| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 7, 2021, Energy Transfer LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Selling Unitholder”), and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Selling Unitholder agreed to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Selling Unitholder, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, 86,956,522 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Common Units”) at a price to the public of $7.65 per Common Unit.
The Selling Unitholder also granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 13,043,478 Common Units, which the Underwriters exercised on December 8, 2021. The Selling Unitholder completed the sale of 100,000,000 Common Units to the Underwriters on December 10, 2021. The Partnership did not receive any proceeds in the offering.
Of the 100,000,000 Common Units sold to the Underwriters, the Partnership and certain officers and directors (the “Affiliated Purchasers”) of LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), purchased an aggregate of 20,624,609 Common Units at $7.4492 per Common Unit, which is the price per Common Unit paid by the Underwriters to the Selling Unitholder. The Underwriters have agreed that they will not receive any underwriting discounts or commissions under this offering for sales of Common Units to the Affiliated Purchasers.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership, OGE Enogex Holdings, LLC, the Selling Unitholder and certain directors and officers of the General Partner have agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Units held by them for a period ending 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement without first obtaining the written consent of the Underwriters, subject to certain exceptions.
The offering was made pursuant to the Partnership’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-256668), a base prospectus dated June 1, 2021, included as part of the registration statement, and a prospectus supplement, dated December 7, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Partnership and the Selling Unitholder and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. Additionally, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Partnership and the Selling Unitholder have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of these liabilities.
