Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-210061

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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(5)
Registration No. 333-210061

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated March 10, 2016)

KKR & Co. L.P.

6,200,000 Units

6.50% Series B Preferred Units

We are offering 6,200,000 of our 6.50% Series B Preferred Units (the “Series B Preferred Units” or the “units”).

When, as, and if declared by the board of directors of our Managing Partner (defined herein), distributions on the Series B Preferred Units will be payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2016, at a rate per annum equal to 6.50%. Distributions on the units are non-cumulative. If the board of directors of our Managing Partner does not declare a distribution before the scheduled record date for any distribution period, we will not make a distribution in that distribution period, whether or not distributions on the Series B Preferred Units are declared or paid for any future distribution period.

At any time or from time to time on or after September 15, 2021, we may, at our option, redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole or in part, at a price of $25.00 per Series B Preferred Unit plus declared and unpaid distributions, if any. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Optional Redemption.” If a Change of Control Event (defined herein) occurs prior to September 15, 2021, we may, at our option, redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole but not in part, at a price of $25.25 per Series B Preferred Unit plus declared and unpaid distributions, if any. If (i) a Change of Control Event occurs (whether before, on or after September 15, 2021) and (ii) we do not give notice prior to the 31st day following the Change of Control Event to redeem all the outstanding Series B Preferred Units, the distribution rate per annum on the Series B Preferred Units will increase by 5.00%, beginning on the 31st day following such Change of Control Event. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Change of Control Redemption.” The units will rank equally with each other series of our parity units, including our 6.75% Series A Preferred Units (the “Series A Preferred Units”), junior to our senior units and senior to our junior units (as such terms are defined herein) with respect to payment of distributions and distribution of our assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Ranking.” The units will not have any voting rights, except as set forth under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Voting Rights.”

Investing in the Series B Preferred Units involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7.

We intend to apply to list the Series B Preferred Units on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “KKR PR B.” If the application is approved, we expect trading of the Series B Preferred Units on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Series B Preferred Units are first issued.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the related prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect that the units will be delivered to purchasers in global form through the book-entry delivery system of The Depository Trust Company on or about June 20, 2016.

Joint Book-Running Managers

Lead Managers

June 13, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus Supplement

Prospectus

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated or deemed incorporated herein, have been prepared using a number of stylistic conventions, which you should consider when reading the information herein or therein. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires:

(i) references to “KKR,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “our partnership” refer to KKR & Co. L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Prior to KKR & Co. L.P. becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 15, 2010, KKR Group Holdings L.P. (“Group Holdings”) consolidated the financial results of KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and their consolidated subsidiaries. On August 5, 2014, KKR International Holdings L.P. became a KKR Group Partnership. We refer to KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. collectively as the “KKR Group Partnerships”. Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership Unit;

(ii) references to “our Managing Partner” are to KKR Management LLC, which acts as our general partner and unless otherwise indicated, references to equity interests in KKR’s business, or to percentage interests in KKR’s business, reflect the aggregate equity of the KKR Group Partnerships and are net of amounts that have been allocated to our principals and other employees and non-employee operating consultants in respect of the carried interest from KKR’s business as part of our “carry pool” and certain minority interests. References to “principals” are to our senior employees and non-employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR’s business through KKR Holdings L.P., which we refer to as “KKR Holdings,” and references to our “senior principals” are to our senior employees who hold interests in our Managing Partner entitling them to vote for the election of its directors;

(iii) references to non-employee operating consultants include employees of KKR Capstone and are not employees of KKR. KKR Capstone refers to a group of entities that are owned and controlled by their senior management. KKR Capstone is not a subsidiary or affiliate of KKR. KKR Capstone operates under several consulting agreements with KKR and uses the “KKR” name under license from KKR; and

(iv) references to “unitholders” refer to the holder of any limited partnership interest in the registrant, whether common or preferred.

In this prospectus supplement, the term “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We disclose certain financial measures in this prospectus that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our GAAP results is helpful to unitholders in assessing the overall performance of KKR’s businesses. These financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for similar financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, if available. We caution readers that these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers, and as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, where applicable, can be found in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This document consists of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which describes more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement.

If the description of the offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.

Any statement made in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement. See “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement.

We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus issued by us and the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information, and neither we nor the underwriters take responsibility for any other information that others may give you. This prospectus supplement may be used only where it is legal to sell the Series B Preferred Units offered hereby. You should assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.

SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider when making your investment decision. We urge you to read all of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference, including our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, carefully to gain a fuller understanding of our business and the terms of the Series B Preferred Units, as well as some of the other considerations that may be important to you, before making your investment decision. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016 to determine whether an investment in the Series B Preferred Units is appropriate for you.

Overview

We are a leading global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. We aim to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation in the assets we manage. We invest our own capital alongside the capital we manage for fund investors and bring debt and equity investment opportunities to others through our capital markets business.

Our business offers a broad range of investment management services to our fund investors and provides capital markets services to our firm, our portfolio companies and third parties. Throughout our history, we have consistently been a leader in the private equity industry, having completed more than 270 private equity investments in portfolio companies with a total transaction value in excess of $520 billion as of March 31, 2016. We have grown our firm by expanding our geographical presence and building businesses in areas, such as credit, special situations, hedge funds, collateralized loan obligations, capital markets, infrastructure, energy and real estate. Our balance sheet has provided a significant source of capital in the growth and expansion of our business, and has allowed us to further align our interests with those of our fund investors. These efforts build on our core principles and industry expertise, allowing us to leverage the intellectual capital and synergies in our businesses, and to capitalize on a broader range of the opportunities we source. Additionally, we have increased our focus on meeting the needs of our existing fund investors and in developing relationships with new investors in our funds.

We conduct our business with offices throughout the world, providing us with a pre-eminent global platform for sourcing transactions, raising capital and carrying out capital markets activities. Our growth has been driven by value that we have created through our operationally focused investment approach, the expansion of our existing businesses, our entry into new lines of business, innovation in the products that we offer investors in our funds, an increased focus on providing tailored solutions to our clients and the integration of capital markets distribution activities.

As a global investment firm, we earn management, monitoring, transaction, incentive fees and carried interest for providing investment management, monitoring and other services to our funds, vehicles, collateralized loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and we generate transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. We earn additional investment income from investing our own capital alongside that of our fund investors, from other assets on our balance sheet and from the carried interest we receive from our funds and certain of our other investment vehicles. A carried interest entitles the sponsor of a fund to a specified percentage of investment gains that are generated on third-party capital that is invested, and in many cases, after a performance hurdle is achieved.

Our investment teams have deep industry knowledge and are supported by a substantial and diversified capital base, an integrated global investment platform, the expertise of operating consultants and senior advisors and a worldwide network of business relationships that provide a significant source of investment opportunities, specialized knowledge during due diligence and substantial resources for creating and realizing value for stakeholders. These teams invest capital, a substantial portion of which is of a long duration and not subject to redemption. As of March 31, 2016, approximately 70% of our fee paying assets under management were not subject to redemption for at least 8 years from inception, providing us with significant flexibility to grow investments and select exit opportunities. We believe that these aspects of our business will help us continue to expand and grow our business and deliver strong investment performance in a variety of economic and financial conditions.

Business Segments

Private Markets

Through our Private Markets segment, we manage and sponsor a group of private equity funds and co-investment vehicles that invest capital for long-term appreciation, either through controlling ownership of a company or strategic minority positions. We also manage and sponsor a group of funds and co-investment vehicles that invest capital in real assets, such as infrastructure, energy and real estate.

Public Markets

Through the Public Markets segment, we operate our combined credit and hedge funds businesses. Our credit business advises funds, CLOs, separately managed accounts, and investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including a business development company, undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, and alternative investments funds, which invest capital in (i) leveraged credit strategies, such as leveraged loans, high yield bonds and opportunistic credit, and (ii) alternative credit strategies such as mezzanine investments, direct lending investments, special situations investments, revolving credit investments and long/short credit investment strategies. Our Public Markets segment also includes our hedge funds business that offers a variety of investment strategies including customized hedge fund portfolios and hedge fund-of-fund solutions. Through our Public Markets segment, we also have developed strategic partnerships by acquiring minority stakes in other hedge fund managers.

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets segment is comprised primarily of our global capital markets business. Our capital markets business supports our firm, our portfolio companies and third-party clients by developing and implementing both traditional and non-traditional capital solutions for investments or companies seeking financing. KKR Capital Markets LLC is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and a FINRA member, and we are also registered or authorized to carry out certain broker-dealer activities in various countries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Our third party capital markets activities are generally carried out through Merchant Capital Solutions LLC, a joint venture with one other unaffiliated partner, and non-bank financial companies in India.

Principal Activities

Through our Principal Activities segment, we manage the firm’s own assets and deploy capital to support and grow our businesses. We use our Principal Activities assets to support our investment management and capital markets businesses. Typically, the funds in our Private Markets and Public Markets businesses contractually require us, as general partner of the funds, to make sizable capital commitments from time to time. We believe our general partner commitments are indicative of the conviction we have in a given fund’s strategy, which assists us in raising new funds from limited partners. Our Principal Activities assets also provide the required capital to fund the various commitments of our Capital Markets business when underwriting or syndicating securities, or when providing term loan commitments for transactions involving our portfolio companies and for third parties. We also make opportunistic investments through our Principal Activities segment, which include co-investments alongside our Private Markets and Public Markets funds, as well as make Principal Activities investments that do not involve our Private Markets or Public Markets funds.

Organizational Structure

We are a holding partnership formed as a Delaware limited partnership on June 25, 2007. Through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we hold equity interests in, and conduct all of our material business activities through KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P., collectively, the “KKR Group Partnerships.” We indirectly are the general partner of each of the KKR Group Partnerships and hold a number of KKR Group Partnership Units equal to the number of common units that we have issued, not including unvested units. Accordingly, we indirectly control all of the business and affairs of the KKR Group Partnerships and consolidate the financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships and its consolidated subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2016, we held approximately 55.4% of the total number of the KKR Group Partnership Units with the remaining KKR Group Partnership Units being held by current and former KKR principals through KKR Holdings L.P. Our common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KKR.”

Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of Class A partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership unit (“KKR Group Partnership Unit”). KKR Group Partnership units that are held by KKR Holdings L.P. are exchangeable for our common units on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications and compliance with applicable lock-up, vesting and transfer restrictions. The Series B Preferred Units offered hereby will not be exchangeable or convertible into common units or any other class or series of our interests or any other security.

We are managed by KKR Management LLC, our general partner, which we refer to as our Managing Partner. Our Managing Partner has a board of directors that is co-chaired by KKR’s founders, Henry Kravis and George Roberts, who also serve as Co-Chief Executive Officers. KKR’s senior principals control our Managing Partner. We reimburse our Managing Partner and its affiliates for all costs incurred in managing and operating us, and our limited partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner will determine the expenses that are allocable to us.

Our executive offices are located at 9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200, New York, NY, 10019, and our telephone number is (212) 750-8300.

THE OFFERING

This summary is not a complete description of the Series B Preferred Units. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. For a more detailed description of the Series B Preferred Units, see the section entitled “Description of the Series B Preferred Units” in this prospectus supplement.

In this portion of the summary, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer only to KKR & Co. L.P. and not to any of our subsidiaries.

Unless distributions have been declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment on the Series B Preferred Units for a quarterly distribution period, during the remainder of that distribution period we may not repurchase any common units or junior units (as defined herein) and we may not declare or pay or set apart payment for distributions on any common units or junior units for the remainder of that distribution period, other than distributions paid in junior units or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase junior units. These restrictions are not applicable during the initial distribution period, which is the period from the original issue date to but excluding September 15, 2016.

Based on current information, we believe we will have sufficient gross ordinary income in calendar year 2016 to ensure that the holders of the Series B Preferred Units will have capital account balances as of the end of calendar year 2016 that entitle each holder, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, to the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value, but no assurance can be provided regarding the level of our future gross income. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Liquidation Preference.”

See “Use of Proceeds” and “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Mirror Units” in this prospectus supplement.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in the Series B Preferred Units involves risks. You should carefully review the following risk factors and the risks discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016 and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, or any similar caption in the documents that we subsequently file with the SEC that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and in any pricing term sheet that we provide you in connection with the offering of Series B Preferred Units pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that reference our common units are generally applicable to the Series B Preferred Units unless otherwise addressed herein. You should also carefully review the other risks and uncertainties discussed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in any such pricing term sheet. The risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the documents referred to above, as well as other matters discussed in this prospectus supplement and in those documents, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of the Series B Preferred Units. Moreover, the risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face, and our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of the Series B Preferred Units could be materially adversely affected by other matters that are not known to us or that we currently do not consider to be material risks to our business.

