MDU Resources Group, Inc. 8-K Appointing Mr. Schwartz
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) February 3, 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.
Daniel
B.
Moylan, Chief Accounting Officer, has decided to resign from this position
effective as of the close of business on February 28, 2006 and return to his
prior position of Assistant Vice President - Accounting and Financial
Reporting.
Doran
N.
Schwartz, Assistant Vice President - Special Projects, has been appointed Vice
President and Chief Accounting Officer effective as of the close of business
on
February 28, 2006. Mr. Schwartz, age 36, joined the Company in September 2005.
Prior to joining MDU Resources, Mr. Schwartz was the Director for the Membership
Rewards Controllership Group for American Express in Phoenix, Ariz. from
November 2004 to September 2005. Prior to joining American Express, Mr. Schwartz
worked in Minneapolis, Minn. in the public accounting field for Deloitte &
Touche, LLP, from June 2002 to November 2004 and Andersen from August 2000
to
June 2002. While in the public accounting field, he served certain clients,
including the Company, in an audit capacity.
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
February
6, 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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