8-K

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2011

SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-14222	22-3410353
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

240 Route 10 West Whippany, New Jersey	07981
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 887-5300

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On April 21, 2011, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Distribution Declaration. A copy of the Press Release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

In accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.1446-4(d), a qualified notice was issued to the New York Stock Exchange indicating that this distribution represents income effectively connected with a U.S. business (ECI) and that all nominees are responsible for withholding 35% of the fiscal 2011 second quarter distribution to foreign investors (nonresident aliens, foreign corporations, foreign trusts and foreign estates) as required under Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 21, 2011, announcing the Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Distribution Declaration.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

April 21, 2011	SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
	By: /s/ MICHAEL A. STIVALA
	Name: Michael A. Stivala Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 21, 2011, announcing the 2011 Second Quarter Distribution Declaration.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release
Contact: Michael Stivala
Chief Financial Officer
P.O. Box 206, Whippany, NJ 07981-0206
Phone: 973-503-9252

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Declares
Quarterly Distribution of $0.8525 per Common Unit

Whippany, New Jersey, April 21, 2011 — Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH), a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, today announced that its Board of Supervisors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.8525 per Common Unit for the three months ended March 26, 2011. This quarterly distribution rate equates to an annualized rate of $3.41 per Common Unit, and a growth rate of 1.5% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The distribution is payable on May 10, 2011 to Common Unitholders of record as of May 3, 2011.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly-traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928. The Partnership serves the energy needs of approximately 800,000 residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than 300 locations in 30 states.

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