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Notice of January 30, 2014

Annual Meeting and

Proxy Statement


BOX 858 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 —610-337-1000

 

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LON R. GREENBERGMARVIN O. SCHLANGER

Chairman

December 18, 20138, 2016

Dear Shareholder,

On behalf of our entire Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to attend our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday,Tuesday, January 30, 2014.24, 2017. At the meeting, we will review UGI’s performance for the 20132016 fiscal year and our expectations for the future.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that your vote is important. On December 18, 2013,8, 2016, we mailed our shareholders a notice containing instructions on how to access our 20132016 proxy statement and annual report and how to vote online. Please read the proxy materials and take a moment now to vote online or by telephone as described in the proxy voting instructions. Of course, if you received these proxy materials by mail, you may also vote by completing the proxy card and returning it by mail.

I look forward to seeing you on January 30th24th and addressing your questions and comments.

Sincerely,

 

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Lon R. GreenbergLOGO

Marvin O. Schlanger



BOX 858 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 —610-337-1000

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December 18, 20138, 2016

NOTICEOF

AANNUALNNUAL MMEETINGEETINGOF SHAREHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UGI Corporation will be held on Thursday,Tuesday, January 30, 2014,24, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania. Shareholders will consider and take action on the following matters:items of business:

1.  the election of nineeight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of Shareholders;shareholders;

2.  anon-bindingan advisory vote on a resolution to approve UGI Corporation’s executive compensation; and

3.  an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation;

4.  the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2017; and

5.  the transaction of any other business that ismay properly raised atcome before the meeting.

 

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Monica M. Gaudiosi

Corporate Secretary

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be held on January 30, 2014:

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder
Meeting to be held on January 24, 2017:

This Proxy Statement and the Company’s 20132016 Annual Report are available atwww.ugicorp.com.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

2013 PROXY SUMMARY

   1  

QUESTIONSAND ANSWERSABOUT PROXY MATERIALS, ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATIONAND VOTING

   54  

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

9

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

11

ITEM 1 – ELECTIONOF DIRECTORS

7

NOMINEES

7

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

   12  

NCOMINEESORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

   12  

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

12

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTUREAND ROLEIN RISK MANAGEMENT

12

BOARD MEETINGSAND ATTENDANCE

13

BOARDAND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

13

CORPORATEOMPENSATION GCOVERNANCEOMMITTEE INTERLOCKSAND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

   15  

SELECTIONOFBOARD LCEADERSHIPANDIDATES

15

CODESTRUCTUREOF EANDROLEINRISKMANAGEMENTTHICS

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INVESTOR OUTREACH

16

COMMUNICATIONSWITHTHEBOARD I

16

CNDEPENDENCEOMPENSATIONOF DIRECTORS

   17  

BPOARDOLICYFOR CAOMMITTEESPPROVALOF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

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REPORTOFTHE AUDITCOMMUNICATIONSOMMITTEE WITHOF THETHE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

24

REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

26

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

26

OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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PROLICYEPORTOFTHE FCOROMPENSATIONAND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEEOFTHE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

21

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND APPROVALNALYSIS

21

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

22

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHYAND OF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONSBJECTIVES

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DETERMINATIONOF COMPETITIVECOMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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ELEMENTSOFCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

41

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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ITEM 2 – ADVISORY VOTEON UGI CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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ITEM 3 – OATHERDVISORY MVATTERSOTEON FREQUENCYOF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTESON
UGI CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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ITEM 4 – RATIFICATIONOF APPOINTMENTOF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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ITEM 5 – OTHER MATTERS

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DIRECTIONSTOTHE DESMOND HOTELAND CONFERENCE CENTER

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    2016 PROXY SUMMARY

2013 Proxy Summary

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. The summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider. Please read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

Time and Date:

 

10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), January 30, 201424, 2017

Place:

 

The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A & B

One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania

Record Date:

 

November 13, 201314, 2016

Voting:

 

Shareholders as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote for each matter to be voted on.

Meeting AgendaVoting Matters and Board Recommendations

 

1.

Election of nineeight directors; and

2.

Non-binding advisory vote on a resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.officers;

3.

Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation; and

4.

Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2017.

Our Board recommends that you voteFOR the election of each of the director-nominees in Proposal 1,
FOR Proposals 2 and 4, and for the option of “1 Year” in Proposal 3.

Performance Highlights – Fiscal 2016

Earnings per share of $2.08 and adjusted earnings per share of $2.05 were new earnings records for UGI Corporation’s BoardCorporation (the “Company”) (adjusted earnings per share exclude (i) the impact of Directors recommends that you votenet gains on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current period transactions, (ii) integration expenses associated with the Finagaz acquisition in France, and (iii) loss on extinguishments of debt)

The Board of Directors increased the annual dividend by approximately 4.4% (29th consecutive year of annual dividend increases)

Our one-year stock performance (33% total shareholder return) significantly exceeded both the S&P 500 Utilities Index and the peer group used for purposes of the Company’s long-term compensation plan (S&P 500 Utilities Index total shareholder return ~ 17%; and peer group total shareholder return ~ 19%)

FORCorporate Governance and Executive Compensation Practicesthe

Annual election of eachdirectors

Majority of thedirectors are independent

Majority voting with a director nominees andFORProposal 2.

Election of Directors

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 (“Fiscal 2013”), the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a majority voting standardresignation policy for uncontested elections of its Directors. This means that a Director nominee will be elected to the Company’s Board of Directors if the votes cast “for” such Director nominee exceed the votes cast “against” him or her. In addition, an incumbent Director will be required to tender his or her resignation if he or she doesdirectors not receive a majority of the votes cast in favor of his or her election in an uncontested election of Directors. The Corporate Governance Committee would then be required to recommend to the Board of Directors whether or not to accept the incumbent Director’s resignation, and the Board will have ninety (90) days from the date of the election to determine whether or not to accept such resignation. The Company previously followed a plurality standard for all Director elections.

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The following table provides summary information about each Director nominee. Each Director nominee is elected annually byreceiving a majority of votes cast.

cast in uncontested elections

 

     Director         Committee Memberships

Name

 Age  Since   

Occupation

  Independent  AC CC CG EC SC

Lon R. Greenberg

  63    1994    

UGI Corporation

Chairman

       X 

Marvin O. Schlanger

(Presiding Director)

  65    1998    Principal of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC and Chairman of CEVA Holdings LLC  X   C X C 

Richard W. Gochnauer

  64    2011    Retired CEO of United Stationers Inc.  X  X  X  

Frank S. Hermance

  64    2011    Chairman and CEO of Ametek Inc.  X   X   C

Ernest E. Jones

  69    2002    President of EJones Consulting, LLC  X   X C  

Anne Pol

  66    1999    Retired President and COO of Trex Enterprises Corporation  X   X   X

M. Shawn Puccio

  51    2009    Senior Vice President, Finance of Saint-Gobain Corporation  X  X    X

Roger B. Vincent

  68    2006    Retired President of Springwell Corporation  X  C   X 

John L. Walsh

  58    2005    UGI Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer       X 
The Board is led by an independent, non-executive chairman

 

Regularly scheduled executive sessions of non-management directors

AC        Audit Committee

Independent Board Committees (except for the Executive Committee), each with authority to retain independent advisors

CC        

Compensation and Management Development Committee advised by independent compensation consultant

CG        Corporate Governance

Annual limit of $500,000 on individual director equity awards

Annual Board and Committee self-assessment process

EC        Executive Committee

SC        Safety, Environmental,

Meaningful director and Regulatory Compliance Committeeexecutive officer stock ownership requirements

Policy against hedging and pledging of Company securities by directors and executive officers

C          Chairman

Termination of employment is required for payment under change-in-control agreements (“double trigger”)

Beginning in January of 2015, we require a double trigger for the accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control

A substantial portion of executive compensation is allocated to performance-based compensation, including long-term awards, in order to align executive officers’ interests with shareholders’ interests and to enhance long-term performance (81% of the principal components, in the case of Mr. Walsh, and 70% to 75% in the case of all other named executive officers)

Recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a restatement of financial results due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

We are asking shareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, UGI Corporation’s executive compensation, including our executive compensation policies and practices and the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in this Proxy Statement beginning on page 29. The Board recommends a FOR vote because it believes that21.

üAt our 2016 Annual Meeting, over 96% of our shareholders voted to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

This result clearly demonstrated strong support for our executive compensation policies and practices are effective in achieving UGI Corporation’s goalsand the alignment of paying for performance and aligning the executives’ long-term interests with those of our shareholders.executive pay to Company performance.

Our Board recommends aFORvote because it
believes that the Company’s compensation
policies and practices are effective in achieving
UGI Corporation’s goals of paying for
performance and aligning the executives’ long-
term interests with those of our shareholders.

Objectives and Components of ourOur Compensation Program

OurThe compensation program for our named executive officers is designed to provide a competitive level of total compensation necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced executives. Additionally, our compensation program is intended to motivate and encourage our executives to contribute to our success and reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that promotes sustainable growth in shareholder value.

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In Fiscal 2013,2016, the components of our executive compensation program included salary, annual bonus awards, long-term incentive compensation (performance unit awards, and UGI Corporation stock option grants)grants and a restricted unit award to one named executive officer), one-time discretionary equity grants,limited perquisites, retirement benefits and other benefits, all as described in greater detail in the COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSISCompensation Discussion and Analysis of this Proxy Statement. We believe that the elements of our compensation program are essential components of a balanced and competitive compensation program to support our annual and long-term goals.

Compensation and Corporate Governance Practices

¡  The Compensation and Management Development Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent and utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC, an independent outside compensation consultant.

¡  A substantial portion of executive compensation is allocated to performance-based compensation, including long-term awards to align executive officers’ interests with shareholders’ interests and enhance long-term performance. For example, in Fiscal 2013, 82% of Mr. Walsh’s principal compensation components were variable and tied to UGI Corporation’s financial performance or total shareholder return.

¡  We have a recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a significant restatement of the Company’s financial results.

¡  In our change in control agreements, termination of employment is required for payment (referred to as a “double trigger”).

¡  We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. See COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Stock Ownership Guidelines in this Proxy Statement.

¡  During Fiscal 2013, we implemented a policy prohibiting the Company’s Directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (“AmeriGas Partners”), (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners. Prior to the implementation of this policy, there were no executive officers or directors who had engaged in the hedging or pledging of UGI Corporation or AmeriGas Partners securities.

Pay for Performance

Our executive compensation program allows the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Board to determine pay based on a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative factors designed to enhance shareholder value and align the long-term interests of executives and shareholders.

For example, for the 2010-20122011-2013 performance period, UGI Corporation’s total shareholder return compared to its peer group was in the 42nd50th percentile (UGI ranked 20th out of the 40 companies in its peer group) and Mr. Walsh received a performance unit payout equal to 100 percent of $597,764 duringtarget in Fiscal 2013.

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2014. For the 2009-20112013-2015 performance period, UGI Corporation’s total shareholder return compared to its peer group was in the 30th percentile and resulted in no payout during the 2012 fiscal year (“Fiscal 2012”). For the 2008-2010 performance period, UGI Corporation’s total shareholder return compared to its peer group was in the 97th88th percentile and Mr. Walsh received a performance unit payout equal to 196 percent of $1,766,046 during the 2011 fiscal year.target in Fiscal 2016. For additional information on the alignment between our financial results and executive officer compensation, see the COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS (beginning on page 29 of this Proxy Statement).Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

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UGI CORPORATION

460 North Gulph Road

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION    QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT PROXY MATERIALS, ANNUAL MEETING  AND VOTING

This proxy statement contains information related to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UGI Corporation (the “Company”) to be held on Thursday,Tuesday, January 30, 2014,24, 2017, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania, and at any postponements or adjournments thereof. Directions to The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center appear on page 82.62. This proxy statement was prepared under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors to solicit your proxy for use at the Annual Meeting. It was made available to shareholders on or about December 18, 2013.8, 2016.

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of printed proxy materials?

The Company has elected to provide access to the proxy materials over the Internet. We believe that this initiative enables the Company to provide proxy materials to shareholders more quickly, reducereduces the impact of our Annual Meeting on the environment, and reducereduces costs.

Who is entitled to vote?

ShareholdersOnly shareholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on November 13, 201314, 2016, the record date, are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, or any postponement or adjournmentMeeting. On November 14, 2016, there were 173,056,812 shares of the meeting scheduled in accordance with Pennsylvania law.common stock outstanding. Each shareholder has one vote per share on all matters to be voted on. On November 13, 2013, there were 114,468,990 shares of common stock outstanding.

What am I voting on?

You will be asked to elect nine nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, to provide an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation and to ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 (“Fiscal 2014”). The Board of Directors is not awareare voting on:

Proposal 1– the election of eight nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors,

Proposal 2– a non-binding advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation,

Proposal 3– a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency on which to vote on executive compensation,

Proposal 3– ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and

any other matters to be presented for action atbusiness properly coming before the meeting.

How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote on the proposals?

The Board of Directors recommends a vote (i) FOR the election of each of the nominees for Director, and (ii) FOR the approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

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How do I vote?

Voting instructions appear on the proxy card. You may vote in one of three ways:

Over the Internet

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Over the Internet

If your shares are registered in your name: Vote your shares over the Internet by accessing the Computershare proxy online voting website at:www.envisionreports.com/UGI and following the on-screen instructions. You will need the control number that appears on your Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials when you access the web page.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee: Vote your shares over the Internet by following the voting instructions that you receive from such broker, bank or other nominee.

 

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By Telephone

By Telephone

If your shares are registered in your name: Vote your shares over the telephone by accessing the telephone voting system toll-free at 800-652-8683 and following the telephone voting instructions. The telephone instructions will lead you through the voting process. You will need the control number that appears on your Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials when you call.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee: Vote your shares over the telephone by following the voting instructions you receive from such broker, bank or other nominee.

 

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By Mail

By Mail

If you received these annual meeting materials by mail: Vote by signing and dating the proxy card(s) and returning the card(s) in the prepaid envelope. Also, you can vote online or by using a toll-free telephone number. Instructions about these ways to vote appear on the proxy card. If you vote by telephone, please have your proxy card and control number available.

How can I vote my shares held in the Company’s Employee Savings Plans?

You can instruct the trustee for the Company’s Employee Savings Plans to vote the shares of stock that are allocated to your account in the UGI Stock Fund. If you do not vote your shares, the trustee will vote them in proportion to those shares for which the trustee has received voting instructions from participants. Likewise, the trustee will vote shares held by the trust that have not been allocated to any account in the same manner.

How can I change my vote?

You can change or revoke your proxyvote at any time before it is voted. Proxies are votedpolls close at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Meeting:

If you are a shareholder of record and you returned a paper proxy card, you

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can write to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at our principal offices, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, stating that you wish to revoke your proxy and that you need another proxy card. Alternatively, you

You can vote again, either over the Internet or by telephone.

If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you can revoke your proxy by contacting the broker, bank or other nominee and following theirfollow its procedure for revocation.

If you are a shareholder of record and you attend the meeting, you may vote by ballot, which will cancel your previous proxy vote. IfHowever, if your shares are held through a broker, bank or other nominee, and you wish to vote by ballot at the meeting, you will need to contact your bank, broker or other nominee to obtain a legal proxy form that you must bring with you to the meeting to exchange for a ballot.

Your last vote is the vote that will be counted.

What is a quorum?

A quorum of the holders of the outstanding shares must be present for the Annual Meeting to be held. A “quorum” is the presence at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. A quorum of the holders of the outstanding shares must be present for the Annual Meeting to be held. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum.

How are votes, abstentions and broker non-votes counted?

Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but are not considered a vote cast under Pennsylvania law.

A broker non-vote occurs whenWhen a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares on your behalf does not receive voting instructions from you. If that happens,you, the broker, bank or other nominee may vote those shares only on matters deemed “routine” by the New York Stock Exchange. On non-routine matters, the broker, bank or other nominee cannot vote those shares unless they receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner. A “broker non-vote” occurs whenmeans that a broker has not received voting instructions and either declines to exercise its discretionary authority to vote on routine matters or is barred from doing so because the matter is non-routine. Broker non-votes are counted to determine if a quorum is present, but are not considered a vote cast under Pennsylvania law.

As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes are not included in the tabulation of the voting results on issues requiring approval of a majority of the votes cast and, therefore, do not have the effect of votes in opposition in such tabulation.

What vote is required to approve each item?

The Director nomineesdirector-nominees will be elected by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Under UGI Corporation’sthe Company’s Bylaws and Principles of Corporate Governance, Directors must be elected by a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections, such as the election of Directors at the Annual Meeting. This means that a Director nomineedirector-nominee will be elected to the Company’s Board of Directors if the votes cast “for”“FOR” such Director nominee exceed the votes cast “against”“AGAINST” him or her. In addition, an incumbent Director will be required to tender his or her resignation if he or she does not receive a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of his or her electionfavor in an uncontested election of Directors. The Corporate Governance Committee would then be required to recommend to the Board of Directors whether or not to

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accept the incumbent Director’s resignation, and the Board will have ninety (90) days from the date of the election to determine whether or not to accept such resignation.

The approval, by advisory vote, of UGI Corporation’sthe Company’s executive compensation requires the affirmative vote

of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the 20142017 Annual Meeting. This vote is advisory in nature and therefore not binding on UGI Corporation, the Board of Directors or the Compensation and Management Development Committee. However, our Board of Directors and the Compensation and Management Development Committee value the opinions of the Company’s shareholders and will consider the outcome of this vote in their future deliberations on the Company’s executive compensation programs.

Shareholders may vote for “one year,” “two years,” or “three years,” or may abstain from voting, for the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The option of one year, two years, or three years that receives a majority of all the votes cast by shareholders will be the frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation selected by our shareholders. In the absence of a majority of votes cast in support of any one frequency, the option of one year, two years, or three years that receives the greatest number of votes will be considered the frequency selected by our shareholders. This vote is advisory in nature and therefore not binding on UGI Corporation or the Board of Directors. However, the Board of Directors will consider the outcome of this vote in its deliberations on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation programs.

The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2017 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting to be approved.

Who will count the vote?

Computershare Inc., our Transfer Agent, will tabulate the votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting.

What are the deadlines for Shareholders’Shareholder proposals for next year’s Annual Meeting?

Shareholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for shareholder action as follows:

 

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Shareholders who wish to include a proposal in the Company’s proxy statement and proxy for its 2015 annual meeting must comply in all respects with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to such inclusion and must submit the proposals no later than August 20, 2014.

Shareholders who wish to include a proposal in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2018 annual meeting must comply in all respects with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to such inclusion and must submit the proposals to the Corporate Secretary at our principal offices, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, no later than August 10, 2017.

 

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With respect to shareholder proposals that are not intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2015 annual meeting, if such a proposal is raised at the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary authority to vote on the matter if the Company does not receive notice of the proposal by November 3, 2014 or, if the proposal is so received by November 3, 2014, either the Company does not include advice on the nature of the matter and how the proxy holders intend to vote on the proposal or the proposal is made in connection with certain proxy contests.

With respect to shareholder proposals that are not intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2018 annual meeting, if such a proposal is raised at the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary authority to vote on the matter if the Company does not receive notice of the proposal by October 24, 2017 or, if the proposal is so received by October 24, 2017, either the Company does not include advice on the nature of the matter and how the proxy holders intend to vote on the proposal or the proposal is made in connection with certain proxy contests. All proposals and notifications should be addressed to the Corporate Secretary.

Secretary at our principal offices, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406.

How much did this proxy solicitation cost?

The Company has engaged Georgeson Inc. to solicit proxies for the Company for a fee of $7,500 plus reasonable expenses for additional services. We also reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other institutions, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses for sending proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining their voting instructions. Certain Directors, officers and regular employees of the Company and its subsidiaries may solicit proxies personally or by telephone or facsimile without additional compensation.

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SIECURITIESTEM  O1 – EWNERSHIPLECTIONOF MDANAGEMENTIRECTORS

The following table shows the number of shares beneficially owned by each Director, by each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013, and by all Directors and executive officers as a group. The table shows their beneficial ownership as of October 1, 2013.

Our subsidiary, AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas Propane”), is the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners, one of our consolidated subsidiaries and a publicly-traded limited partnership. The table also shows, as of October 1, 2013, the number of common units of AmeriGas Partners, and phantom units representing common units, beneficially owned by each Director and named executive officer, and by all Directors and executive officers as a group.

Mr. Greenberg beneficially owns approximately 1.3 percent of the outstanding common stock. Each other person named in the table beneficially owns less than 1 percent of the outstanding common stock and less than 1 percent of the outstanding common units of AmeriGas Partners. Directors and named executive officers as a group own approximately 2.81 percent of the outstanding common stock and less than 1 percent of the outstanding common units of AmeriGas Partners. For purposes of reporting total beneficial ownership, shares that may be acquired within 60 days of October 1, 2013 through UGI Corporation stock option exercises are included.

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Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers

Name

 

Number

of Shares of UGI
Common Stock(1)

 

Number of UGI
Stock Units
Held Under
2004 Plan(2)

 

Exercisable

Options

For UGI

Common Stock

 

Number of

AmeriGas

Partners, L.P.

Common Units

 

Number of
AmeriGas
Partners, L.P.

Phantom Units(3)

Monica M. Gaudiosi

 5,477 0 16,666 0 0

Richard W. Gochnauer

 8,159 8,159 25,500 0 0

Lon R. Greenberg

 382,063(4) 0 1,100,000 15,000 0

Bradley C. Hall

 61,883(5) 0 79,000 0 0

Frank S. Hermance

 100,000(6) 6,761 21,250 0 0

Ernest E. Jones

 7,711 36,806 76,500 0 0

Kirk R. Oliver

 5,080(7) 0 0 1,200(7) 0

Anne Pol

 3,257 74,761 76,500 0 1,100

M. Shawn Puccio

 3,350 13,866 42,500 0 0

Marvin O. Schlanger

 18,224(8) 62,350 76,500 1,000(8) 2,807

Jerry E. Sheridan

 1,275(9) 0 85,220 26,244(10) 1,821

Roger B. Vincent

 10,000(11) 23,075 68,000 6,000(11) 0

John L. Walsh

 184,790(12) 0 494,999 7,000(12) 0
Directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons) 811,145 225,778 2,241,334 56,444 5,728

(1)Sole voting and investment power unless otherwise specified.

 

(2)The UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as of December 5, 2006 (the “2004 Plan”) provides that stock units will be converted to shares and paid out to Directors upon their retirement or termination of service.

(3)The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. provides that phantom units will be converted to common units and paid out to Directors upon their retirement or termination of service.

(4)Mr. Greenberg holds 248,415 shares jointly with his spouse and 116,977 shares in a charitable trust for which Mr. Greenberg and his spouse are co-trustees.

(5)3,500 of these shares are held by a family partnership, of which Mr. Hall’s spouse is a 25% beneficial owner, and Mr. Hall holds 12,946 of these shares in his 401(k) Savings Plan.

(6)Mr. Hermance holds these shares jointly with his spouse.

(7)Mr. Oliver holds 5,000 shares jointly with his spouse and 80 shares in his 401(k) Savings Plan. Mr. Oliver’s spouse holds all common units shown. Mr. Oliver disclaims beneficial ownership of the common units held by his spouse.

(8)Mr. Schlanger’s spouse holds 2,000 shares and all common units shown. Mr. Schlanger disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares and common units owned by his spouse.

(9)Mr. Sheridan holds these shares in his 401(k) Savings Plan.

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(10)Mr. Sheridan holds 26,244 common units jointly with his spouse.

(11)Mr. Vincent’s shares and common units are held in a family trust for which Mr. Vincent’s spouse is a trustee. Mr. Vincent disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares and common units held in the family trust.

(12)Mr. Walsh’s shares and common units are held jointly with his spouse.

Section 16(a) – Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) requires our Directors, certain officers and 10 percent beneficial owners to report their ownership of shares and changes in such ownership to the SEC. Based on our records, we believe that, during Fiscal 2013, all of such reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) reporting requirements applicable to them.

SECURITIES OWNERSHIPOF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following table shows information regarding each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s common stock. The ownership information below is based on information reported on a Form 13F as filed with the SEC in November 2013 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

Title of

Class

Name and Address of

Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of

Beneficial Ownership

Percent of

Class(1)

Common Stock

Wellington Management Company, LLP

280 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

12,668,467(2)11.1%

Common Stock

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 2600

V26

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

8,269,650(3)7.2%

Common Stock

State Street Corporation

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

7,513,116(4)6.6%

(1)Based on 114,468,990 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at November 13, 2013.
(2)The reporting person, and certain related entities, has sole voting power with respect to 7,529,077 shares, sole investment power with respect to 11,052,855 shares, and shared voting and investment power with respect to 1,615,612 shares.
(3)The reporting person, and certain related entities, has sole voting power with respect to 75,826 shares, sole investment power with respect to 8,200,124 shares, and shared investment power with respect to 69,526 shares.
(4)The reporting person, and certain related entities, has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to 7,513,116 shares.

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ITEM 1 – ELECTIONOF DIRECTORS

NOMINEES

NineEight directors have been nominated by the Board of Directors will be electedto stand for election as directors at the Annual Meeting. Directors willMeeting of Shareholders based upon recommendations from the Corporate Governance Committee. Each director-nominee has consented to serve, if elected, until the next annual meeting or until theirhis or her earlier resignation or removal. If any nomineedirector-nominee is not available for election, proxies will be voted for another person nominated by the Board of Directors or the size of the Board will be reduced. Nine membersAll of the director-nominees were elected to the Board of Directors electedby our shareholders at last year’s annual meeting aremeeting. The Board of Directors has unanimously nominated M. Shawn Bort, Richard W. Gochnauer, Frank S. Hermance, Anne Pol, Marvin O. Schlanger, James B. Stallings, Jr., Roger B. Vincent and John L. Walsh for re-election as directors at the Annual Meeting. Ernest E. Jones, a current director, is not standing for re-election this year.in accordance with the Company’s mandatory retirement policy for directors.

Information about Director-Nominees

Biographical information for each of the director-nominees standing for re-election is set forth below, as well as a description of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to conclude that, in light of the Company’s business and structure, the individual should serve as a director. The nominees areBoard believes that each director-nominee has valuable individual skills and experience that, taken as follows:

LON R. GREENBERG

Director since 1994

Age 63a whole, provide the depth of knowledge, judgment and strategic vision necessary to provide effective oversight of the Company.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each of the eight nominees
for director.

 

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M. SHAWN BORT

Retired Senior Vice President, Finance, Saint-Gobain Corporation

Director since 2009

Age 54

Chair, Audit Committee

Mr. Greenberg is a Director (since 1994) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. He previously servedMs. Bort retired in 2015 as Chief Executive Officer (since 1995), President (1994 to 2005) and Senior Vice President, – LegalFinance of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the North American business of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (a global manufacturer and Corporate Developmentdistributor of UGI (1989 to 1994). Mr. Greenberg also serves as a Directorflat glass, building products, glass containers and Non-Executive Chairman of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. and UGI Utilities, Inc. and as a Director of Aqua America, Inc., Ameriprise Financial, Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Corporation.

MARVIN O. SCHLANGER

Director since 1998

Age 65

Mr. Schlanger is a Principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, L.L.C. (a management services and capital firm for chemical and allied industries) (since 1998). Mr. Schlanger also serves as Chairman of the Board (since 2009) of CEVA Holdings LLC, an international logistics supplier, and as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LyondellBasell Industries NV (since 2010). He was previously Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Resolution Performance Products, LLC (2000 to 2005), Chairman of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp.high performance materials) (2006 to 2007), Chairman of Resolution Specialty Materials, LLC (20042015). Ms. Bort was formerly Vice President, Finance (2005 to 2006) and Vice President, Internal Control Services (2002 to 2005) of Saint-Gobain. Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, she was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm (1997 to 2002), Vice Chairman of Hexion Specialty Materials, LLC (2005 to 2010), and Chief Executive Officer (2012 to 2013) of CEVA Holdings LLC. Mr. Schlangerhaving joined Price Waterhouse in 1984. Ms. Bort also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., AmeriGas Propane,a subsidiary of the Company.

Ms. Bort’s qualifications to serve as a director include her senior financial executive management experience with a global company and her extensive public accounting knowledge and experience. Her education (Ms. Bort has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and operations management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania) and experience provide her with financial expertise and a well-developed awareness of IT infrastructure, financial strategy, asset management and risk management. Ms. Bort also possesses international experience by virtue of her former executive position at a large global company.

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RICHARD W. GOCHNAUER

Retired Chief Executive Officer, United Stationers, Inc.

Director since 2011

Age 67

Member, Audit Committee

Member, Corporate Governance Committee

Mr. Gochnauer retired in May 2011 as Chief Executive Officer and Director of United Stationers Inc. (a wholesale distributor of business products) (2002 to 2011). He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman and President, International, of Golden State Foods Corporation (a food service industry supplier) (1994 to 2002). Mr. Gochnauer also serves as a Director of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a wholesale distributor of business products in the U.S. and internationally), Golden State Foods Corporation, and UGI Utilities, Inc., Taminco Global Chemical Holdings, LLPa subsidiary of the Company.

Mr. Gochnauer’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive senior management experience as Chief Executive Officer of a large public company and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Holdings, LLC.

his operational, strategic planning, technology, and business development expertise. Mr. Gochnauer’s education (Mr. Gochnauer has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University) and experience provide him with financial expertise.

 

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ANNE POL

Director 1993 through 1997 and

since 1999

Age 66

LOGO

 

FRANK S. HERMANCE

Chairman, AMETEK, Inc.

Director since 2011

Age 67

Chair, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee

Member, Compensation and Management Development Committee

Mr. Hermance is Chairman of the Board of AMETEK, Inc. (a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices) (since 2001). He previously served as AMETEK’s Chief Executive Officer (1999 – 2016) and as President and Chief Operating Officer (1996 to 1999). Mr. Hermance is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and as a Director of the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies. He previously served as a Director of IDEX Corporation, ending in April 2012.

Mr. Hermance’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive senior management experience in the roles of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of a large global public company. Mr. Hermance also provides relevant experience in the areas of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, human resources management, logistics, distribution, risk management and executive compensation. As an executive of a company with global operations, Mr. Hermance also provides the Board with international experience.

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ANNE POL

Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Trex Enterprises Corp.

Director 1993 through 1997 and since 1999

Age 69

Chair, Compensation and Management Development Committee

Member, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee

Mrs. Pol retired in 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer of Trex Enterprises Corporation (a high technologyhigh-technology research and development company), a position she had held since 2001. She previously served as Senior Vice President (1998 to 2001) and Vice President (1996 to 1998) of Thermo Electron Corporation (an environmental monitoring and analytical instruments company and a major producer of recycling equipment, biomedical products and alternative energy systems). Mrs. Pol also served as President of Pitney Bowes Shipping and Weighing Systems Division, a business unit of Pitney Bowes Inc. (mailing(a mailing and related business equipment)equipment company) (1993 to 1996); Vice President of New Product Programs in the Mailing Systems Division of Pitney Bowes Inc. (1991 to 1993); and Vice President of Manufacturing Operations in the Mailing Systems Division of Pitney Bowes Inc. (1990 to 1991). Mrs. Pol also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. and AmeriGas Propane, Inc., both of which are subsidiaries of UGI Corporation.

Mrs. Pol’s qualifications to serve as a director include her strategic planning, business development and technology experience as a senior-level executive with a diversified high-technology company. Mrs. Pol also possesses an important understanding of, and extensive experience in, the areas of executive compensation, human resource management, corporate governance and government regulation.

 

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MARVIN O. SCHLANGER

Principal, Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, L.L.C.

Director since 1998

Age 68

Chairman of the Board

Chair, Corporate Governance Committee

Chair, Executive Committee

Mr. Schlanger serves as the Company’s Chairman of the Board (since January 2016). He is a Principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, L.L.C. (a management services and capital firm for chemical and allied industries) (since 1998). Mr. Schlanger served as Chief Executive Officer of CEVA Holdings BV and CEVA Holdings, LLC, an international logistics supplier (2012 to 2013). Mr. Schlanger is currently a director of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., and UGI Utilities, Inc., both of which are subsidiaries of UGI Corporation. He is also a director of CEVA Holdings, LLC, where he serves as chairman, CEVA Group, plc, where he serves as non-executive chairman, Hexion, Inc., Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., and VECTRA Company.

ERNEST E. JONESMr. Schlanger’s qualifications to serve as a director include his senior management, strategic planning, business development, risk management, and general operations experience throughout his career as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Arco Chemical Company, a large public company. By virtue of his senior executive leadership at companies with global operations, Mr. Schlanger also provides the Board with international experience. The Board also considered Mr. Schlanger’s experience serving as chairman, director and committee member on the boards of directors of large public and private international companies.

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JAMES B. STALLINGS, JR.

Managing Partner, PS27 Ventures, LLC

Director since 2015

Age 61

Member, Audit Committee

Member, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee

Mr. Stallings is Managing Partner of PS27 Ventures, LLC, a private investment fund focused on technology companies (since January 2013). Mr. Stallings retired from International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (a global provider of information technology and services) as General Manager of Global Markets, Systems and Technology, a position he had held since 2009. From 2002 to 2009, Mr. Stallings held a number of senior executive leadership positions at IBM in the technology, mainframe, software and intellectual property areas. He was founder, Chairman and CEO of E House (a consumer technology company) from 2000 to 2002. Previously he was Executive Vice President, Physician Sales & Services, Inc. (a medical products supplier) from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Stallings currently serves as a director of Fidelity National Information Services Corporation (FIS) (a global provider of banking and payment technology, consulting and outsourcing solutions) and as a director of UGI Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company.

Age 69Mr. Stallings’ qualifications to serve as a director include his expertise and extensive experience managing enterprise-wide global technology and information systems, including responsibility for profit and loss statements. With Mr. Stallings’ combination of business development and technology infrastructure expertise, as well as his education (Mr. Stallings has a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy) and his service as a director on other boards, he provides valuable business development, risk management (including from a regulated industry), and finance experience. The Board also considered his strong leadership, operations experience, and strategic planning, as well as his investment committee experience at a venture capital company. By virtue of his other board service, Mr. Stallings possesses experience with board-level risk oversight, corporate governance and banking issues.

 

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ROGER B. VINCENT

Retired President, Springwell Corporation

Director since 2006

Age 71

Member, Corporate Governance Committee

Member, Compensation and Management Development Committee

Member, Executive Committee

Mr. Jones is President of EJones Consulting, LLC (since 2011) (a company that provides management consulting services to non-profit organizations). HeVincent retired in 2011 from his position as President of Springwell Corporation, a corporate finance advisory firm he founded in 1989. Prior to 1989, Mr. Vincent held various positions at Bankers Trust Company, including managing director. Mr. Vincent serves as Trustee and Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation (an agency that funds, coordinates and implements employment and training activities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in 2010, having served in that capacity since 1998. He formerly served as President and Executive DirectorFormer Chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (1983 to 1998)Board of the VOYA Funds and as Executive Director of Community Legal Services, Inc. (1977 to 1983). Mr. Jones also serves as a Director of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Contributionship, Vector Security, Inc. and UGI Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company. He previously served as a Director of PARADIGM Global Advisors LLC, ending in 2009,AmeriGas Propane, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, from 1998 to 2006.

Mr. Vincent’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive experience as founder and Thomas Jefferson University, ending in 2012.senior executive of a corporate finance advisory firm, as well as his prior experience as a managing partner at a major banking institution. In addition, the Board considered Mr. Vincent’s many years serving as a director and trustee at various funds of a registered investment company, his service as a member or chair of the audit committees for public companies and funds, and his service as a director of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

JOHN L. WALSH

Director since 2005

Age 58

LOGO

 

JOHN L. WALSH

President and Chief Executive Officer

Director since 2005

Age 61

Member, Executive Committee

Mr. Walsh is a Director and President (since 2005) and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013) of UGI Corporation. In addition, Mr. Walsh serves as a Director and Vice Chairman of

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the Board of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (since 2005)2016) where he had served as a director and vice chairman since 2005. He also serves as Vice Chairman of UGI Utilities, Inc. (since 2005). Previously, he alsoBoth AmeriGas Propane, Inc. and UGI Utilities, Inc. are subsidiaries of UGI Corporation. Mr. Walsh served as Chief Operating Officer of UGI Corporation (2005-2013) and as President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI Utilities, Inc. (2009 to 2011). Previously, Mr. Walsh was the Chief Executive of the Industrial and Special Products Division of the BOC Group plc (industrial gases)(an industrial gases company), a position he assumed in 2001. He was also an Executive Director of BOC (2001 to 2005). He, having joined BOC in 1986 as Vice President-SpecialPresident – Special Gases and having held various senior management positions in BOC, including President of Process Gas Solutions, North America (2000 to 2001) and President of BOC Process Plants (1996 to 2000).

ROGER B. VINCENT

Director since 2006

Age 68

Mr. Vincent is retired from his position as President of Springwell Corporation, a corporate finance advisory firm located in New York (1989 to 2010). Mr. Vincent serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ING United Funds and as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. He previously served as a Director of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. from 1998 to 2006.

M. SHAWN PUCCIO

Director since 2009

Age 51

Ms. Puccio is Senior Vice President, Finance of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the North American business of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (a global manufacturer and distributor of flat glass, building products, glass containers and high performance materials) (since 2006). Ms. Puccio was formerly Vice President, Finance (2005 to 2006) and Vice President, Internal Control Services (2002 to 2005) of Saint-Gobain. Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, she was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm (1997 to 2002), having joined Pricewaterhouse in 1984. Ms. PuccioWalsh also serves as a Director at Main Line Health, Inc., the United Way of UGI Utilities, Inc.

RICHARD W. GOCHNAUER

Director since 2011

Age 64

Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, and the World LPG Association.

Mr. Gochnauer retired in May 2011Walsh’s qualifications to serve as Chief Executive Officera director include his extensive strategic planning, operational and a Director of United Stationers Inc. (a wholesale distributor of business products) (2002 to 2011). He previously servedexecutive leadership experience as the Company’s CEO and President, andhis previous service as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, and Vice Chairman and President, International, of Golden State Foods Corporation (a food service industry supplier) (1994 to 2002). Prior to that,his prior senior management experience with a global public company. Mr. Gochnauer served as Executive Vice PresidentWalsh has in-depth knowledge of the DialCompany’s businesses, competition, risks, and health, environmental and safety issues. Mr. Walsh, by virtue of his current position and his previous position at a multinational industrial gas company, possesses international experience, as well as management development and compensation experience.

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Corporation, with responsibility for its household and laundry consumer products businesses. Mr. Gochnauer also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Golden State Foods Corporation.

FRANK S. HERMANCE

Director since 2011

Age 64

Mr. Hermance is Chairman of the Board (since 2001) and Chief Executive Officer of Ametek Inc. (a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices). He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ametek Inc. (1996 to 1999). Mr. Hermance is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. and as a Director of the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies. He previously served as a Director of IDEX Corporation, ending in April 2012.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Principles

The business of UGI Corporation is managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. As part of its duties, the Board oversees the corporate governance of the Company for the purpose of creating long-term value for its shareholders and safeguarding its commitment to its other stakeholders: our employees, our customers, our suppliers and creditors, and the communities in which we do business. To accomplish this purpose, the Board considers the interests of the Company’s stakeholdersshareholders when, together with management, it sets the strategies and objectives of the Company.

The Board, also evaluates management’s performancerecognizing the importance of good corporate governance in pursuing those strategies and achieving those objectives.

In carrying out its responsibilities underto our shareholders, has adopted the guidelines set forth by theUGI Corporation Principles of Corporate Governance. The Principles of Corporate Governance provide a framework for the effective governance of the Board will:and the Company by outlining the responsibilities of the Board and Board Committees. The Board, upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, regularly reviews the Principles and, as appropriate, updates them in response to changing regulatory requirements, feedback from shareholders on governance matters and evolving best practices in corporate governance.

·

Approve the Company’s strategies and objectives and monitor the execution of strategies and the achievement of objectives;

·

Evaluate the performance, and approve the compensation of, the Chief Executive Officer and senior management;

·

Review plans for management succession;

·

Advise and counsel management;

·

Monitor codes of conduct and policies on corporate governance;

·

Establish and monitor Board and Committee structure;

·

Designate a Presiding Director; and

·

Assess Board and Board Committee performance.

The full text of the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance can be found on the Company’s website,www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations, Corporate Governance. Governance or in print, free of charge, upon written request.

Director Independence

The Board has determined that, other than Mr. Walsh, no Director has a material relationship with the Company, and each Director satisfies the criteria for an “independent director” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

The Board has also adopted (i) a Code of Ethics forestablished the Chief Executive Officer and Senior

following additional guideline to assist it in determining director independence:

 

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Financial Officers

if a director serves as an officer, director or trustee of a non-profit organization, charitable contributions to that appliesorganization by the Company and its affiliates that do not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or two percent of the charitable organization’s total revenues per year will not be considered to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, and (ii)result in a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees. Both Codesmaterial relationship between such director and the ChartersCompany.

In making its determination of independence, the Board considered charitable contributions and ordinary business transactions between the Company, or affiliates of the Corporate Governance, Audit, CompensationCompany, and Management Development, and Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Committeescompanies where our Directors are employed or serve as directors, all of which were in compliance with either the independence rules of the New York Stock Exchange or the categorical standard set by the Board of Directors are posted on the Company’s website,www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations – Corporate Governance. All of these documents are also available free of charge by writing to Treasurer, UGI Corporation, P.O. Box 858, Valley Forge, PA 19482, or by calling 800-844-9453.for determining director independence.

During Fiscal 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors amended and restated the Company’s Bylaws and Principles of Corporate Governance to provide for a majority voting standard for uncontested elections of its Directors. Previously, the Company followed a plurality standard in all Director elections. During Fiscal 2013, the Board of Directors also adopted a policy prohibiting the Company’s directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners. Prior to the implementation of this policy, there were no executive officers or directors who had engaged in the hedging or pledging of UGI Corporation or AmeriGas Partners securities.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Management

OurThe Board of Directors determines whichthe most appropriate Board structure to ensure effective and independent leadership structure best serves its needswhile also ensuring appropriate insight into the operations and thosestrategic direction of our shareholders. Currently, Mr.the Company. In connection with the retirement of Lon R. Greenberg serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, the Board determined that the appointment of Directorsan independent Chairman would be the most appropriate leadership structure. Mr. Schlanger was elected as Chairman of the Company. Mr. Greenberg served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company prior to his retirement in Fiscal 2013.Board, effective January 28, 2016. The Board believes that the Company is best served by having Mr. Greenberg’s previous service in both capacities provided a single source of leadership and authority for the BoardSchlanger as independent Chair due to Mr. Greenberg’shis unique, in-depth knowledge of the Company’s corporate strategy and operating history. In addition, Mr. Greenberg’s dual role proved to be efficienthistory and contributed to effective communication between the Board and management. However, the Board determined that it would be appropriate to separate the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Greenberg’s retirement as Chief Executive Officer given his willingness to serve as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The Board believes that the combination of Mr. Walshexperience as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Greenberg as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors serves the best interests of the Company.

Mr. Schlanger currently serves as the Board’s Presiding Director. Each year, the Board designates an independent, Presiding Director who chairs periodic meetings of the independent Directors and serves as principal liaison between the Chairman and the other Directors on sensitive issues.since 2011.

Senior management of the Company is responsible for assessing and managing risk. Senior management has developed an enterprise risk management process intended to identify, prioritize and monitor key risks that may affect the Company. Our Board plays an

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important role in overseeing management’s performance of these functions. In addition to general risk oversight by the Board, the Board has approved the charter of itsthe Audit Committee and the charter sets out the primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee. Those responsibilities require the Audit Committee to discuss with management, the general auditor and the independent auditors, the Company’s enterprise risk management policies and risk management processes, including major risk exposures, risk mitigation, and the design and effectiveness of the Company’s processes and controls to prevent and detect fraudulent activity.

In order to further assist the Board in its The Compensation and Management Development Committee is responsible for oversight of management’s activities in the areas of safety, environmental and regulatory compliance,Company’s compensation programs to ensure that the Board established theprograms do not encourage employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks. The Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee in November 2012. The charterhas primary oversight responsibility for the committee sets out the primary responsibilities of the committee, including review of policies, programs, procedures, initiatives and training related to safety, environmental and regulatory compliance for the Company’s domestic and multinationalinternational business units as well as the review of policies and discussion with management of matters related thereto.programs to promote cyber security and to mitigate cyber security risks.

Our businesses are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are described in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.2016. Throughout the year, in conjunction with its regular business presentations to the Board and its committees, management highlights significant risks and risk mitigation plans. Management also reports to each of the Audit CommitteeCommittees and the Board and to the Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee on safety, environmental and regulatory compliance matters, on steps being taken to enhance management processes and controls in light of evolving market, business, regulatory and other conditions. The ChairmenChair of the Auditeach Committee and the Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee reportreports to the entire Board on theirhis or her respective committee’s activities and decisions. In addition, on an annual basis, an extended meeting of the Board is dedicated to reviewing the Company’s short- and long-term strategies and objectives, including consideration of significant risks to the execution of those strategies and the achievement of the Company’s objectives.

Board Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that, other than Messrs. GreenbergMeetings and Walsh, no Director has a material relationship with the Company, and each Director satisfies the criteria for an “independent director” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The Board of Directors has established the following guidelines to assist it in determining director independence: (i) if a Director serves as an officer, director or trustee of a non-profit organization, charitable contributions to that organization by the Company and its affiliates in an amount up to $250,000 per year will not be considered to result in a material relationship between such Director and the Company, and (ii) service by a Director or his immediate family member as an executive officer or employee of a company that makes payments to, or receives payments from, the Company or its affiliates for property or services in an amount that, in any of the last three fiscal years, did not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2 percent of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues will not be considered to result in a

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material relationship between such Director and the Company. In making its determination of independence, the Board of Directors considered ordinary business transactions between Ms. Puccio’s and Mr. Hermance’s employers and subsidiaries of the Company that were in compliance with the categorical standards set by the Board of Directors for determining director independence.Attendance

The Board of Directors held 76 meetings in Fiscal 2013.2016. All Directors attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of which they were members. Generally, all Directors attend the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and each of the Company’s sitting Directors attended the 20132016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Independent Directors of the Board also meet in regularly scheduled sessions without management. These sessions are led by our Presiding Director.Chairman.

The Board and Committee Structure

Annually, the Corporate Governance Committee monitors and assesses the structure, composition, operation and performance of Directors has established the Board and, if appropriate, makes recommendations for changes. Our Board Committees include Audit, Committee, the Compensation and Management Development, Committee,Corporate Governance, Executive, and Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance. The members of each of the Board Committees, with the exception of the Executive Committee, are independent as defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The charters of the Audit, Corporate Governance, Committee,Compensation and theManagement Development, and Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee. AllCommittees can be found on the Company’s website, www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations, Corporate Governance, or in print, free of these Committees are responsible to the full Board of Directors. The functions of and other information about these Committees are summarized below.charge, upon written request.

Board Committees

Audit Committee

Current Board Composition
Name     

Audit   

Committee   

 

Compensation and   
Management   

Development   
Committee   

 

Corporate   
Governance   

Committee   

 

Executive   

Committee   

 

Safety, Environmental and   

Regulatory Compliance   
Committee   

M. S. Bort

  1, 2   Chair        

R. W. Gochnauer

  1, 2   X   X    

F. S. Hermance

  1     X     Chair

E. E. Jones

  1     X      

A. Pol

  1     Chair     X

M. O. Schlanger

  1, 3       Chair Chair  

J. B. Stallings, Jr.

  1   X       X

R. B. Vincent

  1     X X X  

J. L. Walsh

           X  

NUMBER OF COMMITTEE

MEETINGS HELD LAST YEAR

     9 5 7 2 4

 

·(1)

Oversees the accounting and financial reporting processesIndependent Director

(2)

Audit Committee Financial Expert

(3)

Chairman of the Company and independent audits of the financial statements of the Company.Board

·

Oversees the adequacy of the Company’s controls relative to financial and business risk.

·

Monitors compliance with the Company’s enterprise risk management policies.

·

Appoints and approves the compensation of the Company’s independent accountants.

·

Monitors the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of the independent accountants and the internal audit function.

·

Discusses with management, the general auditor and the independent auditor the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management.

·

Provides a means for open communication among the Company’s independent accountants, management, internal audit staff and the Board.

·

Oversees compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: R.B. Vincent (Chairman), R.W. Gochnauer, and M.S. Puccio.Audit Committee

The BoardAudit Committee (i) oversees the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and independent audits of Directorsthe financial statements; (ii) oversees the adequacy of internal controls relative to financial and business risk; (iii) monitors compliance with enterprise risk management policies; (iv) appoints, and approves the compensation of, the independent accountants; (v) monitors the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of the independent accountants and the internal audit function; (vi) discusses with management, the general auditor and the independent auditor, policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; (vii) provides a means for open communication among the Company’s independent accountants, management, internal audit staff and the Board; and (viii) oversees compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Our Board has determined that alleach member of the Audit Committee members – Messrs. Vincentis considered to be financially literate under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Additionally, the Board has determined that Ms. Bort and Mr. Gochnauer and Ms. Puccio, qualify as “audit committee financial experts” in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Each of the members of the Audit Committee is “independent” as defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

MEETINGSHELDLAST YEAR: 12

Compensation and Management Development Committee

·

Establishes executive compensation policies and programs.

·

Confirms that executive compensation plans do not encourage unnecessary risk-taking.

·

RecommendsThe Compensation and Management Development Committee (i) establishes and reviews overall executive compensation philosophy and objectives; (ii) reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the CEO’s compensation, evaluates the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and, together with the other independent Directors on the Board, determines and approves the CEO’s compensation based upon such evaluation; (iii) assists the Board in establishing a succession plan for the position of CEO; (iv) reviews the Company’s plans for management development and senior management succession; (v) establishes executive compensation policies and programs, ensuring that such plans do not encourage unnecessary risk-taking; (vi) approves salaries, target bonus levels, and awards and payments to be made to senior executives (other than the CEO); (vii) reviews with management the CD&A; (viii) oversees compliance with the Company’s recoupment policy; (ix) oversees compliance with the Company’s stock ownership policy; and (x) selects and oversees the Board base salaries and target bonus levels for senior executive personnel.

·

Assists the Board in establishing a succession plan for the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

·

Reviews the Company’s plans for management development and senior management succession.

·

Reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluates the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and, together with the other independent Directors on the Board, determines and approves the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation based upon such evaluation.

·

Reviews with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in the Company’s proxy statement.

·

Approves the awards and payments to be made to senior executive personnel of the Company under its long-term compensation plans.

COMPENSATIONAND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: M.O. Schlanger (Chairman), F.S. Hermance, E.E. Jones, and A. Pol.

Each of the memberscompensation consultant, ensuring such consultant’s independence.

Corporate Governance Committee

The Corporate Governance Committee (i) identifies nominees and reviews the qualifications of persons eligible to stand for election as Directors and makes recommendations to the Board; (ii) reviews and recommends candidates for committee membership and chairs; (iii) advises the Board with respect to significant developments in corporate governance matters; (iv) reviews and assesses the performance of the Board and each Committee; (v) reviews and recommends Director compensation; and (vi) reviews director and officer indemnification and insurance coverage.

Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee

The Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee is “independent” as defined by(i) reviews the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.adequacy of, and provides oversight with respect to, the Company’s safety, environmental and regulatory compliance policies, programs, procedures, initiatives and training; (ii) reviews operational risks associated with the Company’s businesses; (iii) reviews the Company’s policies and programs to promote cyber security; (iv) reviews reports regarding the Company’s code of ethical conduct for employees to the extent relating to safety, environmental and regulatory compliance matters; and (v) keeps abreast of the regulatory environment within which the Company operates.

MEETINGSHELDLASTYEAR: 8Executive Committee

The Committee has limited powers to act on behalf of the Board of Directors between regularly scheduled meetings on matters that cannot be delayed.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The current members of the Compensation and Management Development Committee are Messrs. Schlanger, Hermance, and Jones and Vincent and Mrs. Pol. Mr. Schlanger was a member of the Compensation and Management Development Committee during a portion of Fiscal 2016. None of the members is a former or

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current officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or is an executive officer of another company where an executive officer of UGI Corporation is a director.

Executive Committee

·

Has the full power of the Board between meetings of the Board, with specified limitations relating to major corporate matters.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: M.O. Schlanger (Chairman), L.R. Greenberg, R.B. Vincent, and J.L. Walsh.

MEETINGS HELDLASTYEAR: 0

Corporate Governance Committee

·

Identifies nominees and reviews the qualifications of persons eligible to stand for election as Directors and makes recommendations to the Board on this matter.

·

Reviews and recommends candidates for committee membership and chairs.

·

Advises the Board with respect to significant developments in corporate governance matters.

·

Reviews and assesses the performance of the Board and each Committee.

·

Reviews and recommends Director compensation.

·

Reviews directors’ and officers’ indemnification and insurance coverage.

Selection and Evaluation of Board Candidates

The Corporate Governance Committee conducts an annual assessment of the composition of the Board and Committees and reviews with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members. The Committee seeks director candidates based upon a number of qualifications, including their independence, knowledge, judgment, character, leadership skills, education, experience, financial literacy, standing in the community, and ability to foster a diversity of backgrounds and views and to complement the Board’s existing strengths. The Committee seeks individuals who have a broad range of demonstrated abilities and accomplishments in areas of strategic importance to the Company, such as general management, finance, energy distribution, international business, law and public sector activities. Directors should also possess a willingness to challenge and stimulate management and the ability to work as part of a team in a collegial atmosphere. The Committee also seeks individuals who are capable of devoting the required amount of time to serve effectively on the Board and its Committees. With respect to incumbent Directors, the Committee also considers the past performance of the Director on the Board.each Director. As part of the annual process of selectingnominating independent Board candidates, the Committee obtains an opinion of the Company’s General Counsel that there is no reason to believe that the Board candidate is not “independent” as defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

The Corporate Governance Committee generally relies uponconsiders recommendations from a wide variety of its business contacts, including current non-management Directors, executive officers, community leaders, and shareholders as a source

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for potential Board candidates. The Committee may also useutilize the services of a third-party executive search firm to assist it in identifying and evaluating possible nominees for director. Mr. Hermance was recommendedThe Board reviews and has final approval of all potential director nominees for election to the Committee as a possible nominee by a third-party executive search firm.

The Committee conducts an annual assessment of the composition of the Board and Committees and reviews with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members. When considering whether the Board’s Directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to satisfy the oversight responsibilities of the Board, the Committee and the Board considered primarily the information about the backgrounds and experiences of the nominees contained under the caption “Nominees” on pages 12 to 15. In particular, with regard to Mr. Greenberg, the Board considered his executive leadership and vision demonstrated in leading the Company’s successful growth for more than 18 years, and his extensive industry knowledge and experience. With regard to Mr. Schlanger, the Board considered his senior management experience as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of ARCO Chemical Company, a large public company, and his experience serving as chairman, director and committee member on the boards of directors of large public and private international companies, including his experience serving on boards of directors of public companies as a result of being nominated by a major shareholder. With regard to Mrs. Pol, the Board considered her significant experience as a senior executive managing high technology, traditional manufacturing and services businesses, including experience in human resource management, and her insight into government regulatory issues. With regard to Mr. Jones, the Board considered his extensive experience managing government and non-profit organizations as Chief Executive Officer, his public and private company directorship experience and his insight into workforce, regulatory, banking and legal issues. With regard to Mr. Walsh, the Board considered his appointment as Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Greenberg’s retirement, his experience managing the Company as Chief Operating Officer, his prior senior management experience with a global public company, and his broad industry knowledge and insight. With regard to Mr. Vincent, the Board considered his senior executive experience in banking and finance, and his extensive public and private company directorship and committee experience, including his experience as Chairman of the Board of a major mutual fund organization. With regard to Ms. Puccio, the Board considered her senior financial management experience with a global company and her extensive public accounting knowledge and experience. With regard to Mr. Gochnauer, the Board considered his experience as Chief Executive Officer of a large public company, his international business senior management experience, and his public and private company directorship experience. With regard to Mr. Hermance, the Board considered his senior management experience as a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of a large global public company, his extensive international business experience, his public company directorship and committee experience, and his extensive mergers and acquisitions knowledge and experience.Board.

Written recommendations by shareholders for director nominees should be deliveredsubmitted to the Corporate Secretary, UGI Corporation, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia,

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PA 19406. The Company’s Bylaws do not permit shareholders to nominate candidates from the floor at an annual meeting without notifying the Corporate Secretary 45 days prior to the anniversary of the mailing date of the Company’s proxy statement for the previous year’s annual meeting. Notification must include certain information detailed in the Company’s Bylaws. If you intend to nominate a candidate from the floor at an annual meeting,the Annual Meeting, please contact the Corporate Secretary.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: E.E. Jones (Chairman), M.O. Schlanger,

Code of Ethics

The Company has also adopted (i) a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and R.W. Gochnauer.Senior Financial Officers that applies to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, and (ii) a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees. Both Codes are posted on the Company’s website, www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations – Corporate Governance. All of these documents are also available free of charge by writing to the Treasurer of UGI Corporation at P.O. Box 858, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

EachInvestor Outreach

UGI seeks regular engagement with investors in order to communicate our strategy and to solicit feedback from the investor community. Management periodically engages a third party to obtain independent feedback from our investors. In Fiscal 2016, we participated in a number of investor conferences, roadshows, meetings at our corporate office, and telephonic discussions with investors. These meetings occurred both in the United States and in Europe and were attended by various members of senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and/or senior members of our business segment management teams. Management periodically discusses feedback, including key themes and other insights gained from the investor outreach meetings, at the Company’s Board and Committee meetings, as appropriate. The Board of Directors, as well as the management team, values the perspectives of our investors as it helps us to understand and evaluate the effectiveness of our investor communications. Additionally, the Compensation and Management Development Committee takes into consideration the results of the membersannual advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation program. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, over 96% of the Committee is “independent” as definedCompany’s shareholders showed their strong support by voting to approve the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

MEETINGSHELDLASTYEAR: 4

Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Committee

·

Reviews adequacy of and provides oversight with respect to the Company’s safety, environmental and regulatory compliance policies, programs, procedures, initiatives and training.

·

Reviews risks associated with the Company’s multinational businesses.

·

Reviews reports regarding the Company’s code of ethical conduct for employees to the extent relating to safety, environmental or regulatory compliance matters.

·

Discusses with management the Company’s safety results, environmental claims and regulatory compliance matters.

·

Discusses with management the regulatory environment within which the Company operates.

·

Periodically reports to the Board on safety, environmental and regulatory compliance matters.

SAFETY,ENVIRONMENTALANDREGULATORYCOMPLIANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: F.S. Hermance (Chairman), A. Pol and M.S. Puccio.

MEETINGSHELDLASTYEAR: 2

Communications with the Board

You may contact the Board of Directors, an individual non-management director, or the non-management Directors as a group by writing to them c/o UGI Corporation, P.O. Box 858, Valley Forge, PA 19482. These contact instructions have been posted on the Company’s website atwww.ugicorp.com under Investor Relations – Corporate Governance.

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Any communications directed to the Board of Directors, an individual non-management director, or the non-management Directors as a group from employees or others that concern complaints regarding accounting, financial statements, internal controls, ethical, or auditing matters will be handled in accordance with procedures adopted by the Audit Committee of the Board.Committee.

All other communications directed to the Board of Directors, an individual non-management director, or the non-management Directors as a group are initially reviewed by the General Counsel. The ChairmanCorporate Secretary. In the event the Corporate Secretary has any question as to whether the directors should be made aware of any issue raised, the Corporate Secretary shall be entitled to consult with the Chair of the Board in making such determination. The Corporate Governance Committee is advised promptly of any such communication that alleges misconductSecretary will distribute communications to the Board, an individual director, or to selected directors, depending on the part of Company management or raises legal, ethical or compliance concerns about Company policies or practices.

On a periodic basis, the Chairmancontent of the Corporate Governance Committee receives updates on other communications that raise issues related to the affairs of the Company but do not fall into the two prior categories. The Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee determines which of these communications he would like to see.communication. The Corporate Secretary maintains a log of all such communications that is available for review for one year upon request of any member of the Board.

Typically, we do not forward to our Board of Directors communications from our shareholders or other parties that are of a personal nature or are not related to the duties and responsibilities of the Board, including, customer complaints,but not limited to, junk mail and mass mailings, resumes and other forms of job inquiries, opinion surveys and polls, and business solicitations.solicitations or advertisements.

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COMPENSATIONOF DIRECTORS

The table below shows the components of director compensation for Fiscal 2013.2016. A Director who is an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries is not compensated for service on the Board of Directors or on any Committee of the Board.

 

Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013
  
Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2016Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2016  
Name  

Fees
Earned

or Paid

in Cash

($)(1)

  

Stock
Awards

($)(2)

  

Option
Awards

($)(3)

  

Non-Equity
Incentive

Plan
Compen-
sation ($)

  Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)(4)
  

All

Other
Compensation

($)

  

Total

($)

   

 

 

 

 

Fees

Earned

or Paid

in Cash

($)(1)

  

  

  

  

  

   

 

 

Stock

Awards

($)(2)

  

  

  

   

 

 

Option

Awards

($)(3)

  

  

  

   

 

 

 

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation ($)

  

  

  

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in

Pension Value

And

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings ($)(4)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

 

 

 

All

Other

Compensation

($)

  

  

  

  

   

 

Total

($)

  

  

(a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)  (f)  (g)  (h)  (b)   (c)   (d)   (e)   (f)   (g)   (h) 
  
S. D. Ban  27,558  165,946  41,336  0  0  0  234,840
  

M. S. Bort

   96,667     126,235     40,779     0     0     0     263,681  
R. W. Gochnauer  80,438  98,513  41,336  0  0  0  220,287   90,000     118,151     40,779     0     0     0     248,930  
  
L. R. Greenberg  200,000  0  0  0  0  0  200,000   108,965     0     0     0     0     0     108,965  
  
F. S. Hermance  82,625  97,065  41,336  0  0  0  221,026   90,000     116,172     40,779     0     0     0     246,951  
  
E. E. Jones  87,000  128,194  41,336  0  1,394  0  257,924   83,333     158,724     40,779     0     1,661     0     284,497  
  
A. Pol  85,462  167,520  41,336  0  905  0  295,223   93,333     212,482     40,779     0     1,079     0     347,673  
  
M.S. Puccio  82,000  104,426  41,336  0  0  0  227,762
  
M. O. Schlanger  112,000  154,660  41,336  0  0  0  307,996   198,333     194,903     40,779     0     0     0     434,015  
  

J. B. Stallings, Jr.

   88,133     130,824     53,466     0     0     0     272,423  
R. B. Vincent  92,000  113,968  41,336  0  0  0  247,304   93,333     139,278     40,779     0     0     0     273,390  

 

(1)

Annual Retainers. In Fiscal 2013,2016, the Company paid its non-management Directors, excluding Mr. Greenberg, an annual retainer of $77,000$80,000 for Board service and paid an additional annual retainer of $5,000$10,000 to members of the Audit Committee, other than the chairperson. The Company also paid an annual retainer to the chairperson of each of the Committees, other than the Executive Committee, as follows: Audit, $15,000;$20,000; Compensation and Management Development, $15,000; Corporate Governance, $10,000; and Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, $7,500.$10,000. The Company paid Mr. Schlanger (i) an annual retainer of $20,000, pro-rated for his service as Presiding Director until January 28, 2016, and (ii) an annual retainer of $150,000, pro-rated for his service as independent Chairman commencing on January 28, 2016. The Company pays no meeting attendance fees. The Company also paid its Presiding DirectorMr. Greenberg retired as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors effective January 28, 2016. Mr. Greenberg received a pro-rated retainer of $20,000 infee for Fiscal 2013.

Mr. Greenberg’s amount reflects a pro-rated retainer for the number of months he served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors during Fiscal 2013. Mr. Greenberg will not receive any equity compensation2016 and he received no equity awards for his service as Non-Executive Chairman.

 

(2)

Stock Awards. All non-management Directors, named above, except forexcluding Mr. Greenberg, received 2,8003,000 stock units in Fiscal 20132016 as part of their annual compensation. Mr. Stallings received an additional 950 stock units in Fiscal 2016 in consideration for Mr. Stallings’ service as a Director during 2015. Mr. Stallings did not receive a grant of stock units during Fiscal 2015. The stock units were granted under the UGI Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2013 Plan”). Each stock unit represents the right to receive a share of stock and dividend equivalents when the Director ends his or her service on the Board. Stock units earn dividend equivalents on each record date for the payment of a dividend by the Company on its shares. Accrued dividend equivalents are converted to additional stock units annually, on the last dateday of the calendar year, based on the closing stock price for the Company’s shares on the last trading day of the year. All stock units and dividend equivalents are fully vested when credited to the Director’s account. Account balances become payable 65 percent in shares and 35 percent in cash, based on the value of a share, upon

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retirement or termination of service. In the case of a change in control of the Company, the stock units and dividend equivalents will be paid in cash based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the change in control. The amounts shown in column (c) above represent the fair value of the awards of stock units on the date of grant. The assumptions used in the calculation of the amounts shown are included in Note 2 and Note 1413 to our audited consolidated financial statements for Fiscal 2013,2016, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.2016. The dollar value shown in column (c) above reflects each Director’s annual award, as well as the accumulation of stock units credited upon the conversion of dividend equivalents. The grant date fair value of each Director’s annual award of 2,8003,000 stock units (excluding Mr. Stallings) was $99,360 and the grant date fair value of Mr. Stallings’ award of 3,950 stock units was $92,960.$130,824. The grant date fair value of the stock units credited upon the conversion of dividend equivalents to stock units in Fiscal 20132016 was as follows: Dr. Ban, $72,986;Ms. Bort, $26,875; Mr. Gochnauer, $18,791; Mr. Hermance, $4,105; Mr. Gochnauer, $5,553,$16,812; Mr. Jones, $35,234;$59,812; Mrs. Pol, $74,560; Ms. Puccio, $11,466;$113,122; Mr. Schlanger, $61,700;$95,543; and Mr. Vincent, $21,008.$39,918. For the number of stock units credited to each Director’s account as of September 30, 2013,2016, see SECURITIES OWNERSHIPSECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS—Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers, – Number of UGI Stock Units Held Under 2004 Plan.page 58.

(3)

Stock Options. All non-employeenon-management Directors, excluding Mr. Greenberg, received 8,5009,000 stock options in Fiscal 20132016 as part of their annual compensation. Mr. Stallings received an additional 2,800 stock options in Fiscal 2016 in consideration for Mr. Stallings’ service as a Director during 2015. The options were granted under the Company’s 20042013 Plan. The option exercise price is not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the grant, which is either the date of the grant or a future date. The term of each option is generally 10 years, which is the maximum allowable term. The options are fully vested on the effective date of the grant. All options are nontransferable and generally exercisable only while the Director is serving on the Board, with exceptions for exercise following disability or death. If termination of service occurs due to disability, the option term is shortened to the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of such termination of service or the original expiration date. In the event of death the option term will be shortened to the earlier of the expiration of the 12-month period following the Director’s death or the original expiration date. If termination of service occurs due to retirement, as defined in the 20042013 Plan, the option remains exercisable through its original expiration date. The amounts shown in column (d) above represent the grant date fair value of each Director’s Fiscal 20132016 award of 8,500 stock options.received. For the number of stock options held by each Director as of September 30, 2013,2016, see SECURITIES OWNERSHIPSECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS—Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers – Exercisable Options for UGI Common Stock.Stock, page 58.

 

(4)

The amounts shown in column (f) represent above-market earnings on deferred compensation. Earnings on deferred compensation are considered above-market to the extent that the rate of interest exceeds 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate. For purposes of the Director Compensation Table, – Fiscal 2013, the market rate on deferred compensation most analogous to the rate at the time the interest rate is set under the deferred compensation plan for Fiscal 20132016 was 2.893.13 percent, which is 120 percent of the federal long-term rate for December 2012.2015.

Notwithstanding anythingDirector Equity Plan Limits: The Company has a $500,000 annual limit with respect to individual Director equity awards. In establishing this limit, the contrary,Board of Directors considered competitive pay levels as well as the following reportsneed to retain its current Directors and attract new directors with the relevant skills and attributes desired in director candidates.

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Independent Directors: All independent directors are required to own Company common stock, together with stock units, in an aggregate amount equal to five times the Directors’ annual cash retainer and to achieve the target level of common stock ownership within five years after joining the Board.

    POLICYFOR APPROVALOF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s Board of Directors has a written policy for the review and approval of Related Person Transactions. The policy applies to any transaction in which (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a participant, (ii) any related person has a direct or indirect material interest, and (iii) the amount involved exceeds $120,000, except for any such transaction that does not require disclosure under SEC regulations. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with assistance from the Company’s General Counsel, is responsible for reviewing, approving and ratifying related person transactions. The Audit Committee intends to approve or ratify only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

    REPORTOFTHE AUDIT COMMITTEEOFTHE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

The Audit Committee is composed of independent Directors as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and acts under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. As described more fully in its charter, the role of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process. The Committee also has the sole authority to appoint, retain, fix the compensation of, and oversee the work of, the Company’s independent auditors.

In this context, the Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent auditors to review and discuss the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, the interim unaudited financial statements, and the audited financial statements for Fiscal 2016. The Committee also reviewed management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As part of this review, the Committee reviewed the bases for management’s conclusions in that report and the report of the independent registered public accountants on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Committee has also discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). In addition, the Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and discussed with the independent auditors their independence.

Management has primary responsibility for the financial reporting process, including the system of internal controls, and for preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Committee appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) to audit the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. EY was first engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. The Committee considered a variety of factors in selecting EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, including the firm’s independence and internal quality controls, the overall depth of talent, and EY’s experience with the Company’s industry and companies of similar scale and size. In determining whether to reappoint EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2016, the Committee again took those factors into consideration along with its evaluation of the past performance of EY and EY’s familiarity with the Company’s business and internal control over financial reporting. EY’s audit report appears in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. The Committee is responsible for the audit fee negotiations associated with the retention of EY.

The members of the Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting. The members of the Committee rely, without independent verification, on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the Compensationindependent auditors. Accordingly, the Committee’s considerations and Management Developmentdiscussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the Company’s financial statements has been carried out in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, that the financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America or that our auditors are, in fact, “independent.”

Based upon the reviews and discussions described in this report, the Committee shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, exceptrecommended to the extentBoard of Directors, and the Board of Directors approved, that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwiseaudited financial statements be deemed filed under such Acts.included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 for filing with the SEC.

Audit Committee

M. Shawn Bort, Chair

Richard W. Gochnauer

James B. Stallings, Jr.

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OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

In the course of its meetings, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision by Ernst & Young LLP of the professional services described below was compatible with Ernst & Young LLP’s independence. The Committee concluded that our independent registered public accounting firm is independent from the Company and its management.

Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the Company’s independent accountants. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has a policy of pre-approving audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent accountants. The Audit Committee has also delegated approval authority to its chair, such authority to be exercised in the intervals between meetings, in accordance with the Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy.

Prior to engagement of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the next year’s audit, management submits to the Audit Committee for approval a list of services expected to be rendered during that year, and fees related thereto. The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accountants in Fiscal 2016 and 2015, were as follows:

   2016   2015 

Audit Fees(1)

  $8,713,638    $7,221,244  

Audit-Related Fees(2)

  $116,940    $103,800  

Tax Fees(3)

  $62,894    $409,135  

All Other Fees(4)

  $10,000    $4,535  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fees for Services Provided

  $8,903,472    $7,738,714  

(1)

Audit Fees for Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 were for audit services, including (i) the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company, (ii) statutory audits, (iii) review of the interim financial statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. and UGI Utilities, Inc., (iv) audit services related to acquisitions in France and Hungary, and (v) services that only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including the issuance of comfort letters.

(2)

Audit-Related Fees for Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 were related to audits of subsidiary financial statements and debt compliance letters.

(3)

Tax Fees for Fiscal 2016 and 2015 were for tax compliance and advisory services at the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries.

(4)

All Other Fees for Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 were for software license fees.

REPORTOFTHE COMPENSATIONAND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

OF

THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

The Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in this proxy statement. Based on this review and discussion, the Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors approved, the inclusion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 20132016 and the Company’s proxy statement for the 20142017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Compensation and Management

Development Committee

Marvin O. Schlanger, ChairmanAnne Pol, Chair

Frank S. Hermance

Ernest E. Jones

Anne PolRoger B. Vincent

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the reports of the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Audit Committee shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

 

REPORTOFTHE AUDIT COMMITTEEOFTHE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

The Audit Committee is composed of independent Directors as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and acts under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. As described more fully in its charter, the role of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process. The Committee also has the sole authority to appoint, retain, fix the compensation of and oversee the work of the Company’s independent auditors.

In this context, the Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent auditors to review and discuss the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, the interim unaudited financial statements, and the audited financial statements for Fiscal 2013. The Committee also reviewed management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As part of this review, the Committee reviewed the bases for management’s conclusions in that report and the report of the independent registered public accountants on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Committee has also discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, and as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the independent auditors’ independence. In addition, the Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence.

Management has primary responsibility for the financial reporting process, including the system of internal controls, and for preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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The Company’s independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and review these processes.

The members of the Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting. The members of the Committee rely, without independent verification, on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent auditors. Accordingly, the Committee’s considerations and discussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the Company’s financial statements has been carried out in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, that the financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America or that our auditors are, in fact, “independent.”

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since 2003. Their audit report appears in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. In accordance with sound corporate governance practices and to ensure that the Committee and our shareholders are receiving the best and most cost-effective audit services available, the Committee has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to commence a request for proposal process for audit services during the 2014 fiscal year. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be invited to participate in that process.

Based upon the reviews and discussions described in this report, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 for filing with the SEC.

Audit Committee

Roger B. Vincent, Chairman

Richard W. Gochnauer

M. Shawn Puccio

OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

In the course of its meetings, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of the professional services described below was compatible with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence. The Committee concluded that our independent registered public accounting firm is independent from the Company and its management.

Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the Company’s independent accountants. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has a policy of pre-approving all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent accountants.

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Prior to engagement of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the next year’s audit, management submits to the Audit Committee for approval a list of services expected to be rendered during that year, and fees related thereto. The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in Fiscal 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

   

2013

   

2012

 

Audit Fees(1)

  $4,432,304    $5,354,898  

Audit-Related Fees

   11,000     47,500  

Tax Fees(2)

   634,825     697,164  

All Other Fees(3)

   160,353     72,500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fees for Services Provided

  $5,238,482    $6,172,062  

(1)Audit Fees were for audit services, including (i) the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company, (ii) subsidiary audits, (iii) review of the interim financial statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company, AmeriGas Partners and UGI Utilities, Inc., and (iv) services that only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including the issuance of comfort letters. The year-over-year decrease in audit fees is primarily attributable to audit efficiencies at AmeriGas Propane associated with the integration of Heritage Propane.
(2)Tax Fees were for the preparation of Substitute Schedule K-1 forms for unitholders of AmeriGas Partners and tax consulting services.
(3)All Other Fees for Fiscal 2013 include a cyber security assessment and software license fees.

As a result of the Audit Committee’s decision to conduct a request for proposal process for audit services, the Company’s shareholders are not being asked to ratify the appointment of any auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2014.

POLICYFOR APPROVALOF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s Board of Directors has a written policy for the review and approval of Related Person Transactions. The policy applies to any transaction in which (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a participant, (ii) any related person has a direct or indirect material interest, and (iii) the amount involved exceeds $120,000, except for any such transaction that does not require disclosure under SEC regulations. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with assistance from the Company’s General Counsel, is responsible for reviewing, approving and ratifying related person transactions. The Audit Committee intends to approve or ratify only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AANDND ANALYSIS

IntroductionINTRODUCTION

In this COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS,Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we address the compensation paid or awarded to the following executive officers: John L. Walsh, our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2013, and our President and Chief Operating Officer through March 31, 2013;Officer; Kirk R. Oliver, our Chief Financial Officer; Lon R. Greenberg, our non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and, through March 31, 2013, our Chief Executive Officer; Jerry E. Sheridan, President and Chief Executive Officer of AmeriGas Propane;Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas Propane”); Roger Perreault, President of UGI International, LLC (“UGI International”); and Monica M. Gaudiosi, our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary; and Bradley C. Hall, Vice President – New Business Development.Secretary. We refer to these executive officers as our “named executive officers” for Fiscal 2013.2016.

Compensation decisions for Messrs.Mr. Walsh Oliver, Greenberg, and Hall and Ms. Gaudiosi were made by the independent members of our Board of Directors after receiving the recommendations of its Compensation and Management Development Committee, while compensation decisions for Messrs. Oliver and Perreault and Ms. Gaudiosi were made by the Compensation and Management Development Committee. Compensation decisions for Mr. Sheridan were made by the independent members of the Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane, the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (“AmeriGas Partners”), after receiving the recommendation of its Compensation/Pension Committee. For ease of understanding, we will use the term “we” to refer to UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Propane, and the term “Committee” or “Committees” to refer to the UGI Corporation Compensation and Management Development Committee and/or the AmeriGas Propane Inc. Compensation/Pension Committee, as appropriate, in the relevant compensation decisions,discussions, unless the context indicates otherwise. We refer to our 2013, 2012, and 2011 fiscal years as “Fiscal 2013,” “Fiscal 2012,” and “Fiscal 2011,” respectively.

Mr. Greenberg retired as Chief Executive Officer of UGI Corporation, effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Greenberg received a prorated salary in Fiscal 2013 based on his retirement date. In addition, Mr. Greenberg received a prorated annual bonus primarily based on his target bonus award opportunity. Mr. Greenberg also received compensation for his role as non-executive Chairman of the Boards of Directors of UGI Corporation, UGI Utilities, Inc. and AmeriGas Propane during Fiscal 2013. See Compensation of Directors – Director Compensation Table –Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative for additional information.

Executive SummaryEXECUTIVE SUMMARY

·

Objectives of Our Compensation Program

Our compensation program for named executive officers is designed to:to provide a competitive level of total compensation; motivate and encourage our executives to contribute to our financial success; retain talented and experienced executives; and reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that promotes sustainable growth in shareholder value. As set forth in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the level of compensation received by the Company’s named executive officers in Fiscal 2016 reflects outstanding performance by the Company during Fiscal 2016 as well as the Company’s outstanding returns to its shareholders.

· 

provide a competitive levelOverview of total compensation;Performance and Total Shareholder Return

The following are some of the Company’s Fiscal 2016 highlights:

·

•  Fiscal 2016 earnings per share of $2.08 and adjusted earnings per share1 (“Adjusted EPS”) of $2.05 were new earnings records for the Company.

•  The Board of Directors increased the annual dividend by approximately 4.4% (29th consecutive year of annual dividend increases).

•  Significant progress was made on growth projects and the integration of Finagaz in France in Fiscal 2016.

•  As illustrated in the following chart, the Company’s one-year stock performance exceeded both the S&P 500 Utilities Index and the peer group referenced by the Committee for purposes of the Company’s long-term compensation plan.

  

motivate and encourage our executives to contribute to our financial success;LOGO

1UGI Corporation’s Fiscal 2016 earnings per share is adjusted to exclude (i) the impact of net gains on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current period transactions ($0.17 per diluted share), (ii) integration expenses associated with the Finagaz acquisition in France ($0.10 per diluted share), and (iii) loss on extinguishments of debt ($0.04 per diluted share).

· 

retain talented and experienced executives; and

·

reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that promotes sustainable growth in shareholder value.

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·

Components of Annual Fiscal 2013 Compensation Program2016 Components

The following chart provides a brief summary ofsummarizes the principal elements of our Fiscal 2016 executive compensation program for Fiscal 2013.program. We describe these elements, as well as retirement, severance and other benefits, in more detail later in this COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS.Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

Principal Components of Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers in Fiscal 20132016

 

Compensation
Element

Component
  

Form

Principal Objectives
  

Fiscal 2016 Compensation Objective

Actions

Relation to Performance

2013 Actions/Results

Base Components

Salary

  

Fixed annual cash

paid bi-weekly

Compensate executivesexecutive as appropriate for their level of responsibilityhis or her position, experience and sustained individual performanceresponsibilities based on market data.  Merit salary increases are based on subjective performance evaluations.Merit salary increases ranged from 2.0%1.5% to 6.0%5%.
Annual Bonus Awards  Variable cash and equity, paid on an annual basis.Motivate executivesexecutive to focus on achievement of our annual business objectives.  The amount of the annual bonus, if any, is entirely dependent on achievement of our goals relating to EPS (for Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and Greenberg and Ms. Gaudiosi), EBITDA, subject to adjustment for customer growth (for Mr. Sheridan), and net income of UGI Energy Services, Inc. and UGI Development Company (for Mr. Hall).

Target incentives ranged from 60%65% to 120%125% of salary.

Actual bonuses earned werebonus payouts to our named executive officers ranged from 0% to 129.6% of target, primarily based on entity performance as follows:

UGI Corporation, 95.9%achievement of target.

AmeriGas Propane, 67.2% of target.

UGI Energy Services, Inc., 80.3% of target.

UGI Development Company, 107.5% of target.

Mr. Hall’s bonus is based 85% on the results of UGI Energy Services, Inc. and 15% on UGI Development Company, resulting in a payout of 84.4% of target.

financial goals.
Long-Term CompensationIncentive Awards

Stock Options

  Align executive interests with shareholder interests; create a strong financial incentive for achieving or exceeding long-term performancesperformance goals, as the value of stock options is a function of the price of our stock.  The increase in value of stock options is dependent on increases in our stock price.Stock options constitute approximately 50% of our long-term compensation opportunity (approximately 35% for Mr. Sheridan). The number of shares underlying option awards ranged from 42,00050,000 shares to 300,000330,000 shares.

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Performance Units payable in common units or Company stock

(UGI Corporation)

  Align executive interests with shareholder interests; create a strong financial incentive for achieving long-term performance goals by encouraging total Company shareholder return that compares favorably to other utility-based companies or total AmeriGas Partners common unitholder return that compares favorably to energy master limited partnerships.companies.  The number of performance units awarded in Fiscal 2016 ranged from 7,500 to 50,000. Performance units (payable in UGI Corporation common stock, other than for Mr. Sheridan) will be earned based on total shareholder return (“TSR”) of Company stock (or unitholder return of AmeriGas Partners common units) relative to entities in an industry index over a three-year period.

Performance Units

(AmeriGas Partners)

Align executive interests with unitholder interests; create a strong financial incentive for achieving long-term performance goals by encouraging total AmeriGas unitholder return that compares favorably to other energy master limited partnerships and its two propane peer companies; further align Mr. Sheridan’s long-term compensation with strategic goals and objectives related to customer gain/loss performance.A portion of Mr. Sheridan’s performance units will be payable in AmeriGas Partners common units based on total unitholder return (“TUR”) relative to master limited partnerships in the Alerian MLP Index, modified by AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance as compared to the other two propane distribution companies in the Alerian MLP Index, over a three-year period. The remaining portion of Mr. Sheridan’s performance units will be payable in AmeriGas Partners common units subject to achievement of a customer gain/loss metric.

Restricted Units

Attract and retain a new executive.In connection with Mr. Perreault’s commencement of employment, he received a restricted unit award of 12,000 shares of UGI Corporation common stock with a vesting date of December 7, 2018.

 

Link Between Our Financial Performance units constitute approximately 50% of our long-term compensation opportunity (approximately 65% for Mr. Sheridan). The number of performance units awarded in Fiscal 2013 ranged from 6,000 to 65,000.

The actual number of common units or shares to be awarded can range from 0% to 200% of performance units awarded, depending on comparative returns during the three-year period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015.and Executive Compensation

The Committee sets rigorous goals for our executive officers that are directly tied to the Company’s financial performance and our total return to our shareholders, and in the case of AmeriGas Partners, our total return to our unitholders. We believe that the performance-based components of our compensation program, namely our stock options and performance units, have effectively linked our executives’ compensation to our financial performance. The following table is providedcharts set forth the Company’s Adjusted EPS performance from Fiscal 2014 through Fiscal 2016 as supplemental information because we believe it illustrates a clear picturewell as the Company’s three-year stock performance compared to the S&P Utilities Index and the Russell MidCap Utilities Index (exclusive of telecommunications companies) (“Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index”), the peer group referenced by the Committee for purposes of the Company’s long-term compensation plan.

LOGOLOGO

To better illustrate the total direct performance-based compensation paid or awarded to Mr. Walsh in Fiscal 2013, 20122016, 2015 and 2011.2014, the following table is provided as supplemental information. A comparable illustration would apply to our other named executive officers. The information in the supplemental table below differs from the information in the Summary Compensation Table in several ways. Specifically, the table below omits the columns captioned “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” and “All Other Compensation” because these amounts are not considered in establishing annual total cash compensation and total direct compensation and some of the amounts in those columns of the Summary Compensation Table can vary significantly from year to year. The table below shows Mr. Walsh’s direct compensation for the last three fiscal years. Mr. Walsh’s actual (or estimated in the case of performance related to Fiscal 2013)2016) three-year long-term performance unit payout values andpayouts during the intrinsic valueperiod clearly demonstrate shareholder returns for the Company that are in excess of stock options awarded tothe returns of most companies included in the Company’s peer group. Similarly, the amount Mr. Walsh based on UGI’s stock price on September 30, 2013.received as non-equity incentive compensation under the Company’s annual bonus plan is directly linked to the Company’s annual financial performance in each of Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, as more clearly illustrated in Short-Term Incentives – Annual Bonuses below.

Fiscal Year

  Salary   Non-Equity
Incentive Comp/
Bonus
   Performance
Unit Payout(1)
  Total Intrinsic Value
of Stock Options
in Fiscal
2013 (Valued at
9/30/13)
  Total Direct
Compensation
 

2013(2)

  $861,710    $902,454    $910,842(3)  $840,520  $3,515,526  

2012    

  $701,470    $413,478    $597,764(4)  $1,216,250  $2,928,962  

2011    

  $674,040    $558,494    $0  $943,750  $2,176,284  

Fiscal Year

  Salary   Non-Equity
Incentive
Compensation
   Performance
Unit Payout(1)
  Intrinsic Value
of Stock
Options in
Fiscal 2016
(Valued  at
9/30/16)
   Total Direct
Compensation
 

2016

  $1,133,704    $1,159,212    $5,832,540(2)  $3,788,400    $11,913,856  

2015

  $1,079,728    $1,604,745    $4,840,440(3)  $2,221,560    $9,746,473  

2014

  $1,028,300    $1,974,336    $3,036,515(4)  $7,128,000    $13,167,151  

 

(1)

Payout calculated for three-year performance periods based on calendar years, not fiscal years.

(2)Mr. Walsh’s salary reflects the portion of Fiscal 2013 that he served as President and Chief Operating Officer (until April 1, 2013) and his promotion to president and Chief Executive Officer (effective April 1, 2013).
(3)

Estimated based on performance through November 30, 2013October 31, 2016 for the 2011-20132014-2016 performance period based on the Company’s current rank equal to the 4691thst percentile compared to its peer group.

(3)

Actual payout for the 2013-2015 performance period based on the Company’s rank equal to the 88th percentile compared to its peer group.

(4)

Actual payout for the 2010-20122012-2014 performance period based on the Company’s rank equal to the 4297ndth percentile compared to its peer group.

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·

Link Between Our Financial Performance and Executive Compensation

In 2013, we were ranked in the top quartile in a survey of the Fortune 500 companies for total return to shareholders over the last 10 years. The Committee sets rigorous goals for our executive officers that are directly tied to the Company’s financial performance and our total return to our shareholders, and in the case of AmeriGas Partners, our total return to our unitholders. We believe that the principal performance-based components of our compensation program have effectively linked our executives’ compensation to our financial performance, as indicated below.

Short-Term Incentives — Annual Bonuses

Our annual bonuses are directly tied to one key financial metricmetrics for each executive—earnings per share (“EPS”) (in the case ofexecutive. For Messrs. Walsh and Oliver and GreenbergMs. Gaudiosi, the financial metric is Adjusted EPS (as previously defined) and Ms. Gaudiosi), net incomefor Mr. Perreault, the metric is adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of UGI Energy Services, Inc.International, adjusted to exclude the impact of net gains on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current period transactions at UGI International and its subsidiariesintegration expenses associated with the Finagaz acquisition in France (“UGI Energy Services”Adjusted EBIT”) (in the case of. Mr. Hall) andSheridan’s annual bonus is tied to AmeriGas Propane’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (“EBITDA”), adjusted to exclude acquisition and transition expenses related to heritagethe impact of net gains on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current period transactions at AmeriGas Propane acquisition (“Adjusted EBITDA”) for 90 percent of the total bonus opportunity and a customer service-related goal for 10 percent of the bonus opportunity. The Adjusted EBITDA result for Mr. Sheridan is then modified for customer growth (inbased on the caseachievement of Mr. Sheridan). a safety performance goal.

As illustrated in the chart below, chart, when the Company’s Adjusted EPS exceeds the targeted goal, the annual bonus percentage paid to a named executive officer exceeds the targeted payout amount. Similarly, when Adjusted EPS is below the targeted goal, the annual bonus percentage paid to a named executive officer is less than the targeted payout amount. The forgoingforegoing correlation between the Adjusted EPS and bonus payout amounts would also be true with respect to the correlation between (i) Adjusted EBITDAEBIT and Mr. Sheridan’sPerreault’s bonus payout and (ii) UGI Energy Services’ net incomeAdjusted EBITDA and Mr. Hall’sSheridan’s bonus payout. Each Committee has discretion under our executive annual bonus plans to (i) adjust Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA for extraordinary items or other events as the Committee deems appropriate, and (ii) increase or decrease the amount of an award determined to be payable under the bonus plan by up to 50 percent. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISCOMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS — Elements of Compensation — Annual Bonus Awards.Awards, beginning on page 30. The following table demonstrates the strong link between Company financial performance and bonus payout percentages by illustrating that the Company’s improved EPS during each of the last three fiscal years directly correlates to the bonus payouts for our executives.

 

Fiscal Year

    UGI
Corporation
Targeted
EPS Range
     UGI
Corporation
Actual EPS
     % of Target
Bonus Paid to
UGI named
executive
officers(1)

2013

    $2.45-$2.55      $  2.39(2)     95.9%

2012

    $2.35-$2.45      $  1.76      62.0%

2011

    $2.30-$2.40      $  2.06      88.7%

2010

    $2.20-$2.30      $  2.36      107.3%

2009

    $2.10-$2.20      $  2.36      149.1%

(1)For Fiscal 2013, the calculation of Mr. Greenberg’s bonus is described in “Elements of Compensation – Annual Bonus Awards” of this COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
(2)Actual Fiscal EPS based on EPS published in UGI Corporation’s earnings release dated November 18, 2013.
Fiscal Year  

UGI Corporation

Targeted Adjusted

EPS Range

   

UGI Corporation

Adjusted EPS for Bonus

   

% of Target Bonus

Paid

 

2016

  $2.15-$2.30    $2.05     81.8

2015

  $1.88-$1.98    $2.02     118.9

2014

  $1.73-$1.80    $1.98     160.0

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

- 32 -Our long-term incentive compensation program, principally comprised of stock options and performance units, is intended to create a strong financial incentive for achievement of the Company’s long-term performance goals. In addition, linking equity to compensation aligns our executives’ interests with shareholder interests.


