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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2011
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713) 381-6500
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 (see General
Instruction A.2 below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 13, 2011, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the Partnership), Enterprise
Products OLPGP, Inc. (OLPGP) and Enterprise Products Operating LLC (EPO) completed the public
offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of EPOs 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016
Notes) and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of EPOs 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 (the 2041
Notes, and together with the 2016 Notes the Notes). Pursuant to the indentures described below,
the Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis by the Partnership (the
Guarantee, and together with the Notes, the Securities).
The Securities were issued under the Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004 (the Indenture),
among EPO (as successor to Enterprise Products Operating L.P.), as issuer, the Partnership, as
guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, (collectively, as amended and supplemented by
the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2007, providing for EPO as successor issuer,
the Base Indenture) as amended and supplemented by the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of January 13, 2011 (the Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Base Indenture, the
Indenture).
The Notes provide that interest will accrue from January 13, 2011 at a rate of 3.20% per annum
for the 2016 Notes and 5.95% per annum for the 2041 Notes. Interest will be payable on February 1
and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2011 for the 2016 Notes and February 1 and August 1
of each year, commencing August 1, 2011 for the 2041 Notes. The 2016 Notes mature on February 1,
2016 and the 2041 Notes mature on February 1, 2041. The Notes also provide that EPO may redeem
some or all of the Notes at any time at the applicable redemption price that includes accrued and
unpaid interest and a make-whole premium.
The terms of the Securities and the Supplemental Indenture are further described in the
Prospectus dated January 4, 2011 under the captions Description of the Notes and Description of
Debt Securities, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the
Partnerships Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 6, 2011. Such descriptions do not purport to be complete and are qualified by reference to
the Base Indenture and to the Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
Certain legal opinions related to the Registration Statement are filed herewith as Exhibits
5.1 and 8.1.
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
4.1
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Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004, among
Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products
Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed
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4.2
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Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30,
2007, by and among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer,
Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.54 to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2007). |
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4.3
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Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January
13, 2011, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer, Enterprise
Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Trustee. |
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Forms of Notes (included in Exhibit 4.3 above). |
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5.1
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP. |
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8.1
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP relating to tax matters. |
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Consents of Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1). |
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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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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
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Enterprise Products Holdings LLC,
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its general partner |
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Date: January 13, 2011 |
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/s/ Michael J. Knesek
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Michael J. Knesek |
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Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Enterprise
Products Holdings LLC |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004, among
Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products
Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
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Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June
30, 2007, by and among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer,
Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Parent Guarantor, and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.54 to Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2007). |
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Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
January 13, 2011, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer,
Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Trustee. |
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Forms of Notes (included in Exhibit 4.3 above). |
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5.1
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP. |
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8.1
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP relating to tax matters. |
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Consents of Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1). |
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Exhibit 4.3
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
AS ISSUER,
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
AS PARENT GUARANTOR,
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WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE
TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of January 13, 2011
to
Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004
3.20% Senior Notes due 2016
5.95% Senior Notes due 2041
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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THE NOTES |
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SECTION 1.1 Form |
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SECTION 1.2 Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest |
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SECTION 1.3 Registrar and Paying Agent |
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SECTION 1.4 Transfer and Exchange |
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SECTION 1.5 Guarantee of the Notes |
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SECTION 1.6 Defeasance and Discharge |
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SECTION 1.7 Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture |
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SECTION 1.8 Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture |
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REDEMPTION |
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SECTION 2.1 Redemption |
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SECTION 3.1 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. |
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SECTION 3.4 Certain Trustee Matters |
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Exhibit A
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Form of Note for the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 |
Exhibit B
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Form of Note for the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 |
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THIS TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of January 13, 2011, is among Enterprise
Products Operating LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the Issuer), Enterprise Products
Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Parent Guarantor), and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the Trustee). Each capitalized
term used but not defined in this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in the Original Indenture (as defined below).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. and the Parent Guarantor have executed and
delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004 (the Original Indenture),
providing for the issuance by Enterprise Products Operating L.P. from time to time of its
debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, issued and to be issued in one or more
series unlimited as to principal amount (the Debt Securities), and the guarantee by each
Guarantor of the Debt Securities (the Guarantee); and
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor have executed and delivered to the Trustee a
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2007, providing for the Issuer as the successor
issuer (the Original Indenture together with the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, the Base
Indenture); and
WHEREAS, on or before the date hereof the Issuer has issued several series of Debt Securities
pursuant to previous supplements to the Base Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and desires to cause to be issued pursuant to the Base
Indenture and this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture each of the following new series of Debt
Securities (collectively, the Notes):
(i) a series of Debt Securities in the initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000,
which series shall be designated as the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016; and
(ii) a series of Debt Securities in the initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000,
which series shall be designated as the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041.
