Shearman & Sterling represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as co-managers in connection with a registered shelf takedown of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2019 by AmeriGas Partners, L.P. and AmeriGas Finance Corp. as co-issuers.

The proceeds from the offering were partially used to fund the repurchase of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.’s outstanding 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2016. Shearman & Sterling also acted as counsel to Credit Suisse (USA) LLC as coordinating dealer manager and solicitation agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as co-dealer managers and solicitation agents in connection with the tender offer and related consent solicitation for such outstanding notes.

AmeriGas is the largest retail propane distributor in the United States based on the volume of propane gallons distributed annually.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Jason Lehner (Toronto/New York-Capital Markets) and Craig Gibian (Washington, DC-Tax) and associates Kevin Roggow (Toronto-Capital Markets), Gerald Feige (Washington, DC-Tax), Tina Varghese (New York-Capital Markets), James Cotton (New York-Capital Markets) and Diane Zhang (New York-Capital Markets).