UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 13, 2024
Commission File Number | Name of Registrant, Address of Principal, Executive Offices and Telephone Number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | |||
1-16681 | Spire Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis MO 63101 314 -342-0500 | Missouri | 74-2976504 | |||
1-1822 | Spire Missouri Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis MO 63101 314 -342-0500 | Missouri | 43-0368139 |
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8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act (only applicable to Spire Inc.):
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock , par value $1.00 per share | SR | New York Stock Exchange LLC | ||
Depositary Shares , each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share | SR.PRA | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 13, 2024, Spire Missouri Inc. (“Spire Missouri”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Spire Inc., issued $320 million in aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.150% Series due 2034 (the “Bonds”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated August 6, 2024 between Spire Missouri and the several underwriters named therein, for whom BMO Capital Markets Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. acted as representatives.
The Bonds were issued pursuant to Spire Missouri’s registration statement on Formfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2022 (the “Registration Statement”) and the related prospectus dated May 9, 2022 and prospectus supplement dated August 6, 2024. The Bonds were issued under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of February 1, 1945 between Spire Missouri and Regions Bank, as successor trustee, as amended and supplemented by all supplemental indentures thereto, the latest of which is the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture relating to the Bonds dated as of August 13, 2024.
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(RegistrationNo. 333-264799-01)
Spire Missouri intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Bonds to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding $300 million principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, Floating Rate Series due December 2, 2024, which Spire Missouri has called for redemption on August 14, 2024, and for general corporate purposes.
This Current Report on Form
8-K
is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement.Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SPIRE INC. | ||||||
Date: August 13, 2024 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Adam W. Woodard | |||||
Adam W. Woodard | ||||||
Vice President and Treasurer |
SPIRE MISSOURI INC. | ||||||
Date: August 13, 2024 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Adam W. Woodard | |||||
Adam W. Woodard | ||||||
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |