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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-336573
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150930
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151002

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STAR GAS PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001002590
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990]
		IRS NUMBER:				061437793
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14129
		FILM NUMBER:		151140521

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2187 ATLANTIC ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2033287300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2187 ATLANTIC STREET
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September&nbsp;30, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-14129</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>06-1437793</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number) </B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9 West Broad Street Suite 310, Stamford, CT 06902 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (203) 328-7310 </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Star Gas Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the &#147;Partnership&#148;), has entered into a First Amendment dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2015 (the &#147;First Amendment&#148;) to its Letter Agreement with Dan Donovan (&#147;Donovan&#148;), dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2013 (the
&#147;Letter Agreement&#148;), between the Partnership and Donovan. The Letter Agreement provides, among other things, for Donovan to serve as a consultant to the Partnership until the expiration of the Letter Agreement on September&nbsp;30, 2015
for which Donovan would receive consulting fees of $250,000 per annum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The First Amendment extends the contract term of the Letter
Agreement for an additional two years with the Letter Agreement now expiring on September&nbsp;30, 2017. Donovan will continue to receive consulting fees of $250,000 per annum. Mr. Donovan will also continue as a director of the Partnership&#146;s
general partner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of the Amendment contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety to the text of the actual
document that is filed as an exhibit hereto. The description of the Letter Agreement contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by the text of the actual document that was filed as an exhibit to the Partnership&#146;s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;23, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statement and Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard Ambury</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Star Gas Partners, L.P. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">9 West
Broad Street, Suite 310 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Stamford, CT 06902 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;30, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dan Donovan </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Star Gas Partners, L.P. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9 West Broad Street, Suite 310 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stamford, CT 06902 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re: First Amendment to
Letter Agreement dated July&nbsp;22, 2013 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Donovan: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment to the Letter Agreement (this &#147;<B><I>Amendment</I></B>&#148;) amends that certain Letter Agreement dated as of
July&nbsp;22, 2013 and effective as of October&nbsp;1, 2013 (the &#147;<B><I>Letter Agreement</I></B>&#148;), entered into by and between you, an individual (&#147;<B><I>you</I></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><I>Donovan</I></B>&#148;), and Star Gas Partners,
L.P. and its subsidiaries (collectively the &#147;<B><I>Partnership</I></B>&#148;), regarding consulting services that you agreed to provide to the Partnership. (Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the Letter Agreement.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby amend the Letter Agreement as set forth in this Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.
<B><U>Amendment of the Letter Agreement</U></B>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The second sentence of Section&nbsp;1 of the Letter Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;You shall receive an annual consulting fee of $250,000, payable monthly in arrears
(except that consulting fees payable for the period October&nbsp;1, 2013 - March&nbsp;31, 2014 shall be deferred and paid on April&nbsp;1, 2014), with respect to each of the 12 month periods ending September&nbsp;30, 2014,&nbsp;September&nbsp;30,
2015,&nbsp;September&nbsp;30, 2016 and September&nbsp;30, 2017 (each such 12 months period a &#147;Contract Year&#148; and together the &#147;Contract Term&#148;) and you will be reimbursed for all expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection
with these services.&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The term this &#147;Agreement&#148; in the Letter Agreement shall include, in addition to its original
meaning, this Amendment; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Letter Agreement, as amended hereby, shall continue to be valid, binding and enforceable against all
Parties in accordance with its terms. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the </P>

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Agreement, and, except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Letter Agreement are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <B><U>Counterparts</U></B>. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all
of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <B><U>Severability</U></B>. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <B><U>Headings</U></B>. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I></I>[<I>Signature Page Follows</I>]<I> </I></P>

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signing and returning to the Partnership the enclosed copy of this Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard Ambury</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Dan Donovan</TD></TR>
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