-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HH8WpQDwbmVWmWsKMOBoDuUmYzoIky14EvvWRSbxOqZLZLntOBWX6VOkoM5SoalZ 3SQtaqEQBqqCDgKlFwR6vg== 0001061219-10-000064.txt : 20101109 0001061219-10-000064.hdr.sgml : 20101109 20101109150248 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001061219-10-000064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101109 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324592 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 134297064 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32610 FILM NUMBER: 101175876 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7133816500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001061219 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 760568219 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7133816500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 425 1 epdform8k_110910.htm CURRENT REPORT epdform8k_111010.htm
 

 
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): November 9, 2010


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
   Delaware  1-14323 76-0568219                                                      
   (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer                                                     
   Incorporation )  File Number) 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):

[ X]  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 8.01  Other Events.

Pro Forma Financial Information.

The purpose of this filing is to provide investors with unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information in connection with the proposed merger of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. (“EPE”) with a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“EPD”) updated as of September 30, 2010.  Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K presents the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information, which has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X:

§  
Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010;
§  
Unaudited pro forma condensed statement of consolidated operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010;
§  
Unaudited pro forma condensed statement of consolidated operations for the year ended December 31, 2009; and
§  
Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

INVESTOR NOTICE

In connection with the proposed merger, EPD has filed a registration statement (Registration No. 333-169437), which includes a prospectus of EPD and a proxy statement of EPE and other materials, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EPD, EPE AND THE PROPOSED MERGER.  A definitive proxy statement / prospectus has been sent to security holders of EPE seeking their approval of the proposed merger.  Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy sta tement / prospectus and other documents containing information about EPE, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

EPD, EPE and their respective general partners, and the directors and certain of the executive officers of the respective general partners, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the unitholders of EPE in connection with the proposed merger.  Information about the directors and executive officers of the respective general partners of EPD and EPE is set forth in the proxy statement / prospectus, each partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which were each filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010, and subsequent statements of changes in beneficial ownership on file with the SEC.  These documents can be obtained free of charge from the source listed above.


Item 9.01  Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit No.            Description

     99.1                 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 

 

 
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 GP, LLC,
             its general partner
   
   
 Date: November 9, 2010   By:      /s/ Michael J. Knesek                                
   Name:    Michael J. Knesek
   Title:      Senior Vice President, Controller
                  and Principal Accounting Officer
                  of Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

 


 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 


Exhibit No.                      Description

     99.1                           Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
EX-99.1 2 exhibit99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exhibit99_1.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1
INDEX TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
 
 Introduction  2
 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2010  3
 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Consolidated Operations for the  
     nine months ended September 30, 2010  4
 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Consolidated Operations for the  
    year ended December 31, 2009  5
 Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  6
 Supplemental Information  8
 
 
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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Introduction

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the “Partnership,” NYSE: EPD), Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. (“Holdings,” NYSE: EPE), and their respective general partners have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 3, 2010 (the “merger agreement”). Pursuant to the merger agreement, all Holdings units (including 13,921 Holdings units to be issued in a transformation of the 0.01% econ omic general partner interest of Holdings immediately prior to the merger), or 139,208,985 units, will be converted into 208,813,477 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Partnership common units”). The merger agreement and related documents also provide for (i) the cancellation of the Partnership’s incentive distribution rights held indirectly by Holdings through its ownership of the Partnership’s general partner (the “Partnership GP”), (ii) the conversion of the Partnership GP’s 2% economic interest in the Partnership into a non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership and (iii) the cancellation of 21,563,177 Partnership common units currently owned by Holdings.

The Partnership is a consolidated subsidiary of Holdings. If the proposed merger and merger agreement are approved by the unitholders of Holdings and all other conditions set forth in the merger agreement are met, Holdings will become a subsidiary of the Partnership, with the Partnership as the sole limited partner of Holdings and the general partner of Holdings continuing as a non-economic general partner of the Partnership.

For accounting purposes, Holdings is considered the accounting acquiror of the Partnership’s noncontrolling interest. The changes in Holdings’ ownership interest in the Partnership GP will be accounted for as an equity transaction and no gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the proposed merger.
  
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet combines the historical balance sheets of the Partnership and Holdings, after giving effect to the proposed merger as if it had occurred on September 30, 2010. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009 give effect to the proposed merger as if it had oc curred on January 1, 2009. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the proposed merger and are factually supportable.

