UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~Report ~~13 or 15~~(d)Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported): ~~Act~~September of1, ~~1934~~2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2013

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	~~1-6407~~	751-~~0571592~~6407	75-0571592
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)	Identification Number)

3738 Oak Lawn ~~AvenueDallas~~Avenue Dallas, Texas~~(Address~~ ~~of principal executive offices)~~ 75219~~(Zip~~ ~~Code)~~

~~Registrant's~~(Address ~~telephone~~of ~~number,~~principal ~~including~~executive ~~area code: (214~~offices) ~~981-0700~~

(214) 981-0700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[¨ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

As previously disclosed, on December 14, 2012, Southern Union Company (the “Company”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”), entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with Plaza Missouri Acquisition, Inc. (“Plaza Missouri”), a subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc. (“Laclede”), pursuant to which Plaza Missouri agreed to acquire the assets of the Company’s Missouri Gas Energy division (“MGE”). Laclede is also a party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the limited purpose of guaranteeing the payment and performance of Plaza Missouri under the Purchase and Sale Agreement as set forth therein. As of January 11, 2013, Laclede Gas Company (“Laclede Gas”), a subsidiary of Laclede, assumed all of Plaza Missouri’s duties and obligations under the Purchase and Sale Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Plaza Missouri and Laclede Gas.

Effective September 1, 2013, the Company completed its sale of the assets of MGE to Laclede Gas for an aggregate purchase price of $975 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2012.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On ~~August~~September 73, 2013, ~~Energy~~ETP ~~Transfer~~issued ~~Partners,~~a ~~L.P.~~press ~~(“ETP”),~~release announcing the ~~entity~~completion ~~which owns 100%~~ of ~~ETP~~the ~~Holdco~~transactions ~~Corporation,~~contemplated ~~which~~under ~~indirectly~~the ~~owns~~Purchase ~~100%~~and ofSale ~~the~~Agreement. A ~~equity~~copy ~~interests~~ of ~~Southern Union Company (~~the ~~“Company”), issued a~~ press release ~~after~~issued ~~market~~by ~~close announcing its financial and operating results, including certain financial results of~~ the ~~Company,~~ETP ~~for~~on ~~the~~September ~~quarter ended June 30~~3, 2013~~. A~~ ~~copy of ETP's press release~~ is ~~furnished~~set asforth in Exhibit 99.1 ~~to this report~~ and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. InSee ~~accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K,~~ the ~~information~~Exhibit Index set forth inbelow ~~the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed”~~ for ~~purposes~~a list of ~~Section~~exhibits 18included ofwith ~~the~~this ~~Exchange~~Form ~~Act~~8-K.

Exhibit No. Exhibit



Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Press Release dated September 3, 2013

~~99.1 Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Press Release dated August 7, 2013~~SIGNATURES

~~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.

~~Pursuant~~ SOUTHERN toUNION ~~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 thereunto duly authorized.~~COMPANY

	SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: August 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Martin Salinas, Jr.
		Martin Salinas, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer (duly authorized to sign on behalf of the registrant)

(Registrant)

~~EXHIBIT~~Date: ~~INDEX~~September 3, 2013 By: /s/ Robert M. Kerrigan, III

~~Exhibit~~Robert NoM. ~~Exhibit~~Kerrigan, III Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Secretary

~~99.1~~Exhibit ~~Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Press Release dated August 7, 2013~~Index



Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Press Release dated September 3, 2013

Filing Compare · SOUTHERN UNION CO