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 24, 2011 |
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 8.01 Other Events.
On August 24, 2011, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") announced the expiration and final results of the tender offer with respect to its outstanding 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes"). The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. New York City time on August 23, 2011, and a total of $306,660,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered and accepted for repurchase in the tender offer.
Additionally, the Partnership announced that on August 11, 2011, it issued a notice of redemption for the Notes that had not been tendered as of that date. Holders of the $43,340,000 principal amount of Notes currently outstanding will receive a cash payment of $1,035.63 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes called for redemption plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date of September 12, 2011.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
99.1 Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated August 24, 2011.
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 24, 2011 | 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 | |
99.1 | Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated August 24, 2011. |