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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 1-1398
UGI UTILITIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
 
23-1174060
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
One UGI Drive, Denver, PA 17517
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 796-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
 
Accelerated filer
o
 
Non-accelerated filer
þ
Smaller reporting company
o
 
Emerging growth company
o
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
At April 30, 2019, there were 26,781,785 shares of UGI Utilities, Inc. Common Stock, par value $2.25 per share, outstanding, all of which were held, beneficially and of record, by UGI Corporation.
 
 
 
 
 


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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Terms and abbreviations used in this Form 10-Q are defined below:

UGI Utilities, Inc. and Related Entities

Company - UGI Utilities or collectively UGI Utilities and its subsidiaries
CPG - UGI Central Penn Gas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Utilities prior to the Utility Merger
Energy Services - UGI Energy Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI and affiliate of UGI Utilities
Electric Utility - UGI Utilities’ regulated electric distribution utility
Gas Utility - UGI Utilities’ regulated natural gas distribution businesses, comprising the natural gas utility businesses owned and operated by UGI Utilities and, prior to the Utility Merger, PNG and CPG
PNG - UGI Penn Natural Gas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Utilities prior to the Utility Merger
UGI - UGI Corporation, parent company of UGI Utilities
UGI Central - The natural gas rate district of CPG subsequent to the Utility Merger
UGI Gas - UGI Utilities’ natural gas utility, prior to the Utility Merger
UGI North - The natural gas rate district of PNG subsequent to the Utility Merger
UGI South - The natural gas rate district of UGI Gas subsequent to the Utility Merger
UGI Utilities - UGI Utilities, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI
Other Terms and Abbreviations
2018 Annual Report - UGI Utilities Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018
2018 six-month period - Six-month period ended March 31, 2018
2018 three-month period - Three-month period ended March 31, 2018
2019 six-month period - Six-month period ended March 31, 2019
2019 three-month period - Three-month period ended March 31, 2019
4.55% Senior Notes - A private placement of $150 million principal amount of senior notes issued by UGI Utilities
AOCI - Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
ASC - Accounting Standards Codification
ASC 605 - ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”
ASC 606 - ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
ASC 740 - ASC 740, “Income Taxes”
ASU - Accounting Standards Update
Bcf - Billions of cubic feet
BIE - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement
COA - Consent order and agreement

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Core market - Comprises (1) firm residential, commercial and industrial customers for whom UGI Utilities has a statutory obligation to serve who purchase their natural gas or electricity from UGI Utilities; and (2) residential, commercial and industrial customers for whom UGI Utilities has a statutory obligation to serve who purchase their natural gas or electricity from others
DS - Default service
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Exchange Act - Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FTR - Financial transmission rights
GAAP - U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
Gwh - Millions of kilowatt hours
IRPA - Interest rate protection agreement
IT - Information technology
LIBOR - London Inter-bank Offered Rate
MDPSC - Maryland Public Service Commission
MGP - Manufactured gas plant
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPNS - Normal purchase and normal sale
NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange
PADEP - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PAPUC - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Pension Plan - Defined benefit pension plan for employees hired prior to January 1, 2009 of UGI, UGI Utilities, CPG, PNG and certain of UGI’s other domestic wholly owned subsidiaries

PGC - Purchased gas costs
PJM - PJM Interconnection, LLC
Retail core-market - Comprises firm residential, commercial and industrial customers for whom UGI Utilities has a statutory obligation to serve that purchase their natural gas from Gas Utility
SCAA - Storage contract administrative agreements
SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
TCJA - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
UGI Utilities Credit Agreement - Revolving Credit Agreement issued by UGI Utilities
Utility Merger - The merger, effective October 1, 2018, of CPG and PNG with UGI Utilities
VEBA - Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association

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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars)
 
March 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
41,421

 
$
10,314

 
$
4,710

Restricted cash
837

 
1,190

 
1,572

Accounts receivable (less allowances for doubtful accounts of $16,205, $9,760 and $15,582, respectively)
156,634

 
71,507

 
169,555

Accounts receivable — related parties
1,999

 
2,273

 
1,564

Accrued utility revenues
52,068

 
13,977

 
62,343

Inventories
19,942

 
52,413

 
19,717

Prepaid income taxes
536

 
53,857

 
41

Regulatory assets
1,343

 
7,475

 
2,942

Derivative instruments
1,047

 
3,004

 
1,014

Prepaid expenses
5,883

 
9,006

 
8,746

Other current assets
10,692

 
8,003

 
11,451

Total current assets
292,402

 
233,019

 
283,655

Property, plant and equipment, at cost (less accumulated depreciation of $1,101,798, $1,074,521 and $1,038,824, respectively)
2,646,983

 
2,541,768

 
2,363,373

Goodwill
182,145

 
182,145

 
182,145

Regulatory assets
298,026

 
293,527

 
358,696

Other assets
18,881

 
16,117

 
16,176

Total assets
$
3,438,437

 
$
3,266,576

 
$
3,204,045

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$
8,546

 
$
9,001

 
$
6,250

Short-term borrowings
105,000

 
189,500

 
135,000

Accounts payable
74,833

 
87,861

 
59,870

Accounts payable — related parties
8,881

 
9,585

 
11,188

Regulatory liabilities
36,558

 
40,131

 
41,154

Other current liabilities
107,722

 
114,256

 
126,643

Total current liabilities
341,540

 
450,334

 
380,105

Long-term debt
974,779

 
828,995

 
827,878

Deferred income taxes
423,377

 
400,939

 
339,008

Pension and postretirement benefit obligations
75,626

 
81,590

 
136,687

Regulatory liabilities
342,966

 
350,044

 
339,567

Other noncurrent liabilities
68,354

 
61,386

 
63,784

Total liabilities
2,226,642

 
2,173,288

 
2,087,029

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

 

Common stockholder’s equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, $2.25 par value (authorized — 40,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding — 26,781,785 shares)
60,259

 
60,259

 
60,259

Additional paid-in capital
473,580

 
473,580

 
473,580

Retained earnings
704,051

 
579,778

 
608,344

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(26,095
)
 
(20,329
)
 
(25,167
)
Total common stockholder’s equity
1,211,795

 
1,093,288

 
1,117,016

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
$
3,438,437

 
$
3,266,576

 
$
3,204,045

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues
$
429,592

 
$
483,261

 
$
752,317

 
$
806,366

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales — gas and purchased power (excluding depreciation shown below)
217,976

 
257,302

 
377,495

 
409,076

Operating and administrative expenses
63,932

 
66,410

 
122,872

 
117,819

Operating and administrative expenses — related parties
5,198

 
3,766

 
8,710

 
6,455

Depreciation
22,341

 
21,158

 
44,815

 
41,512

Other operating expense (income), net
279

 
(1,146
)
 
1,485

 
(1,137
)
 
309,726

 
347,490

 
555,377

 
573,725

Operating income
119,866

 
135,771

 
196,940

 
232,641

Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income (expense)
395

 
(644
)
 
807

 
(1,219
)
Interest expense
(12,231
)
 
(11,091
)
 
(23,969
)
 
(22,030
)
Income before income taxes
108,030

 
124,036

 
173,778

 
209,392

Income tax expense
(25,170
)
 
(34,852
)
 
(41,030
)
 
(51,905
)
Net income
$
82,860

 
$
89,184

 
$
132,748

 
$
157,487

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.











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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
82,860

 
$
89,184

 
$
132,748

 
$
157,487

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net losses on derivative instruments (net of tax of $252, $0, $739 and $0, respectively)
(621
)
 

 
(1,819
)
 

Reclassifications of net losses on derivative instruments (net of tax of $(251), $(280), $(503) and $(559), respectively)
619

 
592

 
1,239

 
1,184

Reclassifications of benefit plan actuarial losses and net prior service benefits (net of tax of $(54), $(104), $(108) and $(208), respectively)
133

 
220

 
265

 
440

Other comprehensive income (loss)
131

 
812

 
(315
)
 
1,624

Comprehensive income
$
82,991

 
$
89,996

 
$
132,433

 
$
159,111

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars)
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
132,748

 
$
157,487

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
44,815

 
41,512

Deferred income tax expense (benefit), net
6,966

 
(1,619
)
Provision for uncollectible accounts
11,078

 
13,142

Other, net
3,881

 
(345
)
Net change in:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable and accrued utility revenues
(134,022
)
 
(176,795
)
Inventories
32,471

 
33,592

Deferred fuel and power costs, net of changes in unsettled derivatives
(16,951
)
 
31,481

Accounts payable
16,252

 
17,302

Other current assets
59,962

 
(3,791
)
Other current liabilities
3,764

 
23,090

Net cash provided by operating activities
160,964

 
135,056

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
(177,338
)
 
(151,468
)
Net costs of property, plant and equipment disposals
(2,769
)
 
(3,397
)
Net cash used by investing activities
(180,107
)
 
(154,865
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Payment of dividends
(10,000
)
 
(30,000
)
Decrease in short-term borrowings
(84,500
)
 
(35,000
)
Issuances of long-term debt, net of issuance costs
149,211

 
124,404

Repayments of long-term debt
(4,814
)
 
(41,562
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
49,897

 
17,842

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash increase (decrease)
$
30,754

 
$
(1,967
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
42,258

 
$
6,282

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
11,504

 
8,249

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash increase (decrease)
$
30,754

 
$
(1,967
)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Common stock, $2.25 par value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

Balance, end of period
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

 
$
60,259

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
626,191

 
$
534,160

 
$
579,778

 
$
480,857

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - ASC 606

 

 
(3,926
)
 

Reclassification of stranded income tax effects related to TCJA

 

 
5,451

 

Net income
82,860

 
89,184

 
132,748

 
157,487

Cash dividends — Common Stock
(5,000
)
 
(15,000
)
 
(10,000
)
 
(30,000
)
Balance, end of period
$
704,051

 
$
608,344

 
$
704,051

 
$
608,344

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

Balance, end of period
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

 
$
473,580

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
(26,226
)
 
$
(25,979
)
 
$
(20,329
)
 
$
(26,791
)
Reclassification of stranded income tax effects related to TCJA

 

 
(5,451
)
 

Net losses on derivative instruments
(621
)
 

 
(1,819
)
 

Reclassifications of net losses on derivative instruments
619

 
592

 
1,239

 
1,184

Reclassifications of benefit plans actuarial losses and net prior service credits
133

 
220

 
265

 
440

Balance, end of period
$
(26,095
)
 
$
(25,167
)
 
$
(26,095
)
 
$
(25,167
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total UGI Utilities common stockholder's equity
$
1,211,795

 
$
1,117,016

 
$
1,211,795

 
$
1,117,016

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UGI UTILITIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)



Note 1 — Nature of Operations

UGI Utilities owns and operates Gas Utility, a natural gas distribution utility business in eastern and central Pennsylvania and in a portion of one Maryland county directly and, prior to the Utility Merger on October 1, 2018, through PNG and CPG. Gas Utility is subject to regulation by the PAPUC and the FERC and, with respect to a small service territory in one Maryland county, the MDPSC. UGI Utilities also owns and operates Electric Utility, an electric distribution utility located in northeastern Pennsylvania. Electric Utility is subject to regulation by the PAPUC and the FERC.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation. Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of UGI Utilities and its subsidiaries. We eliminate intercompany accounts when we consolidate.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. They include all adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring items unless otherwise disclosed. The September 30, 2018, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2018 Annual Report. Due to the seasonal nature of our businesses, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

Revenue Recognition. Effective October 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which, as amended, is included in ASC 606. This new accounting guidance supersedes previous revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605. ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We adopted this new accounting guidance using the modified retrospective transition method to those contracts which were not completed as of October 1, 2018. Periods prior to October 1, 2018, have not been restated and continue to be reported in accordance with ASC 605. The Company recorded a $3,926 reduction to opening retained earnings as of October 1, 2018, to reflect the cumulative effect of ASC 606 on certain contracts not complete as of the date of adoption. Although the adoption of ASC 606 did not, and is not expected to, have a material impact on the amount or timing of our revenue recognition and on our consolidated net income, cash flows or financial position, beginning October 1, 2018, certain performance obligations primarily associated with the release of capacity contracts are reflected on a gross, rather than net, basis and revenues from certain other negotiated rate contracts are reflected on a straight-line basis over the length of the contract, rather than as invoiced. The amount of revenues reflected on a gross, rather than net, basis for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, was approximately $17,000 and $32,000, respectively, with no impact on net income.

Certain revenues such as revenue from leases, financial instruments and other revenues are not within the scope of ASC 606 because they are not from contracts with customers. Such revenues, if any, are accounted for in accordance with other GAAP. Revenue-related taxes collected on behalf of customers and remitted to taxing authorities, principally sales and use taxes, are not included in revenues. Electric Utility’s gross receipts taxes are presented on a gross basis. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient to expense the costs to obtain contracts when incurred as such amounts are generally not material.
See Note 4 for additional disclosures regarding the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers.
Restricted Cash. Restricted cash principally represents those cash balances in our commodity futures brokerage accounts that are restricted from withdrawal. Upon adoption of revised accounting guidance in October 2018 (see Note 3), changes in restricted cash is no longer reflected as a separate investing activity but included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash when reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The guidance required retrospective application, which resulted in adjustments to the previously reported cash flows from investing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2018, increasing net cash used by investing activities by $1,474.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


The following table provides a reconciliation of the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the corresponding amounts reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
 
 
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
41,421

 
$
4,710

 
$
10,314

 
$
5,203

Restricted cash
 
837

 
1,572

 
1,190

 
3,046

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
$
42,258

 
$
6,282

 
$
11,504

 
$
8,249


Derivative Instruments. Derivative instruments are reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair values, unless the NPNS exception is elected. The accounting for changes in fair value depends upon the purpose of the derivative instrument, whether it is subject to regulatory ratemaking mechanisms or if it qualifies and is designated as a hedge for accounting purposes.
Gains and losses on substantially all of the derivative instruments used by UGI Utilities to hedge commodity prices (for which NPNS has not been elected) are included in regulatory assets and liabilities. From time to time we enter into derivative instruments that qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair values of the derivative financial instruments are recorded in AOCI, to the extent effective at offsetting changes in the hedged item, until earnings are affected by the hedged item. We discontinue cash flow hedge accounting if occurrence of the forecasted transaction is determined to be no longer probable. Hedge accounting is also discontinued for derivatives that cease to be highly effective. Certain other commodity derivative financial instruments, although generally effective as hedges, do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair values of these derivative instruments are reflected in net income. Cash flows from derivative financial instruments are included in cash flows from operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
For a more detailed description of the derivative instruments we use, our accounting for derivatives, our objectives for using them and other information, see Note 12.
Income Taxes. Our results for the three and six-months ended March 31, 2018 were significantly affected by the enactment of the TCJA. For additional information regarding the effects of the TCJA and associated regulatory effects, see Notes 6 and 7.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and costs. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events, historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may be different from these estimates and assumptions.

Reclassifications. Certain amounts for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, have been reclassified as a result of the adoption of revised accounting guidance pertaining to certain net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs and restricted cash (see Note 3). In addition, certain other prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-period presentation.

Note 3 — Accounting Changes
New Accounting Standards Adopted Effective October 1, 2018

Revenue Recognition. Effective October 1, 2018, the Company adopted new accounting guidance regarding revenue recognition. See Notes 2 and 4 for a detailed description of the impact of the new guidance and related disclosures.

Cloud Computing Implementation Costs. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.” The new guidance requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to capitalize certain implementation costs as if the arrangement was an internal-use software project. These deferred implementation costs are expensed over the fixed, noncancelable term of the service arrangement plus any reasonably certain renewal periods. The new guidance also requires the entity to present the expense

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same income statement line as the hosting service fees; to classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments for hosting service fees; and to present the capitalized implementation costs in the balance sheet in the same line item in which prepaid hosting service fees are presented. The new guidance can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. We adopted this ASU effective October 1, 2018, and applied the guidance prospectively to all implementation costs associated with cloud computing arrangements that are service contracts incurred beginning October 1, 2018. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019.

Stranded Tax Effects in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This ASU provides that the stranded tax effects in AOCI resulting from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes associated with items included in AOCI due to the enactment of the TCJA may be reclassified to retained earnings, at the election of the entity, in the period the ASU is adopted. We adopted this ASU effective October 1, 2018. In connection with the adoption of this guidance, we reclassified a benefit of $5,451 from AOCI to opening retained earnings as of October 1, 2018, to reflect the reduction in the federal income tax rate, and the federal benefit of state income taxes, on the components of AOCI.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” This ASU requires entities to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net periodic benefit costs and present it with compensation costs for related employees in the income statement. The other components are required to be presented elsewhere in the income statement and outside of income from operations. The amendments in this ASU permit only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization, when applicable. For entities subject to rate regulation, including UGI Utilities, the ASU recognized that in the event a regulator continues to require capitalization of all net periodic benefit costs prospectively, the difference would result in the recognition of a regulatory asset or liability.

