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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000067716-10-000056
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100615
ITEM INFORMATION:		Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100618
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100618

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000067716
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				410423660
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03480
		FILM NUMBER:		10904821

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE
		CITY:			BISMARCK
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58506-5650
		BUSINESS PHONE:		701-530-1059

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		STREET 1:		1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE
		CITY:			BISMARCK
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58506-5650

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850429
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<div>On June 15, 2010, MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and Terry D. Hildestad, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, agreed to terminate Mr. Hildestad&#8217;s Change of Control Employment Agreement, dated June 5, 2008, effective immediately.</div>

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<div>On June 15, 2010, the Company gave notice to each other officer with a Change of Control Employment Agreement that the coverage period, as defined in the agreement, would not be extended beyond its current expiration date as set forth in the table below.&#160;&#160;Coverage period is defined as the three-year period commencing on the date of the agreement that is automatically extended by one year on each anniversary of the date of the agreement, unless the parties terminate it earlier or the Company gives prior notice that the coverage period will not be extended.</div>

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<div>The Company&#8217;s notice that the coverage period will not be extended does not result in immediate termination of the agreement.&#160;&#160;If a change of control, as defined in the agreement, should occur during the coverage period, the agreement provides for a three-year employment period commencing on the date of the change of control, with compensation and benefits to be paid during the employment period and severance payments and benefits to be paid upon a termination of employment by the officer for good reason or by the Company other than for cause.&#160;&#160;The terms of the agreement are described in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2010.</div>

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