UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2014
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Delaware | 1-3480 | 41-0423660 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Fidelity Exploration & Production Company and Fidelity Oil Co., signed purchase and sale agreements on February 10, 2014, to acquire oil and natural gas properties located in Converse County, Wyoming, from Ballard Petroleum Holdings LLC and Maurice W. Brown Oil & Gas, LLC for a purchase price of approximately $183 million, subject to accounting and purchase price adjustments customary with acquisitions of this type. The effective date of the acquisition is October 1, 2013, with the expected closing date to occur on or before April 1, 2014, conditioned upon completing a due diligence process, including environmental reviews, and satisfying other standard closing conditions.
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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.
Date: February 13, 2014
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Paul K. Sandness | |
Paul K. Sandness | ||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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