Scott Edward Doyle Form 4 SPIRE / Scott Edward Doyle ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Doyle Scott Edward

(Last) (First) (Middle)

700 MARKET STREET

(Street)

ST. LOUIS MO 63010

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPIRE INC [ SR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/17/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/17/2024		A		3,420(1)	A	$58.41	3,420	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock	(2)	01/17/2024		A		546(2)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	546	$58.41	546	D
Common Stock	(3)	01/17/2024		A		546		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	546	$58.41	1,092	D
Common Stock	(4)	01/17/2024		A		546		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	546	$58.41	1,638	D
Common Stock	(5)	01/17/2024		A		546		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	546	$58.41	2,184	D
Common Stock	(6)	01/17/2024		A		546		(6)	(6)	Common Stock	546	$58.41	2,730	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents award of time-vested restricted stock that vests on January 17, 2026.

2. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 546 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2029 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

3. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 546 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2030 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

4. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 546 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2031 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

5. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 546 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2032 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

6. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 546 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2033 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

Remarks:

	Courtney Vomund as attorney in fact for Doyle Scott E.	01/18/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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