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~~March 2515, 2017

Commission File Number	Name of Registrant, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	State of Incorporation	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
1-1822	Laclede Gas Company 700 Market StreetSt. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500	Missouri	43-0368139
1-16681	Spire Inc.700 Market StreetSt. Louis, MO 63101314-342-0500	Missouri	74-2976504
1-1822	Laclede Gas Company700 Market StreetSt. Louis, MO 63101314-342-0500	Missouri	43-0368139

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~On January 25, 2017, Laclede Gas Company (the “Company”) entered into a Precedent Agreement with~~ Spire STL Pipeline LLC (“STL Pipeline”) under which STL Pipeline will provide natural gas transmission services to the Company for a term of twenty years upon completion of the construction of a new pipeline in Eastern Missouri (the “Precedent Agreement”). STL Pipeline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Spire Inc., the parent company of the Company. The Precedent Agreement specifies that STL Pipeline plans to develop, permit, construct, own, operate and maintain a new interstate natural gas pipeline comprising (1) approximately 59 miles of greenfield 24-inch diameter pipeline and appurtenant facilities (the “New Pipeline”), with an expected capacity of 400,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day, extending from an interconnection with the Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC in Scott County, Illinois through Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois and St. Charles and St. Louis Counties in Missouri to its terminus at the interconnection with Line 880 (defined below) and (2) an approximately seven-mile length of existing 20-inch diameter pipeline to be acquired by STL Pipeline from the Company, which terminates at the interconnection with Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC in St. Louis County, Missouri (“Line 880” and together with the New Pipeline, the “Project Facilities”).

~~The~~On ~~Precedent~~March ~~Agreement~~15, ~~provides~~2017, ~~that~~Spire ~~upon~~Inc. ~~satisfaction~~(“Company”) completed the issuance and sale of ~~certain~~$100 ~~conditions,~~million ~~the~~in ~~Company~~aggregate ~~and~~principal ~~STL~~amount ~~Pipeline~~of ~~will~~its ~~execute~~3.93% aSenior ~~firm~~Notes ~~transportation~~due ~~service~~March ~~agreement~~15, 2027 (“~~Service Agreement~~Notes”) ~~for~~pursuant ato ~~maximum~~the ~~daily~~First ~~transportation~~Supplement ~~quantity~~to Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of ~~350~~March 15,~~000~~ ~~dekatherms~~2017 ~~per~~(“First ~~day~~Supplement”), among the Company and certain institutional purchasers (“~~Dth/d~~Note Purchasers”). toThe beFirst ~~effective~~Supplement onprovided that the ~~service~~Company ~~commencement~~would ~~date~~issue ofand sell the ~~Project~~Notes ~~Facilities.~~in ~~The~~a ~~service~~private ~~commencement~~placement ~~date~~exempt isfrom ~~currently~~registration ~~projected~~under tothe ~~occur~~Securities inAct ~~November 2018~~of 1933, as amended. The ~~Service~~Notes ~~Agreement~~bear ~~shall,~~interest ~~among~~at ~~other~~the ~~things~~rate of 3.93% per annum, ~~provide~~payable ~~for:~~semi-annually ~~(i)~~ on the ~~maximum~~15th ~~daily~~day ~~transportation~~of ~~quantity~~March and September of ~~Dth/d~~each asyear. ~~described~~The ~~above;~~Notes ~~(ii) a~~are ~~term~~senior unsecured obligations of ~~twenty~~the ~~(20) years;~~Company and ~~(iii)~~ rank equal in right to payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company’s. ~~possession~~The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of ~~two~~the ~~unilateral~~Notes ~~consecutive~~for ~~five-year~~general ~~extension~~corporate ~~rights~~purposes.

The ~~Company~~First ~~and~~Supplement ~~STL~~contains ~~Pipeline~~affirmative ~~are~~and ~~proceeding~~negative ~~with~~covenants ~~obtaining~~customary ~~the~~for ~~necessary~~such ~~governmental~~agreements, ~~and~~including, ~~regulatory~~among ~~approvals~~other ~~associated~~things, ~~with~~limitations ~~the~~on ~~Project~~certain ~~Facilities~~types of acquisitions, ~~including~~investments, ~~but~~liens ~~not~~and ~~limited~~sales ~~to,~~of ~~approval~~property. byIt also contains a financial covenant limiting the ~~Federal~~Company’s ~~Energy~~consolidated ~~Regulatory~~debt ~~Commission~~to ~~(“FERC”),~~70% asof ~~well~~its asconsolidated ~~all~~capitalization. ~~other~~It ~~authorizations~~also ~~and~~contains ~~exemptions~~customary ~~necessary~~events toof ~~construct~~default, ~~own~~including, ~~operate~~without limitation, payment defaults, covenant defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and ~~maintain~~warranties, ~~the~~certain ~~Project~~events ~~Facilities~~of bankruptcy and toinsolvency, ~~meet~~cross ~~the~~defaults to other ~~obligations~~indebtedness ~~specified~~of the Company in excess of $25 million, and the ~~Precedent~~entry ~~Agreement~~of certain judgments not appealed or satisfied.

~~Commencement~~Under the Master Note Purchase Agreement, the Company may at its option prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, ~~service~~the ~~under~~Notes in an amount not less than 5% of the ~~Service~~aggregate ~~Agreement~~principal ~~and~~amount ~~STL~~of ~~Pipeline’s~~the ~~and~~Notes then-outstanding in the ~~Company’s~~case ~~rights~~of ~~and~~a ~~obligations~~partial ~~under~~prepayment, at 100% of the ~~Service~~principal ~~Agreement~~amount ~~will~~so prepaid, plus a “make-whole amount” determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The make-whole amount is an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments with respect to the principal amount of Notes to be ~~collectively~~prepaid ~~subject~~over the principal amount of such Notes, with the discounted value based on a discount factor equal to 0.50% over the ~~satisfaction~~yield to maturity of U.S. Treasury securities having a remaining average life comparable to the ~~following~~principal ~~conditions:~~amount to be prepaid.

