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): | January 16, 2015 (January 15, 2015) | |||
| Commission File No. |
Exact Name of Registrant as |
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 | |||
| 2-38960 | Alabama Gas Corporation
2101 6TH Ave. North Birmingham, AL 35203-2707 205-326-8100 |
Alabama | 63-0022000 | |||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 15, 2015, Alabama Gas Corporation (“Alagasco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc., redeemed for cash $34.8 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its previously issued 5.70% notes due January 15, 2035 (“Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of November 1, 1993, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (“Indenture”), between Alagasco (“Issuer”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank of Georgia, National Association), as Trustee (“Trustee”). A copy of the redemption notice is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| 99.1 | Notice of Full Redemption to Holders of 5.70% Notes due January 15, 2035 dated December 15, 2014 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ Steven P. Rasche | ||||
| Steven P. Rasche Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ Steven P. Rasche | ||||
| Steven P. Rasche Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Full Redemption to Holders of 5.70% Notes due January 15, 2035 dated December 15, 2014 | |