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Quarterly distribution of available cash
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2022
Quarterly distribution of available cash  
Quarterly distribution of available cash

D.        Quarterly distribution of available cash

Ferrellgas is required by its partnership agreements to make quarterly cash distributions of all of its “available cash.” Available cash is defined in its partnership agreements as, generally, the sum of its consolidated cash receipts less consolidated cash disbursements and net changes in reserves established by the general partner for future requirements.

Ferrellgas Partners

Reserves may be established in order to provide for the proper conduct of Ferrellgas Partners’ business, to comply with any contractual obligations and restrictions, and to provide funds for distributions with respect to any one or more of the next four fiscal quarters. To the extent Ferrellgas Partners has available cash for a particular fiscal quarter, distributions of such cash are required to be made within 45 days after the end of such fiscal quarter to holders of record on the applicable record date, subject to the terms and preferences of the Class B Units. To the extent distributions are made in respect of the Class A Units, pro rata distributions are also made to the general partner.  See Note J – Equity (Deficit) for further discussion.

The operating partnership

Reserves may be established in order to provide for the proper conduct of the operating partnership’s business, to comply with contractual obligations and restrictions, including the restrictions on distributions in the indentures governing the $650.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and the  $825.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), the credit agreement entered into on March 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) by the operating partnership, the general partner and certain of the operating partnership’s subsidiaries (the “Credit Agreement”) and the First Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Ferrellgas, L.P., executed on the Effective Date (the “OpCo LPA Amendment”), and to provide funds for distributions with respect to any one or more of the next four fiscal quarters. To the extent the operating partnership has available cash for a particular fiscal quarter, distributions of such cash are required to be made within 45 days after the end of such fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the OpCo LPA Amendment.

While any Preferred Units remain outstanding, after giving effect to required payments and distributions in respect of the Preferred Units, distributions by the operating partnership of its available cash will be made solely to Ferrellgas Partners. If and when there are no longer any Preferred Units outstanding, distributions by the operating partnership of its available cash will be made approximately 99% to Ferrellgas Partners and approximately 1% to the general partner.