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 2, 2013 (July 30, 2013) |
| Commission File No. | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
| 1-16681 | The Laclede Group, Inc. 720 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | Missouri | 74-2976504 |
| 1-1822 | Laclede Gas Company 720 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | Missouri | 43-0368139 |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 30, 2013, Laclede Gas Company and CenterPoint Energy - Mississippi River Transmission, LLP executed amendments and restatements of each of the following firm transportation and storage agreements effective August 1, 2013:
| • | Storage Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FSS, Contract #3147, |
| • | Transportation Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FTS, Contract #3310, and |
| • | Transportation Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FTS, Contract #3311. |
Under these amendments and restatements, the primary term of a portion of the storage capacity under Contract #3147 was extended to May 15, 2015, and the remaining portion of storage capacity was extended to May 15, 2016. The primary terms of a portion of the firm transportation capacity under Contracts #3310 and #3311 were extended to July 31, 2015, and the remaining portions of the transportation capacity under Contracts #3310 and #3311 were extended to July 31, 2016. The agreements contain automatic annual extensions unless otherwise terminated by either party.
These amended and restated agreements are included as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, to this Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
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.
| THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC. | |||
Date: August 2, 2013 | By: | /s/ M. C. Kullman | |
M. C. Kullman Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
| LACLEDE GAS COMPANY | |||
Date: August 2, 2013 | By: | /s/ M. C. Kullman | |
M. C. Kullman Corporate Secretary | |||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Storage Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FSS, Contract #3147. |
| 10.2 | Transportation Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FTS, Contract #3310. |
| 10.3 | Transportation Service Agreement for Rate Schedule FTS, Contract #3311. |