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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;11, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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FORM S-8</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-5639997</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor <BR>
Houston, Texas</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77002</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>DEP Unit Purchase Plan<BR>
2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>Richard H. Bachmann<BR>
1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>(713)&nbsp;381-6500</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 12pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><BR>
<B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
<B>David C. Buck<BR>
Andrews Kurth LLP<BR>
600 Travis, Suite&nbsp;4200<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;220-4200</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
&#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><B>per share (3)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><B>price</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common units representing limited partner interests</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD align="center" colspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$24.09</TD>

    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" colspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$24,090,000</TD>

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    <TD align="center" colspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,717.62</TD>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, there is also being registered such
additional number of common units that become available under the plan because of events such
as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions effected without
the receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding common units.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents 500,000 common units registered under the DEP Unit Purchase Plan and 500,000
common units registered under the 2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-term Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on
the average of the high and low prices of the common units as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange on February&nbsp;9, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (plan information
and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the
requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Duncan
Energy Partners L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with
the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Partnership shall
furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents included in the file.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
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    <TD><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Partnership incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following
documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Partnership&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.&nbsp;001-33266) for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed on March&nbsp;2, 2009, as amended by the
Partnership&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008,
as filed on June&nbsp;11, 2009, and as retrospectively adjusted by the Partnership&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;28, 2009 for the adoption of SFAS
160 and the related disclosures in Notes 1 and 3.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Partnership&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No.&nbsp;001-33266) for the
period ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed on May&nbsp;11, 2009, as amended by the Partnership&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on June&nbsp;11, 2009, the Partnership&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2009, filed on August&nbsp;10, 2009 and
the Partnership&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September&nbsp;30,
2009, filed on November&nbsp;9, 2009.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Partnership&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-33266) filed on
February&nbsp;5, 2009, March&nbsp;12, 2009 (retrospectively adjusted for by the Partnership&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;28, 2009 for the adoption of
SFAS 160), May&nbsp;11, 2009, June&nbsp;15, 2009, June&nbsp;18, 2009, August&nbsp;10, 2009, August&nbsp;28,
2009, November&nbsp;16, 2009, December&nbsp;8, 2009, and January&nbsp;4, 2010 (only to the extent
information contained in each of these Forms 8-K has been filed and not furnished).</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Partnership&#146;s common units contained in the
Partnership&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-33266) as filed on
January&nbsp;24, 2007, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that
description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (excluding any information
furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 and Item&nbsp;7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the
date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Description of Securities.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against all
claims and demands whatsoever. The Partnership&#146;s partnership agreement provides that the
Partnership will indemnify (i)&nbsp;DEP Holdings, LLC (the &#147;General Partner&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;any departing
general partner, (iii)&nbsp;any person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner or any
departing general partner, (iv)&nbsp;any person who is or was a member, partner, officer director,
employee, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any departing general partner or any affiliate
of the General Partner or any departing general partner, (v)&nbsp;any person who is or was serving at
the request of the General Partner or any departing general partner or any affiliate of any such
person, any affiliate of the General Partner or any fiduciary or trustee of another person (each, a
&#147;Partnership Indemnitee&#148;), or (vi)&nbsp;any person designated by our general partner, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines,
penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands,
actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which
any Partnership Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or
otherwise, by reason of its status as a Partnership Indemnitee; provided that in each case the
Partnership Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that such Partnership Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or
upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create an assumption that the
Partnership Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified above. Any indemnification
under these provisions will be only out of the assets of the Partnership, and the General Partner
shall not be personally liable for, or have any obligation to contribute or lend funds or assets to
the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification. The Partnership is authorized to
purchase (or to reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of) insurance against
liabilities asserted against and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with the
Partnership&#146;s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify
such person against such liabilities under the provisions described above.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to
such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company
agreement, a Delaware limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and
hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands
whatsoever. The limited liability company agreement of the General Partner provides for the
indemnification of (i)&nbsp;present or former members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner
or any committee thereof, (ii)&nbsp;present or former Member, (iii)&nbsp;present or former officers,
employees, partners, agents or trustees of the General Partner or (iv)&nbsp;persons serving at the
request of the General Partner in another entity in a similar capacity as that referred to in the
immediately preceding clauses (i)&nbsp;or (iii) (each, a &#147;General Partner Indemnitee&#148;) to the fullest
extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint
or several), expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties,
interest, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any such person may
