K-1 TAX INFORMATION

You may access your 2009 ETP K-1 as of February 22, 2010 online at www.taxpackagesupport.com/etp.

2009 ETP K-1’s are expected to be mailed to investors on February 25, 2010.

Your K-1 Tax Package will include the following:

• Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)
• State Schedule
• Ownership Schedule
• Sales Schedule (if applicable)
• Schedule K-1 Supplemental Information
• Individualized Income Tax Reporting Package Instructions
• Partner’s Instructions for Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)

Please contact the K-1 Tax Support Center to assist in the following:

• Obtain copies of missing or lost K-1’s for ETP investors
• Correct errors or omissions in your ownership history
• Correct your account information including name, address or type of account. Please contact your broker to update and make the changes as well.

Please note these important events:

• In March 2005, ETP completed a two-for-one unit split. The Partnership distributed one additional Partnership unit for each Partnership unit held as of February 28, 2005. These additional units distributed will be shown on your 2005 K-1.
• Prior to March 2004, the Partnership traded under the name Heritage Propane Partners, L.P. and was listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol HPP. Consequently, K-1's provided prior to 2004 would have been issued under the name of Heritage Propane Partners, L.P.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (ETP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership. Unitholders are limited partners in the Partnership and receive cash distributions. A partnership generally is not subject to federal or state income tax. However, the annual income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits of the Partnership flow through to the Unitholders, who are required to report their allocated share of these amounts on their individual tax returns as though the Unitholder had received these items directly.

You may access your 2009 ETE K-1 as of March 5, 2010 online at www.taxpackagesupport.com/ete.

2009 ETE K-1’s are expected to be mailed to investors on March 11, 2010.

Your K-1 Tax Package will include the following:

• Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)
• State Schedule
• Ownership Schedule
• Sales Schedule (if applicable)
• Schedule K-1 Supplemental Information
• Individualized Income Tax Reporting Package Instructions
• Partner’s Instructions for Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)

Please contact the K-1 Tax Support Center to assist in the following:

• Obtain copies of missing or lost K-1’s for ETE investors
• Correct errors or omissions in your ownership history
• Correct your account information including name, address or type of account. Please contact your broker to update and make the changes as well.

Please note these important events:

• In February 2006, ETE completed its initial public offering.

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (ETE) is a publicly traded master limited partnership. Unitholders are limited partners in the Partnership and receive cash distributions. A partnership generally is not subject to federal or state income tax. However, the annual income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits of the Partnership flow through to the Unitholders, who are required to report their allocated share of these amounts on their individual tax returns as though the Unitholder had received these items directly.