SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hampton Joseph B.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
700 MARKET STREET

(Street)
ST. LOUIS MO 63101

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPIRE INC [ SR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, AL & MS
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/20/2023 A 540(1) A $60.96 7,452 D
Common Stock 5,188.594(2) I Held in 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (3) 11/20/2023 A 90 (3) (3) Common Stock 90 $60.96 962 D
Phantom Stock (4) 11/20/2023 A 18 (4) (4) Common Stock 18 $60.96 980 D
Phantom Stock (5) 11/20/2023 A 18 (5) (5) Common Stock 18 $60.96 998 D
Phantom Stock (6) 11/20/2023 A 18 (6) (6) Common Stock 18 $60.96 1,016 D
Phantom Stock (7) 11/20/2023 A 18 (7) (7) Common Stock 18 $60.96 1,034 D
Phantom Stock (8) 11/20/2023 A 18 (8) (8) Common Stock 18 $60.96 1,052 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents award of time-vested restricted stock that vests on November 20, 2026.
2. Shares held in Company stock fund of 401(k) plan as reported by trustee as of November 20, 2023.
3. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 90 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Vested shares of phantom stock are payable in annual cash installments to the reporting person for 15 years 6 months after his separation of employment and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six-months after vesting.
4. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 18 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2037 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.
5. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 18 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2038 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.
6. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 18 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2039 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.
7. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 18 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2040 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.
8. Represents phantom stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 18 shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded to him. The phantom stock vests on November 20, 2026. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash to the reporting person in January 2041 and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.
Remarks:
/s/Courtney Vomund as attorney in fact for Hampton, Joseph B. 11/21/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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