MDU Resources Earnings Guidance - June 6
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) June 6, 2007
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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File Number)
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(I.R.S.
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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 June 6, 2007, its prior
guidance, set forth in the Company’s March 31, 2007 Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) filed on May 8, 2007, that earnings per common share for
2007, diluted, excluding any possible gain from the previously announced
potential sale of independent power production assets, are projected in the
range of $1.55 to $1.75.
The
reaffirmation of earnings per common 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 - Prospective Information,” 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 common share guidance for 2007 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, 2006 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
June
6, 2007
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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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