Edgar Filing: PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Nerbonne Daniel J

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/25/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP [PAGP]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

333 CLAY ST., STE. 1600

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP - Operations & Engineering

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

HOUSTON,Â TXÂ 77002

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Shares	490,014	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Class A Shares	141,200	$ 0	D	Â
Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P.	Â ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	Class A Shares	13,082 ⁽⁶⁾	$ 0	I	See Footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nerbonne Daniel J 333 CLAY ST., STE. 1600 HOUSTON,Â TXÂ 77002	Â	Â	Â EVP - Operations & Engineering	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel J. Nerbonne		08/29/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 Class B Units in Plains AAP, L.P. represent a profits interest. The Class B Units become earned (entitled to receive distributions) in 25% increments upon payment by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ("PAA") of annualized quarterly distributions of $2.90, $3.15, $3.30 and $3.50 per PAA common unit, respectively. The Class B Units are subject to a call right in the event Reporting Person's employment is terminated under certain circumstances prior to December 31, 2022. If Reporting Person remains employed after such date, the Class B Units will be deemed to have vested.
(2)	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.
(3)	The Reporting Person holds an indirect ownership interest in Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (the "Issuer") through his ownership in PAA Management, L.P. ("PAA Management"). PAA Management owns 21,835,922 Class B shares of the Issuer (the "Class B Shares").
(4)	The limited partnership agreement of Plains AAP, L.P. ("AAP") provides that each limited partner of AAP, including PAA Management, has the right, at any time and from time to time, to immediately exchange (the "Exchange Right") its Class A Units in AAP (the "AAP Units"), together with a like number of Class B shares and units of the Issuer's general partner (the "GP Units"), for Class A shares of the Issuer (the "Class A Shares") on a one-for-one basis. The Exchange Right does not expire and may be settled in cash at the option of the Issuer. As such, the Reporting Person may not be deemed to beneficially own the Class A shares reported herein. The number of Class A shares included in the table above represents the number of Class B shares owned by PAA Management that are exchangeable for an equivalent number of Class A shares.
(5)	As a member of PAA Management LLC, Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the interests held by PAA Management.
(6)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by PAA Management, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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