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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Shrader Gerald R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP [APL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1845 WALNUT STREET, 10TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2010 (Street) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 06/01/2010   M   16,500 A (1) 17,500 (2) D   Common Units 06/01/2010   D   16,500 D $ 9.64 1,000 (2) D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Equity-Indexed Bonus Units

(1)

06/01/2010

M

16,500 (1)

06/01/2010

06/01/2010

Common Units

16,500

(1)

33,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shrader Gerald R 1845 WALNUT STREET, 10TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103			Chief Legal Officer & Sec.

Signatures

Gerald R. Shrader		06/03/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The undersigned is a participant in the Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC 2009 Equity-Indexed Bonus Plan (the "Equity-Indexed Plan"). The undersigned received 50,000 equity-indexed bonus units under the Equity-Indexed Plan on June 1, 2009. Each equity-indexed bonus unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, the then fair market value in cash of a common unit of the Partnership. The equity-indexed bonus units vested 33% on June 1, 2010 and will vest 33% on June 1, 2011 and 34% on June 1, 2012. This award can only be paid in cash.
(2)	500 of these common units are restricted and vest 250 common units per year over two years.

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