The guidance became effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2018, with retrospective adoption for the presentation of pension and postretirement expense on the income statement and a prospective adoption for capitalization. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, has been recast to reflect the retrospective adoption for the presentation of the non-service cost component of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs, net of estimated amounts capitalized, as “Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Previously, the non-service cost components were reflected in “Operating and administrative expenses.”

The amount of income (expense) comprising the non-service cost components of our pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of amounts capitalized, presented in "Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, totaled $395 and $807, respectively, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 and $(644) and $(1,219), respectively, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018.

Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash.” The guidance in this ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, as well as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. As a result, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in the ASU are required to be adopted on a retrospective basis. We adopted this ASU effective October 1, 2018. Adoption of this new guidance resulted in a change in presentation of restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; otherwise, this guidance did not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and disclosures (see Note 2, “Restricted Cash”).

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs Disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans by removing and adding certain disclosures for these plans. The amendments in this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning October 1, 2020 (Fiscal 2021). The guidance shall be adopted

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retrospectively for all periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact on its financial statement disclosures from the adoption of the new guidance and determining the period in which the new guidance will be adopted.

Fair Value Measurements Disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning October 1, 2020 (Fiscal 2021). The guidance regarding removing and modifying disclosures will be adopted on a retrospective basis and the guidance regarding new disclosures will be adopted on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact on its financial statement disclosures from the adoption of the new guidance and determining the period in which the new guidance will be adopted.

Derivatives and Hedging. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This ASU amends and simplifies existing guidance to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning October 1, 2019 (Fiscal 2020). Early adoption is permitted. For cash flow and net investment hedges as of the adoption date, the guidance requires a modified retrospective approach. The amended presentation and disclosure guidance is required prospectively. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact on its financial statements from the adoption of the new guidance and determining the period in which the new guidance will be adopted.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." This ASU, as subsequently updated, amends existing guidance to require entities that lease assets to recognize the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases on the balance sheet. The new guidance also requires additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning October 1, 2019 (Fiscal 2020). Early adoption is permitted. Lessees must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements unless an entity chooses the transition option in ASU 2018-11, “Leases: Targeted Improvements” which, among other things, provides entities with a transition option to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment from the modified retrospective application to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. We will adopt ASU No. 2016-02, as updated, effective October 1, 2019 and expect to adopt the transition option which would allow the Company to maintain historical presentation for periods before October 1, 2019. The Company has completed a preliminary assessment for evaluating the impact of the guidance and anticipates that its adoption will result in a significant amount of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases in effect at the adoption date. The Company has begun implementation activities including accumulating contracts and lease data in formats compatible with a new lease management system that will assist with the initial adoption and future reporting required by the standard.

Note 4 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Company recognizes revenue when control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company generally has the right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer for our performance completed to date. As such, we have elected to recognize revenue in the amount to which we have a right to invoice except in the case of certain large delivery service customers for which we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract, consistent with when the performance obligations are satisfied by the Company.

We do not have significant financing terms in our contracts because we generally receive payment shortly before, at, or shortly after the transfer of control of the good or service. Because the period between the time the performance obligation is satisfied and payment is received is one year or less, the Company has elected to apply the significant financing component practical expedient and no amount of consideration has been allocated as a financing component.
UGI Utilities supplies natural gas and electricity and provides distribution services of natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers who are generally billed at standard regulated tariff rates approved by the PAPUC through the ratemaking process. Tariff rates include a component that provides for a reasonable opportunity to recover operating costs and expenses and to earn a return on net investment, and a component that provides for the recovery, subject to reasonableness reviews, of PGC and DS costs.

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Customers may choose to purchase their natural gas and electricity from Gas Utility or Electric Utility, or, alternatively, may contract separately with alternate suppliers. Accordingly, our contracts with customers comprise two promised goods or services: (1) delivery service of natural gas and electricity through the Company’s utility distribution systems and (2) the natural gas or electricity commodity itself for those customers who choose to purchase the natural gas or electricity directly from the Company. Revenue is not recorded for the sale of natural gas or electricity to customers who have contracted separately with alternate suppliers. For those customers who choose to purchase their natural gas or electricity from the Company, the performance obligation includes both the supply of the commodity and the delivery service.
The terms of our core market customer contracts are generally considered day-to-day as customers can discontinue service at any time without penalty. Performance obligations are generally satisfied over time as the natural gas or electricity is delivered to customers, at which point the customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the delivery service and, when applicable, the commodity. Amounts are billed to customers based upon the reading of a customer’s meter which occurs on a cycle basis throughout each reporting period. An unbilled amount is recorded at the end of each reporting period based upon estimated amounts of natural gas or electricity delivered to customers since the date of the last meter reading. These unbilled estimates consider various factors such as historical customer usage patterns, customer rates and weather.
UGI Utilities has certain fixed-term contracts with large commercial and industrial customers to provide natural gas delivery services at contracted rates and at volumes generally based on the customer’s needs. The performance obligation to provide the contracted delivery service for these large commercial and industrial customers is satisfied over time and revenue is generally recognized on a straight-line basis.
UGI Utilities makes off-system sales whereby natural gas delivered to our system in excess of amounts needed to fulfill our distribution system needs is sold to other customers, primarily other distributors of natural gas, based on an agreed-upon price and volume between the Company and the counterparty. Gas Utility also sells excess capacity whereby interstate pipeline capacity in excess of amounts needed to meet our customer obligations is sold to other distributors of natural gas based upon an agreed-upon rate. Off-system sales and capacity releases are generally entered into one month at a time and comprise the sale of a specific volume of gas or pipeline capacity at a specific delivery point or points over a specific time. As such, performance obligations associated with off-system sales and capacity release customers are satisfied, and associated revenue is recorded, when the agreed upon volume of natural gas is delivered or capacity is provided, and title is transferred, in accordance with the contract terms.
Electric Utility provides transmission services to PJM by allowing PJM to access Electric Utility’s electricity transmission facilities. In exchange for providing access, PJM pays Electric Utility consideration determined by a formula-based rate approved by FERC. The formula-based rate, which is updated annually, allows recovery of costs incurred to provide transmissions services and return on transmission-related net investment. We recognize revenue over time as we provide transmission service.
Other revenues represent revenues from other ancillary services provided to customers and are generally recorded as the service is provided to customers.
Contract Balances
The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers or cash receipts. Contract assets represent our right to consideration after the performance obligations have been satisfied when such right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. Contract assets were not material at March 31, 2019. All of our receivables are unconditional rights to consideration and are included in “Accounts receivable” and “Accrued utility revenues” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts billed are generally due within the following month.
Contract liabilities arise when payment from a customer is received before the performance obligations have been satisfied and represent the Company’s obligations to transfer goods or services to a customer for which we have received consideration. The balances of contract liabilities were $6,481 and $5,897 at March 31, 2019 and October 1, 2018, respectively, and are included in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenue recognized for the six months ended March 31, 2019 from the amount included in contract liabilities at October 1, 2018 was not material.

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Revenue Disaggregation
The following table presents our disaggregated revenues by reportable segment for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
Revenues from contracts with customers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core Market:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
$
240,316

 
$
220,728

 
$
19,588

 
$
416,007

 
$
379,285

 
$
36,722

Commercial & industrial
 
100,686

 
94,412

 
6,274

 
168,260

 
155,787

 
12,473

Large delivery service
 
44,038

 
44,038

 

 
83,585

 
83,585

 

Off-system sales and capacity releases
 
46,403

 
46,403

 

 
84,534

 
84,534

 

Other (a)
 
(2,446
)
 
(4,761
)
 
2,315

 
(1,275
)
 
(5,840
)
 
4,565

Total revenues from contracts with customers
 
428,997

 
400,820

 
28,177

 
751,111

 
697,351

 
53,760

Other revenues (b)
 
595

 
595

 

 
1,206

 
1,206

 

Total revenues
 
$
429,592

 
$
401,415

 
$
28,177

 
$
752,317

 
$
698,557

 
$
53,760


(a)
Gas Utility includes unallocated negative surcharge revenue of $(10,496) and $(14,624) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, respectively, as a result of a PAPUC Order issued May 17, 2018, related to the TCJA (see Note 7).
(b)
Represents certain revenues not from contracts with customers that are not within the scope of ASC 606 and accounted for in accordance with other GAAP.

Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company has elected to use practical expedients as allowed in ASC 606 to exclude disclosures related to the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied for core market customers and off-system sales and capacity releases as of the end of the reporting period because these contracts have an initial expected term of one year or less. Certain contracts with large delivery service customers contain minimum future performance obligations through 2053. At March 31, 2019, the Company expects to record approximately $195,000 of revenues related to the minimum future performance obligations over the remaining terms of the related contracts.
Note 5 — Inventories
Inventories comprise the following:
 
March 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Gas Utility natural gas
$
3,396

 
$
37,287

 
$
3,459

Materials, supplies and other
16,546

 
15,126

 
16,258

Total inventories
$
19,942

 
$
52,413

 
$
19,717


At March 31, 2019, UGI Utilities was party to five principal SCAAs with terms of up to three years. Four of the SCAAs were with Energy Services (see Note 14) and one of the SCAAs was with a non-affiliate. Pursuant to the SCAAs, UGI Utilities has, among other things, released certain storage and transportation contracts for the terms of the SCAAs. UGI Utilities also transferred certain associated storage inventories upon commencement of the SCAAs, will receive a transfer of storage inventories at the end of the SCAAs, and makes payments associated with refilling storage inventories during the terms of the SCAAs. The historical cost of natural gas storage inventories released under the SCAAs, which represents a portion of Gas Utility’s total natural gas storage inventories, and any exchange receivable (representing amounts of natural gas inventories used by the other parties to the agreement but not yet replenished for which UGI Utilities has the rights), are included in the caption “Gas Utility natural gas” in the table above.

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The carrying values of gas storage inventories released under the SCAAs at March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, comprising 0.8 bcf, 9.0 bcf and 0.9 bcf of natural gas, were $2,075, $23,136 and $2,532, respectively. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, UGI Utilities held a total of $11,840, $13,840 and $13,840, respectively, of security deposits received from its SCAA counterparties. These amounts are included in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
For additional information related to the SCAAs with Energy Services, see Note 14.

Note 6 — Income Tax Reform

On December 22, 2017, the TCJA was enacted into law. The significant changes resulting from the law that impacted UGI Utilities include a reduction in the U.S. federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018 (resulting in a blended rate of 24.5% for Fiscal 2018) and the elimination of bonus depreciation on regulated utility property beginning in Fiscal 2019.
In accordance with GAAP as determined by ASC 740, we are required to record the effects of tax law changes in the period enacted. As further discussed below, our results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, contained provisional estimates of the impact of the TCJA. These amounts were considered provisional because they used estimates for which tax returns had not yet been filed and because estimated amounts could have been impacted by future regulatory and accounting guidance if and when issued. We adjusted provisional amounts as further information became available and as we refined our calculations. As permitted by SEC Staff Bulletin No. 118, these adjustments occurred during the reasonable “measurement period” defined as twelve months from the date of enactment. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, adjustments to provisional amounts recorded in prior periods were not material.

As a result of the TCJA, during the three months ended December 31, 2017, we reduced our net deferred income tax liabilities by $223,660 due to the remeasurement of existing federal deferred income tax assets and liabilities from 35% to 21%. Because a significant amount of the reduction related to our regulated utility plant assets, most of the reduction to our deferred income taxes was not recognized immediately in income tax expense. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the amount of the reduction in deferred income taxes that reduced income tax expense totaled $8,122.

In order for utility assets to continue to be eligible for accelerated tax depreciation, current law requires that excess deferred federal income taxes resulting from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes on regulated utility plant be amortized no more rapidly than over the remaining lives of the assets that gave rise to the excess deferred income taxes. In December 2017, we recorded a regulatory liability of $216,098 associated with the excess deferred federal income taxes related to our regulated utility plant assets. The regulatory liability was increased, and a federal deferred income tax asset was recorded, in the amount of $87,803 to reflect the tax benefit generated by the amortization of the excess deferred federal income taxes.

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we included the estimated impacts of the TCJA in determining our estimated annual effective income tax rates. We were subject to a blended U.S. federal tax rate of 24.5% for Fiscal 2018 because our fiscal year contained the effective date of the rate change from 35% to 21%. We are subject to a 21% U.S. federal tax rate in Fiscal 2019. As a result, our annual effective tax rates used for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 were based upon a federal income tax rate of 21%, and our annual effective tax rates used for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, were based upon a federal income tax rate of 24.5%. Our estimated annual effective tax rate was not impacted by any regulatory action taken by the PAPUC.

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Note 7 — Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters
For a description of the Company’s regulatory assets and liabilities other than those described below, see Note 4 in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report. Other than removal costs, UGI Utilities does not recover a rate of return on its regulatory assets listed below. The following regulatory assets and liabilities associated with UGI Utilities are included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
 
March 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes recoverable
$
120,279

 
$
110,129

 
$
128,267

Underfunded pension and postretirement plans
83,563

 
87,106

 
135,263

Environmental costs
58,758

 
58,836

 
59,788

Removal costs, net
30,055

 
32,025

 
30,478

Other
6,714

 
12,906

 
7,842

Total regulatory assets
$
299,369

 
$
301,002

 
$
361,638

Regulatory liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Postretirement benefits
$
16,914

 
$
17,781

 
$
17,105

Deferred fuel and power refunds
17,731

 
36,723

 
35,278

State tax benefits — distribution system repairs
24,294

 
22,611

 
19,888

PAPUC temporary rates order
25,098

 
24,430

 

Excess federal deferred income taxes
276,659

 
285,221

 
301,151

Other
18,828

 
3,409

 
7,299

Total regulatory liabilities
$
379,524

 
$
390,175

 
$
380,721


Deferred fuel and power refunds. Gas Utility’s and Electric Utility’s tariffs contain clauses that permit recovery of all prudently incurred purchased gas and power costs through the application of PGC rates in the case of Gas Utility and DS tariffs in the case of Electric Utility. These clauses provide for periodic adjustments to PGC and DS rates for differences between the total amount of purchased gas and electric generation supply costs collected from customers and recoverable costs incurred. Net undercollected costs are classified as a regulatory asset and net overcollections are classified as a regulatory liability.

Gas Utility uses derivative instruments to reduce volatility in the cost of gas it purchases for retail core-market customers. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on natural gas derivative instruments are included in deferred fuel and power costs or refunds. Net unrealized gains on such contracts at March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018, and March 31, 2018, were $1,047, $2,856 and $269, respectively.

PAPUC temporary rates order. On May 17, 2018, the PAPUC ordered each regulated utility currently not in a general base rate case proceeding, including UGI Gas, PNG and CPG, to reduce their rates through the establishment of a negative surcharge applied to bills rendered on or after July 1, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the temporary rates order, the initial temporary negative surcharge was reconciled at the end of Fiscal 2018 to reflect the difference in the amount of bill credit received by customers and the amount of benefits received by the Company through the fiscal year end period and updated negative surcharges were placed in effect on January 1, 2019 at rates of 4.71%, 2.87% and 6.34%, respectively, for the UGI South, UGI North and UGI Central rate districts (as described below). These negative surcharges will remain in place until the effective date of new rates established in UGI Gas’s current general base rate proceeding filed January 28, 2019.
In its May 17, 2018 Order, the PAPUC also required Pennsylvania utilities to establish a regulatory liability for tax benefits that accrued during the period January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, resulting from the reduced federal tax rate. The rate treatment of this regulatory liability is addressed in UGI Gas’s base rate proceeding filed January 28, 2019 (see “Base Rate Filings” below). In its initial filing, UGI Gas has proposed a 4.5% negative surcharge applicable to all customer distribution service bills to return $24,029 of tax benefits experienced by UGI Utilities over the period January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, plus applicable interest, thereby satisfying a requirement to make a proposal for distributing those benefits within three years of the May 17, 2018, Order. As

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proposed, the negative surcharge would become effective for a twelve-month period beginning on the effective date of the new base rates.
For Pennsylvania utilities that were in a general base rate proceeding, including Electric Utility, no negative surcharge applies. The tax benefits that accrued during the period January 1, 2018 through October 26, 2018, the date before Electric Utility’s base rate case became effective (see below), were refunded to Electric Utility ratepayers through a one-time bill credit.

