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): | April 25, 2005 |
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13692 | 23-2787918 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 460 No. 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
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On April 25, 2005, Mr. John L. Walsh, age 49, was elected to the Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (the "Company"), the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. Mr. Walsh was also elected Vice Chairman of the Board. He is not a member of any standing committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Stephen A. Van Dyck's annual term as director of the Company ended on April 25, 2005 and he did not stand for re-election at the end of his term.
Mr. Walsh is President and Chief Operating Officer (since April 1, 2005) of UGI Corporation, the parent of the Company. Previously, Mr. Walsh was the Chief Executive of the Industrial and Special Products Division of the BOC Group plc (industrial gases), a position he assumed in 2001. He was also an Executive Director of BOC since 2001. He joined BOC in 1986 as Vice President-Special Gases and held various senior management positions in BOC, including President of Process Gas Solutions, North America (2000 to 2001) and President of BOC Pr ocess Plants (1996 to 2000).
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. | ||||
| April 28, 2005 | By: | Margaret M. Calabrese | ||
| Name: Margaret M. Calabrese | ||||
| Title: Assistant Secretary of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||