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LOGO

One Williams Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172

MICHAEL N. MEARS

CHAIRMANOFTHE BOARD, PRESIDENT

AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEROFTHE

GENERAL PARTNER

February 24, 201028, 2011

To Ourour Limited Partners:

You are cordially invited to attend the 20102011 annual meeting of limited partners of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to be held on Wednesday, April 21, 201027, 2011 in the Williams Resource Center at One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. A notice of the annual meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are enclosed. We also have enclosed our 20092010 Annual Report and Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.2010.

The board of directors of our general partner has calledAt this annualyear’s meeting, for you will be asked to consider and act upon the election of oneelect three Class I director and two Class IIIII directors to our general partner’s board of directors, approve an increase in the number of units authorized to serve untilbe issued under our Long-Term Incentive Plan, approve an advisory resolution on our executive compensation and conduct an advisory vote on the 2012 and 2013 annual meetingfrequency of limited partners, respectively.future advisory votes on our executive compensation. The board of directors of our general partner unanimously recommends that you approve this proposal.each of these proposals. I urge you to read the accompanying proxy statement for further details about the proposal.proposals.

Your vote is important.important to us and our business. Your broker cannot vote your units on your behalf until it receives your voting instructions. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please cast your vote by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card and returning it promptly in the accompanying envelope. You also may vote by following the internet or telephone voting instructions on the proxy card. If for any reason you desireWe look forward to revoke your proxy, you may do so at any time before the vote is held at the annual meeting by following the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement.participation.

Sincerely,

LOGOLOGO

Don R. Wellendorf

Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer of Magellan GP, LLC,

general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.Michael N. Mears


MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.

One Williams Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS

TO BE HELD ON APRIL 21, 201027, 2011

To the UnitholdersLimited Partners of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.:

The annual meeting of limited partners of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. will be held in the Williams Resource Center at One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on April 21, 201027, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to consider the following matters:

1. The election of onethree Class I director and two Class IIIII directors to our general partner’s board of directors to serve until the 2012 and 20132014 annual meeting of limited partners, respectively;partners;

2. The amendment of the Magellan Midstream Partners’ Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, to increase the total number of common units authorized to be issued under the plan;

3. An advisory vote on executive compensation;

4. An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on our executive compensation; and

2.5. The transaction of any other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournments thereof, including, without limitation, the adjournment of the annual meeting in order to solicit additional votes from unitholders with respect to the foregoing proposal.proposals.

Only unitholders of record at the close of business on February 22, 201028, 2011 are entitled to attend or vote at the annual meeting or any adjournments thereof.

 

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Unitholder Meeting to Be Held on April 21, 201027, 2011

 

In addition to delivering paper copies of these proxy materials to you by mail, this notice     together with the accompanying proxy statement and related form of proxy and our 20092010 annual     report to unitholders are available atwww.magellanlp.com.

 

Your vote is important!Your broker cannot vote your units on your behalf until it receives your voting instructions.For your convenience, internet and telephone voting are available. The instructions for voting by internet or telephone are set forth on your proxy card. If you prefer, you may vote by mail by completing your proxy card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

By Order of the Board of Directors

of Magellan

GP, LLC, as general partner

of Magellan Midstream

Partners, L.P.

LOGO

Suzanne H. Costin

Secretary

Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 24, 201028, 2011


MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.

Proxy Statement

For

Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

To Be Held on April 21, 201027, 2011

These proxy materials, which we will begin mailing to our unitholders on or about March 3, 2010,4, 2011, are being furnished to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the board of directors of Magellan GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acting in its capacity as the general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, for use at Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.’s 20102011 annual meeting of limited partners or at any adjournments thereof.thereof (the “annual meeting”). The annual meeting will be held in the Williams Resource Center on April 21, 201027, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time at One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172. Holders of record of common units at the close of business on February 22, 201028, 2011 were entitled to notice of, and are entitled to vote at, the annual meeting and any adjournments thereof, unless such adjournment is for more than 45 days, in which event our general partner’s board of directors iswill be required to set a new record date. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Partnership,” “Magellan,” “our,” “we,” “us” and similar terms refer to Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., together with our subsidiaries.

ProposalProposals

At our 2010 annual meeting, of limited partners, we are asking our unitholders to consider and act uponupon: the election of onethree Class I director and two Class IIIII directors to serve on our general partner’s board of directors until our 2012 and 20132014 annual meeting respectively (the “Director Election Proposal”); the amendment of the Magellan Midstream Partners’ Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, to increase the total number of common units authorized to be issued under the plan (the “LTIP Amendment Proposal”); an advisory vote on executive compensation (the “Executive Compensation Proposal”); and an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on our executive compensation (the “Executive Compensation Vote Frequency Proposal”).

Outstanding Common Units Held on Record Date

As of the record date, there were 106,731,349 outstanding common units that were entitled to notice of and are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Quorum Required

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders as of the record date of a majority of our outstanding common units is necessary to constitute a quorum for purposes of voting on the proposal at the annual meeting. Withheld votes will count as present for purposes of establishing a quorum on the proposal.

Vote RequiredDirector Election Proposal

Directors serving on our general partner’s board of directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of our outstanding common units. A plurality occurs when more votes are cast for a candidate than those cast for an opposing candidate. Each common unit entitles the holder thereof as of the record date to one vote. Unitholders are not entitled to cumulative voting. Cumulative voting is a system for electing directors whereby a security holder is entitled to multiply his number of securities by the number of directors to be elected and cast the total number of votes for a single candidate or a select few candidates.

A unitholder eligible to vote on On the Director Election Proposal, you may: (1) vote for the election of all nominees named herein,herein; (2) withhold authority to vote for all nominees named hereinherein; or (3) vote for the election of one or two of the nominees and withhold authority to vote for the other nominee(s).

LTIP Amendment Proposal

According to the NYSE rules, adoption of the LTIP Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by unitholders at the annual meeting, provided that the total votes cast represent over 50% of all units entitled to vote on the proposal at the annual meeting. With respect to the LTIP Amendment Proposal, you may: (1) vote for the proposal; (2) vote against the proposal; or (3) abstain from voting on the proposal. Assuming the presence of a quorum, abstentions will not affect the determination of whether the required vote is obtained because this determination is based on the votes cast, not on the number of outstanding units.

Executive Compensation Proposal

The Executive Compensation Proposal is an advisory vote by our unitholders required by the newly enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). Although the advisory vote is non-binding, the compensation committee and board of directors of our general partner will review the

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results and give serious consideration to the outcome of the vote. On the Executive Compensation Proposal, you may: (1) vote for the resolution; (2) vote against the resolution; or (3) abstain from voting on the resolution.

Executive Compensation Vote Frequency Proposal

The Executive Compensation Vote Frequency Proposal is an advisory vote by our unitholders also required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Although the advisory vote is non-binding, the compensation committee and board of directors of our general partner will review the results and give serious consideration to the outcome of the vote. On the Executive Compensation Vote Frequency Proposal, you may vote to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years, two years, every year or you may abstain from voting on the proposal.

Outstanding Common Units Held on Record Date

As of the record date, there were 112,736,571 outstanding common units that were entitled to notice of and are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Quorum Required

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders as of the record date of a majority of our outstanding common units is necessary to constitute a quorum for purposes of voting on the proposals at the annual meeting. Withheld and abstain votes will count as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at the annual meeting.

Vote Required

Under the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokers are not permitted to vote a client’s proxy in their own discretion as to any of the election of directors to the board of directors of our general partnerproposals if the broker has not received instructions from the unitholder on this proposal. Votes that are withheld from a director’s election will be counted toward a quorum, but will not affect the outcome of the vote on the election of a director. Broker non-votes will not be counted toward a quorum and will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election.unitholder.

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How to Vote

You may vote by internet, telephone, mail or in person at the annual meeting, by telephone, by internet or by proxy.meeting. Even if you plan to attend the annual meeting, we encourage you to complete, sign and return your proxy card or vote by following the telephoneinternet or internettelephone voting instructions on the proxy card or complete, sign and mail your proxy card in advance of the annual meeting.

Internet

Go to the website set forth on the proxy card and follow the on-screen instructions. You will need the control number contained on your proxy card. Voting by internet is the fastest and lowest cost medium of voting your proxy.

Telephone

Please dial the toll-free telephone number set forth on the proxy card and follow the audio instructions. You will need the control number contained on your proxy card.

Mail

Please mail your completed, signed and dated proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid return envelope as soon as possible so that your units may be represented at the annual meeting.

In Person

If you plan to attend the annual meeting and wish to vote in person, we will give you a ballot at the meeting. However, if your units are held in the name of a broker, you must obtain from the brokerage firm an account statement, letter or other evidence satisfactory to us of your beneficial ownership of the units.units as of the record date.

Telephone

Please dial the toll-free telephone number set forth on the proxy card and follow the audio instructions. You will need the control number contained on your proxy card.2

Internet

Go to the website set forth on the proxy card and follow the on-screen instructions. You will need the control number contained on your proxy card.

Proxy

Please mail your completed, signed and dated proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid return envelope as soon as possible so that your units may be represented at the annual meeting.


Revoking Your Proxy or Changing Your Telephone or Internet Vote

You may revoke your proxy before it is voted at the annual meeting as follows:

 

by delivering, before or at the annual meeting, a new proxy with a later date;

 

by delivering, on or before the business day prior to the annual meeting, a notice of revocation to the Secretary of our general partner at the address set forth in the notice of the annual meeting;

 

by attending the annual meeting in person and voting, although your attendance at the annual meeting, without actually voting, will not by itself revoke a previously granted proxy; or

 

if you have instructed a broker to vote your units, you must follow the directions received from your broker to change those instructions.

You may change your internet vote as often as you wish by following the procedures for internet voting. The last known vote in the internet voting system as of the beginning of the annual meeting at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on April 27, 2011 will be counted.

You may change your telephone vote as often as you wish by following the procedures for telephone voting. The last known vote in the telephone voting system as of the beginning of the annual meeting at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on April 21, 2010 will be counted.

You may change your internet vote as often as you wish by following the procedures for internet voting. The last known vote in the internet voting system as of the beginning of the annual meeting at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on April 21, 201027, 2011 will be counted.

Solicitation and Mailing of Proxies

The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this proxy statement and the proxies solicited hereby will be borne by us. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited by representatives of our general partner in person or by telephone, electronic mail or facsimile transmission. These representatives will not be

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additionally compensated for such solicitation, but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection therewith. If undertaken, we expect the expenses of such solicitation by representatives of our general partner to be nominal. We will also request brokerage firms, banks, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of our common units as of the record date and will provide reimbursement for the cost of forwarding the proxy materials in accordance with customary practice. We have retained Morrow & Co., LLC to aid in the solicitation of proxies. The fees of Morrow & Co., LLC are $6,000,$7,500, plus reimbursement of its reasonable costs.

Only one annual report and proxy statement will be delivered to multiple unitholders sharing an address, if possible, unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the unitholders. Unitholders at a shared address to which a single copy of the proxy materials was delivered who would like to receive a separate or additional copy of the proxy materials (including with respect to those materials or other communications that may be delivered to unitholders in connection with future annual or special meetings of unitholders) should contact Morrow & Co., LLC at the contact information set forth below, and, upon receipt of such request, a separate copy of the proxy materials will be promptly provided. Unitholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy materials at their shared address and would like to request only one copy of any future materials or othersother communications should notify Morrow & Co., LLC of the same at the contact information set forth below. If you have questions about the annual meeting or need additional copies of this proxy statement or additional proxy cards, please contact our proxy solicitation agent as follows:

Morrow & Co., LLC

470 West Avenue

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Email: MMP.info@morrowco.com

Phone (unitholders): (800) 607-0088

Phone (banks and brokerage firms): (203) 658-9400

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Other Matters for 20102011 Annual Meeting

We know of no matters to be acted upon at the annual meeting other than the proposalproposals included in the accompanying notice and described in this proxy statement. If any other matter requiring a vote of unitholders arises, including a question of adjourning the annual meeting, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy card will have the discretion to vote thereon according to their best judgment of what they consider to be in theour best interests of our Partnership.interests. The accompanying proxy card confers discretionary authority to take action with respect to any additional matters that may come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Unitholder Meeting to Be Held on April 21, 201027, 2011

This proxy statement together with a form of proxy and our 20092010 annual report to

unitholders are available atwww.magellanlp.com.

 

 

DIRECTOR ELECTION PROPOSAL

We are a limited partnership. We do not have our own board of directors. We are managed and operated by the officers of, and are subject to the oversight of the board of directors of, our general partner.

On September 30, 2009, we completed a simplification of our capital structure (the “simplification”). Our general partner continues to manage us following the simplification and our management team remains unchanged. Three of the four independent members of Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P.’s (“MGG’s”) general

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partner’s board of directors joined the board of directors of our general partner effective September 28, 2009. The other independent member of MGG’s general partner’s board of directors, Patrick C. Eilers, was already serving as an independent member of our general partner’s board of directors. For more detailed information regarding the simplification, please see Note 2 — Simplification of our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009.

The total number of directors on our general partner’s board of directors is currently set at eight and there is one vacancy. This vacancy was created when George A. O’Brien, Jr., an independentProxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of director resigned from our general partner’s board of directors on November 19, 2009 in order to pursue other interests.nominees named. The terms of the directors of our general partner’s board are “staggered” and the directors are divided into three classes. At each annual meeting, only oneOne class of directors is elected at each annual meeting and, upon election, directors in that class serve for a term of three years, subject to a director’s earlier resignation, death or removal. If a director is elected to the board to fill a vacancy, that director must be elected by our unitholders at the next annual meeting, regardless of the class in which class the director is placed.

The Chairman of our general partner’s board of directors is also our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Our general partner’s board of directors believes this board leadership structure is appropriate because our CEO works closely with our management team on a daily basis and is in the most knowledgeable position to determine the timing for board meetings and propose agendas for those meetings. However, any director can, and many from time to time do, establish agenda items for a board meeting. As required by the rules of the NYSE, our general partner’s board of directors has appointed a director to preside at meetings of our independent directors. In addition, this director delivers the annual performance appraisal to our CEO and receives calls intended for our general partner’s board of directors through our Action Line. For more information about contacting our general partner’s board of directors, please see the section below entitled “Communications to our Board of Directors.”

At the 2010 annual meeting, our unitholders will consider and act upon a proposal to elect onethree Class I and two Class IIIII directors to our general partner’s board of directors to serve until the 2012 and 20132014 annual meeting of limited partners, respectively.meeting. Each of the nominees has consented to serve as a director if so elected. The persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy card, who have been designated by the board of directors of our general partner, intend to vote for the election of the director nominees unless otherwise instructed by a unitholder in a proxy card. If any nominee becomes unable for any reason to stand for election as a director of our general partner, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy card will vote for the election of such other person or persons as the board of directors of our general partner may recommend and propose to replace such nominee.

Information concerning the Class I and Class IIIII director nominees, along with information concerning the current Class I and Class IIIII directors whose terms of office will continue after the annual meeting, is set forth below.

 

CLASS I DIRECTOR NOMINEE —

If Elected, Term Expires at the 2012

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CLASS III DIRECTOR NOMINEES — If Elected, Term Expires at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

Barry R. PearlJames C. Kempner, 60,,71, has served as an independent director of our general partner since May 26,2009. From 2006 until 2009, he served as an independent director of the general partner of Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (“MGG”), a former affiliate. Since 2001, Mr. Kempner has been a private investor. He served as the President and CEO of Imperial Sugar Company (“Imperial”), a major refiner of sweeteners and marketer of food service products, from 1993 to 2001 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) from 1988 to 1993. Prior to joining Imperial, he served for more than 10 years in several executive positions with Pogo Producing Company, an international oil and gas exploration company, including Treasurer and CFO. His career also includes nine years of investment banking experience with Lehman Brothers in the oil services industry. Mr. Kempner is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive experience in finance and management. Mr. Kempner’s nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

Michael N. Mears, 48, currently serves as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of our general partner.From 2008 through 2011, he served as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Mr. Mears was a Senior Vice President of our general partner from 2003 through 2008. Prior to joining us in 2002, he served as a Vice President of subsidiaries of The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Mears also worked in various management positions with Williams Pipe Line Company (now known as Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.) since joining Williams in 1985. Mr. Mears is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive commercial and operational experience in the energy industry. Mr. Mears’ nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

James R. Montague, 63, has served as an independent director of our general partner since 2003. He has been retired since 2003. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague served as President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production business. From 1996 to 2001, he served as President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company (“International Paper”), IP Petroleum Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that manages International Paper’s mineral holdings. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Montague served as a director of Meridian Resource Corp. He currently serves as a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. Mr. Montague is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive experience in various sectors of the petroleum industry. Mr. Montague’s nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

CLASS I DIRECTORS — Term Expires at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

Robert G. Croyle, 68, has served as an independent director of our general partner since 2009. From 2006 until 2009, he served as an independent director of the general partner of MGG. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Administrative Officer of Rowan Companies, Inc., a major international offshore and land drilling contractor, from 2002 until 2006 and as Executive Vice President from 1993 to 2002. Prior to 1993, Mr. Croyle served as Vice President and General Counsel of Rowan Companies, Inc. He currently serves as a director of Rowan Companies, Inc. and served as a director of Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by Halliburton in 2010. Mr. Croyle is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his knowledge of the energy industry and extensive management and legal experience.

Barry R. Pearl, 61, has served as an independent director of our general partner since 2009. He is Executive Vice President of Kealine LLC (and its WesPac Energy LLC affiliate), a private developer and operator of petroleum infrastructure facilities, and has served in such capacity since 2007. From 2006 to 2007, he was an energy consultant. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Pearl served as President and CEO of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (“TEPPCO”), a refined products, crude oil and natural gas pipeline company, and as Chief Operating OfficerCOO and President from 2001 to 2002. In addition, he served as a director of the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. from 2002 through 2005.

