0001299933-11-002963.txt : 20111006 0001299933-11-002963.hdr.sgml : 20111006 20111006161029 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-11-002963 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111006 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20111006 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111006 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: 111129471 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_43136.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):   October 6, 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
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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 6, 2011, AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (the "General Partner"), the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., announced that Eugene V.N. Bissell, president and chief executive officer, will retire in the spring of 2012. The General Partner intends to name a successor by December 31, 2011. 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 October 6, 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.
          
October 6, 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 Propane, Inc. dated October 6, 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
  October 6, 2011

AmeriGas announces that Eugene V.N. Bissell, president and chief executive officer, will retire in 2012

Valley Forge, Pa, October 6 — AmeriGas Propane, Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU), announced that Eugene V.N. Bissell, president and chief executive officer, intends to retire in the spring of 2012. Mr. Bissell, 58, joined UGI Corporation in 1981 as part of UGI’s executive training program. He held positions of increasing responsibility at UGI and in the industrial gases division of AmeriGas prior to leaving in 1987 to join the BOC Group, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in their industrial gasses business. Mr. Bissell returned to AmeriGas Propane, Inc. in 1995 and held positions in sales, marketing and operations prior to his promotion to president and chief executive officer in 2000.

Lon R. Greenberg, chairman of AmeriGas, said, “Throughout his 30 year career, Gene has made enormous contributions to both AmeriGas and the propane industry. Gene led AmeriGas through a period of transformational improvements in customer service, operations and safety while at the same time delivering long-term value for AmeriGas’s investors. Gene was also a role model for many at AmeriGas, leading the company in a highly ethical manner and always remembering to thank the employees that contributed to the company’s success. Gene also served the propane industry through his many years of involvement in the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). Gene’s contributions to the industry were recently recognized when he was awarded NPGA’s Distinguished Service Award, becoming one of only 39 people so honored in the 80-year history of NPGA. We thank Gene for his many contributions to AmeriGas and the propane industry and wish him a long, happy and healthy future retirement.”

The company plans to name Mr. Bissell’s successor by December 31, 2011.

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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