---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-011473"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UGI"
cik: "0000884614"
company_name: "UGI CORP /PA/"
filed_at: "2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T11:30:10.988401+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UGI Corp COO Robert Beard to retire Dec 31, 2024; position eliminated

## Summary
- Robert F. Beard plans to retire as COO on December 31, 2024, and will act as advisor afterwards.
- Company eliminates the Chief Operations Officer position; duties reassigned to other officers.
- Departure treated as involuntary termination under Executive Severance Plan.
- Beard receives severance benefits per plan in exchange for release of claims.
- No disagreement with Company over operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-011473
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UGI
- cik: 0000884614
- company_name: UGI CORP /PA/
- filed_at: 2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884614/000155837024011473/0001558370-24-011473-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884614/000155837024011473/ugi-20240807x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-011473
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-011473.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-011473.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert F. Beard departed as Chief Operations Officer at UGI CORP /PA/.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Operations Officer
  source text: On August 7, 2024, UGI Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Robert F. Beard intends to retire from his position as Chief Operations Officer of the Company on December 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884614/000155837024011473/0001558370-24-011473-index.htm

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