Long-Term Incentives — Stock Options

Stock option values reported in the Summary Compensation Table reflect the valuation methodology mandated by SEC regulations, which is based on grant date fair value as determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Therefore, the amounts shown under “Option Awards” in the Summary Compensation Table do not reflect performance of the underlying shares subsequent to the grant date. From the perspective of our executives,executives’ perspectives, the value of a stock option is based on the excess of the market price of the underlying shares over the exercise price (sometimes referred to as the “intrinsic value”) and, therefore, is directly affected by market performance of the Company’s stock. As further demonstrated bya result of the following table, which pertains to stock options granted in Fiscal 2013 to Mr. Walsh,Company’s performance, the fiscal year-end intrinsic value of the options granted to our executives during Fiscal 20132016 is lessmore than the amounts set forth in column (f) of the Summary Compensation Table. Given the outstanding returns to our shareholders, the intrinsic value of management’s stock options is higher than the value in the Summary Compensation Table, thereby evidencing a strong alignment of management’s compensation with shareholder returns. The table below illustrates the intrinsic value of the stock options granted to Mr. Walsh in Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Fiscal Year

  Number of Shares
Underlying
Options Granted
to Mr. Walsh
  Summary
Compensation
Table Option
Awards Value
   Exercise
Price Per
Share
  Price Per
Share at
9/30/13
   Total Intrinsic
Value of
Options at
9/30/13

2013

  205,000  $1,060,319     (1 $39.13    $840,520

2012

  125,000  $543,065    $29.40   $39.13    $1,216,250

2011

  125,000  $678,750    $31.58   $39.13    $943,750

Fiscal Year

  Number of Shares
Underlying
Options Granted
to Mr. Walsh
   Summary
Compensation
Table Option
Awards Value
   Exercise
Price Per
Share
   Price Per
Share at
9/30/16
   Total Intrinsic
Value of
Options at
9/30/16
 

2016

   330,000    $1,581,030    $33.76    $45.24    $3,788,400  

2015

   306,000    $1,705,338    $37.98    $45.24    $2,221,560  

2014

   405,000    $1,992,060    $27.64    $45.24    $7,128,000  

(1)Mr. Walsh received 119,000 options on January 1, 2013 with an exercise price of $32.71 and 86,000 options on April 1, 2013 with an exercise price of $38.24.

Long-Term Incentives — Performance Units

The performancePerformance units are valued upon grant date in accordance with SEC regulations, based on grant date fair value as determined under GAAP. Nevertheless, the actual number of shares or partnership units ultimately awarded is entirely dependent on the total shareholder return (“TSR”)TSR on UGI Corporation common stock relative to a competitive peer group (or, in the case of Mr. Sheridan, total unitholder return (“TUR”)TUR on AmeriGas Partners’ common units),units relative to a competitive peer group and achievement of a customer gain/loss goal), which will not be finally determined with respect to performance units granted in Fiscal 20132016 until the end of 2015.calendar year 2018.

The following tables showtable shows the correlation between (i) levels of UGI Corporation TSR and AmeriGas Partners TUR, and long-term incentive compensation paid in Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011,each of the previous four fiscal years, and (ii) the estimated payout for fiscal year 2013in Fiscal 2017 using November 30, 2013,October 31, 2016, instead of December 31, 2013,2016, as the end of the three-year performance period. The tablestable also comparecompares UGI CorporationCorporation’s TSR and AmeriGas Partners TUR to the average shareholder and unitholder return of their respectivethe Company’s peer groups.group. As of October 31, 2016, AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranked 3rd in its peer group, resulting in an estimated payout in Fiscal 2017 of 200 percent. AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranked 10th in its peer group for the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, resulting in a 162.5 percent payout during Fiscal 2016. AmeriGas Partners’ TUR in the prior three fiscal years was below the threshold for payment.

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Performance

Period (Calendar Year)

 UGI Corporation
Total Shareholder Return
Ranking Relative to Peer
Group
  UGI
Corporation
Total
Shareholder
Return(1)
  Total Average
Shareholder
Return of Peer
Group
(Excluding  UGI
Corporation)
  UGI
Corporation
Performance
Unit Payout as a
Percentage of
Target

2011 — 2013 (2)

  22nd out of 40 (46th percentile)   45.6%  51.5%  80.8%

2010 — 2012    

  19th out of 32 (42nd percentile)   46.9%  45.4%  59.7%

2009 — 2011    

  24thout of 34 (30thpercentile)   35.4%  50.8%  0 %

2008 — 2010    

  2ndout of 32 (97thpercentile)   27.3%  -9.3%  191.9%

Performance

Period (Calendar Year)

 

  

UGI Corporation

Total Shareholder Return

Ranking Relative to Peer

Group

 

  UGI
Corporation Total
Shareholder
Return(1)

 

   Total Average
Shareholder
Return of Peer
Group
(Excluding
UGI Corporation)

 

   UGI
Corporation
Performance
Unit Payout as a
Percentage of
Target

 

 

   2014 — 2016(2)

 

  

4th out of 34 (91st percentile)

 

   

 

77.0

 

 

   

 

33.3

 

 

   

 

200.0

 

 

2013 — 2015

 

  

5th out of 36 (88th percentile)

 

   

 

74.9

 

 

   

 

38.5

 

 

   

 

196.4

 

 

2012 — 2014

 

  

2nd out of 39 (97th percentile)

 

   

 

113.5

 

 

   

 

55.9

 

 

   

 

193.4

 

 

2011 — 2013

 

  

20thout of 40 (50th percentile)

 

   

 

46.8

 

 

   

 

50.1

 

 

   

 

100.0

 

 

2010 — 2012

 

  

19thout of 32 (42nd percentile)

 

   

 

46.9

 

 

   

 

45.4

 

 

   

 

59.7

 

 

 

(1)

Calculated in accordance with the UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as of December 5, 2006 (the “2004 Plan”). or 2013 Plan, as applicable.

(2)

Estimated rankingsranking and payouts reflectpayout reflects the TSR of UGI Corporation for the 2011-20132014-2016 performance period through November 30, 2013.October 31, 2016. Actual payouts for 2013payout will be determined January 1, 2014.December 31, 2016. It is important to note that the performance periods are based on calendar years, which do not conform to the Company’s fiscal years.

Performance

Period (Calendar Year)

 AmeriGas Partners
Total Unitholder Return
Ranking Relative to  Peer
Group
  AmeriGas
Partners Total
Unitholder
Return(1)
  Total Average
Unitholder
Return of  Peer
Group
(Excluding
AmeriGas
Partners)
  AmeriGas
Partners
Performance
Unit Payout as a
Percentage of
Target
 

2011 — 2013 (2)

  37th out of 46 (20th percentile)    14.5%    48.6%    0%  

2010 — 2012    

  34th out of 44 (23rd percentile)    35.2%    80.5%    0%  

2009 — 2011    

  12thout of 19 (39thpercentile)    96.7%    131.7%    0%  

2008 — 2010    

  6thout of 19 (74thpercentile)    63.7%    56.5%    147.8%  

(1)Calculated in accordance with the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on Behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. effective July 30, 2010 (the “AmeriGas 2010 Plan”).
(2)Estimated rankings and payouts reflect the TUR of AmeriGas Partners for the 2011-2013 performance period through November 30, 2013. Actual payouts for 2013 will be determined January 1, 2014. It is important to note that the performance periods are based on calendar years, which do not conform to AmeriGas Partners’ fiscal years.

As noted below, beginning with performance units granted in Fiscal 2011, total shareholder returnTSR for UGI Corporation is compared to companies in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index (exclusive of telecommunications companies) (“Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index”),Index, rather than to companies in the S&P Utilities Index. In addition, beginning in Fiscal 2010, total unitholder returnTUR for AmeriGas Partners is compared to the energy master limited partnerships and limited liability companies in the Alerian MLP Index, rather thanIndex. For Mr. Sheridan’s Fiscal 2014 performance unit award, the Committee adopted a second relative total return metric comparing AmeriGas Partners’ TUR to the groupTUR of selected publicly-traded limited partnerships engagedthe other two retail propane distribution companies included in the Alerian MLP Index. The Committee replaced this second relative return metric for Mr. Sheridan’s Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 performance unit awards with a metric tied to AmeriGas Partners’ customer gain/loss performance. The Committee then added a modifier to the portion of Mr. Sheridan’s Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 performance unit awards tied to AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the Alerian MLP Index based on AmeriGas Partners’ performance compared to the other two retail propane pipeline and coal industries.distribution companies included in the Alerian MLP Index.

The link between the Company’s financial performance and our executive compensation program is evident in the supplemental tables provided above. The Committees believe there is an appropriate link between executive compensation and the Company’s performance.

 

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· 

Compensation and Corporate Governance Practices

The Committee seeksCommittees seek to implement and maintain sound compensation and corporate governance practices, which include the following:

 

·

The Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent, as defined in the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

The Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent, as defined in the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

·

The Committee utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”), an independent outside compensation consultant.

·

The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based compensation. In Fiscal 2013, 82 percent of the principal compensation components, in the case of Messrs. Walsh and Greenberg, and 64 percent to 78 percent of the principal compensation components, in the case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial performance or total shareholder return.

·

The Company awards a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term awards namely stock options and performance units, so that executive officers’ interests are aligned with shareholders’ interests and long-term Company performance.

·

Annual bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are based on key financial metrics. Similarly, long-term incentives are based on UGI Corporation common stock values and relative stock price performance (or, in the case of Mr. Sheridan, performance relative to AmeriGas Partners common units).

·

We require termination of employment for payment under our change in control agreements (referred to as a “double trigger”). We also have not entered into change in control agreements providing for tax gross-up payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code since 2010. See COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.

·

We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. See COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Stock Ownership Guidelines.

·

We have a recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a significant restatement of the Company’s financial results.

·

During Fiscal 2013, we implemented a policy prohibiting the Company’s directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners. Prior to the implementation of this policy,

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there were no executive officers or directors who had engaged in the hedging or pledging of UGI Corporation or AmeriGas Partners securities.

The CompensationCommittee utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”), an independent outside compensation consultant. The Committee believes that, during Fiscal 2013,2016, there was no conflict of interest between Pay Governance and the Compensation Committee. Additionally, the Compensation Committee believes that Pay Governance was independent. In reaching the foregoing conclusions, the Compensation Committee considered the factors set forth by the New York Stock Exchange regarding compensation committee advisor independence.

The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based compensation. In Fiscal 2016, 81 percent of the principal compensation components, in the case of Mr. Walsh, and 70 percent to 75 percent of the principal compensation components, in the case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial performance or TSR.

The Company awards a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term awards, namely stock options and performance units, so that executive officers’ interests are aligned with the interests of shareholders (unitholders in the case of Mr. Sheridan) and long-term Company performance.

Annual bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are based primarily on key financial metrics. Similarly, long-term incentives are based on UGI Corporation common stock values and relative stock price performance. Long-term incentives for Mr. Sheridan are based on (i) AmeriGas Partners common unit values and relative common unit performance and (ii) customer gain/loss performance.

We require termination of employment for payment under our change in control agreements (referred to as a “double trigger”). In addition, beginning in January of 2015, we require a double trigger for the accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control. We also have not entered into change in control agreements providing for tax gross-up payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code since 2010. See COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control, beginning on page 52.

We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS — Stock Ownership Guidelines, beginning on page 41.

We have a recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a restatement due to material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements.

We have a policy prohibiting the Company’s Directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners.

Compensation Philosophy and ObjectivesCOMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

Our compensation program for our named executive officers is designed to provide a competitive level of total compensation necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced executives. Additionally, our compensation program is intended to motivate and encourage our executives to contribute to our success and reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that promotes sustainable growth in shareholder and common unitholder value.

In Fiscal 2013,2016, the components of our compensation program included salary, annual bonus awards, long-term incentive compensation (performance unit awards, and UGI Corporation stock option grants)grants and one restricted unit award), perquisites, retirement benefits and other benefits, all as described in greater detail in this COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.Compensation Discussion and Analysis. We believe that the elements of our compensation program are essential components of a balanced and competitive compensation program to support our annual and long-term goals.

Determination of Competitive CompensationDETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION

In determining Fiscal 20132016 compensation, the Committees engaged Pay Governance as their compensation consultant. The primary duties of Pay Governance were to:

 

·

provide the Committees with independent and objective market data;

conduct compensation analyses;

review and advise on pay programs and salary, target bonus and long-term incentive levels applicable to our executives;

review components of our compensation program as requested from time to time by the Committees and recommend plan design changes, as appropriate; and

provide general consulting services related to the fulfillment of the Committees’ charters.

Provide the Committees with independent and objective market data;

·

Conduct compensation analysis;

·

Review and advise on pay programs and salary, target bonus and long-term incentive levels applicable to our executives;

·

Review components of our compensation program as requested from time to time by the Committees and recommend plan design changes as appropriate; and

·

Provide general consulting services related to the fulfillment of the Committees’ charters.

Pay Governance has not provided actuarial or other services relating to pension and post-retirement plans or services related to other benefits to us or our affiliates, and generally all of its services are those that it provides to the Committees. Pay Governance has provided market data for positions below the senior executive level as requested by management as well as market data for director compensation, but its fees for this work historically are modest relative to its overall fees.

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In assessing competitive compensation, we referenced market data provided to us in Fiscal 20122015 by Pay Governance. Pay Governance provided us with two reports: the “2012“2015 Executive Cash Compensation Review” and the “2012“2015 Executive Long-Term Incentive Review.” We do not benchmark against specific companies in the databases utilized by Pay Governance in preparing its reports. Our Committees do benchmark, however, by using Pay Governance’s analysis of compensation databases that include numerous companies as a reference point to provide a framework for compensation decisions. Our Committees exercise discretion and also review other factors, such as internal equity (both within and among our business units) and sustained individual and company performance, when setting our executives’ compensation.

In order to provide the Committee with data reflecting the relative sizes of UGI’s nonutility and utility businesses, Pay Governance first referenced compensation data for comparable executive positions in each of the Towers Watson 20122015 General Industry Executive Compensation Database (“General Industry Database”) and the Towers Watson 20122015 Energy Services Executive Compensation Database (“Energy Services Database”). Towers Watson’s General Industry Database is comprised of approximately 435450 companies from a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, aerospace, automotive and transportation, chemicals, computer, consumer products, electronics, food and beverages, metals and mining, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. The Towers Watson Energy Services Database is comprised of approximately 95115 companies, primarily utilities. For Messrs. Walsh Oliver, Greenberg and HallOliver and Ms. Gaudiosi, Pay Governance weighted the General Industry Database survey data 75 percent and the Energy Services Database survey data 25 percent and added the two. For example, if the relevant market rate for a particular executive position derived from information in the General Industry Database was $100,000 and the relevant market rate derived from information in the Energy Services Database was $90,000, Pay Governance would provide us with a market rate of $97,500 for that position (($100,000 x 75 percent = $75,000) plus ($90,000 x 25 percent = $22,500)). The impact of weighting information derived from the two databases is to obtain a market rate designed to approximate the relative sizes of our nonutility and utility businesses. For Mr.Messrs. Sheridan and Perreault, we referenced Towers Watson’s 20122015 General Industry Database. The identities of the companies that comprise the databases utilized by Pay Governance have not been disclosed to us by Pay Governance.

We generally seek to position a named executive officer’s salary grade so that the midpoint of the salary range for his or her salary grade approximates the 50thpercentile of the “going rate” for comparable executives included in the executive compensation database material referenced by Pay Governance. By comparable executive, we mean an executive having a similar range of responsibilities and the experience to fully perform these responsibilities. Pay Governance size-adjusted the survey data to account for the relative revenues of the survey companies in relation to ours. In other words, the adjustment reflects the expectation that a larger company would be more likely to pay a higher amount of compensation for the same position than a smaller company. Using this adjustment, Pay Governance developed going rates for positions comparable to those of our executives, as if

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the companies included in the respective databases had revenues similar to ours. We believe that Pay Governance’s application of size adjustments to applicable positions in these databases is an appropriate method for establishing market rates. After consultation with Pay Governance, we considered salary grade midpoints that were within 15 percent of the median going rate developed by Pay Governance to be competitive.

Elements of CompensationELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION

 

· 

Salary

Salary is designed to compensate executives for their level of responsibility and sustained individual performance. We pay our executive officers a salary that is competitive with that of other executive officers providing comparable services, taking into account the size and nature of the business of UGI Corporation,the Company, AmeriGas Partners or UGI Energy Services,International, as the case may be.

As noted above, we seek to establish the midpoint of the salary grade for the positions held by our named executive officers at approximately the 50th50th percentile of the going rate for executives in comparable positions. Based on the data provided by Pay Governance in July 2012,2015, we increased the range of salary in each salary grade for Fiscal 2016 for each named executive officer, other than Mr. Greenberg,Walsh, by 1.52 percent. The Committee established Mr. Greenberg’sWalsh’s Fiscal 20132016 salary grade midpoint at the market median of comparable executives as identified by Pay Governance based on its analysis of the executive compensation databases. For Mr. Greenberg,Walsh, this resulted in an increasea decrease of the range of salary in his salary grade from the prior year of approximately 51.4 percent.

For Fiscal 2013,2016, the merit increases were targeted at 2.53 percent, but individual increases varied based on performance evaluations and the individual’s position within the salary range. Performance evaluations were based on qualitative and subjective assessments of each individual’s contribution to the achievement of our business strategies, including the development of growth opportunities and leadership in carrying out our talent development program. Messrs. GreenbergWalsh and Sheridan, in their capacities as chief executive officers of UGIthe Company and AmeriGas Propane, respectively, had additional goals and objectives for Fiscal 2013,2016, as established during the first fiscal quarter of Fiscal 2013.2016. Mr. Greenberg’sWalsh’s annual goals and objectives included the development of the Company’s senior management team, the recruitment of experienced individuals to fill key roles within the organization, the enhancement of organizational processes, achievement of annual financial goals, the transition of Chief Executive duties and responsibilities to Mr. Walsh, collaboration with Mr. Walsh on a succession plan for senior leadership of the Company and its subsidiaries,strategic goals, and leadership in identifying investment opportunities for the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Sheridan’s annual goals and objectives for Fiscal 20132016 included achievement of annual financial goals, establishment of a customer advocacy function to improve customer serviceleadership development objectives, and implementation of AmeriGas Propane’s growth strategies.strategies, including with respect to customer growth and retention and customer service initiatives. All named executive officers received a salary in Fiscal 20132016 that was within 8290 percent to 117111 percent of the midpoint for his or her salary range.

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The following table sets forth each named executive officer’s Fiscal 20132016 salary.

 

    Percentage Increase

Name

  Salary over Fiscal 2012 Salary  Salary Percentage Increase
over Fiscal 2015 Salary
 

John L. Walsh

  $861,710(1)       6.0%(1)  $1,133,704   5.0

Kirk R. Oliver

  $515,000   N/A  $541,190   1.5

Lon R. Greenberg

  $594,594(2)    5.0%

Jerry E. Sheridan

  $475,020        4.0%(3)  $541,528   2.8

Roger Perreault

  $550,000(1)  N/A  

Monica M. Gaudiosi

  $408,044    2.0%  $448,058   3.0

Bradley C. Hall

  $358,254        4.0%(4)

 

(1)

Mr. Walsh’s salary reflects the portion of Fiscal 2013 that he served as President and Chief Operating Officer (until April 1, 2013) as well as his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer (effective April 1, 2013). Following his promotion, Mr. Walsh’s Fiscal 2013 salary compared to his Fiscal 2012 salary was approximately 22.8% higher.

(2)Mr. Greenberg’sPerreault’s salary was prorated in Fiscal 2016 based on his retirementcommencement of employment with UGI International. As a result, Mr. Perreault’s actual salary received in Fiscal 2016 (based on his employment commencement date of April 1, 2013. During Fiscal 2013, Mr. Greenberg also received a payout for his earned and accrued vacation equal to $134,813 and compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Partner. See Compensation of Directors – Director Compensation Table—Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative for additional information.
(3)Mr. Sheridan received a merit salary increase of 4.0% in Fiscal 2013, plus an equity adjustment of $7,000 to better align Mr. Sheridan’s salary with the market data provided by Pay Governance. Including this equity adjustment, Mr. Sheridan’s total increase in salaryDecember 7, 2015) was 5.6% over Fiscal 2012. For purposes of the comparison to Fiscal 2012, an annualized salary that assumed Mr. Sheridan had served as the President and Chief Executive Officer for the entire Fiscal 2012 was used.
(4)Mr. Hall received a merit salary increase of 4.0% in Fiscal 2013, plus an equity adjustment of $15,000 to better align Mr. Hall’s salary with the market data provided by Pay Governance. Including the equity adjustment, Mr. Hall’s total increase in salary over Fiscal 2012 was 8.6% over Fiscal 2012.$433,654.

 

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Annual Bonus Awards

Our annual bonus plans provide our named executive officers with the opportunity to earn an annual cash and equity incentivesincentive, provided that certain performance goals are satisfied. Our annual incentives arecash incentive is intended to motivate our executives to focus on the achievement of our annual business objectives by providing competitive incentive opportunities to those executives who have the ability to significantly impact our financial performance. We believe that basing a meaningful portion of an executive’s compensation on financial performance emphasizes our pay for performancepay-for-performance philosophy and will result in the enhancement of shareholder or unitholder value.

In determining each executive position’s target award level under our annual bonus plans, we considered database information derived by Pay Governance regarding the percentage of salary payable upon achievement of target goals for executives in similar positions at other companies as described above. In establishing the target award level, we positioned the amount at approximately the 50th50th percentile for comparable positions. Beginning in Fiscal 2013, we changed the target award level from a range (the 50th to 75th percentile) to the 50th percentile to more closely align our policy with past practice.

Messrs. Walsh, Oliver Greenberg and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi participate in the UGI Corporation Executive Annual Bonus Plan (the “UGI Bonus Plan”), while Mr. Sheridan

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participates in the AmeriGas Propane Inc. Executive Annual Bonus Plan (the “AmeriGas Bonus Plan”). For Messrs. Walsh Oliver and GreenbergOliver and Ms. Gaudiosi, the entire target award opportunity was based on the Company’s Adjusted EPS. Mr. Perreault’s target award opportunity was based on the Adjusted EBIT of UGI International. We believe that annual bonus payments to our most senior executives should reflect our overall financial results for the fiscal year, and Adjusted EPS provides aand Adjust EBIT provide straightforward, “bottom line” measuremeasures of the performance of an executive in a large, well-established corporation.

For similar reasons, 90 percent of Mr. Sheridan’s target award opportunity was principally based on AmeriGas Partners’ EBITDA, adjusted to exclude acquisition and transition expenses related to the Heritage Propane acquisition (“Adjusted EBITDA”). Adjusted EBITDA, was then subject to modification based on achievement of AmeriGas Partners’ customer growtha safety performance goal, as described below. The other 10 percent of Mr. Sheridan’s target award opportunity was based on achievement of customer service goals, but contingent on a payout under the financial component of the award. We believe that customer growthservice for AmeriGas Partners is an important component of the bonus calculation because we foresee no or minimal growth in total demand for propane in the next several years, and, therefore, customer growth and customer retention areservice is an important factorsfactor in our ability to improve the long-term financial performance of AmeriGas Partners. Additionally, the customer growth adjustment serves to balance the riskWe also believe that achievement of AmeriGas Partners’ achievingsuperior safety performance is an important short-term annual financial goals at the expense of AmeriGas Partners’and long-term goal to increase its customer base. In prior years, bonus awards were based on earnings per common unit (“EPU”), subject to adjustment based on customer growth. Given the Heritage Propane acquisition in Fiscal 2012strategic initiative and its overall effect on the financial results of AmeriGas Partners, in Fiscal 2013, the Committee changed the financial metric from EPU to EBITDA to remove uncertainties associated with the calculation of depreciation and amortization levels.

Mr. Hall’s target award opportunity was based on the net incomeis therefore included as a component of the Company’s Midstream and Marketing business conducted through its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, Inc., and its subsidiary that conducts its electric generation business, UGI Development Company. Specifically, Mr. Hall’s target award opportunity was based (i) 85 percent on the targeted net income of UGI Energy Services, Inc. (excluding UGI Development Company) and (ii) 15 percent on the targeted net income of UGI Development Company.AmeriGas Propane bonus calculation.

Each Committee has discretion under our executive annual bonus plans to (i) adjust Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA for extraordinary items or other events as the Committee deems appropriate, (ii) increase or decrease the amount of an award determined to be payable under the bonus plan by up to 50 percent, and (iii) beginning in Fiscal 2013, review quantitative factors (such as Company performance) and qualitative factors (such as individual performance and overall contributions to the Company) when determining the annual bonus to be paid to an executive who terminates employment during the fiscal year on account of retirement, death or disability. In addition, during Fiscal 2013, each of theThe UGI Bonus Plan and the AmeriGas Bonus Plan was amended to provideeach provides that, unless the Committee determines otherwise, all executive officers who have not fulfilled their respective equity ownership requirementrequirements receive as part of their ongoing compliance up to 10 percent of their gross annual bonus in fully vested UGI Corporation common stock or AmeriGas Partners common units, as applicable.

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The bonus award opportunity for each of Messrs. Walsh Oliver and GreenbergOliver and Ms. Gaudiosi was structured so that no amountsamount would be paid unless the Company’s Adjusted EPS was at least 80 percent of the target amount, with the target bonus award being paid out if the Company’s Adjusted EPS was 100 percent of the targeted Adjusted EPS. The maximum award, equal to 200 percent of the target award, would be payable if Adjusted EPS equaled or exceeded 120 percent of the Adjusted EPS target. The targeted Adjusted EPS for bonus purposes for Fiscal 20132016 was established to be in the range of $2.45$2.15 to $2.552.30 per share, and EPS achieved for Fiscal 2013, as published in the Company’s Earnings Release dated November 18, 2013, was $2.39. The Committee exercised its discretion and adjusted the actualAdjusted EPS for bonus purposes to exclude the impact of transition expenses and margin income earned duringachieved for Fiscal 2013 associated with an acquisition in Poland.2016 was $2.05. As a result, EPS, as adjusted for purposes of the bonus calculation, was $2.40 and Messrs. Walsh and Oliver and Ms. Gaudiosi each received a bonus payout equal to 95.981.8 percent of his or her target award for Fiscal 2013,2016, with eachMr. Oliver receiving 10 percent of his or her payout in Company stock to satisfy his or her ongoing stock ownership compliance requirement.

In accordance with the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan, Mr. Greenberg was eligible to receive a portion of his Fiscal 2013 annual bonus for his service as Chief Executive Officer through his retirement date of April 1, 2013. In calculating Mr. Greenberg’s bonus, the Committee prorated his target bonus to reflect both the period of time Mr. Greenberg served as Chief Executive Officer during Fiscal 2013 as well as Mr. Greenberg’s accrued vacation time which he did not use in order to ensure a smooth transition of his duties. Pursuant to the Annual Bonus Plan, the Committee then considered quantitative factors, including the Company’s performance through Mr. Greenberg’s retirement date, and qualitative factors, including Mr. Greenberg’s service to the Company and his proven leadership during his tenure and increased Mr. Greenberg’s bonus amount by approximately ten percent. As a result, Mr. Greenberg received a bonus for Fiscal 2013 equal to $1,050,000.requirements.

For Mr. Hall,Sheridan, the 8590 percent component of the bonus award opportunity based on UGI Energy Services’ net income (excluding UGI Development Company) was structured so that no amounts would be paid unless UGI Energy Services’ net income was at least 80 percent of the target amount, with the target bonus award being paid out if UGI Energy Services’ net income was 100 percent of the targeted net income. The maximum award, equal to 200 percent of the target award, would be payable if net income equaled or exceeded 150 percent of the net income target. The targeted net income for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2013 was established to be in the range of $50 million to $61 million, and net income achieved by UGI Energy Services (excluding UGI Development Company) for Fiscal 2013 was approximately $47 million. The Committee exercised its discretion and adjusted the UGI Energy Services’ net income for bonus purposes to exclude a portion of the expenses incurred during Fiscal 2013 associated with UGI Energy Services’ corporate restructuring. As a result, net income, as adjusted for purposes of the bonus calculation, was $48.7 million. The 20 percent component of the bonus award opportunity based on UGI Development Company’s net income was structured so that no amounts would be paid unless UGI Development Company’s net income was at least 50 percent of the target amount, with the target bonus award being paid out if UGI Development Company’s net income was

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100 percent of the targeted net income. The maximum award, equal to 150 percent of the target award, would be payable if net income equaled or exceeded 150 percent of the net income target. UGI Development Company’s targeted net income for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2013 was established to be in the range of $4.5 million to $5.5 million, and UGI Development Company’s net income for Fiscal 2013 was approximately 5.6 million. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Hall received a bonus payout equal to 84.4 percent of his target award for Fiscal 2013.

Mr. Sheridan’s bonus award opportunity was based on Adjusted EBITDA of AmeriGas Partners, subject to modification based on customer growth. The applicable range for targeted Adjusted EBITDA for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2013safety performance, was $620 million to $660 million. Under the target bonus criteria applicable to Mr. Sheridan,structured so that no bonusamount would be paid if actualunless AmeriGas Partners’ Adjusted EBITDA was less thanat least 90 percent of the actual Adjusted EBITDA target amount, while 200 percent of the target bonus could be payable if Adjusted EBITDA equaled or exceeded 110 percent of the Adjusted EBITDA target.target amount. The percentage of target bonus payable based on the level of achievement of Adjusted EBITDA is referred to as the “Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Factor.” The amount of the award determined by applying the Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Factor is then modified to reflect the degree of achievement of a predetermined customer growth safety performance

objective tied to AmeriGas Propane’s Fiscal 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Customer GrowthOSHA”) recordables (“Safety Leverage Factor”). For Fiscal 2013,2016, the percentage representing the Customer GrowthSafety Leverage Factor ranged from 80 percent if the growthperformance target was not achieved, to a maximum of 120 percent if growthperformance exceeded the target by 60 percent or more.target. We believe the Customer GrowthSafety Leverage Factor for Fiscal 20132016 represented an achievable but challenging growthperformance target. Once the Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Factor and Customer GrowthSafety Leverage Factor are determined, the Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Factor is multiplied by the Customer GrowthSafety Leverage Factor to obtain a total adjusted leverage factor (the “Total Adjusted Leverage Factor”). The Total Adjusted Leverage Factor is then multiplied by the target bonus opportunity to arrive at the 90 percent portion of the bonus award payable for the fiscal year. The actual Adjusted EBITDA achieved for Fiscal 20132016 was $617.7$543 million. The Committee then reduced achievementapplicable range for targeted Adjusted EBITDA for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2016 was $660 million to $595.7 million, representing$690 million. Mr. Sheridan’s remaining 10 percent component of his bonus award opportunity was based on customer service goals, but this portion of Mr. Sheridan’s award is only payable if there is at least a threshold payout under the inclusionAdjusted EBITDA financial component of his award. For Fiscal 2016, AmeriGas Propane engaged a predeterminedthird party company to conduct customer surveys in order to better understand customer satisfaction with services provided by AmeriGas Propane. Each individual survey is given an overall satisfaction score and the scores are then aggregated by the third party company to calculate a total score known as a net promoter score. Mr. Sheridan’s award opportunity for the customer service component of his bonus was structured so that no amount of acquisition and transition expenses related towould be paid unless the Heritage Propane acquisition (otherwise excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA). After applicationnet promoter score was at least 85 percent of the Total Adjusted Leverage Factor tonet promoter score target, with the applicable target bonus opportunity,award being paid out if the net promoter score was 100 percent of the targeted goal. The maximum award, equal to 150 percent of the targeted award, would be payable if the net promoter score exceeded the net promoter score target. Because the threshold Adjusted EBITDA target was not attained, Mr. Sheridan did not receive a bonus payout for Fiscal 2016.

