Energy Transfer Equity Announces Filing of Amended Form S-4
July 26 2011 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) today announced it has
filed an amended registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. This filing pertains to the
previously announced amended and restated merger agreement dated
July 19, 2011 between ETE and Southern Union Company (NYSE:
SUG).
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as exclusive financial
advisor to ETE, with Latham & Watkins LLP, Bingham McCutchen
LLP and Potter Anderson having acted as legal counsel.
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) is a
publicly traded partnership, which owns the general partner and 100
percent of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) of ETP and
approximately 50.2 million ETP limited partner units; and owns the
general partner and 100 percent of the IDRs of RGNC and
approximately 26.3 million RGNC limited partner units. For more
information, visit the Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. web site at
www.energytransfer.com.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) is a
publicly traded partnership owning and operating a diversified
portfolio of energy assets. ETP has pipeline operations in Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Utah and West Virginia
and owns the largest intrastate pipeline system in Texas. ETP
currently has natural gas operations that include more than 17,500
miles of gathering and transportation pipelines, treating and
processing assets, and three storage facilities located in Texas.
ETP also holds a 70 percent interest in Lone Star NGL LLC (“Lone
Star”), a joint venture that owns and operates NGL storage,
fractionation and transportation assets in Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi. ETP is also one of the three largest retail marketers
of propane in the United States, serving more than one million
customers across the country. For more information, visit the
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. web site at www.energytransfer.com.
Regency Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: RGNC) is a
growth-oriented, midstream energy partnership engaged in the
gathering, contract compression, processing, marketing and
transporting of natural gas and natural gas liquids. RGNC also owns
the remaining 30 percent interest in Lone Star. RGNC’s general
partner is owned by ETE. For more information, visit the Regency
Energy Partners LP web site at www.regencyenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include certain statements concerning
expectations for the future, including statements regarding the
anticipated benefits and other aspects of the proposed transactions
described above, that are forward-looking statements as defined by
federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other
factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond
the control of the management teams of ETE, ETP, RGNC, or SUG.
Among those is the risk that conditions to closing the transactions
are not met or that the anticipated benefits from the proposed
transactions cannot be fully realized. An extensive list of factors
that can affect future results are discussed in the reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission by ETE, ETP, RGNC and
SUG. Neither ETE, ETP, RGNC nor SUG undertakes any obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new
information or events.
Additional Information
In connection with the transaction, ETE and SUG have filed a
proxy statement / prospectus and other documents with the SEC.
Investors and security holders are urged to carefully read the
definitive proxy statement / prospectus because it contains
important information regarding ETE, SUG and the
transaction.
A definitive proxy statement / prospectus will be sent to
stockholders of SUG seeking their approval of the transaction.
Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the
definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed
by ETE and SUG with the SEC at the SEC’s web site, www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement /
prospectus and such other documents relating to ETE may also be
obtained free of charge by directing a request to Energy Transfer
Equity, L.P., Attn: Investor Relations, 3738 Oak Lawn Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75219, or from ETE’s web site, www.energytransfer.com. The definitive proxy
statement / prospectus and such other documents relating to SUG may
also be obtained free of charge by directing a request to Southern
Union Company, Attn: Investor Relations, 5444 Westheimer Road,
Houston, Texas 77056, or from SUG’s web site, www.sug.com.
ETE, SUG and their respective directors and executive officers
may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be “participants” in
the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed
transaction. Information concerning the interests of the persons
who may be “participants” in the solicitation is set forth in the
proxy statement / prospectus.
The information contained in this press release is available on
the ETE web site at www.energytransfer.com.
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