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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
No securities are beneficially owned. This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the effectiveness of the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-184763). The reporting person owns a non-economic general partner interest in the Issuer. | |
| Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (CE) | |
| Signatures | ||
/s/ Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, by Philip H. Peacock, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 12/06/2012 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Robert K. Reeves, Linda A. Mansker, Amanda M. McMillian, Anne V.
Bruner and Philip H. Peacock, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a director, officer, 10% owner or person otherwise
required to file, with respect to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (the
"Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4 and 5, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and
the rules thereunder, and Form 144, pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the
rules thereunder, if required; and
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or Form 144 and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of
the Securities Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer a director of the Company unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact;
provided, however, this Power of Attorney will expire immediately upon the
termination of employment of any attorney-in-fact as to that attorney-in-fact
only, but not as to any other appointed attorney-in-fact hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 30th day of November, 2012.
Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC
/s/ Philip H. Peacock
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By: Philip H. Peacock
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary