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Spire (SR) Acquires EnergySouth in $344M Deal

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Spire Acquires Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas

September 12, 2016 4:01 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) ("Spire") today completed its acquisition of EnergySouth, Inc., the parent company of Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas, from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power ("Sempra"). The purchase consideration of $344 million included the assumption of $67 million of debt. The acquisition was funded primarily with the proceeds of an equity offering in May 2016 and a $165 million private placement of unsecured senior notes that closed on September 9.

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Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Closes Sale of Parent Company of Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas

September 12, 2016 4:01 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, a unit of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced that it has completed the previously announced transaction to sell EnergySouth, Inc. (EnergySouth), the parent company of Mobile Gas Service Corp. (Mobile Gas) and Willmut Gas & Oil Company (Willmut Gas), to Spire Inc. (Spire) (NYSE: SR) for cash proceeds of $320 million, with Spire assuming existing debt of $67 million.... More