Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* So Austin	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [ STON ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel, CLO and Sec.
(Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/5/2017
(Street) TREVOSE, PA 19053 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common units representing limited partner interests	7/5/2017		M		454 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	A	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	454	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Time Vested Units	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	7/5/2017		M			454	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Common Units	454	$0.00	909	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person was granted 1,363 time vested units ("Time Vested Units") vesting in three equal annual installments pursuant to a Key Employee Unit Agreement, entered into as of July 5, 2016, by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a general partner of StoneMor Partners L.P., and the reporting person. Each Time Vested Unit represents a contingent right to receive one common unit representing a limited partner interest conditioned upon satisfying certain time and other conditions.
(2)	On July 5, 2017, 454 Time Vested Units vested pursuant to the Agreement.

Remarks:
The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this statement is, for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement, or (b) that this statement is legally required to be filed by such person.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
So Austin C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD TREVOSE, PA 19053			General Counsel, CLO and Sec.

Signatures
/s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact		7/5/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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