Risks Related to the Series B Preferred Units

The Series B Preferred Units are equity securities and are subordinated to our existing and future indebtedness.

The Series B Preferred Units are our equity interests and do not constitute indebtedness. This means that the Series B Preferred Units will rank junior to all of our indebtedness and to other non-equity claims on us and our assets available to satisfy claims on us, including claims in our liquidation.

Further, the Series B Preferred Units place no restrictions on our business or operations or on our ability to incur indebtedness or engage in any transactions, subject only to the limited voting rights referred to below under “Risk Factors—Holders of the Series B Preferred Units will have limited voting rights.”

We conduct substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries, which hold the financial assets in which we invest. As a result, our cash flow and our ability to pay distributions on the Series B Preferred Units is dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries. In addition, we are dependent on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by our subsidiaries to us.

Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units are discretionary and non-cumulative.

Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units are discretionary and non-cumulative. You will only receive distributions of the Series B Preferred Units when, as and if declared by the board of directors of our Managing Partner. Consequently, if the board of directors of our Managing Partner does not authorize and declare a distribution for a distribution period, holders of the Series B Preferred Units would not be entitled to receive any distribution for such distribution period, and such unpaid distribution will not be payable in such distribution period or in later distribution periods. We will have no obligation to pay distributions for a distribution period if the board of directors of our Managing Partner does not declare such distribution before the scheduled record date for such period, whether or not distributions are declared or paid for any subsequent distribution period with respect to the Series B Preferred Units, our Series A Preferred Units or any other preferred units we may issue. This may result in holders of the Series B Preferred Units not receiving the full amount of distributions that they expect to receive, or any distributions, and may make it more difficult to resell Series B Preferred Units or to do so at a price that the holder finds attractive.

The board of directors of our Managing Partner may, in its sole discretion, determine to suspend distributions on the Series B Preferred Units, which may have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Series B Preferred Units. There can be no assurances that our operations will generate sufficient cash flows to enable us to pay distributions on the Series B Preferred Units. Our financial and operating performance is subject to prevailing economic and industry conditions and to financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control.

The terms of our future indebtedness may restrict our ability to make distributions on the Series B Preferred Units or to redeem the Series B Preferred Units.

Distributions will only be paid if the distribution is not restricted or prohibited by law or the terms of any senior equity securities or indebtedness. The instruments governing the terms of future financing or the refinancing of any borrowings may contain covenants that restrict our ability to make distributions on the Series B Preferred Units or redeem the Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Units place no restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness with such restrictive covenants.

The market price of the Series B Preferred Units could be adversely affected by various factors.

Following the offering, the market price for the Series B Preferred Units may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including:

Our performance, market conditions and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and can be expected to fluctuate in the future. Fluctuations in these factors could have an adverse effect on the price and liquidity of the Series B Preferred Units. In general, as market interest rates rise, securities with fixed interest rates or fixed distribution rates, such as the Series B Preferred Units, decline in value. Consequently, if you purchase the Series B Preferred Units and market interest rates increase, the market price of the Series B Preferred Units may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.

Our ability to pay quarterly distributions on the Series B Preferred Units will be subject to, among other things, general business conditions, our financial results, the amount of ordinary taxable income or loss earned by us, gains or losses recognized by us on the disposition of assets and our liquidity needs. Any reduction or discontinuation of quarterly distributions could cause the market price of the Series B Preferred Units to decline significantly. Accordingly, the Series B Preferred Units may trade at a discount to their purchase price.

The Series B Preferred Units may not be rated and, if rated, their ratings could be lowered.

We expect that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings Inc. will assign ratings to the Series B Preferred Units. Generally, rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own investigative studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the Series B Preferred Units, and there is no assurance that any rating will apply for any given period of time or that a rating may not be adjusted or withdrawn. A downgrade or potential downgrade in these ratings, the assignment of a new rating that is lower than existing ratings, or a downgrade or potential downgrade in ratings assigned to us, our subsidiaries, the Series B Preferred Units or any of our other securities could adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Series B Preferred Units. We cannot be sure that rating agencies will rate the units or maintain their ratings once issued. Neither we nor any underwriter undertakes any obligation to obtain a rating, maintain the ratings once issued or to advise holders of Series B Preferred Units of any change in ratings. A failure to obtain a rating or a negative change in our ratings once issued could have an adverse effect on the market price or liquidity of the Series B Preferred Units.

Rating agencies may change rating methodologies.

The rating agencies that currently or may in the future publish a rating for us or the Series B Preferred Units may from time to time in the future change the methodologies that they use for analyzing securities with features similar to the Series B Preferred Units. This may include, for example, changes to the relationship between ratings assigned to an issuer’s senior securities and ratings assigned to securities with features similar to the Series B Preferred Units, which is sometimes called “notching.” If the rating agencies change their practices for rating lower-ranking securities in the future, and the ratings of the Series B Preferred Units are subsequently lowered or “notched” further, the trading price and liquidity of the Series B Preferred Units could be adversely affected.

An active trading market may not develop for the Series B Preferred Units, which could adversely affect the price of the Series B Preferred Units in the secondary market and your ability to resell the Series B Preferred Units.

Because the Series B Preferred Units do not have a stated maturity date, investors seeking liquidity will need to rely on the secondary market. The Series B Preferred Units are a new issue of securities and there is no established trading market for the Series B Preferred Units. We intend to apply for listing of the Series B Preferred Units on the NYSE under the symbol “KKR PR B.” However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to list the Series B Preferred Units. If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Series B Preferred Units on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Series B Preferred Units are first issued; however, we cannot make any assurance as to:

If a trading market were to develop, the future trading prices of the Series B Preferred Units will depend on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, our credit ratings published by major rating agencies, the market for similar securities and our operating performance and financial condition. If a trading market does develop, there is no assurance that it will continue. If an active public trading market for the Series B Preferred Units does not develop or does not continue, the market price and liquidity of the Series B Preferred Units is likely to be adversely affected and Series B Preferred Units traded after their purchase may trade at a discount from their purchase price.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Units will have limited voting rights.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Units will generally have no voting rights and have none of the voting rights given to holders of our common units, except that holders of the Series B Preferred Units will be entitled to the voting rights described in “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Voting Rights.” In particular, if distributions on the Series B Preferred Units have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more quarterly distribution periods, whether or not consecutive (a “Nonpayment”), holders of the Series B Preferred Units, together as a class with holders of any other series of parity units (as defined in “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Distributions”) then outstanding with like voting rights, will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to the board of directors of our Managing Partner, subject to the terms and to the limited extent described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Voting Rights.” When quarterly distributions have been declared and paid on the Series B Preferred Units for four consecutive quarters following the Nonpayment, the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units and such parity units to elect these two additional directors will cease, the terms of office of these two directors will forthwith terminate and the number of directors constituting the board of directors of our Managing Partner will be reduced accordingly.

Our limited partnership agreement contains provisions that reduce or eliminate duties (including fiduciary duties) of our Managing Partner and limit remedies available to unitholders for actions that might otherwise constitute a breach of duty. It will be difficult for unitholders to successfully challenge a resolution of a conflict of interest by our Managing Partner or by its conflicts committee.

Our limited partnership agreement contains provisions that require holders of our units, including the Series B Preferred Units, to waive or consent to conduct by our Managing Partner and its affiliates that might otherwise raise issues about compliance with fiduciary duties or applicable law. For example, our limited partnership agreement provides that when our Managing Partner is acting in its individual capacity, as opposed to in its capacity as our Managing Partner, it may act without any fiduciary obligations to holders of our units, whatsoever. When our Managing Partner, in its capacity as our general partner, or our conflicts committee is permitted to or required to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion” or that it deems “necessary or appropriate” or “necessary or advisable,” then our Managing Partner or the conflicts committee will be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and will have no duty or obligation (fiduciary or otherwise) to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting us or any holder of our units and will not be subject to any different standards imposed by our limited partnership agreement, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, which is referred to as the Delaware Limited Partnership Act, or under any other law, rule or regulation or in equity. These standards reduce the obligations to which our Managing Partner would otherwise be held.

The above modifications of fiduciary duties are expressly permitted by Delaware law. Hence, we and holders of our units will only have recourse and be able to seek remedies against our Managing Partner if our Managing Partner breaches its obligations pursuant to our limited partnership agreement. Unless our Managing Partner breaches its obligations pursuant to our limited partnership agreement, we and holders of our units will not have any recourse against our Managing Partner even if our Managing Partner were to act in a manner that was inconsistent with traditional fiduciary duties. Furthermore, even if there has been a breach of the obligations set forth in our limited partnership agreement, our limited partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner and its officers and directors will not be liable to us or holders of our units, for errors of judgment or for any acts or omissions unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that our Managing Partner or its officers and directors acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. These provisions are detrimental to the holders of our units because they restrict the remedies available to unitholders for actions that without such limitations might constitute breaches of duty including fiduciary duties.

Whenever a potential conflict of interest exists between us and our Managing Partner, our Managing Partner may resolve such conflict of interest. If our Managing Partner determines that its resolution of the conflict of interest is on terms no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties or is fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between us and our Managing Partner, then it will be presumed that in making this determination, our Managing Partner acted in good faith. A holder of our units seeking to challenge this resolution of the conflict of interest would bear the burden of overcoming such presumption. This is different from the situation with Delaware corporations, where a conflict resolution by an interested party would be presumed to be unfair and the interested party would have the burden of demonstrating that the resolution was fair.

Also, if our Managing Partner obtains the approval of the conflicts committee of our Managing Partner, the resolution will be conclusively deemed to be fair and reasonable to us and not a breach by our Managing Partner of any duties it may owe to us or holders of our units. This is different from the situation with Delaware corporations, where a conflict resolution by a committee consisting solely of independent directors may, in certain circumstances, merely shift the burden of demonstrating unfairness to the plaintiff. If you purchase, receive or otherwise hold a unit, you will be treated as having consented to the provisions set forth in our limited partnership agreement, including provisions regarding conflicts of interest situations that, in the absence of such provisions, might be considered a breach of fiduciary or other duties under applicable state law. As a result, unitholders will, as a practical matter, not be able to successfully challenge an informed decision by the conflicts committee.

We have also agreed to indemnify our Managing Partner and any of its affiliates and any member, partner, tax matters partner, officer, director, employee agent, fiduciary or trustee of our partnership, our Managing Partner or any of our affiliates and certain other specified persons, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts incurred by our Managing Partner or these other persons. We have agreed to

provide this indemnification unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that these persons acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. We have also agreed to provide this indemnification for criminal proceedings.

Our Managing Partner may exercise its right to call and purchase common units as provided in our limited partnership agreement or assign this right to one of its affiliates or to us. Our Managing Partner may use its own discretion, free of fiduciary duty restrictions, in determining whether to exercise this right. As a result, a common unitholder may have his units purchased from him at an undesirable time or price. For additional information, see our limited partnership agreement incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which the prospectus forms a part.

Our limited partnership agreement contains provisions that limit the forum in which claims against us may be brought.

Any claims, suits, actions or proceedings concerning our Managing Partner’s duty to us or any other matter arising out of or relating in any way to the limited partnership agreement may only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction.

In addition, each person that holds or has held a Series B Preferred Unit agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings against us asserted under United States federal securities laws, otherwise arising under such laws, or that could have been asserted as a claim arising under such laws, shall be exclusively brought in the federal district courts of the United States of America. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Forum Selection.”

Redemption may adversely affect your return on the Series B Preferred Units.

On or after September 15, 2021, we will have the right to redeem at a price of $25.00 per Series B Preferred Unit, plus declared and unpaid distributions, some or all of the Series B Preferred Units, as described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Optional Redemption.” In addition, prior to September 15, 2021, we may redeem the Series B Preferred Units after the occurrence of a Change of Control Event (as defined and described in “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Change of Control Redemption”), at a price of $25.25 per Series B Preferred Unit, plus declared and unpaid distributions. To the extent that we redeem the Series B Preferred Units at times when prevailing interest rates may be relatively low compared to rates at the time of issuance of the Series B Preferred Units, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the distribution rate of the Series B Preferred Units.

We are not required to redeem the Series B Preferred Units when they become redeemable, and we only expect to do so if it is in our best interest as determined by our Managing Partner in its sole discretion.

The Series B Preferred Units are a perpetual equity security. This means that they have no maturity or mandatory redemption date and are not redeemable at the option of investors. The Series B Preferred Units may be redeemed by us at our option on or after September 15, 2021, either in whole or in part. In addition, prior to September 15, 2021, after the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, we may, but are not required to, redeem the Series B Preferred Units in whole but not in part. Any decision we may make at any time to redeem the Series B Preferred Units will be determined by our Managing Partner in its sole discretion and depend upon, among other things, an evaluation of our capital position, the composition of our unitholders’ equity, our outstanding senior debt and general market conditions at that time.

