ETP 2.24.15 8-K (HSR Early Termination)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 24, 2015
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 1-11727 (Commission File Number) | 73-1493906 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3738 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75219
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(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:
x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 24, 2015, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) received notification that early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), for the previously announced acquisition by ETP of Regency Energy Partners LP (“Regency”) had been granted by the United States Federal Trade Commission. The early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition, which remains subject to other customary closing conditions, including receipt of Regency unitholder approval.
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.
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| ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. |
| By: Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., its general partner By: Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., its general partner |
Date: February 24, 2015 | By: /s/ Thomas P. Mason |
| Name: Thomas P. Mason
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel |