FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

GRADY R PAUL	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
3/3/2012 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AMERIGAS PARTNERS LP [APU]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

460 NORTH GULPH ROAD	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and COO /	
(Street)

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
APU Common Units  	3072  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Phantom Units  	1/13/2013  	1/13/2013   (1)	APU Common Units  	2800  	$0  	D  	 	
Phantom Units  	1/13/2014  	1/13/2014   (2)	APU Common Units  	11200  	$0  	D  	 	
Performance Units  	  (3)	12/31/2014  	APU Common Units  	4500  	$0  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Each Phantom Unit represents the right of the reporting person to receive an APU Common Unit after one year of employment. These units will also vest in the event that the Company terminates the recipient's employment without cause prior to the vesting date.	
(  2) 	Each Phantom Unit represents the right of the reporting person to receive an APU Common Unit after two years of employment. These units will also vest in the event that the Company terminates the recipient's employment without cause prior to the vesting date.	
(  3) 	Effective January 17, 2012, the reporting person was granted Performance Units. Each Performance Unit represents the right of the recipient to receive an APU Common Unit, if specified performance goals and other conditions are met.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
GRADY R PAUL
460 NORTH GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406			Vice President and COO		

Signatures		
Jessica A. Milner, Attorney-In-Fact for R. Paul Grady		3/5/2012	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).	
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	
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