Sec Form 4 Filing - Bertolatus Roy E. @ AZURE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP - 2016-07-19

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 Bertolatus Roy E. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AZURE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP [ AZUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 12377 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/19/2016 (Street) DALLAS, TX75251 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 07/19/2016( 1 ) M( 2 ) 17,500 A $ 0 ( 3 ) 17,500 D Common units representing limited partner interests 07/19/2016( 1 ) F 4,629 ( 4 ) D $ 0.66 12,871 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 ( 3 ) 07/19/2016 M 17,500 07/18/2016 ( 5 ) Common Units 17,500 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Bertolatus Roy E. 12377 MERIT DRIVE SUITE 300 DALLAS, TX75251 General Counsel Signatures /s/ Stacy Murray, as Attorney in Fact for Roy Bertolatus 07/20/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Date request was made by Issuer to Issuer's transfer agent to issue common units to those grantees whose phantom units vested on July 18, 2016, pursuant to the Marlin Midstream Partners, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan. ( 2 )Represents the conversion upon vesting of phantom units into common units. On January 27, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 17,500 phantom units of which 17,500 phantom units vested on July 18, 2016. Such phantom units were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2016. The common units into which such phantom units converted is reported in Table I on this Form 4. ( 3 )Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit (limited partner interest) and will entitle the grantee to receive one common unit or an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of a common unit upon the vesting of the phantom unit. ( 4 )The Reporting Person is reporting the withholdding by Azure Midstream Partners, LP of 4,629 common units to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the delivery of the phantom units noted in footnote 2 above to the Reporting Person. ( 5 )Phantom units do not expire.

Remarks: The Reporting Person is the General Counsel of Azure Midstream Partners GP, LLC (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executives of the General Partner.

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