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      Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Equity
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
      November 29, 2007, the Board of The Laclede Group, Inc., (&#8220;Company&#8221;) approved
      awards to certain named executive officers of performance contingent restricted
      stock and time vested restricted stock under the Company&#8217;s 2006 Equity Incentive
      Plan (&#8220;Plan&#8221;).&#160;&#160;A copy of the Plan is on file with the SEC as appendix
      5 to the Company&#8217;s proxy statement filed on December 19, 2005.&#160;&#160;The
      award date is December 5, 2007.</font></div>
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      performance contingent stock vests upon the attainment of certain earnings
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      dividend growth performance in the performance period ending September 30,
      2010,
      however the Compensation Committee may exercise negative discretion to reduce
      by
      up to 50% the amount that vests if the Company&#8217;s total shareholder return
      relative to a comparator group selected by the Committee is in the bottom
      quartile.&#160;&#160;The awardees are entitled to dividend payments and voting
      rights on the target level of shares while the shares remain subject to
      restrictions.&#160;&#160;A change in control will not trigger any accelerated
      vesting if the successor or surviving entity assumes the award or replaces
      it
      with a comparable award that provides for accelerated vesting if the participant
      is involuntarily terminated without cause within 24 months of the change in
      control.&#160;&#160;If there is no such assumed or replacement award, shares
      will be deemed earned at target on a pro rata basis for the number of months
      in
      the performance period to the change in control date.&#160;&#160;If a
      participant dies, retires or becomes disabled during the performance period,
      the
      participant is eligible to earn a pro rata award if one or more of the
      performance contingencies is satisfied.&#160;&#160;No shares are eligible for
      vesting, however, if the participant&#8217;s employment is terminated with or without
      cause or if the participant voluntarily terminates employment prior to the
      vesting date.&#160;&#160;Any shares as to which any or all of the performance
      contingency has not been satisfied shall be forfeited.&#160;&#160;Target
      opportunities for performance contingent stock awards approved for the CEO,
      CFO
      and other named executive officers were 16,500 shares to D.H. Yaeger, 5,000
      shares to M.&#160;D. Waltermire, 5,000 shares to
      M.&#160;C.&#160;Darrell.&#160;&#160;No shares were awarded to R. E.
      Shively.&#160;&#160;The target award to K. J. Neises of 10,000 shares has a
      performance period ending September 30, 2009, and as a result, is not subject
      to
      the total shareholder return adjustment described above.&#160;&#160;His award
      also includes different performance metrics relative to the business development
      of Laclede Energy Resources and propane business as well as succession
      management.&#160;&#160;The range of vesting opportunities for all participants
      is 0-150% of the target level.</font></div>
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      vested restricted stock vests on December 5, 2010.&#160;&#160;The awardees are
      entitled to dividend payments and voting rights while the shares remain subject
      to restrictions.&#160;&#160;If a participant retires due to mandatory retirement
      requirements, the participant is entitled to pro rata vesting based upon the
      participant&#8217;s number of full months as an employee during the vesting
      period.&#160;&#160;Also, if within two years following a change in control a
      participant&#8217;s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, the
      restricted shares will become fully vested.&#160;&#160;No shares will vest,
      however, in the event of the participant&#8217;s termination with or without cause ,
      voluntary termination, death, disability, or retirement (other than mandatory
      retirement) prior to the vesting date.&#160;&#160;Time vested restricted stock
      awards approved for the CEO, CFO and other named executive officers were 5,500
      shares to D. H. Yaeger, 1,500 shares to M. D. Waltermire, 1,500 shares to
      M.&#160;C.&#160;Darrell, and no shares to K J. Neises or R. E.
      Shively.</font></div>
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      all restricted stock for three years after its vesting.</font></div>
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      same
      date the Board approved the Compensation Committee&#8217;s recommendations for the
      corporate performance criteria that will be used to determine the amount of
      the
      awards for performance in fiscal year 2008 under the Annual Incentive
      Plan.&#160;&#160;The Corporate Performance Goals are based on pre-determined
      levels of earnings per share, customer satisfaction ranking among peer companies
      derived from an annual gas residential customer satisfaction survey by an
      independent third party, and the aggregate attainment level of all participants&#8217;
individual objectives.&#160;&#160;Participants are eligible to earn a cash award
      expressed as a percentage of the participant&#8217;s annual base salary at the start
      of the performance period.&#160;&#160;Contingent upon performance, actual payout
      percentages of the named executive officers included in the company&#8217;s most
      recent proxy statement filed by the Company range from 0-100% for
      D.&#160;H.&#160;Yaeger, 0-75% for K. J. Neises, and 0-60% for M. D. Waltermire
      and M. C. Darrell.&#160;&#160;Neither Mr. Cooper, who resigned October 1, 2007,
      nor Mr. Shively, who is now full-time employee at the Company&#8217;s subsidiary
      SM&amp;P Utility Resources, Inc., is a participant in the plan in fiscal year
      2008.</font></div>
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awards8-k.htm
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):
November
                29, 2007
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.