Excess federal deferred income taxes. This regulatory liability is the result of remeasuring UGI Utilities’ federal deferred income tax liabilities on utility plant due to the enactment of the TCJA on December 22, 2017 (see Note 6). In order for our utility assets to continue to be eligible for accelerated tax depreciation, current law requires that excess federal deferred income taxes resulting from the remeasurement be amortized no more rapidly than over the remaining lives of the assets that gave rise to the excess federal deferred income taxes, ranging from 1 year to approximately 65 years. This regulatory liability has been increased to reflect the tax benefit generated by the amortization of the excess deferred federal income taxes and is being amortized and credited to tax expense.
Other Regulatory Matters

Utility Merger. On March 8, 2018 and March 13, 2018, UGI Utilities filed merger authorization requests with the PAPUC and MDPSC, respectively, to merge PNG and CPG into UGI Utilities. After receiving all necessary FERC, MDPSC, and PAPUC approvals, CPG and PNG were merged with and into UGI Utilities, effective October 1, 2018. Consistent with the MDPSC order issued July 25, 2018, and the PAPUC order issued September, 26, 2018, the former CPG, PNG and UGI Utilities, Inc. Gas Division service territories became the UGI Central, UGI North and UGI South rate districts of the UGI Utilities, Inc. Gas Division, respectively, without any ratemaking change. UGI Utilities’ obligations under the settlement approved by the PAPUC include various non-monetary conditions requiring UGI Utilities to maintain separate accounting-type schedules for limited future ratemaking purposes.

Base Rate Filings. On January 28, 2019, UGI Gas filed a request with the PAPUC to increase its operating revenues for residential, commercial and industrial customers by $71,090 annually. The requested rate increase applies to the consolidated UGI Central, UGI North and UGI South rate districts. The increased revenues would fund ongoing system improvements and operations necessary to maintain safe and reliable natural gas service and fund new programs designed to promote and reward customers’ efforts to increase efficient use of natural gas. Additionally, UGI Gas has proposed a 4.5% negative surcharge applicable to all customer distribution service bills to return $24,029 of tax benefits experienced by UGI Utilities over the period January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, plus applicable interest. As proposed, the negative surcharge would become effective for a twelve-month period beginning on the effective date of the new base rates. UGI Gas requested that the new gas rates become effective March 29, 2019. The PAPUC entered an Order dated February 28, 2019, suspending the effective date for the rate increase to allow for investigation and public hearings. Unless a settlement is reached sooner, this review process is expected to last up to nine months from the date of filing. The Company cannot predict the timing or the ultimate outcome of the rate case review process.

On January 26, 2018, Electric Utility filed a rate request with the PAPUC to increase its annual base distribution revenues by $9,200, which was later reduced by the Company to $7,700 to reflect the impact of the TCJA and other adjustments. The increased revenues would fund ongoing system improvements and operations necessary to maintain safe and reliable electric service. On October 25, 2018, the PAPUC approved a final order providing for a $3,201 annual base distribution rate increase for Electric Utility effective October 27, 2018. As part of the final order, Electric Utility provided customers with a one-time $210 billing credit associated with 2018 TCJA tax benefits. On November 26, 2018, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate filed an appeal to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court challenging the PAPUC’s acceptance of the Company’s use of a fully projected future test year and handling of consolidated federal income tax benefits. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this appeal.

On January 19, 2017, PNG (now the UGI North rate district of Gas Utility) filed a rate request with the PAPUC to increase PNG’s annual base operating revenues for residential, commercial and industrial customers by $21,700 annually. The increased revenues would be used to fund ongoing system improvements and operations necessary to maintain safe and reliable natural gas service. On June 30, 2017, all active parties supported the filing of a Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement of all issues with the PAPUC providing for an $11,250 PNG annual base distribution rate increase. On August 31, 2017, the PAPUC approved the Joint Petition and the increase became effective on October 20, 2017.


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Manor Township, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Incident Complaint. In connection with a July 2, 2017, explosion in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the death of one Company employee and injuries to two Company employees and one sewer authority employee, and destroyed two residences and damaged several other homes, the BIE filed a formal complaint at the PAPUC in which BIE alleged that the Company committed multiple violations of federal and state gas pipeline regulations in connection with its emergency response leading up to the explosion, and it requested that the PAPUC order the Company to pay approximately $2,100 in civil penalties, which is the maximum allowable fine. On November 16, 2018, the Company filed its formal written answer contesting the BIE complaint. The matter remains pending before the PAPUC. See additional discussion in Note 9.

Note 8 — Debt

On February 1, 2019, UGI Utilities issued in a private placement $150,000 of 4.55% Senior Notes due February 1, 2049. The 4.55% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement dated December 21, 2018, between UGI Utilities and certain note purchasers. The 4.55% Senior Notes are unsecured and rank equally with UGI Utilities’ existing outstanding senior debt. The net proceeds from the sale of the 4.55% Senior Notes were used to reduce short-term borrowings and for general corporate purposes. The 4.55% Senior Notes include the usual and customary covenants for similar type notes including, among others, maintenance of existence, payment of taxes when due, compliance with laws and maintenance of insurance. The 4.55% Senior Notes require UGI Utilities not to exceed a ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Total Capital, as defined, of 0.65 to 1.00.

Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

From the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, UGI Utilities and its current and former subsidiaries owned and operated a number of MGPs prior to the general availability of natural gas. Some constituents of coal tars and other residues of the manufactured gas process are today considered hazardous substances under the Superfund Law and may be present on the sites of former MGPs. Between 1882 and 1953, UGI Utilities owned the stock of subsidiary gas companies in Pennsylvania and elsewhere and also operated the businesses of some gas companies under agreement. By the early 1950s, UGI Utilities divested all of its utility operations other than certain Pennsylvania operations, including those which now constitute UGI South and Electric Utility. Beginning in 2006 and 2008, UGI Utilities also owned and operated two acquired subsidiaries (CPG and PNG), which now constitute UGI North and UGI Central, with similar histories of owning, and in some cases operating, MGPs in Pennsylvania. CPG and PNG merged into UGI Utilities effective October 1, 2018.
Prior to the Utility Merger, each of UGI Utilities and its subsidiaries, CPG and PNG, were subject to COAs with the PADEP to address the remediation of specified former MGP sites in Pennsylvania. In accordance with the COAs, as amended to recognize the Utility Merger, UGI Utilities, as the successor to CPG and PNG, is required to either obtain a certain number of points per calendar year based on defined eligible environmental investigatory and/or remedial activities at the MGPs and in the case of one COA, an additional obligation to plug specific natural gas wells, or make expenditures for such activities in an amount equal to an annual environmental cost cap (i.e. minimum expenditure threshold). The cost cap of the three COAs, in the aggregate, is $5,350. The three COAs are currently scheduled to terminate at the end of 2031, 2020 and 2020. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, our aggregate estimated accrued liabilities for environmental investigation and remediation costs related to the COAs totaled $50,844, $50,970, and $51,941, respectively. UGI Utilities has recorded associated regulatory assets for these costs because recovery of these costs from customers is probable (see Note 7).

UGI Utilities does not expect the costs for investigation and remediation of hazardous substances at Pennsylvania MGP sites to be material to its results of operations because UGI Utilities receives ratemaking recovery of actual environmental investigation and remediation costs associated with the sites covered by the COAs. This ratemaking recognition reconciles the accumulated difference between historical costs and rate recoveries with an estimate of future costs associated with the sites.

From time to time, UGI Utilities is notified of sites outside Pennsylvania on which private parties allege MGPs were formerly owned or operated by UGI Utilities or owned or operated by a former subsidiary. Such parties generally investigate the extent of environmental contamination or perform environmental remediation. Management believes that, under applicable law, UGI Utilities should not be liable in those instances in which a former subsidiary owned or operated an MGP. There could be, however, significant future costs of an uncertain amount associated with environmental damage caused by MGPs outside Pennsylvania that

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(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


UGI Utilities directly operated, or that were owned or operated by a former subsidiary of UGI Utilities if a court were to conclude that (1) the subsidiary’s separate corporate form should be disregarded, or (2) UGI Utilities should be considered to have been an operator because of its conduct with respect to its subsidiary’s MGP. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, neither the undiscounted nor the accrued liability for environmental investigation and cleanup costs for UGI Utilities’ MGP sites outside Pennsylvania was material.

Other Matters

Manor Township, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Explosion. On July 2, 2017, an explosion occurred in Manor Township, Pennsylvania which resulted in the death of one Company employee and injuries to two other Company employees and an employee of the local sewer authority, and significant property damage. The Company has received several claims for property damage and personal injuries related to the explosion but no civil lawsuit has been filed to date. On the regulatory side, on February 25, 2019, the NTSB issued a Pipeline Accident Brief of its investigation into the incident, in which it concluded that the explosion resulted from gas that migrated from an incorrectly installed mechanical tapping tee connecting the Company’s distribution main and service line to the home that exploded. In its report, the NTSB also restated its four recommendations that it issued in a June 25, 2018 preliminary report concerning the mechanical tapping tee manufacturer’s installation instructions and the oversight of mechanical tapping tees by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. With the issuance of the NTSB report, the one remaining regulatory matter arising from the incident is the BIE formal complaint before the PAPUC in which the BIE alleged that the Company committed multiple violations of federal and state gas pipeline regulations in connection with its emergency response leading up to the explosion and requested that the PAPUC order the Company to pay approximately $2,100 in civil penalties, which is the maximum allowable fine. On November 16, 2018, the Company filed its formal written answer contesting the BIE complaint.
The Company maintains workers’ compensation insurance and liability insurance for personal injury, property and casualty damages and anticipates that third-party claims associated with the explosion, in excess of the Company’s deductible, will be recovered through the Company’s insurance. Although the Company cannot predict the result of these pending or future claims, we believe that claims and expenses associated with the explosion will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In addition to the matters described above, there are other pending claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of our businesses. Although we cannot predict the final results of these pending claims and legal actions, we believe, after consultation with counsel, that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 10 — Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans

We sponsor a defined benefit pension plan for employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, of UGI, UGI Utilities, PNG, CPG and certain of UGI’s other domestic wholly owned subsidiaries. Pension Plan benefits are based on years of service, age and employee compensation. We also provide limited postretirement health care benefits to certain retirees and postretirement life insurance benefits to certain active and retired employees.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


Net periodic pension expense and other postretirement benefit costs include the following components:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
1,638

 
$
1,881

 
$
32

 
$
67

Interest cost
 
6,051

 
5,767

 
109

 
112

Expected return on assets
 
(8,140
)
 
(7,777
)
 
(184
)
 
(177
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
62

 
63

 
(109
)
 
(110
)
Actuarial loss
 
1,721

 
2,984

 
17

 
24

Net benefit cost (benefit)
 
1,332

 
2,918

 
(135
)
 
(84
)
Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
(342
)
 
(123
)
Net benefit cost (benefit) after change in regulatory liabilities
 
$
1,332

 
$
2,918

 
$
(477
)
 
$
(207
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
3,275

 
$
3,762

 
$
63

 
$
134

Interest cost
 
12,101

 
11,534

 
218

 
224

Expected return on assets
 
(16,280
)
 
(15,554
)
 
(369
)
 
(354
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
125

 
126

 
(218
)
 
(220
)
Actuarial loss
 
3,441

 
5,968

 
34

 
48

Net benefit cost (benefit)
 
2,662

 
5,836

 
(272
)
 
(168
)
Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
(685
)
 
(246
)
Net benefit cost (benefit) after change in regulatory liabilities
 
$
2,662

 
$
5,836

 
$
(957
)
 
$
(414
)

Pension Plan assets are held in trust and consist principally of publicly traded, diversified equity and fixed income mutual funds and, to a much lesser extent, UGI Common Stock. It is our general policy to fund amounts for Pension Plan benefits equal to at least the minimum contribution required by ERISA. From time to time we may, at our discretion, contribute additional amounts. During the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company made cash contributions to the Pension Plan of $5,000 and $6,720, respectively. The Company expects to make additional cash contributions of approximately $6,500 to the Pension Plan during the remainder of Fiscal 2019.

UGI Utilities has established a VEBA trust to pay retiree health care and life insurance benefits by depositing into the VEBA the annual amount of postretirement benefits costs, if any. The difference between such cash deposits or expense recorded and the amounts included in UGI Gas’ and Electric Utility’s rates, if any, is deferred for future recovery from, or refund to, ratepayers. There were no required contributions to the VEBA during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

We also participate in an unfunded and non-qualified defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan. Net benefit costs associated with this plan for all periods presented were not material.


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(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


Note 11 — Fair Value Measurements

Derivative Instruments

The following table presents, on a gross basis, our derivative assets and liabilities, including both current and noncurrent portions, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis within the fair value hierarchy:
 
Asset (Liability)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
March 31, 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
1,258

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,258

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
(251
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(251
)
Interest rate contracts
$

 
$
(2,528
)
 
$

 
$
(2,528
)
September 30, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
3,154

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,154

Interest rate contracts
$

 
$
30

 
$

 
$
30

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
(146
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(146
)
March 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
1,042

 
$
9

 
$

 
$
1,051

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
(582
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$

 
$
(589
)

The fair values of our Level 1 exchange-traded commodity futures and option derivative contracts are based upon actively-quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities. The fair values of the remainder of our derivative financial instruments, which are designated as Level 2, are generally based upon recent market transactions and related market indicators. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the periods presented.

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities (except for current maturities of long-term debt) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. We estimate the fair value of long-term debt by using current market rates and by discounting future cash flows using rates available for similar type debt (Level 2). The carrying amount and estimated fair value of our long-term debt (including current maturities but excluding unamortized debt issuance costs) at March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
March 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Carrying amount
$
988,080

 
$
842,130

 
$
838,437

Estimated fair value
$
1,005,920

 
$
826,470

 
$
871,853


Note 12 — Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We are exposed to certain market risks related to our ongoing business operations. Management uses derivative financial and commodity instruments, among other things, to manage these risks. The primary risks managed by derivative instruments are (1) commodity price risk and (2) interest rate risk. Although we use derivative financial and commodity instruments to reduce

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


market risk associated with forecasted transactions, we do not use derivative financial and commodity instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The use of derivative instruments is controlled by our risk management and credit policies which govern, among other things, the derivative instruments we can use, counterparty credit limits and contract authorization limits. Because most of our commodity derivative instruments are generally subject to regulatory ratemaking mechanisms, we have limited commodity price risk associated with our Gas Utility or Electric Utility operations. For more information on the accounting for our derivative instruments, see Note 2.

Commodity Price Risk

Gas Utility’s tariffs contain clauses that permit recovery of all prudently incurred costs of natural gas it sells to retail core-market customers, including the cost of financial instruments used to hedge purchased gas costs. As permitted and agreed to by the PAPUC pursuant to Gas Utility’s annual PGC filings, Gas Utility currently uses NYMEX natural gas futures and option contracts to reduce commodity price volatility associated with a portion of the natural gas it purchases for its retail core-market customers. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the volumes of natural gas associated with Gas Utility’s unsettled NYMEX natural gas futures and option contracts totaled 11.6 million dekatherms, 23.2 million dekatherms and 12.7 million dekatherms, respectively. At March 31, 2019, the maximum period over which Gas Utility is economically hedging natural gas market price risk is 12 months. Gains and losses on Gas Utility natural gas futures contracts and natural gas option contracts are recorded in regulatory assets or liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because it is probable such gains or losses will be recoverable from, or refundable to, customers through the PGC recovery mechanism (see Note 7).

Electric Utility’s DS tariffs permit the recovery of all prudently incurred costs of electricity it sells to DS customers, including the cost of financial instruments used to hedge electricity costs. Electric Utility enters into forward electricity purchase contracts to meet a substantial portion of its electricity supply needs. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, all Electric Utility forward electricity purchase contracts were subject to the NPNS exception.

In order to reduce operating expense volatility, UGI Utilities from time to time enters into NYMEX gasoline futures contracts for a portion of gasoline volumes expected to be used in the operation of its vehicles and equipment. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the total volumes associated with gasoline futures contracts were not material.

Interest Rate Risk

UGI Utilities has a variable-rate term loan that is indexed to short-term market interest rates. UGI Utilities has entered into a forward starting, amortizing, pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap that generally fixes the underlying prevailing market interest rates on borrowings at 3.00% beginning September 30, 2019 through July 2022. We have designated this forward-starting interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge. The initial notional amount of term loan debt subject to this interest rate swap agreement is $114,063.

Our long-term debt typically is issued at fixed rates of interest. As these long-term debt issuances mature, we typically refinance such debt with new debt having interest rates reflecting then-current market conditions. In order to reduce market rate risk on the underlying benchmark rate of interest associated with near- to medium-term forecasted issuances of fixed-rate debt, from time to time we enter into IRPAs. We account for IRPAs as cash flow hedges.

As of March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, we had no unsettled IRPAs. At March 31, 2019, the amount of net losses associated with interest rate hedges (excluding pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps) expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months is $3,485.

