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): September 15, 2010
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-32740 | 30-0108820 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3738 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(214) 981-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is filing, for each of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”), Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. (“ETP GP”) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. (“ETP LLC”), the following financial statements and related footnotes: (i) the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the four months ended December 31, 2007, and the year ended August 31, 2007 and (ii) the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. The consolidated financial statements of ETP are included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The consolidated financial statements of ETP GP are included as Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The consolidated financial statements of ETP LLC are included as Exhibits 99.5 and 99.6 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
The Partnership owns a 100% membership interest in ETP LLC. ETP LLC is the sole general partner of ETP GP, which in turn is the general partner of ETP.
The Partnership is also filing, for each of Regency Energy Partners LP (“Regency”) and Regency GP LP (“Regency GP LP”), the following financial statements and related footnotes: (i) the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009 and (ii) the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010, and for the periods from April 1, 2010 to May 25, 2010 and May 26, 2010 to June 30, 2010, for the periods from January 1, 2010 to May 25, 2010 and May 26, 2010 to June 30, 2010, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. The consolidated financial statements of Regency are included as Exhibits 99.7 and 99.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The consolidated financial statements of Regency GP LP are included as Exhibits 99.9 and 99.10 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The Partnership indirectly owns the sole general partner of Regency GP LP, which in turn is the general partner of Regency.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description of the Exhibits | |
| Exhibit 23.1 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP | |
| Exhibit 23.2 | Consent of KPMG LLP | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Audited consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Audited consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Audited consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.7 | Audited consolidated financial statements of Regency Energy Partners LP and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.8 | Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Regency Energy Partners LP and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.9 | Audited consolidated financial statements of Regency GP LP and subsidiaries. | |
| Exhibit 99.10 | Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Regency GP LP and subsidiaries. | |
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: | LE GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| Date: September 15, 2010 | /S/ JOHN W. MCREYNOLDS | |||||
| John W. McReynolds | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||