OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP), one of the nation's largest distributors of propane, today announced the recent purchase of more than 23,000 FGP common units by three officers and one director.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ferrell purchased 20,000 common units, President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Wambold purchased 1,000 common units, Senior Vice President, Ferrellgas and President Ferrell North America George Koloroutis purchased 200 units, and Director Mike Morrissey purchased 2,000 units.

The purchases were announced via individual Form 4 filings that were made yesterday and today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filings can be viewed online at www.ferrellgas.com.

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., through its operating partnership, Ferrellgas, L.P., serves approximately one million customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Ferrellgas employees indirectly own more than 20 million common units of the partnership through an employee stock ownership plan.

Contact: Tom Colvin, Investor Relations, 913-661-1530
Scott Brockelmeyer, Media Relations, 913-661-1830

SOURCE Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.