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): ~~March~~April 1511, 2017



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

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Item 17.01 ~~Entry~~ ~~into~~Regulation aFD ~~Material Definitive Agreement~~Disclosure.

On April 11, 2017, Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) announced that its Laclede Gas Company (LGC) and Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) utilities each filed a general rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) proposing an increase in base rates, reflecting recovery of system investments and operating costs necessary to maintain the safety and reliability of their natural gas distribution system as well as to support enhancements to customer service. The news releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

OnThe ~~March~~information ~~15,~~disclosed ~~2017,~~in ~~Spire~~this ~~Inc~~Item 7.01, ~~(“Company”)~~including ~~completed~~Exhibits ~~the~~99.1 ~~issuance~~ and ~~sale~~99.2 ofhereto, ~~$100~~is ~~million~~being infurnished ~~aggregate~~and ~~principal~~shall ~~amount~~not ofbe ~~its~~deemed ~~3.93% Senior Notes due March 15, 2027 (~~“~~Notes~~filed”) ~~pursuant~~for topurposes ~~the~~of ~~First~~Section ~~Supplement~~18 toof ~~Master~~the ~~Note~~Securities ~~Purchase~~Exchange ~~Agreement,~~Act ~~dated as~~ of ~~March 15~~1934, ~~2017~~as ~~(“First~~amended ~~Supplement”), among~~ (the ~~Company~~Exchange ~~and certain institutional purchasers (“Note Purchasers”~~Act)., ~~The~~or ~~First~~otherwise ~~Supplement~~subject ~~provided~~to ~~that~~ the ~~Company~~liabilities ~~would~~under ~~issue~~that ~~and~~section, ~~sell~~nor ~~the~~shall ~~Notes~~it inbe adeemed ~~private~~incorporated ~~placement~~by ~~exempt~~reference ~~from~~in ~~registration~~any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 3.93% per annum~~, ~~payable~~or ~~semi-annually on~~ the ~~15th~~Exchange ~~day~~Act ofexcept ~~March~~as ~~and~~expressly ~~September~~set offorth ~~each~~by ~~year.~~specific ~~The~~reference ~~Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equal~~ in ~~right~~such ~~to payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company~~filing. ~~The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes.~~

~~The~~Item First Supplement contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for such agreements, including, among other things, limitations on certain types of acquisitions, investments, liens and sales of property8.01 ItOther ~~also contains a financial covenant limiting the Company’s consolidated debt to 70% of its consolidated capitalization~~Events. It also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, covenant defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, cross defaults to other indebtedness of the Company in excess of $25 million, and the entry of certain judgments not appealed or satisfied.

~~Under~~Spire ~~the~~Inc. ~~Master~~announced ~~Note~~today ~~Purchase~~that ~~Agreement,~~LGC ~~the~~and ~~Company~~MGE ~~may~~each atfiled ~~its~~a ~~option~~general ~~prepay~~rate ~~at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then-outstanding in the~~ case ofwith ~~a partial prepayment, at 100% of~~ the ~~principal~~MoPSC ~~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~~increase ~~equal~~in tobase ~~the excess~~rates, ifreflecting ~~any,~~recovery of ~~the~~system ~~discounted~~investments ~~value~~and ofoperating ~~the~~costs ~~remaining~~necessary ~~scheduled payments with respect~~ to ~~the~~maintain ~~principal amount of Notes to be prepaid over~~ the ~~principal amount of such Notes~~safety, ~~with~~reliability ~~the~~and ~~discounted~~high ~~value~~service ~~based~~levels ~~on a discount factor equal to 0.50% over the yield to maturity~~ of ~~U.S.~~their ~~Treasury~~natural ~~securities~~gas ~~having~~distribution ~~a remaining average life comparable to the principal amount to be prepaid~~systems.

~~Laclede~~LGC’s ~~Gas~~request, ~~Company~~if approved, represents a net base rate increase of $28.5 million. LGC is already recovering $29.5 million from customers through the Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS), resulting in a total base rate increase request of $58.1 million. The proposed rates are calculated on a filed rate base of $1,232 million.

OnMGE’s ~~March 20~~request, ~~2017,~~if ~~Laclede Gas Company (“Laclede Gas”) entered into a Bond Purchase Agreement~~approved, ~~dated~~represents 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~~net ~~placement~~base ~~exempt~~rate ~~from~~increase ~~registration under the Securities act~~ of ~~1933, as amended, (i)~~ $50 37.0 million. inMGE ~~aggregate~~is ~~principal~~already ~~amount~~recovering ~~of its First Mortgage Bonds due September 15, 2032 (“2032 Bonds”), (ii)~~ $70 13.4 million infrom ~~aggregate~~customers ~~principal~~through ~~amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due September 15~~ISRS, ~~2047~~resulting ~~(“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 2032 Bonds and 2047 Bonds, the “Bonds”). Laclede Gas will give the Bond Purchasers up to five (5) business days prior written notice of a ~~closing~~total ~~date,~~base ~~which shall occur no later than September 15, 2017. Depending on the closing date, the 2032 Bonds will bear interest at a~~ rate ~~per~~increase ~~annum~~request ~~between~~of 3$50.~~58% and 3.68% per annum, the 2047 Bonds at a rate between~~ 4 million.~~17%~~ ~~and 4.23% per annum and the 2057 Bonds at a rate between 4.32% and 4.38% per annum.~~ The ~~interest~~proposed onrates ~~the~~are ~~Bonds~~calculated ~~is payable semi-annually~~ on ~~the 15th day of March and September of each year. The Bonds are secured by~~ a ~~Mortgage~~filed ~~and~~rate ~~Deed~~base of ~~Trust, dated as of February 1, 1945 (as amended and supplemented heretofore, the “Mortgage”), under which UMB Bank & Trust, N~~$793 million.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.