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From 1998 to 2001, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)CFO of Maverick Tube Corporation. He served in various executive positions for Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P., a refined products pipeline company, from 1984 to 1998, including Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Planning and CFO. He serves as a director of Kayne Anderson

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Energy Development Company, Seaspan CorporationKayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund and the general partner of Targa Resources Partners, LP.L.P. He served as a director of Seaspan Corporation from 2006 until 2010. Mr. Pearl is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive operational and financial experience within the energy and publicly traded partnership sector. Mr. Pearl’s nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

CLASS II DIRECTOR NOMINEECLASS II DIRECTORS —

If Elected, Term Expires at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

Walter R. Arnheim 65,,66, has served as an independent director of our general partner since September 28, 2009. From February 15, 2006 until September 28, 2009, he served as an independent director of the general partner of Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (“MGG”), the former owner of our general partner prior to the simplification.MGG. From January 2000 until July 2002, he was Executive Director of the Washington National Opera and was previously employed by Mobil Corporation for 3432 years in a number of positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President of Planning and Treasurer. He currently serves as President of Mozaik Investment, a private equity firm, and on the Board of Opera Lafayette. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Arnheim served on the board of directors of Spinnaker Exploration until its acquisition by Norsk Hydro. Mr. Arnheim is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive energy-related experience in finance and strategic planning. Mr. Arnheim’s nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

Patrick C. Eilers 43,,44, has served as a director of our general partner since June 17, 2003 and has been an independent director since April 22, 2009. He served as a director of the general partner of MGG from June 17, 2003 until September 28, 2009. Mr. Eilers is a Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, overseeing the firm’s energy, power and chemicals practice. Prior to joining Madison Dearborn Partners in 1999, he served as a Director with Jordan Industries, Inc., a private holding company, and as an Associate with IAI Venture Capital, Inc., a venture capital firm. He also played professional football with the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Eilers is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his financial and private equity experience with a variety of industries. Mr. Eilers’ nomination was recommended by our general partner’s board of directors.

CLASS I DIRECTOR — Term Expires at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

Robert G. Croyle, 67, has served as an independent director of our general partner since September 28, 2009. From December 19, 2006 until September 28, 2009, he served as an independent director of the general partner of MGG. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Administrative Officer of Rowan Companies, Inc., a major international offshore and land drilling contractor, from August 2002 until December 2006 and as Executive Vice President from 1993 to 2002. Prior to 1993, Mr. Croyle served as Vice President and General Counsel of Rowan Companies, Inc. He currently serves as a director of Rowan Companies, Inc. and Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. Mr. Croyle is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his knowledge of the energy industry and extensive management and legal experience.

CLASS III DIRECTORS — Term Expires at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

James C. Kempner, 70, has served as an independent director of our general partner since September 28, 2009. From March 16, 2006 until September 28, 2009, he served as an independent director of the general partner of MGG. From 2001 until 2006, Mr. Kempner was a private investor. He served as the President and CEO of Imperial Sugar Company, a major refiner of sweeteners and marketer of food service products, from October 1993 to October 2001 and as Executive Vice President and CFO from April 1988 to September 1993. In January 2001, Imperial Sugar Company filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Prior to joining Imperial, he served for more than 10 years in several executive positions with Pogo Producing Company, an international oil and gas exploration company, including Treasurer and CFO. His career also includes nine years of investment banking experience with Lehman Brothers in the oil services industry. Mr. Kempner is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive experience in finance and management.

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James R. Montague, 62, has served as an independent director of our general partner since November 21, 2003. He has been retired since 2003. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague served as President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production business. From 1996 to 2001, he served as President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company (“International Paper”), IP Petroleum Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that manages International Paper’s mineral holdings. From 2005 to early 2006, Mr. Montague served as a director of Meridian Resource Corp. He currently serves as a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. Mr. Montague is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive experience in various sectors of the petroleum industry.

Don R. Wellendorf, 57, is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and has served as a director, President and CEO of our general partner since November 2002. He also served as Chairman, President and CEO of the general partner of MGG from February 2006 through September 2009. Prior to November 2002, Mr. Wellendorf served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of our former general partner. From 1998 to 2002, he served as a Vice President of a subsidiary of The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”), a natural gas production, gathering, processing and transportation company, where he was responsible for enterprise development and planning. Prior to Williams’ merger with MAPCO, Inc. (“MAPCO”), he served in various management positions since joining MAPCO in 1979. Mr. Wellendorf is qualified to serve on our general partner’s board of directors because of his extensive financial experience in the energy industry.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF BARRYJAMES C. KEMPNER, MICHAEL N. MEARS AND JAMES R. PEARLMONTAGUE TO CLASS I AND WALTER R. ARNHEIM AND PATRICK C. EILERS TO CLASS IIIII OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LTIP AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

Pursuant to a recommendation of the compensation committee on October 20, 2010, our general partner’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Magellan Midstream Partners’ Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), subject to unitholder approval, that will increase the total number of common units authorized to be issued under the LTIP from 3,200,000 to 4,700,000. If the amendment is approved, it will be effective as of the date of the annual meeting. Our general partner’s board of directors believes that this amendment is necessary in order to continue (i) aiding in the retention of key employees who are important to our success; (ii) motivating employee contributions toward long-term value through ownership in our partnership; and (iii) aligning potential increases in compensation to increases in financial results that drive unitholder value.

For a more complete description of the proposed LTIP amendment, please see “Proposed Amendment to the LTIP” below. For a more complete description of the LTIP, please see “Summary Description of the LTIP” below. A copy of the LTIP is included as Annex A to this proxy statement. The statements made in this proxy statement with respect to the LTIP Amendment Proposal should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the full text of the LTIP, which is incorporated by reference herein from Annex A.

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Proposed Amendment to the LTIP

As of February 28, 2011, we have granted awards under the LTIP to independent directors of our general partner’s board of directors, executive officers of our general partner and certain of our employees, which total approximately 125 individuals. Out of the 3,200,000 common units authorized under the LTIP, as of February 28, 2011, 149,797 common units are available to be awarded and 471,775 common units are being held in reserve to pay outstanding phantom unit awards in the event they vest at higher than target level. As a result of future LTIP awards that may be awarded in connection with our compensation strategy, our general partner’s board of directors recommends an amendment to the LTIP to increase the total number of common units authorized to be issued under the LTIP from 3,200,000 to 4,700,000. Our general partner’s board of directors believes that this amount would be sufficient for a reasonable period of time.

Summary Description of the LTIP

Two types of awards may be granted pursuant to the LTIP: phantom units and performance awards. The LTIP currently limits the number of common units that may be delivered to 3,200,000 common units. Units withheld to satisfy tax obligations count against the aggregate number of common units available under the LTIP and are not available for future awards granted under the LTIP.

Administration.The LTIP is administered by the compensation committee. The LTIP may be terminated or amended at any time with respect to any common units for which a grant has not yet been made. The LTIP may be altered or amended from time to time, including an amendment to increase the number of common units that may be granted, subject to unitholder approval as required by the NYSE. However, no change in any outstanding grant may be made that would materially reduce the benefits of the participant without the consent of the participant. The LTIP will expire on the earlier of the date terminated by the compensation committee or general partner’s board of directors or when common units are no longer available for the payment of awards under the LTIP. Awards then outstanding under the LTIP will continue pursuant to the terms of their grants.

Eligibility.Awards may be granted to any independent director of our general partner’s board of directors, executive officers of our general partner and certain of our employees as may be determined by the compensation committee.

Phantom Units.A phantom unit entitles the grantee to receive a common unit upon the vesting of the phantom unit or, in the discretion of the compensation committee, cash equivalent to the value of a common unit. As of February 28, 2011, 2,924,693 phantom units have been awarded under the LTIP. Historically, phantom unit awards granted under the LTIP have primarily had a three-year vesting period and vest only upon our achievement of specific performance metrics, which are established by the compensation committee. Participants who receive phantom unit awards under the LTIP do not have voting rights, nor do they receive distributions, until common units are issued with respect to the phantom unit award that has vested.

Phantom unit awards are subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated for any reason other than for retirement, death or disability prior to the vesting date or for failure to meet performance metrics. To date, 107,680 phantom units have been forfeited and returned to the number of units available to be granted under the LTIP. If an award recipient retires, dies or becomes disabled prior to the end of the vesting period, the recipient’s grant will be prorated based upon the completed months of employment during the vesting period and the award will be paid at the end of the vesting period. The awards do not have an early vesting feature except when there is a change-in-control combined with an associated actual or constructive termination. For more information regarding this early vesting feature, see the section entitled “Termination or Change-in-Control Provisions” in this proxy statement.

Common units to be delivered upon the vesting of phantom units may be common units acquired by us in the open market, common units already owned by us or an affiliate, common units acquired by us from any other person, newly issued common units or any combination of the foregoing. If we issue new common units upon vesting of the phantom units, the total number of our common units outstanding will increase. The compensation

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committee may also settle the phantom unit awards in cash. When this occurs, the phantom units settled in cash are returned to the number of units available to be granted under the LTIP. To date, 333,037 phantom units have been settled in cash and returned to the number of units available to be granted under the LTIP.

The compensation committee, in its discretion, may grant tandem distribution equivalent rights with respect to phantom units that entitle the holder to receive cash equal to any cash distributions made on common units while the phantom units are outstanding. As of February 28, 2011, tandem distribution equivalent rights have been granted in connection with phantom units that have been deferred pursuant to the Magellan Midstream Partners Director Deferred Compensation Plan and the 2010 and 2011 phantom unit awards.

We intend the issuance of any of our common units upon vesting of the phantom units under the LTIP to serve as a means of incentive compensation for performance and not primarily as an opportunity to participate in the equity appreciation of our common units. Therefore, plan participants do not pay any consideration for the common units they receive, and we receive no remuneration for these common units.

Performance Awards.Performance awards are a right to receive compensation based upon performance criteria specified by the compensation committee and may be denominated or payable in cash, deferred cash, our common units, other awards or other property as determined by the compensation committee. As of February 28, 2011, 94,452 performance awards have been granted under the LTIP.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE LTIP AMENDMENT PROPOSAL.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL

As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, we are seeking advisory unitholder approval of the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) as disclosed in the section of this proxy statement entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers.” Our compensation philosophy is designed to link each executive officer’s compensation to the achievement of our business and strategic goals, align their interests with those of our unitholders, recognize individual contributions and attract, motivate and retain highly-talented executive officers. Consistent with this philosophy, the components of our executive officers’ compensation include a base salary, a short-term non-equity award, a long-term equity award and a benefits package. We urge you to read the section below entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” which discusses in detail how our executive compensation program implements our compensation philosophy. The compensation committee and our general partner’s board of directors believe that our executive compensation program is effective in implementing our compensation philosophy and in achieving its goals.

This Executive Compensation Proposal provides our unitholders with the opportunity to approve or not approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation program through the following resolution:

“RESOLVED that the unitholders of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Partnership’s NEOs, as described in the section in the proxy statement entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers,” in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the executive compensation tables and the related footnotes and narrative accompanying the tables).”

Although the advisory vote is non-binding, the compensation committee and our general partner’s board of directors will review the results and give serious consideration to the outcome of the vote in future determinations concerning our executive compensation program.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION VOTE FREQUENCY PROPOSAL

The Dodd-Frank Act requires us to seek, at least once every six years, a non-binding advisory unitholder vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, similar to the above Executive Compensation Proposal. The proxy card gives you four choices for voting on this proposal. You can indicate whether you believe an advisory unitholder vote on executive compensation should be conducted every three years, every two years, every year or you may abstain from voting.

Our general partner’s board of directors recommends that unitholders vote for an advisory vote on executive compensation to be held every three years because they believe that our executive compensation program has historically been consistent with or slightly more conservative than our peers and is heavily aligned with our long-term performance with minimal exposure to over payment for under performance. Although the advisory vote on this Executive Compensation Vote Frequency Proposal is non-binding, our general partner’s board of directors will review the results and give serious consideration to the outcome of the vote in future determinations concerning matters to place on the agenda for the annual meeting.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT UNITHOLDERS VOTE TO CONDUCT FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EVERY “THREE YEARS.”

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Director Independence

The NYSE rules do not require the boards of directors of publicly-tradedpublicly traded limited partnerships to be made up of a majority of independent directors. However, all of our directors are independent, with the exception of our Chairman, Don R. Wellendorf,Michael N. Mears, all of our directors are independent and meet the independence and financial literacy requirements of the NYSE and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).SEC. Based on all relevant facts and circumstances, our general partner’s board of directors affirmatively determined on January 21, 201026, 2011 that our independent directors have no material relationship with us or our general partner and meet the following categorical standards:standards that are contained in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which may be found on our website at www.magellanlp.com:

 

A director will not be considered independent if the director is, or has been within the last three years, our employee or an employee of our general partner, or if an immediate family member of a director is, or has been within the last three years, an executive officer, of us or our general partner; provided, however, that employment as an interim Chairman or Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)CEO or other executive officer will not disqualify a director from being considered independent following that employment.

 

A director who has received, or has an immediate family member who has received, during any twelve-month period within the last three years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from us or our general partner, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), will not be considered independent; provided, however, that the following need not be considered in determining independence under this test: (i) compensation received by a director for former service as an interim Chairman or CEO or other executive officer and (ii) compensation received by an immediate family member for service as an employee (other than an executive officer) of us or our general partner.

 

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A director will not be considered independent if (i) the director or an immediate family member is a current partner of a firm that is our internal or external auditor; (ii) the director is a current employee of such a firm, (iii) the director has an immediate family member who is a current employee of such a firm and personally works on our audit; or (iv) the director or an immediate family member was within the last three years (but is no longer) a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on our audit within that time.

 

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A director or immediate family member who is, or has been within the last three years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of our or our general partner’s present executive officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee will not be considered independent.

 

A director who is a current employee, or whose immediate family member is a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, us or our general partner for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1.0 million, or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues, will not be considered independent; provided, however, that charitable organizations will not be considered “companies” for purposes of this test.

Risk Oversight

Our general partner’s board of directors oversees our enterprise risk management practices through an annual enterprise risk management assessment and ensures we are adhering to our asset integrity risk program known as the System Integrity Plan (“SIP”). Our SIP is a comprehensive program that helps us identify and minimize the risks inherent in our operations and assets. It is a process-focused approach that defines how we design, construct, operate, maintain and manage our assets. It furthers our commitment to continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety performance. Our Senior Vice President of Operations and Technical Services reports quarterly to our general partner’s board of directors receives a report each quarter regarding safety and environmental performance.

Our internal audit group annually conducts an enterprise risk assessment based on the “Internal Control” and “Enterprise Risk Management” — Integrated Frameworks issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as the COSO frameworks. The COSO frameworks effectively identify, assess and assist management and the board in managing the risks our businesses face, including strategic, operations, financial reporting and compliance and corporate governance risks. Our internal audit group presents the results of this enterprise risk management assessment annually to the audit committee of our general partner’s board of directors. The audit committee uses the results of this assessment to set the audit schedule for the internal audit group, which reports to the audit committee on a quarterly basis.

In addition to our annual enterprise risk management assessment and ongoing asset integrity risk program, we have conducted a compliance and ethics risk assessment to identify, validate and perform an analysis of whether or not we have unacceptable exposure to any laws and regulations applicable to our businesses such as environmental, pipeline safety, employment practices and financial reporting rules and regulations. Our Compliance and Ethics Officer uses the results of this assessment to develop focus areas for our Compliance and Ethics Program each year. Our general partner’s board of directors receives an annual report from our Compliance and Ethics Officer as to the actions we have taken in response to the identified focus areas.

Our general partner’s board of director’sdirectors has developed a Delegation of Authority policy (“DOA”) that specifically limits the maximum financial obligations that can be committed to by the CEO. In addition, the policy identifies certain transactions or activities that can only be consummatedapproved by the board.our general partner’s board of directors. One authority reserved by theour general partner’s board of directors is the approval of any amendments to our Commodity Management Policy. Our Commodity Management Policy specifically prescribes the type of commodity-related activities that can occur and also prescribes certain maximum commodity exposure limits, above which mitigation plans must be submitted to management. The audit committee periodically receives updates from management on commodity-related activities and exposures and also periodically reviews this policy for any needed amendments.

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In addition, each quarter in connection with regularly-scheduled board meetings and annually at a strategic planning board meeting, our executive officers report to our general partner’s board of directors on the various material risks facing us and our risk mitigation strategies. Based on the information provided through these various processes, our general partner’s board of directors actively evaluates the risks facing us and provides guidance as to the appropriate risk management strategy.

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Meetings of the Board of Directors and its Committees

The board of directors of our general partner held 11 board meetings, seveneight audit committee meetings threeand six compensation committee meetings, and 22 conflicts committee meetings (all of which were related to the simplification), which is a total of 4325 meetings during 2009.2010. During 2009,2010, no director attended fewer than 75% of: (1) the total number of meetings of our general partner’s board of directors held during the period for which he was a director; and (2) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the board on which he served during the periods that he served, with the exception of Robert G. Croyle, who attended two of three meetings since joining our general partner’s board of directors. While serving as a director of the general partner of MGG prior to the simplification, Mr. Croyle’s attendance at board and committee meetings for 2009 was 97%.served. Our general partner’s board of directors does not have a policy with respect to the board members’ attendance at annual meetings. At our 20092010 annual meeting of limited partners, all of our directors were in attendance.

Board Committees

Our general partner’s board of directors has the following two standing committees: (1) audit committee; and (2) compensation committee.

Audit Committee.The members of the audit committee are Walter R. Arnheim, Patrick C. Eilers and Barry R. Pearl. Our general partner’s board of directors has determined that each of these directors meets the independence and financial literacy requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Arnheim is the chairman of the audit committee. Our general partner’s board of directors has determined that Mr. Arnheim is an audit committee financial expert. The audit committee, among other things, reviews our external financial reporting, retains our independent registered public accounting firm, approves and pre-approves services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm and reviews procedures for internal auditing and the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. More information regarding the functions performed by the audit committee is set forth below in the section entitled “2009“2010 Report of the Audit Committee.” Our general partner’s board of directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee, which is available on our website atwww.magellanlp.com.