Derivative Instrument Credit Risk

Our commodity exchange-traded futures contracts generally require cash deposits in margin accounts. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, restricted cash in brokerage accounts totaled $837, $1,190 and $1,572, respectively.



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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Derivative assets and liabilities are presented net by counterparty on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets if the right of offset exists. Our derivative instruments include both those that are executed on an exchange through brokers and centrally cleared and over-the-counter transactions. Exchange contracts utilize a financial intermediary, exchange or clearinghouse to enter, execute or clear the transactions. Over-the-counter contracts are bilateral contracts that are transacted directly with a third party. Certain over-the-counter and exchange contracts contain contractual rights of offset through master netting arrangements, derivative clearing agreements and contract default provisions. In addition, the contracts are subject to conditional rights of offset through counterparty nonperformance, insolvency or other conditions.

In general, most of our over-the-counter transactions and all exchange contracts are subject to collateral requirements. Types of collateral generally include cash or letters of credit. Cash collateral paid by us to our over-the-counter derivative counterparties, if any, is reflected in the table below to offset derivative liabilities. Cash collateral received by us from our over-the-counter derivative counterparties, if any, is reflected in the table below to offset derivative assets. Certain other accounts receivable and accounts payable balances recognized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with our derivative counterparties are not included in the table below but could reduce our net exposure to such counterparties because such balances are subject to master netting or similar arrangements.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table presents the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities, as well as the effects of offsetting:
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$
30

 
$

Derivatives subject to PGC and DS mechanisms:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
1,258

 
3,002

 
860

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 

 
152

 
191

Total derivative assets — gross
 
1,258

 
3,184

 
1,051

Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
(211
)
 
(146
)
 
(37
)
Total derivative assets — net (a)
 
$
1,047

 
$
3,038

 
$
1,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$
(2,528
)
 
$

 
$

Derivatives subject to PGC and DS mechanisms:
 
 

 
 
 
 

Commodity contracts
 
(211
)
 
(146
)
 
(589
)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 

 
 
 
 

Commodity contracts
 
(40
)
 

 

Total derivative liabilities — gross
 
(2,779
)
 
(146
)
 
(589
)
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
211

 
146

 
37

Total derivative liabilities — net (a)
 
$
(2,568
)
 
$

 
$
(552
)
(a)
Derivative assets and liabilities with maturities greater than one year are recorded in “Other assets” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Derivative liabilities with maturities less than one year are recorded in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


Effects of Derivative Instruments

The following table provides information on the effects of derivative instruments not subject to ratemaking mechanisms on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and changes in AOCI for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Loss Recognized in AOCI
 
Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Location of Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
Cash Flow Hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$
(873
)
 
$

 
$
(870
)
 
$
(872
)
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain Recognized in Income
 
Location of Gain Recognized in Income
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives Not Subject to PGC and DS Mechanisms:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$
129

 
$
12

 
Operating and administrative expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss Recognized in AOCI
 
Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Location of Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
Cash Flow Hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$
(2,558
)
 
$

 
$
(1,742
)
 
$
(1,743
)
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income
 
Location of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives Not Subject to PGC and DS Mechanisms:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$
(267
)
 
$
161

 
Operating and administrative expenses
 
 

The amounts of derivative gains and losses on cash flow hedges representing ineffectiveness were not material for all periods presented.

We are also a party to a number of other contracts that have elements of a derivative instrument. These contracts include, among others, binding purchase orders, contracts which provide for the purchase and delivery of natural gas and electricity, and service contracts that require the counterparty to provide commodity storage, transportation or capacity service to meet our normal sales commitments. Although many of these contracts have the requisite elements of a derivative instrument, these contracts qualify for NPNS exception accounting because they provide for the delivery of products or services in quantities that are expected to be used in the normal course of operating our business and the price in the contract is based on an underlying that is directly associated with the price of the product or service being purchased or sold.


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(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


Note 13 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The tables below present changes in AOCI, net of tax, during the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Derivative Instruments
 
Total
AOCI — December 31, 2018
 
$
(6,500
)
 
$
(19,726
)
 
$
(26,226
)
Net losses on interest rate contract
 

 
(621
)
 
(621
)
Reclassifications of benefit plan actuarial losses and net prior service benefits
 
133

 

 
133

Reclassifications of net losses on IRPAs
 

 
619

 
619

AOCI — March 31, 2019
 
$
(6,367
)
 
$
(19,728
)
 
$
(26,095
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Derivative Instruments
 
Total
AOCI — December 31, 2017
 
$
(8,775
)
 
$
(17,204
)
 
$
(25,979
)
Reclassifications of benefit plan actuarial losses and net prior service benefits
 
220

 

 
220

Reclassifications of net losses on IRPAs
 

 
592

 
592

AOCI — March 31, 2018
 
$
(8,555
)
 
$
(16,612
)
 
$
(25,167
)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Derivative Instruments
 
Total
AOCI — September 30, 2018
 
$
(4,920
)
 
$
(15,409
)
 
$
(20,329
)
Net losses on interest rate contract
 

 
(1,819
)
 
(1,819
)
Reclassifications of benefit plan actuarial losses and net prior service benefits
 
265

 

 
265

Reclassifications of net losses on IRPAs
 

 
1,239

 
1,239

Reclassification of stranded income tax effects related to TCJA
 
(1,712
)
 
(3,739
)
 
(5,451
)
AOCI — March 31, 2019
 
$
(6,367
)
 
$
(19,728
)
 
$
(26,095
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Derivative Instruments
 
Total
AOCI — September 30, 2017
 
$
(8,995
)
 
$
(17,796
)
 
$
(26,791
)
Reclassifications of benefit plan actuarial losses and net prior service benefits
 
440

 

 
440

Reclassifications of net losses on IRPAs
 

 
1,184

 
1,184

AOCI — March 31, 2018
 
$
(8,555
)
 
$
(16,612
)
 
$
(25,167
)

Note 14 — Related Party Transactions

UGI provides certain financial and administrative services to UGI Utilities. UGI bills UGI Utilities monthly for all direct expenses incurred by UGI on behalf of UGI Utilities and an allocated share of indirect corporate expenses incurred or paid with respect to services provided to UGI Utilities. The allocation of indirect UGI corporate expenses to UGI Utilities utilizes a weighted, three-component formula comprising revenues, operating expenses and net assets employed and considers UGI Utilities’ relative percentage of such items to the total of such items for all UGI operating subsidiaries for which general and administrative services are provided. Management believes that this allocation method is reasonable and equitable to UGI Utilities and this allocation method has been accepted by the PAPUC in past rate case proceedings and management audits as a reasonable method of allocating such expenses. UGI Utilities also engages in other services with various other affiliates pursuant to arrangements authorized by the PAPUC using similar allocation or market-based pricing methods. These billed expenses are classified as “Operating and administrative expenses — related parties” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition, UGI Utilities provides limited administrative services to UGI and certain of UGI’s subsidiaries under PAPUC affiliated interest agreements. Amounts billed to these entities by UGI Utilities totaled $1,510 and $1,359 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2,692 and $2,405 during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)



UGI Utilities is a party to SCAAs with Energy Services which have terms of up to three years. At March 31, 2019, UGI Utilities was a party to four SCAAs with Energy Services, and, during the periods covered by the financial statements, was a party to other SCAAs with Energy Services. Under the SCAAs, UGI Utilities has, among other things, released certain storage and transportation contracts (subject to recall for operational purposes) to Energy Services for the terms of the SCAAs. UGI Utilities also transferred certain associated storage inventories upon the commencement of the SCAAs, receives a transfer of storage inventories at the end of the SCAAs, and makes payments associated with refilling storage inventories during the term of the SCAAs. UGI Utilities incurred costs associated with Energy Services’ SCAAs totaling $168 and $179 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $3,269 and $3,280 during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Energy Services, in turn, provides a firm delivery service and makes certain payments to UGI Utilities for its various obligations under the SCAAs. These payments totaled $776 and $708 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1,519 and $1,426 during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In conjunction with the SCAAs, UGI Utilities received security deposits from Energy Services. The amounts of such security deposits, which are included in “Other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, at March 31, 2019 was $9,040 and at September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, was $11,040.

UGI Utilities reflects the historical cost of the gas storage inventories and any exchange receivable from Energy Services (representing amounts of natural gas inventories used but not yet replenished by Energy Services) in “Inventories” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2019, September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the carrying values of these gas storage inventories, comprising approximately 0.8 bcf, 6.7 bcf and 0.9 bcf of natural gas, were $2,075, $17,701 and $2,532, respectively.

UGI Utilities has gas supply and delivery service agreements with Energy Services pursuant to which Energy Services provides certain gas supply and related delivery service to Gas Utility primarily during the heating-season months of November through March. The aggregate amount of these transactions (exclusive of transactions pursuant to the SCAAs) during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled $54,120 and $47,366, respectively, and during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled $90,357 and $81,954, respectively.

From time to time, UGI Utilities sells natural gas or pipeline capacity to Energy Services. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, revenues associated with such sales to Energy Services totaled $24,564 and $61,245, respectively. During the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, revenues associated with such sales to Energy Services totaled $47,426 and $82,392, respectively. Also from time to time, UGI Utilities purchases natural gas and pipeline capacity from Energy Services (in addition to those transactions already described above) and purchases a firm storage service from UGI Storage Company, a subsidiary of Energy Services, under one-year agreements. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, such purchases totaled $46,295 and $83,429, respectively. During the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, such purchases totaled $90,677 and $121,026, respectively.

Note 15 — Segment Information
We have determined that we have two reportable segments: (1) Gas Utility and (2) Electric Utility. Gas Utility revenues are derived principally from the sale and distribution of natural gas to customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Electric Utility derives its revenues principally from the sale and distribution of electricity in two northeastern Pennsylvania counties.
The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 2 of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report. Our Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the performance of our Gas Utility and Electric Utility segments principally based upon their income before income taxes. Financial information by business segment follows:

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(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
Revenues
 
$
429,592

 
$
401,415

 
$
28,177

Cost of sales
 
$
217,976

 
$
202,164

 
$
15,812

Depreciation
 
$
22,341

 
$
20,902

 
$
1,439

Operating income
 
$
119,866

 
$
116,580

 
$
3,286

Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income
 
$
395

 
$
346

 
$
49

Interest expense
 
$
(12,231
)
 
$
(11,622
)
 
$
(609
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
108,030

 
$
105,304

 
$
2,726

Capital expenditures (including the effects of accruals)
 
$
70,799

 
$
66,766

 
$
4,033

 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
Revenues
 
$
483,261

 
$
455,973

 
$
27,288

Cost of sales
 
$
257,302

 
$
241,031

 
$
16,271

Depreciation
 
$
21,158

 
$
19,776

 
$
1,382

Operating income (a)
 
$
135,771

 
$
134,738

 
$
1,033

Pension and other postretirement plans non-service expense (a)
 
$
(644
)
 
$
(563
)
 
$
(81
)
Interest expense
 
$
(11,091
)
 
$
(10,866
)
 
$
(225
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
124,036

 
$
123,309

 
$
727

Capital expenditures (including the effects of accruals)
 
$
55,089

 
$
51,363

 
$
3,726

 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments
Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
Revenues
 
$
752,317

 
$
698,557

 
$
53,760

Cost of sales
 
$
377,495

 
$
347,284

 
$
30,211

Depreciation
 
$
44,815

 
$
41,942

 
$
2,873

Operating income
 
$
196,940

 
$
190,164

 
$
6,776

Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income
 
$
807

 
$
707

 
$
100

Interest expense
 
$
(23,969
)
 
$
(22,840
)
 
$
(1,129
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
173,778

 
$
168,031

 
$
5,747

Capital expenditures (including the effects of accruals)
 
$
148,118

 
$
141,840

 
$
6,278

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
3,438,437

 
$
3,252,092

 
$
186,345

Goodwill
 
$
182,145

 
$
182,145

 
$


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(unaudited)
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)


 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Total
 
Gas Utility
 
Electric Utility
Revenues
 
$
806,366

 
$
755,938

 
$
50,428

Cost of sales
 
$
409,076

 
$
379,889

 
$
29,187

Depreciation
 
$
41,512

 
$
38,776

 
$
2,736

Operating income (a)
 
$
232,641

 
$
228,923

 
$
3,718

Pension and other postretirement plans non-service expense (a)
 
$
(1,219
)
 
$
(1,067
)
 
$
(152
)
Interest expense
 
$
(22,030
)
 
$
(21,392
)
 
$
(638
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
209,392

 
$
206,464

 
$
2,928

Capital expenditures (including the effects of accruals)
 
$
126,788

 
$
120,205

 
$
6,583

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
3,204,045

 
$
3,033,352

 
$
170,693

Goodwill
 
$
182,145

 
$
182,145

 
$

(a) Amounts reflect the reclassification of non-service income (expense) associated with our pension and other postretirement plans from “Operating and administrative expenses” to “Pension and other postretirement plans non-service income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2017-07 (see Note 3).

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

Information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements use forward-looking words such as “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” or other similar words. These statements discuss plans, strategies, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future.

A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. However, we caution you that actual results almost always vary from assumed facts or bases, and the differences between actual results and assumed facts or bases can be material, depending on the circumstances. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the following important factors that could affect our future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements: (1) adverse weather conditions resulting in reduced demand; (2) price volatility and availability of oil, electricity and natural gas and the capacity to transport them to market areas; (3) changes in laws and regulations, including safety, tax, consumer protection, environmental, and accounting matters; (4) inability to timely recover costs through utility rate proceedings; (5) the impact of pending and future legal proceedings; (6) competitive pressures from the same and alternative energy sources; (7) liability for environmental claims; (8) customer conservation measures due to high energy prices and improvements in energy efficiency and technology resulting in reduced demand; (9) adverse labor relations; (10) customer, counterparty, supplier, or vendor defaults; (11) increased uncollectible accounts expense; (12) liability for uninsured claims and for claims in excess of insurance coverage, including those for personal injury and property damage arising from explosions, terrorism, and other catastrophic events that may result from operating hazards and risks incidental to generating and distributing electricity and transporting, storing and distributing natural gas; (13) transmission or distribution system service interruptions; (14) political, regulatory and economic conditions in the United States; (15) capital market conditions, including reduced access to capital markets and interest rate fluctuations; (16) changes in commodity market prices resulting in significantly higher cash collateral requirements; (17) the interruption, disruption, failure, malfunction, or breach of our information technology systems, including due to cyber attack; and (18) continuous enactment of tax legislation.
These factors, and those factors set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report, are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information or future events except as required by the federal securities laws.


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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following analyses compare our results of operations for the 2019 three-month period with the 2018 three-month period and the 2019 six-month period with the 2018 six-month period. Our analyses of results of operations should be read in conjunction with the segment information included in Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

As further discussed below and in Notes 6 and 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, our 2019 and 2018 three and six-month period results were significantly impacted by the enactment of the TCJA. With respect to our 2019 three and six-month results, actions taken by the PAPUC to address the effects of the TCJA on rates we charge our customers also significantly impacted our results. The significant income tax changes resulting from the TCJA that most impacted UGI Utilities include a reduction in the U.S. federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 (resulting in a blended rate of 24.5% for Fiscal 2018) and the elimination of bonus depreciation on regulated utility property beginning in Fiscal 2019. Our Fiscal 2019 U.S. federal income tax rate is 21%.
We recorded net income for the 2019 three-month period of $82.9 million compared to net income for the 2018 three-month period of $89.2 million. We recorded net income for the 2019 six-month period of $132.7 million compared to net income for the 2018 six-month period of $157.5 million.
The decreases in the 2019 three and six-month period results compared with the prior-year periods are the result of reflecting the credit to customers for tax savings resulting from the TCJA in accordance with the PAPUC’s May 17, 2018 Order. Substantially all of the credit to customers of tax savings resulting from the TCJA that accrued beginning January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018 of approximately $14.9 million was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2018. Accordingly, net income for the prior-year periods was not reduced by the previously mentioned $14.9 million credit to customers for tax savings resulting from the TCJA.
2019 three-month period compared with the 2018 three-month period
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Increase (Decrease)
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas Utility:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues (a)
 
$
401.4

 
$
456.0

 
$
(54.6
)
 
(12.0
)%
Total margin (a)(b)
 
$
199.2

 
$
215.0

 
$
(15.8
)
 
(7.3
)%
Operating and administrative expenses
 
$
61.6

 
$
61.7

 
$
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)%
Operating income
 
$
116.6

 
$
134.7

 
$
(18.1
)
 
(13.4
)%
Income before income taxes
 
$
105.3

 
$
123.3

 
$
(18.0
)
 
(14.6
)%
System throughput — bcf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core market
 
40.2

 
38.9

 
1.3

 
3.3
 %
Total
 
96.6

 
87.3

 
9.3

 
10.7
 %
Heating degree days — % (warmer) than normal (c)
 
(0.8
)%
 
(2.2
)%
 

 

Electric Utility:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
28.2

 
$
27.3

 
$
0.9

 
3.3
 %
Total margin (b)
 
$
11.0

 
$
9.6

 
$
1.4

 
14.6
 %
Operating and administrative expenses (b)
 
$
6.1

 
$
7.2

 
$
(1.1
)
 
(15.3
)%
Operating income
 
$
3.3

 
$
1.0

 
$
2.3

 
230.0
 %
Income before income taxes
 
$
2.7

 
$
0.7

 
$
2.0

 
285.7
 %
Distribution sales — gwh
 
279.2

 
278.7

 
0.5

 
0.2
 %
(a)
In accordance with the PAPUC Order issued May 17, 2018, Gas Utility’s revenues and total margin for the three months ended March 31, 2019, were reduced by $22.7 million to reflect the credit to customers of tax savings of the TCJA. Substantially all of the credits to customers associated with tax savings for the 2018 three-month period were recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2018. See Notes 6 and 7 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b)
Gas Utility’s total margin represents total revenues less total cost of sales. Electric Utility’s total margin represents total revenues less total cost of sales and revenue-related taxes, i.e. Electric Utility gross receipts taxes, of $1.4 million during each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. For financial statement purposes, revenue-related taxes are included in

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Operating and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (but are excluded from Electric Utility operating expenses presented above).
(c)
Deviation from average heating degree days for the 15-year period 2000-2014 based upon weather statistics provided by NOAA for airports located within Gas Utility’s service territory.

