STONEMOR PARTNERS LP (Form: 10-Q, Received: 08/05/2016 13:18:45)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 001-32270

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		80-0103159
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3600 Horizon Boulevard Trevose, Pennsylvania		19053
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(215) 826-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

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The number of the registrant’s outstanding common units at August 1, 2016 was 35,439,047.

Index – Form 10-Q


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Part I	Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	1

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42

Part II	Other Information

Item 6.	Exhibits	43

	Signatures	44

Part I – Financial Information

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,436		$	15,153
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		74,231			68,415
Prepaid expenses		7,037			5,367
Other current assets		19,126			18,863

Total current assets		109,830			107,798
Long-term accounts receivable, net of allowance		95,121			95,167
Cemetery property		341,825			342,639
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		103,083			104,330
Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value		494,596			464,676
Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value		321,700			307,804
Deferred selling and obtaining costs		118,410			111,542
Deferred tax assets		40			40
Goodwill		70,572			69,851
Intangible assets		66,098			67,209
Other assets		17,243			15,069

Total assets	$	1,738,518		$	1,686,125

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	35,546		$	31,875
Accrued interest		1,473			1,503
Current portion, long-term debt		5,373			2,440

Total current liabilities		42,392			35,818
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs		277,854			316,399
Deferred revenues, net		695,092			637,536
Deferred tax liabilities		17,914			17,833
Merchandise liability		169,974			173,097
Perpetual care trust corpus		321,700			307,804
Other long-term liabilities		16,168			13,960

Total liabilities		1,541,094			1,502,447

Commitments and contingencies
Partners’ Capital
General partner interest		(13,054	)		(10,038	)
Common limited partners’ interests		210,478			193,716

Total partners’ capital		197,424			183,678

Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	1,738,518		$	1,686,125

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per unit data)

(unaudited)


	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenues:
Cemetery:
Merchandise	$	36,105		$	36,042		$	67,080		$	62,979
Services		12,984			14,591			25,816			28,501
Investment and other		11,721			16,698			26,173			28,008
Funeral home:
Merchandise		6,569			6,250			14,025			13,325
Services		8,170			7,244			17,037			15,429

Total revenues		75,549			80,825			150,131			148,242

Costs and Expenses:
Cost of goods sold		9,737			9,807			18,294			16,890
Cemetery expense		17,485			19,279			33,341			35,544
Selling expense		16,391			15,769			30,967			29,679
General and administrative expense		8,993			9,192			18,197			18,521
Corporate overhead		9,737			10,429			20,048			19,512
Depreciation and amortization		3,155			2,944			6,220			5,896
Funeral home expenses:
Merchandise		1,835			2,066			3,984			4,442
Services		6,151			5,703			12,602			11,296
Other		4,746			4,380			9,886			8,561

Total cost and expenses		78,230			79,569			153,539			150,341

Operating income (loss)		(2,681	)		1,256			(3,408	)		(2,099	)
Other gains (losses), net		(191	)		—			(1,073	)		—
Interest expense		(5,707	)		(5,770	)		(11,497	)		(11,233	)

Loss before income taxes		(8,579	)		(4,514	)		(15,978	)		(13,332	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(500	)		(334	)		(760	)		(399	)

Net loss	$	(9,079	)	$	(4,848	)	$	(16,738	)	$	(13,731	)

General partner’s interest	$	(103	)	$	(65	)	$	(196	)	$	(185	)
Limited partners’ interest	$	(8,976	)	$	(4,783	)	$	(16,542	)	$	(13,546	)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$	(0.26	)	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.49	)	$	(0.46	)
Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding (basic and diluted)		34,837			29,286			33,688			29,258

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)


	Partners’ Capital
	Outstanding		Common			General
	Common Units		Limited Partners			Partner			Total
December 31, 2015		32,108,782	$	193,716		$	(10,038	)	$	183,678
Issuance of common units		3,203,682		77,345			—			77,345
Common unit awards under incentive plans		9,293		820			—			820
Net loss		—		(16,542	)		(196	)		(16,738	)
Cash distributions		—		(41,883	)		(2,820	)		(44,703	)
Unit distributions paid in kind		117,290		(2,978	)		—			(2,978	)

June 30, 2016		35,439,047	$	210,478		$	(13,054	)	$	197,424

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net loss	$	(16,738	)	$	(13,731	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Cost of lots sold		4,443			4,917
Depreciation and amortization		6,220			5,896
Non-cash compensation expense		820			547
Non-cash interest expense		1,534			1,467
Other gains (losses), net		1,073			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		(5,867	)		(9,469	)
Merchandise trust fund		(10,517	)		(23,478	)
Other assets		(4,295	)		(9,162	)
Deferred selling and obtaining costs		(6,868	)		(7,483	)
Deferred revenue		37,755			45,307
Deferred taxes (net)		81			(44	)
Payables and other liabilities		818			9,208

Net cash provided by operating activities		8,459			3,975

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Cash paid for capital expenditures		(7,504	)		(7,250	)
Cash paid for acquisitions		(1,500	)		—
Proceeds from asset sales		1,848			—

Net cash used in investing activities		(7,156	)		(7,250	)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Cash distributions		(44,703	)		(36,297	)
Proceeds from borrowings		38,744			56,823
Repayments of debt		(75,247	)		(14,215	)
Proceeds from issuance of common units		74,537			—
Cost of financing activities		(351	)		(34	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(7,020	)		6,277

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(5,717	)		3,002
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period		15,153			10,401

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period	$	9,436		$	13,403

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	9,994		$	9,551
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	$	2,325		$	3,516
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of assets by financing	$	137		$	242

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

1.	GENERAL

Nature of Operations

StoneMor Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership operated 307 cemeteries in 27 states and Puerto Rico, of which 276 are owned and 31 are operated under lease, management or operating agreements. The Partnership also owned and operated 107 funeral homes in 19 states and Puerto Rico.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which are unaudited except for the balance sheet at December 31, 2015, which is derived from audited financial statements, are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. They do not include all disclosures normally made in financial statements contained in Form 10-K. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Partnership’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods disclosed have been made. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto presented in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Certain amounts in the prior year’s financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

The Partnership has revised its presentation of Goodwill and Intangible assets, now presenting each separately on the unaudited consolidated balance sheet. The comparative balance sheet was adjusted to conform to this revised presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of each of the Partnership’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. These statements also include the accounts of the merchandise and perpetual care trusts in which the Partnership has a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. The Partnership operates 31 cemeteries under long-term lease, operating or management contracts. The operations of 16 of these managed cemeteries have been consolidated.

The Partnership operates 15 cemeteries under long-term leases and other agreements that do not qualify as acquisitions for accounting purposes. As a result, the Partnership did not consolidate all of the existing assets and liabilities related to these cemeteries. The Partnership has consolidated the existing assets and liabilities of the merchandise and perpetual care trusts associated with these cemeteries as variable interest entities since the Partnership controls and receives the benefits and absorbs any losses from operating these trusts. Under the long-term leases, and other agreements associated with these properties, which are subject to certain termination provisions, the Partnership is the exclusive operator of these cemeteries and earns revenues related to sales of merchandise, services, and interment rights, and incurs expenses related to such sales, including the maintenance and upkeep of these cemeteries. Upon termination of these contracts, the Partnership will retain all of the benefits and related contractual obligations incurred from sales generated during the contract period. The Partnership has also recognized the existing merchandise liabilities that it assumed as part of these agreements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In the second quarter of 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Topic 605 - Revenue Recognition” and most industry-specific guidance. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

During the third quarter of 2015, Update No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” was released, deferring the effective date of the amendments to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is permitted, only as of an annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2016. During the first quarter of 2016, Update No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” was released, which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. During the second quarter of 2016, Update No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” was released, which clarifies the implementation guidance on identifying performance obligations. The FASB also issued Update No. 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2016-12”). The core principle of ASU 2016-12 is to narrow scope improvements and practical expedients by clarifying the collectability criteria for customer collection exclusions representing an improvement over previous guidance. The Partnership will adopt the requirements of these updates upon the effective date of January 1, 2018, and is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption on its financial position, results of operations or related disclosures.

In the first quarter of 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments (Subtopic 825-10)” (“ASU 2016-01”). The core principle of ASU 2016-01 is that equity investments should be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted for the key aspects of the amendment. The Partnership will adopt the requirements of ASU 2016-01 upon its effective date of January 1, 2018, and is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption on its financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.

In the first quarter of 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). The core principle of ASU 2016-02 is that all leases create an asset and a liability for lessees and recognition of those lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for most leases. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. The Partnership plans to adopt the requirements of ASU 2016-02 upon its effective date of January 1, 2019, and is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption on its financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.

In the second quarter of 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-13, “Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”). The core principle of ASU 2016-13 is that all assets measured at amortized cost basis should be presented at the net amount expected to be collected using historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts as a basis for credit loss estimates, instead of the probable initial recognition threshold used under current GAAP. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. The Partnership plans to adopt the requirements of ASU 2016-13 upon its effective date of January 1, 2020, and is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption on its financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.

In 2015, the FASB issued Update No. 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820).” The amendments in this update removed the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The entity adopted this guidance in the current period pertaining to its new investment funds (see Notes 6, 7 and 14).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Partnership’s unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. The Partnership’s unaudited consolidated financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including revenue and expense accruals, depreciation and amortization, merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts asset valuation, allowance for cancellations, unit-based compensation, merchandise liability, deferred sales revenue, deferred margin, deferred merchandise trust investment earnings, deferred obtaining costs, assets and liabilities obtained via business combinations and income taxes. As a result, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Net Income (Loss) per Common Unit

Basic net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners per unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners, which is determined after the deduction of the general partner’s interest, by the

weighted average number of common limited partner units outstanding during the period. Net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners is determined by deducting net income attributable to participating securities, if applicable and net income (loss) attributable to the general partner’s units. The general partner’s interest in net income (loss) is calculated on a quarterly basis based upon its ownership interest and incentive distributions to be distributed for the quarter, with a priority allocation of net income to the general partner’s incentive distributions, if any, in accordance with the partnership agreement, and the remaining net income (loss) allocated with respect to the general partner’s and limited partners’ ownership interests.

The Partnership presents net income (loss) per unit under the two-class method for master limited partnerships, which considers whether the incentive distributions of a master limited partnership represent a participating security when considered in the calculation of earnings per unit under the two-class method. The two-class method considers whether the partnership agreement contains any contractual limitations concerning distributions to the incentive distribution rights that would impact the amount of earnings to allocate to the incentive distribution rights for each reporting period. If distributions are contractually limited to the incentive distribution rights’ share of currently designated available cash for distributions as defined under the partnership agreement, undistributed earnings in excess of available cash should not be allocated to the incentive distribution rights. Under the two-class method, management of the Partnership believes the partnership agreement contractually limits cash distributions to available cash; therefore, undistributed earnings are not allocated to the incentive distribution rights.

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per unit pursuant to the two-class method. Phantom unit awards, which consist of common units issuable under the terms of its long-term incentive plan (see Note 12), contain non-forfeitable rights to distribution equivalents of the Partnership. The participation rights would result in a non-contingent transfer of value each time the Partnership declares a distribution or distribution equivalent right during the award’s vesting period. However, unless the contractual terms of the participating securities require the holders to share in the losses of the entity, net loss is not allocated to the participating securities. As such, the net income utilized in the calculation of net income (loss) per unit must be after the allocation of only net income to the phantom units on a pro-rata basis.

The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) allocated to the common limited partners for purposes of calculating net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners per unit (in thousands, except unit data):


	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net loss	$	(9,079	)	$	(4,848	)	$	(16,738	)	$	(13,731	)
Less: General partner’s interest		(103	)		(65	)		(196	)		(185	)

Net loss attributable to common limited partners	$	(8,976	)	$	(4,783	)	$	(16,542	)	$	(13,546	)

Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners per unit is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners, less income allocable to participating securities, by the sum of the weighted average number of common limited partner units outstanding and the dilutive effect of unit appreciation rights and awards, as calculated by the treasury stock or if converted methods, as applicable. These awards consist of common units issuable upon payment of an exercise price by the participant under the terms of the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan (see Note 12).

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Partnership’s weighted average number of common limited partner units used to compute basic net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners per unit with those used to compute diluted net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners per unit (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Weighted average number of common limited partner units - basic		34,837		29,286		33,688		29,258
Add effect of dilutive incentive awards (1)		—		—		—		—

Weighted average number of common limited partner units - diluted		34,837		29,286		33,688		29,258

(1)

The diluted weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding presented on the consolidated statement of operations does not include 299,226 units and 193,172 units for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively and 296,594 units and 187,758 units for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, as their effects would be anti-dilutive.

2.	ACQUISITIONS

2016 Acquisition

During the second quarter of 2016, the Partnership acquired related assets, net of certain assumed liabilities of three direct service cremation businesses for $1.5 million. The Partnership accounted for this transaction under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the Partnership evaluated the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date fair values. All other costs incurred associated with the acquisition of the assets noted were expensed as incurred. The following table presents the Partnership’s values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition, based on their estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition, which may be prospectively adjusted as additional information is received (in thousands):


Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	22
Cemetery and funeral home property		90
Property and equipment		220
Merchandise trusts, restricted		290
Other assets		13

Total assets		635

Liabilities:
Merchandise liabilities		193

Total liabilities		193

Fair value of net assets acquired		442

Consideration paid - cash		1,500

Total consideration paid		1,500

Goodwill from purchase	$	1,058

The Partnership recorded goodwill of $1.1 million in the Funeral Home reporting unit for the properties acquired in 2016.

2015 Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Partnership acquired the following properties and related assets, net of certain assumed liabilities:

•

One funeral home for cash consideration of $0.9 million on July 21, 2015;

•

Three funeral homes and one cemetery for cash consideration of $5.7 million on August 6, 2015;

•

Two cemeteries for cash consideration of $1.5 million on August 20, 2015;

•

One funeral home for cash consideration of $5.0 million on August 31, 2015, and an additional $1.0 million paid in five annual installments beginning on the 1 ^st anniversary of the closing date; and

•

One cemetery and two funeral homes for cash consideration of $5.7 million on December 1, 2015.

