0001299933-11-003604.txt : 20111216 0001299933-11-003604.hdr.sgml : 20111216 20111216125520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-11-003604 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111215 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20111216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111216 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UGI CORP /PA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884614 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAS & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4932] IRS NUMBER: 232668356 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11071 FILM NUMBER: 111265584 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 460 N GULPH RD STREET 2: P O BOX 858 CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 BUSINESS PHONE: 6103371000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW UGI CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 8-K 1 htm_43786.htm LIVE FILING UGI Corporation (Form: 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):   December 15, 2011

UGI Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Pennsylvania 1-11071 23-2668356
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
460 No.Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania   19406
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   610 337-1000

Not Applicable
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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 8.01 Other Events.

On December 15, 2011, AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (the "General Partner"), a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation and the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), announced that Jerry E. Sheridan will succeed Eugene V.N. Bissell as president and chief executive officer of the General Partner, effective upon Mr. Bissell's retirement in 2012. Mr. Sheridan currently serves as vice president and chief operating officer of the General Partner. The General Partner also announced that R. Paul Grady will succeed Mr. Sheridan as vice president and chief operating officer upon completion of the proposed acquisition by the Partnership of the propane operations of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Mr. Bissell's retirement. Mr. Grady currently serves as president of Heritage Propane.

A copy of the General Partner's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. dated December 15, 2011.





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.

         
    UGI Corporation
          
December 16, 2011   By:   /s/ Margaret M. Calabrese
       
        Name: Margaret M. Calabrese
        Title: Secretary

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. dated December 15, 2011.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

         
Contact:  
610-337-7000
  For Immediate Release:
   
Hugh J. Gallagher, ext. 1029
Brenda A. Blake, ext. 3202
  December 15, 2011

AmeriGas Announces Senior Executive Succession Plan

Valley Forge, Pa., December 15 — AmeriGas Propane Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU), announced that Jerry E. Sheridan will succeed Eugene V. N. Bissell as president and chief executive officer effective with Mr. Bissell’s retirement in 2012. Mr. Sheridan, 46, joined AmeriGas in 2005 as vice president and chief financial officer and was elected to the position of vice president and chief operating officer in May 2011. Prior to joining AmeriGas, Sheridan served as president and chief executive officer of Potters Industries, Inc., a global manufacturer of engineered glass materials and a wholly owned subsidiary of PQ Corporation.

The Company also announced that R. Paul Grady will succeed Mr. Sheridan as vice president and chief operating officer upon the completion of the Heritage Propane acquisition and Mr. Bissell’s retirement. Grady, 58, currently serves as president of Heritage Propane (since July 2011). Mr. Grady joined Heritage Propane as senior vice president and chief operating officer in 2006, when Heritage Propane completed its acquisition of Titan Propane. Mr. Grady also has extensive industry experience with AmeriGas including service as senior vice president and chief operating officer (2000 to 2004), senior vice president — operations (1999-2000), and vice president — sales and operations (1995-1999). Prior to joining AmeriGas, Mr. Grady served as Director of Corporate Development at UGI Corporation from 1990 to 1995.

Eugene V. N. Bissell, chief executive officer of AmeriGas, said, “We are pleased to be announcing the appointments of two very talented executives to these key leadership positions. We are confident that Jerry and Paul will provide the leadership necessary to guide the company through the Heritage acquisition, which we expect to close by March 31, 2012, and to ensure a smooth transition upon my retirement in 2012.”

AmeriGas Partners is the nation’s largest retail propane marketer, serving approximately 1.3 million customers in all 50 states from nearly 1,200 locations. UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI), through subsidiaries, owns 44% of the Partnership and the public owns the remaining 56%.

Comprehensive information about AmeriGas is available on the Internet at http://www.amerigas.com.

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