DEF 14A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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UGI
CORPORATION
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Notice of January 19, 2012
Annual Meeting and
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BOX 858 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 610-337-1000
UGI
CORPORATION
LON R. GREENBERG
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Dear Shareholder,
On behalf of our entire Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to attend our Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, January 19, 2012. At the meeting, we will review UGIs
performance for Fiscal 2011 and our expectations for the future.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that your vote is important. On December
9, 2011, we mailed our shareholders a notice containing instructions on how to access our 2011
proxy statement and annual report and vote online. Please read the proxy materials and take a
moment now to vote online or by telephone as described in the proxy voting instructions. Of
course, if you received these proxy materials by mail, you may also vote by completing the proxy
card and returning it by mail.
I look forward to seeing you on January 19th and addressing your questions and comments.
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460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 |
BOX 858 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 610-337-1000
UGI
CORPORATION
Notice of
annual meeting of Shareholders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UGI Corporation will be held on Thursday, January 19,
2012, at 10:00 a.m., at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty
Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania. Shareholders will consider and take action on the following
matters:
1. election of ten directors to serve until the next annual meeting of Shareholders;
2. a non-binding advisory vote on a resolution to approve UGI Corporations executive
compensation;
3. a non-binding advisory vote to determine the frequency with which shareholders will be
asked to give an advisory vote on executive compensation;
4. ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for Fiscal 2012; and
5. transaction of any other business that is properly raised at the meeting.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be
held on January 19, 2012:
This Proxy Statement and the Companys 2011 Annual Report are available at
www.ugicorp.com.
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UGI CORPORATION
460 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
Proxy Statement
Annual Meeting Information
This proxy statement contains information related to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UGI
Corporation to be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at The Desmond Hotel
and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania and at any
postponements or adjournments thereof. Directions to The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
appear on page 79. This proxy statement was prepared under the direction of the Companys Board of
Directors to solicit your proxy for use at the Annual Meeting. It was made available to
shareholders on or about December 9, 2011.
Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials
instead of printed proxy materials?
The Company has elected to provide access to the proxy materials over the Internet. We
believe that this initiative enables the Company to provide proxy materials to shareholders more
quickly, reduce the impact of our Annual Meeting on the environment, and reduce costs.
Who is entitled to vote?
Shareholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on November 14, 2011 are
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting scheduled
in accordance with Pennsylvania law. Each shareholder has one vote per share on all matters to be
voted on. On November 14, 2011, there were 115,458,302 shares of common stock outstanding.
What am I voting on?
You will be asked to elect ten nominees to serve on the Companys Board of Directors, to
provide an advisory vote on the Companys executive compensation and on the frequency of future
advisory votes on executive compensation and to ratify the appointment of our independent
registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2012. The Board of Directors is not aware of any
other matters to be presented for action at the meeting.
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How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote on the proposals?
The Board of Directors recommends a vote (i) FOR the election of each of the nominees for
Director, (ii) FOR the approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to our named executive
officers, (iii) in favor of the Company conducting an advisory vote on executive compensation every
one (1) year, and (iv) FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2012.
How do I vote?
You may vote in one of three ways:
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If your shares are registered in your name: Vote your shares over the Internet by accessing
the Computershare proxy online voting website at: www.envisionreports.com/UGI and following
the on-screen instructions. You will need the control number that appears on your Notice of
Availability of Proxy Materials when you access the web page. |
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If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee: Vote your shares
over the Internet by following the voting instructions that you receive from such broker,
bank or other nominee. |
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If your shares are registered in your name: Vote your shares over the telephone by
accessing the telephone voting system toll-free at 1-800-652-8683 and following the
telephone voting instructions. The telephone instructions will lead you through the voting
process. You will need the control number that appears on your Notice of Availability of
Proxy Materials when you call. |
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If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee: Vote your shares
over the telephone by following the voting instructions you receive from such broker, bank
or other nominee. |
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If you received these annual meeting materials by mail: Vote by signing and dating the
proxy card(s) and returning the card(s) in the prepaid envelope. Also, you can vote online
or by using a toll-free telephone number. Instructions about these ways to vote appear on
the proxy card. If you vote by telephone, please have your proxy card and control number
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How can I vote my shares held in the Companys Employee Savings Plans?
You can instruct the trustee for the Companys Employee Savings Plans to vote the shares of
stock that are allocated to your account in the UGI Stock Fund. If you do not vote your shares,
the trustee will vote them in proportion to those shares for which the trustee has received voting
instructions from participants. Likewise, the trustee will vote shares held by the trust that have
not been allocated to any account in the same manner.
How can I change my vote?
You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Proxies are voted at the Annual
Meeting. If you are a shareholder of record and you returned a paper proxy card, you can write to
the Companys Corporate Secretary at our principal offices, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania 19406, stating that you wish to revoke your proxy and that you need another proxy
card. Alternatively, you can vote again, either over the Internet or by telephone. If you hold
your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you can revoke your proxy by contacting the
broker, bank or other nominee and following their procedure for revocation. If you are a
shareholder of record and you attend the meeting, you may vote by ballot, which will cancel your
previous proxy vote. If your shares are held through a broker, bank or other nominee, and you wish
to vote by ballot at the meeting, you will need to contact your bank, broker or other nominee to
obtain a legal proxy form that you must bring with you to the meeting to exchange for a ballot.
Your last vote is the vote that will be counted.
What is a quorum?
A quorum of the holders of the outstanding shares must be present for the Annual Meeting to be
held. A quorum is the presence at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy, of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
How are votes, abstentions and broker non-votes counted?
Abstentions are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but
are not considered a vote cast under Pennsylvania law.
A broker non-vote occurs when a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares on your behalf
does not receive voting instructions from you. If that happens, the broker, bank or other nominee
may vote those shares only on matters deemed routine by the New York Stock Exchange, such as the
ratification of the appointment of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm. A
broker non-vote occurs when a broker has not received voting instructions and either declines to
exercise its discretionary authority to vote on routine matters or is barred from doing so because
the matter is non-routine. Broker non-votes are counted to determine if a quorum is present, but
are not considered a vote cast under Pennsylvania law.
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As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes are not included in the tabulation of the voting
results on issues requiring approval of a majority of the votes cast and, therefore, do not have
the effect of votes in opposition in such tabulation.
What vote is required to approve each item?
The Director nominees will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.
The approval, by advisory vote, of UGI Corporations executive compensation requires the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at
the 2012 Annual Meeting. This vote is advisory in nature and therefore not binding on UGI
Corporation, the Board of Directors or the Compensation and Management Development Committee.
However, our Board of Directors and the Compensation and Management Development Committee value the
opinions of the Companys shareholders and expect to consider the outcome of this vote in their
future deliberations on the Companys executive compensation programs.
Shareholders may vote for one year, two years, or three years, or may abstain from
voting, for the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
The option of one year, two years, or three years that receives a majority of all the votes cast by
shareholders will be the frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation selected by our
shareholders. In the absence of a majority of votes cast in support of any one frequency, the
option of one year, two years, or three years that receives the greatest number of votes will be
considered the frequency selected by our shareholders. This vote is advisory in nature and
therefore not binding on UGI Corporation or the Board of Directors. However, the Board of
Directors will consider the outcome of this vote in its deliberations on the frequency of future
advisory votes on the Companys executive compensation programs.
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2012 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
the votes cast at the meeting to be approved.
Who will count the vote?
Computershare Inc., our Transfer Agent, will tabulate the votes cast by proxy or in person at
the Annual Meeting.
What are the deadlines for Shareholders proposals for next years Annual Meeting?
Shareholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for shareholder action as follows:
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Shareholders who wish to include a proposal in the Companys proxy statement and
proxy for its 2013 annual meeting must comply in all respects with SEC rules relating
to such inclusion and must submit the proposals no later than August 13, 2012. |
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With respect to shareholder proposals that are not intended for inclusion in the
Companys proxy materials for the 2013 annual meeting, if such a proposal is raised at
the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary authority to vote on the matter
if the Company does not receive notice of the proposal by October 25, 2012 or, if the
proposal is so received by October 25, 2012, either the Company does not include advice
on the nature of the matter and how the proxy holders intend to vote on the proposal or
the proposal is made in connection with certain proxy contests. |
All proposals and notifications should be addressed to the Corporate Secretary.
How much did this proxy solicitation cost?
The Company has engaged Georgeson Inc. to solicit proxies for the Company for a fee of $7,500
plus reasonable expenses for additional services. We also reimburse banks, brokerage firms and
other institutions, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses for sending
proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining their voting instructions. Certain Directors,
officers and regular employees of the Company and its subsidiaries may solicit proxies personally
or by telephone or facsimile without additional compensation.
Securities Ownership of Management
The following table shows the number of shares beneficially owned by each Director, by each of
the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011, and by all Directors
and executive officers as a group. The table shows their beneficial ownership as of October 1,
2011.
Our subsidiary, AmeriGas Propane, Inc., is the General Partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
(AmeriGas Partners), one of our consolidated subsidiaries and a publicly-traded limited
partnership. The table also shows, as of October 1, 2011, the number of common units of AmeriGas
Partners, and phantom units representing common units, beneficially owned by each Director and
named executive officer, and by all Directors and executive officers as a group.
Mr. Greenberg beneficially owns approximately 1.6 percent of the outstanding common stock.
Each other person named in the table beneficially owns less than 1 percent of the outstanding
common stock and less than 1 percent of the outstanding common units of AmeriGas Partners.
Directors and named executive officers as a group own approximately 3 percent of the outstanding
common stock and less than 1 percent of the outstanding common units of AmeriGas Partners. For
purposes of reporting total beneficial ownership, shares that may be acquired within 60 days of
October 1, 2011 through UGI Corporation stock option exercises are included.
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Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers
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5, 2006 (the 2004 Plan) provides that stock units will be converted to shares and paid out
to Directors upon their retirement or termination of service. |
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The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
provides that phantom units will be converted to common units and paid out to Directors upon
their retirement or termination of service. |
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November 16, 2011. He holds these shares jointly with his spouse. |
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Mr. Kelly holds 44,472 shares jointly with his spouse. |
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disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares and common units owned by his spouse. |
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Mr. Walshs shares and common units are held jointly with his spouse. |
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) requires
our Directors, certain officers and 10 percent beneficial owners to report their ownership of
shares and changes in such ownership to the SEC. Based on our records, we believe that, during
Fiscal 2011, all of such reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) reporting requirements
applicable to them.
Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table shows information regarding each person known by the Company to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Companys common stock. The ownership
information below is based on information reported on Form 13F filings as filed with the SEC in November
2011 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
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The reporting person, and certain related entities, has sole voting power and sole
investment power with respect to 5,904,022 shares, shared voting and shared investment
power with respect to 590,993 shares and no voting and no investment power with respect to
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The reporting person, and certain related entities, has sole voting power and sole
investment power with respect to 6,992,022 shares. |
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Item 1 Election of Directors
Nominees
Ten Directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting. Directors will serve until the next
annual meeting or until their earlier resignation or removal. If any nominee is not available for
election, proxies will be voted for another person nominated by the Board of Directors or the size
of the Board will be reduced. Nine members of the Board of Directors elected at last years annual
meeting are standing for re-election this year. Mr. Hermance is a nominee for the first time.
The nominees are as follows:
Stephen D. Ban
Director since 1991
Age 70
Dr. Ban is currently working as a consultant in private industry. Dr. Ban retired as Director
of the Technology Transfer Division of the Argonne National Laboratory (a science-based Department
of Energy laboratory dedicated to advancing the frontiers of science in energy, environment,
biosciences and materials) in 2010, having served in such role since 2001. He previously served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Gas Research Institute (gas industry research and
development institute funded by distributors, transporters, and producers of natural gas) (1987 to
1999). He also served as Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Gas Research Institute in
1981, he was Vice President, Research and Development and Quality Control of Bituminous Materials,
Inc. Dr. Ban also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., AmeriGas Propane, Inc. and Energen
Corporation.
Lon R. Greenberg
Director since 1994
Age 61
Mr. Greenberg has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of UGI since 1996 and Chief
Executive Officer since 1995. He was formerly President (1994 to 2005), Vice Chairman of the Board
(1995 to 1996), and Senior Vice President Legal and Corporate Development (1989 to 1994). Mr.
Greenberg also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc., AmeriGas Propane, Inc., Aqua America,
Inc. and Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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Marvin O. Schlanger
Director since 1998
Age 63
Mr. Schlanger is a Principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, L.L.C. (a
management services and capital firm for chemical and allied industries) (since 1998). Mr.
Schlanger also serves as Chairman of the Board of CEVA Group, Plc (since 2009) and Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of Lyondell Basell Industries NV (since 2010). He was previously Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Resolution Performance Products, Inc. (a manufacturer of specialty and
intermediate chemicals) (2000 to 2005), Chairman of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. (2006 to
2007), Chairman of Resolution Specialty Materials, LLC (2004 to 2005) and Vice Chairman of Hexion
Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (2005 to 2010). Mr. Schlanger also serves as a Director of UGI
Utilities, Inc., AmeriGas Propane, Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
Anne Pol
Director 1993 through 1997 and
since December 1999
Age 64
Mrs. Pol retired in 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer of Trex Enterprises
Corporation (a high technology research and development company), a position she had held since
2001. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Thermo Electron Corporation (an
environmental monitoring and analytical instruments company and a major producer of recycling
equipment, biomedical products and alternative energy systems) (1998 to 2001), and Vice President
(1996 to 1998). Mrs. Pol also served as President of Pitney Bowes Shipping and Weighing Systems
Division, a business unit of Pitney Bowes Inc. (mailing and related business equipment) (1993 to
1996); Vice President of New Product Programs in the Mailing Systems Division of Pitney Bowes Inc.
(1991 to 1993) and Vice President of Manufacturing Operations in the Mailing Systems Division of
Pitney Bowes Inc. (1990 to 1991). Mrs. Pol also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc.
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Ernest E. Jones
Director since 2002
Age 67
Mr. Jones is President of EJones Consulting, LLC (since 2011) (a company which provides
management consulting services to non-profit organizations). He retired from his position as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation (an agency
which funds, coordinates and implements employment and training activities in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania) in 2010, having served in that capacity since 1998. He formerly served as President
and Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (1983 to 1998) and as
Executive Director of Community Legal Services, Inc. (1977 to 1983). Mr. Jones also serves as a
Director of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University, the
Philadelphia Contributionship, Vector Security, Inc. and UGI Utilities, Inc. He previously served
as a Director of PARADIGM Global Advisors LLC, ending in 2009.
John L. Walsh
Director since April 2005
Age 56
Mr. Walsh is a Director and President and Chief Operating Officer of UGI Corporation (since
2005). In addition, Mr. Walsh serves as Vice Chairman of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (since 2005) and
UGI Utilities, Inc. (since 2005). Previously, he also served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of UGI Utilities, Inc. (2009 to 2011). Mr. Walsh was the Chief Executive of the Industrial
and Special Products Division of the BOC Group plc (industrial gases), a position he assumed in
2001. He was also an Executive Director of BOC (2001 to 2005). He joined BOC in 1986 as Vice
President-Special Gases and held various senior management positions in BOC, including President of
Process Gas Solutions, North America (2000 to 2001) and President of BOC Process Plants (1996 to
2000). Mr. Walsh also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. and AmeriGas Propane, Inc.
Roger B. Vincent
Director since February 2006
Age 66
Mr. Vincent is retired President of Springwell Corporation, a corporate finance advisory firm
located in New York (1989 to 2010). Mr. Vincent serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
ING Unified Funds and as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. He previously served as a Director of
AmeriGas Propane, Inc., the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., ending in 2006.
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M. Shawn Puccio
Director since January 2009
Age 49
Ms. Puccio is Senior Vice President, Finance of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the North American
business of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a global manufacturer and distributor of flat glass,
building products, glass containers and high performance materials (since 2006). Ms. Puccio was
formerly Vice President, Finance (2005 to 2006) and Vice President, Internal Control Services (2002
to 2005) of Saint-Gobain. Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, she was a partner with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm (1997 to 2002), having joined Pricewaterhouse
in 1984. Ms. Puccio also serves as a Director of UGI Utilities, Inc. and of the Girl Scouts of
Eastern Pennsylvania.
Richard W. Gochnauer
Director since January 2011
Age 62
Mr. Gochnauer retired in May 2011 as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of United
Stationers Inc. (a wholesale distributor of business products) (2002 to 2011). He previously
served as President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman and President, International, of
Golden State Foods Corporation (a food service industry supplier) (1994 to 2002). Prior to that,
Mr. Gochnauer served as Executive Vice President of the Dial Corporation, with responsibility for
its household and laundry consumer products businesses. Mr. Gochnauer also serves as a Director of
UGI Utilities, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Golden State Foods Corporation.
Frank S. Hermance
Director since September 2011
Age 62
Mr. Hermance is Chairman of the Board (since 2001) and Chief Executive Officer of Ametek Inc.
(a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices); previously, he
served as President and Chief Operating Officer (1996 to 1999). Mr. Hermance is a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Chairman of the Greater Philadelphia
Alliance for Capital and Technologies. He also serves as a Director of IDEX Corporation and as a
member of the Compensation Committee of the IDEX Board.
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Corporate Governance
The business of UGI Corporation is managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. As
part of its duties, the Board oversees the corporate governance of the Company for the purpose of
creating long-term value for its shareholders and safeguarding its commitment to its other
stakeholders: our employees, our customers, our suppliers and creditors, and the communities in
which we do business. To accomplish this purpose, the Board considers the interests of the
Companys stakeholders when, together with management, it sets the strategies and objectives of the
Company. The Board also evaluates managements performance in pursuing those strategies and
achieving those objectives.
In carrying out its responsibilities under the guidelines set forth by the Principles of
Corporate Governance, the Board will:
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Approve the Companys strategies and objectives and monitor the
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Evaluate the performance, and approve the compensation of, the Chief
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Monitor codes of conduct and policies on corporate governance; |
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The full text of the Companys Principles of Corporate Governance can be found on the
Companys website, www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations and Corporate Governance. The Company
has also adopted (i) a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers
that applies to the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer, and (ii) a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors, Officers and
Employees. Both Codes and the Charters of the Corporate Governance, Audit, and Compensation and
Management Development Committees of the Board of Directors are posted on the Companys website,
www.ugicorp.com, under Investor Relations and Corporate Governance. All of these documents are
also available free of charge by writing to Hugh J. Gallagher, Treasurer, UGI Corporation, P.O. Box
858, Valley Forge, PA 19482, or by calling 1-800-844-9453.
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Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Management
Our Board of Directors determines which leadership structure best serves its needs and those
of our shareholders. Currently, Mr. Greenberg serves as both Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board believes that having Mr. Greenberg
serve in both capacities has the following advantages for the Company: there is a single source of
leadership and authority for the Board; the preparation for Board meetings, in particular the
format and content of Board presentations, is very efficient; there is no need to incur additional
costs by providing a separate chairman with administrative support and increased compensation; and
Mr. Greenbergs unique, in-depth knowledge of the Companys corporate strategy and operating
history enhances effective communication between the Board and management. The Board may separate
the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in the future if circumstances change, such as in
connection with a transition in leadership.
Mr. Schlanger currently serves as the Boards Presiding Director. Each year, the Board
designates an independent, Presiding Director who chairs periodic meetings of the independent
Directors and serves as principal liaison between the Chairman and the other Directors on sensitive
issues.
Assessing and managing risk is the responsibility of senior management of the Company. Our
Board plays an important role in overseeing managements performance of these functions. The Board
has approved the charter of its Audit Committee, and the charter sets out the primary
responsibilities of the Audit Committee. Those responsibilities require the Audit Committee to
discuss with management, the general auditor and the independent auditors the Companys enterprise
risk management policies and risk management processes, including major risk exposures, risk
mitigation, and the design and effectiveness of the Companys processes and controls to prevent and
detect fraudulent activity.
Our businesses are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are described in
detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. Throughout the
year, in conjunction with its regular business presentations to the Board and its committees,
management highlights significant related risks and risk mitigation plans. Management also reports
to the Audit Committee and the Board on steps being taken to enhance management processes and
controls in light of evolving market, business, regulatory and other conditions. The Chairman of
the Audit Committee reports to the entire Board on the Audit Committees activities and decisions.
In addition, on an annual basis, an extended meeting of the Board is dedicated to reviewing the
Companys short and long-term strategies and objectives, including consideration of significant
risks to the execution of those strategies and the achievement of the Companys objectives.
Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is ultimately responsible for the effectiveness of
the Companys risk management processes and he is an integral part of our day-to-day execution of
those processes. As a result of his dual role, Mr. Greenbergs ability to lead managements risk
management program and to assist in the Boards oversight of that program improves the
effectiveness of both the Boards leadership structure and its oversight of risk.
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Board Independence
The Board of Directors has determined that, other than Messrs. Greenberg and Walsh, no
Director has a material relationship with the Company and each Director satisfies the criteria for
an independent director under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The Board of Directors
has established the following guidelines to assist it in determining director independence: (i) if
a Director serves as an officer, director or trustee of a non-profit organization, charitable
contributions to that organization by the Company and its affiliates in an amount up to $250,000
per year will not be considered to result in a material relationship between such Director and the
Company, and (ii) service by a Director or his immediate family member as an executive officer or
employee of a company that makes payments to, or receives payments from, the Company or its
affiliates for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, did
not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2 percent of such other companys consolidated gross
revenues, will not be considered to result in a material relationship between such Director and the
Company. In making its determination of independence, the Board of Directors considered ordinary
business transactions between Ms. Puccios employer and subsidiaries of the Company which were in
compliance with the categorical standards set by the Board of Directors for determining director
independence.
The Board of Directors held 9 meetings in Fiscal 2011. All Directors attended at least 75%
percent of the meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of which they were
members. Generally, all Directors attend the Companys Annual Meetings of Shareholders, and each of
the Companys sitting Directors attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Independent
Directors of the Board also meet in regularly scheduled sessions without management. These
sessions are led by our Presiding Director.
