regbtr8k.htm
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):
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August
18, 2008
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Commission
File No.
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Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office
Address and Telephone Number
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State
of Incorporation
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I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number
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1-16681
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The
Laclede Group, Inc.
720
Olive Street
St.
Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
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Missouri
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74-2976504
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1-1822
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Laclede
Gas Company
720
Olive Street
St.
Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
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Missouri
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43-0368139
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 13e-4(c))
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Item
5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit
Plans
As of
October 1, 2008, Laclede Gas Company (“Laclede”) is changing the service
provider (from Wachovia Bank, N. A. to Fidelity Investments) for the Laclede Gas
Company Salary Deferral Savings Plan, Laclede Gas Company Wage Deferral Savings
Plan, and Missouri Natural Division of Laclede Gas Company Wage Deferral Savings
Plan (the “Plans”). As a result of this change in service provider, a
conversion period is necessary to transition account and plan
records. Laclede Gas sent a notice to participants in the Plans
informing them that, due to this change in the service provider for the Plans,
participants of the Plans will temporarily be unable to direct or diversify the
investments in their accounts established under the Plans, including The Laclede
Group ESOP, or obtain loans or distributions from the Plans during the period
that begins at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2008 and is expected to
end during the week of October 12, 2008 through October 18, 2008 (the “Blackout
Period”). Interested parties may obtain, without charge, specific
information regarding the Blackout Period by contacting Kathy Burcham, Director
– Employee Benefits, Laclede Gas Company, 720 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63101,
(314) 342-0705.
Under
Regulation BTR, transactions by directors and executive officers in The Laclede
Group, Inc. (“Company”) securities will be restricted during the Blackout
Period. The notice to this effect, provided to Company directors and
executive officers on August 18, 2008, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to
this filing and incorporated herein by reference.
The date
Laclede received the notice required by section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was August 15, 2008.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Notice dated August 18, 2008.
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.
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THE
LACLEDE GROUP, INC.
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Date:
August 18, 2008
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By:
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/s/
D. H. Yaeger
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D.
H. Yaeger
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer
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LACLEDE
GAS COMPANY
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Date:
August 18, 2008
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By:
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/s/
R. A. Skau
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R.
A. Skau
Sr.
Vice President Human Resources
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Notice
dated August 18, 2008.
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