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Transactions with related parties
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
Transactions with related parties  
Transactions with related parties

K.    Transactions with related parties

Ferrellgas has no employees and is managed and controlled by its general partner. Pursuant to Ferrellgas’ partnership agreements, the general partner is entitled to reimbursement for all direct and indirect expenses incurred or payments it makes on behalf of Ferrellgas and all other necessary or appropriate expenses allocable to Ferrellgas or otherwise reasonably incurred by its general partner in connection with operating Ferrellgas’ business. These costs primarily include compensation and benefits paid to employees of the general partner who perform services on Ferrellgas’ behalf and are reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

For the three months ended April 30, 

For the nine months ended April 30, 

    

2025

    

2024

    

2025

    

2024

 

Operating expense

$

75,078

$

79,681

$

237,704

$

246,904

General and administrative expense

$

11,593

$

8,435

$

35,064

$

26,113

See additional discussions about transactions with the general partner and related parties in Note G “Equity (Deficit).”

Issuance of letters of credit on behalf of Ferrellgas Partners by the operating partnership

As described in Note E “Debt,” the operating partnership guaranteed the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million in letters of credit related to a settlement agreement.