Board Committees
The Board of Directors has established the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Management
Development Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Corporate Governance Committee. All of
these Committees are responsible to the full Board of Directors. The functions of and other
information about these Committees are summarized below.
Audit Committee
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Oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and
independent audits of the financial statements of the Company. |
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Oversees the adequacy of the Companys controls relative to financial and business
risk. |
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Monitors compliance with the Companys enterprise risk management policies. |
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Appoints and approves the compensation of the Companys independent accountants. |
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Monitors the independence of the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm and the performance of the independent accountants and the internal audit
function. |
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Discusses with management, the general auditor and the independent auditor the
Companys policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. |
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Provides a means for open communication among the Companys independent accountants,
management, internal audit staff and the Board. |
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Audit Committee Members: R.B. Vincent (Chairman), A. Pol, and M.S. Puccio.
The Board of Directors has determined that all of the Audit Committee members Mr. Vincent,
Mrs. Pol and Ms. Puccio, qualify as audit committee financial experts in accordance with the
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Each of the members of the Audit Committee is
independent as defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.
Meetings held last Year: 7
Compensation and Management Development Committee
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Establishes executive compensation policies and programs. |
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Confirms that executive compensation plans do not encourage unnecessary risk-taking. |
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Recommends to the Board base salaries and target bonus levels for senior executive
personnel. |
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Assists the Board in establishing a succession plan for the positions of Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer. |
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Reviews the Companys plans for management development and senior management
succession. |
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Reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the Chief Executive
Officers compensation, evaluates the Chief Executive Officers performance in light of
those goals and objectives, and together with the other independent Directors on the
Board, determines and approves the Chief Executive Officers compensation based upon
this evaluation. |
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Reviews with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included
in the Companys proxy statement. |
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Approves the awards and payments to be made to senior executive personnel of the
Company under its long-term compensation plans. |
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Compensation and Management Development Committee Members: M.O. Schlanger (Chairman), E.E.
Jones, and A. Pol.
Each of the members of the Committee is independent as defined by the New York Stock
Exchange listing standards.
Meetings held last year: 5
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Compensation and Management Development Committee are Mr. Schlanger, Mr.
Jones and Mrs. Pol. None of the members is a former or current officer or employee of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, or is an executive officer of another company where an executive
officer of UGI Corporation is a director.
Executive Committee
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Has the full power of the Board between meetings of the Board, with specified
limitations relating to major corporate matters. |
Executive Committee Members: M.O. Schlanger (Chairman), L.R. Greenberg, and R.B. Vincent.
Meetings Held last year: 2
Corporate Governance Committee
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Identifies nominees and reviews the qualifications of persons eligible to stand for
election as Directors and makes recommendations to the Board on this matter. |
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Reviews and recommends candidates for committee membership and chairs. |
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Advises the Board with respect to significant developments in corporate governance
matters. |
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Reviews and assesses the performance of the Board and each Committee. |
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Reviews and recommends Director compensation. |
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Reviews Directors and officers indemnification and insurance coverage. |
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Selection and Evaluation of Board Candidates
The Corporate Governance Committee seeks director candidates based upon a number of
qualifications, including their independence, knowledge, judgment, character, leadership skills,
education, experience, financial literacy, standing in the community, and ability to foster a
diversity of backgrounds and views and to complement the Boards existing strengths. The Committee
seeks individuals who have a broad range of demonstrated abilities and accomplishments in areas of
importance to the Company, such as general management, finance, energy distribution, international
business, law and public sector activities. Directors should also possess a willingness to
challenge and stimulate management and the ability to work as part of a team in a collegial
atmosphere. The Committee also seeks individuals who are capable of devoting the required amount of
time to serve effectively on the Board and its Committees. With respect to incumbent Directors,
the Committee also considers past performance of the Director on the Board. As part of the process
of selecting independent Board candidates, the Committee obtains an opinion of the Companys
General Counsel that there is no reason to believe that the Board candidate is not independent as
defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The Committee generally relies upon
recommendations from a wide variety of its business contacts, including current non-management
Directors, executive officers, community leaders, and shareholders as a source for potential Board
candidates. The Committee may also use the services of a third-party executive search firm to
assist it in identifying and evaluating possible nominees for director. Mr. Hermance was
recommended to the Committee as a possible nominee by a third-party executive search firm.
The Committee conducts an annual assessment of the composition of the Board and Committees and
reviews with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members. When
considering whether the Boards Directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications,
attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to satisfy the oversight responsibilities of the Board,
the Committee and the Board considered primarily the information about the backgrounds and
experiences of the nominees contained under the caption Nominees on pages 8 to 11. In
particular, with regard to Dr. Ban, the Board considered his extensive energy industry and emerging
energy technologies knowledge and experience, including his experience as Chief Executive Officer
of the Gas Research Institute, and his public company directorship and committee experience. With
regard to Mr. Greenberg, the Board considered his executive leadership and vision demonstrated in
leading the Companys successful growth for more than 16 years, and his extensive industry
knowledge and experience. With regard to Mr. Schlanger, the Board considered his senior management
experience as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Arco
Chemical Company, a large public company, and his experience serving as chairman, director and
committee member on the boards of directors of large public and private international companies,
including his experience serving on boards of directors of public companies as a result of being
nominated by a major shareholder. With regard to Mrs. Pol, the Board considered her significant
experience as a senior executive managing high technology, traditional manufacturing and services
businesses, including experience in human resource management, and her insight into government
regulatory issues. With regard to Mr. Jones, the Board considered his extensive experience
managing government and non-profit organizations as Chief Executive Officer, his public and private
company directorship experience and his insight into workforce, regulatory, banking and legal
issues. With regard to Mr. Walsh, the Board considered his experience managing the Company as
Chief Operating Officer, his prior senior management experience with a global public
company, and his broad industry knowledge and insight. With regard to Mr. Vincent, the Board
considered his senior executive experience in banking and
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finance, and his extensive public and
private company directorship and committee experience, including his experience as Chairman of the
Board of a major mutual fund organization. With regard to Ms. Puccio, the Board considered her
senior financial management experience with a global company and her extensive public accounting
knowledge and experience. With regard to Mr. Gochnauer, the Board considered his experience as
Chief Executive Officer of a large public company, his international business senior management
experience, and his public and private company directorship experience. With regard to Mr.
Hermance, the Board considered his senior management experience as a Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of a large global public company, his
extensive international business experience, his public company directorship and committee
experience, and his extensive mergers and acquisitions knowledge and experience.
Written recommendations by shareholders for director nominees should be delivered to the
Corporate Secretary, UGI Corporation, 460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. The
Companys bylaws do not permit shareholders to nominate candidates from the floor at an annual
meeting without notifying the Corporate Secretary 45 days prior to the anniversary of the mailing
date of the Companys proxy statement for the previous years annual meeting. Notification must
include certain information detailed in the Companys bylaws. If you intend to nominate a
candidate from the floor at an annual meeting, please contact the Corporate Secretary.
Corporate Governance Committee Members: E.E. Jones (Chairman), M.O. Schlanger, and R.W.
Gochnauer.
Each of the members of the Committee is independent as defined by the New York Stock
Exchange listing standards.
meetings held last year: 5
Communications with the Board
You may contact the Board of Directors or the non-management Directors as a group by writing
to them c/o UGI Corporation, P.O. Box 858, Valley Forge, PA 19482. These contact instructions
have been posted on the Companys website at www.ugicorp.com under Investor Relations and Corporate
Governance.
Any communications directed to the Board of Directors or the non-management Directors as a
group from employees or others that concern complaints regarding accounting, internal controls or
auditing matters will be handled in accordance with procedures adopted by the Audit Committee of
the Board.
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All other communications directed to the Board of Directors or the non-management Directors as
a group are initially reviewed by the General Counsel. The Chairman of the Corporate Governance
Committee is advised promptly of any such communication that alleges
misconduct on the part of Company management or raises legal, ethical or compliance concerns about
Company policies or practices.
On a periodic basis, the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee receives updates on
other communications that raise issues related to the affairs of the Company but do not fall into
the two prior categories. The Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee determines which of
these communications he would like to see. The Corporate Secretary maintains a log of all such
communications that is available for review for one year upon request of any member of the Board.
Typically, we do not forward to our Board of Directors communications from our shareholders or
other parties which are of a personal nature or are not related to the duties and responsibilities
of the Board, including customer complaints, job inquiries, surveys, polls and business
solicitations.
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Compensation of Directors
The table below shows the components of director compensation for Fiscal 2011. A Director who
is an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries is not compensated for service on the
Board of Directors or on any Committee of the Board.
Director Compensation Table Fiscal 2011
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S. D. Ban |
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67,000 |
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137,220 |
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46,155 |
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250,375 |
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R. W. Gochnauer |
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43,228 |
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82,518 |
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46,155 |
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171,901 |
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20,472 |
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170,937 |
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46,155 |
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237,564 |
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2,068 |
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34,884 |
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36,952 |
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E. E. Jones |
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65,472 |
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105,782 |
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46,155 |
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1,142 |
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218,551 |
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67,000 |
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138,531 |
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46,155 |
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252,428 |
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67,000 |
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85,989 |
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46,155 |
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72,000 |
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127,822 |
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245,977 |
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R. B. Vincent |
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
93,636 |
|
|
|
46,155 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
211,791 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Annual Retainers. The Company pays its non-management Directors an annual retainer of
$62,000 for Board service and pays an additional annual retainer of $5,000 to members of
the Audit Committee, other than the chairperson. The Company also pays an annual retainer
to the chairperson of each of the Committees, other than the Executive Committee, as
follows: Audit, $10,000; Compensation and Management Development, $10,000; and Corporate
Governance, $5,000. The Company pays no meeting attendance fees. Messrs. Gochnauer,
Gozon, Hermance and Jones each received pro-rated retainer fees for partial year service in
Fiscal 2011. |
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|
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(2) |
|
Stock Awards. All Directors named above, except Mr. Hermance, received 2,550 stock
units in Fiscal 2011 as part of their annual compensation. Mr. Hermance received a
pro-rated award of 1,275 stock units for partial year service. The stock units were
awarded under the Companys 2004 Plan. Each stock unit represents the right to receive a
share of stock and dividend equivalents when the Director ends his or her service on the
Board. Stock units earn dividend equivalents on each record date for the payment of a
dividend by the Company on its shares. Accrued dividend equivalents are converted to
additional stock units annually, on the last date of the calendar year, based on the
closing stock price for the Companys shares on the last trading day of the year. All
stock units and dividend equivalents are fully vested when credited to the Directors
account. Account balances become payable 65 percent in shares and 35 percent in cash,
based on the value of a share, upon retirement or termination of service. In the case of a
change in control of the Company, the stock units and dividend equivalents will be paid in
cash based on the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of the change
in control. The amounts shown in column (c) above represent the fair value of the awards
of stock units on the date of grant. The assumptions used in the calculation of the
amounts shown are included in Note 2 and Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial
statements for Fiscal 2011, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. The dollar value shown in column (c) above reflects
each Directors annual award, as well as the accumulation of stock units credited upon the
conversion of dividend equivalents. The grant date fair value of each Directors annual
award of 2,550 stock units was $81,065, except for Messrs. Gochnauer and Hermance. Mr.
Gochnauers grant date fair value for 2,550 stock units was $82,518. Mr. Hermances grant
date fair value for the award of 1,275 stock units was $34,884. The grant date fair value
of the stock units credited upon the conversion of dividend equivalents to stock units in
Fiscal 2011 was as follows: Dr. Ban, $56,155; Mr. Gozon, $89,872; Mr. Jones, $24,717; Mrs.
Pol, $57,466; Ms. Puccio, $4,924; Mr. Schlanger, $46,757; and Mr. Vincent, $12,871. For
the number of stock units credited to each Directors account as of September 30, 2011, see
Securities Ownership of Management Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees
and Named Executive Officers Number of UGI Stock Units Held Under 2004 Plan. |
|
(3) |
|
Stock Options. All Directors named above, except Mr. Hermance, received 8,500 stock
options in Fiscal 2011 as part of their annual compensation. The options were granted
under the Companys 2004 Plan. The option exercise price is not less than 100 percent of
the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the effective date of the grant,
which is either the date of the grant or a future date. The term of each option is
generally 10 years, which is the maximum allowable term. The options are fully vested on
the effective date of the grant. All options are nontransferable and generally exercisable
only while the Director is serving on the Board, with exceptions for exercise following
disability or death. If termination of service occurs due to disability, the option term
is shortened to the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of such termination of
service, or the original expiration date. In the event of death, the option term will be
shortened to the earlier of the expiration of the 12-month period following the Directors
death, or the original expiration date. If termination of service occurs due to
retirement, as defined in the 2004 Plan, the option remains exercisable through its
original expiration date. The amounts shown in column (d) above represent the grant date
fair value of each Directors Fiscal 2011 award of 8,500 stock options. For the number of
stock options held by each Director as of September 30, 2011, see Securities Ownership
of Management Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and Named Executive
Officers Exercisable Options for UGI Common Stock. |
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(4) |
|
The amounts shown in column (f) represent above-market earnings on deferred
compensation. Earnings on deferred compensation are considered above-market to the extent
that the rate of interest exceeds 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate.
For purposes of the Director Compensation Table Fiscal 2011, the market rate on deferred
compensation most analogous to the rate at the time the interest rate is set under the
deferred compensation plan for Fiscal 2011 was 4.24 percent, which is 120 percent of the
federal long-term rate for December 2010. |
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(5) |
|
Mr. Gozon retired from the Board effective January 20, 2011, having reached the
mandatory retirement age. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the following reports of the Audit Committee and the
Compensation and Management Development Committee shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by
any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the
Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed
filed under such Acts.
Report of the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of
Directors
The Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis included in this proxy statement. Based on this review and discussion, the Committee
recommended to the Companys Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors approved, the inclusion
of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2011 and the Companys proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
Compensation and Management
Development Committee
Marvin O. Schlanger, Chairman
Ernest E. Jones
Anne Pol
Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
The Audit Committee is composed of independent Directors as defined by the rules of the New
York Stock Exchange and acts under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. As
described more fully in its charter, the role of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors
in its oversight of the quality and integrity of the Companys financial reporting process. The
Committee also has the sole authority to appoint, retain, fix the compensation of and oversee the
work of the Companys independent auditors.
In this context, the Committee has met and held discussions with management and the
independent auditors to review and discuss the Companys internal control over financial reporting,
the interim unaudited financial statements, and the audited financial statements for Fiscal 2011.
The Committee also reviewed managements report on internal control over financial reporting,
required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As part of this review, the
Committee reviewed the bases for managements conclusions in that report and the report of the
independent registered public accountants on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting. The Committee has also discussed with the independent auditors the
matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, and as adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, and the independent auditors independence. In addition, the Committee
has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by
applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent
accountants communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence.
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Management has the primary responsibility for the financial reporting process, including the
system of internal controls, and for preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Companys
independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an
opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America. The Committees responsibility is to monitor and review these processes.
The members of the Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or
accounting. The members of the Committee rely, without independent verification, on the information
provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent auditors.
Accordingly, the Committees considerations and discussions referred to above do not assure that
the audit of the Companys financial statements has been carried out in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America, that the financial statements are
presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America or that our auditors are, in fact, independent.
Based upon the reviews and discussions described in this report, the Committee recommended to
the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 for filing with the SEC.
Audit Committee
Roger B. Vincent, Chairman
Anne Pol
M. Shawn Puccio
Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
In the course of its meetings, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of the professional services described below was compatible with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPs independence. The Committee concluded that our independent registered
public accounting firm is independent from the Company and its management.
Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has
responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the Companys
independent accountants. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has a
policy of pre-approving all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent
accountants.
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Prior to engagement of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
next years audit, management submits to the Audit Committee for approval a list of services
expected to be rendered during that year, and fees related thereto. The aggregate fees billed by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, in Fiscal
2011 and 2010 were as follows:
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|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit Fees(1) |
|
$ |
3,421,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,146,650 |
|
Audit-Related Fees |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Tax Fees(2) |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
All Other Fees(3) |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
212,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fees for Services Provided |
|
$ |
4,024,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,958,650 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Audit Fees were for audit services, including (i) the annual audit of the consolidated
financial statements of the Company, (ii) subsidiary audits, (iii) review of the interim
financial statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company, AmeriGas
Partners and UGI Utilities, Inc., and (iv) services that only the independent registered
public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including the issuance of
comfort letters. |
|
(2) |
|
Tax Fees were for the preparation of Substitute Schedule K-1 forms for unitholders of
AmeriGas Partners. |
|
(3) |
|
All Other Fees include software license fees and, in Fiscal 2010 only, (i) fees related to
evaluation of the design and operational effectiveness of the information system that supports
AmeriGas Partners Order-to-Cash business process, and (ii) fees related to an evaluation of
the security of the Companys computer networks. |
Policy for Approval of Related Person Transactions
The Companys Board of Directors has a written policy for the review and approval of Related
Person Transactions. The policy applies to any transaction in which (i) the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a participant, (ii) any related person has a direct or indirect material interest,
and (iii) the amount involved exceeds $120,000, except for any such transaction that does not
require disclosure under SEC regulations. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with
assistance from the Companys General Counsel, is responsible for reviewing, approving and
ratifying related person transactions. The Audit Committee intends to approve or ratify only those
related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders.
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Introduction
In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we address the compensation paid or
awarded to the following executive officers: Lon R. Greenberg, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer; John L. Walsh, our President, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial Officer;
Eugene V.N. Bissell, the President and Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, AmeriGas Propane,
Inc. (AmeriGas Propane); François Varagne, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our
subsidiary, Antargaz, through October 12, 2011; Robert H. Knauss, our Vice President and General
Counsel; Peter Kelly, our former Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Robert
C. Flexon, our former Chief Financial Officer. We refer to these executive officers as our named
executive officers for Fiscal 2011.
Compensation decisions for Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, Knauss, Kelly and Flexon were made by the
independent members of our Board of Directors, after receiving the recommendations of its
Compensation and Management Development Committee. Compensation decisions for Mr. Bissell were
made by the independent members of the Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane, the General Partner
of AmeriGas Partners, after receiving the recommendation of its Compensation/Pension Committee.
Compensation decisions for Mr. Varagne were approved by the independent members of our Board of
Directors after receiving the recommendation of our Compensation and Management Development
Committee, as well as by the Board of Directors of Antargaz parent company, AGZ Holding. For ease
of understanding, we will use the term we to refer to UGI Corporation, AmeriGas Propane, Inc.
and/or AGZ Holding and the term Committee or Committees to refer to the UGI Corporation
Compensation and Management Development Committee and/or the AmeriGas Propane, Inc.
Compensation/Pension Committee as appropriate in the relevant compensation decisions, unless the
context indicates otherwise. We refer to our 2011 and 2010 fiscal years as Fiscal 2011 and
Fiscal 2010, respectively.
Mr. Kelly retired in February 2011. As his retirement was anticipated and publicly announced
a number of months earlier, he did not participate in the Companys annual bonus plan and was not
awarded any new equity compensation in Fiscal 2011.
Mr. Flexon, who became our Chief Financial Officer in February 2011, resigned in July 2011 to
become president and chief executive officer of another company. As described below, the several
equity grants and awards that Mr. Flexon received during Fiscal 2011 were forfeited upon his
departure, and he was not eligible to receive an annual bonus.
Executive Summary
|
|
Objectives of Our Compensation Program |
Our compensation program for named executive officers is designed to:
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|
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provide a competitive level of total compensation; |
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|
|
motivate and encourage our executives to contribute to our financial success; and |
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|
|
reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that promotes
sustainable growth in shareholder value. |
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|
|
Components of Annual Fiscal 2011 Compensation Program |
The following chart provides a brief summary of the principal elements of our executive
compensation program for Fiscal 2011. We describe these elements, as well as retirement, severance
and other benefits, in more detail later in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
Components of Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers in Fiscal 2011
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|
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|
|
|
|
Compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Element |
|
Form |
|
Compensation Objective |
|
Relation to Performance |
|
2011 Actions/Results |
Base Salary
|
|
Fixed annual cash
paid bi-weekly
|
|
Compensate executives
for their level of
responsibility and
sustained individual
performance based on
market data.
|
|
Merit salary increases
are based on
subjective performance
evaluations.
|
|
Merit salary
increases ranged
from 0% to 6.0%. |
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|
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|
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|
|
Annual Bonus Awards
|
|
Variable cash, paid
on an annual basis.
|
|
Motivate executives
to focus on
achievement of our
annual business
objectives.
|
|
The amount of the
annual bonus, if any,
is entirely dependent
on achievement of our
goals relating to
earnings per share
(for Messrs.
Greenberg, Walsh and
Knauss), earnings per
common unit, subject
to adjustment for
customer growth (for
Mr. Bissell) and
Antargaz EBITDA (for
Mr. Varagne).
|
|
Target incentives
ranged from 65% to
110% of salary.
Actual bonuses
earned were based
on entity
performance as
follows:
UGI Corporation,
88.7% of target
AmeriGas Propane,
72.2% of target |
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|
Long-Term
Compensation
|
|
Stock Options
|
|
Align executive
interests with
shareholder
interests; create a
strong financial
incentive for
achieving or
exceeding long-term
performances goals,
as the value of stock
options is a function
of the price of our
stock.
|
|
The increase in value
of stock options is
dependent on increases
in our stock price.
|
|
Stock options
constitute
approximately 50%
of our long-term
compensation
opportunity. The
number of shares
underlying option
awards ranged from
57,000 shares to
300,000 shares. |
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|
Performance Units
payable in common
units or Company
stock
|
|
Align executive
interests with
shareholder
interests; create a
strong financial
incentive for
achieving long-term
performance goals by
encouraging total
Company shareholder
return that compares
favorably to other
utility-based
companies or total
AmeriGas Partners
common unitholder
return that compares
favorably to energy
master limited
partnerships.
|
|
The total shareholder
return of Company
stock (or unitholder
return of AmeriGas
Partners common units)
relative to entities
in an industry index
over a three year
period.
|
|
Performance units
constitute
approximately 50%
of our long-term
compensation
opportunity. The
number of
performance units
awarded in Fiscal
2011 ranged from
11,000 to 70,000
(including 14,000
performance units
payable in AmeriGas
Partners common
units to Mr.