The Partnership accounted for these transactions under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the Partnership evaluated the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective acquisition date fair values. All other costs incurred associated with the acquisition of the assets noted were expensed as incurred. The following table presents the Partnership’s values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisitions, based on their estimated and revised fair values, as applicable, which may be prospectively adjusted as additional information is received (in thousands):


Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	2,641
Cemetery and funeral home property		7,018
Property and equipment		5,941
Inventory		53
Merchandise trusts, restricted		15,075
Perpetual care trusts, restricted		4,134
Intangible assets		406

Total assets		35,268

Liabilities:
Deferred margin		6,870
Merchandise liabilities		14,479
Perpetual care trust corpus		4,134
Other liabilities		21

Total liabilities		25,504

Fair value of net assets acquired		9,764

Consideration paid - cash		18,800
Deferred cash consideration		876

Total consideration paid		19,676

Gain on bargain purchase	$	766

Goodwill from purchase	$	10,678

Certain provisional amounts pertaining to the 2015 acquisitions were adjusted in the second quarter of 2016 as the Company obtained additional information related to two of the acquisitions. The changes resulted in an adjustment to the gain on acquisition recognized during the year ended December 31, 2015, reducing the gain by $0.8 million via a loss recognized in the current period in accordance with GAAP. The amounts shown may be adjusted as additional information is received. The Partnership recorded goodwill of $1.1 million and $9.6 million in the Cemetery and Funeral Home reporting units, respectively, with regard to the properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2015.

The following data presents pro forma revenues, net income (loss) and basic and diluted net income (loss) per unit for the Partnership as if the acquisitions consummated during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 had occurred as of January 1, 2015. The Partnership prepared these pro forma unaudited financial results for comparative purposes only. The results may not be indicative of the results that would have occurred if the acquisitions consummated during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 had occurred as of January 1, 2015 or the results that will be attained in future periods (in thousands, except per unit data):


	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenue	$	75,549		$	82,738		$	150,244		$	152,068
Net loss		(9,079	)		(4,720	)		(16,719	)		(13,475	)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$	(0.26	)	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.49	)	$	(0.45	)

The properties acquired in 2016 have contributed $0.1 million of revenue and less than $0.1 million of operating profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The properties acquired in 2015 have contributed $4.8 million and $2.4 million of revenue and $0.8 million and $0.4 million of operating profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 respectively.

3.	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE

Accounts receivable, net of allowance, consists of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Customer receivables	$	217,071		$	207,645
Unearned finance income		(20,323	)		(20,078	)
Allowance for contract cancellations		(27,396	)		(23,985	)

Accounts receivable, net of allowance		169,352			163,582
Less: current portion, net of allowance		74,231			68,415

Long-term portion, net of allowance	$	95,121		$	95,167

Activity in the allowance for contract cancellations is as follows (in thousands):


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	23,985		$	22,138
Provision for cancellations		13,267			13,200
Charge-offs, net		(9,856	)		(10,264	)

Balance, end of period	$	27,396		$	25,074

4.	CEMETERY PROPERTY

Cemetery property consists of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Developed land	$	83,076	$	83,834
Undeveloped land		169,763		169,482
Mausoleum crypts and lawn crypts		77,279		77,526
Other land		11,707		11,797

Cemetery property	$	341,825	$	342,639

5.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consists of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Building and improvements	$	119,634		$	117,034
Furniture and equipment		54,202			54,346

Property and equipment, gross		173,836			171,380
Less: accumulated depreciation		(70,753	)		(67,050	)

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	103,083		$	104,330

Depreciation expense was $2.6 million and $2.4 million for three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $5.1 million and $4.8 million for six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

6.	MERCHANDISE TRUSTS

At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Partnership’s merchandise trusts consisted of investments in debt and equity marketable securities and cash equivalents, both directly as well as through mutual and investment funds. Certain assets acquired in connection with the Partnership’s 2015 and 2016 acquisitions (see Note 2) are based upon preliminary estimated values assigned to the assets by the Partnership at the date of acquisition, and will be adjusted when additional information is received.

All of these investments are classified as Available for Sale and accordingly, all of the assets are carried at fair value. All of the investments subject to the fair value hierarchy (see Note 1) are considered either Level 1 or Level 2 assets pursuant to the three-level hierarchy described in Note 14. There were no Level 3 assets.

The merchandise trusts are variable interest entities (VIE) for which the Partnership is the primary beneficiary. The assets held in the merchandise trusts are required to be used to purchase the merchandise and provide the services to which they relate. If the value of these assets falls below the cost of purchasing such merchandise and providing such services, the Partnership may be required to fund this shortfall.

The Partnership included $8.3 million and $8.2 million of investments held in trust by the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, in its merchandise trust assets. As required by law, the Partnership deposits a portion of certain funeral merchandise sales in West Virginia into a trust that is held by the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association. These trusts are recognized at their account value, which approximates fair value.

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s merchandise trust activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below (in thousands):


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	464,676		$	484,820
Contributions		30,259			31,667
Distributions		(29,645	)		(21,231	)
Interest and dividends		11,686			8,391
Capital gain distributions		263			(741	)
Realized gains and losses		2,337			14,453
Taxes		(1,694	)		(3,026	)
Fees		(1,048	)		(1,632	)
Unrealized change in fair value		17,762			(33,774	)

Balance, end of period	$	494,596		$	478,927

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, purchases of available for sale securities were $47.1 million, while sales, maturities and paydowns of available for sale securities were $28.1 million.

The cost and market value associated with the assets held in the merchandise trusts as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):


					Gross		Gross
	Fair Value				Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
June 30, 2016	Hierarchy Level		Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Short-term investments		1	$	28,567	$	—	$	—		$	28,567
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities		2		96		9		—			105
Corporate debt securities		2		8,854		169		(493	)		8,530
Other debt securities		2		160		—		—			160

Total fixed maturities				9,110		178		(493	)		8,795

Mutual funds - debt securities		1		245,134		3,267		(6,829	)		241,572
Mutual funds - equity securities		1		137,408		5,502		(8,085	)		134,825
Other investment funds (1)				27,458		183		—			27,641
Equity securities		1		40,616		2,386		(3,346	)		39,656
Other invested assets		2		1,630		314		—			1,944

Total managed investments			$	489,923	$	11,830	$	(18,753	)	$	483,000

Assets acquired via acquisition				3,264		—		—			3,264
West Virginia Trust Receivable				8,332		—		—			8,332

Total			$	501,519	$	11,830	$	(18,753	)	$	494,596

(1)


	Fair Value				Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized			Fair
December 31, 2015	Hierarchy Level		Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Short-term investments		1	$	35,150	$	—	$	—		$	35,150
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities		2		98		6		(3	)		101
Corporate debt securities		2		11,922		8		(546	)		11,384
Other debt securities		2		7,150		11		(7	)		7,154

Total fixed maturities				19,170		25		(556	)		18,639

Mutual funds - debt securities		1		232,096		86		(10,713	)		221,469
Mutual funds - equity securities		1		139,341		69		(12,249	)		127,161
Equity securities		1		49,563		1,127		(2,474	)		48,216
Other invested assets		2		1,681		—		—			1,681

Total managed investments			$	477,001	$	1,307	$	(25,992	)	$	452,316

Assets acquired via acquisition				4,185		—		—			4,185
West Virginia Trust Receivable				8,175		—		—			8,175

Total			$	489,361	$	1,307	$	(25,992	)	$	464,676

The contractual maturities of debt securities as of June 30, 2016 were as follows below:


	Less than		1 year through		6 years through		More than
	1 year		5 years		10 years		10 years
U.S. governmental securities	$	11	$	12	$	82	$	—
Corporate debt securities		—		7,202		1,328		—
Other debt securities		160		—		—		—

Total fixed maturities	$	171	$	7,214	$	1,410	$	—

Temporary Declines in Fair Value

The Partnership evaluates declines in fair value below cost for each asset held in the merchandise trusts on a quarterly basis.

An aging of unrealized losses on the Partnership’s investments in debt and equity securities within the merchandise trusts as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is presented below (in thousands):


	Less than 12 months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
June 30, 2016	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
Corporate debt securities	$	4,385	$	314	$	2,116	$	179	$	6,501	$	493

Total fixed maturities		4,385		314		2,116		179		6,501		493

Mutual funds - debt securities		16,342		463		138,981		6,366		155,323		6,829
Mutual funds - equity securities		11,037		899		55,539		7,186		66,576		8,085
Equity securities		14,913		1,846		7,104		1,500		22,017		3,346

Total	$	46,677	$	3,522	$	203,740	$	15,231	$	250,417	$	18,753


	Less than 12 months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2015	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities	$	—	$	—	$	33	$	3	$	33	$	3
Corporate debt securities		7,247		411		1,513		135		8,760		546
Other debt securities		2,883		7		—		—		2,883		7

Total fixed maturities		10,130		418		1,546		138		11,676		556

Mutual funds - debt securities		121,777		6,938		36,682		3,775		158,459		10,713
Mutual funds - equity securities		58,467		10,994		5,465		1,255		63,932		12,249
Equity securities		21,480		2,275		649		199		22,129		2,474

Total	$	211,854	$	20,625	$	44,342	$	5,367	$	256,196	$	25,992

For all securities in an unrealized loss position, the Partnership evaluated the severity of the impairment and length of time that a security has been in a loss position and concluded the decline in fair value below the asset’s cost was temporary in nature. In addition, the Partnership is not aware of any circumstances that would prevent the future market value recovery for these securities.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment of Trust Assets

The Partnership assesses its merchandise trust assets for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership determined that there were no other than temporary impairments to the investment portfolio in the merchandise trusts. During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company determined that there were no other than temporary impairments to the investment portfolio in the merchandise trusts. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company determined that there were two securities with an aggregate cost basis of approximately $0.6 million and an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.4 million, resulting in an impairment of $0.2 million, wherein such impairment was considered to be other-than-temporary. Accordingly, the Partnership adjusted the cost basis of these assets to their current value and offset this change against deferred revenue. This reduction in deferred revenue is reflected in earnings in periods after the impairment date as the underlying merchandise is delivered or the underlying services are performed.

7.	PERPETUAL CARE TRUSTS

At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Partnership’s perpetual care trusts consisted of investments in debt and equity marketable securities and cash equivalents, both directly as well as through mutual and investment funds. Certain assets acquired in connection with the Partnership’s 2015 acquisitions (see Note 2) are based upon preliminary estimated values assigned to the assets by the Partnership at the date of acquisition, and will be adjusted when additional information is received.

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s perpetual care trust activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below (in thousands):


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	307,804		$	345,105
Contributions		5,146			5,766
Distributions		(7,818	)		(6,253	)
Interest and dividends		8,127			8,144
Capital gain distributions		85			35
Realized gains and losses		(470	)		15,296
Taxes		(757	)		(605	)
Fees		(622	)		(1,073	)
Unrealized change in fair value		10,205			(34,305	)

Balance, end of period	$	321,700		$	332,110

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, purchases of available for sale securities were $161.3 million, while sales, maturities and paydowns of available for sale securities were $156.1 million.

The cost and market value associated with the assets held in the perpetual care trusts as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):


					Gross		Gross
	Fair Value				Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
June 30, 2016	Hierarchy Level		Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Short-term investments		1	$	35,904	$	—	$	—		$	35,904
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities		2		187		17		—			204
Corporate debt securities		2		14,116		262		(570	)		13,808

Total fixed maturities				14,303		279		(570	)		14,012

Mutual funds - debt securities		1		161,372		1,322		(2,312	)		160,382
Mutual funds - equity securities		1		36,838		2,888		(552	)		39,174
Other investment funds (1)				69,073		431		—			69,504
Equity securities		1		1,476		614		(7	)		2,083
Other invested assets		2		79		3		(2	)		80

Total managed investments			$	319,045	$	5,537	$	(3,443	)	$	321,139

Assets acquired via acquisition				561		—		—			561

Total			$	319,606	$	5,537	$	(3,443	)	$	321,700

(1)

Other investment funds are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the balance sheet. This asset class is composed of fixed income funds and equity funds, which have a redemption period ranging from 30 to 90 days, and private credit funds, which have lockup periods ranging from six to ten years with three potential one year extensions at the discretion of the funds’ general partners. As of June 30, 2016 there are $50.1 million in unfunded commitments to the private credit funds, which are callable at any time.


					Gross		Gross
	Fair Value				Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
December 31, 2015	Hierarchy Level		Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Short-term investments		1	$	36,618	$	—	$	—		$	36,618
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities		2		126		14		—			140
Corporate debt securities		2		22,837		57		(845	)		22,049
Other debt securities		2		36		—		(1	)		35

Total fixed maturities				22,999		71		(846	)		22,224

Mutual funds - debt securities		1		184,866		35		(7,180	)		177,721
Mutual funds - equity securities		1		68,079		1,054		(1,713	)		67,420
Equity securities		1		2,319		636		(7	)		2,948
Other invested assets		2		473		1		(162	)		312

Total managed investments			$	315,354	$	1,797	$	(9,908	)	$	307,243

Assets acquired via acquisition				561		—		—			561

Total			$	315,915	$	1,797	$	(9,908	)	$	307,804

The contractual maturities of debt securities as of June 30, 2016 were as follows below:


	Less than		1 year through		6 years through		More than
	1 year		5 years		10 years		10 years
U.S. governmental securities	$	111	$	—	$	39	$	54
Corporate debt securities		123		11,915		1,770		—

Total fixed maturities	$	234	$	11,915	$	1,809	$	54

Temporary Declines in Fair Value

The Partnership evaluates declines in fair value below cost of each individual asset held in the perpetual care trusts on a quarterly basis.

