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*
LINDEMANN ADAM M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY
5444 WESTHEIMER ROAD

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHERN UNION CO [ SUG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2006
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 11/08/2006 A 5,000(1) A $27.565 3,201,620.95(2) D
Common Stock 20,924.499(3) I Director's Deferred Compensation Plan(3)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The grant of shares was adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on May 1, 2006, to be effective on the later of the approval of certain amendments to the Southern Union Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock and Incentive Plan by the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE) and the filing of a Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). MDTE approval was received on October 13, 2006 and the Form S-8 was filed with the SEC on November 8, 2006. As such, this grant of shares became effective on November 8. The restrictions on the shares associated with this grant expire on January 2, 2007.
2. This amount includes 4,200 restricted shares which vested on January 2, 2006.
3. This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's Director's Deferred Compensation Plan. This report reflects shares purchased for the plan by the plan trustee, at such prices as were available in the open market at the time of such purchases. Information reported herein is based on a plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2005.
Remarks:
Robert M. Kerrigan, III for Adam M. Lindemann 11/13/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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