Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP)

7500 College Blvd., Ste. 1000
Overland Park, KS 66210 (Map)
Phone: 913-661-1500
Fax: 816-792-7985
http://www.ferrellgas.com

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Overview

Ferrellgas Partners' flame is burning brightly as the second-largest US retail marketer of propane, behind AmeriGas. The company sells about 850 million gallons of propane a year to more than 1 million industrial, commercial, and agricultural customers in all 50 states. It operates about 870 retail outlets, and its delivery fleet includes about 4,000 trucks and trailers. The Blue Rhino unit operates a propane cylinder-exchange business throughout the US. Ferrellgas also trades propane and natural gas, markets wholesale propane, provides liquid natural gas storage, and markets chemical feedstock. About a third of the company's stock is held in trust for employees.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: FGP)
Fiscal Year-End July
2009 Sales (mil.) £1,248.7
1-Year Sales Growth (9.7%)
2009 Net Income (mil.) £31.4
1-Year Net Income Growth 110.8%
2009 Employees 3,637
1-Year Employee Growth 3.7%
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Chairman James E. Ferrell
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CEO and Director Stephen L. (Steve) Wambold
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