These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical audited consolidated financial information and accompanying notes of Holdings and the Partnership.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are intended for informational purposes only and do not reflect any cost savings or other synergies that may be achieved as a result of the proposed merger and are based on assumptions that the Partnership and Holdings believe are reasonable under the circumstances.   As such, these statements do not necessarily reflect the results of operations or financial position of the Partnership that would have resulted had the proposed merger actually been consummated as of the dates indicated, and are not ne cessarily indicative of the future results of operations or the future financial position of the Partnership following completion of the proposed merger.

See “Supplemental Information” within these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding Holdings’ variable rate debt agreements.
 
 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2010


                 
Enterprise
 
   
Enterprise GP
           
Products
 
   
Holdings L.P.
   
Pro Forma
 
Partners L.P.
 
   
Historical
   
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
ASSETS
                   
Current assets:
                   
   Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 42.9     $ (10.1 )
(a)
  $ 32.8  
   Restricted cash
    32.5                 32.5  
   Accounts and notes receivable, net
    3,067.6                 3,067.6  
   Inventories
    1,210.0                 1,210.0  
   Other current assets
    292.9                 292.9  
       Total current assets
    4,645.9       (10.1 )       4,635.8  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    18,810.0                 18,810.0  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    2,331.2                 2,331.2  
Intangible assets, net
    1,860.3                 1,860.3  
Goodwill
    2,052.7                 2,052.7  
Other assets
    246.5                 246.5  
       Total assets
  $ 29,946.6     $ (10.1 )     $ 29,936.5  
                           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                         
Current liabilities:
                         
   Accounts payable
  $ 618.4               $ 618.4  
   Accrued product payables
    3,338.6                 3,338.6  
   Other current liabilities
    672.3                 672.3  
       Total current liabilities
    4,629.3                 4,629.3  
Long-term debt
    13,790.1                 13,790.1  
Other long-term liabilities
    352.3                 352.3  
Commitments and contingencies
                         
Equity:
                         
    Partners’ equity
    1,863.6     $ (10.1 )
(a)
    10,637.3  
              8,783.8  
(b)
       
    Noncontrolling interest
    9,311.3       (8,783.8 )
(b)
    527.5  
       Total equity
    11,174.9       (10.1 )       11,164.8  
       Total liabilities & equity
  $ 29,946.6     $ (10.1 )     $ 29,936.5  

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010


                 
Enterprise
 
   
Enterprise GP
           
Products
 
   
Holdings L.P.
   
Pro Forma
 
Partners L.P.
 
   
Historical
   
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
Revenues
  $ 24,155.7     $ -       $ 24,155.7  
Costs and expenses:
                         
Operating costs and expenses
    22,406.2       -         22,406.2  
General and administrative costs
    150.9       -         150.9  
   Total costs and expenses
    22,557.1       -         22,557.1  
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates
    43.2       -         43.2  
Operating income
    1,641.8       -         1,641.8  
Other income (expense):
                         
Interest expense
    (529.1 )     -         (529.1 )
Other, net
    1.8       -         1.8  
   Total other expense, net
    (527.3 )     -         (527.3 )
Income before provision for income taxes
    1,114.5       -         1,114.5  
Provision for income taxes
    (20.1 )     -         (20.1 )
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1,094.4     $ -       $ 1,094.4  
                           
Allocation of income from continuing operations:
                         
Limited partners
  $ 161.0     $ 887.3  
(c)
  $ 1,048.3  
Noncontrolling interests
  $ 933.4     $ (887.3 )
(c)
  $ 46.1  
                           
Basic earnings per unit:
                         
Weighted-average number of units outstanding (see Note d)
    139.2                 791.0  
Income per unit from continuing operations
  $ 1.16               $ 1.33  
                           
Diluted earnings per unit:
                         
Weighted-average number of units outstanding (see Note e)
    139.2                 822.6  
Income per unit from continuing operations
  $ 1.16               $ 1.27  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009


                 
Enterprise
 
   
Enterprise GP
           
Products
 
   
Holdings L.P.
   
Pro Forma
 
Partners L.P.
 
