Cornerstone Propane Partners, L.P.
Ticker: - 432 Westridge Drive
Exchange:New York Stock Exchange Watsonville, California 95076
Industry:Retail (408) 724-1921

Type of Shares:Common Units Filing Date:10/10/96
U.S. Shares:8,540,000 Offer Date:12/11/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$20.00 - $22.00
Primary Shares:8,540,000 Offer Price:$21.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$1.47
Offering Amount: $179,340,000 Selling:$0.85
Expenses:$3,800,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After: -

ManagerTierPhone
Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedLead Manager (212) 703-4797
Dean Witter ReynoldsCo-manager (212) 392-2222

Auditor: Arthur Andersen
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
6/30/96 6/30/96
Revenue:$595.79Assets:$450.92
Net Income:$21.16Liabilities:$261.35
EPS:$1.23Equity:$189.58

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The Partnership believes that, upon consummation of the Transactions, it will be the fifth largest retail marketer of propane in the United States, serving more than 360,000 active residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. The Partnership was recently formed to own and operate the propane business and assets of Synergy and Empire Energy and Coast. The Partnership's operations are concentrated in the east coast, south-central and west coast regions of United States. On a pro forma basis for fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, the Partnership had retail propane sales of approximately 235 million gallons and operating income plus depreciation and amortization of approximately $54.9 million. The Partnership was recently formed to own and operate the propane businesses and assets of Synergy and Empire Energy, Myers and Coast.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for repayment of outstanding indebtedness to NPS, repayment of other outstanding indebtedness, distributions to the General Partners, repayment of acquisition bridge financing of Northwestern Growth, payment of fees and expenses of the Transactions and for general corporate purposes.

Last updated: 12/29/96

©1996 IPO Data Systems, Inc. - All rights reserved.