<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001584746-15-000020.txt : 20151027
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20151027165518
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001584746-15-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151027
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151027
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151027

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KINDER MORGAN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001506307
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
		IRS NUMBER:				260238387
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-369-9000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20101122

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sanders Dax
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001572979

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35081
		FILM NUMBER:		151178349

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
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        <issuerName>KINDER MORGAN, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>KMI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1001 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>V.P. corporate Development</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class P Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>268927</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>612</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>49</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 62,894 shares subject to forfeiture restrictions that lapse on July 16, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each Depositary Share represents 1/20th of s share of Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s 9.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &quot;Series A Preferred Stock&quot;).  At any time prior to October 26, 2018, a holder of 20 Depositary Shares may cause the conversion of one share of the Series A Preferred Stock into a number of shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Class P Common Stock (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) equal to the minimum conversion rate of 30.8800 (equivalent to a Depositary Share to Common Stock conversion rate of 1.5440), subject to adjustment.  On October 26, 2018, any Depositary Shares remaining outstanding will mandatorily convert to Common Stock at a conversion rate ranging from 30.8800 to 36.2840 shares of Common Stock per Depositary Share (or a Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock conversion rate ranging from 1.5440 to 1.8142), subject to adjustment.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Dax Sanders</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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