Regency Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq: RGNC), (“Regency”
or the “Partnership”),
announced today a cash distribution of 44.5 cents per outstanding common
and subordinated unit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
This distribution is equivalent to $1.78 on an annual basis and will be
paid on November 14, 2008, to unitholders of record at the close of
business on November 7, 2008.
Regency will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss third-quarter
2008 results on Monday, November 10, 2008, at 10 a.m. Central Time (11
a.m. Eastern Time).
The dial-in number for the call is 1-800-599-9816 in the United States,
or +1-617-847-8705 outside the United States, pass code 15068112. A live
webcast of the call can be accessed on the investor information page of
Regency Energy Partners’ Web site at www.regencyenergy.com.
The call will be available for replay for 7 days by dialing
1-888-286-8010 (from outside the U.S., +1-617-801-6888) pass code
14387729. A replay of the broadcast will also be available on the
Partnership’s Web site.
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Please note that 100 percent of Regency’s
distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is
effectively connected with a United States trade or business.
Accordingly, Regency’s distributions to
foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at a
rate of 35 percent.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding
Regency Energy Partners, including projections, estimates, forecasts,
plans and objectives. These statements are based on management's current
projections, estimates, forecasts, plans and objectives and are not
guarantees of future performance. In addition, these statements are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other assumptions that are
difficult to predict and may be beyond our control. These risks and
uncertainties include changes in laws and regulations impacting the
gathering and processing and contract compression businesses, the level
of creditworthiness of the Partnership's counterparties, the
Partnership's ability to access the debt and equity markets, the
Partnership's use of derivative financial instruments to hedge commodity
and interest rate risks, the amount of collateral required to be posted
from time to time in the Partnership's transactions, changes in
commodity prices, interest rates, demand for the Partnership's services,
weather and other natural phenomena, industry changes including the
impact of consolidations and changes in competition, the Partnership's
ability to obtain required approvals for construction or modernization
of the Partnership's facilities and the timing of production from such
facilities, and the effect of accounting pronouncements issued
periodically by accounting standard setting boards. Therefore, actual
results and outcomes may differ materially from those expressed in such
forward-looking information.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events
described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might
occur to a different extent or at a different time than the Partnership
has described. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update
publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Regency Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq: RGNC) is a growth-oriented,
midstream energy partnership engaged in the gathering, contract
compression, processing, marketing and transporting of natural gas and
natural gas liquids. Regency's general partner is majority-owned by an
affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE). For
more information, visit the Regency Energy Partners LP Web site at www.regencyenergy.com.
Investor Relations:
Regency Energy Partners
Shannon Ming,
214-840-5467
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
shannon.ming@regencygas.com
or
Media
Relations:
HCK2 Partners
Elizabeth Cornelius, 972-716-0500 x26
elizabeth.cornelius@hck2.com