~~(1)STL~~Laclede ~~Pipeline’s~~Gas ~~determination, by the date that is ninety days after the Notice to Proceed is issued by FERC, that the Project Facilities remain economically viable;~~Company

On March 20, 2017, Laclede Gas Company (2“Laclede Gas”)~~Issuance~~ entered into a Bond Purchase Agreement, dated March 20, 2017 (“Bond Purchase Agreement”), among Laclede Gas and certain institutional purchasers (“Bond Purchasers”) pursuant to which Laclede Gas will issue and sell to the Bond Purchasers in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities act of 1933, as amended, (i) $50 million in aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due September 15, 2032 (“2032 Bonds”), (ii) $70 million in aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due September 15, 2047 (“2047 Bonds” and (iii) $50 million in aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due September 15, 2057 (“2057 Bonds” and, together with the ~~FERC~~2032 ~~authorizations~~Bonds and ~~all~~2047 ~~other~~Bonds, ~~governmental~~the ~~authorizations~~“Bonds”). ~~necessary~~Laclede ~~for~~Gas ~~STL~~will ~~Pipeline~~give the Bond Purchasers up to ~~commence~~five ~~construction~~(5) bybusiness days prior written notice of a closing date, which shall occur no later than September 3015, ~~2019;~~2017. Depending on the closing date, the 2032 Bonds will bear interest at a rate per annum between 3.58% and 3.68% per annum, the 2047 Bonds at a rate between 4.17% and 4.23% per annum and the 2057 Bonds at a rate between 4.32% and 4.38% per annum. The interest on the Bonds is payable semi-annually on the 15th day of March and September of each year. The Bonds are secured by a Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of February 1, 1945 (as amended and supplemented heretofore, the “Mortgage”), under which UMB Bank & Trust, N.A. is the present Trustee. The Mortgage will be supplemented by a Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture relating to the Bonds that will be dated on or about the date of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds will rank equal in right to payment with all other first mortgage bonds issued under the Mortgage. Laclede Gas will use the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds to refinance existing indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes.

~~(3)Receipt~~The byBond ~~STL~~Purchase ~~Pipeline~~Agreement contains provisions similar to those in other supplemental indentures to the Mortgage, including, among other things, limitations on certain types of ~~all~~liens ~~necessary~~and ~~rights-~~the payment of~~-way~~ dividends and other restricted payments. It also contains customary events of default, ~~easements~~including, ~~other~~without ~~real~~limitation, ~~property~~payment ~~rights~~defaults, covenant defaults and ~~permits~~certain ~~for~~events ~~the~~of ~~Project~~bankruptcy ~~Facilities~~and ininsolvency. ~~form~~The Mortgage does not prevent Laclede Gas from consolidating with or merging into another corporation or from selling or leasing all or substantially all of its mortgaged property, provided that (i) such transaction preserves and ~~substance~~does ~~acceptable~~not impair the lien of the Mortgage; (ii) any lease is subject to ~~STL~~immediate ~~Pipeline~~termination by Laclede Gas or the Trustee during a completed default or by a purchaser of the property so leased at a sale of such property under the Mortgage; and (iii) the payment of principal and interest on the Bonds and the performance and observance of all of Laclede Gas’s covenants and conditions under the Mortgage are assumed by the successor corporation.

The Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture provides that Laclede Gas may at its option prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Bonds in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the series of Bonds then-outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, plus a “make-whole amount” determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The make-whole amount is an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments with respect to the principal amount of Bonds to be prepaid over the principal amount of such Bonds, with the discounted value based on a discount factor equal to 0.50% over the yield to maturity of U.S. Treasury securities having a remaining average life comparable to the principal amount to be prepaid. In addition, Laclede Gas may redeem the Bonds in whole at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds beginning (4i)~~The~~ ~~Company’s~~June ~~continuous~~15, ~~satisfaction~~2032 for the 2032 Bonds, (ii) March 15, 2047 for the 2047 Bonds, (iii) March 15, 2057 for the 2057 Bonds and (iv) at any time if all or substantially all of ~~certain~~its ~~creditworthiness~~property ~~requirements;~~subject to the Mortgage is taken by eminent domain or sold to a government body or its designee.

~~(5)Submission~~Item by2.03 Creation ~~STL Pipeline~~ of ~~its~~a ~~application~~Direct toFinancial ~~FERC~~Obligation ~~for~~or ~~the~~an ~~certificate~~Obligation ofunder ~~public~~an ~~convenience~~Off-Balance ~~and~~Sheet ~~necessity~~Arrangement byof ~~January~~a ~~31, 2018; and~~Registrant

~~(6)Commencement~~The disclosure required by ~~STL~~this ~~Pipeline~~item ofis ~~construction~~included ofin ~~the~~Item ~~Project~~1.01 ~~Facilities~~above byand ~~November~~incorporated ~~30,~~herein ~~2019~~by reference.

The Company and STL Pipeline have agreed to a negotiated reservation rate below the proposed recourse rate, as is customary for foundation shippers on interstate pipelines. This reservation rate is subject to a capped increase if the capital costs of the Project Facilities exceed current estimates.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the ~~registrant~~registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Laclede Gas Company
	Spire Inc.
Date: January 30, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
Date: March 20, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
		Steven P. RascheChief Financial Officer
		Steven P. RascheExecutive Vice Presidentand Chief Financial Officer



	Laclede Gas Company
Date: March 20, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
		Steven P. Rasche Chief Financial Officer

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