Upon a Change of Control Event, we are not required to redeem the Series B Preferred Units, and we may not be able to redeem the Series B Preferred Units or pay the increased distribution rate per annum if we fail to redeem them.

Our holders of the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. LLC, the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2043 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC and the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2044 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, which we refer to as the KKR Senior Notes, have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of such holders’ securities upon a Change of Control Event. We are not required to redeem the Series B Preferred Units, and even if we should decide to redeem the Series B Preferred Units, since the Series B Preferred Units will rank junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness, upon a Change of Control Event, we may not have sufficient financial resources available to redeem the Series B Preferred Units, or pay the increased distribution rate per annum described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Change of Control Redemption.” Even if we are able to pay the increased distribution rate per annum, increasing the per annum distribution rate by 5.00% may not be sufficient to compensate holders for the impact of the Change of Control Event on the market price of the Series B Preferred Units.

There is no limitation on our issuance of debt securities or equity securities that rank equally with the Series B Preferred Units and, under certain circumstances, we may issue equity securities that rank senior to the Series B Preferred Units.

The Series B Preferred Units will rank equally with our Series A Preferred Units, and we do not currently have any outstanding equity securities that rank senior to the Series B Preferred Units. We may issue additional equity securities that rank equally with the Series B Preferred Units without limitation and, with the approval of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units and all other series of voting preferred units (defined below), including the Series A Preferred Units, acting as a single class, as described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Voting Rights”, any partnership interests senior to the Series B Preferred Units. The issuance of securities ranking equally with or senior to the Series B Preferred Units may reduce the amount available for distributions and the amount recoverable by holders of the Series B Preferred Units in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. In addition, we and our subsidiaries may incur indebtedness that will rank senior to the Series B Preferred Units.

The terms of the GP Mirror Units issued to us (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours) by the KKR Group Partnerships in connection with this offering may be amended by the KKR Group Partnerships, which we control, in a manner that could be detrimental to you, and the GP Mirror Units should not be relied upon to ensure we have sufficient cash flows to pay distributions on or redeem the Series B Preferred Units.

We intend to contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Series B Preferred Units to the KKR Group Partnerships. In consideration of our contribution, each KKR Group Partnership will issue to us (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours) a new series of preferred units with economic terms designed to mirror those of the Series B Preferred Units, which we refer to as the GP Mirror Units. The terms of the GP Mirror Units will provide that unless distributions have been declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment on all GP Mirror Units issued by each KKR Group Partnership for the then-current quarterly distribution period, then during such quarterly distribution period only, each KKR Group Partnership may not repurchase any of its junior units and may not declare or pay or set apart payment for distributions on its junior units, other than distributions paid in junior units or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase junior units. These terms, among others, are intended to provide a credit benefit to the Series B Preferred Units. However, the KKR Group Partnerships will have no direct obligations with respect to our Series B Preferred Units. In addition, the KKR Group Partnerships, which are controlled by us, may amend, modify or alter the terms of the GP Mirror Units, including the distribution terms described above, in a manner that would be detrimental to the holders of the Series B Preferred Units and such actions could materially and adversely affect the market price of the Series B Preferred Units. Accordingly, the GP Mirror Units should not be relied upon to ensure we have sufficient cash flows to enable us to pay distributions on or redeem the Series B Preferred Units.

If the amount of distributions on the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units is greater than our gross ordinary income, then the amount that a holder of Series B Preferred Units would receive upon liquidation may be less than the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value.

In general, we will specially allocate to the Series B Preferred Units items of our gross ordinary income in an amount equal to the distributions paid in respect of the Series B Preferred Units during the taxable year. Similar allocations will be made with respect to the Series A Preferred Units. Allocations of gross ordinary income will increase the capital account balance of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units. Distributions will correspondingly reduce the capital account balance of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units. So long as our gross ordinary income equals or exceeds the distributions paid to the holders of the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units, the capital account balance of the holders of Series B Preferred Units will equal the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value at the end of each taxable year. If the distributions paid in respect of the Series B Preferred Units in a taxable year exceed the proportionate share of our gross ordinary income allocated in respect of the Series B Preferred Units for such year, however, the capital account balance of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units with respect to the Series B Preferred Units will be reduced below the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value by the amount of such excess. In that event, we will allocate additional gross ordinary income in subsequent years until such excess is eliminated. If we were to have insufficient gross ordinary income to eliminate such excess, holders of Series B Preferred Units would be entitled, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, to less than the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value. In addition, to the extent that we make additional allocations of gross ordinary income in a taxable year to eliminate such excess from prior years, the gross ordinary income allocated to holders of the Series B Preferred Units in such taxable year would exceed the distributions paid to the Series B Preferred Units during such taxable year. In such taxable year, holders of Series B Preferred Units may recognize taxable income in respect of their investments in the Series B Preferred Units in excess of our cash distributions, thus giving rise to an out-of-pocket tax liability for such holders.

The IRS Schedules K-1 we will provide holders of Series B Preferred Units will be more complicated than the IRS Forms 1099 provided by corporations to their stockholders, and holders of Series B Preferred Units may be required to request an extension of time to file their tax returns.

Holders of Series B Preferred Units will be required to take into account their allocable share of our items of gross ordinary income for our taxable year ending within or with their taxable year. We have agreed to furnish holders of Series B Preferred Units, as soon as reasonably practicable after the close of each calendar year, with tax information (including IRS Schedules K-1), which describes their allocable share of gross ordinary income for our preceding taxable year. However, it may require longer than 90 days after the end of our calendar year to obtain the requisite information so that IRS Schedules K-1 may be prepared by us. Consequently, holders of Series B Preferred Units who are U.S. taxpayers should anticipate the need to file annually with the IRS (and certain states) a request for an extension past April 15 or the otherwise applicable due date of their income tax return for the taxable year. In addition, each holder of Series B Preferred Units will be required to report for all tax purposes consistently with the information provided by us for the taxable year. Because holders will be required to report their allocable share of gross ordinary income, tax reporting for holders of our Series B Preferred Units will be more complicated than for shareholders of a regular corporation.

Tax-exempt holders of our Series B Preferred Units may recognize “unrelated business taxable income.”

Certain organizations that are otherwise exempt from U.S. federal income tax are nonetheless subject to taxation with respect to their “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”). Because we have incurred “acquisition indebtedness” with respect to certain investments we hold (either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries that are treated as partnerships or disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes), a proportionate share of the income we allocate to a holder with respect to such investments will likely be treated as UBTI. Accordingly, tax-exempt holders of our Series B Preferred Units may recognize UBTI. Tax-exempt holders of our Series B Preferred Units are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of owning our units.

Non-U.S. holders face unique U.S. tax issues from owning Series B Preferred Units that may result in adverse tax consequences to them.

We expect that a portion of our income will be treated as income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or “ECI”, with respect to non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units, including by reason of investments in certain U.S. real property holding corporations, real estate investment trusts or “REITs”, real estate assets and energy assets. To the extent our income is treated as ECI, non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units generally will be subject to withholding tax on their allocable share of such income, will be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return for such year reporting their allocable shares of income effectively connected with such trade or business and any other income treated as ECI, and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular U.S. tax rates on any such income. Any amount so withheld would be creditable against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, and such holder would claim a refund to the extent that the amount withheld exceeded such person’s U.S. federal income tax liability for the taxable year. Non-U.S. holders may also be subject to state and local income taxes and be required to file state and local income tax returns with respect to their allocable shares of ECI. Non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units that are corporations may also be subject to a 30% branch profits tax (potentially reduced under an applicable treaty) on their actual or deemed distributions of such income. In addition, distributions to non U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units that are attributable to profits on the sale of a U.S. real property interest may also be subject to U.S. withholding tax. Also, non-U.S. holders may be subject to 30% withholding on allocations of our income that are U.S. source fixed or determinable annual or periodic income under the Code, unless an exemption from or a reduced rate of such withholding applies (under an applicable treaty of the Code) and certain tax status information is provided. Finally, if we are treated as being engaged in a U.S. trade or business, a portion of any gain recognized by non U.S. holders on the sale or exchange of Series B Preferred Units may be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ECI, and hence such non-U.S. holders could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the sale or exchange of Series B Preferred Units.

Holders of our units may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes and return filing requirements as a result of owning such units.

In addition to U.S. federal income taxes, holders of our units may be subject to other taxes, including state, local and foreign taxes, and estate, inheritance or intangible taxes that are imposed by the various jurisdictions in which we do business or own property now or in the future, even if the holders of our units do not reside in any of those jurisdictions. Holders of our units may be required to file state and local income tax returns and pay state and local income taxes in some or all of these jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad. Further, holders of our units may be subject to penalties for failure to comply with those requirements. It is the responsibility of each unitholder to file all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax returns that may be required of such unitholder. In addition, our investments in real assets may expose unitholders to additional adverse tax consequences.

An investment in our Series B Preferred Units is not an investment in any of our funds, and the assets and revenues of our funds are not directly available to us.

Our Series B Preferred Units are only securities of KKR & Co. L.P., the holding company of the KKR business. While our historical consolidated and combined financial information includes financial information, including assets and revenues, of certain funds on a consolidated basis, and our future financial information will continue to consolidate certain of these funds, such assets and revenues are available to the fund and not to us except to a limited extent through management fees, carried interest or other incentive income, distributions and other proceeds arising from agreements with funds.

Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure

Potential conflicts of interest may arise among our Managing Partner, our affiliates and us. Our Managing Partner and its affiliates have limited fiduciary duties to us and the holders of KKR Group Partnership Units, which may permit them to favor their own interests to our detriment and that of the holders of KKR Group Partnership Units.

Our Managing Partner, which is our general partner, manages the business and affairs of our business, and is governed by a board of directors that is co-chaired by our founders, who also serve as our Co-Chief Executive Officers. Conflicts of interest may arise among our Managing Partner and its affiliates, on the one hand, and us and our unitholders, including holders of our preferred units, on the other hand. As a result of these conflicts, our Managing Partner may favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over us and our unitholders. These conflicts include, among others, the following:

will be responsible for, among other things, enforcing our rights and those of our unitholders under certain agreements against KKR Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries and designees, a general partner or limited partner of KKR Holdings, or a person who holds a partnership or equity interest in the foregoing entities;

Certain actions by our Managing Partner’s board of directors require the approval of the Class A shares of our Managing Partner, all of which are held by our senior employees.

All of our Managing Partner’s outstanding limited liability company interests designated as Class A shares, or Class A shares, are held by our senior employees. Although the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors of our Managing Partner is required for any action to be taken by our Managing Partner’s board of directors, certain specified actions approved by our Managing Partner’s board of directors will also require the approval of a majority of the Class A shares of our Managing Partner. These actions consist of the following:

In addition, holders representing a majority of the Class A shares of our Managing Partner have the authority to unilaterally appoint our Managing Partner’s directors and also have the ability to appoint the officers of our Managing Partner. However, if distributions on the Series B Preferred Units have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more quarterly distribution periods, whether or not consecutive, holders of the Series B Preferred Units, together as a class with holders of any other series of parity units then outstanding, will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to the board of directors of our Managing Partner, subject to the terms and to the limited extent described under “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Voting Rights.” Messrs. Henry Kravis and George Roberts, as the designated members of our Managing Partner, represent a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding Class A shares, when they act together. However, neither of them controls the voting of the Class A shares, when acting alone.

We are a Delaware limited partnership, and there are certain provisions in our limited partnership agreement regarding exculpation and indemnification of our officers and directors that differ from the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) in a manner that may be less protective of the interests of our unitholders.

Our limited partnership agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law our directors or officers will not be liable to us. However, under the DGCL, a director or officer would be liable to us for (i) breach of duty of loyalty to us or our shareholders, (ii) intentional misconduct or knowing violations of the law that are not done in good faith, (iii) improper redemption of shares or declaration of dividend, or (iv) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, our limited partnership agreement provides that we indemnify our directors and officers for acts or omissions to the fullest extent provided by law. However, under the DGCL, a corporation can only indemnify directors and officers for acts or omissions if the director or officer acted in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and, in a criminal action, if the officer or director had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Accordingly, our limited partnership agreement may be less protective of the interests of our unitholders, when compared to the DGCL, insofar as it relates to the exculpation and indemnification of our officers and directors.

As a limited partnership, we qualify for some exemptions from the corporate governance and other requirements of the NYSE.

