---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-108363"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T11:24:51.916275+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TPUC approves Spire's acquisition of Piedmont Tennessee gas utility; HSR cleared

## Summary
- Tennessee PUC approved transfer of utility services from Piedmont to Spire Tennessee in Docket 25-00074.
- Hart-Scott-Rodino condition satisfied; all requisite regulatory approvals received.
- Closing subject to other customary conditions; expected by end of Q1 2026.
- Acquisition of Piedmont's Tennessee natural gas LDC business was announced July 29, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-108363
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526108363/0001193125-26-108363-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526108363/d91656d8k.htm

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