   
Historical
   
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
Revenues
  $ 25,510.9     $ -       $ 25,510.9  
Costs and expenses:
                         
Operating costs and expenses
    23,565.8       -         23,565.8  
General and administrative costs
    182.8       -         182.8  
   Total costs and expenses
    23,748.6       -         23,748.6  
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates
    92.3       -         92.3  
Operating income
    1,854.6       -         1,854.6  
Other income (expense):
                         
Interest expense
    (687.3 )     -         (687.3 )
Other, net
    (1.7 )     -         (1.7 )
   Total other expense, net
    (689.0 )     -         (689.0 )
Income before provision for income taxes
    1,165.6       -         1,165.6  
Provision for income taxes
    (25.3 )     -         (25.3 )
Income from continuing operations
  $ 1,140.3     $ -       $ 1,140.3  
                           
Allocation of income from continuing operations:
                         
Limited partners
  $ 204.1     $ 825.5  
(c)
  $ 1,029.6  
Noncontrolling interests
  $ 936.2     $ (825.5 )
(c)
  $ 110.7  
                           
Basic earnings per unit:
                         
Weighted-average number of units outstanding (see Note d)
    137.8                 643.4  
Income per unit from continuing operations
  $ 1.48               $ 1.60  
                           
Diluted earnings per unit:
                         
Weighted-average number of units outstanding (see Note e)
    137.8                 675.0  
Income per unit from continuing operations
  $ 1.48               $ 1.53  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and underlying pro forma adjustments are based upon currently available information and certain estimates and assumptions made by the management of Holdings GP and the Partnership GP; therefore, actual results could materially differ from the pro forma information. However, Holdings and the Partnership believe that the assumptions provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects of the transactions noted herein. We believe that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumption s and are properly applied in the pro forma information.

The proposed merger results in Holdings being considered the surviving consolidated entity for accounting purposes rather than the Partnership, which is the surviving consolidated entity for legal and reporting purposes. As a result, the proposed merger would be accounted for in Holdings’ consolidated financial statements as an equity transaction in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 810-10-45, Consolidation — Overall — Changes in Parent's Ownership Interest in a Subsidiary. As a result, noncontrolling owners’ interest would be eliminated and replaced with an equal amount of partners’ equity on the balance sheet. Consequently, no fair value adjustment would be made to the assets or liabilities of Holdings and no gain or loss would be recognized in Holdings’ net income. In addition, costs incurred to complete the proposed merger will be charged to partners’ capital during the year ended December 31, 2010. Because the Partnership is the surviving entity for legal purposes, the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations are entitled “Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Pro Forma.”

We present the pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Due to the limited number of pro forma adjustments required, the Partnership’s pro forma net income for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 would not have been different than the historical net income amounts reported by Holdings for such fiscal years.
 
Pro Forma Adjustments

The following pro forma adjustments made to the historical financial statements of the Partnership and Holdings presented herein are described as follows:

(a) To reflect the payment of $10.1 million of estimated incremental transaction costs associated with completing the proposed merger including the payment of remaining financial advisory fees, legal and accounting fees and other professional fees and expenses using cash on hand. For purposes of this pro forma presentation, these material non-recurring charges have been reflected in the pro forma balance sheet only; however, such fees will also be recognized as expenses in the Partnership's statement of operations during the periods in which the underlying services are re ndered.   As of September 30, 2010, Holdings and the Partnership expensed an aggregate of $13.9 million of transaction costs related to the proposed merger.

(b) To reclassify to partners’ capital the noncontrolling owners’ interests in consolidated subsidiaries previously reported by Holdings related to the Partnership’s public limited partner unitholders other than Holdings.

(c) To reclassify to limited partners’ interest the net income previously allocated to noncontrolling owners’ interest in consolidated subsidiaries previously reported by Holdings related to the Partnership’s public limited partner unitholders.

 

 

(d) The Partnership’s pro forma weighted-average basic number of units outstanding was calculated as follows:

   
Nine Months
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Weighted-average basic number of Partnership units outstanding - as reported
    629.9       486.8  
Weighted-average Partnership units issued in exchange for Holdings’ units (1)
    182.7       178.2  
Cancellation of Partnership units currently owned by Holdings
    (21.6 )     (21.6 )
Pro forma weighted-average basic number of Partnership units outstanding
    791.0       643.4  
____________
(1)  The amount presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 excludes 26.1 million Partnership common units (the “Designated Units,” as discussed below) issued to certain privately held affiliates of Enterprise Products Company.  The amount presented for the year ended December 31, 2009 excludes 30.6 million Designated Units.