For Mr. Perreault, the bonus award opportunity based on UGI International’s Adjusted EBIT was structured so that no amounts would be paid unless UGI International’s Adjusted EBIT was at least 75 percent of the target amount, with the target bonus award being paid out if UGI International’s Adjusted EBIT was 100 percent of the targeted Adjusted EBIT. The maximum award, equal to 200 percent of the target award, would be payable if Adjusted EBIT equaled or exceeded 130 percent of the targeted Adjusted EBIT. The targeted Adjusted EBIT for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2016 was established to be in the range of $195 million to $225 million, and Adjusted EBIT achieved by UGI International for Fiscal 2016 was approximately $234 million. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Perreault received a pro-rated bonus payout equal to 67.2129.6 percent of his target award for Fiscal 2013,2016, with 10 percent of his bonus paidsuch payout received in AmeriGas Partners common unitsCompany stock to satisfy the Company’s ongoing equitystock ownership requirement.compliance requirements.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income (as indicators of operating performance) or as alternatives to cash flow (as measures of liquidity or ability to service debt obligations) and are not measures of performance or financial condition under GAAP. See Appendix A attached hereto for a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

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The following annual bonus payments were made for Fiscal 2013:2016:

 

Name

  Percent of Target
Bonus  Paid
    Cash     Equity   Percent of Target
Bonus Paid
 Payout 

John L. Walsh(1)

  95.9%    $812,236      $90,219     81.8 $1,159,212  

Kirk R. Oliver(1)

  95.9%    $333,395      $37,019     81.8 $332,020  

Lon R. Greenberg(2)

  N/A    $1,050,000      $0  

Jerry E. Sheridan

  67.2%    $229,875      $25,496     0 $0  

Roger Perreault(1)(2)

   129.6 $386,100  

Monica M. Gaudiosi

  95.9%    $211,335      $23,454     81.8 $238,232  

Bradley C. Hall

  84.4%    $181,420      $0  

 

(1)Mr. Walsh’s

Messrs. Oliver and Perreault each received 10 percent of their respective annual bonus reflectspayments in Company stock in accordance with the portion of Fiscal 2013 that he served as President and Chief Operating Officer (until April 1, 2013) as well as his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer (effective April 1, 2013).Company’s stock ownership policy.

(2)The calculation of

Mr. Greenberg’sPerreault’s bonus is described above.payment was pro-rated based on the date his employment commenced with UGI International.

 

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Long-Term Compensation — Fiscal 20132016 Equity Awards

Background and Determination of Grants — Stock Options, Performance Units and Restricted Units

Our long-term incentive compensation is intended to create a strong financial incentive for achieving or exceeding long-term performance goals and to encourage executives to hold a significant equity stake in our Company in order to align the executives’ interests with shareholder interests. Additionally, we believe our long-term incentives provide us the ability to attract and retain talented executives in a competitive market.

Our long-term compensation for Fiscal 20132016 included UGI Corporation stock option grants and either UGI Corporation or AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards. UGI Corporation stock option grants were awarded under the 2004 Plan. UGI Corporation performance units were awarded under the 2013 Plan and AmeriGas Partners performance units were awarded under the under the AmeriGas 2010 Plan. Messrs. Walsh, Oliver, Greenberg and Hall and Ms. Gaudiosi were each awarded UGI Corporation performance units tied to the three-year total return performance of the Company’s common stock relative to that of the companies in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. Mr. Sheridan was awarded AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards tied to the three-year total return performance of AmeriGas Partners common units relative to that of the entities in the Alerian MLP Index. Each performance unit represents the right of the recipient to receive a share of common stock or a common unit if specified performance goals and other conditions are met. In addition, Mr. Perreault received a UGI Corporation restricted unit award of 12,000 UGI Corporation restricted stock units, with dividend equivalents, in connection with the commencement of his employment. Each stock unit represents the right of Mr. Perreault to receive a share of UGI Corporation common stock after three years of employment with the Company.

UGI Corporation stock options, performance units and restricted units were awarded under the 2013 Plan. AmeriGas Partners performance units were awarded under the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the “AmeriGas 2010 Plan”). UGI Corporation stock options generally have a term of ten years and become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and Perreault and Ms. Gaudiosi were each awarded UGI Corporation performance units tied to the three-year TSR performance of the Company’s common stock relative to that of the companies in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. Mr. Sheridan was awarded AmeriGas Partners performance units tied to (i) a relative TUR metric based on the Alerian MLP Index, as modified by AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the other two retail propane distribution companies in the Alerian Index, and (ii) a customer gain/loss metric.

As is the case with cash compensation and annual bonus awards, we referenced Pay Governance’s analysis of executive compensation database information in establishing equity compensation for the named executive officers. In determining the total dollar value of the long-term compensation opportunity to be provided in Fiscal 2013,2016, we initially referenced (i) median salary information, and (ii) the percentage of the market median base salary for each position to be delivered as acompetitive market-based long-term incentive compensation opportunity,information, both as calculated by Pay Governance. Pay Governance developed the percentages of base salary used to determine the amount of equity compensation based on the applicable executive compensation databases and such percentages were targeted to produce a long-term compensation opportunity at the 50thpercentile level.

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Except for Mr. Sheridan, we initially applied approximately 50 percent of the amount of the long-term incentive opportunity to stock options and approximately 50 percent to performance units. Because Mr. Sheridan is an executive officer employed by the General Partner,AmeriGas Propane, we initially applied approximately 3530 percent of the amount of his long-term incentive opportunity to stock options, and approximately 6570 percent to AmeriGas performance units.units (30 percent is applied to AmeriGas Partners performance compared to the Alerian MLP Index, as modified by AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the other two retail propane distribution companies, Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., included in the Alerian MLP Index (the “Propane MLP Group”), and 40 percent is tied to a customer gain/loss performance metric). We believe this bifurcation provides a good balance between two related, but discrete,important goals. Stock options are designed to align the executive’s interests with shareholder interests, becauseBecause the value of stock options is a function of the appreciation or depreciation of our stock price.price, stock options are designed to align the executive’s interests with shareholder interests. As explained in more detail below, the performance units are designed to encourage increased total shareholder or unitholder return that compares favorably relative toover a competitive peer group.period of time.

For Fiscal 20132016 equity awards, our compensation consultantPay Governance provided the competitive market incentive levels based on its assessment of accounting values. The consultantPay Governance then provided data for our long-term incentive values by utilizing similar accounting values. Accounting values are reported directly by companies to the survey databases and are determined in accordance with GAAP.

In providing award calculations, Pay Governance valued our stock options using UGI’s accounting value approach. Using this value, Pay Governance provided the total number of UGI stock options calibrating to 50 percent (35 percent in the case of Mr. Sheridan) of the total market median long-term incentive value. As discussed below and consistent with past practice, management uses the Pay Governance calculations as a starting point and recommends adjustments to the Committee.

The remaining approximately 50 percent (65 percent in the case of Mr. Sheridan) of the long-term compensation opportunity is awarded as performance units. In calculating the number of UGI Corporation performance units to be awarded to each named executive officer, other than Mr. Sheridan, who received AmeriGas Partners performance units, Pay Governance established a value of $33.82 per performance unit using the accounting values approach. The number of AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards was computed in a similar fashion. Pay Governance valued the AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards at $49.09 per underlying unit using an accounting values approach. Pay Governance determined the number of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners performance units calibrating to 50 percent and 65 percent of the total market median long-term incentive value.

While management used the Pay Governance calculations as a starting point, in accordance with past practice, management recommended adjustments to the aggregate number of the Company’sCompany stock options and the Company’sCompany and AmeriGas Partners’Partners performance units calculated by Pay Governance. The adjustments were designed to address historic grant practices, internal pay equity (both within and among our business units) and the policy of the Company that the three-year average of the annual number of equity awards made under the Company’s 20042013 Plan for the fiscal years 20112014 through 2013,2016, expressed as a percentage of common shares outstanding at fiscal year-end, will not exceed 2 percent. For purposes of calculating the

annual number of equity awards used in this calculation: (i) each stock option granted is deemed to equal one share, and (ii) each performance unit earned and

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paid in shares of stock and each stock unit granted and expected to be paid in shares of stock is deemed to equal 4.67 shares. The adjustments generally resulted in (i) a significant decrease in the number of shares underlying stock options, and an increase(ii) except with respect to Mr. Sheridan and Ms. Gaudiosi, a decrease in the number of performance units awarded, in each case as compared to amounts calculated by Pay Governance using accounting values. In all cases, however, the overall value that was delivered to management was less than or equal to the total value recommended by Pay Governance.

As a result of the Committee’s acceptance of management’s recommendations, the named executive officers, with the exception of Mr. Perreault, received between approximately 8782 percent and 10099 percent of the total dollar value of long-term compensation opportunity recommended by Pay Governance using the accounting values. The actual grant amounts based on the foregoing analysis are as follows:

 

Name

  Shares Underlying
Stock Options
# Granted
  Performance Units
# Granted
  Stock Options
# Granted
   Performance Units
# Granted
 

John L. Walsh(1)

  119,000  23,000   330,000     50,000  

Kirk R. Oliver(2)

  75,000    17,000   100,000     15,000  

Lon R. Greenberg(3)

  300,000  65,000

Jerry E. Sheridan

  71,250        14,250(4)   65,000     18,700(2) 

Roger Perreault(1)

   50,000     7,500(3) 

Monica M. Gaudiosi

  50,000    10,000   70,000     11,000  

Bradley C. Hall

  42,000    6,000 

 

(1)

Mr. WalshPerreault was also awarded an additional 86,00012,000 UGI stock options and 21,000 UGI performanceCorporation restricted units in connection with the commencement of his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2013.employment.

(2)

Constitutes AmeriGas Partners performance units. 6,700 performance units are tied to AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the companies in the Alerian MLP Index, as modified by AmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the Propane MLP Group, and 12,000 performance units are tied to the customer gain/loss metric.

(3)

In connection with the commencement of hisMr. Perreault’s employment, Mr. Oliver washe also awarded 18,750 UGI stock options and transition awards of (a) 10,000received (i) 3,000 performance units with dividend equivalents that are tied tofor the Company’s TSR relative to performance of the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index during the 2012-2014measurement period commencing January 1, 2014 and 5,000ending December 31, 2016 and (ii) 6,000 performance units with dividend equivalents that are tied tofor the Company’s TSR relative to performance of the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index during the 2011-2013 period.measurement period commencing January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2017.

(3)In accordance with the terms of the 2004 Plan and the 2013 Plan, Mr. Greenberg did not forfeit his Fiscal 2013 equity awards upon retirement due to his continuing service on the Company’s Board of Directors.
(4)Constitutes AmeriGas Partners performance units. In addition, Mr. Sheridan received 1,821 phantom units with distribution equivalents awarded during Fiscal 2013 in recognition of his contributions and leadership with respect to the acquisition and integration of Heritage Propane during Fiscal 2012.

Peer Groups and Performance Metrics

While the number of performance units awarded to the named executive officers was determined as described above, the actual number of shares or units underlying performance units that are paid out at the expiration of the three-year performance period will be based upon the Company’s comparative TSR or(or AmeriGas Partners’ TURcomparative TUR) over the period from January 1, 20132016 to December 31, 2015.2018. Specifically, with respect to the Company’sCompany performance units, we will compare the TSR of the Company’s common stock relative to the TSR performance of those companies comprising the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index as of the beginning of the performance period.period using the comparative returns methodology used by Bloomberg L.P. or its successor at the time of calculation. In computing TSR, the Company uses the average of the daily closing prices for its common stock and the common stock of each company in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index for the calendar quarter prior to

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January 1 of the beginning and end of a given three-year performance period. In addition, TSR gives effect to all dividends throughout the three-year performance period as if they had been reinvested. If a company is added to the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index during a three-year performance period, we do not include that company in our TSR analysis. We will only remove a company that was included in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index at the beginning of a performance period if such company ceases to exist during the applicable performance period. ThoseThe companies in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index as of January 1, 20132016 were as follows:

AGL Resources Inc.

AES Corporation
  Great Plains Energy Inc.Edison International  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

AGL Plains Energy

Entergy CorporationPPL Corporation
Alliant EnergyEversource EnergyPublic Service Enterprise Group
Ameren Corporation

FirstEnergy Corp.Questar Corporation
American Water Works Company, Inc.Great Plains EnergySCANA Corporation
Aqua America, Inc.  Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.  PPL CorporationSempra Energy

AmerenAtmos Energy Corporation

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.Questar Corporation

American Water Works Company, Inc.

  ITC Holdings Corp.  SCANA CorporationTeco Energy, Inc.

Aqua America, Inc.

Avangrid
  MDU Resources Group, Inc.  Sempra EnergyUGI Corporation

Atmos Energy Corporation

Calpine Corporation

  

National Fuel Gas Company

NiSource Inc.

  TECO Energy, Inc.

The AESVectren Corporation

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

NiSource Inc.WEC Energy
CMS Energy Corporation

  

Northeast Utilities

NRG Energy, Inc.

UGI Corporation

Vectren Corporation

DTE Energy Company

NV Energy, Inc.  Westar Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Edison, International

Inc.
  OGE Energy Corp.  Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Energen Corporation

ONEOK, Inc.Xcel Energy Inc.

Entergy Corporation

DTE Energy Company
  Pepco Holdings, Inc.  

The CompanyCommittee determined that the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index is an appropriate peer group because the companies included in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index generally are comparable to the Company in terms of market capitalization and the Company is included in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index. The Company, with approval of the Committee, excluded telecommunications companies from the peer group because the nature of the telecommunications business is markedly different from that of other companies in the utilities industry.

Mr. Sheridan was awarded AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards tied to two different metrics: (i) the three-year TUR performance of AmeriGas Partners common units relative to that of the entities in the Alerian MLP Index, as modified based on the three-year TUR performance of AmeriGas Partners common units relative to that of the other companies in the Propane MLP Group, and (ii) a customer gain/loss metric. The Committee determined that a metric directly tied to customer gains and losses would strengthen the link between pay and performance and advance AmeriGas Partners’ long-term strategic goals and objectives. With respect to AmeriGas Partners’Partners performance units tied to the Alerian MLP Index, we will compare the TUR of AmeriGas Partners’ common units relative to the TUR performance of those entities comprising the Alerian MLP Index as of the beginning of the performance period.period using the comparative returns methodology used by Bloomberg L.P. or its successor at the time of calculation. In computing TUR, we use the average of the daily closing prices for AmeriGas Partners’ common units and those of each of the entities in the Alerian MLP Index for the calendar quarter prior to January 1 of the beginning and end of a given three-year performance period. In addition, TUR gives effect to all distributions throughout the three-year performance period as if they had been reinvested. For the AmeriGas Partners performance units, we compare the TUR of AmeriGas Partners’ common units to the TUR performance of each of the 49 other entities in the Alerian MLP Index. If an entity is added to the Alerian MLP Index during a three-year performance period, we do not include that entity in our TUR analysis. We will only remove an entitya company that was included in the Alerian MLP Index at the beginning of a

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performance period if itsuch company ceases to exist during the applicable performance period. The entities comprisingcompanies in the Alerian MLP Index as of January 1, 20132016 were as follows:

Access Midstream Partners, L.P.

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

 

ExterranEnLink Midstream Partners, L.PL.P.

 Pioneer Southwest Energy

Seadrill Partners, L.P.

AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

Atlas PipelineEnterprise Products Partners, L.P.

Shell Midstream Partners L.P.

Antero Midstream Partners, L.P.

EQT Midstream Partners, L.P.

Spectra Energy Partners, LP

Archrock Partners L.P.

 

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

Black Stone Minerals, L.P.

Genesis Energy, L.P.

 Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

PVRSummit Midstream Partners L.P.

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LPL.P.

 

Holly EnergyGlobal Partners L.P./MA

 QR Energy, LP

Sunoco L.P.

Breitburn Energy Partners, L.P.

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

 

Kinder Morgan EnergyGolar LNG Partners, L.P.

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC

 Regency Energy

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

Spectra Energy Partners, LPL.P.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

 

Legacy Reserves LPHolly Energy Partners, L.P.

 Suburban Propane

Tallgrass Energy Partners L.P.

Copano Energy, L.L.C.Capital Products Partners, L.P.

CrestwoodMagellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

Crosstex Energy,Targa Resources Partners L.P.

Columbia Pipeline Partners L.P.

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

TC Pipelines, L.P.

Crestwood Equity Partners L.P.

MPLX, L.P.

Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

DCP Midstream Partners, LP

 

Linn Energy, LLC

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

Markwest Energy Partners, L.P.

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

TC PipeLines, LP

Targa Resources Partners LP

Teekay LNG Partners L.P.

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

EnbridgeNGL Energy Partners, L.P.

 

Navios MaritimeTeekay Offshore Partners L.P.

Vanguard Natural Resources LLC

Energy Transfer Equity,Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P.

 

NuStar Energy L.P.

 Western Gas Partners, LP

Tesoro Logistics, L.P.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Nustar GP Holdings, LLC

Williams Partners L.P.

Enterprise ProductsEnable Midstream Partners, L.P.

 

ONEOK Partners, L.P.

 

Valero Energy Partners, L.P.

Enbridge Energy Partners, L. P.

Phillips 66 Partners, L.P.

Vanguard Natural Resources LLC

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Western Gas Partners, LP

Rose Rock Midstream L.P.

Williams Partners L.P.

For the Company’sCompany performance units tied to the Adjusted Russell Midcap Utilities Index, the minimum award, equivalent to 25 percent of the number of performance units, will be payable if the Company’s TSR rank is at the 25th25th percentile of the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. The target award, equivalent to 100 percent of the number of performance units, will be payable if the TSR rank is at the 50th50th percentile. The maximum award, equivalent to 200 percent of the number of performance units, will be payable if the Company’s TSR rank is at the 90th90th percentile of the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index.

The number of AmeriGas Partners common units underlying performance units that will be paid outtied to Mr. Sheridanthe Alerian MLP Index will be based upon AmeriGas Partners’ TUR rank relative to the Alerian MLP Index entities and is computed using a methodology analogous to that described above with regard to the Company’s TSR ranking.

Based The result is then modified based on advice fromAmeriGas Partners’ TUR performance compared to the Committee’s compensation consultant regarding long-term incentive compensation practices,Propane MLP Group. If AmeriGas Partners’ Alerian TUR performance qualifies for a payout at the Committeeconclusion of the three-year period ending December 31, 2018, then that payout would be modified as follows: (i) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR during the three-year period ranks first compared to the other companies in the Propane MLP Group, then the performance unit payout scheduleswould be leveraged at 130 percent; (ii) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR during the three-year period ranks second compared to the other companies in Fiscal 2013 in orderthe Propane MLP Group, then the performance unit payout would be leveraged at 100 percent; and (iii) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR during the three-year period ranks third compared to maintain a competitive equity program.the other Propane MLP Group companies, then the performance unit payout would be leveraged at 70 percent. The target award, equivalent to 100overall payout is capped at 200 percent of the target number of performance units awarded. If one of the other two companies in the Propane MLP Group ceases to exist as a publicly traded company or declares bankruptcy (“Adjustment Event”) during the first year of the performance period, then the performance units will become payable ifat the TSR orend of the three-year performance period based on AmeriGas Partners’ TUR rank is equalperformance compared to the 50thpercentile, remainedAlerian MLP Index and no modification will be made. If an Adjustment Event occurs during the same as in the prior year. Previously, eachsecond year of the 2004 Planperformance period, then one-half of the modifier would be applied to the payout calculated under the Alerian MLP Index. If an Adjustment Event occurs during the third year of the performance period, then the full Propane MLP Group modifier would be calculated using the TUR as of the day immediately preceding the first public announcement of the Adjustment Event.

The Fiscal 2016 performance units awarded to Mr. Sheridan and tied to customer gain and loss performance will be paid at the AmeriGas 2010 Plan providedconclusion of the three-year performance period ending September 30, 2018 (assuming continued employment through December 31, 2018). The overall payout is capped at 200 percent of the target number of performance units awarded. The Committee believes that challenging goals and targets have been established with respect to the customer gain/loss metric for the described performance units. For illustrative purposes, there would have been no payout if the TSR or TUR was less than the 40th percentile and a maximum payout of 200 percent only if the TSR or TUR was the highest in the peer group. The changes made by the Committee in Fiscal 2013 only affected (i) the required degree of performance to attain the maximum payout of 200 percent (now attained if TSR or TUR isduring at least equal to the 90th percentile of the peer group), and (ii) the minimum payout was reduced from 50 percent if the TSR or TUR is at least equal to the 40th percentile to 25 percent if the TSR or TUR is at least equal to the 25th percentile of the peer group.last five fiscal years had this metric been in place.

Each award payable to the named executive officers provides a number of the Company’s shares or AmeriGas Partners’ common units equal to the number of performance units earned. After the Committee has determined that the conditions for payment have been

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satisfied, the Company or AmeriGas Propane, as the case may be, has the authority to provide for a cash payment to the named executives in lieu of a limited number of the shares or common units payable. The cash payment is based on the value of the securities at the end of the performance period and is designed to meet minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. In the event that UGI executives earn shares in excess of the target award, the value of the shares earned in excess of the target is paid entirely in cash.

All performance units have dividend or distribution equivalent rights, as applicable. A dividend equivalent is an amount determined by multiplying the number of performance units credited to athe recipient’s account by the per-share cash dividend or the per-share fair market value of any non-cash dividend paid by the Company during the performance period on Company shares on a dividend payment date. A distribution equivalent relates to AmeriGas Partners common units and is determined in a similar manner. Accrued dividend and distribution equivalents are payable in cash based on the number of common shares or AmeriGas Partners’ common units, if any, paid out at the end of the performance period.

In addition to the performance units described above, the Compensation/Pension Committee of AmeriGas Propane and the independent members of the AmeriGas Propane Board of Directors approved a discretionary grant of AmeriGas Partners phantom units with distribution equivalents to Mr. Sheridan in recognition of his contributions and leadership with respect to the acquisition and integration of Heritage Propane during Fiscal 2012 to support the long-term best interests of the Company. The phantom units have a grant date of December 3, 2012 and represent time-restricted AmeriGas Partners common units that will vest on December 3, 2014, subject to continued employment. In the event of Mr. Sheridan’s termination of employment for any reason, other than retirement, death or disability, the unvested phantom units and dividend equivalents will be forfeited. In the event of Mr. Sheridan’s retirement, death or disability during the initial year following the grant, one half of the number of units granted would immediately vest and the other half of the units would be forfeited.

 

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Long-Term Compensation — Payout of Performance Units for 2010-20122013-2015 Period

During Fiscal 2013,2016, we paid out awards to those executives who received UGI performance units in our 2010 fiscal year covering the period from January 1, 20102013 to December 31, 2012.2015. For that period, the Company’s TSR ranked 19th5th relative to the 32other companies in the S&PRussell Midcap Utilities Index, placing the Company slightly belowat the 42nd88th percentile ranking, resulting in a 59.7196.4 percent payout of the target award. Because Mr. Oliver’s employment commenced during Fiscalthe payout exceeded 100 percent, the 2013 he did not receive performancePlan provides that cash will be paid in lieu of units for any amount in excess of the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012.100 percent target. AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranked 34th10th relative to its peer group,the other companies in the Alerian Index, placing AmeriGas Partnersthe Company at approximately the

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35th 75th percentile ranking and resulting in noa 162.5 percent payout of the target awardaward. Because the payout exceeded 100 percent, the AmeriGas 2010 Plan provides that cash will be paid in lieu of units for Mr. Sheridan.any amount in excess of the 100 percent target. The performance unit payouts for Fiscal 2013 on UGI performance unit awards2016 were as follows:

 

Name

  Performance Unit
Payout (#)
   Performance Unit
Payout Value (1)
($)
 

John L. Walsh

   16,716    $597,764  

Lon R. Greenberg

   41,790    $1,494,410  

Monica M. Gaudiosi

   1,989    $66,671  

Bradley C. Hall

   4,179    $149,441  

Name

  Performance Unit
Payout (#)(1)
   Performance Unit
Payout Value(2)
($)
   Cash Payout
(Award in excess
of 100%)
($)
 

John L. Walsh(3)

   38,254    $2,228,160    $2,456,321  

Kirk R. Oliver(3)

   15,994    $860,880    $953,336  

Jerry E. Sheridan(4)

   9,595    $488,348    $546,957  

Monica M. Gaudiosi(3)

   10,223    $506,400    $560,786  

 

(1)

Number of units/shares paid out after withholding taxes.

(2)

Includes dividend or distribution equivalent payout. Payout value based on performance units awarded before withholding taxes.

(3)

Messrs. Walsh and Oliver and Ms. Gaudiosi received UGI performance units.

(4)

Mr. Sheridan received AmeriGas Partners performance units.

 

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Perquisites and Other Compensation

We provide limited perquisite opportunities to our executive officers. We provide reimbursement for tax preparation services (discontinued in Fiscal 2011 for newly hired executives), airline membership reimbursement and limited spousal travel. Our named executive officers may also occasionally use the Company’s tickets for sporting events for personal rather than business purposes. We discontinued reimbursement for tax preparation services in Fiscal 2011 for newly hired executives. The aggregate cost of perquisites for all named executive officers in Fiscal 20132016 was less than $15,000.$10,000. In addition, (1) Mr. Perreault received reimbursement for relocation expenses of $10,640 during Fiscal 2016 in connection with the commencement of Mr. Oliver’shis employment in December 2015, and (2) Mr. Oliver received (i) a one-time special relocation bonus of $75,000 and (ii) reimbursement for relocation expenses underof $49,344 during Fiscal 2016 in connection with the Company’s relocation policycommencement of less than $5,000.his employment with the Company in October of 2012.

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Other Benefits

Our named executive officers participate in various retirement, pension, deferred compensation and severance plans, which are described in greater detail in the Ongoing Plans and Post-Employment Agreements section of this COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.Compensation Discussion and Analysis. We also provide employees, including the named executive officers, with a variety of other benefits, including medical and dental benefits, disability benefits, life insurance, and paid time off for holidays and vacations. These benefits generally are available to all of our full-time employees, although AmeriGas Propane provided certain enhanced disability and life insurance benefits to its senior executives, which for Mr. Sheridan havinghad a total aggregate cost in Fiscal 20132016 of less than $5,000.

ONGOING PLANS AND POST-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

·

Ongoing Plans and Post-Employment Agreements

We have several plans and agreements (described below) that enable our named executive officers to accrue retirement benefits as the executives continue to work for us, provide severance benefits upon certain types of termination of employment events or provide other forms of deferred compensation.

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of UGI Utilities, Inc. (the “UGI Pension Plan”)

This plan is a tax-qualified defined benefit plan available to, among others, employees of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The UGI Pension Plan was closed to new

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participants as of January 1, 2009. The UGI Pension Plan provides an annual retirement benefit based on an employee’s earnings and years of service, subject to maximum benefit limitations. Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall participateparticipates in the UGI Pension Plan. Mr. Greenberg received benefits under the UGI Pension Plan during Fiscal 2013 as a result of his retirement. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Pension Benefits Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 49, for additional information.

UGI Utilities, Inc. Savings Plan (the “UGI Savings Plan”)

This plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan available to, among others, employees of the Company. Under the plan, an employee may contribute, subject to Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) limitations (which, among other things, limited annual contributions in 20132016 to $17,500)$18,000), up to a maximum of 50 percent of his or her eligible compensation on a pre-tax basis and up to 20 percent of his or her eligible compensation on an after-tax basis. The combined maximum of pre-tax and after-tax contributions is 50 percent of his or her eligible compensation. The Company provides matching contributions targeted at 50 percent of the first 3 percent of eligible compensation contributed by the employee in any pay period, and 25 percent of the next 3 percent. For participants entering the UGI Savings Plan on or after January 1, 2009 who are not eligible to participate in the UGI Pension Plan, the Company provides matching contributions targeted at 100 percent of the first 5 percent of eligible compensation contributed by the employee in any pay period. Amounts credited to anthe employee’s account in the plan may be invested among a number of funds, including the Company’s stock fund. Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi are eligible to participate in the UGI Savings Plan.

AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Savings Plan (the “AmeriGas Savings Plan”)

This plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan for AmeriGas Propane employees. Subject to Code limits, which are the same as described above with respect to the UGI Savings Plan, an employee may contribute, on a pre-tax basis, up to 50 percent of his or her eligible compensation, and AmeriGas Propane provides a matching contribution equal to 100 percent of the first 5 percent of eligible compensation contributed in any pay period. Like the UGI Savings Plan, participants in the AmeriGas Savings Plan may invest amounts credited to their account among a number of funds, including the Company’s stock fund. Mr. Sheridan is eligible to participate in the AmeriGas Savings Plan.

UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Supplemental Savings Plan

UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

This plan is a nonqualified defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits that would otherwise be provided under the UGI Pension Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, but are prohibited from being paid from the UGI Pension Plan by Code limits. The plan also provides additional benefits in the event of certain terminations of employment covered by a change in control agreement. Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall participateparticipates in the UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Mr. Greenberg received a payout under the UGI

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Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan during Fiscal 2013 in connection with his retirement. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Pension Benefits Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 49, for additional information.

UGI Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan

This plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits to certain employees that would be provided under the qualified UGI Savings Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009 in the absence of Code limitations. The Supplemental Savings Plan is intended to pay an amount substantially equal to the difference between the Company matching contribution to the qualified UGI Savings Plan and the matching contribution that would have been made under the qualified UGI Savings Plan if the Code limitations were not in effect. At the end of each plan year, a participant’s account is credited with earnings equal to the weighted average return on two indices: 60 percent on the total return of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index and 40 percent on the total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The plan also provides additional benefits in the event of certain terminations of employment covered by a change in control agreement. Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall are eachis eligible to participate in the UGI Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 51, for additional information.

