<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001638397-21-000029.txt : 20210702
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210702121324
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001638397-21-000029
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210702
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210702

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			McCarthy Kevin S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001304183

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36132
		FILM NUMBER:		211068727

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP
		STREET 2:		1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SECOND FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	McCarthy Kevin
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040923

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
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        <issuerName>PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PAGP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>McCarthy Kevin S</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>811 MAIN STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>14TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Shares representing limited partner interests</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>99069</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>Class A Units/Class B Shares/GP Units</value>
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                <value>0</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-06-30</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>25554</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reporting person is the Vice Chairman of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (&quot;KACALP&quot;), the managing member of the manager of KAFU Holdings (QP), L.P. (&quot;KAFU&quot;), and therefore he may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the interests held by KAFU.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The limited partnership agreement of Plains AAP, L.P. (&quot;AAP&quot;) provides that each limited partner of AAP, including KAFU, has the right at any time (without expiration) and from time to time, to exchange (the &quot;Exchange Right&quot;) its Class A Units in AAP (the &quot;AAP Units&quot;), along with the associated Class B shares in the Issuer (the &quot;Class B Shares&quot;) and GP Units in PAA GP Holdings LLC (the &quot;GP Units&quot;) for Class A Shares of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis. 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 of the securities reported herein as indirectly owned. For reporting purposes, however, the number of securities reported as indirectly owned represents the number of AAP Units, Class B Shares and GP Units owned by KAFU that are potentially exchangeable for an equivalent number of Class A Shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by KAFU, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In a simultaneous transaction, KAFU exercised the redemption right provided for in the limited partnership agreement of AAP with respect to 535,009 Class A units. As a result, such Class A units were cancelled and 535,009 Common Units of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. were distributed by AAP to KAFU. The number of derivative securities owned reflects both the exchange transaction reported herein and the simultaneous redemption transaction.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin S. McCarthy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-02</signatureDate>
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