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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>November&nbsp;19, 2013 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ENERGY
TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-11727</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>73-1493906</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3738 Oak Lawn Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, TX 75219 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) 981-0700 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Credit Agreement Amendment </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
November&nbsp;19, 2013, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (&#147;ETP&#148;), the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the &#147;Consenting Lenders&#148;) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity
as administrative agent for the Lenders (the &#147;Administrative Agent&#148;) entered into the First Amendment (the &#147;Amendment&#148;) to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among ETP, the Consenting Lenders
(together with the other banks and financial institutions party thereto, the &#147;Lenders&#148;) and the Administrative Agent, dated as of October&nbsp;27, 2011 (as amended, supplemented and modified, the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;) to
(a)&nbsp;extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement for one additional year to October&nbsp;27, 2017, (b)&nbsp;remove the restriction prohibiting Unrestricted Subsidiaries from owning debt or equity interests of ETP or any restricted
Subsidiaries of ETP, (c)&nbsp;amend the covenant limiting fundamental changes to remove the restrictions on mergers or other consolidations of restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower and to permit the ETP to merge with another person and not be the
surviving entity provided certain requirements are met and (d)&nbsp;amend certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as more specifically set forth in the Amendment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure contained in this Item&nbsp;1.01 does not purport to be a complete description of the Amendment and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Amendment which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders dated as of November 19, 2013</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">its general
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">its general
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Martin Salinas, Jr.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Martin Salinas, Jr.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders dated as of November 19, 2013</TD></TR>
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8-K
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
November 19, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ENERGY
TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-11727
73-1493906
(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, including 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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Credit Agreement Amendment
On
November 19, 2013, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ("ETP"), the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the "Consenting Lenders") and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity
as administrative agent for the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent") entered into the First Amendment (the "Amendment") to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among ETP, the Consenting Lenders
(together with the other banks and financial institutions party thereto, the "Lenders") and the Administrative Agent, dated as of October 27, 2011 (as amended, supplemented and modified, the "Credit Agreement") to
(a) extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement for one additional year to October 27, 2017, (b) remove the restriction prohibiting Unrestricted Subsidiaries from owning debt or equity interests of ETP or any restricted
Subsidiaries of ETP, (c) amend the covenant limiting fundamental changes to remove the restrictions on mergers or other consolidations of restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower and to permit the ETP to merge with another person and not be the
surviving entity provided certain requirements are met and (d) amend certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as more specifically set forth in the Amendment.
The disclosure contained in this Item 1.01 does not purport to be a complete description of the Amendment and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Amendment which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description of the Exhibit
10.1
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders dated as of November 19, 2013
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 Partners, L.P.
By:
Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P.
its general
partner
By:
Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.
its general
partner
Date: November 19, 2013
By:
/s/ Martin Salinas, Jr.
Martin Salinas, Jr.
Chief Financial
Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of the Exhibit
10.1
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders dated as of November 19, 2013