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): | December 1, 2004 |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10934 | 39-1715850 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1100 Louisiana, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas | 77002 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (713) 821-2000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 1, 2004, Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), entered into an underwriting agreement, attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, with Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of the Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), and the underwriters named therein with respect to the issue and sale by the Partnership of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.35% Notes due 2014 and the issue and sale by the Partnership of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.30% Notes due 2034 (collectively, the "Notes"). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Partnership's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-106660). On December 2, 2004, the Partnership filed with the Commission a prospectus supplement to the prospectus dated August 5, 2003 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the offering of the Notes.
On December 3, 2004, the Partnership entered into supplemental indentures establishing the terms of the Notes, between the Partnership, as issuer, and SunTrust Bank, as trustee.
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.
| Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | ||||
| December 3, 2004 | By: |
Jody L. Balko
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| Name: Jody L. Balko | ||||
| Title: Controller (Duly Authorized Officer) | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 | |
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4.1
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Indenture dated as of May 27, 2003 between the Partnership and SunTrust Bank, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Partnerships's Form S-4 filed with the Commission on June 30, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein). | |
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4.2
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Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 3, 2004, between the Partnership, as issuer, and SunTrust Bank, as trustee. | |
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4.3
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Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 3, 2004, between the Partnership, as issuer, and SunTrust Bank, as trustee. | |
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5.1
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Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. | |
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8.1
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Tax Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. | |
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23.1
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Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
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23.2
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Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 8.1 hereto). |