An aging of unrealized losses on the Partnership’s investments in debt and equity securities within the perpetual care trusts as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is presented below (in thousands):


	Less than 12 months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
June 30, 2016	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
Corporate debt securities	$	6,115	$	371	$	2,096	$	199	$	8,211	$	570

Total fixed maturities		6,115		371		2,096		199		8,211		570

Mutual funds - debt securities		21,362		665		39,903		1,647		61,265		2,312
Mutual funds - equity securities		1,496		115		4,181		437		5,677		552
Equity securities		290		7		—		—		290		7
Other invested assets		—		—		67		2		67		2

Total	$	29,263	$	1,158	$	46,247	$	2,285	$	75,510	$	3,443


	Less than 12 months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2015	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. governmental securities	$	—	$	—	$	112	$	—	$	112	$	—
Corporate debt securities		12,482		535		4,505		310		16,987		845
Other debt securities		35		1		—		—		35		1

Total fixed maturities		12,517		536		4,617		310		17,134		846

Mutual funds - debt securities		81,215		4,263		50,774		2,917		131,989		7,180
Mutual funds - equity securities		16,514		1,363		4,308		350		20,822		1,713
Equity securities		488		6		1,137		1		1,625		7
Other invested assets		—		—		315		162		315		162

Total	$	110,734	$	6,168	$	61,151	$	3,740	$	171,885	$	9,908

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment of Trust Assets

The Partnership assesses its perpetual care trust assets for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Partnership determined that there were no other than temporary impairments to the investment portfolio in the perpetual care trusts.

8.	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The Partnership has recorded goodwill of approximately $70.6 million as of June 30, 2016 and $69.9 million as of December 31, 2015. This amount represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.

A rollforward of goodwill by reporting unit is as follows (in thousands):


	Cemeteries		Funeral Homes			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	25,320	$	44,531		$	69,851
Goodwill from acquisitions during 2015		—		(337	)		(337	)
Goodwill from acquisitions during 2016		—		1,058			1,058

Balance at June 30, 2016	$	25,320	$	45,252		$	70,572

The Partnership adjusted preliminary amounts relating to 2015 acquisitions during the second quarter of 2016 as the Company obtained additional information. These updates resulted in a decrease in goodwill acquired from 2015 acquisitions.

The Partnership tests goodwill for impairment at each year end by comparing its reporting units’ estimated fair values to carrying values. There were no goodwill impairments recognized by the Partnership during the periods presented. Management will continue to evaluate goodwill at least annually or when impairment indicators arise.

Intangible Assets

The Partnership has intangible assets with finite lives recognized in connection with acquisitions and long-term lease, management and operating agreements. The Partnership amortizes these intangible assets over their estimated useful lives.

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Intangible		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Intangible
	Amount		Amortization			Asset		Amount		Amortization			Asset
Lease and management agreements	$	59,758	$	(2,075	)	$	57,683	$	59,758	$	(1,577	)	$	58,181
Underlying contract value		6,239		(1,092	)		5,147		6,239		(1,014	)		5,225
Non-compete agreements		5,486		(3,452	)		2,034		5,656		(3,112	)		2,544
Other intangible assets		1,439		(205	)		1,234		1,439		(180	)		1,259

Total intangible assets	$	72,922	$	(6,824	)	$	66,098	$	73,092	$	(5,883	)	$	67,209

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.6 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and $1.1 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The following is estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets with finite lives for the periods noted below (in thousands):


2016 (remainder)	$	1,069
2017	$	1,956
2018	$	1,708
2019	$	1,440
2020	$	1,266

9.	LONG-TERM DEBT

Total debt consists of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Credit Facility:
Working Capital Draws	$	68,000		$	105,000
Acquisition Draws		44,500			44,500
7.875% Senior Notes, due June 2021		172,400			172,186
Notes payable - acquisition debt		596			687
Notes payable - acquisition non-competes		1,279			1,629
Insurance and vehicle financing		3,464			2,336
Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization		(7,012	)		(7,499	)

Total debt		283,227			318,839
Less current maturities		(5,373	)		(2,440	)

Total long-term debt	$	277,854		$	316,399

Credit Facility

The Partnership is a party to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”) which provides for a single revolving credit facility of $180.0 million (the “Credit Facility”) maturing on December 19, 2019. The Credit Agreement also provides for an uncommitted ability to increase the Credit Facility by an additional $70.0 million. The Partnership’s obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, excluding those held in trust. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as either acquisition draws or working capital draws. Acquisition draws may be utilized to finance permitted acquisitions, the purchase and construction of mausoleums and related costs or the net amount of merchandise trust deposits. Working capital draws may be utilized to finance working capital requirements, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. The amount of the Credit Facility that is available for working capital draws is subject to a borrowing formula equal to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined within the Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2016, the amount available under the Credit Facility for working capital advances under this limit was $143.9 million, of which $68.0 million was outstanding at June 30, 2016.

Each individual acquisition draw is subject to equal quarterly amortization of the principal amount, with annual principal payments comprised of ten percent of the related advance amount, commencing on the second anniversary of such advance, with the remaining principal due on December 19, 2019, subject to certain mandatory prepayment requirements. Up to $10.0 million of the Credit Facility may be in the form of standby letters of credit, of which there were $6.5 million outstanding at June 30, 2016 and none outstanding at December 31, 2015.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Partnership’s election, at either an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin between 2.25% and 4.00% per annum or the base rate (which is the higher of the bank’s prime rate, the Federal funds rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%) plus an applicable margin between 1.25% and 3.00% per annum. The Partnership is also required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the Credit Facility at a rate between 0.375% and 0.8% per annum, which is included within interest expense on the Partnership’s consolidated statements of operations. On June 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 4.4%.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that limit the Partnership’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens, make loans or investments, make cash distributions if a default exists or would result from the distribution, merger or consolidation with other persons, or engage in certain asset dispositions including the sale of all or substantially all of its assets. The Credit Agreement also requires the Partnership to maintain:

•

Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, to be no less than the sum of (i) $80.0 million plus (ii) 80% of the aggregate Consolidated EBITDA for each permitted acquisition completed after June 30, 2014;

•

the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated Debt Service (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four fiscal quarters, or the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio, of not less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any period; and

•

the ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four fiscal quarters, or the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00 for any period.

On June 30, 2016, the Partnership’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio were 3.11 and 4.37, respectively. The Partnership was in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2016.

Senior Notes

On May 28, 2013, the Partnership issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Senior Notes”). The Partnership pays 7.875% interest per annum on the principal amount of the Senior Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The net proceeds from the offering were used to retire a $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. The Senior Notes were issued at 97.832% of par resulting in gross proceeds of $171.2 million with an original issue discount of approximately $3.8 million. The Partnership incurred debt issuance costs and fees of approximately $4.6 million. These costs and fees are deferred and are being amortized over the life of the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes mature on June 1, 2021.

At any time on or after June 1, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning June 1 of the years indicated:


Year	Percentage
2016		105.906	%
2017		103.938	%
2018		101.969	%
2019 and thereafter		100.000	%

Subject to certain exceptions, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of the Senior Notes will have the right to require the Partnership to purchase that holder’s Senior Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of the principal amounts to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The Indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations of the Partnership’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, make certain dividends, distributions, redemptions or investments, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, make certain asset sales, and engage in certain mergers, consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets. As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership was in compliance with these covenants.

10.

INCOME TAXES

The Partnership is not subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes. The partners of the Partnership are liable for income tax in regard to their distributive share of the Partnership’s taxable income. Such taxable income may vary substantially from net income reported in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. Certain corporate subsidiaries are subject to federal and state income tax. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and tax carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Partnership records a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets if it deems that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realizable in future periods.

As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership had available approximately less than $0.1 million of alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards, which are available indefinitely, and $261.8 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards, which will begin to expire in 2017 and $321.8 million in state net operating loss carryforwards, a portion of which expires annually.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it’s more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and

tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of June 30, 2016, based on the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Partnership will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be reduced in the future if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.

In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Partnership recognizes only the impact of income tax positions that, based upon their merits, are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by a taxing authority. To evaluate its current tax positions in order to identify any material uncertain tax positions, the Partnership developed a policy of identifying and evaluating uncertain tax positions that considers support for each tax position, industry standards, tax return disclosures and schedules and the significance of each position. It is the Partnership’s policy to recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Partnership had no material uncertain tax positions.

The Partnership is not currently under examination by any federal or state jurisdictions. The federal statute of limitations and certain state statutes of limitations are open from 2012 forward.

11.

DEFERRED REVENUES, NET

The Partnership defers revenues and all direct costs associated with the sale of pre-need cemetery merchandise and services until the merchandise is delivered or the services are performed. The Partnership recognizes deferred merchandise and service revenues as deferred revenues, net, within long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet. The Partnership recognizes deferred direct costs associated with pre-need cemetery merchandise and service revenues as deferred selling and obtaining costs within long-term assets on its consolidated balance sheet. The Partnership also defers the costs to obtain new pre-need cemetery and new prearranged funeral business as well as the investment earnings on the prearranged services and merchandise trusts.

At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, deferred revenues, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Deferred revenue	$	568,066		$	531,905
Deferred merchandise trust revenue		90,045			80,294
Deferred merchandise trust unrealized gains (losses)		(6,923	)		(24,685	)
Deferred pre-acquisition margin		140,730			142,672
Deferred cost of goods sold		(96,826	)		(92,650	)

Deferred revenues, net	$	695,092		$	637,536

Deferred selling and obtaining costs	$	118,410		$	111,542

12.

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS

2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the General Partner’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the Partnership’s unitholders approved a 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2014 LTIP”). The Compensation, Nominating and Governance, and Compliance Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) administers the 2014 LTIP. The 2014 LTIP permits the grant of awards, which may be in the form of phantom units, restricted units, unit appreciation rights (“UAR”), or unit options, including performance factors for each, covering an aggregate of 1,500,000 common units, a number that the Board may increase by up to 100,000 common units per year. At June 30, 2016, the estimated number of common units to be issued upon vesting and exercise of outstanding rights under this plan, assuming the satisfaction of the maximum conditions for performance factors, was 110,090. A cumulative number of 14,455 common units have been issued, leaving 1,375,455 common units available for future grants under the plan, assuming no increases by the Board.

Phantom Unit Awards

Phantom units represent rights to receive a common unit or an amount of cash, or a combination of either, based upon the value of a common unit. Phantom units become payable, in cash or common units, at the Partnership’s election, upon the separation of directors and executives from service or upon the occurrence of certain other events specified in the underlying agreements. Phantom units are subject to terms and conditions determined by the Compensation Committee. In tandem with phantom unit grants, the compensation committee may grant distribution equivalent rights (“DERs”), which are the right to receive an amount in cash or common units equal to the cash distributions made by the Partnership with respect to common unit during the period that the underlying phantom unit is outstanding. All phantom units outstanding under the 2014 LTIP at June 30, 2016 contain tandem DERs.

The following table sets forth the 2014 LTIP phantom unit award activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Outstanding, beginning of period		105,167		4,241		102,661		2,189
Granted (1)		4,923		2,040		7,429		4,092

Outstanding, end of period (2)		110,090		6,281		110,090		6,281

(1)

The weighted-average grant date fair value for the unit awards on the date of grant was $23.95 and $29.52 for three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $24.60 and $29.11 for six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The intrinsic value of vested unit awards was $0.1 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

(2)	Based on the closing price of the common units on June 30, 2016, the estimated intrinsic value of the outstanding unit awards was $2.8 million at June 30, 2016.

2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Compensation Committee administers the Partnership’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2004 LTIP”). The 2004 LTIP permitted the grant of awards, which may be in the form of phantom units, restricted units, or unit appreciation rights (“UAR”). At June 30, 2016, the estimated number of common units to be issued upon vesting and exercise of outstanding rights under this plan was 194,820, based upon the closing price of our common units at June 30, 2016. A cumulative number of 626,188 common units have been issued under the 2004 LTIP. There were no awards available for grant under the 2004 LTIP at June 30, 2016 because the plan expired in 2014.

Phantom Unit Awards

Phantom units were credited to participants’ mandatory deferred compensation accounts in connection with DERs accruing on phantom units received under the 2004 LTIP. These DERs continue to accrue until the underlying securities are issued. The following table sets forth the 2004 LTIP activity related to DERs credited as phantom units to the participant’s accounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Outstanding, beginning of period		188,948		172,793		184,457		169,122
Granted (1)		5,137		3,556		9,628		7,227

Outstanding, end of period (2)		194,085		176,349		194,085		176,349

(1)

The weighted-average fair value for the phantom units credited was $23.52 and $30.04 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $24.80 and $29.02 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The intrinsic value of vested phantom unit awards was $0.1 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0.2 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

(2)	Based on the closing price of the common units on June 30, 2016, the estimated intrinsic value of the outstanding unit awards was $4.9 million at June 30, 2016.

Total compensation expense for phantom units credited under both the 2004 and 2014 plans was approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Unit Appreciation Rights Awards

UAR awards represent a right to receive an amount equal to the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the date preceding the exercise date less the exercise price of the UARs, to the extent the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the date preceding the exercise date is in excess of the exercise price. This amount is then divided by the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the date preceding the exercise date to determine the number of common units to be issued to the participant. UAR awards granted through June 30, 2016 have a five-year contractual term beginning on the grant date and vest ratably over a period of 48 months beginning on the grant date. Of the UARs outstanding at June 30, 2016, 16,302 UARs will vest within the following twelve months. The following table sets forth the UAR award activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively:


	Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
Outstanding, beginning of period		66,793		112,346			66,793		123,000
Exercised		—		(19,595	)		—		(30,249	)
Forfeited		—		(5,730	)		—		(5,730	)

Outstanding, end of period (1)		66,793		87,021			66,793		87,021

Exercisable, end of period		44,968		41,383			44,968		41,383

(1)	Based on the closing price of the common units on June 30, 2016, the estimated intrinsic value of the outstanding unit awards was $0.1 million at June 30, 2016. The weighted average remaining contractual life for outstanding UAR awards at June 30, 2016 was 2.1 years.

