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EXHIBIT 10.7.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
LEVIATHAN
1998 UNIT OPTION PLAN FOR
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Leviathan 1998 Unit Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors, effective as of August 14, 1998 (the "Plan"), the Plan
is hereby amended as follows, effective December 1, 1999:
WHEREAS, effective as of December 1, 1999, the name of the General
Partner and the Partnership changed to El Paso Energy Partners Company and El
Paso Energy Partners, L.P., respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, the name of the Plan is hereby changed to "El Paso
Energy Partners, L.P. 1998 Unit Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors."
All references in the Plan to "Leviathan Gas Pipeline Company" or the
"Company" shall mean "El Paso Energy Partners Company" and all references to
"Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partners, L.P." or the "Partnership" shall mean "El Paso
Energy Partners, L.P."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has caused this amendment to be
duly executed on behalf of the Partnership on this 1st day of December, 1999.
EL PASO ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: El Paso Energy Partners Company
The General Partner
By /s/ H. Brent Austin
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Title: Executive Vice President
ATTEST:
By /s/ David L. Siddall
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Title: Corporate Secretary
