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): | October 15, 2007 |
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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective October 15, 2007, AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") amended the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership to permit the use of a book-entry (certificate-less) system to represent the Partnership's Common Units and to permit the Partnership's financial information to be delivered to its unitholders electronically via the Partnership's website. The amendment to permit the use of a book-entry system to represent the Partnership's Common Units was necessary in order for the Partnership to comply with a new requirement of the New York Stock Exchange, on which its Common Units are listed.
A copy of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.1 Amendment No. 1, effective October 15, 2007, to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., dated as of December 1, 2004.
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. | ||||
| October 15, 2007 | By: | Margaret M. Calabrese | ||
| Name: Margaret M. Calabrese | ||||
| Title: Assistant Secretary of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. effective October 15, 2007. |