WHEREAS, all of such Notes will be guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor as provided in Article
XIV of the Original Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to cause the issuance of the Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01 and
2.03 of the Original Indenture, which sections permit the execution of indentures supplemental
thereto to establish the form and terms of Debt Securities of any series; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture, the Issuer and the Parent
Guarantor have requested that the Trustee join in the execution of this Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered hereunder and under the Base Indenture and duly issued by the
Issuer, and the Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor, when the Notes are duly issued
by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, respectively, and
to make this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer and the Parent
Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee hereby agree that the
following provisions shall supplement the Base Indenture:
ARTICLE I
THE NOTES
SECTION 1.1 Form.
(1) The 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 and the related Trustees certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture;
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(2) the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 and the related Trustees certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture.
Exhibits A and B are hereby incorporated into this Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby
expressly made, a part of this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture and to the extent applicable, the
Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Twentieth
Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
The Notes shall be issued only as Registered Securities. The Notes shall be issued upon
original issuance in whole in the form of one or more Global Securities (the Book-Entry Notes).
Each Book-Entry Note shall represent such of the Outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein
and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may
from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
Any endorsement of a Book-Entry Note to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the
amount, of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with
written instructions or such other written form of instructions as is customary for the Depositary,
from the Depositary or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in the
Book-Entry Note.
The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (DTC) to act as Depositary with
respect to the Book-Entry Notes.
SECTION 1.2 Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest.
(1) 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016. The 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 shall be entitled
the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (i) the 3.20% Senior
Notes due 2016 for original issue on the date hereof (the 3.20% Original Notes) in the aggregate
principal amount of $750,000,000 and (ii) additional 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 for original issue
from time to time after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may
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be specified in the Company Order described in this sentence, provided that no such additional
3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 may be issued at a price that would cause such 3.20% Senior Notes due
2016 to have original issue discount within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, in each case upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and
satisfaction of the other provisions of Section 2.05 of the Original Indenture. Such order shall
specify the amount of the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 to be authenticated, the date on which the
original issue of 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 is to be authenticated, and the name or names of the
initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 that may
be outstanding at any time may not exceed $750,000,000 plus such additional principal amounts as
may be issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph (except as provided in
Section 2.09 of the Original Indenture).
The principal amount of each 3.20% Senior Note due 2016 shall be payable on February 1, 2016.
Each 3.20% Senior Note due 2016 shall bear interest from and including January 13, 2011, or from
and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid, at the fixed rate of 3.20% per
annum. The dates on which interest on the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 shall be payable shall be
February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2011, in the case of the 3.20% Original
Notes (the 3.20% Interest Payment Dates). The regular record date for interest payable on the
3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 on any 3.20% Interest Payment Date shall be January 15 or July 15 (the
3.20% Regular Record Date), as the case may be, preceding such 3.20% Interest Payment Date.
Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016
representing Book-Entry Notes on any 3.20% Interest Payment Date or at maturity will be made
available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, unless such date falls on
a day which is not a Business Day, in which case such payments will be made available to the
Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. As soon as possible
thereafter, the Trustee will make such payments to the Depositary.
(2) 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041. The 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 shall be entitled
the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (i) the 5.95% Senior
Notes due 2041 for original issue on the date hereof (the 5.95% Original Notes) in the aggregate
principal amount of $750,000,000 and (ii) additional 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 for original issue
from time to time after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may be specified in the
Company Order described in this sentence, provided that no such additional 5.95% Senior Notes due
2041 may be issued at a price that would cause such 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 to have original
issue discount within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in each case
upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and satisfaction of the other
provisions of Section 2.05 of the Original Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the
5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of 5.95%
Senior Notes due 2041 is to be authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or
Holders. The aggregate principal amount of 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 that may be outstanding at
any time may not exceed $750,000,000 plus such additional principal amounts as may be issued and
authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph (except as provided in Section 2.09 of the
Original Indenture).
