SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. [ ETE ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units Representing Limited Partnership Interests 38,976,090 I By Reporting Persons(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Enterprise Products Holdings LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Enterprise Products Operating LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Enterprise ETE LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1100 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 1000

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 3, 2010, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ("EPD"), Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise ETE LLC ("Enterprise ETE"), Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. ("Holdings") and EPE Holdings, LLC (the "MLP Merger Agreement"), these Common Units were owned directly by Holdings. Pursuant to the MLP Merger Agreement, on November 22, 2010, Holdings merged with and into Enterprise ETE, with Enterprise ETE surviving the merger as the new direct owner of the Common Units. After the merger, Enterprise ETE was contributed by EPD to Enterprise Products Operating LLC ("EPO"). (continued in footnote 2)
2. (continued from footnote 1) EPO is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EPD and currently owns 100% of the membership interests in Enterprise ETE. Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc. ("Enterprise OLPGP") owns 0.001% of the membership interests in EPO. EPD owns 100% of the equity interests in Enterprise OLPGP and 99.999% of the membership interests in EPO. Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, the general partner of EPD, owns the non-economic general partner interest in EPD.
Remarks:
/s/Stephanie C. Hildebrandt on behalf of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, and Enterprise ETE LLC 12/02/2010
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