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<a name="s08e4c053e6b1471f823cb58c3f1afda5"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="6"></td></tr><tr><td width="15%"></td><td width="17%"></td><td width="17%"></td><td width="17%"></td><td width="17%"></td><td width="17%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td 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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Form 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Current Report</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:82.8125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="64%"></td><td width="36%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">January 28, 2016</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:86.5234375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="23%"></td><td width="30%"></td><td width="22%"></td><td width="25%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Commission File No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">State of Incorporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">I.R.S. Employer Identification Number</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">1-16681</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">The Laclede Group, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">700 Market Street</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">St. Louis, MO 63101</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">314-342-0500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Missouri</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #00000a;border-right:1px solid #00000a;border-top:1px solid #00000a;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">74-2976504</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">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:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">[   ] 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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The Company&#8217;s annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 28, 2016.  At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Election of three (3) directors (Brenda D. Newberry, Suzanne Sitherwood and Mary Ann Van Lokeren) to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2019 received the following vote:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:87.890625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="29%"></td><td width="24%"></td><td width="19%"></td><td width="28%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of Votes</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">For</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Withheld</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Brenda D. Newberry</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">32,423,671</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">595,247</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5,748,517</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Suzanne Sitherwood</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">32,360,459</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">658,459</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5,748,517</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Mary Ann Van Lokeren</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">32,306,668</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">712,250</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5,748,517</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Re-Approval of the Laclede Group Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, received the following vote:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:84.375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="25%"></td><td width="25%"></td><td width="25%"></td><td width="25%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of Votes</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">For</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Against</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstain</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">32,192,856</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid 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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The ratification of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2016 received the following vote:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:63.8671875%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="34%"></td><td width="33%"></td><td width="33%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div 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style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstain</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">38,299,318</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">399,247</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">68,870</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s08e4c053e6b1471f823cb58c3f1afda5"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:91.40625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="49%"></td><td width="6%"></td><td width="5%"></td><td 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L. Theroff</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:1px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">E. L. Theroff</font></div><div style="font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Vice President, Corporate and Shared Services Governance and Standards and Corporate Secretary</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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8-K
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 28, 2016
Commission File No.
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number
State of Incorporation
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
1-16681
The Laclede Group, Inc.
700 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
Missouri
74-2976504
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 13e-4(c))
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 28, 2016.  At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1
Election of three (3) directors (Brenda D. Newberry, Suzanne Sitherwood and Mary Ann Van Lokeren) to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2019 received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Brenda D. Newberry
32,423,671
595,247
5,748,517
Suzanne Sitherwood
32,360,459
658,459
5,748,517
Mary Ann Van Lokeren
32,306,668
712,250
5,748,517
Proposal 2
Re-Approval of the Laclede Group Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
32,192,856
659,550
166,512
5,748,517
Proposal 3
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2016 received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
38,299,318
399,247
68,870
SIGNATURES
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.
THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC.
Date:  January 29, 2016
By:
/s/ E. L. Theroff
E. L. Theroff
Vice President, Corporate and Shared Services Governance and Standards and Corporate Secretary