8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 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	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)

1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(713) 381-6500

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):☐ 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 5, 2016, Dan Duncan LLC, the sole member of the general partner (the "General Partner") of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") elected a new slate of individuals together constituting the entire board of directors (the "Board") of the General Partner.  The slate of directors, which took effect on January 5, 2016, includes: (i) the following existing members of the Board:  Carin M. Barth; Dr. F. Christian Flach; W. Randall Fowler; James T. Hackett; Charles E. McMahen; William C. Montgomery; Richard S. Snell; A. James Teague; and Randa Duncan Williams and (ii) the following new member of the Board:  Richard H. Bachmann.  The following individuals (who served as directors prior to January 5, 2016) were not reelected to the Board:  Thurmon M. Andress and E. William Barnett.  Ms. Williams will continue to serve as the non-executive Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Bachmann will serve as the non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board.  In addition, each of Larry J. Casey and Edwin E. Smith will continue to serve as an advisory director, and O. S. Andras will continue to serve as an honorary director.  Advisory directors and honorary directors are not entitled to vote as directors on any matters.

Mr. Bachmann (age 62) has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products Company, a privately-held affiliate of the Partnership ("EPCO"), since May 2010 and has served as a director of EPCO since January 1999.  He previously served as Secretary of EPCO from May 1999 to May 2010 and as a Group Vice Chairman of EPCO from December 2007 to May 2010.  Mr. Bachmann previously served as a director of the General Partner from June 2000 to January 2004, from February 2006 to May 2010 and from November 2010 to April 2014.  Mr. Bachmann also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the General Partner from February 1999 until November 2010 and as Secretary from November 1999 to November 2010.

There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bachmann and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bachmann was elected as a director.  In his new role as Vice Chairman of the Board, effective as of January 5, 2016, Mr. Bachmann has joined the General Partner's management oversight group known as the Office of the Chairman.

Effective as of January 5, 2016, in connection with the election of the new Board, the Audit and Conflicts Committee and the Governance Committee of the Board consist of:

Audit and Conflicts Committee	Governance Committee
Charles E. McMahen — Chairman William C. Montgomery Richard S. Snell	James T. Hackett — Chairman Carin M. Barth Randa Duncan Williams

In addition, effective as of January 5, 2016, Mr. Fowler's role as an officer of the General Partner was changed from Chief Administrative Officer to President.  In his new role, Mr. Fowler will be responsible for, among other things, (i) managing the overall financial strategy of the Partnership; (ii) overseeing and providing strategic direction for the Partnership, subject to Board approval, in the areas of accounting, risk management, finance, treasury and cash management, information technology, investor relations, governmental affairs, and public relations; and (iii) providing required certifications as a co-principal financial officer of the General Partner (together with the Chief Financial Officer) regarding disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.  In his new role, Mr. Fowler will continue to participate in the Office of the Chairman.

Prior to the changes described above, Mr. Fowler (age 59) has most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer of the General Partner from April 2015 to January 2016 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from August 2007 to March 2015.  Mr. Fowler has served as a director of the General Partner since September 2011.  Mr. Fowler served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the General Partner from February 2005 to August 2007. Mr. Fowler also previously served as a director of the General Partner from February 2006 to May 2010.  Mr. Fowler, a certified public accountant (inactive), joined the Partnership as Director of Investor Relations in January 1999.

On January 6, 2016, the Partnership issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing the elections described above.  A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated January 6, 2016

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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: January 6, 2016		By:	/s/ Michael J. Knesek
		Name:	Michael J. Knesek
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated January 6, 2016

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EX-99.1

    Exhibit 99.1

ENTERPRISE NAMES DIRECTORS OF GENERAL PARTNER;

BACHMANN NAMED VICE CHAIRMAN;

FOWLER ELECTED PRESIDENT

Houston, Texas (January 6, 2016) – Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) ("Enterprise") announced the election of directors constituting the board of its general partner, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC ("Enterprise GP").  Richard H. Bachmann was elected non-executive vice chairman of the board of Enterprise GP.  The board of Enterprise GP also elected W. Randall Fowler as president of the general partner and restructured the management group known as the Office of the Chairman.

Directors of the board of Enterprise GP are Randa Duncan Williams, non-executive chairman; Mr. Bachmann; A. J. "Jim" Teague, chief executive officer of Enterprise GP; Mr. Fowler; Carin M. Barth; F. Christian Flach; James T. Hackett; Charles E. McMahen; William C. Montgomery; and Richard S. Snell.

The governance committee members of the board are Mr. Hackett, chair of the committee, Ms. Barth and Ms. Williams.  The audit and conflicts committee members are Mr. McMahen, chair of the committee, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Snell.

Mr. Bachmann is president and chief executive officer of privately held Enterprise Products Company ("EPCO") and has served as a director of EPCO since 1999.  Affiliates of EPCO own approximately 34 percent of the limited partner units of Enterprise and own Enterprise GP.  Mr. Bachmann previously served as executive vice president and chief legal officer of Enterprise GP and its affiliated predecessors from 1999 until 2010.  Mr. Bachmann was a director of Enterprise GP and its affiliated predecessors from 2000 until 2004 and from 2006 until 2014.

Mr. Fowler has served as a director of Enterprise GP since 2011 and as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Enterprise GP and its affiliated predecessors from 2007 until 2015.  He also serves as chief administrative officer and a director of EPCO.  He joined Enterprise in 1999.

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The board of Enterprise GP also restructured the Office of the Chairman to consist of Ms. Williams, Mr. Bachmann, Mr. Teague and Mr. Fowler.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership's assets include approximately 49,000 miles of  pipelines; 225 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

Contacts:  Randy Burkhalter, Investor Relations (713) 381-6812 or (866) 230-0745

                 Rick Rainey, Media Relations (713) 381-3635

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