Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2016

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-35917		46-1972941
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 350 Leawood, Kansas		66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2016 , Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP and Tallgrass Energy GP, LP issued a joint press release announcing third quarter 2016 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto, furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated in this report by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits

99.1    Press release dated November 2, 2016

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
		By:	Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC
			its general partner
Date:	November 2, 2016	By:	/s/ David G. Dehaemers, Jr.
			David G. Dehaemers, Jr.
			President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Document Description
99.1	Press release dated November 2, 2016