Edgar Filing: Luce Gary Wayne

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Luce Gary Wayne

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)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1700 PACIFIC, SUITE 2900

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

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Units	03/16/2006		J⁽¹⁾		7,715	A	⁽¹⁾	12,715	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Subordinated Units

⁽²⁾

03/16/2006

J⁽¹⁾

37,278

⁽²⁾

Common Units

37,278

⁽²⁾

37,278

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Luce Gary Wayne 1700 PACIFIC, SUITE 2900 DALLAS, TX 75201	X

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person received the common units of the Issuer pursuant to a distribution 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. As a holder of Class E Units of HMTF Regency, L.P., the reporting person received the common units and subordinated units reported herein pursuant to such distribution from HMTF Regency, L.P., in accordance with the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement of HMTF Regency, L.P.
(2)	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.

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