Bissell).
The actual number
of common units or
shares to be
awarded can range
from 0% to 200% of
performance units
awarded, depending
on comparative
return during the
three year period
from January 1,
2011 through
December 31, 2013. |
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|
|
Link Between Our Financial Performance and Executive Compensation |
In 2011, we were ranked 43rd in a survey of the top Fortune 500 companies for total
return to shareholders over the last 10 years. We believe that the principal performance-based
components of our compensation program have effectively linked our executives compensation to our
financial performance, as indicated below.
The following table is provided as supplemental information because we believe it illustrates
a clear picture of the total direct performance-based compensation paid or awarded to Mr. Greenberg
in Fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009. A comparable illustration would apply to our other named executive
officers. The information in the supplemental table below differs from the information in the
Summary Compensation Table in several ways. Specifically, the table below (i) omits the columns
captioned Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings and All Other
Compensation because those dollar amounts are not generally related to performance, (ii) shows
actual (or estimated in the case of performance related to Fiscal 2011) performance unit payout
values, and (iii) shows the intrinsic value of stock options awarded based on UGIs stock price on
September 30, 2011.
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|
|
|
Total Intrinsic Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Stock Options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted in Fiscal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance |
|
|
2011 (Valued at |
|
|
Total Direct |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Salary |
|
|
Bonus |
|
|
Unit Payout(1) |
|
|
9/30/11) |
|
|
Compensation |
|
2011 |
|
$ |
1,099,540 |
|
|
$ |
1,072,821 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
(2) |
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
2,172,361 |
|
2010 |
|
$ |
1,067,500 |
|
|
$ |
1,145,428 |
|
|
$ |
4,578,638 |
(3) |
|
$ |
624,000 |
|
|
$ |
7,415,566 |
|
2009 |
|
$ |
1,067,500 |
|
|
$ |
1,591,643 |
|
|
$ |
1,931,707 |
(4) |
|
$ |
555,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,145,850 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Payout calculated for three-year performance periods based on calendar years, not
fiscal years. |
|
(2) |
|
Estimated based on performance through October 31, 2011 for the 2009-2011 performance
period. |
|
(3) |
|
Actual payout for the 2008-2010 performance period. |
|
(4) |
|
Actual payout for the 2007-2009 performance period. |
Short-Term Incentives Annual Bonuses
Our annual bonuses are directly tied to one key financial metric for each executive
earnings per share (in the case of Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss), earnings per AmeriGas
Partners common unit, as adjusted for customer growth (in the case of Mr. Bissell), and Antargaz
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (in the case of Mr.
Varagne). Each Committee has discretion under our executive annual bonus plans to (i) adjust EPU,
EPS and EBITDA results for extraordinary items or other events as the Committee deems appropriate,
and (ii) increase or decrease the amount of an award determined to be payable under the bonus plan
by up to 50 percent. For Fiscal 2011, each Committee exercised its discretion in determining the
executive bonuses set forth in the table below. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Elements of Compensation Annual Bonus Awards.
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% of Target |
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|
UGI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonus Paid to |
|
|
AmeriGas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporation |
|
|
UGI |
|
|
UGI named |
|
|
Partners |
|
|
AmeriGas |
|
|
% of Target |
|
Fiscal |
|
Targeted |
|
|
Corporation |
|
|
executive |
|
|
Targeted |
|
|
Partners |
|
|
Bonus Paid to |
|
Year |
|
EPS Range |
|
|
Actual EPS |
|
|
officers) |
|
|
EPU Range |
|
|
Actual EPU |
|
|
Mr. Bissell |
|
2011 |
|
$ |
2.30-$2.40 |
|
|
$ |
2.06 |
|
|
|
88.7 |
% |
|
$ |
3.12-$3.26 |
|
|
$ |
2.30 |
|
|
|
72.2 |
% |
2010 |
|
$ |
2.20-$2.30 |
|
|
$ |
2.36 |
|
|
|
107.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2.97-$3.14 |
|
|
$ |
2.80 |
|
|
|
89.2 |
% |
2009 |
|
$ |
2.10-$2.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.36 |
|
|
|
149.1 |
% |
|
$ |
2.72-$2.86 |
|
|
$ |
3.59 |
|
|
|
115.1 |
% |
Long-Term Incentives Stock Options
Stock option values reported in the Summary Compensation Table reflect the valuation
methodology mandated by SEC regulations, which is based on grant date fair value as determined
under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Therefore, the amounts shown under
Option Awards in the Summary Compensation Table do not reflect performance of the underlying
shares subsequent to the grant date. From the perspective of our executives, the value of a stock
option is based on the excess of the market price of the underlying shares over the exercise price
(sometimes referred to as the intrinsic value) and, therefore, is directly affected by market
performance of the Companys stock. For example, all stock options granted to the named executive
officers (other than Mr. Flexon, whose options were forfeited upon his resignation) in Fiscal 2011
have an exercise price of $31.58 per share, but by September 30, 2011, the market price per share
of Company stock declined to $26.27. As a result of the market performance of the Companys stock,
as of September 30, 2011, all options granted in Fiscal 2011 had no intrinsic value. As further
demonstrated by the following table, which pertains to stock options granted in Fiscal 2011 to Mr.
Greenberg, the fiscal year-end intrinsic value of the options granted to our executives during
Fiscal 2011 is less than the amounts set forth in column (f) of the Summary Compensation Table.
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Number of Shares |
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|
Summary |
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|
|
Total Intrinsic |
|
|
|
Underlying |
|
|
Compensation |
|
|
Exercise |
|
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Price Per |
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|
Value of |
|
Fiscal |
|
Options Granted |
|
|
Table Option |
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Price Per |
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Share at |
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Options at |
|
Year |
|
to Mr. Greenberg |
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|
Awards Value |
|
|
Share |
|
|
9/30/11 |
|
|
9/30/11 |
|
2011 |
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,629,000 |
|
|
$ |
31.58 |
|
|
$ |
26.27 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
2010 |
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,347,000 |
|
|
$ |
24.19 |
|
|
$ |
26.27 |
|
|
$ |
624,000 |
|
2009 |
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,218,000 |
|
|
$ |
24.42 |
|
|
$ |
26.27 |
|
|
$ |
555,000 |
|
Long-Term Incentives Performance Units
The performance units are valued upon grant date in accordance with SEC regulations, based on
grant date fair value as determined under GAAP. Nevertheless, the actual number of shares or
partnership units ultimately awarded is entirely dependent on the total shareholder return on UGI
Corporation common stock (or, in the case of Mr. Bissell, total unitholder return on AmeriGas
Partners common units), relative to a competitive peer group, which will not be determined with
respect to performance units granted in Fiscal 2011 until the end of 2013.
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The following tables show the correlation between levels of UGI Corporation and AmeriGas
Partners total shareholder and unitholder return and long-term incentive compensation paid in
Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009, and the estimated payout for fiscal year 2012 using
October 31, 2011, instead of December 31, 2011, as the end of the three-year performance
period. The tables also compare UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Partners total shareholder and
unitholder return to the average shareholder and unitholder return of their respective peer groups.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Average |
|
|
UGI |
|
|
|
|
|
UGI |
|
|
Shareholder |
|
|
Corporation |
|
|
|
UGI Corporation |
|
Corporation |
|
|
Return of Peer |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
|
Total Shareholder Return |
|
Total |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Unit Payout as a |
|
Performance |
|
Ranking Relative to Peer |
|
Shareholder |
|
|
(Excluding UGI |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
Period (Calendar Year) |
|
Group |
|
Return(1) |
|
|
Corporation) |
|
|
Target |
|
2009 2011(2) |
|
26th out of 34 (24th percentile) |
|
|
29.2 |
% |
|
|
47.5 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
2008 2010 |
|
2nd out of 32 (97th percentile) |
|
|
27.3 |
% |
|
|
-9.3 |
% |
|
|
191.9 |
|
2007 2009 |
|
13th out of 30 (58th percentile) |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
-9.5 |
% |
|
|
121.6 |
|
2006 2008 |
|
9th out of 29 (71st percentile) |
|
|
10.4 |
% |
|
|
-4.3 |
% |
|
|
144.0 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Calculated in accordance with UGI Corporations Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus
Equity Compensation Plan. |
|
(2) |
|
Estimated rankings and payouts reflect the TSR of UGI Corporation for the 2009-2011
performance period through October 31, 2011. Actual payouts for fiscal year 2012 will be
determined January 1, 2012. It is important to note that the performance periods are
based on calendar years, which do not conform to the Companys fiscal years. |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unitholder |
|
|
AmeriGas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return of Peer |
|
|
Partners |
|
|
|
AmeriGas Partners |
|
AmeriGas |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
|
Total Unitholder Return |
|
Partners Total |
|
|
(Excluding |
|
|
Unit Payout as a |
|
Performance |
|
Ranking Relative to Peer |
|
Unitholder |
|
|
AmeriGas |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
Period (Calendar Year) |
|
Group |
|
Return(1) |
|
|
Partners) |
|
|
Target |
|
2009 2011(2) |
|
12th out of 19 (39th percentile) |
|
|
95.8 |
% |
|
|
123.3 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
2008 2010 |
|
6th out of 19 (74th percentile) |
|
|
63.7 |
% |
|
|
56.5 |
% |
|
|
147.8 |
|
2007 2009 |
|
6th out of 19 (72nd percentile) |
|
|
49.6 |
% |
|
|
32.9 |
% |
|
|
145.4 |
|
2006 2008 |
|
5th out of 20 (79th percentile) |
|
|
21.1 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
156.6 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Calculated in accordance with the 2010 AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan. |
|
(2) |
|
Estimated rankings and payouts reflect the TUR of AmeriGas Partners for the 2009-2011
performance period through October 31, 2011. Actual payouts for fiscal year 2012 will be
determined January 1, 2012. It is important to note that the performance periods are
based on calendar years, which do not conform to AmeriGas Partners fiscal years. |
As noted below, beginning with performance units granted in Fiscal 2011, total shareholder
return for UGI will be compared to companies in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index (exclusive of
telecommunications companies) (Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index), rather than to companies
in the S&P Utilities Index. In addition, beginning in Fiscal 2010, total unitholder return for
AmeriGas Partners is compared to the energy master limited partnerships and limited liability
companies in the Alerian MLP Index, rather than to the group of selected publicly-traded limited
partnerships engaged in the propane, pipeline and coal industries.
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|
|
Compensation and Corporate Governance Practices |
The Committee seeks to implement and maintain sound compensation and corporate governance
practices, which include the following:
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|
|
The Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent, as defined in
the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. |
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|
|
The Committee utilizes the services of Pay Governance LLC (Pay Governance), an
independent outside compensation consultant. |
|
|
|
The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based
compensation. In Fiscal 2011, 80% of the principal compensation components, in the
case of Mr. Greenberg, and 62% to 74% of the principal compensation components, in the
case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial
performance or total shareholder return. |
|
|
|
The Company awards a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term
awards, namely, stock options and performance units, so that executive officers
interests are aligned with shareholders interests and long-term Company performance. |
|
|
|
Annual bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are based on key
financial metrics. Similarly, long-term incentives are based on UGI Corporation common
stock values and relative stock price performance (or, in the case of Mr. Bissell,
performance relative to AmeriGas Partners common units). |
|
|
|
We require termination of employment for payment under our change in control
agreements (referred to as a double trigger). |
|
|
|
We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines. |
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our compensation program for our named executive officers is designed to provide a competitive
level of total compensation necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced executives.
Additionally, our compensation program is intended to motivate and encourage our executives to
contribute to our success and reward our executives for leadership excellence and performance that
promotes sustainable growth in shareholder and common unitholder value.
In Fiscal 2011, the components of our compensation program included salary, annual bonus
awards, discretionary cash bonuses, long-term incentive compensation (performance unit awards and
UGI Corporation stock option grants), perquisites, retirement benefits and other benefits, all as
described in greater detail in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. We also
consider granting discretionary special equity awards from time to time, although no such awards
were made to the named executive officers during Fiscal 2011, except for equity awards provided to
Mr. Flexon in connection with the commencement of his employment (which subsequently were forfeited
upon his resignation). We believe that the elements of our compensation program are essential
components of a balanced and competitive compensation program to support our annual and long-term
goals.
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Determination of Competitive Compensation
In determining Fiscal 2011 compensation, the Committees engaged Pay Governance as their
compensation consultant. The primary duties of Pay Governance were to:
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|
Provide the Committees with independent and objective market data; |
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|
|
Conduct compensation analysis; |
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|
|
Review and advise on pay programs and salary, target bonus and long-term incentive
levels applicable to our executives; and |
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|
|
Review components of our compensation program as requested from time to time by the
Committees and recommend plan design changes as appropriate. |
Pay Governance does not provide any services to us or our affiliates, other than those that it
provides to the Committees.
In assessing competitive compensation, we referenced market data provided to us in Fiscal 2010
by Pay Governance. Pay Governance provided us with two reports: the 2010 Executive Cash
Compensation Review and the 2010 Executive Long-Term Incentive Review. For Mr. Varagne, Pay
Governance referenced Towers Watsons database for Top Executive Remuneration in France when
assessing his salary and annual bonus awards. We do not benchmark against specific companies in
the databases utilized by Pay Governance in preparing its reports. Our Committees do benchmark,
however, by using Pay Governances analysis of compensation databases that include numerous
companies as a reference point to provide a framework for compensation decisions. Our Committees
exercise discretion and also review other factors, such as internal equity (both within and among
our business units) and sustained individual and company performance, when setting our executives
compensation.
In order to provide the Committee with data reflecting the relative sizes of UGIs nonutility
and utility businesses, Pay Governance first referenced compensation data for comparable executive
positions in each of the Towers Watson 2010 General Industry Executive Compensation Database
(General Industry Database) and the Towers Watson 2010 Energy Services Executive Compensation
Database (Energy Services Database). Towers Watsons General Industry Database is comprised of
approximately 430 companies from a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, aerospace,
automotive and transportation, chemicals, computer, consumer products, electronics, food and
beverages, metals and mining, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. The Towers Watson Energy
Services Database is comprised of
approximately 100 companies, primarily utilities. For the named executive officers, other
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than Messrs. Bissell, Varagne, and Flexon, Pay Governance weighted the General Industry Database
survey data 75 percent and the Energy Services Database survey data 25 percent and added the two.
For example, if the relevant market rate for a particular executive position derived from
information in the General Industry Database was $100,000 and the relevant market rate derived from
information in the Energy Services Database was $90,000, Pay Governance would provide us with a
market rate of $97,500 for that position ($100,000 x 75 percent = $75,000) plus ($90,000 x 25
percent = $22,500). The impact of weighting information derived from the two databases is to
obtain a market rate designed to approximate the relative sizes of our nonutility and utility
businesses. The different weightings do not have an impact on the Committees decision-making.
For Mr. Bissell, we referenced Towers Watsons 2010 General Industry Database. For Mr. Varagne,
Pay Governance referenced Towers Watsons database for Top Executive Remuneration for France. That
database is comprised of approximately 85 companies from a broad range of industries, including
chemicals, media, aerospace, telecommunications, healthcare, automotive, oil and gas, real estate,
financial services, energy services, industrial materials, consumer products, food and beverage,
retail, and pharmaceuticals. The identities of the companies that comprise the databases utilized
by Pay Governance have not been disclosed to us by Pay Governance.
We generally seek to position a named executive officers salary grade so that the midpoint of
the salary range for his salary grade approximates the 50th percentile of going rate
for comparable executives included in the executive compensation database material referenced by
Pay Governance. By comparable executive, we mean an executive having a similar range of
responsibilities and the experience to fully perform these responsibilities. Pay Governance
size-adjusted the survey data to account for the relative revenues of the survey companies in
relation to ours. In other words, the adjustment reflects the expectation that a larger company
would be more likely to pay a higher amount of compensation for the same position than a smaller
company. Using this adjustment, Pay Governance developed going rates for positions comparable to
those of our executives, as if the companies included in the respective databases had revenues
similar to ours. We believe that Pay Governances application of size adjustments to applicable
positions in these databases is an appropriate method for establishing market rates. After
consultation with Pay Governance, we considered salary grade midpoints that were within 15 percent
of the median going rate developed by Pay Governance to be competitive.
Elements of Compensation
Salary is designed to compensate executives for their level of responsibility and sustained
individual performance. We pay our executive officers a salary that is competitive with that of
other executive officers providing comparable services, taking into account the size and nature of
the business of UGI Corporation, AmeriGas Partners or Antargaz, as the case may be.
As noted above, we seek to establish the midpoint of the salary grade for the positions held
by our named executive officers at approximately the 50th percentile of the going rate
for executives in comparable positions. Based on the data provided by our former compensation
consultant in June 2010 (the Committee retained Pay Governance in July 2010), we increased the
range of salary in each salary grade for each named executive officer, other than Mr. Greenberg, by
1.5 percent. The Committee established Mr. Greenbergs Fiscal 2011 salary grade midpoint at the
market median of comparable executives as identified by Pay Governance based on its analysis of the
executive compensation databases. For Mr. Greenberg, this resulted in a 3.8 percent reduction of
the range of salary in his salary grade from the prior year.
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As previously disclosed, for Fiscal 2010, in response to the challenging global and domestic
economic conditions and period of evolving market dynamics, our named executive officers did not
receive base salary increases. In light of the improvement in general economic conditions, the
Companys performance and our review of competitive practices, we reinstated our normal practice of
adjusting salaries in Fiscal 2011, including adjustments to reflect merit increases. The merit
increases were targeted at 2.5 percent, but individual increases varied based on performance
evaluations and the individuals position within the salary range. Performance evaluations were
based on qualitative and subjective assessments of each individuals contribution to the
achievement of our business strategies, including the development of growth opportunities and
leadership in carrying out our talent development program. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Bissell,
in their capacities as chief executive officers of UGI, UGI Utilities, Inc. and AmeriGas Propane,
respectively, had additional goals and objectives for Fiscal 2011. Mr. Greenbergs annual goals
and objectives included the achievement of annual bonus financial goals, leadership in uncovering
investment opportunities for the Company and its subsidiaries, and collaboration with the President
and Chief Operating Officer of the Company on a succession plan for senior leadership of the
Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Walshs annual goals and objectives for Fiscal 2011 included
achievement of UGI Utilities, Inc.s annual bonus financial goals, implementation of UGI Utilities,
Inc.s growth strategy, including new marketing campaigns for conversions to natural gas and
implementation of a UGI Utilities, Inc. Chief Executive Officer succession plan. Mr. Bissells
annual goals and objectives for Fiscal 2011 included achievement of annual bonus financial goals,
completion of acquisitions adding $10 million of EBITDA annually, the mentoring of executives
moving into new roles in Fiscal 2011 and the partial implementation of a new Order-to-Cash
information system. Other than Mr. Varagne, all named executive officers received a salary in
Fiscal 2011 that was within 89 percent to 111 percent of the midpoint for his salary range. While
there is no established salary range for Mr. Varagne, Mr. Varagnes salary was positioned to
approximate the 50th percentile of salaries for comparable executives as determined by
Pay Governance, using information in Towers Watsons database for Top Executive Remuneration in
France.
The following table sets forth each named executive officers Fiscal 2011 salary.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage Increase |
|
Name |
|
Salary |
|
|
over Fiscal 2010 Salary |
|
Lon R. Greenberg |
|
$ |
1,099,540 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
John L. Walsh |
|
$ |
674,440 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Peter Kelly |
|
$ |
437,008 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
Eugene V. N. Bissell |
|
$ |
502,268 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
François Varagne |
|
$ |
469,000 |
(1) |
|
|
0 |
% (2) |
Robert H. Knauss |
|
$ |
360,776 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Robert C. Flexon |
|
$ |
475,020 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Mr. Varagnes salary is paid in euros, and the amount shown
reflects conversion based on a monthly average exchange rate in
Fiscal 2011 of $1.40 per euro. The monthly average exchange rate is
calculated by taking the average of the first and last published
rate for each month and then calculating the average of each of the
monthly amounts. |
|
(2) |
|
Due solely to the difference in the monthly average exchange
rate of the U.S. Dollar to the Euro between Fiscal 2010 ($1.36) and
Fiscal 2011 ($1.40), Mr. Varagnes salary, expressed in U.S. Dollars,
increased by 2.9 percent. His salary in both Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal
2011 was 335,000. |
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Our annual bonus plans provide our named executive officers with the opportunity to earn
annual cash incentives provided that certain performance goals are satisfied. Our annual cash
incentives are intended to motivate our executives to focus on the achievement of our annual
business objectives by providing competitive incentive opportunities to those executives who have
the ability to significantly impact our financial performance. We believe that basing a meaningful
portion of an executives compensation on financial performance emphasizes our pay for performance
philosophy and will result in the enhancement of shareholder or unitholder value.
In determining each executive positions target award level under our annual bonus plans, we
considered database information derived by Pay Governance regarding the percentage of salary
payable upon achievement of target goals for executives in similar positions at other companies as
described above. In establishing the target award level, we position the amount within the
50th to 75th percentiles for comparable positions. We determined that the
50th to 75th percentile range was appropriate because we believe that the
annual bonus opportunities should have a significant reward potential to recognize the difficulty
of achieving the annual goals and the significant beneficial impact to the Company of such
achievement. For Fiscal 2011, Mr. Greenbergs opportunity was set at the 50th
percentile and the other participating named executive officers opportunities were set between the
50th and 67th percentiles.
Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss participate in the UGI Corporation Executive Annual Bonus
Plan (the UGI Bonus Plan), while Mr. Bissell participates in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Executive
Annual Bonus Plan (the AmeriGas Bonus Plan). Mr. Flexon also participated in the UGI Bonus Plan,
but his eligibility terminated upon his resignation from the Company in July 2011. Mr. Kelly, who
retired in February 2011, did not participate in the Annual Bonus Plan in Fiscal 2011. For Messrs.
Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss, the entire target award opportunity was based on the Companys
earnings per share (EPS). We believe that annual bonus payments to our most senior executives
should reflect our overall financial results for the fiscal year, and EPS provides a
straightforward, bottom line measure of the performance of an executive in a large,
well-established corporation. For similar reasons, Mr. Bissells target award opportunity was
principally based on earnings per common unit (EPU) of AmeriGas Partners, with the bonus achieved
based on EPU, subject to adjustment based on achievement of AmeriGas Partners customer growth
goal, as described below. We believe that customer growth for AmeriGas Partners is an important
component of EPU because we foresee no growth in total demand for propane in the next several
years, and, therefore, customer growth is an important factor in our ability to improve the
long-term
financial performance of AmeriGas Partners. Additionally, the customer growth adjustment
serves to balance the risk of AmeriGas Partners achieving short-term annual financial goals at the
expense of AmeriGas Partners long-term goal to increase its customer base. For Mr. Varagne, we
determined to base his target award entirely on achievement of Antargaz budgeted EBITDA.
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The bonus award opportunity for each of Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss was structured so
that no amounts would be paid unless the Companys EPS was at least 80 percent of the target
amount, with the target bonus award being paid out if the Companys EPS was 100 percent of the
targeted EPS. The maximum award, equal to 200 percent of the target award, would be payable if EPS
equaled or exceeded 120 percent of the EPS target. The targeted EPS for bonus purposes for Fiscal
2011 was established to be in the range of $2.30 to $2.40 per share. The targeted EPS for bonus
purposes was not achieved and bonus payouts were adjusted accordingly. Each Committee has
discretion to adjust performance results for extraordinary items or other events, as the Committee
deems appropriate. For Fiscal 2011, the Committee excluded from the calculation of EPS the effect
of the losses associated with (i) AmeriGas Partners early extinguishments of debt and (ii) the
hedging of a currency risk related to the purchase price of European LPG businesses. These
adjustments resulted in an 11 percentage point increase in EPS for purposes of the UGI Bonus Plan.
For Fiscal 2011, Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss each received a bonus payout equal to 88.7
percent of his target award. Mr. Flexon was not eligible to receive an award due to his
resignation during Fiscal 2011.
We adopted the Antargaz EBITDA target for Mr. Varagne to more closely align his compensation
with United States pay practices by providing a bonus opportunity based on Antargaz financial
performance. Mr. Varagnes bonus award opportunity was structured so that no amounts would be
payable unless Antargaz EBITDA was at least 75 percent of the target amount. The maximum award,
equal to 200 percent of the target award, would be payable if Antargaz EBITDA exceeded 130 percent
of the EBITDA target. The targeted Antargaz EBITDA for bonus purposes for Fiscal 2011 was
established to be in the range of 115 million to 129 million. Mr. Varagne received a bonus
payout equal to 218,085 or $300,957 (based on an exchange rate of $1.38 per euro on October 12,
2011), or 93 percent of his target bonus.
As noted above, Mr. Bissells target award opportunity was based on EPU of AmeriGas Partners,
subject to modification based on customer growth. The targeted EPU for bonus purposes for Fiscal
2011 was established to be in the range of $3.12 to $3.26 per common unit. Under the target bonus
criteria applicable to Mr. Bissell, no bonus would be paid if the EPU amount was less than
approximately 83 percent of the EPU target, while 200 percent of the target bonus might be payable
if EPU was approximately 120 percent or more of the target. The percentage of target bonus payable
based on various levels of EPU is referred to as the EPU Leverage Factor. The amount of the
award determined by applying the EPU Leverage Factor is then adjusted to reflect the degree of
achievement of a predetermined customer growth objective (Customer Growth Leverage Factor). For
Fiscal 2011, the adjustment ranged from 90 percent if the growth target was not achieved, to 110
percent if the growth objective exceeded approximately 200 percent of the growth target. We
believe the Customer Growth Leverage Factor for Fiscal 2011 represented an achievable but
challenging growth target, as demonstrated by the fact that, during the past five fiscal years, the
customer growth objective has been achieved with respect to one fiscal year. Once the EPU Leverage
Factor and Customer Growth
Leverage Factor are determined, the EPU Leverage Factor is multiplied by the Customer Growth
Leverage Factor to obtain an adjusted leverage factor. This adjusted leverage factor is then
multiplied by the target bonus opportunity to arrive at the bonus award payable for the fiscal
year.
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For Fiscal 2011, the Committee deemed it appropriate to adjust EPU to exclude the effect of
the losses associated with AmeriGas Partners early extinguishments of debt in Fiscal 2011. This
resulted in an 85 percentage point increase to the EPU Leverage Factor, which was then modified
because the customer growth target was not achieved and the Customer Growth Leverage Factor was
negative. With respect to Mr. Bissell, the Committee modestly reduced the resulting bonus amount
to reflect the Committees assessment of the degree to which he had met objectives relating to the
implementation of AmeriGas Propanes Order-to-Cash information system.
The following annual bonus payments were made for Fiscal 2011:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of Target |
|
|
Amount of |
|
Name(1) |
|
Bonus Paid |
|
|
Bonus |
|
Lon R. Greenberg |
|
|
88.7 |
% |
|
$ |
1,072,821 |
|
John L. Walsh |
|
|
88.7 |
% |
|
$ |
508,494 |
|
Eugene V. N. Bissell |
|
|
72.2 |
% |
|
$ |
290,000 |
|
François Varagne |
|
|
93.0 |
% |
|
$ |
300,957 |
(2) |
Robert H. Knauss |
|
|
88.7 |
% |
|
$ |
208,005 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
As noted above, Mr. Kelly did not participate in the Annual
Bonus Plan and Mr. Flexons eligibility terminated upon his resignation
in July 2011. |
|
(2) |
|
Mr. Varagnes Fiscal 2011 bonus was paid in euros, and the
amount shown reflects conversion based on an exchange rate of $1.38 per
euro on October 12, 2011, the effective date of Mr. Varagnes
resignation as chairman and chief executive officer of Antargaz. Mr.
Varagnes bonus in Fiscal 2011 was 218,085. |
In November 2011, the Committee and the independent members of the UGI Board of Directors
approved discretionary bonuses of (i) $50,000 to Mr. Walsh, and (ii) $60,000 to Mr. Knauss. Mr.
Walshs discretionary bonus was in recognition of his exceptional overall leadership, including
serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI Utilities, Inc. The discretionary bonus
for Mr. Knauss was in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership efforts relating
to acquisitions and other matters.
|
|
Long-Term Compensation Fiscal 2011 Equity Awards |
Our long-term incentive compensation is intended to create a strong financial incentive for
achieving or exceeding long-term performance goals and to encourage executives to hold a
significant equity stake in our company in order to align the executives interests with
shareholder interests. Additionally, we believe our long-term incentives provide us the ability to
attract and retain talented executives in a competitive market. We awarded our long-term
compensation effective January 1, 2011 for Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, Knauss and Bissell under the
Companys Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2004
Plan). Mr. Flexon also received long-term compensation, effective February 14, 2011, under
the 2004 Plan, which he subsequently forfeited upon his resignation. In addition, Mr. Bissell
received long-term compensation awards effective January 1, 2011 under the 2010 AmeriGas Propane,
Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (AmeriGas 2010 Plan). Mr.
Varagnes long-term compensation awards were made effective January 1, 2011 under the Sub-Plan for
French Employees and Corporate Officers under the Companys 2004 Plan.
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Our long-term compensation for Fiscal 2011 included UGI Corporation stock option grants and
either UGI Corporation or AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh,
Varagne, Knauss and Flexon were each awarded UGI Corporation performance units tied to the
three-year total return performance of the Companys common stock relative to that of the companies
in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index. Mr. Bissell was awarded AmeriGas Partners performance unit
awards tied to the three-year total return performance of AmeriGas Partners common units relative
to that of the entities in the Alerian MLP Index. Each performance unit represents the right of
the recipient to receive a share of common stock or a common unit if specified performance goals
and other conditions are met.
As is the case with cash compensation and annual bonus awards, we referenced Pay Governances
analysis of executive compensation database information in establishing equity compensation for the
named executive officers, except for Mr. Varagne, for whom such data was not available. In
determining the total dollar value of the long-term compensation opportunity to be provided in
Fiscal 2011, we initially referenced (i) median salary information and (ii) the percentage of the
market median base salary for each position to be delivered as a long-term compensation
opportunity, both as calculated by Pay Governance. Pay Governance developed the percentages of
base salary used to determine the amount of equity compensation based on the applicable executive
compensation databases and such percentages were targeted to produce a long-term compensation
opportunity at the 50th percentile level.
We initially applied approximately 50 percent of the amount of the long-term incentive
opportunity to stock options and approximately 50 percent to performance units. We have bifurcated
long-term compensation in this manner since 2000 and believe it provides a good balance between two
related, but discrete goals. Stock options are designed to align the executives interests with
shareholder interests, because the value of stock options is a function of the appreciation or
depreciation of our stock price. As explained in more detail below, the performance units are
designed to encourage total shareholder return that compares favorably relative to a competitive
peer group.
In past years, our compensation consultant provided both the competitive market and UGIs
long-term incentive values based upon a standardized expected value approach, which applied a
binomial-lattice model for stock options. Under the binomial-lattice model, the value of a stock
option equals the probability-weighted average of stock option gains at various points in time.
However, in connection with its analysis of long-term incentive compensation, Pay Governance
suggested that we consider an alternative approach to valuing long-term incentive awards by
utilizing the accounting values reported directly by companies to the survey databases. Those
accounting values are determined in accordance with GAAP.
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In its analysis of the alternative valuation methods, Pay Governance calculated the effect of
using the alternative approaches. The total number of UGI stock options calibrating to 50 percent
of the total market median long-term incentive value as calculated by Pay Governance using the
accounting values approach was considerably smaller than the number derived from the expected value
approach for Fiscal 2011. As discussed below and consistent with past practice, management uses
the Pay Governance calculations as a starting point and recommends adjustments to the Committee.
The remaining approximately 50 percent of the long-term compensation opportunity is awarded as
performance units. In calculating the number of UGI Corporation performance units to be awarded to
each named executive officer, other than Mr. Bissell, who received AmeriGas Partners performance
units, Pay Governance established a value of $21.30 per performance unit using the expected value
approach and $27.76 per performance unit using the accounting values approach. The number of
AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards was computed in a similar fashion. Pay Governance valued
the AmeriGas Partners performance unit awards at $33.69 per underlying unit using an expected value
approach and at $47.80 per unit using an accounting values approach. As was the case with its
analysis of stock options, Pay Governance determined that the number of UGI Corporation and
AmeriGas Partners performance units calibrating to 50 percent of the total market median long-term
incentive value resulting from application of the accounting values approach was smaller than the
number derived from the expected value approach.
Despite the fact that the number of shares underlying options and the number of performance
units would be smaller under the accounting values approach than would be the case under the
expected value approach, management recommended that the Committees adopt the accounting value
methodology. We adopted this recommendation because the accounting value methodology is utilized
for public reporting purposes and has been adopted in recent years by a growing number of
companies. Moreover, the values reflected in disclosures of stock awards and option awards in the
Summary Compensation Table are determined using accounting value methodology under GAAP.
While management used the Pay Governance calculations as a starting point, in accordance with
past practice, management recommended adjustments to the aggregate number of the Companys stock
options and the Companys and AmeriGas Partners performance units calculated by Pay Governance.
The adjustments were designed to address historic grant practices, internal pay equity (both within
and among our business units) and the policy of the Company that the three-year average of the
annual number of equity awards made under the Companys 2004 Plan for the fiscal years 2009 through
2011, expressed as a percentage of common shares outstanding at fiscal year-end, will not exceed 2
percent. The adjustments generally resulted in a significant decrease in the number of shares
underlying options and a modest increase in the number of performance units awarded, in each case
as compared to amounts calculated by Pay Governance using accounting values. In all cases,
however, the overall value that was delivered to management was less than the total value
recommended by Pay Governance. Mr. Varagnes stock option awards and performance unit awards were
recommended by management, based on managements consideration of internal pay equity and
recognition that these types of long-term awards are utilized less frequently overseas than in
the United States. For purposes of calculating the annual number of equity awards used in this
calculation: (i) each stock option granted is deemed to equal one share, and (ii) each performance
unit earned and paid in shares of stock and each stock unit granted and expected to be paid in
shares of stock is deemed to equal four shares.
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As a result of the Committees acceptance of managements recommendations, the named
executives, other than Mr. Varagne, received between approximately 70 percent and 80 percent of the
total dollar value of long-term compensation opportunity recommended by Pay Governance using the
accounting values. The actual grant amounts are set forth below:
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Shares Underlying |
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Stock Options |
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Performance Units |
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# Granted |
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# Granted |
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Lon R. Greenberg |
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300,000 |
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70,000 |
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John L. Walsh |
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125,000 |
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28,000 |
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Eugene V. N. Bissell |
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80,000 |
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14,000 |
(1) |
François Varagne(2) |
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50,000 |
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15,000 |
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Robert H. Knauss |
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57,000 |
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11,000 |
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Robert C. Flexon(3) |
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75,000 |
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15,000 |
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(1) |
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Constitutes AmeriGas Partners performance units. |
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(2) |
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Pay Governance made no calculation regarding Mr. Varagnes long-term compensation, which is
addressed below. |
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(3) |
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In connection with the commencement of his employment, in addition to the awards shown above,
Mr. Flexon was awarded (i) 30,000 stock units, with dividend equivalents, that were subject to
a three year vesting period, and (ii) a transition award of 15,000 performance units with
dividend equivalents, 5,000 of which were tied to the Companys TSR relative to the
performance of the companies in the S&P Utilities Index during the 2009-2011 period, and
10,000 of which were tied to the Companys relative TSR performance during the 2010-2012
period. Mr. Flexon forfeited his stock options, stock units and all performance units upon
his resignation in July 2011. |
While the number of performance units awarded to the named executive officers, other than Mr.
Varagne, was determined as described above, the actual number of shares or units underlying
performance units that are paid out at the expiration of the three-year performance period will be
based upon the Companys comparative total shareholder return (TSR) or AmeriGas Partners total
unitholder return (TUR) over the period from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. Specifically,
with respect to the Companys performance units, we will compare the TSR of the Companys common
stock relative to the TSR performance of those companies comprising the Adjusted Russell MidCap
Utilities Index as of the beginning of the performance period. In computing TSR, the Company uses
the average of the daily closing prices for its common stock and, beginning with performance units
granted in Fiscal
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2011, the common stock of each company in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities
Index for the 90 calendar days prior to January 1 of the beginning and end of a given three-year
performance period. In addition, TSR gives effect to all dividends throughout the three-year
performance period as if they had been reinvested. If a company is added to the Adjusted Russell
MidCap Utilities Index during a three-year performance period, we do not include that company in
our TSR analysis. We will only remove a company that was included in the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index at the beginning of a performance period if such company ceases to
exist during the applicable performance period. Those companies in the Adjusted Russell MidCap
Utilities Index as of January 1, 2011 were as follows:
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AGL Resources Inc.
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FirstEnergy Corp.
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Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
Allegheny Energy, Inc.
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Genon Energy Inc.
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Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
Alliant Energy Corporation
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Great Plains Energy Inc.
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PPL Corporation |
Ameren Corporation
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Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
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Progress Energy, Inc. |
American Water Works Company, Inc.
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Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
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Questar Corporation |
Aqua America, Inc.
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ITC Holdings Corp.
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SCANA Corporation |
Atmos Energy Corporation
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MDU Resources Group, Inc.
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Sempra Energy |
Calpine Corporation
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National Fuel Gas Company
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TECO Energy, Inc. |
Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
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NiSource Inc.
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The AES Corporation |
CMS Energy Corporation
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Northeast Utilities
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The Southern Company |
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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NRG Energy, Inc.
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UGI Corporation |
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
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NSTAR
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Vectren Corporation |
DPL Inc.
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NV Energy, Inc.
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Westar Energy, Inc. |
DTE Energy Company
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OGE Energy Corp.
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Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
Edison International
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ONEOK, Inc.
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Xcel Energy Inc. |
Energen Corporation
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ORMAT Technologies, Inc. |
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With respect to the Fiscal 2011 performance units, and in accordance with managements
recommendation, the Company changed the peer group used to measure TSR from the S&P Utilities Index
to the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. Management recommended, and the Committee
approved, this change because the companies included in the Russell MidCap Utilities Index
generally are more comparable to the Company in terms of market capitalization than the companies
in the S&P Utilities Index. Moreover, the Company is included in the Russell MidCap Utilities
Index and is not included in the S&P Utilities Index. Additionally, based on the analysis provided
by Pay Governance, there was no significant difference in the Companys overall TSR ranking
resulting from the change in index. The Company, upon approval of the Committee, excluded
telecommunications companies from the peer group because the nature of the telecommunications
business is markedly different from that of other companies in the utilities industry.
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With respect to AmeriGas Partners performance units, we will compare the TUR of AmeriGas
Partners common units relative to the TUR performance of those entities comprising the Alerian MLP
Index as of the beginning of the performance period. In computing TUR, we use the average of the
daily closing prices for AmeriGas Partners common units and those of each of the entities in the
Alerian MLP Index for the 90 calendar days prior to January 1 of the beginning and end of a given
three-year performance period. In addition, TUR gives effect to all distributions throughout the
three-year performance period as if they had been reinvested. For the AmeriGas Partners
performance units awarded to Mr. Bissell, we compare the TUR of AmeriGas Partners common units to
the TUR performance of each of the 49 other entities in the Alerian MLP Index. If an entity is
added to the Alerian MLP Index during a three-year performance period, we do not include that
entity in our TUR analysis. We will only remove an entity that was included in the Alerian MLP
Index at the beginning of a performance period if it ceases to exist during the applicable
performance period. The entities comprising the Alerian MLP Index as of January 1, 2011 were as
follows:
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Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
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Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
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PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. |
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
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Genesis Energy, L.P.
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Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. |
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
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Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
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Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. |
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP
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Inergy, L.P.
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Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners L.P. |
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
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Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
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Kinder Morgan Management, LLC
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Regency Energy Partners LP |
Copano Energy, L.L.C.
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Legacy Reserves LP
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Spectra Energy Partners, LP |
DCP Midstream Partners, LP
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Linn Energy, LLC
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Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. |
Duncan Energy Partners L.P.
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Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. |
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
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Markwest Energy Partners, L.P.
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TC PipeLines, LP |
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.
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Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
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Targa Resources Partners LP |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
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Natural Resource Partners L.P.
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Teekay LNG Partners L.P. |
Encore Energy Partners LP
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Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
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Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. |
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
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Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC
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Vanguard Natural Resources LLC |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
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NuStar Energy L.P.
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Western Gas Partners, LP |
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
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Nustar GP Holdings, LLC
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Williams Partners L.P. |
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
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ONEOK Partners, L.P. |
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Each award payable to the named executive officers, other than Mr. Varagne, provides a number
of the Companys shares or AmeriGas Partners common units equal to the number of performance units
earned. After the Committee has determined that the conditions for payment have been satisfied,
the Company or AmeriGas Propane, as the case may be, has the authority to provide for a cash
payment to the named executives, other than Mr. Varagne, in lieu of a limited number of the shares
or common units payable. The cash payment is based on the value of the securities at the end of the
performance period and is designed to meet minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. In the
event that UGI executives earn shares in excess of the target award, the value of the shares earned
in excess of target is paid entirely in cash.
For the Companys performance units, the minimum award, equivalent to 50 percent of the number
of performance units, will be payable if the Companys TSR rank is at the 40th
percentile of the Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. The target award, equivalent to 100
percent of the number of performance units, will be payable if the TSR rank is at the
50th percentile. The maximum award, equivalent to 200 percent of the number of
performance units (except for Mr. Varagne, as discussed below), will be payable if the Companys
TSR rank is the highest of all Adjusted Russell MidCap Utilities Index. The number of AmeriGas
Partners common units underlying performance units that will be paid out to Mr. Bissell will be
based upon AmeriGas Partners TUR rank relative to the Alerian MLP Index entities and is computed
using a methodology analogous to that described above with regard to the Companys TSR ranking.
All performance units, other than those held by Mr. Varagne, have dividend or distribution
equivalent rights, as applicable. A dividend equivalent is an amount determined by multiplying the
number of performance units credited to a recipients account by the per-share cash dividend or the
per-share fair market value of any non-cash dividend paid by the Company during the performance
period on Company shares on a dividend payment date. A distribution equivalent relates to AmeriGas
common units and is determined in a similar manner. Accrued dividend and distribution equivalents
are payable in cash based on the number of common shares or AmeriGas Partners common units, if
any, paid out at the end of the performance period.
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Mr. Varagnes target award is set differently from that of the other named executive officers
to preserve favorable treatment under French tax law, which limits our ability to pay awards in
excess of the target amount. Therefore, Mr. Varagnes target award is payable if the
Companys TSR rank is the highest of all of the indexed companies, and is reduced below the target
award if a lower ranking is achieved. Mr. Varagnes minimum award, equivalent to 25 percent of the
number of performance units, will be payable if the Companys TSR rank is at the 40th
percentile of the indexed companies; an award, equivalent to 50 percent of the number of
performance units, will be payable if the TSR rank is at the 50th percentile; and the
maximum award (target award), equivalent to 100 percent of the number of performance units, will be
payable if the Companys TSR rank is the highest of all companies.
