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Form 8-K Energy Transfer Equity, For: May 29

May 29, 2015 12:22 PM EDT


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

May 28, 2015
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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 Number)

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219
(Address of principal executive offices)

(214) 981-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 28, 2015, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced a two-for-one split of the Partnership’s outstanding common units (the “Unit Split”). The Unit Split will be effected by a distribution of one ETE common unit for each common unit outstanding and held by unitholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2015. The Unit Split is expected to be completed on July 24, 2015.
A copy of the press release announcing the Unit Split is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1
Press Release dated May 28, 2015.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements contained in this report, or the exhibits to this report, that state the Partnership’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of federal securities laws. The Partnership’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Partnership has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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: May 29, 2015
By: /s/ John W. McReynolds       
           John W. McReynolds
           President



EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Description of the Exhibit
99.1
 
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Press Release dated May 28, 2015



ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE UNIT SPLIT
Dallas, Texas – May 28, 2015 - Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) (the “Partnership”) today announced a two-for-one split of the Partnership’s outstanding common units (the “Unit Split”). The Unit Split will be effected by a distribution of one common unit for each common unit outstanding and held by unitholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2015. The Unit Split is expected to be completed on July 24, 2015.
Following completion of the Unit Split, the Partnership expects to have 1,078,468,046 common units outstanding. The Partnership’s distribution levels will be adjusted proportionately.
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) is a master limited partnership which owns the general partner and 100% of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP), approximately 23.6 million ETP common units, approximately 81.0 million ETP Class H Units, which track 90% of the underlying economics of the general partner interest and IDRs of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), and 100 ETP Class I Units. On a consolidated basis, ETE’s family of companies owns and operates approximately 71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil pipelines.
Statements about the Unit Split may be forward-looking statements as defined under federal law. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside the control of ETE, and a variety of risks that could cause results to differ materially from those expected by management of ETE. ETE undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

Contacts
Investor Relations:
Energy Transfer
Brent Ratliff, 214-981-0700
Lyndsay Hannah, 214-840-5477
Or
Media Relations:
Granado Communications Group
Vicki Granado, 214-599-8785
214-498-9272 (cell)



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