We are a limited partnership and, as a result, qualify for exceptions from certain corporate governance and other requirements of the rules of the NYSE. Pursuant to these exceptions, limited partnerships may elect, and we have elected, not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the NYSE, including the requirements: (i) that the listed company have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; (ii) that the listed company have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors and (iii) that the compensation committee be required to consider certain independence factors when engaging compensation consultants, legal counsel and other committee advisers. Accordingly, you do not have the same protections afforded to equity holders of entities that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED EQUITY DISTRIBUTIONS

The following table presents the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred equity distributions for us and our consolidated subsidiaries for the periods indicated. For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred equity distributions, “fixed charges” consist of interest incurred on all indebtedness and amortization of capitalized expenses relating to indebtedness. “Earnings” consist of the sum of (i) pre-tax income before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities or income or loss from equity investees, (ii) fixed charges and (iii) distributed income of equity investees, less the sum of (i) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries and (ii) noncontrolling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.

USE OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $149,219,562, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

We intend to contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Series B Preferred Units to the KKR Group Partnerships. In exchange, we expect that each KKR Group Partnership will issue to us (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours) a new series of preferred units with economic terms designed to mirror those of the Series B Preferred Units. See “Description of the Series B Preferred Units—Mirror Units” in this prospectus supplement.

We intend to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to fund acquisitions and investments.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of March 31, 2016:

This table should be read in conjunction with the information contained under the heading “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement, and under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, each of which is in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

The following table reconciles KKR & Co. L.P. partners’ capital to book value.

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth our selected historical consolidated financial data as of March 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, and as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data as of March 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015 from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years ending December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 from the audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 from our audited consolidated financial statements which are not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The unaudited financial data presented has been prepared on a basis consistent with our audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, such unaudited financial data reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for those periods. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future period.

On January 1, 2016, we adopted the amended consolidation guidance pursuant to ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board using the modified retrospective method. As a result, restatement of periods prior to 2016 is not required and periods prior to 2016 have not been impacted. The guidance, among other things, eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and also changes the consolidation model specific to limited partnerships. Upon adoption of the guidance, most of our investment funds were de-consolidated as of January 1, 2016 resulting in a reduction in consolidated assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests of approximately $36.9 billion, $2.7 billion and $34.2 billion, respectively. Additionally, as a result of the de-consolidation of most of our investment funds, management fees and carried interest earned by KKR from investment funds that were previously consolidated will no longer be eliminated. Adoption of the guidance had no impact on KKR & Co. L.P.’s partners’ capital and Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.

You should read the following data together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED UNITS

The following description of the particular terms of the Series B Preferred Units supplements the description of the general terms and provisions of preferred units in the accompanying prospectus. The following description is a summary and it does not describe every aspect of the Series B Preferred Units. Our limited partnership agreement, which has been or will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part and which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, contains the full legal text of the matters described in this section. This summary is qualified by the limited partnership agreement. Therefore, you should read carefully the detailed provisions of the limited partnership agreement. As used in this section, “we,” “us” and “our” mean KKR & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its successors, but not any of its subsidiaries. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in such limited partnership agreement, and those definitions are incorporated herein by reference.

The Series B Preferred Units are a single series of authorized preferred units consisting of 6,200,000 units, all of which are being initially offered hereby. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have outstanding 13,800,000 Series A Preferred Units. Our limited partnership agreement permits our Managing Partner to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of preferred units, in one or more classes or series without action by holders of outstanding common or preferred units. We may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of holders of the Series B Preferred Units, issue equity securities that rank equally with or junior to the Series B Preferred Units. We may also from time to time, without notice to or consent of holders of the Series B Preferred Units, issue additional Series B Preferred Units. The additional Series B Preferred Units would form a single series with the Series B Preferred Units offered hereby.

Distributions

Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units will be payable when, as and if declared by the board of directors of our Managing Partner out of funds legally available, at a rate per annum equal to 6.50% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per unit. The liquidation preference per unit for purposes of calculating distributions will not be adjusted for any changes to the capital account balance per unit as described below under “—Amount Payable in Liquidation.”

Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units will be payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year (each, a “distribution payment date”), beginning September 15, 2016, when, as and if declared by the board of directors of our Managing Partner. If any of those dates is not a business day, then distributions will be payable on the next succeeding business day. A “distribution period” is the period from and including a distribution payment date to, but excluding, the next distribution payment date, except that the initial distribution period will commence on and include the original issue date of the Series B Preferred Units and end on September 14, 2016. The amount of distributions payable for the initial distribution period (which is payable on September 15, 2016) and any period shorter than a full distribution period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Declared distributions will be payable on the relevant distribution payment date to holders of record as they appear on our register at the close of business, New York City time, on the March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant distribution payment date (each, a “record date”). These record dates will apply regardless of whether a particular record date is a business day, provided that if the record date is not a business day, the declared distributions will be payable on the relevant distribution payment date to holders of record as they appear on our register at the close of business, New York City time on the business day immediately preceding such record date. A “business day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

Distributions on the Series B Preferred Units are non-cumulative. Accordingly, if the board of directors of our Managing Partner does not declare a distribution before the scheduled record date for any distribution period, we will not make a distribution in that distribution period, whether or not distributions on the Series B Preferred Units are declared or paid for any future distribution period.

The Series B Preferred Units will rank senior to our common units with respect to the payment of distributions to the extent provided in our limited partnership agreement. Unless distributions have been declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment on the Series B Preferred Units for a quarterly distribution period, no distribution may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on our common units (or on any of our other equity securities that we may issue in the future ranking, as to the payment of distributions, junior to the Series B Preferred Units (together

with our common units, “junior units”)) for the remainder of that quarterly distribution period, other than distributions paid in junior units or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase junior units, and we and our subsidiaries may not directly or indirectly repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration our common units (or any junior unit). However, for a subsequent distribution period, payments on junior units can be made again as long as distributions have been made on the Series B Preferred Units for that period (even if no distributions have been made in one or more prior periods).

As discussed above, the distribution calculated for the initial distribution period, which is from the original issue date to but excluding September 15, 2016, is payable on September 15, 2016. If, for example, a distribution payment for the initial distribution period is not paid on September 15, 2016, no distribution may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on our common units (or any junior unit) for the quarterly distribution period from and including September 15, 2016 to, but excluding, December 15, 2016, and we and our subsidiaries may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration our common units (or any junior unit) for such period. However, payments on and repurchases of junior units can be made for the subsequent distribution period from December 15, 2016 to but excluding March 15, 2017 as long as distributions calculated for the period from September 15, 2016 to but excluding December 15, 2016 have been paid on the Series B Preferred Units on December 15, 2016. These restrictions are not applicable during the initial distribution period, which is the period from the original issue date to but excluding September 15, 2016.

The board of directors of our Managing Partner, or a duly authorized committee thereof, may, in its discretion, choose to pay distributions on the Series B Preferred Units without the payment of any distributions on our junior units. No distributions may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any Series B Preferred Units if at the same time any arrears exist or default exists in the payment of distributions on any outstanding series of our senior units (defined below), if any are issued.

When distributions are not paid (or duly provided for) on any distribution payment date (or, in the case of parity units (as defined below) having distribution payment dates different from the distribution payment dates pertaining to the Series B Preferred Units, on a distribution payment date falling within the related distribution period (as defined below) for the Series B Preferred Units) in full upon the Series B Preferred Units or any parity units, all distributions declared upon the Series B Preferred Units and all such parity units payable on such distribution payment date (or, in the case of parity units having distribution payment dates different from the distribution payment dates pertaining to the Series B Preferred Units, on a distribution payment date falling within the related distribution period for the Series B Preferred Units) shall be declared pro rata so that the respective amounts of such distributions shall bear the same ratio to each other as all declared and unpaid distributions per unit on the Series B Preferred Units and all unpaid distributions, including any accumulations, on all parity units payable on such distribution payment date (or in the case of parity units having distribution payment dates different from the distribution payment dates pertaining to the Series B Preferred Units, on a distribution payment date falling within the related distribution period for the Series B Preferred Units) bear to each other.

The distribution payment dates for the Series B Preferred Units and our Series A Preferred Units, which are parity units, are the same and therefore when distributions are not paid (or duly provided for) on any distribution payment date in full upon the Series B Preferred Units or the Series A Preferred Units, all distributions declared upon the Series B Preferred Units and the Series A Preferred Units payable on such distribution payment date shall be declared pro rata so that the respective amounts of such distributions shall bear the same ratio to each other as all declared and unpaid distributions per unit on the Series B Preferred Units and all unpaid distributions on the Series A Preferred Units payable on such distribution payment date.

Ranking

The Series B Preferred Units will rank senior to our junior units with respect to payment of distributions and distribution of our assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

The Series B Preferred Units will rank equally with our Series A Preferred Units and any of our equity securities, including preferred units, that we may issue in the future, the terms of which provide that such securities will rank equally with the Series B Preferred Units with respect to payment of distributions and distribution of our assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up (“parity units”).

The Series B Preferred Units will rank junior to (i) all of our existing and future indebtedness and (ii) any of our equity securities, including preferred units, that we may issue in the future, the terms of which provide that such

securities will rank senior to the Series B Preferred Units with respect to payment of unit distributions and distribution of our assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up (such equity securities, “senior units”). We currently have no senior units outstanding. While any Series B Preferred Units are outstanding, we may not authorize or create any class or series of senior units without the approval of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding Series B Preferred Units and all other series of voting preferred units (defined below), acting as a single class. See “—Voting Rights” below for a discussion of the voting rights applicable if we seek to create any class or series of senior units.

Maturity

The Series B Preferred Units do not have a maturity date, and we are not required to redeem or repurchase the Series B Preferred Units. Accordingly, the Series B Preferred Units will remain outstanding indefinitely unless we decide to redeem or repurchase them.

Optional Redemption

We may not redeem the Series B Preferred Units prior to September 15, 2021 except as provided below under “—Change of Control Redemption.” At any time or from time to time on or after September 15, 2021 we may, at our option, out of funds legally available redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at a price of $25.00 per Series B Preferred Unit plus declared and unpaid distributions, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, without payment of any undeclared distributions. If we choose to redeem less than all of the Series B Preferred Units, we will either determine the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed by lot or pro rata. Once proper notice has been given and so long as funds legally available and sufficient to pay the redemption price for all of the Series B Preferred Units called for redemption have been set aside for payment, from and after the redemption date, distributions on the Series B Preferred Units called for redemption will cease to accrue and such Series B Preferred Units called for redemption will no longer be deemed outstanding, and all rights of the holders thereof will cease other than the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Units will have no right to require the redemption of the Series B Preferred Units.

Change of Control Redemption

If a Change of Control Event (defined below) occurs prior to September 15, 2021, we may, at our option, upon at least 30 days’ notice following the occurrence of such Change of Control Event, out of funds legally available redeem the Series B Preferred Units, in whole but not in part, within 60 days of the occurrence of such Change of Control Event, at a price of $25.25 per Series B Preferred Unit, plus declared and unpaid distributions to, but excluding, the redemption date, without payment of any undeclared distributions.

If (i) a Change of Control Event occurs (whether before, on or after September 15, 2021) and (ii) we do not give notice prior to the 31st day following the Change of Control Event to redeem all the outstanding Series B Preferred Units, the distribution rate per annum on the Series B Preferred Units will increase by 5.00%, beginning on the 31st day following such Change of Control Event.

“Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means (x) the rating on any series of the KKR Senior Notes (or, if no KKR Senior Notes are outstanding, our long-term issuer rating) is lowered by either of the Rating Agencies in respect of a Change of Control and (y) any series of the KKR Senior Notes (or, if no KKR Senior Notes are outstanding, our long-term issuer rating) is rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended until the ratings are announced if during such 60-day period the rating of any series of the KKR Senior Notes (or, if no KKR Senior Notes are outstanding, our long-term issuer rating) is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform us in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of,

the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event). We will request the Rating Agencies to make such confirmation in connection with any Change of Control.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of the following:

“Change of Control Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

“Continuing KKR Person” means, immediately prior to and immediately following any relevant date of determination, (i) an individual who (a) is an executive of the KKR Group, (b) devotes substantially all of his or her business and professional time to the activities of the KKR Group and (c) did not become an executive of the KKR Group or begin devoting substantially all of his or her business and professional time to the activities of the KKR Group in contemplation of a Change of Control, or (ii) any Person in which any one or more of such individuals directly or indirectly, singly or as a group, holds a majority of the controlling interests.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc. or any successor thereto.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch) and BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate a series of the KKR Senior Notes (or, if no KKR Senior Notes are outstanding, ceases to assign a long-term issuer rating to us) for reasons outside of our control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by us as a replacement Rating Agency).

