As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2009

Registration No. 333-153314

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1
to

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		76-0291058
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
		Patricia A. Totten
1100 Louisiana, Suite 1600		1100 Louisiana, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002		Houston, Texas 77210-4324
(713) 381-3636		(713) 381-3636
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone		(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and
Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s		Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Principal Executive Offices)		Agent for Service

     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable. Removal from registration of securities that were not sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.

     If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

     On September 3, 2008, TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“TEPPCO”), filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-153314) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), which was deemed effective upon filing. The Registration Statement registered the offer and sale from time to time of an unlimited number and amount of (1) units representing limited partner interests in TEPPCO and (2) debt securities of TEPPCO, which may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by its subsidiaries, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P. (the “Registered Securities”). TEPPCO, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P. are referred to herein as the “Registrants.”

     Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 28, 2009, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“Enterprise”), Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Sub B LLC, TEPPCO and Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC (the “Merger Agreement”), TEPPCO merged with and into Enterprise Sub B LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise, on October 26, 2009 (the “Merger”).

     In connection with the Merger, the Registrants have terminated all of their offerings of securities in TEPPCO pursuant to their existing registration statements, including the Registration Statement. In accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrants in the Registration Statement, the Registrants hereby remove from registration all Registered Securities which remain unsold as of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the following registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on October 26, 2009.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated below on October 26, 2009.

TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC, as the general partner of TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

Signature		Title
/s/ Jerry E. Thompson   Jerry E. Thompson		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Tracy E. Ohmart   Tracy E. Ohmart		Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard H. Bachmann   Richard H. Bachmann		Director
/s/ Michael A. Creel   Michael A. Creel		Director
/s/ Dan L. Duncan   Dan L. Duncan		Director
/s/ W. Randall Fowler   W. Randall Fowler		Director
/s/ A.J. Teague   A.J. Teague		Director

TEPPCO GP, LLC, as the managing member of TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC and TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC and as the general partner of TCTM, L.P

Signature		Title
/s/ Jerry E. Thompson   Jerry E. Thompson		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Tracy E. Ohmart   Tracy E. Ohmart		Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard H. Bachmann   Richard H. Bachmann		Director
/s/ Michael A. Creel   Michael A. Creel		Director
/s/ Dan L. Duncan   Dan L. Duncan		Director
/s/ W. Randall Fowler   W. Randall Fowler		Director
/s/ A.J. Teague   A.J. Teague		Director

TEPPCO NGL PIPELINES, LLC, as the general partner of VAL VERDE GAS GATHERING COMPANY, L.P.

Signature		Title
/s/ Jerry E. Thompson   Jerry E. Thompson		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Tracy E. Ohmart   Tracy E. Ohmart		Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard H. Bachmann   Richard H. Bachmann		Manager
/s/ Michael A. Creel   Michael A. Creel		Manager
/s/ Dan L. Duncan   Dan L. Duncan		Manager
/s/ W. Randall Fowler   W. Randall Fowler		Manager
/s/ A.J. Teague   A.J. Teague		Manager