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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


         Forward-Looking Statements

                 In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. ("AmeriGas
Partners") is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors
that could cause AmeriGas Partners' actual results to differ materially from
those projected in forward-looking statements of AmeriGas Partners made by or
on behalf of AmeriGas Partners.


         Risk Factors

                 The financial and operating performance of AmeriGas Partners
is subject to risks and uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict,
and many of which are beyond the control of management.  Forward-looking
statements concerning AmeriGas Partners' performance may differ materially from
actual results because of these risks and uncertainties.  They include, but are
not limited to:

                 1.   Weather conditions;
                 2.   price and availability of propane, and the capacity
                      to transport to market areas;
                 3.   governmental legislation and regulations;
                 4.   local economic conditions;
                 5.   labor relations;
                 6.   environmental claims;
                 7.   competition from the same and alternative energy
                      sources;
                 8.   operating hazards and other risks incidental to
                      transporting, storing, and distributing propane;
                 9.   energy efficiency and technology trends;
                 10.  interest rates; and
                 11.  large customer defaults.