“KKR Group” means the KKR Group Partnerships, the direct and indirect parents (including, without limitation, general partners) of the KKR Group Partnerships, or the “Parent Entities,” any direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Parent Entities or the KKR Group Partnerships, the general partner or similar controlling entities of any investment or vehicle that is managed, advised or sponsored by the KKR Group or a “KKR Fund,” and any other entity through which any of the foregoing directly or indirectly conduct its business, but shall exclude any company in which a KKR Fund has an investment.

“KKR Issuer Group” means KKR & Co. L.P., the KKR Group Partnerships and any other entity that, as of the relevant time, is a guarantor to any series of KKR Senior Notes, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries (to the extent of their economic ownership interest in such subsidiaries) taken as a whole.

“KKR Senior Notes” means (i) the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. LLC, (ii) the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2043 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC and (iii) the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2044 issued by KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, or similar series of senior unsecured debt securities, and in each case, guaranteed by KKR & Co. L.P. and the KKR Group Partnerships.

“Rating Agency” means:

Senior Notes (or, if no KKR Senior Notes are outstanding, our long-term issuer rating) publicly available for reasons outside of our control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act selected by us as a replacement agency for Fitch or S&P, or both, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc., or any successor thereto.

The Change of Control redemption feature of the Series B Preferred Units may, in certain circumstances, make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of our partnership or a KKR Group Partnership and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future.

Voting Rights

Except as indicated below, the holders of the Series B Preferred Units will have no voting rights.

If and whenever six quarterly distributions (whether or not consecutive) payable on the Series B Preferred Units have not been declared and paid (a “Nonpayment”), the number of directors then constituting the board of directors of our Managing Partner will be increased by two and the holders of the Series B Preferred Units, voting together as a single class with the holders of the Series A Preferred Units and any other series of parity units then outstanding upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (any such other series, the “voting preferred units”), will have the right to elect these two additional directors at a meeting of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units, the Series A Preferred Units and such other voting preferred units. When quarterly distributions have been declared and paid on the Series B Preferred Units for four consecutive quarters following the Nonpayment, the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units, the Series A Preferred Units and any other voting preferred units to elect these two additional directors will cease, the terms of office of these two directors will forthwith terminate and the number of directors constituting the board of directors of our Managing Partner will be reduced accordingly. However, the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Units, the Series A Preferred Units and any other voting preferred units to elect two additional directors will again vest if and whenever six additional quarterly distributions have not been declared and paid, as described above.

The approval of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding Series B Preferred Units, the Series A Preferred Units and all other series of voting preferred units, acting as a single class regardless of series, either at a meeting of unitholders or by written consent, is required in order:

provided that in the case of clause (i) above, if such amendment affects materially and adversely the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of one or more but not all of the classes or series of voting preferred units (including the Series B Preferred Units and the Series A Preferred Units for this purpose), only the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding units of the classes or series so affected, voting as a class, is required in lieu of (or, if such consent is required by law, in addition to) the consent of the holders of two-thirds of the voting preferred units (including the Series B Preferred Units and the Series A Preferred Units for this purpose) as a class.

However, we may create additional series or classes of parity units and junior units and issue additional series of parity units and junior units without notice to or the consent of any holder of the Series B Preferred Units.

The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, the Series B Preferred Units shall have been redeemed.

In addition, if at any time any person or group (other than our Managing Partner and its affiliates, or a direct or subsequently approved transferee of our Managing Partner or its affiliates) acquires, in the aggregate, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Series B Preferred Units then outstanding, that person or group will lose voting rights on all of its units and the units may not be voted on any matter and will not be considered to be outstanding when calculating required votes or for other similar purposes.

Amount Payable in Liquidation

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our partnership (“Liquidation”), each holder of the Series B Preferred Units will be entitled to a payment out of our assets available for distribution to the holders of the Series B Preferred Units following the satisfaction of all claims ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Units. Such payment will equal the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per Series B Preferred Unit and declared and unpaid distributions, if any, to, but excluding, the date of Liquidation (the “Preferred Unit Liquidation Value”), to the extent that we have sufficient gross income (excluding any gross income attributable to the sale or exchange of capital assets) in the year of Liquidation and in the prior years in which the Series B Preferred Units have been outstanding to ensure that each holder of Series B Preferred Units will have a capital account balance equal to the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value.

The capital account balance for each Series B Preferred Unit will equal $25.00 initially and will be increased each year by an allocation of gross ordinary income recognized by us (including any gross ordinary income recognized in the year of Liquidation). We refer to our gross income (excluding any gross income attributable to the sale or exchange of capital assets) as our “gross ordinary income.” The allocations of gross ordinary income to the capital account balances for the Series B Preferred Units in any year will not exceed the sum of the amount of distributions paid on the Series B Preferred Units during such year and, to the extent the amount of our distributions in prior years exceeded the cumulative gross ordinary income allocated to the capital account balances for the Series B Preferred Units in those years, the amount of such excess for all prior years. If the board of directors of our Managing Partner declares a distribution on the Series B Preferred Units, the amount of the distribution paid on each such Series B Preferred Unit will be deducted from the capital account balance for such Series B Preferred Unit, whether or not such capital account balance received an allocation of gross ordinary income in respect of such distribution. The allocation of gross ordinary income to the capital account balances for the Series B Preferred Units is intended to entitle the holders of the Series B Preferred Units to a preference over the holders of outstanding common units upon our Liquidation, to the extent required to permit each holder of a Series B Preferred Unit to receive the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value in respect of such unit. If, however, we were to have insufficient gross ordinary income to achieve this result, holders of Series B Preferred Units would be entitled, upon Liquidation, to less than the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value and may receive less than $25.00 per Series B Preferred Unit. See “Risk Factors— If the amount of distributions on the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units is greater than our gross ordinary income, then the amount that a holder of Series B Preferred Units would receive upon liquidation may be less than the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value.”

After each holder of Series B Preferred Units receives a payment equal to the capital account balance for such holder’s units (even if such payment is less than the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value of such holder’s units), holders will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of our assets.

Based on current information, we believe we will have sufficient gross ordinary income in calendar year 2016 to ensure that holders of Series B Preferred Units will have capital account balances as of the end of the calendar year 2016 that entitle each holder, upon Liquidation, to the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value, but no assurance can be provided regarding the level of our calendar year 2016 gross ordinary income or of our future gross ordinary income. In our 2015 and 2014 taxable years, our gross ordinary income was approximately $941 million and $1.04 billion respectively.

If upon any Liquidation, the amounts payable with respect to the Series B Preferred Units and any other outstanding series of parity units, including our Series A Preferred Units, are not paid in full, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Units and the holders of such parity units, including our Series A Preferred Units, will share equally and ratably in any distribution of our assets in proportion to the full distributable amounts to which each such holder is entitled. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have outstanding 13,800,000 Series A Preferred Units.

Neither the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer, for cash, units of capital stock, securities or other consideration, of all or substantially all of our property or assets nor the consolidation, merger or amalgamation of our partnership with or into any other entity or the consolidation, merger or amalgamation of any other entity with or into our partnership will be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our partnership, notwithstanding that for other purposes, such as for tax purposes, such an event may constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up. We refer to the foregoing transactions as “Permitted Transfers.” In addition, no payment will be made to the holders of the Series B Preferred Units pursuant to this “—Amount Payable in Liquidation” section (i) upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any of our subsidiaries or upon any reorganization of our partnership into another limited liability entity pursuant to provisions of our limited partnership agreement that allow us to convert, merge or convey our assets to another limited liability entity with or without limited partner approval (including a merger or conversion of our partnership into a corporation if the Managing Partner determines in its sole discretion that it is no longer in the interests of our partnership to continue as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or (ii) if our partnership engages in a reorganization or other transaction in which a successor to our partnership issues equity securities to the holders of the Series B Preferred Units that have rights, powers and preferences that are substantially similar to the rights, powers and preferences of the Series B Preferred Units pursuant to provisions of our limited partnership agreement that allow us to do so without limited partner approval. We refer to the foregoing transactions as “Permitted Reorganizations.” The Managing Partner may, in its sole discretion, modify the terms of the Series B Preferred Units to provide for a Permitted Transfer or a Permitted Reorganization.

No Conversion Rights

The Series B Preferred Units will not be convertible into common units or any other class or series of interests or any other security.

Mirror Units

We intend to contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Series B Preferred Units to the KKR Group Partnerships. In consideration of our contribution, each KKR Group Partnership will issue to us (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours) a new series of preferred units with economic terms designed to mirror those of the Series B Preferred Units, which we refer to as the GP Mirror Units. The terms of the GP Mirror Units will provide that unless distributions have been declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment on all GP Mirror Units issued by each KKR Group Partnership for the then-current quarterly distribution period, then during such quarterly distribution period only, each KKR Group Partnership may not repurchase its common units or any junior units and may not declare or pay or set apart payment for distributions on its junior units, other than distributions paid in junior units or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase junior units. The terms of the GP Mirror Units also will provide that, in the event that any KKR Group Partnership liquidates, dissolves or winds up, no KKR Group Partnership may declare or pay or set apart payment on its common units or any other units ranking junior to the GP Mirror Units unless the outstanding liquidation preference on all outstanding GP Mirror Units of each KKR Group Partnership have been repaid via redemption or otherwise. The foregoing would not apply to (i) a Substantially All Merger or a Substantially All Sale whereby a KKR Group Partnership is the surviving Person or the Person formed by such transaction is organized under the laws of a Permitted Jurisdiction and has expressly assumed all of the obligations under the GP Mirror Units, (ii) the sale or disposition of a KKR Group Partnership (whether by merger, consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets) if such sale or disposition is not a Substantially All Merger or Substantially All Sale, (iii) the sale or disposition of a KKR Group Partnership should such KKR Group Partnership not constitute a “significant subsidiary” under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, (iv) an event where the Series B Preferred Units have been fully redeemed pursuant to the terms of our limited partnership agreement or if proper notice of redemption of the Series B Preferred Units has been given and funds sufficient to pay the redemption price for all of the Series B Preferred Units called for redemption have been set aside for payment pursuant to the terms of our limited partnership agreement, (v) transactions where the assets of the KKR Group Partnership being liquidated, dissolved or wound up are immediately contributed to another KKR Group Partnership, and (vi) with respect to a KKR Group Partnership, a Permitted Transfer or a Permitted Reorganization. In connection with the March 2016 issuance of the Series A Preferred Units, the KKR Group Partnerships issued an aggregate of 13,800,000 preferred units with economic terms designed to mirror those of the Series A Preferred Units, which we refer to as the Series A GP Mirror Units, and the GP Mirror Units will rank equally with the Series A GP Mirror Units.

A “Permitted Jurisdiction” means the United States or any state thereof, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or British Crown Dependencies, any other member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust, or any other entity including government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

“Substantially All Merger” means a merger or consolidation of one or more KKR Group Partnerships with or into another Person that would, in one or a series of related transactions, result in the transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the combined assets of the KKR Group Partnerships taken as a whole to a Person that is not a KKR Group Partnership immediately prior to such transaction.

“Substantially All Sale” means a sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, in one or a series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the KKR Group Partnerships taken as a whole to a Person that is not a KKR Group Partnership immediately prior to such transaction.

Forum Selection

Each person that holds or had held a Series B Preferred Unit and each person that holds or has held any beneficial interest in a Series B Preferred Unit (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise), to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings against us, or any director, officer, employee, control person, underwriter or agent of KKR & Co. L.P., asserted under United States federal securities laws, otherwise arising under such laws, or that could have been asserted as a claim arising under such laws, shall be exclusively brought in the federal district courts of the United States of America (except, and only to the extent, that any such claims, actions or proceedings are of a type for which a limited partner may not waive its right to maintain a legal action or proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware with respect to matters relating to the organization or internal affairs of KKR & Co. L.P. as set forth under Section 17-109(d) of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act); (ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and (iii) irrevocably agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts or any other court to which proceedings in such courts may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper.

Transfer Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC will be the transfer agent, registrar and paying agent for the Series B Preferred Units.

BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY, AND FORM

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), New York, NY, will act as securities depository for the Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Units will be issued as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.

DTC has advised us that: DTC, the world’s largest securities depository, is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC’s participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). DTC has a Standard & Poor’s rating of AA+. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the SEC. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com.