Temperatures in Gas Utility’s service territory during the three months ended March 31, 2019, were slightly warmer than normal and 1.4% colder than the three months ended March 31, 2018. Gas Utility core market volumes increased 1.3 bcf (3.3%) principally reflecting the effects of the growth in the number of core market customers and the slightly colder temperatures. Total Gas Utility distribution system throughput increased 9.3 bcf reflecting higher large firm delivery service volumes (10.1 bcf) and the previously mentioned higher core market volumes partially offset by a decrease in interruptible delivery service volumes. Electric Utility kilowatt-hour sales were slightly higher than the prior-year period principally reflecting the impact of the colder weather on Electric Utility heating-related sales.
UGI Utilities revenues decreased $53.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, reflecting a $54.6 million decrease in Gas Utility revenues partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in Electric Utility revenues. In accordance with the May 17, 2018, PAPUC Order, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, Gas Utility’s revenues were reduced by $22.7 million to reflect the credit to customers of tax savings of the TCJA. Excluding the impact of this reduction in revenues, Gas Utility revenues decreased $31.9 million. The decrease principally reflects $18.8 million of lower off-system sales revenue which is net of capacity releases due in part to the adoption of ASC 606 (which requires that capacity release contracts be reflected on a gross, rather than net, basis), lower core market revenues ($13.2 million) and lower firm delivery service revenue ($2.7 million). The $13.2 million decrease in Gas Utility core market revenues reflects lower average retail core market PGC rates ($24.3 million) partially offset by the effects of the higher core market throughput ($11.1 million).The $0.9 million increase in Electric Utility revenues during the 2019 three-month period principally reflects an increase in Electric Utility base rates effective October 27, 2018 ($0.8 million) and higher transmission revenue ($0.7 million).
UGI Utilities’ cost of sales was $218.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared with $257.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018, reflecting lower Gas Utility cost of sales ($38.9 million) and lower Electric Utility cost of sales ($0.5 million) from DS customers transferring to alternate suppliers. The lower Gas Utility cost of sales principally reflects a decrease in cost of sales associated with off-system sales ($20.0 million), which is net of capacity release cost of sales (due principally to the presentation of capacity release contracts resulting from the adoption of ASC 606), and the effects of lower average retail core-market PGC rates ($20.7 million), partially offset by the higher core market volumes ($2.0 million).
UGI Utilities total margin decreased $14.4 million reflecting lower total margin from Gas Utility ($15.8 million) principally attributable to the impact of the $22.7 million reduction in revenues resulting from the PAPUC Order, partially offset by higher Electric Utility total margin ($1.4 million). Excluding the reduction in Gas Utility total margin resulting from the PAPUC Order, Gas Utility total margin increased $6.9 million principally reflecting higher total margin from Gas Utility core market customers and, to a lesser extent, higher off-system sales margin reflecting the margin impacts of the presentation of certain revenues in accordance with ASC 606. The increase in Electric Utility margin principally reflects the increase in base rates and higher transmission revenue.
UGI Utilities operating income decreased $15.8 million principally reflecting the decrease in total margin ($14.4 million), greater depreciation expense ($1.2 million), and higher other operating expense ($1.4 million) partially offset by slightly lower operating and administrative expenses ($1.1 million). The slight decrease in UGI Utilities operating and administrative expenses principally reflects lower uncollectible accounts expense due principally to the timing of adjustments to reserves and lower benefit-related expenses partially offset by higher contractor and outside services expense and higher allocated corporate expenses. The increase in depreciation expense reflects increased distribution system capital expenditure activity. UGI Utilities income before income taxes decreased $15.9 million principally reflecting the decrease in UGI Utilities operating income.
Interest Expense and Income Taxes

Interest expense in the 2019 three-month period was $1.1 million higher than the prior-year period. The higher interest expense principally reflects higher long-term debt outstanding and, to a lesser extent, higher average interest rates under UGI Utilities Credit Agreement.

Our effective income tax rate for the 2019 three-month period was lower than in the prior-year period. The lower effective income tax rate in the current-year period reflects a federal income tax rate of 21% compared with a blended federal income tax rate of 24.5% in the prior-year period. See Note 6 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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2019 six-month period compared with the 2018 six-month period
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Increase (Decrease)
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas Utility:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues (a)
 
$
698.6

 
$
755.9

 
$
(57.3
)
 
(7.6
)%
Total margin (a)(b)
 
$
351.3

 
$
376.1

 
$
(24.8
)
 
(6.6
)%
Operating and administrative expenses
 
$
117.7

 
$
109.5

 
$
8.2

 
7.5
 %
Operating income
 
$
190.2

 
$
228.9

 
$
(38.7
)
 
(16.9
)%
Income before income taxes
 
$
168.0

 
$
206.5

 
$
(38.5
)
 
(18.6
)%
System throughput — bcf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core market
 
66.7

 
64.4

 
2.3

 
3.6
 %
Total
 
172.3

 
156.6

 
15.7

 
10.0
 %
Heating degree days — % (warmer) than normal (c)
 
(0.7
)%
 
(2.1
)%
 

 

Electric Utility:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
53.8

 
$
50.4

 
$
3.4

 
6.7
 %
Total margin (b)
 
$
20.9

 
$
18.6

 
$
2.3

 
12.4
 %
Operating and administrative expenses (b)
 
$
11.2

 
$
12.2

 
$
(1.0
)
 
(8.2
)%
Operating income
 
$
6.8

 
$
3.7

 
$
3.1

 
83.8
 %
Income before income taxes
 
$
5.7

 
$
2.9

 
$
2.8

 
96.6
 %
Distribution sales — gwh
 
528.9

 
525.3

 
3.6

 
0.7
 %
(a)
In accordance with the PAPUC Order issued May 17, 2018, Gas Utility’s revenues and total margin for the six months ended March 31, 2019, were reduced by $36.2 million to reflect the credit to customers of tax savings of the TCJA. Substantially all of the credits to customers associated with tax savings for the 2018 six-month period were recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2018. See Notes 6 and 7 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b)
Gas Utility’s total margin represents total revenues less total cost of sales. Electric Utility’s total margin represents total revenues less total cost of sales and revenue-related taxes, i.e. Electric Utility gross receipts taxes, of $2.7 million and $2.6 million during the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For financial statement purposes, revenue-related taxes are included in “Operating and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (but are excluded from Electric Utility operating expenses presented above).
(c)
Deviation from average heating degree days for the 15-year period 2000-2014 based upon weather statistics provided by NOAA for airports located within Gas Utility’s service territory.

Temperatures in Gas Utility’s service territory during the 2019 six-month period were slightly warmer than normal and 1.5% colder than the 2018 six-month period. Gas Utility core market volumes increased 2.3 bcf (3.6%) principally reflecting the effects of the colder weather and growth in the number of core market customers. Total Gas Utility distribution system throughput increased 15.7 bcf reflecting higher large firm delivery service volumes (17.4 bcf) and the previously mentioned increase in core market volumes partially offset by a decrease in interruptible delivery service volumes (3.9 bcf). Electric Utility kilowatt-hour sales were 0.7% higher than the prior-year period principally reflecting the impact of the colder weather on Electric Utility heating-related sales.
UGI Utilities revenues decreased $54.0 million reflecting a $57.4 million decrease in Gas Utility revenues partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in Electric Utility revenues. In accordance with the May 17, 2018, PAPUC Order, during the six months ended March 31, 2019, Gas Utility’s revenues were reduced by $36.2 million to reflect the credit to customers of tax savings of the TCJA. Excluding the impact of this reduction in revenues, Gas Utility revenues decreased $21.2 million. The decrease principally reflects lower core market revenues ($23.1 million) and a decrease in off-system sales revenues ($1.3 million) which is net of capacity release revenues due principally to the adoption of ASC 606 (which requires capacity release contracts be reflected on a gross, rather than net, basis) partially offset by higher other revenues ($3.3 million). The $23.1 million decrease in Gas Utility core market revenues reflects lower average retail core market PGC rates ($43.2 million) partially offset by the effects of the higher core market throughput ($20.1 million). The increase in Electric Utility revenues during the 2019 six-month period principally reflects higher transmission revenue ($1.4 million), an increase in Electric Utility base rates effective October 27, 2018 ($1.3 million) and higher DS rates ($0.4 million).

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UGI Utilities’ cost of sales was $377.5 million in the 2019 six-month period compared with $409.1 million in the 2018 six-month period reflecting lower Gas Utility cost of sales ($32.6 million) partially offset by higher Electric Utility cost of sales ($1.0 million) from the higher DS rates. The lower Gas Utility cost of sales principally reflects lower average retail core-market PGC rates ($40.3 million) partially offset by the higher core market volumes ($9.8 million).
UGI Utilities total margin decreased $22.6 million reflecting lower total margin from Gas Utility ($24.8 million) principally attributable to the impact of the $36.2 million reduction in revenues resulting from the PAPUC Order, partially offset by higher Electric Utility total margin ($2.3 million). Excluding the reduction in Gas Utility total margin resulting from the PAPUC Order, Gas Utility total margin increased $11.4 million principally reflecting higher total margin from Gas Utility core market customers and, to a much lesser extent, higher off-system sales margin reflecting the margin impacts of the presentation of certain revenues in accordance with the adoption of ASC 606. The increase in Electric Utility margin principally reflects higher transmission revenue and the increase in base rates.
UGI Utilities operating income decreased $35.7 million principally reflecting the decrease in total margin ($22.6 million), higher operating and administrative expenses ($7.3 million), greater depreciation expense ($3.3 million), and higher other operating expense ($2.6 million). The increase in UGI Utilities operating and administrative expenses principally reflects higher general and administrative costs including higher contractor and outside services expense ($3.2 million), higher allocated corporate expenses ($2.3 million), the absence of a favorable payroll tax adjustment recorded in the prior-year period ($2.1 million) and higher IT maintenance and consulting expense ($1.9 million). These increases were partially offset by a decrease in uncollectible accounts expense ($2.0 million). The increase in depreciation expense reflects increased distribution system and IT capital expenditure activity. UGI Utilities income before income taxes decreased $35.6 million principally reflecting the decrease in UGI Utilities operating income.
Interest Expense and Income Taxes

Interest expense in the 2019 six-month period was $1.9 million higher than in the prior-year period. The higher interest expense reflects higher long-term debt outstanding, and higher average interest rates and borrowings under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement.

Our effective income tax rate for the 2019 six-month period was lower than in the prior-year period. The lower effective income tax rate in the current-year period reflects the impact of a federal income tax rate of 21%, compared with a blended federal income tax rate of 24.5% in the prior-year period. Income tax expense in the 2018 six-month period was reduced by the remeasurement effects on certain of our deferred income tax balances resulting from the enactment of the TCJA in the first quarter of Fiscal 2018, which reduced 2018 six-month period income tax expense by $8.1 million.
  
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

We depend on both internal and external sources of liquidity to provide funds for working capital and to fund capital requirements. Our short-term cash requirements not met by cash from operations are generally satisfied with borrowings under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement. Our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2019, totaled $41.4 million compared to $10.3 million at September 30, 2018.

UGI Utilities’ total debt outstanding at March 31, 2019, was $1,088.3 million, which includes $105.0 million of short-term borrowings, compared with total debt outstanding of $1,027.5 million at September 30, 2018, which includes $189.5 million of short-term borrowings. Total long-term debt outstanding at March 31, 2019, comprises $825.0 million of Senior Notes, a $117.2 million variable-rate term loan, $40.0 million of Medium-Term Notes and $5.9 million of other long-term debt, and is net of $4.8 million of unamortized debt issuance costs.

The UGI Utilities Credit Agreement comprises an unsecured revolving credit agreement with a group of banks providing for borrowings up to $450 million (including a $100 million sublimit for letters of credit) which expires in March 2020. Borrowings under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement are classified as “Short-term borrowings” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2019, UGI Utilities’ available borrowing capacity under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement was $343.0 million. During the 2019 and 2018 six-month periods, average daily short-term borrowings under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement were $223.8 million and $171.4 million, respectively, and peak short-term borrowings totaled $311.0 million and $215.0 million, respectively. Peak short-term borrowings typically occur during the heating-season months of December and January when UGI Utilities’ investment in working capital, principally accounts receivable, is generally greatest.

On February 1, 2019, UGI Utilities issued in a private placement $150 million of 4.55% Senior Notes due February 1, 2049. The 4.55% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement dated December 21, 2018, between UGI Utilities and

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certain note purchasers. The 4.55% Senior Notes are unsecured and rank equally with UGI Utilities’ existing outstanding senior debt. The net proceeds from the sale of the 4.55% Senior Notes were used to reduce short-term borrowings and for general corporate purposes.

We believe that we have sufficient liquidity in the forms of cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash expected to be generated from Gas Utility and Electric Utility operations, short-term borrowings available under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement and the ability to refinance long-term debt as it matures to meet our anticipated contractual and projected cash commitments.

Cash Flows

Operating activities. Due to the seasonal nature of UGI Utilities’ businesses, cash flows from operating activities are generally greatest during the second and third fiscal quarters when customers pay for natural gas and electricity consumed during the peak heating-season months. Conversely, operating cash flows are generally at their lowest levels during the first and fourth fiscal quarters when the Company’s investment in working capital, principally accounts receivable and inventories, is generally greatest. UGI Utilities uses borrowings under the UGI Utilities Credit Agreement to manage seasonal cash flow needs.

Cash provided by operating activities was $161.0 million in the 2019 six-month period compared to $135.1 million in the prior-year period. Cash flow from operating activities before changes in operating working capital was $199.5 million in the 2019 six-month period compared to the $210.2 million in the prior-year period. The slightly lower cash flow from operating activities before changes in operating working capital includes, among other things, the impact of the credit to customers of tax savings from the TCJA in accordance with the May 17, 2018 PAPUC Order. Changes in operating working capital used $38.5 million of operating cash flow during the 2019 six-month period compared to $75.1 million of cash used for changes in working capital during the prior-year period. The lower net cash used by changes in operating working capital in the 2019 six-month period reflects, among other things, a smaller increase in changes in accounts receivable as the prior year included the effects of colder late winter weather on accounts receivable balances. Cash flow from changes in operating working capital also reflects net refunds of deferred fuel and power costs during the current-year period compared to net recoveries of such costs during the prior-year period.

Investing activities. Cash used by investing activities was $180.1 million in the 2019 six-month period compared to $154.9 million in the 2018 six-month period. Total cash capital expenditures were $177.3 million in the 2019 six-month period compared with $151.5 million recorded in the prior-year period. The increase in cash capital expenditures during the 2019 six-month period principally reflects higher cash capital expenditures associated with an Enterprise Resource Planning system, and higher main replacement and new business cash capital expenditures.

Financing activities. Cash provided by financing activities was $49.9 million in the 2019 six-month period compared with $17.8 million during the 2018 six-month period. Financing activity cash flows are primarily the result of net borrowings and repayments under revolving credit agreements, net borrowings and repayments of long-term debt and cash dividends paid to UGI. Cash from financing activities in the 2019 six-month period reflects net proceeds from the issuance of $150 million of UGI Utilities 4.55% Senior Notes due February 1, 2049. Cash from financing activities in the prior-year period includes the net proceeds from a $125 million unsecured term loan agreement. The 2019 six-month period reflects net credit agreement borrowings of $84.5 million compared with net borrowings of $35.0 million during the prior-year period. Cash dividends paid during the 2019 six-month period totaled $10.0 million compared to cash dividends paid of $30.0 million during the prior-year period.