At June 30, 2016, the Partnership had approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested UAR awards that will be recognized through the year ended December 31, 2018. The Partnership recognized total compensation expense for UAR awards of less than $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The Partnership issued 3,416 common units for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 4,564 common units for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due to exercised UAR awards. There were no UAR exercises during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

13.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal

The Partnership is party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business but does not expect the outcome of any proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

Other

During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership moved its corporate headquarters to Trevose, Pennsylvania. Due to the relocation, a cease-use expense of $0.5 million was recorded during the period below “Operating income (loss)” on the unaudited consolidated statement of operations. This charge represents the net recognition of the discounted liability for future rent payments due under the lease on the previous headquarters, net of estimated sublease collections and deferred rent and lease incentives pertaining to the previous corporate office location.

In connection with the Partnership’s 2014 lease and management agreements with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, it has committed to pay aggregate fixed rent of $36.0 million in the following amounts:


Lease Years 1-5		None
Lease Years 6-20		$1,000,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 21-25		$1,200,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 26-35		$1,500,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 36-60		None

The fixed rent for lease years 6 through 11 shall be deferred. If the Archdiocese terminates the agreements pursuant to a lease year 11 termination or the Partnership terminates the agreements as a result of a default by the Archdiocese, prior to the end of lease year 11, the deferred fixed rent shall be retained by the Partnership. If the agreements are not terminated, the deferred fixed rent shall become due and payable 30 days after the end of lease year 11.

14.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Management has established a hierarchy to measure the Partnership’s financial instruments at fair value, which requires it to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs represent market data obtained from independent sources; whereas, unobservable inputs reflect the Partnership’s own market assumptions, which are used if observable inputs are not reasonably available without undue cost and effort. The hierarchy defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset and liability or can be corroborated with observable market data for substantially the same contractual term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that the entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and are consequently not based on market activity but rather through particular valuation techniques.

The Partnership’s current assets and liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets are considered to be financial instruments, and their estimated fair values approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature and thus are categorized as Level 1. The Partnership’s merchandise and perpetual care trusts consist of investments in debt and equity marketable securities and cash equivalents, are carried at fair value, and are considered either Level 1 or Level 2 (see Notes 6 and 7). Certain investments in the merchandise and perpetual care trusts are excluded from the fair value leveling hierarchy in accordance with GAAP.

The Partnership’s other financial instruments as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consist of its Senior Notes and outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility (see Note 9). The estimated fair values of the Partnership’s Senior Notes as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $175.1 million and $179.9 million, respectively, based on trades made on those dates, compared with the carrying amounts of $172.4 million and $172.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the carrying values of outstanding borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility (see Note 9), which bears interest at variable interest rates with maturities of 90 days or less, approximated their estimated fair values. The Senior Notes and the credit facility are valued using Level 2 inputs.

15.

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Partnership’s Senior Notes are guaranteed by StoneMor Operating LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than the co-issuer, as described below. The guarantees are full, unconditional, joint and several. The Partnership, or the “Parent”, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cornerstone Family Services of West Virginia Subsidiary Inc., are the co-issuers of the Senior Notes. The Partnership’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 include the accounts of cemeteries operated under long-term lease, operating or management agreements. For the purposes of this note, these entities are deemed non-guarantor subsidiaries, as they are not wholly-owned by the Partnership. The Partnership’s unaudited consolidated financial statements also contain merchandise and perpetual care trusts that are also deemed non-guarantor subsidiaries for the purposes of this note.

The following unaudited supplemental condensed consolidating financial information reflects the Partnership’s standalone accounts, the combined accounts of the subsidiary co-issuer, the combined accounts of the guarantor subsidiaries, the combined accounts of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, the consolidating adjustments and eliminations and the Partnership’s consolidated accounts as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. For the purpose of the following financial information, the Partnership’s investments in its subsidiaries and the guarantor subsidiaries’ investments in their respective subsidiaries are presented in accordance with the equity method of accounting (in thousands):

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS



June 30, 2016	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	6,382	$	3,054	$	—		$	9,436
Other current assets		—		5,215		80,368		14,811		—			100,394

Total current assets		—		5,215		86,750		17,865		—			109,830
Long-term accounts receivable		—		2,821		81,134		11,166		—			95,121
Cemetery property and equipment		—		1,020		412,311		31,577		—			444,908
Merchandise trusts		—		—		—		494,596		—			494,596
Perpetual care trusts		—		—		—		321,700		—			321,700
Deferred selling and obtaining costs		—		5,967		96,730		15,713		—			118,410
Goodwill and intangible assets		—		—		78,331		58,339		—			136,670
Other assets		—		—		14,912		2,371		—			17,283
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation		265,399		166,810		457,684		—		(889,893	)		—

Total assets	$	265,399	$	181,833	$	1,227,852	$	953,327	$	(889,893	)	$	1,738,518

Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	$	—	$	36	$	41,522	$	834	$	—		$	42,392
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs		67,975		104,425		105,454		—		—			277,854
Deferred revenues, net		—		28,835		588,117		78,140		—			695,092
Merchandise liability		—		5,317		152,977		11,680		—			169,974
Perpetual care trust corpus		—		—		—		321,700		—			321,700
Other long-term liabilities		—		—		24,202		9,880		—			34,082
Due to affiliates		—		—		172,400		468,949		(641,349	)		—

Total liabilities		67,975		138,613		1,084,672		891,183		(641,349	)		1,541,094

Partners’ capital		197,424		43,220		143,180		62,144		(248,544	)		197,424

Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	265,399	$	181,833	$	1,227,852	$	953,327	$	(889,893	)	$	1,738,518


December 31, 2015	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	11,869	$	3,284	$	—		$	15,153
Other current assets		—		4,797		75,337		12,511		—			92,645

Total current assets		—		4,797		87,206		15,795		—			107,798
Long-term accounts receivable		—		2,888		80,969		11,310		—			95,167
Cemetery property and equipment		—		1,084		414,785		31,100		—			446,969
Merchandise trusts		—		—		—		464,676		—			464,676
Perpetual care trusts		—		—		—		307,804		—			307,804
Deferred selling and obtaining costs		—		5,967		91,275		14,300		—			111,542
Goodwill and intangible assets		—		—		78,223		58,837		—			137,060
Other assets		—		—		12,913		2,196		—			15,109
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation		251,678		162,011		428,704		—		(842,393	)		—

Total assets	$	251,678	$	176,747	$	1,194,075	$	906,018	$	(842,393	)	$	1,686,125

Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	$	—	$	12	$	34,969	$	837	$	—		$	35,818
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs		68,000		104,200		144,199		—		—			316,399
Deferred revenues, net		—		27,528		539,878		70,130		—			637,536
Merchandise liability		—		5,599		156,838		10,660		—			173,097
Perpetual care trust corpus		—		—		—		307,804		—			307,804
Other long-term liabilities		—		—		22,299		9,494		—			31,793
Due to affiliates		—		—		173,575		445,732		(619,307	)		—

Total liabilities		68,000		137,339		1,071,758		844,657		(619,307	)		1,502,447

Partners’ capital		183,678		39,408		122,317		61,361		(223,086	)		183,678

Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	251,678	$	176,747	$	1,194,075	$	906,018	$	(842,393	)	$	1,686,125

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


Three months ended June 30, 2016	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Total revenues	$	—		$	1,619		$	63,802		$	12,496		$	(2,368	)	$	75,549
Total cost and expenses		—			(2,606	)		(65,520	)		(12,472	)		2,368			(78,230	)
Other income (loss)		—			—			(191	)		—			—			(191	)
Net loss from equity investment in subsidiaries		(7,720	)		(8,354	)		—			—			16,074			—
Interest expense		(1,359	)		(2,087	)		(2,066	)		(195	)		—			(5,707	)

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(9,079	)		(11,428	)		(3,975	)		(171	)		16,074			(8,579	)

Income tax benefit (expense)		—			—			(500	)		—			—			(500	)

Net income (loss)	$	(9,079	)	$	(11,428	)	$	(4,475	)	$	(171	)	$	16,074		$	(9,079	)


Three months ended June 30, 2015	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Total revenues	$	—		$	1,498		$	70,204		$	12,596		$	(3,473	)	$	80,825
Total cost and expenses		—			(2,843	)		(67,006	)		(13,193	)		3,473			(79,569	)
Net loss from equity investment in subsidiaries		(3,489	)		(5,035	)		—			—			8,524			—
Interest expense		(1,359	)		(2,087	)		(2,144	)		(180	)		—			(5,770	)

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(4,848	)		(8,467	)		1,054			(777	)		8,524			(4,514	)

Income tax benefit (expense)		—			—			(334	)		—			—			(334	)

Net income (loss)	$	(4,848	)	$	(8,467	)	$	720		$	(777	)	$	8,524		$	(4,848	)


Six months ended June 30, 2016	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Total revenues	$	—		$	2,817		$	125,879		$	26,167		$	(4,732	)	$	150,131
Total cost and expenses		—			(5,157	)		(129,024	)		(24,090	)		4,732			(153,539	)
Other income (loss)		—			—			(1,073	)		—			—			(1,073	)
Net loss from equity investment in subsidiaries		(14,021	)		(15,152	)		—			—			29,173			—
Interest expense		(2,717	)		(4,174	)		(4,220	)		(386	)		—			(11,497	)

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(16,738	)		(21,666	)		(8,438	)		1,691			29,173			(15,978	)

Income tax benefit (expense)		—			—			(760	)		—			—			(760	)

Net income (loss)	$	(16,738	)	$	(21,666	)	$	(9,198	)	$	1,691		$	29,173		$	(16,738	)


Six months ended June 30, 2015	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Total revenues	$	—		$	2,771		$	128,607		$	23,258		$	(6,394	)	$	148,242
Total cost and expenses		—			(5,268	)		(127,049	)		(24,418	)		6,394			(150,341	)
Net loss from equity investment in subsidiaries		(11,014	)		(11,639	)		—			—			22,653			—
Interest expense		(2,717	)		(4,174	)		(3,985	)		(357	)		—			(11,233	)

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(13,731	)		(18,310	)		(2,427	)		(1,517	)		22,653			(13,332	)

Income tax benefit (expense)		—			—			(399	)		—			—			(399	)

Net income (loss)	$	(13,731	)	$	(18,310	)	$	(2,826	)	$	(1,517	)	$	22,653		$	(13,731	)


Six months ended June 30, 2016	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	2,624		$	61		$	13,804		$	1,485		$	(9,515	)	$	8,459
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions and capital expenditures		—			(61	)		(5,380	)		(1,715	)		—			(7,156	)
Payments to affiliates		(32,458	)		—			—			—			32,458			—

Net cash used in investing activities		(32,458	)		(61	)		(5,380	)		(1,715	)		32,458			(7,156	)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Cash distributions		(44,703	)		—			—			—			—			(44,703	)
Payments from affiliates		—			—			22,943			—			(22,943	)		—
Net borrowings and repayments of debt		—			—			(36,503	)		—			—			(36,503	)
Proceeds from issuance of common units		74,537			—			—			—			—			74,537
Other financing activities		—			—			(351	)		—			—			(351	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		29,834			—			(13,911	)		—			(22,943	)		(7,020	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(5,487	)		(230	)		—			(5,717	)
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period		—			—			11,869			3,284			—			15,153

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period	$	—		$	—		$	6,382		$	3,054		$	—		$	9,436


Six months ended June 30, 2015	Parent			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	36,297		$	151		$	9,324		$	1,391		$	(43,188	)	$	3,975
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions and capital expenditures		—			(151	)		(5,472	)		(1,627	)		—			(7,250	)

Net cash used in investing activities		—			(151	)		(5,472	)		(1,627	)		—			(7,250	)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Cash distributions		(36,297	)		—			—			—			—			(36,297	)
Payments to affiliates		—			—			(43,188	)		—			43,188			—
Net borrowings and repayments of debt		—			—			42,608			—			—			42,608
Other financing activities		—			—			(34	)		—			—			(34	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(36,297	)		—			(614	)		—			43,188			6,277

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			3,238			(236	)		—			3,002
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period		—			—			7,059			3,342			—			10,401

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period	$	—		$	—		$	10,297		$	3,106		$	—		$	13,403

16.

ISSUANCES OF LIMITED PARTNER UNITS

On November 19, 2015, the Partnership entered into an equity distribution agreement (“ATM Equity Program”) with a group of banks (the “Agents”) whereby it may sell, from time to time, common units representing limited partner interests having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership issued 176,208 common units under the ATM Equity Program for net proceeds of $4.2 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership issued 903,682 common units under the ATM Equity Program for net proceeds of $23.0 million.

Pursuant to a Common Unit Purchase Agreement, dated May 19, 2014, by and between the Partnership and American Cemeteries Infrastructure Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ACII”), the Partnership issued 61,553 paid-in-kind units to ACII in lieu of cash distributions of $1.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 117,290 paid-in-kind Units to ACII in lieu of cash distributions of $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

On April 20, 2016, the Partnership completed a follow-on public offering of 2,000,000 common units at a public offering price of $23.65 per unit. Additionally, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 300,000 common units. The offering resulted in net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, of $51.5 million. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay down outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility.

