<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001590015-15-000001.txt : 20150330
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150330184433
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001590015-15-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150326
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150330
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150330

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001581990
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PIPE LINES (NO NATURAL GAS) [4610]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 CLAY ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-646-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 CLAY ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SINNOTT ROBERT V
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001188625

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36132
		FILM NUMBER:		15735912

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 AVE OF THE STATE
		STREET 2:		2ND FLR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
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    <periodOfReport>2015-03-26</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001581990</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PAGP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001188625</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SINNOTT ROBERT V</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1800 AVE OF THE STATE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3RD FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90067</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Units in Plains AAP, L.P.</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2015-03-26</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>565793</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>565793</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>101881732</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes 1 and 2</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As of the date of this Form 4, the Reporting Person holds an indirect ownership interest in Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) through his ownership in KAFU Holdings, L.P. and KAFU Holdings II, L.P. (collectively, &quot;KAFU&quot;). Further, the Reporting Person is the Chief Executive Officer of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (&quot;KACALP&quot;), an SEC registered investment adviser and the managing member of KAFU.  The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the interests held by KAFU and KACALP as applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In connection with the initial public offering of the Issuer, the limited partnership agreement of Plains AAP, L.P. (&quot;AAP&quot;) was amended and restated to provide that each limited partner of AAP, including KAFU and KACALP, will have the right, at any time (without expiration) and from time to time, to immediately exchange (the &quot;Exchange Right&quot;) its Class A Units in AAP (the &quot;AAP Units&quot;), together with a like number of Class B shares and units of the Issuer's general partner (the &quot;GP Units&quot;), for a like number of Class A shares of the Issuer (the &quot;Class A shares&quot;). The Exchange Right may be settled in cash at the option of the Issuer and, as a result the Reporting Person may not be deemed to beneficially own any Class A shares reported herein. Nonetheless, the number of derivative securities included in the table above represents the number of Class B shares owned by KAFU (101,315,939) and KACALP (565,793), that are potentially exchangeable for an equivalent number of Class A shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by KAFU and KACALP, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own the AAP Units held by KAFU prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of the Issuer.  The AAP Units, collectively with the Class B shares and the GP Units, constitute the derivative security as described herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The reported transaction is an in-kind distribution to KACALP. Such distribution represents KACALP's realized interest in the incentive allocation earned as managing member of KA Fund Advisors, LLC (&quot;KAFA&quot;), manager of KA First Reserve XII, LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Robert V. Sinnott</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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