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 16, 2026
| Commission File Number | Name of Registrant, Address of Executive Offices and Telephone | State of Incorporation | IRS Employer Identification No. | |||
| 1-16681 | Spire Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | Missouri | 74-2976504 |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock $1.00 par value | SR | New York Stock Exchange LLC | ||
| 6.375% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2086 | SRJN | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 16, 2026, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (“TPUC”) issued a decision in Docket No. 25-00074, the Joint Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (“Piedmont”) and Spire Tennessee Inc. (“Spire Tennessee”) for Approval of a Transfer of Authority to Provide Utility Services Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-113 and Related Authorizations. The TPUC approved the transfer of utility services from Piedmont to Spire Tennessee.
The approval is a condition to Spire Inc.’s (“Company”) completion of the acquisition of Piedmont’s Tennessee natural gas local distribution company business, previously announced on July 29, 2025 (“Transaction”). The closing condition related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (“HSR”), as amended, has been satisfied and following receipt of the approval of TPUC, the parties have received approval from the requisite regulatory authorities necessary to close the Transaction. The completion of the Transaction is subject to certain other customary closing conditions. The Transaction is currently expected to close prior to the end of the first quarter of 2026.
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.
| Spire Inc. | ||||||
| Date: March 16, 2026 | By: | /s/ Adam Woodard | ||||
| Adam Woodard Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||