SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FURST JACK D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1700 PACIFIC, SUITE 2900

(Street)

DALLAS

75201

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Regency Energy Partners LP [ RGNC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Units	03/16/2006		J⁽¹⁾		497,641	D	⁽¹⁾	4,856,255	I	By Regency Acquisition LP⁽²⁾
Common Units	03/20/2006		J⁽⁴⁾		1,400,000	D	$18.6875	3,456,266	I	By Regency Acquisition LP⁽²⁾
Common Units								12,500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Subordinated Units	⁽³⁾	03/20/2006		J⁽¹⁾			2,404,434	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Units	2,404,434	⁽³⁾	16,699,462	I	By Regency Acquisition LP⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. A distribution was made of 497,641 common units and 2,404,434 subordinated units of the Issuer (a) by Regency Acquisition LP to HMTF Regency, L.P. (on account of HMTF Regency, L.P.'s (i) 99.999% direct interest in Regency Acquisition LP and (ii) indirect .001% interest in Regency Acquisition LP held by Regency Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by HMTF Regency, L.P.), and (b) by HMTF Regency, L.P., pro rata to the holders of Class E Units of HMTF Regency, L.P. See note (2) below.

2. Jack D. Furst is a member of HM5/GP LLC, which is the general partner of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P., which is the sole member of HMTF Regency, L.L.C., which is the general partner of HMTF Regency, L.P., which is the sole member of Regency Holdings LLC, which is the general partner of Regency Acquisition LP, which directly owns the common units and subordinated units reported herein as beneficially owned indirectly by Mr. Furst. HMTF Regency, L.P., also owns all of the limited partner interest in Regency Acquisition LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities (except to the extent of the reporting person's indirect pecuniary interest in such securities described above), and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

3. The subordinated units shall convert into common units on a one-for-one basis after December 31, 2006, upon satisfaction of the conditions for conversion set forth in the Issuer's First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership. The conditions are based on the amount of quarterly distributions by the Issuer with respect to its common and subordinated units. The subordinated units have no expiration date.

4. Pursuant to a redemption by Issuer.

	William E. Joor III, Attorney-in-Fact	03/20/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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