ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP Form 4 Filed 2018-06-07

FORM 4

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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 ^*

ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Gas Equity Partners, LP [WGP]

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

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2018

(Street)

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check applicable line)

______ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
__X__ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 representing limited partner interests	06/07/2018		J /K		8,207,320	D	⁽¹⁾	170,380,045	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Purchase Contract Obligation to Deliver Common Units

⁽¹⁾

06/07/2018

J /K⁽¹⁾

9,200,000

06/07/2018

Common Units

8,207,320

⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380		X
WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DR. THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380		X

Explanation of Responses:

On June 7, 2018, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko") transferred 8,207,320 common units of the Issuer to settle 9,200,000 tangible equity units issued by Anadarko in June 2015. An immaterial amount of common units of the Issuer is expected to be returned to Anadarko as a result of the settlement of TEUs with cash in lieu of fractional Issuer common units. Following settlement and without regard to TEUs settled in cash as referenced in the preceding sentence, Anadarko directly or indirectly owns 170,380,045 common units, representing a 77.8% limited partner interest in the Issuer, and 100% of the equity interests of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, which holds a 0% noneconomic general partner interest in the Issuer.

	Signatures
	/s/ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, by Philip H. Peacock as attorney-in-fact	06/07/2018
	/s/ Western Gas Resources, Inc., by Philip H. Peacock as attorney-in-fact	06/07/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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