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* Ramsey Matthew S. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1950 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2012	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) X Director 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) X Form filed by One Reporting Person 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	7,964	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-in-Fact	07/20/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

(ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO
EXECUTE SEC FORM ID, FORM 3, FORM 4, AND FORM 5 FILINGS)


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
      THAT	the undersigned individual, as a Manager or Director of LE GP, LLC, the general
partner of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, is required pursuant to
the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ?Act?) to make certain
reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the filing of a Form ID, and
reports on Form 3 ? Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership, Form 4 ? Statements of Changes
in Beneficial Ownership, and Form 5 ? Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership,
and does hereby make, constitute and appoint Sonia Aube, as his true and lawful attorney, for
him, and in his name, place and stead, to sign on his behalf, such Form ID, Form 3, Form 4, and
Form 5 reports, giving and granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and perform
all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the premises,
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he might or could do, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that his attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.
      The power of attorney granted herein shall expire on the earlier of the date on which the
undersigned individual ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the
Act or until revoked.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed his name hereto this 19th day
of July, 2012.


						/s/ Matthew S. Ramsey
						Matthew S. Ramsey


STATE OF TEXAS		)
			) ss.
COUNTY OF HARRIS	)

	Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this 19th
day of July, 2012, personally appeared Matthew S. Ramsey, to me known to be the identical person
who subscribed his name to the foregoing Limited Power of Attorney, and he acknowledged to me
that he executed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, and as the free and voluntary act
and deed, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

	Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year last above written.


						/s/ Carol Taylor
						Notary Public


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My Commission Expires:  March 31, 2013