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The principal amount of each 5.95% Senior Note due 2041 shall be payable on February 1, 2041.
Each 5.95% Senior Note due 2041 shall bear interest from and including January 13, 2011, or from
and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid, at the fixed rate of 5.95% per
annum. The dates on which interest on the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 shall be payable shall be
February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2011, in the case of the 5.95% Original
Notes (the 5.95% Interest Payment Dates). The regular record date for interest payable on the
5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 on any 5.95% Interest Payment Date shall be January 15 or July 15 (the
5.95% Regular Record Date), as the case may be, preceding such 5.95% Interest Payment Date.
Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041
representing Book-Entry Notes on any 5.95% Interest Payment Date or at maturity will be made
available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, unless such date falls on
a day which is not a Business Day, in which case such payments will be made available to the
Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. As soon as possible
thereafter, the Trustee will make such payments to the Depositary.
SECTION 1.3 Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and paying agent with respect to the
Notes. The office or agency in the City and State of New York where Notes may be presented for
registration of transfer or exchange and the Place of Payment for the Notes shall initially be the
corporate trust office of the Trustee located at 45 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006.
SECTION 1.4 Transfer and Exchange.
The transfer and exchange of Book-Entry Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with Section 2.15 of the Original Indenture and the
rules and procedures of the Depositary therefor.
SECTION 1.5 Guarantee of the Notes.
In accordance with Article XIV of the Original Indenture, the Notes will be fully,
unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent
Guarantor. Initially, there will be no Subsidiary Guarantors.
SECTION 1.6 Defeasance and Discharge.
The Notes shall be subject to satisfaction and discharge and to both legal defeasance and
covenant defeasance as contemplated by Article XI of the Original Indenture.
SECTION 1.7 Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture.
The last paragraph of Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in
relation solely to the Notes to read as follows:
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Parent Guarantor may, and may
permit any Subsidiary to, effect any Sale/Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses (a)
through (d), inclusive, of this Section, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from such
Sale/Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of all other such
Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding and all outstanding Indebtedness (other than the
Debt Securities) secured by liens, other than Permitted Liens, upon Principal Properties or upon
any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, do not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets.
SECTION 1.8 Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture.
The last sentence of Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in
relation solely to the Notes to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent Guarantor may, and may permit any Subsidiary to,
create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any lien, other than a Permitted Lien, upon any Principal
Property or upon any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of the
Parent Guarantor, the Company or any other Person (other than the Debt Securities), without in any
such case making effective provision whereby all the Debt Securities Outstanding under this
Indenture are secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness so long as such
Indebtedness is secured; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then
outstanding secured by such lien and all similar liens, together with the aggregate amount of
Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale/Leaseback Transactions
(exclusive of any such Sale/Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through
(d) of Section 4.12), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
ARTICLE II
REDEMPTION
SECTION 2.1 Redemption.
The Issuer shall have no obligation to redeem, purchase or repay the Notes pursuant to any
mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof.
The Issuer, at its option, may redeem the Notes in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of
the Notes and Article III of the Original Indenture.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 3.1 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
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SECTION 3.2 Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
SECTION 3.3 Governing Law.
THIS TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 3.4 Certain Trustee Matters
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee
assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture or the Notes or the proper
authorization or the due execution hereof or thereof by the Issuer.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC,
as Issuer
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Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.,
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its Sole Manager |
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/s/ W. Randall Fowler
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W. Randall Fowler |
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.,
as Parent Guarantor
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Enterprise Products Holdings LLC,
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its General Partner |
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/s/ W. Randall Fowler
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W. Randall Fowler |
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
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/s/ Patrick T. Giordano
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Patrick T. Giordano |
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Vice President |
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Twentieth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page
Exhibit A
FORM OF NOTE
[FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (DTC) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND
ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.]*
[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]*
Principal Amount
No. _____
$ [which amount may be
increased or decreased by the Schedule
of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto.]*
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
3.20% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016
CUSIP 29379V AS2
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the Company, which
term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to [Cede &
Co.]* or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
__________________ ($__________) U.S. dollars, [or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown
on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security]*, on February 1,
2016 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at
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an annual rate of 3.20% payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, to the person in
whose name the Security (as defined on the reverse side of this security) is registered at the
close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding January 15 and
July 15 (each, a Regular Record Date), respectively, payable commencing on August 1, 2011, with
interest accruing from and including January 13, 2011, or from and including the most recent date
to which interest shall have been paid.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof.
Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at
this place.
The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of
this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and
bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.
This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of
$750,000,000 in principal amount designated as the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 of the Company and
is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the Original Indenture), duly executed
and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor
(the Parent Guarantor), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as
amended by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2007, providing for the Company
as the successor issuer (the Tenth Supplemental Indenture), and the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January 13, 2011, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the
Trustee (the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Original Indenture and the
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein
by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive
Debt Securities under the Indenture.
If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any
other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed
applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (the TIA), such required provision shall control.
The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.
This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustees
Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the
Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole
manager.
Dated: January 13, 2011
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This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
3.20% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness of the Company (the Debt Securities) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued
or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made
for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt
Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be
issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if
any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any)
and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated
as the 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of
$750,000,000 (the Securities).
1. Interest.
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of
3.20% per annum.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each an
Interest Payment Date), commencing August 1, 2011. Interest on the Securities will accrue from
and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid
on the Securities, from and including January 13, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue
installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal
and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the
extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons
who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately
preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
(Defaulted Interest) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of
business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such
Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee,
as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and
interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall
be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security
(including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in
definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and
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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose
within The City of New York, which initially will be the corporate trust office of Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association at 45 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006, or, at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant
record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option
of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder
has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying
agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the
Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.
4. Indenture.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and
to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.
Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those
terms stated in the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such
terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured
obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000;
provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased
from time to time as provided in the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from
time to time in part, at a redemption price (the Make-Whole Price) equal to the greater of: (i)
100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of
interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus
20 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.
The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified
to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining
the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:
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Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the
Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as
of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury
Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its
principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the
Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that if no
maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security
will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on
a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas
Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DnB NOR Markets, Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Scotia
Capital (USA) Inc., and their respective successors, or, if no such firm is willing and able to
select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of
national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains
fewer than six Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities
Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DnB NOR Markets, Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Scotia Capital
(USA) Inc., so long as it is a Primary Treasury Dealer at the relevant time and, if it is not then
a Primary Treasury Dealer, then a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by it, and in each case their
respective successors (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of the
foregoing shall not be a Primary Treasury Dealer at such time and shall fail to select a Primary
Treasury Dealer, then the Issuer will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by an Independent Investment
Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed
in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Independent
Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated
Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of
optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional
redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be
redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s)
that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the
Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If
less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be
redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot, or by such other method the Trustee deems fair and
appropriate.
The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will
also comply with Article III of the Indenture.
6. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of,
or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes
and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
7. Person Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
8. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing
Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without
consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to,
among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to
make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture)
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this
Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective
of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.
9. Defaults and Remedies.
Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the
principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid
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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of
Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing,
then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities,
together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable
immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to
the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not
conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with
respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest
which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have
been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right
consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except
as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it
before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may direct the Trustee in
its exercise of any trust or power with respect to the Securities.
10. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of
the Companys Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were
not the Trustee.
11. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on
the other side of this Security.
12. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such
as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
13. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience
to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as
printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
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14. Absolute Obligation.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective
times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
15. No Recourse.
The general partner of the Parent Guarantor and its directors, officers, employees and
members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under
the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Securities.
16. Governing Law.
This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
New York.
17. Guarantee.
The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis
by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of
Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one
or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.
18. Reliance.
The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the
Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent
Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including Enterprise Products Company
(formerly EPCO, Inc.), and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have
assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including Enterprise Products
Company.
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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has
fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and
subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the
Indenture and the Securities by the Company.
The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee
pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee
the
within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
to
transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the
premises.
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES
IN GLOBAL SECURITY*
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Exhibit B
FORM OF NOTE
[FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (DTC) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND
ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.]*
[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]*
Principal Amount
No. _____
$
[which amount may be
increased or decreased by the Schedule
of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto.]*
ENTERPRISE
PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
5.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2041
CUSIP 29379V AT0
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the Company, which
term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to [Cede & Co.]* or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
__________________ ($__________) U.S. dollars, [or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown
on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security]*, on February 1,
2041 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at
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an annual rate of 5.95% payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, to the person in
whose name the Security (as defined on the reverse side of this security) is registered at the
close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding January 15 and
July 15 (each, a Regular Record Date), respectively, payable commencing on August 1, 2011, with
interest accruing from and including January 13, 2011, or from and including the most recent date
to which interest shall have been paid.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof.
Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at
this place.
The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of
this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and
bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.
This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of
$750,000,000 in principal amount designated as the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 of the Company and
is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the Original Indenture), duly executed
and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor
(the Parent Guarantor), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as
amended by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2007, providing for the Company
as the successor issuer (the Tenth Supplemental Indenture), and the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January 13, 2011, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the
Trustee (the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Original Indenture and the
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein
by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive
Debt Securities under the Indenture.
If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any
other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed
applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (the TIA), such required provision shall control.
The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.
This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustees
Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the
Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole
manager.
Dated: January 13, 2011
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
5.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2041
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness of the Company (the Debt Securities) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued
or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made
for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt
Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be
issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if
any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any)
and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated
as the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of
$750,000,000 (the Securities).
1. Interest.
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of
5.95% per annum.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each an
Interest Payment Date), commencing August 1, 2011. Interest on the Securities will accrue from
and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid
on the Securities, from and including January 13, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue
installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal
and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the
extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons
who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately
preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for
(Defaulted Interest) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of
business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such
Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee,
as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and
interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall
be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security
(including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in
definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and
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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose
within The City of New York, which initially will be the corporate trust office of Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association at 45 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006, or, at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant
record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option
of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder
has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying
agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the
Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.
4. Indenture.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and
to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.
Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those
terms stated in the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such
terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured
obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000;
provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased
from time to time as provided in the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from
time to time in part, at a redemption price (the Make-Whole Price) equal to the greater of: (i)
100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of
interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus
25 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.
The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified
to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining
the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:
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Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third
Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming
a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal
to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the
Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that if no
maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security
will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on
a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas
Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DnB NOR Markets, Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Scotia
Capital (USA) Inc., and their respective successors, or, if no such firm is willing and able to
select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of
national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains
fewer than six Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities
Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DnB NOR Markets, Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Scotia Capital
(USA) Inc., so long as it is a Primary Treasury Dealer at the relevant time and, if it is not then
a Primary Treasury Dealer, then a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by it, and in each case their
respective successors (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of the
foregoing shall not be a Primary Treasury Dealer at such time and shall fail to select a Primary
Treasury Dealer, then the Issuer will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by an Independent Investment
Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed
in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Independent
Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated
Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of
optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional
redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be
redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s)
that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the
Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If
less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be
redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot, or by such other method the Trustee deems fair and
appropriate.
The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will
also comply with Article III of the Indenture.
6. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of,
or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes
and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
7. Person Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
8. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing
Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without
consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to,
among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to
make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture)
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this
Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective
of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.
9. Defaults and Remedies.
Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the
principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid
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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of
Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing,
then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities,
together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable
immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to
the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not
conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with
respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest
which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have
been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right
consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except
as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it
before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may direct the Trustee in
its exercise of any trust or power with respect to the Securities.
10. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of
the Companys Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were
not the Trustee.
11. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on
the other side of this Security.
12. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such
as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
13. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience
to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as
printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
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14. Absolute Obligation.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective
times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
15. No Recourse.
The general partner of the Parent Guarantor and its directors, officers, employees and
members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under
the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Securities.
16. Governing Law.
This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
New York.
17. Guarantee.
The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis
by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of
Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one
or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.
18. Reliance.
The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the
Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent
Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including Enterprise Products Company
(formerly EPCO, Inc.), and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have
assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including Enterprise Products
Company.
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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has
fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and
subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the
Indenture and the Securities by the Company.
