8-K

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): April 9, 2008

Commission File No.	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number	State of Incorporation	I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
1-16681	The Laclede Group, Inc. 720 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500	Missouri	74-2976504
1-1822	Laclede Gas Company 720 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500	Missouri	43-0368139

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As announced by the Company in its press release dated April 2, 2008, the Company will make a presentation at the Midwest Utilities Seminar on April 9, 2008.  The materials attached will be used in the presentation.  The webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website, www.thelacledegroup.com, through April 23, 2008.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 April 9, 2008 presentation materials for Midwest Utilities Seminar.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC.
Date: April 9, 2008	By:	/s/ D. H. Yaeger
		D. H. Yaeger Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

	LACLEDE GAS COMPANY
Date: April 9, 2008	By:	/s/ D. H. Yaeger
		D. H. Yaeger Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	April 9, 2008 presentation materials for Midwest Utilities Conference

EX-99.1

This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Future operating results may be affected

by various uncertainties and risk factors, many of which are beyond the control of The Laclede

Group, Inc, including weather conditions, governmental and regulatory policy and action, the

competitive environment and economic factors.For a more complete description of these

uncertainties and risk factors, see The Laclede Group’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended

December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company Overview

•Public Utility Holding

    Company Formed

    2001

•Strong Utility Platform

•Growth Components
Complementary to

    Core

•Demonstrated

    Strategic Success

•S&P Small Cap 600

    Company

Strategic Execution

•Five Consecutive Years of Record Earnings

–Acquisition and organic growth

•Utility Operations

–Strong rate case results

–Stability of earnings

–Operational improvements

•Non-Utility Components

–Logical extension of core utility business

–Continued growth of Laclede Energy Resources (LER)

–Developed SM&P Utility Resources, Inc.

–Ongoing systematic evaluation of new opportunities

•Highly Experienced Management

150 Years of Service

•Established as The

    Laclede Gas Light

    Company in 1857

•Original Dow Jones

     index company

•Largest LDC in

    Missouri

Our System & Strengths

•630,000+ Customers

    (83% Market Saturation)

•Over 16,000 Miles of

    Pipe

•Diversified Gas Supply

•Significant Storage

    Capacity

–Market area: 5 Bcf natural

          gas, 3 Bcfe liquid propane

–Upstream system: 23 Bcf

Upstream Pipeline Transportation Network

Hedging Program

•Minimizes Gas Price Volatility

–Hedging only

–No speculation

•Covers Up to 70 Percent of Normal Purchases

•Disciplined Approach

–Price and time driven hedging components

–NYMEX futures and options

•Gains, Losses, and Expenses Included in PGA

Regulation

•Missouri Public Service Commission

•Constructive Outcomes

–August 2007: $38.6 MM increase in non-gas revenues

–Enhanced Rate Design

–Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS)

–Reduced reliance on off-system sales

–Enhanced Gas Supply Incentive Program (GSIP)

Enhanced Rate Design

•Traditional Rate Design

–Lower monthly customer charge

–Recovery through volumetric rate

–Exposure to weather and customer conservation

•Laclede Design (Effective November 2002)

–Margin recovery through first rate block

•Enhanced Laclede Design (Effective August 2007)

–Shifts additional recovery into higher customer charge

–Reduction of first rate block

–Mitigates exposure to weather and customer conservation

•Conservation Programs

ISRS

•Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge

    (ISRS)