REGULATORY MATTERS

Utility Merger. On March 8, 2018 and March 13, 2018, UGI Utilities filed merger authorization requests with the PAPUC and MDPSC, respectively, to merge PNG and CPG into UGI Utilities. After receiving all necessary FERC, MDPSC, and PAPUC approvals, CPG and PNG were merged with and into UGI Utilities effective October 1, 2018. Consistent with the MDPSC order issued July 25, 2018, and the PAPUC order issued September, 26, 2018, the former CPG, PNG and UGI Utilities, Inc. Gas Division service territories became the UGI Central, UGI North and UGI South rate districts of the UGI Utilities, Inc. Gas Division, respectively, without any ratemaking change. UGI Utilities’ obligations under the settlement approved by the PAPUC include various non-monetary conditions requiring UGI Utilities to maintain separate accounting-type schedules for limited future ratemaking purposes.

Base Rate Filings. On January 28, 2019, UGI Gas filed a request with the PAPUC to increase its operating revenues for residential, commercial and industrial customers by $71.1 million annually. The requested rate increase applies to the consolidated UGI Central, UGI North and UGI South rate districts. The increased revenues would be used to fund ongoing system improvements and operations necessary to maintain safe and reliable natural gas service and fund new programs designed to promote and reward customers’ efforts to increase efficient use of natural gas. Additionally, UGI Gas has proposed a 4.5% negative surcharge applicable to all customer distribution service bills to return $24.0 million of tax benefits experienced by UGI Utilities over the period

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January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, plus applicable interest. As proposed, the negative surcharge would become effective for a twelve-month period beginning on the effective date of the new base rates. UGI Gas requested that the new gas rates become effective March 29, 2019. The PAPUC entered an Order dated February 28, 2019, suspending the effective date for the rate increase to allow for investigation and public hearings. Unless a settlement is reached sooner, this review process is expected to last up to nine months from the date of filing. The Company cannot predict the timing or the ultimate outcome of the rate case review process.

On January 26, 2018, Electric Utility filed a rate request with the PAPUC to increase its annual base distribution revenues by $9.2 million, which was later reduced by the Company to $7.7 million to reflect the impact of the TCJA and other adjustments. The increased revenues would be used to fund ongoing system improvements and operations necessary to maintain safe and reliable electric service. On October 25, 2018, the PAPUC approved a final order providing for a $3.2 million annual base distribution rate increase for Electric Utility, effective October 27, 2018. As part of the final order, Electric Utility provided customers with a one-time $0.2 million billing credit associated with 2018 TCJA tax benefits. On November 26, 2018, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate filed an appeal to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court challenging the PAPUC’s acceptance of the Company’s use of a fully projected future test year and handling of consolidated federal income tax benefits. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this appeal.

Manor Township, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Incident Complaint. In connection with a July 2, 2017, explosion in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the death of one Company employee and injuries to two Company employees and one sewer authority employee, and destroyed two residences and damaged several other homes, the BIE filed a formal complaint at the PAPUC in which BIE alleged that the Company committed multiple violations of federal and state gas pipeline regulations in connection with its emergency response leading up to the explosion, and it requested that the PAPUC order the Company to pay approximately $2.1 million in civil penalties, which is the maximum allowable fine. On November 16, 2018, the Company filed its formal written answer contesting the BIE complaint. The matter remains pending before the PAPUC. See additional discussion in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our primary market risk exposures are (1) commodity price risk and (2) interest rate risk. Although we use derivative financial and commodity instruments to reduce market price risk associated with forecasted transactions, we do not use derivative financial and commodity instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Commodity Price Risk
Gas Utility’s tariffs contain clauses that permit recovery of all prudently incurred costs of natural gas it sells to its retail core-market customers, including the cost of financial instruments used to hedge purchased gas costs. The recovery clauses provide for periodic adjustments for the difference between the total amounts actually collected from customers through PGC rates and the recoverable costs incurred. Because of this ratemaking mechanism, there is limited commodity price risk associated with our Gas Utility operations. Gas Utility uses derivative financial instruments, including natural gas futures and option contracts traded on the NYMEX, to reduce volatility in the cost of gas it purchases for its retail core-market customers. The cost of these derivative financial instruments, net of any associated gains or losses, is included in Gas Utility’s PGC recovery mechanism. The change in market value of natural gas futures contracts can require daily deposits of cash in futures accounts. At March 31, 2019, Gas Utility had $0.8 million of restricted cash in brokerage accounts. At March 31, 2019, the fair values of our natural gas futures and option contracts were gains of $1.0 million.
Electric Utility’s DS tariffs contain clauses which permit recovery of all prudently incurred power costs, including the cost of financial instruments used to hedge electricity costs, through the application of DS rates. Because of this ratemaking mechanism, there is limited power cost risk, including the cost of forward electricity purchase contracts, associated with our Electric Utility operations. At March 31, 2019, all of our Electric Utility’s forward electricity purchase contracts were subject to the NPNS exception.
In addition, Gas Utility and Electric Utility from time to time enter into exchange-traded gasoline futures contracts for a portion of gasoline volumes expected to be used in their operations. These gasoline futures contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in “Operating and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. At March 31, 2019, the fair values of our gasoline futures contracts were not material.
Interest Rate Risk

Our variable-rate debt at March 31, 2019, includes short-term borrowings and a variable-rate term loan. These debt agreements have interest rates that are generally indexed to short-term market interest rates. At March 31, 2019, combined borrowings outstanding under these variable-rate debt agreements totaled $222.2 million.

UGI Utilities’ variable-rate term loan has an interest rate that is indexed to short-term market interest rates. UGI Utilities has entered into a forward starting, amortizing, pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap that generally fixes the underlying prevailing market interest rates on the variable-rate term loan at 3.00% beginning September 30, 2019 through July 2022. We have designated this forward-starting interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge. At March 31, 2019, the fair value of this interest rate swap was a loss of $2.5 million. A 50 basis point adverse change in the one-month LIBOR would result in a decrease in fair value of approximately $1.5 million.

In order to reduce interest rate risk associated with near- or medium-term issuances of fixed-rate debt, from time to time we enter into IRPAs. There were no unsettled IRPAs outstanding at March 31, 2019.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

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(b)
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the information presented in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2018 Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our 2018 Annual Report are not the only risks facing the Company. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The exhibits filed as part of this report are as follows (exhibits incorporated by reference are set forth with the name of the registrant, the type of report and last date of the period for which it was filed, and the exhibit number in such filing):
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
Registrant
Filing
Exhibit
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
 
 
 




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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
10.1
 
 
10.2
 
 
10.3
 
 
31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
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101.INS
XBRL Instance
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
UGI Utilities, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
Date:
May 8, 2019
By:  
/s/ Daniel J. Platt
 
 
 
Daniel J. Platt
Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 8, 2019
By:  
/s/ Megan Mattern  
 
 
 
Megan Mattern
Controller & Principal Accounting Officer


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Exhibit 10.1

UGI and Utilities Employees

FORM OF UGI CORPORATION
2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT LETTER
This STOCK OPTION GRANT, dated _________________ (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by UGI Corporation (“UGI”) to you (the “Participant”).
RECITALS
The UGI Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), provides for the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock of UGI. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of UGI (the “Committee”) has decided to make a stock option grant to the Participant. The Participant’s portal in the Morgan Stanley website for Plan participants (the “Grant Summary”) sets forth the number of shares subject to the Option granted to the Participant in this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant Letter, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1.Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Letter and in the Plan, the Committee hereby grants to the Participant a nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of shares of common stock of UGI (“Shares”) specified in the Grant Summary at an exercise price of $___________ per Share. The Option shall become exercisable according to Section 2 below.
2.    Exercisability of Option. The Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the Participant is employed by, or providing service to, the Company (as defined below) on the applicable date:

Date
Shares for Which the
Option is Exercisable
January 1, _____
33⅓%
January 1, _____
33⅓%
January 1, _____
33⅓%

The exercisability of the Option is cumulative, but shall not exceed 100% of the Shares subject to the Option. If the foregoing schedule would produce fractional Shares, the number of Shares for which the Option becomes exercisable shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share.





3.    Term of Option.
(a)    The Option shall have a term of ten years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate at the expiration of that period (5:00 p.m. EST on December 31, _____), unless it is terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this Grant Letter or the Plan.
(b)    If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company, the Option will terminate on the date the Participant ceases such employment or service. However, if the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company by reason of one of the following events, the Option held by the Participant will thereafter be exercisable pursuant to the following terms:
(i)    Termination without Cause. If the Participant terminates employment or service on account of a Termination without Cause, the Option will thereafter be exercisable only with respect to that number of Shares with respect to which the Option is already exercisable on the date the Participant’s employment or service terminates, except as provided in subsection (v) below. Such portion of 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 the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company.
(ii)    Retirement. If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on account of Retirement on or after the date that is six months following the Date of Grant, the Option will thereafter become exercisable as if the Participant had continued to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company after the date of such Retirement. In this case, the Option will terminate upon the expiration date of the Option. However, if the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on account of Retirement within six months following the Date of Grant, the Option will terminate on the date of such termination of employment or service.
(iii)    Disability. If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on account of Disability, the Option will thereafter become exercisable as if the Participant had continued to provide service to the Company for 36 months after the date of such termination of employment or service. The Option will terminate upon the earlier of the expiration date of the Option or the expiration of such 36-month period.
(iv)    Death. In the event of the death of the Participant while employed by, or providing service to, the Company, the Option will be fully and immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time prior to the earlier of the expiration date of the Option or the expiration of the 12-month period following the Participant’s death. Death of the Participant after the Participant has ceased to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company will not affect the otherwise applicable period for exercise of the Option determined pursuant to subsections (i), (ii), (iii) or (v). After the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Option may be exercised by the Participant’s estate.

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(v)    Termination without Cause or Good Reason Termination upon or within two years after a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant’s employment or service terminates on account of a Termination without Cause or a Good Reason Termination upon or within two years after a Change of Control, the Option will be fully and immediately exercisable. 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 the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company; provided that if the Participant is eligible for Retirement at the date of such termination of employment, the Option will terminate on the expiration date of the Option.
4.    Exercise Procedures.
(a)    Subject to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 above, the Participant may exercise part or all of the exercisable Option through the Morgan Stanley website for Plan participants. Payment of the exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes must be made prior to issuance of the Shares. The Participant shall pay the exercise price (i) in cash, (ii) by “net exercise,” which is the surrender of shares for which the Option is exercisable to the Company in exchange for a distribution of Shares equal to the amount by which the then fair market value of the Shares subject to the exercised Option exceeds the applicable Option Price, (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures acceptable to the Committee and permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) by such other method as the Committee may approve. The Committee may impose such limitations as it deems appropriate on the use of Shares to exercise the Option.
(b)    The obligation of UGI to deliver Shares upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee, including such actions as UGI’s counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply with relevant securities laws and regulations. UGI may require that the Participant (or other person exercising the Option after the Participant’s death) represent that the Participant is purchasing Shares for the Participant’s own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the Shares, or such other representation as UGI deems appropriate.
(c)    All obligations of UGI under this Grant Letter shall be subject to the rights of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be withheld for any taxes, if applicable.
5.    Restrictive Covenants.
(a)    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, in consideration for the grant of the Option the Participant agrees to comply with all written restrictive covenants and agreements with the Company, including non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(b)    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Participant breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants:

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(i)The Committee may in its discretion determine that the Participant shall forfeit the outstanding Option (without regard to whether any portion of the Option has vested), and the outstanding Option shall immediately terminate; and
(ii)If the Participant breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants within 12 months following receipt of any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Option, the Committee may in its discretion require the Participant to return to the Company any such shares of Common Stock, net of the exercise price paid by the Participant; provided, that if the Participant has disposed of any such shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option, then the Committee may require the Participant to pay to the Company, in cash, the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock as of the date of disposition, net of the exercise price paid by the Participant upon exercise of the Option.
6.    Definitions. Whenever used in this Grant Letter, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a)    Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of UGI as defined in the Plan.  In addition, “Change of Control” shall include (i) any of the events with respect to UGI Utilities, Inc. (“Utilities”) defined as a “Change of Control” on Exhibit A hereto to the extent that the Participant is employed by Utilities or a subsidiary of Utilities as of the date of the occurrence of such event, and (ii) any of the events with respect to AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas”) defined as a “Change of Control” on Exhibit B hereto to the extent that the Participant is employed by AmeriGas as of the date of the occurrence of such event.
(b)    Company” means UGI and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Plan).
(c)    Disability” means a long-term disability as defined in the Company’s long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.
(d)    Employed by, or provide service to, the Company” shall mean employment or service as an employee or director of the Company.
(e)    Good Reason Termination” shall mean a termination of employment or service initiated by the Participant upon or within two years after a Change of Control upon one or more of the following occurrences:
(i)    a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities held by the Participant immediately prior to the Change of Control;
(ii)    a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; or
(iii)    a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant must perform services (which, for purposes of this Grant Letter, means the Participant is required to report, other than on a temporary basis (less than 12 months), to a location which is more than 50 miles from the Participant’s principal place of business

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immediately preceding the Change of Control, without the Participant’s express written consent).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall be considered to have a Good Reason Termination only if the Participant provides written notice to the Company, pursuant to Section 14, specifying in reasonable detail the events or conditions upon which the Participant is basing such Good Reason Termination and the Participant provides such notice within 90 days after the event that gives rise to the Good Reason Termination. Within 30 days after notice has been provided, the Company shall have the opportunity, but shall have no obligation, to cure such events or conditions that give rise to the Good Reason Termination. If the Company does not cure such events or conditions within the 30-day period, the Participant may terminate employment or service with the Company based on Good Reason Termination within 30 days after the expiration of the cure period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has in effect a Change in Control Agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, the term “Good Reason Termination” shall have the meaning given that term in the Change in Control Agreement.
(f)    Retirement” means the Participant’s retirement under the Retirement Income Plan for Employees of UGI Utilities, Inc., if the Participant is covered by that Retirement Income Plan. “Retirement” for other Company employees means termination of employment or service after attaining (i) age 55 with ten or more years of service with the Company or (ii) age 65 with five or more years of service with the Company.
(g)    Termination without Cause” means termination of employment or service by the Company for the convenience of the Company for any reason other than (i) theft or misappropriation of funds or conduct that has an adverse effect on the reputation of the Company, (ii) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (iii) material breach of the Company’s written code of conduct, or other material written employment policies, applicable to the Participant, (iv) breach of any written confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation covenant between the Participant and the Company, (v) gross misconduct in the performance of duties, or (vi) intentional refusal or failure to perform the material duties of the Participant’s position.
7.    Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs, the Committee may take such actions with respect to the Option as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan. The Option shall not automatically become exercisable upon a Change of Control but, instead, shall become exercisable as described in Sections 2 and 3 above.
8.    Restrictions on Exercise. Except as the Committee may otherwise permit pursuant to the Plan, only the Participant may exercise the Option during the Participant’s lifetime and, after the Participant’s death, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s estate, to the extent that the Option is exercisable pursuant to this Grant Letter.
9.    Grant Subject to Plan Provisions and Company Policies.

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(a)    This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (i) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (ii) changes in capitalization of the Company and (iii) other requirements of applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.
(b)    All Shares issued pursuant to this Option grant shall be subject to the UGI Corporation Stock Ownership Policy. This Option grant and all Shares issued pursuant to this Option grant shall be subject to any applicable clawback and other policies implemented by the Board of Directors of UGI, as in effect from time to time.
10.    No Employment or Other Rights. The grant of the Option shall not confer upon the Participant any right to be retained by or in the employ or service of the Company and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. The right of the Company to terminate at will the Participant’s employment or service at any time for any reason is specifically reserved.
11.    No Shareholder Rights. Neither the Participant, nor any person entitled to exercise the Participant’s rights in the event of the Participant’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a shareholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option, until certificates for Shares have been issued upon the exercise of the Option.
12.    Assignment and Transfers. The rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant Letter may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
13.    Applicable Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
14.    Notice. Any notice to UGI provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to UGI in care of the Corporate Secretary at UGI’s headquarters, and any notice to the Participant shall be addressed to such Participant at the current address shown on the payroll of the Company, or to such other address as the Participant may designate to the Company in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.
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she has read the Grant Summary and Grant Letter and understands the terms and conditions of them, (iii) accepts the Option described in the Grant Letter, (iv) agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan, including the Grant Letter, and (v) agrees that all the decisions and determinations of the Board or the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and any other person having or claiming a right under this Grant.

