Sec Form 4 Filing - MOLER WILLIAM R. @ Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP - 2018-06-30

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 MOLER WILLIAM R. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP [ TEP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/30/2018 (Street) LEAWOOD, KS66211 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 06/30/2018 J( 1 )( 2 ) 14,500 D 0 ( 3 ) D Common Units representing limited partner interests 06/30/2018 J( 1 )( 2 ) 47,761 D 0 ( 3 ) I See Footnote ( 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 MOLER WILLIAM R. 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 LEAWOOD, KS66211 X See Remarks Signatures /s/ Christopher R. Jones, Attorney-in-Fact 07/03/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Reporting Person ceased to beneficially own the common units representing limited partner interests ("Common Units") in the Issuer reported herein at the Effective Time (as defined below) of the merger (the "Merger") of Razor Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tallgrass Equity, LLC ("Tallgrass Equity") and its subsidiaries. The Merger was effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Tallgrass Equity, Tallgrass Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership formerly known as Tallgrass Energy GP, LP ("TGE"), Merger Sub and Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Merger closed on June 29, 2018, with a delayed effective date and time of June 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time (the "Effective Time"). ( 2 )(Continued from footnote 1) At the Effective Time, (i) each Common Unit held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive 2.0 Class A shares representing limited partner interests in TGE (the "Exchange Ratio") and (ii) as further described in the Merger Agreement, each equity participation unit in TEP (a "TEP EPU") held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive equity participation shares in TGE on substantially the same terms as such TEP EPU, but subject to adjustment to take into account the Exchange Ratio. ( 3 )Following the Effective Time of the Merger, the Reporting Person no longer owns, directly or indirectly, any Common Units. ( 4 )The Reporting Person indirectly owned the Common Units reported herein under trust agreement dated 8/27/2013, for which the Reporting Person serves as Trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Units reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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