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 10, 2006
MDU
Resources Group, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-3480
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41-0423660
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation)
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1200
West Century Avenue
P.O.
Box 5650
Bismarck,
North Dakota 58506-5650
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (701) 530-1000
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On
January 10, 2006, MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Daniel
B. Moylan as Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Moylan,
44, has been with the Company since 1993 and served as Corporate Accounting
Manager beginning in 1997, before being promoted to Assistant Vice President
in
2003. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Moylan’s appointment is filed
as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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99
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Press
Release issued January 10, 2006, announcing appointment of Daniel
B. Moylan as Chief Accounting Officer.
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SIGNATURE
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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MDU
RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
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Date
January
10, 2006
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By
/s/
VERNON A. RAILE
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Vernon
A. Raile
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
99
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Description
of Exhibit
Press
release issued January 10, 2006, announcing appointment of Daniel
B. Moylan as Chief Accounting
Officer.
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Exhibit
99
MDU
Resources Names Moylan Chief Accounting Officer
BISMARCK,
N.D. - Jan. 10, 2006 -
Dan
Moylan, 44, was promoted to chief accounting officer for MDU Resources Group,
Inc. (NYSE:MDU), effective today. Moylan previously held the position of
assistant vice president - accounting and financial reporting. Moylan will
provide leadership for the corporate accounting, financial planning and taxation
functions. He will also provide direction to the operating companies to assist
them in developing financial strategies and achieving financial
goals.
“Dan
will
do an excellent job in this position,” said Martin A. White, chairman of the
board and chief executive officer. “At MDU Resources, Dan has shown outstanding
leadership in managing the accounting and financial reporting functions.
His
advancement to chief accounting officer is well deserved.”
Moylan
has been with MDU Resources since 1993, when he started as an internal auditor.
In 1994, he transferred to the corporate accounting department. He was promoted
to corporate accounting manager in 1997 and to assistant vice president in
2003.
A
native
of Sebastopol, Calif., Moylan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting
from California State University in Chico. He is a certified public accountant.
Before joining MDU Resources, Moylan worked for a major accounting firm in
auditing and management consulting.
Moylan,
his wife Janis and their three children reside in Bismarck.
MDU
Resources Group, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400 index, provides
value-added natural resource products and related services that are essential
to
energy and transportation infrastructure. MDU Resources includes natural
gas and
oil production, construction materials and mining, domestic and international
independent power production, electric and natural gas utilities, natural
gas
pipelines and energy services, and utility services. For more information
about
MDU Resources, see the company’s Web site at www.mdu.com
or
contact the investor relations department at [email protected].
Contact:
Linda
Donlin - Director - Communications and Public Relations
701-530-1700