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Long-Term Compensation Payout of Performance Units for 2008-2010 Period |
During Fiscal 2011, we paid out awards to those executives who received performance units in
our 2008 fiscal year covering the period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010. For that
period, the Companys TSR ranked second relative to the 31 companies in the S&P Utilities Index,
placing the Company slightly below the 97th percentile ranking, resulting in a 191.9
percent payout of the target award. AmeriGas Partners TUR ranked 6th relative to its
peer group of 19 other partnerships, placing AmeriGas Partners at approximately the 74th
percentile ranking, resulting in a 147.8 percent payout of the target award. As a result of
the Companys TSR performance and AmeriGas Propanes TUR performance, the payouts during Fiscal
2011 on performance unit awards were as follows:
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Performance Unit |
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Performance Unit |
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Name |
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Payout (#) |
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Payout Value(1) ($) |
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Lon R. Greenberg |
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134,330 |
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$ |
4,578,638 |
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John L. Walsh |
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51,813 |
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$ |
1,766,046 |
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Peter Kelly |
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28,785 |
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$ |
981,137 |
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Eugene V. N. Bissell |
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17,736 |
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$ |
1,009,267 |
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François Varagne |
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17,751 |
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$ |
560,577 |
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Robert H. Knauss |
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17,271 |
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$ |
588,682 |
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Includes dividend equivalent or distribution equivalent payout.
Mr. Varagne does not receive a dividend equivalent payout. |
We provide limited perquisite opportunities to our executive officers. We provide
reimbursement for tax preparation services and limited spousal travel. Our named executive
officers may also occasionally use the Companys tickets for sporting events for personal rather
than business purposes. In addition, Mr. Varagne had a company car. The aggregate cost of
perquisites for all named executive officers in Fiscal 2011 was less than $60,000.
Our named executive officers participate in various retirement, pension, deferred compensation
and severance plans which are described in greater detail in the Ongoing Plans and
Post-Employment Agreements section of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. We
also provide employees, including the named executive officers, with a variety of other benefits,
including medical and dental benefits, disability benefits, life insurance, and
paid time off for holidays and vacations. These benefits generally are available to all of our
full-time employees, although AmeriGas Propane provided certain enhanced disability and life
insurance benefits to Mr. Bissell having a total cost in Fiscal 2011 of less than $5,000.
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Ongoing Plans and Post-Employment Agreements |
We have several plans and agreements (described below) that enable our named executive
officers to accrue retirement benefits as the executives continue to work for us, provide severance
benefits upon certain types of termination of employment events or provide other forms of deferred
compensation. Except where specifically stated, Mr. Varagne does not participate in the plans
described below.
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of UGI Utilities, Inc. (the UGI Pension Plan)
This plan is a tax-qualified defined benefit plan available to, among others, employees of the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The UGI Pension Plan was closed to new participants as of
January 1, 2009. The UGI Pension Plan provides an annual retirement benefit based on an employees
earnings and years of service, subject to maximum benefit limitations. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh
and Knauss participate in the UGI Pension Plan; Mr. Bissell has a vested benefit, but he no longer
participates. See Compensation of Executive Officers Pension Benefits Table Fiscal
2011 and accompanying narrative for additional information.
UGI Utilities, Inc. Savings Plan (the UGI Savings Plan)
This plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan available to, among others, employees
of the Company. Under the plan, an employee may contribute, subject to Internal Revenue Code (the
Code) limitations (which, among other things, limited annual contributions in 2011 to $16,500),
up to a maximum of 50 percent of his or her eligible compensation on a pre-tax basis and up to 20
percent of his or her eligible compensation on an after-tax basis. The combined maximum of pre-tax
and after-tax contributions is 50 percent of his or her eligible compensation. The Company
provides matching contributions targeted at 50 percent of the first 3 percent of eligible
compensation contributed by the employee in any pay period, and 25 percent of the next 3 percent.
For participants entering the UGI Savings Plan on or after January 1, 2009, who are not eligible to
participate in the UGI Pension Plan, the Company provides matching contributions targeted at 100
percent of the first 5 percent of eligible compensation contributed by the employee in any pay
period. Amounts credited to an employees account in the plan may be invested among a number of
funds, including the Companys stock fund. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss are eligible to
participate in the UGI Savings Plan.
AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Savings Plan (the AmeriGas Savings Plan)
This plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan for AmeriGas Propane employees.
Subject to Code limits, which are the same as described above with respect to the UGI Savings Plan,
an employee may contribute, on a pre-tax basis, up to 50 percent of his or her eligible
compensation, and AmeriGas Propane provides a matching contribution equal to 100 percent of the
first 5 percent of eligible compensation contributed in any pay period. Like the UGI Savings
Plan, participants in the AmeriGas Savings Plan may invest amounts credited to their account
among a number of funds, including the Companys stock fund. Mr. Bissell is eligible to
participate in the AmeriGas Savings Plan.
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UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Supplemental Savings Plan
UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
This plan is a nonqualified defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits that would
otherwise be provided under the UGI Pension Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, but
are prohibited from being paid from the UGI Pension Plan by Code limits. The plan also provides
additional benefits in the event of certain terminations of employment covered by a change in
control agreement. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss participate in the UGI Corporation
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. See Compensation of Executive Officers Pension
Benefits Table Fiscal 2011 and accompanying narrative for additional information.
UGI Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan
This plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits that would be
provided under the qualified UGI Savings Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009 in the
absence of Code limitations. The Supplemental Savings Plan is intended to pay an amount
substantially equal to the difference between the Company matching contribution to the qualified
UGI Savings Plan and the matching contribution that would have been made under the qualified UGI
Savings Plan if the Code limitations were not in effect. At the end of each plan year, a
participants account is credited with earnings equal to the weighted average return on two
indices: 60 percent on the total return of the Standard and Poors 500 Index and 40 percent on the
total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The plan also provides additional
benefits in the event of certain terminations of employment covered by a change in control
agreement. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss are each eligible to participate in the UGI
Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan. See Compensation of Executive Officers
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 and accompanying narrative for additional
information.
2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees
The 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees (the 2009
UGI SERP) is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to provide retirement
benefits to executive officers who are not eligible to participate in the UGI Pension Plan, having
commenced employment with UGI on or after January 1, 2009. Under the 2009 UGI SERP, the Company
credits to each participants account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participants
compensation (salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($245,000 in 2011) and 10
percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of the Companys
matching contribution under the UGI Savings Plan is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements
under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted
for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to a participants account.
Participants direct the investment of their account balances among a number of mutual funds, which
are generally the same funds available to participants in the UGI Savings Plan, other than the UGI
stock fund. See Compensation of Executive Officers Pension Benefits Table Fiscal
2011 and accompanying narrative for additional information.
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AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
AmeriGas Propane maintains a supplemental executive retirement plan, which is a nonqualified
deferred compensation plan for highly compensated employees of AmeriGas Propane. Under the plan,
AmeriGas Propane credits to each participants account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the
participants compensation up to the Code compensation limits and 10 percent of compensation in
excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of AmeriGas Propanes matching contribution
under the AmeriGas Savings Plan is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code,
the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to a
participants account. Participants direct the investment of the amounts in their accounts among a
number of mutual funds. Mr. Bissell participates in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan. See Compensation of Executive Officers Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 and accompanying narrative for additional information.
AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan On Behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
Effective July 30, 2010, this plan succeeded the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2000 Long-Term
Incentive Plan On Behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., which expired on December 31, 2009. The plan
provides (i) designated employees of AmeriGas Propane and its affiliates and (ii) non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of AmeriGas Propane with the opportunity to receive grants of
options, phantom units, performance units, unit awards, unit appreciation rights, distribution
equivalents and other unit-based awards. The plan also provides that if there is a change in
control of AmeriGas Partners or UGI Corporation, then the following will generally occur: (i)
AmeriGas Partners will provide the participant with written notification of the change in control,
(ii) all outstanding options and unit appreciation rights will automatically vest and become
exercisable, (iii) the restrictions and conditions on outstanding unit awards will lapse, (iv)
phantom units and performance units will become payable in cash in an amount not less than their
target amount or in a larger amount up to the maximum grant value, as determined by the Committee,
and (v) distribution equivalents and other unit-based awards will become payable in full in cash,
in amounts determined by the Committee. Mr. Bissell is eligible to participate in the AmeriGas
Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan On Behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
AmeriGas Propane maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under which participants
may defer up to $10,000 of their annual compensation. Deferral elections are made annually by
eligible participants in respect of compensation to be earned for the following year. Participants
may direct the investment of deferred amounts into a number of mutual funds.
Payment of amounts accrued for the account of a participant generally is made following the
participants termination of employment. Mr. Bissell is eligible to participate in the AmeriGas
Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. See Compensation of Executive
Officers Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 and accompanying narrative
for additional information.
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Antargaz Supplemental Retirement Plans
Defined Contribution Plan
This plan provides supplemental retirement income to certain management-level individuals of
Antargaz, including Mr. Varagne, who have at least one year of service with Antargaz. Under the
plan, Antargaz is obligated to contribute to Mr. Varagnes account 5 percent of his total
remuneration that is subject to government-mandated retirement system contributions; provided that
Antargaz 5 percent contribution will only apply to Mr. Varagnes remuneration that is less than or
equal to six times the government-mandated retirement system ceiling in France. The ceiling in
2011 was 35,352. Investment of contributions to the plan is managed by an insurance company.
Upon Mr. Varagnes retirement, payment will be made by the insurance company to Mr. Varagne in the
form of a life annuity based on the contributions to Mr. Varagnes account. Mr. Varagne resigned
as chairman and chief executive officer of Antargaz, effective October 12, 2011, and therefore is
not eligible to receive benefits under this plan.
Defined Benefit Plan
This plan provides supplemental retirement income to certain management-level individuals of
Antargaz, including Mr. Varagne, who have at least five years of service with Antargaz. Mr.
Varagne has satisfied the five-year service requirement. For purposes of accumulating benefits
under the plan, benefits began accruing September 1, 2009 and Antargaz is obligated to purchase an
annuity annually on behalf of Mr. Varagne. The amount of the annuity is based on Mr. Varagnes
length of service with Antargaz (up to a maximum of ten years) and Mr. Varagnes average annual
remuneration for the prior three-year period in excess of six times the government-mandated
retirement system annual ceiling in France. The annuity paid may not exceed 15 percent of Mr.
Varagnes final average remuneration for the thirty-six month period immediately preceding
retirement. The annuity amount is also reduced by any other supplemental retirement income, other
than statutory retirement schemes, payable to Mr. Varagne. Mr. Varagne is entitled to receive
benefits under the plan upon retirement only if he is a corporate officer of Antargaz at the time
of his retirement, is at least 62 years of age, and immediately after retirement begins receiving
benefits from the government-mandated retirement system in France. Mr. Varagne resigned as
chairman and chief executive officer of Antargaz, effective October 12, 2011, and therefore is not
eligible to receive benefits under this plan.
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UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan, As Amended and Restated Effective June 1, 2010
This plan provides deferral options that comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code related to (i) all stock units and phantom units granted to the Companys and AmeriGas
Propanes non-employee Directors, (ii) benefits payable under the UGI Corporation
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, (iii) the 2009 UGI Corporation SERP and (iv) benefits
payable under the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. If an eligible
participant elects to defer payment under the plan, the participant may receive future benefits
after separation from service as (i) a lump sum payment, (ii) annual installment payments over a
period between two and ten years or (iii) one to five retirement distribution accounts to be paid
in a lump sum in the year specified by the individual. Deferred benefits, other than stock units
and phantom units, will be deemed to be invested in investment funds selected by the participant
from among a list of available funds. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, Knauss and Bissell elected to
defer benefits under this plan. The plan also provides newly eligible participants with a deferral
election that must be acted upon promptly.
Severance Pay Plans for Senior Executive Employees
The Company and AmeriGas Propane each maintain a severance pay plan that provides severance
compensation to certain senior level employees. The plans are designed to alleviate the financial
hardships that may be experienced by executive employee participants whose employment is terminated
without just cause, other than in the event of death or disability. The Companys plan covers
Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss, and the AmeriGas Propane plan covers Mr. Bissell. See
Compensation of Executive Officers Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in
Control for further information regarding the severance plans.
Severance Arrangement with Mr. Varagne
Mr. Varagne had an agreement with our French subsidiary, AGZ Holding, providing for severance
benefits in the event his employment was terminated without fault on his part (the 2002 Severance
Agreement). The agreement provided for a cash payment equal to one year of compensation, based on
compensation received in the 12 months prior to the effective date of termination. Mr. Varagnes
agreement required that he execute a release discharging the Company and its subsidiaries from
liability in connection with his termination prior to receipt of severance payments. On October
12, 2011, Mr. Varagne entered into a settlement agreement with Antargaz and AGZ Holding (the
Settlement Agreement), pursuant to which he resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of
Antargaz, as chief executive officer of AGZ Holding and as a director of Antargaz and AGZ Holding,
effective October 12, 2011. In consideration for payments made to Mr. Varagne pursuant to the
Settlement Agreement, which included all amounts payable under the 2002 Severance Agreement, Mr.
Varagne released the Company, Antargaz, AGZ Holding and certain other parties from any and all
claims he may have against each of them. See Compensation of Executive Officers
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control below for further information regarding
Mr. Varagnes severance agreement.
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Change in Control Agreements
The Company has change in control agreements with Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss, and
AmeriGas Propane has a change in control agreement with Mr. Bissell. The change in control
agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the
executives without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the
possibility of the change in control and to serve as an incentive to their continued
employment with us. The agreements provide for payments and other benefits if we terminate an
executives employment without cause or if the executive terminates employment for good reason
within two years following a change in control of the Company (and, in the case of Mr. Bissell,
AmeriGas Propane or AmeriGas Partners). The agreements also provide that if change in control
payments exceed certain threshold amounts, we will make additional payments to reimburse the
executives for excise and related taxes imposed under the Code. See Compensation of Executive
Officers Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control for further information
regarding the change in control agreements.
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Stock Ownership Guidelines |
We seek to align executives interests with shareholder and unitholder interests through our
equity ownership guidelines. We believe that by encouraging our executives to maintain a
meaningful equity interest in the Company or, if applicable, AmeriGas Partners, we will enhance the
link between our executives and stockholders or unitholders. Under our guidelines, an executive
must meet 10 percent of the ownership requirement within one year from the date of employment or
promotion and must use 10 percent of his gross annual bonus award to purchase stock (or, in the
case of Messrs. Bissell and Knauss, partnership common units or stock) until his share ownership
requirement is met. In addition, the guidelines require that 50 percent of the net proceeds from a
cashless exercise of stock options be used to purchase stock until the ownership requirement is
met. The guidelines also require that, until the share ownership requirement is met, the executive
retain all shares or common units received in connection with the payout of performance units. Up
to 20 percent of the ownership requirement may be satisfied through holdings of UGI common stock in
the executives account in the relevant savings plan.
Mr. Bissell is permitted to satisfy his requirements through ownership of UGI common stock,
AmeriGas Partners common units, or a combination of UGI common stock and AmeriGas Partners common
units, with each AmeriGas Partners common unit equivalent to 1.5 shares of UGI common stock. The
stock ownership guidelines further permit any Company executive who was formerly employed by
AmeriGas Propane, such as Mr. Knauss, to satisfy up to two-thirds of his or her stock ownership
requirement with AmeriGas Partners common units.
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The following table provides information regarding our equity ownership guidelines for, and
the number of shares and common units held at September 30, 2011 by, our named executive officers:
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UGI Corporation |
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Common Stock(1) |
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at 9/30/2011 |
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at 9/30/2011 |
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Lon R. Greenberg |
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250,000 |
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405,872 |
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11,000 |
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John L. Walsh |
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100,000 |
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126,253 |
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7,000 |
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Eugene V.N. Bissell |
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60,000 |
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67,297 |
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60,800 |
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François Varagne |
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30,000 |
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42,239 |
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0 |
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Robert H. Knauss |
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30,000 |
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10,105 |
(2) |
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14,108 |
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All named executive officers are in compliance with the stock ownership guidelines,
which require the accumulation of shares or shares and common units over time. |
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In lieu of UGI common stock, Mr. Knauss may satisfy up to two-thirds of his stock
ownership requirement with a combination of UGI common stock and AmeriGas Partners common
units, with each common unit equivalent to 1.5 shares of UGI common stock. For purposes of
the stock ownership guidelines, Mr. Knauss held the equivalent of 31,267 shares of UGI
common stock at 9/30/2011. |
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Stock Option Grant Practices |
The Committees approve annual stock option grants to executive officers in the last calendar
quarter of each year, to be effective the following January 1. The exercise price per share of the
options is equal to or greater than the closing share price of the Companys common stock on the
last trading day of December. A grant to a new employee is generally effective on the later of the
date the employee commences employment with us or the date the Committee authorizes the grant. In
either case the exercise price is equal to or greater than the closing price per share of the
Companys common stock on the effective date of grant. From time to time, management recommends
stock option grants for non-executive employees, and the grants, if approved by the Committee, are
effective on or after the date of Committee action and have an exercise price equal to or greater
than the closing price per share of the Companys common stock on the effective date of grant. We
believe that our stock option grant practices are appropriate and effectively eliminate any
question regarding timing of grants in anticipation of material events.
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Role of Executive Officers in Determining Executive Compensation |
In connection with Fiscal 2011 compensation, Mr. Greenberg, aided by our human resources
personnel, provided statistical data and recommendations to the appropriate Committee to assist it
in determining compensation levels. Mr. Greenberg did not make recommendations as to his own
compensation and was excused from the Committee meeting when his compensation was discussed by the
Committee. While the Committees utilized information provided by Mr. Greenberg, and valued Mr.
Greenbergs observations with regard to other executive officers, the ultimate decisions regarding
executive compensation were made by the independent members of the appropriate Board of Directors
following Committee recommendations.
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In Fiscal 2011, we paid salary and annual bonus compensation to named executive officers that
were not fully deductible under U.S. federal tax law because it did not meet the statutory
performance criteria. Section 162(m) of the Code precludes us from deducting certain forms of
compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to the named executive officers in any one year. Our
policy generally is to preserve the federal income tax deductibility of equity compensation paid to
our executives by making it performance-based. We will continue to consider and evaluate all of
our compensation programs in light of federal tax law and regulations. Nevertheless, we believe
that, in some circumstances, factors other than tax deductibility take precedence in determining
the forms and amount of compensation, and we retain the flexibility to authorize compensation that
may not be deductible if we believe it is in the best interests of our Company.
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Compensation of Executive Officers
The following tables, narrative and footnotes provide information regarding the compensation
of our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officers, and our three other most highly
compensated executive officers in Fiscal 2011.
Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011
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Change in Pension |
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Value and |
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Bonus |
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Plan Compensation |
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Compensation |
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Compensation |
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Total |
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Position |
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Year |
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($)(1) |
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(2) |
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($)(3) |
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Earnings ($)(4) |
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(j) |
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Lon R. Greenberg |
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2011 |
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1,099,047 |
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0 |
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2,479,400 |
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1,629,000 |
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1,072,821 |
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3,258,787 |
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62,162 |
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9,601,217 |
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Chairman and Chief |
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2010 |
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1,067,500 |
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0 |
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1,590,400 |
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1,347,000 |
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1,145,428 |
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1,971,422 |
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69,853 |
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7,191,603 |
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Executive Officer |
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2009 |
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1,067,975 |
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0 |
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1,957,200 |
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1,218,000 |
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1,591,643 |
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2,640,022 |
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65,416 |
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8,540,256 |
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John L. Walsh |
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2011 |
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674,040 |
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50,000 |
(7) |
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991,760 |
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678,750 |
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508,494 |
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376,855 |
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28,023 |
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3,307,922 |
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President, Chief Operating |
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2010 |
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648,440 |
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0 |
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636,160 |
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561,250 |
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591,410 |
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377,873 |
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33,081 |
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2,848,214 |
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Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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2009 |
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648,202 |
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0 |
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782,880 |
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507,500 |
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821,800 |
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330,768 |
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25,979 |
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3,117,129 |
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Peter Kelly |
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2011 |
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167,917 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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756 |
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168,673 |
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Former Vice President-Finance and |
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2010 |
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426,400 |
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0 |
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386,240 |
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345,730 |
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343,145 |
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190,697 |
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20,323 |
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1,712,535 |
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Chief Financial Officer(6) |
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2009 |
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426,240 |
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0 |
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475,320 |
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284,200 |
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476,822 |
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134,986 |
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5,989 |
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1,803,557 |
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Robert C. Flexon |
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2011 |
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191,835 |
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0 |
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2,137,759 |
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407,250 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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2,736,844 |
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Former Chief Financial Officer(6) |
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Eugene V. N. Bissell |
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2011 |
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520,936 |
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0 |
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763,140 |
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434,400 |
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290,000 |
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451 |
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81,094 |
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2,090,021 |
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President and Chief Executive |
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2010 |
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490,006 |
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0 |
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715,700 |
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359,200 |
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349,664 |
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3,778 |
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85,475 |
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2,003,823 |
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Officer of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. |
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2009 |
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487,820 |
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0 |
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643,400 |
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304,500 |
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450,800 |
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5,943 |
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97,151 |
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1,989,614 |
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Robert H. Knauss |
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2011 |
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360,462 |
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60,000 |
(8) |
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389,620 |
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309,510 |
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208,005 |
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380,145 |
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13,906 |
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1,721,648 |
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Vice President and |
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2010 |
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340,340 |
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45,000 |
(9) |
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249,920 |
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255,930 |
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237,370 |
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389,944 |
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14,872 |
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1,533,376 |
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General Counsel |
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2009 |
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340,146 |
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0 |
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602,040 |
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203,000 |
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329,841 |
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455,185 |
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13,594 |
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1,943,806 |
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François Varagne |
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2011 |
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469,000 |
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0 |
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240,450 |
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271,500 |
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300,957 |
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48,063 |
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49,483 |
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1,379,453 |
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Chairman and |
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2010 |
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455,600 |
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0 |
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189,440 |
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255,930 |
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324,661 |
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159,952 |
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48,936 |
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1,434,519 |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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2009 |
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452,250 |
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0 |
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234,210 |
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268,470 |
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252,493 |
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62,170 |
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34,185 |
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1,303,778 |
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Antargaz (10) |
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(1) |
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The amounts shown in column (c) represent salary payments actually received during the fiscal
year shown based on the number of pay periods within such fiscal year. |
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(2) |
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The amounts shown in columns (e) and (f) above represent the aggregate fair value of awards
of performance units, and stock options on the date of grant. The assumptions used in the
calculation of the amounts shown are included in Note 2 and Note 13 to our audited
consolidated financial statements for Fiscal 2011, which are included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K. See the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Fiscal 2011 for information on awards
of performance units and stock options made in Fiscal 2011. |
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(3) |
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The amounts shown in this column represent payments made under the applicable
performance-based annual bonus plan. |
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(4) |
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Except for Mr. Varagne, the amounts shown in column (h) of the Summary Compensation Table
Fiscal 2011 reflect (i) the change from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011 in the
actuarial present value of the named executive officers accumulated benefit under the
Companys defined benefit and actuarial pension plans, including the UGI Corporation
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, and (ii) the above-market portion of earnings, if any,
on nonqualified deferred compensation accounts. The change in pension value from year to year
as reported in this column is subject to market volatility and may not represent the value
that a named executive officer will actually accrue under the Companys pension plans during
any given year. Mr. Bissell has a vested annual benefit of approximately $3,300 under the
Companys defined benefit pension plan, based on prior credited service. Mr. Bissell is not a
current participant in the Companys defined benefit retirement plan or in the UGI Corporation
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The amount shown in column (h) for Mr. Varagne relates
to the Antargaz Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Because Mr. Varagne resigned in
October 2011, he does not meet the requirements for payment of any benefit under the Antargaz
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The material terms of the Companys pension plans and
deferred compensation plans are described in the Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 2011 and the
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table Fiscal 2011, and the related narratives to each.
