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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): NOVEMBER 17, 2004
AMERIGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-13692 23-2787918
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
460 N. GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(610) 337-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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AmeriGas Partners, L.P. Form 8-K
Page 2 November 17, 2004
SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On November 17, 2004, AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued a press release announcing
financial results for the Partnership for the fiscal quarter and year ended
September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to
this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99 Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated November 17,
2004, reporting its financial results for the fiscal quarter
and year ended September 30, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d), the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
AMERIGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
By: AmeriGas Propane, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Robert W. Krick
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Robert W. Krick
Vice President and Treasurer
Date: November 17, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
The Following Exhibits Are Furnished:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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* 99 Press Release of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated November 17,
2004.
* The Exhibit attached to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liability under that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.