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 25, 2005

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-6407	75-0571592
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One PEI Center	18711
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (570) 820-2400

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

             On January 25, 2005, Southern Union Company (“Southern Union” or the “Company”) announced that it expects net earnings available for common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004 to be between $.90 and $1.00 per share due to certain charges occurring in the quarter ended December 31, 2004. Earnings guidance previously provided by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $1.00 to $1.10 per share. Exclusive of the charges discussed below, Southern Union’s net earnings available for common shareholders are expected to be between $1.10 and $1.20 per share.

            The Company has incurred certain charges associated with the integration of its investment in CCE Holdings, LLC, and non-recurring charges associated with an environmental site remediation and a cost-based investment in a technology enterprise.

Effective December 31, 2004, Southern Union changed from a June 30 fiscal year end to a December 31 calendar year end. As such, the Company expects to announce earnings for the period ended December 31, 2004 on Wednesday, March 16, 2005. Southern Union reconfirms its calendar 2005 earnings guidance of $1.45 to $1.55 per share.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number    Exhibit

  99.a     Press Release issued by Southern Union dated January 25, 2005.  

This release and other reports and statements issued or made from time to time contain certain "forward-looking statements" concerning projected future financial performance, expected plans or future operations. Southern Union cautions that actual results and developments may differ materially from such projections or expectations.

Investors should be aware of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking projections or expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to: cost of gas; gas sales volumes; gas throughput volumes and available sources of natural gas; discounting of transportation rates due to competition; customer growth; abnormal weather conditions in Southern Union’s service territories; impact of relations with labor unions of bargaining-unit employees; the receipt of timely and adequate rate relief and the impact of future rate cases or regulatory rulings; the outcome of pending and future litigation; the speed and degree to which competition is introduced to Southern Union’s gas distribution business; new legislation and government regulations and proceedings affecting or involving Southern Union; unanticipated environmental liabilities; ability to comply with or to challenge successfully existing or new environmental regulations; changes in business strategy and the success of new business ventures, including the risks that the business acquired and any other businesses or investments that Southern Union has acquired or may acquire may not be successfully integrated with the business of Southern Union; exposure to customer concentration with a significant portion of revenues realized from a relatively small number of customers and any credit risks associated with the financial position of those customers; factors affecting operations such as maintenance or repairs, environmental incidents or gas pipeline system constraints; Southern Union’s, or any of its subsidiaries, debt securities ratings; the economic climate and growth in the energy industry and service territories and competitive conditions of energy markets in general; inflationary trends; changes in gas or other energy market commodity prices and interest rates; the current market conditions causing more customer contracts to be of shorter duration, which may increase revenue volatility; the possibility of war or terrorist attacks; the nature and impact of any extraordinary transactions such as any acquisition or divestiture of a business unit or any assets.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY
		(Registrant)
Date: January 27, 2005	By:	/s/ DAVID J. KVAPIL
		David J. Kvapil
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

  99.a     Press Release issued by Southern Union dated January 25, 2005.