Earnings on deferred compensation are considered above-market to the extent that the rate of
interest exceeds 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate. For purposes of the
Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011, the market rate on deferred compensation most
analogous to the rate at the time the interest rate is set under the Companys plan for Fiscal
2011 was 4.24 percent, which is 120 percent of the federal long-term rate for December 2010.
Mr. Bissells earnings on deferred compensation are market-based, and calculated in the same
manner and at the same rate as earnings on externally managed investments available in a
broad-based qualified plan. The amounts included in column (h) of the Summary Compensation
Table Fiscal 2011 are itemized below. |
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Change in |
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Pension |
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Earnings on |
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Value |
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Deferred Compensation |
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Name |
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($) |
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($) |
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L.R. Greenberg |
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3,209,463 |
|
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49,324 |
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J.L. Walsh |
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369,263 |
|
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7,592 |
|
P. Kelly |
|
|
0 |
|
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0 |
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R.C. Flexon |
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0 |
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0 |
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E.V.N. Bissell |
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451 |
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0 |
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R.H. Knauss |
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377,395 |
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2,750 |
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F. Varagne |
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48,063 |
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0 |
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(5) |
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The table below shows the components of the amounts included for each named executive officer
under column (i), All Other Compensation, in the Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011.
Other than as set forth below, the named executive officers did not receive perquisites with
an aggregate value of $10,000 or more. |
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Employer |
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To UGI |
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Supplemental |
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Savings Plan; |
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AmeriGas Propane, |
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Employer |
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Inc. Supplemental |
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Executive |
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to |
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Retirement Plan; |
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401(k) |
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Antargaz Defined |
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Savings Plan |
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Contribution Plan |
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Perquisites |
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Total |
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Name |
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($) |
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($) |
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($) |
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($) |
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L.R. Greenberg |
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5,513 |
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44,434 |
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12,215 |
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62,162 |
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J.L. Walsh |
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5,513 |
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22,510 |
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0 |
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28,023 |
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P. Kelly |
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756 |
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0 |
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0 |
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756 |
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R.C. Flexon |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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E.V.N. Bissell |
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12,250 |
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68,844 |
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0 |
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81,094 |
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R.H. Knauss |
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5,308 |
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8,598 |
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0 |
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13,906 |
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F. Varagne |
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N/A |
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14,032 |
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35,451 |
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49,483 |
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The perquisites shown for Mr. Greenberg include spousal travel expenses when attending
Company or industry-related events where it is customary that officers attend with their
spouses, tax preparation fees and occasional use of the Companys tickets for sporting events
for personal rather than business purposes. The perquisites for Mr. Varagne are for the use of
a company vehicle. The incremental cost to the Company for these benefits is based on the
actual costs or charges incurred by the Company for the benefits. |
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(6) |
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Messrs. Kelly and Flexon voluntarily resigned during Fiscal 2011. |
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(7) |
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Discretionary bonus awarded in recognition of Mr. Walshs overall exceptional leadership,
including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI Utilities, Inc. |
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(8) |
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Discretionary bonus awarded in recognition of Mr. Knauss outstanding contributions and
leadership efforts relating to acquisitions and other matters. |
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(9) |
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Discretionary bonus awarded in recognition of Mr. Knauss extraordinary leadership efforts
relating to the
restoration of our corporate headquarters building following a fire in December of 2009. |
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(10) |
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Mr. Varagne, Chief Executive Officer of our French subsidiary Antargaz at September 30,
2011, is paid in euros. In calculating the dollar equivalent for disclosure purposes, the
Company converts each payment into dollars based on the monthly average exchange rate of $1.40
per euro for Fiscal 2011; $1.36 per euro for Fiscal 2010 and $1.35 per euro for Fiscal 2009.
Mr. Varagne resigned from his position at Antargaz on October 12, 2011. His Fiscal 2011 bonus
was based on the currency exchange rate of $1.38 per euro on October 12, 2011. |
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards In Fiscal 2011
The following table and footnotes provide information regarding equity and non-equity plan
grants to the named executive officers in Fiscal 2011.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Fiscal 2011
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All |
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Other |
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All Other |
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Estimated Possible Payouts |
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Option |
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Estimated Future Payouts |
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Awards: |
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Awards: |
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Number of |
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or Base |
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Fair Value |
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Awards (1) (4) |
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Awards (2) |
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of Shares |
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Securities |
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Price of |
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of Stock and |
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of Stock |
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hold |
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Maximum |
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hold |
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or Units |
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Options |
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Awards |
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Awards |
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Date |
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Date |
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($) |
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($) |
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(#) |
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(#) (3) |
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($/Sh) |
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($) |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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(d) |
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(e) |
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(h) |
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(j) |
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(k) |
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(l) |
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(m) |
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L.R. Greenberg |
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10/01/10 |
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11/19/10 |
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725,696 |
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1,209,494 |
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2,418,988 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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0 |
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300,000 |
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31.58 |
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1,629,000 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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35,000 |
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70,000 |
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140,000 |
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2,479,400 |
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J.L. Walsh |
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10/01/10 |
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11/19/10 |
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343,964 |
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573,274 |
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1,146,548 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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0 |
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125,000 |
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31.58 |
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678,750 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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14,000 |
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28,000 |
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56,000 |
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991,760 |
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P. Kelly |
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10/01/10 |
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11/19/10 |
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196,654 |
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327,756 |
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655,512 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
|
R.C. Flexon |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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142,506 |
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237,510 |
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475,020 |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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0 |
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75,000 |
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31.86 |
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407,250 |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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2,500 |
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5,000 |
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10,000 |
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183,100 |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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5,000 |
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10,000 |
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20,000 |
|
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371,100 |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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7,500 |
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15,000 |
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30,000 |
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531,300 |
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02/14/11 |
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01/18/11 |
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30,000 |
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1,052,259 |
|
E.V.N. Bissell |
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10/01/10 |
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|
|
11/19/10 |
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|
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241,088 |
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|
401,814 |
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803,628 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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0 |
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80,000 |
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|
31.58 |
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|
434,400 |
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|
|
01/01/11 |
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|
11/19/10 |
|
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|
|
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7,000 |
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|
14,000 |
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|
28,000 |
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763,140 |
|
R.H. Knauss |
|
|
10/01/10 |
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|
11/19/10 |
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|
|
140,702 |
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|
|
234,504 |
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469,008 |
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01/01/11 |
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11/19/10 |
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|
0 |
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|
57,000 |
|
|
|
31.58 |
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|
|
309,510 |
|
|
|
|
01/01/11 |
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|
11/19/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
5,500 |
|
|
|
11,000 |
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|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
389,620 |
|
F. Varagne |
|
|
10/01/10 |
|
|
|
11/19/10 |
|
|
|
229,810 |
|
|
|
328,300 |
|
|
|
656,600 |
|
|
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|
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01/01/11 |
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|
11/19/10 |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
0 |
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|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
31.58 |
|
|
|
271,500 |
|
|
|
|
01/01/11 |
|
|
|
11/19/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240,450 |
|
-54-
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(1) |
|
The amounts shown under this heading relate to bonus opportunities under the relevant
companys annual bonus plan for Fiscal 2011. See Compensation Discussion and
Analysis for a description of the annual bonus plans. Payments for these awards have
already been determined and are included in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
column (column (g)) of the Summary Compensation Table. The threshold amount shown for
Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, Kelly and Knauss is based on achievement of 80 percent of the
financial goal; for Mr. Varagne, the threshold amount shown is based on achievement of 75
percent of the financial goal. The threshold amount shown for Mr. Bissell is based on
achievement of 83 percent of the financial goal with the resulting amount reduced to the
maximum extent provided for below-target achievement of the customer growth goal. The
threshold amount shown for Mr. Flexon is based on achievement of 80 percent of the
financial goal, pro-rated for Fiscal 2011 based on his date of hire. |
|
(2) |
|
The awards shown for all officers except Mr. Bissell are performance units under the
Companys 2004 Plan, as described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
Performance units are forfeitable until the end of the performance period in the event of
termination of employment, with pro-rated forfeitures in the case of termination of
employment due to retirement, death or disability. In the case of a change in control of
the Company, for all named executive officers other than Mr. Varagne, outstanding
performance units and dividend or distribution equivalents will be paid in cash in an
amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, or (ii) the award amount that would be
paid as if the performance period ended on the date of the change in control, based on the
Companys achievement of the performance goal as of the date of the change in control, as
determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee. |
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|
For Mr. Varagne, in the case of a change in control, outstanding performance units will be
paid in cash in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 50% of the maximum award, or (ii) the
award amount that would be paid as if the performance period ended on the date of the change
in control, based on the Companys achievement of the performance goal as of the date of the
change in control, as determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee.
In the case of Mr. Varagnes death, his estate is entitled to receive shares of common stock
equal to the number of outstanding performance units without regard to the performance
criteria. |
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|
|
For Mr. Bissell, the awards shown are performance units under the AmeriGas 2010 Plan, as
described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Terms of these awards with
respect to forfeitures and change in control, as defined in the AmeriGas 2010 Plan, are
fashioned in a similar manner to the terms of the performance units granted under the
Companys 2004 Plan. |
|
|
|
For Mr. Flexon, the aggregate targeted number of performance units shown is 30,000. Of
those, 15,000 were granted as a transition award, with performance periods ending December
31, 2011 (5,000), and December 31, 2012 (10,000). |
-55-
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(3) |
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Options are granted under the Companys 2004 Plan. Under this Plan, the option
exercise price is not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the Companys
common stock on the effective date of the grant, which is either the date of the grant or a
specified future date. The term of each option is generally ten years, which is the
maximum allowable term. For Mr. Varagnes options, the maximum term is 9 1/2 years from the
date of grant. The options become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning
on the first anniversary of the grant date, except for Mr. Varagnes options, which vest in
full on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. All options are nontransferable and
generally exercisable only while the optionee is employed by the Company or an affiliate,
with exceptions for exercise following termination without cause, retirement, disability or
death. For purposes of the 2004 Plan, employee includes a chief executive officer or
other officer or person who performs management and policymaking functions with respect to
a subsidiary of the Company located outside the United States, but who is not an employee
of the subsidiary, such as Mr. Varagne. In the case of termination without cause, the
option will be exercisable only to the extent that it has vested as of the date of
termination of employment and the option will terminate upon the earlier of the expiration
date of the option or the expiration of the 13-month period commencing on the date of
termination of employment. Except for Mr. Varagne, if termination of employment occurs due
to retirement, the option will thereafter become exercisable as if the optionee had
continued to be employed by, or continued to provide service to, the Company, and the
option will terminate upon the original expiration date of the option. If termination of
employment occurs due to
disability, the option term is shortened to the earlier of the third anniversary of the date
of such termination of employment, or the original expiration date, and vesting continues in
accordance with the original vesting schedule. In the event of death of the optionee while
an employee, the option will become fully vested and the option term will be shortened to
the earlier of the expiration of the 12-month period following the optionees death, or the
original expiration date. For Mr. Varagne, termination due to retirement, disability or
death is treated differently than for U.S employees. If his termination occurs due to
retirement or disability, the option will become exercisable as if he had remained chief
executive officer of Antargaz for 48 months after the date of such termination and the
option will terminate upon the earlier of the expiration date of the option or the
expiration of the 48-month period commencing on the date of termination. In the event of
Mr. Varagnes death while chief executive officer of Antargaz, the option will become fully
vested and the option will expire six months following the date of death. Options are
subject to adjustment in the event of recapitalizations, stock splits, mergers, and other
similar corporate transactions affecting the Companys common stock. In the event of a
change in control, unvested options become exercisable. |
|
(4) |
|
Mr. Varagne is paid in euros. In calculating the dollar equivalent for disclosure
purposes, we converted amounts in euros into dollars based on the monthly average exchange
rate of $1.40 per euro for Fiscal 2011. |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End
The following table shows the outstanding stock option and performance unit awards held by the
named executive officers at September 30, 2011.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End Table Fiscal 2011
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Stock Awards |
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Equity Incentive |
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of Shares |
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or Units |
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of Stock |
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Units of |
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or Other |
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That Have |
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Stock That |
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Options |
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Options |
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Exercise |
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15,000 |
(1) |
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16.99 |
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70,000 |
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(18) |
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350,000 |
(2) |
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20.47 |
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12/31/2014 |
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70,000 |
(19) |
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1,838,900 |
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(3) |
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20.48 |
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12/31/2015 |
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70,000 |
(20) |
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1,838,900 |
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280,000 |
(4) |
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12/31/2016 |
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300,000 |
(5) |
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27.25 |
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12/31/2017 |
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200,000 |
(6) |
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100,000 |
(6) |
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24.42 |
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12/31/2018 |
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100,000 |
(7) |
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(7) |
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24.19 |
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300,000 |
(8) |
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31.58 |
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12/31/2020 |
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170,000 |
(9) |
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22.92 |
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03/31/2015 |
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28,000 |
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120,000 |
(4) |
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12/31/2016 |
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28,000 |
(19) |
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735,560 |
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120,000 |
(5) |
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27.25 |
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12/31/2017 |
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28,000 |
(20) |
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735,560 |
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12/31/2018 |
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(7) |
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12/31/2019 |
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125,000 |
(8) |
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31.58 |
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12/31/2020 |
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P. Kelly |
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R.C. Flexon |
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E.V.N. Bissell |
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70,000 |
(4) |
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27.28 |
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12/31/2016 |
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20,000 |
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(21) |
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65,000 |
(5) |
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27.25 |
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12/31/2017 |
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17,000 |
(22) |
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747,830 |
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50,000 |
(6) |
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25,000 |
(6) |
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24.42 |
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12/31/2018 |
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14,000 |
(23) |
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615,860 |
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26,666 |
(7) |
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53,334 |
(7) |
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24.19 |
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12/31/2019 |
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80,000 |
(8) |
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31.58 |
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12/31/2020 |
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R.H. Knauss |
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45,000 |
(4) |
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27.28 |
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12/31/2016 |
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12,000 |
(16) |
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315,240 |
(17) |
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10,000 |
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0 |
(18) |
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45,000 |
(5) |
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27.25 |
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12/31/2017 |
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11,000 |
(19) |
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288,970 |
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16,666 |
(6) |
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24.42 |
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12/31/2018 |
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11,000 |
(20) |
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288,970 |
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38,000 |
(7) |
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24.19 |
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12/31/2019 |
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57,000 |
(8) |
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31.58 |
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12/31/2020 |
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|
F. Varagne |
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52,000 |
(10) |
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20.48 |
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06/30/2015 |
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0 |
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0 |
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18,500 |
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0 |
(24) |
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57,000 |
(11) |
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27.28 |
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06/30/2016 |
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18,500 |
(19) |
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485,995 |
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57,000 |
(12) |
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28.02 |
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12/16/2017 |
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15,000 |
(20) |
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394,050 |
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57,000 |
(13) |
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26.51 |
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02/12/2019 |
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57,000 |
(14) |
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24.19 |
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06/30/2019 |
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50,000 |
(15) |
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31.58 |
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06/30/2020 |
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Note: Column (d) was intentionally omitted.
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(1) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2004 and were fully vested on January 1,
2007. |
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(2) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2005 and were fully vested on January 1,
2008. |
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(3) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2006 and were fully vested on January 1,
2009. |
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(4) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2007 and were fully vested on January 1,
2010. |
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(5) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2008 and were fully vested on January 1,
2011. |
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(6) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2009. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on
each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2012. |
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(7) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2010. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on
each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2013. |
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(8) |
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These options were granted effective January, 1 2011. These options vest 33 1/3 percent on
each anniversary of the grant date and will be fully vested on January 1, 2014. |
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(9) |
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These options were granted effective April 1, 2005 and were fully vested on April 1, 2008. |
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(10) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2006 and were fully vested on January 1,
2010. |
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(11) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2007 and were fully vested on January 1,
2011. |
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(12) |
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These options were granted effective June 17, 2008 and would have fully vested on June 17,
2012. These options were forfeited on October 12, 2011. |
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(13) |
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These options were granted effective August 13, 2009 and would have fully vested on August
13, 2013. These options were forfeited on October 12, 2011. |
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(14) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2010 and would have fully vested on January
1, 2014. These options were forfeited on October 12, 2011. |
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(15) |
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These options were granted effective January 1, 2011 and would have fully vested on January
1, 2015. These options were forfeited on October 12, 2011. |
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(16) |
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This restricted stock unit award was granted effective January 1, 2009 and will be fully
vested on December 31, 2011. |
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(17) |
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The amount shown represents the closing price of UGI common stock on September 30, 2011
multiplied by the number of units awarded. |
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(18) |
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The amount shown relates to a target award of performance units granted effective January 1,
2009. The performance measurement period for these performance units is January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2011. The value of the estimated number of performance units to be
earned at the end of the performance period is based on the Companys TSR for the period
January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2011, relative to that of each of the companies in the
S&P Utilities Index as of January 1, 2009. As of September 30, 2011, the Companys TSR
ranking qualified for 0.0 % leverage of the target number of performance units originally
granted. The actual number of performance units and accompanying dividend equivalents earned
may be higher based on TSR performance through the end of the performance period, or through
December 31, 2011. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis Long-Term
Compensation Fiscal 2011 Equity Awards for more information on the TSR performance goal
measurements. |
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(19) |
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These performance units were awarded January 1, 2010. The measurement period for the
performance goal is January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. The performance goal is the
same as described in footnote 18, but it is measured for a different three-year period. The
performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2013. |
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(20) |
|
These performance units were awarded January 1, 2011. The measurement period for the
performance goal is January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. The performance goal is the
same as described in footnote 18, but it is measured for a different three-year period and the
Companys TSR is measured relative to the group of companies that comprise the Russell Midcap
Utility Index, excluding telecommunications companies, as of January 1, 2011. The performance
units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2014. |
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(21) |
|
The amount shown relates to a target award of AmeriGas Partners restricted units granted
effective January 1, 2009. The performance measurement period for these restricted units is
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011. The value of the estimated number of restricted
units to be earned at the end of the performance period is based on AmeriGas Partners TUR for
the period January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2011, relative to that of each member of a
peer group of publicly-traded master limited partnerships in the propane, pipeline and coal
industries as of the award date. As of September 30, 2011, AmeriGas Partners TUR ranking
qualified for 0.0% leverage of the target number of restricted units originally granted. The
actual number of restricted units and accompanying distribution equivalents earned may be
higher (up to 200% of the target award) than the amount shown, based on TUR performance
through the end of the performance period, or through December 31, 2011. See Compensation
Discussion and Analysis Long-Term Compensation Fiscal 2011 Equity Awards for more
information on the TUR performance goal measurements. |
|
(22) |
|
These restricted units were awarded December 31, 2009. The measurement period for the
performance goal is January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. The performance goal is the
same as described in footnote 21, but it is measured for a different three-year period and
AmeriGas Partners TUR is measured relative to that of each of the master limited
partnerships in the Alerian MLP Index as of January 1, 2010. The restricted units will be
payable, if at all, on January 1, 2013. |
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(23) |
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These performance units were awarded January 1, 2011. The measurement period for the
performance goal is January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. The performance goal is the
same as described in footnote 22, but it is measured for a different three-year period. The
performance units will be payable, if at all, on January 1, 2014. |
|
(24) |
|
The amount shown relates to a target award of performance units granted effective July 28,
2009. The performance measurement period for these performance units is January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2011. The value of the estimated number of performance units to be
earned at the end of the performance period is based on the Companys TSR for the period
January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2011, relative to that of each of the companies in the
S&P Utilities Index as of January 1, 2009. As of September 30, 2011, the Companys TSR
ranking qualified for 0.0 % leverage of the target number of performance units originally
granted. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis Long-Term Compensation
Fiscal 2011 Equity Awards for more information on the TSR performance goal measurements. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2011
The following table sets forth (i) the number of shares of UGI Corporation common stock
acquired by the named executive officers in Fiscal 2011 from the exercise of stock options, (ii)
the value realized by those officers upon the exercise of stock options based on the difference
between the market price for our common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price for
the options, (iii) the number of performance units and stock units previously granted to the named
executive officers that vested in Fiscal 2011, and (iv) the value realized by those officers upon
the vesting of such units based on the closing market price for shares of our common stock, or for
Mr. Bissell, common units of AmeriGas Partners, on the vesting date.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table Fiscal 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards |
|
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired on |
|
|
Value Realized on |
|
|
Shares Acquired |
|
|
Value Realized |
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
on Vesting |
|
|
on Vesting |
|
Name |
|
(#) |
|
|
($) |
|
|
(#) |
|
|
($) |
|
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
|
(c) |
|
|
(d) |
|
|
(e) |
|
L.R. Greenberg |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
1,808,400 |
|
|
|
134,330 |
|
|
|
4,242,141 |
|
J.L. Walsh |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
888,530 |
|
|
|
51,813 |
|
|
|
1,636,255 |
|
P. Kelly |
|
|
177,332 |
|
|
|
867,441 |
|
|
|
28,785 |
|
|
|
909,030 |
|
R.C. Flexon |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
E.V.N. Bissell |
|
|
21,667 |
|
|
|
244,187 |
|
|
|
17,736 |
|
|
|
864,985 |
|
R.H. Knauss |
|
|
52,333 |
|
|
|
377,688 |
|
|
|
17,271 |
|
|
|
545,418 |
|
F. Varagne |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
661,806 |
|
|
|
17,751 |
|
|
|
560,577 |
|
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Pension Benefits
The following table shows (i) the number of years of credited service for the named executive
officers under the Companys defined benefit retirement plan (which we refer to below as the UGI
Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan), its supplemental executive retirement plan (which we refer to
below as the UGI SERP), and the Antargaz Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, (ii) the
actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under those plans as of September 30, 2011, and
(iii) any payments made to the named executive officers in Fiscal 2011 under those plans.
Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 2011
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Present Value of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Credited |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Payments During |
|
|
|
|
|
Service |
|
|
Benefit |
|
|
Last Fiscal Year |
|
Name |
|
Plan Name |
|
(#) |
|
|
($) |
|
|
($) |
|
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
|
(d) |
|
|
(e) |
|
L.R. Greenberg |
|
UGI SERP |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
17,468,893 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
1,554,305 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
J.L. Walsh |
|
UGI SERP |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
1,334,165 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
242,094 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
P. Kelly |
|
UGI SERP |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
R.C. Flexon |
|
None |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
E.V.N. Bissell(1) |
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
33,286 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
R.H. Knauss |
|
UGI SERP |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
1,504,682 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
809,550 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
F. Varagne |
|
Antargaz Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
270,185 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Mr. Bissell has a vested annual benefit of approximately $3,300 under the
UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Plan based on prior credited service. Mr. Bissell is
not a current participant in that plan. |
The Company participates in the UGI Utilities, Inc. Retirement Income Plan, a qualified
defined benefit retirement plan (Pension Plan) to provide retirement income to its employees
hired prior to January 1, 2009. The Pension Plan pays benefits based upon final average earnings,
consisting of base salary or wages and annual bonuses and years of credited service. Benefits vest
after the participant completes five years of vesting service.
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The Pension Plan provides normal annual retirement benefits at age 65, unreduced early
retirement benefits at age 62 with ten years of service and reduced, but subsidized, early
retirement benefits at age 55 with ten years of service. Employees terminating prior to early
retirement eligibility are eligible to receive a benefit under the plan formula commencing at age
65 or an unsubsidized benefit as early as age 55, provided they had 10 years of service at
termination. Employees who have attained age 50 with 15 years of service and are involuntarily
terminated by the Company prior to age 55 are also eligible for subsidized early retirement
benefits, beginning at age 55.
The Pension Plans normal retirement benefit formula is (A) - (B) and is shown below:
|
A. |
|
= The minimum of (1) and (2), where |
|
|
(1) |
|
= 1.9% of five-year final average earnings (as defined in the Pension Plan) multiplied
by years of service; |
|
|
(2) |
|
= 60% of the highest year of year of earnings; and |
|
|
B. |
|
= 1% of the estimated primary Social Security benefit multiplied by years of service |
The amount of the benefit produced by the formula will be reduced by an early retirement
factor based on the employees actual age in years and months as of his early retirement date. The
reduction factors range from 65 percent at age 55 to 100 percent (no reduction) at age 62.
The normal form of benefit under the Pension Plan for a married employee is a 50 percent joint
and survivor lifetime annuity. Regardless of marital status, a participant may choose from a
number of lifetime annuity payments.
The Pension Plan is subject to qualified-plan Code limits on the amount of annual benefit that
may be paid, and on the amount of compensation that may be taken into account in calculating
retirement benefits under the plan. For 2011, the limit on the compensation that may be used is
$245,000 and the limit on annual benefits payable for an employee retiring at age 65 in 2010 is
$195,000. Benefits in excess of those permitted under the statutory limits are paid from the
Companys Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, described below.
Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, Bissell and Knauss are currently eligible for early retirement
benefits under the Pension Plan.
UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
The Companys Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) is a non-qualified defined
benefit plan that provides retirement benefits that would otherwise be provided under the Pension
Plan to employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, but are prohibited from being paid from the
Pension Plan by Code limits. The benefit paid by the SERP is approximately equal to the difference
between the benefits provided under the Pension Plan to eligible participants and benefits that
would have been provided by the Pension Plan if not for the limitations of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the Code. Benefits vest after the participant
completes 5 years of vesting service. The benefits earned under the SERP are payable in the form
of a lump sum payment. For participants who attained age 50 prior to January 1, 2004, the lump sum
payment is calculated using two
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interest rates. One rate is for the service prior to January 1, 2004 and the other is for service after January 1, 2004. The rate for pre-January 1, 2004 service
is the daily average of Moodys Aaa bond yields for the month in which the participants
termination date occurs, plus 50 basis points, and tax-adjusted using the highest marginal federal
tax rate. The interest rate for post-January 1, 2004 service is the daily average of ten-year
Treasury Bond yields in effect for the month in which the participants termination date occurs.
The latter rate is used for calculating the lump sum payment for participants attaining age 50 on
or after January 1, 2004. Payment is due within 60 days after the termination of employment,
except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section
409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement
period following separation from service as defined in the Code.
Actuarial assumptions used to determine values in the Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 2011
The amounts shown in the Pension Benefit Table above are actuarial present values of the
benefits accumulated through September 30, 2011. An actuarial present value is calculated by
estimating expected future payments starting at an assumed retirement age, weighting the estimated
payments by the estimated probability of surviving to each post-retirement age, and discounting the
weighted payments at an assumed discount rate to reflect the time value of money. The actuarial
present value represents an estimate of the amount which, if invested today at the discount rate,
would be sufficient on an average basis to provide estimated future payments based on the current
accumulated benefit. The assumed retirement age for each named executive is age 62, which is the
earliest age at which the executive could retire without any
benefit reduction due to age. Actual benefit present values will vary from these estimates
depending on many factors, including an executives actual retirement age. The key assumptions
included in the calculations are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2011 |
|
September 30, 2010 |
Discount rate for Pension Plan for all purposes and for SERP, for pre-commencement calculations
|
|
5.30%
|
|
5.00 percent |
SERP lump sum rate
|
|
2.90%
|
|
3.30 percent |
Discount rate for Antargaz SERP
|
|
5.00%
|
|
4.00 percent |
Retirement age
|
|
62 (65 for Antargaz SERP)
|
|
62 (65 for Antargaz SERP) |
Post-retirement mortality for Pension Plan
|
|
RP-2000, combined,
healthy table projected
to 2018 using Scale AA
without collar
adjustments
|
|
RP-2000, combined,
healthy table projected
to 2017 using Scale AA
without collar
adjustments |
Post-retirement mortality for SERP
|
|
1994 GAR Unisex
|
|
1994 GAR Unisex |
Pre-retirement mortality
|
|
None
|
|
None |
Termination and disability rates
|
|
None
|
|
None |
Form of payment for Pension Plan
|
|
Single life annuity
|
|
Single life annuity |
Form of payment for SERP
|
|
Lump sum
|
|
Lump sum |
Form of payment for Antargaz SERP
|
|
Single life annuity
|
|
Single life annuity |
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Antargaz Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plan
This plan provides supplemental retirement income to certain management-level individuals of
Antargaz, including Mr. Varagne, who have at least five years of service with Antargaz. Mr.
Varagne has satisfied the five-year service requirement. For purposes of accumulating benefits
under the plan, benefits began accruing September 1, 2009 and Antargaz is obligated to purchase an
annuity annually on behalf of Mr. Varagne. The amount of the annuity is based on Mr. Varagnes
length of service with Antargaz (up to a maximum of ten years) and Mr. Varagnes average annual
remuneration for the prior three-year period in excess of six times the government mandated
retirement plan annual ceiling in France. The annuity paid may not exceed 15 percent of Mr.
Varagnes final average remuneration for the thirty-six month period immediately preceding
retirement. The annuity amount is also reduced by any other supplemental retirement income, other
than statutory retirement schemes, payable to Mr. Varagne. Due to Mr. Varagnes resignation
effective October 12, 2011, he is not entitled to receive benefits under the plan.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The following table shows the contributions, earnings, withdrawals and account balances for
each of the named executive officers who participate in the Companys Supplemental Savings Plan,
the 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees, the AmeriGas
Propane, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (AmeriGas SERP), the AmeriGas Propane, Inc.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan and the Antargaz Defined Contribution Plan.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table Fiscal 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
Executive |
|
|
Employer |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
|
|
Contributions |
|
|
in Last |
|
|
Withdrawals/ |
|
|
Last Fiscal |
|
|
|
|
|
in Last |
|
|
in Last |
|
|
Fiscal |
|
|
Distributions |
|
|
Year-End |
|
Name |
|
Plan Name |
|
Fiscal Year ($) |
|
|
Fiscal Year ($) |
|
|
Year ($) |
|
|
($) |
|
|
($)(4) |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
|
(c) |
|
|
(d) |
|
|
(e) |
|
|
(f) |
|
L.R. Greenberg |
|
UGI Supplemental Savings Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
44,434 |
(1) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
787,615 |
|
J.L. Walsh |
|
UGI Supplemental Savings Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
22,510 |
(1) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
136,904 |
|
P. Kelly |
|
UGI Supplemental Savings Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
(1) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
R.C. Flexon |
|
2009 UGI SERP for New Employees |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
E.V.N. Bissell |
|
AmeriGas SERP |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
68,844 |
(2) |
|
|
6,928 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
843,043 |
|
|
|
AmeriGas Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,337 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
34,444 |
|
R.H. Knauss |
|
UGI Supplemental Savings Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
8,598 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
50,031 |
|
|
|
AmeriGas SERP |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,237 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
162,270 |
|
F. Varagne |
|
Antargaz Defined Contribution Plan |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
14,032 |
(3) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
28,530 |
|
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|
|
|
(1) |
|
This amount represents the employer contribution to the Companys Supplemental Savings
Plan, which is also reported in the Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 in the All
Other Compensation column. |
|
(2) |
|
This amount represents the employer contribution to the AmeriGas SERP, which is also
reported in the Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 in the All Other Compensation
column. |
|
(3) |
|
This amount represents the employer contribution to the Antargaz Defined Contribution Plan,
which is also reported in the Summary Compensation Table Fiscal 2011 in the All Other
Compensation column. |
|
(4) |
|
The aggregate balances include the following aggregate amounts previously reported in the
Summary Compensation Table in prior years: Mr. Greenberg, $686,578; Mr. Walsh, $117,686; Mr.
Bissell, $706,244 and Mr. Varagne, $14,498. |
The UGI Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP) is a nonqualified deferred compensation
plan that provides benefits to certain employees that would be provided under the Companys 401(k)
Savings Plan in the absence of Code limitations. Benefits vest after the participant completes
five years of service. The SSP is intended to pay an amount substantially equal to the difference
between the Company matching contribution that would have been made under the 401(k) Savings Plan
if the Code limitations were not in effect, and the Company match actually made under the 401(k)
Savings Plan. The Code compensation limit for 2009, 2010 and 2011 was $245,000. The Code
contribution limit for 2009, 2010 and 2011 was $49,000. Under the SSP, the participant is credited
with a Company match on compensation in excess of Code limits using the same formula applicable to
contributions to the Companys 401(k) Savings Plan, which is a match of 50 percent on the first 3
percent of eligible compensation, and a match of 25 percent on the next 3 percent, assuming that
the employee contributed to the 401(k) Savings Plan the lesser of 6 percent of eligible
compensation or the maximum amount permissible under the Code. Amounts credited to the
participants account are credited with interest. The rate of interest currently in effect is the
rate produced by blending the annual return on the Standard and Poors 500 Index (60 percent
weighting) and the annual return on the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40 percent
weighting). Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of
employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed
by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month
postponement period following separation from service as defined in the Code.
The AmeriGas SERP is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to provide
retirement benefits to certain AmeriGas Propane employees. Under the plan, AmeriGas Propane
credits to each participants account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participants
compensation (salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($245,000 in 2011) and 10
percent of compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of AmeriGas Propanes
matching contribution under the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (AmeriGas 401(k)
Savings Plan) is forfeited due to nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited
amount, adjusted for earnings and losses on the amount, will be credited to a participants
account. Benefits vest on the fifth anniversary of a participants employment commencement date.
Participants direct the investment of their account balances among a number of funds, which are
generally the same funds available to participants in the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan, other than
the Companys stock fund. Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after
termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required
to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a
six-month postponement
period following separation from service as defined in the Code. Amounts payable under the
AmeriGas SERP may be deferred in accordance with the Companys 2009 Deferral Plan. See
Compensation Discussion and Analysis UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan.
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The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan is a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan that provides benefits to certain employees that would otherwise be provided
under the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan. The plan is intended to permit participants to defer up to
$10,000 of annual compensation that would generally not be eligible for contribution to the
AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan due to Code limitations and nondiscrimination requirements.
Participants may direct the investment of deferred amounts into a number of funds. The funds
available are the same funds available under the AmeriGas 401(k) Savings Plan, other than the UGI
Corporation stock fund. Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after
termination of employment, except as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required
to be delayed by Section 409A of the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a
six-month postponement period following separation from service as defined in the Code.
The 2009 UGI Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for New Employees (the 2009
UGI SERP) is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to provide retirement
benefits to executive officers who are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan, having been
hired on or after January 1, 2009. Under the 2009 UGI SERP, the Company credits to each
participants account annually an amount equal to 5 percent of the participants compensation
(salary and annual bonus) up to the Code compensation limit ($245,000 in 2011) and 10 percent of
compensation in excess of such limit. In addition, if any portion of the Companys matching
contribution under the UGI Utilities, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is forfeited due to
nondiscrimination requirements under the Code, the forfeited amount, adjusted for earnings and
losses on the amount, will be credited to a participants account. Benefits vest on the fifth
anniversary of a participants employment commencement date. Participants direct the investment of
their account balances among a number of mutual funds, which are generally the same funds available
to participants in the UGI Utilities, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, other than the UGI stock fund.
Account balances are payable in a lump sum within 60 days after termination of employment, except
as required by Section 409A of the Code. If payment is required to be delayed by Section 409A of
the Code, payment is made within 15 days after expiration of a six-month postponement period
following separation from service as defined in the Code. Amounts payable under the 2009 UGI SERP
may be deferred in accordance with the UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan. See Compensation
Discussion and Analysis UGI Corporation 2009 Deferral Plan.
The Antargaz Supplemental Retirement Plan is a defined contribution plan which provides
supplemental retirement income to certain management-level individuals of Antargaz, including Mr.
Varagne, who have at least one year of service with Antargaz. Under the plan, Antargaz is
obligated to contribute to Mr. Varagnes account 5 percent of his total remuneration that is
subject to social security contributions; provided that Antargaz 5 percent contribution will only
apply to Mr. Varagnes remuneration that is less than or equal to six times the government mandated
retirement plan ceiling in France. The ceiling in 2011 was 35,352. Investment of contributions
to the plan is managed by an insurance company. Upon Mr. Varagnes retirement,
payment will be made by the insurance company to Mr. Varagne in the form of a life annuity
based on the contributions to Mr. Varagnes account. Mr. Varagne is entitled to receive benefits
under the plan upon retirement regardless of whether he is a corporate officer of Antargaz at the
time of his retirement. Due to Mr. Varagnes resignation effective October 12, 2011, he is not
entitled to receive benefits under the plan.
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
Severance Pay Plan for Senior Executive Employees
Named Executive Officers Employed by UGI Corporation. The UGI Corporation Senior Executive
Employee Severance Plan (the UGI Severance Plan) provides for payment to certain senior level
employees of UGI, including Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh and Knauss, in the event their employment is
terminated without fault on their part. Benefits are payable to a senior executive covered by the
UGI Severance Plan if the senior executives employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason
other than for just cause or as a result of the senior executives death or disability. Under the
UGI Severance Plan, just cause generally means (i) dismissal of an executive due to
misappropriation of funds, (ii) substance abuse or habitual insobriety that adversely affects the
executives ability to perform his or her job, (iii) conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance of duties.
Except as provided herein, the UGI Severance Plan provides for cash payments equal to a
participants compensation for a period of time ranging from six months to 18 months, depending on
length of service (the Continuation Period). In the case of Mr. Greenberg, the Continuation
Period is 30 months; for Mr. Walsh, the Continuation Period ranges from 12 months to 24 months,
depending on length of service. In addition, a participant receives the cash equivalent of his
target bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan, pro-rated for the number of months served in the fiscal
year prior to termination. However, if the termination occurs in the last two months of the fiscal
year, we have the discretion to determine whether the participant will receive a pro-rated target
bonus, or the actual annual bonus which would have been paid after the end of the fiscal year,
assuming that the participants entire bonus was contingent on meeting the applicable financial
performance goal, pro-rated for the number of months served. The levels of severance payments were
established by the Committee based on competitive practice and are reviewed by management and the
Committee from time to time.
Under the UGI Severance Plan, a participant also receives a payment equal to the cost the
participant would have incurred to continue medical and dental coverage under the Companys plans
for the Continuation Period (less the amount the participant would be required to contribute for
such coverage if the participant were an active employee). The maximum period for calculating the
payment of such benefits is 18 months (30 months in the case of Mr. Greenberg and 24 months in the
case of Mr. Walsh). The UGI Severance Plan also provides for outplacement services for a period of
12 months following a participants termination of employment, and reimbursement for tax
preparation services for the final year of employment. Provided that the participant is eligible
to retire, all payments under the UGI Severance Plan may be reduced by an amount equal to the fair
market value of certain equity-based awards, other than stock options, payable to the participant
after the termination of employment.
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In order to receive benefits under the UGI Severance Plan, a participant is required to
execute a release which discharges UGI and its subsidiaries from liability for any claims the
senior executive may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due to the
executive under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with UGI or its
subsidiaries. The UGI Severance Plan also requires a senior executive to ratify any existing
post-employment activities agreement (which restricts the senior executive from competing with UGI
and its affiliates following termination of employment) and to cooperate in attending to matters
pending at the time of termination of employment.
Named Executive Officers Employed by AmeriGas Propane. The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Senior
Executive Employee Severance Plan (the AmeriGas Severance Plan) provides for payment to certain
senior level employees of AmeriGas Propane, including Mr. Bissell, in the event their employment is
terminated without fault on their part. Specified benefits are payable to a senior executive
covered by the AmeriGas Severance Plan if the senior executives employment is involuntarily
terminated for any reason other than for just cause or as a result of the senior executives death
or disability. Under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, just cause generally means (i) dismissal of an
executive due to misappropriation of funds, (ii) substance abuse or habitual insobriety that
adversely affects the executives ability to perform his job, (iii) conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance of duties.
Except as provided herein, the AmeriGas Severance Plan provides for cash payments equal to a
participants compensation for a period of time ranging from six months to 18 months, depending on
length of service (the Continuation Period). In the case of Mr. Bissell, the Continuation Period
ranges from 12 months to 24 months, depending on length of service. In addition, a participant
receives the cash equivalent of his target bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan, pro-rated for the
number of months served in the fiscal year. However, if the termination occurs in the last two
months of the fiscal year, AmeriGas Propane has the discretion to determine whether the participant
will receive a pro-rated target bonus, or the actual annual bonus which would have been paid after
the end of the fiscal year, provided that the weighting to be applied to the participants
business/financial goals under the AmeriGas Propane Annual Bonus Plan will be deemed to be 100
percent, pro-rated for the number of months served. The levels of severance payments were
established by the Committee based on competitive practice and are reviewed by management and the
Committee from time to time.
Under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, a participant also receives a payment equal to the cost the
participant would have incurred to continue medical and dental coverage under AmeriGas Propanes
plans for the Continuation Period (less the amount the participant would be required to contribute
for such coverage if the participant were an active employee). The AmeriGas Severance Plan also
provides for outplacement services for a period of 12 months following a participants termination
of employment, and reimbursement for tax preparation services for the final year of employment.
Provided that the participant is eligible to retire, all payments under the AmeriGas Severance Plan
may be reduced by an amount equal to the fair market value of certain equity-based awards, other
than stock options, payable to the participant after the termination of employment.
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In order to receive benefits under the AmeriGas Severance Plan, a participant is required to
execute a release which discharges AmeriGas Propane and its affiliates from liability for any
claims the senior executive may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits
due to the executive under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with AmeriGas
Propane or its affiliates. Each senior executive is also required to ratify any existing
post-employment activities agreement (which restricts the senior executive from competing with
AmeriGas Partners and its affiliates following termination of employment) and to cooperate in
attending to matters pending at the time of termination of employment.
Severance Arrangement for Mr. Varagne
Mr. Varagne had an agreement with our French subsidiary, AGZ Holding, providing for severance
benefits in the event his employment was terminated without cause on his part (the 2002 Severance
Agreement). Cause in this context is severe or gross negligence in the performance of his
duties as Chairman of the Board and General Director of Antargaz. The agreement provided for a
cash payment equal to one year of compensation, based on compensation received in the twelve months
prior to the effective date of termination. Like the UGI Corporation and AmeriGas Propane, Inc.
Executive Severance Plans, Mr. Varagnes agreement required that he execute a release discharging
the Company and its subsidiaries from liability in connection with the termination of his
employment prior to receipt of severance payments. On October 12, 2011, Mr. Varagne entered into a
settlement agreement with Antargaz and AGZ Holding (the Settlement Agreement), pursuant to which
he resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Antargaz, as chief executive officer of AGZ
Holding and as a director of Antargaz and AGZ Holding, effective October 12, 2011. In
consideration for payments made to Mr. Varagne pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, which included
all amounts payable under the 2002 Severance Agreement, Mr. Varagne released the Company, Antargaz,
AGZ Holding and certain other parties from any and all claims he may have against each of them.