2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees

The 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees (the “2009 UGI SERP”) is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to provide retirement benefits to executive officers who are not eligible to participate in the UGI Pension Plan, having commenced employment with UGI on or after January 1, 2009. Under the 2009 UGI SERP, the Company credits to each participant’s account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participant’s compensation (salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($250,000265,000 in 2013)2016) and 10 percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of the Company’s matching contribution under the UGI Savings Plan is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to athe participant’s account. Participants direct the investment of their account balances among a number of mutual funds, which are generally the same funds available to participants in the UGI Savings Plan, other than the UGI stock fund. Mr.Messrs. Oliver and Perreault and Ms. Gaudiosi are eligible to participate in the 2009 UGI SERP. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERSPension BenefitsNonqualified Deferred Compensation Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 51, for additional information.

AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

AmeriGas Propane maintains a supplemental executive retirement plan, which is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for highly compensated employees of AmeriGas Propane. Under the plan, AmeriGas Propane credits to each participant’s account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participant’s compensation up to the Code compensation limits

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and 10 percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of AmeriGas Propane’s matching contribution under the AmeriGas Savings Plan is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to athe participant’s account. Participants direct the investment of the amounts in their accounts among a number of mutual funds. Mr. Sheridan participates in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 51, for additional information.

AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

AmeriGas Propane maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under which participants may defer up to $10,000 of their annual compensation. Deferral elections are made annually by eligible participants in respect of compensation to be earned for the following year. Participants may direct the investment of deferred amounts into a number of mutual funds. Payment of amounts accrued for the account of a participant generally is made following the participant’s termination of employment. Mr. Sheridan is eligible to participate in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table — Fiscal 2013 and accompanying narrative, beginning on page 51, for additional information.

UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan, As Amended and Restated Effective June 1, 2010

This plan provides deferral options that comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code related to (i) all stock units and phantom units granted to the Company’s and AmeriGas Propane’s non-employee Directors, (ii) benefits payable under the UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, (iii) the 2009 UGI Corporation SERP, and (iv) benefits payable under the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. If an eligible participant elects to defer payment under the plan, the participant may receive future benefits after separation from service as (x) a lump sum payment, (y) annual installment payments over a period between two and ten years, or (z) one to five retirement distribution amounts to be paid in a lump sum in the year specified by the individual. Deferred benefits, other than stock units and phantom units, will be deemed to be invested in investment funds selected by the participant from among a list of available funds. The plan also provides newly eligible participants with a deferral election that must be acted upon promptly.

Severance Pay Plans for Senior Executive Employees

The Company and AmeriGas Propane each maintain a severance pay plan that provides severance compensation to certain senior level employees. The plans are designed to alleviate the financial hardships that may be experienced by executive employee participants whose employment is terminated without just cause, other than in the event of death or disability. The Company’s plan covers Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi, and the AmeriGas Propane plan covers Mr. Sheridan. See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential

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Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control, beginning on page 52, for further information regarding the severance plans.

Change in Control Agreements

The Company has change in control agreements with Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi, and AmeriGas Propane has a change in control agreement with Mr. Sheridan. The change in control agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the executives without distractiondisruption in the face of potentially disturbingdistracting circumstances arising from the possibility of the change in control and to serve as an incentive to their continued employment with us.employment. The agreements provide for payments and other benefits if we terminate an executive’s employment without cause or if the executive terminates employment for good reason within two years following a change in control of the Company (and, in the case of Mr. Sheridan, AmeriGas Propane or AmeriGas Partners). See COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control, beginning on page 52, for further information regarding the change in control agreements.

STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

·

Stock Ownership Guidelines

We seek to align executives’ interests with shareholder and unitholder interests through our equity ownership guidelines. We believe that by encouraging our executives to maintain a meaningful equity interest in the Company or, if applicable, AmeriGas Partners, we will enhance the link between our executives and stockholdersshareholders or unitholders. Under our guidelines, an executive must meet 10 percent of the ownership requirement within one year from the date of employment or promotion. During Fiscal 2013, each of theThe UGI Bonus Plan and the AmeriGas Bonus Plan was amended to requireeach provides that, unless the Committee determines otherwise, all executive officers who have not fulfilled their equity ownership requirement receive up to 10 percent of their gross annual bonus in fully vested UGI Corporation common stock or AmeriGas Partners common units. In addition, the guidelines require that 50 percent of the net proceeds from a “cashless exercise” of stock options be used to purchase stock until the ownership requirement is met. The guidelines also require that, until the share ownership requirement is met, the executive retain all shares or common units received in connection with the payout of performance units. Up to 20 percent of the ownership requirement may be satisfied through holdings of UGI common stock in the executive’s account in the relevant savings plan.

As of September 30, 2013,2016, the equity ownership requirements for the named executive officers were as follows: (1) Mr. Walsh – 225,000 shares; (2) Mr. Oliver – 50,000 shares; (3) Ms. GaudiosiMr. Perreault – 30,000 shares; and (4) Mr. HallMs. Gaudiosi – 30,000 shares. Mr. Sheridan is permitted to satisfy his requirements through ownership of UGI common stock, AmeriGas Partners common units, or a combination of UGI common stock and AmeriGas Partners common units, with each AmeriGas Partners common unit equivalent to 1.5 shares of UGI common stock. Mr. Sheridan’s ownership requirement is 60,000 shares of UGI Corporation common stock or 40,000 AmeriGas Partners common units. At September 30, 2016, Mr. Walsh’s ownership requirement is equivalent to nearly 9 times his base salary, while the stock ownership multiple for the other named executive officers ranged from 2.4 times to 4.2 times base salary. Based on information from Pay Governance, the Committee believes its stock ownership requirements generally align with market practices. Although not all named executive officers have met

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their respective ownership requirements due to the amount of time they have served in their current positions, all named executive officers arewere in compliance at September 30, 2016 with the Company’s guidelines requiring the accumulation of shares, or units in the case of Mr. Sheridan, over time.

STOCK OPTION GRANT PRACTICES

·

Stock Option Grant Practices

The Committees approve annual stock option grants to executive officers in the last calendar quarter of each year, to be effective the following January 1. The exercise price per share of the options is equal to or greater than the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of December. A grant to a new employee is generally effective on the later of the date the employee commences employment with us or the date the Committee authorizes the grant. In either case, the exercise price is equal to or greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of grant. From time to time, management recommends stock option grants for non-executive employees, and the grants, if approved by the Committee, are effective on or after the date of Committee action and have an exercise price equal to or greater than the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of grant. We believe that our stock option grant practices are appropriate and effectively eliminate any question regarding “timing” of grants in anticipation of material events.

ROLE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

·

Role of Executive Officers in Determining Executive Compensation

In connection with Fiscal 20132016 compensation, Mr. Greenberg,Walsh, aided by our corporate human resources personnel,department, provided statistical data and recommendations to the appropriate Committee to assist it in determining compensation levels. Mr. GreenbergWalsh did not make recommendations as to his own compensation and was excused from the Committee meeting when his compensation was discussed by the Committee. While the Committees utilized information provided by Mr. Greenberg,Walsh, and valued Mr. Greenberg’sWalsh’s observations with regard to other executive officers, the ultimate decisions regarding executive compensation were made by the Committee for all named executive officers, except Messrs. Walsh and Sheridan, for whom executive compensation decisions were made by the independent members of the appropriate Board of Directors following Committee recommendations.

TAX CONSIDERATIONS

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Tax Considerations

In Fiscal 2013,2016, we paid salary and annual bonus compensation to named executive officers that were not fully deductible under U.S. federal tax law because it did not meet the statutory performance criteria. Section 162(m) of the Code precludes us from deducting certain forms of compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to the named executive officers in any one year. Our policy generally is to preserve the federal income tax deductibility of equity compensation paid to our executives by making it performance-based. We will continue to consider and evaluate all of our compensation programs in light of federal tax law and regulations. Nevertheless, we believe that, in some circumstances, factors other than tax deductibility take precedence in determining the forms and amount of compensation, and we retain the flexibility to authorize compensation that may not be deductible if we believe it is in the best interests of our Company.

 

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COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following tables, narrative and footnotes provide information regarding the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and our three other most highly compensated executive officers in Fiscal 2013 and one former executive officer.2016.

 

Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013

Name and Principal

Position

 

Fiscal

Year

 

Salary

($)(1)

 

Bonus

($)

 

Stock
Awards

($)(2)

 

Option

Awards

($)(2)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan
Compensation
($)(3)

 Change in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)(4)
 

All Other
Compensation

($)(5)

 

Total

($)

(a)

 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  (g) (h) (i) (j)
          

J. L. Walsh

President and Chief Executive Officer

 2013

2012

2011

 856,377

701,470

674,040

 0

0

50,000(6)

 1,877,710

760,500

991,760

 1,060,319

543,065

678,750

  902,454

413,478

508,494

 481,670

651,008

376,855

 27,262

27,985

28,023

 5,205,792

3,097,506

3,307,922

          

K. R. Oliver

Chief Financial Officer

 2013 505,096 0 1,019,190 437,813  370,414 0 172,016 2,504,529
          

L. R. Greenberg

Chairman and

Former Chief

Executive Officer

 2013

2012

2011

 751,187(7)

1,131,924

1,099,047

 0

0

0

 2,487,550

1,901,250

2,479,400

 1,424,700

1,303,355

1,629,000

  1,050,000(8)

772,406

1,072,821

 1,934,933

2,883,824

3,258,787

 71,905

67,459

62,162

 7,720,275

8,060,218

9,601,217

          

J. E. Sheridan

President and Chief Executive Officer of
AmeriGas Propane, Inc.

 2013

2012

 474,539

410,220

 0

0

 678,156(9)

603,500

 338,366

305,110

  255,371

0

 0

0

 76,241

48,587

 1,822,673

1,367,417

          

M. M. Gaudiosi

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 2013

2012

 407,890

169,246

 0

0

 382,700

244,167

 237,450

193,206

  234,789

120,011

 0

0

 61,812

172,503

 1,324,641

899,133

          

B. C. Hall

President of UGI Enterprises, Inc.

 2013

2012

 357,712

329,659

 0

0

 229,620

204,750

 199,458

182,470

  181,420

0

 276,833

341,177

 7,673

10,443

 1,252,716

1,068,499

Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2016  

Name and Principal

Position

 

Fiscal

Year

  

Salary

($)(1)

  

Bonus

($)

  

Stock

Awards

($)(2)

  

Option

Awards

($)(2)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation

($)(3)

  

Change in Pension

Value and

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings ($)(4)

  

All

Other

Compensation

($)(5)

  

Total

($)

 
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)  (f)  (g)  (h)  (i)  (j) 

J. L. Walsh

President and Chief

Executive Officer

  
 
 
2016
2015
2014
  
  
  
  

 

 

1,132,043

1,078,342

1,027,169

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,648,500

1,741,050

2,053,380

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,581,030

1,705,338

1,992,060

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,159,212

1,604,745

1,974,336

  

  

  

  

 

 

2,439,939

1,920,003

1,009,878

  

  

  

  

 

 

61,549

67,810

41,037

  

  

  

  

 

 

8,022,273

8,117,288

8,097,860

  

  

  

K. R. Oliver

Chief Financial

Officer

  
 
 
2016
2015
2014
  
  
  
  

 

 

540,944

532,902

522,552

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

494,550

539,726

635,570

  

  

  

  

 

 

479,100

501,570

571,795

  

  

  

  

 

 

332,020

475,465

627,276

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

136,640

101,087

115,233

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,983,254

2,150,750

2,472,426

  

  

  

J. E. Sheridan

President and Chief Executive Officer

of AmeriGas

Propane, Inc.

  
 
 
2016
2015
2014
  
  
  
  

 

 

541,082

526,474

506,018

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

699,474

1,300,299

877,682

  

  

(6) 

  

 

 

311,415

319,920

420,546

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

352,471

302,834

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

54,108

88,145

110,391

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,606,079

2,587,309

2,217,471

  

  

  

R. Perreault

Vice President, UGI International

  2016    433,654    0    960,499(7)   239,550    386,100    0    92,115    2,111,918  

M. M. Gaudiosi

Vice President,

General Counsel

and Secretary

  
 
 
2016
2015
2014
  
  
  
  

 

 

447,655

434,611

420,007

  

  

  

  

 
 

0

0
45,000

  

  
(8) 

  

 

 

362,670

365,621

415,565

  

  

  

  

 

 

335,370

351,099

368,900

  

  

  

  

 

 

238,232

336,194

437,102

  

  

  

  

 

 

0

0

0

  

  

  

  

 

 

63,956

72,447

85,545

  

  

  

  

 

 

1,447,883

1,559,972

1,772,119

  

  

  

(1)

The amounts shown in column (c) represent salary payments actually received during the fiscal year shown based on the number of pay periods within such fiscal year. Mr. Walsh’s salary reflects the portion of Fiscal 2013 that he served as President and Chief Operating Officer (until April 1, 2013) as well as his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer (effective April 1, 2013). Mr. GreenbergPerreault received a prorated salary in Fiscal 20132016 based on his retirementemployment date of April 1, 2013. Mr. Greenberg’s prorated salary includes $134,813 related to his earned and accrued vacation. In addition, Mr. Greenberg received compensation of $200,000 for his service as Non-Executive Chairman of Company’s Board of Directors following his retirement in April 2013 – see Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013.December 7, 2015.

 

(2)

The amounts shown in columns (e) and (f) represent the aggregate fair value of awards of performance units and stock options on the date of grant. The assumptions used in the calculation of the amounts shown are included in Note 2 and Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements for Fiscal 2013,2016, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. See the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2013 for information on awards of performance units and stock options made in Fiscal 2013.2016.

 

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(3)

The amounts shown in this column represent payments made under the applicable performance-based annual bonus plan. For Fiscal 2016, Messrs. Walsh and Oliver and Ms. GaudiosiPerreault each received 10% of their respective payouts in UGI Corporation common stock in compliance with the Company’s ongoing stock ownership requirements. For Fiscal 2015, Mr. Oliver received 10% and Ms. Gaudiosi received 7.4% of their respective payouts in UGI Corporation common stock in compliance with the Company’s ongoing stock ownership requirements. For Fiscal 2014, Mr. Oliver and Ms. Gaudiosi each received 10% of their respective payouts in UGI Corporation common stock, and Mr. Sheridan received 10% of his respective payoutspayout in AmeriGas Partners Common Unitscommon units, in compliance with the Company’s ongoing equity ownership requirements.

(4)

The amountsamount shown in column (h) of the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013 reflect (i)reflects the change from September 30, 20122015 to September 30, 20132016 in the actuarial present value of the named executive officer’s accumulated benefit under the Company’s defined benefit and actuarial pension plans, including the UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Mr. Walsh, and (ii) the above-market portion of earnings, if any, on nonqualified deferred compensation accounts. There were no above-market earnings on nonqualified deferred compensation accounts for Fiscal 2016. The change in pension value from year to year as reported in this column is subject to market volatility and may not represent the value that a named executive officer will actually accrue under the Company’s pension plans during any given year. The material terms of the Company’s pension plans and deferred compensation plans are described in the Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2013 and the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table, – Fiscal 2013, and the related narratives to each. Earnings on deferred compensation are considered above-market to the extent that the rate of interest exceeds 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate. For purposes of the Summary Compensation Table, – Fiscal 2013, the market rate on deferred compensation most analogous to the rate at the time the interest rate is set under the Company’s plan for Fiscal 20132016 was 2.893.13 percent, which is 120 percent of the federal long-term rate for December 2012.2015. Earnings on deferred compensation for Messrs. Oliver, Perreault and Sheridan and Ms. Gaudiosi are market-based, and calculated in the same manner and at the same rate as earnings on externally managed investments available in a broad-based qualified plan. The amounts included in column (h) of the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013 are itemized below.

 

Name  

Change in

Pension

Value

($)

  

Above-Market

Earnings on

Deferred Compensation

($)

J. L. Walsh

  464,544  17,126

Kirk R. Oliver

  0  0

Lon R. Greenberg

  1,095,416  29,517

Jerry E. Sheridan

  0  0

Monica M. Gaudiosi

  0  0

Bradley C. Hall

  271,459  5,374

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(5)

The table below shows the components of the amounts included for each named executive officer under column (i), All Other Compensation, in the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013.Table. None of the named executive officers received perquisites with an aggregate value of $10,000 or more.more during Fiscal 2016.

 

Name  

Employer

Contribution
to

401(k)
Savings Plan

($)

  

Employer

Contribution

To UGI
Supplemental

Savings Plan
and 2009
Supplemental
Executive
Retirement
Plan for new
Employees;
AmeriGas
Propane, Inc.
Supplemental
Executive
Retirement
Plan

($)

  Tax
Reimbursement
  

Relocation

Expense

Reimbursement

($)

  

Total

($)

  

Employer

Contribution

to

401(k)

Savings Plan

($)

   

Employer Contribution to UGI

Supplemental Savings Plan and 2009

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

for New Employees; AmeriGas

Propane, Inc. Supplemental

Executive Retirement Plan

($)

  Relocation
Expense
Reimbursement ($)
  

Total

($)

John L. Walsh

  5,738  19,674  1,850  0  27,262   5,887            55,662                                   0          61,549    

Kirk R. Oliver(a)

  17,702  75,051  0  79,263(a)  172,016   13,250            74,046                                   49,344          136,640    

Lon R. Greenberg

  5,738  66,167  0  0  71,905

Jerry E. Sheridan

  12,750  60,491  3,000  0  76,241   13,250            40,858                                   0          54,108    

Roger Perreault(b)

   12,750            68,725                                   10,640          92,115    

Monica M. Gaudiosi

  10,044  51,768  0  0  61,812   8,617            55,339                                   0          63,956    

Bradley C. Hall

  5,738  1,935  0  0  7,673

 

 (a)Amount reflects

During Fiscal 2016, Mr. Oliver received reimbursement for Mr. Oliver’s relocation expenses in connection with thehis commencement of employment in October of 2012 in accordance with the Company’s relocation policy.

(b)

During Fiscal 2016, Mr. Perreault received reimbursement for relocation expenses in connection with his employment.commencement of employment in December of 2015 in accordance with the Company’s relocation policy.

 

(6)Discretionary bonus

Includes 3,189 AmeriGas Partners restricted units awarded in recognition ofto Mr. Walsh’s overall exceptional leadership, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI Utilities, Inc.Sheridan during Fiscal 2014.

 

(7)

Includes transition awards granted in connection with Mr. Greenberg receivedPerreault’s commencement of employment of (i) 12,000 UGI Corporation restricted units with a prorated salary in Fiscal 2013 based on his retirementvesting date of April 1, 2013. The amount includes $134,813 paid to Mr. GreenbergDecember 7, 2018, (ii) 6,000 performance units for earnedthe three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2017, and accrued vacation. In addition, Mr. Greenberg received compensation of $200,000(iii) 3,000 performance units for his service as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors following his retirement in April 2013.three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2016.

 

(8)Mr. Greenberg received a prorated non-equity incentive compensation payout as discussed in greater detail in COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS.

(9)Includes 1,821 AmeriGas Partners phantom units with distribution equivalents

Discretionary bonus awarded to Mr. Sheridan during Fiscal 2013Ms. Gaudiosi in recognition of hisher outstanding contributions and exceptional leadership with respect to the acquisition and integration of Heritage Propane.during Fiscal 2014.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Inin Fiscal 20132016

The following table and footnotes provide information regarding equity and non-equity plan grants to the named executive officers in Fiscal 2013.2016.

 

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2013
   

Grant

Date

 

Board

Action

Date

 

Estimated Possible Payouts
Under

Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)

 Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (2)
 

All

Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#) (3)

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options

(#) (4)

 Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
 

Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards

($)

Name   

Thres-

hold

($)

 

Target

($)

 

Maximum

($)

 

Thres-

hold
(#)

 

Target

(#)

 Maximum
(#)
    
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m)
             

J. L. Walsh

 10/01/12 11/16/12 564,622 941,037 1,882,074              
             
  01/01/13 11/16/12               119,000 32.71 565,131
             
  01/24/13 11/16/12       5,750 23,000 46,000       880,210
             
  04/01/13 03/18/13               86,000 38.24 495,188
             
  04/01/13 03/18/13       5,250 21,000 42,000       997,500
             

K. R. Oliver

 10/01/12 11/16/12 231,750 386,250 772,500              
             
  10/01/12 09/10/12               18,750 31.10 81,638
             
  10/01/12 09/10/12       2,500 5,000 10,000       47,000
             
  10/01/12 09/10/12       5,000 10,000 20,000       321,600
             
  01/01/13 11/16/12               75,000 32.71 356,175
             
  01/24/13 11/16/12       4,250 17,000 34,000       650,590
             

L. R. Greenberg

 10/01/12 06/12/13   1,050,000                
             
  01/01/13 11/16/12               300,000 32.71 1,424,700
  01/24/13 11/16/12       16,250 65,000 130,000       2,487,550
             

J. E. Sheridan

 10/01/12 11/15/12 182,408 380,016 760,032              
             
  12/3/2012 11/15/12             1,821     84,786
             
  01/01/13 11/15/12               71,250 32.71 338,366
  01/01/13 11/15/12       3,562 14,250 28,500       593,370
             

M. M. Gaudiosi

 10/01/12 11/16/12 146,895 244,826 489,652              
             
  01/01/13 11/16/12               50,000 32.71 237,450
             
  01/24/13 11/16/12       2,500 10,000 20,000       382,700

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2013
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2016Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2016 
 

Grant

Date

  

Board

Action

Date

  

Estimated Possible Payouts
Under

Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)

 Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (2)
 

All

Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#) (3)

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options

(#) (4)

 Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
 

Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of
Stock
and
Option
Awards

($)

       

Estimated Possible Payouts

Under

Non-Equity Incentive Plan

Awards (1)

 

  

Estimated Future Payouts

Under Equity Incentive

Plan Awards (2)

 

  

All

Other

Stock

Awards:

Number

of

Shares

  

All Other

Option

Awards:

Number of

Securities

  

Exercise

or Base

Price of

  

Grant

Date
Fair

Value of

Stock

and

 
Name 

Thres-

hold

($)

  

Target

($)

 

Maximum

($)

 

Thres-

hold
(#)

 

Target

(#)

 Maximum
(#)
  

Grant

Date

  

Board

Action

Date

  

Thres-

hold

($)

  

Target

($)

  

Maximum

($)

  

Thres-

hold

(#)

  

Target

(#)

  

Maximum

(#)

  

of Stock

or Units

(#)(3)

  

Underlying

Options

(#) (4)

  

Option

Awards

($/Sh)

  

Option

Awards

($)

 
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)  (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)  (f)  (g)  (h)  (i)  (j)  (k)  (l)  (m) 

J. L. Walsh

  10/01/15   11/20/15    850,278   1,417,130    2,834,260             
    01/01/16   11/20/15              330,000    33.76   1,581,030  

B. C. Hall

  10/01/12    11/16/12    125,747   214,952 413,783              
  01/01/16   11/20/15            12,500    50,000   100,000           1,648,500  

K. R. Oliver

  10/01/15   11/19/15    243,536   405,893    811,785             
  01/01/16   11/19/15              100,000    33.76   479,100  
  01/01/16   11/19/15            3,750    15,000   30,000           494,550  

J. E. Sheridan

  10/01/15   11/19/15    223,976   433,222    866,444             
  01/01/16   11/19/15              65,000    33.76   311,415  
  01/01/16   11/19/15         3,000    6,700   13,400        288,234  
  01/01/16   11/19/15            3,000    12,000   24,000           411,240  

R. Perreault

  10/01/15   07/28/15    208,542   297,917    595,833             
    12/07/15   07/28/15         1,500    6,000   12,000        151,200  
  01/01/13    11/16/12                 42,000 32.71 199,458  12/07/15   07/28/15         750    3,000   6,000        128,250  
    12/07/15   07/28/15             12,000      433,774  
  01/24/13    11/16/12         1,500 6,000 12,000       229,620  01/01/16   07/28/15              50,000    33.76   239,550  
  01/01/16   07/28/15            1,875    7,500   15,000           247,275  

M. M. Gaudiosi

  10/01/15   11/19/15    174,743   291,238    582,475             
  01/01/16   11/19/15              70,000    33.76   335,370  
  01/01/16   11/19/15            2,750    11,000   22,000           362,670  

 

(1)

The amounts shown under this heading relate to bonus opportunities under the relevant company’s annual bonus plan for Fiscal 2013.2016. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSISCompensation Discussion and Analysis for a description of the annual bonus plans. Payments for these awards have already been determined and are included in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column (column (g)) of the Summary Compensation Table. The threshold amount shown for Messrs. Walsh and Oliver and Ms. Gaudiosi is based on achievement of 80 percent of the financial goal. The threshold amount shown for Mr. Sheridan is based on achievement of (i) 90 percent of the financial goal with the resulting amount reducedmodified to the maximum extent provided for below-targetabove or below target achievement of the safety modifier goal, and (ii) 85 percent of the customer growthservice goal. The threshold amount shown for Mr. HallPerreault is based on achievement of (i) 80 percent of the Energy Services, Inc. financial goal and (ii) 5075 percent of the UGI Development CompanyInternational financial goal. The target amount shown for Mr. Greenberggoal and is equalprorated to his actual payout for Fiscal 2013.commencement of employment date.

 

(2)

The awards shown for Messrs. Walsh, Oliver, Greenberg, and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi are performance units under either the Company’s 2004 Plan or the Company’s 2013 Plan, as described in COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS.the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Performance units are forfeitable until the end of the performance period in the event of termination of employment, with pro-rated forfeitures in the case of termination of employment or service as a Director due to retirement, death or disability. In the case of a change in control of the Company, outstanding performance units and dividend or distribution equivalents will only be paid for a qualifying termination of employment and will be paid in cash in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, or (ii) the award amount that would be payable if the performance period ended on the date of the change in control, based on the Company’s achievement of the performance goal as of the date of the change in control, as determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee.

The awards shown for Mr. Sheridan are performance units under the AmeriGas 2010 Plan, as described in COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS.the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Terms of these awards with respect to forfeitures and change in control, as defined in the AmeriGas 2010 Plan, are fashioned in a similar manner to the terms of the performance units granted under the Company’s 2004 Plan and the Company’s 2013 Plan.

 

(3)

The awards shown for Mr. SheridanPerreault are phantomrestricted stock units granted under the AmeriGas 2010Company’s 2013 Plan and represent time-restricted AmeriGas Partnersin connection with the commencement of Mr. Perreault’s employment on December 7, 2015. Each stock unit represents a share of UGI common units thatstock and will vest on December 3, 2014, subject to continued employment. In the eventthird anniversary of termination ofMr. Perreault’s employment for any reason, other than retirement, death or disability, the unvested phantom units and dividend equivalents will be forfeited. In the event of retirement, death or disability during the initial year following the grant, one half of the number of units granted would immediately vest and the remainder are forfeited.commencement date.

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(4)

Options are granted under the Company’s 2004 Plan or the Company’s 2013 Plan. Under each of the Company’s 2004 Plan and 2013 Plan, the option exercise price is not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the grant, which is either the date of the grant or a specified future date. The term of each option is generally ten years, which is the maximum allowable term. The options become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. All options are nontransferable and generally exercisable only while the optionee is employed by the Company or an affiliate, with exceptions for exercise following termination without cause, retirement, disability or death. In the case of termination without cause, the option will be exercisable only to the extent that it has vested as of the date of termination of employment and the option will terminate upon the earlier of the expiration date of the option and the expiration of the 13-month period commencing on the date of termination of employment. If termination of employment occurs due to retirement, the option will thereafter become exercisable as if the optionee had continued to be employed by, or continued to provide service to, the Company, and the option will terminate upon the original expiration date of the option. If termination of employment occurs due to disability, the option term is shortened to the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of such termination of employment and the original expiration date, and vesting continues in accordance with the original vesting schedule. In the event of death of the optionee while an employee, the option will become fully vested and the option term will be shortened to the earlier of the expiration of the 12-month period following the optionee’s death and the original expiration date. Options are subject to adjustment in the event of recapitalizations, stock splits, mergers, and other similar corporate transactions affecting the Company’s common stock. In the event of a change in control, unvested options become exercisable.exercisable only for a qualifying termination of employment.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End

The following table shows the outstanding stock option and performance unit awards held by the named executive officers at September 30, 2013.2016.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End Table – Fiscal 2013

  

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End Table – Fiscal 2016Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End Table – Fiscal 2016  
 Option Awards Stock Awards  Option Awards  Stock Awards 
Name 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

Exercisable

(#)

  

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
Unexercisable

(#)

  

Option

Exercise

Price

($)

  

Option
Expiration

Date

 

Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not
Vested

(#)

 

Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

($)

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

  Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of  Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights That
Have Not Vested
($)
  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

Exercisable

(#)

  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Options

Unexercisable

(#)

  

Option

Exercise

Price

($)

  

Option

Expiration

Date

  

Number

of Shares

or Units

of Stock

That Have

Not

Vested

(#)

  

Market

Value of

Shares or

Units of

Stock That

Have Not

Vested

($)

  

Equity

Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Unearned

Shares, Units

or Other

Rights That

Have Not

Vested

(#)

  

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Market or Payout

Value of Unearned

Shares, Units or

Other Rights That

Have Not Vested

($)

 
(a) (b)  (c)  (e)  (f) (g) (h) (i)  (j)  (b)  (c)  (e)  (f)  (g)  (h)  (i)  (j) 

J. L. Walsh

  

 

 

 

 

120,000

125,000

125,000

83,333

41,666

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

  

 

 

 

41,667

83,334

119,000

86,000

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.25

24.42

24.19

31.58

29.40

32.71

38.24

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 12/31/2017

12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

12/31/2022

03/31/2023

 0 0  

 

 

 

28,000

26,000

23,000

21,000

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

(15) 

  

 

 

 

743,940

1,107,380

899,990

821,730

  

  

  

  

  187,500(1)    16.13   12/31/2019   0   0    63,000(11)  5,643,540  
  187,500(2)    21.06   12/31/2020        45,000(12)  2,035,800  
  187,500(3)    19.60   12/31/2021        50,000(13)  2,262,000  
  178,500(4)    21.81   12/31/2022          
  129,000(5)    25.50   03/31/2023          
  270,000(6)   135,000(6)  27.64   12/31/2023          
  102,000(7)   204,000(7)  37.98   12/31/2024          
     330,000(8)  33.76   12/31/2025              

K. R. Oliver

     

 

18,750

75,000

(8) 

(6) 

  

 

31.10

32.71

  

  

 09/30/2022

12/31/2022

 0 0  

 

 

5,000

10,000

17,000

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

  

 

 

132,846

391,300

665,210

  

  

  

  112,500(4)    21.81   12/31/2022   0   0    19,500(11)  1,746,810  

L. R. Greenberg

  

 

 

 

 

200,000

300,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

  

 

 

100,000

200,000

300,000

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

  

 

 

 

 

 

27.25

24.42

24.19

31.58

29.40

32.71

  

  

  

  

  

  

 12/31/2017

12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

12/31/2022

 0 0  

 

 

70,000

65,000

65,000

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

  

 

 

1,859,849

2,543,450

2,543,450

  

  

  

  77,500(6)   38,750(6)  27.64   12/31/2023        13,950(12)  631,098  
  30,000(7)   60,000(7)  37.98   12/31/2024        15,000(13)  678,600  
     100,000(8)  33.76   12/31/2025              

J. E. Sheridan

  

 

 

 

 

 

21,000

22,000

14,666

3,555

10,000

13,999

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(9) 

(5) 

(10) 

  

 

 

 

 

7,334

1,778

20,000

28,001

71,250

(4) 

(9) 

(5) 

(10) 

(6) 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.42

24.19

31.58

32.52

29.40

28.04

32.71

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

05/08/2021

12/31/2021

03/02/2022

12/31/2022

 1,821(16) 78,430(17)  

 

 

 

 

3,200

1,584

4,500

8,000

14,250

(18) 

(19) 

(20) 

(21) 

(22) 

  

 

 

 

 

0

0

193,815

344,560

613,748

  

  

  

  

  

    28,500(6)  27.64   12/31/2023   0   0    9,500(14)  867,540  
  20,000(9)   40,000(9)  38.05   1/20/2025        8,000(15)  547,920  
    65,000(8)  33.76   12/31/2025        6,950(16)  317,337  
              13,300(17)  607,278  
              6,700(18)  305,922  
                    12,000(19)  547,920  

R. Perreault

    50,000(8)  33.76   12/31/2025        3,000(11)  268,740  
              6,000(12)  271,440  
          12,000(20)  542,880      
                    7,500(13)  339,300  

M. M. Gaudiosi

  16,666(11)   

 

33,334

50,000

(11) 

(6) 

  

 

26.62

32.71

  

  

 04/22/2022

12/31/2022

 0 0  

 

 

6,667

10,000

10,000

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

  

 

 

177,142

391,300

391,300

  

  

  

  75,000(10)    17.75   04/22/2022   0   0    12,750(11)  1,142,145  

B. C. Hall

  

 

 

37,000

28,000

14,000

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

  

 

 

14,000

28,000

42,000

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

  

 

 

 

24.19

31.58

29.40

32.71

  

  

  

  

 12/31/2019

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

12/31/2022

 0 0  

 

 

7,000

7,000

6,000

(12) 

(13) 

(14) 

  

 

 

185,985

273,910

234,780

  

  

  

  75,000(4)    21.81   12/31/2022        9,450(12)  427,518  
  50,000(6)   25,000(6)  27.64   12/31/2023        11,000(13)  497,640  
  21,000(7)   42,000(7)  37.98   12/31/2024          
     70,000(8)  33.76   12/31/2025              

Note : Column (d) was intentionally omitted.