17.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Partnership’s operations include two reportable operating segments, Cemetery Operations and Funeral Homes. These operating segments reflect the way the Partnership manages its operations and makes business decisions as of June 30, 2016 and represent a change from the comparable period presented. Prior period information was revised to the current year presentation. Operating segment data for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cemetery Operations:
Revenues	$	60,810		$	67,331		$	119,069		$	119,488
Operating costs and expenses		(52,606	)		(54,047	)		(100,799	)		(100,634	)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,014	)		(1,904	)		(3,984	)		(3,810	)

Segment income	$	6,190		$	11,380		$	14,286		$	15,044

Funeral Homes:
Revenues	$	14,739		$	13,494		$	31,062		$	28,754
Operating costs and expenses		(12,732	)		(12,149	)		(26,472	)		(24,299	)
Depreciation and amortization		(858	)		(802	)		(1,735	)		(1,601	)

Segment income	$	1,149		$	543		$	2,855		$	2,854

Reconciliation of segment income to net loss:
Cemeteries	$	6,190		$	11,380		$	14,286		$	15,044
Funeral homes		1,149			543			2,855			2,854

Total segment income		7,339			11,923			17,141			17,898

Corporate overhead		(9,737	)		(10,429	)		(20,048	)		(19,512	)
Corporate depreciation and amortization		(283	)		(238	)		(501	)		(485	)
Other gains (losses), net		(191	)		—			(1,073	)		—
Interest expense		(5,707	)		(5,770	)		(11,497	)		(11,233	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(500	)		(334	)		(760	)		(399	)

Net loss	$	(9,079	)	$	(4,848	)	$	(16,738	)	$	(13,731	)

Capital expenditures:
Cemeteries	$	2,691		$	4,127		$	4,632		$	6,693
Funeral homes		44			207			495			382
Corporate		209			101			2,377			175

Total capital expenditures	$	2,944		$	4,435		$	7,504		$	7,250


	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Balance sheet information:
Assets:
Cemetery Operations	$	1,520,892		$	1,473,694
Funeral Homes		197,481			190,443
Corporate		20,145			21,988

Total assets	$	1,738,518		$	1,686,125

Goodwill:
Cemetery Operations	$	25,320		$	25,320
Funeral Homes		45,252			44,531

Total goodwill	$	70,572		$	69,851

18.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 25, 2016, the Partnership announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.66 per common unit pertaining to the results for the second quarter of 2016. The distribution is scheduled to be paid August 12, 2016 to common unit holders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2016.

On August 4, 2016, StoneMor Operating LLC (the “Operating Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, entered into a new Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) among each of the Subsidiaries of the Operating Company (together with the Operating Company, “Borrowers”), the Lenders identified therein, Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”), as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, as Syndication Agent, and TD Bank, N.A. and Raymond James Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents. In addition, on the same date, the Partnership, the Borrowers and Capital One, as Administrative Agent, entered into the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement (the “Guaranty Agreement,” and together with the New Credit Agreement, “New Agreements”). Capitalized terms which are not defined in the following description shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the New Agreements.

The New Agreements replaced the Partnership’s Credit Agreement, as amended with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and other lenders party thereto (the “Prior Credit Agreement”), Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement, and Second Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, each dated as of December 19, 2014 (collectively, “Prior Agreements”).

The New Credit Agreement provides for up to $210.0 million initial aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments, which may be increased, from time to time, in minimum increments of $5.0 million so long as the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed $100.0 million. The Operating Company may also request the issuance of Letters of Credit for up to $15.0 million in the aggregate. The Maturity Date under the New Credit Agreement is the earlier of (i) August 4, 2021 and (ii) the date that is six months prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date of any outstanding Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness (at present, such date is December 1, 2020, which is six months prior to June 1, 2021 maturity date of outstanding 7.875% senior notes).

Generally, proceeds of the Loans under the New Credit Agreement can be used to finance the working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and Guarantors, including acquisitions and distributions permitted under the New Credit Agreement. The terms and covenants of the New Credit Agreement, taken as a whole, are substantially similar to those of the Prior Credit Agreement.

The Borrowers’ obligations under the New Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Partnership and the Borrowers. Pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement, the Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority lien and security interest (subject to permitted liens and security interests) in substantially all of the Partnership’s and Borrowers’ assets, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, excluding certain assets.

In connection with entering into the New Credit Agreement, the Partnership incurred an extinguishment of debt charge of approximately $1.2 million pertaining to deferred financing costs on the Prior Credit Agreement.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, information regarding our operating activities, the plans and objectives of our management, and assumptions regarding our future performance and plans are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 10-Q, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results stated or implied in this Form 10-Q.

Our major risk is related to uncertainties associated with the cash flow from pre-need and at-need sales, trusts and financings, which may impact StoneMor’s ability to meet its financial projections, its ability to service its debt and pay distributions, and its ability to increase its distributions. Our additional risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties associated with future revenue and revenue growth; uncertainties associated with the integration or anticipated benefits of recent acquisitions or any future acquisitions; our ability to complete and fund additional acquisitions; the effect of economic downturns; the impact of our significant leverage on our operating plans; the decline in the fair value of certain equity and debt securities held in trusts; our ability to attract, train and retain an adequate number of sales people; uncertainties associated with the volume and timing of pre-need sales of cemetery services and products; increased use of cremation; changes in the death rate; changes in the political or regulatory environments, including potential changes in tax accounting and trusting policies; our ability to successfully implement a strategic plan relating to achieving operating improvements, strong cash flows and further deleveraging; our ability to successfully compete in the cemetery and funeral home industry; litigation or legal proceedings that could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation; the effects of cyber security attacks due to our significant reliance on information technology; uncertainties relating to the financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our pre-need funeral contracts; and various other uncertainties associated with the death care industry and our operations in particular.

Our risks and uncertainties are more particularly described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements included in this Form 10-Q, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We are a publicly-traded Delaware master-limited partnership (“MLP”) and provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. As of June 30, 2016, we operated 307 cemeteries in 27 states and Puerto Rico, of which 276 are owned and 31 are operated under lease, management or operating agreements. We also owned and operated 107 funeral homes in 19 states and Puerto Rico.

FINANCIAL PRESENTATION

Our consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 include our accounts and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations. Actual balances and results could be different from those estimates. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation of the financial statements.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 25, 2016, we announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.66 per common unit pertaining to the results for the second quarter of 2016. The distribution is scheduled to be paid August 12, 2016 to common unit holders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2016.

On August 4, 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, StoneMor Operating LLC entered into a credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”), which replaced the Partnership’s existing credit agreement. The New Credit Agreement provides for up to $210.0 million initial aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments, which may be increased, from time to time, in minimum increments of $5.0 million so long as the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed

$100.0 million. We may also request the issuance of Letters of Credit for up to $15.0 million in the aggregate. The Maturity Date under the New Credit Agreement is the earlier of (i) August 4, 2021 and (ii) the date that is six months prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date of any outstanding Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness (at present, such date is December 1, 2020, which is six months prior to June 1, 2021 maturity date of outstanding 7.875% senior notes).

Generally, proceeds of the Loans under the New Credit Agreement can be used to finance our working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and distributions permitted under the New Credit Agreement. The terms and covenants of the New Credit Agreement, taken as a whole, are substantially similar to those of the existing credit agreement.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Cemetery Operations

Our cemetery revenues are principally derived from sales of interment rights, merchandise and services. These sales occur both at the time of death, which we refer to as at-need, and prior to the time of death, which we refer to as pre-need. Pre-need sales are typically sold on an installment plan. At-need cemetery sales and pre-need merchandise and services sales are recognized as revenue when the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. For pre-need sales of interment rights, we recognize the associated revenue when we have collected 10% of the sales price from the customer. We consider our cemetery merchandise delivered to our customer when it is either installed or ready to be installed and delivered to a third-party storage facility until it is needed, with ownership transferred to the customer at that time. Pre-need sales that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recognized as deferred revenues, net, a liability on our consolidated balance sheet. Direct costs associated with pre-need sales that are recognized as deferred revenues, such as sales commissions and cost of goods sold, are recognized as deferred selling and obtaining costs, an asset on our consolidated balance sheet, until the merchandise is delivered or the services are performed.

Funeral Home Operations

Our funeral home revenues are principally derived from at-need and pre-need sales of merchandise and services. Pre-need sales are typically sold on an installment plan. Both at-need and pre-need funeral home sales are recognized as revenue when the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. Pre-need sales that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recognized as deferred revenues, a liability on our consolidated balance sheet. Direct costs associated with pre-need sales that are recognized as deferred revenues, such as sales commissions and cost of goods sold, are recognized as deferred selling and obtaining costs, an asset on our consolidated balance sheet, until the merchandise is delivered or the services are performed. Our funeral home operations also include revenues related to the sale of term and final expense whole life insurance. As an agent for these insurance sales, we earn and recognize commission-related revenue streams from the sales of these policies.

Trust Investment Income

Sales of cemetery and funeral home merchandise and services are subject to state law. Under these laws, which vary by state, a portion of the cash proceeds received from the sale of interment rights and pre-need sales of cemetery and funeral home merchandise and services are required to be deposited into trusts. For sales of interment rights, a portion of the cash proceeds received are required to be deposited into a perpetual care trust. While the principal balance of the perpetual care trust must remain in the trust in perpetuity, we recognize investment income on such assets as revenue, excluding realized gains and losses from the sale of trust assets. For sales of cemetery and funeral home merchandise and services, a portion of the cash proceeds received are required to be deposited into a merchandise trust until the merchandise is delivered or the services are performed, at which time the funds deposited, along with the associated investment income, may be withdrawn. Investment income from assets held in the merchandise trust is recognized as revenues when withdrawn. Amounts deposited into trusts are invested as recommended by our wholly-owned registered investment adviser and approved by the Trust Committee of the board of directors of our general partner, including use of investment managers. These investment managers are required to invest our trust funds in accordance with applicable state law and internal investment guidelines adopted by the Trust Committee. Our investment managers are monitored by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor, who advises the Trust Committee of asset allocations, evaluates the investment managers and provides detailed monthly reports on the performance of each merchandise and perpetual care trust.

GENERAL TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

We expect our business to be affected by key trends in the deathcare industry, based upon assumptions made by us and information currently available. Deathcare industry factors affecting our financial position and results of operations include, but are not limited to, demographic trends in terms of population growth and average age, which impacts death rates and number of deaths, increasing cremation trends, and increasing memorialization trends. In addition, we are subject to fluctuations in the fair value of equity and fixed-maturity debt securities held in our trusts. These values can be negatively impacted by contractions in the credit market and overall downturns in economic activity. Our ability to make payments on our debt and our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders depends on our success at managing these industry trends. To the extent our underlying assumptions about or interpretations of available information prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from our expected results.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

Cemetery Operations

Overview

We are currently the second largest owner and operator of cemeteries in the United States. At June 30, 2016, we operated 307 cemeteries in 27 states and Puerto Rico. We own 276 of these cemeteries and we manage or operate the remaining 31 under lease, operating or management agreements. Revenues from cemetery operations accounted for approximately 80.5% of our total revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Operating Results

The following table presents operating results for our cemetery operations for the respective reporting periods (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Merchandise	$	36,105	$	36,042
Services		12,984		14,591
Interest income		2,252		2,184
Investment and other		9,469		14,514

Total revenue		60,810		67,331

Cost of goods sold		9,737		9,807
Cemetery expense		17,485		19,279
Selling expense		16,391		15,769
General and administrative expense		8,993		9,192
Depreciation and amortization		2,014		1,904

Total cost and expenses		54,620		55,951

Operating income	$	6,190	$	11,380

Cemetery merchandise revenues were consistent with the prior period, with $36.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.1 million from $36.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Cemetery services revenues were $13.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $1.6 million from $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in opening and closing service revenues. Investment and other income was $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $5.0 million from $14.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily attributed to a $3.3 million decrease in merchandise trust income due to a comparatively smaller deferred merchandise trust revenue balance in the current period. There was also a $1.0 million decrease in perpetual care trust income and a $1.0 million decrease in excess-land sale revenues. Interest income remained consistent for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

Cost of goods sold was $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.1 million from $9.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was principally due to a $0.1 million decrease in merchandise costs. Overall, cost of goods sold was consistent as a percentage of related revenues in both periods.

Cemetery expenses were $17.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $1.8 million from $19.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was principally due to a $1.1 million decrease in personnel costs and a $0.7 million decrease in repair and maintenance expenses.

Selling expenses were $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.6 million from $15.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in advertising and marketing costs, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in personnel costs.

General and administrative expenses were $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.2 million from $9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in personnel costs, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in general overhead expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense was consistent with the prior period, with $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

Funeral Home Operations

Overview

At June 30, 2016, we owned and operated 107 funeral homes. These properties are located in 19 states and Puerto Rico. Revenues from funeral home operations accounted for approximately 19.5% of our total revenues during three months ended June 30, 2016.

Operating Results

The following table presents operating results for our funeral home operations for the respective reporting periods (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Merchandise	$	6,569	$	6,250
Services		8,170		7,244

Total revenue		14,739		13,494

Merchandise		1,835		2,066
Service		6,151		5,703
Depreciation and amortization		858		802
Other		4,746		4,380

Total expenses		13,590		12,951

Operating income	$	1,149	$	543

Funeral home merchandise revenues were $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.3 million from $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Funeral home service revenues were $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $1.0 million from $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increases were mostly due to increases in casket and at-need service revenue, respectively, primarily due to the locations acquired in the last twelve months.

Funeral home expenses were $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.6 million from $13.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase principally consists of a $0.4 million increase in personnel costs primarily due to the locations acquired in the last twelve months and a $0.2 million increase in costs associated with insurance-related sales.

Corporate Overhead

Corporate overhead was $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.7 million from $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was principally due to a $0.7 million decrease in personnel costs.

