Sec Form 4 Filing - Jones Christopher R. @ Tallgrass Energy, LP - 2018-10-19

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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 Jones Christopher R. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tallgrass Energy, LP [ TGE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ 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) 10/19/2018 (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 Class A Shares 10/19/2018 A 180,000 ( 1 ) A $ 0 465,230 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 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 TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC, LLC ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Shares 311,9 48 ( 4 ) 311,948 ( 5 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Jones Christopher R. 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350 LEAWOOD, KS66211 See Remarks Signatures /s/ Christopher R. Jones 10/19/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents 180,000 unvested Equity Participation Shares ("EPSs") granted to the Reporting Person, which will vest on the earliest date on or after November 1, 2022, on which the average compounded annual distribution growth rate for regular quarterly Issuer distributions, based upon the regular quarterly distribution paid by the Issuer on or immediately prior to, such date is at least 5% over an annualized distribution rate of $1.99 per Class A Share, as determined by the board of directors of the general partner of the Issuer (the "Board") or such committee thereof appointed by the Board to administer the EPSs (the "$1.99 Distribution Hurdle Date"). If the $1.99 Distribution Hurdle Date has not occurred by October 19, 2025, the 180,000 EPSs described in this footnote 1 will expire and terminate and no vesting will occur. ( 2 )Includes 418,200 unvested EPSs granted to the Reporting Person, of which (i) 35,000 will vest on May 12, 2019, (ii) 5,800 will vest on May 13, 2019, (iii) 4,000 will vest on November 1, 2019, (iv) 13,400 will vest on January 1, 2020, (v) 180,000 will vest in accordance with the terms described in footnote 3, and (vi) 180,000 will vest in accordance with the terms described in footnote 1. ( 3 )180,000 unvested EPSs granted to the Reporting Person will vest on the earliest date on or after April 1, 2021 on which the average compounded annual distribution growth rate for regular quarterly Issuer distributions, based upon the regular quarterly distribution paid by the Issuer on, or immediately prior to, such date is at least 5% over an annualized distribution rate of $1.67 per Class A Share, as determined by the Board or such committee thereof appointed by the Board to administer the EPSs (the "$1.67 Distribution Hurdle Date"). If the $1.67 Distribution Hurdle Date has not occurred by August 2, 2024, the 180,000 EPSs described in this footnote 3 will expire and terminate and no vesting will occur. ( 4 )Pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of Tallgrass KC, LLC, a private Delaware limited liability company ("Tallgrass KC"), at any time and from time to time, the Reporting Person may exchange his TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC ("TEGP Tracking Units") for an equivalent number of Class A Shares of the Issuer. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the Class A Shares receivable upon exercise of such exchange right. ( 5 )The TEGP Tracking Units constitute derivative securities as described herein.

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