflects a transfer of common units received upon the exchange described in footnote 1 above from the Reporting Person to a limited partnership. These common units are being held by the limited partnership solely for purposes of future charitable donations. ( 4 )These common units are held by a limited partnership controlled by the Reporting Person. ( 5 )Reflects a transfer of KKR Holdings L.P. units into the limited partnership described in footnote 4.

Remarks: Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person states that this filing shall not be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein as indirectly owned, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

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