be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of such person&#146;s
status as a General Partner Indemnitee; provided, that in each case the General Partner Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner which such General Partner Indemnitee believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the General Partner and, with respect to any criminal proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe such General Partner Indemnitee&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a
plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the General Partner
Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to
these provisions shall be made only out of the assets of the General Partner. The General Partner
is authorized to purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the members of its Board of
Directors, its officers and such other persons as the Board of Directors may determine, against any
liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by such person in connection
with the activities of the General Partner, regardless of whether the General Partner would have
the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of its limited
liability company agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Partnership or the General Partner
as set forth above, the Partnership and the General Partner have been informed that in the opinion
of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is therefore unenforceable.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 12pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Exhibits.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="89%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DEP Unit Purchase Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-term Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="89%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners
L.P., dated February&nbsp;5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K
filed February&nbsp;5, 2007).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of December&nbsp;27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
to Form&nbsp;8-K/A filed January&nbsp;3, 2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.4 to
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended September&nbsp;30, 2008, filed on November&nbsp;10, 2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated December&nbsp;8, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Form
8-K filed December&nbsp;8, 2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated as of June&nbsp;15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;15, 2009).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DEP
Holdings, LLC, dated May&nbsp;3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.4 to Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2007, filed on May&nbsp;4, 2007).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC, dated November&nbsp;6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.8 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended September&nbsp;30, 2008, filed on November&nbsp;10,
2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#043;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 12pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Undertakings.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>Provided, however, </I>That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described
under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>




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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on February&nbsp;11, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.<BR>
<BR>
By: DEP Holdings, LLC, as General Partner<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Richard H. Bachmann
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Richard H. Bachmann&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned managers and officers of DEP Holdings, LLC hereby constitute and appoint
Richard H. Bachmann and Michael A. Creel, each with full power to act and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power
to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto) to this registration statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits and other documents relating thereto and any registration
statement relating to any offering made pursuant to this registration statement that is to be
effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact or his substitute
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities indicated below on
February&nbsp;11, 2010.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="77%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title (Position with DEP Holdings, LLC)</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dan L. Duncan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director and Chairman</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dan L. Duncan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard H. Bachmann
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard H. Bachmann</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (Reg. No. 333-138371)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&#043;4.5</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&#043;4.6</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
20-5639997
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
77002
(Zip Code)
DEP Unit Purchase Plan
2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Richard H. Bachmann
1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 381-6500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David C. Buck
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 220-4200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
"large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
registered (1)(2)
per share (3)
price
fee
Common units representing limited partner interests
1,000,000
$24.09
$24,090,000
$1,717.62
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, there is also being registered such
additional number of common units that become available under the plan because of events such
as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions effected without
the receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding common units.
(2)
Represents 500,000 common units registered under the DEP Unit Purchase Plan and 500,000
common units registered under the 2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-term Incentive Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on
the average of the high and low prices of the common units as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange on February 9, 2010.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information
and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Duncan
Energy Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Partnership shall
furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents included in the file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Partnership incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following
documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
(1)
The Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-33266) for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March 2, 2009, as amended by the
Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008,
as filed on June 11, 2009, and as retrospectively adjusted by the Partnership's Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 28, 2009 for the adoption of SFAS
160 and the related disclosures in Notes 1 and 3.
(2)
The Partnership's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33266) for the
period ended March 31, 2009, filed on May 11, 2009, as amended by the Partnership's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on June 11, 2009, the Partnership's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed on August 10, 2009 and
the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2009, filed on November 9, 2009.
(3)
The Partnership's Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33266) filed on
February 5, 2009, March 12, 2009 (retrospectively adjusted for by the Partnership's
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 28, 2009 for the adoption of
SFAS 160), May 11, 2009, June 15, 2009, June 18, 2009, August 10, 2009, August 28,
2009, November 16, 2009, December 8, 2009, and January 4, 2010 (only to the extent
information contained in each of these Forms 8-K has been filed and not furnished).
(4)
The description of the Partnership's common units contained in the
Partnership's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-33266) as filed on
January 24, 2007, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that
description.
All documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (excluding any information
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the
date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against all
claims and demands whatsoever. The Partnership's partnership agreement provides that the
Partnership will indemnify (i) DEP Holdings, LLC (the "General Partner"), (ii) any departing
general partner, (iii) any person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner or any
departing general partner, (iv) any person who is or was a member, partner, officer director,
employee, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any departing general partner or any affiliate
of the General Partner or any departing general partner, (v) any person who is or was serving at
the request of the General Partner or any departing general partner or any affiliate of any such
person, any affiliate of the General Partner or any fiduciary or trustee of another person (each, a
"Partnership Indemnitee"), or (vi) any person designated by our general partner, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines,
penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands,
actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which
any Partnership Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or
otherwise, by reason of its status as a Partnership Indemnitee; provided that in each case the
Partnership Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that such Partnership Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or
upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create an assumption that the
Partnership Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified above. Any indemnification
under these provisions will be only out of the assets of the Partnership, and the General Partner
shall not be personally liable for, or have any obligation to contribute or lend funds or assets to
the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification. The Partnership is authorized to
purchase (or to reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of) insurance against
liabilities asserted against and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with the
Partnership's activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify
such person against such liabilities under the provisions described above.
Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to
such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company
agreement, a Delaware limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and
hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands
whatsoever. The limited liability company agreement of the General Partner provides for the
indemnification of (i) present or former members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner
or any committee thereof, (ii) present or former Member, (iii) present or former officers,
employees, partners, agents or trustees of the General Partner or (iv) persons serving at the
request of the General Partner in another entity in a similar capacity as that referred to in the
immediately preceding clauses (i) or (iii) (each, a "General Partner Indemnitee") to the fullest
extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint
or several), expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties,
interest, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any such person may
be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of such person's
status as a General Partner Indemnitee; provided, that in each case the General Partner Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner which such General Partner Indemnitee believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the General Partner and, with respect to any criminal proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe such General Partner Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a
plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the General Partner
Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to
these provisions shall be made only out of the assets of the General Partner. The General Partner
is authorized to purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the members of its Board of
Directors, its officers and such other persons as the Board of Directors may determine, against any
liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by such person in connection
with the activities of the General Partner, regardless of whether the General Partner would have
the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of its limited
liability company agreement.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Partnership or the General Partner
as set forth above, the Partnership and the General Partner have been informed that in the opinion
of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
*4.1
DEP Unit Purchase Plan.
*4.2
2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-term Incentive Plan.
Exhibit
Number
Description
+4.3
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners
L.P., dated February 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K
filed February 5, 2007).
+4.4
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of December 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Form 8-K/A filed January 3, 2008).
+4.5
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 10, 2008).
+4.6
Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated December 8, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
8-K filed December 8, 2008).
+4.7
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated as of June 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009).
+4.8
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DEP
Holdings, LLC, dated May 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2007, filed on May 4, 2007).
+4.9
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC, dated November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.8 to Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 10,
2008).
*5.1
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
*23.2
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
*24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
+
Incorporated by reference.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
Provided, however,
That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described
under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on February 11, 2010.
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
By: DEP Holdings, LLC, as General Partner
By:
/s/ Richard H. Bachmann
Richard H. Bachmann
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned managers and officers of DEP Holdings, LLC hereby constitute and appoint
Richard H. Bachmann and Michael A. Creel, each with full power to act and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power
to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto) to this registration statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits and other documents relating thereto and any registration
statement relating to any offering made pursuant to this registration statement that is to be
effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact or his substitute
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities indicated below on
February 11, 2010.
Signature
Title (Position with DEP Holdings, LLC)
/s/ Dan L. Duncan
Director and Chairman
Dan L. Duncan
/s/ Richard H. Bachmann
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Richard H. Bachmann
/s/ W. Randall Fowler
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
W. Randall Fowler
/s/ A.J. Teague
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
A.J. Teague
/s/ Michael A. Creel
Director
Michael A. Creel
/s/ Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham
Director
Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham
Director
Larry J. Casey
Director
Joe D. Havens
Director
William A. Bruckmann, III
Signature
Title (Position with DEP Holdings, LLC)
Director
Richard S. Snell
/s/ Michael J. Knesek
Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Michael J. Knesek
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
*4.1
DEP Unit Purchase Plan.
*4.2
2010 Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Long-term Incentive Plan.
+4.3
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners L.P. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (Reg. No. 333-138371)
filed November 2, 2006).
+4.4
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners
L.P., dated February 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K
filed February 5, 2007).
+4.5
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of December 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Form 8-K/A filed January 3, 2008).
+4.6
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. dated as of November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 10, 2008).
+4.7
Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated December 8, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
8-K filed December 8, 2008).
+4.8
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Duncan Energy
Partners L.P., dated as of June 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009).
+4.9
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DEP
Holdings, LLC, dated May 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2007, filed on May 4, 2007).
+4.10
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC, dated November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.8 to Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 10,
2008).
*5.1
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
*23.2
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
*24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
+
Incorporated by reference.
*
Filed herewith.