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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L+SSFNUOzH2YhScBsLI+7iQLg2u9GKSMz23ZGLMsAjs8191HUzbKlU0+bHFJLohL ZsT1R7bmt7aqthfQg3Rgdw== 0001181431-10-058965.txt : 20101202 0001181431-10-058965.hdr.sgml : 20101202 20101202192559 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-10-058965 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101202 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101202 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHERMAN JOHN J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001193467 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34664 FILM NUMBER: 101229598 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INERGY L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001136352 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-NONSTORE RETAILERS [5960] IRS NUMBER: 431918951 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO BRUSH CREEK STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64112 BUSINESS PHONE: 8168428181 4 1 rrd292994.xml FORM 4 - 12/02/2010 OPEN MARKET PURCHASE X0303 4 2010-12-02 0 0001136352 INERGY L P NRGY 0001193467 SHERMAN JOHN J TWO BRUSH CREEK BLVD. SUITE 200 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 0 1 0 0 President/CEO/DIRECTOR Common Units 2010-12-02 4 P 0 5000 37.97 A 10810199 I As Trustee of the John J. Sherman Revocable Trust Common Units 345661 I As Trustee of the John J. Sherman 2005 GRAT I Common Units 10840 I By Employee Unit Purchase Plan Common Units 14998 D Class B Units Common Units 7091636 7091636 I As Trustee of the John J. Sherman Revocable Trust Class B Units Common Units 230441 230441 I As Trustee of the John J. Sherman 2005 GRAT I Mr. Sherman is a trustee of the John J. Sherman 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust I. Mr. Sherman is the trustee of the John J. Sherman Revocable Trust. John Sherman is the sole beneficiary of this trust. Represents common units held in the EUPP. Contributions to the EUPP are used to purchase Inergy common units at the end of each quarter. The Class B units will convert automatically into common units on a one-for-one basis, with 50% of the outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the fourth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger and the remaining outstanding Class B units converting into common units following the payment date of the eighth quarterly distribution following the closing of the merger. /s/ Judy R. Riddle (attorney-in-fact) for John J. Sherman 2010-12-02 EX-24.TXT 2 rrd262653_296372.htm POA rrd262653_296372.html

POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5)

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Laura L. Ozenberger, Michael K. Post and/or Judy Riddle the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned any and all reports on Forms 3, 4, and 5 that may be required from time to time with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Inergy, L.P. (the "Company"), all in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such reports on Forms 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, including without limitation, completing and executing for and on behalf of the undersigned a Uniform Applications For Access Codes To File On Edgar, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.  A photocopy or facsimile copy of this Power of Attorney may be relied upon to the same extent as an original copy of this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd day of February, 2006.

/s/  John J. Sherman

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