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

AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 18, 2018, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. announced that the Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the "General Partner"), has elected Frank S. Hermance, age 69, to serve as a Director of the General Partner, effective June 15, 2018. Mr. Hermance has served as a Director of UGI Corporation, the parent company of the General Partner, since 2011. A Committee assignment for Mr. Hermance will be determined at a future Board meeting. Mr. Hermance will receive an annual retainer of $75,000, pro-rated for the number of months Mr. Hermance serves as a Director of the General Partner during the 2018 fiscal year. In addition, it is anticipated that Mr. Hermance will receive an equity grant in July 2018 consistent with the General Partner’s director compensation practices.

Mr. Hermance is the retired Chairman (2001 to 2017) and Chief Executive Officer (1999 to 2016) of AMETEK, Inc. (a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices). He previously served as AMETEK’s President and Chief Operating Officer (1996 to 1999). Mr. Hermance also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, since 2011, the Director Emeritus of the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies, the Vice Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, and an advisory board member at American Securities LLP. He previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rochester Institute of Technology (until November 2016).

Mr. Hermance will continue to serve as a Director of UGI Corporation and UGI Utilities, Inc. A copy of the General Partner’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 AmeriGas Partners, L.P. Press Release dated June 18, 2018.

Exhibit Index

SIGNATURES

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.