Note:Column (d) was intentionally omitted.
 (1)These options were granted effective January 1, 2008 and were fully vested on January 1, 2011.
(2)These options were granted effective January 1, 2009 and were fully vested on January 1, 2012.
(3)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2010 and were fully vested on January 1, 2013.

 (4)(2)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2011.2011 and were fully vested on January 1, 2014.

(3)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2012 and were fully vested on January 1, 2015.

(4)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2013 and were fully vested on January 1, 2016.

(5)

These options were granted effective April 1, 2013 in connection with Mr. Walsh’s promotion to Chief Executive Officer in 2013 and were fully vested on April 1, 2016.

(6)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2014. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2014.2017.

 (5)(7)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2012.2015. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2015.2018.

 (6)(8)

These options were granted effective January 1, 2013.2016. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2016.2019.

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 (7)(9)

These options were granted effective April 1, 2013 in connection with Mr. Walsh’s promotion to Chief Executive Officer in 2013.January 21, 2015. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on April 1, 2016.

(8)These options were granted effective October 1, 2012. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on October 1, 2015.
(9)These options were granted effective May 9, 2011. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on May 9, 2014.January 21, 2018.

 (10)These options were granted effective March 3, 2012. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on March 3, 2015.
(11)

These options were granted effective April 23, 2012. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on each anniversary of the grant date and will bewere fully vested on April 23, 2015.

 (12)(11)

The amount shown relates to a target award of performance units granted effective January 1, 2011.2014 (except for Mr. Perreault, whose units were granted December 7, 2015). The performance measurement period for these performance units is January 1, 20112014 through December 31, 2013.2016. The value of the number of performance units that may be earned at the end of the performance period is based on the Company’s TSR relative to that of each of the companies in the RusellRussell Midcap Utility Index, excluding telecommunications companies, as of the first day of the performance measurement period. The actual number of performance units and accompanying dividend equivalents earned may be higher (up to 200%200 percent of the target award) or lower than the amount shown, based on TSR performance through the end of the performance period. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2014.2017. As of November 30, 2013,October 31, 2016, the Company’s TSR ranking (4th out of 34 companies) qualified for 80.8%200 percent leverage of the target number of performance units originally granted. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 20132016 Equity Awards for more information on the TSR performance goal measurements.

 (13)(12)

These performance units were awarded January 1, 2012.2015 (except for Mr. Perreault, whose units were granted December 7, 2015). The measurement period for the performance goal is January 1, 20122015 through December 31, 2014.2017. The performance goal is the same as described in footnote 12,11, but is measured for a different three-year period. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2015.2018.

 (14)(13)

These performance units were awarded January 24, 2013.1, 2016. The measurement period for the performance goal is January 1, 20132016 through December 31, 2015.2018. The performance goal is the same as described in footnote 12,11, but is measured for a different three-year period. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2016.2019.

 (15)These performance units were awarded April 1, 2013 in connection with Mr. Walsh’s promotion to Chief Executive Officer in 2013. The measurement period is the same as described in footnote 14 and the performance goal is the same as described in footnote 12. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2016.
(16)These phantom units have a grant date of December 3, 2012 and represent time-restricted AmeriGas Partners common units that will vest on December 3, 2014, subject to continued employment. In the event of termination of employment for any reason, other than retirement, death or disability, the unvested phantom units and dividend equivalents will be forfeited. In the event of retirement, death or disability during the initial year following the grant, one half of the number of units granted would immediately vest and the remainder are forfeited.
(17)The amount shown represents the closing price of AmeriGas partners Common Units on September 30, 2013 multiplied by the number of phantom units awarded.
(18)(14)

The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners performance units granted effective January 1, 2011.2014. The performance measurement period for these restrictedperformance units is January 1, 20112014 through December 31, 2013.2016. The value of the number of restricted units that may be earned at the end of the performance period is based on the AmeriGas Partners’ TUR relative to that of each of the master limited partnerships in the Alerian MLP Index as of the first day of the performance measurement period. The actual number of restrictedperformance units and accompanying distribution equivalents earned may be higher (up to 200%200 percent of the target award) or lower than the amount shown, based on TUR performance through the end of the performance period. The restrictedperformance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2014.2017. As of November 30, 2013, theOctober 31, 2016, AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranking (3rd out of 40 companies) qualified

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for no payout in respect200 percent leverage of this award.the target number of performance units originally granted. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 20132016 Equity Awards for more information on the TUR performance goal measurements.

 (19)(15)These

The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners performance units were awarded May 9, 2011 in connection with Mr. Sheridan’s promotion to Chief Operating Officer of AmeriGas Propane.granted effective January 1, 2014. The performance measurement period andfor these performance units is January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016. The value of the number of performance units that may be earned at the end of the performance goalperiod is based on AmeriGas Partners’ TUR relative to that of each of the sameother two retail propane distribution companies included in the Alerian MLP Index as describedof the first day of the performance measurement period. No payout will occur unless AmeriGas Partners has the highest TUR for the performance period as compared to the other companies in footnote 18.the Propane MLP Group. The target, equivalent to 100 percent of the number of performance units, and maximum award, equivalent to 150 percent of the number of performance units, will be payable if AmeriGas Partners has the highest TUR of the companies comprising the Propane MLP Group. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2014.2017. As of October 31, 2016, AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranked first in the Propane MLP Group, qualifying for 150% leverage of the target number of performance units originally granted. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 2016 Equity Awards for more information on the TUR performance goal measurements.

 (20)(16)

The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners performance units granted effective January 21, 2015. The performance measurement period for these performance units is January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017. The value of the number of performance units that may be earned at the end of the performance period is based on AmeriGas Partners’ TUR relative to that of each of the master limited partnerships in the Alerian MLP Index as of the first day of the performance measurement period, and then modified based on AmeriGas Partners’ three-year TUR relative to the TUR of the other companies in the Propane MLP Group. The actual number of performance units and accompanying distribution equivalents earned may be higher (up to 200 percent of the target award) or lower than the amount shown, based on TUR performance through the end of the performance period. This number is then modified as follows: (i) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranks first in the Propane MLP Group for the three-year period, then the performance unit payout will be leveraged at 130 percent; (ii) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranks second in the Propane MLP Group for the three-year period, then the performance unit payout will be leveraged at 100 percent; and (iii) if AmeriGas Partners’ TUR ranks third in the Propane MLP Group for the three-year period, then the performance unit payout will be leveraged at 70 percent. The overall payout is capped at 200 percent of the target number of

performance units awarded. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2018. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 2016 Equity Awards for more information on the TUR performance goal measurements.

(17)

The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners performance units granted effective January 21, 2015. The performance measurement period for these performance units is October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2017, but will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2018. The value of the number of performance units that may be earned at the end of the performance period is based on AmeriGas Partners’ customer gain/loss performance during the three-year performance period, measured based on annual targets, each with a one-third weighting. The annual amounts are then subject to adjustment depending on the overall achievement of a cumulative three-year performance goal. If the three-year cumulative customer gain/loss goal is exceeded, then the individual result for years one and two will be multiplied by 130 percent. If the three-year cumulative customer gain/loss goal is not met, then the individual result for years one and two will be multiplied by 70 percent. The overall payout is capped at 200 percent of the target number of performance units awarded. Based on customer gain/loss performance during Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2016, neither the year one nor year two targets were achieved. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 2016 Equity Awards for more information on the performance goal measurements.

(18)

These performance units were awarded January 1, 2012.2016. The measurement period for the performance goal is January 1, 20122016 through December 31, 2014.2018. The performance goal is the same as described in footnote 18,14, but it is measured for a different three-year period. The performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2015.2019.

 (21)(19)These

The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners performance units were awarded March 3, 2012 in connection with Mr. Sheridan’s promotion to Chief Executive Officer in 2012.granted effective January 1, 2016. The performance measurement period is the same as described in footnote 13 and the performance goal is the same as described in footnote 18. Thefor these performance units is October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018, but will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2015.2019. The value of the number of performance units that may be earned at the end of the performance period is based on AmeriGas Partners’ customer gain/loss performance during the three-year performance period. The overall payout is capped at 200 percent of the target number of performance units awarded. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – Long-Term Compensation – Fiscal 2016 Equity Awards for more information on the performance goal measurements.

 (22)(20)

These performancerestricted units were awarded January 1, 2013. The measurement period for the performance goal is January 1, 2013 throughgranted effective December 31, 2015. The performance goal is the same as described in footnote 18, but it is measured for a different three-year period. The performance units7, 2015 and will be payable, if at all,fully vest on January 1, 2016.December 7, 2018.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 20132016

The following table sets forth (i) the number of shares of UGI Corporation common stock acquired by the named executive officers in Fiscal 20132016 from the exercise of stock options, (ii) the value realized by those officers upon the exercise of stock options based on the difference between the market price for our common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price for the options, (iii) the number of performance units and stock units previously granted to the named executive officers that vested in Fiscal 2013,2016, and (iv) the value realized by those officers upon the vesting of such units based on the closing market price for shares of our common stock, or for Mr. Sheridan, common units of AmeriGas Partners, on the vesting date.

 

Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table – Fiscal 2013
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table – Fiscal 2016Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table – Fiscal 2016  
 Option Awards Stock Awards  Option Awards   Stock Awards 

Name

 

Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise

(#)

 

Value Realized on Exercise

($)

 

Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting

(#)

 

Value Realized on Vesting

($)

  

Number of Shares

Acquired on

Exercise

(#)

   

Value Realized on

Exercise

($)

   

Number of

Shares Acquired

on Vesting

(#)

   

Value Realized

on Vesting

($)

 

(a)

 (b) (c) (d) (e)  (b)   (c)   (d)   (e) 

J. L. Walsh

 190,000 2,525,750 16,716 546,780   100,000     2,372,500     129,624     4,376,106  

K. R. Oliver

 0 0 0 0   28,125     650,619     50,082     1,690,768  

L. R. Greenberg

 845,000 12,557,550 41,790 1,366,950

J. E. Sheridan

 68,000 1,134,480 0 0   64,125     1,069,983     23,156     793,556  

R. Perreault

   0     0     0     0  

M. M. Gaudiosi

 0 0 1,989 65,060   0     0     29,460     994,570  

B. C. Hall

 73,000 1,201,110 4,179 136,695

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Pension Benefits

The following table shows (i) the number of years of credited service for the named executive officers under the Company’s defined benefit retirement plan (which we refer to below as the “UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan”) and its supplemental executive retirement plan (which we refer to below as the “UGI SERP”), (ii) the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under those plans as of September 30, 2013,2016, and (iii) any payments made to the named executive officers in Fiscal 20132016 under those plans.

 

Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2013
Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2016Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2016  
Name Plan Name 

Number of
Years Credited
Service

(#)

 

Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit

($)

 Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
($)
  Plan Name  

Number of

Years of Credited

Service

(#)

   

Present Value of

Accumulated

Benefit

($)

   

Payments During

Last Fiscal Year

($)

 
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)  (b)  (c)   (d)   (e) 

J. L. Walsh

 UGI SERP 8 2,324,054 0
  UGI SERP   11     7,270,402     0  

J. L. Walsh

UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan 8 366,055 0  UGI Utilities, Inc.

  Retirement Income Plan    

   11     722,078     0  
 None 0 0 0  None   0     0     0  

L. R. Greenberg

 UGI SERP 33 0 21,019,606
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan 33 1,913,115 60,818

J. E. Sheridan

 None 0 0 0  None   0     0     0  

R. Perreault

  None   0     0     0  

M. M. Gaudiosi

 None 0 0 0  None   0     0     0  

B. C. Hall

 UGI SERP 31 1,609,082 0
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan 31 1,426,084 0

The Company participates in the UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement IncomePension Plan a qualified defined benefit retirement plan (“Pension Plan”), to provide retirement income to its employees hired prior to January 1, 2009. The UGI Pension Plan pays benefits based upon final average earnings, consisting of base salary or wages and annual bonuses and years of credited service. Benefits vest after the participant completes five years of vesting service.

The UGI Pension Plan provides normal annual retirement benefits at age 65, unreduced early retirement benefits at age 62 with ten years of service and reduced, but subsidized, early retirement benefits at age 55 with ten years of service. Employees terminating prior to early retirement eligibility are eligible to receive a benefit under the plan formula commencing at age 65 or an unsubsidized benefit as early as age 55, provided they had 10 years of service at termination. Employees who have attained age 50 with 15 years of service and are involuntarily terminated by the Company prior to age 55 are also eligible for subsidized early retirement benefits, beginning at age 55.

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The UGI Pension Plan’s normal retirement benefit formula is (A) – (B) and is shown below:

A = The minimumlower of (1) and (2), where

(1) = 1.9% of five-year final average earnings (as defined in the UGI Pension Plan) multiplied by years of service;

(2) = 60% of the highest year of year of earnings; and

B = 1% of the estimated primary Social Security benefit multiplied by years of service.

The amount of the benefit produced by the formula will be reduced by an early retirement factor based on the employee’s actual age in years and months as of his early retirement date. The reduction factors range from 65 percent at age 55 to 100 percent (no reduction) at age 62.

The normal form of benefit under the UGI Pension Plan for a married employee is a 50 percent joint and survivor lifetime annuity. Regardless of marital status, a participant may choose from a number of lifetime annuity payments.

The UGI Pension Plan is subject to qualified-plan Code limits on the amount of annual benefit that may be paid and on the amount of compensation that may be taken into account in calculating retirement benefits under the plan. For plan year 2013,2016, the limit on the compensation that may be used is $250,000$265,000 and the limit on annual benefits payable for an employee retiring at age 65 in 20132016 is $200,000.$210,000. Benefits in excess of those permitted under the statutory limits are paid from the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, described below.

Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall areis currently eligible for early retirement benefits under the UGI Pension Plan. Mr. Greenberg retired in Fiscal 2013 and has begun receiving benefits from the Retirement Income Plan.

UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”)UGI SERP is a non-qualified defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits that would otherwise be provided under the UGI Pension Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, but are prohibited from being paid from the UGI Pension Plan by Code limits. The benefit paid by the SERP is approximately equal to the difference between the benefits provided under the UGI Pension Plan to eligible participants and benefits that would have been provided by the UGI Pension Plan if not for the limitations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the Code. Benefits vest after the participant completes 5 years of vesting service. The benefits earned under the SERP are payable in the form of a lump sum payment or transferred intorolled over to the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan. For participants who attained age 50 prior to January 1, 2004, the lump sum payment is calculated using two interest rates. One rate is for the service prior to January 1, 2004 and the other is for service after January 1, 2004. The rate for pre-January 1, 2004 service is the daily average of Moody’s Aaa bond yields for the month in which the participant’s termination date occurs, plus 50 basis points,

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and tax-adjusted using the highest marginal federal tax rate. The interest rate for post-January 1, 2004 service is the daily average of ten-year Treasury Bond yields in effect for the month in which the participant’s termination date occurs. The latter rate is used for calculating the lump sum payment for participants attaining age 50 on or after January 1, 2004. Payment is due within 60 days after the termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period following “separation from service” as defined in the Code.

Mr. Greenberg retired in Fiscal 2013 and therefore his benefit was transferred to the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

Actuarial assumptions used to determine values in the Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 20132016

The amounts shown in the Pension Benefit Table above are actuarial present values of the benefits accumulated through September 30, 2013.2016. An actuarial present value is calculated by estimating expected future payments starting at an assumed retirement age, weighting the estimated payments by the estimated probability of surviving to each post-retirement age, and discounting the weighted payments at an assumed discount rate to reflect the time value of money. The actuarial present value represents an estimate of the amount that,which, if invested today at the discount rate, would be sufficient on an average basis to provide estimated future payments based on the current accumulated benefit. The assumed retirement age for each named executive is age 62, which is the earliest age at which the executive could retire without any benefit reduction due to age. Actual benefit present values will vary from these estimates depending on many factors, including an executive’s actual retirement age. The key assumptions included in the calculations are as follows:

 

 September 30, 2013 September 30, 2012  September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015

Discount rate for Pension Plan for

all purposes and for SERP, for

pre-commencement calculations

 5.20% 4.20%

Discount rate for UGI Pension Plan for

all purposes and for SERP, for

pre-commencement calculations

  

3.80% (UGI Pension Plan)

3.00% (SERP)

 4.60%

SERP lump sum rate

 3.10% for applicable pre-2004 service; 2.60% for other service 2.60%  

2.40% for applicable pre-2004 service;

1.60% for other service

 

2.70% for applicable pre-2004 service;

2.10% for other service

Retirement age:

 62 62

Retirement age

  62 62

Postretirement mortality for Pension

Plan

 RP-2000, combined, healthy table projected to 2020 using Scale AA without collar adjustments RP-2000, combined, healthy table projected to 2019 using Scale AA without collar adjustments  

RP-2014 blue collar table, adjusted to 2006 using

MP-2014 with rates then decreased by 4.3%; projected forward on a generational basis using Scale BB-2D

 

RP-2014 blue collar table, adjusted to 2006 using

MP-2014 with rates then decreased by 4.3%; projected forward on a generational basis using Scale BB-2D

Postretirement Mortality for SERP

 1994 GAR Unisex 1994 GAR Unisex  1994 GAR Unisex 1994 GAR Unisex

Preretirement Mortality

 none none  none none

Termination and disability rates

 none none  none none

Form of payment – qualified plan

 Single life annuity Single life annuity  Single life annuity Single life annuity

Form of payment – nonqualified

plan

 Lump sum Lump sum  Lump sum Lump sum

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

The following table shows the contributions, earnings, withdrawals and account balances for each of the named executive officers who participate in the Company’s Supplemental Savings Plan (“SSP”), the 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees (“2009 UGI SERP”), and the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“AmeriGas SERP”), and the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan..

 

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table – Fiscal 2016Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table – Fiscal 2016  
Name Plan Name 

Executive
Contributions

in Last

Fiscal Year ($)

 

Employer

Contributions

in Last

Fiscal Year ($)

 

Aggregate
Earnings

in Last

Fiscal
Year ($)

 

Aggregate

Withdrawals/

Distributions

($)

 

Aggregate
Balance at
Last Fiscal
Year-End

($)(3)

  Plan Name  

Executive

Contributions

in Last

Fiscal Year ($)

   

Employer

Contributions

in Last

Fiscal Year ($)

   

Aggregate

Earnings

in Last

Fiscal

Year ($)

   

Aggregate

Withdrawals/

Distributions

($)

   

Aggregate

Balance at

Last Fiscal

Year-End

($)(4)

 
 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  (a)  (b)   (c)   (d)   (e)   (f) 

J. L. Walsh

 UGI Supplemental Savings Plan 0 19,674(1) 18,677 0 203,638  SSP   
   0                55,662(1)    3,866     0                427,703  

K. R. Oliver

 2009 UGI SERP for New Employees 0 75,051 0 0 0  2009 UGI SERP      0                74,046(2)    6,040     0                292,658  

L. R. Greenberg

 UGI Supplemental Savings Plan 0 66,167(1) 162,256 0 1,092,451

J. E. Sheridan

 AmeriGas SERP 0 60,491(2) 51,101 0 325,210  AmeriGas SERP      0                40,858(3)    22,014     0                634,122  

R. Perreault

  2009 UGI SERP      0                68,725(2)    0     0                0  

M. M. Gaudiosi

 2009 UGI SERP for New Employees 0 51,768 2,156 0 18,831  2009 UGI SERP      0                55,339(2)    10,396     0                235,134  

B. C. Hall

 UGI Supplemental Savings Plan 0 1,935(1) 6,291 0 63,895

 

(1)

This amount represents the employer contribution to the Company’s Supplemental Savings Plan,SSP, which is also reported in the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013 in the “All Other Compensation” column.

(2)

This amount represents the employer contribution to the 2009 UGI SERP, which is also reported in the Summary Compensation Table in the “All Other Compensation” column.

(3)

This amount represents the employer contribution to the AmeriGas SERP, which is also reported in the Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013 in the “All Other Compensation” column.

(3)(4)

The aggregate balances do not include the Company contributions for Fiscal 20132016 set forth in column (c) since the Company contributions occur after fiscal year-end. The aggregate balances include the following aggregate amounts previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table in prior years: Mr. Walsh, $158,874; Mr. Greenberg, $766,530; Mr. Sheridan, $36,087; Ms. Gaudiosi, $16,676; and Mr. Hall, $4,958.

The UGI Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan (“SSP”)SSP is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits to certain employees that would be provided under the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan in the absence of Code limitations. Benefits vest after the participant completes five years of service. The SSP is intended to pay an amount substantially equal to the difference between the Company matching contribution that would have been made under the 401(k) Savings Plan if the Code limitations were not in effect and the Company match actually made under the 401(k) Savings Plan. The Code compensation limit for each of plan years 2011 and 2012 was $245,000 and for plan year 2013, $250,000. The Code contribution limit for plan year 20112016 was $49,000 and for each of plan years 2012 and 2013, was $50,000.$265,000. Under the SSP, the participant is credited with a Company match on compensation in excess of Code limits using the same formula applicable to contributions to the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan, which is a match of 50 percent on the first 3 percent of eligible compensation, and a match of 25 percent on the next 3 percent, assuming that the employee contributed to the 401(k) Savings Plan the lesser of 6 percent of eligible

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compensation and the maximum amount permissible under the Code. Amounts credited to the participant’s account are credited with interest. The rate of interest currently in effect is the rate produced by blending the annual return on the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (60 percent weighting) and the annual return on the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40 percent weighting). Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period following “separation from service” as defined in the Code.

The AmeriGas SERP is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to provide retirement benefits to certain AmeriGas Propane employees. Under the plan, AmeriGas Propane credits to each participant’s account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participant’s compensation (salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($250,000265,000 in plan year 2013)2016) and 10 percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of AmeriGas Propane’s matching contribution under the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (“AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan”) is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings

and losses on the amount, will be credited to athe participant’s account. Benefits vest on the fifth anniversary of a participant’s employment commencement date. Participants direct the investment of their account balances among a number of funds, which are generally the same funds available to participants in the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan, other than the UGI Corporation stock fund. Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period following “separation from service” as defined in the Code. Amounts payable under the AmeriGas SERP may be deferred in accordance with the Company’s 2009 Deferral Plan. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONCOMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS – UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan.Plan, page 40.

The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits to certain employees that would otherwise be provided under the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan. The plan is intended to permit participants to defer up to $10,000 of annual compensation that would generally not be eligible for contribution to the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan due to Code limitations and nondiscrimination requirements. Participants may direct the investment of deferred amounts into a number of funds. The funds available are the same funds available under the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan, other than the UGI Corporation stock fund. Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period following “separation from service” as defined in the Code.

The 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees (the “2009 UGI SERP”)SERP is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is

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intended to provide retirement benefits to executive officers who are not eligible to participate in the UGI Pension Plan, having been hired on or after January 1, 2009. Under the 2009 UGI SERP, the Company credits to each participant’s account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participant’s compensation (salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($250,000265,000 in plan year 2013)2016) and 10 percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of the Company’s matching contribution under the UGI Utilities, Inc.Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to athe participant’s account. Benefits vest on the fifth anniversary of a participant’s employment commencement date. Participants direct the investment of their account balances among a number of mutual funds, which are generally the same funds available to participants in the UGI Utilities, Inc.Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan, other than the UGI Corporation stock fund. Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period following “separation from service” as defined in the Code. Amounts payable under the 2009 UGI SERP may be deferred in accordance with the UGI CorporationCompany’s 2009 Deferral Plan. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONCOMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS – UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan.Plan, page 40.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

Severance Pay Plan for Senior Executive Employees

Named Executive Officers Employed by UGI Corporation. The UGI Corporation Senior Executive Employee Severance Plan (the “UGI Severance Plan”) provides for payment to certain senior level employees of UGI, including Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi, in the event their employment is terminated without fault on their part. Benefits are payable to a senior executive covered by the UGI Severance Plan if the senior executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than for just cause or as a result of the senior executive’s death or disability. Under the UGI Severance Plan, “just cause” generally means dismissal of an executive due to (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) substance abuseconviction of a felony or habitual insobriety that adversely affectscrime involving moral turpitude, (iii) material breach of the executive’s abilityCompany’s code of conduct or other written employment policies, (iv) breach of a written restrictive covenant agreement, (v) gross misconduct in the performance of his or her duties, or (vi) the intentional refusal or failure to perform his or her job, (iii) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance ofmaterial duties.

Except as provided herein, the UGI Severance Plan provides for cash payments equal to a participant’s compensation for a period of time ranging from six months to 18 months, depending on length of service (the “Continuation Period”). In the case of Mr. Walsh, the Continuation Period is 30 months. In addition, a participant may receive an annual bonus for his or her year of termination, subject to the Committee’s discretion and not to exceed the amount of his or her bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan, pro-rated for the number of months served in the fiscal year prior to termination. The levels of severance payments were established by the Committee based on competitive practice and are reviewed by management and the Committee from time to time.

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Under the UGI Severance Plan, a participant also receives a payment equal to the cost the participant would have incurred to continue medical and dental coverage under the Company’s plans for the Continuation Period (less the amount the participant would be required to contribute for such coverage if the participant were an active employee), provided continued medical and dental coverage would not result in adverse tax consequences to the participant or UGI and its affiliatesthe Company and is permitted under the applicable medical and dental plans. The maximum period for calculating the payment of such benefits is 18 months (30 months in the case of Mr. Walsh). The UGI Severance Plan also provides for outplacement services for a period of 12 months following a participant’s termination of employment and reimbursement for tax preparation services, if eligible, for the final year of employment.

In order to receive benefits under the UGI Severance Plan, a participant is required to execute a release that discharges UGI and its subsidiaries from liability for any claims the senior executive may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due to the executive under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with UGI or its subsidiaries. The UGI Severance Plan also requires a senior executive to ratify any existing post-employment activities agreement (which restricts the senior executive from competing with UGI and its affiliatesthe Company following termination of employment) and to cooperate in attending to matters pending at the time of termination of employment.

Named Executive Officers Employed by AmeriGas Propane. The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Senior Executive Employee Severance Plan (the “AmeriGas Severance Plan”) provides for payment to certain senior level employees of AmeriGas Propane, including Mr. Sheridan, in the event their employment is terminated without fault on their part. Specified benefits are payable to a senior executive covered by the AmeriGas Severance Plan if the senior executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than for just cause or as a result of the senior executive’s death or disability. Under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, “just cause” generally means dismissal of an executive due to (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) substance abuse or habitual insobriety that adversely affects the executive’s ability to perform his job, (iii) conviction of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, (iii) material breach of AmeriGas Propane’s code of conduct or other written employment policies, (iv) breach of a written restrictive covenant agreement, (v) gross negligencemisconduct in the performance of his or her duties, or (vi) the intentional refusal or failure to perform his or her material duties.

Except as provided herein, the AmeriGas Severance Plan provides for cash payments equal to a participant’s compensation for a period of time ranging from six months to 18 months, depending on length of service (the “AmeriGas Continuation Period”). In the case of Mr. Sheridan, the AmeriGas Continuation Period ranges from 12 months to 24 months, depending on length of service. In addition, a participant may receive an annual bonus for his or her year of termination, subject to the Committee’s discretion and not to exceed the amount of his or her bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan, pro-rated for the number of months served in the fiscal year prior to termination. The levels of severance payments were established by the Committee based on competitive practice and are reviewed by management and the Committee from time to time.

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Under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, a participant also receives a payment equal to the cost the participant would have incurred to continue medical and dental coverage under AmeriGas Propane’s plans for the AmeriGas Continuation Period (less the amount the participant would be required to contribute for such coverage if the participant were an active employee), provided continued medical and dental coverage would not result in adverse tax consequences to the participant or UGI and its affiliatesAmeriGas Propane and is permitted under the

applicable medical and dental plans. The AmeriGas Severance Plan also provides for outplacement services for a period of 12 months following a participant’s termination of employment, and reimbursement for tax preparation services, if eligible, for the final year of employment.

