Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KINDER MORGAN, INC. [KMI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 WEST STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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
Class P Common Stock 05/30/2012   J(2)   238,659 A (2) 238,659 I See footnotes (1) (2) (5)
Class P Common Stock 06/11/2012   C   36,695,835 (3) A (3) 36,934,494 I See footnotes (1) (3) (5)
Class P Common Stock 06/11/2012   S   36,695,835 (3) D $ 31.73 238,659 (4) I See footnotes (1) (3) (5)

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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
Warrants (right to buy) $ 40 05/30/2012   J(2)   360,639   05/30/2012 05/25/2017 Class P Common Stock 360,639 (2) 360,639 I See footnotes (1) (2) (4) (5)
Class A Common Stock, Series A-1 (3) 06/11/2012   C     30,521,836   (3)   (3) Class P Common Stock 29,418,827 (3) (3) 77,567,460 (4) I See footnotes (1) (3) (4) (5)
Class A Common Stock, Series A-2 (3) 06/11/2012   C     7,554,291   (3)   (3) Class P Common Stock 7,277,008 (3) (3) 19,182,551 (4) I See footnotes (1) (3) (4) (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V OFFSHORE FUND, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GSCP V Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GSCP V Germany Knight Holdings, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GSCP VI Offshore Knight Holdings, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GSCP VI Germany Knight Holdings, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GS INTERNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS I L P
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    
GS Infrastructure Knight Holdings, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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(1) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).
(2) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).
(3) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).
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(5) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (5).

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