Sec Form 4 Filing - Herbold Chris @ PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP - 2016-09-15

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 Herbold Chris 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP [ PAGP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP-Acctg & Chief Acctg Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/15/2016 (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

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 Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P. ( 1 ) $ 0 09/15/2016 D 130,322 ( 2 )( 3 ) ( 2 )( 3 ) Class A Shares 122,676 $ 0 0 D Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P. ( 1 ) $ 0 09/15/2016 A 130,322 ( 2 )( 3 ) ( 2 )( 3 ) Class A Shares 122,676 $ 0 130,322 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Herbold Chris 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600 HOUSTON, TX77002 VP-Acctg & Chief Acctg Officer Signatures /s/ Chris Herbold 09/19/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The terms of the Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P., which represent a profits interest, have been modified, resulting (for accounting and reporting purposes) in the deemed cancellation of the original Class B Units and deemed grant of replacement Class B Units described in footnote (2) below. The original Class B Units were granted on March 28, 2013. ( 2 )Prior to the date hereof, 75% of the Class B Units had been earned (entitled to receive distributions). As modified, the remaining 25% of the Class B Units will become earned on the first date subsequent to March 31, 2017 upon which Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ("PAA") pays an annualized quarterly distribution of $2.20 per common unit and PAA generates distributable cash flow of $1.5 billion or more on a trailing four quarter basis (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances to account for significant asset sales). ( 3 )The Class B Units are subject to a call right in the event Reporting Person's employment is terminated under certain circumstances prior to January 1, 2021. If Reporting Person remains employed after such date, the Class B Units will be deemed to have vested. Reporting Person has the right to convert his vested Class B Units into a number of Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P. and Class B Shares in Plains GP Holdings, L.P. equal to the number of Class B Units converted times a conversion factor of approximately 0.941:1. Following any such conversion, the resulting Class A Units and Class B Shares are exchangeable for Class A Shares of PAGP on a one-for-one basis.

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