20092010 Report of the Audit Committee

The audit committee of the Boardboard of Directorsdirectors of Magellan GP, LLC, acting in its capacity as the general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (referred to in this report as the “Partnership”),Partnership, oversees the Partnership’s financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process including the systems of internal controls.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the audit committee reviewed with management the audited financial statements contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009.2010. The review included a discussion of the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements.

The Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles. The audit committee reviewed with Ernst & Young LLP their judgment as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Partnership’s accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the audit committee under generally accepted auditing standards.

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The audit committee discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards 61, as may be modified or supplemented. The audit committee received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1,Independence Discussions with Audit Committees,, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3600T, and has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP its independence from management and the Partnership.

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Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to the board of directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20092010 for filing with the SEC.

Dated: February 22, 20102011

Submitted By:

Audit Committee

Walter R. Arnheim, Chair

Patrick C. Eilers

Barry R. Pearl

The foregoing report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement or reference to this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.

Compensation Committee. The NYSE rules do not require publicly-tradedpublicly traded limited partnerships’ boards of directors to have a standing compensation committee. Nevertheless, our general partner’s board of directors has elected to have a compensation committee (our “compensation committee”).committee. The members of ourthe compensation committee are Robert G. Croyle, James R. MontagueC. Kempner and James C. Kempner,R. Montague, each an independent member of theour general partner’s board of the directors. Mr. Montague is the chairman of ourthe compensation committee. OurThe compensation committee makes recommendations to our general partner’s board of directors with respect to all components of our general partner’s executive officers’ and directors’ compensation, with the exception of benefits, which are provided through a subsidiary, andhandled directly by our independent directors’ compensation.general partner’s board of directors. The board of directors of our general partner did not modify or reject in any material way any action or recommendation by ourthe compensation committee during 2009.2010. Our general partner’s board of directors has adopted a written charter for ourthe compensation committee, which is available on our website atwww.magellanlp.com.

The primary purpose of ourthe compensation committee is to assist our general partner’s board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility to motivate the executive officers of our general partner and key employees toward the achievement of certain business objectives and to align their focus with the long-term interests of our unitholders by recommending appropriate compensation for these executive officers and key employees. OurThe compensation committee has the authority to retain and terminate consultants, external counsel or other advisors or experts for this purpose and to determine the terms and conditions of any such engagement, including the authority to approve fees and other retention terms. OurThe compensation committee also has the authority to authorize, assign and/or delegate matters within its oversight, power or responsibility directly to a subcommittee of our general partner’s board of directors or to employees, subject to limitations imposed by law or any plan or document. The compensation committee also conducts an annual risk assessment of our compensation programs. This risk assessment indicates our compensation program structure is not at risk of creating results that would have a material adverse impact to the financial success of our partnership.

OurThe compensation committee has historically directly engaged an independent executive compensation consulting firm to assist with the annual evaluation of our executive compensation program and the appropriate amount of independent director compensation. The independent executive compensation consulting firm retained directly by our compensation committee in 20092010 was BDO Seidman, LLP. The consulting firm provides recommended total compensation amounts for each of our general partner’s executive officers and for the independent members of our general partner’s board of directors. In July 2010, the compensation committee engaged Longnecker & Associates to serve as the independent compensation consultant for the remainder of the year. Neither BDO Seidman, LLP does not providenor Longnecker & Associates provides any other services to us other

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executive officers do not play a role in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive compensation. Our CEO reviews the recommendations of the consulting firm and provides any further recommendations to ourthe compensation committee regarding the total amount of compensation for our general partner’s executive officers, excluding his own compensation.

Director Nominations

The NYSE rules do not require publicly-tradedpublicly traded limited partnerships’ boards of directors to have a standing nominating committee. It is the view of our general partner’s board of directors that it is not appropriate for us not to have a standing nominating committee and, in lieu of such a committee, the entire board serves the function of a nominating committee. Each member of our general partner’s board of directors participates in the consideration of director nominees. Our general partner’s board of directors has not adopted a nominating committee charter.

The minimum qualifications that our general partner’s board of directors believes a candidate must meet in order to be recommended for nomination as a director are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which have been approved by our general partner’s board of directors and are available on our website atwww.magellanlp.com. Our general partner’s board of directors relies on its members to identify and evaluate nominees for director. Nominees recommended by unitholders will be evaluated by our general partner’s board of directors in the same manner as nominees recommended by a member of the board of directors. For more information on how to nominate an individual to our general partner’s board of directors, please see the section in this proxy statement entitled “Unitholder Proposals for 2012 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners.” While our general partner’s board of directors has not adopted a formal policy with respect to director diversity, it considers it important to have a diversity of background, professional experience and education represented on the board and takes into consideration these attributes when evaluating a nominee.

Communications to theour Board of Directors

The non-management members of our general partner’s board of directors have an opportunity to meet quarterly following each regularly scheduled board meeting. The presiding director at these non-management board member meetings is Robert G. Croyle. You may send communications to our general partner’s board of directors by calling our Action Line at 1-888-475-9501. All messages received for the board of directors will be forwarded directly to Mr. Croyle.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OUR GENERAL PARTNER

John D. Chandler, 40,41, currently serves as Senior Vice President CFO and TreasurerCFO of our general partner. From June 17, 2003 until September 30, 2009, he served in the same capacities for MGG’s general partner. He was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Director of Strategic Development for a subsidiary of Williams from 1999 to July 2002, including working for us since our inception in 2000. Prior to Williams’ merger with MAPCO Inc. (“MAPCO”), Mr. Chandler held various accounting and finance positions since joining MAPCO in 1992.

Larry J. Davied, 54, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Operations and Technical Services, of our general partner. He was previously Vice President, Technical Services from 2007 until 2011 and served as Director, Technical Services from 2003 until 2007. Prior to joining Magellan, he worked for Williams as Director, System Integrity from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Davied was the General Manager, Technical Services with MAPCO from 1993 to 1998. Prior to MAPCO, he worked in various field and engineering leadership positions in gas processing, liquid pipeline transportation, refining, chemical plants and terminals in the oil and gas industry.

Lisa J. Korner, 48,49, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, of our general partner. She served as Vice President, Human Resources and Director of Human Resources of our general partner from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining us in November 2002, she served as Executive Director of Human

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Resources Strategy and Human Resources — Information ServicesSystems for Williams from July 2001 to November 2002 and served as Director of Human Resources for Williams from October 1999 to July 2001. Ms. Korner also worked in various human resource management positions with MAPCO and Williams since 1989.

Michael N. Mears,, 47, 48, currently serves as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of our general partner. From 2008 through 2011, he served as COO of our general partner. Mr. Mears was a Senior Vice President of our general partner from 2003 through 2008. Prior to joining us in 2002, he served as a Vice President of subsidiaries of Williams from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Mears also worked in various management positions with Williams Pipe Line Company (now known as Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.) since joining Williams in 1985.

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Richard A. Olson, 52, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Operations and Technical Services of our general partner. Prior to joining us in April 2002, he served as a Vice President of subsidiaries of Williams from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Olson also worked in various management positions with Williams Pipe Line Company (now known as Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.) since joining Williams in 1981.

Brett C. Riley, 40,41, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Business Development, of our general partner. Prior to joining us in June 2003, Mr. Riley served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for a subsidiary of Williams from September 2000 until June 2003. He also served as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for a subsidiary of Williams from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Riley also worked in various financial positions with MAPCO and Williams since 1992.

Jeff R. Selvidge, 50, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Transportation and Terminals, of our general partner. He was Vice President, Transportation, from 2007 to 2011. From 2003 through 2007, he served as Director, Transportation Marketing and Development. Prior to joining us in 2003, he worked for Williams in a variety of roles in the commercial group since joining Williams in 1990. From 1985 through 1990, Mr. Selvidge worked for Conoco in various midstream positions including Engineer, District Engineer for the West Texas/Rockies area and Business Development in the natural gas gathering, process and natural gas liquids business.

Lonny E. Townsend, 53,54, currently serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Compliance and Ethics Officer and Assistant Secretary of our general partner. He served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Compliance and Ethics Officer and Secretary of MGG’s general partner from June 17, 2003 until September 30, 2009. Prior to joining us in June 2003, Mr. Townsend was Assistant General Counsel for Williams from February 2001 to June 2003. He also served in various other legal positions with Williams since 1991.

Don R. Wellendorf, 57, is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner and has served as a director, President and CEO of our general partner since November 15, 2002. He also served as Chairman, President and CEO of MGG’s general partner from June 17, 2003 until September 30, 2009. Prior to November 2002, Mr. Wellendorf served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of our former general partner. From 1998 to 2002, he served as a Vice President of a subsidiary of Williams. Prior to Williams’ merger with MAPCO, he served in various management positions since joining MAPCO in 1979.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview

Our compensation program is administered by our compensation committee. Our compensation programcommittee and consists of the following four components: (i) base salary; (ii) long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”);the LTIP; (iii) annual non-equity incentive program (“AIP”); and (iv) health and retirement benefits. We do not maintain formal employment agreements with our named executive officers (“NEOs”), thus base salaries and the receipt of awards under the LTIP and the AIP are determined according to various compensation policies and review processes instituted by our compensation committee, as described further below. The receipt of health and retirement benefits is dependent upon the eligibility restrictions of each benefit plan.

The objective of our compensation program is to compensate our NEOsnamed executive officers (“NEOs”) in a manner that: (i) links our executive officers’ compensation to the achievement of our business and strategic goals; (ii) aligns their interests with those of our unitholders; (iii) recognizes individual contributions; and (iv) attracts, motivates and retains highly-talented executives.

2010 Highlights

The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide insight into our compensation philosophy, practices, plans and decisions. In summary:

We believe that rewards should be competitive and based upon the performance of the company and the individual executive.

Our compensation committee exercises its judgment and discretion when reviewing company and individual performance relative to pre-determined financial and operational performance metrics.

Performance based awards continue to be a critical tool in providing appropriate incentives for our executive officers to create long-term value for our unitholders.

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Our financial performance for the year ranked in the 78th percentile compared to the Alerian MLP Index. The incentive program payouts in which all employees participate, including our executive officers, reflect this high level of financial performance.

Our compensation programs are designed to drive performance that creates long-term value. Our CEO’s compensation is heavily weighted towards performance goals aligned with our unitholders’ interest with 21% based on annual performance, 58% weighted toward long-term performance and the remaining 21% in base salary.

We do not maintain formal employment agreements with our executive officers, thus base salaries and the receipt of awards under the LTIP and the AIP are determined according to various compensation policies and review processes instituted by our compensation committee.

2010 Executive Compensation

In 2009, our compensation committee engaged the independent executive compensation consulting firm of BDO Seidman, LLP to assist with the annual evaluation of executive compensation.compensation for 2010. BDO Seidman, LLP does not provide any other services to us or to our general partner’s board of directors other than serving as the consultant for the compensation committee. In July 2010, our compensation committee engaged Longnecker & Associates (“Longnecker”) as the independent executive compensation consultant for the remainder of 2010 and 2011. Longnecker does not provide any other services to us or to our general partner’s board of directors other than serving as the consultant for the compensation committee. The consultant’s role is to assist the compensation committee in: (i) the determination of the appropriate level of compensation for each named executive officer, (“NEO”);including the NEOs, and (ii) the determination of the appropriate level of compensation for the independent directors of our general partner’s board of directors; and (iii) the development of the appropriate level of compensation for achieving the established performance level for each performance metric.metric in our incentive compensation programs. Our NEOs include the CEO,following executive officers who were serving as such on December 31, 2010: the COO,CEO, the CFO and the top twothree other highest paid executive officers of our general partner, including the COO, all of which are noted within the Summary Compensation Table following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

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Market Analysis

OurIn its annual evaluation of executive compensation for 2010, our compensation committee, in consultation with BDO Seidman, LLP, utilized a market analysis prepared by Pearl Meyer & Partners (“Pearl Meyer”), which included a blend of information from third party surveys published by Mercer, Towers Perrin, and an industry specific survey conducted by Watson Wyatt and Pearl Meyer’s proprietary general survey data to evaluate the competitiveness of our NEOs’ compensation. Additionally, peer data of 23 other companies or master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) was obtained and utilizedblended with the survey information in developing a benchmark for our NEOs’ compensation. The benchmark ultimately selected as the best possible representation of the applicable market wasThis approach differed from the MLP Market Benchmark as described below.

that our compensation committee used in 2009, which was developed using a smaller group of MLP Market Benchmark

Aspeer data. Our compensation committee made this change for 2010 in prior years, the MLP Market Benchmarkorder to have a broader representation of competitive compensation data for the 2009 year was defined as 110%each NEO position, which it believes is an improved representation of the median compensation of 13 MLPs. These MLPs were chosen because they had a market capitalization of $1 billion to $10 billion, they were in businesses similar to ours and/or they were companies with which we compete for employees. The MLP executive talent.

Market Benchmark was set at 110% of the median compensation of the peer MLPs because more than half of the MLPs’ compensation structures are suppressed reflecting their dependence on parent organizations for services and management as opposed to our stand-alone organization.

The MLP Market Benchmark for the 2009 year2010 was comprised of third party surveys published by Mercer, Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt and Pearl Meyer combined with compensation data from the following MLPs:23 peer companies: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., AmeriGasAmerigas Partners, L.P., Buckeye Partners, L.P., Copano Energy LLC, Crosstex Energy L.P., DCP Midstream Partners, L.P., Dynegy Inc., Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P., El Paso Corp, Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.L. P., Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., MarkWestKinder Morgan Energy, L.P., Markwest Energy Partners, L.P., NuStar Energy, L.P., Plains All American Pipeline L.P., Regency Energy Partners, L.P., Southern Union Co., Southwestern Energy Co., Spectra Energy Corp, Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P. and TEPPCOTeppco Partners, L.P. Each peer company was selected because it was in a business similar to ours and/or it was a company with which we compete for employees.

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Internal Analysis

In addition to the MLP Market Benchmark, our compensation committee reviewed internal tally sheets to evaluate the appropriate amount of each NEO’s compensation based on the wealth accumulation of each individual NEO. The compensation committee felt the wealth accumulated by our NEOs was in line with the increase in unitholdersunitholders’ value and was, therefore, appropriate. InternalAn internal pay equity percentagesratio of the CEO’s total compensation compared to theall other NEOs’ total compensation, as well as to each level of compensation in the organization, werewas also evaluated and determined to be appropriate by our compensation committee.

Base Salary

Base salary for each NEO was derived from MLP Market Benchmark data with respect to base salaries for each position and was set at amounts that are deemed competitive in the various labor markets where we compete for executive talent. In evaluating 20092010 base salaries for our NEOs, our compensation committee determined that the majority of the base salaries for most of our NEOs were significantly lower than the MLP Market Benchmark. This finding was consistent with previous years’ evaluations. However, due to the continuing uncertainty in the economy and the immediate cash impact an increase in base salaries could have on our operating results, the compensation committee held the NEOs’ salary increases, including our CEO’s salary, to an increase equal to the same level as all other employees in the organization, at 3%, and chosedetermined not to make additional market adjustments to this element of our NEOs’ compensation. Instead, our NEOs each received a 3% increase in 2009.their base salaries, which was the standard merit increase we used to adjust employee salaries in 2010. Effective with the first pay period in February, the 2010 base salaries for our NEOs were as follows:

NEO

  2010 Base
Salary
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  $477,400  

Michael N. Mears, COO

  $350,100  

John D. Chandler, CFO

  $318,300  

Richard A. Olson

  $275,800  

Lonny E. Townsend

  $275,800  

Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation

Our LTIP is designed to: (i) aid in the retention of key employees who are important to the success of our organization; (ii) motivate employee contributions toward long-term growth through ownership in our organization; and (iii) align potential increases in compensation to long-term increases in unitholdersunitholder value. Our compensation committee believes it is important to place a significant amount of the total compensation for the NEOsof each NEO at risk in the form of long-term variable incentive compensation instead of base pay,salary, thereby subjecting a significant percentage of the NEOs’each NEO’s compensation to risks that are similar to the risk experienced by our unitholders. The compensation committee further believes that properly structured long-term performance-based

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compensation will encourage long-term management strategies that will benefit our unitholders. All awards granted to our NEOs under the terms of our LTIP have been in the form of phantom units without distribution equivalent rights (“Phantom Units”). It has been the practice of our compensation committee to grant performance based Phantom Units to our NEOs during the first quarter of each year, after our compensation committee has established appropriate performance metrics.

Phantom Unit awards are subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated for any reason other than for retirement, death or disability prior to the vesting date. If an award recipient retires, dies or becomes disabled prior to the end of the vesting period, the recipient’s grant will be prorated based upon the completed months of employment during the vesting period and the award will be paid at the end of the vesting period. The awards do not have an early, or accelerated, vesting feature except when there is a change-in-control of our general partner combined with an associated actual or constructive termination. The change-in-control provisions of our LTIP are discussed in the section below entitled “Termination or Change-in-Control Provisions” in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. At the end of the vesting period, the awards will vest and be paid to the recipients subject to a 20% discretionary adjustmentincrease or decrease for personal performance to be determined by our compensation committee.

