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): April 13, 2016

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-14323   76-0568219

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation )

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas   77002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s 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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 13, 2016, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc. (“EPOGP”) and Enterprise Products Operating LLC (“EPO”) completed the public offering of $575.0 million aggregate principal amount of EPO’s 2.850% Senior Notes RR due April 2021 (the “2021 Notes”), $575.0 million aggregate principal amount of EPO’s 3.950% Senior Notes SS due February 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) and $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of EPO’s 4.900% Senior Notes QQ due May 2046 (the “2046 Notes,” and, together with the 2021 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2046 Notes represent a re-opening of an outstanding series of EPO’s senior notes. EPO issued $875.0 million principal amount of that series on May 7, 2015. The new 2046 Notes form a single series with the original notes of that series, trade under the same CUSIP number, and have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the original notes of that series. 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 offering of the Securities has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-189050 and 333-189050-01) (the “Registration Statement”), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated April 4, 2016 relating to the Securities, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 6, 2016, pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act (together with the accompanying prospectus dated June 3, 2013, the “Prospectus”).

The Securities were issued under an Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004, 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”), and in the case of the 2021 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 13, 2016 (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”) or, in the case of the 2046 Notes, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2015 (the “Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”).

Interest will accrue at a rate of 2.850% per annum for the 2021 Notes and 3.950% per annum for the 2027 Notes, in each case, from April 13, 2016. In the case of the 2046 Notes, interest will accrue at a rate of 4.900% per annum from November 15, 2015 (the most recent interest payment date for the original notes of that series). Interest on the 2021 Notes is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2016. Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2016. Interest on the 2046 Notes is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year, with the next interest payment being due on May 15, 2016. The 2021 Notes mature on April 15, 2021, the 2027 Notes mature on February 15, 2027, and the 2046 Notes mature on May 15, 2046. The Notes also provide that at any time prior to March 15, 2021 (one month prior to their maturity date) for the 2021 Notes, November 15, 2026 (three months prior to their maturity date) for the 2027 Notes, and November 15, 2045 (six months prior to their maturity date) for the 2046 Notes (each, a “par call date”), EPO may redeem some or all of the Notes at the applicable redemption price that includes accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium. In the case of the 2021 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the make-whole premium is calculated based on the principal and interest that would have been due if the notes had matured on the applicable par call date. In the case of the 2046 Notes, the make-whole premium is calculated based on the principal and interest that would have been due if the notes had matured on the applicable maturity date. At any time on or after the applicable par call date, EPO may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The terms of the Securities and the Supplemental Indenture are further described in the Prospectus under the captions “Description of the Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities,” which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 8, 2016. Such descriptions do not purport to be complete and are qualified by reference to the Base Indenture, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein, and to the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Certain legal opinions related to the Registration Statement are filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    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 October 6, 2004).
  4.2    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).
  4.3    Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2015, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed May 7, 2015).
  4.4    Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 13, 2016, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.
  4.5    Forms of Notes (included in Exhibit 4.3 and Exhibit 4.4 above).
  5.1    Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.
23.1    Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

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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.

 

    ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
    By:  

Enterprise Products Holdings LLC,

its general partner

Date: April 13, 2016     By:   /s/ Michael J. Knesek
      Michael J. Knesek
      Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    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 October 6, 2004).
  4.2    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).
  4.3    Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2015, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed May 7, 2015).
  4.4    Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 13, 2016, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.
  4.5    Forms of Notes (included in Exhibit 4.3 and Exhibit 4.4 above).
  5.1    Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.
23.1    Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

AS ISSUER,

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

AS PARENT GUARANTOR,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS TRUSTEE

 

 

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 13, 2016

to

Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004

 

 

2.850% Senior Notes due 2021

3.950% Senior Notes due 2027

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  

THE NOTES

  

SECTION 1.1

  Form      2   

SECTION 1.2

  Title, Amount, Stated Maturity and Interest      3   

SECTION 1.3

  Registrar and Paying Agent      4   

SECTION 1.4

  Transfer and Exchange      4   

SECTION 1.5

  Guarantee of the Notes      4   

SECTION 1.6

  Defeasance and Discharge      4   

SECTION 1.7

  Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture      4   

SECTION 1.8

  Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture      5   

ARTICLE II

  

REDEMPTION

  

SECTION 2.1

  Redemption      5   

ARTICLE III

  

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  

SECTION 3.1

  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.      5   

SECTION 3.2

  Counterpart Originals      5   

SECTION 3.3

  Governing Law      6   

SECTION 3.4

  Certain Trustee Matters      6   

 