Corporate Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense was consistent with the prior period, with $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.1 million from $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

Other Gains and Losses

Interest Expense

Interest expense was relatively consistent with the prior period, with $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.1 million from $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.2 million from $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Our effective tax rate differs from our statutory tax rate primarily because our legal entity structure includes different tax filing entities, including a significant number of partnerships that are not subject to paying tax.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Cemetery Operations

Operating Results

Revenues from cemetery operations accounted for approximately 79.3% of our total revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The following table presents operating results for our cemetery operations for the respective reporting periods (in thousands):


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Merchandise	$	67,080	$	62,979
Services		25,816		28,501
Interest income		4,481		4,384
Investment and other		21,692		23,624

Total revenue		119,069		119,488

Cost of goods sold		18,294		16,890
Cemetery expense		33,341		35,544
Selling expense		30,967		29,679
General and administrative expense		18,197		18,521
Depreciation and amortization		3,984		3,810

Total cost and expenses		104,783		104,444

Operating income	$	14,286	$	15,044

Cemetery merchandise revenues were $67.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $4.1 million from $63.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase is principally due to a combined $4.7 million increase in recognized sales of markers and mausoleums, partially offset by decreases in recognized sales of crypts and niches of approximately $0.6 million. Cemetery services revenues were $25.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $2.7 million from $28.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in opening and closing service revenues. Investment and other income was $21.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $1.9 million from $23.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a $3.0 million decrease in merchandise trust income attributable to a comparatively smaller deferred merchandise trust revenue balance in the current period and a $0.2 million decrease in perpetual care trust income, partially offset by $0.6 million increase in excess-land sale revenues with the remaining increase in miscellaneous income. Interest income remained consistent for both the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

Cost of goods sold was $18.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $1.4 million from $16.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase consisted principally of a $0.2 million increase in perpetual care costs and a $1.2 million increase in merchandise costs, related to the increase in interment right and marker revenues, and other changes in the value and mix of products.

Cemetery expenses were $33.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $2.2 million from $35.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was principally due to a $1.7 million decrease in personnel costs and a $0.5 million decrease in repair and maintenance expenses.

Selling expenses were $31.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $1.3 million from $29.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $0.4 million increase in personnel costs and a $0.9 million increase in advertising and marketing costs.

General and administrative expenses were $18.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.3 million from $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a $1.1 million decrease in personnel costs, $0.1 million decrease in insurance costs, partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in general overhead expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense was relatively consistent with the prior period, with $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Funeral Home Operations

Operating Results

Revenues from funeral home operations accounted for approximately 20.7% of our total revenues during six months ended June 30, 2016. The following table presents operating results for our funeral home operations for the respective reporting periods (in thousands):


	Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Merchandise	$	14,025	$	13,325
Services		17,037		15,429

Total revenue		31,062		28,754

Merchandise		3,984		4,442
Service		12,602		11,296
Depreciation and amortization		1,735		1,601
Other		9,886		8,561

Total expenses		28,207		25,900

Operating income	$	2,855	$	2,854

Funeral home merchandise revenues were $14.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.7 million from $13.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Funeral home service revenues were $17.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $1.6 million from $15.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The overall increase was largely due to the locations acquired in the last twelve months, specifically with increases in casket and at-need service revenue, respectively.

Funeral home expenses were $28.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $2.3 million from $25.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase principally consists of a $1.4 million increase in personnel costs primarily due to the locations acquired in the last twelve months and a $0.5 million increase in costs associated with insurance-related sales.

Corporate Overhead

Corporate overhead was $20.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.5 million from $19.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was principally due to a $2.6 million increase in acquisition-related costs, partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in personnel costs, a $0.3 million decrease in professional fees and a $0.5 million decrease in advertising and marketing costs due to improved expense management. Acquisition costs may vary from period to period depending on the amount of acquisition activity that takes place.

Corporate Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense was consistent with the prior period, with $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

Other Gains and Losses

In the second quarter of 2016, we obtained additional information related to two of the acquisitions that closed during 2015. The changes resulted in an adjustment to the gain on acquisition recognized during the year ended December 31, 2015, reducing the gain by $0.8 million via a loss recognized in the current period in accordance with GAAP. Also, we sold a warehouse during the period for a total gain of $1.3 million, of which $0.7 million was deferred in accordance with sale-leaseback accounting. In addition, a cease-use expense of $0.5 million was recorded due to the relocation of corporate headquarters to Trevose, Pennsylvania. We also sold a funeral home building and related real property for a net loss of $0.4 million.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $11.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.3 million from $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was principally due to an increase in interest expense on amounts outstanding under the credit facility, which had higher average amounts outstanding during the current period than the comparable period.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.4 million from $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Our effective tax rate differs from our statutory tax rate primarily because our legal entity structure includes different tax filing entities, including a significant number of partnerships that are not subject to paying tax.

Supplemental Data

The following table presents supplemental operating data for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Interments performed		13,401		14,024		27,034		28,636
Interment rights sold (1)
Lots		8,635		8,844		15,241		15,894
Mausoleum crypts (including pre-construction)		582		715		1,052		1,333
Niches		403		475		755		844

Net interment rights sold (1)		9,620		10,034		17,048		18,071

Number of cemetery contracts written		28,365		30,227		54,396		57,626
Number of pre-need cemetery contracts written		12,784		13,965		24,160		26,048
Number of at-need cemetery contracts written		15,581		16,262		30,236		31,578

(1)	Net of cancellations. Sales of double-depth burial lots are counted as two sales.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

General

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility and capital raised through the issuance of additional limited partner units. As an MLP, our primary cash requirements, in addition to normal operating expenses, are for cash distributions, debt service and capital expenditures. In general, we expect to fund:

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cash distributions in accordance with our partnership agreement and maintenance capital expenditures through available cash and cash flows from operating activities;

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expansion capital expenditures and working capital deficits through cash generated from operations and additional borrowings; and

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debt service obligations through additional borrowings or by the issuance of additional limited partner units or asset sales.

We rely on cash flow from operations, borrowings under our credit facility and the issuance of additional limited partner units to execute our growth strategy and meet our financial commitments and other short-term financial needs. We cannot be certain that additional capital will be available to us to the extent required and on acceptable terms.

We believe that we will have sufficient liquid assets, cash from operations and borrowing capacity to meet our financial commitments, debt service obligations, contingencies and anticipated capital expenditures for at least the next twelve-month period. However, we are subject to business, operational and other risks that could adversely affect our cash flow. We may supplement our cash generation with proceeds from financing activities, including borrowings under our credit facility and other borrowings, the issuance of additional limited partner units, and the sale of assets and other transactions.

Cash Flows - Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $8.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $4.5 million from $4.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The $4.5 million favorable movement in net cash provided by operating activities resulted from a $6.2 million favorable movement in working capital and a $1.7 million unfavorable movement in net income excluding non-cash items. The favorable movement in working capital was principally due to larger withdrawals from and smaller realized gains in our merchandise trusts. The unfavorable movement in net income excluding non-cash items was due principally to our cemetery operations.

Net cash used in investing activities was $7.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.1 million from $7.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2016 consisted of $7.5 million for capital expenditures and $1.5 million for acquisitions, partially offset by proceeds from asset sales of $1.8 million. Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 principally consisted of $7.3 million for capital expenditures.

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to net cash flows provided by financing activities of $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Cash flows used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2016 consisted primarily of cash distributions of $44.7 million and $36.5 million of net repayments of debt, partially offset by $74.5 million of net proceeds from the issuance of common units. Cash flows provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 consisted primarily of $42.6 million of net borrowings, partially offset by cash distributions of $36.3 million.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital requirements consist primarily of:

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Expansion capital expenditures – we consider expansion capital expenditures to be capital expenditures that expand the capacity of our existing operations; and

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Maintenance capital expenditures – we consider maintenance capital expenditures to be any capital expenditures that are not expansion capital expenditures – generally, this will include expenditures to maintain our facilities.

The following table summarizes maintenance and expansion capital expenditures, excluding amounts paid for acquisitions, for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Maintenance capital expenditures	$	1,289	$	2,065	$	4,293	$	3,379
Expansion capital expenditures		1,655		2,370		3,211		3,871

Total capital expenditures	$	2,944	$	4,435	$	7,504	$	7,250

Issuance of Common Units

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we issued 903,682 common units under the ATM program for net proceeds of $23.0 million.

On April 20, 2016, we completed a follow-on public offering of 2,000,000 common units at a public offering price of $23.65 per unit. Additionally, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 300,000 common units. The offering resulted in net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, of $51.5 million. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay down outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility.

Long-Term Debt

Credit Facility

We are a party to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for a single revolving credit facility of $180.0 million (the “Credit Facility”) maturing on December 19, 2019. Additionally, the Credit Agreement provides for an uncommitted ability to increase the Credit Facility by an additional $70.0 million. Our obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of our assets, excluding those held in trust. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as either acquisition draws or working capital draws. Acquisition draws may be utilized to finance permitted acquisitions, the purchase and construction of mausoleums and related costs or the net amount of merchandise trust deposits. Working capital draws may be utilized to finance working capital requirements, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. The amount of the Credit Facility that is available for working capital draws is subject to a borrowing formula equal to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined within the Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2016, the amount available under the Credit Facility for working capital advances under this limit was $143.9 million, of which $68.0 million was outstanding at June 30, 2016.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at our election, at either an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin between 2.25% and 4.00% per annum or the base rate (which is the higher of the bank’s prime rate, the Federal funds rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%) plus an applicable margin between 1.25% and 3.00% per annum. We are also required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the Credit Facility at a rate between 0.375% and 0.8% per annum, which is included within interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations. At June 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 4.4%.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens, make loans or investments, make cash distributions if a default exists or would result from the distribution, merger or consolidation with other persons, or engage in certain asset dispositions including the sale of all or substantially all of its assets. We were in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2016. The Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain:

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Senior Notes

On May 28, 2013, we issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Senior Notes”). We pay 7.875% interest per annum on the principal amount of the Senior Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The net proceeds from the offering were used to retire a $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. The Senior Notes were issued at 97.832% of par resulting in gross proceeds of $171.2 million with an original issue discount of approximately $3.8 million. We incurred debt issuance costs and fees of approximately $4.6 million. These costs and fees are deferred and are being amortized over the life of these notes. The Senior Notes mature on June 1, 2021.


Year	Percentage
2016		105.906	%
2017		103.938	%
2018		101.969	%
2019 and thereafter		100.000	%

Subject to certain exceptions, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of the Senior Notes will have the right to require us to purchase that holder’s Senior Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of the principal amounts to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of our material subsidiaries. The Indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations of our ability to incur certain additional indebtedness and liens, make certain dividends, distributions, redemptions or investments, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, make certain asset sales, and engage in certain mergers, consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of our assets, among other items. As of June 30, 2016, we were in compliance with these covenants.

Cash Distribution Policy

Our partnership agreement requires that we distribute 100% of available cash to our common unitholders and general partner within 45 days following the end of each calendar quarter in accordance with their respective percentage interests. Available cash consists generally of all of our cash receipts, less cash disbursements. Our general partner is granted discretion under the partnership agreement to establish, maintain and adjust reserves for future operating expenses, debt service, maintenance capital expenditures and distributions for the next four quarters. These reserves are not restricted by magnitude, but only by type of future cash requirements with which they can be associated.

Available cash is distributed to the common limited partners and the general partner in accordance with their ownership interests, subject to the general partner’s incentive distribution rights if quarterly cash distributions per limited partner unit exceed specified targets. Incentive distribution rights are generally defined as all cash distributions paid to our general partner that are in excess of its general partner ownership interest. The incentive distribution rights will entitle our general partner to receive the following increasing percentage of cash distributed by us as it reaches certain target distribution levels:

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13.0% of all cash distributed in any quarter after each common unit has received $0.5125 for that quarter;

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23.0% of all cash distributed in any quarter after each common unit has received $0.5875 for that quarter; and

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48.0% of all cash distributed in any quarter after each common unit has received $0.7125 for that quarter.

Agreements with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

In accordance with the lease and management agreements with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, we have agreed pay to the Archdiocese aggregate fixed rent of $36.0 million in the following amounts:


Lease Years 1-5		None
Lease Years 6-20		$1,000,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 21-25		$1,200,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 26-35		$1,500,000 per Lease Year
Lease Years 36-60		None

The fixed rent for lease years 6 through 11 shall be deferred. If the Archdiocese terminates the agreements pursuant to a lease year 11 termination or we terminate the agreements as a result of a default by the Archdiocese, prior to the end of lease year 11, the deferred fixed rent shall be retained by us. If the agreements are not terminated, the deferred fixed rent shall become due and payable 30 days after the end of lease year 11.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of actual revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Although we base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results may differ from the estimates on which our financial statements are prepared at any given point of time. Changes in these estimates could materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Significant items that are subject to such estimates and assumptions include revenue and expense accruals, fair value of merchandise and perpetual care trusts assets, merchandise liability balance and the allocation of purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired. A discussion of our significant accounting policies we have adopted and followed in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and we summarize our significant accounting policies within our consolidated financial statements included in Note 1 under “Item 1” of this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

The primary objective of the following information is to provide forward-looking quantitative and qualitative information about our potential exposure to market risks. The term “market” risk refers to the risk of gains or losses arising from changes in interest rates and prices of marketable securities. The disclosures are not meant to be precise indicators of expected future gains or losses, but rather indicators of reasonably possible gains or losses. This forward-looking information provides indicators of how we view and manage our ongoing market risk exposures. All of our market risk-sensitive instruments were entered into for purposes other than trading.

INTEREST-BEARING INVESTMENTS

Our fixed-income securities subject to market risk consist primarily of certain investments in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of fixed-income securities in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts represented 1.8% and 4.4%, respectively, of the fair value of total trust assets. The aggregate of the quoted fair value of these fixed-income securities was $8.8 million and $14.0 million in the merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts, respectively, as of June 30, 2016. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 1% change in variable interest rates on these fixed-income securities would change the fair market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts each by approximately $0.1 million, based on discounted expected future cash flows. If these securities are held to maturity, no change in fair market value will be realized. Our money market and other short-term investments subject to market risk consist primarily of certain investments in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of money market and short-term investments in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts represented 5.8% and 11.2%, respectively, of the fair value of total trust assets. The aggregate of the quoted fair value of these money market and short-term investments was $28.6 million and $35.9 million in the merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts, respectively, as of June 30, 2016. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 1% change in variable interest rates on these money market and short-term investments would change the fair market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts by approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million respectively, based on discounted expected future cash flows.

MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

Our marketable equity securities subject to market risk consist primarily of certain investments held in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts. These assets consist of investments in both individual equity securities as well as closed and open-ended mutual funds. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of marketable equity securities in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts represented 8.0% and 0.6%, respectively, of the fair value of total trust assets. The aggregate of the quoted fair market value of these marketable equity securities was $39.7 million and $2.1 million in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts, respectively, as of June 30, 2016, based on final quoted sales prices. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 10% change in average market prices of the equity securities would change the fair market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts by approximately $4.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of marketable closed and open-ended mutual funds in our merchandise trusts represented 76.1% of the fair value of total trust assets, 64.2% of which pertained to fixed-income mutual funds. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of closed and open-ended mutual funds in our perpetual care trusts represented 62.0% of total trust assets, 80.4% of which pertained to fixed-income mutual funds. The aggregate of the quoted fair market value of these closed and open-ended mutual funds was $376.4 million and $199.6 million, respectively, in the merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts as of June 30, 2016, of which $241.6 million and $160.4 million, respectively, pertained to fixed-income mutual funds. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 10% change in the average market prices of the closed and open-ended mutual funds would change the fair market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts by approximately $37.6 million and $20.0 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, the fair value of other investment funds in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts represented 5.6% and 21.6%, respectively, of the fair value of total trust assets. The fair market value of the holdings in these funds was $27.6 million and $69.5 million in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts, respectively, as of June 30, 2016, based on net asset value quotes. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 10% change in the average net asset value quotes would change the fair market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts by approximately $2.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively.

DEBT INSTRUMENTS

Our Credit Facility bears interest at a floating rate, based on LIBOR, which is adjusted quarterly. This subjects us to increases in interest expense resulting from movements in interest rates. As of June 30, 2016, we had $112.5 million of borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility, which generally bears interest at a variable rate. Holding all other variables constant, a hypothetical 1% change in variable interest rates would change our consolidated interest expense for the six-month period ending June 30, 2016 by approximately $0.6 million.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Disclosure Committee and management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon, and as of the date of this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – Other Information

Item 6.

Exhibits

Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


				STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

				By: StoneMor GP LLC
				its general partner

August 5, 2016				/s/ Lawrence Miller
				Lawrence Miller
				Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)

August 5, 2016				/s/ Sean P. McGrath
				Sean P. McGrath
				Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Restricted Phantom Unit Agreement under the StoneMor Partners L.P. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, entered into as of April 1, 2016, by and between StoneMor GP LLC and William Shane.

10.2		Letter Agreement by and between Austin So and StoneMor GP LLC, dated May 26, 2016.

10.3		Confidentiality, Nondisclosure and Restrictive Covenant Agreement by and between Austin So and StoneMor GP LLC, dated May 26, 2016.

31.1		Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) of Lawrence Miller, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

31.2		Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) of Sean P. McGrath, Chief Financial Officer.

32.1		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) and Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) of Lawrence Miller, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (furnished herewith).

32.2		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) and Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) of Sean P. McGrath, Chief Financial Officer (furnished herewith).

101		Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following Interactive Data Files formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015; (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015; (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Capital (Deficit); (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015; and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Users of this data are advised that the information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited and these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of StoneMor Partners L.P.

Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTED PHANTOM UNIT AGREEMENT

UNDER THE

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. 2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

This Restricted Phantom Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into as of April 1, 2016 (the “Agreement Date”), by and between StoneMor GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and the general partner of and acting on behalf of StoneMor Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and William Shane, a director and employee of the Company (the “Participant”).

BACKGROUND:

In order to make certain awards to key employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates, the Company maintains on behalf of the Partnership the StoneMor Partners L.P. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is administered by the Committee (as defined in the Plan) of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Committee has determined to grant to the Participant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan, an award of 2,050 Phantom Units (the “Award”). The Participant has determined to accept such Award. Any initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, acting on behalf of the Partnership, and the Participant, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

AWARD OF PHANTOM UNITS

1.1 Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account . Effective as of the Agreement Date, the Participant is hereby awarded Two Thousand and Fifty (2,050) Phantom Units. It is the intention of the Company and the Participant that this Agreement satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) (the “Code”) as are necessary to allow the deferral of federal income tax on the deferred compensation resulting from this Agreement and to avoid the constructive receipt of such deferred compensation. In the event that this Agreement fails to satisfy any of the requirements necessary to avoid constructive receipt under Section 409A of the Code, this Agreement shall be deemed automatically amended as of the date hereof to conform to such requirements. The Award shall be credited, effective the Agreement Date, to a mandatory deferred compensation account (the “Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account”) established for the Participant (in the form of Phantom Units).

1.2 Crediting Distribution Equivalent Rights (“DERs”) . For each Phantom Unit in the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account, the Company shall credit such account, solely in Phantom Units (or fractions thereof), with an amount, in respect of DERs, equal to the cash distributions paid on a Unit. The crediting shall occur as of the date on which such cash distributions on the Units of the Partnership are paid. The number of Phantom Units (or fractions thereof) to be credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be calculated by dividing the dollar amount of the DERs by the closing price for

the Units of the Partnership as published in The Wall Street Journal or in Yahoo Finance for the trading day immediately prior to the day on which the cash distribution is paid on the Units. Any fractional Phantom Unit created by DERs or otherwise shall likewise be entitled to further DERs equal to cash distributions paid on Units of the Partnership multiplied by such fractional Phantom Unit. The Company will establish a bookkeeping method to account for DERs to be credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account. DERs shall cease to be credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account from and after any of the events specified in Section 1.3 hereof, except to the extent that any balance remains in the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account after such event. DERs shall not bear interest.

1.3 Time of Payment . Subject to Section 1.4(c), all payments to the Participant of the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall commence as soon as administratively feasible on the earliest date on which distributions may be made pursuant to Section 409A(2) of the Code and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder if any of the following events occur, but not before any of the following events have occurred:

(a) separation of the Participant from service; or

(b) disability (as determined by the Committee) of the Participant; or

(c) an unforeseeable emergency with respect to the Participant, but subject to the limitations under Section 409A of the Code and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder as to any amount which may be paid; or

(d) a “Change of Control” of the Partnership or Company, as defined in the Plan, but subject to any further limitations under Section 409A of the Code and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder; or

(e) death of the Participant. Upon the death of a Participant prior to the full payment of all amounts credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account, the balance of such Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid in accordance with Sections 1.4 and 1.5.

Payment of the Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be made only to the extent that such payment will not result in additional tax, income tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code.

1.4 Method of Payment .

(a) Subject to Section 1.4(c), all payments for Phantom Units (or fractions thereof) credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be made in Units of the Partnership, except as the Company, at its option, otherwise elects as provided in Section 1.4(b) hereof. The number of Units of the Partnership paid shall be equal to the number of whole Phantom Units in the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account. For this purpose, any fractional Phantom Units in such Account shall be combined to equal whole Phantom Units to the extent possible. If after such combination there is any remaining fractional Phantom Unit, such remaining fractional Phantom Unit shall be distributed as an amount of cash

equal to the product of multiplying such fractional Phantom Unit by the closing price for Units of the Partnership as published in The Wall Street Journal or in Yahoo Finance for the trading day immediately prior to the payment date.

(b) The Company, at its option, may elect to pay all or any portion of the Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account in cash instead of paying in Units of the Partnership. Phantom Units (or fractions thereof) credited to the Participant’s Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be valued at the closing price for Units of the Partnership as published in The Wall Street Journal or in Yahoo Finance for the trading day immediately prior to the payment date.

(c) The Plan provides as follows: “The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.” In no event may a Phantom Unit be exercised in violation of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership.

1.5 Designation of Beneficiary .

(a) In the event of the Participant’s death, the primary death beneficiaries and contingent death beneficiaries entitled to receive payments due the Participant at the time of death are designated below the Participant’s signature on this Agreement, unless such designation is amended as provided in this Section 1.5, in which case the amended designation shall apply. No amendment to the designation of the beneficiaries shall be valid unless in a writing, signed by the Participant, dated, and filed with the Committee during the lifetime of the Participant. A subsequent beneficiary designation will cancel all beneficiary designations signed and filed earlier under this Agreement. In case of a failure of designation of a beneficiary, or the death of the designated beneficiary (to whom a payment is otherwise due hereunder) without a designated successor, distribution shall be paid in one lump sum to the estate of the Participant.

(b) The interest in any amounts hereunder of a spouse who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including, but not limited to, such spouse’s will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.

(c) No payment shall be made to a designated contingent death beneficiary unless it is proven to the satisfaction of the Committee that the designated primary death beneficiary is deceased.

1.6 Source of Payments . All payments of deferred compensation shall, if paid in cash, be paid solely from the general funds of the Partnership and the Partnership and the Company shall be under no obligation to segregate any assets in connection with the

maintenance of any Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account, nor shall anything contained in this Agreement nor any action taken pursuant to the Plan create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Partnership or the Company with the Participant. Title to the beneficial ownership of any assets, whether cash or investments, that the Partnership or the Company may designate to pay the amount credited to a Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall at all times remain in the Partnership and the Participant shall not have any property interest whatsoever in any specific assets of the Partnership or the Company. Participant’s interest in any Mandatory Deferred Compensation Account shall be limited to the right to receive payments pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and such rights to receive shall be no greater than the right of any other unsecured general creditor of the Partnership.

1.7 Nonalienation of Benefits . Participant shall not have the right to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey or encumber in whole or in part the right to receive any payment under this Agreement except in accordance with Section 1.5, and the right to receive any payment hereunder shall not be subject to attachment, lien or other involuntary encumbrance.

1.8 Acceptance of Terms . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, beneficiaries and other successors in interest of the Participant to the same extent that said terms and conditions are binding upon the Participant.

ARTICLE II

GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1 No Right of Continued Employment . The receipt of this Award does not give the Participant, and nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant, any right to continue in the employment of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall affect any right which the Company or any of its Affiliates may have to terminate the employment of the Participant. The payment or distribution with respect to Phantom Units under this Agreement shall not give the Company or any of its Affiliates any right to the continued services of the Participant for any period.

2.2 Rights as a Limited Partner . Neither the Participant nor any other person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership of Units of the Partnership, limited partnership interests in the Partnership, or otherwise have any rights as a limited partner, by reason of the award of the Phantom Units covered by this Agreement.

2.3 Tax Withholding . All distributions under this Agreement are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. Cash payments in respect of any Phantom Units, and/or the related DERs, shall be made net of any applicable federal, state, or local withholding taxes.

2.4 Administration . Pursuant to the Plan, the Committee is vested with conclusive authority to interpret and construe the Plan, to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan, and to make determinations with respect to all matters relating to this Agreement, the Plan and awards made pursuant thereto. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Agreement shall be likewise vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Committee, and any decision made by the Committee with respect to this Agreement, shall be final and binding.

2.5 Effect of Plan; Construction . The entire text of the Plan is expressly incorporated herein by this reference and so forms a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency or discrepancy between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan under which the Phantom Units are granted, the provisions of the Plan shall govern and prevail. The Phantom Units, the related DERs and this Agreement are each subject in all respects to, and the Company and the Participant each hereby agree to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may have been amended from time to time in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that no such amendment shall deprive the Participant, without the Participant’s consent, of any rights earned or otherwise due to the Participant hereunder.

2.6 Amendment or Supplement . This Agreement shall not be amended or supplemented except by an instrument in writing executed by both parties to this Agreement, without the consent of any other person, as of the effective date of such amendment or supplement.

2.7 Captions . The captions at the beginning of each of the numbered Articles and Sections herein are for reference purposes only and will have no legal force or effect. Such captions will not be considered a part of this Agreement for purposes of interpreting, construing or applying this Agreement and will not define, limit, extend, explain or describe the scope or extent of this Agreement or any of its terms and conditions.

2.8 Governing Law . THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL EXCLUSIVELY BE GOVERNED BY AND DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF).

2.9 Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing, sent by facsimile, by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Notices to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon actual receipt by the Company. Such communications shall be addressed and directed to the parties listed below (except where this Agreement expressly provides that it be directed to another) as follows, or to such other address or recipient for a party as may be hereafter notified by such party hereunder:

2.10 Severability . If any provision hereof is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prohibited or unenforceable, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability, and such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the balance of such provision to the extent it is not prohibited or unenforceable, nor invalidate the other provisions hereof.

2.11 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties hereto, in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and embodies the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

2.12 Acceptance of Terms . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the estate, heirs, beneficiaries and other successors in interest of the Participant to the same extent that said terms and conditions are binding upon the Participant.

2.13 Arbitration . Any dispute or disagreement with respect to any portion of this Agreement or its validity, construction, meaning, performance, or Participant’s rights hereunder shall be settled by arbitration, conducted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time. However, prior to submission to arbitration the Participant will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Partnership over this Agreement amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the dispute or disagreement will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, the Participant and the Partnership may resolve the dispute by settlement. The Participant and the Partnership shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but the Participant and the Partnership shall otherwise be solely responsible for their own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and award and shall be binding and conclusive on the Participant and the Partnership. Further, neither Participant nor the Partnership shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have executed this Agreement as of the day first above written.


STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

By:	StoneMor GP LLC

	By:	/s/ Lawrence Miller
		Name: Lawrence Miller
		Title: President and CEO

The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Restricted Phantom Unit Agreement and the Plan, and having read them, hereby signifies his or her understanding of, and his or her agreement with, their terms and conditions. The Participant hereby accepts this Restricted Phantom Unit Agreement in full satisfaction of any previous written or verbal promises made to him or her by the Partnership or the Company or any of its other Affiliates with respect to awards under the Plan.


