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Acquisitions and Dispositions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions & Dispositions
On January 12, 2012 (the “Acquisition Date”), AmeriGas Partners completed the acquisition of Heritage Propane from ETP for total consideration of $2,598.2, comprising $1,465.6 in cash and 29,567,362 AmeriGas Partners Common Units with a fair value of $1,132.6 (the “Heritage Acquisition”). The Acquisition Date cash consideration for the Heritage Acquisition was subject to purchase price adjustments based on working capital, cash and the amount of indebtedness of Heritage Propane (“Working Capital Adjustment”) and certain excess cash proceeds resulting from ETP's sale of HOLP's former cylinder exchange business (“HPX”). In April 2012, AmeriGas Partners paid $25.5 of additional cash consideration as a result of the Working Capital Adjustment and in June 2012, AmeriGas Partners received $18.9 in cash representing the excess cash proceeds from the sale of HPX. The Heritage Acquisition was consummated pursuant to a Contribution and Redemption Agreement dated October 15, 2011, as amended (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among AmeriGas Partners, ETP, Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of ETP (“ETP GP”), and Heritage ETC, L.P. (the “Contributor”). The acquired business conducted its propane operations in 41 states through HOLP and Titan LLC. According to LP-Gas Magazine rankings published on February 1, 2012, Heritage Propane was the third largest retail propane distributor in the United States, delivering over 500 million gallons to more than one million retail propane customers in 2011. The Heritage Acquisition is consistent with our growth strategies, one of which is to grow our core business through acquisitions.
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Contributor contributed to AmeriGas Partners a 99.999% limited partner interest in HOLP; a 100% membership interest in Heritage Operating GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a holder of a 0.001% general partner interest in HOLP; a 99.99% limited partner interest in Titan Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the sole member of Titan LLC; and a 100% membership interest in Titan Energy GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and holder of a 0.01% general partner interest in Titan Energy Partners, L.P. As a result of the Heritage Acquisition, the General Partner, in order to maintain its general partner interests in AmeriGas Partners and AmeriGas OLP, contributed 934,327 Common Units to the Partnership having a fair value of $41.7. These Common Units were subsequently cancelled.
The cash portion of the Heritage Acquisition was financed by the issuance by AmeriGas Finance Corp. and AmeriGas Finance LLC, wholly owned finance subsidiaries of AmeriGas Partners (the “Issuers”), of $550 principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due May 2020 (the “6.75% Notes”) and $1,000 principal amount of 7.00% Senior Notes due May 2022 (the “7.00% Notes”). For further information on the 6.75% Notes and the 7.00% Notes, see Note 5.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2012, reflects the final allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Heritage Propane business combination. The purchase price paid comprises AmeriGas Partners Common Units issued having a fair value of $1,132.6, and total cash consideration of $1,472.2 including cash acquired of $60.7. The fair value of the AmeriGas Partners Common Units issued to ETP was based on the closing price on the Acquisition Date subject to a discount to reflect certain contractual transfer restrictions for a period of approximately twelve months. The purchase price allocation is as follows:
Assets acquired:
 
Current assets
$
301.4

Property, plant & equipment
890.2

Customer relationships (estimated useful life of 15 years)
418.9

Trademarks and tradenames
91.1

Goodwill
1,217.7

Other assets
9.9

Total assets acquired
$
2,929.2

 
 
Liabilities assumed:
 
Current liabilities
$
(238.1
)
Long-term debt
(62.9
)
Other noncurrent liabilities
(23.4
)
Total liabilities assumed
$
(324.4
)
Total
$
2,604.8


Goodwill associated with the Heritage Acquisition principally results from synergies expected from combining the operations and from assembled workforce. The tax effects of such goodwill will be realized over a fifteen-year period. We allocated the purchase price of the acquisition to identifiable intangible assets based on estimated fair values.  Tradenames and trademarks were valued using the relief from royalty method and customer relationships were valued using a discounted cash flow method. The relief from royalty method estimates our theoretical royalty savings from ownership of the tradenames and trademarks. Key assumptions used in this method include discount rates, royalty rates, growth rates and sales projections and are the assumptions most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. The key assumptions used in the customer relationship discounted cash flow method include discount rates, growth rates and cash flow projections and are the assumptions most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. We allocated the purchase price of the acquisition to property, plant and equipment based on estimated fair values primarily using replacement cost and market value methods.
Transaction expenses associated with the Heritage Acquisition, which are included in operating and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Income, totaled $5.3 for Fiscal 2012. The results of operations of Heritage Propane are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income since the Acquisition Date. As a result of achieving planned strategic operating and marketing milestones, it is impracticable to determine the impact of the Heritage Propane operations on the revenues and earnings of the Company.
The following presents unaudited pro forma income statement and earnings per share data as if the Heritage Acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2010:

 
 
Fiscal 2012
 
Fiscal 2011
Revenues
 
$
7,010.9

 
$
7,522.0

Net income attributable to UGI Corporation
 
$
197.6

 
$
223.5

Earnings per common share attributable to UGI Corporation stockholders:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.76

 
$
2.00

Diluted
 
$
1.74

 
$
1.98


The unaudited pro forma results of operations reflect Heritage Propane’s historical operating results after giving effect to adjustments directly attributable to the transaction that are expected to have a continuing effect. The unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the Heritage Acquisition occurred on the date indicated nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results.
In accordance with the Contribution Agreement, ETP and the Partnership entered into a transition services agreement and ETP, HPX and the Partnership also entered into a transition services agreement (collectively, the “TSA”) whereby each party may be a provider and receiver of certain services to the other. The principal services include general business continuity, information technology, accounting, tax and administrative services. Services under the TSA will be provided through the expiration of the term relating to each service or until such time as mutually agreed by the parties. Amounts associated with such services were not material.
In October 2011, we acquired Shell’s LPG distribution businesses in (1) Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg through Antargaz; (2) Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden through Flaga; and (3) the United Kingdom through UGI Midlands Limited (a second-tier subsidiary of Enterprises), for €133.6 ($179.0) in cash ("Shell Transaction"). Also during Fiscal 2012, AmeriGas OLP acquired a number of smaller domestic retail propane distribution businesses for $13.5 in cash. During Fiscal 2011, AmeriGas OLP acquired a number of domestic retail propane distribution businesses for $34.0 in cash, and Flaga acquired a propane distribution business in Poland for total cash consideration of approximately $19.0. During Fiscal 2010, AmeriGas OLP acquired a number of domestic retail propane distribution businesses for $34.3 in cash, and our International Propane operations acquired propane distribution businesses in Denmark, Hungary and Switzerland, and an additional 46% interest in our retail business in China, for total cash consideration of $48.7.
On July 30, 2010, Energy Services sold all of its interest in its second-tier, wholly owned subsidiary Atlantic Energy, LLC (“Atlantic Energy”) to DCP Midstream Partners, L.P. for $49.0 in cash plus an amount for inventory and other working capital. Atlantic Energy owns and operates a 20 million gallon marine import and transshipment facility located in the port of Chesapeake, Virginia. The Company recorded a $36.5 pre-tax gain on the sale which amount is included in other income, net in the Fiscal 2010 Consolidated Statement of Income. The gain increased Fiscal 2010 net income attributable to UGI Corporation by $17.2. Atlantic Energy’s income from operations was not material in Fiscal 2010.