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| EX-3.1 - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT - AMERIGAS PARTNERS LP | d315760dex31.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): March 13, 2012
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13692 | 23-2787918 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 460 No. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 19406 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 337-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
The Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) approved an amendment dated as of March 13, 2012 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Partnership’s Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”). Amendment No. 1 adds a new Section 9.5 to the Partnership Agreement, which confirms the Partnership’s compliance with Section 704 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
The description of Amendment No. 1 in this Item 5.03 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of Amendment No. 1 filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated as of March 13, 2012.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: March 13, 2012 | ||||||
| AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||||
| By: John S. Iannarelli | ||||||
| By: | /s/ John S. Iannarelli | |||||
| Name: John S. Iannarelli | ||||||
| Title: Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. dated as of March 13, 2012. | |