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20092010 Phantom Unit Awards

OurUsing the equity compensation philosophy described above along with the Market Benchmark, in February 2010, our compensation committee used the MLP Market Benchmark to develop appropriatedeveloped LTIP payout targets for each NEO that would, enable usif targets are achieved, result in what the compensation committee believes to remainbe reasonable compensation for the results delivered and competitive on a total compensation basis. Phantom Unit awards were granted toGiven the relative position of the total compensation for each NEO in 2009compared to the Market Benchmark and are subject to meeting a performance metric and a vesting period ending December 31, 2011. Detailshelp ensure the long-term success of the individual awards are included inpartnership through the “Grantsretention of Plan-Based Awards” table and potential change-in-control or employment termination treatment is discussed inour NEOs, the “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change-in-Control” table in this proxy statement. The table below reflectssets forth the 20092010 Phantom Unit award payout targettargets for each NEO expressed as a percentage of their annual base salary.salary:

 

NEO

  2009 Phantom Unit
Payout2010 LTIP Target
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  150270

Michael N. Mears, COO

  120250

John D. Chandler, CFO

  100200

Richard A. Olson

  75140

Lonny E. Townsend

  75140

ForThe overall Phantom Units awarded under the 2009 Phantom Unit awards, our compensation committee continued its2010 LTIP award were allocated 67% on a long-term performance metric and 33% as time-based restricted units, both with a three-year cliff vesting period.

As in prior practice of utilizingyears, the performance metric of distributable cash flow (“DCF”) per limited partner unit was chosen as the appropriate measure to link the NEOs’ potential increase in valueequity compensation to that realized by our unitholders. Our compensation committee utilizes this long-term outlook on business performance by measuring the DCF per limited partner unit infor the third year of the three-year vesting period as the performance metric. Additionally, inmetric to measure our long-term performance. In order to focus the NEOs on the business objective of year-over-year growth in cash flow generated by our core businesses, the performance metric excludes the impact of certain commodity-related activities. The compensation committee approved the performance metric for the 2010 Phantom Unit awards as follows:

Metric

  Threshold   Target   Stretch 

2012 DCF excluding commodity-related activities (per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.81    $3.14    $3.61  

To further focus the NEOs on the business objective of year-over-year growth in cash flow generated by our core businesses, the 2010 Phantom Unit awards include the right to receive distribution equivalents during the three year vesting period equal to the amount of growth in our distributions above the 2009 actual distributions paid to our unitholders. The distribution equivalents will be paid at the end of the vesting period based upon the number of units paid to each recipient after the performance metric results have been determined. When actual results for the 2010 Phantom Unit awards are at or below threshold, the payout percentage will be 0%. When actual results are at target, the payout percentage is 100%, and when actual results are at or above stretch, the payout percentage maximum is 200%. The payout percentage for results between threshold and stretch are interpolated.

Changes to Outstanding Phantom Unit Awards

The threshold, target and stretch performance levels for all outstanding Phantom Unit awards were adjusted by our compensation committee in October 2009 to reflect the impact of the simplification on our DCF per unit. The simplification does not change our DCF other than an immaterial change in general and administrative costs. However, the portion of DCF previously allocated to our general partner is now allocated to our limited partners.

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On a per unit basis, the amount of additional cash initially available to our limited partners is more than offset by additional units issued as part of the simplification. The adjustments to the performance metric targets eliminate the impact of the initial dilution from the simplification.

The adjusted performance metric targets were as follows:

2007 Phantom Unit Award — 2009 Tranche

Metric

  Threshold  Target  Stretch

2009 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.14  $2.43  $2.58

2008 Phantom Unit Award Vesting

Metric

  Threshold  Target  Stretch

2010 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.30  $2.58  $2.89

2009 Phantom Unit Award

Metric

  Threshold  Target  Stretch

2011 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.36  $2.65  $2.97

Our compensation committee further adjusted theThe 2008 Phantom Unit awardawards for our NEOs vested December 31, 2010. DCF per limited partner unit excluding commodities was the performance metric targets as a result offor these awards. Because actual results were above the Longhorn acquisition in 2009. This adjustmentstretch target, the payout percentage for these awards was based on our acquisition economics, which predict the acquisition will not be accretive to distributable cash flow in the early years following the acquisition, but will become accretive in later years. This adjustment was made because of the unique nature of the Longhorn acquisition, which has the cash flow growth characteristics of an organic growth project.200%. The performance metric targets originally establishedand the actual results and payouts for the 2008 Phantom Unit awards did not anticipate an acquisitionas determined by the compensation committee are shown below:

Metric

  Threshold   Target   Stretch   Actual
Results
   Calculated
Payout
Percentage
 

2010 Distributable Cash Flowexcluding commodity-related activities (per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.18    $2.47    $2.77    $2.91     200

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At the December 2010 compensation committee meeting, our CEO recommended to pay out 100% of this nature.

The adjusted performance metric targets are as follows:

the portion of the 2008 Phantom Unit Award

Metric

  Threshold  Target  Stretch

2010 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  $2.18  $2.47  $2.77

The threshold, targetawards subject to personal performance adjustments for our NEOs. Based upon the CEO recommendation and stretchthe compensation committee’s assessment of the NEOs’ performance metric targets established byat achieving the business goals over the three-year vesting period, including the performance of our CEO, the compensation committee awarded 100% of the portion of 2008 Phantom Unit awards payout subject to personal performance. All payouts under our LTIP are designed to motivate individual performanceexcluded for consideration under the terms of our pension plan and should not be considered projections of actual financial performance.the Magellan 401(k) Plan.

2010 Phantom Unit AwardsExecutive Officer and Independent Director Equity Ownership Guidelines

In February 2010,the past, equity ownership by our compensation committee granted the 2010 Phantom Unit awards toexecutive officers and independent directors has been encouraged without a specific policy requiring equity ownership. In January 2011, our NEOs. Our compensation committee believes it is important to not only placegeneral partner’s board of directors adopted Executive Officer and Independent Director Equity Ownership Guidelines. We believe that a significant amountownership stake by executive officers and independent directors leads to a stronger alignment of interests with our unitholders. These guidelines were developed with the assistance of our independent compensation consultant to support our corporate governance focus. The guidelines require each executive officer to own limited partner units in us, the intrinsic value of which is equal to or greater than a multiple of such executive officer’s base salary. The guidelines also require each independent director to own limited partner units in us, either directly or through the Director Deferred Compensation Plan, the intrinsic value of which is equal to or greater than a multiple of such independent director’s annual equity retainer. The table below sets forth the required multiples for our executive officers and independent directors:

Multiple of Base Salary  Required
to be Held in Our Units

Chief Executive Officer

5 times Base Salary

All Other Executive Officers

3 times Base Salary

Independent Directors

3 times Annual Equity Retainer

Executive officers and independent directors are required to achieve the applicable equity ownership requirement within five years of becoming subject to these guidelines. As of February 28, 2011, all NEOs and independent directors were in compliance with these guidelines. These guidelines do not protect the executive officers or independent directors from any losses sustained through ownership of the total compensation for the NEOs at risk in the form of long-term performance-based compensation, thereby making a significant percentage of the NEOs’ compensation contingent on performance metrics linked to growth in returns to unitholders, but also provide for the retention of our NEOs. Given the relative position of the total compensation

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for each NEO compared to the Market Benchmark and to increase focus on our long-term success through the retention of our NEOs, our compensation committee allocated 67% of our NEOs’ 2010 Phantom Unit awards to be based upon long-term performance metrics and allocated 33% as time-based restricted units with a three year cliff vesting period. For the 2010 Phantom Unit awards, our compensation committee continued its prior practice of utilizing the performance metric of distributable cash flow (“DCF”) per limited partner unit as the appropriate measure to link the NEOs’ increase in value to that realized by our unitholders.

A discussion of amounts paid to our NEOs under our LTIP for the 2007 Phantom Unit awards that vested on December 31, 2009 can be found in the section entitled “Units Vested.” Additional information regarding the performance metric targets for the 2009 tranche of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards are described in the “Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation Table” and “Grants of Plan Based Awards Table” of this proxy statement.units.

Annual Non-Equity Incentive Program

The objective of our AIP is to provide a flexible pay-for-performance reward system that is paid out in cash and linked to our annual financial and operational performance. Our compensation committee establishes a funding metric to ensure that certain levels of profitability are met before any AIP payments are made. If the funding metric is not attained, no AIP payout would be made, regardless of whether the relevant financial, safety, environmental and other performance targets have been reached. Regardless of whether the funding metric is met, funding of our AIP is at the discretion of our compensation committee. Our compensation committee also sets performance metrics that are used to measure results such asuses profitability, safety and other performance metrics to measure our actual results. Each performance metric used for our AIP has an established threshold amount below which no payout would be made. This reflects the view of our compensation committee that it is inappropriate to pay annual non-equity incentive compensation for results that do not meet minimum performance expectations.

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Our compensation committee utilized the MLP Market Benchmark to establish the appropriate 2010 AIP target levels for each NEO andNEO. Our compensation committee determined no changean increase to the COO’s target levelslevel was necessaryadvisable in 2009.order to reflect the position’s importance in the organization and to achieve our objectives to keep compensation opportunities consistent with the market and tied to unitholders’ interests. The table below reflects the 20092010 AIP target for each NEO expressedtargets were as a percentage of their annual salary.follows:

 

NEO

  20092010 AIP Target 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

 100

Michael N. Mears, COO

  6080

John D. Chandler, CFO

 50

Richard A. Olson

  50

Lonny E. Townsend

  50

20092010 AIP Metrics

The funding and performance metrics of our 2010 AIP arewere the same for all participants, including our NEOs. The funding metric for our 2010 AIP was $303.0 million in distributable cash flow, which was the approximate amount of distributable cash flow required to maintain our 2010 distributions at the fourth quarter 2009 level. In December 2010, our compensation committee exercised its discretion to fund our AIP for 2010 based on actual results exceeding the funding metric.

The performance metrics selected for 20092010 included components that could be influenced by most employees within our organization, thereby creating a clear line-of-sight for employees between performance and compensation. Each performance metric was chosen to reflect its importance to the organization and was weighted by our compensation committee to reflect our major financial and operational objectives for the year. Threshold, target and stretch performance levels were set for each performance metric. The threshold, target and stretch performance levels established by our compensation committee were designed to motivate individual performance primarily in our core business and, therefore, should not be considered to be projections of our actual financial performance.

IfAfter the initial funding metric iswas met, payout percentages for each performance metric arewere determined based on actual results attained for each metric multiplied by the weight assigned to that metric. When actual results are below threshold, the payout percentage is 0%; when actual results are at threshold, the payout percentage is 50%; when actual results are at target, the payout percentage is 100%; and when actual results are at or above stretch, the payout percentage is 200%. The payout percentage for results between threshold and stretch are interpolated. The payout percentage is then multiplied by the weight of the metric to calculate a payout percentage. The performance metrics and associated weights for the 2010 AIP were as follows:

 

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The funding metric for our 2009 AIP was DCF at the level required to maintain our 2009 distributions at the fourth quarter 2008 level. The target established for 2009 was $284.0 million and our actual results for 2009 were $328.4 million. Since our 2009 actual results exceeded the funding metric, our compensation committee exercised its discretion to fund our AIP for 2009. For more information, please see the reconciliation of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) less maintenance capital to our 2009 actual results in the sections entitled “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table” and “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” in this proxy statement.

One financial performance metric for the 2009 AIP was a metric of EBITDA less Maintenance Capital excluding— 65% Weight — This metric focused attention on the impact of certain commodity-related activities. A separate financial metric specificultimate means by which our operations provide a return to commodity-related activities was created to incentivize growth inour partners; specifically, generating distributable cash flow from our core business. The attainment of target for this particular metric ensured that we generated by those activities.sufficient cash flow to maintain or increase the distributions we paid to our unitholders.

Commodity-Related Activities — 10% Weight — Commodity margins reflect the contribution our commodity related activities have to the generation of distributable cash, but also recognize that most employees cannot directly impact the performance of these activities and market price changes can significantly influence results.

Operational Performance — 15% Weight — This discretionary portion of the payout focused attention on the health and safety of employees and on environmental stewardship. Payout under this metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred related to activities under our control.

OSHA Incident Rate — 5% Weight — This metric was given less weight thanfocused specific attention on a key quantitative measure of the other financial metric, reflecting the fact that commodity-related activities are subject to changing market prices, which are not substantially under the controlhealth and safety of our employees. The compensation committee originally adopted these financial performance metrics in January 2008, and reaffirmed such metrics in February 2009Payout under this metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred related to continue the focus on growth inactivities under our core businesses. However, for the 2009 year, an overriding financial trigger was adopted to ensure at least a target level payout for the financial performance metrics when overall financial results have significantly exceeded expectations.control.

Environmental — Human Error Releases — 5% Weight — This trigger allows for the results of the overall financial performance of the company to override the set of individual financial metrics. It is intended to address a possible condition where, even though one of the financial metrics is not met, the overall financial performance of the company is extremely strong.

With respect to our operational performance metrics, our compensation committee continued to focus employees on our environmental and safety performance by measuring lagging indicators such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Recordable Incident Rate (“OSHA Recordable IR”) andquantitative metric measures the number of releases as we have measured in prior years. In addition,of one barrel or more due to human error by an employee or a contractor under our compensation committee also adopted a comprehensive operational performance metric for 2009. The addition of the comprehensive operational performance metric allowed management to consider indicators such as near miss reports, regulatory audits, internal audits and the proactive efforts of our employees as recorded in our Compliance Management System as recognition of strategic operational performance. Our compensation committee has full discretion as to the payout, if any,control. Payout under this subjective performance metric.metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred as a result of a release (regardless of human error).

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When an acquisition occurs during the year, the AIP includes a provision stating the financial performance metrics will be adjusted to reflect the economics used to obtain approval of the acquisition. When an internal growth project is approved during the year, the AIP financial performance metrics are not adjusted since growth projects generally require several months to complete.

In July 2009, we acquired substantially allJanuary 2011, our compensation committee approved the calculated payout percentage of 184.2% for the 2010 AIP by measuring our 2010 actual results against the performance metrics as described above. The table below provides the weights used for each performance metric of the assets of Longhorn Partners Pipeline, L.P. Because2010 AIP, the threshold, target and stretch levels established for 2010 performance, the actual 2010 results achieved and the calculated payout percentages for each metric.

2010 Annual Non-Equity Incentive Program

Performance Metrics and Year-end Results

($ in millions)

Performance Metric

  Weight  2010
Results
   Threshold   Target   Stretch   Calculated
Payout
Percentage
 

EBITDA less Maintenance Capital

   65  $403.8     $337.6     $361.7     $392.7     130.0

Commodity-Related Activities

   10  $89.1     $62.0     $79.0     $90.0     19.2

Operational Performance

   15  Target     -----Discretionary-----     15.0

Safety — OSHA Incident Rate

   5  0.73     2.35     1.31     0.95     10.0

Environmental — Human Error Releases

   5  3     8     6     3     10.0
                 
   100    Total Calculated Payout Percentage     184.2
                 

Our compensation committee had the discretion to make adjustments to 50% of the unique naturepayout pool for all participants, including our NEOs based upon personal performance. This adjustment, if applied, could have ranged from 0% to 200% of this acquisition, in particular the start-up characteristicsportion of the acquisition being similar to an internal growth project,payout. In December 2010, our CEO recommended the compensation committee decided to treat this acquisition as an internal growth project and did not adjustpay out 100% of the portion of the AIP financialsubject to personal performance metrics to includeadjustments for our NEOs. Based upon the acquisition economicsCEO recommendation and excluded the actual results related tocompensation committee’s assessment of our NEOs’ performance at achieving the Longhorn acquisition when determining the 2009 AIP payout.

The performance metrics and associated weights that were usedbusiness goals for the 2009 AIP were as follows:

EBITDA less Maintenance Capital (excluding commodity-related activities) — 65% Weight — This metric focused attention on the ultimate means by which our operations provided a return to our limited partners, specifically, generating DCF from our core business. The attainment of target for this metric ensured that we generated sufficient cash flow to maintain or increase the distributions we paid to our unitholders.

Commodity-Related Activities — 10% Weight — This performance metric reflects the contribution our commodity-related activities had on the generation of distributable cash, but also recognized that most employees cannot directly impactyear, including the performance of these activities and market price changes can significantly influence results.

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Operational Performance — 15% Weight — This performance metric focused attention not only onour CEO, the health and safetycompensation committee awarded 100% of employees, but also critically assessed our overall operationalthe portion of AIP payouts subject to personal performance. Payout under this metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred related to activities under our control.

Safety — OSHA Recordable IR — 5% Weight — This metric focused attention specifically on the health and safety of our employees. Payout under this metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred related to activities under our control.

Environmental — Human Error Releases — 5% Weight — This metric measured the number of releases of one barrel or more due to human error by an employee or a contractor under our control. Payout under this metric would have been zero if a fatality had occurred as a result of a release (regardless of human error).

All payouts under our AIP are eligible for consideration under the terms of the Magellan Pension Plan and the Magellan 401(k) Plan, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limitations. For details regarding the 2010 AIP payout for each of our NEOs, refer to the Summary Compensation Table below.

Historical AIP and LTIP Payouts

With the exception of the 2008 AIP performance results, we have historically paid out incentive plan awards above target level performance for the years 2004 through 2010. Based on our historical total unitholder return being above the 75th percentile of our peer group, our compensation committee determined that the history of payouts above target level is in line with the value created for our unitholders. In addition, a comparison of our performance against the Alerian MLP index as presented in Item 5 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 indicates a consistent high level of return for our unitholders over the last five years.

Benefits

The employee benefits available to eligible participants, including our NEOs, are designed to be competitive within the energy industry and are comprised of a pension plan, 401(k) plan and health and welfare plan. Our NEOs participate in these programs on a non-discriminatory basis on the same terms as our non-executive employees. Our NEOs do not participate in a supplemental employment retirement benefit (“SERP”) or a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement of any kind.

