UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P. |
(Name of Issuer) |
COMMON UNITS |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
29273V100 |
(CUSIP Number) |
Kelcy L. Warren 3738 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219 (214) 981-0700 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
October 14, 2014 |
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. | |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Kelcy L. Warren | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS OO, PF | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 90,882,066 | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER 345,044 | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 90,882,066 | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,044 | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 91,227,110 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 16.9% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN | ||||||||
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Kelcy Warren Partners, L.P. | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 39,551,100 | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 39,551,100 | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 39,551,100 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.3% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN | ||||||||
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Kelcy Warren Partners II, LP | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS PF, BK, OO | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 3,479,950 | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,479,950 | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,479,950 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.6% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN | ||||||||
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Seven Bridges Holdings, LLC | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 35,926,906 | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 35,926,906 | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 35,926,906 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO – limited liability company | ||||||||
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) ET Company Ltd. | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,506 | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,506 | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,506 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.00% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN | ||||||||
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1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) LE GP, LLC | ||||||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x | ||||||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | ||||||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) | ¨ | |||||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | ||||||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||||||||
8 SHARED VOTING POWER 300,538 | |||||||||
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||||||||
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 300,538 | |||||||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 300,538 | ||||||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.06% | ||||||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO – limited liability company | ||||||||
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This Amendment No. 5 on Schedule 13D/A (“Amendment No. 5”) amends the original Schedule 13D (the “Original Schedule 13D”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) by Kelcy L. Warren on May 17, 2007, as amended by:
Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on September 5, 2008; Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on December 30, 2008; Amendment No. 3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on December 13, 2010;
Amendment No. 4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on July 18, 2012; and
Amendment No. 5 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on August 23, 2013.
This Amendment No. 6 is being filed as a result of the information disclosed in Items 2 and 3 below. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, remains unmodified.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
Item 2 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) Kelcy L. Warren (“Warren”), an individual, Kelcy Warren Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Warren LP”), Kelcy Warren Partners II, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Warren Partners II”), Seven Bridges Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“SBH”), ET Company, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (“ET Company”) and LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LE GP”).
(b) The business address of Warren, Warren LP, Warren Partners II, SBH, ET Company and LE GP (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) is 3738 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75219.
(c) Warren’s principal occupation is Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership whose principal executive offices are located at 3738 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75219, and which is a subsidiary of Issuer.
Warren LP, Warren Partners II and SBH were formed to hold units of the Issuer and other investments beneficially owned by Warren. ET Company was formed to hold units of the Issuer beneficially owned by Warren and other partners of ET Company. LE GP was formed to serve as the General Partner of the Issuer.
(d) & (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been: (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Warren is a citizen of the United States of America; Warren LP is a Texas limited partnership; Warren Partners II is a Texas limited partnership; SBH is a Texas limited liability company; ET Company is a Texas limited partnership; and LE GP is a Delaware limited liability company.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
Item 3 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
On January 31, 2014, the Issuer completed a two-for-one split of its outstanding common units.
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In October 2014, Mr. Warren purchased additional common units of the Issuer, as follows:
Date | No. of Units | Average Price Per Unit |
October 9, 2014 | 323,669 | $53.55 |
October 10, 2014 | 323,669 | $52.42 |
October 13, 2014 | 352,662 | $49.24 |
October 14, 2014 | 200,000 | $49.02 |
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) Warren is the beneficial owner of 91,227,110 common units of the Issuer, representing 16.9% of the outstanding common units.
(b) Warren has the sole power to direct the voting and the disposition of all the common units he, Warren LP, Warren Partners II and SBH hold.
ET Company is the record holder of 5,012 common units of the Issuer. The 2,506 common units held of record by ET Company and included in this report represent the estimated pro rata interest of Warren in ET Company, including his interest in Three Dawaco, Inc., the general partner of ET Company. Warren and Ray C. Davis share the power to direct the vote and the disposition of the common units held by ET Company.
LE GP holds 300,538 common units of the Issuer. The power to vote and dispose of such common units is held by the Board of Directors of LE GP, of which Warren is a member. Warren may be deemed to share such power with the Board of Directors of LE GP.
Mr. Warren’s wife, Amy Warren, holds 42,000 common units of the Issuer acquired as her separate property. Mr. Warren may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of such common units with Mrs. Warren.
(c) Except for the transactions described herein, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in common units during the past 60 days.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 – Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: November 12, 2014
/s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact* | ||||
Kelcy L. Warren | ||||
Kelcy Warren Partners, L.P. | ||||
By: | /s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact* | |||
Kelcy Warren Partners II, LP | ||||
By: | /s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact* | |||
Seven Bridges Holdings, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact* | |||
ET Company, Ltd. | ||||
By: | /s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact* | |||
LE GP, LLC | ||||
By: /s/ Sonia Aube, Attorney-In-Fact | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned does hereby consent and agree to: (a) the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D and all amendments thereto with respect to the units representing limited partner interests in Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., beneficially owned by each of them, as applicable, (b) the appointment of Sonia Aube as Attorney-in-Fact to execute such Statement and any amendment thereto in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, and (c) the inclusion of this Joint Filing Agreement and Power of Attorney as an exhibit thereto.
Date: November 12, 2014
/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy Warren Partners, LP
By: Warren Capital Corp., general partner
/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren, President
Kelcy Warren Partners II, LP
By: Warren Capital Corp., general partner
/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren, President
SEVEN BRIDGES HOLDINGS, LLC
/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren, Managing Member
ET Company, Ltd.
By: Three Dawaco, Inc., general partner
/s/ Kelcy L. Warren
Kelcy L. Warren, President
LE GP, LLC
/s/ John W. McReynolds
John W. McReynolds, President