UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): February 13, 2017
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-13692 | | 23-2787918 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
460 No. Gulph Road
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(610) 337-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 13, 2017, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced the expiration and final results of the tender offer with respect to the outstanding 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”), originally issued by its wholly owned subsidiaries, AmeriGas Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and AmeriGas Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“AmeriGas Finance”), and guaranteed by the Partnership. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 10, 2017, and a total of $378,340,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes were validly tendered and accepted for repurchase in the tender offer.
In addition, on February 13, 2017, the Partnership announced that it issued, together with AmeriGas Finance, $525,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior notes due 2027 (the “New Notes”) in an underwritten public offering. The New Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 27, 2016, among the Partnership, AmeriGas Finance, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), as supplemented by a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2017.
The Partnership is filing the Third Supplemental Indenture as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K. The Indenture was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2016 as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form8-K dated June 27, 2016. The Third Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the press release announcing the final results of the tender offer and the issuance of the New Notes is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 4.1 | | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2017, among AmeriGas Partners, L.P., AmeriGas Finance Corp., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (including form of global note) |
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99.1
| | Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated February 13, 2017 |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | AmeriGas Partners, L.P. |
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| February 13, 2017 | | By: | | /s/ Monica M. Gaudiosi |
| | | | Name: | | Monica M. Gaudiosi |
| | | | Title: | | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 4.1 | | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2017, among AmeriGas Partners, L.P., AmeriGas Finance Corp., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (including form of global note) |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated February 13, 2017 |
