SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Black John William III (Last) (First) (Middle) 811 MAIN STREET SUITE 3400 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crestwood Equity Partners LP [ CEQP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	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. 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	02/14/2023		A		352(1)(2)	A	$0.00	93,989(3)	D
Common Units	02/14/2023		F		140	D	$26.75	93,849(3)	D

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents Distribution PIK Units received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the terms of previously granted Distribution Equivalent Rights. Each Distribution Equivalent Right entitles the Reporting Person to Distribution PIK Units with a value equal to the amount of the distribution paid on each of CEQP's common units. On February 14, 2023, CEQP paid a quarterly cash distribution to holders of its common units in an amount equal to $0.655 per common unit. Pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Equivalent Rights, the Reporting Person receives a number of Distribution PIK Units in respect of each Distribution Equivalent Right with a value (based on the closing price of CEQP's common units on the record date ($26.75) equal to the per unit amount of the distribution.

2. Represents the aggregate number of common units issuable upon the vesting of a performance unit award granted under the Crestwood Equity Partners Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended that did not constitute a derivative security on the date of grant. The performance unit award was settled at a multiplier of 135%.

3. Includes restricted units granted under the Crestwood Equity Partners LP Long Term Incentive Plans, as amended.

Remarks:

	/s/ Judy Riddle, attorney-in-fact for John William Black III	02/16/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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