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Termination or Change-in-Control Provisions

None of our NEOs has an employment contract or agreement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments at, following or in connection with, any termination of employment or a change-in-control in our general partner other than the same severance plan and other provisions that apply to all other employees. Payments to our NEOs associated with position elimination or a change-in-control of our general partner are provided for under the Magellan Severance Plan and under the LTIP as follows:

 

The Magellan Severance Plan provides severance benefits to eligible participants, including our NEOs, based uponon years of service for the following termination events:

 

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Position Elimination — Benefits payable to the NEO are two weeks of base salary pay for every complete year of service with a minimum of six weeks of base salary and a maximum of fifty-two weeks of base salary; and

 

 o¡

Change-in-Control — As defined in the plan, to receive severance pay benefits due to a change-in-control, the NEO must resign voluntarily for good reason or be terminated involuntarily for other than performance reasons within two years following a change-in-control. Benefits payable to the NEO are two weeks of base salary pay for every complete year of service with a minimum of twelve weeks of base salary and a maximum of fifty-two weeks of base salary.

 

The change-in-control provisions of our LTIP state that in the event a participant, including any of our NEOs, resigns voluntarily for good reason or is terminated involuntarily for other than performance reasons within two years following a change-in-control as defined in the LTIP, all awards granted to that NEO will immediately vest and all performance criteria associated with the award grants will be deemed to have been achieved at their maximum level.

In connection with the simplification, a change-in-control occurred as defined in both the Magellan Severance Plan and our 2007 and 2008 Phantom Unit awards. Even though a change-in-control has occurred, our NEOs must resign voluntarily for good reason or be terminated involuntarily for other than performance reasons within two years of the closing of the simplification, September 30, 2009, in order to receive enhanced severance or LTIP payouts.

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These levels of severance benefits are provided because they are consistent with the benefits provided by other MLPs with which we compete. In addition, we believe that change-in-control severance benefits help assure continuity of leadership both before and after the effective date of any change-in-control. Additional information and details regarding potential payments to our NEOs can be found in the section below entitled “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change-in-Control.”

In connection with the simplification of our partnership structure, a change-in-control occurred as defined the Magellan Severance Plan (see Note 2 —Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for a discussion of the simplification). Even though a change-in-control has occurred, our NEOs must resign voluntarily for good reason or be terminated involuntarily for other than performance reasons within two years of September 30, 2009 in order to receive enhanced severance payouts. To date, none of our NEOs have received enhanced payments as a result of this change-in-control.

Departure of Two Named Executive Officers

Effective January 31, 2011, Don R. Wellendorf, our former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO retired. Effective with Mr. Wellendorf’s retirement, Michael N. Mears, our former COO, was elected Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of our general partner. Our general partner’s board of directors engaged Mr. Wellendorf as a consultant to us for a period of 12 months beginning February 1, 2011 to assist in the transition of his duties and responsibilities on an “as needed basis” and to provide other advisory and consulting services for consideration of $0.3 million and an agreement that the 2009 Phantom Unit award and the 2010 Phantom Unit awards that are performance based, a portion of which Mr. Wellendorf would have forfeited on his retirement date, will not be forfeited. These awards will continue until the end of their restricted periods and will be paid subject to the results of the performance metric for each award.

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In conjunction with Mr. Mear’s promotion, our general partner’s board of directors does not intend to appoint a replacement for the COO position, instead consolidating the position with the role of CEO. Our compensation committee approved a new compensation package for Mr. Mears, effective February 1, 2011, based upon the Market Benchmark for his new position as follows:

NEO

  Base
Salary
   AIP
Target
  LTIP
Target
  Total Target
Compensation
 

Michael N. Mears, CEO

  $450,000     100  270 $2,115,000  

In October 2010, Richard A. Olson, Senior Vice President, Operations & Technical Services, announced his intent to retire effective March 1, 2011. Due to Mr. Olson’s age, his departure will not be considered a “retirement” for benefit or incentive plan purposes.

Compensation Committee Report

We have reviewed and discussed the foregoing section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management. Based on this review and discussion, we have recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and be incorporated by reference into Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Dated: February 22, 20102010.

Submitted By:

Compensation Committee

Robert G. Croyle

James C. Kempner

James R. Montague, Chair

The foregoing report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement or reference to this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides a summary of the total compensation expense for each of the fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 20092010 awarded to, earned by or paid to the NEOs:

 

Name and Principal Position

 Year Salary Unit
Awards(1)(2)(3)
 Non-Equity
Incentive
Program
Compensation
 Change in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings(4)
 All Other
Compensation(5)
 Total

Don R. Wellendorf,
CEO and President

 2009 $479,769 $727,859 $821,845 $62,748 $14,700 $2,106,921
 2008 $444,231 $706,331 $322,067 $51,007 $31,208 $1,554,844
 2007 $397,115 $146,397 $476,539 $34,932 $32,790 $1,087,773

Michael N. Mears,
COO

 2009 $351,831 $402,573 $361,612 $25,530 $14,700 $1,156,246
 2008 $313,500 $406,538 $127,622 $21,959 $23,079 $892,698
 2007 $245,384 $61,001 $184,038 $14,448 $22,867 $527,738

John D. Chandler, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

 2009 $319,846 $330,712 $273,948 $16,585 $14,700 $955,792
 2008 $294,231 $322,223 $106,659 $14,827 $38,618 $776,558
 2007 $245,384 $72,439 $184,038 $9,248 $39,690 $550,799

Richard A. Olson,
Senior Vice President

 2009 $277,200 $223,821 $237,422 $37,922 $14,700 $791,065
 2008 $256,538 $219,600 $92,995 $31,724 $469,440 $1,070,297
 2007 $226,538 $56,122 $169,904 $23,348 $2,086,604 $2,562,516

Lonny E. Townsend, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance and Ethics Officer

 2009 $277,200 $223,821 $237,422 $40,986 $14,700 $794,129
 2008 $256,538 $219,600 $92,995 $35,447 $36,282 $640,862
 2007 $226,538 $56,122 $169,904 $28,178 $35,948 $516,690

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Name and Principal Position

 Year  Salary(1)  Unit
Awards
  Non-Equity
Incentive
Program

Compensation
  Change in Pension
Value(2)
  All Other
Compensation(3)
  Total 

Don R. Wellendorf,
CEO and President

  2010   $476,331   $1,288,980   $877,401   $18,001   $14,700   $2,675,413  
  2009   $479,769   $727,859   $821,845   $62,748   $14,700   $2,106,921  
  2008   $444,231   $706,331   $322,067   $51,007   $31,208   $1,554,844  

Michael N. Mears, COO

  2010   $349,315   $875,261   $514,751   $7,946   $14,700   $1,761,973  
  2009   $351,831   $402,573   $361,612   $25,530   $14,700   $1,156,246  
  2008   $313,500   $406,538   $127,622   $21,959   $23,079   $892,698  

John D. Chandler,
SVP and CFO

  2010   $317,585   $636,602   $292,495   $5,523   $14,700   $1,266,905  
  2009   $319,846   $330,713   $273,948   $16,585   $14,700   $955,792  
  2008   $294,231   $322,223   $106,659   $14,827   $38,618   $776,558  

Richard A. Olson,
SVP

  2010   $275,185   $386,130   $253,445   $10,958   $14,700   $940,418  
  2009   $277,200   $223,821   $237,422   $37,922   $14,700   $791,065  
  2008   $256,538   $219,600   $92,995   $31,724   $469,440   $1,070,297  

Lonny E. Townsend,
SVP, General Counsel and Compliance and Ethics Officer

  2010   $275,185   $386,130   $253,445   $9,760   $14,700   $939,220  
  2009   $277,200   $223,821   $237,422   $40,986   $14,700   $794,129  
  2008   $256,538   $219,600   $92,995   $35,447   $36,282   $640,862  

 

(1)The 2007 Phantom Unit awards contained three, evenly divided, one-year tranches. Our compensation committee setNEOs are paid on a bi-weekly basis. For calendar year 2009, there were 27 pay period end dates versus the performance metric for each tranche duringstandard 26 in a calendar year resulting in base salaries higher than the first quarter of each tranche year. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718,Compensation — Stock Compensation required us to disclose the grant date fair value of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards in the year in which the performance metric was set. Therefore, one-third of the 2007 Phantom Unit award is reflected for 2007 (the “2007 tranche”), one-third of the 2007 Phantom Unit award is reflected for 2008 (the “2008 tranche”) and one-third of the 2007 Phantom Unit award is reflected for 2009 (the “2009 tranche”). The 2008 tranche is aggregated with the grant date fair value of the 2008 Phantom Unit awards. Likewise, the 2009 tranche is aggregated with the 2009 Phantom Unit awards. When granting the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards, our compensation committee considered the total value of the Phantom Unit awards, as set forth in the following table:

Phantom Unit Awards — Total Value by Year

  

NEO

  2007 Phantom
Unit Award
  2008 Phantom
Unit Award
  2009 Phantom
Unit Award

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  $480,000  $675,000  $698,625

Michael N. Mears, COO

  $200,000  $300,000  $409,860

John D. Chandler, CFO

  $237,500  $300,000  $310,500

Richard A. Olson

  $184,000  $195,000  $201,825

Lonny E. Townsend

  $184,000  $195,000  $201,825

(2)The 2008 Phantom Unit awards were modified in January 2009. Immediately prior to this modification, the fair value of the awards was zero. The value of the 2008 Phantom Unit awards included in the Summary Compensation Table able was based on the fair value of the award immediately after the modification, or $27.77 per limited partner unit. The value of the 2008 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards at the grant date assuming that the highest level of performance conditions will be achieved is set forth in the “Outstanding Equity Awards” table below.normal annualized salary.
(3)The threshold, target and stretch performance levels for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards were adjusted by our compensation committee in October 2009 to reflect the impact of the simplification on our DCF per limited partner unit. There was no incremental fair value of these awards as determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 with respect to these modifications.
(4)(2)Magellan does not offer deferred compensation programs for its NEOs, therefore, this column represents only the change in pension value for our NEOs. See narrative included with the “Pension“2010 Pension Benefits” table in this proxy statement for more details.
(5)(3)During 2007 and 2008, our NEOs participated in the Magellan Health and Welfare Plan on an after-tax basis. A portion of this amount includes the difference between the pre-tax and after-tax cost of obtaining these benefits, the tax gross-up for the loss of the pre-tax treatment and the Magellan 401(k) Plan matching contributions. For 2009 and 2010, this amount is only the Magellan 401(k) Plan matching contributions of $14,700 for each NEO. Perquisites received by the NEOs, which primarily consist of free parking in a secured garage within our office building, were insignificant. The amounts shown for Mr. Olson include payments totaling $2,044,812 in 2007 anda payment of $433,711 in 2008 made by MGG Midstream Holdings, L.P., a former affiliate.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

In February 2009, our compensation committee set the targets and performance metrics for the 2009 AIP. In March 2009, our compensation committee set the performance metrics and granted the 2009 Phantom Unit awards to our NEOs as detailed in the table below. Our compensation committee can, at its discretion, increase or decrease the 2009 Phantom Unit awards by as much as 20% based on the personal performance of the NEO. These awards vest on December 31, 2011 and do not have distribution equivalent rights. Also on March 4, 2009, our compensation committee set the performance metric for the 2009 tranche of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards, which is set forth in the table below. A discussion of the material terms of the 2007 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards and details of the grant date fair value of these awards can be found under the “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation” table and “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table below.

NEO

 Grant Date Estimated Possible Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 Grant Date
Fair Value
of Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards
  Grant Date  Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 Estimated Future Payouts
Under

Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 All
Other
Unit
Awards:
Number
of Units
  Grant
Date

Fair Value
of Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards(1)
 
 Threshold
($)
 Target
($)
 Maximum
($)
 Threshold
(#)
 Target
(#)
 Maximum
(#)
   Threshold
($)
 Target
($)
 Maximum
($)
 Threshold
(#)
 Target
(#)
 Maximum
(#)
 

Don R. Wellendorf,
CEO

 02/10/2009 $239,885 $479,769 $959,538 —   —   —    —      02/12/2010   $238,165   $476,331   $952,662       
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   29,805 59,610 $584,178(1)   02/12/2010       —      24,198    48,396    $863,627  
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   4,668 9,336 $143,681(2)   02/12/2010          11,918   $425,353  

Michael N. Mears,
COO

 02/10/2009 $105,549 $211,099 $422,197 —   —   —    —      02/12/2010   $139,726   $279,452   $558,904       
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   17,485 34,970 $342,706(1)   02/12/2010       —      16,431    32,862    $586,422  
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   1,945 3,890 $59,867(2)   02/12/2010          8,093   $288,839  

John D. Chandler,
CFO

 02/10/2009 $79,962 $159,923 $319,846 —   —   —    —      02/12/2010   $79,396   $158,792   $317,584       
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   13,247 26,494 $259,641(1)   02/12/2010       —      11,951    23,902    $426,531  
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   2,309 4,618 $71,071(2)   02/12/2010          5,886   $210,071  

Richard A. Olson

 02/10/2009 $69,300 $138,600 $277,200 —   —   —    —      02/12/2010   $68,796   $137,592   $275,184       
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   8,610 17,220 $168,756(1)   02/12/2010       —      7,249    14,498    $258,717  
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   1,789 3,578 $55,065(2)   02/12/2010          3,570   $127,413  

Lonny E. Townsend

 02/10/2009 $69,300 $138,600 $277,200 —   —   —    —      02/12/2010   $68,796   $137,592   $275,184       
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   8,610 17,220 $168,756(1)   02/12/2010       —      7,249    14,498    $258,717  
 03/04/2009  —    —    —   —   1,789 3,578 $55,065(2)   02/12/2010          3,570   $127,413  

 

(1)The grant date fair value per limited partner unit of the 20092010 Phantom Unit awards was $19.60.$35.69. Fair value of the awards was calculated as the closing price of our limited partner units on the grant date lessdiscounted for the present value of the expectedassumed annual distributions of $2.84 per unit to be paid during the three-year vesting period of the award grants. The threshold, target and stretch performance levels for the 2009 Phantom Unit awards were adjusted by our compensation committee in October 2009 to reflect the impact of the simplification on our DCF per limited partner unit. There was no incremental fair value of these awards as determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 with respect to these modifications. As mentioned in Footnote 1 of the Summary Compensation Table, the value of the unit awards listed in that table differ from the grant date fair value of the unit awards listed in this table. This is because the fair value of the unit awards decreased by 83.6% from the time the number of units were determined by our compensation committee to the date the awards were actually granted to our NEOs.
(2)The grant date fair value per limited partner unit of the 2009 tranche of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards was $30.78. Fair value of the awards was calculated as the closing price of our limited partner units on the grant date less the present value of the expected distributions during the one-year vesting period of the award grants. The threshold, target and stretch performance levels for the 2009 tranche of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards and the 2008 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards were adjusted by our compensation committee in October 2009 to reflect the impact of the simplification on our DCF per limited partner unit. There was no incremental fair value of these awards as determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 with respect to these modifications.

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Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

As discussed in the section above entitled “Compensation Discussion & Analysis,”In February 2010, our compensation program consists ofcommittee set the following four components: (i) base salary; (ii) LTIP; (iii) AIP;targets and (iv) benefits. Please refer to each component’s section of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis above for additional information.

Performance Metricsperformance metrics for the 2007 Phantom Unit Awards

The performance metrics2010 AIP and the actual results and payouts forLTIP. The compensation committee also granted the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tranches of the 20072010 Phantom Unit awards to our NEOs as determined bydetailed in the compensation committee are shown below:

Metric

  Weight  Threshold  Target  Stretch  Results  Calculated
Payout
Percentage
 

2007 DCFincluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  33 $2.47  $2.76  $3.00  $3.01  66.0

2008 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  33 $2.41  $2.64  $2.75  $2.46  7.2

2009 DCFexcluding commodity-related activities
(per limited partner unit outstanding)

  34 $2.14  $2.43  $2.58  $2.60  68.0
               

Total Payout

  100         141.2
               

Detailstable below. A discussion of the actual results associated with the 2007 and 2008 tranchesmaterial terms of the 20072010 AIP and 2010 Phantom Unit awards were providedcan be found in our 2007the “Compensation Discussion and 2008 proxy statements. The table below provides the details of the actual results related to the 2009 tranche of the 2007 Phantom Unit awards.Analysis” section above.

Reconciliation of DCF Per Limited Partner Unit Outstanding, Excluding Commodity-Related Activities,

to Net Income for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009

($ in millions, except per unit amounts)

Net income

  $226.5  
Add: Depreciation and amortization and debt placement fee amortization(1)   98.3  
 LTIP expense (net of payroll taxes)(1)   6.1  
 Asset retirements   5.5  
 Indemnified environmental expenditures(2)   5.2  
 Unrealized gains on NYMEX contracts and other commodity-related adjustments   24.4  
 Other   0.4  
Less: 

Net maintenance capital(3)

   (38.0
      
 

2009 DCF

   328.4  
 Commodity-related activities   (68.2
 Compensation committee adjustments(4)   17.6  
      

DCF — 2009 adjusted actual results for compensation purposes

  $277.8  
      

Limited partner units outstanding(5)

   106.8  
      

DCF per limited partner unit outstanding for third, one-year tranche of 2007 Phantom Unit awards

  $2.60  
      

(1)Depreciation and amortization, debt placement fee amortization, asset retirements, LTIP expense net of payroll taxes and equity earnings are items that impact net income, but have no impact on DCF.
(2)

During 2004, we and our general partner entered into an agreement with a former affiliate to settle certain of its indemnification obligations to us (see Note 17 — Commitments and Contingencies of our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for further discussion of this matter). As a result of this settlement, we have already

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been reimbursed for certain environmental and other costs charged against net income. Therefore, these costs, designated as previously indemnified expenses above, have been added back to net income to determine DCF.

