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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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March
1, 2010
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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
8.09 Other Events.
On March
12, 2010, Laclede Gas Company received notice from the Missouri Secretary of
State that its amendment to Article III-A of its articles of incorporation
became effective March 1, 2010. Under the amendment, Article III-A
allows the Laclede Gas Company Board of Directors discretion to determine the
terms of a series of preferred stock upon the creation of each
series. Previously, Article III-A specified terms for preferred
stock, including cumulative dividends and the terms for such accumulation,
record dates, payment dates for dividends, redemption requirement, limitations
on the redemption and liquidating prices, notice requirements, default terms
that trigger voting rights along with the resulting terms of those voting
rights, and restrictions on the ability to amend the Articles or create or
increase preferred shares while any preferred shares are
outstanding.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amended
Article III-A.
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
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Date:
March 12, 2010
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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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3.1
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Amended
Article III-A to Laclede Gas Company articles of
incorporation.
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