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EXHIBIT A

Change of Control with Respect to Utilities

For purposes of this Grant Letter, each of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control” for Participants who are employees of UGI Utilities, Inc. (“Utilities”) or a subsidiary of Utilities as of the date of the occurrence of such event.   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used as defined in the Plan (including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto).

“Change of Control” shall include any of the following events:

(A)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock of Utilities or more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Utilities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

(B)    Completion by Utilities of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following such Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities, as the case may be; or

(C)    Completion of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Utilities or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Utilities other than to a corporation with respect to which, following such sale or disposition, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition.




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EXHIBIT B

Change of Control with Respect to AmeriGas

For purposes of this Grant Letter, each of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control” for Participants who are employees of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas”) as of the date of the occurrence of such event.   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used as defined in the Plan (including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto).

“Change of Control” shall include any of the following events:

(A)    Completion by AmeriGas, the “Public Partnership” or the “Operating Partnership” (as defined in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto) of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Propane Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the AmeriGas voting securities or of the outstanding units of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (“Outstanding Units”) immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination do not, following such Propane Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, (a) if the entity resulting from such Propane Business Combination is a corporation, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of such corporation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Combination of the AmeriGas’ voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, or, (b) if the entity resulting from such Propane Business Combination is a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common units of such partnership in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination of AmeriGas’ voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be; or

(B)    (a) Completion of a complete liquidation or dissolution of AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership or (b) sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership other than to an entity with respect to which, following such sale or disposition, (I) if such entity is a corporation, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition, or, (II) if such entity is a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common units is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of

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AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units immediately prior to such sale or disposition; or

(C)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding general partnership interests of the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership; or

(D)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock of AmeriGas or more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of AmeriGas entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or
    
(E)    AmeriGas is removed as the general partner of the Public Partnership by vote of the limited partners of the Public Partnership, or is removed as the general partner of the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership as a result of judicial or administrative proceedings involving AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership.



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Exhibit


Exhibit 10.2

UGI and Utilities Employees
FORM OF UGI CORPORATION
2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT LETTER
This PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT, dated ______________ (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by UGI Corporation (“UGI”) to you (the “Participant”).
RECITALS
The UGI Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the grant of performance units (“Performance Units”) with respect to shares of common stock of UGI (“Shares”). The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of UGI (the “Committee”) has decided to grant Performance Units to the Participant. The Participant’s portal in the Morgan Stanley website for Plan participants (the “Grant Summary”) sets forth the number of Performance Units granted to the Participant with respect to this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant Letter, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1.Grant of Performance Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant Letter and in the Plan, the Committee hereby grants to the Participant a target award of the number of Performance Units specified in the Grant Summary (the “Target Award”). The Performance Units are contingently awarded and will be earned and payable if and to the extent that the Performance Goals (defined below) and other conditions of the Grant Letter are met. The Performance Units are granted with Dividend Equivalents (as defined in Section 8).
2.    Performance Goals.
(a)    The Participant shall earn the right to payment of the Performance Units if the Performance Goals are met for the Performance Period, and if the Participant continues to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company (as defined in Section 8) through December 31, _____.The Performance Period is the period beginning January 1, _____ and ending December 31, ______. The Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) goals and other requirements of this Section 2 are referred to as the “Performance Goals.”
(b)    The Target Award level of Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents will be payable if UGI’s TSR equals the median TSR of the comparison group designated by the Committee (the “Peer Group”) for the Performance Period. The Peer Group is the group of companies that comprises the Russell Midcap Utilities Index, excluding telecommunications companies and UGI, as of the beginning of the Performance Period, as set forth on the attached Exhibit A, and as described herein. If a company is added to the Russell Midcap Utilities Index





during the Performance Period, that company is not included in the TSR calculation. A company that is included in the Russell Midcap Utilities Index at the beginning of the Performance Period will be removed from the TSR calculation only if the company ceases to exist as a publicly traded company during the Performance Period (including by way of a merger or similar transaction in which the company is not the surviving company), consistent with the methodology described in subsection (c) below. Companies that are designated at the beginning of the Performance Period as telecommunications companies in the Russell Midcap Utilities Index shall be excluded from the TSR calculation. The actual amount of the award of Performance Units may be higher or lower than the Target Award, or it may be zero, based on UGI’s TSR percentile rank relative to the companies in the Peer Group, as follows:
        
UGI’s TSR Rank
 
Percentage of Target Award Earned (Percentile)
90th
 
200%
75th
 
162.50%
60th
 
125%
50th
 
100%
40th
 
70%
25th
 
25%
Less than 25th
 
0%

The award percentage earned will be interpolated between each of the measuring points.
(c)    TSR shall be calculated by UGI using the comparative returns methodology used by Bloomberg L.P. or its successor at the time of the calculation. The share price used for determining TSR at the beginning and the end of the Performance Period will be the average price for the calendar quarter preceding the beginning of the Performance Period (i.e., the calendar quarter ending on December 31, _____) and the calendar quarter ending on the last day of the Performance Period (i.e., the calendar quarter ending on December 31, _____), respectively. The TSR calculation gives effect to all dividends throughout the three-year Performance Period as if they had been reinvested.
(d)    The Target Award is the amount designated for 100% (50th TSR rank) performance. The Participant can earn up to 200% of the Target Award if UGI’s TSR percentile rank exceeds the 50th TSR percentile rank, according to the foregoing schedule.
(e)    At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee will determine whether and to what extent the Performance Goals have been met and the amount to be paid with respect to the Performance Units. Except as described in Sections 3 and 6 below, the Participant must be employed by, or providing service to, the Company on December 31, _____ in order for the Participant to receive payment with respect to the Performance Units.
3.    Termination of Employment or Service.

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(a)    Except as described below, if the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company before December 31, _____, the Performance Units and all Dividend Equivalents credited under this Grant Letter will be forfeited.
(b)    If the Participant terminates employment or service on account of Retirement (as defined in Section 8), Disability (as defined in Section 8) or death, the Participant will earn a pro-rata portion of the Participant’s outstanding Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents, if the Performance Goals and the requirements of this Grant Letter are met. The prorated portion will be determined as the amount that would otherwise be paid after the end of the Performance Period, based on achievement of the Performance Goals, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar years during the Performance Period in which the Participant has been employed by, or provided service to, the Company and the denominator of which is three. For purposes of the proration calculation, the calendar year in which the Participant’s termination of employment or service on account of Retirement, Disability, or death occurs will be counted as a full year.
(c)    In the event of termination of employment or service on account of Retirement, Disability or death, the prorated amount shall be paid after the end of the Performance Period, pursuant to Section 4 below, except as provided in Section 6.
4.    Payment with Respect to Performance Units. If the Committee determines that the conditions to payment of the Performance Units have been met, the Company shall pay to the Participant (i) Shares equal to the number of Performance Units to be paid according to achievement of the Performance Goals, up to the Target Award, provided that the Company may withhold Shares to cover required tax withholding in an amount equal to the minimum statutory tax withholding requirement in respect of the Performance Units earned up to the Target Award, and (ii) cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the number of Shares equal to the Performance Units to be paid in excess of the Target Award, subject to applicable tax withholding. Payment shall be made between January 1, _____ and March 15, _____, except as provided in Section 6 below.
5.    Dividend Equivalents with Respect to Performance Units.
(a)    Dividend Equivalents shall accrue with respect to Performance Units and shall be payable subject to the same Performance Goals and terms as the Performance Units to which they relate. Dividend Equivalents shall be credited with respect to the Target Award of Performance Units from the Date of Grant until the payment date. If and to the extent that the underlying Performance Units are forfeited, all related Dividend Equivalents shall also be forfeited.
(b)    While the Performance Units are outstanding, the Company will keep records of Dividend Equivalents in a bookkeeping account for the Participant. On each payment date for a dividend paid by UGI on its common stock, the Company shall credit to the Participant’s account an amount equal to the Dividend Equivalents associated with the Target Award of Performance Units held by the Participant on the record date for the dividend. No interest will be credited to any such account.

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(c)    The target amount of Dividend Equivalents (100% of the Dividend Equivalents credited to the Participant’s account) will be earned if UGI’s TSR rank is at the 50th TSR percentile rank for the Performance Period. The Participant can earn up to 200% of the target amount of Dividend Equivalents if UGI’s TSR percentile rank exceeds the 50th TSR rank, according to the schedule in Section 2 above. Except as described in Section 3(b) above, or Section 6, if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company terminates before December 31, _____, all Dividend Equivalents will be forfeited.
(d)    Dividend Equivalents will be paid in cash at the same time as the underlying Performance Units are paid, after the Committee determines that the conditions to payment have been met. Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Letter to the contrary, the Participant may not accrue Dividend Equivalents in excess of $1,000,000 during any calendar year under all grants under the Plan.
6.    Change of Control.
(a)    If a Change of Control occurs, the Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents shall not automatically become payable upon the Change of Control, but, instead, shall become payable as described in this Section 6. The Committee may take such other actions with respect to the Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan. The term “Change of Control” shall mean a Change of Control of UGI as defined in the Plan. In addition, “Change of Control” shall include (i) any of the events with respect to UGI Utilities, Inc. (“Utilities”) defined as a “Change of Control” on Exhibit B hereto to the extent that the Participant is employed by Utilities or a subsidiary of Utilities as of the date of the occurrence of such event, and (ii) any of the events with respect to AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas”) defined as a “Change of Control” on Exhibit C hereto to the extent that the Participant is employed by AmeriGas as of the date of the occurrence of such event.
(b)    If a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, the Committee shall calculate a Change of Control Amount as follows:
(i)    The Performance Period shall end as of the closing date of the Change of Control (the “Change of Control Date”) and the TSR ending date calculation for the Performance Period shall be based on the 90 calendar day period ending on the Change of Control Date.
(ii)    The Committee shall calculate a “Change of Control Amount” equal to the greater of (i) the Target Award amount or (ii) the amount of Performance Units that would be payable based on the Company’s achievement of the Performance Goals as of the Change of Control Date, as determined by the Committee. The Change of Control Amount shall include related Dividend Equivalents and, if applicable, interest as described below.
(iii)    The Committee shall determine whether the Change of Control Amount attributable to Performance Units shall be (A) converted to units with respect to shares or other equity interests of the acquiring company or its parent (“Successor Units”), in

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which case Dividend Equivalents shall continue to be credited on the Successor Units, or (B) valued based on the Fair Market Value of the Performance Units as of the Change of Control Date and credited to a bookkeeping account for the Participant, in which case interest shall be credited on the amount so determined at a market rate for the period between the Change of Control Date and the applicable payment date.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4, all payments on and after a Change of Control shall be made in cash.  If alternative (A) above is used, the cash payment shall equal the Fair Market Value on the date of payment of the number of shares or other equity interests underlying the Successor Units, plus accrued Dividend Equivalents.  All payments shall be subject to applicable tax withholding. 
(c)    If a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period and the Participant continues in employment or service through December 31, _____, the Change of Control Amount shall be paid in cash between January 1, _____ and March 15, _____.
(d)    If a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, and the Participant has a Termination without Cause or a Good Reason Termination upon or within two years after the Change of Control Date and before December 31, _____, the Change of Control Amount shall be paid in cash within 30 days after the Participant’s separation from service, subject to Section 14 below.
(e)    If a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, and the Participant terminates employment or service on account of Retirement, Disability or death upon or after the Change of Control Date and before December 31, _____, the Change of Control Amount shall be paid in cash within 30 days after the Participant’s separation from service, subject to Section 14 below; provided that, if required by section 409A, if the Participant’s Retirement, Disability or death occurs more than two years after the Change of Control Date, payment will be made between January 1, _____ and March 15, _____, and not upon the earlier separation from service.
(f)    If a Participant’s employment or service terminates on account of Retirement, death or Disability before a Change of Control, and a Change of Control subsequently occurs before the end of the Performance Period, the prorated amount in Section 3(b) shall be calculated by multiplying the fraction described in Section 3(b) by the Change of Control Amount. The prorated Change of Control Amount shall be paid in cash within 30 days after the Change of Control Date, subject to Section 14 below.
7.    Restrictive Covenants.
(a)    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, in consideration for the grant of Performance Units, the Participant agrees to comply with all written restrictive covenants and agreements with the Company, including non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(b)    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Participant breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants:

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(i)The Committee may in its discretion determine that the Participant shall forfeit the outstanding Performance Units (without regard to whether the Performance Units have vested), and the outstanding Performance Units shall immediately terminate; and
(ii)    If the Participant breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants within 12 months following receipt of any shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Performance Units, the Committee may in its discretion require the Participant to return to the Company any such shares of Common Stock; provided, that if the Participant has disposed of any such shares of Common Stock received upon settlement of the Performance Units, then the Committee may require the Participant to pay to the Company, in cash, the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock as of the date of disposition.
8.    Definitions. For purposes of this Grant Letter, the following terms will have the meanings set forth below:
(a)    “Company” means UGI and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Plan).
(b)    Disability” means a long-term disability as defined in the Company’s long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.
(c)    “Dividend Equivalent” means an amount determined by multiplying the number of shares of UGI common stock subject to the target award of Performance Units by the per-share cash dividend, or the per-share fair market value of any dividend in consideration other than cash, paid by UGI on its common stock.
(d)    “Employed by, or provide service to, the Company” shall mean employment or service as an employee or director of the Company. The Participant shall not be considered to have a termination of employment or service under this Grant Letter until the Participant is no longer employed by, or performing services for, the Company.
(e)    Good Reason Termination” shall mean a termination of employment or service initiated by the Participant upon or after a Change of Control upon one or more of the following events:
(i)    a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities held by the Participant immediately prior to the Change of Control;
(ii)    a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; or
(iii)    a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant must perform services (which, for purposes of this Agreement, means the Participant is required to report, other than on a temporary basis (less than 12 months), to a location which is more than 50 miles from the Participant’s principal place of business immediately before the Change of Control, without the Participant’s express written consent).

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall be considered to have a Good Reason Termination only if the Participant provides written notice to the Company, pursuant to Section 16, specifying in reasonable detail the events or conditions upon which the Participant is basing such Good Reason Termination and the Participant provides such notice within 90 days after the event that gives rise to the Good Reason Termination. Within 30 days after notice has been provided, the Company shall have the opportunity, but shall have no obligation, to cure such events or conditions that give rise to the Good Reason Termination. If the Company does not cure such events or conditions within the 30-day period, the Participant may terminate employment or service with the Company based on Good Reason Termination within 30 days after the expiration of the cure period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has in effect a Change in Control Agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, the term “Good Reason Termination” shall have the meaning given that term in the Change in Control Agreement.
(f)    “Performance Unit” means a hypothetical unit that represents the value of one share of UGI common stock.
(g)    Retirement” means the Participant’s retirement under the Retirement Income Plan for Employees of UGI Utilities, Inc., if the Participant is covered by that Retirement Income Plan. “Retirement” for other Company employees means termination of employment or service after attaining (i) age 55 with ten or more years of service with the Company or (ii) age 65 with five or more years of service with the Company.
(h)    Termination without Cause” means termination of employment or service by the Company for the convenience of the Company for any reason other than (i) theft or misappropriation of funds or conduct that has an adverse effect on the reputation of the Company, (ii) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (iii) material breach of the Company’s written code of conduct, or other material written employment policies, applicable to the Participant, (iv) breach of any written confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation covenant between the Participant and the Company, (v) gross misconduct in the performance of duties, or (vi) intentional refusal or failure to perform the material duties of the Participant’s position.
9.    Withholding. All payments under this Grant Letter are subject to applicable tax withholding. The Participant shall be required to pay to the Company, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Company to provide for the payment of, any federal (including FICA), state, local or other taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to the payments under this Grant Letter. The Company may withhold from cash distributions to cover required tax withholding, or may withhold Shares to cover required tax withholding in an amount equal to the minimum applicable tax withholding amount.
10.    Grant Subject to Plan Provisions and Company Policies.
(a)    This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and

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payment of Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (i) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (ii) adjustments pursuant to Section 5(d) of the Plan, and (iii) other requirements of applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe the grant pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.
(b)    This Performance Unit grant and Shares issued pursuant to this Performance Unit grant shall be subject to the UGI Corporation Stock Ownership Policy as adopted by the Board of Directors of UGI and any applicable clawback and other policies implemented by the Board of Directors of UGI, as in effect from time to time.
11.    No Employment or Other Rights. The grant of Performance Units shall not confer upon the Participant any right to be retained by or in the employ or service of the Company and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. The right of the Company to terminate at will the Participant’s employment or service at any time for any reason is specifically reserved.
12.    No Shareholder Rights. Neither the Participant, nor any person entitled to receive payment in the event of the Participant’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a shareholder with respect to the Shares related to the Performance Units, unless and until certificates for Shares have been distributed to the Participant or successor.
13.    Assignment and Transfers. The rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant Letter may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If the Participant dies, any payments to be made under this Grant Letter after the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
14.    Compliance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Grant Letter is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or an exception, and shall be administered accordingly. Any reference to a Participant’s termination of employment shall mean a Participant’s “separation from service,” as such term is defined under section 409A. For purposes of section 409A, each payment of compensation under this Grant Letter shall be treated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Letter to the contrary, if the Participant is a “key employee” under section 409A and if payment of any amount under this Grant Letter is required to be delayed for a period of six months after separation from service pursuant to section 409A, payment of such amount shall be delayed as required by section 409A and shall be paid within 10 days after the end of the six-month period. If the Participant dies during such six-month period, the amounts withheld on account of section 409A shall be paid to the personal representative of the Participant’s estate within 60 days after the date of the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Letter to the contrary, if a Change of Control is not a “change in control event” under section 409A, any Performance Units and Dividend Equivalents

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that are payable pursuant to Section 6 shall be paid to the Participant between January 1, _____ and March 15, _____, and not upon the earlier separation from service, if required by section 409A.
15.    Applicable Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this Grant Letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
16.    Notice. Any notice to UGI provided for in this Grant Letter shall be addressed to UGI in care of the Corporate Secretary at UGI’s headquarters, and any notice to the Participant shall be addressed to such Participant at the current address shown on the payroll of the Company, or to such other address as the Participant may designate to the Company in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.
17.    Acceptance. By accepting this grant through the Morgan Stanley on-line system, the Participant (i) acknowledges receipt of the Plan incorporated herein, (ii) acknowledges that he or she has read the Grant Summary and Grant Letter and understands the terms and conditions of them, (iii) accepts the Performance Units described in the Grant Letter, (iv) agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan, including the Grant Letter, and (v) agrees that all the decisions and determinations of the Board or the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and any other person having or claiming a right under this Grant.

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EXHIBIT A

UGI CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE UNIT PEER GROUP

RUSSELL MIDCAP UTILITIES
(EXCLUDING TELECOMS)
as of 1/1/_____



Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT)
 
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE)
Ameren Corporation (AEE)
 
MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU)
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
National Fuel Gas Company (NFG)
Aqua America, Inc. (WTR)
 
NiSource Inc (NI)
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
 
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)
Avangrid, Inc. (AGR)
 
OGE Energy Corp. (OGE)
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)
 
PG&E Corporation (PCG)
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS)
 
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
 
PPL Corporation (PPL)
DTE Energy Company (DTE)
 
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PEG)
Edison International (EIX)
 
Sempra Energy (SRE)
Entergy Corporation (ETR)
 
The AES Corporation (AES)
Evergy Inc. (EVRG)
 
Vectren Corp (VVC)
Eversource Energy (ES)
 
Vistra Energy Corporation (VST)
FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC)
 
 
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)






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EXHIBIT B

Change of Control with Respect to Utilities

For purposes of this Grant Letter, each of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control” for Participants who are employees of UGI Utilities, Inc. (“Utilities”) or a subsidiary of Utilities as of the date of the occurrence of such event. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used as defined in the Plan (including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto).

“Change of Control” shall include any of the following events:

(A)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock of Utilities or more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Utilities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or
    
(B)    Completion by Utilities of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following such Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities, as the case may be; or

(C)    Completion of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Utilities or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Utilities other than to a corporation with respect to which, following such sale or disposition, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of Utilities’ outstanding common stock and voting securities, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition.


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EXHIBIT C

Change of Control with Respect to AmeriGas

For purposes of this Grant Letter, each of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control” for Participants who are employees of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (“AmeriGas”) as of the date of the occurrence of such event.   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used as defined in the Plan (including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto).

“Change of Control” shall include any of the following events:

(A)    Completion by AmeriGas, the “Public Partnership” or the “Operating Partnership” (as defined in the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan on behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P., including, without limitation, Exhibit A thereto) of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Propane Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the AmeriGas voting securities or of the outstanding units of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (“Outstanding Units”) immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination do not, following such Propane Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, (a) if the entity resulting from such Propane Business Combination is a corporation, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of such corporation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Combination of the AmeriGas’ voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, or, (b) if the entity resulting from such Propane Business Combination is a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common units of such partnership in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination of AmeriGas’ voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be; or

(B)    (a) Completion of a complete liquidation or dissolution of AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership or (b) sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership other than to an entity with respect to which, following such sale or disposition, (I) if such entity is a corporation, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition, or, (II) if such entity is a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common units is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of

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AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of AmeriGas’ voting securities or of the Outstanding Units immediately prior to such sale or disposition; or

(C)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding general partnership interests of the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership; or

(D)    UGI and the UGI Subsidiaries fail to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock of AmeriGas or more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of AmeriGas entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or
    
(E)    AmeriGas is removed as the general partner of the Public Partnership by vote of the limited partners of the Public Partnership, or is removed as the general partner of the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership as a result of judicial or administrative proceedings involving AmeriGas, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership.


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Exhibit


Exhibit 10.3


UGI UTILITIES, INC.
EXECUTIVE ANNUAL BONUS PLAN
(As amended as of November 15, 2018)
I.Purpose. The purpose of the UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide a means whereby UGI Utilities, Inc. (the “Company”) may provide incentive compensation to its eligible employees to serve as an incentive for employee performance and retention. The Plan is intended to encourage eligible employees to contribute to the overall success of the Company. The Plan is part of a total compensation structure under which a meaningful portion of eligible employees’ total compensation is based on achievement of performance goals relating to the eligible employees’ business and/or area of responsibility. The Plan was originally effective as of October 1, 2006, was amended and restated as of November 16, 2012, and is hereby amended and restated as of November 15, 2018.
II.    Definitions. Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth below:
2.1    Administrative Committee” means the Chief Executive Officer of UGI Corporation and the chief human resources officer of UGI Corporation.
2.2    Board” means the board of directors of the Company as constituted from time to time.
2.3    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.4    Committee” means (i) for Senior Management, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board or its successor or (ii) for Eligible Employees who are not members of Senior Management, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designee.
2.5    Company” means UGI Utilities, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, or any successor thereto.
2.6    Eligible Employee” means, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, a U.S. salaried employee of the Employer who is compensated in the executive salary grade structure. The Committee may also designate in writing that one or more other senior level employees of an Employer shall be Eligible Employees for purposes of the Plan for a Fiscal Year, in its sole discretion.
2.7    Employer” means, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, the Company and its subsidiaries.





2.8    “Equity Plan” means the UGI Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect from time to time, or a successor plan.
2.9    Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year beginning each October 1 and ending each September 30.
2.10    Participant” means, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, an Eligible Employee who provides services to the Employer during the applicable Fiscal Year. Participants in any other annual bonus plan of an Employer, are not eligible to participate in the Plan, except in the case of a transfer to or from an eligible position during a Fiscal Year, as set forth in Section 3.4.
2.11    Plan” means this UGI Utilities, Inc. Executive Annual Bonus Plan, as in effect from time to time.
2.12    Senior Management” means those Eligible Employees who are designated as executive officers by the Board pursuant to Rule 3b-7 of the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.13    “Stock Award” shall have the meaning given that term under the Equity Plan.
III.    Annual Bonus.
3.1    Target Bonus. At the beginning of each Fiscal Year, the Committee shall establish a target bonus as a percentage of each Participant’s salary for the Fiscal Year. Each Participant shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus for the Fiscal Year based on the achievement of business and financial performance goals, and the Participant’s individual performance goals, if applicable, during the Fiscal Year, as established by the Committee in its discretion. The amount actually paid to a Participant may be more or less than the target bonus amount, depending on the extent to which the performance goals are satisfied, as determined by the Committee.
3.2    Performance Goals.
(a)    Business/Financial Goals. At the beginning of each Fiscal Year, the Committee shall establish the business and/or financial performance goals for the Fiscal Year and leverage tables (as described below) that apply to the performance goals.
(b)    Individual Goals. The Committee shall determine which Participants shall have individual performance goals as part of their bonus calculation. At the beginning of each Fiscal Year, the Committee shall establish each Participant’s individual performance goals for the year, if applicable, and shall set leverage tables that shall apply to individual performance goals.
(c)    Weighting; Leverage Tables. At the time the Committee establishes performance goals for each Fiscal Year, the Committee shall determine the weighting for each Participant with respect to the business and financial performance goals and the individual goals, as applicable, for the Fiscal Year. At such time, the Committee shall also determine the leverage

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tables, which shall set forth the percentage of the target bonus that may become payable based on the achievement of the performance goals, subject to the eligibility and other conditions of payment as set forth in the Plan. The leverage tables and weighting of the goals need not be uniform as to all Participants.
(d)    Communication of Goals. The Committee shall provide for the communication of the performance goals and corresponding leverage tables to the Participants, which may be by email.
3.3    Determination and Approval of Bonus Payments.
(a)    At the end of the Fiscal Year, the Committee shall determine the amount of each Participant’s bonus, if any, based on the achievement of the business and financial performance goals and, if applicable, the achievement of the individual performance goals. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met. No bonus shall be deemed earned until the Committee makes such determinations and all qualifying conditions of the Plan have been satisfied. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has earned a bonus, and the amount of any such bonus earned.
(b)    The Committee may adjust the performance results for extraordinary items or other events, as the Committee deems appropriate.
(c)    If the threshold level of business and financial performance is not achieved, no bonuses will be paid, unless determined otherwise by the Committee in its discretion.
(d)    The Committee shall have discretion to increase or decrease the amount of the annual bonus by up to 50% more or less than the amount otherwise determined, based on the Participant’s contribution to the achievement of the performance goals, other contributions that have a significant impact on Company performance, or other factors. The Committee may determine that no increase or decrease will be made for a Fiscal Year.
3.4    Newly Hired Employees, Promotions and Transfers. Employees who are newly hired or who are promoted or transferred into a position eligible to participate in the Plan during the Fiscal Year may be eligible to receive a prorated bonus award calculated in whole months based on the relative time spent in the eligible position during the Fiscal Year, as determined by the Committee. If a Participant is transferred into a position that is not eligible to participate in the Plan during the Fiscal Year, the Participant may be eligible to receive a prorated award calculated in whole months based on the relative time spent in the eligible position during the Fiscal Year, as determined by the Committee. A Participant’s annual bonus target percentage and the Participant’s performance goals may be adjusted to reflect any change in position during a Fiscal Year.
3.5    Payment of Annual Bonus. Each annual bonus for a Fiscal Year shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum payment between September 30 and December 31 of

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the calendar year in which the Fiscal Year ends, except as provided below. Annual bonuses for a Fiscal Year shall be paid in cash; provided that the Committee may determine that part or all of a Participant’s annual bonus shall be paid in the form of a Stock Award under the Equity Plan. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, to the extent that an officer of the Company who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not have satisfied any ownership requirement then applicable to such officer, as set forth in the UGI Corporation Stock Ownership Policy, up to 10% of the gross amount of the officer’s annual bonus shall be paid in fully vested Stock Awards under the Equity Plan.
3.6    Withholding Tax. Each Employer shall withhold from each bonus payment an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and local tax withholding requirements relating to the bonus. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, withholding taxes with respect to any portion of a bonus paid in the form of a Stock Award shall be deducted from the cash portion of such bonus.
IV.    Termination of Employment.
4.1    The Plan is, in part, intended as a retention tool, and bonuses are not deemed earned until the Committee has determined whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met and all qualifying conditions and eligibility criteria of the Plan have been satisfied. Except as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 below, a Participant must be employed by the Employer on the payment date in order to receive a bonus.
4.2    If a Participant’s employment terminates on account of retirement, death or disability, (a) if such retirement, death or disability occurs after the close of a Fiscal Year but prior to payment of bonuses for such Fiscal Year, the Participant will be eligible to receive the bonus that the Participant otherwise would have been eligible to receive if the Participant had remained employed until the payment date and (b) the Committee may determine that the Participant is eligible to receive an annual bonus for the Fiscal Year in which the termination occurs, which bonus may be prorated based on the Participant’s period of employment with the Company during such Fiscal Year.
4.3    If a Participant’s employment terminates on account of involuntary termination by the Employer without cause, the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that (a) if such termination occurs after the close of a Fiscal Year but prior to payment of bonuses for such Fiscal Year, the Participant will be eligible to receive the bonus that the Participant otherwise would have been eligible to receive if the Participant had remained employed until the payment date and (b) the Participant is eligible to receive an annual bonus for the Fiscal Year in which the termination occurs, which bonus may be prorated based on the Participant’s period of employment with the Company during such Fiscal Year.
4.4    In determining whether to pay any bonus under Section 4.2 and 4.3 above, the Committee may take into account factors such as Company performance, individual performance, and the portion of the year elapsed prior to termination. The annual bonus payable under Section 4.2 or 4.3, if any, shall be paid within 60 days after the date of termination, death or disability, as applicable (and not later than the date on which bonuses for the applicable Fiscal

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Year are paid to other Participants), subject to any conditions that may be imposed by the Committee, including execution of a release of claims.
V.    Administration.
5.1    The Committee administers the Plan. The Committee shall have full power and discretionary authority to interpret and administer the Plan, to make all determinations, including all participation and bonus determinations, and to prescribe, amend and rescind any rules, forms or procedures as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan and to make any other determinations and take such other actions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in carrying out its duties under the Plan.
5.2    Any action required of the Committee under the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and not in a fiduciary capacity. All decisions and determinations by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Participants, and any other persons having or claiming an interest hereunder. All bonuses shall be awarded conditional upon the Participant’s acknowledgement, by continuing in employment with the Employer, that all decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest in such bonus.
VI.    General Provisions.
6.1    Clawback. Any annual bonus paid under the Plan shall be subject to any applicable clawback and other policies implemented by the Board, as in effect from time to time.
6.2    Transferability. No bonus under this Plan shall be transferred, assigned, pledged or encumbered by the Participant nor shall it be subject to any claim of any creditor, and, in particular, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all such payments, benefits and rights shall be free from attachment, garnishment, trustee’s process, or any other legal or equitable process available to any creditor of such Participant. In the event of a Participant’s death, any amounts payable under this Plan, as determined by the Committee, shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
6.3    Unfunded Arrangement. The Plan is an unfunded incentive compensation arrangement. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind. Each Participant’s right to receive a bonus shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Employer. All bonuses shall be paid from the general funds of the Employer, and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of bonuses.
6.4    No Rights to Employment. Nothing in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall confer upon a Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Employer, or affect the right of the Employer to terminate a Participant’s employment at any time for cause or for no cause whatsoever.
6.5    Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with the short-term deferral rule set forth in the regulations under section 409A of the Code, in order to avoid application of

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section 409A to the Plan. If and to the extent that any payment under this Plan is deemed to be deferred compensation subject to the requirements of section 409A, this Plan shall be administered so that such payments are made in accordance with the requirements of section 409A. Any payment from the Plan that is subject to the requirements of section 409A may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted by section 409A, including the requirement that deferred compensation payable to a “specified employee” of a publicly traded company be postponed for six months after separation from service or death, if earlier. Payments upon termination of employment may only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A. For purposes of section 409A, each payment shall be treated as a separate payment. In no event may a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under the Plan, and if a payment that is subject to section 409A is conditioned on the execution of a release of claims, and such payment could be made in more than one taxable year, payment shall be made in the later taxable year.
6.6    Termination and Amendment of the Plan. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Committee may adopt any amendment to the Plan as it shall deem necessary or appropriate to (i) maintain compliance with current laws and regulations, (ii) correct errors and omissions in the Plan document, and (iii) facilitate the administration and operation of the Plan. The Administrative Committee shall notify the Management Development Committee of the Board of any such amendments to the Plan within a reasonable period of time following such amendment.
6.7    Successors. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successors and assigns, and each Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.
6.8    Applicable Law. The Plan shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


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Exhibit


EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Robert F. Beard, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this periodic report on Form 10-Q of UGI Utilities, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 8, 2019

 
/s/ Robert F. Beard
 
 
Robert F. Beard
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 



Exhibit


EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Daniel J. Platt, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this periodic report on Form 10-Q of UGI Utilities, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2019

 
/s/ Daniel J. Platt
 
Daniel J. Platt
 
 
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 



Exhibit


EXHIBIT 32
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Relating to a Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements
I, Robert F. Beard, Chief Executive Officer, and I, Daniel J. Platt, Chief Financial Officer, of UGI Utilities, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that to our knowledge:
(1)
The Company’s periodic report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)
The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Robert F. Beard 
 
/s/ Daniel J. Platt
 
 
Robert F. Beard
 
Daniel J. Platt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 8, 2019
 
Date:
May 8, 2019