Change in Control Arrangements
Named Executive Officers Employed by UGI Corporation. Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, and Knauss
each have an agreement with the Company which provides benefits in the event of a change in
control. The agreements have a term of one year with automatic one-year extensions in May of each
year, unless in each case, prior to a change in control, the Company terminates an agreement with
required advance notice. In the absence of a change in control or termination by the Company, each
agreement will terminate when, for any reason, the executive terminates his employment with the
Company. A change in control is generally deemed to occur in the following instances:
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Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company),
together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities
representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common
stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting
securities; |
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Individuals, who at the beginning of any 24-month period constitute the Board of
Directors (the Incumbent Board) and any new Director whose election by the Board of
Directors, or nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, cease for any reason to constitute
a majority; |
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The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or
substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which
former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of, respectively,
the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation; or |
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The Company is liquidated or dissolved. |
The Company will provide each of Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, and Knauss with cash benefits
(Benefits) if we terminate his employment without cause or if he terminates employment for
good reason at any time within two years following a change in control of the Company. Cause
generally includes (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety or substance abuse,
(iii) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance
of duties, which gross negligence has had a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
assets, properties or financial condition of the Company. Good reason generally includes a
material diminution in authority, duties, responsibilities or base compensation; a material breach
by the Company of the terms of the agreement; and substantial relocation requirements. If the
events trigger a payment following a change in control, the Benefits payable to each of Messrs.
Greenberg, Walsh, and Knauss will be as specified under his change in control agreement unless
payments under the UGI Severance Plan described above would be greater, in which case Benefits
would be provided under the UGI Severance Plan.
Benefits under this arrangement would be equal to three times the executive officers base
salary and annual bonus. Each would also receive the cash equivalent of his target bonus, prorated
for the number of months served in the fiscal year. In addition, Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, and
Knauss are each entitled to receive a payment equal to the cost he would incur if he enrolled in
the Companys medical and dental plans for three years (less the amount he would be required to
contribute for such coverage if he were an active employee). Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, and Knauss
would also have benefits under the Companys Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan calculated as
if each of them had continued in employment for three years. In addition, outstanding performance
units, stock units and dividend equivalents will be paid in cash based on the fair market value of
the Companys common stock in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, or (ii) the
award amount that would have been paid if the performance unit measurement period ended on the date
of the change in control, as determined by the Compensation and Management Development Committee.
For treatment of stock options, see the Grants of Plan Based Awards Table Fiscal 2011.
The Benefits are subject to a conditional gross-up for excise and related taxes in the event
they would constitute excess parachute payments, as defined in Section 280G of the Code.
The Company will provide the tax gross-up if the aggregate parachute value of Benefits is greater
than 110 percent of the maximum amount that may be paid under Section 280G of the Code without
imposition of an excise tax. If the parachute value does not exceed the 110 percent threshold, the
Benefits for each of Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh, and Knauss will be reduced to the extent necessary
to avoid imposition of the excise tax on excess parachute payments.
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In order to receive benefits under his change in control agreement, each of Messrs. Greenberg,
Walsh, and Knauss is required to execute a release which discharges the Company and its
subsidiaries from liability for any claims he may have against any of them, other than claims for
amounts or benefits due under any plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with the
Company or its subsidiaries.
Named Executive Officers Employed by AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Mr. Bissell has an agreement with
AmeriGas Propane that provides benefits in the event of a change in control. His agreement has a
term of one year and is automatically extended for one-year terms in May of each year unless, prior
to a change in control, AmeriGas Propane terminates his agreement with required advance notice. In
the absence of a change in control or termination by AmeriGas Propane, his agreement will terminate
when, for any reason, he terminates his employment with AmeriGas Propane. A change in control is
generally deemed to occur in the following instances:
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Any person (other than certain persons or entities affiliated with the Company),
together with all affiliates and associates of such person, acquires securities
representing 20 percent or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common
stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting
securities; |
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Individuals, who at the beginning of any 24-month period constitute the Companys
Board of Directors (the Incumbent Board) and any new Director whose election by the
Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, cease for any reason
to constitute a majority; |
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The Company is reorganized, merged or consolidated with or into, or sells all or
substantially all of its assets to, another corporation in a transaction in which
former shareholders of the Company do not own more than 50 percent of, respectively,
the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation; |
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AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. is reorganized, merged
or consolidated with or into, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to,
another entity in a transaction with respect to which all of the individuals and
entities who were owners of the General Partners voting securities or of the
outstanding units of the Partnership immediately prior to such transaction do not,
following such transaction, own more than 50 percent of, respectively, the outstanding
common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the
surviving or acquiring corporation, or if the resulting entity is a partnership, the
former unitholders do not own more than 50 percent of the outstanding common units in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to the
transaction; |
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The Company, AmeriGas Propane, AmeriGas Partners or AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (the
Operating Partnership) is liquidated or dissolved; |
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The Company fails to own more than 50 percent of the general partnership interests
of AmeriGas Partners or the Operating Partnership; |
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The Company fails to own more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of common
stock of AmeriGas Propane; or |
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AmeriGas Propane is removed as the general partner of AmeriGas Partners or the
Operating Partnership. |
AmeriGas Propane will provide Mr. Bissell with cash benefits (Benefits) if there is a
termination of his employment without cause or if he terminates employment for good reason at
any time within two years following a change in control. Cause generally includes (i)
misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety or substance abuse, (iii) conviction of a crime
involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in the performance of duties, which gross
negligence has had a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or
financial condition of AmeriGas Propane. Good reason generally includes a material diminution in
authority, duties, responsibilities or base compensation; a material breach by AmeriGas Propane of
the terms of the agreement; and substantial relocation requirements. If the events trigger a
payment following a change in control, the benefits payable to Mr. Bissell will be as specified
under his change in control agreement unless payments under the AmeriGas Severance Plan described
above would be greater, in which case Benefits would be provided under the AmeriGas Severance Plan.
Benefits under this arrangement would be equal to three times Mr. Bissells base salary and
annual bonus. Mr. Bissell would also receive the cash equivalent of his target bonus, prorated for
the number of months served in the fiscal year. In addition, he is entitled to receive a payment
equal to the cost he would incur if he enrolled in AmeriGas Propanes medical and dental plans for
three years (less the amount he would be required to contribute for such coverage if he were an
active employee). Mr. Bissell would also receive his benefits under the AmeriGas SERP calculated
as if he had continued in employment for three years. In addition, outstanding performance units
and distribution equivalents will be paid in cash based on the fair market value of AmeriGas
Partners common units in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award, or (ii) the award
amount that would have been paid if the measurement period ended on the date of the change in
control, as determined by the AmeriGas Propane Compensation/Pension Committee. For treatment of
stock options, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Fiscal 2011.
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The Benefits are subject to a conditional gross-up for excise and related taxes in the event
they would constitute excess parachute payments, as defined in Section 280G of the Code.
AmeriGas Propane will provide the tax gross-up if the aggregate parachute value of Benefits is
greater than 110 percent of the maximum amount that may be paid under Section 280G of the Code
without imposition of an excise tax. If the parachute value does not exceed the 110 percent
threshold, the Benefits for Mr. Bissell will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid imposition
of the excise tax on excess parachute payments.
In order to receive benefits under his change in control agreement, Mr. Bissell is required to
execute a release which discharges AmeriGas Propane and its affiliates from liability for any
claims he may have against any of them, other than claims for amounts or benefits due under any
plan, program or contract provided by or entered into with AmeriGas Propane or its affiliates.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The amounts shown in the table below are merely estimates of the incremental amounts that
would be paid out to the named executive officers if their termination had occurred on the last day
of Fiscal 2011. The actual amounts to be paid out can only be determined at the time of such named
executive officers termination of employment. The amounts set forth in the table below do not
include compensation to which each named executive officer would be entitled without regard to his
termination of employment, including (i) base salary and short-term incentives that have been
earned but not yet paid, and (ii) amounts that have been earned, but not yet paid, under the terms
of the plans reflected in the Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 2011 and the Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Table Fiscal 2011. There are no incremental payments in the event of voluntary
resignation, termination for cause, disability or upon retirement.
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table Fiscal 2011
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Equity |
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Awards with |
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Nonqualified |
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Welfare & |
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Severance |
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Accelerated |
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Retirement |
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Other |
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Name & Triggering Event |
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Pay($) |
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Vesting($)(3) |
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Benefits($)(4) |
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Benefits($)(5) |
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Total($) |
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L. R. Greenberg |
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Death |
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0 |
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4,278,800 |
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0 |
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0 |
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4,278,800 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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6,980,847 |
(1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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63,757 |
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7,044,604 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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8,208,428 |
(2) |
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6,117,700 |
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4,918,610 |
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48,908 |
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19,293,646 |
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J. L. Walsh |
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Death |
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0 |
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1,721,537 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1,721,537 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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2,194,782 |
(1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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44,194 |
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2,238,976 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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4,501,987 |
(2) |
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2,457,097 |
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1,906,395 |
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3,214,775 |
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12,080,254 |
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P. Kelly(6) |
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Death |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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R.C. Flexon(6) |
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Death |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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E. V.N. Bissell |
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Death |
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0 |
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1,740,823 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1,740,823 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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2,063,816 |
(1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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72,355 |
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2,136,171 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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2,874,683 |
(2) |
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2,400,673 |
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247,609 |
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85,836 |
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5,608,801 |
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R.H. Knauss |
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Death |
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0 |
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976,783 |
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0 |
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0 |
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976,783 |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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1,126,953 |
(1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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47,454 |
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1,174,407 |
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Termination Following Change in Control |
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2,105,799 |
(2) |
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1,265,753 |
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1,407,708 |
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1,702,023 |
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6,481,283 |
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F. Varagne(7) |
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Involuntary Termination Without Cause |
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1,380,000 |
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0 |
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0 |
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13,800 |
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1,393,800 |
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Amounts shown under Severance Pay in the case of involuntary termination without
cause are calculated under the terms of the UGI Severance Plan for Messrs. Greenberg, Walsh
and Knauss and the AmeriGas Severance Plan for Mr. Bissell. We assumed that 100 percent of
the target annual bonus was paid. See footnote 7 for Mr. Varagne. |
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Amounts shown under Severance Pay in the case of termination following a change in
control are calculated under the officers change in control agreement. |
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In calculating the amounts shown under Equity Awards with Accelerated Vesting we
assumed (i) the continuation of the Companys dividend (and AmeriGas Partners
distribution, as applicable) at the rate in effect on September 30, 2011; and (ii)
performance at the greater of actual through September 30, 2011 or at target levels with
respect to performance units. |
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Amounts shown under Nonqualified Retirement Benefits are in addition to amounts shown
in the Pension Benefits Table Fiscal 2011 and the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Table Fiscal 2011. |
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Amounts shown under Welfare and Other Benefits include estimated payments for (i)
medical and dental insurance premiums, (ii) outplacement services, (iii) tax preparation
services, (iv) only in the case of Mr. Varagne, legal services, and (v) an estimated Code
Section 280G tax gross-up payment of $3,165,867 for Mr. Walsh and $1,653,115 for Mr. Knauss
in the event of a change in control. |
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Messrs. Kelly and Flexon voluntarily resigned during Fiscal 2011. |
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On October 12, 2011, Mr. Varagne entered into the Settlement Agreement, pursuant to
which he resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Antargaz, as chief executive
officer of AGZ Holding and as a director of Antargaz and AGZ Holding, effective October 12,
2011. In consideration
for payments made to Mr. Varagne pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, which included
all amounts payable under the 2002 Severance Agreement, Mr. Varagne released the
Company, Antargaz, AGZ Holding and certain other parties from any and all claims he may
have against each of them. The Company converted Mr. Varagnes payments into U.S.
dollars based on an exchange rate of $1.38 per euro on October 12, 2011. |
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Director and Officer Stock Ownership Policies
The following policies are designed to encourage growth in shareholder value by closely
linking Directors and executives risks and rewards with the Companys total Shareholder return.
The Board of Directors has a policy requiring Directors to own Company common stock, together
with stock units, in an aggregate amount equal to three times the Directors annual cash retainer,
and to achieve the target level of common stock ownership within five years after joining the
Board.
The Company has a policy, approved by the Board of Directors, that requires individuals in key
management positions with the Company and its subsidiaries to own significant amounts of common
stock. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis Stock Ownership Guidelines.
Market Price of Shares
The closing price of our Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on
November 14, 2011, was $29.23.
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Item 2 Advisory Vote on UGI Corporations Executive Compensation
Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is providing shareholders with the
opportunity to cast an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of our named
executive officers. The compensation of our named executive officers is disclosed under the
headings Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Compensation of Executive
Officers, beginning on pages 25 and 51 of this proxy statement, respectively.
We believe that we closely align the interests of our named executive officers and our
shareholders. As described in our Compensation Discussion and Analysis, our compensation
program for our named executive officers is designed to provide a competitive level of total
compensation, to motivate and encourage our executive officers to contribute to the Companys
success and to effectively link our executives compensation to our financial performance and
sustainable growth in shareholder value. Our Compensation Discussion and Analysis also
describes in detail the components of our executive compensation program and the process by which,
and the reasons why, the independent members of our Board of Directors and our Compensation and
Management Development Committee make executive compensation decisions.
In making executive compensation decisions, our Compensation and Management Development
Committee seeks to implement and maintain sound compensation and corporate governance practices,
which include the following:
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Our Compensation and Management Development Committee is composed entirely of
directors who are independent, as defined in the corporate governance listing standards
of the New York Stock Exchange. |
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Our Compensation and Management Development Committee utilizes the services of Pay
Governance LLC (Pay Governance), an independent outside compensation consultant. |
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The Company allocates a substantial portion of compensation to performance-based
compensation. In Fiscal 2011, 80% of the principal compensation components, in the
case of Mr. Greenberg, and 62% to 74% of the principal compensation components, in the
case of all other named executive officers, were variable and tied to financial
performance or total shareholder return. |
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The Company awards a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term
awards, namely, stock options and performance units, so that executive officers
interests are aligned with shareholders interests and long-term Company performance. |
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Annual bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are based on key
financial metrics. Similarly, long-term incentives are based on UGI Corporation common
stock values and relative stock price performance (or, in the case of Mr. Bissell,
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This vote is advisory, which means that the vote on executive compensation is not binding on
the Company, our Board of Directors or the Compensation and Management Development Committee. The
vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather
relates to the overall compensation of our named executive officers. The Board of Directors and
the Compensation and Management Development Committee expect to take into account the outcome of
this vote when considering future executive compensation decisions and will evaluate whether any
actions are necessary to address shareholders concerns, to the extent a significant number of our
shareholders vote against our compensation program.
Accordingly, we ask our shareholders to vote on the following resolution at the Annual
Meeting:
RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Companys named executive officers, as
disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including our Compensation
Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and the related narrative
discussion, is hereby APPROVED.
The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends a vote FOR the approval of
the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative discussion in this
Proxy Statement.
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Item 3 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on UGI
Corporations Executive Compensation
Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is also providing shareholders with
the opportunity to vote, on a non-binding, advisory basis, for their preference as to how
frequently to cast future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
Shareholders may indicate whether they would prefer that the Company conduct future advisory votes
on executive compensation once every one, two, or three years.
The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation has determined that an advisory vote on executive
compensation that occurs every year is the most appropriate alternative for the Company and
recommends that shareholders vote for a one-year interval for the advisory vote on executive
compensation.
In determining to recommend that shareholders vote for a frequency of once every year, the
Board of Directors considered that an annual advisory vote on executive compensation will allow for
frequent input from our shareholders on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, rather
than infrequent feedback every two or three years. Similarly, any shareholder concerns about our
executive compensation program can be expressed through a vote without having to wait two or three
years. In addition, the Board of Directors considered survey data on our institutional
shareholders preferences as to the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the named executive
officers compensation.
The vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation is advisory only.
This means that the vote on executive compensation is not binding on the Company, the Board of
Directors, or the Compensation and Management Development Committee. The Company recognizes that
shareholders may have different views as to the best approach for the Company. The Board of
Directors and the Compensation and Management Development Committee will take into account the
outcome of the vote; however, when considering the frequency of future advisory votes on executive
compensation, the Board of Directors may decide that it is in the best interests of our
shareholders and the Company to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation more or less
frequently than the frequency receiving the most votes cast by our shareholders. Also, in
accordance with applicable law, shareholders will have the opportunity to recommend the frequency
of future advisory votes on executive compensation at least once every six years.
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Shareholders may cast a vote on the preferred voting frequency by selecting the option of one
year, two years, or three years (or abstain) when voting in response to the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the shareholders determine, on an advisory basis, whether the
preferred frequency of an advisory vote on the executive compensation of the
Companys named executive officers should be every one year, every two years, or
every three years.
The enclosed proxy card provides shareholders with the opportunity to choose among four
options (holding the vote every one, two, or three years, or abstain from voting) and, therefore,
shareholders will not be voting to approve or disapprove the recommendation of the Board of
Directors.
The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends that an advisory vote on
executive compensation be held every one (1) year.
Item 4 Ratification of Appointment of
Independent Registered Public Accounting firm
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm to examine and report on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company for Fiscal 2012 and recommends that shareholders ratify the appointment.
If shareholders do not ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Audit Committee
will consider the appointment of another independent registered public accounting firm. One or
more representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting. They
will have the opportunity to respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if they wish
to do so.
The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation unanimously recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Item 5 Other Matters
The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matter to be presented for action at the
meeting. If any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders should arise, the Proxies (or their
substitutes) will vote in accordance with their best judgment.
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Directions to The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
Directions from Philadelphia. Take the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West. Follow I-76 West to Route
202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp,
proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from South Jersey. Take I-95 South to Route 322 West. Take 322 West to Route 1 South to
Route 202 North. Take Route 202 North to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. Turn right onto Route 29
North. Turn right at second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.
Directions from Philadelphia Airport. Take I-95 South to 476 North. Follow 476 North to the
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great
Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty
Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from Wilmington and Points South (Delaware and Maryland). Take I-95 North to Route 202
North to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. Turn right onto Route 29 North. Turn right at second
light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.
Directions from New York and Points North. Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 6, the
Pennsylvania Turnpike extension. Follow the Turnpike West to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take Route 202
South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light
onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from Harrisburg and Points West. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 326, Valley
Forge. Take Route 202 South to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed
through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
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You can vote by Internet or telephone.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
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VALIDATION
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Authorized Signatures This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. Date
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attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give
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Proxy UGI CORPORATION
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UGI CORPORATION
The
undersigned hereby appoints Marvin O. Schlanger, Lon R. Greenberg and Stephen D. Ban, and each
of them, with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies and
attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as provided on the other side,
all the shares of UGI Corporation Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in
their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of the Company to be held January 19, 2012 or at any adjournment thereof, with all
powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Meeting.
For the participants in the UGI Utilities, Inc. Savings Plan, AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Savings Plan,
and the UGI HVAC Enterprises, Inc. Savings Plan (together, the Plans), this Proxy Card will
constitute voting instructions to the Trustee under the Plans, as indicated by me on the reverse
side, but, if I make no indication as to a particular matter, then as recommended by the Board of
Directors on such matter, and in their discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come
before the Meeting. The Trustee will keep my vote completely confidential. If the Trustee does not
receive my executed Proxy by January 16, 2012, I understand the Trustee will vote the shares
represented by this Proxy in the same proportion as it votes those shares for which it does receive
a properly executed Proxy.
(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
UGI Corporation Shareholder Meeting to be Held on January 19, 2012
Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy
materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are available on the Internet. Follow the
instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted
on and the location of the Annual Meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are
available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important
information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report
to shareholders are available at:
www.envisionreports.com/UGI
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Easy Online Access A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote
When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares.
Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/UGI to view the materials.
Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials.
Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in.
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Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these
documents, you must request one. There is no charge to
you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on
or before January 9, 2012 to facilitate timely delivery. |
Shareholder Meeting Notice
UGI Corporations Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on January 19, 2012 at
The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Ballrooms A and B, One Liberty Boulevard,
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors
recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Numbers 1, 2, and 4 and 1 Year for Number 3.
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1. Election of Directors:
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2. Proposal to approve resolution on executive compensation. |
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3. Recommend the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. |
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4. Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. |
PLEASE NOTE YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or
request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote
at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.
DIRECTIONS TO THE DESMOND HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER
Directions from Philadelphia. Take the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West. Follow I-76 West to Route
202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp,
proceed through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from South Jersey. Take I-95 South to Route 322 West. Take 322 West to Route 1 South to
Route 202 North. Take Route 202 North to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. Turn right onto Route 29
North. Turn right at second light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.
Directions from Philadelphia Airport. Take I-95 South to 476 North. Follow 476 North to the
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) West to Route 202 South. Take Route 202 South to the Great
Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light onto Liberty
Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from Wilmington and Points South (Delaware and Maryland). Take I-95 North to Route 202
North to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. Turn right onto Route 29 North. Turn right at second
light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the left.
Directions from New York and Points North. Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 6, the
Pennsylvania Turnpike extension. Follow the Turnpike West to Exit 326, Valley Forge. Take Route 202
South to the Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed through the light
onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
Directions from Harrisburg and Points West. Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 326, Valley
Forge. Take Route 202 South to Great Valley/Route 29 North Exit. At the end of the ramp, proceed
through the light onto Liberty Boulevard. The Desmond will be on the right.
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Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted using the telephone,
Internet or email options below. |
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Email copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be submitted over the Internet
following the instructions below. If you request an email copy of current materials you will
receive an email with a link to the materials. |
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Internet Go to www.envisionreports.com/UGI. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the
instructions to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and submit
your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials. |
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Telephone Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone and follow the
instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. You
can also submit a preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings. |
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Email Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with Proxy Materials UGI Corporation in
the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the number located in the
shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting
materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings. |
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To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials should be made
by January 9, 2012. |