-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JlwK1el1K0MO9TNLyzRcdzEPoiIPQv3lR4v3cTWnBDWWbIEt2dRk39Ykc+CeIDWD QptCs3u2OzWU0GufQ2In8A== 0000032689-06-000064.txt : 20060616 0000032689-06-000064.hdr.sgml : 20060616 20060616164244 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000032689-06-000064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060615 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060616 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060616 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LANEY D RANDY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001225856 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03368 FILM NUMBER: 06910783 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 4176255100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 602 JOPLIN ST CITY: JOPLIN STATE: MO ZIP: 64801 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000032689 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 440236370 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 602 JOPLIN ST CITY: JOPLIN STATE: MO ZIP: 64801 BUSINESS PHONE: 4176255100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 127 CITY: JOPLIN STATE: MO ZIP: 64802 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 4 2006-06-15 0000032689 EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO EDE 0001225856 LANEY D RANDY THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY 602 JOPLIN STREET JOPLIN MO 64801 1 0 0 0 Phantom Stock Units 0 2006-06-15 2006-06-15 4 A 0 64.662 21.99 A 2009-01-01 Common Stock 64.662 4508.181 D Shares of Phantom Stock Units are awarded to director pursuant to Stock Unit Plan for Directors. Shares of Phantom Stock Units are exercisable upon the earliest of this election date, retirement or death. Shares of Phantom Stock Units are exercisable upon the earliest of the election date, retirement or death and do not expire. Janet S. Watson, Attorney In Fact 2006-06-16 EX-24 2 power-laney.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY



For executing Forms 3, 4 and 5



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Janet S. Watson, Laurie A. Delano and Gregory A. Knapp, signing

singly, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, and the filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and any other authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of

the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in

his/her discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact

might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or

his/her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section

16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall expire when I am no longer an officer or

director of The Empire District Electric Company.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 26th day of April 2006.





Signature:  /s/



Print Name:  D. Randy Laney

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