The ~~Bond~~combined ~~Purchase~~rate ~~Agreement contains provisions similar to those in other supplemental indentures to the Mortgage~~base, ~~including,~~totaling ~~among other things~~$2.0 billion, ~~limitations~~has onincreased ~~certain~~by ~~types~~34 percent ofsince ~~liens and~~ the ~~payment~~utilities’ oflast ~~dividends~~general ~~and~~rate ~~other~~filing ~~restricted~~test ~~payments.~~years Itended ~~also~~September 30, ~~contains~~2012 ~~customary~~for ~~events~~LGC ofand ~~default~~April 30, ~~including,~~2013 ~~without~~for ~~limitation~~MGE, ~~payment~~reflecting ~~defaults,~~the ~~covenant~~significant ~~defaults~~investment ~~and~~made ~~certain~~in ~~events~~infrastructure ofupgrades ~~bankruptcy~~ and ~~insolvency.~~IT ~~The~~as ~~Mortgage~~well ~~does~~as ~~not~~other ~~prevent~~system ~~Laclede~~investments. ~~Gas~~The ~~from~~filings ~~consolidating~~also ~~with~~include, oramong ~~merging~~other ~~into another corporation or from selling or leasing all or substantially all of its mortgaged property~~things, ~~provided~~proposed ~~that~~changes ~~(i)~~to ~~such~~rate ~~transaction~~designs ~~preserves~~ and ~~does~~other ~~not~~mechanisms ~~impair~~to ~~the~~modernize ~~lien~~and ofsimplify the ~~Mortgage;~~rate ~~(ii)~~setting ~~any~~process ~~lease~~and ~~is subject~~ to ~~immediate~~align ~~termination by Laclede Gas or~~ the ~~Trustee~~practices ~~during~~between aLGC ~~completed~~and ~~default~~MGE, oras bywell aas ~~purchaser of~~ the ~~property~~cash sorecovery ~~leased~~of atcertain aregulatory ~~sale~~assets, of such ~~property~~as ~~under~~funding ~~the Mortgage; and (iii) the payment~~ of ~~principal~~retirement ~~and~~plans ~~interest on the Bonds~~ and the ~~performance~~deferred ~~and~~costs ~~observance~~ of ~~all of Laclede Gas’s covenants and conditions under the Mortgage are assumed by the successor corporation~~integration.

~~The~~Both ~~Thirty-Third~~filings ~~Supplemental~~use ~~Indenture~~a ~~provides that~~ Laclede Gas ~~may~~Company atcommon ~~its~~equity ~~option~~ratio ~~prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part~~ of, ~~the Bonds in an amount not less than 5~~57.2% ofand ~~the aggregate principal amount of the series of Bonds then-outstanding in the case of~~ a ~~partial prepayment, at 100~~10.35% return ofon ~~the~~equity. ~~principal~~We ~~amount~~anticipate sothat ~~prepaid~~certain measures, ~~plus a “make-whole amount” determined for the prepayment date with respect to~~ such ~~principal~~as ~~amount.~~rate ~~The make-whole amount is an amount equal to the excess~~base, ifcapital ~~any,~~structure ofand ~~the~~operating ~~discounted~~costs ~~value~~will ~~of the remaining scheduled payments with respect to the principal amount of Bonds to~~ be ~~prepaid~~updated over the ~~principal~~course ~~amount~~ of ~~such Bonds, with~~ the ~~discounted~~rate ~~value based on a discount factor equal to 0~~proceedings.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 (i) June 15, 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 its property subject to the Mortgage is taken by eminent domain or sold to a government body or its designee.

~~Item~~In ~~2.03 Creation~~accordance ofwith aMissouri ~~Direct~~law, ~~Financial~~the ~~Obligation~~MoPSC orhas an11 months ~~Obligation~~to ~~under~~consider anthese ~~Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant~~filings.

~~The disclosure required by this item is included in~~ Item 19.01 ~~above~~Financial Statements and ~~incorporated herein by reference~~Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 News release for Laclede Gas Company dated April 11, 2017.

99.2 News release for Missouri Gas Energy dated April 11, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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

	Spire Inc.
Date: March 20, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
Date: April 11, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
		Steven P. RascheExecutive Vice Presidentand Chief Financial Officer
	Laclede Gas Company
Date: April 11, 2017	By:	/s/ Steven P. Rasche
		Steven P. RascheChief Financial Officer

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

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		News release for Laclede Gas Company dated April 11, 2017.

99.2		News release for Missouri Gas Energy dated April 11, 2017.

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