720
                Olive Street
St.
                Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
Missouri
74-2976504
1-1822
La
clede
                Gas Company
720
                Olive Street
St.
                Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
Missouri
43-0368139
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
      5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
      Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
      Officers.
(e)
Equity
      Plan Awards
On
      November 29, 2007, the Board of The Laclede Group, Inc., ("Company") approved
      awards to certain named executive officers of performance contingent restricted
      stock and time vested restricted stock under the Company's 2006 Equity Incentive
      Plan ("Plan").  A copy of the Plan is on file with the SEC as appendix
      5 to the Company's proxy statement filed on December 19, 2005.  The
      award date is December 5, 2007.
The
      performance contingent stock vests upon the attainment of certain earnings
      and
      dividend growth performance in the performance period ending September 30,
      2010,
      however the Compensation Committee may exercise negative discretion to reduce
      by
      up to 50% the amount that vests if the Company's total shareholder return
      relative to a comparator group selected by the Committee is in the bottom
      quartile.  The awardees are entitled to dividend payments and voting
      rights on the target level of shares while the shares remain subject to
      restrictions.  A change in control will not trigger any accelerated
      vesting if the successor or surviving entity assumes the award or replaces
      it
      with a comparable award that provides for accelerated vesting if the participant
      is involuntarily terminated without cause within 24 months of the change in
      control.  If there is no such assumed or replacement award, shares
      will be deemed earned at target on a pro rata basis for the number of months
      in
      the performance period to the change in control date.  If a
      participant dies, retires or becomes disabled during the performance period,
      the
      participant is eligible to earn a pro rata award if one or more of the
      performance contingencies is satisfied.  No shares are eligible for
      vesting, however, if the participant's employment is terminated with or without
      cause or if the participant voluntarily terminates employment prior to the
      vesting date.  Any shares as to which any or all of the performance
      contingency has not been satisfied shall be forfeited.  Target
      opportunities for performance contingent stock awards approved for the CEO,
      CFO
      and other named executive officers were 16,500 shares to D.H. Yaeger, 5,000
      shares to M. D. Waltermire, 5,000 shares to
      M. C. Darrell.  No shares were awarded to R. E.
      Shively.  The target award to K. J. Neises of 10,000 shares has a
      performance period ending September 30, 2009, and as a result, is not subject
      to
      the total shareholder return adjustment described above.  His award
      also includes different performance metrics relative to the business development
      of Laclede Energy Resources and propane business as well as succession
      management.  The range of vesting opportunities for all participants
      is 0-150% of the target level.
The
      time
      vested restricted stock vests on December 5, 2010.  The awardees are
      entitled to dividend payments and voting rights while the shares remain subject
      to restrictions.  If a participant retires due to mandatory retirement
      requirements, the participant is entitled to pro rata vesting based upon the
      participant's number of full months as an employee during the vesting
      period.  Also, if within two years following a change in control a
      participant's employment is terminated by the Company without cause, the
      restricted shares will become fully vested.  No shares will vest,
      however, in the event of the participant's termination with or without cause ,
      voluntary termination, death, disability, or retirement (other than mandatory
      retirement) prior to the vesting date.  Time vested restricted stock
      awards approved for the CEO, CFO and other named executive officers were 5,500
      shares to D. H. Yaeger, 1,500 shares to M. D. Waltermire, 1,500 shares to
      M. C. Darrell, and no shares to K J. Neises or R. E.
      Shively.
Under
      the
      Company's stock ownership guidelines, the named executive officers must retain
      all restricted stock for three years after its vesting.
Annual
                Incentive Plan Awards
That
      same
      date the Board approved the Compensation Committee's recommendations for the
      corporate performance criteria that will be used to determine the amount of
      the
      awards for performance in fiscal year 2008 under the Annual Incentive
      Plan.  The Corporate Performance Goals are based on pre-determined
      levels of earnings per share, customer satisfaction ranking among peer companies
      derived from an annual gas residential customer satisfaction survey by an
      independent third party, and the aggregate attainment level of all participants'
individual objectives.  Participants are eligible to earn a cash award
      expressed as a percentage of the participant's annual base salary at the start
      of the performance period.  Contingent upon performance, actual payout
      percentages of the named executive officers included in the company's most
      recent proxy statement filed by the Company range from 0-100% for
      D. H. Yaeger, 0-75% for K. J. Neises, and 0-60% for M. D. Waltermire
      and M. C. Darrell.  Neither Mr. Cooper, who resigned October 1, 2007,
      nor Mr. Shively, who is now full-time employee at the Company's subsidiary
      SM&P Utility Resources, Inc., is a participant in the plan in fiscal year
      2008.
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:  December
                4, 2007
By:
/s/
                D. H. Yaeger
D.
                H. Yaeger
Chairman,
                President, and
Chief
                Executive Officer
LACLEDE
                GAS COMPANY
Date:  December
                4, 2007
By:
/s/
                D. H. Yaeger
D.
                H. Yaeger
Chairman,
                President, and
Chief
                Executive Officer