/s/ William R. Shane	(seal)	4/21/16
(Signature of Participant)		(Date)

Gail Shane		Wife
Name of Primary Death Beneficiary		Relationship to Participant

Adam Shane		Son
Name of Contingent Death Beneficiary		Relationship to Participant

Exhibit 10.2

LOGO

May 25, 2016

Mr. Austin So

2101 Market Street

Apt 2707

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Re: Employment Offer

Dear Austin:

I am pleased to offer you the full-time exempt position of General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for StoneMor GP LLC (the “Company”). We are pleased with your decision to join the StoneMor team, and believe that you will make a significant contribution to the success of the business. The purpose of this letter is to set forth the details of your employment. In accordance with our discussions, set forth below are the terms and conditions of your employment:



T ITLE :		General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

R EPORTING T O :		Lawrence Miller, Chief Executive Officer

S TART D ATE :		Tuesday, July 5, 2016

B ASE S ALARY :		$275,000 annually (payable weekly or pursuant to standard company payroll practice).

BONUS:		For each calendar year of your employment, you shall have the opportunity to earn an annual incentive bonus with a target bonus equal to 25% of Base Salary. The actual incentive bonus awarded is discretionary and will be based on Company performance against performance targets established by the Compensation Committee as well as mutually agreed upon personal performance goals.

E QUITY P ARTICIPATION :		Annually, you will be eligible to receive long-term equity incentive awards, currently targeted at 25% of Base Salary, initially granted and based on the price at date of hire, subject to the Compensation Committee’s approval. Half (50%) of this award will vest ratably over 3 years and the other half (50%) will vest based upon performance criteria for 2016, 2017 and 2018 subject to approval by the Compensation Committee.



V ACATION :		Four weeks

B ENEFITS :		StoneMor will cover the cost of COBRA until you become eligible for StoneMor’s benefit plan on the 91 ^st day of employment.

		You will be eligible to receive the same benefits as are provided to all Company employees. A Summary Plan Description of benefits will be provided to you separately.

O THER B ENEFITS :		You will have the option between accepting a company-provided mobile phone or receiving a $170 monthly allowance.

The terms of employment as outlined in this offer letter do not constitute an employment contract and are subject to change at any time. Your employment with the Company will be at-will, meaning either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice. Company agrees to provide you with salary continuation for a period of 6 months in the limited event that you or the Company terminate employment without cause after completing 12 months of employment but before completing 24 months of employment with the Company.

You agree to devote your exclusive attention to Company business, and will not render any service or engage I any activity that conflicts or interfered with the performance of your duties and obligations of employment. In addition, you will adhere to all of the Company’s policies and procedures in place during the course of your employment.

This offer is contingent upon satisfactory completion of our standard pre-hire requirements, including completion of references, and a pre-employment background check. You will be required to sign a Confidentiality, Nondisclosure, and Restrictive Covenant Agreement as condition of employment. Further, this offer is conditioned on your representation that you are not subject to any confidentiality, noncompetition or other agreement that restricts your post-employment activities or that may affect your ability to devote full time attention to your work for the Company.

Austin, I’m again looking forward to our partnership together and your contributions to the growth and success of StoneMor. Please feel free to contact me if you have further questions regarding this offer.

Best Regards,


By:		/s/ Lawrence Miller
		Lawrence Miller
		Chief Executive Officer

Agreed and Accepted,

This 26 ^th day of May, 2016


By:		/s/ Austin So
		Austin So

Exhibit 10.3

CONFIDENTIALITY, NONDISCLOSURE AND

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT

In consideration of the commencement of my employment as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary StoneMor GP LLC (“StoneMor” or “Company”), the General Partner of StoneMor Partners, L.P., as described in my offer letter, and the other consideration as described in more detail below, the receipt and sufficiency of which I hereby acknowledge, and intending to be legally bound hereby, I, Austin So, state and agree as follows:

1. Business . StoneMor GP LLC, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and related companies or entities, and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns, now existing or hereafter created, (collectively referred to herein as “StoneMor”), are engaged in the deathcare industry and provide a broad scope of products and services through the ownership, development, and operation of cemeteries and funeral homes (the “Business”):

a. StoneMor invests substantial time, money, and effort, on an ongoing basis, to train its employees with specialized skills and knowledge unique to StoneMor and its Business, to develop products and services for the Business, to maintain and expand its customer base, and to improve and develop its products and services;

b. In my role as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, from the outset of and during my employment with StoneMor, I will have access to, receive, learn, develop and/or conceive information that is proprietary and/or confidential to StoneMor related to all aspects of its business, including but not limited to financials, customers and contracts;

c. This information must be kept in strict confidence to protect StoneMor’s Business and maintain its competitive position in the marketplace, and this information would be useful to StoneMor’s existing and potential competitors for indefinite periods of time;

d. From the outset of and during my employment with StoneMor, I will have access to and will be required to develop, maintain, and/or supervise technology, products and customer relationships and intellectual property that are valuable to StoneMor and which it has a legitimate interest in protecting;

e. StoneMor would be irreparably harmed by my subsequent work with, for or as a competitor of StoneMor, due to the possibility that there would be inadvertent or other disclosures of StoneMor’s proprietary and/or confidential information or that there would be improper interference with its valuable customer relationships and goodwill;

f. The commencement of my employment with StoneMor is adequate consideration for signing this Confidentiality, Nondisclosure and Restrictive Covenant Agreement (the “Agreement”);

g. The restrictions in this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect StoneMor’s legitimate business interests;

h. The post-termination restrictions set forth in this Agreement shall apply regardless of whether my employment is terminated with or without cause and regardless of whether the termination was initiated by me or by StoneMor; and

i. The post-termination restrictions set forth in this Agreement may limit, but do not prohibit, me from earning a satisfactory livelihood.

/s/ AS Initial

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2. Covenants.

a. No Solicitation . During my employment with StoneMor and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, I will not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, entice, persuade or induce any employee, director, officer, associate, consultant, agent or independent contractor of the Company to terminate his or her employment or engagement by the Company to become employed or engaged in competition with the Company by any person, firm, corporation or other business enterprise other than a member of the Company, except in furtherance of my responsibility during my employment with StoneMor; (ii) authorize or assist in the taking of such action by any third party; or (iii) solicit or persuade any customer or prospect to discontinue its business relationship with the Company. For purposes of this Section 2.a, the terms “employee,” “director,” “officer,” “associate,” “consultant,” “agent,” and “independent contractor” shall include any person with such status at any time during my employment and for one year following my termination of employment.

b. No Competition . During my employment with StoneMor and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, I will not, directly or indirectly, engage, participate, make any financial investment in, or become employed by or render advisory or other services to or for any person, firm, corporation or other business enterprise (the “Competing Enterprise”) which is engaged, directly or indirectly, during the period of my employment or at the time of the termination of my employment, as the case may be, in any Business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by the Company in any state or marketing area in which the Company is doing business or is qualified to do business. I acknowledge that these restrictions on competition are fair because, in my position as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, I will have knowledge of and access to all business practices and information, without limitation to a specific geography, department or customer.

c. Confidentiality . During my employment and thereafter without limit as to time, I will not (other than in the regular course and in furtherance of the Company’s business) divulge, furnish or make available to any person any knowledge or information with respect to the business or affairs of the Company which is confidential, including, without limitation, “know-how,” trade secrets, customer lists, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisition or disposition plans, new personnel employment plans, methods, technical processes, designs and design projects, inventions and research projects and financial data, analyses, budgets and forecasts of the Company except (1) information which at the time is available to others in the business or generally known to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the Company not permitted hereunder, and (2) when required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, by any governmental agency or by any administrative body or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with purported or apparent jurisdiction to order me to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information. All memoranda, notes, lists, records, electronically stored data, recordings or videotapes and other documents (and all copies thereof) made or compiled by me or made available to me (whether during my employment by the Company or by any predecessor thereof) concerning the business of the Company or any predecessor thereof shall be the property of the Company and shall be delivered to the Company promptly upon the termination of my employment. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit Employee from voluntarily communicating with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or any other governmental agency about a good-faith belief that a securities law violation may have occurred. Employee does not require prior authorization of Company to make a report or

/s/ AS Initial

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disclosure about a potential securities law violation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the SEC, the Congress, or any agency Inspector General, nor is Employee required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures were made. Nothing in this Agreement shall waive or release any rights or claims that Employee may have under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”).

d. Nondisclosure . Except as set forth in Schedule A (attached hereto), I shall not disclose or utilize in my work with the Company any Intellectual Property or secret or confidential information of others (including any prior employers), or any Intellectual Property, inventions or innovations of my own which are not included within the scope of this agreement (collectively, “Prior Inventions”). For the purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property” shall include, but shall not be limited to, ideas, inventions, methods, know-how, discoveries, processes, works of authorship, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, trademarks, service marks, slogans, logos, trade dress, technical, business, sales, operations and computer software innovations. If disclosure of any Prior Invention would cause me to violate any prior confidentiality agreement, I understand that I should not list such Prior Inventions in Schedule A, but I should only disclose a cursory name for each such Prior Invention, listing of the party/ies to which it belongs and the fact that full disclosure as to such Prior Inventions has not been made for that reason. If no such disclosure is attached, I represent that there are no Prior Inventions. If, in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate a Prior Invention into a StoneMor service, product or process, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicenses) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I agree that I will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any StoneMor service, product or process without the Company’s prior written consent and I represent that I have the right to provide all such Prior Inventions.

e. Employee Innovation . I acknowledge that all developments, including, without limitation, inventions, patentable or otherwise, trade secrets, discoveries, improvements, ideas and writings that alone or jointly with others I may conceive, make, develop or acquire during my employment by the Company and any predecessor thereof (collectively, the “Developments”), are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and I hereby assigns to the Company all of my right, title and interest in all such Developments. I shall promptly and fully disclose all future Developments to the Company’s Board, and, at any time upon request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company all instruments that the Company shall prepare, give evidence, and take all other actions that are necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Company’s counsel, to enable the Company to file and prosecute applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce all letters patent, trademark registrations or copyrights covering the Developments in all countries in which the same are deemed necessary.

f. Remedies . I acknowledge that the services to be rendered by me are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and, in connection with such services, I will have access to and be furnished with confidential information vital to the Company’s business and that irreparable injury would be sustained by the Company in the event of my breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 2, which injury could not be remedied adequately by the recovery of damages in an action at law. Accordingly, I agree that, upon a breach or threatened

/s/ AS Initial

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breach by me of any of such covenants, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to and not in lieu of any and all other remedies, to an injunction to be issued by any court of competent jurisdiction restraining the commission or continuance of any such breach or threatened breach upon minimal bond, with or without surety, and that such an injunction will not work an undue hardship on me. I acknowledge that the covenant periods set forth in this Section shall be extended by the period of any breach by me. Further, any proven breach by me shall result in the forfeiture of any remaining payments of benefits due to me hereunder.

g. Survival . The provisions of this Section 2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, without regard to the reasons therefore.

3. Severability and Reformation . If any court determines that any of the provisions of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of such provisions shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid provisions. If any court construes any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any part thereof, to be unreasonable because of the duration of such provision or the geographic scope thereof, such court shall have the power to reduce the duration or restrict the geographic scope of such provision and to enforce such provision as so reduced or restricted.

4. Waiver . A decision by StoneMor or any third-party beneficiary to enforce certain breaches of this Agreement but not others shall not be construed as a waiver of any possible remedy that StoneMor or any third-party beneficiary has for my breach of this Agreement regardless of any claims that I may have against StoneMor.

5. Modification; Termination . This Agreement may not be modified or terminated, in whole or part, except in writing signed by an authorized representative of StoneMor.

6. Choice of Law and Forum . This Agreement will be governed by Pennsylvania law applicable to contracts entered into and performed in Pennsylvania. I agree that this Agreement shall exclusively be enforced by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of these courts.

7. Assignment . I agree that StoneMor may assign part or all of this Agreement to any direct or indirect parent, affiliate, subsidiary, division, related company or entity of StoneMor and to any transferee of substantially all of the assets of StoneMor and that any assignee shall have the same rights as StoneMor. I understand that I have no rights to assign this Agreement.

8. No Other Agreements or Obligations . I represent that, except as stated below, I have not signed any non-competition or other contract that prohibits me from being employed by StoneMor or assigning my works and ideas to StoneMor.

[Signature Page Follows]

/s/ AS Initial

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I INTEND TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT:


						Name:

Date: May 26, 2016						/s/ Austin So
						Austin So

						STONEMOR GP LLC

Date: 5/26/16						By:
						/s/ Lawrence Miller
						Lawrence Miller
						Chief Executive Officer

/s/ AS Initial

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SCHEDULE A

Employee Innovation and Non-Disclosure Agreement

I have set forth herein all such ideas, inventions, methods, know-how, discoveries, processes, works of authorship, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, trademarks, service marks, slogans, logos, trade dress, technical, business, sales, operations, computer software innovations, trade secrets and all other Intellectual Property which are not included within the scope of this Agreement, or a short summary of anything that cannot be listed, and I have disclosed in writing to StoneMor on or before the date of this Agreement the title or identifying criteria, and a full description, of each such item, including, without limitation, the state of completion of each such item, and whether and the extent to which each item is the subject of a trademark, service mark, or copyright application or registration, or a patent application or patent. I understand and agree that no such ideas, inventions, methods, know-how, discoveries, processes, works of authorship, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, trademarks, service marks, slogans, logos, trade dress, or technical, business, sales, operations, clinical, computer software innovations, trade secrets or other Intellectual Property will be excluded from the scope of this Agreement except to the extent disclosed and described below.


						Name:

Date: May 26, 2016						/s/ Austin So
						Austin So

						STONEMOR GP LLC

Date: 5/26/16						By:
						/s/ Lawrence Miller
						Lawrence Miller
						Chief Executive Officer

/s/ AS Initial

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Lawrence Miller, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of StoneMor Partners L.P.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Sean P. McGrath, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of StoneMor Partners L.P.;

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of StoneMor GP LLC, the general partner of StoneMor Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Partnership on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (the “Report”) that:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.