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
October 15, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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1-11727
(Commission File Number)
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73-1493906
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
3738 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(214) 981-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
On October 15, 2007, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) filed a motion in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas to dismiss the complaint brought by
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) on July 26, 2007. The Partnership’s motion
asserts that the CFTC has not stated a valid cause of action under
the Commodity Exchange Act. Separately and as previously
disclosed, on October 9, 2007 the Partnership filed its response with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (“FERC”), which response refuted the FERC’s claims as being fundamentally flawed and
requested a dismissal of the FERC proceeding.