UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 5, 2011
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13692 | 23-2787918 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
460 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 19406 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-337-7000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 5, 2011, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced the Partnership’s intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $470 million of senior notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture to be entered into among the Partnership and AmeriGas Finance Corp., as issuers, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Indenture”). The form of the Indenture is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 4.1 | Form of Indenture among AmeriGas Partners, L.P., AmeriGas Finance Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | |
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||||||||
| January 5, 2011 | By: | /s/ Margaret M. Calabrese | ||||||||
| Name: | Margaret M. Calabrese | |||||||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the General Partner | |||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Indenture among AmeriGas Partners, L.P., AmeriGas Finance Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | |
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
