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 15, 2014 |
(January 11, 2014) | |
Commission File No. | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
1-16681 | The Laclede Group, Inc. 720 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | Missouri | 74-2976504 |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On January 11, 2014, Mr. Arnold W. Donald, director of The Laclede Group, Inc., announced his intent to resign from the Board of Directors on January 31, 2014. Mr. Donald served as a member of the Company’s Audit and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Donald’s resignation is due to his new responsibilities in his position as CEO and President of Carnival Corporation & PLC.
The information set forth herein supplements the Company’s Proxy Statement dated December 18, 2013 and furnished to holders of the Company’s common stock in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on January 30, 2014, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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.
THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC. | |||
Date: January 15, 2014 | By: | /s/ S. Sitherwood | |
S. Sitherwood President and Chief Executive Officer | |||