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) October 24, 2013

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 registrant’s principal executive offices)

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On October 24, 2013, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its Fiscal 2013 Fourth 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 October 24, 2013, announcing the Fiscal 2013 Fourth 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.

October 24, 2013	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 October 24, 2013, announcing the 2013 Fourth 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 $0.8750 per Common Unit

Whippany, New Jersey, October 24, 2013 — 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 $0.8750 per Common Unit for the three months ended September 28, 2013. This quarterly distribution rate equates to an annualized rate of $3.50 per Common Unit, which represents a growth rate of 2.6% when compared to the annualized rate of $3.41 per Common Unit as of the end of fiscal year 2012. The distribution is payable on November 12, 2013 to Common Unitholders of record as of November 5, 2013.

Nominees are hereby notified that there is a withholding requirement of 39.6% for foreign partners from the $0.8750 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 more than 1.2 million residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than 750 locations in 41 states.

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