(3)Maintenance capital net of reimbursements from indemnities or insurance.
(4)In October 2009, our compensation committee chose to exclude the Longhorn acquisition from the actual results for purposes of calculating DCF because of the unique nature of the acquisition, in particular, the start-up characteristics being similar to an internal growth project. In addition, our compensation committee excluded certain general and administrative expenses related to the simplification.
(5)Limited partner units outstanding represents our 66.9 million common units outstanding prior to the simplification along with (i) an additional 39.6 million of our common units issued as a result of the simplification exchange rate of 0.6325 common units for each MGG common unit outstanding prior to the simplification and (ii) an additional 0.3 million of our common units deemed outstanding as a result of our director’s deferred phantom units and the 2007 Phantom Units awards that vested on December 31, 2009.

Non-Equity Incentive Program Compensation

The 2009calculation details for the 2010 AIP payouts for each NEO areas set forth in the Summary Compensation Table in the Non-Equity Incentive Program Compensation column. Oncecolumn are provided in the results of our performance against the AIP metrics were determined, our compensation committee had the discretion to make adjustments to the funding of the payout pool for all participants, including our NEOs.table below. In January 2010,2011, our compensation committee approved the calculated payout percentage of 171.3%184.2% for the 20092010 AIP by measuring our 20092010 actual results against the performance metrics as described in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis Annual Non-Equity Incentive Program” above. The table below provides the weights used for each performance metric of the 2009 AIP, the threshold, target and stretch levels established for 2009 performance, the actual 2009 results achieved and the calculated payout percentages for each metric.

2009 Annual Non-Equity Incentive Program

Performance Metrics and Year-end Result

($ in millions)

Performance Metric

  Weight  2009
Results
  Threshold  Target  Stretch  Calculated
Payout
Percentage
 

EBITDA less Maintenance Capital

  65 $338.1  $292.7  $323.7  $339.7  123.5

Commodity-Related Activities

  10 $68.2  $38  $48  $60  20.0

Operational Performance

  15  Target   -----Discretionary-----  15.0

Safety — OSHA Recordable IR

  5  1.12   2.2   1.3   .98  7.8

Environmental — Human Error Releases

  5  6   8   6   4  5.0
               

,

  100  Total Calculated Payout Percentage  171.3
               

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The reconciliation of the 2009 AIP financial performance metric disclosed above to amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements is provided below (in millions):

 

EBITDA less Maintenance Capital:

  
 

Net income — fiscal year 2009

  $226.5  
 Add: 

Depreciation, amortization and debt placement fee amortization(1)

   98.3  
  LTIP expense (net of payroll taxes)(1)   6.1  
  Asset retirements(1)   5.5  
  Indemnified environmental expenditures(1)   5.2  
  Unrealized gains on NYMEX contracts   24.4  
  Other   0.4  
 Less: 

Net maintenance capital(2)

   (38.0
       
  2009 DCF   328.4  
 Less: 

Commodity-related activities

   (68.2
 Add: 

Interest expense(3)

   68.9  
  

Compensation committee adjustments(4)

   9.0  
       
 

EBITDA less Maintenance Capital — 2009 adjusted actual results for compensation purposes

  $338.1  
       

(1)These cost categories are non-cash charges against net income; therefore, these costs were added back to net income for purposes of determining this performance metric.
(2)Maintenance capital shown is net of reimbursements from indemnities or insurance.
(3)This cost category is excluded from the determination of this performance metric.
(4)In October 2009, our compensation committee chose to exclude the Longhorn acquisition from the actual results for purposes of calculating this performance metric because of the unique nature of the acquisition, in particular, the start-up characteristics being similar to an internal growth project. In addition, our compensation committee excluded certain general and administrative expenses related to the simplification.

Once the total calculated payout amount was approved and funded, our compensation committee had discretion to make adjustments to 50% of the individual payout for each NEO. This adjustment, if applied, can range from 0% to 200% of this portion of the payout. For 2009, our compensation committee made no discretionary adjustments to our NEOs’ AIP payouts. The calculations for the 20092010 NEOs’ AIP payouts are as follows:

 

NEO

  2009 Actual
Annual
Base Salary
(a)
  2009
AIP Target
(b)
 2009 Total
Calculated
Payout

Percentage
(c)
 2009
Calculated
Payout
Amount
(a)*(b)*(c)
  2010 Actual
Base  Salary

(a)
   2010
AIP Target
(b)
 2010 Total
Calculated
Payout

Percentage
(c)
 2010
Calculated
Payout
Amount

(a)*(b)*(c)
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  $479,769  100.0 171.3 $821,845  $476,331     100  184.2 $877,401  

Michael N. Mears, COO

  $351,831  60.0 171.3 $361,612  $349,315     80  184.2 $514,751  

John D. Chandler, CFO

  $319,846  50.0 171.3 $273,948  $317,585     50  184.2 $292,495  

Richard A. Olson

  $277,200  50.0 171.3 $237,422  $275,185     50  184.2 $253,445  

Lonny E. Townsend

  $277,200  50.0 171.3 $237,422  $275,185     50  184.2 $253,445  

 

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Long-Term Incentive Plan Compensation

The calculation details for the 2010 Phantom Unit awards for each NEO as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table and the Grants of Plan-based Awards are provided in the tables below.

NEO

  2010 Base
Salary
   2010 LTIP Target  Total Target
Value
   Units
Awarded(1)
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  $477,400     270 $1,288,980     36,116  

Michael N. Mears, COO

  $350,100     250 $875,250     24,524  

John D. Chandler, CFO

  $318,300     200 $636,600     17,837  

Richard A. Olson

  $275,800     140 $386,120     10,819  

Lonny E. Townsend

  $275,800     140 $386,120     10,819  

(1)The grant date fair value per limited partner unit of the 2010 Phantom Unit awards was $35.69. Fair value of the awards was calculated as the closing price of our limited partner units on the grant date discounted for the present value of the assumed annual distributions of $2.84 per unit to be paid during the three-year vesting period of the award grants.

The allocation of our NEO’s 2010 total Phantom Unit awards between performance based awards and retention awards was as follows:

NEO

  2010 Total
Phantom  Units

Award
   2010 Phantom
Unit Performance
Based Award

(67%)
   2010 Phantom
Unit Retention
Award

(33%)
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

   36,116     24,198     11,918  

Michael N. Mears, COO

   24,524     16,431     8,093  

John D. Chandler, CFO

   17,837     11,951     5,886  

Richard A. Olson

   10,819     7,249     3,570  

Lonny E. Townsend

   10,819     7,249     3,570  

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year-End

The following table reflects the number and value of the unvested 2008 and 2009 Phantom Unit awards granted to our NEOs that were outstanding at December 31, 2009:

 Retention Awards Equity Incentive Plan Awards 

NEO

  Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Number of
Unearned Units That
Have Not Vested
(#)
  Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Market or Payout
Value of Unearned Units
That Have Not Vested(1)
($)
  Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Maximum
Market Payout Value
of Unearned Units that
Have Not Vested(2)

($)
 Number of Units
That Have Not
Vested

(#)
 Market Value
of Units that
Have Not
Vested(1)

($)
 Number of Unearned Units
That Have Not Vested(2)

(#)
 Market Value of Unearned
Units That Have Not
Vested(1)(2)

($)
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO:

          

2008 award grant(3)

  19,509  $845,325  $1,690,650

2009 award grant(4)

  29,805   1,291,451   2,582,901

2009 performance award grant

    59,610   $3,367,965  

2010 performance award grant

    24,198    1,367,187  

2010 retention award grant(3)

  11,918   $673,367    
                     

Total

  49,314  $2,136,776  $4,273,551  11,918   $673,367    83,808   $4,735,152  
                     

Michael N. Mears, COO:

          

2008 award grant(3)

  10,521  $455,875  $911,750

2009 award grant(4)

  17,485   757,625   1,515,250

2009 performance award grant

    34,970   $1,975,805  

2010 performance award grant

    16,431    928,351  

2010 retention award grant(3)

  8,093   $457,255    
                     

Total

  28,006  $1,213,500  $2,427,000  8,093   $457,255    51,401   $2,904,156  
                     

John D. Chandler, CFO:

          

2008 award grant(3)

  8,671  $375,714  $751,429

2009 award grant(4)

  13,247   573,993   1,147,985

2009 performance award grant

    26,494   $1,496,911  

2010 performance award grant

    11,951    675,232  

2010 retention award grant(3)

  5,886   $332,559    
                     

Total

  21,918  $949,707  $1,899,414  5,886   $332,559    38,445   $2,172,143  
                     

Richard A. Olson:

          

2008 award grant(3)

  5,636  $244,208  $488,416

2009 award grant(4)

  8,610   373,071   746,143

2009 performance award grant

    17,220   $972,930  

2010 performance award grant

    7,249    409,568  

2010 retention award grant(3)

  3,570   $201,705    
                     

Total

  14,246  $617,279  $1,234,558  3,570   $201,705    24,469   $1,382,498  
                     

Lonny E. Townsend:

          

2008 award grant(3)

  5,636  $244,208  $488,416

2009 award grant(4)

  8,610   373,071   746,143

2009 performance award grant

    17,220   $972,930  

2010 performance award grant

    7,249    409,568  

2010 retention award grant(3)

  3,570   $201,705    
                     

Total

  14,246  $617,279  $1,234,558  3,570   $201,705    24,469   $1,382,498  
                     

 

(1)Represents the market value of the unvested and unearned phantom units based on the closing price per unit of our common units of $43.33, which was the closing market price$56.50 on December 31, 2009.2010.
(2)The actual DCF per limited partner unit for 2009, excluding any adjustments2010 was between target and stretch for the Longhorn acquisition, was2009 Phantom Unit awards and between threshold and target for both the 2008 and 20092010 Phantom Unit awards. Therefore, the payout amounts and values included in this columnthese columns assume a stretch payout for the 2009 Phantom Unit awards vesting December 31, 2011 and a target payout.payout for the 2010 Phantom Units vesting December 31, 2012.
(3)AwardThe 2010 retention award grant vests onvesting date is December 31, 2010.2012. Payout of these award grants is subject only to the NEO’s continued employment with us on such date.
(4)Award grant vests on December 31, 2011.

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Units Vested

The 20072008 Phantom Unit awards granted to our NEOs vested on December 31, 2009. Based2010. Refer to the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section for detailed information regarding the metric results. The values realized on adjusted actual results described above, the total calculated payout value of these awards for eachvesting of our NEOs atNEOs’ 2008 Phantom Unit awards were based on the December 31, 2009 was2010 closing price of our common units of $56.50 as follows:

 

NEO

  2007 Tranche of
2007 Phantom
Unit Award
  2008 Tranche of
2007 Phantom
Unit Award
  2009 Tranche of
2007 Phantom
Unit Award
  Total 2007
Phantom Unit
Award

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  4,531  4,531  4,668  13,730

Michael N. Mears, COO

  1,888  1,888  1,945  5,721

John D. Chandler, CFO

  2,242  2,242  2,309  6,793

Richard A. Olson

  1,737  1,737  1,789  5,263

Lonny E. Townsend

  1,737  1,737  1,789  5,263

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NEO

  Total 2007
Phantom Unit
Award
  Overall Payout
Percentage
  Calculated
Unit
Award
  Unit Adjustment for
Personal Performance
  Value Realized
on Vesting(1)

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

  13,730  141.2 19,387  0  $840,039

Michael N. Mears, COO

  5,721  141.2 8,078  1,514  $415,621

John D. Chandler, CFO

  6,793  141.2 9,592  0  $415,621

Richard A. Olson

  5,263  141.2 7,431  0  $321,985

Lonny E. Townsend

  5,263  141.2 7,431  0  $321,985

(1)Represents the market value of the vested phantom units based on the price per unit of our common units of $43.33, which was the closing market price on December 31, 2009.

Once the total calculated unit award above was determined, our compensation committee had the discretion to make adjustments of up to 20% of that amount. This adjustment, if applied, could have ranged from 0% to 200% of this portion of the calculated payout. For the 2007 Phantom Unit award payouts, our compensation committee elected to make a discretionary adjustment to our COO’s award to recognize the additional responsibilities he had assumed since the initial award was granted.

All payouts under our LTIP are excluded for consideration under the terms of our pension plan and the Magellan 401(k) Plan. While we encourage equity ownership by our NEOs, we have no policies requiring equity ownership or mandatory retention of any unit awards paid to our NEOs. Further, we have no policies which provide protection for our NEOs from any losses which they might sustain as a result of their ownership of our limited partner units.

NEO

  Number of Units
Acquired on
Vesting
   Value Realized
on Vesting
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

   39,018    $2,204,517  

Michael N. Mears, COO

   21,042    $1,188,873  

John D. Chandler, CFO

   17,342    $979,823  

Richard A. Olson

   11,272    $636,868  

Lonny E. Townsend

   11,272    $636,868  

2010 Pension Benefits

A pension plan exists for certain non-union employees, including our NEOs. This pension plan is a non-contributory, tax-qualified defined benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This pension plan generally includes salaried employees who have completed at least one year of service. Our NEOs participate in this pension plan on the same terms as other participants.

The pension plan is a final average pay plan. Each participant’s accrued benefit is determined by a formula taking into consideration years of service (including years of service with The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”), a former employer of our NEOs) up to age 65, final average pay and Social Security-covered compensation wages.wages, subject to certain IRS imposed limits. The benefit is then offset by the benefit payable at normal retirement age from Williams’ pension plan. The benefit is earned by the participant based upon a service ratio, the numerator of which is years of service since December 31, 2003 and the denominator of which is the total years of service possible up to age 65. The formula for the accrued single life benefit payable at normal retirement (age 65) is as follows:

1.1% -times- Final Average Pay as of December 31, 2009 -times- Years of Service Projected to Age 65 (including years with Williams)

-plus-

0.45% -times- Final Average Pay as of December 31, 2009 in excess of Social Security-Covered Compensation -times- Years of Service Projected to Age 65 (including years with Williams)

-minus-

Estimated Frozen Accrued Benefit as of December 31, 2003 Payable from Williams at Age 65January 1, 2004.

-times-

Service Ratio (Years of Service since December 31, 2003/Years of Service Possible After December 31, 2003 up to age 65)

The pension plan offers payment options in the form of a single life annuity, joint and survivor life annuity and/or lump sum.

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Compensation eligible for consideration under the plan includes base salary and our AIP awards up to the IRS limits. For 2009, the compensation limit was $245,000.limits, but excludes amounts payable in respect of LTIP awards. We do not provide a SERP benefit for our NEOs for any reason including compensation limits imposed by the IRS.

The present value of accumulated benefits for our NEOs under the pension plan as of December 31, 20092010 was as follows:

 

Name

    

Plan Name

    Number
of Years
Credited
Service(1)
  Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
  Plan Name   Number
of Years
Credited
Service(1)
   Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO

    Magellan Pension Plan    30  $206,103   Magellan Pension Plan     31    $224,104  

Michael N. Mears, COO

    Magellan Pension Plan    24  $86,031   Magellan Pension Plan     25    $93,977  

John D. Chandler, CFO

    Magellan Pension Plan    17  $56,063   Magellan Pension Plan     18    $61,586  

Richard A. Olson

    Magellan Pension Plan    28  $127,655   Magellan Pension Plan     29    $138,613  

Lonny E. Townsend

    Magellan Pension Plan    18  $144,882   Magellan Pension Plan     19    $154,642  

 

(1)Each NEO has sixseven years of credited service with us, which are included in this column.

The present value of accumulated benefits for each NEO was calculated as of December 31, 20092010 based upon standard plan assumptions of a 5.79%5.5% discount rate and the RP2000 mortality tables. For disclosures of all significant assumptions used by the pension plan, please refer to Note 10 — 11 –Employee Benefit Plans of to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.2010. No payments to NEOs under the pension plan were made in 2009.2010.

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control

None of our NEOs have an employment contract or agreement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments at, following or in connection with any termination or change-in-control of our general partner. Payments to our NEOs associated with a change-in-control of our general partner are provided for under the Magellan Severance Plan and under the LTIP. The amount of compensation payable to each NEO in each termination situation is listed in the table below. For purposes of severance analysis, we assumed: (i) each NEO’s employment was terminated on December 31, 2009;2010; (ii) payouts relative to the 20092010 AIP were based on 2009 adjusted actual2010 metric results; (iii) payouts under the LTIP are based on adjusted actual results, if known, or target level of performance and $43.33$56.50 per unit, the closing price of our limited partner units on December 31, 2009.2010. For more information regarding these potential payouts, please see the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Termination or Change-in-Control Provisions.”