In connection with the proposed merger, certain privately held affiliates of Enterprise Products Company have agreed to temporarily waive the cash distributions they would otherwise receive on 30,610,000 of the Partnership common units (the “Designated Units”) they would receive upon completion of the merger. The temporary distribution waiver would lapse on a fixed number of Designated Units as follows (assuming a December 31, 2010 completion date of the proposed merger): none in calendar year 2011, 4,480,000 Partnership common units in calendar year 2012, 2,430,00 0 Partnership common units in calendar year 2013, 1,140,000 Partnership common units in calendar year 2014, 4,870,000 Partnership common units in calendar year 2015 and the remaining 17,690,000 units in calendar year 2016.

From a financial accounting perspective, the Designated Units are excluded from basic earnings per unit until they become eligible to receive quarterly cash distributions. The Designated Units will not be allocated any book earnings until the applicable waiver periods expire for each tranche of units. For purposes of this pro forma presentation, all of the 30,610,000 Designated Units were excluded from the Partnership’s pro forma basic earnings per unit computation for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 26,130,000 Designated Units were excluded from the pro forma basic earnings per unit computation for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The full amount of Designated Units, or 30,610,000 units, are reflected in the pro forma diluted earnings per unit calculation for both the year ended December 31, 2009 and nine months ended September 30, 2010 (see Note e).

(e) The Partnership's pro forma weighted-average diluted number of units outstanding was calculated as follows:

   
Nine Months
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Weighted-average diluted number of Partnership units outstanding - as reported
    635.4       487.8  
Partnership units issued in exchange for Holdings’ units
    208.8       208.8  
Cancellation of Partnership units currently owned by Holdings
    (21.6 )     (21.6 )
Pro forma weighted-average diluted number of Partnership units outstanding
    822.6       675.0  
 
 

 

Supplemental Information

At September 30, 2010, the principal amount of Holdings’ debt obligations consisted of the following (amounts in millions):

EPE Revolver, variable rate, due August 2012
  $ 127.3  
Term Loan A, variable rate, due August 2012
    125.0  
Term Loan B, variable rate, due November 2014
    833.0  
Total principal amount outstanding
  $ 1,085.3  

The Partnership currently expects to refinance these variable rate credit facilities concurrent with the merger using availability under its credit agreements.  For purposes of the pro forma balance sheet presentation, we have assumed that the same amount of principal is refinanced by the Partnership; therefore, no pro forma adjustment is necessary. Partnership GP management is continuing to explore its alternatives as to how the Partnership will refinance this principal amount. Such alternatives may include refinancing with debt, additional equity or a combination of the two by the Partnership.

For purposes of the pro forma statements of operations, we have also assumed that the Partnership refinances Holdings’ debt on the same terms that Holdings entered into its debt originally. As a result, the pro forma statements of operations do not reflect any adjustments to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 or the nine months ended September 30, 2010.   In addition, the pro forma statements of operations do not reflect a nonrecurring charge of $29.8 million for the assumed redesignation of Holdings’ interest rate swaps in c onnection with the refinancing of Holdings’ long-term debt concurrent with the merger. These derivative instruments were in a $29.8 million liability position at September 30, 2010.

As an aid to the reader, the following table presents the amount of interest expense, excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and the effect of interest rate swaps, that was recognized by Holdings in connection with its debt agreements for the periods presented along with the associated weighted-average interest rate charged and principal balance outstanding during each period. The interest expense amounts presented in the following table are a component of consolidated interest expense as presented in Holdings’ historical financial statements.

         
Weighted
   
Weighted
 
         
Average
   
Average
 
         
Interest
   
Principal
 
   
Interest
   
Rate for
   
Outstanding
 
   
Expense
   
Period
   
for Period
 
Year ended December 31, 2009
  $ 29.1       2.7 %   $ 1,078.9  
Nine months ended September 30, 2010
  $ 19.1       2.3 %   $ 1,096.1  

If the weighted-average variable interest rates charged during the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were 1/8% higher than the historical weighted-average rates presented in the preceding table, Holdings’ interest expense would have increased by approximately $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

At November 2, 2010, the total principal amount of Holdings’ long-term debt principal outstanding was approximately $1.1 billion and the weighted-average interest rate charged on such debt was 2.2%.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the interest rate paid on the multi-year revolving credit facility of Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a subsidiary of the Partnership, which we expect to use initially for the refinancing of the Holdings’ credit facility, ranged from 0.73% to 3.25%, with a weighted-average interest rate paid of 0.84%.

 

 
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