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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September
18, 2008
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Laclede
Gas Company
720 Olive
Street
St.
Louis, Missouri 63101
314-342-0500
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Missouri
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1-1822
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43-0368139
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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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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Item
8.01 Other Events
Pursuant to a Purchase Agreement dated
September 18, 2008 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between Laclede Gas Company (the
“Registrant”) and Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (the “Underwriter”), the
Registrant sold to the Underwriter $80,000,000 principal amount of its First
Mortgage Bonds, 6.35% Series due October 15, 2038 (the
“Bonds”). The Bonds have been issued under a Mortgage and Deed of
Trust, dated as of February 1, 1945, under which UMB Bank & Trust, n.a. is
the present Trustee. Such Mortgage and Deed of Trust had previously
been amended and supplemented and has been further supplemented by a Thirtieth
Supplemental Indenture relating to the Bonds, dated as of September 15, 2008
(the “Supplemental Indenture”). The Registration Statement on Form
S-3 with respect to certain securities of the Registrant, including the Bonds
(File No. 333-141439), was filed by the Registrant on March 20, 2007 and
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10,
2007. This Current Report on Form 8-K files the Purchase Agreement,
the Supplemental Indenture and the opinion as to the legality of the Bonds as
Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 5.1, respectively, to the Registration
Statement.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Reference is made to the information
contained in the Index to Exhibits filed as part of 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.
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LACLEDE
GAS COMPANY
(Registrant)
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Date:
September 23, 2008
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By:
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/s/M.
D. Waltermire
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M.
D. Waltermire
Senior
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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1.1
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Purchase Agreement dated September 18, 2008 between the Registrant and the
Underwriter relating to the Bonds.
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4.1
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Thirtieth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2008 to Registrant’s
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of February 1, 1945.
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5.1
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Opinion as to legality of the Bonds (including
consent).
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