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) August 31, 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
8.01 Other Events.
EARNINGS
PER COMMON SHARE GUIDANCE
In
anticipation of meetings with members of the investment community, MDU Resources
Group, Inc. (the “Company”) has reaffirmed, as of August 31, 2006, its prior
guidance, set forth in the Company’s June 30, 2006 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(Form 10-Q) filed on August 4, 2006, that earnings per common share for 2006,
diluted, are projected in the range of $1.47 to $1.60.
The
reaffirmation of earnings per share is based on the key strategies, projections
and assumptions set forth in the Form 10-Q under the heading “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Prospective Information,” with respect to which there have been no material
changes since the filing of the Form 10-Q, and which are incorporated herein
by
reference.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
foregoing earnings per share guidance for 2006 constitutes a forward-looking
statement on behalf of the Company, within the meaning of Section 21E of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ
materially. For a discussion of the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ, reference is made to Item 1A - Risk Factors in the Form
10-Q
as well as Item 1A - Risk Factors in the Company’s December 31, 2005 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, both of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
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
August
31, 2006
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By
/s/
Doran N. Schwartz
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Doran
N. Schwartz
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Vice
President and
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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