0000032689-15-000009.txt : 20150105 0000032689-15-000009.hdr.sgml : 20150105 20150105192725 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000032689-15-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150102 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150105 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Schmidt Herbert J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001413917 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03368 FILM NUMBER: 15507545 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1950 LAKE RIDGE DRIVE CITY: THE VILLAGES STATE: FL ZIP: 32162 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2015-01-02 0000032689 EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO EDE 0001413917 Schmidt Herbert J THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY 602 S. JOPLIN AVENUE JOPLIN MO 64801 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-01-02 4 M 0 2698 0 A 9236 D Phantom Stock Units 0 2015-01-02 4 M 0 2698.992 D 2015-01-01 Common Stock 2698.992 5493.482 D Phantom Stock Units 0 2015-01-02 4 A 0 2353.732 29.74 A 2018-01-01 Common Stock 2353.732 7847.214 D Shares of Phantom Stock Units are the economic equivalent of one share of EDE common stock. On January 2, 2015, 2,698 of the reporting person's phantom stock units were converted to an equal number of shares of EDE common stock. 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 2015-01-05