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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MARTIN RUBEN S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP [MMLP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 STONE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2013 (Street) KILGORE, TX 75662 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units 02/15/2013   P   259 A $ 35.15 (1) 57,998 D   Common Units               5,093,267 I By Martin Resource Management Corporation (2) Common Units               12,028 I By Margaret G. Martin Life Insurance Trust No One (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MARTIN RUBEN S 4200 STONE ROAD KILGORE, TX 75662	X	X	President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ David F. Taylor, Attorney-in-fact		02/15/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These units, which were allocated to Mr. Martin on February 15, 2013, reflect the reinvestment of cash distributions made by the issuer in relation to units that were issued to Mr. Martin pursuant to a benefit plan administered by Martin Resource Management Corporation.
(2)	Mr. Martin beneficially owns securities in Martin Resource Management Corporation and serves as its Chairman of the Board of Directors and its President. Martin Resource Management Corporation indirectly owns 5,703,823 common units of the issuer through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Martin Resource LLC and 889,444 common units through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cross Oil Refining & Marketing Inc. As a result, Mr. Martin may be deemed the beneficial owner of the common units indirectly owned by Martin Resource Management Corporation.
(3)	Mr. Martin serves as the sole trustee for the Margaret G. Martin Life Insurance Trust No. One. As a result, Mr. Martin may be deemed the beneficial owner of the common units owned by the Margaret G. Martin Life Insurance Trust No. One.
Remarks: Ruben S. Martin is President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

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