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): | August 15, 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 15, 2005, AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner ("General Partner") of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. ("AmeriGas Partners") entered into a Confidentiality and Post-Employment Activities Agreement ("Agreement") with Mr. Jerry E. Sheridan, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner. As previously reported in AmeriGas Partners' Current Report filed August 8, 2005, Mr. Sheridan was required to sign the Agreement as a condition of his employment. The Agreement prohibits (i) the disclosure of confidential information concerning AmeriGas Partners and its affiliates ("AmeriGas"), and (ii) generally restricts Mr. Sheridan, for a period of two years after termination of employment with AmeriGas, from (x) accepting employment from, or serving as a director, officer, partner, consultant or advisor of or to, any business that competes with AmeriGas, or (y) offering employment to any employee of AmeriGas, or inducing any employee of AmeriGas to terminate his or her employment with AmeriGas, without the written consent of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
10.1 Confidentiality and Post-Employment Activities Agreement dated August 15, 2005 between Jerry E.Sheridan and AmeriGas Propane, Inc., in its own right and as general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. and their respective subsidiaries, partnerships and affiliates.
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. | ||||
| August 19, 2005 | By: | Robert H. Knauss | ||
| Name: Robert H. Knauss | ||||
| Title: Vice President and General Counsel of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Confidentiality and Post-Employment Activities Agreement |