Purchases of Series B Preferred Units under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Series B Preferred Units on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Series B Preferred Unit (“Beneficial Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Series B Preferred Units are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Series B Preferred Units, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Series B Preferred Units is discontinued.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Series B Preferred Units deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Series B Preferred Units with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Series B Preferred Units; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Series B Preferred Units are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Series B Preferred Units within an issue are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be redeemed.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to Series B Preferred Units unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts Series B Preferred Units are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

Redemption proceeds and distributions on the Series B Preferred Units will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us or American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC on the payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, its nominee or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds and distributions to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is our responsibility, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner of the Series B Preferred Units will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Series B Preferred Units. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the Series B Preferred Units. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in the Series B Preferred Units.

DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the Series B Preferred Units at any time by giving us reasonable notice. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, unit certificates are required to be printed and delivered.

We may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, unit certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.

The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

This summary supplements the discussion contained under the caption “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus and should be read in conjunction therewith. Potential holders of Series B Preferred Units are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Series B Preferred Units.

Classification of KKR & Co. L.P.

We are a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Our Managing Partner has adopted a set of investment policies and procedures that govern the types of investments we can make (and income we can earn), including structuring certain investments through entities, such as our intermediate holding company, classified as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (as discussed further below), to ensure that we will meet the “qualifying income exception” under the publicly traded partnership rules in each taxable year. See “Material U.S. Federal Tax Consequences—Taxation of Our Partnership.”

Treatment of the Series B Preferred Units; Allocation of Profits and Losses

We will treat the Series B Preferred Units as partnership interests in us that will be subject to the tax considerations generally discussed in the accompanying prospectus under “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations—Consequences to U.S Holders of Units.” In general, we will specially allocate to the Series B Preferred Units items of our gross ordinary income in an amount equal to the distributions paid in respect of the Series B Preferred Units during the taxable year. The gross ordinary income allocated to a holder of Series B Preferred Units will generally have the same character as our gross ordinary income (e.g., interest, dividends, rents from real property, UBTI, etc.). To the extent our distributions in prior years exceeded the cumulative gross ordinary income allocated to the Series B Preferred Units, we will allocate additional gross ordinary income to the Series B Preferred Units until such excess is eliminated. In such circumstance, the gross income allocated to holders of the Series B Preferred Units during a taxable year would exceed the distributions to the Series B Preferred Units during such taxable year. However, we expect to have sufficient gross ordinary income each taxable year to be able to allocate gross ordinary income to the Series B Preferred Units in an amount equal to the distributions paid on the Series B Preferred Units.

As described in “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations—Consequences to U.S. Holders of Units” in the accompanying prospectus, allocations of our items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit will be determined in accordance with our limited partnership agreement, provided such allocations either have “substantial economic effect” or are determined to be in accordance with such holder’s interest in us. No assurance can be provided that our allocation of gross ordinary income in respect of the Series B Preferred Units will be treated as having “substantial economic effect” or will be treated as being in accordance with such holder’s interest in us.

We will treat any distribution on the Series B Preferred Units as a distribution on a partnership interest subject to the treatment discussed in “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations—Consequences to U.S. Holders of Units—Treatment of Distributions” in the accompanying prospectus. If the distributions paid to a holder of Series B Preferred Units in a taxable year exceed the proportionate share of the gross ordinary income allocated in respect of the Series B Preferred Units to such holder, then the holder’s capital account balance with respect to the Series B Preferred Units will be reduced by the excess, which would decrease the amount that the holder of Series B Preferred Units would be entitled to receive on liquidation, potentially below the Preferred Unit Liquidation Value. As described above, in the event that this results in the cumulative distributions exceeding the cumulative gross ordinary income allocated to the Series B Preferred Units, we will allocate additional gross ordinary income in future years until such excess is eliminated, which would increase the capital account balance of the holder of Series B Preferred Units. As noted above, we expect to have sufficient gross ordinary income each taxable year to be able to allocate gross ordinary income to the Series B Preferred Units in an amount equal to the distributions paid on the Series B Preferred Units.

The treatment of interests in a partnership such as the Series B Preferred Units and the payments received in respect of such interests is uncertain. The IRS may contend that payments on the Series B Preferred Units represent “guaranteed payments,” which would generally be treated as ordinary income but may not have the same character when received by a holder as our gross ordinary income had when earned by us. If distributions on the Series B

Preferred Units were treated as “guaranteed payments,” a holder would always be treated as receiving income equal to the amount distributed, regardless of the amount of our gross ordinary income. Potential holders of Series B Preferred Units are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of payments on the Series B Preferred Units as “guaranteed payments.”

Withholding Taxes

A U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate will apply to distributions that constitute “withholdable payments” and proceeds of sales or other dispositions in respect of our Series B Preferred Units received on or after January 1, 2019 by U.S. holders who own their units through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries or by certain non-U.S. holders, if certain disclosure requirements related to U.S. accounts or ownership are not satisfied. See “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations—Administrative Matters—Additional Withholding Requirements” in the accompanying prospectus.

Effectively Connected Income and Withholding

We expect that a portion of our income will be treated as ECI with respect to non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units, including by reason of investments in certain U.S. real property holding corporations, real estate investment trusts or “REITs”, real estate assets and energy assets. To the extent our income is treated as ECI, non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units generally would be subject to withholding tax on their allocable shares of such income, would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return for such year reporting their allocable share of income effectively connected with such trade or business and any other income treated as ECI, and would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular U.S. tax rates on any such income. Non-U.S. holders may also be subject to state and local income taxes and be required to file state and local income tax returns with respect to their allocable shares of ECI. Non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units that are corporations may also be subject to a 30% branch profits tax (potentially reduced under an applicable treaty) on their actual or deemed distributions of such income. In addition, distributions to non-U.S. holders of Series B Preferred Units that are attributable to profits on the sale of a U.S. real property interest may also be subject to U.S. withholding tax. Also, non-U.S. holders may be subject to 30% withholding on allocations of our income that are U.S. source fixed or determinable annual or periodic income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), unless an exemption from or a reduced rate of such withholding applies (under an applicable treaty of the Code) and certain tax status information is provided. Finally, if we are treated as being engaged in a U.S. trade or business, a portion of any gain recognized by non-U.S. holders on the sale or exchange of Series B Preferred Units may be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ECI, and hence such non-U.S. holders could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the sale or exchange of Series B Preferred Units.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Because we have incurred “acquisition indebtedness” with respect to certain investments we hold (either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries that are treated as partnerships or disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes), a proportionate share of a holder’s income from us with respect to such investments may be treated as UBTI. Accordingly, tax-exempt holders of our Series B Preferred Units may recognize UBTI. Tax-exempt holders of our Series B Preferred Units are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of owning our units.

CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the ERISA Plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the Series B Preferred Units. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities, and the documents and instruments governing the ERISA Plan.

Prohibited Transaction Issues

Whether or not the underlying assets of KKR & Co. L.P., as issuer of the Series B Preferred Units, were deemed to include “plan assets,” as described below, we, certain of our subsidiaries and the underwriters, the Transfer Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent, the our Managing Partner and our and their respective affiliates may be each considered a “party in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, or a “disqualified person” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to many ERISA Plans, as well as other arrangements subject to Section 4975 of the Code, including individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (such arrangements, and together with ERISA Plans, referred to herein as “Plans”). Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code could arise, for example, if the Series B Preferred Units are acquired by or with the assets of a Plan with respect to which the Manager, we or any of our subsidiaries or our or the Manager’s respective affiliates and the other persons referenced above is a party in interest or disqualified person, unless the transaction qualifies for an exemption from the prohibited transaction rules of Title I of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. A violation of these prohibited transaction rules could result in an excise tax or other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code, unless relief is available under an applicable statutory or administrative exemption.

Exemptive relief from the prohibited transaction rules under Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code may be available for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase, holding or disposition of our Units. Those exemptions include Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts), and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers). In addition, Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code provide exemptive relief for certain arm’s-length transactions with a person (other than a fiduciary or an affiliate of a fiduciary that has or exercises discretionary authority or control or renders investment advice with respect to the assets involved in the transaction) that is a party in interest or disqualified person solely by reason of providing services to Plans or being an affiliate of such a service provider (the “Service Provider Exemption”). Each of the above-noted exemptions contains conditions and limitations on its application. Fiduciaries of Plans considering acquiring and/or holding the Series B Preferred Units in reliance on these or any other exemption should carefully review the exemption to assure it is applicable. There can be no assurance that any of these class exemptions, the Service Provider Exemption or any other exemption will be available with respect to any particular transaction involving the Series B Preferred Units.

Plan Asset Issues

Regulations, promulgated under ERISA by the U.S. Department of Labor, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (the “Plan Asset Regulations”) generally provide, that when a Plan acquires an equity interest in an entity that is neither a “publicly offered security” nor a security issued by an investment company registered under the 1940 Act, the Plan’s assets include both the equity interest and an undivided interest in each of the underlying assets of the entity unless it is established either that equity participation in the entity by “benefit plan investors” is not significant or that the entity is an “operating company,” in each case as defined in the Plan Asset Regulations. For purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations, equity participation in an entity by benefit plan investors will not be significant if they hold, in the aggregate, less than 25% of the total value of each class of such entity’s equity, excluding equity interests held by persons (other than benefit plan investors) with discretionary authority or control over the assets of the entity or who provide investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to such assets, and any affiliates thereof.

For purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations, a “publicly offered security” is a security that is (a) “freely transferable”, (b) part of a class of securities that is “widely held,” and (c) (i) sold to the Plan as part of an offering

of securities to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and the class of securities to which such security is a part is registered under the Exchange Act within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the offering of such securities to the public has occurred, or (ii) is part of a class of securities that is registered under Section 12 the Exchange Act. The Series B Preferred Units are being offered pursuant to a registered offering under the Securities Act and the Series B Preferred Units will be registered under the Exchange Act. The Plan Asset Regulations provide that a security is “widely held” only if it is part of a class of securities that is owned by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and one another. A security will not fail to be “widely held” because the number of independent investors falls below 100 subsequent to the initial offering thereof as a result of events beyond the control of the issuer. It is anticipated that our Series B Preferred Units will be “widely held” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations, although no assurance can be given in this regard. The Plan Asset Regulations provide that whether a security is “freely transferable” is a factual question to be determined on the basis all the relevant facts and circumstances. It is anticipated that our Series B Preferred Units will be “freely transferable” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations, although no assurance can be given in this regard.

Although no assurances can be given in this regard, we anticipate that the Series B Preferred Units we are selling hereunder should qualify as a “publicly offered security” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations.

Governmental plans, certain church plans and non-United States plans (each, a “Non-ERISA Plan”), while not subject to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, may nevertheless be subject to other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are substantially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”). Fiduciaries of any such plans should consult with their counsel before purchasing the Series B Preferred Units.

Certain Restrictions

Due to the foregoing requirements, the Series B Preferred Units may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity or by reason of any Non-ERISA Plan’s investment in the entity (each, a “Plan Asset Entity”), or any person investing plan assets of any Plan or Non-ERISA Plan, unless such purchase and holding will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any applicable Similar Law.

Accordingly, each purchaser and subsequent transferee, including any fiduciary purchasing or holding the Series B Preferred Units with the assets of any Plan, Plan Asset Entity or Non-ERISA Plan, will be deemed to have represented by its purchase or holding of the Series B Preferred Units that either (a) it is not a Plan, a Plan Asset Entity or a Non-ERISA Plan and is not purchasing or holding such shares on behalf of or with the assets of any Plan, Plan Asset Entity or Non-ERISA Plan or (b) its purchase and holding of the Series B Preferred Units will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a similar violation of any applicable Similar Law.

The foregoing discussion is general in nature and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing our shares on behalf of or with the assets of any Plan, Plan Asset Entity or Non-ERISA Plan consult with their counsel regarding the potential applicability of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Laws to such an investment and whether an exemption would be available for the purchase and holding of our shares.

Purchasers of our shares have exclusive responsibility for ensuring that their purchase and holding of our shares do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any applicable Similar Law, as described above.

UNDERWRITING

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering and as representatives of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, each underwriter named below has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the number of Series B Preferred Units set forth opposite the underwriter’s name.

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the Series B Preferred Units included in this offering are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the Series B Preferred Units if they purchase any of the Series B Preferred Units.

The Series B Preferred Units sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus supplement. Any Series B Preferred Units sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount from the initial public offering price not to exceed $0.50 per unit. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may reallow, a concession not to exceed $0.45 per unit on sales to other dealers. If all the Series B Preferred Units are not sold at the initial offering price, the underwriters may change the offering price and the other selling terms.

We have agreed that, for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, we will not, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to any Series B Preferred Units, securities similar to or ranking on par with or senior to the Series B Preferred Units or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Series B Preferred Units or any such similar, parity or senior securities, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge, disposition or filing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Series B Preferred Units or any such similar, parity or senior securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of the Series B Preferred Units or any such similar, parity or senior securities, in cash or otherwise; provided that the we may issue and sell the Series B Preferred Units to the underwriters pursuant to the underwriting agreement. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in their sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to this lock-up agreement at any time.

