EXHIBIT 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. TO HOLD FISCAL 2002
FOURTH QUARTER/YEAR-END RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, OCTOBER 10, 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 Fourth Quarter
and Full Year Results Conference Call for Thursday, October 24, 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 fourth quarter and year-end
results and business outlook by accessing the call via the internet at
WWW.SUBURBANPROPANE.COM, or by telephone as follows:
Phone #: (800) 288-8974
Ask for: Suburban Propane Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2002
Results Conference Call
In addition, a replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 PM
Thursday, October 24 until 11:59 PM on Friday, October 25, 2002 and can be
accessed by dialing (800) 475-6701, Access Code 654832. The replay will also be
available via Suburban's web site until Thursday, October 31, 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