Sec Form 4 Filing - Sanders Dax @ KINDER MORGAN, INC. - 2018-07-16

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 Sanders Dax 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KINDER MORGAN, INC. [ KMI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) E.V.P.; Chief Strategy Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/16/2018 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77002 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 Class P Common Stock 07/16/2018 F 24,749 ( 1 ) D $ 17.8 ( 2 ) 249,178 D Class P Common Stock 2,000 I By Spouse Class P Common Stock 800 I By Mother's IRA ( 3 ) Class P Common Stock 800 I Joint Tenant ( 4 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Sanders Dax 1001 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000 HOUSTON, TX77002 E.V.P.; Chief Strategy Officer Signatures /s/ Dax Sanders 07/16/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of 62,894 shares of restricted stock under the Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan. ( 2 )Closing price of Class P Common Stock on the date of vesting. ( 3 )Represents shares held in IRA accounts of the reporting person's mother over which the reporting person has been granted a limited power of attorney on behalf of and for the benefit of his mother and with respect to which he is a contingent beneficiary. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. ( 4 )Represents shares held in a brokerage account from which all dividends and other payments are made to the reporting person's mother and with respect to which the reporting person is a joint tenant with right of survivorship. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

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