We intend to apply to list the Series B Preferred Units on the NYSE under the symbol “KKR PR B.” If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Series B Preferred Units on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Series B Preferred Units are first issued.

The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering.

The estimated offering expenses payable by us (excluding the underwriting discount) are approximately $1 million, which includes legal, accounting and printing costs and various other fees associated with registering the units.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell units in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions, and stabilizing purchases. Short sales involve secondary market sales by the underwriters of a greater number of units than they are required to purchase in the offering. A short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the units in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. To close a short position, the underwriters must purchase units in the open market after the distribution has been completed. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase units so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the units. They may also cause the price of the units to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

We expect to deliver the units against payment for the units on or about the date specified in the last paragraph of the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which will be the fifth business day following the date of the pricing of the units (“T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade units on the date of pricing or the next succeeding business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the units initially will settle in T+5, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

The underwriters and their respective affiliates have performed commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for us from time to time for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.

In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities may involve securities and instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Series B Preferred Units. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Series B Preferred Units. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area

In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area (each, a relevant member state), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that relevant member state (the relevant implementation date), an offer of units described in this prospectus supplement may not be made to the public in that relevant member state other than:

provided that no such offer of units shall require us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of units to the public” in any relevant member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the units to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the units, as the expression may be varied in that member state by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that member state, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the relevant member state. The expression 2010 PD Amending Directive means Directive 2010/73/EU.

The sellers of the units have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of units through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the units as contemplated in this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, no purchaser of the units, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the units on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (each such person being referred to as a “relevant person”). This prospectus supplement and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Notice to Prospective Investors in France

Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering material relating to the units described in this prospectus supplement has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorit′e des March′es Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorit′e des March′es Financiers. The units have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering material relating to the units has been or will be:

Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:

The units may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code mon′etaire et financier.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong

The units may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the units may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to units which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Putures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan

The units offered in this prospectus supplement have not been registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan. The units have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the account of any resident of Japan, except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore

This prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the units may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the units be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Putures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SPA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SPA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SPA, in each case subject to compliance with conditions set forth in the SPA.

Where the units are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SPA by a relevant person which is:

shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the units pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SPA except:

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Certain partners of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, members of their families and related persons have an interest representing less than 1% of our common units. Certain legal matters related to this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the preferred units to be sold pursuant to this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules attached to the registration statement, contains additional relevant information about us and our preferred units. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information from this prospectus.

We file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede such information, as well as the information included in this prospectus. Some documents or information, such as that called for by Items 2.02 and 7.01 of Form 8-K, or the exhibits related thereto under Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, are deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules. None of those documents and none of that information is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This prospectus also contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual documents.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectus:

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and are required to file reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800- SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus, excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You may request copies of those documents from KKR & Co. L.P., 9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Investor Relations. You also may contact us at 1- 877-610-4910 or visit our website at http://www.kkr.com for copies of those documents. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

You also may review a copy of the prospectus and registration statement and its exhibits at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., as well as through the SEC’s internet website (See “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement).

PROSPECTUS

KKR & Co. L.P.

Preferred Units

This prospectus relates to our preferred units that may be offered for sale from time to time by us and any selling unitholders.

This prospectus describes the general manner in which the preferred units may be offered and sold. We will provide specific terms of any offering of these preferred units in a prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus. The preferred units may be offered separately or together or in preferred units in any combination and as separate series. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus we may provide to you, as well as the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, carefully before you invest.

We or any selling unitholders may sell these preferred units on a continuous or delayed basis directly, through agents, dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. We and any selling unitholders reserve the sole right to accept, and we and any selling unitholders and any agents, dealers and underwriters reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of preferred units. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any preferred units, the applicable prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus will set forth any applicable commissions or discounts payable to them. The names of the selling unitholders, if any, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Our net proceeds from the sale of the preferred units also will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the preferred units to which this prospectus relates that are offered by any selling unitholders.

In reviewing this prospectus, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus and in the “Risk Factors” section of our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these preferred units or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is March 10, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC,” as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we or any selling unitholders may sell any of the preferred units described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. Each time we or any selling unitholders sell preferred units, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of the offering and of the preferred units being offered and information regarding the selling unitholders, if any. The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus together with information incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information” before making an investment in our preferred units.

We have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus does not constitute, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus will not constitute, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the offered preferred units in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus, or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date of that document. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus nor any distribution of preferred units pursuant to this prospectus or any such prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth in this prospectus, any such prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement since the date thereof.

For investors outside the United States: neither we nor any selling unitholders have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus and the distribution of this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.

Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires:

(i) references to “KKR,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “our partnership” refer to KKR & Co. L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Prior to KKR & Co. L.P. becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the “NYSE,” on July 15, 2010, KKR Group Holdings L.P. consolidated the financial results of KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and their consolidated subsidiaries. On August 5, 2014, KKR International Holdings L.P. became a KKR Group Partnership. We refer to KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. collectively as the “KKR Group Partnerships.” Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership Unit;

(ii) references to “our Managing Partner” are to KKR Management LLC, which acts as our general partner and unless otherwise indicated, references to equity interests in KKR’s business, or to percentage interests in KKR’s business, reflect the aggregate equity of the KKR Group Partnerships and are net of amounts that have been allocated to our principals and other employees and non-employee operating consultants in respect of the carried interest from KKR’s business as part of our “carry pool” and certain minority interests;

(iii) references to “principals” are to our senior employees and non-employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR’s business through KKR Holdings L.P., which we refer to as “KKR Holdings,” and references to our “senior principals” are to our senior employees who hold interests in our Managing Partner entitling them to vote for the election of its directors;

(iv) references to “our funds” or “our vehicles” refer to investment funds, vehicles and/or accounts advised, sponsored or managed by one or more subsidiaries of KKR including collateralized loan obligations and CMBS vehicles, unless context requires otherwise. They do not include investment funds, vehicles or accounts of any hedge fund manager with which we have formed a strategic partnership where we have acquired a non-controlling interest;

(v) references to our “limited partnership agreement” are to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of KKR & Co. L.P., by and among KKR Management LLC and the limited partners party thereto, as it may be amended from time to time; and

(vi) references to “unitholders” refer to the holder of any limited partnership interest in the registrant, whether common or preferred.

KKR & CO. L.P.

This prospectus contains certain information about KKR & Co. L.P. and our preferred units. This prospectus is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment in our preferred units. You should read carefully the information appearing in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus we may provide to you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

We are a leading global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. We aim to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation in the assets we manage. We invest our own capital alongside the capital we manage for fund investors and bring debt and equity investment opportunities to others through our capital markets business.

We are a holding partnership formed as a Delaware limited partnership on June 25, 2007. Through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we hold equity interests in, and conduct all of our material business activities through KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P., collectively, the “KKR Group Partnerships.” We indirectly are the general partner of each of the KKR Group Partnerships and hold a number of KKR Group Partnership Units equal to the number of common units that we have issued, not including unvested units. Accordingly, we indirectly control all of the business and affairs of the KKR Group Partnerships and consolidate the financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our common units representing limited partner interests in our partnership (“common units”) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KKR.”

Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of Class A partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership unit (“KKR Group Partnership Unit”). KKR Group Partnership Units that are held by KKR Holdings L.P. are exchangeable for our common units on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications and compliance with applicable lock-up, vesting and transfer restrictions.

We are managed by KKR Management LLC, our general partner, which we refer to as our Managing Partner. Our Managing Partner has a board of directors that is co-chaired by KKR’s founders, Henry Kravis and George Roberts, who also serve as Co-Chief Executive Officers. KKR’s senior principals control our Managing Partner. We reimburse our Managing Partner and its affiliates for all costs incurred in managing and operating us, and our limited partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner will determine the expenses that are allocable to us.

Our executive offices are located at 9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200, New York, NY, 10019, and our telephone number is (212) 750-8300.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our preferred units involves risks. In addition to the risks discussed below under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forwarding-Looking Statements,” you should carefully review the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and under the caption “Risk Factors” or any similar caption in the other documents that we have filed or subsequently file with the SEC that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we provide you in connection with an offering of preferred units pursuant to this prospectus. You should also carefully review the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any such prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus. The risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the documents referred to above and other matters discussed in those documents could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of our preferred units and any other securities we may issue. Moreover, the risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face, and our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of our preferred units and any other securities we may issue could be materially adversely affected by other matters that are not known to us or that we currently do not consider to be material risks to our business.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein contain, and any prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with an offering of our preferred units described in this prospectus may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act,” which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “should,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “intend,” “will,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” the negative version of these words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate strictly to historical or factual matters. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this prospectus and our periodic filings.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described by our forward-looking statements might not occur. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors. Please keep this cautionary note in mind as you read this prospectus, the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and any prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with this offering.

The documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein contain or may contain, and any prospectus supplement and free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with this offering may contain, market data, industry statistics and other data that have been obtained from, or compiled from, information made available by third parties. We have not independently verified this data or these statistics.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus prepared in connection with an offering of preferred units pursuant to this prospectus, the net proceeds from the sale of the preferred units to which this prospectus relates will be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include repayment, repurchase or redemption of debt, acquisitions, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and investments in our subsidiaries. Net proceeds may be temporarily invested or temporarily used to repay indebtedness prior to deployment for their intended purposes.

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of preferred units to which this prospectus relates that are offered by any selling unitholders.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of interest exist and may arise in the future as a result of the relationships between our Managing Partner and its affiliates, including each party’s respective owners, on the one hand, and our partnership and our limited partners, on the other hand. Whenever a potential conflict arises between our Managing Partner or its affiliates, on the one hand, and us or any limited partner, on the other hand, our Managing Partner will resolve that conflict. Our limited partnership agreement contains provisions that reduce and eliminate our Managing Partner’s duties, including fiduciary duties, to our unitholders. Our limited partnership agreement also restricts the remedies available to unitholders for actions taken that without those limitations might constitute breaches of duty, including fiduciary duties.

Under our limited partnership agreement, our Managing Partner will not be in breach of its obligations under the limited partnership agreement or its duties to us or our unitholders if the resolution of the conflict is:

Our Managing Partner may, but is not required to, seek the approval of such resolution from the conflicts committee or our unitholders. If our Managing Partner does not seek approval from the conflicts committee or our unitholders and its board of directors determines that the resolution or course of action taken with respect to the conflict of interest satisfies either of the standards set forth in the third and fourth bullet points above, then it will be presumed that in making its decision the board of directors acted in good faith, and in any proceeding brought by or on behalf of any limited partner or us or any other person bound by our limited partnership agreement, the person bringing or prosecuting such proceeding will have the burden of overcoming such presumption. Unless the resolution of a conflict is specifically provided for in our limited partnership agreement, our Managing Partner or the conflicts committee may consider any factors it determines in its sole discretion to consider when resolving a conflict. Our limited partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner will be conclusively presumed to be acting in good faith if our Managing Partner subjectively believes that the determination made or not made is in the best interests of the partnership.

Covered Agreements

The conflicts committee is responsible for enforcing our rights under certain agreements against KKR Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries and designees, a general partner or limited partner of KKR Holdings, or a person who holds a partnership or equity interest in the foregoing entities. The conflicts committee is also authorized to take any action pursuant to any authority or rights granted to such committee under those agreements or with respect to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver to those agreements that would purport to modify such authority or rights. In addition, the conflicts committee shall approve any amendment to any of those agreements that in the reasonable judgment of our Managing Partner’s board of directors creates or will result in a conflict of interest.

Potential Conflicts

Conflicts of interest could arise in the situations described below, among others.

Actions taken by our Managing Partner may affect the amount of cash flow from operations to our unitholders.

The amount of cash flow from operations that is available for distribution to our unitholders is affected by decisions of our Managing Partner regarding such matters as:

In addition, borrowings by our limited partnership and our affiliates from our Managing Partner and its affiliates do not constitute a breach of any duty owed by our Managing Partner to our unitholders. Our partnership agreement provides that we and our subsidiaries may borrow funds from our Managing Partner and its affiliates on terms that are fair and reasonable to us. Under our limited partnership agreement, those borrowings will be deemed to be fair and reasonable if: (i) they are approved in accordance with the terms of the limited partnership agreement; (ii) the terms are no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties; or (iii) the terms are fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved, including other transactions that may be or have been particularly favorable or advantageous to us.

We will reimburse our Managing Partner and its affiliates for expenses.