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Potential Benefits and Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control

As of December 31, 20092010

 

NEO

 Potential Benefits and Payments
Voluntary
Termination(1)
 Normal or
Early
Retirement(2)
 Involuntary
Not for Cause
Termination(3)
 For Cause
Termination(4)
 Involuntary
or Good
Reason
Termination
(Change-in-
Control)(5)
 Death or
Disability(6)

Compensation and Benefit Plans

  Voluntary
Termination(1)
 Normal or
Early
Retirement
 Involuntary
Not for Cause
Termination(2)
 For Cause
Termination(3)
 Involuntary
or Good
Reason
Termination
(Change-in-
Control)(4)
 Death or
Disability(5)
 

Don R. Wellendorf, CEO:

            

AIP

 $821,845 $821,845 $821,845 $821,845 $821,845 $821,845 $877,401   $877,401   $877,401   $877,401   $877,401   $877,401  

LTIP

  1,204,902  1,204,902  1,204,902  1,204,902  5,463,393  1,204,902 $4,566,339   $4,566,339   $4,566,339   $4,566,339   $8,980,223   $4,566,339  

Severance Benefits

  —    —    463,500  —    463,500  —    —      —     $477,400    —     $477,400    —    

Subsidized COBRA Benefits

  —    —    2,296  —    2,296  —    —      —     $2,115    —     $2,115    —    
                              

Total

 $2,026,747 $2,026,747 $2,492,543 $2,026,747 $6,751,034 $2,026,747 $5,443,740   $5,443,740   $5,923,254   $5,443,740   $10,337,139   $5,443,740  
                              

Michael N. Mears, COO:

            

AIP

 $—   $361,612 $—   $—   $—   $361,612  —      —      —      —      —     $514,751  

LTIP

  —    617,280  —    —    2,922,782  617,280  —      —      —      —     $5,478,636   $2,637,213  

Severance Benefits

  —    —    313,754  —    313,754  —    —      —     $336,635    —     $336,635    —    

Subsidized COBRA Benefits

  —    —    1,239  —    1,239  —    —      —     $1,156    —     $1,156    —    
                              

Total

  —   $978,891 $314,993  —   $3,237,775 $978,891  —      —     $337,790    —     $5,816,426   $3,151,964  
                              

John D. Chandler, CFO:

            

AIP

 $—   $273,948 $—   $—   $—   $273,948  —      —      —      —      —     $292,495  

LTIP

  —    577,829  —    —    2,488,095  577,829  —      —      —      —     $4,159,756   $1,083,320  

Severance Benefits

  —    —    202,038  —    202,038  —    —      —     $220,362    —     $220,362    —    

Subsidized COBRA Benefits

  —    —    3,865  —    3,865  —    —      —     $3,568    —     $3,865    —    
                              

Total

  —   $851,777 $205,903  —   $2,693,999 $851,777  —      —     $223,930    —     $4,383,686   $1,375,815  
                              

Richard A. Olson:

            

AIP

 $—   $237,422 $—   $—   $—   $237,422  —      —      —      —      —     $253,445  

LTIP

  —    427,388  —    —    1,690,650  427,388  —      —      —      —     $2,630,640   $689,533  

Severance Benefits

  —    —    267,800  —    267,800  —    —      —     $275,800    —     $275,800    —    

Subsidized COBRA Benefits

  —    —    2,856  —    2,856  —    —      —     $2,637    —     $2,637    —    
                              

Total

  —   $664,810 $270,656  —   $1,961,306 $664,810  —      —     $278,437    —     $2,909,077   $942,978  
                              

Lonny E. Townsend:

            

AIP

 $—   $237,422 $—   $—   $—   $237,422  —      —      —      —      —     $253,445  

LTIP

  —    427,388  —    —    1,690,650  427,388  —      —      —      —     $2,630,640   $689,533  

Severance Benefits

  —    —    186,300  —    186,300  —    —      —     $195,700    —     $195,700    —    

Subsidized COBRA Benefits

  —    —    3,865  —    3,865  —    —      —     $3,568    —     $3,568    —    
                              

Total

  —   $664,810 $190,165  —   $1,880,815 $664,810  —      —     $199,268    —     $2,829,908   $942,978  
                              

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(1)Our CEO is the only NEO currently eligible for retirement and would receive a payout under the terms of the AIP and LTIP in the event that he voluntarily resigned.
(2)The amounts above assume the NEO retires from the organization at age 55 or later and has at least 5 years of vesting service with the organization.
(3)Our CEO is the only NEO currently eligible for retirement and would receive a prorated payout of any outstanding LTIP awards under all termination scenarios.
(4)(3)For Cause Termination — NEOs termination of employment resulted from; (i) willful failure to substantially perform his or her duties, (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct which results in a significantly adverse effect upon the organization, (iii) willful violation or disregard of the code of business conduct or other published policy of the organization, or (iv) conviction of a crime involving an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or any other act constituting a felony or causing material harm, financial or otherwise, to the organization. Our CEO is eligible for retirement and would still receive a prorated payout of any outstanding LTIP awards under all termination scenarios.
(5)(4)A termination within two years of a change-in-control that occurs on an involuntary basis without cause or on a voluntary basis for Good Reason defined in the Magellan Severance Plan and the LTIP.
(6)(5)Death or Disability — Disability is defined as meeting the requirements for qualification for benefits under the Magellan Long-Term Disability Plan.

 

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Director Compensation Table

Details of amountsAmounts earned by the independent members of our general partner’s board of directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 are2010 were as follows:

 

Name

  Retainers
and Fees
Paid or
Deferred
  Equity
Retainer
Paid or
Deferred(5)
 Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings(6)
  Total
($)
  Retainers
and Fees
Paid or
Deferred
   Equity
Retainer
Paid  or
Deferred(1)
   Total
($)
 

Walter R. Arnheim(1)

  $4,500   —     $80,102  $84,602  $86,000    $70,000    $156,000  

Robert G. Croyle(1)

  $4,500   —     $19,182  $23,682  $66,500    $70,000    $136,500  

Patrick C. Eilers(2)

  $36,000  $25,000   $13,996  $74,996

Patrick C. Eilers

  $71,000    $70,000    $141,000  

James C. Kempner(1)

  $3,000   —      —    $3,000  $68,000    $70,041    $138,041  

James R. Montague

  $112,000  $50,010   $52,653  $214,663  $78,000    $70,000    $148,000  

George A. O’Brien, Jr.(3)

  $117,000  $50,013(7)   —    $167,013

Barry R. Pearl(4)

  $27,000  $25,000   $9,384  $61,384

Barry R. Pearl

  $71,000    $70,041    $141,041  

 

(1)As part of the simplification, Messrs. Arnheim, Croyle and Kempner joined our general partner’s board of directors effective September 28, 2009, thus the amounts in the table above have been pro-rated based upon their service to us during the portion of the year applicable to their service.
(2)Prior to the simplification, Mr. Eilers also served on the board of directors of MGG’s general partner until September 28, 2009. Because he served on both our general partner’s board of directors and MGG’s general partner’s board of directors, he received one-half of his retainers from us and one-half from MGG’s general partner’s board of directors. The amount in the table above reflects only the portion of the retainers paid by us.
(3)Mr. O’Brien resigned from our general partner’s board of directors effective November 19, 2009.
(4)Mr. Pearl joined our general partner’s board of directors effective May 26, 2009.
(5)Amounts reported in this column for equity retainers reflectare reflected in the aggregate grant date fair value of common units granted pursuant to our LTIP during 2009.2010. Individual grants of common units, including distribution equivalents in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan, were provided to the directors as follows:

 

Director and Date of Grant

  Number
of Units
    Unit Price at
Grant

($)
  Grant Date Fair
Value

($)

Walter R. Arnheim

      

11/13/09

  246 (a)  $39.77  $9,783

12/01/09

  110 (d)  $40.85   4,494
         

Total

  356    $14,277
         

Robert G. Croyle

      

11/13/09

  59 (a)  $39.77  $2,346
         

Patrick C. Eilers

      

01/01/09

  413 (b)  $30.21  $12,477

02/13/09

  8 (a)  $35.49   284

05/15/09

  10 (a)  $32.43   324

06/01/09

  349 (b)  $35.76   12,480

08/14/09

  15 (a)  $37.61   564

11/13/09

  32 (a)  $39.77   1,273
         

Total

  827    $27,402
         

James R. Montague

      

01/01/09

  828 (b)  $30.21  $25,014

02/13/09

  69 (a)  $35.49   2,449

05/15/09

  77 (a)  $32.43   2,497

06/01/09

  699 (b)  $35.76   24,996

08/14/09

  81 (a)  $37.61   3,046

11/13/09

  78 (a)  $39.77   3,102
         

Total

  1,832    $61,104
         

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Director and Date of Grant

  Number
of Units
    Unit Price at
Grant

($)
  Grant Date Fair
Value

($)

George A. O’Brien, JR.

      

01/01/09

  828 (b)  $30.21  $25,013
         

Barry R. Pearl

      

06/01/09

  1,118 (c)  $35.76  $39,980

08/14/09

  21 (a)  $37.61   790

11/13/09

  20 (a)  $39.77   795

12/01/09

  294 (d)  $40.85   12,010
         

Total

  1,453    $53,575
         

Director and Date of Grant

  Number
of Units
   Unit Price
at Grant
   Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Walter R. Arnheim

      

01/01/2010(1)(3)

   1,448    $43.33    $62,742  

01/20/2010(2)

   450    $44.43     19,994  
            

Total

   1,898      $82,736  
            

Robert G. Croyle

      

01/01/2010(1)

   1,154    $43.33    $50,003  

01/20/2010(2)

   450    $44.43     19,994  
            

Total

   1,604      $69,997  
            

Patrick C. Eilers

      

01/01/2010(1)

   1,154    $43.33    $50,003  

01/20/2010(2)

   450    $44.43     19,994  
            

Total

   1,604      $69,997  
            

James C. Kempner

      

01/01/2010(1)

   1,154    $43.33    $50,003  

01/20/2010(2)

   451    $44.43     20,038  
            

Total

   1,605      $70,041  
            

James R. Montague

      

01/01/2010(1)

   1,154    $43.33    $50,003  

01/20/2010(2)

   450    $44.43     19,994  
            

Total

   1,604      $69,997  
            

Barry R. Pearl

      

01/01/2010(1)

   1,154    $43.33     50,003  

01/20/2010(2)

   451    $44.43     20,038  
            

Total

   1,605      $70,041  
            

 

 (a)(1)These units representRepresents the distribution equivalent values for the total of all deferred units held by each director on the dates that quarterly distributions were paid to our unitholders.
(b)These units represent 50% of the2010 annual equity retainer ($50,000) that werewas paid in limited partnership units.units or deferred into the Director Deferred Compensation Plan.
 (c)(2)These units represent 50% ofRepresents the annual cash retainer ($30,000) and$20,000 increase in the full amount of the2010 annual equity retainer paid in partner units.approved at the January 2010 board meeting.
 (d)(3)These units representRepresents the meeting fees for attending board meetings during the period June 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009.
(6)The amounts reported in this column reflect the aggregate earnings of each director pursuant toand audit committee chair ($3,750) retainer that was deferred into the Director Deferred Compensation Plan for the 2009 year, including earnings on MGG deferred compensation converted into our Director Deferred Compensation Plan as a result of the simplification. More detail on the contributions, rollovers and earnings relevant to the Director Deferred Compensation Plan are provided following the narrative discussion below.Plan.
(7)The second installment of Mr. O’Brien’s equity retainer totaling $25,000 was paid in cash.

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Narrative to Director Compensation Table

Our general partner’s board of directors, based on the recommendation of the compensation committee, makes all decisions regarding the compensation paid to its independent directors. Our compensation committee, in consultation with BDO Seidman, LLP, reviews and recommends to our general partner’s board of directors the appropriate level of compensation for the independent directors.

In 2009,2010, independent directors of our general partner’s board of directors received: (1) a cash retainer of $30,000;$50,000; (2) an equity retainer of our limited partner units valued at $50,000 on the grant date;$70,000; (3) meeting fees of $1,500 for each board of director and committee meeting attended; (4) a $10,000 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the compensation or conflicts committee; and (5) a $15,000 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the audit committee. In addition, each director is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attending board of directors or committee meetings. Each director is indemnified by us for actions associated with being a director of our general partner to the extent permitted under Delaware law.

Independent directors can elect annually to defer payment of each component of their compensation. All deferred compensation amounts are credited to the director’s account in the form of phantom limited partner units, with distribution equivalent rights. Of the directors, onlyMr. Arnheim elected to defer both his cash and his equity compensation for 2010, Messrs. ArnheimCroyle, Eilers and Montague elected to defer all their equity compensation and Mr. Pearl elected to defer his cash feescompensation. Mr. Kempner elected not to defer compensation for the 2009 year, while only Messrs. Kempner and O’Brien did not defer portions of their equity retainers for the 2009 year.

In connection with our simplification, Messrs. Arnheim, Croyle and Kempner joined our general partner’s board of directors. Due to the service they, and Mr. Eilers, had provided to MGG prior to the simplification, and as allowed by the terms of the LTIP and the Director Deferred Compensation Plan, these directors were allowed to roll over past accounts into the Director Deferred Compensation Plan that benefitted the then-current directors of our general partner.2010. The amounts within thefollowing table below reflect the consideration of these directors past service with MGG.presents each director’s deferral balance status:

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Director Compensation

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

 

Name

  Beginning
Balance
January 1,
2009
  Transfer from
MGG
Deferred
Compensation
Plan
  2009 Deferred
Compensation
  2009
Distribution
Equivalents
  Market
Value
Gains/
(Loss)
  Ending
Balance
December 31,
2009
  Beginning
Balance
January 1,
2010
   2010 Deferred
Compensation
   2010
Distribution
Equivalents
   Market
Value
Gains/
(Loss)
   Ending
Balance
December 31,
2010
 

Walter R. Arnheim

                      

Market Value

   —    $518,108  $4,500  $9,783  $80,102  $612,493  $612,493    $156,000    $50,135    $231,589    $1,050,217  

Number of Units

   —     13,779   110   246     14,135   14,135     3,408     1,044       18,587  

Robert G. Croyle

                      

Market Value

   —    $124,509   —    $2,351  $19,182  $146,042  $146,042    $70,000    $14,791    $67,709    $298,542  

Number of Units

   —     3,311   —     59     3,370   3,370     1,604     309       5,283  

Patrick C. Eilers

                      

Market Value

   —    $36,549  $25,000  $2,400  $13,996  $77,945  $77,945    $70,000    $10,145    $46,135    $204,225  

Number of Units

   —     971   762   65     1,798   1,798     1,604     212       3,614  

James R. Montague

                      

Market Value

  $79,239   —    $50,010  $11,118  $52,653  $193,020  $193,020    $70,000    $18,045    $82,550    $363,615  

Number of Units

   2,622   —     1,527   305     4,454   4,454     1,604     377       6,435  

Barry R. Pearl

                      

Market Value

   —     —    $52,000  $1,602  $9,384  $62,986  $62,986    $70,973    $6,983    $33,194    $174,136  

Number of Units

   —     —     1,412   41     1,453   1,453     1,486     143       3,082  

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP was our independent registered public accounting firm for our 20092010 audit and we expect to engage Ernst & Young LLP to conduct our 20102011 audit. In connection with our 20092010 audit, we entered into an engagement agreement with Ernst & Young LLP, which sets forth the terms by which Ernst & Young LLP will perform audit services for us. That agreement is subject to alternative dispute resolution procedures. A representative of Ernst & Young LLP will attend our annual meeting. The representative will have the opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so and to respond to appropriate questions.

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Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ending December 31, 20082009 and 2009,2010, for reviews of our consolidated financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q for 20082009 and 2009,2010, for consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards during 20082009 and 2009,2010, for procedures related to registration statements and other SEC filings in 20082009 and 20092010 and for an audit of internal control over financial reporting for 20082009 and 20092010 were $1,202,088$1,396,300 and $1,396,300,$1,320,000, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees billed during fiscal years 20082009 and 20092010 for assurance and related services by Ernst & Young LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees.”

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed in fiscal years 20082009 and 20092010 for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for tax advice and compliance were $8,119$290,316 and $290,316,$17,948, respectively. These services included consultation concerning tax planning and compliance.

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All Other Fees

No fees were billed in fiscal years 20082009 and 20092010 for products and services provided by Ernst & Young LLP, other than as set forth above.

The audit committee of our general partner’s board of directors has adopted an audit committee charter, which is available on our website atwww.magellanlp.com. The charter requires the audit committee to approve in advance all audit and non-audit services to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with the Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy, which is an appendix to the audit committee charter. All services reported in the Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and All Other Fees categories above were approved by the audit committee.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth as of February 24, 201028, 2011 the number of our common units beneficially owned by: (1) each person who is known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common units; (2) the current directors and the nominees of our general partner’s board of directors; (3) the NEOs of our general partner; and (4) all current directors and executive officers of our general partner as a group. We obtained certain information in the table from filings made with the SEC.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, Director, Nominee or NEO

  Our
Common
Units
  Percentage
of
Common
Units
 

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and Richard A. Kayne(1)

  5,336,864  5

Walter R. Arnheim(2)

  1,287  *  

Robert G. Croyle(2)

  1,879  *  

Patrick C. Eilers(2)

  522  *  

James C. Kempner(2)

  11,268  *  

James R. Montague(2)

  10,976  *  

Barry R. Pearl(2)

  1,605  *  

Don R. Wellendorf(2)

  191,397  *  

John D. Chandler(2)

  109,113  *  

Michael N. Mears(2)

  95,926  *  

Richard A. Olson(2)

  36,055  *  

Lonny E. Townsend(2)

  49,629  *  

All Current Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (13 persons)

  617,875  *  

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner, Director, Nominee or NEO

Our
Common
Units
Percentage
of
Common
Units

Walter R. Arnheim(1)

1,287*

Robert G. Croyle(1)

1,879*

Patrick C. Eilers(1)

522*

James C. Kempner(1)

12,506*

James R. Montague(1)

10,976*

Barry R. Pearl(1)

2,843*

John D. Chandler(1)

60,942*

Michael N. Mears(1)

41,940*

Richard A. Olson(1)

35,155*

Lonny E. Townsend(1)

36,021*

Don R. Wellendorf(1)

129,836*

All Current Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (14 persons)

271,536*

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*represents less than 1%
(1)A filing with the SEC on February 12, 2010 indicates that Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and Richard A. Kayne, an individual, are or may be deemed to be the joint beneficial owners of the number of common units indicated in the table. The address of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and Richard A. Kayne is 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Second Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.
(2)The contact address for our directors and nominees, NEOs and executive officers is One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172.

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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The table set forth below provides information concerning the various types of awards that may be issued from the LTIP including phantom units and performance awards as of December 31, 2009.2010. For more information regarding the material features of the LTIP, please read the LTIP Amendment Proposal above and Note 1715 — Long-Term Incentive Plan of our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.2010.