Exhibit A

  Form of the 2.850% Senior Notes due 2021   

Exhibit B

  Form of the 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027   

 

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THIS TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of April 13, 2016 (this “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), 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 Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Indenture (as defined below).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (the “Original Issuer”) 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 the Original Issuer 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 Original Issuer, 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; and

WHEREAS, the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, shall be referred to herein as the “Base Indenture”; and

WHEREAS, the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented from time to time, including without limitation pursuant to this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, shall be referred to herein as the “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 Indenture, two new series of Debt Securities (collectively, the “Notes”), designated as set forth in this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all of the 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 Twenty-Eighth 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 under the 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 Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof;

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 2.850% Senior Notes due 2021 (as defined below) and the related Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture; and

(2) the 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027 (as defined below) and the related Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture;

in each case, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the Issuer may deem appropriate or as may be required or appropriate to comply with any laws or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the Notes may be listed or traded, or to conform to general usage, or as may, consistently with the Indenture, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

Such Exhibits A and B are hereby incorporated into this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, and to the extent applicable, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Twenty-Eighth 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 to act as Depositary with respect to the Book-Entry Notes.

 

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SECTION 1.2 Title, Amount, Stated Maturity and Interest .

There are hereby established two new series of Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture, that are designated respectively as:

 

  (1) the “2.850% Senior Notes due 2021”; and

 

  (2) the “3.950% Senior Notes due 2027.”

Each series of Notes is referred to herein as so designated. The Trustee shall initially authenticate and deliver for original issue:

 

  (a) 2.850% Senior Notes due 2021 in an initial aggregate principal amount of $575,000,000; and

 

  (b) 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027 in an initial aggregate principal amount of $575,000,000,

in each case, upon delivery to the Trustee of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes.

Notes of each series may be issued on any Business Day on or after April 13, 2016. The aggregate principal amount of each series of the Notes that may be authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture is unlimited. The aggregate principal amount of each series of the Notes to be issued under the Indenture may be increased at any time, and each such series of Notes may be reopened for issuances of additional Notes of such series, upon a Company Order, without the consent of any Holder and without any further supplement or amendment to the Indenture; provided that no such additional Notes of any series may be issued at a price that would cause such Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each such Company Order for the issuance of additional Notes shall specify the series of the Notes to be issued, the principal amount of the Notes of such series to be authenticated, the date on which the additional Notes of such series are to be authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders thereof. The Notes of each series issued on the date of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture and any additional Notes of such series that may be issued after such date shall be part of the same series of Debt Securities for all purposes under the Indenture.

The Stated Maturity of each series of the Notes shall be as follows:

 

Series of Notes

  

Stated Maturity

    

2.850% Senior Notes due 2021

   April 15, 2021   

3.950% Senior Notes due 2027

   February 15, 2027   

 

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The rate or rates at which the Notes of each series shall bear interest, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the regular record date for any interest payable on any interest payment date, in each case, shall be as set forth in the form of Note of such series attached as an exhibit to this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture. With respect to Notes of each series, payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on any Notes representing Book-Entry Notes of such series on any interest payment date for Notes of such series or at maturity of such Notes, 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 that 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 of each series. The office or agency in the City and State of New York where Notes of each series 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 Corporate Trust, Municipal & Escrow Solutions, 150 E. 42nd Street, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10017.

SECTION 1.4 Transfer and Exchange .

With respect to each series of the Notes, 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 of each series will be fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor.

SECTION 1.6 Defeasance and Discharge .

The Notes of each series 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:

“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.”

 

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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, at its option, may redeem the Notes of each series in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of the Notes of such series 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 Twenty-Eighth 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.

SECTION 3.2 Counterpart Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

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SECTION 3.3 Governing Law .