We will reimburse our Managing Partner and its affiliates for costs incurred in managing and operating our partnership and our business. For example, we do not elect, appoint or employ any directors, officers or other employees. All of those persons are elected, appointed or employed by our Managing Partner on our behalf. Our limited partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner will determine the expenses that are allocable to us.

Our Managing Partner has limited its liability regarding our obligations.

Our Managing Partner has limited its liability under contractual arrangements so that the other party has recourse only to our assets, and not against our Managing Partner, its assets or its owners. Our limited partnership agreement provides that any action taken by our Managing Partner to limit its liability or our liability is not a breach of our Managing Partner’s fiduciary duties, even if we could have obtained more favorable terms without the limitation on liability. The limitation on our Managing Partner’s liability does not constitute a waiver of compliance with U.S. federal securities laws that would be void under Section 14 of the Securities Act.

Our unitholders will have no right to enforce obligations of our Managing Partner and its affiliates under agreements with us.

Any agreements between us on the one hand, and our Managing Partner and its affiliates on the other, will not grant our unitholders, separate and apart from us, the right to enforce the obligations of our Managing Partner and its affiliates in our favor.

Contracts between us, on the one hand, and our Managing Partner and its affiliates, on the other, will not be the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

Our limited partnership agreement allows our Managing Partner to determine in its sole discretion any amounts to pay itself or its affiliates for any services rendered to us. Our Managing Partner may also enter into additional contractual arrangements with any of its affiliates on our behalf. Neither our limited partnership agreement nor any of the other agreements, contracts and arrangements between us on the one hand, and our

Managing Partner and its affiliates on the other, are or will be the result of arm’s-length negotiations. Our Managing Partner will determine the terms of these transactions so long as such arrangements are fair and reasonable to us as determined under our partnership agreement. Our Managing Partner and its affiliates will have no obligation to permit us to use any facilities or assets of our Managing Partner and its affiliates, except as may be provided in contracts entered into specifically dealing with such use. There will not be any obligation of our Managing Partner and its affiliates to enter into any contracts of this kind.

Our common units are subject to our Managing Partner’s limited call right.

Our Managing Partner may exercise its right to call and purchase common units as provided in our limited partnership agreement or assign this right to one of its affiliates or to us. Our Managing Partner may use its own discretion, free of fiduciary duty restrictions, in determining whether to exercise this right. As a result, a unitholder may have his common units purchased from him at an undesirable time or price.

We may choose not to retain separate counsel for ourselves or for the holders of our units.

Attorneys, independent accountants and others who will perform services for us are selected by our Managing Partner or the conflicts committee, and may perform services for our Managing Partner and its affiliates. We may retain separate counsel for ourselves or our unitholders in the event of a conflict of interest between our Managing Partner and its affiliates on the one hand, and us or our unitholders on the other, depending on the nature of the conflict, but are not required to do so.

Our Managing Partner’s affiliates may compete with us.

Our partnership agreement provides that our Managing Partner will be restricted from engaging in any business activities other than activities incidental to its ownership of interests in us. Except as provided in the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements to which our principals will be subject, affiliates of our Managing Partner, including its owners, are not prohibited from engaging in other businesses or activities, including those that might compete directly with us.

Certain of our subsidiaries have obligations to investors in our investment funds and may have obligations to other third parties that may conflict with your interests.

Our subsidiaries that serve as the investment advisors or general partners of our investment funds have fiduciary and contractual obligations to the investors in those funds and some of our subsidiaries, including those subsidiaries that are broker-dealers, may have contractual duties to other third parties. As a result, we expect to regularly take actions with respect to the allocation of investments among our investment funds (including funds that have different fee structures), the purchase or sale of investments in our investment funds, the structuring of investment transactions for those funds, the advice and services we provide or otherwise that comply with these fiduciary and contractual obligations. In addition, our principals have made personal investments in a variety of our investment funds, which may result in conflicts of interest among investors in our funds or our unitholders regarding investment decisions for these funds. Some of these actions might at the same time adversely affect our near-term results of operations or cash flow.

U.S. federal income tax considerations of our principals may conflict with your interests.

Because our principals will hold a portion of their KKR Group Partnership Units directly or through entities that are not subject to corporate income taxation and we hold our units in one of the KKR Group Partnerships through a subsidiary that is subject to taxation as a corporation in the United States, conflicts may arise between our principals and our partnership relating to the selection and structuring of investments or transactions. Our unitholders will be deemed to expressly acknowledge that our Managing Partner is under no obligation to consider the separate interests of such holders, including among other things the tax consequences to our unitholders, in deciding whether to cause us to take or decline to take any actions.

Fiduciary Duties

Our Managing Partner is accountable to us and our unitholders as a fiduciary. Fiduciary duties owed to our unitholders by our Managing Partner are prescribed by law and our limited partnership agreement. The Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, or Delaware Limited Partnership Act, provides that Delaware limited partnerships may in their partnership agreements expand, restrict or eliminate the duties, including fiduciary duties, otherwise owed by a general partner to limited partners and the partnership.

Our partnership agreement contains various provisions modifying, restricting and eliminating the duties, including fiduciary duties, that might otherwise be owed by our Managing Partner. We have adopted these restrictions to allow our Managing Partner or its affiliates to engage in transactions with us that would otherwise be prohibited by state-law fiduciary duty standards and to take into account the interests of other parties in addition to our interests when resolving conflicts of interest. Without these modifications, our Managing Partner’s ability to make decisions involving conflicts of interest would be restricted. These modifications are detrimental to our unitholders because they restrict the remedies available to our unitholders for actions that without those limitations might constitute breaches of duty, including a fiduciary duty, as described below, and they permit our Managing Partner to take into account the interests of third parties in addition to our interests when resolving conflicts of interest.

The following is a summary of the material restrictions on the fiduciary duties owed by our Managing Partner to our unitholders:

By holding our units, each unitholder will automatically agree to be bound by the provisions in our partnership agreement, including the provisions described above and as described in “Description of Our Limited Partnership Agreement.” This is in accordance with the policy of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act favoring the principle of freedom of contract and the enforceability of partnership agreements. The failure of a unitholder to sign our limited partnership agreement does not render our partnership agreement unenforceable against that person.

We have agreed to indemnify our Managing Partner and any of its affiliates and any member, partner, tax matters partner, officer, director, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of our partnership, our Managing Partner or any of our affiliates and certain other specified persons, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts incurred by our Managing Partner or these other persons. We have agreed to provide this indemnification unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that these persons acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. We have also agreed to provide this indemnification for criminal proceedings. Thus, our Managing Partner could be indemnified for its negligent acts if it met the requirements set forth above. To the extent these provisions purport to include indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is contrary to public policy and therefore unenforceable. See “Description of Our Limited Partnership Agreement—Indemnification.”

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED EQUITY DISTRIBUTIONS

The following table presents the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred equity distributions for us and our consolidated subsidiaries for the periods indicated. For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred equity distributions, “fixed charges” consist of interest incurred on all indebtedness and amortization of capitalized expenses relating to indebtedness. “Earnings” consist of the sum of (i) pre-tax income before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities or income or loss from equity investees, (ii) fixed charges and (iii) distributed income of equity investees, less the sum of (i) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries and (ii) noncontrolling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED UNITS

General

The following is a summary of some of the terms of the preferred units of KKR & Co. L.P. We will provide specific terms of any offering of these preferred units in a prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus.

Our limited partnership agreement provides for the issuance of preferred units, as well as certain terms of these preferred units. The following summary of some of the terms of our preferred units, the limited partnership agreement and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the limited partnership agreement, a copy of which has been incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and which you may obtain as described under “Where You Can Find More Information,” and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

Authorized Preferred Units

We are authorized to issue, for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by the board of directors of our Managing Partner in its sole discretion and without the approval of any limited partners, an unlimited number of preferred units.

The board of directors of our Managing Partner may, without further action by the holders of our common units or any outstanding class of preferred units (in each case unless required by the rules of any applicable stock exchange), cause us to issue from time to time one or more other classes or series of our units, including one or more classes of preferred units. The board of directors of our Managing Partner may determine, in its sole discretion, the terms, designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any such future units, including:

DESCRIPTION OF OUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

The following is a description of the material terms of our limited partnership agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the provisions of our limited partnership agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Because this description is only a summary of the terms of our limited partnership agreement, it does not contain all of the information that you may find important. For additional information, you should read “Description of Our Preferred Units” and “Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations.”

Our Managing Partner

Our Managing Partner manages all of our operations and activities. Our Managing Partner is authorized in general to perform all acts that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out our purposes and to conduct our business. Our Managing Partner is wholly owned by our principals and controlled by our founders. Unitholders have only limited voting rights relating to certain matters and, therefore, will have limited or no ability to influence management’s decisions regarding our business.

Purpose

Under our limited partnership agreement we are permitted to engage, directly or indirectly, in any business activity that is approved by our Managing Partner and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited partnership organized under Delaware law.

Power of Attorney

Each limited partner, and each person who acquires a limited partner interest in accordance with the limited partnership agreement, grants to our Managing Partner and, if appointed, a liquidator, a power of attorney to, among other things, execute and file documents required for our qualification, continuance, dissolution or termination. The power of attorney also grants our Managing Partner the authority to amend, and to make consents and waivers under, the limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, in each case in accordance with the limited partnership agreement.

Capital Contributions

Our unitholders are not obligated to make additional capital contributions, except as described below under “—Limited Liability.” Our Managing Partner is not obliged to make any capital contributions.

Limited Liability

Assuming that a limited partner does not participate in the control of our business within the meaning of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and that he otherwise acts in conformity with the provisions of the limited partnership agreement, his liability under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act would be limited, subject to possible exceptions, to the amount of capital he is obligated to contribute to us for his units plus his share of any undistributed profits and assets. If it were determined however that the right, or exercise of the right, by the limited partners as a group:

Under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, a limited partnership may not make a distribution to a partner if, after the distribution, all liabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of their partner interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specific property of the partnership, would exceed the fair value of the assets of the limited partnership. For the purpose of determining the fair value of the assets of a limited partnership, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act provides that the fair value of property subject to liability for which recourse of creditors is limited will be included in the assets of the limited partnership only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds the non-recourse liability. The Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act provides that a limited partner who receives a distribution and knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution was in violation of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act would be liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution for three years. Under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, a substituted limited partner of a limited partnership is liable for the obligations of his assignor to make contributions to the partnership, except that such person is not obligated for liabilities unknown to him at the time he became a limited partner and that could not be ascertained from the limited partnership agreement.

Moreover, if it were determined that we were conducting business in any state without compliance with the applicable limited partnership statute, or that the right or exercise of the right by the limited partners as a group to approve some amendments to the limited partnership agreement or to take other action under the limited partnership agreement constituted “participation in the control” of our business for purposes of the statutes of any relevant jurisdiction, then the limited partners could be held personally liable for our obligations under the law of that jurisdiction to the same extent as our Managing Partner. We intend to operate in a manner that our Managing Partner considers reasonable and necessary or appropriate to preserve the limited liability of the limited partners.

Issuance of Additional Securities

The limited partnership agreement authorizes us to issue an unlimited number of additional partnership securities and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to partnership securities for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our Managing Partner in its sole discretion without the approval of any limited partners.

In accordance with the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the provisions of the limited partnership agreement, we could also issue additional partner interests that have designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties that are different from, and may be senior to, those applicable to common units.

Distributions

Distributions will be made to the holders of common units pro rata according to the percentages of their respective common unit ownership interests. See “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities—Distribution Policy,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016 and incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of our historical distribution policy and distributions on our common units.

Amendment of the Limited Partnership Agreement

General

Amendments to our limited partnership agreement may be proposed only by our Managing Partner. To adopt a proposed amendment, other than the amendments that do not require limited partner approval discussed below, our Managing Partner must seek approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting units (as defined below) in order to approve the amendment or call a meeting of the limited partners to consider and vote upon the proposed amendment. On any matter that may be submitted for a vote of common unitholders, the holders of KKR Group Partnership Units hold special voting units in our partnership that provide them with a number of votes that is equal to the aggregate number of KKR Group Partnership Units that they then hold and entitle them to participate in the vote on the same basis as common unitholders of our partnership. See “—Meetings; Voting.” The KKR Group Partnership Units, other than the KKR Group Partnership Units held by us, are owned by KKR Holdings, which is owned by our principals and other persons and controlled by our founders.

Prohibited Amendments

No amendment may be made that would:

The provision of the limited partnership agreement preventing the amendments having the effects described in clauses (1) or (2) above can be amended upon the approval of the holders of at least 90% of the outstanding voting units.

No Limited Partner Approval

Our Managing Partner may generally make amendments to the limited partnership agreement without the approval of any limited partner to reflect: