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Energy Transfer LP 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Mar 27, 2019)

Filed March 27, 2019For Securities:ETET-PI

Summary

Energy Transfer LP (ET) filed an 8-K on March 27, 2019, detailing significant actions related to its debt. The company successfully completed consent solicitations for its outstanding 7.500% Senior Notes due 2020, 4.250% Senior Notes due 2023, 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2027. Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of these notes approved amendments to their respective indentures. These amendments, executed via the Ninth Supplemental Indenture on March 25, 2019, effectively eliminate certain covenants, restrictive provisions, and events of default. This move is expected to provide Energy Transfer with greater financial flexibility. Concurrently, Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (ETO) settled its previously announced exchange offers, exchanging existing notes for new senior notes issued by ETO, which were registered under a Form S-4 registration statement.

Key Highlights

  • 1Completion of debt consent solicitations for multiple senior note series (2020, 2023, 2024, 2027).
  • 2Majority consent achieved to amend indenture provisions, eliminating certain covenants and restrictive covenants.
  • 3Ninth Supplemental Indenture executed on March 25, 2019, to formalize these amendments.
  • 4Subsidiary ETO settled exchange offers for new senior notes registered on Form S-4.
  • 5The actions taken are expected to increase Energy Transfer's financial flexibility.
  • 6The filing was made on March 27, 2019, with an event date of March 24, 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose was to amend existing debt agreements by eliminating certain covenants and restrictive provisions, thereby increasing Energy Transfer's financial flexibility. The exchange offers allowed for the settlement of these notes for new senior notes issued by the subsidiary, ETO.

The actions affected Energy Transfer LP's 7.500% Senior Notes due 2020, 4.250% Senior Notes due 2023, 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2027.

The Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 25, 2019, is the legal document that incorporates the amendments approved by noteholders. It formally eliminates specific covenants, restrictive provisions, and events of default from the original indentures governing the affected senior notes.

By eliminating certain restrictive covenants, Energy Transfer gains more operational and financial freedom. This can potentially allow for more strategic investments, acquisitions, or other corporate actions that might have been constrained by the original indenture terms.