The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee
pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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Exhibit 5.1
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600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
713.220.4200 Phone
713.220.4285 Fax
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January 13, 2011
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a Texas limited
liability company (the Operating LLC), and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the Guarantor), in connection with the public
offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes)
and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 (the 2041
Notes and, together with the 2016 Notes, the Notes) issued by the Operating LLC. The
Notes are being guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the guarantee (the Guarantee)
included in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes and the Guarantee are referred to
collectively herein as the Securities. The Operating LLC and the Guarantor are referred
to collectively herein as the Obligors.
The Notes and the related Guarantee are being issued under an Indenture, dated as of October
4, 2004, among the Operating LLC, the Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the
Trustee) (collectively, as amended and supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of June 30, 2007, providing for the Operating LLC as the successor issuer, the Base
Indenture), and as amended and supplemented by the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture thereto,
dated as of January 13, 2011 (the Supplemental Indenture) among the Operating LLC, the
Guarantor and the Trustee. The Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental
Indenture, is referenced herein as the Indenture.
The Notes are being sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated January 4, 2011 (the
Underwriting Agreement), among the Operating LLC, the Guarantor, Enterprise Products
OLPGP, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole member of the Operating LLC (the OLPGP),
and the underwriters named therein (the Underwriters).
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined the following:
Austin Beijing Dallas Houston London Los Angeles
New York The Woodlands Washington, DC
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
January 13, 2011
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(i) the registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-168049 and 333-168049-01) relating
to securities to be issued by the Operating LLC and the Guarantor from time to time, including the
Securities, filed by the Obligors under the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) on November 29, 2010, including the base prospectus included in such
registration statement (the Base Prospectus) and the other information set forth in the
Incorporated Documents (as defined below) and incorporated by reference in such registration
statement and therefore deemed to be a part thereof (such registration statement, as so amended at
the time it became effective and including the Base Prospectus and such other information
incorporated by reference in such registration statement, being referred to herein as the
Registration Statement);
(ii) the preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 4, 2011, relating to the Securities
in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the General Rules and Regulations under
the Securities Act (the Rules and Regulations) (such preliminary prospectus supplement,
together with the Base Prospectus, being referred to herein as the Preliminary
Prospectus);
(iii) the prospectus supplement dated January 4, 2011, relating to the Securities in the form
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations (such prospectus
supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, being referred to herein as the
Prospectus);
(iv) the term sheet relating to the Securities filed with the SEC as a free writing prospectus
pursuant to Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations on January 4, 2011;
(v) each of the Guarantors reports that have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement (the Incorporated Documents);
(vi) the Underwriting Agreement;
(vii) the Indenture;
(viii) the form of the Notes;
(ix) the global notes executed by the Operating LLC pursuant to the Indenture, in the
aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 and $250,000,000, collectively representing the 2016
Notes purchased and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
(x) the global notes executed by the Operating LLC pursuant to the Indenture, in the aggregate
principal amount of $500,000,000 and $250,000,000, collectively representing the 2041 Notes
purchased and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
(xi) the Certificate of Formation, Certificate of Merger and Company Agreement of the
Operating LLC (the Operating LLC Agreement), in each case as amended to date;
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
January 13, 2011
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(xii) the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (the Bylaws) of OLPGP, the sole
member of the Operating LLC, in each case as amended to date;
(xiii) the Certificate of Limited Partnership and Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership (the Partnership Agreement) of the Guarantor, in each case as amended
to date;
(xiv) the Certificate of Formation and Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement (the LLC Agreement) of Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and the general partner of the Guarantor (the General Partner), in each
case as amended to date;
(xv) certain resolutions adopted by the board of directors of OLPGP relating to the
Registration Statement, the issuance of the Notes, the Indenture and related matters;
(xvi) certain resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the General Partner relating to
the Registration Statement, the issuance of the Guarantee, the Indenture and related matters;
(xvii) the Form T-1 of the Trustee filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and
(xviii) such other instruments and certificates of public officials, officers and
representatives of the Operating LLC, OLPGP, the Guarantor and the General Partner and such other
persons as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
As the basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have assumed and have not verified (i)
the genuineness of the signatures on documents examined by us, (ii) the legal capacity of all
natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents supplied to us as originals, and (iv) the
conformity with the authentic originals of all documents supplied to us as certified or photostatic
or faxed copies. In conducting our examination of documents executed by parties other than the
Operating LLC, OLPGP, the Guarantor or the General Partner, we have assumed that such parties had
the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also
assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the due execution
and delivery by such parties of such documents and that, to the extent such documents purport to
constitute agreements, such documents constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties. As
to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which we have not independently established
or verified, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other
representatives of the Operating LLC, OLPGP, the Guarantor, the General Partner and others.