 

Plan Category

  Number of Securities
to be Issued upon
Exercise/Vesting of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and
Rights(1)
  Number of Securities
Remaining
Available for Future
Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in the 1st
Column of this Table)
  Number of Securities
to be Issued upon
Exercise/Vesting of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and
Rights(1)
   Number of Securities
Remaining
Available for Future
Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in the 1st
Column of this Table)
 

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders

  518,821  1,256,971   592,108     306,674  

Total

  518,821  1,256,971   592,108     306,674  

 

(1)Units deliveredPhantom units and performance awards are the only types of awards that may be granted pursuant to an award consist, in whole or in part, of units acquired on the open market, from any affiliate, us, any other person or any combination of the foregoing.LTIP. We have the right to issue new units as part of the LTIP. Awards may also be settled in cash. Units or cash awarded pursuant to the LTIP are granted without payment by the participant. Taxes are withheld from the award to cover the participant’s mandatory tax withholdings.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The members of ourthe compensation committee during the last fiscal year were Messrs. Croyle, Eilers, Kempner Montague, O’Brien and Wellendorf.Montague. No member of ourthe compensation committee was an officer or employee of the Partnership or our general partner during fiscal 2009, with the exception of Mr. Wellendorf, Chairman, CEO and President of our general partner. Following the simplification, our general partner’s board of directors reassigned its independent members to its standing committees and Messrs. O’Brien and Wellendorf resigned from our compensation committee effective October 21, 2009 and Mr. Eilers resigned from our compensation committee effective December 4, 2009.2010.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS, PROMOTERS

AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS

Transactions with Related Persons.Persons

PriorEffective January 31, 2011, Don R. Wellendorf, our former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO retired. Effective with Mr. Wellendorf’s retirement, Michael N. Mears, our former COO, was elected Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of our general partner. Our general partner’s board of directors engaged Mr. Wellendorf as a consultant to us for a period of 12 months beginning February 1, 2011, to assist in the transition of his duties and responsibilities on an “as needed basis” and to provide other advisory and consulting services for consideration of $0.3 million and an agreement that the 2009 Phantom Unit award and the 2010 Phantom Unit awards that are performance based, a portion of which Mr. Wellendorf would have forfeited on his retirement date, will not be forfeited. These awards will continue until the end of their restricted periods and will be paid subject to the simplification, we reimbursed Magellan Midstream Holdings GP, LLC (“MGG GP”) for costs of employees necessary to conduct our operations and administrative functions pursuant to a services agreement. As partresults of the simplification, MGG GP became our wholly-owned subsidiary; therefore, effective September 28, 2009, we no longer report transactions between us and MGG GP as affiliate transactions. The payroll and benefits accrual associated with the services agreement at December 31, 2008 was $21.9 million and the long-term pension and benefits accrual at December 31, 2008 was $31.8 million.performance metric for each award.

Because our historical quarterly distributions prior to the simplification exceeded target levels as specified in our partnership agreement, our general partner received approximately 50%, including its approximate 2% general partner interest, of any incremental cash distributed per our limited partner unit. Since MGG owned our general partner during that period, it benefitted from these distributions. Prior to the simplification in September 2009, distributions paid to our general partner during 2009, based on its general partner interest and incentive distribution rights, totaled $70.4 million.

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Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

Recognizing that related person transactions present a heightened risk of conflicts of interest and/or improper valuation, our general partner’s board of directors has adopted a written policy, which must be followed in connection with all related person transactions involving us or our subsidiaries. Under this policy, any related person transaction may be entered into or continue only if approved as follows:

 

By thea specially appointed conflicts committee of our general partner’s board of directors;

 

If the related person transaction is in the normal course of our business and is (a) on terms no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties or (b) fair to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), then the CEO of our general partner has authority to approve the transaction. The CEO’s signature on an authorization for expenditure form with a related person is conclusive evidence of his approval pursuant to the policy. If we will be entering into several transactions of the same type over a period of time with a related person, the CEO may pre-approve all such transactions, but must review such pre-approvals not less than annually; or

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to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), then the CEO of our general partner has authority to approve the transaction. The CEO’s signature on an authorization for expenditure form with a related person is conclusive evidence of his approval pursuant to the policy. If we will be entering into several transactions of the same type over a period of time with a related person, the CEO may pre-approve all such transactions, but must review such pre-approvals not less than annually; or

 

Any other related person transaction may be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors on our general partner’s board of directors.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the directors and executive officers of our general partner and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common units to file ownership and changes in ownership reports with the SEC and the NYSE. The SEC regulations also require that a copy of all these filed Section 16(a) forms must be furnished to us by the directors and executive officers of our general partner and persons beneficially owning more than 10% of our common units. Based on a review of the copies of these forms and amendments thereto with respect to 2009,2010, we are aware of one filing on behalf of Mr. Croyle that wasno late by one day due to technological issues.filings.

CODE OF ETHICS

Our general partner’s board of directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to our general partner’s principal executive officer, Don R. Wellendorf,Michael N. Mears, and principal financial and accounting officer, John D. Chandler, and a code of business conduct that applies to all officers and directors of our general partner and to our employees. You may view each of these codes on our website atwww.magellanlp.com.

UNITHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 20112012

ANNUAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS

Any common unitholder entitled to vote at our 20112012 annual meeting of limited partners can nominate persons for election to the board of directors of our general partner at the annual meeting by complying with the procedures set forth in our partnership agreement within the time frame discussed below. Your ability to nominate persons for election to our general partner’s board of directors is limited by the NYSE listing requirements regarding the independence and experience of directors of our general partner’s board or committees thereof.

In order to nominate persons to our general partner’s board of directors at the 20112012 annual meeting, written notice must be delivered to our general partner at One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172 no later than the close of business on December 22, 2010,29, 2011, nor earlier than the close of business on December 7, 2010.14, 2011. The written

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notice must include: (1) as to each person whom the unitholder proposes to nominate for election or reelectionre-election as a director of our general partner, all information relating to such nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director of our general partner if elected); and (2) as to the unitholder giving the notice: (i) the name and address of such unitholder; and (ii) the class and number of units which are owned by the unitholder.

Any limited partner who wishes to submit a proposal for inclusion in the proxy materials for our 20112012 annual meeting must submit such proposal by the dates referred to above or it will be considered untimely. SEC rules set forth standards as to what proposals are required to be included in a proxy statement for a meeting. In no

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event are limited partners allowed to vote on matters that would cause the limited partners to be deemed to take part in the management and control of our business and affairs so as to jeopardize the limited partners’ limited liability under the Delaware limited partnership act or the law of any other state in which we are qualified to do business.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US

We file annual, quarterly and current reports and proxy statements with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F. Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can call the SEC at 1-202-551-8090 for further information on the public reference room and its copy charges. We maintain a website atwww.magellanlp.com, where we make our SEC filings available.

You may request a copy of the audit and compensation committee charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines of our general partner’s board of directors and our code of ethics, code of business conduct, annual report or SEC filings without charge, or directions to our annual meeting by calling or writing to us at the following address:

Investor Relations Department

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

One Williams Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172

Local phone: (918) 574-7000

Toll-free phone: (877) 934-6571

If you would like to request documents from us, please do so at least 10 business days before the date of the annual meeting in order to receive timely delivery of the documents before the annual meeting.

You should rely only on the information contained in this proxy statement to vote your units at the annual meeting. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this proxy statement.

The information contained in this document is applicable as of the date indicated on the cover of this document unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies.

 

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ANNEX A

Magellan Midstream Partners

Long-Term Incentive Plan

Amended and Restated

as of

October 20, 2010

SECTION 1.Purpose of the Plan.

The Magellan Midstream Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is intended to promote the interests of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), by providing to directors of Magellan GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and the general partner of the Partnership, and employees of its Affiliates who perform services for the Partnership, incentive compensation awards for superior performance that are based on Units. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the Partnership, thereby advancing the interests of the Partnership and its partners.

SECTION 2.Definitions.

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Award” means a Phantom Unit or Performance Award granted under the Plan and shall include any tandem DERs granted with respect to a Phantom Unit.

“Award Agreement” means the written agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

“DER” means a contingent right, granted in tandem with a specific Phantom Unit, to receive an amount in cash equal to the cash distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Phantom Unit is outstanding.

“Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

“Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s governing long-term disability plan, or if no such plan is applicable to the Participant, as determined by the Committee.

“Employee” means any employee of the Company or an Affiliate who performs services for the Partnership, as determined by the Committee.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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“Fair Market Value” means the closing sales price of a Unit on the payment date (or if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was trading) as reported inThe Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). In the event Units are not publicly traded at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee.

“Participant” means any Employee or Director granted an Award under the Plan.

“Partnership Agreement” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P, as it may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.

“Performance Award” means a right, granted under Section 6(b) hereof, to receive Awards based upon performance criteria specified by the Committee.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

“Phantom Unit” means a phantom (notional) Unit granted under the Plan which upon vesting entitles the Participant to receive a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, whichever is determined by the Committee.

“Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is not payable to the Participant, which for a Phantom Unit Award is generally three years.

“Retirement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s governing tax-qualified retirement plan, or if no such plan is applicable to the Participant, as determined by the Committee.

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

“Unit” means a common unit of the Partnership.

SECTION 3.Administration.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the following and any applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any. Upon any such delegation all references in the Plan to the “Committee”, other than in Section 8, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is an officer subject to Rule 16b-3 or a Director. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled, canceled or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend

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or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant and any beneficiary of any Award.

SECTION 4.Units.

(a)Units Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the number of Units with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan is 4,700,0001. If any Phantom Unit is forfeited or otherwise terminates or is canceled without the delivery of a Unit, then the Unit covered by such Award, to the extent of such forfeiture, termination or cancellation shall again be Units with respect to which an Award may be granted.

(b)Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing.

(c)Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Units, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Units or other securities of the Partnership, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Units or other securities of the Partnership, or other similar transaction or event affects the Units such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted and (ii) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of Units subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

SECTION 5.Eligibility.

Any Employee or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.

SECTION 6.Awards.

(a)Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees and Directors to whom Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited, which may include, without limitation, the accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards, including whether DERs are granted with respect to such Phantom Units.

(i)DERs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a grant of Phantom Units may include a tandem DER grant, which may provide that such DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the Committee) subject to the same vesting restrictions as the tandem Award, or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

1Number of units available is subject to unitholder approval at 2011 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners to be held on April 27, 2011.

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(ii)Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Phantom Units grant, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all Phantom Units shall be forfeited by the Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Phantom Units.

(iii)Lapse of Restrictions. Upon or as soon as reasonably practical following the vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Unit or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

(b)Performance Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(i)Right to Payment. A Performance Award shall confer upon Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to the Participant to whom the Performance Award is granted, in whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. The performance criteria and all other terms and conditions of the Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award or thereafter.

(ii)Other Terms. A Performance Award may be denominated or payable in cash, deferred cash, Units, other Awards or other property, and other terms of Performance Awards shall be as determined by the Committee.

(c)General.

(i)Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(ii)Limits on Transfer of Awards. No Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that Awards may be transferred by will and the laws of descent and distribution.

(iii)Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

(iv)Unit Certificates. All certificates for Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(v)Consideration for Grants. Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee determines.

(vi)Delivery of Units or other Securities. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any grant agreement to the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to vesting of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the Company is not reasonably able to obtain Units to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating the rules or regulations of any applicable law or securities exchange. Such payment may be made by such method or methods and in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine.

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SECTION 7.Change in Control.

(a)Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership to any Person, other than to an Affiliate of the Partnership; (ii) the consolidation, reorganization, merger or other transaction pursuant to which more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding equity interests in the Company cease to be owned by the Partnership or its Affiliates; or (iii) a Person other than the Partnership or its Affiliates becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) of more than 50% of the then outstanding common units of the Partnership.

(b)Payout of Awards after Change in Control. If, within two (2) years following a Change in Control, a Participant has a Termination of Affiliation (excluding any transfer to an Affiliate of the Company) voluntarily for Good Reason or involuntarily (other than due to Cause), Awards granted prior to a Change in Control, shall automatically vest and become payable, in full, and all Restricted Periods shall terminate and all performance criteria, if any, shall be deemed to have been achieved at the maximum level with respect to such Awards. Any payout owed to the Participant pursuant to this section shall be settled in cash.

(c)Notification of Good Reason Event. If, within two (2) years following a Change in Control, a Good Reason Event occurs, the Participant shall provide written notice to the Company not later than 90 days after the occurrence of the Good Reason Event setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances that constitute the Good Reason Event and tendering his or her resignation for Good Reason. If the Participant does not provide notice as set forth above, the Participant shall not have the right to resign for Good Reason based on any Good Reason Event occurring more than 90 days before a notice is given. Upon receipt of the Participant’s written notice, the Company shall have 30 days to remedy the Good Reason Event or to notify the Participant of its intent to not remedy the Good Reason Event, If the Company remedies the Good Reason Event within such 30 day period, the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason shall be rescinded and the Company shall have no obligation to pay the amount due pursuant to this section. If the Company, (i) does not cure the Good Reason Event within such 30 day period or, (ii) gives notice to the Participant of its intent to not remedy the Good Reason Event, the Participant’s resignation shall be effective immediately, and the Company shall be obligated to make payment to the Participant as provided herein.

(d)Definitions. For purposes of this Section 7 only, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “Cause” means, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any one or more of the following, as determined in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Committee: (i) willful failure by a Participant to substantially perform his or her duties (as they existed immediately prior to a Change of Control), other than any such failure resulting from a Disability, or (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Participant which results in a significantly adverse effect upon the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof, or (iii) willful violation or disregard of the code of business conduct or other published policy of the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof by the Participant, or (iv) Participant’s conviction of a crime involving an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or any other act constituting a felony or causing material harm, financial or otherwise, to the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof.

(ii) “Termination of Affiliation” occurs on the first day on which an individual is for any reason no longer providing services to the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof.

(iii) “Good Reason” or “Good Reason Event” means, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, the occurrence, within two years following a Change of Control and without a Participant’s prior written consent, of any one or more of the following:

(1) a material change in the Participant’s duties from those assigned to the Participant immediately prior to a Change of Control, unless associated with a bona fide promotion of the Participant and a commensurate increase in the Participant’s compensation, in which case the Participant shall be deemed to consent;

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(2) a significant reduction in the authority and responsibility assigned to the Participant;

(3) the removal of the Participant from, or failure to reelect the Participant to, any corporate or similar office of the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof to which the Participant may have been elected and was occupying immediately prior to a Change of Control, unless associated with a bona fide promotion of the Participant and a commensurate increase in the Participant’s compensation or in connection with the election or appointment of the Participant to a corresponding or higher office of the Company or any Affiliate, in each which case the Participant shall be deemed to consent;

(4) a reduction of more than 10% of a Participant’s base salary;

(5) termination of any of the incentive compensation plans of the Partnership or the Company in which the Participant shall be participating at the time of a Change of Control, unless such plan is replaced by a successor plan providing incentive opportunities and awards at least as favorable to the Participant as those provided in the plan being terminated;

(6) amendment of any of the incentive compensation plans of the Partnership or the Company in which the Participant shall be participating at the time of a Change of Control so as to provide for incentive opportunities and awards less favorable to the Participant than those provided in the plan being amended;

(7) failure by the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof to continue the Participant as a participant in any of the Company’s or Partnership’s incentive compensation plans in which the Participant is participating immediately prior to a Change of Control on a basis comparable to the basis on which other similarly situated employees participate in such plan;

(8) except in relation to a wage freeze applicable to all employees of the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof, modification of the administration of any of the incentive compensation plans so as to adversely affect the level of incentive opportunities or awards actually received by the Participant;

(9) a requirement by the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate thereof that the Participant’s principal duties be performed at a location more than fifty (50) miles from the location where the Participant was employed immediately preceding the Change of Control, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Participant’s duties;

(10) a significant reduction in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Participant reports, including a requirement that the Participant report to an officer of the Company or employee instead of reporting directly to the board of directors of the Company;

(11) a significant reduction in the budget over which the Participant retains authority; or

(12) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Partnership, Company or Affiliate of an agreement, if any, under with the Participant provides services.

SECTION 8.Amendment and Termination.

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:

(a)Amendments to the Plan. Except as required by the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are traded and subject to Section 8(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without the consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award or other Person.

(b)Amendments to Awards. Subject to Section 8(a), the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted, provided (i) the Committee may not reprice the Awards and (ii) no change, other than pursuant to Section 8(c), in any Award shall materially reduce the benefit to Participant without the consent of such Participant.

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(c)Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. Subject to Section 8(b), the Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(c) of the Plan) affecting the Partnership or the financial statements of the Partnership, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.

SECTION 9.General Provisions.

(a)No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b)Withholding. The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Units, other securities, Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such Award or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant of an Award, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes. In no event shall the withholding for taxes exceed that which is necessary to satisfy the employer’s minimum withholding requirements. Units withheld for the payment of taxes shall not again be Units with respect to which Awards may be granted.

(c)No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate or to remain on the Board, as applicable. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award agreement.

(d)Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware law without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(e)Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(f)Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer or such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are then traded or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(g)No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any participating Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any participating Affiliate pursuant to an award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Company or any participating Affiliate.

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(h)No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(i)Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

(j)Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and the Company shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

(k)Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

SECTION 10.Term of the Plan.

The Plan shall be effective on the date of its approval by the Board and shall continue until the date terminated by the Board or Units are no longer available for the payment of Awards under the Plan, whichever occurs first. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date.

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1.Election of Directors:  For  Withhold
  

01 – Walter R. ArnheimJames C. Kempner

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03 – BarryJames R. PearlMontague

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Proxy – Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

 

 

Notice of 20102011 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners

Williams Resource Center

One Williams Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting – April 21, 201027, 2011, 10:00 a.m. Central Time

Lonny E. Townsend and Don R. Wellendorf,Michael N. Mears, or anyeither of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the units of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to be held on April 21, 201027, 2011 or at any postponement or adjournment thereof.

Units represented by this proxy will be voted by the unitholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies will have authority to votevote:

1. FOR WalterJames C. Kempner, Michael N. Mears and James R. Arnheim, Patrick C. Eilers and Barry R. Pearl.Montague

2. FOR Amendment of the Long-Term Incentive Plan

3. FOR the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

4. 3 Yrs for the Frequency Vote on Executive Compensation

In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

(Items to be voted appear on reverse side.)