---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-003419"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001012493"
company_name: "FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T07:49:25.083354+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ferrellgas CFO Michael E. Cole to retire May 2, 2025; search for successor launched

## Summary
- CFO & Treasurer Michael E. Cole announced retirement effective May 2, 2025; not due to disagreement.
- Company retains Moelis & Company to advise on financial strategies during CFO search.
- CEO Tamria Zertuche praised Cole's leadership in finance, FP&A, Treasury, and Investor Relations.
- Search for new CFO initiated; Cole will continue in role through May 2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-003419
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001012493
- company_name: FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012493/000155837025003419/0001558370-25-003419-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/922358/000155837025003419/fgp-20250317x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003419
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003419.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003419.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael E. Cole departed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On March 17, 2025, Michael E. Cole, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Ferrellgas, Inc., the general partner of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and Ferrellgas, L.P. (collectively, “the Company”), informed the Company of his intention to retire, effective May 2, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012493/000155837025003419/0001558370-25-003419-index.htm

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