In order to receive benefits under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, a participant is required to execute a release that discharges AmeriGas Propane and its affiliates from liability for any claims the senior executive may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due to the executive under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with AmeriGas Propane or its affiliates. Each senior executive is also required to ratify any existing post-employment activities agreement (which restricts the senior executive from competing with AmeriGas PartnersPropane and its affiliates following termination of employment) and to cooperate in attending to matters pending at the time of termination of employment.

Change in Control Arrangements

Named Executive Officers Employed by UGI Corporation. Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi each have an agreement with the Company that provides benefits in the event of a change in control. Messrs.Mr. Walsh’s and Hall’s agreements haveagreement has a term of one year with automatic one-year extensions each year, unless in each case, prior to a change in control, the Company terminates such agreement with required advance notice. Each of Mr.Messrs. Oliver’s and Perreault’s and Ms. Gaudiosi’s agreement has a term of three years with automatic one-year extensions each year, unless, prior to a change in control, the Company terminates such agreement with required advance notice. In the absence of a change in control or termination by the Company, each agreement will terminate when, for any reason, the executive terminates his or her employment with the Company. A change in control is generally deemed to occur in the following instances:

 

·

Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company), together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company), together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

 

·

Individuals who at the beginning of any 24-month period constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”), and any new Director whose election by the Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, cease for any reason to constitute a majority;

 

- 71 -The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation; or


·

The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of, respectively, the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation; or

 

·

The Company is liquidated or dissolved.

The Company is liquidated or dissolved.

The Company will provide each of Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi with cash benefits if we terminate his or her employment without “cause” or if he or she terminates employment for “good reason” at any time within two years following a change in control of the Company. “Cause” generally includes (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety or substance abuse, (iii) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance of duties, which gross negligence has had a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the Company. “Good reason” generally includes a material diminution in authority, duties, responsibilities or base compensation; a material breach by the Company of the terms of the agreement; and substantial relocation requirements. If the events trigger a payment following a change in control, the Benefitsbenefits payable to each of Messrs. Walsh, Oliver Halland Perreault and Ms. Gaudiosi will be as specified under his or her change in control agreement unless payments under the UGI Severance Plan described above would be greater, in which case benefits would be provided under the UGI Severance Plan.

Benefits under this arrangement would be equal to three times the executive officer’s base salary and annual bonus. Each executive would also receive the cash equivalent of his or her target bonus, prorated for the number of months served in the fiscal year. In addition, Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi are each entitled to receive a payment equal to the cost he or she would incur if he or she enrolled in the Company’s medical and dental plans for three years (less the amount he or she would be required to contribute for such coverage if he or she were an active employee). Messrs.Mr. Walsh Oliver and Hall and Ms. Gaudiosi would also have benefits under the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement PlanUGI SERP and Mr.SSP. Messrs. Oliver and Perreault and Ms. Gaudiosi would also have benefits under the Company’s 2009 UGI SERP, calculated as if each of them had continued in employment for three years. In addition, outstanding performance units, stock units and dividend equivalents will only be paid for a qualifying termination of employment and will be paid in cash based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, and (ii) the award amount that would have been paid if the performance unit measurement period ended on the date of the change in control, as determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee. For treatment of stock options, see the Grants of Plan - BasedPlan-Based Awards Table - Fiscal 2013.Table.

The benefits for Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall are subject to a “conditional gross-up” for excise and related taxes in the event they would constitute “excess parachute payments,” as defined in Section 280G of the Code. The Company will provide the tax gross-up if the aggregate parachute value of benefits is greater than 110 percent of the maximum amount that may be paid under Section 280G of the Code without imposition of an excise tax. If the

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parachute value does not exceed the 110 percent threshold, the benefits for each of Messrs.Mr. Walsh and Hall will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid imposition of the excise tax on “excess parachute payments.” The Company discontinued the use of a tax gross-up in July of 2010 for executives who enter into change in control agreements subsequent thereto. As a result, Mr.Messrs. Oliver’s and Perreault’s and Ms. Gaudiosi’s benefits are not subject to a “conditional gross-up” for excise and related taxes in the event they would constitute “excess parachute payments,” as defined in Section 280G of the Code.

In order to receive benefits under his or her change in control agreement, each of Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi is required to execute a release that discharges the Company and its subsidiaries from liability for any claims he or she may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with the Company or its subsidiaries.

Named Executive Officers Employed by AmeriGas Propane Inc.    Mr. Sheridan has an agreement with AmeriGas Propane that provides benefits in the event of a change in control. His agreement has a term of one year and is automatically extended for one-year terms each year unless, prior to a change in control, AmeriGas Propane terminates his agreement with required advance notice. In the absence of a change in control or termination by AmeriGas Propane, his agreement will terminate when, for any reason, he terminates his employment with AmeriGas Propane. A change in control is generally deemed to occur in the following instances:

 

·

Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company), together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company), together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

 

·

Individuals, who at the beginning of any 24-month period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) and any new Director whose election by the Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, cease for any reason to constitute a majority;

Individuals who at the beginning of any 24-month period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”), and any new Director whose election by the Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, cease for any reason to constitute a majority;

 

·

The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of, respectively, the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation;

The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation;

AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity in a transaction with respect to which all of the individuals and entities who were owners of AmeriGas Propane’s voting securities or the outstanding units of the Partnership immediately prior to such transaction do not, following such transaction, own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation, or if the resulting entity is a partnership, the former unitholders do not own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common units in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to the transaction;

 

·

AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity in a transaction with respect to which all of the individuals and entities who were owners of AmeriGas Propane’s voting securities or of the

The Company, AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) is liquidated or dissolved;

 

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outstanding units of the Partnership immediately prior to such transaction do not, following such transaction, own more than 50 percent of, respectively, the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation, or if the resulting entity is a partnership, the former unitholders do not own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common units in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to the transaction;

 

·

The Company, AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) is liquidated or dissolved;

The Company fails to own more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of AmeriGas Propane; or

 

·

The Company fails to own more than 50 percent of the general partnership interests of AmeriGas Partners or the Operating Partnership;

AmeriGas Propane is removed as the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners or the Operating Partnership.

·

The Company fails to own more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of AmeriGas Propane; or

·

AmeriGas Propane is removed as the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners or the Operating Partnership.

AmeriGas Propane will provide Mr. Sheridan with cash benefits if there is a termination of his employment without “cause” or if he terminates employment for “good reason” at any time within two years following a change in control. “Cause” generally includes (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety or substance abuse, (iii) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance of duties, which gross negligence has had a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of AmeriGas Propane. “Good reason” generally includes a material diminution in authority, duties, responsibilities or base compensation; a material breach by AmeriGas Propane of the terms of the agreement; and substantial relocation requirements. If the events trigger a payment following a change in control, the benefits payable to Mr. Sheridan will be as specified under his change in control agreement unless payments under the AmeriGas Severance Plan described above would be greater, in which case benefits would be provided under the AmeriGas Severance Plan.

Benefits under this arrangement would be equal to three times Mr. Sheridan’s base salary and annual bonus. Mr. Sheridan would also receive the cash equivalent of his target bonus, prorated for the number of months served in the fiscal year. In addition, he is entitled to receive a payment equal to the cost he would incur if he enrolled in AmeriGas Propane’s medical and dental plans for three years (less the amount he would be required to contribute for such coverage if he were an active employee). Mr. Sheridan would also receive his benefits under the AmeriGas SERP calculated as if he had continued in employment for three years. In addition, outstanding performance units and distribution equivalents will only be paid for a qualifying termination of employment and will be paid in cash based on the fair market value of AmeriGas Partners common units in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, and (ii) the award amount that would have been paid if the measurement period ended on the date of the change in control, as determined by the

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AmeriGas Propane Compensation/Pension Committee. For treatment of stock options, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table – Fiscal 2013.Table.

AmeriGas Propane discontinued the use of a tax gross-up in November of 2010 and, as a result, Mr. Sheridan’s benefits are not subject to a “conditional gross-up” for excise and related taxes in the event they would constitute “excess parachute payments,” as defined in Section 280G of the Code.

In order to receive benefits under his change in control agreement, Mr. Sheridan is required to execute a release that discharges AmeriGas Propane and its affiliates from liability for any claims he may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with AmeriGas Propane or its affiliates.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The amounts shown in the table below are merely estimates of the incremental amounts that would be paid out to the named executive officers if their termination had occurred on the last day of Fiscal 2013.2016. The actual amounts to be paid out can only be determined at the time of such named executive officer’s termination of employment. The amounts set forth in the table below do not include compensation to which each named executive officer would be entitled without regard to his termination of employment, including (i) base salary and short-term incentives that have been earned but not yet paid, and (ii) amounts that have been earned, but not yet paid, under the terms of the plans reflected in the Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2013 and the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013.Table. There are no incremental payments in the event of voluntary resignation, termination for cause, disability or upon retirement. For a description of the amount paid to Mr. Greenberg as a result of his retirement, see the Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 2013.

 

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table – Fiscal 2013
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table – Fiscal 2016Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table – Fiscal 2016  
Name & Triggering Event Severance
Pay($)(1)(2)
 Equity
Awards with
Accelerated
Vesting($)(3)
 Nonqualified
Retirement
Benefits($)(4)
 Welfare &
Other
Benefits($)(5)
 Total($)  

Severance

Pay($)(1)(2)

   

Equity

Awards with

Accelerated

Vesting($)(3)

   

Nonqualified

Retirement

Benefits($)(4)

   

Welfare &

Other

Benefits($)(5)

   Total($) 

J. L. Walsh

                     

Death

 0 4,313,737 1,751,952 0 6,065,689   0     12,606,760     6,278,353     0     18,885,113  

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

 4,576,942 0 2,018,378 60,690 6,656,010   6,597,285     0     7,386,298     60,967     14,044,550  

Termination Following Change in Control

 6,704,864 7,504,162 4,846,734 6,788,120 25,843,880   9,299,777     20,509,117     12,368,561     12,906,994     55,084,449  

K. R. Oliver

                     

Death

 0 1,094,537 0 0 1,094,537   0     3,794,712     0     0     3,794,712  

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

 878,471 0 0 36,069 914,540   1,054,281     0     0     38,807     1,093,088  

Termination Following Change in Control

 3,090,000 2,390,574 96,938 87,651 5,665,163   3,502,618     6,206,637     288,018     82,364     10,079,637  

J. E. Sheridan

                     

Death

 0 1,838,423 0 0 1,838,423   0     3,235,474     0     0     3,235,474  

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

 1,557,335 0 0 41,462 1,598,797   1,910,343     0     0     71,522     1,981,865  

Termination Following Change in Control

 2,945,124 2,466,261 218,261 66,462 5,696,108   3,357,472     5,349,973     252,675     95,977     9,056,097  

R. Perreault

               

Death

   0     958,544     0     0     958,544  

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

   786,571     0     0     34,780     821,351  

Termination Following Change in Control

   2,112,917     1,884,739     155,000     54,910     4,207,566  

M. M. Gaudiosi

                     

Death

 0 1,303,220 0 0 1,303,220   0     2,576,222     0     0     2,576,222  

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

 616,460 0 0 25,545 642,005   814,432     0     0     27,156     841,588  

Termination Following Change in Control

 2,203,437 2,281,170 59,681 31,687 4,575,975   2,643,497     4,251,474     210,662     30,307     7,135,940  

B. C. Hall

      

Death

 0 1,182,557 1,505,254 0 2,687,811

Involuntary Termination Without Cause

 1,074,761 0 1,746,234 66,826 2,887,821

Termination Following Change in Control

 1,934,570 1,757,702 3,104,007 1,971,173 8,767,452

 

(1)

Amounts shown under “Severance Pay” in the case of involuntary termination without cause are calculated under the terms of the UGI Severance Plan for Messrs. Walsh, Oliver and HallPerreault and Ms. Gaudiosi and the AmeriGas Severance Plan for Mr. Sheridan. We assumed that 100 percent of the target annual bonus was paid.

(2)

Amounts shown under “Severance Pay” in the case of termination following a change in control are calculated under the officer’s change in control agreement.

(3)

In calculating the amounts shown under “Equity Awards with Accelerated Vesting”, we assumed (i) the continuation of the Company’s dividend (and AmeriGas Partners’ distribution, as applicable) at the rate in effect on September 30, 2013;2016; and (ii) performance at the greater of actual through September 30, 20132016 and at target levels with respect to performance units.

(4)

Amounts shown under “Nonqualified Retirement Benefits” are in addition to amounts shown in the Pension Benefits Table – Fiscal 20132016 and the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table – Fiscal 2013.2016.

(5)

Amounts shown under “Welfare and Other Benefits” include estimated payments for (i) medical and dental insurance premiums, (ii) outplacement services, (iii) tax preparation services, and (iv) an estimated Code Section 280G tax gross-up payment of $6,728,347$12,850,977 for Mr. Walsh and $1,883,522 for Mr. Hall in the event of a change in control.

Director and Officer Stock Ownership Policies

The following policies are designed to encourage growth in shareholder value by closely linking Directors’ and executives’ risks and rewards with the Company’s total Shareholder return.

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The Board of Directors has a policy requiring Directors to own Company common stock, together with stock units, in an aggregate amount equal to three times the Director’s annual cash retainer, and to achieve the target level of common stock ownership within five years after joining the Board.

The Company has a policy, approved by the Board of Directors, that requires individuals in key management positions with the Company and its subsidiaries to own significant amounts of common stock. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Stock Ownership Guidelines.

Market Price of Shares

The closing price of our Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on November 29, 2013,14, 2016, was $40.26.$43.19.

    SECURITIES OWNERSHIPOF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers

The following table shows the number of shares beneficially owned by each Director, by each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, and by all Directors and executive officers as a group. The table shows their beneficial ownership as of October 1, 2016. The address for each beneficial owner in the table below is c/o UGI Corporation, P.O. Box 858, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

Each person named in the table beneficially owns less than 1 percent of the outstanding common stock. Directors and executive officers as a group own approximately 2.2 percent of the outstanding common stock. For purposes of reporting total beneficial ownership, shares that may be acquired within 60 days of October 1, 2016 through UGI Corporation stock option exercises are included.

Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers

 

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Name

  Number
of Shares of UGI
Common Stock(1)
  Number of UGI
Stock Units(2)
   Exercisable
Options
For UGI
Common Stock
 

M. Shawn Bort

   6,525(3)   33,656     96,750  

Monica M. Gaudiosi

   40,223    0     221,000  

Richard W. Gochnauer

   0    24,435     71,250  

Frank S. Hermance

   150,000(4)   22,178     64,875  

Ernest E. Jones

   11,566    70,718     109,500  

Kirk R. Oliver

   47,756(5)   0     220,000  

Anne Pol

   5,259    132,041     102,750  

Roger Perreault

   0(6)   0     0  

Marvin O. Schlanger

   65,586(7)   111,989     109,500  

Jerry E. Sheridan

   2,014(8)   0     20,000  

James B. Stallings, Jr.

   0    3,950     11,800  

Roger B. Vincent

   22,516(9)   48,535     58,500  

John L. Walsh

   392,562(10)   0     1,242,000  

Directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons)

   904,627    447,502     2,528,725  

 

(1)

Sole voting and investment power unless otherwise specified.

(2)

The 2004 Plan and the 2013 Plan each provides that stock units will be converted to shares and paid out to Directors upon their retirement or termination of service.

(3)

Ms. Bort’s shares are held jointly with her spouse.

(4)

Mr. Hermance holds these shares jointly with his spouse.

(5)

Includes 3,255 shares held jointly with Mr. Oliver’s spouse and 556 shares in his UGI Savings Plan.

(6)

Does not include 12,000 shares of restricted stock.

(7)

Includes 3,000 shares held by Mr. Schlanger’s spouse. Mr. Schlanger disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his spouse.

(8)

Mr. Sheridan holds these shares in his AmeriGas Savings Plan.

(9)

Includes 15,000 shares in a family trust for which Mr. Vincent’s spouse is a trustee. Mr. Vincent disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the family trust.

(10)

Mr. Walsh’s shares are held jointly with his spouse.

ITEM 2 — ADVISORY VOTEON UGI CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONSecurities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table shows information regarding each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s common stock. The ownership information below is based on information reported on a Form 13F as filed with the SEC in November 2016 for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

 

Title of

Class

Name and Address of

Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of

Beneficial Ownership

Percent of

Class(1)

Common Stock

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 2600

Valley Forge, PA 19482

17,628,313(2)10.18%

Common Stock

Wellington Management Group LLP

c/o Wellington Management Company LLP

280 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

16,141,561(3)9.32%

Common Stock

State Street Corporation

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

9,065,286(4)5.23%

 

(1)

Based on 172,960,449 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016.

(2)

The reporting person, and certain related entities, have shared voting power with respect to 31,700 shares, sole voting power with respect to 168,289 shares, shared investment power with respect to 191,289 shares, and sole investment power with respect to 17,437,024 shares.

(3)

The reporting person, and certain related entities, have shared voting power with respect to 11,558,540 shares and shared investment power with respect to 16,141,561 shares.

(4)

The reporting person, and certain related entities, have sole voting power with respect to 1,077,139 shares and shared investment power with respect to 9,065,286 shares.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our Directors, certain officers and 10 percent beneficial owners to report their ownership of shares and changes in such ownership to the SEC. Based on our records, we believe that, during Fiscal 2016, all of such reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) reporting requirements applicable to them. However, Mr. Jerry E. Sheridan was inadvertently late in filing one Form 4 relating to a stock option exercise due to an administrative error.

ITEM 2 — ADVISORY VOTEON UGI CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is providing shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. The compensation of our named executive officers is disclosed under the headings Compensation“Compensation Discussion and AnalysisAnalysis” and Compensation“Compensation of Executive Officers,Officers” beginning on pages 2921 and 5542, respectively, of this Proxy Statement, respectively.Statement. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, over 96% of our shareholders voted to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

We believe that we closely align the interests of our named executive officers and our shareholders.shareholders are closely aligned. As described in our COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS, ourthe Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation program for our named executive officers is designed to provide a competitive level of total compensation, to motivate and encourage our executive officers to contribute to the Company’s success and to effectively link our executives’ compensation to our financial performance and sustainable growth in shareholder value. OurThe Compensation Discussion and Analysis also describes in detail the components of our executive compensation program and the process by which, and the reasons why, the independent members of our Board of Directors and our Compensation and Management Development Committee make executive compensation decisions.

In making executive compensation decisions, our Compensation and Management Development Committee seeks to implement and maintain sound compensation and corporate governance practices, which include the following:

 

·

Our Compensation and Management Development Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent, as defined in the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Our Compensation and Management Development Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent, as defined in the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

·

Our Compensation and Management Development Committee utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”), an independent outside compensation consultant.

Our Compensation and Management Development Committee utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC, an independent outside compensation consultant.

 

·

The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based compensation. In Fiscal 2013, 82% of the principal compensation components, in the case of Messrs. Walsh and Greenberg (for his service as Chief Executive Officer), and 64% to 78% of the principal compensation components, in the case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial performance or total shareholder return.

The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based compensation. In Fiscal 2016, 81% of the principal compensation components, in the case of Mr. Walsh, and 70% to 75% of the principal compensation components, in the case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial performance or TSR.

 

·

The Company awards a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term awards, namely stock options and performance units, so that executive officers’ interests are aligned with shareholders’ interests and long-term Company performance.

 

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·

Annual bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are based on key financial metrics. Similarly, long-term incentives are based on UGI Corporation common stock values and relative stock price performance (or, in the case of Mr. Sheridan, performance relative to AmeriGas Partners common units).

 

·

We require termination of employment for payment under our change in control agreements (referred to as a “double trigger”). We also have not entered into change in control agreements providing for tax gross-up payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code since 2010. See COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.

We require termination of employment for payment under our change in control agreements (referred to as a “double trigger”). In addition, beginning in January of 2015, we require a double trigger for the accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control. We have not entered into change in control agreements providing for tax gross-up payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code since 2010. See COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control, beginning on page 52.

 

·

We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. See COMPENSATIONOF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Stock Ownership Guidelines.

We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. See COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — Stock Ownership Guidelines, beginning on page 41.

 

·

We have a recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a significant restatement of the Company’s financial results.

We have a recoupment policy for incentive-based compensation paid or awarded to current and former executive officers in the event of a restatement due to material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements.

 

·

During Fiscal 2013, we implemented a policy prohibiting the Company’s Directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners.

We have a policy prohibiting the Company’s Directors and executive officers from (i) hedging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners, (ii) holding UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners securities in margin accounts as collateral for a margin loan, and (iii) pledging the securities of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners.

This vote is advisory, which means that the vote on executive compensation is not binding on the Company, our Board of Directors or the Compensation and Management Development Committee. The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather relates to the overall compensation of our named executive officers. The Board of Directors and the Compensation and Management Development Committee expect to take into account the outcome of this vote when considering future executive compensation decisions and will evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address shareholders’ concerns, to the extent a significant number of our shareholders vote against our compensation program.

Accordingly, we ask our shareholders to vote on the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including our Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and the related narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.

The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends a vote FOR the approval of the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative discussion in this Proxy Statement.

ITEM 3 — ADVISORY VOTEONTHE FREQUENCYOF FUTURE

ADVISORY VOTESON UGI CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE

COMPENSATION

Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, as amended, the Company is providing shareholders with the opportunity to vote, on a non-binding, advisory basis, for their preference as to how frequently to cast future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. Shareholders may indicate whether they would prefer that the Company conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation once every one, two, or three years.

The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimouslyhas determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation that occurs every year is the most appropriate alternative for the Company and recommends that shareholders vote for a one-year interval for the advisory vote on executive compensation.

In determining to recommend that shareholders vote for a frequency of once every year, the Board of Directors considered that an annual advisory vote on executive compensation will allow for frequent input from our shareholders on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, rather than infrequent feedback every two or three years. Similarly, any shareholder concerns about our executive compensation program can be expressed through a vote FORwithout having to wait two or three years. In addition, the approvalBoard of Directors considered survey data on our institutional shareholders’ preferences as to the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the named executive officers’ compensation.

The vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation paidis advisory only. This means that the vote on executive compensation is not binding on the Company, the Board of Directors, or the Compensation and Management Development Committee. The Company recognizes that shareholders may have different views as to the best approach for the Company. The Board of Directors and the Compensation and Management Development Committee will take into account the outcome of the vote; however, when considering the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the Board of Directors may decide that it is in the best interests of our shareholders and the Company to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation more or less frequently than the frequency receiving the most votes cast by our shareholders. Also, in accordance with applicable law, shareholders will have the opportunity to recommend the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at least once every six years.

Shareholders may cast a vote on the preferred voting frequency by selecting the option of one year, two years, or three years (or abstain) when voting in response to the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the shareholders determine, on an advisory basis, whether the preferred frequency of an advisory vote on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed inshould be every one year, every two years, or every three years.

The enclosed proxy card provides shareholders with the COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS,opportunity to choose among four options (holding the compensation tablesvote every one, two, or three years, or abstain from voting) and, therefore, shareholders will not be voting to approve or disapprove the related narrative discussion in this Proxy Statement.

recommendation of the Board of Directors.

 

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The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends that an advisory vote on executive compensation be held every one (1) year.


ITEM 4 — RATIFICATIONOF APPOINTMENTOF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

ITEM 3 — OTHER MATTERSThe Audit Committee of the Board of Directors appointed Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to examine and report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for Fiscal 2017 and recommends that shareholders ratify the appointment. If shareholders do not ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, the Audit Committee will consider the appointment of another independent registered public accounting firm. One or more representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have the opportunity to respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if they wish to do so.

 

The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends a vote FOR this proposal.

 

ITEM 5 — OTHER MATTERS

The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matter to be presented for action at the meeting. If any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders should arise, the Proxies (or their substitutes) will vote in accordance with their best judgment.

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APPENDIX A

RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

The following table includes a reconciliation of net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P. to EBITDA (1) and Adjusted EBITDA (2) for the period presented:

    Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
2013 (in millions)
 

Net (loss) income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

  $221.2 

Income tax expense

   1.7 

Interest expense

   165.4 

Depreciation

   159.3 

Amortization

   43.6 
  

 

 

 

EBITDA(1)

  $591.2 

Heritage Propane acquisition and transition expense

   26.5 

Loss on extinguishments of debt

   —   
  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

  $617.7 
  

 

 

 

(1)Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners (as an indicator of operating performance) and is not a measure of performance or financial condition under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Management believes EBITDA is a meaningful non-GAAP financial measure used by investors to (a) compare the Partnership’s operating performance with that of other companies within the propane industry and (b) assess the Partnership’s ability to meet loan covenants. The Partnership’s definition of EBITDA may be different from those used by other companies. Management uses EBITDA to compare year-over-year profitability of the business without regard to capital structure as well as to compare the relative performance of the Partnership to that of other master limited partnerships without regard to their financing methods, capital structure, income taxes or historical cost basis. In view of the omission of interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization from EBITDA, management also assesses the profitability of the business by comparing net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners for the relevant years. Management also uses EBITDA to assess the Partnership’s profitability because its parent, UGI Corporation, uses the Partnership’s EBITDA to assess the profitability of the Partnership which is one of UGI Corporation’s industry segments. UGI Corporation discloses the Partnership’s EBITDA in its disclosure about industry segments as the profitability measure for its domestic propane segment.

(2)Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes the presentation of this measure provides useful information to investors to more effectively evaluate the year-over-year results of operations of the Partnership. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA to exclude from AmeriGas Partners’ EBITDA gains and losses that competitors do not necessarily have to provide additional insight into the comparison of year-over-year profitability to that of other master limited partnerships. This measure is not comparable to measures used by other entities and should only be considered in conjunction with net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P. for the relevant periods.

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Directions from Philadelphia. Take the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West. Follow I-76 West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from South Jersey.Take I-95 South to Route 322 West. Take 322 West to Route 1 South to Route 202 North. Take Route 202 North to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Matthews Road. Turn right at the next light onto RouteMorehall Road (Route 29 North.North). Turn right at second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.

Directions from Philadelphia Airport. Take I-95 South to 476 North. Follow 476 North to the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from Wilmington and Points South (Delaware and Maryland). Take I-95 North to Route 202 North to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. TurnAt the end of the ramp, turn right onto Route 29 North.Matthews Road. Turn right at the next light onto Morehall Road (Route 29 North). Turn right at the second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.

Directions from New York and Points NorthNorth.. Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 6, theI-276, Pennsylvania Turnpike extension.connector. Follow the Turnpike I-276 West to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take the first exit, Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from Harrisburg and Points West. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76, East to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take Route 202 South to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

E-Z Pass Holders: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76 to Exit 320, Malvern (Exit 320 is an electronic interchange for E-Z pass holders only). At the end of the ramp, turn left at the traffic light onto Morehall Road (Route 29 South) toward Malvern. Proceed on Morehall Road (Route 29 South) to the fourth traffic light at Liberty Boulevard. Turn left onto Liberty Boulevard and The Desmond will be on your left.

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FOR Proposals 2 and 4 and for the option of “1 YEAR” for Proposal 3. 1. Election of Directors:

For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain + 01 - L.R. GreenbergM.S. Bort 02 - R.W. Gochnauer 03 - F.S. Hermance 04 - A. Pol 05 - M.O. Schlanger 0306 - A. Pol

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For All EXCEPT - To withhold a vote for one or more nominees, mark the box to the left and the corresponding numbered box(es) to the right. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Against Abstain 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 2. Proposal to approve resolution on executive compensation.

For Against Abstain

3. Recommend the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. 4. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. B Non-Voting Items

Change of Address — Please print new address below. Comments — Please print your comments below.

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Proxy — UGI CORPORATION

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UGI CORPORATION

The undersigned hereby appoints Marvin O. Schlanger, Lon R. GreenbergRoger B. Vincent and John L. Walsh, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as provided on the other side, all the shares of UGI Corporation Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held January 30, 201424, 2017 or at any adjournment thereof, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Meeting.

For the participants in the UGI Utilities, Inc. Savings Plan, AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Savings Plan, and the UGI HVAC Enterprises, Inc. Savings Plan (together, the “Plans”), this Proxy Card will constitute voting instructions to the Trustee under the Plans, as indicated by me on the reverse side, but, if I make no indication as to a particular matter, then as recommended by the Board of Directors on such matter, and in their discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting. The Trustee will keep my vote completely confidential. If the Trustee does not receive my executed Proxy by January 27, 2014,19, 2017, I understand the Trustee will vote the shares represented by this Proxy in the same proportion as it votes those shares for which it does receive a properly executed Proxy.

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Vote by Internet

Go to www.envisionreports.com/UGI

Or scan the QR code with your smartphone

Follow the steps outlined on the secure website

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the UGI Corporation Shareholder Meeting to be Held on January 30, 2014

Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and the location of the Annual Meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to shareholders are available at:

www.envisionreports.com/UGI

Easy Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote

When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares.

Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/UGI to view the materials.

Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials.

Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in.

Step 4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote.

When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials.

Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before January 20, 2014 to facilitate timely delivery.

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Shareholder Meeting Notice

UGI Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on January 30, 2014 at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Numbers 1 and 2.

1. Election of Directors:

01 - L.R. Greenberg

02 - M.O. Schlanger

03 - A. Pol

04 - E.E. Jones

05 - J.L. Walsh

06 - R.B. Vincent

07 - M.S. Puccio

08 - R.W. Gochnauer

09 - F.S. Hermance

2. Proposal to approve resolution on executive compensation.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

DIRECTIONS TO THE DESMOND HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER

Directions from Philadelphia. Take the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West. Follow I-76 West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from South Jersey. Take I-95 South to Route 322 West. Take 322 West to Route 1 South to Route 202 North. Take Route 202 North to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Matthews Road. Turn right at the next light onto Route 29 North. Turn right at the second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.

Directions from Philadelphia Airport. Take I-95 South to 476 North. Follow 476 North to the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from Wilmington and Points South (Delaware and Maryland). Take I-95 North to Route 202 North to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Matthews Road. Turn right at the next light onto Route 29 North. Turn right at the second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.

Directions from New York and Points North. Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 6, the Pennsylvania Turnpike extension. Follow the Turnpike West to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Directions from Harrisburg and Points West. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take Route 202 South to Great Valley/Route

29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.

Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery preference:

Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted using the telephone, Internet or email options below.

Email copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be submitted over the Internet following the instructions below. If you request an email copy of current materials you will receive an email with a link to the materials.

PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a set of proxy materials.

Internet – Go to www.envisionreports.com/UGI. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the instructions to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials.

Telephone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. You can also submit a preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.

Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials UGI Corporation” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings. To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials should be made by January 20, 2014.

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