WHIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), a marketer of propane gas and related products and services nationwide, announced today that it has scheduled its Fiscal 2003 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Conference Call for Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

Analysts, investors and other interested parties are invited to listen to management's discussion of Fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and year-end results and business outlook by accessing the call via the internet at www.suburbanpropane.com, or by telephone as follows:

                           Phone #: (888) 273-9887
 Ask for: Suburban Propane Fiscal Year 2003 Fourth Quarter Results Conference
                                     Call

In addition, a replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 PM Thursday, October 23 until 1:30 PM Friday, October 24, 2003 and can be accessed by dialing (800) 475-6701 Access Code 699741. The replay will also be available via Suburban's web site until Thursday, October 30, 2003.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928. The Partnership serves approximately 750,000 residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than 320 customer service centers in 40 states.

SOURCE  Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
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    /CONTACT:  Robert M. Plante, Vice President-Finance of Suburban Propane
Partners, L.P., +1-973-503-9252/
    /Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/112074.html /
    /Web site:  http://suburbanpropane.com /
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CO:  Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
ST:  New Jersey
IN:  OIL
SU:  CCA

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