GENESIS ENERGY LP — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 23, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENESIS ENERGY LP (GEL)
CIK: 0001022321
Period of Report: 2012-08-23

Reporting Person: Smith Stephen M (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-23	Common Units - Class A	M	26972	—	Acquired	362200	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-23	Waiver Units - Class 2	$0	M	26972	Disposed	2021-01-01	Common Units - Class A (26972)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person elected to convert 26,972 Waiver Units - Class 2 on August 23, 2012, which comprised all of the Waiver Units of that class owned by the reporting person. The Waiver Units - Class 2 are convertible into Common Units - Class A on a one-for-one basis, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of a number of Common Units - Class A equal to the number of Waiver Units - Class 2 converted.

F2: The Waiver Units, among other rights, preferences and privileges, are entitled to quarterly distributions of $0.001786 per Waiver Unit and are convertible into Common Units - Class A on a one-for-one basis at the option of the holder upon, among other things, payment of a quarterly cash distribution on the Common Units that has a coverage ratio of at least 1.10 and equals or exceeds the applicable distribution level: (i) Class 1 - $0.43 per Common Unit; (ii) Class 2 - $0.46 per Common Unit; (iii) Class 3 - $0.49 per Common Unit; and (iv) Class 4 - $0.52 per Common Unit. The Waiver Units will also automatically convert to Common Units - Class A upon the six-month anniversary of the occurrence of the circumstances that give rise to the right of the holder to convert. The Waiver Units - Class 2 became convertible on August 14, 2012.

F3: Waiver Units that have not become convertible by January 1, 2021 shall, as of the close of business on such date, automatically be cancelled.