0001299933-11-002618.txt : 20110825 0001299933-11-002618.hdr.sgml : 20110825 20110824173125 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-11-002618 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110824 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110825 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110824 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERIGAS PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000932628 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990] IRS NUMBER: 232787918 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13692 FILM NUMBER: 111054825 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 460 N GULPH RD STREET 2: BOX 965 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 BUSINESS PHONE: 6103377000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 8-K 1 htm_42788.htm LIVE FILING AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (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):   August 24, 2011

AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-13692 23-2787918
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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) 337-7000

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
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:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 24, 2011, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") announced the expiration and final results of the tender offer with respect to its outstanding 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes"). The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. New York City time on August 23, 2011, and a total of $306,660,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered and accepted for repurchase in the tender offer.

Additionally, the Partnership announced that on August 11, 2011, it issued a notice of redemption for the Notes that had not been tendered as of that date. Holders of the $43,340,000 principal amount of Notes currently outstanding will receive a cash payment of $1,035.63 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes called for redemption plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date of September 12, 2011.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:


99.1 Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated August 24, 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.

         
    AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
          
August 24, 2011   By:   Margaret M. Calabrese
       
        Name: Margaret M. Calabrese
        Title: Assistant Secretary of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated August 24, 2011.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1
         
Contact:  
610-337-7000
  For Immediate Release:
   
Hugh J. Gallagher, ext. 1029
Brenda A. Blake, ext. 3202
  August 24, 2011

AmeriGas Partners Announces Completion of Tender Offer and Issuance of Notice of Redemption of Remaining Notes

Valley Forge, Pa., August 24, 2011 — AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APU) (the “Partnership”) today announced the expiration and final results of the previously announced tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2016 (CUSIP Number: 03073KAF8) (the “Notes”). The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. New York City time on August 23, 2011, and a total of $306,660,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, representing 87.6% of the total principal amount outstanding, were validly tendered and accepted for repurchase in the tender offer.

Additionally, on August 11, 2011, the Partnership issued a notice calling for redemption of the Notes that had not been tendered as of that date. Holders of the $43,340,000 principal amount of Notes currently outstanding will receive a cash payment of $1,035.63 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes called for redemption plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date, which will be September 12, 2011. Holders may obtain copies of the official notice of redemption by calling U. S. Bank National Association, the trustee for the Notes, toll free at (800) 934-6802.

In connection with the tender offer, the Partnership retained Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as the coordinating dealer manager and solicitation agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as co-dealer managers and solicitation agents.

About AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

AmeriGas Partners is the nation’s largest retail propane marketer, serving approximately 1.3 million customers in all 50 states from nearly 1,200 distribution locations.

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