AmeriGas Elects Sheridan To Finance Post.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- AmeriGas Propane, Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APU) announced the election of Jerry E. Sheridan to the position of vice president, finance and chief financial officer effective August 15, 2005. Sheridan, 40, will replace acting chief financial officer Michael J. Cuzzolina, who will continue his role as vice president of accounting and financial control of parent company UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI). In addition to the full range of responsibilities generally associated with the chief financial officer position, Sheridan will be responsible for AmeriGas Partners' corporate development program and for operation of its two West Coast customer service centers.

Sheridan was most recently president and chief executive officer of Potters Industries, the engineered glass materials division of PQ Corporation. He joined PQ in 1996 as a manager of operations support, rising through various management positions, including four years as vice president and chief financial officer of PQ.

Prior to joining PQ, Sheridan was a finance manager with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical of Rockville, Maryland, a biotechnology company headquartered in Japan. Earlier, he was a general practice manager with the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Philadelphia.

Sheridan holds a bachelors degree in accounting from the University of Delaware and an MBA from the University of Maryland. He is a certified public accountant.

Comprehensive information about AmeriGas Partners is available on the web at http://www.amerigas.com.