Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HUGHES CARL A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INERGY L P [NRGY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Business Development
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TWO BRUSH CREEK BLVD., SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2012
(Street)

KANSAS CITY, MO 64112
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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               6,244.2179 I By Unit Purchase Plan
Common Units               23,100 (2) D  
Common Units               1,314,476 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust (1)
Common Units               304,971 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes GRAT (3)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Class B Units (4) 02/14/2012   J(5)   4,998.589     (4)   (4) Common Units 4,998.589 $ 41.6854 300,556.285 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust (1)
Class B Units (4) 02/14/2012   J(6)   1,450.524     (4)   (4) Common Units 1,450.524 $ 41.6854 87,217.444 I As Trustee of the Carl A. Hughes GRAT (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HUGHES CARL A
TWO BRUSH CREEK BLVD.
SUITE 200
KANSAS CITY, MO 64112
      SVP - Business Development  

Signatures

 /s/ Judy Riddle (attorney-in-fact) for Carl A. Hughes   02/16/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mr. Hughes is the trustee of the Carl A. Hughes Revocable Trust.
(2) Includes restricted units granted under the Inergy, L.P. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
(3) Mr. Hughes is a co-trustee of the Carl A. Hughes 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(4) The Class B units will convert automatically into common units on a one-for-one basis, with 50% of the outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the fourth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger and the remaining outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the eighth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger.
(5) The reporting person received 4,998.589 Class B units as a payment-in-kind distribution on 295,557.696 Class B units owned on the distribution record date.
(6) The reporting person received 1,450.524 Class B units as a payment-in-kind distribution on 85,766.920 Class B units owned on the distribution record date.
 
Remarks:
Contributions to the EUPP plan are used to purchase Inergy, L.P. Common Units at the end of each quarter.

On January 12, 2004, the Common, Senior Subordinated and Junior Subordinated Units of Inergy, L.P. underwent a two-for-one split.

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