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 19, 2012
Commission File Number: 1-14222
SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 22-3410353 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
240 Route 10 West
Whippany, New Jersey 07981
(973) 887-5300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On April 19, 2012, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) issued a press release (the Press Release) announcing its Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Distribution Declaration. A copy of the Press Release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 19, 2012, announcing the Fiscal 2012 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 19, 2012 | 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 19, 2012, announcing the 2012 Second Quarter Distribution Declaration. |
Exhibit 99.1
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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 19, 2012 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 24, 2012. This quarterly distribution rate equates to an annualized rate of $3.41 per Common Unit. The distribution is payable on May 8, 2012 to Common Unitholders of record as of May 1, 2012.
Nominees are hereby notified that there is a withholding requirement of 35% for foreign partners from the $0.8525 per unit cash distribution under Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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 750,000 residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than 300 locations in 30 states.
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