THIS TWENTY-EIGHTH 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 Twenty-Eighth 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 Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC,
  as Issuer
By:  

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OLPGP, INC.,

its Sole Manager

By:   /s/ Bryan F. Bulawa
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.,
  as Parent Guarantor
By:   ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LLC,
  its General Partner
By:   /s/ Bryan F. Bulawa
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

  as Trustee
By:   /s/ Gregory S. Clarke
  Name:   Gregory S. Clarke
  Title:   Vice President

Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page


Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

[FACE OF SECURITY]

[THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME BENEFITS AS DEFINITIVE DEBT SECURITIES UNDER THE INDENTURE. 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 SUCCESSOR’S 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

2.850% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2021

CUSIP 29379V BK8

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                                      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

 

*  

To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

 

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Security] * , on April 15, 2021 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 thereon at an annual rate of 2.850% payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on [ Insert the first Interest Payment Date occurring after the date of issuance of this Security ], to the person in whose name this Debt Security (this “Security”) is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding April 1 or October 1, as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, with interest accruing from and including [ Insert the date of issuance of this Security, or if Debt Securities of this same series have been previously issued, insert the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid on Debt Securities of such series ], or from and including the most recent date to which interest on this Security 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 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s 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:                         

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
By:  

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OLPGP, INC.,

its sole manager

By:    
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

2.850% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2021

 

1. Interest .

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 2.850% per annum. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”). 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 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 Corporate Trust, Municipal & Escrow Solutions, 150 East 42nd Street, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10017, 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.

 

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4. Indenture .

Reference is made hereby to (i) the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”) among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as issuer (the “Original Issuer”), Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (ii) the Tenth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of June 30, 2007 (the “Tenth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Original Issuer, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the Company as the successor issuer and (iii) the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of April 13, 2016 (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of Debt Securities of the series whose designation appears on the face hereof. The Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, and as may be further duly amended and supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, is referred to herein as the “Indenture.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Indenture.

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the series designated by the Company as “2.850% Senior Notes due 2021” (such series of Debt Securities being referred to herein as the “Securities”), all of which are issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holder hereof. 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 TIA, such required provision shall control.

 

5. Optional Redemption .

At any time prior to March 15, 2021 (the “Par Call Date”), 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 Make-Whole Price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”)) that would have been due if the Securities had matured on the Par Call 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 and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

At any time on or after the Par Call Date, 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 equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date (“Redemption Price”).

 

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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:

“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 such 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, calculated as if the maturity date of the Securities were the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”), 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 Life of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however , that if no maturity is within three months before or after the Par Call Date for such 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, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets 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 four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. so long as it is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (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, plus a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company; 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 Company 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

 

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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.

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 Make-Whole Price (or the method of calculating such Make-Whole Price) or the Redemption Price, as the case may be, 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 Make-Whole Price or Redemption Price, as the case may be, 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 multiples 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. The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

 

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.

 

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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 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 Company’s 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).

 

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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.

 

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 Company 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.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
By:   ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LLC,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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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:

 

TEN COM

  

–  as tenants in common

     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –    
            (Cust.)

TEN ENT

  

–  as tenants by entireties

     Custodian for:    
          (Minor)
        under Uniform Gifts to

JT TEN

  

–  as joint tenants with right of

    survivorship and not as

    tenants in common

     Minors Act of    
          (State)
           

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Please 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.

 

Dated

             
        Registered Holder  

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

Decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Security

  

Amount of

Increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Security

  

Principal Amount of this
Global Security following
such decrease

(or increase)

  

Signature of authorized
officer of Trustee or
Depositary

           

 

  To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

 

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Exhibit B

FORM OF NOTE

[FACE OF SECURITY]

[THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME BENEFITS AS DEFINITIVE DEBT SECURITIES UNDER THE INDENTURE. 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 SUCCESSOR’S 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

3.950% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2027

CUSIP 29379V BL6

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                                      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 15, 2027 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at

 

 

*  

To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

 

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the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest thereon at an annual rate of 3.950% payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on [ Insert the first Interest Payment Date occurring after the date of issuance of this Security ], to the person in whose name this Debt Security (this “Security”) is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding February 1 or August 1, as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, with interest accruing from and including [ Insert the date of issuance of this Security, or if Debt Securities of this same series have been previously issued, insert the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid on Debt Securities of such series ], or from and including the most recent date to which interest on this Security 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 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s 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:                         

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
By:  

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OLPGP, INC.,

its sole manager

By:    
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

 

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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

3.950% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2027

 

1. Interest .

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 3.950% per annum. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”). 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 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 Corporate Trust, Municipal & Escrow Solutions, 150 East 42nd Street, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10017, 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.

 

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4. Indenture .

Reference is made hereby to (i) the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”) among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as issuer (the “Original Issuer”), Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (ii) the Tenth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of June 30, 2007 (the “Tenth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Original Issuer, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the Company as the successor issuer and (iii) the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of April 13, 2016 (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of Debt Securities of the series whose designation appears on the face hereof. The Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, and as may be further duly amended and supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, is referred to herein as the “Indenture.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Indenture.

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the series designated by the Company as “3.950% Senior Notes due 2027” (such series of Debt Securities being referred to herein as the “Securities”), all of which are issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holder hereof. 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 TIA, such required provision shall control.

 

5. Optional Redemption .

At any time prior to November 15, 2026 (the “Par Call Date”), 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 Make-Whole Price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”)) that would have been due if the Securities had matured on the Par Call 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 35 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

At any time on or after the Par Call Date, 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 equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date (“Redemption Price”).

 

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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:

“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 such 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, calculated as if the maturity date of the Securities were the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”), 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 Life of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however , that if no maturity is within three months before or after the Par Call Date for such 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, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets 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 four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. so long as it is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (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, plus a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company; 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 Company 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

 

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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.

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 Make-Whole Price (or the method of calculating such Make-Whole Price) or the Redemption Price, as the case may be, 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 Make-Whole Price or Redemption Price, as the case may be, 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 multiples 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. The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

 

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.

 

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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 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 Company’s 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).

 

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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.

 

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 Company 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.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
By:   ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LLC,
  its General Partner
By:    
  Name:   Bryan F. Bulawa
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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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:

 

TEN COM

  

–  as tenants in common

     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –    
            (Cust.)

TEN ENT

  

–  as tenants by entireties

     Custodian for:    
          (Minor)
        under Uniform Gifts to

JT TEN

  

–  as joint tenants with right of

    survivorship and not as

    tenants in common

     Minors Act of    
          (State)
           

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Please 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.

 

Dated

             
        Registered Holder  

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

Decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Security

  

Amount of

Increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Security

  

Principal Amount of this
Global Security following
such decrease

(or increase)

  

Signature of authorized
officer of Trustee or
Depositary

           

 

  To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

April 13, 2016

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 (“ EPO ”), and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Guarantor ”), in connection with the public offering of $575,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.850% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ 2021 Notes ”), $575,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “ 2027 Notes ”) and $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.90% Senior Notes due 2046 (the “ 2046 Notes ” and, together with the 2021 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the “ Notes ”) issued by EPO. 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 .” EPO 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 predecessor of EPO, 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 EPO as the successor issuer, the “ Base Indenture ”), and as amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of May 7, 2015 among EPO, the Guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2046 Notes, and as amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of April 13, 2016 among EPO, the Guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2021 Notes and the 2027 Notes (collectively, the “ Supplemental Indentures ”). The Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indentures, is referenced herein as the “ Indenture .”

The Notes are being sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated April 4, 2016 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), among EPO, the Guarantor, Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole member of EPO (“ EPOGP ”), 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 ”).

 

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Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

April 13, 2016

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In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined the following:

(i) the registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-189050 and 333-189050-01) relating to securities to be issued by EPO 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 June 3, 2013, 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 April 4, 2016, 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 April 4, 2016, 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 April 4, 2016;

(v) each of the Guarantor’s 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 EPO pursuant to the Indenture, in the aggregate principal amounts of $500,000,000 and $75,000,000, respectively, representing the 2021 Notes purchased and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

(x) the global notes executed by EPO pursuant to the Indenture, in the aggregate principal amounts of $500,000,000 and $75,000,000, respectively, representing the 2027 Notes purchased and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;


Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

April 13, 2016

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(xi) the global note executed by EPO pursuant to the Indenture, in the aggregate principal amount of $ 100,000,000, representing the 2046 Notes purchased and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

(xii) the Certificate of Formation, Certificates of Merger and Company Agreement of EPO (the “ EPO Company Agreement ”), in each case as amended to date;

(xiii) the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) of EPOGP, the sole member of EPO, in each case as amended to date;

(xiv) the Certificate of Limited Partnership and Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended, the “ Partnership Agreement ”) of the Guarantor, in each case as amended to date;

(xv) the Certificate of Formation and Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, 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;

(xvi) certain resolutions adopted by the board of directors of EPOGP relating to the Registration Statement, the issuance of the Notes, the Indenture and related matters;

(xvii) 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;

(xviii) the Form T-1 of the Trustee filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and

(xix) such other instruments and certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of EPO, EPOGP, 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 EPO, EPOGP, 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 EPO, EPOGP, the Guarantor, the General Partner and others.


Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

April 13, 2016

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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 EPO and the Guarantor, and the incurrence and performance of EPO’s and the Guarantor’s obligations thereunder or in respect thereof (including, without limitation, their 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 EPO, EPOGP, 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 EPO.

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.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Andrews Kurth LLP