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UGI Announces Robert H. Knauss, Vice President and General Counsel, Will Retire in 2012

^{Published on 2011-04-29 05:31:23 - Market Wire}
 

VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) announced that Robert H. Knauss, vice president and general counsel, intends to retire in the spring of 2012. Mr. Knauss, 57, joined UGI in 1985 as associate counsel and served in a number of roles with increasing responsibility, including vice president and associate general counsel of AmeriGas, and since 2003, vice president and general counsel of UGI.

Lon R. Greenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of UGI, said, aBoba™s contributions to our organization have been numerous and invaluable. Throughout his career, Bob has demonstrated a passion for achieving and for excellence. In addition, he has served as a role model for many at UGI and will leave a lasting legacy when he retires. We wish him a long, happy and healthy future retirement.a

The company plans to name a successor before Mr. Knaussa™ departure.

UGI is a distributor and marketer of energy products and services. Through subsidiaries, UGI operates natural gas and electric utilities in Pennsylvania, distributes propane both domestically and internationally, manages midstream energy and electric generation assets in Pennsylvania, and engages in energy marketing in the Mid-Atlantic region. UGI owns 44% of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APU), the nation's largest retail propane distributor.

Comprehensive information about UGI Corporation is available on the Internet at [ http://www.ugicorp.com ].