•Enacted in 2003

•Allows Recovery Between Rate Cases of

    Facility-Related Expenditures

–Compliance with state and federal safety

           requirements

•Recovers Depreciation, Property Taxes, and

    Rate of Return

•Reset After Each Rate Case

–$1.6 MM approved January 2008

Advocacy

•Missouri Energy Development Association

–Missouri investor-owned natural gas, electric, and

           water utilities

•Advocates measures to support utility infrastructure

                 and services to benefit Missouri citizens and businesses

–Current Chairman: Douglas H. Yaeger

–Legislative achievements

•Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge

•Fuel Adjustment Clause

•Weather and Conservation Rider

•Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism

–Missouri Utility Shareholders Association

Operational and Customer Focus

Field Technology

 Bill Redesign

 Automated Meter Reading

GIS System

Green Building Initiatives

Laclede Energy Resources

•Non-regulated Natural

            Gas Marketer

–Large retail and wholesale
 customer base

–Organically grown

–Flexible pricing

           alternatives

–Risk management utilizing

           financial markets

•Lock in margins

•No speculation

–Experienced Management

Laclede Energy Resources

•Strong Performance During 2007

–30% increase in sales volumes

–Volumes delivered similar to Laclede Gas Company

           (107 Bcf vs. 112 Bcf)

•Growth in Overall Portfolio

–Additional transportation capacity and gas supplies

–Increased number of counterparties

•Growth in Sales Base

–New retail / wholesale customers

–Producer services

75% of Business Activity

99% of Business Activity

Current LER Footprint

Drivers of Growth

•Pipeline Expansion Projects

–New marketing opportunities

•Storage Expansion

•New Gas Supply Basins

–Shale plays

•Producer Services

•Additional Markets

–Power generation

–Ethanol business growing in the Midwest

–LDCs

Rocky Mts

LNG

LNG

Canadian Gas

Reduction

Growth Potential

Laclede Pipeline Company

•Uniquely Situated

     LPG Pipeline

–Market crossroads

           location

–Only U.S. interstate

           LPG pipeline with LDC

           customer

 

 Laclede Pipeline Company

LPG Pipeline Assets

•March 2006: LPC Filed an Application with

    FERC

–Provides common carrier LPG transportation in

           interstate commerce

–Allows propane and butane shipments by third

           parties

–Preserves historic role re: Laclede Gas Company

           peaking needs

•LPC’s FERC Tariff Effective April 1, 2006

SM&P Utility Resources

•Underground Locating and Marking

   Company - Acquired in January 2002

–Grew business

–Strengthened core management

–Developed technological competencies

–Built on industry leadership to provide high-

         quality services

–Established platform for long-term growth

Cash Sale of SM&P

•Divested March 31, 2008

–Sale price: $85 million

•Purchase price: $43 million

–Will now be part of a much larger locating entity

–Proceeds will strengthen balance sheet

•Will redeem $45 million of Trust Preferreds May 5, 2008

Liquidity and Financial Capacity

•Shelf Registration

–Laclede Group:           $362.4 MM remaining

–Laclede Gas:$350.0 MM remaining

•Financing Authority

–MPSC: $500.0 MM

•Lines of Credit

–Laclede Group:           $50.0 MM

–Laclede Gas:$320.0 MM

•4-year line

Financial Review

Earnings by Segment ($MM)

Net Income ($MM)

Note: The Laclede Group issued 1.725 million common shares in May 2004.

Diluted EPS

$1.82

 

$1.82

$1.90

 

$2.30

 

$2.31

$0.89

$0.97

Earnings and Dividends Per Share

 Diluted Earnings Per Share

 Dividends Per Share

Historical Stock Price

Return

•Since Laclede Group was formed (October

   1, 2001)*

–Laclede Group annualized return: 16.3%

Summary

–S&P 500 Index annualized return: 7.3%

•Current Fiscal Year (Beginning October 1,

    2007)*

–Laclede Group: 14.6% gain

–S&P 500 Index: 9.4% loss

Summary

Key Takeaways

•Strong Core Gas Distribution

     Business

–Stable earnings platform

–Ongoing customer service

              initiatives

–Focus on internal improvements

•Synergistic Growth Components

–LER and Laclede Pipeline

              expansion opportunities

–Asset-based opportunities

              complementary to core

•Focus on Shareholder Value

–Strengthening of balance sheet

–Earnings and dividend growth

Q & A