UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : March 6, 2007
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
001-32740 |
30-0108820 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2828 Woodside Street
Dallas, Texas 75204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(214) 981-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 6, 2007, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), issued a press release announcing that the Partnership and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. will make a presentation at the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnership’s Sixth Annual Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference to be held in New York City on March 7, 2007.
A copy of the press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the attached exhibits shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached exhibit are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press release dated March 6, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P. | ||||
| By: | LEGP, LLC, its general partner | |||
| Date: March 6, 2007 | By: | /s/ John W. McReynolds | ||
| John W. McReynolds, | ||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 6, 2007. |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ENERGY TRANSFER TO PRESENT AT
MLP CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK
Dallas, Texas – March 6, 2007 — Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) today announced that Ray C. Davis and Kelcy L. Warren, Co-Chief Executive Officers, will make a presentation at the Sixth Annual Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference being held in New York March 7-8, 2007. Energy Transfer’s presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th at 2:15 p.m. (EST).
The presentation material will be posted on the Company’s website at www.energytransfer.com and a live webcast will also be available at www.naptp.org.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) is a publicly traded partnership owning and operating a diversified portfolio of midstream energy assets. ETP’s natural gas operations include intrastate natural gas gathering and transportation pipelines, natural gas treating and processing assets located in Texas and Louisiana, and three natural gas storage facilities located in Texas. These assets include approximately 12,000 miles of intrastate pipeline in service, with an additional 600 miles of intrastate pipeline under construction, and 2,400 miles of interstate pipeline. ETP is also one of the three largest retail marketers of propane in the U.S., serving more than one million customers across the country.
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) owns the general partner of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and approximately 62.5 million of ETP’s limited partner units. Together ETP and ETE have a combined enterprise value of approximately $20 billion.
The information contained in this press release is available on our website at www.energytransfer.com.
| Contacts: |
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| Investor Relations: |
Media Relations: | |
| Renee Lorenz |
Vicki Granado | |
| Energy Transfer |
Gittins & Granado | |
| 214-981-0700 |
214-361-0400 |