<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001126956-13-000046.txt : 20130718
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001126956-13-000046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130717
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130718
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130718

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LACLEDE GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001126956
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		IRS NUMBER:				742976504
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16681
		FILM NUMBER:		13974642

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 OLIVE ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3143420500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 OLIVE ST
		STREET 2:		RM 1517
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LACLEDE GAS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000057183
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		IRS NUMBER:				430368139
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01822
		FILM NUMBER:		13974643

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 OLIVE ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3143420500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 OLIVE ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101
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#000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">United States</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Form 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Current Report</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:84.375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="68%"></td><td width="32%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">July 18, 2013 (July 17, 2013)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div 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#000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">State of Incorporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid 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Employer Identification Number</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">1-16681</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">The Laclede Group, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">720 Olive Street</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">St. Louis, MO 63101</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">314-342-0500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Missouri</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid 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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Laclede Gas Company</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">720 Olive Street</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">St. Louis, MO 63101</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">314-342-0500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Missouri</font></div></td><td 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style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sef9eb22c525f4604859366ca832a164d"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01 Other Events. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">In December 2012, The Laclede Group, Inc. (&#8220;Laclede Group&#8221;) announced agreements to acquire substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Southern Union Company's (&#8220;SUG&#8221;) Missouri Gas Energy (the &#8220;MGE&#8221;) and New England Gas Company (the &#8220;NEG&#8221;) divisions.  On July 17, 2013, the Missouri Public Service Commission (&#8220;MoPSC&#8221;) approved the acquisition of the assets of MGE by Laclede Gas Company (&#8220;Laclede Gas&#8221;) pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, dated as of December 14, 2012 (the &#8220;MGE PSA&#8221;), among SUG, Laclede Gas (by way of an assignment and assumption agreement) and Laclede (solely as guarantor) (the &#8220;MGE Acquisition&#8221;).  The approval is effective July 31, 2013, and permits closing on the MGE Acquisition on or after September 1, 2013.  Further, Laclede Gas is authorized to complete the financing necessary to support the MGE Acquisition.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Although the MoPSC approval satisfies one of the closing conditions under the MGE PSA, the closing remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent as described in the MGE PSA, including the ability to close the NEG transaction concurrently with the MGE Acquisition.  In order to close the NEG transaction, approval by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (&#8220;MDPU&#8221;) of the acquisition of the assets of NEG by a subsidiary of Algonquin Power &amp; Utilities Corp. (&#8220;APUC&#8221;) must be received.  APUC, pursuant to agreements entered into and announced in February 2013  acquired Laclede's rights to purchase the assets of NEG from SUG.  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D. Waltermire</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">M. D. 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Dudley Jr.</font></div><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">314-342-0878</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">sdudley@TheLacledeGroup.com</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Media Contact:</font></div><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Jessica B. 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LOUIS (July 17, 2013) </font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">- </font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) today approved the acquisition of Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) by Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE: LG), from Southern Union Company.  The approval is effective July 31, 2013, and permits closing on the transaction on or after September 1, 2013.  Further, Laclede Gas is authorized to complete the financing necessary to support the acquisition.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;We are excited to reach this critical milestone and be able to close on this transformative transaction over the next several weeks,&#8221; said Suzanne Sitherwood, president and CEO of The Laclede Group.  &#8220;Our integration work is already well underway.  We look forward to welcoming the customers of MGE and providing them with safe, reliable and efficient service and adding MGE employees to the Laclede family,&#8221; she added.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The MoPSC approved a joint agreement filed earlier this month by Laclede Gas, Southern Union Company, the MoPSC Staff, the Office of Public Counsel and other parties to the proceeding.  In addition to approving the acquisition, the agreement also sets forth certain operating and reporting requirements relating to gas supply, safety, service quality, and financial condition.  The agreement calls for no recovery of acquisition premium or transaction costs, but does allow for the future recovery of certain one-time integration costs.  Further, the agreement establishes the timing and parameters for both the pending 2013 MGE general rate case filing and the next general rate case filing for Laclede Gas, subject to certain exceptions.      </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The Company will discuss the MoPSC approval of the acquisition in more detail during its fiscal 2013 third quarter earnings conference call on July 30.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ABOUT THE LACLEDE GROUP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The Laclede Group, Inc. 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