In rendering the opinions expressed below with respect to the Securities, we have assumed that
the form and terms of such Securities, the issuance, sale and delivery thereof by the
Operating LLC and the Guarantor, and the incurrence and performance of the Operating LLCs and
the Guarantors obligations thereunder or in respect thereof (including, without limitation,
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
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January 13, 2011
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respective obligations under the Indenture with respect to the Notes and the Guarantee issued
thereunder) in accordance with the terms thereof, will comply with, and will not violate, any
applicable order, judgment, decree or award, or any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement,
note, lease or other agreement or instrument, in each case, binding upon the Operating LLC, OLPGP,
the Guarantor, and the General Partner, or to which the issuance, sale and delivery of such Notes,
or the incurrence and performance of such obligations, may be subject.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and
assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. When the Notes (in the form examined by us) have been authenticated by the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and have been issued and delivered in accordance with
the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Operating LLC.
2. When the Notes (in the form examined by us) have been authenticated by the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and have been issued and delivered in accordance with
the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Guarantee will constitute the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Guarantor.
Our opinions in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
(including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfer or conveyance),
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity
or at law), including, without limitation, (a) the possible unavailability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy and (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness,
good faith and fair dealing.
We express no opinion other than as to the laws of the State of New York that are normally
applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture
and the Securities. We hereby consent to the filing by the Guarantor of this opinion as an exhibit
to a Current Report on Form 8-K and to the reference to this firm under the heading Legal Matters
in the Prospectus. In giving these consents, we do not thereby admit that we are within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of experts under the Securities Act
or the rules and regulations issued thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration
Statement, including this exhibit. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we disclaim
any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes of the facts stated or assumed herein or
any subsequent changes in applicable law.
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Exhibit 8.1
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
713.220.4200 Phone
713.220.4285 Fax
andrewskurth.com
January 13, 2011
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
1100 Louisiana, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(the Registration Statement) of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the
Partnership), a Delaware limited partnership, and Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (the Operating LLC), relating to the registration of the
offering and sale (the Offering) of common units of the Partnership, debt securities of
Operating LLC, and the related guarantees of the debt securities by the Partnership to be issued
and sold by each of the Partnership and Operating LLC as applicable from time to time pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act). In connection
therewith, we have participated in the preparation of the discussion set forth under the caption
Material U.S. Income Tax Consequences (the Discussion) in the prospectus supplement
dated January 4, 2011 (the Prospectus Supplement) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act relating to the issuance and sale of $750,000,000
principal amount of Operating LLCs 3.20% Senior Notes due 2016 and $750,000,000 principal amount
of Operating LLCs 5.95% Senior Notes due 2041 (the Debt Securities). Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Registration Statement.
The Discussion, subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated in the Discussion and the
limitations and qualifications set forth herein, constitutes our opinion as to the material United
States federal income tax consequences for purchasers of the Debt Securities pursuant to the
Offering.
This opinion letter is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no opinions are intended
to be implied or may be inferred beyond those expressly stated herein. Our opinion is rendered as
of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion or any matter
related to this opinion to reflect any change of fact, circumstances, or law after the date hereof.
In addition, our opinion is based on the assumption that the matter will be properly presented to
the applicable court.
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Enterprise Products Operating LLC
January 13, 2011
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Furthermore, our opinion is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or a court. In
addition, we must note that our opinion represents merely our best legal judgment on the matters
presented and that others may disagree with our conclusion. There can be no assurance that the
Internal Revenue Service will not take a contrary position or that a court would agree with our
opinion if litigated.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K
of the Partnership, the incorporation by reference of this opinion in the Registration Statement
and to the references to our firm and this opinion contained in the Prospectus Supplement forming a
part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are experts
under the Act, or under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating thereto, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this exhibit to
the Current Report on Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Andrews Kurth LLP