EXHIBIT 99
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. TO HOLD FISCAL 2002
THIRD QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
Whippany, New Jersey, July 11, 2002 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
(NYSE:SPH), a leading marketer of propane gas and related products and services
nationwide, announced today that it has scheduled its Fiscal 2002 Third Quarter
Results Conference Call for Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight
Time.
Analysts, investors and other interested parties are invited to listen to
management's discussion of Suburban's Fiscal 2002 third quarter results and
business outlook by accessing the call via the internet at
www.suburbanpropane.com, or by telephone as follows:
Phone #: (888) 276-0005
Ask for: Suburban Propane Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2002 Results Conference Call
In addition, a replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 PM
Thursday, July 25 until 11:59 PM on Friday, July 26, 2002 and can be accessed by
dialing (800) 475-6701, Access Code 642641. The replay will also be available
via Suburban's web site until Thursday, August 1, 2002.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey,
Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is the
nation's third largest propane gas marketer. The Partnership serves over 800,000
residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through
approximately 330 customer service centers in more than 40 states. Corporate
news, unit prices and additional information about Suburban are available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week on Suburban's web site: www.suburbanpropane.com. To
receive news releases via fax: Dial 800-758-5804 and input extension 112074.
Company contact: Robert M. Plante
Vice President-Finance & Treasurer
(973) 503-9252