EXHIBIT 99

    CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
          RELATING TO A PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Robert J. Chaney, Chief Executive Officer, and I, John C. Barney, Chief
Financial Officer, of UGI Utilities, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
"Company"), hereby certify that:

      (1)   The Company's periodic report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
            March 31, 2003 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the
            requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, as amended; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

/s/ Robert J. Chaney                         /s/ John C. Barney
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Robert J. Chaney                             John C. Barney

Date: May 15, 2003                           Date: May 15, 2003



      A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
      been provided to UGI Utilities, Inc. and will be retained by UGI
      Utilities, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
      its staff upon request.